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Second-Lieutenant Coeffard of the French, army has broken -all records m aerial fighting, according- to the newspapers. He .has won 15 aerial victories m 15 days. ' ' Xazol Eelieves Cold, m the Head and NTaaal Catarrh.—- 4.Steps are being taken to form m Auckland an association of citizens to support the policy of keeping the enemy nations out of the Pacific. The proposed, title is "Hands Off the Pacific Chtb." Similar clubs have been formed ion Australian cities, and tho preliininaa-j' steps as regards Auckland were taken at a conference between the Mayor, Mr'J. H. Gunson, and the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr Robert Bairns. Mr Gunson is now m communication witlii tho Mayor of Wellington, where a club is also being formed, and ho proposes to call a< meoting of Auckland' 'citizens at an early date for the purpose of oonsidering the- scheme. The object of th© club, said Mr Gunson, is to create a wider publio interest m Britain's possessions and interests m the Pacific, . especially from th© trading standpoint, and -irom that of continued opposition to .th.Q return to Germany of her ■captured- colonies. Tine idea is to strengthen the hands of the national leaders m their "efforts to. safeguard the Pacific. PROFITABLE PATENTS. Each day yon are brought into contact with scores of inventions which have made fortunes for the discoverers. Perhaps yon have ah idea that will bring you fame. Why not .patent it at once? otherwise some one else may drop on the same idea and protect it. Consult as— onr long experience and wide connection enable us to advise yon accurately.— Henry Hughes, Ltd., Patent Attorneys, Peatherston fit., Wellington; or F. it tUH. IV4 Bt.. Uubora*. When a. scheme fcr the settlement of returned soldiers on th© land was being first mooted, th© members of the Wairarapa^ Patriotic Committee conceived the idea, of establishing m their district a. special training farm at which a returned man desiring, to settle .on the laiad might be instructed m th© rudiments of farming before going en to a piece of land of •■•his own. *%inee then the fawn has been » obtained, and tho question now arises as to how it is to be administered. Representatives of tho oominittee have been, m town meeting representatives' of the Agricultural Department, one of the proposals being that th© farm shall be controlled by the Department. Before any definite nrraiigeiKiCnt of this kind can be concluded the propds&ls Avill hava to bo submitted to the Government. How the purchasing powers of the sovereign has been dwindling down is demonstrated by the pricu we are now paying for our smoke. Not so long ago wo could buy best Aromatic brands at Is per 2ozs. To-day they, oliarge you Is 3d* for lfozs., an advance of more than 46 per cent. Fortunately, >ye. are not «ntjiely depending, upon imparted brands; the popular . N.Z. grown Gold Pouch and Tliree Diamonds are still obtainwblo at pre-war prices. Quite ii?pently. % wondei'ful improvement m the flavor has been effected; by applying a .r<>\v toasting process' to this tobacco. Sniokers are advised to try this, new toasted tobacco; it« flavor wilil agreeably surprise tlteiii. It is a. healthy smok«, too, because of its sitall percentage of Kicotirie, aaud may be smoked with impunity evieiD by those mhoso nerves or heairti would) get affected by the use of strong tobaccos. from oversea.*

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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14712, 18 September 1918, Page 7

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Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14712, 18 September 1918, Page 7

Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14712, 18 September 1918, Page 7