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[present eneh state has its own ideas on traffic control, with the This column has been used so result that motorists never knew frequently
medium of what to expect in regard to trailic criticism directed against the signalling as they travelled from Trafke Dupartment, that it is only State to State. In California this fair to give publicity to an endiflculty was especially noticeable tirely unsolicited testimonial because the State was one of which was conveyed to a member United States national pleasure of the Telegraph staff when bid-grounds and the majority of ding farewell to the s.s. Malolo motorists on the roads at any time last Saturday. Mr. Wynn Mere were consequently strangers to dith, who appears in the booklet the district. The speaker also containing the list of members of commented favourably, on the the Malolo cruise as an official planning and surfacing of Hong- representative of the American kong roads. Society of Mechanical Engineers,
about his impressions of Hon
ing of motor horns,
Traffic Control.
EMU HUNTING.
LIGHTS AND TYRES.
JUST PARK IT IN THE HOUSE!
Novel Australian Sport. Beating the Signals.
LASSOO AND CAMERA.
Motor car, lasso and camera in place of high-powered rifles are coming into style as the popular diversion in staging big game hunts in Australia, according to C. S. Fletcher, Studebaker repre- sentative.
STRAIN ON TYRES.
Trame lights have brought added highway safety to millions of motorists but they take their, toll on tyres.
Every time a car is started, ja certain amount of energy is re- quired to move its weight from standing to That this form of hunting is When the car is stopped, energy any given speed. vastly more exaiting and more is again brought into play in about letter from Mr. Fletcher, since the owners do not realize that it takes sportsmanlike is pointed out in a the same amount. Many car new form of hunt calls for release about the same amount of energy of the quarry uninjured after the to stop a car from a given speed catch. He describes the new as it takes to start and attain that fashion In hunting as follows: speed. This energy must, be con- "The scene of the hunt wassumed by the tyres and naturally thirty or forty miles outside the the more starts and stops they go of the bush. For equipment we city of Leeton-right in the mille through, the faster they must Some drivers, in a hurry to rush
wear.
This
through half of the design in just as possible after the complete stop car wore the tyre tread
a little over 100 miles.
This same car, with new tyres,
In some spontatieous remarks Dangerous Turning.. kong, said he had been struck with attention to the danger caused on Motorists should pay particular the contrast between traffe | arrangements here and in other the Garden Road as the result of had two Erskine cars, a Sedan the traffic light, stop. at the last | places they had visited on their chairs suddenly coming on to the and a Tourer, a lasso and a camera moment when they are caught by the Cathedral Path to record the success of the day, the stop signal and dash away, tour. He thought Shanghai trame road from a danger to life and limb, where-Quite recently a serious accident "After scouring the countryside again when the light changes to upon Mr. Moore, the leader of the was narrowly averted owing to a for a couple of hours, we splod go. cruise, who was also present, re-motorist accelerating in order to four emus. We singled out..one They may beat, traffic, save time, marked that in Canton they had ascend and pass a chair before it and the chase was on in earnest. make, headway, but they also | been driven nearly mud by the reached the left hand side of the It, scampered around through the throw a terrine strain on their continual and unnecessary sound-road. The coolies suddenly pan undergrowth and over rough tyres and it is a costly proposition
nicked, one making an effort to re- ground that forced us to travel in the end. gain the Cathedral side of the between thirty-five and forty miles times in each mile without sliding In one teat a car stopped four thoroughfare, while the other an hour. Finally the bird seem- stoutly persisted in his endeavoured satisfied that it could outrun thirty-five miles an hour, as soon the wheels and accelerated to "Your traffic control problem to reach the left of the road before the car and started across the said Mr. Meredith, "on account of ear should have, appreciated the rough but by virtue of the ab- here is an unusually difficult one." the car came up. The driver of the plain. The going was horribly the different types of vehicles: difficulty, and slowed down, but sence of trees, the Erskine manag- your rickshas, chairs, street cars instead of adopting that course, heed to gain rapidly. (trams), motor buses and private merely sounded the horn several automobiles. Due consideration times; adding to the coolies dis- "Capture WIS effected by stopped every half mile and acce has also to be given to the plan comfiture, not to mention the pas-Texas' Jack, who rode the run-lerated to thirty-five miles an of your city, which is unavoidably senger in the chair, and accelerated. ning board of the careening car hour. It resulted in the same conducive to congestion in the The fact that be managed to pass and tossed a lasso over the bird's tread wear in about 2,000 miles. central districts. In spite of this,was merely a matter of luck. Dis head. The problem then arose of This abuse can be modified by your traffic police exercise effeccretion clearly indicated stopping, standing behind the emu while letting the car stop gradually and tive control in a most unöstenta- linus manner. There is neither Buses For Malta,
photographic evidence was taken, by starting without so much fash shouting nor employment of noisv
Emus are far more talented in and vigour: Tre traffic lights are signalling devices, but merely the
The progrees of the motor om- Unlike the mule, however, they to beat them is often futile. Withi kicking than the toughest mule.operated by a, clock and the race traffic office: stationed at his nibus which is fast supplanting kick forward instead of backwards will catch the lights in succession, a reasonable rate of speed unt in excellent order by means of a cities, and is now leading to the and it must be admitted that they more progress will be made with stick or signal nost with which shutting down of rural railway are very accurate shots. With the less wear and tear on the tyres. he moves or halts the streams of services in remote districts, where picture made, the humiliated, but vehicles. Mr. Meredith went on they are unable to compete with to mention that he had not seen motor omnibus competition, is now any interruption in the amooth extending its beneficent influence flow of traffic, and expressed his overseas. One of the Intest and belief that serious accidents must most interesting developments is be rare occurrences, state of the formation of a new company, to offer everything that might be affairs of which Hongkong should who have acquired control of the wished, for in a specimen. be proud.
