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READING MERCURY. OXFORD GAZETTE. NEWBURY HERALD. AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER, 'SATURDAY, MAY

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MOTOR NOTES.

.Again, It is foolish t o a bus e the pr iv ilege
ch;lIl gin g up n nd down without raisis
kn ow,
wc
This,
1I1g the exha ust .
;l1!O\�'e� for b\' the mak�r!>. b ut it is a
1 he . cOl�seQuclH
nlls�akc for ;�tl th. u.

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Th.c toplcal article!> below arc of gen er a l Il!tcrest 10 all actual and prospective

s�raln on cng-me ;-Jnd gear alike IS
Siderable.

motO(lsts and motor-cyclists.
FOR MOTORISTS.

Agents for

�otoring which

Control Wins.

Road ImprGvement,.

. f he g cn�ral revival in
IS n�\\" taklOg p l ace has directed the atten t lon C!f ro.td users to.the mally danger
sl?ots; eXlstlng on our hlghw;1)S. ]n some
dls!rJ('[:; the roa d . surface has su ffered
by t � e pass�ge ot war t rp.ffic •
.lnd
in I
.
c ertai n localities there eXIst bhnd corne�.;;, � ng uarde� cr�5sings, •tIld other I
.
nhJec.hb�ablc SituatIOns ",hIC!l more or
less lIlVlte Ihe unw ar r mownst to rll:;._
aster.
Manr of th e more pTOgreSSI';e
.
local
authOrIties
have
alrc<ld,'
:\('p ro a �h.ed the. R.A.C. �\'ith it view 10
obtaining adVIce reg.ordmg the clullin,I'
tlOO of danger s pots. Tn a large numher of i ns t ances the R.A.C., after 11lvestlg�tion, has deCided to p ro \,j d e th e i r
offiCial" Please drive slowly " � i gn, an d
has .Irranged for Its erection in thc POSI­
tion in which it wiU be most usefu l t'o
pass i ng motorists.
The R A.C. "Plea,",e
driv(! sl owly /) tok en may be o bserv e d on
th e mam roadc; ;'Ipproacbing tow n s and
villagcs throughout the KlIlgdom.
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FORD CARS.

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VAUXHALL CARS.
AN G US-SAN D ERSO N

The control wires of a motor cvcle nrc
'
?hcntimcs a source of trouble. " sp cc ial ly
If thc}" rtre neglectf'd and allowerl to he­

come ru:;t).
If rust once itttacks th em
before 1he}"
it is n ot vcry l o ng
bre;.k.
Therefore. guard :t.gainst thiS en emy by
every mean!; 111 yam p ower.
It is not a
bad plan to rub vase hnc over .dl the ex­
])os ed parts, find to renew It .1$ often .Hi
rC(IUlrcd.
A good d odge which may be
r.mpl o y cd IS to slip n piece of va lve tubing
over the wtin·.
It i'tnS\\('rs Ihe purpose
admirably.
To fit ;\ I\rw nil)\1Ie, spread
the WIre ou t and d rop a small blob of
s older in the centre, taking care th at it
r uns right II1tl) the nippl c.
This will
make a good job of it.

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CARS.:

BUICK

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CARS.

FORDSON TRACTORS.:
THORNYCROFT LORRIES.

Telegrams:

'Phone

Motorisls
will
unanimously
rejoice
th at the <;r�tem of petrol licences has
come to all cnd
Car O wn ers are frcc' to
purcha�e petrol whc.nr:vcr nnd in what­
ever quantity ther like.
ThE'\" arc an ti­
dlM.ling the f ur th c r <ldva nta 'gc of n ot
having to par thc war supcr lax of Gd.
per gallon.
The
R.A C.
deSire
to
remind renricrs that the supe r tax wlllth
th ey h.lvc ;dreadr ptud 011 unu sed licence
vouchers slill In lht"ir posseSSIO]) mow hp
recl a i m ed. The dub wil l be a:; ple;,sed
help car own er s to f aCil i tate the relurn
of any sum due to t he m ac; thc" were to
gn'e unlimited :"I�!'iistance to moto n �t s to
obt:l in pctrol lic('lIces dur ing Ihe pe nod

Motor.

for Your

.. SKUHRAY'S

R"�AOIXG.IJ

of rcstrictlon
I t i� important
li ccn ce. �hould .H;comIMIl) any
tlall for th e leb:lIe.

