NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2877, 30 April 1925, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

One Government Department has a snmewhai humorous, if not imperative, style of impressing its regulations on its motor drivers. Hero is a happy example. “Always regard the oilier driver as a hlil liming idiot." The instruction is compelling none the less, despite the somewhat extravagant phraseology. Sixty-three bankruptcies were registered in the Dominion during March, making a total of 1(!7 for ihe lirst quarter of the year. In March. 1024, there were sixty-sev-en insolvencies, the number for Ihe quarter being 152. Of last month’s bankrupts were live engineers, three sawmill hands, two sh.-iremilkers, two butchers, two hotel-keepers, two Ilnx millers, three drovers, and two fruiterers. During the quarter 84 farmers went bankrupt, a decrease ol six compared with the corresponding- period of 1024.

Smoker,- who are niggardly of their 'baccy are rare. As a rule their pouch is ai Ihe service of almost, anybody, (if course there are exceptions. Do you remember the story of Lite smoker who kept two pouches.' One lie called "the world", and the other “providence". The first was always empty; the second always well Idled. Il" asked Lot a till lie would regret, that he “hadn't a. biL in the world." If questioned as to what he, was going to do for himself he would say "oh, 1. must mist ni I’rovideuce." Well, there are alt kinds of tobacco. 1.4 y t lie way, have you fried our own New Zealand grown tobaccos/ In some respects they are unique. For one thing they are all toasted, lienee there peculiarly delightful flavour; secondly they contain so little nicotine that they may be smoked “till Ihe cows conic home without proving injurious. l'hai s why the doctors approve of them. Try i/iverheail Gold mild, Navy Gut tBulldog) medium, or GuL ITug No. 10 (BuLL's Head) full. 20 ‘