NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE.
DECLINE OF THE SAILING YACHT
Every yachtsman who remains true to sail and deplores the intro duction of the auxiliary enginee will feel inclined to view the future' of the sailing yacht with a certain amount of perplexity. For a long
time, no doubt, there will exist sal band of stalwarts whose faces are resolutely turned against the muxiliary craft and to whom motor boats are abominations, but in the end this opposition will be succeeded by the indifference which spells capitulation. The rapid in cicnso in motor beating, the grow
ing
number of auxiliary installa tions in sailing yachts and the rarity of new designs of sailing ernit in which no provision is made for Stting power plant can nothing if not the end of the pure sailing yacht, apart from types of racing boats.
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1931.
MOTOR NOTES.
TWENTY FOUR DAYS CON. MOTORISTS BURDEN LONDON'S TRAFFIC
TOO GREAT.
DICTATOR.
TINUOUS RUNNING.
According to A report from America, an outboard motor bont popular ran in Lakewood Park, a recreation spot in Atlanta, for 23 days continuously, in order to win the endurance contest organised by the Outboard Motorn Corporation. If this is confirmed the owners' will gain prizes amounting to 81,400. The distance covered was over 7,000 miles.
BROOKE "HUNDRED MOTOR CHOSEN FOR WORLD TRIP.
The extreme reliability of the British product is again borne out by the fact that one of the 100-HP six-cylinder oh.v. marine motors manufactured by Mears. J. W Brooke & Co., Ltd., of Lowestoft is installed in a 90-ft. auxiliary schooner with which it is proposed to attempt & world trip.
The boat is the "Auriga," for merly the property of Commander GC. E. Hampden, recently, pur- chased by n syndiente.
The engines will be run at 1,550 r.p.m. developing 77-H.. which will give the boat a speed of knots, and is an absolutely stan- dard product.
increasing popularity of the marine motor-which fact is fast becoming clear to the garage and motor agent, who, all over England are taking up the sales of marine pro. ducts displaying craft with cars in their showrooms, and generally bringing before the public eye the facilities of waterway travel,
This engine has nlen been accept Incidentally, two extremely in-ed in its standard form by the teresting agencies have been taken British and many foreign govern- ap on the behalf of the Marinements, it was also utilised in a Motors and Craft of Messrs. J..W. cross channel performance, and was Brooke & Co., Ltd., of Lowestoft-installed, in that of Messrs. Merlyn Motore, re- presenting the whole of Someraci and Devon, whilst Mesars, Buckleys Motors of Dublin hold the distri huting rights of Brooke Juets for the whole of the Irish Free
State.
REPLY TO COMMISSION'S
ROAD SCHEME.
The following comment on the Report of the Royal Commission on Transport was made to a reporter by the Automobile-Association :-
The Antomobile Association is
MR. G. E. ROBINSON.
The Ministry of Transport on- pounce that Mr. Glesson Edward Robinson, M.C., LL.D., has been appointed Traffic Commissioner for the Metropolitan traffo area under
Act. the now Road Traffic A
CONDITIONS NEW
ON THE ROAD.
MOTORISTS MUST PLAY
THE GAME.
Mr. Morrison, Minister of. Trans- port, delivered haaa brondonat ad dress on the working of the provi sions of the Road Transport Act, which came into force recently.
In regard to the abolition of the
HOW TO MAKE DISTILLED WATER WITHOUT APPARATUS,
instead of distilled water. Many large concerns use rain water for their accumulatora, but there uro. aeveal difficulties to be guarded against in its use. First, one must remember that rain water at the beginning of a shower is likely. tö
A HOME DISTILLERY. be dirty. Apart from the soluble gases gathered by it in its descent, it, will also collect particles of me- teorie dust, of which there is al ways an abundant supply in the upper atmosphere. Secondly, the aneans of trapping it must be sidered. Few people have con- venicat rain butts, and even if they have, rain water so caught is
to the conclusion that distillation sure to be dirty. This leads one
is the easiest well as the chen- pest method of obtaining "topping:
The high prices of to-day have had an effect even on distilled water. The chemist no longer ro coives a carboy of distilled water: with the compliments of the drug' house he patroniscs. Now, find
entirely in agreement with the view Mr. Ronosen King general speed limit of light passon-ing that he has to pay for it, he up" water.
born at Dudley Was educated l'and
Edward's School, Birmingham, and London University..