The "TiTAN" Tractor for Every Service

lhal the

.tppllCa­

A Cood DI •• Wheel.

has been
\� hct'I
uSl'Cl durmg the lalte r part of the ,\ ar on
manr of the nulitary cars In France and
Italr. an d. since it has proved to be "en'
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fitted
..;atisfactory. It is likely 10 be
It
not a few models fur ordUlan' usc·.
'
consists of the u",ual rim with a slel,l disc
of the �<Imc thickn es s made the
COl reet
The diSC IS f orced Into posnion.
<;hape.
and It and (hf' ri m are electric:alh' welded
<Ire
Two steel rll"CS
;;Ind cold rlvet\cd.
then nvetted to the centre portIOn of the
ar e
holes
necessan'
wheel, and the

.\ new form of diSC

dnlled through the three thicknessc� for
t h e studs which hold thi'! wh e e l ill po�i­

Made by the World'" Greatest Tractor 1Vfanu£acturcrs.

EFFICIENCY.

DURABILITY.

STRENGTH.

(A WORLD ON WHEELS).
BY

80,

HARVESTER CO. of Gt. BRITAIN, Ltd.,

Finsbury Pavement,

LONDON,

REV. H. BRITT:\Ii\

(Th e \\" ell - kon w n Authorit\" on Motormg
and AVluuonj,
TWC'IH' �ear<:. :IljO "e mO l Clri :;t s wt're
the spOrt of everv bt'eh 'bus/ll,/n that sat
up ;1loft. lzkc the cheruh
Thev usee! to
sar th ing :; 10 us, Ild:;ty harbc'd dllngs
th.\t stuc k as \\c lay pron e uncia our
Slonr:-Ag-c
vl'hides,
g-rt·y with dusl,
wh i l e hOl ot! and water dripped on to ou r
perspiring faccs
11 is OUt t urn now' the
'
old 'husm,U\ h:ts go nc the wav or all
flesh, anci wc speed, swift and' sure. to
our c1l'stll1<.lliotb. Oll 11IXll1tOllS
vehidt':­
th.H absorn bumps \\ I t h ou l a tremOI', 'lnd
Cri.Lfll1�r d(, ll1ol lsh lili' sJH'f'd l imit undc\
the p oi t cem <l n ' s V(>I"\ nOS("
\\" h cr(' s h ;tl l \\'c ht' tWCIl1\' 'cars hence
or I css ;l There will no lo ng-rr bc,
110\\, two In,lin
typc!'
of vchlcle: the
tnulOr car and
llH' motor cyeie.
The
cf)mplic'll(·Ci, oJ!�
IIltf'I/l,d
tombu f:tioll
mOlOl, cxpenS1VC' to ma kc' .llld
d i Aicult
to kCf'!) I II condition. m,H' bav(' bl·t'lI re­
placed b\
et sim})lc,
c'lectrital p ower
unIt. no biggrr th:\ n .1 Rugby fClOlb:lll,
\\hlC"h \\' 111 generate sufficient powe r tl)
s"nd it luxuriou<; l i mous i n e hIll tli n g O\'CI
hIli .Ind d.lle :tl aeropla rw sP{',·cl<;.
and
'cl lhe Hl.lCh,TW WIll be nb�ollltch. controll.tbll' and s.tfc.
Thc hrst ric\clopn1C'lIt: a nd that is ("om­

The above GARAGE has lately been taken over and

Cara.

Comp letely Re organised

The t our ing mator Car of the future
will be nothing mo re than a light frnme
of alummium Wlre spokcd wheels, with
n ding pneumatics,
large SeCllOII ea;;y
clec.:tricnl
h:J.mmock sea t ing, and an
motor w hich will m:J.kc no more noise
Ihan a. hum ming bce. which will not re­
qUire to be continu a lly frd With g al l ons
011 g<lUons of exp e ns ive spirits and oils.
The whole thing ,\ ill be as Simple .IS a
Se\\ ing m achine . aod WIU gl\'e no more
trouble.
a
It will onh- have t\\O wheels. li ke
c�'c1e, and it ' will be kCI)t upr ight , eVCIl
wht'll s tationary , by a small powerful
g\"(OSCOp�·. nnd we shall be tre n ted to
sk1mming
the sight of thcsc ma chi nes
along the roads. and rounding curves fit
full speed, leani ng outw;-,rds, instead of
\\ ith
still
s to ck
�t,lndillg
inwards.
nothing Visible to hold the m U\), and yct
in r.om para b ty safer than any of Ihe ex·
pensivc comp rom i scs in use t o - (\ a � .
\\'c shall aluars usc the rO<lds, evcn
WIth swi ft
when the. skies are thick
spcedlllU" ;mcrafl, but for cverr m oto r
..-(·hide u :; c· d in Eng l an d now, thcrf' wl\1
lime of which 1
be a hundred :It the
"ri te. The won der ful achievements of
science during the p a st few 'C:lrs \\"all
onlr to be turned to our bl'lItdil. :1I1d ncw
speedr producl1OI1 mcthods will cnsure
each of us
Ihat, well w lthm our time,
that \\."i"h es for a mot o r of hi .. or her own
in \\ llldt to taste th(' delights of the En g­
Ihe
of
lish r.oumrrsidc, th:1t g;mlen
world . m:I\' hav(� it at a ] 1 1 icc WIHth now
"'ould sct'1'l1 I1lcrr.diblt'.
Th:lt these thl llgs arc r eilh�able befor{'
verr long we m.if be ahsolutel ) sure.
T he hcalth·gi,·ing sea and the del i gh ts
of fast effort-less mwcl will helong, :IS
of nght, to f'veryho<h', ;Incl thcn we �hall
�ec what 1 have just beml anllcip,l1ing­
:\ World on Wheels!' I

