An old Maori woman was planting potatoes, and as she shoved each tuber into the ground she called it by the name of one of the principal living chiefs or dead heroes of an adjoining tribe. This led to the latter dispatching an '.ultimatum that unless the potatoes were immediately des >oyed they would wipe out in blood the insulting tribe. The reason was that when the potatoes became ready for the pot thie old woman would be able to declare that she' was not only devouring the living chiefs, but also feeding upon the defunct ones,' likewise the manufacturerers of Dill's Best Tobacco are punctilious about the reputation of this fine tobacco, and they have for many years acted steadfastly to their pledge that "as better tobacco is grown it will find its .way into Dili's Best." (Ad.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 239, 9 October 1928, Page 9
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139Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 239, 9 October 1928, Page 9
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