REPLY TO. " WORKING MAN'S WIFE."

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 78, 2 April 1914, Page 3

REPLY TO . " WORKING MAN'S WIFE."

In a letter published in the Evening Post of Tuesday, a complaint was made as to the price of coal in tho suburbs, especially in Kilbirnie, where 2s 3d a cwt. is charged. Has "Wot king Man's Wife" ever tried using in her fire a mixture of twothirds of broken coke to one-third of coal? This_ mixture will burn in an open ' grate or kitchen . stove as freely as ordinary coal, and will give out far more heat and less smoke. Compared with a coal fire, a fire of coke gives out more than twice tho heat ; and, as broken coke .suitable for domestic purposes . is delivered to most households in Wellington for Is 6d per bag, it is clear that the use of coke is very economical. Any order given verbally, through telephone, or by post-card, to ( the Wellington Gas Company for a single bag, or for larger quantities, will - receive prompt attention.— Advt.

For commercial transport and passenger service, the Argyll motor vehicle has set a standard in New Zealand. Argyll motor-buses have made a pro* nounced success of the • Timaru municipal motor service, and have been adopted for the Kelburne motor-bus system and the Pahiatua-Pongaroa motor mail service, among others, while the -Argyll motor lorry is_ widely used by public bodies and private firms for transport purposes. Apply J. E. Fitzgeiald, Lambton-quay, Wellington, North Island Agent. — Advt. For Chronic Ghent Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Curs, U 6d, 2* 6d.— Advi