by

to Ihis opinion, for Ihere I;; alread r
cV1dellc e of a re'·I\'.11 of the 11 <1stim e on a
onc

\\'llh thr remov.tl of wal
colussal sealf'.
re!-itflctlons more pleasure motorist:. \\ ill
ever before
be Sf'cn on !lie road Ihan
Thcr,! coin be: no doubt, III fact, of Ihe
ab solut e dl'liglll Wilh whIch thos(' who
\\"1'11' pm-w.lr mn!orisl:; arc rC'lllrnlng to
their folvOuntl' r(·crc.lIlOlI, an d thetr n um ·
her IS d.Hly tH' lIl g augmcnted by t h ou"'.uld� of nO\"lC\'" \\ho :tn' ('Ciu,"l\' Clllhu_
.\IOtOl ll1g for ('omlllclclal, pro!'I,"l<;tlr.
fl·:"slnnal. 'uHl UI1II1� pur po ses , too, will
!>OOI1 IH' fflr morc g-cner.ll lh,m 111 prcM

lllg now, b the motor SCOOlCr. The prr­
st'lI t lmportcd srr�otcr� .irc complicated
little mou:-c-tl<1lls. ,wd
Ihry
\\"111
n ot
The; w('lI.kno\\"ll
lPln much fnvouL
<;ct(,lHist, i\hJor Lo\\, R:-\ F . h,IS Illckcd
onf' of them to picccs, rOll(lt'rnncd 11, and
IS now w Ol k i ng 011 a mnchirH' of r("\'olu_
tlonarr lines, u hlch ,ou C.1I1 wh('('l uut
from your
boot-cupbo:\rd
under
Ih(�
s t . I I I S. and \\hleh wdl pu rr ;'lIon&" h:1 t}J li lv
beanng � ou on \' our shoPPlng and bUSI­
ness errand.;;, and
brt llg
ruu
surel r
home. It \\ tll COSt Itltle more tlun ,I
cycle lu kf'('p Itp.
Sea t s WIll not he fit­
tNI, fOI tillS .,ILer!' Iht"' C(,lHl(' of Ar.l\,il\·,
\\ hich IS ,H pres e nt low ;md safl', and
surh tiny Ci"llft \\ ill o nl v he intcndcd fOl
ShOrt rllstnnccs.

Will da�

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Mr. A. J. LUCE (tatc Lt

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A. S. C.. M.T.)

ALL BRANCH ItS OF RItPAIR WORK SKILFULLY CARRIED
OUT BY EXPERIENCED MECHANICS.

LARG£ AND UP-TO· DATE \VOURSHOPS equipped with
rvCodenl �'I:tchlllcry.
nODY �\�D COACH WOI?K SPECIALISTS.
ANY MAKE OF CAH OR �tOTOR CYCLE SUPPLIED.
SOI.E

H,.• .�DING · ANn DISTlUCl' '\fiFNT:; !'OR MIDDLETON SIDE CARS.
Deli\ el Y 10 0.1)"".

FAST AND LUXURIOUS
l'r{rgl"«tlls,- .. TL".YE, Rt:tlriwg'

'PluHlc 9foi.

De Dion Bouton
CREATIONS

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BERKSHIRE

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OXFORDSHIRr::.

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TALBOT, MORRIS COWLEY, FORD,

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OTHER

WELL-KNOWN

COMMERCIAL

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LEYLAND.

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SlIppliers of

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AUSTIN.

SELDEN.

