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6 Tlio oflicinl German export roturns show that Bit Gorman motor-oyelos were exported to England during last March. In Franco last yoar approximately 3000 motor-cars wore stolon, and 493 of thorn wore recovered by tlio polico. Tronblo and oxponso await tho motorist who uses tho clutch as a brake. Havo your brakes equalised. Uncqunliscd brakes causo trend wear. Tho lil'o of a car is shortened by ignoring tho instruments on the dashboard. Inspect tyros for nails, bits of glnss and sharp metal. This will giro more miloago. A spark ping should bo changed to one of hotter typo if sooting of tho insulutor is linbitunl. Of 4,012,000 now cars sold in tho Unitod Statos last year, over 2,600,000 wore disposod of on tho hiro-purchuso system. Excavations have begun at Colchester, England, on tho sito of the proltoman town of Camulodunum, which is threatened by a now by-pass road. A Californian man has invented a device that allows a car to move sideways liko a crab, and to enablo parking with only an inch to spare at eithor end. A roeoixl insuranco claim is said to bo under negotiation in London in connection with a fatal motor aceidont, tho amount involved being given ns £25,000. A Copenhagen man has invontod a motor car horn which emits a prolonged scream when anyone tries to steal it—otherwise, when it is pinchod. More than 13,000 omnibuses pass through Trafalgar Square, London, every day.

Going over chromium plated and baked enamel parts of a car about once a week with a rag dampened with kerosene or a good grade of oil polish is a simple method of keeping tho original lustre on headlamps, radiators ana fenders. At a meeting of tho Masterton County Council it was decided to propose a Wa irarapa Counties joint bylaw to tho effect that motorists approaching a bridge so as to meet cattle must wait and if necessary reverse off tho bridge until tho cattle have passed over. A good way to repair broken sidecurtains without disturbing tho titcliing of tho canvas is to cut out with a very sharp pocketknife the old celluloid with tho exception of a strip about fin. wide all the way round; the now sheet of celluloid can then be stuck on to this strip with amyl acetate, which can bo purchased at any chemist’s. So long as the springs do not appear to bo dry and showing signs of rust, or do not give rise to squeaks, you may assume that sufficient lubricant is present. If tho car is used a great deal in wet weather it will bo desirable to lubricate the springs rather more frequently than is found necessary in dry. weather. 'There are various reasons for tiro knocking of an engine when a car is negotiating a . steep liili. A light “ping” is an indication that the engine may need a high-test gasoline; if it is a* heavier sound, the engine is in need of decarbonisation. A sharp click usually indicates too advanced ignition and can bo stopped by retarding the spark. If this knock is a rather heavy and dull thumping noise, the main bearings are propaldv loose or the engine supports need tightening. Leakage of tho carburettor is largely duo to incorrect seating of the needle valve. Tho trouble is usually caused by dirt between the needle valve and seat or by some slight inperfection in the seat. This condition may be corrected by tapping the valve lightly into its seat, thus removing the obstruction and making the seat uniform with tho valve. Foreign matter may be removed also by removing the valve and flushing the seat with petrol, or wiping it with a clean cloth.