National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page1107784
!, vin -¿ÜV¡ o7/tYou couldn't get
DÖÖÖEi¿AÍRGUDE,, RIDEwithout
this rigid foundation
Unless maximum rigidity is
designed and built into theFrame of a car, you cannot have!
Riding Comfort.
Any tendency towards flexibility
in the frame would produce that
decidedly uncomfortable feelingof instability.
The Dodge frame - with rigidBox sections extending to extreme
front and rear and X-Bridge typein design-provides the founda-,
tion for the "Airglide" Ride.
2 WHEELBASES TO CHOOSEd FROM
Tests in which weightswere placed upon one
unsupported corner ofthe frame proved thatthe frame of the New
Dodge is just twice as
rigid as that of manycars.
Above-iWeight test withordinary frame.
MODEL D3113 inch
MODEL' D2116 inch
Weicht test with Dodge frami
Deferred payments up to 2 years if desiredSales Tax extra
MARDEN ANO JOHNSTON UNITED117-131 MJND6R5 STREET. SYflNE-Y*
PL lill
DB1036
DODGE- DEPENDABLE SINCE 1314
WHY HE WAS A BACHELORLISTEN TO THE NEWLYWED / WEBACHELORS HAVE THE BEST OF IT
NO EXPLAINING TO DO .
MUST RING UP MY WIFETO LET HER KNOW
I'LL BE A COUPLE OFHOURS LATE TONIGHT
N EXT EVENINC the chance camefWELL,HERE'S THE GAY BACHELOR
EATING DINNER AIONE'MINDIF I JOIN YOU ?
GAY 6ACHEL0R-ANYTHINGBUT1 I'M BLUE BECAUSE ACERTAIN GIRL WONT SAY
«YES'.'SIT DOWN_l NEEDYOUR ADVICE
IMEAN IT' WE CAN HAVE
'8 0"IN COOL WEATHERAND PEOPLE NOTICE IT
'ALLTHE QUICKERBECAUSE WINDOWSARE CLOSED.ROOMS
GET STUPFY
GEE.THATUFEBUOY LATHERS
GRAND
THATS WHATMAKCS IT SO
/ REFRESHINGTakes away fatigue
It'sa Healthy Habit. Most habits are con-
demned as " bad for you" but not the
Lifebuoy habit. Use it regularly and watch
your skin become clearer, healthier, and
radiantly alive. Lifebuoy's purifying latherdoes that-eliminates all the waste matter
from the pores-gives the skin a real chanceto be healthy and at the same time removes all
fear of unpleasant "B.O." (body odour).
MILLIONS SAY . ..." It agrees-with my skin"
Tired ? Listless ? Have a Lifebuoy bath, let
the rich Lifebuoy lather soothe and refresh
you. Its clean, hygienic scent is a refresher in
itself, though it van-
ishes as you rinse,
leaving you freshand exhilarated.
A LEVER PRODUCT
NOVELS of the DAYA GOOD HISTORICAL NOVEL.
Vincent Sheean, author of "In Search of
History," has recently presented a fine new
novel. It deals with the unsuccessful Jacobinrebellion in Naples at the end of the eighteenthcentury, a rebellion which was co-incidentalwith the French Revolution, but which had as
Its underlying motive force somewhat differentpolitical and moral concepts. Mr. Sheeanhas made his story significant as well as in-
tensely interesting by infusing his characterstudies with a life which does not only be-long to their immediate setting and emer-
gency, but which belongs to all revolutionaryspirits at any period. The central figure, LuisaSanfelice, will remain clearly portrayed inthe minds of all who read her tragic history.
The Queen of Naples, Marie-Charlotte, was
the thirteenth of Maria Theresa's sixteenchildren. Pate had obliged her at the age of16 to marry the uncouth and uneducatedFerdinand IV. of Naples, and thus begin a
career which, though it did not end as spec-tacularly as that of her sister Marie Antoin-ette, was fraught with difficulties, and endedin disaster. Her court, at which the famousEmma, Lady Hamilton, was often present,accompanied by Nelson and his entourage, was
a hot-bed of Intrigue. She mounted thethrone at a time when the lower classes wereseething with unrest, when France hadalready Ignited the imaginations of the masses,and England, alert and wary, patrolled theseas with powerful vigilance. Luisa, drawninto the court circle by her aristocratic con-nections, fell desperately in love with anagent of the Jacobin party-from that mo-ment she was doomed. Her emotions warredwith her principles, but for a woman of hertemperament and upbringing, who was, fur-thermore, the victim of an earlier unhappymarriage, there could be only one outcome tothe struggle.