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The ROY:II Automobile C lu b IS natur_
DEPARTMENTS:
X
concerned
illl:,- Ihl; hl1(h' PI c-(-nllncntl�'
tion.
Such a w heel 1S stron g , compar.l­
Machinery,
lopmcnts.
c
'
d.·\
hcsc
I
b\
Tool Rooms, Testing Appliances for a l l cl�I..,�es �tnd llie dub I� I
tlvely light. unaffectf'd by clima te . <lnd IS
"
m.d;:in� extenSive proviSIon to s<'lfc,I.!"tI.lrd
q U ICkh detached lino easily cleaned.
of
m;lllllfactlll in� and repair:,.
I
<; S
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Squeaks.
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Body Building Shops for our well· known designs
X
lC
Cl
N othin g IS more aggravatll1g than
and St� lcs.
"(1nt t'ullchtion" such (In organi � ation is I
X
fOl " c.lr to develop ,I squeak-a thin g
nl g"1 cat .ldnJlIJgl' 10 thc Ill"l\nic cnr
Paint
H i,t!hest class work �lI1d lini�hing.
h.ls
it
which frequently h.lJ>pcns afler
P robl em!' of V Ital Impon,IIlCC to IX
(1\\ 111':'.
'f'r/(pIIOIU!,'
bN'n on the road a few m onth s-a nd to
1'\'1 l\ 1I1010 ri 5 t will ha\'(' 10 hl! f;lced 111
----It is one of those
be u nab le to locate It.
till' immcdl<lte futurc, and it is onh' b� a
11(
things, howevcr, Ihat must be al 1en de d
DHIV£IUES; DE DlON, 18 hp.
co·oldlTl;1.llon of lIH c rest s In onC' recog­
Jun..:.
The cause ma) be. a simple
to at once.
III
niscd hod v Ih;'lt Ihest· can be satlsfactOl·
'!',\I.BO'1'. 15 hp.
July.
So
one, bu t. on the other hand. It m .. y ori.
Ih' solv('c\. FOI tWC-I)\\ · t \\ O ye;1rs tht:
g ln a te from some P;1rt of Ihe mech;1ll1sm,
X-liI"J!-lICIIx
I� A.C I wc; safrgualdt·ci rn o toring 1Il­
C
X_X-X=X-X-X_lL � X-X=X-X_X-X �
III which GI�e damage m;n res u lt If it be
tNeSts. and dunn,l{ th .1 l time ha:; bf'cn of
negiecled. A p a rt which IS apt to be
In the
lllllvcr<.;al �ervlce to car owner;;.
ovcrionkc(t, or ll e rh;lP s It IS th at it IO"rs
stili
:ln tlcip;i\es
elllb
Il('ar fU1UI'e thf'
100 Miles a Shilling I
Hs grease. lS the ulllvcrsal joint behind
\\ l{ler rflons 4lnd grc:\It'r tr t um p h s on
conscQuentlv this
and
the gcar box,
The light-weight mutor cycle \\ ill bdlOl l f of all d e v ot ec !'; of th,' road. The
.
the
<18
soon
.lS
�hould be C'xamined
dcvelop cnormoush
It will b('
filted
1(,,·\.(" has H:C("nth' 1:1Unched a ncw �SM
m a\ . of \\'nh .\ motal
The faull
s Cl ue<l k is noticed.
01
the
"I\\o-stlf,kl"
soci,ltc membership rampalgn, :Ill<!, be.
course, he in a door. the sparf' \" h e {'l ,
V;lllf'l� \\ t,leh \\ dl bc simpllcil� i l SI 11 . • dl
\oml .111\ ("onSldcr.tlion of comlllnn Old_
or one of th�' filtings, and if so It C<1n be
v.lIves, l o c k e rs , nnd tdPPCls b(·ing (·Iinll_
v:lllt:lge'df'rlvcrl thloug-h tlte club. this
casib remedied.
engine
'\01kl ng
l1:1ted, and ollly three.
10
bCllt"'flls
sclwmc offers. rxcemional
11 wdl be l u tall) ('n· {'\'I'r�
the
For
mo.wrist.
indivldll:11
parts rem .ll n l n g.
FOR MOTORCYLISTS.
dosed. so I hat mcs�lness will be <I dllng
modest Slim of on c gU1I1C.l a ye<l l ;t c.lr
The ennoble Trial
of tIll' paSl, .!IId il � ho \lld rost nbou l :l
own er Il1:lV nu\\" heconH' an associ:ltc­
Sole Age l lts for BerkshIre and part of the surroun d ­
shdling lO r U I l It a hun dr e d mlle:-.. Both
l1lc'mbcr of \\ h;)1 is rf'alh' the D1 t'm1t�r
The Umon Motoq di�ts de F ran-::e }>ro­
ing coullt i es for most of ihe following:
machines should hI market.lble (if motoring orgnnis:ttion of the I\lIlgdorn.
the�f'
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pOS(' holdHl K the Gn:noblc SIX Days'
