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Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18877, 22 February 1933, Page 11

All precious stones In the State of Cashmere are shortly to become the property of the State, the present owners receiving a third of their value in payment, unless they can prove a valid title to own them.

Asked how long he had been a smoker, a witness in a Melbourne court case replied.: “Fifty years.” “And how much tobacco, now, do you smoke weekly?” was the next question. “Two ounces,” replied the witness. “Jl'm —quite moderate,” commented counsel. “Nevertheless it means, in plain English, that you’ve spent, in all, about £l5O, approximately, in smoke?” “Well, what about it?” demanded witness, “I’ve had value—ami good value, 100, for my money.” Counsel shrugged his shoulders and sal down. Well, £l5O, spread over half-a-century, is not so nmeli after all. Good tobacco is worth more than il costs. Take our New Zealand brands, for example, and think of the comfort and enjoyment I hey represent to the smoker. Is there anything else that, could yield him so miii'h pleasure? There are four of these brands: Hiverhead Gold, Navy Cut No. 3. Cavendish, and Cut I Mug No. in. Delight fill, every on® of ilieni —and quite harmless. They are toasted! The. demand for nl! four* proves eoiielusively the appreciation in which they are held everywhere. 315 ’