The canvas employed Is a broad one; thecolours are vivid and lavishly applied. Theauthor has a fine free style and an excellentcommand of words and phrases. He outlinesboth scenes and characters with bold strokes,avoiding too much detail, and carrying thereader forward by the sincerity of his ideasand an obvious enthusiasm for his subject,The book deals with an interesting period,and throws light upon people and situationsof which only those who have made a closestudy of European history could have a clearconception. ("Sanfelice," by Vincent Sheean;Hamish Hamilton.)
A CLEVER COMEDY.There exists a popular prejudice against
novels written in the first person. But wherethe narrator turns his delightful irony andsatire against himself as much as he doesagainst other characters in his story, the talcgains in piquancy by being told directly; one
can always muster up a great deal of sympathyfor the man who can laugh at himself.
Nor is this the only worth-while quality inMr. Footman's novel of life in the Englishcolony of one of the lesser Balkan capitals.As a piece of entertainment for those who liketheir reading to be light and cheerful withoutgood writing being sacrificed too horribly, it is
admirably done. The author, quite evidently,knows the milleu in which his story is set;moreover, he has the happy knack of makinghis characters speak, act, and think like humanbeings-a rare enough quality. The wholething has been very cleverly done, and, In par-ticular, the handling of Mr. Mills, the twentyseven-year-old narrator of the story, calls forpraise. Out of the record of his own wordsand thoughts, Mr. Mills becomes plainer andplainer as an individual, and more and more
sympathetic as his little faults and foiblesbecome apparent.
While, perhaps, not a book for those whoprefer the heavyweights of literature, "Pigand Pepper" is something that will not fall
with those who aim to be amused. ("Pig andPepper," by David Footman; Heinemann.)
A PARISIAN BOARDING-HOUSE.Martin Hare's new novel Is a somewhat
patchy piece of work. It opens with many
pages of rather dull description, but improvesas the story begins to take shape-not thatthere is a very clearly defined plot or muchaction I The book is built up round the char-acter of Anne Amedee des Tertres de Mont
leve, a countess who has known better days,and Is now obliged to keep a pension defamille In a Parisian suburb in order to ekeout her very slender means. She Is, of course,
totally unsulted for the Job, and the inmatesof her boarding-house take advantage of herquite unscrupulously. In spite of this shedecides to extend her premises, and, burdeningherself with a large and unwelldy establish-ment, she wades Into waters so deep that theyeventually submerge her.
Martin Hare made a good Impression withher last novel, "If This Be Error." She has a
considerable knowledge of people, motives,and reactions. Unfortunately she has not a
good sense of constructive writing. She fre-quently wanders from the point at issue, andalthough her character studies are interest-ing, and often unusual, her book suffers fromincoherence and lack of formal outline. Theportrait of the adolescent daughter, Irene.Is cleverly drawn, and Miss Hare's admirers
will recognise her characteristic philosophicoutlook in the young Englishman and Mon-
sieur Lecoq. ("A Mirror for Skylarks," byMartin Hare; Heinemann.)
AN OLD ROMANCE.Mr. Rupert Hughes has taken the love of
John Payne, author of "Home, Sweet Home,"for Mary Godwin Shelley, widow of the poet,as the basis of fact on which to build hisnovel. Externally the book is a firm andwell-shaped piece of narrative construction,but. unhappily. In the fine detail of Interiorcraftsmanship, the author's skill fails him.His prose is awkward, he is often ambiguous,and sometimes his ingenuousness comes closeto disturbing his reader's gravity. Phraseslike the following would be improved by edit-ing: "He pressed the money into the mother'spalm full of wrinkles." "Lord Byron lookeda marble statue with living curls revellingabout his beauty." One can scarcely creditShelley saying of his first wife: "Harriet isa noble animal." And this, even If true,might have been more felicitously expressed:"Little (Charles) Lamb was capable of gigan-tic emotions, prodigious words, the mostlearned literary allusions, and profanity allcluttered up with stuttering." These are afew examples from among a host. till, Mr.Hughes can spin a good yarn and not every-one who enjoys reading is hampered by a
standard of literary discrimination. Thosewhose liking for a sweetly romantic dish Isnot affected by the presence in it of chanceingredients will find here something +o theirtaste. ("The Man Without a Home," byRupert Hughes; Jarrólas, Dymock's.)
