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THE CHINA MAIL.

MOTORING

NIGHT-DRIVING.

DOING AWAY WITH DAZZLE.

The dazzle problem has been written and talked about ad nau

acam. All kinds of cures have heen suggested, and the Transvaal Provincial Council even went so far as to contemplate passing legisla tion dealing with the type of glass in front of the headlights. Discus sions have ranged around the limi- tation of the candle-power lamps, range of reflectors, dipping headlights, etc., but each and every suggestion has had such serious that manufacturers have done little to meet a serious situation of gradually growing dimensions..

drawbacks

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SECTION

NEW INVENTION.

HOW TO TUNE A CARBURETTOR.

GAINS AND LOSSES.

INDUSTRY IN THE STATES.

SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1927.

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert · but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)

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In the ordinary way tuning s "The vigorous revival in auto- carburettor is a very delicate mobile production in the United operation, calling for a great States following the sharp decline deal of patience. Marly facin the closing months of last tories adjust their carburettors year indicated that the industry by mechanical means. For this is likely to experience another known season of insistent public demand purpose an instrument as the Ranarex CO Recorder is for new cars, and that, with rea- used.

sonable caution on the part of The instrument is coupled up producers and distributors, a to the exhaust of a motor car level of output and sales not far of through

expansion below the phenomenal figures of suitable chambers' and records the pro- 1926 may be mantained" states portion of carbon-dioxide in the the "Guaranty Survey," exhaust gas. Experience had monthly publication of the Guar- decided that the most efficient anty Trust Company of New CO content of the exhaust is York. 14.5 per cent, All that the "Although the activity of the a whole remains tuner has to do is to adjust the industry as carburettor settings until a read- perhaps 15 per cent. lower than ing of 14.5 is secured at all a year ago, this fact is attributed almost entirety to curtailment on throttle openings.

the part of two or three large producers, and is mainly due to restricted operations by the lead-

Reports regarding prospective changes, together with the abrupt transitions that have actually oc- curred during the last year in the competitive positions of numer- Undoubtedly one of the reasonous large companies, have given for the general satisfuction of mo- rise to a general impression that torists using British cars, is the industry is about to experi- the great majority of British mak- ers adhere to the policy of fittingence a period of drastic competi- renily good accessories, ever. ition and price-cutting, but the some additional cost is involved. reports on which these pessimis- Reference was made a few months tic forecasts have been based are back in these notes to the three for the most part unconfirmed year guarantee given by Messrs. rumours. Nevertheless, abrupt Lucus in

Bonnection with their changes in the position of most magnetos and apply it to break of the large producers have taken downs due to any cause including

In the light of this, it was with intense interest that recent American invention was brought to the notice of the "Sunday Times" by Mr. C. H. Cookea, manager of Messra. Fowlie and Whytock, Ltd., Johannesburg.

This device is so simple in its GOOD ACCESSORIES. ing manufacturer of small cars.

construction and so effective in its

operation that it is difficult to con- ceive that it has not been thought of previously. It consists of n small lamp of special construction attached to the near front mud- guard; and, when switched on, this

throws a clear path of, white light along the side of the road, giving the driver a clear vision for 250 feet. Moreover, as the front of the car obstructs the view of the lamp from the approaching vehicle, the "Protectolite," ቤዛ it is called affords no interference with the applenching driver's vision.

BRITISH FIRMS' GUARANTEES..

The advantage of the fitment is manifest since it permits the driver to dim his headlights and yet re-wear and tear, and the wearing place during the last year. A tain excellent light without dazzling away of contact points, approaching traffic.

ONE PHASE.

EXPANSION IN EXPORT TRADE.

report from

Detroit shows the

A full twelve months' guarnatec | number of cars registered locally

HORIZONTAL 1-River In N. Franco 5-Clip

-Tallor 10-Persecute 12-Combining form.

13-An Imaga

Othe InterNATIONAL SYNDICATE

HORIZONTAL (Cont) 47-Short and polated 49-To utter In a high

key

50-Point of compass

(abbr.)

