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THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1933,
THE MOTORISTS' PAGE
MOTOR DRIVERS' SIGNALS.
New Electric Light Device.
CHANGE OF DIRECTION.
London,
Motor-vehicle indication signall ing is subject which is much to the fore at the present time and one in which advance and some form of standardization are urgent- ly required. The signaller which has just been designed by the Sil- vertown Company-a concern
British Cars Capture Foreign Markets
Holland Is A Valuable Customer
SPAIN NOW BUYING BRITISH
Europe is, of course, a very bigțand now at the Amsterdam Show. in car market and the number of In a few weeks time we shall also
be exhibiting at Cairo. which one of the branches is an American cars that have been sell-
Holland Valuable Market. instrument-making department for
THE CHINA MAILA
CLEVER ARTISTES AT KING'S
Hollywood Hi-Lights In Popular Turbs.
CHANGE OF PROGRAMME
BRITISH
IMPRESS
POLICE
Woman Traveller's Impressions.
Variety is the spice of the pro-PORTERS "A · RACE · APART” gramme presented by the Hollywood Hi-lights now engaged at the King's
precision machinery for the GEO ing there, excluding Great Britait "One of the most valuable maridoes some and so forth has the merit of has been enormous until the last novelty, and the patent which has 12 months.
Prague.
Theatre, and to-day will bring their The two outstanding impressions third complete change of acts since which Miss Sklenarova, a Crecho- they commenced their performance slovak woman writer, bas of a visiti last Sunday.
to Britain are the railway porters New dances, new songs, new pat-. ter sud new tricks and even new and the policemen, dresses will be seen and heart to- Writing in the Prague fortnight- night. and judging from
thely, the "English Poat," she says: reception accorded these talented artistes, at previous shows, they are "The station porters at London are certain of drawing a capacity a strange and separate race. Their house.
occupation seems to be reserved in Mias Peggy Shana, with her England for the deaf and dumb. clever toe tap dancing provides "You see them on the platforms one of the most entertaining acts—tall, stern-looking men, like) pushing trucks in the programme, and has fully prison-warders, earned the generous, applause she and barrows of luggage. has been given. Miss Rose Lee, too, "When we got out of the train! clever dancing, while we tried to attract the attention of Nobody kets in Europe is undoubtedly "Hol-Miss Betty Bean, in her Tambourine one of these gloomy men. land and yet American and Con- Dance shows that playing the violin took any notice of us, tinental manufacturers have been is not her only accomplishment.
"We racked our brains for the been secured constitutes the first American factories have spent so well established there since the granted to a moving electric light hundreds of thousands of pounds war that it has been very difficult their first appearance
Mantell's Manequins, which made English forms of particularly on Tuesday polite. request. We began-but, device in conjunction with direc- tion indicators on vehicles. The in advertising, and have put up for us to get a foot-hold, but re-night are cleverly manipulated by before we could finish, the porter cently we did tackle this market Len Mantell and Miss Esther Valev. had begun to push his truck to the new traffic signaller, the inventor their own assembly plants and seriously, went over with demon- and the item is all too short. other end of the station. Sur- of which derived his idea from the reaily spent tremendous suma istration cars, and linked up with
electric signs used for securing this Continental business, the finest distributing organization programme with delightful songs. patiently to see what would hap adds to the rounded by our luggage we waited advertising purposes, will shortly The last 12 months, however, in that territory, which had form- The advent to the stage of Rex pen. At last two approached, and, be placed on the market, and was have seen the British manufac erly been concentrating on Pack-Storey, and he pops out of the after we had made signs to them, introduced to the trade at the Bri-turer make great progress in these ard. Nash, International Trucks wings at the most unexpected mo- in dead ailence picked up our lug- tish Industries Fair recently.
markets and in many ways the and Harley-Davidson motor-cycles. ments, is always the signal for gags. In equal silence we follow- The instrument will enable the Singer Company is DOW leading Messrs. Englebert, the firm in roars of laugher and his sly quips, led them to a taxi. driver of a car to indicate his in- British manufacturers in this de-question, realised that they must several of which have local signi- "Every city has something you tended change of driving direction,velopment on the Continent.
have a light car. and practically ficance, are generally directed at will always remember it by, Lon- both to vehicles behind and to "We have realised," writes a re-every English manufacturer was Miss Rose Lee, who shares the don will always mean for me the traffic officers ahead. A stender presentative of Singer and Co.janxious to secure their assistance. comedy honours.
