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AUSTRALIA IS EIGHTH
LARGEST PETROL
CONSUMER
In 1935 Australia ranked ss the ,
world's eighth largest consumer
of petrol, the Commonwealth being
credited with having used 277 mil-
lion gallons during last year. I
Naturally U.S.A. with Its 26 mil-
lion automobiles tops the list. Great
Britain bein« an easy second, with
France third. Then follows In des-
cending order. Canada, Germany,
Russia, iTapan, Australia, Argentina
and Italy.
A striking feature of the official
figures, says the Dunlop Perdriau
Bulletin, ls that Japan bought in 1935
some 20 million more gallons of
petrol than did Australia. As the
Commonwealth has in service 647.771
cars and motor trucks and 78,188
motor cycles, and Japan only 130.108
cars, trucks and hackneys and 51.500
motor cycles in commission, one
naturally wonders why Japan is pur-
chasing petrol in much greater vo-
lume than her visible needs. In 1934
Australia and Japan each bought
practically the same quantity of
motor fuel, approximately 270 million
gallons.
No doubt Japan's air fleet of 2000
units. Including 1400 first line air-
craft, consumes a considerable gal-
lonage of petrol, but not sufficient,
one would think, to account for the
wide difference between Australia's
734,959 automobiles and Japan's
total of 181.608. a matter of over
643,000 units. In fuel-oil, Japan con-
sumes more ? than four times the
volume used in Australia, the res-
pective figures being 579 million and
125 million gallons.
While Australia In 1935 used
16,800,000 gallons of lubricants,
Japan consumed 67 million gallons.
For the same period. Great Britain
used 113 millions.
Hill Climbing.
Greater skill and Judgment are
called for when climbing steep wind-
ing hills than under more ordinary
circumstances. First have the seating
position set to your liking, also the
pedals if the car Is your own. A short
driver needs a higher seat. Practice
and confidence are necessary to obtain
quick and clean gear changes. Modern
cars are lower geared in the steering
box. and so it is necessary to be quick
and lively with the steering wheel
when negotiating sharp bends. The
road surface often leaves much to be
desired, the rear wheels tending to
bounce and lose adhesion. The accel-
erator should be used sparingly, be-
cause any sudden alteration in throttle
opening Increases the tendency to-
wards wheel spin. Naturally it will
help matters If additional load can be
placed above the rear axle.
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