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Hokitika Guardian, 15 December 1931, Page 8

Three passengers, King's Cross to Edinboro’, snugly sseated in a first-class "smoker.”' got to comparing notes about tobacco, (chronicles a trade paper). No. 1 said lie was from South (Africa, and asked for nothing better than the 'Rhodesian. No. 2 said he was from America, and kinder reckoned the American tobacco the best on earth. No. 3 remarked that he haile.l from New Zealand ami that the N.Z. challenge? comparison with any leaf grown. Tastes differ of course. But ‘leading explerts agree /with ithe New. iZealahder. The outstanding merit of New Zealand tobacco is largely owing to the fact that it is toasted just as coffee and cocoa beatis are. Hence its unique flavour and fragrance. Yes; and toasting does more; it absorbs the poisonous nicotine, thus rendering the ,tobacco absolutely harm,'ess. There is no other toasted "weed.” The four brands manufactured are-. River-head (Gold, Navy Cut No. 3, Cavendish and Cut Plug *No. 10. Every tobacconist sells these goods, but buyers are cautioned that the popularity of N.Z. tobacco has caused imitations to get on •the jnarket.—Advt.