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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12876, 1 June 1936, Page 7

They had a, short wav with smokers in days gone by( in Turkey. Anyone found indulging -had his nose pierced, and his pipe thrust through the hole! Doubtless some present days enemies of the weed would like to see the old Turkish method of discouraging smokers revived and generally adopted I But despite all the abuse heaped upon it and all the attempts made to suppress it, ■ smoking is now more popular than ever. Everywhere the consumption of tobacco is rapidly increasing. Here in New Zealand the increased demand has been, especially noticeable of late years owing to the increased popularity of “toasted,” now generally recognised as the' purest and least harmful of all tobaccos, thanks to the manufacturer’s special toasting process which not only frees it to a large extent of its nicotine but helps to give it its peculiarly line 'flavour and delightful aroma. Ask for (and be careful to get) any of the genuine toasted brands—Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Riverhead Cold or Desert Gold—and you’ll avoid imitations.

Two -hundred miles on a gallon of petrol is the record actually accomplished by an ordinary passenger mo-tor-car, equipped with a new carburetter- invented by C. N. Fogue, of Winnipeg, Satisfied that the invention is practicable, a- numbbr of Winnipeg business men have formed a syndicate to finance an organisation to market the accessory.