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made III gr e: l t qll�l tltiesl for ab out H:1'otJl)g "Joined up " lh� motonst af1i:H's
This "as orig m all \' fixed
Trial In HJ20.
l
h.Hlge,
10 his car the R ,\ C. :I",soci:'Ilc
pound:; , pnssibly less.
ty
n
tWf'.
for decision in August, 1014, bUI W::IS
which is a vl�ritable pa';:;�]>Olt to the f'et!­
think,
The sldc c<lr of IO-d'lf is, I
abandoned Owmg to Ihe v.ar. [I ts hoped
doomed. .\t It:; \\'Or�t H i!' ramshacklc.
dom of Ih(' road, blin}{ltlf.! the aSSotlat('­
to owke an intcrn.ltlonrtl event of the
\Il ('m lw r adv::llltages he could not c1\!rt\'c
dirtv, burnpy, a b<'l(\ hill-climber. un ·
trial under the auspIce s of the fcderatton
H..A.C. u n If01 med
b\' an) 'lth('r llI{'an:;.
Auto-C)c1e meehnllu::al, and /lOT p.lrtlcularly rellabll'.
the
and
Inlernatlonale,
touring gUides .H(, ml't rm cverT iUl()OnAt Its bcst 1l cOSto; .lS Illuch as a sm.dl
J.
Unlon has b(:en a ske d hy the F renc h
Rf'cognlsing
KlIIgdolll.
the
III
rO<'ld
.1Ilt
Club to co-operate 10 the arrangements c.w, anc\ b !'oll \lI\lllechdnic.d, compli ca
m (,1I
Ir;"t1l1c'd
the b;ldgc thcsc "perial l)
the
Moreover.
1l01"�.
ll t y , and
d
ted.
for this purpoo;('.
.Ire t',lger to <lc:coul !he .I .. snciate·mcm­
dnvf'r IS shocklll-'dr (,xposl�d.
Motorcycle Insurance Rates.
v
Thc machine uf till' fUIU1C for two ber ;llll' as!ii"tancc hc mtght drsirt'. Thf'Y
.Ire ;d\\ :1V5 })l"epoIl"f'<i 10 g-Ive h1l11 rclta.ble
The Offidal l\ulO-Cycle UnIOn i n sur M peop l e of model.111' mf'.ln;; IS gOing to I.h!
s ,
c
c on­
rOU!l!;;,
.dtern:1llVC
rll,t:lIl� a!; to
Not Ih.· stICk'<lIHI-strJllK
ancc pohn' has been reVised, aud, as a the c)clr c:tr.
.1hominatlollS of a few Y('ars bark, of clition of rond .. , loert! hotel �Illd ga r.lgf'
.l111:lCIIVC
velY
a
rc pl e scn ls
result.
facilities, :tlld olher infortn:ltlOIl llsrilll
which noth i ng too bad rould I){' s'lld. hut
scheme hy w h irh motort'chsts ma\' 1)\0'
III Unf;\1I1lltar
to 111(' nlOlQrtst to uri ngVide against d lsa�ter to Iltemsclvcs and a thorough-going l� n �d llec r s job, ron M
firm in Ii!ll loc;li11 i{'''. Beyond thiS. they will givc
beeJl <;;t J'u ct c cl by a (r(1lltahle
The rates have
th(,\[' maclllnes.
'I h("v
s ki lled help 111 1\'\"(' breakdow n , .
I ho us a ncl lots. nOI m�ldC' \\Ith srccotlne
lowered • •old th e r e are m:ln\" dC'lail im·
r(IUlpnlent ancl
firSI-;)id
a
It pOSSf'oo'>
It shoul d be no t ed Ih:lt the .lltd �cl5sors 111 a cydf'-IJI,lkcr't:; shf'd.
prO\'cment5.
stamps,
:- t n l l one l } ,
of
slIpply
A.C.LI. i!-i not flllanclally 11ltell�stcd In \\111 h .I VC thrC'(' wheels. OI1C ;'It Ihr h"rk. :t
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allt! enhf'l nlnt{!lials hl'lpfu\ 10 the .IS·
�Id('
The dl ivcI' . tn r! p"�<.;en�er will Sit
e i t her the profit 01" loss on th iS illsurcmcrgl'ncy,
all
III
�ortalC-m('mber
1'11("
to
b� sidt:, shcltclcd a nd nllnl1-. fn:c
ante.
l.dk and l'njO\' the u n foldinl{ \'1 e\\". Thc R A.C Gf'I-\"ou-llutn.· S("licTll,' nfforcb
Motor Cycle Taxation.
.1l1OIh�·r 1I10<;! p ra elle: d "dv.,nt.lg'i· Should
( ' I lglne \\ ill he of Ihe t\ pc kno\\ 11 as [h("
Z
Tll VICW of lhe su/{gested confercnce
by
... itllf'1
find himself st la!Hled,
The hf'
"flat.t\\l1l," \'lbl:11101lIc$<:, slInplc.
helwecn thf' Ch:lncello( of lhe Excil('qucr htdc Ill,lclllllr will take up 110 IIlUl{' room llll:challlc .d bn'<lkdown 01
lhe
oitcHl('l\t
<lnd the M i nl stcr of \V.IY:; and Com­
Il lS
a as!;onall'-Il1Clllh('1" h:1s only 10 sl'ne!
tb.lll ttif' uncouth <;ide-r.lr, 11 \\ tll do
m U I\ l catio n s , the AUlo,C}c1c vllIon b,IS 1111h' :t nllllutc \I" 11 h01l1 lurnHl� :'l h;ur,
