SPARKS.
Jwo motorists were .charged with, driving a car minus one sidelight. 1 hey were fined a pound. Outside the court a heated altercat.’jn took place between them. “ Von must pay me half the fine, lice, ' said one; “we own this ear between us.” “No fear, .Mo’,” retorted Ike: “von were driving ;i t the time and the light at my side of the car wasn’t out.’’** * * * * * ‘‘Pa, wliy do they call it the ‘speed hug 1 ?" “Oh. I guess because you ‘step on it'.” 'A\hv do you call your chauffeur a leaky vessel? Does he gossip about your affairs?” “No. but I am always bailing the fellow out,”
CURING CREEPING TYRES. Many motorists who no.sseis.si rims lilted with wedges have, experdonood trouble. thimugh their shipping. The slipping, as a rule, is caused' by ill-fit-ting or worn wedges (usually the Jatr ter), which result in the valve being bodily pulled out of the tube. This is more, liable to oecutr in the rear wheels, owing to the .shram mf the brakes. A good remedy to eliminate this tremble is I to cut short lengths of rubber—nieces j By doing this all rim trouble will disappea r. j of olid tuboisi do very well—and insert tllvomi between the wedges and the rim. j
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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 17 August 1929, Page 14
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