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Waikato Times, Volume 123, Issue 20693, 31 December 1938, Page 3

They were swapping “mean man” stories aboard the Rotorua express the other day. Presently the man in the corner said: “I was travelling from Lyttelton to Wellington awhile aicco. In the smoke-room after dinner a well-dressed stranger asked me for a ‘fill. 1 handed him my brand new* pouch. Later, feeling inclined for a whiff myself, I ventured to remind this chap that he had not rereturned my pouch. Me had the nerve to tell me he had given it back ‘long ago.’ A barefaced lie, of course. But I couldn't prove it. The pouch was full of New Zealand toasted tobacco. I smoke nothing else. There’s no tobacco like Cut Plug No. 10. And as I couldn't get anv on the boat. I had perforce to wait for my next smoke till I got ashore. Doesn't always pay to be too obliging, does it ?'* The tobacco mentioned by this passenger is one or the five famous toasted brands, tiie other four being Riverhead Gold, Desert Gold, Cavendish, and Navy Cut No. 3, No major golf tournament has ever been won by a left-handed player. Golf courses are designed for righthanded players, and left-handers play under a handicap. The Eskimos have never indulged in warfare