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MOTOR NOTES FROM GREAT BRITAIN.

Recent Small Car Contests.

OVER 118 MILES ON TWO-GALLONS OF FUEL.

OUR RADIO BOX.

International Radiotelegraf and Toleghono Compangnived Wah- DOS. and Patera-Direction fadero,-Two or more pointers are.

Some Recent Inventions. pivoted upon a map at positions NO. 0. Culver -Directing Air-colving stations The pointers aro

corresponding to directional re craft-To ar ablo an aireaft to controlled by the search coll of locate accurately localising their respective station and in station on the landing field, the tersect to indicate the position of. effective plane of the loop aerial the gender. The map may be may be inclined to the axes of the squared and numbered, and a ship aircraft. The pilot can thus dea-or aeroplane under direction and Wo are indebted to the Bong London to Birmingham and then cend in a spiral whilst keeping having similar map may be kong Automobile Association for back until the fuel was exhausted. the station agnals at a maximum advised of its position number. the following motor notes by the The fuel was purchased by the

E. V. Robinson.-Valves-To Electric lamps may be provided R.A.C. correspondent

Club and was a standard mixture

produce "hard" characteristics Inbanesth the squares to illuminate of motor spirit and boszał. The

a valve with a gott vacuum, a cat automationlly the square indiont- The R.A.C. and Competitions, distance covered on 2 gallons was hode of the type providing a coned by the pointers.

11834 miles or upwards of 59 centrated source of electrons may One of the most important miles per gallon, which is the have an auxiliary heater, and is Ltd.Valver In value gener British Thomson-Houston Co., functions of the principal Auto-equivalent of about 641 tonplaced very alone (about 05 mm) store which simultaneously pro mobile Club of any pountry or big, miles per gallon... distriot is the promotion of com- petitions. The R.A.C. has done a

great deal of useful work in

Testing Stock Vehicles.

to the anode, shields being provid-duce oscillations of radio and ed to confine the current within audible frequency the amplitudes the space batween the electrodes. of the L.F. and HF. osolilations O Lorenz Akt. Ges-Trans- are limited relatively by a parti- this direction. The competitions Another recent Club certificate organised by the Club itself are refers to an A. O, car selected by mission. Choking coils are arcular circuit arrangement.

British Thomson-Houston Cơ models of scrupulous fairness and the Club from the stock of one ranged in a transmitting circuit, the most minute precautions are the firm's agents. The object and their effect varied by the Ltd.-Aerials-An earthing sgA- for transmitting aeriala taken to ensure that the regula-was to demonstrate the ability of operation of the transmitting key, tem tions are such as to render any the car to travel in London so that continuous wave trans- compriso a number of wires dishonest practice almost if not trafic in top gear for twelve mission is choked when thegley buried beneath and extending transversely of the serial for |quith, impossible. A sentral body bours, the engine not easing to is open.

car, however, go further by impos-run. The Club's standard traffic G. Castagnoli Inductances—a distance of two or three six- ing its authority to a ressonable route was used, this involving A basket or honey comb coil is toenths of a ware-length, and es ont upon the lesser organisa-much of the worst traffic in the diametrically pivoted within a collects about three quarters of tions which may themselves with East End of London. The engine helical coil, preferably by olamp. the capacity current which nor- to hold competitione. Quite recran continuously for upwards of ing it between a pair of atrips, one mally falls outside the arom ently the R.A.C. has found it ad twelve hours. There were in all of which, carries pivots which are beneath the aerial.

Two longitudinal wires connect visable to insist that closed com- 127 car stops due to traffic and the journalled in the former, of the petitions in Great Britain shall car was started wad run on top helical coil, and also form leads the tracaverse wires, alternate ones of which are connected to be run under its closed competi- gear only. There was no invo to the basket coil. Lions rules, the use of which bas luntary stop upon the road. At Western Electrio Co., Ltd- bus wires, the asrial being of a previously been optional. A the end of the trial the clutch Signalling-Interference between multiple-tuning type. closed competition is supposed appeared to be in the same coola number of riguailing stations essentially to be limited to the dition as at the beginning and having a central control station mombers of some particular was not unduly warm to the is minimised both for trans- organisation, but the spirit of the touch. The performance is a mission and homodyne recep- by compounding a ocossion was sometimes evaded somewhat remarkable one for a tion by promotere anxious to secure a vehicle rated at no more than number of frequenoles radiated from the central station. This big entry. Some of them went so 11.8 h.p.

ba accomplished by suitable arrangements of har- monic generators, modulators, de-

far as to include membership

Equally interesting was the may of the promoting club in the

trial of standard entry fee for a so-called closed recent

stock machines held by meeting, which thus became the Auto-Cycle Unice. These modulators, amplifiere, rectifiers,

to all inteate and purposes

filters, etc.

GENERAL NEWS.

MAGNETIC CRANES. Dook oranes to load pig-iron and steel by means of magneta have been ordered by the Clyde Navigation Trust.

NOVOCAINE PREFERRED TO ̈

STOVAINE.

