' As til© London to Brighton express was tearing along 60 miles an hour someone pulled the communication cord and the train stopped. Hurrying to the second-class . carriage indicated the guard found it contained only two passengers, a middle-aged woman and a man smoking a pipe. “What’s wrong here?”, sharply demanded the guard. Pointing indignantly, to her fellow-pas-senger the woman said : “This man insists on smoking and I object.’’, “Well,” replied the guard, “it’s a'smoking carriage. I’ll have to take your name anu address, ma’am. Stopping an • express train without sufficient cause is a serious matter.' Shouldn’t wonder you’ll find it come expensive.” It did ! One never heats of a train being, stopped in New Zealdiid under similar circumstances.'' But then most men in 'this country smoke toasted tobacco and 1 not ’ even the most faddy person can object to that it’s'so pure, sweet and fragrant.. 'Harmless, too—it’ s toasted— with tme result that the nicotine it contains is eliminated! Only four brands : Navy Cut' Nd; r, J’'fßulidog),-Crtvfchdish, Cut plug No. 10 (Bullshead), and Riverhead Gold,—Advt, WOODS' GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE. For Coughs and Colds, never **i«R
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1933, Page 2
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185Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1933, Page 2
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