LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 76, 29 November 1915, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The (juices for admission to the Show this year are; Gentlemen 2s, ladies js, and children sixpence. i , ■ D;,DD-. : . ■ ■"■ •Dv i-iuiA Weather Forecast. Northerly strong winds to gale. Expect dull Weather, with much mist and fog in parts. Much rain is to be expected. Barometer .lolling.—Bates,’ Wellington. The machine gun'jlias played an increasing part in the war, and is well said to be able to held up a battalion of troops effectively. The Germans in their preparations fur the “Day ’ had an enormous supply, and a few days before the commencement of the war received an order of 40,000 machine guns, which, placed them on a superior basis of ten to one of the British Expeditionary Forces. Ihe ratio has boon reduced to about ten to six. The question of armament is more serious than perhaps many realised. A sarcastic woman ratepayer wrote to the Mount Eden BorOugh Council in terms of gentle raillery as foiloup: “Will you please send as soon as convenient a squad of men with scythes to mow the grass and wepds on the footpath just outside my trout gate.' It will repay you 1o send a lull complement of men. as the hay you will be able 'to stack will amply pay their wages. Please remedy the nuisance at once, as yon may also lie saddled with the costs of a big doctor s bill.” Her grievance is to have satisfaction in due course. The British West Indian Islands of Trinidad, Grenada, and St. Lucia are making a gift to the British soldiers of about a million 11b tins of eating chocolate, of which 160,000 tins go to the Navy, the balance to the soldiers of the Expeditionary Forces. The raw cocoa is provided by the people of the islands, where it is grown, and the chocolate is being manufactured, as a share in the gift, by Cadbury’s (Ltd.).! ‘at their Bourn vi lie works. The firm set apart special machinery and storage to deal with the work, and drew •„p a special recipe, producing chocolate less sweet than usual, so as nob to create thirst. The order is now bring executed, and will probably be completed about Christmas. Earlier delivery was hoped for, but was prevented’by the fact that the makers of the tins have had to give preference to Government work.