Manawatu Cricket

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 56, 9 March 1944, Page 7

Manawatu Cricket

Fixtures for Saturday, March 11th, 1944:—.Senior: High School v. Ordnance High School, Linton v. Ohakea, No. 1 Sportsground, Kia Toa v. Albion, No. 2 Sportsground. Junior: Transport v. Kia Toa A, No. 3 Sportsground, Kia Toa is v. Ordnance, No. 5 Sportsground, Marist v. Ohakea, No. 6 Sportsground, A.T.O. v. High School, No. 7 Sportsground; Cooks v. Optimists, No. 4 Sportsgrouno. ‘‘When the captain of the boat I made the trip to New Zealand in last year told me the New Zealand tobacco was toasted," writes "Lonehand" in Everybody’s Weekly," "1 thought he was pulling my leg. ‘ln the name of all that s wonderful,’ I asked, why toasted?’ ‘Wait till you sample it,’ replied tlie old man, ‘ then you ’ll understand what toasting tobacco does.’ And so X did. I found about nine men out ot every dozen were smoking this toasted tobacco, and throughout my sojourn in that delightful country I smoked nothing else myself. It is the toasting of the leaf that imparts to this tobacco its beautiful flavour and unrivalled bouquet. There are only six brands, but six is plenty, because they comprise a very mild aromatic, Riverhead Gold, Desert Gold and Pocket String t: r° Cho i- C e ble ? ds of “•<!«>»> strength, Cavendish and Navy Cut No /d ( i?? Ud ?? ) > and Cut PK,g No. 10 fßullshead), a rich, mellow, funflavoured sort. The latter was mv Ur i! tC ’ but all four aro to P-l>ole, anil safe, because they are toasted, which ingenious process fl saw it in operation) successfully eliminates the nicotine. ’'