NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 4666, 2 July 1936, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

“I can’t say L. admire the New Zealand climate,” writes Mr Beg. .Airey in Commerce, “because 'it rained almost incessantly during .my brief business visit. But one thing I did find to admire, and .that was the New Zealand tobacco, and while at Napier, a flourishing North Island centre, and the headquarters of the toasted New Zealand tobacco industry, I was privi- 1 leged to go over the extensive works of the Company (covering nearly four acres!)'and see the whole process of manufacture, including the toasting process that differentiates the New Zealand from all other tobaccos. It purifies it so effectually by eliminating the nicotine that you can smoke any amount of it with impunity.

The quality is unsurpassed bv that of any tobacco I have ever smoked. There are only five of the genuine toasted brands, Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Cavendish, Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold. The two latter make really choice cigarettes. Repeated attempts have been made to imitate these tobae- ! cos, but the manufaeurers are not worrying about that!”—Advt. The “New Zealand Free Lance” this week has a splendid article ■on the new system of placing un- . employed in permanent posts for which they have found to be •specially suitable. The great Maori gathering at Waitara to do honour to the memory of the late Sir Maui Pomare is splendidly illustrated, On the sporting side there is a wealth of information on the Trenthain winter meeting, while the trotting news, with' the pros,pect of night racing in Christchurch, is equally interesting. There is a racy account of Pete Sarron’s successful fight for the world’s featherweight crown. Mr N. A. McKenzie reviews the recent Rugby rep. fixtures, and singles out various players who may be on the way to higher honours. James Cowan’s page for boys and girls continues to be of outstanding interest. Wrestling, golf, hockey and other features make this ■ a ? characteristic issue of the “Free Lance.” Aunt Mary found a lone, lost lamb, Its fleece drenched through with, dew; ’Twas prime spring mij'at/Ahd proved a treat, With bacon in the stew. Aunt Mary caught a dreadful cold, ’Flu frightens spinsters frail and old! Mum put .Aunt Mary’s ’flu to flight With Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure,, last night.—l2.