Items Of Interest.

Northland Age, Volume 28, Issue 2, 9 December 1927, Page 3

Items Of Interest.

A kindly action by a Hawera business man the other day had its reward in a sudden and amusing manner. It happened that a lady from the country arrived in the town carrying a robust in ; fant, and went into a certain emporium to hire a perambulator, as she was desirous of visiting a relative at the hospital. The manager ot the business told her his firm did not make a practice of hiring prams; but, on learning of th£ lady’s predicament he offered to take her to her destination in his car. On reaching the hospital she thanked her benefactor for his kindness, remarking that her husband had just built a new house, and she would see that all furniture was purchased irom the firm of her good Samaritan. Here is a good story of the cricket field, told'by ene of the batsmen of to-day—Jack Hobbs. A middle-aged couple were watching a county match. ‘Do you remember, John,” said the lady, "ihat it was at a cricket match that you proposed to me ? You were bold that day, weren’t you ?” ‘‘Not me," snapped hubby, “I was caught.” This was told at a meeting for bachelors only: A young bride treated herself to a new frock, and calling her husband’s attention to it, said, "Isn’t it a perfect poem.” "Yes,” was his reply "but it could stand another verse.” The Northland Trotting Club will hold its annual meeting a Kensington Park Whangarei, on Saturday. M de Jouvenel, the former French delegate to the League of Nations is Dredicting a war in 1935A trapper atTuatapere, Southland, was greatly suprised on going his morning round a tew weeks ago to discover a whitefurred animal in one of his traps. He had seen no animal like it but from its white fur and blacktipped tail he came to the conclusion that it was possibly an ermine, though he had never heara' of ihat rare animal being found in New Zealand. He sent tne skin to Invercargill for experts to see, and these expressed the opinion that the „kin is that of a white stoat. It is about loin long and five wide, and although oDviously not the highly expensive ei mine, it has similar characteristics. The skin is a curiosity, for a white stoat is by no means common.

Through the simple process of toasting his tobacco the modern raanuiactureg has been able to effect an enormous improve ment in the smoking quality. It i; a wellknown fact that cooked food is wholesomer and moie digestible than raw food, and the same principle applies to tobacco We do not oat raw meat or fish or drink raw coffee, why should we smoke raw tobacco. It is wonderful how the flavour et tobacco can be developed by toasting. Try any of die focal brands and you will notice a marked iropiuveraent, and what is also important, as a result of the toasting process the tobacco loses all deletetious properties. Smokers wh* study their health should therefore give this matter their attention, and avoid strong foreign tobaccos heavily charged with nicotine, they are sure to undermine even fhe most robust constitution. Not only is the local article purer and more wholesome than must of the imported brands, out it is cheaper too. Riverhead Gold is mild and aromatic; Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog)of medium strength, but if you prefer a lull body try Cut Plug No 10

Bell 8; Matthews as Agents tor J. C. Hutton (N.Z,I Ltd., will take delivery ®f prime porkers and baconers at Aw.inui on Monday next December sth. Weight, from 60 to 140 lbs.