Business Change.

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Business Change.

been reduced, there would have been little speed contests along the road. Britishers are always keen competitors, and we should have had friendly little trials whenever two or three cars got'together on a journey." What struck him particularly in this outing, Mr. Cleave added, was the enthusiastic reception accorded to the motorists all along the route. Cherries, lollies, and flowers had been thrown into the cars. The country people turned out in crowds7"to cheer the competitors, and even little children^ waited by the roadside to smile and wave their tiny hands. Coming from the North Island, he had been impressed- too by the uniform courtesy shown by drivers of other vehicles. A farmer would pull his trap aside to save a car from running on to rough metal, and the motorists for their part, always showed consideration for horse traffic. The principal value of such trials was to demonstrate the rapidity, reliability, and safety of the modern method of locomotion. Canterbury was the chief centre of motoring in the Dominion, and the North Island would never progress at the same rate, although in Hawke's Bay there were already very many enthusiasts. " This is going to be a big industry," concluded Mr. Cleave ," especially from the commercial point of view. Touring will be only a small side of it. Whenever I see a big well-appoint-ed stable I reflect that sooner or later it will have to go out of business, because motoring is the more economical method of progression, and is obviously more satisfactory to the community from a health point of view." Mr. S. A. Luxford, of Palmerston North, commenting on the trials, said that it would be impossible to pick out a tetter stretch of load in New Zealand for such a test than that chosen by the Canterbury Association. From^Christchurch to Timaru there was"a long, straight run, with obstacles like water races every half mile to^prevent anything in the

It was announced at the last annual dinner of the Darracq Co. that Mr. A. Morns Thomson had resigned his position as general minager of Argyll Motors, Limited, and had joined the Darracq Com pany's staff.