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Ideal Homes
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Well-Planned Modern
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With Gardens
During recent visits to various camps I have been impressed by the rapil raising of the Army's standard of living, both in housing and feed- ing, says a Correspondent.
men
New married quarters for show an advance from n level which It is hardly too harsh to describe as that of slums to that of a well-up- pointed modern housing estate.
This improvement is to be found In all the Home Commands, Daring £6,040,500 the past Onancial year
has been spent on building, and this year the allocation has been raised lo £0.437,000. In addition £1,410,- 500 will be spent on land or complete buildings, again: £449,500 last year,
RIVALLING GERMANY
The old barrack type of building is disnppearing, and the new quarters nre on the same level as the best I was shown in Germany last yepe.
Married quarters for men, for in- A living-room. stance, consist of kitchen, seallery, larder, bathroom with separate lavatory, and two or three bedrooms according to the size of the family
one.
£1
ofleers' quarters In married volonel has a dining-room, drawing-
hesiroms
nut NO
rot, and two servandst
Although thr
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spacious as sommes of those my quarters but lost century, the greater con- venience of the hote Compensates for a
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pare in the recrption ruits
In al married quarter garden space is provided, and the oderes ane men are responsible for the up- In most keep of their own ground eams this imposes rathee heavy burden on the Brst occupant, for a
lund IN Virg great tead of the heath. It is hardly likely, however, that ofler or men will objel to the new quarters on the serunt.
STEAK FOR BREAKFAST
1ligher standards evident in catering.
5'' equally
In every meas
I have hated the food has been well cooked and appetising, and the menus much more varied than in the nver- bge home.
In some messen the men themselves are allowed to decide the menus for The different meals. 1 found that in a reziment they preferred to have their for breaktan instead of dinner, the reason being that it was more convenient to have the heavier than before meal before parades
games.
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Experiments have been made using mess funds to provide table- for the cloths or enamelled tops tables. In practically every case the men have been glad to well-scrubbed white wooden tables. It is now the general practice to allow each man to help himself from In the dishes allotted to each table. many messes the corporals sit among the nn, refusing the greater dignity of a special N.C.O. table, or even positions at the head of each table.
Lights For Walkers Now
Youngstown, O. "Pedestrian lights" have been in- stalled here at busy downtown street terminals and intersections. The new "walkers" lights between each change Live pedestrians a time period to cross. The signals show "for a full pedestrian period" a combination of red and amber lights, the sign for traffe to stop and pedestrians to go.
use
Voting Machines In College
New York.
Hunter College girls are soon to get some first-hand experience in the This of voting machines.
of the lower semester members junior and senior classes will elect officers by machine.
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MINX
"NEW MINX"
SPECIFICATION
"Alexandra” buILDING TEL. 28021.
HILLMAN -
Four cylinders, 0.8 lt.p. (Tax £1 10.) Hord and stroke 63 x 95 mm. (1,184.5 €.C.). 1.h.p. 3D at 4,100. Boltx downdraught
7% calls.)
carburetter. (Tank,
ELECTIUCAL; Lucas, 6 volt #3 amp.-br. Engine: Mounted by 3-point rubber su pension.
Ringin dry-plate clutch; Gears: Synchro- mesh throughout-no other laht car has this featuro.
GEAR RATIOB: 1, 106; 2nd, 13.77; 3rd, 8.10; top, 5.44.
BRAKES:
wheels,
Bendix
Box girder chassis.
Duo-Barvo, four
Worm and nut "natural rake” steering: Superluxe pension. TYEES: Dunlop "10" 5.25 x 16.
inti DIMENSIONS: Wheelbase, 7 ft. B track (front) 1. 11 in; (rear) 4 ft. 0% in; overall length, 12 ft. 0 in.; width,
clearance, 8% in. 5 Ft. 1 ; groand turning circls, 15 It
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Minx owners are everywhere throughout the world. It is the only light car 10 provide synchromesh to all gears, no well
as featuring Inter-axle senting, superluxe suspension, double-action draughtless ven-. tilation, etc., etc.
The New Minx is available as a Saloon, Suloon de Luxe, or Drophead four-senter Coupe.
The Hillman "14" similarly has gained universal favour with discriminating motorists. it incorporates more engineer- Ing refinements than any car in Its class. Is abundantly equip ped and while giving full S- seater accommodation, coupled with adequate powor require- ments, introduces a new angle upon proved reliable and safe motoring. It is a notably up- pealing and economical pro- position. Available as a Saloon or Saloon de Luxc.
* 14 "
HILLMAN "14" SPECIFICATION
Four cylinder, 13.05 .p. (Tax 210 104.) Bore and stroke, 15 x 110 (2,943.85 0.0). D.hp, 31 at 1,000.
Special Stromberg dawndraught carbur- after.
(Zank, 13 gails.)
ELECTRICAL: Lucas, 12 volt 3 amp-hr. Engine: 3-point rubber suspended. single dry-plate clutch; Gearbox: Four speeds full synchromesh. GEAR-RATION: 1xb, 17.0; 2nd, 12.37: 3rd, 7.335, 40; 4.39.
BRAKES: Bendix Cowdrey Duo-Hervo, four wheels.
J
"Evenkeel" Independent front wheel sus pension
Worm and nut steering.
TYRES: Dunlop "00" $.75 x 10. DIMENSIONS: Wheelbase, It. 6 ta. track (front) 4 th 7%1⁄2 in. (tear) 4 12. BIN.; overall length, 14 16, 5 is width, sit, 15 In ground clearance, 7 in: turning circle, 38 se, o in.
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