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TUESDAY,
NOTES OF THE DAY
USED CARS MANEKENK
of
AIR MILLIONAIRES
On her return from the Christ- EXCEPTIONAL mna trip to Bouth America the
VALUE
Airship Graf Zeppelin," when passing over France on December 18, completod har one-millionth kilometre in the air. Thus, the ship of the air-millionairea"-- having already crossed the 1,000,-
the motorist desiring a
MARCH
1935.
CAMPBELL CAN WIN
WITH LUCK
By REID RAILTÓN
(Designer of the Bluebird)
.
The Very Idea!
DUMB BELLES LETTRES
By Jullet Lowell
BA" SILVER LOVE Bobby Burns, c/o. W. O. R‹,`
Tsound and attractive used not less than 18 of her crewMAGINE yourself at the cinema, tainly not much exciton for any Newark, New J
watching the comic film in mechanical failure in the car it-
Jersey.
Bobby, will you anewer me sƠNG
Immediate possession the follow-1-kilometre mark became an which the villain's motor-car is be- 180 car like Bluebird is, however questions, please? Are you marri~-
the road. Even after all this as
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TUESDAY, MAR. 5, 1935.
SOME INDUSTRIAL
PROBLEMS
•
*
I'm living with_my_silent_love,
•
Farmyard Fun Dept.
"By diverting cowa (etc.)-Our London Agricultural Correspondent.
Across the pasture and the loam The cows come gally galloping
home.
Their charming faces glow with
gleo..
Thoy bump along expectantly.
A chap upon the Government
staff
I going to call and make them
laugh.
car at low cost we offer for
"airmillionaire" herself. No ing chased through narrow.streets A ing:
other airship has ever been in the at what looks like at least a hun-seriously handicapped by the fact ed? You see I really and truly
that there is no place in England have a reason for making. air over a total distance of 1,000,-dred miles an hour.
I'm not trying to flirt. You soo 1932 AUSTIN ROADSTER with |000 kilometres, a distance equal to The buildings and the traffic where It can be tested.
When you buy a car in the ordin- I'm living with my Silent Love so Dicky Seat, 13.9 h.p.-6 Cylin- just under 24 times the circum-seem to be rushing towards you, dor Engine. In excellent ference of the earth. The fact and the whole thing has an air of ry way you can be sure that after I don't dare write anything before Condition
$1,150.00. that the "Graf Zepperin" has thus unreality. You know all the time it was designed, and the first few I get too far.
Cordially your samples built, its makers subjected
Victorine B broken all existing records is a that it is only a photographic tultar it to rigorous road tests for many 1932 VAUXHALL CADET memorable event in the history of and yet It gives you a peculiar thousands of miles, and for many P.S. Well, so long, everybody's
COUPE with Dicky Seat, aerial navigation and is perhaps thrill: at least it has that effect on months, before it became available-swoctheart, but mostly Mine. 27h.p.-6 Cylinder Engine. the most noteworthy feat accoin-me,
to you. In addition to this the car | XXXXX-(Kisses) -- Almost New.... $,1650,00. plished by her during the six years I imagine that Sir Malcolm 1931 HUPMOBILE SEDAN, full It may even be said that the thrill when he is travelling along most of us know to our cost-new she has now been in operation. Campbell gets the same sort of you buy la always given a lest on 5 Seater Body In Perfect Con- success achieved by her le of that narrow stretch of Daytona cars sometimes require the atten- dition throughout $850.00.eymbolic Importance. When the beach at 270 miles an hour or tion of service stations.
name "Graf Zeppelin" was given more.
But Bluebird is designed on ment of the ideas and Ideals that ous undertaking to drive a car fast 5,000 miks from the factors, with inspired Count Zeppelin was in along a stretch of sandy beach.out any serious test, until at Day- tentionally linked up with the One imagines the sanda at, say, tona Sir Malcolm has neither the future development of the Zep Southport or Bognor, at low tide time nor the facilities to remedy pelin-built airships themselves, for mile after mils, with a width any major defect which may Now that the record figure of of perhaps a quarter of a mile be- appear. 1,000,000 kilometres has been tween the sea and the promenade. achieved, wo are justifled in
Naturally, his handicap is alwayá asserting that the ideas and ideals of Count Zeppelin have triumphed
Unfortunately the beach at Day- Present in the minds of those re- sponsible for the construction of over all difficulties and that those tona is not like this. The sand the car, and tonds to discourage who never lost faith in the pessi that is firm enough to run on isthem from trying out new ideas Phones 27778-9. Stubbs Road. bility of their practical applica- only about forty yards wide-about unless the resulta can be predicted
tion have been completely vindi twice the width of
a modern fairly accurately. cated by the progress of events, arterial road, and it slopes towards
Curiously enough, the ens part A fow figures may indicate the the son.
