A VITAL FACTOR

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12459, 29 May 1926, Page 8

A VITAL FACTOR

IN NEW ZEALAND INDUSTTRIES Daring the last decade the Vacuum Oil Company Pty., Ltd., has made amazing progress in New Zealand, and by committing itself to provide suitable fuel and correct lubrication it haa unostentatiously been playing a leading role in keeping the wheels of eom- ; mere© moving with maximum smootb- [ ness and power. And just as it has assisted in the industrial growth of the Dominion it has assisted in the domestic development of the community by providing work for hundreds of employees. The number of other workers* is legion—carriers, printers, engineers, builders, storemen, all partly dependent on the labour this company is providing constantly, and in ever increasing quantities. The lavmnn does not know the extent to which this company is providing employment for armies of workers throughout the Dominion, for the Vacuum Oil Company Pty., Ltd., as mentioned above, operates unostentatiously. n . Tlie construction works at Wellington and Auckland, carried on by New Zealand workmen, are proceeding apace, and in the near future the field of operation will be extended to other main ports and important towns. The tanks for motor wagons and the wagons themselves have been purchased locally, and all subsidiary installations in connection with the huge tanks will be let out to local contractors. The Vacuum Oil Company Pty., Ltd., is having its tank steamers built at the Clyde shipbuilding yards with , British labour. The tank steamers bringing Plume motor spirit to New Zea land will be the largest and most modern of such vessels operating in these waters. In Australia and New Zealand the cost of these bulk installations will run into some millions of pounds sterling. This will give some idea what the Vacuum Oil Company Pty., Ltd., means to local industry and workmen. And this sum is quite apart from the huge expenditure in warehouses, machinery and office equipment. The v acuum Oil Company Pty., Ltd., is indeed a vital factor in local industry.

INSULTING MUSSOLINI .M Florence the first case for the violation of tlie recent law affecting tho person of tho Premier was recently l orded. An i-nglishmnn called Wili^ 101 , (or , J ‘ :lli - son ). of Cockermouth, employed m a local pharmacy, was sentenced to seven months’ imprisonment for uttering abusive words against Signor Mussolini. Lvidenco waa given at the trial that the accused man on many occaoffensive words against the Premier before customers in the pharmacy. He was assisted in his deby - - ' ln . advoc;lte - Sißiior Tebaldo Kingressi, who was specially commixsioned by the British Consulate.

MEALS FOR THE DEAD Under the impression that the soul has a good appetite, a Paignton (Devonshire) woman ■ has periodically provide*! food for a friend who diea sororyears ago. Recently, however, the vault was placed under seal, and in older to overcome the difficulty an awning was erected, underneath which the food was placed. . Jins consisted of roasted partridge*, joints of meat, pineapple, oranges applcs, fancy cakes, and an abundance of cut flowers. It is understood that friends have now obtained consent to remove tho body trom Paignton to Brookwcod.