I An amusing story is told of the Duko of Oonnaught concerning his hobby of collecting pipes. Ho has one of the finest CO.lection of pipes m the- world, and on one occasion a vvvy weaitliy American begged him to give him oilQ as a souvenir. The Duke gave the Yankee a mes pipe, and, the latter was naturally profuso in his thEH'ks Some time afterwards the American again moo his Royal Highness »j stid Assured him that the pipo was the finest that he had ever smoked. ' I'm very pleased to hear that," answered the Duke with a smile, " b-xxjuse I found, after I had given you the pipe, that it was not on© of mine at all!" - —— ——
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11506, 30 September 1915, Page 1
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