somewhat primitive motor omni-] "We anticipated no trouble in U.S. Traffic Laws,
bus fleet at Malta, and have landing hira," Mr. Fletcher con- planned 1 much larger and tinues, but he led us a very merry Mr. Meredith said it was always modern system commencing with afteen-mile chase before finally a matter of regret to him that in a fleet of 30 Thornycroft omni- being captured. the United States traffic laws were buses of the latest, six-cylinder classed as a ferocious animal, the Although not Federal enactments. At type.
kangaroo nevertheless has power- ful weapons of defence. His fore feet are equipped with long and extremely sharp, claws. With these he can grasp a dog or man in a vice-like grip and rip and tear most devastatingly with teeth and hind claws, while sitting on his strong tail.
particular post silently maintain- tramway service in many British
not
A
MISS IN
THE MOTOR.
am
uninjured emu was released.""
Next on the programme was a VOGUE FOR WIRE kangaroo chase. After hours of cruising the hunters finally caught sight of a big fellow who seemed
WHEELS.
Popularity Predicted.
DISCS ALSO FAVOURED.
dresses.
There are fashions in' men's motorcars" as in women's hats and be seen driving a car that was not No real He-men would in accord with the mode, and there are many who order their new
cars every spring about the same time as they overhaul and re- plenish their wardrobes and with a similar object in view.
Dame Fashion, who has decreed
u high waistline and a low roof in, automobiles, is now assorting that only wire wheels can be tolerated next year. At present
tennis stars at Wimbledon. So, presumably, wheel discs will stili be in vogue, and there is a ruu tical reason for that.
"One method of attack consisted of seizing the great, tall and Hft ing it off the ground, whereupon the kangaroo was off balance and she has not stated that they must practically helpless. Even so, be displayed in all their naked- holding the tail is no job for a ness, like the lower extremities of weakling and getting behind him to seize the tail no mean feat.
"The hunt continued and before the end of the day our bag consist- ed of five grown kangaroos, four become this season that garages.
So popular have wire wheela baby kangaroos, one emu, one are charging an extra when they] eagle, five ducks and one of the
are fitted, and the chauffeurs are largest specimens of our. most grumbling with even more fervid deadly snake-the black snake, ardour than usual. When discs The last named, incidentally, was are fitted the extra work in clean- not given the courtesy of release ing vanishes. accorded our other captives.
IN PASSING.
Courtesy Signal.
But what of chromium-plated spokes, which retain a smart appearance and do not easily pick up the mud? Last year a well- known wheel manufacturer Intro- | . duced a chromium-plated wire wheel, while it is notable that chromium-plated spokes on wire wheels fitted to American cars äre To promote rond courtesy, a being seen fairly frequently..}. Thank you" signal for the rear Is this going to prove an accent of the ear has been adopted in Eng-ed type for smart care? ► We land,
cannot say, because Dama Fashion Operated by a dashboard switch, is a fickle lady. Wire wheels will the signal is almilar to a "stop" | be seen on even the most popular light, but has the words, "Thank makes of cara at the Olympla you," on its lens. It is flashed on Show in October, and Mayfairway: to express gratitude to a driver who look askance at an innovation has given the right of way, or will certainly be popular in swang to the side of the road to Buburbia. It may be fashionable. be passed.
to have dazzlingly plated discs.
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Move the refrigerator over a little, sweep out a convenient corner, and park your car. You could do just that if you owned one of the new baby automobiles perfected by. Herr Zaschka of Germany. The body of the car is made of canvas, and can be taken off and rolled up. In the upper photo Herr and Frau Zaschka are shown bringing the car out of their home. The lower photo shows the two of them- in the assembled car ready for a spin.:
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