Ibe
10
II:\S!ilstance Req uired I' form
t he and It \\"111 he 'ery ('rnnonllcal in UpkCl;p.
m.lde rcpresent<l1ions to
a lready
lH'af('St g"<lragc, and .) r cli rf C;lr ("omes to
aUlhonties 111 the ill lere sts of mo tor
tow hi� vebiell' in, or to co11\ ('v hUll .11le!
F l ft \' pounds should bll� It.
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Th(' AC.U. suggl...'5tions ('Ill·
qchng.
r;tilw.n'
n('al f'St
the
to
pari\"
his
Cars for the Working Man_
brac e :\ m erely n ominal tax fo r St;\tl"'·
"t.nion, w i thin Ihe I1I111t:;. of the schell1c.
tH'al purpOses, all-fl thc den "at i on of SUdl
Thc <t:;sori:llc-mcmbcr is . llso l'ntitl(·cl 10
I h<l\" c ltc;ud .111 �lbO\lt thf' fift,· J ) ound
rcv en ue from motor vehicles ;IS is r e­
frrr· tf· ch nl cal adVice ill the purchac;I',
Ford. a nd th.lt is a possibl1il�. IflO.
But
qutr<:d on a lon !lule bnsis, I hroug- h the English ueolllc arC' conscrv.lIin',
,,:11(' or llI:lintcn;\ncc nf a car; or he Illa\"
tht'r
'Phone 1024.
medl\un of a. fu el or tyre tax. I)eputa ·
have an expert e x am in ;ltion {)f .lny motor
wnm an Indi\ id u.t l mOlor. 1 101 onc thnt
tions :Ire belllg organised In cliHerent h;'l,:, no m(lte disllnctl\'ellCS� IIi:Jn ,I threl'­
hy dH: RAC. r n g l l 1 c c r for a modeSt fee.
Cars (l1Id Molor Cycle Den/en
Ilar ts of Ihe country to " ait upon 10c.II
The' H..A C. soliCi to r IS alw.lYs acc('ssible
\\".1111
and-l11llepe[HH hat . Thf')' don't
to
Members of l ' arli ;"t mc nt in reg.lrd
f OI fret: advlCf' 0 11 allY legal lllatter con­
in lite Soullt.
10 Ill' seen .thOUl 111 :I l\ p ... of C:lr that , ..
legislation, ::Illd Ihe r rs l n u t lon of the
CI'rlllll/; motonllg" Should the "SSOClalc·
a� cOl1lmon it" a c o t k roach and af;; l1g1r
Thi s fund
Roads Imprm'ement Fund.
TIIel1lbl'r be summoned f01 all} 1lI0tOrlllA
Tlll'\' W.lnt "trle .IS "' ....11 as
as a h('ars<'.
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is th e SUIll of Ihe. amounts received from eOiclcn n', fot the i r hard-e:lrncd mOlley. offl'llce. lhe club ' !-i soltcitor \\"tll att end
the t<lK on petrol, Dud Ihe incrcas('d And they �Irl! going 10 get 11.
fi rst instancr III Great
court nf
:11I\
licence dutics on prt\'ale motorcars .lnd
Brl1aill 01' Ircbnrl, nnd defend him fr,�p
\�c11.
E.\,t.!I�bQ(h motOr� In Ihe l' S A.
the Financc
moto rcycles levied undf'1
Thl! \\cll-kllo"n R.A C. Club
'\lId, bellc"c of co�t.
on(' p erso n ill Ine doc's.
lIfr. L10yd Gc-orge t hcll me. that 15 somc propor t ion !
Act of 1909.
J-1nu.;;e I I Pall Mall provide s a co n g('n i::d
\Ye arc
gave a de fi l llt (' assurance that th e se ti1.xes
for London .lIlcl prOVinCial
(elltrl�
SOCial
comIng- 10 that hcre; who IS j{li1I1g 10
re nd­
Ilere a well-equlJlpecl
motori<;b.
should be earmarked for the improve­
charR'cs,
1111l up with ('Xat bnnnt r.lilw:t\'
We are Sole Agent_ in this District for
The Road Bo,lrt! \\",IS
m en t of roacls.
lllg- rOOm IS S('I " part for a:-;sntl.llr-nH'm­
skid·
tmOls,
:o;tuITy Glrrtagcs, tru\\ded
find
provlIlccs
Tho:-oe from the
th erefore entrusted w l I h the expr.ndIturc dHlg 01l11l1i>u;;es, .111 the discomfons of ber...
of the fund unlll. in 1915. oWing to the pre s c nt Iff\vd. whe n they can h.lvc· Ihelr thi" ::I most convenient rcnde�"ou!; fOf
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W;'Il", \\ or k 0[1 the loads \\";1S to a grcat
I \"l'hu'le at :I pnce \\('11 within !l lak ing business apPOllltlll(,lIts :Illd tOIl_
own lmle
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It is now mos t deslr·
