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Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14140, 17 July 1916, Page 2

That the powerful rays from the i:eacili-;!its of some motor-cars are a menace rather than an aid to the'safety ol- pedestrians was the view "taken Vy Dv. R. H. Cole, Melbourne City Coroner at an inquest into a motor h:,ahtv hold a few days ago"(says the n ?V'' vi ) vas mon*ioned in evidence that the lights on the car under notice were of exceptional brilliance. Tho chauffeur admitted thafc they shed their rays over nearly 500 yards of roadway, but, notwithstanding this fact a man-was ran down arid killed. Dr. Cole assumed from the victim's conduct that, he was dazed by the glare or light, and in this manner contributed largely to his own fate. While such radiance assisted drivers the Coroner added, it was most confusing to persons even 100 yards in front, and m his -opinion there ought to be some sort of prohibition against the use of blinding lights on motor-cars.

Mr John Rowe, president of the New Zealand Trotting Association, in the. address which he prepared for the association's annual conferonee, said: "It might be of interest if I ;>nve you some figures showing vl-t- sirwribed by trotting clubs alone since vim- outbreak of the \\nr. In addition in the .£32.000 odd which constituted 1X« trotting clubs' subscnpiini's cli.ri?:^ the first year <:i the war. rhev have bctn responsible this sca«m for i-early £40,000. This sum is made -<;r> ]y, subscriptions to various fund*, toi .1 net profits'of race meetings and war v-xes, and does not- include, roughly, iMirUKX) the t-oca.l amount paid by tlie tnittiup: c-lubs as the usual tax imposed aninially by tlie Govciinnout. As the 1 v,:v tfix was not imposed, until November, when this season \v:\s v-ell ndvaucor! several clubs were not afiVcto;], otherwise tiie amo vint Avould have been much greater. These figures are :\vavi a!logother from those of racinij; dubs, but some idea may be irathered "of \v)\:\r.

t.hej' h;iyo done -tvlion i,t is stated t';nt one racing flub Jilono','aitw devotii!;i £1000 last year) gave this year in net yjrofits and \xm- taxes eovsicierahlv over £10.000. In addition tiie .same club pnid ever £10.000 as Government tax the samo season. Sr« that wl:on tl:o <i om)jined figures of'racing and- trotting are tabulated they v.ill, I am f-.nre, on^n ih.r- eyes not only r>S: the gcneia! nnbli^, but ours as ivoU." An idea of cbo r-ondiiions under which '■ miitgroviitg is- c-nurjod on m Central! Otago may hv obtained from the follov;-' iiijv extract fvoin the J)ur-etli^ '' iCve >- ing Star" of the 7th inst. : —-jjTiie s;unv-: fall, in Central Ottigo on %'<vr,v;tf\\y of: last '.veek ■ ran from YverMorbiirn to Clvdc, but .missed the' IS'rr-ieby and "Waipistn districts. It gave n depth of 2in ou EaniKplough l^L-it and 7in o:i tlv.: iiighor levels. By y:reat "ir.ck the miow j v/as i>vcc?detl by '2-""fuMirs' ram tlmt di-:l j an iir.menso amount of" gcctl to il;e l'n<ix.: fji-iDS. Prior to that c To\vnY'OTir. tj-e r-nrth was liavd and dry 2ft below ilioj s'j:i>.<.\i.- Xtjv/ tlxo work of ]>]nviti;i>' mid fencing can go on nicely. Aa'.ths?: 1 inherit is that the srioYv, came'just in time tf)''sro:v. the- peach trees' from Lu/itMii; into premature bloom' 7