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MOTOR NOTES.

At the annual meeting of tho Automobile ("lub last v.<clc ofllee-hearcr» wiro elected Us follow -Patrons, Hu Lxccllenc) the |(.o\crnor-Gcnerul, Hi* Ixcellenoj tho

lloicrnor, mid tito Lieutenant Go*crnor, president, Dr R. K. Weigall; vicenreai

dents. Mcur». K. K. Wagstaff, S. Stott, ard T. Rind, lion, trciaurcr, Mr. P.. IM ward», auditors, Mcrar*. F, O. Wilson, T C P R , and P. »T. W. Danby. The foi lowing gentlemen were also elected to fill ia cinetes mi the committee.-Messrs llruncl Kay, H W Cox, W. A. Love, U Hrockcl bank, K V Hodge», and A. O. Marrett.

Owing to the Ii ugthy discussion following on then tiling mil adoption of the report nnd hnhnce sheet, the piper on "Good Roads," tend bj Mr S Stott-icsttme of which op pcitid in "ilte Argua" »f l'nday last - hld to le cm Unit d icinsitli'i.ibl). A point not hithtito mentioned regarding tho way« and mellis of obtaining good ronds, wa* that the lederal lim eminent, being interested m the Mute»' thoroughfare* to the extent that the», urn used in the collection and dell eery of mill», should contribute to their tiuiiitrnrtntt» and repair, und Mr. Stott quoted the head of the United ¡slates Postal department in klippert of hi* contention. Hie prniiuMiK.n (hut able bodied con* let» hoiiiil be emploi ed on the Inglula) s doe« mt meit wit It the npprouil of cur* one, mt the mt n iiui-t be ltd and clothed, und n li .ill hu l hie tliuii lilburn ing in the open air, nut a m.m miirtsjt) work for the commu- ait v t linn retail luipi o* uncut eau hardly bu

nil Rested

In tin th nutation towiiitttpon the Minister nf Publie. Uni lu to dal iisputitii; the ile plnrablc« tominion of the Mnui« Alexander ruad, ispuiull) (hut see I ion from Malms hury throui,h Castlemaine mid Hi milgo to tho Mun ii, Mr, Mutt, ulong with Mr (I It Hrniitllitiit, will ri prese til the \utnmo lulu Club-it boil} SOO. sttong - ami iiiiulcnt all) the nml und li Io ef nuitoiist» tu the State, mimili tin,: non »onie 1,01X1 'Uni de pulatinn will uri, that «.min» impioieiucnt be líllltul Its Cllll tis lliMslhh», US lit lltllRO. I istb minni, nml othct I ou n tu ionic nie fit lilli thu illtllcct» nt the highway's w11 ti hid »tatt» in lint, of comae, lim \iitnintibilii I lull nun m», lnotoimt» cou »isluitly al oui ( iiMli iiitilnt» ,iuil Hi tullun almost a« ninth n» tiny slum the mi ml

iottU in Gimuliiud.

lleiiorts liuee united tho »icrclarj of the Automobile Club concerning the hlale of lourungii load nil impoilant thorough furn tonnuting Haiithoiu and Millern One motorist ilichiu» that nftei tin« ruent min it was almost iiiipissibli» to ordinal y tr.illie ni tim nilli), iilieie lhe r.uhi t) is emmed Icing timiid nilli binti, slush und min, tin risult of hum ti illic nu r mumu Illili' mult i ml Will. lilt. I U.lllll li IS li »IHinsibhi foi (hut pnrtinn nf tin» tlmrangli j fin.i should uri null illul iiupioicnit nts lils tn allow it to run nu in -OH li ii nnd lit ti

i..million during tin turning winttr nu ins doublt» I\|IIIISI» to the t i\|iucrs latci

Multi is m inunii turn with tin» nummo lilli« <\h Intimi to li Inlil m Mellioiiini illino,* \| ti »limul «"how »lui mt pin in »sing sid.I i tot iM llu tiusiri i of tin 1 \hiliitiiiuliultltiig linn UIUIIIL"! tlul the hull shall lu» niiiiUblt' tn int. millik- i ilnlii

tm» fur four du» in mt m tin opt nmg, but mil) ft rone c11) nflt't llu tint whu li m taut!) ia unit iiMiiiiihli mid a di | nun.'fio,,i onlliiiii) ptictlu llu« exhibition i oin mitti» has at.pmiitul Mt I I. Unit»! I sunlai) of tint »lion nml tin» »thru is I u i lui in l.iulstonc ihnmliiM, t ullina »tin t 'Unit uiuistn wa» found IIIICSMII, n« thi norie of the» club sun tiny ha« of Ittn m cn ised en itli \» un ni lunn» of lim pin russ nf (lu» A C\ upnaiils nf 111 iiniiiin,,

tunis for nu ml n ship mu i.i.iu.l iluiing M iii li, lim lit st ni..nth ni lit» ut it hu uni ti

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Mi nil' ptogiis» is bung nindi» In Must» P Until i nml s Pu, u. m m thin piont, r motin jinn ne * nu il uni from I'irlliti) Sultiiv Hu) had uiiiilti spit mild pingre«» t i t iul"'iiilu» nnd Vus ullin lint mil with trimble m Hu» lil» , n.i tin nu» tu Halla d inin I in tin t di lui. mu titiisiuiul m unxtint* linn -nuil | t li anil II>UII| li u lilli)!« nil Ililli nut In llu uni»! lim nu '.Slh tilt Huv ittiul "Ainu I I min got mel long Hai,e thuiisind nilli» MIIUSHIIIII* . no t*n» trouble linn 11111111111 htuuli '* With the exception of the Nullabor Plains, which might yet prove troublesome, they     have overcome the worst portions, and   hopes are now entertained of the passage           across being effected. In September last             several members of the Transcontinental Railway Commission motored from Port

Augusta (S.A.) to within 70 or 80 miles of    

Eucla.    