eor vehicles he said: "Will all Afterwards he studied law and bright lads and lassics of the road became a solicitor in London. He for their own sakes remember that joined the Army in May, 1915, and this does not mean that they can went the following year with the Royal Artillery to France, where 80 as fast as they like I advise he gained the Military Cross with you all to learn by heart the word bar, and as mentioned in dising of section 2 of the Act, which patches...
deals with dangerous or reckless driving."
charges his customers accordingly. This, perhaps, only makes one but little more critical of the notice printed on the accumulator label to "Top only with distilled water," still it rouses curiosity in so far that one would like to know the alternative.
of the Commissioners that the whole amount collected from motor than tion should be devoted to roads. The diversion of the proceeds of a tax gathered for a special object to other purposes was a disastrous step. Tho Automobile Association, however, disagrees with the view expressed by the Commissioners that the owners of mechanically propelled vehicles are not paying
He was called to the Bar.in 1920. too much towards road costs. The
The test applied to distilled construction of a new road is the From then until 1828 he was Secre
an electrical one, crostion or a national esset, and tary to the Clearing Office (Enemy After quoting the section the water is usually this seems to be more or less ignor-Debts), and since 1025 he has been Minister continued: "What woChemically pure water should be ed in the conclusions arrived at the British Member of the Third are really aiming at you see, is of high electricni resistance, must
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in this report. The same principle Division of the Anglo-German Mix- to make the irresponsible driver a applies to big schemes of roaded Arbitral Tribunal, set up under social driver, and with the support widening or improvement, and, in the Treaty of Versailles to carry of the public and the Press wo will the opinion of the association, the out the work of adjusting and do- to it. And remember those words, motoring community is to-day con- ciding claims between British "having regard to all the circum- tributing far more than its fair nationale and ex-enemy nations and stances of the case," for they may mean that ton miles an hour or shore towards rond costs. It is ez-enemy Governments.
even less may be reckless and dan. time that this heavy burden of
gerous in certain circumstances. taxation, which hampers the motor
He has made a study of public When I urged Parliament to industry and unjustly penalises the
His Task Under the Act:
a hydroplane with motor owner, should be substantial administration and is the author phalish the speed limit for light
which the Hon. Victor Bruce rely lightened.
The Commission also opposes the vently set up, a six-hour British record, whist several Express capitalisation of the Road Fund. cruisers have accomplished fuil speed, ocean, trips equipped with this unit, which speaks well for the robust design and construction.
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In the opinion of the Automobile Association, this is one of the very few means by which the road systcui of this country can be improved to keep pace with the rapid develop- nent of motor transport. It would also be possible at the same time to alter the whole eysem of road Finance and substantially relieve the motor-owner of the present in Just burden of taxation. Moreover, by compulsory requisition the en- hanced value of land adjoining these ronds should be secured for the benefit of the Road Fund. The construction of roads on n' large scale financed by loans has been ear- ried out successfully in other coun- bies. Why not in England?
Case for the Tram-car,
of a book, "Public Authorities and Legal Liability, published shortly after the war.
His appointment under the new Act involves work which is largely judical in character. He is not concerned with ordinary grivate motor licences, but with applicn tions for road #rvice licences, such as those required by proprietors of motor coaches and others who wish to operate their vehicles in the Metropolitan Police District, and the City of London
The grant of these licences is sub ject to certain considerations, and it will be the function of the new London Trafic Commissioner to back" the licence where he thinks that it should be granted. 2.
care I took my courage in my hands, relying on my jolief that the motorists would not abuse the
liberty which Parliament has given them. Do not let them down."
Doing the Right Thing.. Mr. Morrison mentioned that he played the operation of the spaed provision first because he wanted to give time for the organisation of inobilo police patrols, and secondly so that the draft provisions of the highway code should be known to the public. The codo he described is the most cheerful and taking document which ever came out of
State Department, and an inter- esting legislative departure,
It
is need," he said, on the belief The precise salary attached to the that people want to do the right- post has not been disclosed, but the thing provided they clearly know Miniser of Transport (Mr. Morri-hat the right thing is, and pro- son) mentioned in Parliament some vided they clearly understand that
A representative of a tramways time ago that the estimated total everybody will say that they are organisation pointed out that the salaries of the 13 Trafic Commis-nice people if they do not do suggestion that accidents were duesioners would be between £13,000 it. There are to tramways could be repudiated.