51-Moral fratener

2-Wheeled vehicle

14-Millimeters (ahbr.) 164-Partod of time 18-Queen of the fairies;55-Wagers 17-Eaglo

|66-A continent

18-S. W. State of ti. B. 58-3ewing Implement

(abbr.) 20-Precious stone 22-Ruralan monetary

unit

24-Suffix Of 25-Concede 27-8alled (abbr) 28-Prostrato 29-Superior in

axcoitance St-Creased 32-Disheartened 33-Shelter for auto 37-Ability <2-To spring forth 43-River in N. E. Scotland **-Oesan steamship 4-3p of certain

62-Writing Implement 60-Wild animal 01-Other

VERTICAL 1-Worthiaus leaving 2-Circumstanca 3-Pertaining to tho

sun

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VERTICAL (Cont.) 18-Compound of chlorin

and tadium 18-Minute particle 19-Chilled

21-Plot of ground 23-To perform badly 24-A constellation 26-To split

28-Foot lover SO-Roe (Scot.) 31-Adjust 33-5port 34-Ascended

$5-To vex, 36-Beseech

38-Part of face 20-Fémale character in

"Idylle of the Icing" 140-Kingdom between

Tibet and India

·4-Place between earth)41-Three-spot

and Hades (Myth.) 43-More thick 5-To guard 6-Mother-of-pearl

7-A metal

B-Brain-box

9-Speclmon. 11-Receptacle for

acred ralles

+4-Eludo

47-Ennoblo

|48-Stand for pleture

61-Suffix. Footed

3

63-Large recoptacles

for coal $5-Couch |14-A territory E. of plants

Dead Bea (Bib.} 57-Playing card (The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in Monday's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)

The fitment has the further ad- is given with every accessory manu, by leading companies in March vantage of being easily attached to factured by Messrs. S. Smith and as 5,813, against 8,153 in March, some two thou- 1926, although ten out of the ear selling Sons, who. any make of cur and of make it sand four hundred people, and sup-1926, alth

companies showed appeal to all drivers who at pre-ply either the whole equipment, or gains during the year. The sont find difeulty in negotiating at least some of the accessories to the roads after dark. Sunday something like eighty per cent. of manufacturer with the largest the cars produced in Great Britain. total, 2,757, a year ago registered Times." Johannesburg.

In the matter of plugs, it is only 643 last month, while the suficient to reca)! the fact second largest increased from that it is the British K. L. G. 1,003 to 1,311.

Among the 100 MILES AT 128 M.P.H. plug which is used in prae- others, the large majority show- tically every outstanding pered very pronounced changes in Driving a new straight sleeve- formance in respect either of pioneering journeys or of speed one direction or the other. It volved engined Voisin, Mar- testa. Major Seagrave in his ex- will be noted, however, that, of chand succeeded in establishing traordinary record-breaking suc- the net decrease of 2,340 regis- new figures for the 100 kilometre cesses in America, where he drove trations, 2,114 were accounted and 100 miles records' at Monti- his Sunbeam car at over 200 m.p.h., for by one producer, the remain-hery, France, recently. The No doubt one of the phases of has supplied the last link up to ing gains and losses nearly off-time for the 100 kilometres was the development of the automo-date in the long chain of K. L. G. setting one another. bile industry, as of other indus. triumphs.

In spite of the improvements tries, will be a gradual reduction in the number of manufacturing that have been effected, the ordin- ary accumulator is still by no means? units, partly through consolida an uncommon source of worry to A HAPPY COUNTRY. tion and partly through the na- the motorist, principally owing to tural process of elimination, with sulphation, which is inevitable and A corresponding increase in progesssive in any cell in which the stability and conservation. grids are made of antimony, and Another striking trend in the therefore are physically incapable motor industry during the next of forming proper union with the few years is likely to be the paste. Here, again, it is a British manufacturer who has solved the expansion in the export trade. difficulty. In the Tungstone bat- In spite of high domestic wage tery, sulphation cannot become per- levels, transportation costs, econ-manent or deep-seated. Such sul- omic depression abroad and in phation as inevitably occure on the some cases high tariff barriers surface of the plate when it is left imposed by foreign Governments, the case of the Tungstone, com discharged for a long period, is, in American automobiles have pletely removable merely by refill found growing markets abroad. ing and recharging. The point is, of Exports have increased almost course, that the grid as well as the well-known local motorist in his constantly throughout the history paste is of pure lead so that a re- of the industry.