SHORT STORIES.Edith Wharton's new book takes the form of
a collection of seven long short stories. Theyare all, except the first, written round some in-cident in the past of the people concerned.They have an air of reminiscence and, often,of regret; all are tinged with a realisation ofthe fleeting nature of youtb and the instabilityof human relationships.
The first story In the collection is the mostentertaining, dealing as it does with a remark-ably irresponsible family of Russians, one ofwhom, a wealthy New Yorker, has marriedonly to find himself saddled with brothers andsisters as well as a wife. There are manytouches of delightful humour here.
"Permanent Wave" and "Roman Fever" Iseach in its own way a revealing picture of thecomplexity of the feminine mentality. "Pom-egranate Seed" and "The Looking Glass" havean underlying suggestion of spiritualistic in-fluence:; the latter is a poignantly emotionalpicture of a woman terrified at the approachof a lonely old age and defeated by her own
vanity.Mrs. Wharton is a well-known and prolific
writer. Her style Is finished and confident andher Insight keen. We can recommend thesestories to renders who enjoy delving Into themore remote byways of human experience.("The World Over," by Edith Wharton; Apple-ton Century.)
BRAIDWOOD WATER SUPPLY. .
BRAIDWOOD. Thursday.The municipal council has received a letter
from the Minister for Works and Local Gov-ernment (Mr. Spooner), In replv to represen-tations made on behalf of the council In re
gard'to a proposed water supply scheme forthe town. According to a report obtainedby the department, the capital cost of thescheme was £15,000. On the basis of a maxi-mum annual liability of 25/ per head of popu-lation, it was claimed the council could un-
dertake the scheme without any financial as-
sistance from the Government. The Minister,however, said he was prepared to offer a grantof £6500, provided the council agreed to con-struct the work under certain conditions. Inview of the fact that the municipality was
shortly to be amalgamated with TallagandaShire the aldermen decided not to go Into thematter, \>ut to submit the proposal to the shirewith a request that it should be given earnestconsideration.
FIELD OFFICERS' CLUB.
? The new Field Officers' Club at the NationalMutual .'Life Assurance Association of Aus-tralia, Ltd., was officially opened by the gene-ral manurer (Mr. C. A. Norris) at the club
J rooms, 350 "George-street, city, yesterday. I
I DO WE PROGRESS?
It is difficult to believe that the same penwhich wrote "We, the Accused," is also respon-sible for "Don John's Mountain Home." Theformer book appeared last year, and, in spiteof the fact that it was largely a propagandistnovel, a fierce Indictment of capital punish-ment, its dramatic and intensely human storyheld the Interest of a lurge public. Its suc-
cessor is, comparatively, a weak piece of workThe author still launches diatribes againstthe existing forms of education and religiouspractice in England, also against the forms ofpunishment meted out to delinquents and the
principles underlying them. The plot is com-
monplace and the situations are hackneyed.The characters are clearly enough drawn, butthe writing is often incredibly amateurish andclumsy. There are long passages of descrip-tion and ponderous speculation which, cer-
tainly, fill up the pages, but do not further thereader's knowledge of or Interest in charactersand scenes.
The story is mainly concerned with Mar-
garet Elms, who goes to Avonsmead as gover-ness to the son and daughter of the ReverendMr. Several. Avonsmead Is a small, stragglyvillage some miles from London, which, findingItself in the path of commercial and industrial
progress, develops by the end of the book Intoa thriving suburb on an arterial road. Mar-
garet has her romance with a young school-master and goes through all the Joys, sorrows,
hopes, and misgivings of hundreds of other
young English girls of fiction tinder the same
circumstances. Don John is the most intel-ligent inhabitant of Avonsmead; it is he whorages against existing institutions, ruthlesslyanalyses his neighbours, and finally comes tothe rescue of Margaret.
