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The, registrations of now motor-cars throughout New Zealand totalhxl 2500 in June, and 1800 in Way.

Motorists are reminded of the special parking and traffio control arrangements in the vicinity of Eden Park, to-day.

Young speed-fiend: "My roadster is tho speediest littlo bus I've evor had. It has already paid for itself twice over in lines."

A race track at Luno Park, Berlin, has been turned into a driving school, whore new motorists aro taught to drive free of charge.

It is slated that nearly 100 new cars awaiting removal by train were destroyed by fire at the railway terminus at Toledo, Ohio. The damage was estimated at £IOO,OOO

All piles havo been driven and piers and beams concreted up to deck-level, on the now Rangiriri Bridge. Most of the steel has been placed, and tho concreting of tho deck is in hand.

Policeman (after tho smash) : " Don't you know you should always give half tho road to a woman driver?"

Motorist: "I always do when I find out which half she requires."

New footman (as the doctor's limousine departs) : " How long has the master been ill ?"

Butler: " I can't say exactly, but when the doctor fust called ho came on a bicycle."

Magistrate: " Guilty or not guilty?" Motorist: "That depends upon the fine."

Magistrate: "I am not going to fine you."

Motorist: "Guilty then." Magistrate: "Ten days."

The road between Munich and Nuremberg is now equipped with service stations, open day and night, for cars, whilo telephones, for which a key can bo obtained by motorists for a small annual feo, havo been provided at intervals of about miles.

The prevalence of cycles without efficient lights and rear reflectors was indicated at the Oneliunga Police Court during tho weekj when a number of offenders were fined. After hearing several cases, tho magistrate, Mr. F. 11. Levien, S.M., asked a constable, " Did you see any cycles at all with lights?" " Only an odd one," the constable replied.

A.A.A. INTERESTS

NORTH AUCKLAND VISIT.

In addition to the activities of tho service patrols, as outlined in last week's notes, the signs patrol of tho A.A.A. has been carrying out maintenance work in the proximity of the city recently. Ife will shortly be accompanying the touring manager through tho Urewera country, preparatory to sign-posting this territory. During tho past week the touring manager has visited North Auckland on association business, and conferred with tho Russell authorities re traffic conditions for the coming summer.

PATROL ASSISTS REFEREE

An amusing incident occurred during the recent visit of an A.A.A. patrol to the Awakino and Mokau districts. The patrol arrived at the scene'of a football match, and, ever with an eye to business, enrolled the referee as a member of tho A.A.A. It was then found that the referee's whistle was missing, and so the patrol extended tho first A.A.A. service to tho new member by lending him his patrol whistle, with which the game was then controlled.

CARELESS PEDESTRIANS

Quite recently there have been two developments of outstanding interest in connection with tho problem of protecting tlie pedestrian against himself and against the carelessness of other road users. Tho first is the inauguration in Now York of a police campaign against careless walkers. In the United States they are taking action, a number of people having already been summoned and fined for walking to the common danger. Tho second development is in the nature of a proposal to compel walkers to use the subways under what is regarded as tho second busiest spot, in London, if not in the world, namely, Piccadilly Circus, crossing the road on foot above ground being prohibited.

ROADS IN CHINA

China to-dav has more than 30,000 miles of roads capable of bearing motor trafiic, with an additional 3764 miles under con struction. Dirt roads aro being rapidly converted into paved roads. The provinces which at present possess the greater number of usable roads are Kuantung and Honan, yet the district between Shanghai and Peiping is steadily growing in tho number of motor roads it contains, as aro Chekiang and several other provinces in Central China. In the Province of Fukien there were only three motor vehicles in 1922. Today that province has more than 300 buses running over modern and well-built roads. Tho highway between Fooehow, the capital of the province, and Amoy, a prosperous seaport, is described as ono of tho best in the country. Highway construction in the interior is being rapidly carried out.