Dr. Arthur W. Matthew Harley-street, at an inquest ut Marylebono recently said that novocaine was, in his opinion, much safer anesthetic

stovaine.

than

selected from stock

Igranic Electric Co., Ltd.--- an open meeting in which the were genuine olub amateur was often at random by the Union officials

mounting, has a spiral spring at a disadvantage. The R. A. C. and handed over to their riders Resistances. A.heostat for panel has for this reason introduced just prior to the start of the event,

Of sixty-twp starters fifty nine resistance stretched round a żegulation restricting the en- tries to bond fide members of the on certificates of merit which drum beneath the panel, a spring promoting clubs, elected to mem-were the only awards offered, ex. fazer is contrast therewith, and bership prior to the publication dept medals to lady riders. Ofan operating spindle rotatably of the re,ulations for the com-these.five competed sad all five mounted in the panel and carry- petition. With such a restriction came through successfully. The 10g either the drum or the spring regulations, closed competitions but was one which embodied more Bisting of a smaller drum and Hall, Pwilbolí, has given a large and with reasonable safeguarding Course was not unduly severe, finger. A vernier resistance con- are very useful and enjoyable rough going and more bilis resistance carried by a second plot of land to the South Car Now that,

Bo far as Grest than would be met with in the spindle within the first mentioned arvodehiro Village Club Associ■--- Britain is concerned, all closed average tour. One manufacturer spindle may be provided; each tion for a village hall at Cmwilom. beeld who took part intends to submit resistance having its own spring Listoning-in apparatus is to be meetings ore. under the R.A.C. competition the three standard productions to igor and a separate operating installed at some of the associa

tion's balls.

rules, any person aggrieved by a decision of the local stewards will have the right to appeal to the stewards of the R.A.0.

Small Car Trials.

"test to destruction." &

These kaob. machines are to be entered in all the classic trials of the year. Since they were not solect- ed for the purpose by the manu- facturer, but were chosen hap. hazard, the decision to teat Until recently the R.AC. bad them in this way can only be hoped to organise a comprehen-inspired by absoluta confidence sive trial of small cars during the present year. The manufac turers have, however, pointed out that many of their number are not prepared to shoulder suobl responsibilities just at present. The expenditure of time and As a rule an all-weather body money on the part of an antrant of the coupe or saloon form with to an important national trial is glass windows is a very highly Firms desirous necessarily considerable. Clearly, priced article.

CATS at very

I shall hope at a later date to have justification for referring again to this lost."

"All-Weather Body Design. "

ze-

LISTENING-IN FOR VILLAGERS.

Colonel Lloyd Evans, of Broom

THE LATEST

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THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT

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it would not bave boon well to of marketing hold a trial the entry for which moderate figures have therefore was not representative, conse-sed detachable celluloid windows quently the Club has deferred the in their all-weather equipment event until 1924. One of the Consequently considerable in results of this decision will terest Attaches to the type of body probably be that an unusually recently patented by Phoenix large number of small cars will Motors, Limited, and standard- bo submitted individually to ised on thoir 12 25.h.p. car. Here official certified trials. These the celluloid windows are individual triale, in "addition to placed by glass windows in rigid the utility of the results secured, frames, hinged on the doors and THE HUMAN ZOO have had the excellent effect folded down inside when not re- of putting 10

to quired. They are wall protected! attempts of gaining reputa-from damage when not in use) tion by more or less bogus and the method enables a quite performances, not properly super-eatisfactory all-weather body to vised and regulated. No members be turned out at a very low price, of the motor trade are permitted as is proved by the fact that the in Great Britain to publish the car with a 4-seated body "costs results of trials other than those only £425. properly certified by the Club's

officiala.

ond

The number of individual trials

in progress at the time of writing

is a suro indication of the im

provement in the position of the

HANKOW BURGLARY.

Recently the house of Mr. H. O.

British industry. The trials that Pearce in Hankow was the sobne the Club is now conducting involve an aggregate mileage of of an exciting encounter with

About over 160 000. The objects under burglar. test include large and small Mr. Pearce was awakened by cars, tyres, fiel. oil, electric noise in his room, and a moment later saw two legs pro- lighting sets, head lamp fittinge trading under the half-door with and even traffic signals. A set of which his room is fitted. Jump- Repson gres under test has eling from bed ho tackled the in- ready exceeded, 20,000 miles a figure which no one would have truder who fled to the verandah, dreamt of attempting a little time but finding himself collared he ago. The car used in this case took a flying losy and landed in the garden,. The police had weighs when laden about 214 tons.meantime been called, but by the The last certificate to hand latime Mr. Pearce was able to get that referring to the trial of a down to the garden by" more Riley car rated at 10-7 hp. The orthodox methods and to institute total running weight of the parla search the burglar had gone. was approximately 22 out. The Later, however, he was found in purpose of the trial was to tost an adjacent garden, having ap the distance covered on 2 gallons parantly been somewhat dazed by of fuel, the route being from his fall.

Copyright 1923, by Public Ledger Or

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