Ernest Raymond has a large circle of ad-mirers, and though many of them will no
doubt be disappointed with the lack of vigourin his latest book, they will find It, on thewhole, readable enough. ("Don John's Moun-tain Home," by Ernest Raymond; Cassell.
Dymock's.)
MORE MEN AGAINST SEA.Messrs. Nordhoff and Hall have followed up
their very successful trilogy based on themutiny on the Bounty with another story ofadventure on the Pacific. Their case Is dif-ferent from that of the creative artist, whocan, from sheer Insight-as Katherine Mans-field did-see a profound allegory In an inksodden fly crawling across a sheet of blotting
paper. Their interest is in externals, andtheir purpose is to discover and present instory form an actual historical happening.Therefore, they are limited from the begin-ning by the Intrinsic value of the materialthat offers; and, though their skill has inno way lessened, their present book doesnot reach the level of its predecessors, forthe reason that the subject does not permitof it.
Nevertheless, It is epic in character, if ofa lesser magnitude. The tale Is of Terangl,arrested in a Tahiti bar after a brawl, Inwhich he was merely the defender of his dig-nity; of his Imprisonment and his subse-quent efforts to escape to return to his youngwife, Marama; of his ultimate success, witha price on his head for murder; of his reach-
ing Marama after a terrible journey in a
canoe to a group of low hurricane-sweptIsles where she had gone; of his evasion ofrecapture, aided by Marama, his nativefriends, and an understanding priest; of hisheroism In a devastating hurricane that al-most obliterated the islands, and of his ulti-
mate pardon by the French Government. It
Is a story of fine, simple, and courageousfolk, who live largely by the sea, yet hold their
tenure of life by their skill and daring In
combating it; a story sure to be widely wel-comed by those whom circumstances com-
pels to live less close to nature. If It has a
fault, It Is that the authors have used thehurricane for a little more than it Is worth.("Hurricane," by Charles Nordhoff and JamesNorman Hall: Chapman and Hall; Angus andRobertson.)
HIGHLAND CROFTERS.Mr. Ian Macpherson's novel-his third
Is one that, because of Its sincerity and soundcraftsmanship, tempts the reviewer to give it
a little more praise than It really deserves.It seems, perhaps through a diffusion of in-terest necessary to the writer's purpose, tolack emotional force, yet, taken as a patternof life, it is satisfying.
The story Is of Ewan Cattanach, a Highlandshepherd, his family and neighbours. Theperiod is the late '60's, when the coming ofthe railway and the growth of commercial
Ism was destroying the clans, and In many
ways modifying the life of the people. Ewan
is loyal throughout-almost obsequiously-toCluny, his proud but impoverished chief. Heis something of a domestic tyrant and resent-ful of change. His attempts at iron ruleare softened by an understanding wife. Thefamily, a turbulent brood, arc shown by theauthor striking out into life, meeting it un-
troubled by regret for a fading past. Theirstories, in toil and in love, are not unusual,
but are told with understanding; though it
is here, in falling to make them very signi-ficant in themselves or in their relationship
to each other, that the book seems to missits own opportunities. In the end, the nest-lings fled, conies Ewan's glorious hour. TheQueen, having requested a picture to hang inWindsor Castle, he, the simple shepherd, is
chosen to pase for the artist, representingthe men of his beloved clan. That is all
of the story. One can Imagine it having a
fond place In Scottish domestic literature,though it falls short of the wider and deeperInterest It might have had. Even so. Its pic-tures of the stormy glens, the life of the
farms, and the herdsmen In their valiant care
of flock and field are memorable. The
prose is good. "Pride In the Valley," by Ian
Macpherson; Methuen, Ltd.)