Tower and Westminster Abbey, shaft of light attracts the eye,jitd., "that in all parts of the It is. therefore, a tribute that
In "Kiss Me Again" the mirth and the House of Parliament, an- both by the manner of its flashing world, the demand is for economic all the propositions put before provoking act of yesterday's pro-tediluvian
taxis, double-decked path across a panel, and by the motoring, and our “Nine" appeals them. the Singer was made their gramme, the comedy was particu-buses defying all the laws of way in which it finally comes to more than the real baby cars, be-first choice and the result larly uproarious, and Mr. Storey equilibrium and the world's finest rest in the shape of an arrow, cause, it does represent economical has been beyond our most hope- has shown us that he is a juggler policemen. They are flawlessly pointing in the direction intended.motoring and at the same time ful expectations; within a mat- of no mean ability,
polite, unfailingly well-informed i After a period of two or three se-offers comfortable motoring forter of 6 or 7 weeks we have already Tellman, the "Magician" per and superlatively handsome. conds it disappears, the operations four people.
shipped over 150 cars to what is to forms some amazing tricks, the best "The best-looking are to be being automatically repeated ан "The British manufacturer has us an entirely new market.
We saw of which is to produce two young found in the West-End. long as the signal is necessary. always been well in the front in
Spain Buys British.
ladies from a cabinet that is to all the most magnificent specimen of them all, standing on point. duty The signals are controlled by a the development of light cars
"Spain again is a territory where appearances empty. neat switch unit on the dash. The that this demand for economy is a movement of the switch into any great help, particularly since Eng For various reasons the Americans,
Miss Peggy Shannon and -Miss at Hyde Park Corner. we are doing remarkable business. Isabel O'Brien, two other talented of the three positions-Turn and came off the gold standard, who really did a wonderful pust-dancers, support the programme. left." "Turn right," or "Slow down" and we have not been slow to
ness in Spain, have antagonised -Bets a signal immediately into seine the opportunity.
the Spanish people, and in turning; automatic operation. "Slow down"
familar
Cars Now Proved.
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of
Miss Valey also
OIL PRODUCTION
IN ITALY.
Drilling Machinery Tenders Issued.
to other manufacturing countries is indicated by the slow and re-
"The old accusation of British for their requirements, they have peated flickering of a section of manufacturers trying to sell goods decided. England is a good light in the centre of the signaloff catalogues, cannot be madejtomer and it would pay them! panels, of which there are two, for against this Company because we economically to consider buying the front and rear of the car. The have not only sent our representa- British. motive power
is derived from atives, but have registered cars and "Further, taxation and the in- EXPLOITATION DIFFICULTIES small electric motor, battery driven. taken them over on customs per-creased price of petrol etc., again and the current consumption is
mits and driven them under most makes the Spanish motorists think!
Rome.. claimed to be small and well with- Hevere conditions, proving that of economy, and our distributor is, Drilling will start shortly on in the scope of the ordinary car's they will stand up to the climatic therefore, doing a remarkable busi-Europe's newest oil-field, situat- storage battery. In view of what and road conditions applicable to ness for us. We have shipped led near Piachenza, in Northern the Ministry of Transport are con each individual country.
something like 120 cars there in Italy. sidering, it is of interest to note
"Added to this we have exhibited less than 2 months. that this device gives a yellow at the prominent Exhibitions, in-
Tenders for new drilling ma- "In Denmark, Belgium and Nor-chinery to the value of hundreds light, and not red or green, cluding the British Exhibition at way we are also doing excellent of thousands of pads bave
Copenhagen, the Brussels Salon, business.
FENCED-OFF ROADS FOR MOTORISTS.
Coroner's Forecast Ideal For Speed.
A Coroner in south-west-Lanca-
shire recently prophesied that
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RESTRAINING THE "JAY-WALKER."
Fines Would Reduce Accident Toll.
PERMANENT JACKS FOR CARS.
Will Be Universal Next Year.
To anyone who thinks our cars
"In our ignorance and simplicity we asked him: "Please which is. the nearest way to Hyde Park?" jand the courteous giant took us under his wing and got us safely across the road."
Miss Sklenarova concludes: "I cannot believe that English porters and English policemen belong to, the same race."-Reuter.
PRISONER NURSES
CONSTABLE.--
Declined Chance To Escape.
Darwin, Northern Territory. Declining to accept the chance to
been submitted German and escape, a prisoner being escorted to American firms.
Darwin to stand trial, nursed the The work will be undertaken constable who was injured in a fall by the A.G.I.P., the State petro-from his borse. leum monopoly.
Arrested on a charge of having:
constable
A shaft was sunk at Monte forged and uttered a cheque, the mivo, in the Piacenza oilfield, prisoner, John Liddell, was handed last year, but owing to a serious over to Constable Reid, who became explosion it was found necessary on the journey. Liddell attend- to fill in the well again for the ed to Reid that night, and next day
[a packhurse threw the time being. Highways of the future would be In Riga, Esthonia, everyone who
Signor Mussolini then appoint-against a tree, injuring, his ribs, fenced off like railway tracks, with crosses the main streets crookedly, perfectly designed and constructed ed a committee to decide whether knee, head and ankle.
