A Cigarette which cost twenty times its weight in Gold.
A HAU?-smoked, cigarette, now- in thepossessioa of an Englishman, was bought for at least twenty times itsweight in gold., - Some weeks ago thisprecious cigarette was held betweenthe lips of the German Emperor at the recent military; manoeuvres. He was engaged in smoking it when lie saw in- the distance the carriage containing the Queen of Italy and the Empress of Austria approaching him., The Emperor at once threw away his cigarette and galloped to. meet ’he Royal ladies. A rush was made for -(j the discarded; cigarette by a crowd of* onlookers, and after a rough and tumble fight it was triumphantly? captured by a peasant, who was induced to.part witkittmau Englishman present in exchange for two golden, sovereigns.
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Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2073, 1 February 1898, Page 2
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129A Cigarette which cost twenty times its weight in Gold. Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2073, 1 February 1898, Page 2
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