of the car which might reasonably great importanco attained by the
Furthermore, the best part is be expected to cause the most an- transoceanic air services operated uncovered for only a few hours at xiety has In previous attempts by the “Graf Zeppelin" since they low tide, so that the attempt can given no trouble whatever, I were started on October 11, 1928. be made only at a certain hour of refer to the tyres, They are, of course, specially made for the job, ed by the Hamburg-American The arrangements, for policing but they do not differ in principle Line, which company auts as the course and for preparing the from the ordinary morcar tyra general agents for the airship'e time apparatus have to be made at of to-day, and they rtainly re- passenger and freight service, she least six hours ahead, which means present a very wonderful achieve-i has undertaken 423 trips so far that the beach is under water when ment on the part of the British on about 90 of which she crossed Sir Malcolm has to decide whether company which makes them. the ocean. She has been in the he is going to run. air for a total of 9,186 hours and In the meantime anything may has carried some 27,700 persons, happen. A high wind may spring What are Sir Malcolm's chances It is a hopeful sign of the more than 5,500,000 parcels of up and leave the beach rippled or of success in his forthcoming at- times that there has. latterly mail, and more than 42,000 kilo-soft, in which case the attempt has tempt?
He has not concealed the fact | been evidence of a desire on the rams of freight, without meeting to be postponed, and the expense of
the preparations has all gone for that the object of his present ex- part of the big employers'
nothing.
pedition is two-fold. Ile hopes, of organisations and the Trade
When you realise that the hard- cara, to beat his own record of Union interests of Britain to
nesa of the beach varies with the 272 miles an hour, established at tide from day to day, you begin to Daytona Beach exactly two years. get together in an effort It is not too much to say that get some idea of the risks and ago. At the same time he has con- to devise measures
| the airship, under the efficient dimeuitics of racing on the sands, fessed that It is his supreme am
command of Dr. Eckoner, has done; absorption of as many of the pioneer work of the very compared with a permanent track bition to be the first man in the world to exceed 800 miles an hour or read, unemployed as possible into the order. In October, 1928 she made
on land.
There is no doubt that now, for industrial life of the nation.her first trip to North America,
Another risk attaching to Day- the first time, he has a car which In August 1029 she undertook her The Government, through the famous craise around the world, tona beach is that it is not really should be able to reach that speed good offices of the Minister of and in July 1981, when engaged in long enough. Blus Bird needs a so long as it is favoured with identi Labour, has taken the initiative her cruise over the Arctic regio 300 miles an hour. The beach is fortunately, the conditions at Day-
considerable distance to work up to conditions for the attempt. Un-) she passed over Beas that had in this matter, and has held con- never been, charted before. On about six miles long theoretically tona can never be ideal." The ferences with representatives of March 20, 1932, a new era in the and if we allow this, plus the chance of the sand itself being employers and workers. The history of navigation in the air measured mile, there will be only sufficiently good and "ideally hard about three and a half miles for and smouth is sufficiently remote was inaugurated by the opening, response has been most gratify-up of the regular air service be the car to pull up in afterwards, to make it unlikely that the car This is none too much, and may will be able to develop its maximum jing, although it is realised that [tween Europe and the South
the issues involved are of con-american continent. During all cally be too little if the surface is speed. That is almost a certainty, siderable magnitude and will that time the Graf Zeppeiss hus not in perfect condition or if any unless the conditions he finds t
little hitch occurs. undertaken air voyages dis-
very much better than those he P.S The risk is minimised as much encountered on his previous at require very careful handling. tinguished for the wonderful as possible, but there is no doubt terrts. In opening up the question, the regularity, punctuality and, above that if we could find a longer
absolute
However, his main object is to Minister of Labour has been characterises them all. Notwith stretch of sand with a clear run break the existing record: and I animated with one idea, namely, standing all climate and meteoro taking would be very much caster.
of fifteen miles the whole under- think that, given reasonable luck, - conditions, his
Hauto Politique to secure information and advice logical difficulties she has 04- in-
object will be achieved,
"All seems very far away, Dog," concerning the practical difeul-countered and in complete
anld the Countess of Chopsawry. dependence of wind and weather ties that have to be surmounted. conditions, she has always stuck
She threw down the Telegraph: which she had been reading with It is hoped that whatever is done to her schedule. The constantly shall be by voluntary agreement. rising numbers of passengers and which ought not to give trou-stantly asked. "By how much do unusual concentration. Take you
ble if the designer has done his you expect to improve on your re best
on at matching for tea." carr.ed by her afford the within industry, rather than by possible proof of the growing job properly?
cord?" His reply that he has no "What seems far away!" we
"What's To a certain extent this is quite idea-is generally received with ankod."
worrying you. Government intervention, and faith of the public in the trans-
now" there is no desire on the part of oceanic services operated by the true. If the designer has un- incredulous chuckles.
dirigible. In 1982 an average of limited money at his disposal, and the Government to make politic-4 paying passengers were carried is given aufficient time to do his on each trip; in 1938 the figure job carefully, then there is cer had gone up to 9, and in the course of the present year it has been found that the 20 berths available on her are in most instances' insufficient to cope with
for the
with any accident.
