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Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1927, Page 1

“A yard of clay”—and contentment A well-known New Zealander just returned from a trip Home (he motored all over England) says the happiest man he met on his travels was a Devonshire yokel in a smoke-frock who was seated on a rustic bench outside a country inn with his back hgainst a tree and “a yard of clay in his mouth. “He looked a perfect picture of .contentment-.” Wonderful is the power of the weed. It halves our sorrows and double our joys. Its enemies say hard things about, it. but so long as its .quality is good, and its as free from nicotine as possible it does more good than barm. Unfortunately most of the imported brands contain so much nicotine that they do more harm than good. It's otherwise with our New Zealand tobaccos. They are almost free from nicotine, and so may be smoked with absolute impunity. TJiev are quite remarkable, too, for flavour and fitagrance. The favourite brands are “Riverhead Gold” mild, ‘•Navy Cut” (Bulldog) medium, and “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bui 1 shead) full strength.

A BETTING CHARGE. AUCKLAND. Nov. 3. Because, be stated, he was u racehorse owner and the bolder of an amateur rider’s license, Harry Matthews. of Hamilton, charged in the Auckland Police Court yesterday with having made a bet with a bookmaker, asked that be should not be convicted. Pleading guilty, Matthews said that bo was prepared to donate CTO to any charity, but he did not riant to be convicted. “The racing authorities take a very serious view of this and I am a racehorse owner and hold a gentleman rider’s license,” he said. The chief-detective explained that

as the result of a raid on the premie . ~f Harry Emanuel, a bookmaker, who was recently lined Cloo. Matthews’s name bad been found on a slip of paper. He was a well-known and respected citizen. “There was another man in the place liesido Emanuel, and you lined him 405.” said the Chief-Detective. The Magistrate. Mr F. K. Hunt (to accused): ! will not convict you. so you need not worry about your license. The case was directed to lie dismissed on the payment of expenses, amounting to 10s. “You can make a donation of 40s to the unemployment fund.” the Magistrate suggested