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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3014, 23 March 1926, Page 2

“New Zealand has come into possession of something more valuable than the biggest Gold Mine,” remarked the captain of an American liner the other day when sampling some of our local tobacco. “And I predict," he went on, “that in years to come tobacco-growing here will lie .just as nourishing us in Virginia, my native country.’ It is

gratifying to see that some enterprising people in this Dominion are realising the huge possibilities of the tobacco industry, and even the most sanguine were surprised when the local article made its first appearance. Such was the success that the manufacturers could hardly cope with the demand. And no wonder, because this tobacco represents quite a new type with a distinctuve Jlavour of its own, due, it is said, to the toasting process which has been adopted in its manufacture. But its greatest virtue is its small percentage of nicotine, and this is why it does not affect the heart and nerves of the eyesight. Smokers should not fail to give it a triql. Obtainable in three strengths. —Riverhead Gold; mild; Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog), medium; and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullhead), full body.*

11l those days of mechanical locomotion the presence of skilled mechanics in a community is a prime necessity. Some little time ago the business carried on by Mr. Charles Simmons in Foxton was taken over by Messrs. Wl J. Toms and Son, ant} an up-to-date ser-: vice established in cycle, motorcycle and motor-car repairing. This firm has a plant installed which meets all requirements in this direction and which includes an up-to-date Drummond lathe and accessories. Messrs. Toms and Son while specialising more particularly in cycle, motor-cycle and Ford car repairs, also undertake the overhauling and repair of gramophones and such-like mechanisms, together with such work as perambulator retyreing. Several agencies of importance are also held, in addition to a comprehensive stock of cycle and motor-cycle accessories, most of which are set out in the firm’s advertisement in-this issue.