LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 68, 19 November 1915, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

' 1 • , K> ' /■ ] I.!!. ■ / I I The tv ,'Services •ut th.cj„', Jpthodjst Church on Sunday next will be conducted by Mr T. White in the morning and the Rev. A. Reader in-the. ■evening, who will deiver a special address on “Should Conscription Come”? All are cordially uryited. A Press Association telegram from Hamilton states that a Chinaman named Ah Wah. alias Jab Jang, who came to Hamilton a few weeks ago from Wellington, was arrested by Detective Cassels. He made counterfeits by filing down gold coins. One halfsovereign was reduced in value by several shillings, while the police liave evidence that accused uttered and made an attempt to utter other coins which Had been similarly tampered With.' " i ■ :)<■ K (, ’

; >!<'/( h ij. j jy. i:,i. During the visit of ~the aiul Queen to the Devon Voluntary Aid Hospitals at Exefpr, says the Western Morning News, the King was attracted by’ ith Irish soldier of more than usually youthful appearance “You look very young for a soldier,” remarked the King. “How old are you?” “Eighteen, your Highness,” was the prompt reply. “Yon joined up last- year, I suppose, for the war ” said the King, unable'* otherwise to account for the breach of Army regulations. - . “Oh, up, your Honor, I joined four years ago”’ The suspicion of a smile wavered on the King’s lips as he asked further, “How old were you then?” “ ’Sure, sir, I just joined when 1 was a bit of a blioy, sir.” “Oh.” said the King, with a laugh, “I beg your pardon.”

Tlie ainouqt of money spent annually on motoring in the United States is almost incredible. The qnmber of ears registered there reached 2,000,000 mark on June 1, and, assuming that an average of four persons use each car—which is a conservative estimate—there are 8,000,000 people in the United- States who enjoy motoring. What it costs to follow motoring up is of interest, and the figures stupendous. To run 2.000,000 cars lor one year requires at least,one billion gallons of motor spirit, worth £26,000.000; lubricating oil, £1,500.000: the tyres 1 required amount to 12.000,000. valued’ at £38,400,000.; various accessories. £20,000,000; garage, repairs, and replacements, £60,000,000; making a total running cost of £UTu,000,000. If the cost of the 600,000 new cars sold during the year, taking them at an average price of only £l5O each, is included, another C 00.000.000 will be added to the above amount spent on motoring in America during the past year, making up the immense total of £236.000,000. These figures are pounds, not dollars, and are compiled and vouched for by the Scientific American.

NOTE 0 AND MEMORANDA. Privileges in connection with the A. and P. Show will be sold by auc- ' tion at Newton King s mart, Bioadway, on Saturday (to-morrow). For influenza take Woods Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. Is bd, 2s 6d. Notice to make returns of Income from Land under the Land and Income Assessment Act and Finance Act of last year is given. Returns must lie made before December 4th. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d, 2s 6d. *• Does the theory of illusion account for the “Vision of Mens?” is the subject of a lecture by P. G. Blake. B.S<‘. a the room of the Stratford Thersophic Centre on Sunday night. For Children’s flacking Cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Is fld. 9« M Mr H. J. Hopkins, bookseller, of Broadway, lias a special lino of useful war maps of the Balkan States, colored and showing all places of interest, at 6d per copy. Mr Hopkins’ “Active Service” writing pad is also the very tiling for soldiers. An advertiser seeks to recover a bag lost on Pembroke Road,