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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18991, 16 April 1936, Page 7

Three Hindu youths have been son tenced in Bihar, India, to transportation for 14 years, and another to five years' imprisonment for manufacturing bombs. "The true function of food," said the host, with a laugh, "is to prepare the palate for tobacco, so lunch being I over suppose we adjourn for a whiff V I can't offer you a cigar—don't smoke them. But I can give you a pipe of the best—something to write homo about!" Tho guest tilled and lit up. Silence. Presently he said: "This baccy of yours is really line, old man. what is it?" "N. 55. Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), replied the host, "thought you'd like it. There's noth; ,ing better —or so good—to my mind. And it's so harmless! It's toasted." "What difference does that make?" inquired tho guest. "All the difference, my boy. It extracts the nicotine from tho tobacco and makes it as pure as rock crystal." The guest (a "pommy"), eagerly noted the names of the five toasted brands: Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Cavendish, Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold —"for future reference," as he said. "Put have a care when buying," counselled the host, "there are some rotten imitations about." There are.» '