.-\monR' many
extent su sp e nded
thl 'l r n!ach. and he .1'> flee. .IS .tir 10 cume du('tlng corresJlondt�ncc.
abh: th.u the Ilroceeds Df m ot or taxnllons
I h.wl! ...·cn other adv:II11.lgcs derived undCI' (he new
,lIld A"O :1" Il pl (!., s(·:'! Ihem?
scheme is ::t. vcr)' :l ll r:1c t ivc mOlOrlng Ill­
<;hould be ag.lIn d f""oted solelr to tbis thc- hlg-hh' 1):lId m cchanlc " sW;lTnllng :It
improycment of rond�. but it would .I])�
f:t("­ surance policy. Readcrs of th I S Journal
.\mcrtc:tn
nnon lllllC Olli of grC':1t
who would hkc 10 k now more of Ihe work
pear th;"!t the: Governnlt'nt have no intcn­
(ars
cheap
tones, J um PI n g into thcil
of the Royal A u tomobil c Club arc invitrd
tion at present of renewing the Road Im­
ci,;htr
:It
lIC\\'
boughl
(which thc�'
Dept.
Secrct:1ry,
\(I send <l line to Ih("
pro vem e nt Grant.
tHt\ )
p o ulld s , ("If second_hand at aholll
Overoharges by Dealers.
\ ou ma� :;.Ir th:\t M.R , H..A.C., P.lll "i\[:lil, London, S.W.I.
and spec{lIng- homc.
So \\Ill wc here. wtwn an intcrc"ting ill ustrate d booklet
Thc '-\ulo-C,de Union has t.tkell steps tlH:� e'llll hiS' wag-c'"
Ilrings ,'ou
entitled c. The fiad.l{c t b n t
<;(,I'l1I-star­
condoned
olftnalk
of
era.
Tll('
dealers
certain
to combat th e action of
Rond" will - be
the
of
Ihl! F r ee dom
of
1lI.ISSCS
grC:lt
thf'
and
t,
s
pa
is
\'atlon
money
e
t
a
r
c
term
Ihc\
t
a
in cha r gin g- \\ h
posted to thc
bf'llCt
Ihe
h:lVC
\\111
COllntrv
his
on the r Cla ll prices of mOlorq d(>.;;. After t
"
.l s t,ln dards or itvlIlg the\' haVe so long
manufa c turers,
w it h
consultation
DISPOSAL OF GOVERN.ENT
speCific compbint from a m ember "a� dcs('n'ed. Th� motor Is not the rich
And can gIve good deliveries.
1Il,ln'S 10y anr longer, II is thc.worker's
MOTOR VEHICLES,
.dealt with. and the ::.mollnt charged for
rC;'l(h and w ill i ng serv:t.nt.
crnt ing was rep<lid b)' the r etai le r con­
1 tllInk \\c shall scc lilt' most radic:tl
cern ing \\ horn the comnlaint was made
A "erie-s of lIIotor !ml('lf by 11\lI'liOIl will
alteratlon<; in de:;il{lJ of the largc car".
he held b\" i\f('Siif";!. Gochbu'd Itnd f-:.lIlilll. 01
Cear·Changlng Hints_
The pc!trol motol \\ ill go, �Ilcl with it
IOtl, Pil�SHJlll\" W.I., III ('OIllHllctioll with
W hat <l. st r i king differ ence Ihere 15 in the SPII it IlIono\)olie:;. Ihal O\lpleSS liS, )11. Tn1\Or. �t 1110 ,\gl'iClllhl1"(l1 lIall, LghIlK �
owners
car
potelltwl
many
so
kecp
d
n
N .. dUrlll" tlll� month. �'ho firilt l:lll t·
ton,
:J
gears.
IS
It
e
g
n
a
h
c
the war t h at nders
to·d.)y (SaturdllY) and
plaee
Will tl\ke
not difficult to determine w hether a. rider ofT the health-gi\tinj{ ruads . From "hat
\\"111 c:oll-'ilitllt.tl Iw I'll." UII! IlIrgo�t 01111
AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERS,
sciencf! sows, il :;eem.;; pro b<l b le Ihat wc
i:l a goo d, bad or indi ffe rent onc, by th�
mo�-t illlporlllnt. Mie of mo tor hle-rele;; find
shall reach' out illto the a tmo sph e rc, and
simp l {'
way 10 which he pcrforms t his
held.
ever
"idIK'NI";
o per at ion . A commOn fault is cilansring there gather·such (,Ieclric.ti en(!rgr as we
At. t.his <:IUO WlU U(, ollcl<l{1 ill s{'p.lI·ale
mar reqU i re . where 11 IS now latent. lot� het\4.'ef!1I t.hroo oml I'our hllndrf>ll of
up and down e ithe r too earh' or too laic.
'PIIO:\F. 289
The i d l e powers of Nature, h itherto un·
thc!{{l umchiuOt.l, of which flbout 1UO w'ill IJI)
To slow down with .1 j erk or to make the
III new conditiou by hcst.-knowu lll\lkou:i.
guessed, will be harnessed to propel our
very big mis ta k e.
eogine labour is a

