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Northern Advocate, 22 June 1925, Page 2

Fashions in tobacco-pipes cnange as well as fashions in other things. The Meerschaum formerly held pride of place with smokers, but has practically disappeared, at any rate in New Zealand since the war. Clays have gone out, too, to a large extent, and calabashes are seldom seen now. The briar is still with us, but gonuino French, briar is scarce and Tather expensive. There are plenty of cheap substitutes, though. But the pipe is comparatively unimportant — the baccy's the thing! Apropos of tha* have you sampled our New Zealandgrown tobaccos? Thfy have their points. Unlike most of tfee imported brands they are comparatively free of nicotine, and may be smoked with impunity. Also they are all toasted. Hence their fine flavour and aroma. The most popular are: "Riverhead Gold, mild; Navy Cnt (Bulldog), medium; and Cut Plug No. 100 (Bull*s-head), full. The New Zealand tobacco industry already finds employment fot many, is proving of great importance to agriculturists, (the 'averase yield of a tobacco crop is worth or more), and richly merits the oneourafffPWftJifc it receives. ' 5