COMEDIES OP MISADVENTURE.One of the writers most difficult to review
Is Mr. P. G. Wodehouse. This is not because,like James Joyce or some other ultra-modern,he puts the critic on his critical mettle, but
because, like the Postal De/mrtment and theBritish Navy, though in a widely different
sense, he is institutional. If he were to de
pa. t from precedent by writing a historical
romance or a tragedy In blank verse commentwould be called for, but as he keeps faith withhis readers by keeping to the well-knownWodehousian way It seems ledundant. Hislatest book is a collection of short stories,
and, though it may sound banal to say so, they
are funny. The chief character is the amus-
ing young idiot whom he has immortalisedand who, though he Is named Fieddle or
Archie-or Freddie and Archie where two ofhis kind are required for the purpose of the
story-remains ever the same. He-or theyhave eleven adventures In this book, rangingfrom mishaps at a village mothers' picnic toothers among the proletariat of BottletonEast. In some New York sketches the authorscores very neatly off the Americans, at leastas they present themselves to picture-goers.There are two detectives who never fall to
keep their hats on indoors who are worththe price of the book.
It is Mr. Wodehouse's literary fate that as
soon as he sits down to write he must hear a
horde of readers demanding of him: "Now befunny." In twenty-nine books he has notfailed them, and in this, the latest, he showsno signs of flagging. If there is a page with-out a laugh there are three on the next tomake up for the omission. ("Young Men in
Spats," by P. G. Wodehouse; Herbert Jenkins,Dymock's.)
BOOKS RECEIVED."Coulson Alone." Jack Mann (Wright and Brown)."TnnRled Love." Kathleen Norris (Murray)."Deaf Mute Murders." Vernon Loder (Crime
Club!."Sundown Cape," Kenneth Perkins (Wright and
Brown)."Law on the Mines." C. H. Snow (Wright and
Brown I.
"Ship ot the Mist." Hilda Bridges (Wright and
Brown).A LIBRARY LIST.
"Pit; and Pepper," David Footman."TnnRled Love." Kathleen Norris (Romance)."A Mirror for Skylarks," Martin Hare.
"Keep the Aspidistra Flying," George Orwell(social conditions).
"Sanfelice." Vincent Sheean (historical)."Jancls." Leslie Gordon Barnard (Canndlan)."YounR Men In Spat«," Wodehouse."Hurricane." NordholT and Hall"Be Gentle to the Young." Mary Sturt.
"Thev Shall Inherit the Earth." Morley Cal-
laghan (American).
AERODROME AT FORBES.
FORBES, Thursday.The Forbes Development League decided to
urge the Civil Aviation Department to sendan officer to Forbes to advise on the most suit-able ground to acquire for an aerodrome. Itwas stated that one air-line company wouldestablish a service to Forbes if the town hada suitable landing ground. The meeting con-tended that the Yellow Waterhole grounds,nearly five miles from town, though used bythe late Mr. C. T. P. Ulm and Sir CharlesKingsford Smith for taking on* on some dis-tance flights, and declared to be one of the
finest grounds in the State, was too far fromthe business centre.
LICENSED SEAMEN'S ASSOCIA-TION.
»
A meeting of the metal trades group of theLabour Council last night decided to opposethe registration of the Licensed Seamen's As.mclntlon and to ask the Federal Govern
ment to abolish employment bureaus set upby the shipowners under amending Federallegislation. It was also decided to convene a
conference of unions involved to formulate acommon union policy.
.4S^aMOTORI NGafSüi.1936 TERRAPLANE.
Particularly GoodPerformance.
ROAD TEST RESULTS.
The six-cylinder Terraplane is a car
of moderate size which has earned foritself during the last few years a re-
putation for performance. This hasbeen achieved by careful designingrather than by freakish departuresfrom convention, and, although themake always has had its individualpoints, the car generally has alwaysbeen an admirable example of sim-
plicity and standard design.The 1936 version of the car, however, while
retaining many of the characteristics of tiîe
1935 type, is a little larger and embodies oneor two very interesting mechanical featureswhich are entirely new, and it is further dis-tinguished by being fitted with a very wellmade Australian all-steel body-the first localproduction to have a complete steel roof.
