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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 24 March 1928, Page 5

Compensation amounting to £IOOO was awarded in the Arbitration Court at Wellington to a widow named Emma Sheppard, of Karon, whose husband lost liis life as; the result of injuries received while in the employ of' Mitchell and King, contractors. Funeral and medical expenses amounting to £24- 10s were allowed plaintiff. A meeting of the Local Government Loans Board was held at Wellington last week. Twenty-one applications for loans, totalling £252,308, wei,;e dealt with, including . five renewal loans for £54,05S and four loans tor £98,650, which had been previously dei ferred. Sanction was given for £230.912. Applications for £21,446 were declined or referred back for further information. Many a good story is told about smoking and smokers. The latest, conies from Auckland. A bricklayer was | called sharply to account by his forej man for smoking "on the .job.” "I’m not smoking," he replied. "But your 'pipe is in your mouth," declared the 'angry foreman. "That’s right," said 1 the bricklayer. " And my boots are on Imy feet, but I’m not walking.” The ! foreman passed on. By the way, if | you are looking for something special lin the shape of ’baccy, try our N.Z. i varieties. They are excellent, and thcii fine flavour and delightful fragrance are largely due to the fact that the leaf is toasted. This is quite a novel idea. Also (unlike the imported) they contain only a trifling percentage of nicotine. That’s wli v doctors favour them. Thanks to’ their wonderful purity they may he smoked all day long without fear of consequences. They come in several strengths. "Riverliead Gold’’ is mild; "Navy Cut" is medium; and "Cut Plug No." 10" is a splendid fullflavoured tobacco. The latest addition is "Cavendish Mixture." —Advt.