"NOEL DE ROME" CUP.

•

A CAR AND A TRAIN.

We were recently the fortunate witnesses of a charming little in- stance of the amenities of Bornean life says the "British North Barneo Herald."

It was 7.20 a.m. the giant "Gaya," with a full head of steam, was her customary 40 m.p.h. galt, when almost visibly straining to leap into down the hill past the padang came

well-known (small) car. Traffic liable and permanent assimilation was very heavy that day, and the The rapidity of further growth of the two occurs directly the first train so long that it extended right The result is ex- over the level crossing, and the in the export trade in automo- charge is given.

ceptional electrical capacity, tho motorist perforce stopped. But did biles will depend largely on the roughly well maintained through he have to wait the slow passage rate of economic recovery abroad out a long life.

of time? Did he have to sit, fum- and the policy of foreign Govern-.

ing, in his (small) car until the ments with respect to the protec-

magic hour of 7.30 am. brought Mr. James' signal and the stately tion, by import duties or other-

departure of the up-country ex- wise, of motor car manufacturers

press? Not on your (blooming) in their own countries against American competition. There is, In the race for the "Noel de life, as the purists say. The engine however, every probability that Rome" cup, held on the 18th driver took in the situation at a glance: brisk officials dashed along overseas markets will become a April in Italy between Loreto and smartly uncoupled a truck: the factor of much greater import- Aprutino and Penne, over a dis- "Gayn" whistled importantly and ance in the position of the domes-tance of 7.76 miles, the winner pulled on a few yards, thereby tic motor industry than they have was Giovanni Spinozzi, driving a leaving the level crossing clear. been in the past.

Fist 509, his time being 11 The well-known motorist in his It is quite possible that, with a minutes 48 seconds, the fastest of well-known (small) car acknow- growing demand for replace- the day.

ledged the courtesy with a dignified ments at home and a not un- In addition to capturing the salute, tooted his Klaxonette three reasonable expansion in the use cup, the Fiat was also first in its times, and went forward upon his 'The "Gaya" of automobiles in other countries, class for cars of not more than lawful occasions.

whistled again and ahunted back, the abrupt termination that has 1,100 c.c. Second place in the gen- the brisk officials made good the frequently been foretold for the eral classification was taken by coupling, and we went home to prosperity of American producers Luciani on a Lancia, while third breakfast, thinking that such inci- may never come to pass," con- position fell to Leopoldo Didents compensate in some small cludes the 'Survey."

Girolame on a Fiat 509.

degree for our many deprivations.

29min. 13.08sect, an average speed of 127.54, and nearly nine seconds faster than the previous record held by E. A. D. Eldridge. The 100 miles was covered in 40min. 40.41sec., an average speed of 128.55 m.p.h. This is 30 seconds better than the pre- vious record of Eldridge.

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.

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AS I TOLD YOU-1 TOOK AN ELEPHANT THINKIN' IT WAS MINE AN' WHEN I GOT HOME, I FOUND ANOTHER ELEPHANT WAITIN' FOR ME! NOW ! DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE IS MINE, THEY LOOK SO MUCH ALIKE!

CO AND GET THE

RAJAH TO IDENTIFY THEM!

DAUGHTER IS RICHT! THE RAJAH OUGHT TO

KNOW THE ELEPHANT

HE GAVE ME!

© 1977, by Inél Festure Service, Inc. "Great Britain rights reserved. */

SAY, RAJAH! WILL YOU TELL ME WHICH

OF THE TWO ELEPHANTS OUT-SIDE 15 THE ONE YOU GAVE ME?

NEITHER ONE

OF THEM!

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