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EXPERIMENTS IN LONDON.

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TOUR THROUGH... A. MOTOR FACTORY.

BRITISH CARS.

WHAT HAPPENED IN 1927.

MAIN INFLUENCES.

The 4th November, 1927, when H.R.H. the Prince of Wales open- Sir John Simpson has been tell-ed the Scottish Motor Show in The purpose of this short article Ing us that the most fatal of the the new Kelvin Hall, was a great is to deal rather with symptoms disruptive forces to which old build-occasion for the City of Glasgow. indicative of general tendencies ings in the streets of London are For the Albion Motor Car Co., and progress than with the ad- now being subjected is the violent Ltd, one of the oldest commer-vancement of deaign in matters of and incessant vibration of heavy cial motor vehicle manufacturers detail. The year 1927 will prob- traffic rolling on hard reads. In in the world, it was an even more ably be best remembered, from the view of this opinion of the Past notable occasion, as His Royal point of view of motor history, as President of the Royal Institute of Highness had signified his inten- one in which the British Industry British Architects, it is of interest tion of visiting their head office definitely put forth fully organis- to learn from a road authority how and works, the first Royal visit ined exertions to capture or re-cap- our roads are made, what steps are the 28 years' history of the firm. ture the world's market, as well as being taken to reduce vibration, and The Prince'spent about an hour at to consolidate its already strong was shown position among users of the road what chances there are of finding in the works, and the future a perfect road for heavy through the various, departments, in its own home country.

beginning at the drawing office. No good purposes would now be modern traffic.

"Vibration depends largely on and proceeding through the vari-served by recapitulating in detail the subsoil," this authority sald, inous machine and erecting shops the circumstances which led up to an "Observer" interview. "If, for to the finishing off, testing and the position as it was at the be He was ginning of 1927. The main influ- instance," he explained," the sub-painting departments. soil la wet clay, vibration is felt for interested to note the difference ences which had moulded that to state them as some distance from the read. With between a factory laid out for position were, the view of reducing it focal authe-mass production of a single model, briefly as possible, as follows:-

First, the War, with its accom- rities are putting in strong concrete and the Albion Works, where an foundations, generally twelve inches extremely comprehensive range of panying restrictions, had caused a thick.

and These foundations, being load

passenger-carrying total cessation of the export of Bri- one complete mass, have the result vehicles is manufactured. In the tish motor vehicles for civilian chassis pro- use' of any kind, and consequent- of distributing the weight of the latter case, every load over a larger area of sub-soll, duced is given individual atten-ly opened doors everywhere to the and conséquently do reduce vibration, so as to ensure the best pos-

sible results in service.

tion.

high

British Industry's competitors and enabled them to establish them- selves firmly before any sort of competition could again be ganised from Great Britain.

or-

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1928.

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE

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

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THE INTERNATIONAL BYNDICATE.,

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sorrows.

The testing of materials in the "For, heavy traffic roads the con- crete foundation is covered either physical and chemical laboratory with granite sets, wood blocks or was another item which attracted

Later came the aftermath of the asphalt. Granite sets are used in the Prince's attention, and he industrial areas where there is actually carried out tests himself War, during which factorles, the steel-tyred with the scleroscope, which gives energies of which had been divert percentage of vehicles, and also on gradients to an accurate indication of the com-ed into other channels, had to be give a better foothold for-horsesparative hardness of different re-equipped, with the result that You could not use them in streets material, and the micro-camera, output was trifling and overhead takes photographs of charges very high. During this of offices and shops. In such areas, which

vehicle where it is desired to minimise the metals with a magnification of period. the commercial

section of the Industry suffered noise of traffic, either wood or as anything up to 1,500 diameters.

The Prince, owing to the great from an additional and very seri- phalt is used.

"From a general survey wood an amount of travelling he has done ous handicap, Inasmuch as its new pears to be the favourite; there is in various parts of the world, is in vehicles were in competition in the You'lle position to appreciate the dif-markets with Its war-time pro- more wood than asphalt, find it, for example, in Whitehall ficulties which motor vehicles ducts, new or second-hand, which and in most of the West End shop have to tackle in various overseas had become surplus Government Rebusiness. He was, therefore, par- stock and had been sold in large ping centres-Oxford-Street, gent-Street, and Bond-Street. Pic- ticularly interested to learn that numbers and often at ridiculously cadilly was covered with wood, and a large proportion of the Albion low figures. will be so covered again. On the output has always gone to over-

seas markets, including Austra- During the past few years, the other hand, you get notable ex-

of asphalt in lia, India, Malaya, New Zealand, interest of the British manufac amples of the use Victoria-Street, Moorgate, High and many parts of Africa. His turer in the Overseas markets, has Royal Highness concluded his Holborn, and the Victoria Embank-visit by inspecting a variety of tives of many of the leading firms

stendily

Representa- vehicles which illustrated the have conducted extensive tours, value of currency, this is no small various developments of the not merely for the purpose of sell achievement, a statement which Company. The vehicles exhibited ing vehicles or appointing agents, refers to both sections of the In- ranged from the most recently but also with the object of study-dustry and reflects at introduced models (including aing the exact requirements of the credit on the builder of commer-

ment.