There are fewer accidents, said
and £18,000
no penalties for ignoring the highway code," and you will not be sont to prison for disregarding its provisions. Some day all laws giny be like that, but not yet. We are not good enough., Anyway, this is a start."
the representative, at tramwayport in connection with the regals- stopping-plices than anywhere else tions under the Rond Traffic Act. on the roatia. Local authorities In any case, an ordinary four have spent on tramways about wheeled vehicle at the present time
Mr. Morrison said he had dolayed £38,000,000, and they had paid off is limited to a maximum unladen the operation of section 19, dealing £47,000,000 leaving £38,000,000 weight of seven and a quarter tons, with improperly long hours for outstanding. They carry. over six-wheeler to ten tons, and an drivers, till February 1, so that 4,000,000,000 passengers a year, and eight-wheeler to cleven tons. Thereaveryone might have time to get have about 15,000 vehicles with an fore we see no objection to the ready. He referred also to Part average seating capacity of about Rayal Commission's recommenda- II. of the Act, dealing with compul- sixty. What the local authorities tion on this matter provided the tensory third-party risks insurance, would have to face if they had to
tons which they suggest as the which comes into force to-day, and supersede that servico by either
maximum be increased by one ton, Part IV, which establishes the now motor-'buses or trackless trams
There has been every ohoourage system of Traffic Commissioners, would be certainly £50,000,000 or
mont given to commercial motor and to Part V., regarding local au- £60,000,000,- and they would still users to transfer from solid tyres thorities, foreca have to go en redeeming the £38,000,000,
I don't think the report will
affect in any way the policy adopt-
to. preumatic, because at the pres In conclusion, he asked all road- sunt tine pneumatic-tyre vehicles users to play the game,
may travel at a higher speed than
ulid-tyre vehicles, and also
ed by local authorities of adapting vehicles fitted with pneumatic tyres thoroughly support, because at the forms of transport to the growing revive a rebate hi motor taxation present-time there are so many needs of their areas and changing of 20 per cent, over a similar weak bridges throughout the coun
ne of the time. The Com-
Weight of Lorries.
are only expressing what vehicle with solid tyres. Therefore try that for some years we have we suggest that these, economic con bien in a position where large areas the authorities are doing at the presideration, alone are sufficient with of the country, particularly in the sent timg.
out making it compulsory to fit industrial areas of Lancashire, pneumatic tyre. Further, thero Yorkshire, and the Midlands are Mr. F. G. Bristow, general sere-are quite a number of pocasións absolutely out off from the economic tary of the Commercial Motor when it is absolutely impossible to use of motor transport for commer Users' Association, said to a re-use pneumatic tyres-such as the cial purpose, owing to this network collection of materials from stone of weak: bridges, While wa must We have no objection to a heavy and slate quarries and the convey accept as a fact that the organīga- motor vehiefe not being allowed to ance of materials to a new building tion of commercial road motár transport is not so complete as on weak the passenger Bloc de Canteras
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The strengthening
Inden, bocanag that is recommen dation to which we have already bridges is a recommendation every as a feat the Commission's state- Agreed with the Ministry of Trans commercial maior...," user
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willment that there is a completo Jack (Continued at fout of next column.), of organisation in the industry.
be free from sedimentary particles, and from chemicals in solution, Lately it has been realised that the tap-water bogey of "iron in solu- tion," is not so important as hither. to supposed. "What is important, is that it should be free from sedi-, ment and lime.
If enquiries are made it will be discovered that there are other forms of water that can be used
The
con-
It is not the expense of distilled
fact that it is one of those com-. water that one grudges, but the modities so infrequently used that one is apt to be without it when
like jobs are generally done on a required, and topping-up and such
Sunday. However, in every kit- chen there is an easily made "still" This is vory simple to assemble, and will produce about half a pint of distilled water in an hour. If you are in a hurry, bring a kotle to the boil on a pas, ring and then, if economy is to be
Beatrice stove. The steam will studied, keep it steaming on a
condonen quite readily enough on the inside of the jug, pro- is allowed to trickle on tire outside.. vided the cold water tap One thing you have to remember is to set your "still" in operation an hour or so before you may need it, as the process is rather slow. No caution is necessary, except to ascertain that the jug is clean and that the tap water cannot splash into the mouth of the “condenser."
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