Graceful Design.The makers deserve commendation for the
design of this body, which is very roomy,
composed entirely of very graceful curves, and,after 5000 miles' hard usage on the car tested,displayed no rattles or squeaks which couldnot be cured with a drop of oil. The designembodies particularly large and efficient mud-guards, a V-shaped windscreen of safety glass,
The Terraplane five-passenger sedan.
a roomy luggage trunk at the rear, and an
ingenious ventilating method, by which thefront side windows can be slid sideways Intheir runners within a limited degree as wellas up and down.
Tile car tested was the lowest priced in therange, and was fitted with only one item ofextra equipment, to which reference will bemade later. In the de luxe models, the de-tails of body equipment, including the ven-
tilating system, vary somewhat from those ofthe car under review.
Other features of the body include a slidingfront seat, side armrests to the rear seat, andtwo automatic screen wipers.
,
'
The Instrument boaid curves away fromthe driver over towards the windscreen, andon this curve the oval indirectly-lighted in-strument panel is placed in such a way thatit Iles fairly flat, and is in the best positionpossible for the driver to see every gaugeclearly. A peculiarity of it is that the am-
meter and oil gauge consist of red warninglights which flash on when the generator Is
not charging or the oil Is not being circu-lated.
The radiator mascot of red glass, shapedlike an airship, is most attractive, but In-dividuals may or may not like the ratherelaborate radiator grille. Many people prefersomething simpler.
On the whole, however,'the'car Is one ofthe most handsome of .the 1936 models.
Mechanical Details.There are two very Interesting mechanical
features introduced on this car and its largerstable companion, the Hudson. The first is
the method by which the front axle and
springs are designed. A conventional straightbeam axle is used, but the springs are at-tached to it by bearings completely encirclingthe axle, so that rotational movement of theaxle is not prevented by the springs. However,two very sturdy torque members extend backfrom the axle to the chassis side rails and so
direct the movement of the axle under theinfluence of road inequalities that it moves up
and down within a perfect arc which agreeswith the arc followed by the steering draglink.
There are then no conflicting influences to
cause steering wheel "fight." Then, becausethe location of the axle and the resistance of
front brake torque are looked after by thetorque members, the front springs can be madevery flexible, and shackled at both ends, andthe whole arrangement looks to be absolutelyright from an engineering standpoint.
The other new feature is purely a precau-tionary one, and consists of a mechanicalbrake linkage supplementing the normal hy-draulic operating system which only comes Intoaction should the hydraulic mechanism fallfor any reason. It Is an idea which ex-
presses the manufacturers' agreement with thepresent-day demand for greater and greatersafety in motor vehicles.
Unique Features.The engine of the Terraplane is a six
cylinder side-valve unit normally supplied witha 6 to 1 compression ratio head, in whichcase the engine develops 88 brake horse-power. However, for the outlay of a fewmore pounds, a head, having a ratio of 7 to
1, is available, and this raises the b.h.p. to100. The car tested was fitted with the 7to 1 head, and this wai the Item of extraequipment to which reference was made carllerIn the article. The bore and stroke of theengine are three inches and five inches respec-tively, so that the R.A.C. rated horse-poweris 21.6.
The single-plate clutch transmits the driveto the three-speed synchro-shift transmissionwith its constant mesh silent gears, andneedle-bearing universal joints are fitted to
the propeller shaft, which, in turn, takes thedrive to the rear axle, which has a final gearratio of 4 1-9 to 1.
Steering is by worm and sector with therather large reduction of 17 to 1, and tyresao super balloons, 16 by 6.00 on detachablepressed steel artillery wheels.
The hand-brake operates shoes in the rear
drums through cables, the actual operatinghandle consisting of a pull-out device beneaththe instrument panel on the driver's right,
its ratchet engaging when the handle is
moved through the segment of a circle. Thewheelbase of the car is 115 inches. The"electric hand" pre-selecting gear changemechanism Introduced last year, is availableas an item of extra equipment.
On the Road.The engine of the Terraplane runs with
Ulai rather exceptional smoothness which Is
reminiscent of the Hudson Eight, and thisai the engine's great liveliness are the first
impressions made on a stranger to the car.When the open road is reached, however,attention is switched to Its behaviour atspeed and on corners, because the front sub
pension, being a new design, must in the firstInstance be suspect. It is soon found, how-ever, that the design is most successful. Sus-pension at the front is delightfully soft andyet the car remains very steady under allconditions. For sheer road holding quali-ties, the car Is one of the best in its class, andcertainly is the best Terraplane produced.
