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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5009, 4 August 1926, Page 3

The world had 25,973,928 automotive vehicles' in operation on January 1. United States Commerce Department compiled on a world-wide census, disclosed that this total is 2,273,000 in excess ot that for a year ago. While the United States predominated with 19,999,436 vehicles, other countries were become ing more iimportant. factors. Great Britain had .1,474,573 cars and trucks); France, 855,000; Canada, 727,594; Germany, 539,830; Italy, 184,700; Argentina, 181,250 ; Brazil, 64,350 ; and Russia, 18,500. Apparently the v country where the automobile is least desired is Tibet, for the search disclosed only one machine thebe, a motor-cycle. "I am perfectly satisfied from the information I obtained in Denmark that New Zealand ea,n compete with the Danes in placing pork upon the London market,” said Mr W. J. Polson in Wellington. “Pigs- in Denmark are killed a' ordinary slaughterhouses, mild-salted 'in. pickle, and sent to Smithfield. While we were in Denmark they were, selling at 135 s per Cwt., and, the farmer was getting 10%d per lb, live weight, compared with 6d and 7d, dead weight, received, by farmers in this country. New Zealand, if the, problem was tackled ' tightly, could compete; I am satisfied about that.” (Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. For Coughs, and Colds never Tails.