GAS POISONING.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
IN NEW ZEALAND.
REAR SCREENS.
The following is a list of the
Danger from Exhaust Standardisation Needed
Fumes.
on Open Cars,
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
MOTOR TAXATION.
SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1927.
Last year the production was REFILLING RADIATOR. 153,000 cars, and the employment figure, was 250,000.
CAR. CAPACITY. There is room for a further
The annual wages bill has risen At a meating of the London 255,000 motor-care in Britain be from £7,500,000 before the war to car sales in Now Zealand from Conaty Council Mr. J. D. Gilbert foro saturation point is reached.
This is the view of the Motor £40,000,00 at. präsent asked the chairman of the
Ono remarkable fact which the January to September, 1926-Finance Committee if he could industry of Great Britain, roview of the industry shows is Ford 4,066, Chevrolet 1,909, Dodge state approximately what first issue of an annual publica-
that although engineering the County of London for motor ufacturers and Tradors, Limited.
At present the "consumption "cent, moro than before the war, Essox 534, Morris 525, Rugby 746, taxation for oach of the last three Overland 149, Studebaker 418, years, and also the approximate of cars is 580,000, and the the prices of the efficient modors reader complains Hudson 353, Austin 285, Fiat 273, total sums for road widenings, estimate of 255,000 mero care is cars are considerably loss now introduced into gasoline as well about the non-standardised fitting Hupmobile 242, Willys-Knight improvements, and romaking of based on the incomes, of the than in 1914.
en open cars.219, Oldsmobile 176, Nash 169, roads in the County of London people. This number could be as other gasos, will give quick of rear Heroens warning of the presence of deadly Most motorists will agroo that Oakland 165, Rover 123, Standard granted by the Ministry of Tran- increased if cars were cheaper
In gasolino it's the carbon such a fitting, should be stan-107, Citroon 91, Jowett 81, Arm-sport from tho Road Fund for and trade ware better,
INTERESTING TESTS.
The Amorican Gas Association!
By Capt. E. de Normanville in The Daily Chronicle,
is looking for a chemical that, A woman
funius.
dardised.
Since the denaturód alcohol..
used as an anti-froozo solution. for automobild radiators evapor-. ates about three times as quickly as water, a solution of three parts alcohol and one part water is
883, Chrysler. 749, Buick 676. amounts had buen contributed by tion by the Society of Motor Man-materials cost from 30 to 50 per generally used when the solution
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Thousands of motorists on the road to-day, Says 4 polico are not fit to superintendent, strong Siddeley 61, Clyne 54. each of the last three years.
In 1911 there wore 47,000 cars have charge of perambulators." Crossley, 50, Cadilac 49, Pontiac
-25,000 comniercial vehicles and As the average baby is rauch monoxido exhaust gas that hap
In reply, Mr. J. M. Galti sa 28,918 hackney carriages. In 1925 more difficult to manage than she Further on she complains of 37, Singer 36, Chandler 34, Pack-" boon causing so many sudden douths of motorists, especially the jolting of the rear seat, and ard 31, Humber-30, Ansaldo 29, that the contributions amounted there were 580,000-232,000 com- worst car, this is not suprising.
A movement has been started it during cold weather. This gus is asks "Why should my chauffeur Gray 28, Bean 28, Wolseley 27, to £1,081,780 in 1924, 42,189,900 marcial and 99,000 carriages:
In 1907, when the total produc-Portugal by the Press and by all the more dangerous in that it be given a sent which is far moro Flint 24, Velio. 22, Sunboun 20, in 1923, and 12,406,335 in 1926:
and commercial Reo 17, Rollin. 16, Talbot, 15, and grants to 1466,628 in 1924, tion of CATS is colourless, odourloss and tasto-comfortable than my own?" less, leaving its victim,no oppor That is a question of mochanics, Maxwells, Durant 6, Darracq 6,453,007 in 1925, and £502,262 in vehicles was 12,000, there were presentatives of the Army to tunity to discover it or oven to
approximate. more or less midway between the 257, influence...
chemical that could warn front and rear whools, and the him of its prosence, through rear seat is over the back wheels,
in the radiator goes below the level mark,
TRUCK REFRIGERA-
TION.
Refrigeration, un trucks may soon play as important & part in automotive transportation as it has for years on railroads. Ex periments in furnishing trucks with refrigoration conducted by pay-the war debt to Great Britain.poration have proved successful.
call for holp when he is undor ita and so long as the drivor's seat is illman (4, othors 557; total 13,-1926. These figures were only about 54,000 poruons employed in open a national subscription to officials of General Motors Cor-
or cry
Griso lon, withe former bu more making him snoozo cough, for example, would be a comfortable than the latter.
wonderful boon. Of course, it
Possibly the difference in com-
would have to be of a kind that fort is not always recognised, as | would not impair the efficiency
of the fuel dr the motor.
Carbon monoxidu combines with the hemoglobin, or red colouring matter of the blood, 300 times more easily than oxygen.
one frequently sees an owner in the rear soul, while there is, ac- commodation by the side of the chauffeur.
POPULAR BRITISH CAR Finding myself in Wolver-
Hemoglobin normally absorbs hampton yesterday I paid my re the oxygen of the air and carries it to the lungs and issues for body development.
Oxygen. howovor, has little! chance of ontoring the body with
spects to the Clyno factories, and was delighted to note how very active they are.
Fow cars can have enjoyed the
the least amount of carbon mon- speedy rise to popularity which -oxide around.
has characterised the develop-
By choking off the much-need-ment of this excellent British cut.. ed oxygen, this gas causes quick asphyxiation.
During last your the floor space.
of the factorios was increased by
In a test at the Pittsburgh Bla- 250,000 square foot, and the fact tion of the U. S. bureau of mines, that the works now cover six
a dog was put in a closed garage times the ground they occupied
where an automobile engine was in 1923 tells its own story.
kept idling. In 12 minutes the
dog was unconscious and in 25
minutes was doad..
so insidious that the victim will
This shows the importance of suddenly collapse and become
He may keeping the garage open when entirely helpless.
starting the car in any weather, conscious of his condition for a and of keeping the car outside, time, yet he may be entirely on- even in extreme cold, if some able to escape or call for help. work has to be done on it with
the engine running.
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Symptoms of carbon monoxide
Even warming up the engine poisoning anally come in the before starting out in the morn-following order:
ing is a dangerous job, unless the Yuwning, sleepiness, door is wide open. At this oce-iness. Then a strained feeling pation, usually, the engine is across the forehand.
woar-
Then a
speeded up a bit, the choke is frontal headache, ni first du and used often and the amount of intermittent, later more severe carbon monoxide in the exhaust and continuous. Next a headache is 80 much heavier that its at the base and back of the skull. there's poisonous effect might be noticed AL
time the Sume in half the time it is ordinarily dizziness, nausea and lassitude effective.
or physical and mental debility.
By that time the victim is When this as is noticed, it fairly well gone toward actual may be boo late. The fumes are poisoning.
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