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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22146, 27 June 1935, Page 18

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There is a slump in the elephant market in India, the reason being that motor-cars are becoming more fashionable and popular. Elephant " running costs " have also become much higher. One person in every 20 in Great Britain owns a motor-car. One in every 15 has a driving licence. In the United States one person in five owns a car. In Australia the percentage is about one in 10. Sally Blane. the screen star, said to have driven along a Hollywood main street at 42 miles an hour, has been ordered to post the sign "traffic violator" on the windscreen of her car. This is a new method of dealing with errant motorists in Los Angeles. When a car loses power and begins to spit back through the carburetter and back-fire, there are several possible explanations. It may be the result of defective spark plugs, badly adjusted and pitted contact breakerpoints, or sticking or burnt valves. Another common cause of this trouble, however, is the partial blocking of the jets in the ear Wetter with carbon or foreign matter. The spare tyro should never be neglected; hidden behind the protective all-metal Cover used on many cars at the present time, there is a tendency for it to be overlooked. It should be inflated once of week and kept at the right pressure. Occasionally a change over; should be made and the tyre put into use, replacing one of those in active service. A cover which is not used for 12 months or so may not give quite such good service when it is finally brought into use as others of the set which are regularly inflated and looked over. All tyres should be examined at intervals and flints embeded in the rubber removed.