"Is there anything to choose be tween wool and asphalt In lessen- ing noise or vibration?"

"No," was the reply, "but where

vehicles with rubber tyres are run

the engine and body of the vehicle." The Perfect Road, "Are the roads we have Bow

satisfactory in view of the heavy demands that are made upon them by modern traffic?

Overseas Markets,

increased.

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Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others. A letter belongs in each white space, words starting at the numbered squares and running either borizontally or vertically or both.

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on roads with a smooth surface the street sprinklet for shipment to countries visited. It was; how Icial and public service vehicles as principal noise is caused, not by the Bermuda) back to a. 1902 dog-over, left for 1927 to be the year on the maker of private cars.

which is still in running order. Among the machines an official delegation to visit many of trade depression, has had even examined was on old 3-ton of the Overseas Dominions in the more difficulties in organising in- model similar to the 6,000 Interests of all its constituents creased output and so reducing supplied to the British War Department during the Much of the good work done by many of

and not merely of individual firms. standing charges., Nevertheless, Great War. Needless to say, the this delegation was of a type the Olympia Shows this autumn ex- those who visited the Albion Company appreciate very value of which would be almost pressed astonishment at the value "Up to a point they are, but we highly the honour of this visit entirely dissipated if it were made for money represented by many have not got the perfect road yet."

from His Royal Highness.

public. It must, therefore suffice of the heavy chassis there exhibit- "What would such a rond be?"

to say that very much was learned as compared with anything that try in which that event is to be "It would be made of materials

ed and that, from a political as could be seen in the lighter classes, held, since those who are brought that would have a long life, afford

and H, and Smith-Street, Chelsea, well as from a technical point of irrespective of country of origin together seek not only to exchange a good foothold for would not become slippery under are amongst the roads on which view, it seems certain that results Great good may therefore be ex- opinions with one another, but also new materials are being tried. It will ultimately be found to have pected to result from the holding to learn from examination of the any climatic conditions. It should

will probably take some years in more than justifled the expend-of the Motor Transport Exhibition traffic that they see about them, also be dustless,"

of 1927, which made clear to the and from the latest products of "Are new materials being tried?" most cases throughly and finally to ture incurred.

Somewhat closely allied with the world the great progress effected the home factorles. It is, there "New types of surfacing material test the results. In the meantime

was the by British manufacturers, not only fare, matter for no little satisfac are continually being invented, and the Ministry of Transport keep in tour of this delegation with the co-operation of the high- touch with the experiments, and re-opening of a system of propaganda in the design of vehicles for more tion that the Congress in London way authorities they are being test-ports are prepared and circulated to for British motor geads in Empire or less normal use on satisfactory was attended by representatives of ed on roads where they are sub the divisional road engineers, 80 markets; a costly undertaking but roads, but equally, or perhaps far more countries than had ever that any highway authority desir one that was overdue, and that can even more, in respect of the pro- come together on the occasion of jected to the normal wear occa- sioned by modern traffic. Sections ing to construct a road with any hardly fail to justify itself, assum-duction of vehicles eminently cap any one of the three Congresses of Balham High-Road, Uxbridge tried, can obtain the necessary in be substantiated.

of the materials that are being ing only that the claims made con able of operating under the worst previously held in the United States. The delegates were, more- Road, New Bridge-Street, Highgate-formation about them."

possible travelling conditione. British Output. New Materials.

On this last point there can be Yet another event of great over, directly representative of "What are the new materials dribt. The outputs of British significance was the World Motor something over fifty Governments, chiefly composed of?"

factories have been increased, de-Transport Congress, held in Lon-8 a consequence of which it may "It would be invidious, I think, signs have been modified to suit don last November. This was in be confidently anticipated that the deliberations fo the Congress will to mention any details at this stage, Overseas requirements, and the no sense designed to serve as pro be reflected within the next few but it may be stated generally that most

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