Liddell remained in camp looking clearly defined, crossing places for or who hesitates in the road, is I commend the exercise of fitting ajoil production in Italy was real- pedestrians.
fined the equivalent of a shilling. jack beneath the rear axle of ally worth while. The committee after the gear and horses for three The ideat motor road when meet If the fine is not paid immediately low-built saloon with a luggage
was headed, on the technical side, days, while the constable lay at a alone was the end in view would, the offender is arrested. Imagine
by a Polish geologist, Professor house recovering from his injuries. Liddell was found guilty of for- no doubt, be on these lines, but in the uproar if such a rule were pro- container, drawn up on the side of Zueber. the meantime there is need to em-posed for England!
a steeply cambered road. It en-
The committee reported fagery, and was remanded for sen- phasise the vital importance of And yet it would certainly re-
tails lying down on your back and vourably and advised that drill-tence.-Reuter.
ing should be begun immediate- providing by the side of all high- duce very considerably the number wriggling, and then the odda åra ways proper footpaths for pedes-of accidents, as well as prove two to one that your. Jack will that experimental shafts should
ly in the Piacenza district, and}/
lucrative in fines. As we are one prove too low... It is strange that those who of the least logical of nations so
also be sunk in Calabria and wander all over the roads without shall we be one of the last to lo- course, is what are called "per- very deep and is difficult to work,
The solution of that difficulty, of Sicily. Italian petroleum lies; looking to see what traffle may be traduce a regalation of pedestrian manent jacks, but I do not think but the committee considered approaching would not venture on traffic as strict as that of motor more than two makes of car as yet that its exploitation was econo defined the work of his House as to a railway track without con- traffic.
iderable trepidation.
include them in their equipment, mically possible. — Reuter."! follows: The firm is employed by There can be no doubt that and they are rather costly to have
customers "because of this con- sooner or later such regulation will added.
fidence in the character, capacity have to coine. In the meantime, the authorities of busy cities our cars, these long excrescent
When designers began to give MARTIN LUTHER'S "FAMILY"; for leadership, abd knowledge of {financiál affairs possessed by the should make some effort to ensure tails, protruding feet beyond the
Individual members." They seek that pedestrians read that part of axle, they should have realised the Highway Code which refers to what they were letting the owner
All the descendants of Martin expert advice on financial matters, in tor.
Luther, the great leader of the and now enterprises."
|"consolidations, ug meorganizations
Protestant Reformation In the Next year permanent jacks will 16th century, are to meet for a
trians.
WEIGHT PROBLEM
OVERCOME,
Rally Competitor Carries them.
Lead In Jumper.
London,
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:
Berlin:
وسم
AMERICA'S FINANCE DYNASTY.
(Continued from Page 6.)
The present J. P. Morgan once
There is little doubt that the
be nearly universal, but mach "family gathering."ki duniani present House is greater and more tribulation might have been spar The meeting, will be held at powerful than ever it was under ed us owner-drivers if jacks and Eisleben (Sarany) on June 17 and the elder Morgan: It has repest-] long tails had come together.
18 in connection with the "Luther edly carried on operations ons week which is now being organis larger scale than ever before.
This is the organization; which ed-Beuteri
the US. Senate has set itself to investigate.
BRITISH BUSES FOR MADRID. A Woman competitor Ip the R. A. C. motor rally at Hastings,
Madrid. the premier motor event of the After testing. Two double-decker Fear, was assigned to wear a 14-16 mater omnibuses from London, the fumper when she drove her car, municipal authorities of Madrid She was Mrs. Scudamore, a have decided to start a regular well-known materiet, who only bus service in the capital. weighs. Tat 11b. The rules decree Tea lines will immediately start that every entrant must turn the working, the London type of ompt of Transport, has issued prelimin Fair generally with local show-The quarantine restrictions un- scales at 8 stone, so Mr. Scudamore bus being used for the purpose,ary regulations for eliminatingers and moderate Southwest, or posed by Weihaiwet and Chetoo loaded her jumper with pieces of The authorities will ran the ser dazzle, to the trade and motor variable winds, is forecasted in to against arrivals from Hong Kong lead shot until it made up for the vice in cooperation with the tram Institutions, for criticism? ap" [day's report issued from the Royal or account of small-pox have been missing 14 pounde
*way company-Reuter,
Observatory this morning,
ELIMINATION OF DAZZLE.
It is reported that the Ministry
WEATHER FORECAST
removed.
BSA. 4.99 kp, OH. V. Bhoo Scar.
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