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and opposite the Royal Berkshire Hospital, where they have installed
ihe necessary plani io e na bl e REPAIRS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS io
A first-clas, Engineer and Electrician has been e n gaged
be undertaken.
AND
WORK PROMPTLY
io take charge of this d e pa rt m en t.
EFFICIENTLY EXECUTED AT REASONABLE CHARGES.

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cllqllirie�.

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Entrances froll1. London Road and Watlington Street, direct into Garage.

Branch Garages:-

MOTOR CYCLES.

X.S.-On rcqu{':)\ by PO�l Card. Phone or \\'HC. at any tllllC. all Ell).!:\1lCCr
to dC:l1 with any Car {rouble 011 the RO:ld or :11 Hl'sidcllccs 01 CUStO!l1l.:TS.

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We stock all makes of

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Singer,

Mat hle s

Swift,

New Imperial,

Perry,

Norton,

Morgan,

P.&M.

Royal Enfield,

Calthorpe,

Triulnph,

Calthorpe,

JULIAN,

84, BROAD STREET,

Morris Cowleys,
Morris Oxfords,

Talbots,

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Studebakt:rs,

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Selden Lorries,

H. E. HEWENS & Co.,
M A I DEN H EA D.

M. H. HANKIN,

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ST. GEORGE'S ENGINEERING WORKS,
st. George'. Road, O�ford Road,
READING
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Binder and Mower Fittings.

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BLACKDOWN, ALDERSHOT, Teleph one 54, Farnb<?rough.

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THE WORK OF THE R.A.C.

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READING.

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A. J. LUCE, Sole Proprietor.

and

\'arious people have het'll predicting' an
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ullprec('(lcllted hoom I II
prophetic foreSight I:; necc�sal y to l('ad

Motor Works,

JULIAN'S

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Suitahle for Ploll�ll1ng, Cult)'\'ahn�. Discm$!. HarrQ\\"In�. HarYes tlll g, Road Haulin�.
ChaffclItting, G r i n d i n g, or any other job at the he lt or dl:twbar.
Threshlllg,

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carriages

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MOTORING MADE CHEAP.

End or Petrol Llc,nces.

Everyth ing

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WOKINGHAM

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M OTO R IN G.

Friar Street, Reading.

BEDFORD

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General Overhaul.. Repafr. &: Alteration.
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ensure

Tdepholle:

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Economical

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Runnin�.

promptly

executed.

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