As the London to Brighton express was tearing along at CO miles an hour someone pulled the communication cord and the train stopped. Hurrying to the second-class carriage indicated, the guard found it contained only two passengers, a middle-aged woman and a man smoking a pipe. “What’s wrong here?" sharply demanded the guard. Pointing indignantly to her fellow-passenger the woman said: “This man insists on smoking and 1 object." “Well," replied the guard, “it’s a smoking carriage. I’ll have to take your name and address, ma’am. Stopping an express train without sufficient cause is a serious matter. Shouldn’t wonder you’ll find it come expensive." It did I One never hears of a train being stopped in New Zealand under similar circumstances. But then most men in this country smoke toasted tobacco nad not even the most faddy person can object to that, it’s so pure, sweet and fragrant. Harmless, too —it’s toasted —with tho result that the nicotine it contains is eliminated 1 Only four brands: Navy Gut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Gut Plug No. 10 (Bullshcad), and Biverhead Gold. 341
A WORD TO TIIE WISE—ADVERTISE In the WAIKATO TIMES.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19330701.2.121.40.2
Bibliographic details
Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 18986, 1 July 1933, Page 20 (Supplement)
Word Count
190Page 20 Advertisements Column 2 Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 18986, 1 July 1933, Page 20 (Supplement)
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.