WORLD ON WHEELS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXL, Issue 20261, 9 November 1935, Page 17

WORLD ON WHEELS

ADVANCE IN MOTOR TRANSPORT REMARKABLE DISPLAY OF VEHICLES British Official Wireless (Received November 8, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, November 7. The Commercial Motor Transport Exhibition was opened at the Olympia to-day. The visitors include a large attendance of foreign buyers. The exhibits range from large coaches and lorries to small delivery tricycles and include fire engines, ambulances and dust carts. Deisel engines are in the ascendency and electric vehicles also compete with petrol engines. Threewheel tractors, which can be automatically coupled to detachable trailers are a prominent feature, offering a degree of manoeuverability, rivalling any horse-drawn vehicle. One firm shows a street sweeper collector which looks like being as efficient on the roads as the carpetsweeper in the home. There are several fine examples of modern ambulance construction. Light vans are shown by a large number of makers, and the special needs of every conceivable trade, and Its delivery requirements are provided for. The crowds are showing particular interest In the various “stripped chassis” exhibits, showing the details of transmission, for example, of a big rail car priced £SOOO and driven by 230 h.p. Diesel engines. TOLL OF THE ROAD ANOTHER DECREASE N DEATHS British Official wireless (Received November 8, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, November 7. The road accident figures in Britain for the week ending November 2 are 157 killed and 4594 injured, compared with 178 killed and 4230 injured in the corresponding week in 1934. TENNIS NEW SOUTH WALES V. VICTORIA On It eel Press Association —Bv Electric Telearapb - Copyright (Received November 8, 11.57 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 8. The inter-State tennis match, New South Wales v. Victoria, Was continued here to-day. The chief games resulted: — J. H. Crawford (New South Wales) defeated H. Hopman (Victoria), 6-2, 7J. Bromwich (New South Wales) defeated A. Hassett (Victoria), 6-2, 6-1. New South Wales: 4 rubbers, 9 sets, 85 games. Victoria: 2 rubbers, 6 sets, 77 games. STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS United Press Association—By Electric TelegraDb—Copyright (Received November 8, 11,57 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 8. In the preliminary matches for the State mixed doubles title G. MacPherson and Miss E. Rudkin (New defeated H. Datson and Mrs Stewart', 8- 6-1. S. Henderson and Mrs Harper eliminated G. MacPherson and Miss Rudkin, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5.