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Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 18646, 12 March 1918, Page 2

"Now Zealand has corns into possession of something moria valuable than the biggest gold" nuinp," _ r&maiked the captain of au American, liner the other day whoa sampling some of our local tobacco. ' 'And' 1 he went on, "'thai;, in years to ooirfei tobacco growing here will be just as flourishing as in Virginia, my native country, where the introduction of the tobacco indus Cry has made a transfoi-mation. as greati and almost as quick, and .certainly as profitable, a® would the discovery of gold mines." It is gratifying to see that the people 1 in tikis Dominion have not been slow in realising the huge possibilities of tfra tobacco, industry, but even the most- sanguinewere surprieieid when Gold Pouch, our locally growp tobacco, made its first appearance. Such, was the success that the manufacturers could hardly cope with the rapidly increasing demand. And no wonder, because Gold Pouch represents quite a new type of tobacco with a distinctive flavour of its own of which the palate never tires. But its groaies^ virtue is its small percentage of nicotine, which makes it a healthier smoke than any foreign tobacco. And that is why Gold Pouch has become so popular.—Advt. „ Don't ask for "Cornflour." Stipulate DURYEA MAIZENA—the finest quality Carni&oiur, — Advt.