Considerable altciatinn has licen made in the motor ear section of the oierlnnd relay test Mi G G YA lilli of idcludi is mi

able to parin inate n lilli moth r motorist ni Victoru and piobibly two in Ni vi "south Yinlcs mil baie to be substituted fe« fu a_s mutters li ive progres, ti lue Dunlop Rub bel Conipiuii (innoJiKC tint Ile follón III« gcntlcinin han u-iccl to cury the dispatch in the ic«ntcttic sections n/ 1 1 om \ih laide to Mount («unhid Messt s Ailinn Auiigei and II Howman 111 1 V ulah ill 1 1

from Al mut Lambin to Mill oin ni Alis is A 1 V\isemnii und I Hill m n Main II car from Mclbouim to Albury MCSMS M Sthmlth and I Pell (luimut Motor (oin Erny) in an 'IN 1 11 ami Mt ssr« sid

hy and Peny Allen 111 a A mot finin \1

buri to feydnei, Alcorn ti \V Scott mid G M Heion in a 1 landers ricing eil It is reported thnt at 1'iuton N S \V 4in 1 f ram lins fallen, and lins n ndered I hi Riumr back Mountain imposable to motor cyclists

Will the motor ultimately displace the horse' Boihn, so far as linge utict ure ion cerned, has, ansnercd in the nflumatiio Hie police authorities there issued last 1 ebiuiiy an edict banishing the home dninn ribs from the streets of the city Hie 1 chicles in question, however an finid to be so utteily obsolete as to be unworthy of such an up to date city as Beihn lo rich of the 00 licensed driiers affected hi the inn 101,11 lation a sum of £30 is to be paid bl mu of compensation, mid applications from any of thom for permission to di ive motor ichi des will be favourably considered The re «¡illation became operatnc on April 1 f 011

don, hi the wai, still has a few antiquated cabs which ure not by any means things of beauty and by their compiratiie sion ness particularly M hen in a line of taxi cabs out

Bide a theatre, greatly impede the faster traine 'Hie authorities, honei er seem con tent to allow them to be gradually with

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As a possibly interesting and instructive event, a competition or dinionstntion con fined to strictly commercial motor vehicle« should find faiour with the Automobile Club It might proie bcncfiiinl in several nays, particularly in focussing the attention of Business men upon the potentialities of the mechanically propelled vehicle in ihe

transport of morcnandise There are mnni manufacturers and others M ho bundle gre it quantities of goods during the year men li uniting to sec how this or that firm, alreidy utilising the motor progress in their 1 cut 111

but who aro not fully anare of the hrge number of finns tint have n holly 01 in pirt adopted mechanical traction A demonstr 1 tion of such eira Mould proie a rciclatio'i

If a comoctitiou be not entertained, thcr certainly should be a monster pando of commercial motors as a prchmiuni-i to the opening of the projected automobile exlu tatton There is, lion ci cr, an inten ti of

four months before the slion mil he held I and therefore lhere is ample lune for a fini consumption test on both a ton mile and 11 carmila basis, the results of 11 h 11 If ivou'd certainly bo valuable, espccinlli nhen nd dnccd under the supcmsion of disinterested

officials

Comparatively little experience in motor ing n required to show that betttr pro- vision should he made for suitable act ne cessible storage for the toots tues and otlu r spare parts of the car, as n eil ns of per-on ii effects of the motorists It all me ins nie,

mcnting the comfort nnd pliasiue of the dnie All the recent niions indinttd i growing recognition among inanufartliters of the fact that there ate fen things more disagreeable than the nccessiti for disturb tng passengers in lifting seat cushions while a mass of miscellaneous articles nre ni ' I over until the desired one is found and is a result, present inclinations are to provide really adequate receptacles so located a« to be truly accessible, regardless of tihcther such storage compartments nie coner did or not No doubt it is the continuous sink mg and vibration from trau Hing 01 cr aver agc roads which impels motorists to stun away as snugly and securely as possible al most cicry article carried \nd nhen n snare tube, some particular tool or 1 tire sleevo ia required, theire is considerable tune lost in loosening this or tint, ami not uifii

quently a general upset of personal and material arrangements

1 he taxi cab proprietaries in Milboume are mildly exultant from what is riginltd na a vindication of tim position taken up bv them respecting the schedule of fee drafted bv the Cid Council The seile of charges adoptid here Mas biseil on tliii-c obtiining m Sidney-1/ per mile, and 11 J chirge to be nndc for the return journei

\\ lint nas wanted here n.is the 1ICIII»I to collat also 6d per mile for the return j ur 1 ei, but the council nas firm, a id refused the reaiilt being that no tin eil) ni« licensed to ply for public lure the ll.iik ney Carnage Committee held that if as MIS fully believed, the taxi cab compimes succeeded with the tariff in force, thcie n is no reason why the motors should not iwiv hero also The Melbourne proprietaries however, held that the Sydney company were not satisfied with the business (lone, and it seems (hey nero right, for it is non innounced that the Australasian Motor ctb Company will « Ulidian all ita 1 chicles from public hire in Sydney streets forthvnth an 1 will institute a scmro of pni ile birt ns ?n Melbourne, 11 here, it is claimed, tin pub lie and propnetirm am satisfied on «11 points

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