THE CARS OF THE BULLDOG BREED.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1750, 15 May 1913, Page 4

THE CARS OF THE BULLDOG BREED.

There is no car ever imjiorted to NewZealand which has won such tremendous popularity or put up a better competitive record than thai; British car, tho Talbot. The .successes of T«lbo(s in. tin? Canterbury Automobile Association's competitions some tivo or three year.-ago will still be fresh in the memory of experience'! motorists. (Juite recently, in Australia, the Tallwt lias won fresh honours, goining first and second places in tlu? great Sydney lo .Melbourne coldest, it is noteworthy that the Talbot holds the records from Sydney lo Melbourne, Svdnev to Brisbane, Melbourne to Adelaide,'and Adelaide to I'ort Darwin. The Knglish hour record of IIIIIJ miles is held by a Talbot. The Tallmt is pr.-eminently tfie car for hard work and rough country, and its magnificent wealing ipialilics mil'ko it perhaps the safest automobile investment ui (lie world. The handsome lit I.'l models of the Talbot cars are lilted with beautiful and luxurious flush-sided torpedo bodies, and tho new typo ctifjinc, vvilh enclosed valves, together with the new noiseless gear?, which make the ear a. MU el and silent-running one. We lmve >horllv to arrive live IJJS h.p. t-.Vsealer Talhois, and one 1.V1.'l h.p. Talbal. The price in Kngland of these ear- i-: V.'-'JS li.p.. with torpedo body, .IMlHl: 15-111 h.p., with torpedo body, .t'll l .'). To Ihe.-e prices we add only the eo-t of importation, an honest »n l'«luive-li<iar«l n.elliml of price asx's-tnent. Adams. Mil., parage, 'I nam hiive', C'lnvti'hurch. Hi'incltcs a( X'alwwitou Xorili aud .WoJiwuui.-Advt,

A deputation representing the Counties Association waited upon tho Hon. W. K Massey (Prime Minister) last evening. Its members were: Messrs. A. E. J nil (llnwkc's Hay), J. D. Jiruce, (Akaroa), 11. .1. Hichards (llornwhenua), and 1!. Bould (Hull). The object of the deputation was to ascertain from tho Prime Minister what probability (hero is of legislation affecting local bodies being introduced next session. Tho proceedings were private, but .Mr. .lull staled afterwards that no .information was obtainable at present as to the legislation likely to bo brought down, but tli« Priino .Minister had Jironiised that ho would give tho Counties' Association ample notice of his proposals, so that if necessary a conference nii'iht bo held prior lo the passage of legislation. A conference of representatives of tho local authorities concerned is shortly to be held to settle definitely the apportionment of tho cost of I lie approaches to tho Eastern sido of tho llult pipe bridge, connecting Hint bridge with the. main road at the foot of the hills. The amount involved is about: ,I'SOO. .Some comments have been made from time to lime aliout tho advisability or otherwise of having the bridge built so lir.irh, the ellcct ol which plan was lo make the approaches costlv to build. The .Mayor (Mr. J. P. J,uke) informed a Dominion reporter yesterday, however, Unit the waters of the recent lienvy Hood on the river rose to a height of within three feet of the flooring of the bridge. 'This left only a reasonable margin of safety, for the risk of damage to the bridge and to the pipes f'lom floating logs and other debris would have been considerable had tho bridge been lower. The City Engineer's opinion Unit, the bridge ought to be built at tts present height had therefore been justiiicd. The request, of the Carnival Executive to have part of the charges made by the City Engineer's .Department remitted was, it is understood, favourably considered by the Finance Committee of the City Council. Tliev will recommend the council that the 'Carnival Committee be required to pay the charges in full, and that a vote of a lump sum from the general fund ba appropriated by way of subsidv to the Carnival I'und.