GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 October 1918, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

School children in Germany get reward stamps for collecting old papers, scraps of metal, rags, and even hair, all of which are used in Germany's extremity. Germans are now using dye in their gas shells to stain the craters and thus warn Germans to keep clear of them as they advance. The gas hangs in the craters for hours after a shell has exploded. Mr. P. J. White, at yesterday's meeting of the Education Board, expressed himself as opposed to any further centralisation in tine* matter of educational administration. He said such a course, if pursued, would tend to the destruction of the present system of education. The Hawera branch of the Engineers, Firemen, and Cleaners' Association passed a resolution: That tlhis branch demands that the Government give effect to the demands for increased wages and overtime rates for night duty, and calls upon the executive council to take steps to get these requests agreed to by the Government. It is surprising to hear that, despite England's gigantic effort in providing munitions of war, she was able in May last to export 1745 motor vehicles to the value of £1,356,414. This amount exceeded the car exports for the whole of 1917. It is thus evident that the British Government is able to release a proportion of the output of the English motor-car factories, with a view to endeavoring to "hang on" to some of her oversea motor trade. How to save 40 per cent on his tobacco outlay is something that should interest every smoker, these times. It is simple enough too. All that is necessary to do is to discard the imported brands and substitute the N.Z. grown article. Gold Pouch and Three Diamonds owe their popularity not merely to the fact that they are considerably cheaper than the imported brands, but because tihey are so much purer and contain less nicotine. An excess of nicotine is poison to the system. Quite recently a new process has been applied in the manufacture of these tobaccos. They are now toasted and the result is astonishing. Smokers who tried this new toasted tobacco proclaim it to be superior in flavor to anything they have smoked before. And no increase in price, two ounces for a shilling. Varied indeed have been the audiences Mr. Simpson has spoken to. As fraternal delegate from Canada, he addressed the great Birmingham Trades Union gathering m 15J18. As a distinguished Labor visitor, the British Labor Party met together to listen to Mr. Simpson's message. As Controller of the Board of Education, Toronto, educationalists !;athered to hear him. As Labor spokesman on Industrial and Technical training, Mr. Simpson had the Eoyal Commission as audience. As prohibition lecturer, even since his visit to New Zealand, Mr. Simpson's versalitity and liipiic-.s is evidenced by tho varied gatherings lie Ims addressed and captivated tile horny-liaiided West Coast miners, the unconventional flax-workers of ilanawatu, tho keen, earnest, business men's efficiency league, and the hugs mass meetings of citizens in the four cities, the most outstanding being in Duncdin, where hundreds were turned iiwiijwill witness to Mr. Simpson's mental strength and magnetic personality. The Good Templar Hall should be (lihd to overflowing on Tuesday, when ,Wr. Simpson delivers his great lecture on "Labor v. Liquor," Boors open at 7.30. The car tvre that has leapt into fame Is tHio NEW NORTH IiIIJUSH Cm.nCHER CROSS. Gives big mileage—big satisfaction. Try a tcl and watch resuljjfr &