On rough surfaces, the suspension mostefficiently preserves the occupants from dis-comfort.
Before giving the actual stop-watch timessecured, it must be said here that althoughthese times show the car to possess a ratherexceptional liveliness, car performance pos-sesses subtleties which the stop-watch doesnot show, and it can only be said that thisis one oi those rare vehicles which seem to
become part and parcel of the driver.As to performance, the car went through
the measured half-mile in 22i seconds, whichis at the rate of 80 miles an hour exactly.In second gear, the maximum speedometerreading was 63 miles an hour. Acceleratingfrom a standstill through the gears the car
reached 50 miles an hour in 10 seconds, andto 60 miles an hour in 15 seconds. From 10to 30 miles an hour In top gear occupied 6 2-5seconds, and In second gear 4 seconds. Thehydraulic brakes were particularly powerful,stopping the car from 30 miles an hour in26 feet, while during the whole trip of 85.3miles, with a small amount of coasting on
the outward Journey, but none on the return,the car averaged a little in excess of 21miles to the gallon of petrol. The car
weighs 27cwt.The price of the Terraplane of the type
described is £399, plus tax, the 7 to 1 com-pression ratio costing an additional £5. Thede luxe edition of the car Is priced at £420,plus tax.
I
?* ROAD REPORTS.' ^ I
WOY WOY ROAD CONSTRUCTION.The N.RMA. has been advised that the
main road from Pacific Highway, to Woy Woyis to be" reconstructed at a cost of about£ 16,000. J It Is probable that several new
deviations* will be constructed to obtain better
grades.','For some time past motorists havecomplained' to the association of the unsatis-factory surface conditions on this road, and
when the work is completed the district
should receive a far larger number of touriststhan hitherto.
HUME HIGHWAY SURFACE,The gradual extension over the past few
years, of tar pavement on Hume Highway,the inland'route; from Sydney to Melbourne,
has considerably 'improved travelling con-
ditions, reports the N.R.M.A. touring depart-
ment. Paved road now extends from Sydneyto Gundagai (252 miles), with the exceptionof a length of^gravel road starting at a pointone mile north of Jugiong and continuing to
the southern side of Jugiong Hill. Tar pave-ment extends from Gundagai for a distanceof 15 miles, where there is another length
of gravel and metal surface to Tarcutta.From this settlement Hume Highway is
practically all tar paved to Albury, and for
the remaining 192 miles to Melbourne the
going Is splendid over paved surface through-out.
SHEEPWASH BRIDGE CLOSED.The N.R.M.A. touring department has been
advised by the association's Bowral repre-sentative that during the repairs to Sheep-
wash Bridge, 7.4 miles from Bowral on the
main road to Fitzroy Falls, motorists should
travel by way of Moss Vale. On the northern
side of Moss Vale township the motorist turns
left and then keeps ahead to the Robertsoncross roads. Here a right turn is made bythose travelling to Fitzroy Falls, KangarooValley, and Nowra The way ahead at thispoint leads to Robertson. Although worn
and bumpy between Moss Vale and the crossroads, the surface may be classed as fair onthe average. Fiom Bowral to Moss Vale istar paved
TUE UNLIGHTED VEHICLE:|
Although the/Motor Traffic Act; and Regula-tions governing the lighting of vehicles arestrictly enforced, it is deplorable, says theR.A.C.A., that similar t ction is not taken bythe authorities to, ensure proper compliancewith the law by other road users. Motorcars are compelled to carry a lighted red lampat the rear during the hours of darkness,but there is little danger of a fast movingvehicle being suddenly overtaken by anothervehicle travelling in the same direction.
Vhe need is greater than ever to-day forthe slow-moving vehicle to be adequatelylighted at the rear, but every motorist Is
aware that there are still many slow-movingvehicles on the road after dark which giveno warning of their presence until picked upby the headlights of a car. This, of course,is more noticeable on country roads, andthe police would be doing a service to thecommunity by rigidly enforcing the lowgoverning the lighting of slower vehicles.