PIONEER WORK
alt, the
the demand.
safety
that
al capital out of the movement. The points on which the Minis ter of Labour is seeking informa tion include the question whether there is a shortage of skilled industry in any trade; whether all vacancies can be filled from the ranks of the unemployed, no beneficial measures either to matter what craft or special solve or alleviate the unemploy skill in Involved; what effectment problem, its spokesmen that have taken the stand unemployment is having upon neither the Government nor em the efficiency of employed work-pioyers have shown any marked ers; whether industry has fallen sympathy with the negotiations behind in provision for training uuring recent years on the ques- young people; how far the sub-tion of an international conven- stitution of women for men in tion establishing a forty-hour Industry, has affected the situn-week in industry, at the same
time adding that the time has! tion; and what the real effect come to end the Interminable of raising the school-leaving age discussions on this issue by on unemployment would be evolv.ng a definite plan. The One of the most interesting mat attitude of the Government on tera discussed has been the ques-this all-important issue is now tion of the shorter working week | awaited. There seems little and the Trado Union polley of doubt that a reduction in hours maintaining wages and reducing would provide an opportunity hours. The Government is seek for absorbing more workers, but ing information as to what can | there are many facets to this be done now in the direction of question, and it obviously needs shorter hours, not necessarily to be carefully considered in all by international or national its aspects. It is, however. measures, but industry by in-something to the good that dustry. Another point raised Government, employers and
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. has been the possible limiting of workers alike, are exchanging
SILVERWARE-DEPARTMENT.
Telephone, 28751
Six Liries.
Janaki
overtime, and the extension of views on the several issues the shift working and rotation raised, and there appears a systems. Whilst the Trade reasonable prospect of something Union Council has Indicated its being done in the interests of anxiety to co-operate in any industry as a whole.
What of the car itself? Surely
here is something which is not dependent on the forces of nature
I know that Sir Malcolm is con-
Diverting cows is not a job For any crude or vulgar yob; The jokes that "Chinese cows
prefer
Would not divert the foreigner; They like them limpid, lengthy,
kind,
Cetin outlook, and refined- The things that little girls (6.p.), Say to nice clergymen at tea; Well - bred young people's
escapades,
The quaint remarks of parlour-
maids; The fun of Flanagans, MoPher
Bons, And Comic Continental Persons; The simpler kind of bunting jost The joke about the Nervous
Guest-
All these our native cows.adore, And (quite sincerely) moo for
more,
And when each point has been.
explained,
Thoir chuckles-cannot-be-res-
trained.
....
This thought should make our
pleasure double Next time we have some dental
trouble.
Nevertheless. It is the literal ¦ truth that neither he, ner, nor Daris.
(Continued on Page 7.)
"Maybe you'd be telling your family the truth.". Check up and see if your business is in, any shape to leave right now.
"This shemozzle in Europe," sald "Rebellion, sassination and whatnot. Fightin' in Athens. Itoly movin' troops. Hitler flyin' to places. Thank God we live in Hongkong.
"Hear, hear, to that," said we, getting lazily out of our chair. But don't you forget, Doris, that it all seemed very far away, twenty years aga. Serajevo-whoever'd heard of that place? Belgian neu- trality-did that interest anyone? And, in two twos we were goin' - I over the top.
Dog?!
"Yes, and what's the moral; --
said Deris, “D'you mean w might got dragged into this, or what?"
We called three and were one lag down. "Heaven, knows," wo--sald gloomily. "But there's something wrong. Doris, We're not, in this business well, I mean to say, who'd want to be7but the curse of it is, we're not cut of it either. We've got peace treatles, and pacta
commitments
cruisers, colonies, an empire--all rest of the paraphernalla of mistry. Why can't we be like Switzerland or Norway, and let the whole thing go? That's what" I feel like when I see how things are driftin' in
Europa.
Nox
"white man's burden and all thet said the Countess
crisply retting her final leg. "Cheer up, Dog. you didn't go to Blenkinsop for nothing. Switzerland: ww indeed you poor boob
Bet hør blue eyes looked wint": fuller than usual. · Cha was think- Veg of young Piggy, who was killed *** |pt| Morlancourt. He'd havo - been 2,
thirty-seven to-day