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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 75, 30 March 1936, Page 6

One of Auckland's oldest identities has been telling an interviewer about the early days. There were no attractive shops in the “Queen City’’ in the long ago just a lew general stores, “and sometimes," said the veterun, 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 fobacco, anyhow. You’re better off than we were for “tdasted" is sold everywhere now—as fine stuff as money can buy." Such reminiscences are always interesting. Y'es, and the difference ’twixt Auckland ancient and modern is hardly greater than that between ordinary tobacco and the genuine “toasted." “As line stuff ag money can buy" certainly aptly describes Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Riverhoad Gold and Desert Gold —so fragrant and delicious, so soothing arid solacing and —being toasted —so comparatively harmless!