I
m 'UM® WM*
yßM$.
SUITS-TO-MEASIJilIL £7<TEvery Supatex suiting is a faithful, copy of a picked English,cloth. In appearance, and in feel, the two are identical. * The4
... .."»,'. .' !.-'V \advantage to you is obvious-^you get a suiting in- every^waysimilar to an expensive English\design, btit'-.you^payt'only-^/f/f/
for it made to your measure, owing to,
the cloth, .having been
produced in an Australian,mill...Call in at,either store and see
these Supatex, suitings, in the,, new, season's, range-the, chances
arc that you'll ¡want to-be measured? for a suit;.right away.I
19Ä
W
Men's Modern Store, Geor,ge Street v
DAVID JONES'Men's -wear also Lower Ground Floor, Castlereagh Street Store.
II4y
Ȁ1
i ?»
j
:!l
if"I
,lÄ
THE IMPORT QUOTA.
Application to Motor .
Vehicles.
Since the Government announced its
new Customs regulations, the motor in-
dustry' has been uncertain about theway in which the regulations will be
applied. For example, there was doubtwhether importers of motor cars wouldbe restricted individually to their im-
ports of the year ended April 30, 1936,
and uncerainty about the position of
chassis and cars in transit or in bond.A circular dealing with the subject has been
Issued by the Customs Department, and it
appears to leave little doubt about the wayin which the new regulations will be applied.
RATIONING SYSTEM.
Put briefly, the importation of motor vehiclesfrom countries with which the balance of tradeis heavily adverse to Australia will be restrictedduring the present 12 months to the numberimported during the 12 months ended April 30,1936. In enforcing this regulation, individualimporters will be rationed according to thenumber of chassis they brought in in that year,
so that there will not be a race between im-
porters until the whole quota is filled, eachone being limited in the manner explained.While this undoubtedly will impose a hardship
on a few Importers established only duringthe last 12 or l8 months, and who, by puttingIn some solid groundwork last year, startedthis year with the reasonable expectation ofdoubling or trebling their sales, the firmswho have been active over the last few yearswill not actually lose very much, because lastyear was an exceptionally good one for wellestablished companies as far as motor vehiclesales were concerned.
GOODS IN TRANSIT.In tlic case of vehicles which were on order
from the factories on or before May 21, 1936,and had actually been despatched from thefactories on or before June 30, 1936, permitswill be granted which will enable them to enterAustralia under the old scale of duties, but thechassis will be debited against the importer'squota for this year. Vehicles ordered anddespatched after these dates will naturallyhave to pay the increased scale of duties andwill also form part of this year's quota.
It is also of Interest that the new regulationsapparently allow for certain changes In theAustralian market, which may make it expe-dient for an importer to vary the importschedules as between States. For example,take a case where the imports of one makeof vehicle to New South Wales and Victorialast year were in the proportions of 60 and 40.Circumstances mav arise which may make it
advisable to vary these proportions somewhat,say, to 50-50. In a case of this sort, the factsmust be submitted to the Comptroller-Generalof Customs at Canberra for a ruling, and, ap-parently, if a sound case is made out, thereshould be no difficulty in obtaining permissionto make this variation.
CHANGING QUOTAS.Similarly, a large central importer of motor
cars handling a number of different makesmay consider it advisable to take part of thequota of a fairly expensive car and add it tothat of a cheaper model, or vice versa. Anappeal must be made in this case also to Can-berra, and It is supposed that, provided such a
move does not Involve hardship on any indi-vidual motor trader, and, on the facts, wouldbe beneficial to most of the parties concerned,it would be allowed. It Is important to ob-
serve here that the quota is strictly on numbersand not on value.. Finally, applicants for import permits mustsubmit with their applications a statementgiving particulars of the makes and types oí
motor vehicle chassis imported during the 12
months period ended April 30, 1936, and thenumber imported since May 1, 1936.
It Is expected that the new quota regulations,because they impose no restrictions on thenumber of chassis from the United Kingdomwill eventually result In a much greater mar-
keting activity in cars of English manufacture,which, of course, is one of the main ideas un-derlying the regulations.
