ITEMS OF INTEREST

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 32300, 16 August 1943, Page 3

ITEMS OF INTEREST

■n Meaning of Bernard <• "It is a strange coincidence that 5- those two great soldiers, General Sir i; Bernard Montgomery and Lieutenantn General Sir Bernard Freyberg. should n both.have the same Christian name,” 1- said Mr. W. Aitchison in proposing a toast to the guests of the evening at r the civic concert given for returned I, servicemen of the present, war in Infl vercargill. Mr Aitchison said he had s looked up the meaning of Bernard. ... and had found it was “having the re- .. solution of a bear.” t Hundreds of Pounds Burnt r» In evidence at the inquest into the death of George Alldridge, aged SO. who was burnt to death at Seddon--3 ville, when his cottage caught fire, it . was stated that several tins containing the charred remains of £1 and 1 other notes were found in debris on the site of the destroyed cottage. It was estimated that there must have been hundreds of pounds in the tins, I but only the ashes and charred pieces I remained. Odours on Egyptian Trains ■ln Whangarei on furlough after three years with the Railway Construction Unit in the Middle East, Private E ,G. Box tells of the odours on an Egyptian leave train. “Returning from a few days of pleasant civilisation and relief from the smelly heat, you find yourself merging once more into the normal state of Egyptian life. Re-entering desert country, the train gathers its ' quota . of the struggling, stinking mass of Egyptian humanity and its scores of vendors of ■ peanuts, gazzoza (ginger beer), ‘eggs- G a-cook,’ ‘breads-a-fresh,’ bootblacks and newspaper sellers, many of whom v clamber along the roofs of. carriages, normal communication being impos- p sible owing to the crush. As the train li reels off the miles, so' the odours 1£ gather in strength , and variety.” 0

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The experienced married lady who, when asked to reveal the secret of how to manage a husband, tersely replied, “Feed the brute,” evidently believes that the way to a man’s heart is via his tummy. But there’s “another way,” as the cookery books have it. What about smoking? Wives who hate and detest tobacco, and there are still some who won’t allow their husbands to smoke—at any rate in the house—make a great mistake. The wise wife knows full well what the weed can do and how under its beneficent influence irritability and temper generally vanish. Therefore, ladies, “feed the brute” if you like, but let him smoke when-—and where—he will, and, all will be well. Get him to smoke one or other of the famous toasted blends, Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Riverhead Gold, 'Des- 1 ert Gold and Pocket Edition. They i have a most delicious flavour and a ' beautiful aroma and are very pure be- , cause toasting eliminates the nicotine as nothing else does oh can. These are the only toasted tobaccos manufactured.