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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5284, 8 June 1928, Page 2

A return tabled at yesterday’s meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council I showed that 59 cow's, 26 heifers, 152 sheep, 19 lambs, and 16 pigs had been slaughtered at the local abattoirs during May. The fees totalled £54 13s Bd. Consternation reigned amongst, tlie smokers assembled on tha platform at Wellington the otheir day when the outward bound Hutt train drew up without any first-class smoke car attached. However, there were two cars labelled A and B respectively, and a smoker, pipe in mouth, exclaiming “B is for Baccy!” jumped into the B car, and all the other smokers followed suit. Presently someone, asked : “If B is for baccy—what is A for ?” “For abstainers, of course,” came the reply. Everybody laughed. Precious few “abstainers” from the weed these days ! —possibly one in 50. Well, thei’ft’s no harm in tobacco so long as lt.’s good and doesn’t contain too much nicotine, as those imported brands do. Our New Zealand tobaccos contain so little it doesn’t matter. That’s why they are so safe. They, are unbeaten for fragrance and flavour, too. Delicious. Those chiefly in demand are: Riverbead Gold, mild ; Navy Cut (Bulldog), medium ; and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), full strength. They are on sale everywhere. Any tobacconist will supply you.* Woods’ Gieat Peppermint Cure, For Influenza Colds. I