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One of Auckland’s oldest identities has been telling an interviewer about the early days. These were no attractive shops in the “Queen City” in the. long ago—just a few general stores, “and sometimes,” said the veteran, with a smile, “when ships from overseas were delayed, as often happened then, we had to do without things it was hard to do without. I remember once all the storekeepers ran out of tobacco and we had nothing to smoke for a week or two. It was poor stuff, that tobacco, anyhow, i Y’ou’re hotter off than we were for “toasted 5 is sold everywhere now—as fine stuff as money can buy.” Such' reminiscences are always interesting. Yes. and the difference ’twixt Auckland ancient and modern is hardly greater than that between ordinary tobacco and the genuine “toasted.’” “As fine stuff as money can buy’” certainly aptly’ describes Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead). Navy Cut- No. 3 (Bulldog). Cavendish. Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold—so fragrant and delicious, so soothing and solacing and—being toasted—so comparatively liarmless !

WAIROA AGENCY MESSRS. HANHAM AND CO BOOKSELLERS. Marine Parade and North Clyde —and— GROUT’S NOVELTY'snOP MARINE PARADE AND NORTH CLYDE Are the Wairoa Agents for the “GISBORNE TIMES” Why GOOD PRINTING is Cheap in Gisborne.

Try the Times Printing Works tor anything in Printing from a midget sticker to the largest account ,hook and you will become another unit in the army of customers that keep , on sending in new busiuess as well as repeat orders. ONLY wide-awake establishment in the same fortunate position as the TIMES PRINTING WORKS can afford to do High-class Work at prices as low. Why? Because the continuous stream of orders means no slack time, and, consequently the lowest possible • “overhead” charges. NO ORDER I’OO SMALL NOR too large; Times Printing Works. SPECIAL RULINGS All classes of Special Rulings are undertaken carelully and expeditouslv at the Times Printing Works. . LOOSE LEDGER LEAVES to suit any stylo of binding. Canvas Covers made for all classes of Ledgers, etc. TIMES 'PRINTING WORKS

Westminster - 'Chiming' Clocks: from £3/10/- up. Wonderful bargains to!clay .__ Stonekem’s, Jewellers, Gisborne. Woods’ Gicat Peppermint Cure For Influenza Colds. , - New designs ,in dl am one? .rings, to. t-lrnose from. Prices from £5 to £l6o, but we can suit any and every pocket. Try us first; you won’t regret lfc.— Stonebam’s, Jewellers. Gisborne,

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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12876, 1 June 1936, Page 2

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Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12876, 1 June 1936, Page 2

Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12876, 1 June 1936, Page 2

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