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Hokitika Guardian, 9 February 1928, Page 4

Sherlock Holmes, tin* famous detective of lift i<m, smoked strong black shag tobacco and derived inspiration from it when puzzling over some problem of more Ilian ordinary complexity. Shag is too fnll-llavonred for many smokers. It conitains a lot of nicotine. ami excess of nicotine is a bad thine-. The habitual use of such tobacco is bound sooner or later to ali'oet the consumer injuriously. Unfortunately practically all imported tobaccos tire heavily charged with nicotine. And in that respect they differ essentially from our New Zealand grown tobaccos, the comparatively small amount of nicotine which constitutes one of their chief recommendations. Also—and this is important—they are all toasted, and toasting brings out the flavour of the leaf in a most remarkable way. There are several brands of this popular tobacco, itiverhead Gold mild. Navy Cut (Hulldug label), medium. and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bull’s Head) full strength. Each of them has its merits. That seasoned smoker. Sherlock Holmes, would doubtlessly prefer the last namemd.—Advt.

EXCITEMENT IN LOCAL OFFICE. Considerable consternation was. recently caused in a local solicitor’s office. so much so that the whole staff was disorganised for at least ten minutes. Safes were opened, desks examined, even the office boy’s miscellanea turned upside down—siinplv because one of the clients had returned saying he must have left his tobacco pouch behind. as he had lost it. He was an appreciative smoker of Bears’ Tobacco, the popular smoke, sold everywhere loose at Bd. an ounce; j also in handy packets, loz. 9d., 20z., j Is 6d Try it yourself. I