FRENCH AND ENGLISH CARS AT

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1559, 1 October 1912, Page 4

FRENCH AND ENGLISH CARS AT

AMERICAN fKICES. There lias never been any secret of the fact that the comparatively low price of American automobiles bas been made possiblo by large outputs and standardised parts. By adopting tho principle of the big output, and a consequent lower cost of production, the well-known English firm of Humber, Ltd., and the equally famous French firm of Clement-Bayard have been able to produce cars of moderate prie'e without sacrificing the quality upon, which their reputations have been built. We have just received delivery of one of the prettiest and neatest torpedobodied four-seated English.cars ever imported lo Christchnrch. It is a 1912-13 icylinder 11-15 h.p. Humber. The engine has enclosed valves and chain transmission for turning gears, and is beautifully silent. This type of Humber car broke its class record's at Brooklands, and is a wonderful hill-climber. Complete with hood, shield, electric side-lamp?, ncetylenr head-lamp?, tail-lamp, and wire wheels, tho English price is .£2B'). We have nine on view the new 2-« eater, torpedo-bodied 8-12 h.p. 4-cvlinder Clement-Bayard, fitted with the saine device for ensuring engine silence. This is a beautiful car in appearance. extremely economical to run, and pood on hills. 'The French price is .£181), To these prices (English and French) wo add only Hie cost of importation, an honest and straightforward system ot dealing. Wo have also oil o(Ter a secondhand 2-seater Humber, in gunranteed good order, for .Cl5O, and a second-hand t-scater Keo tor ,£75. Adams, Ltd., Garage, Timm Street, Christchurcli: also nt Palmerstnu North and Wanpnntii, und agents, Tourist .. Motor Co., Hastings,*

Representatives of tho First Diviaons of tho Railway Servico had an interview with the Minister for Rnilway3 (tho Hon. W. 11. J lorries) last evening regarding increases of salary. It was only all interview, and nothing definite was decided llpon. 'i'ho really serious problem confronting tlio Minister at present is tho demand of the .Second Division for increases, amounting in all to .C' 24-,000. These demands, it is understood, will be considered by Parliament in tho present session. "Mr. Hugh D. M'lntosh requests the pleasure of the Now Zealand tug-of-war team's company at a.theatre party to the Tivoli on Tuesday evening (September 24)." That was the pleasant invitation waiting at tho offices of tho Union Steam Ship Company for the littlo company of athletes, who wero due to arrive in Sydney early on September 24 for the Stndium Tug-of-war Carnival (says the by<lney "Daily .Telegraph" of September 2,i). Tho wind and tho waves hail a word to sav in tho matter, and the Manuka did not berth until the early morning of September 25. While the Mainland athletes should have been enjoying Mr. M Intosli s hospitality, comfortably seated, with the glitter and fun of tho theatre before them, they were enduring tho gymnastics of a vessel buffeted by contrary weather. A tug-of-war of the elements had delayed the ship's journey, and all pleasant anticipations of Sydney and its attritions were lost in present discomfort, and some members of the team .wondered, with groans, whether their inhospitable welcome in Australian waters'was a prophecy of the rough time they were to have at the hands of their Australian opponents. The tiieatro invitation will bo extended, to them for the next evening, when tliey had opportunity and encouragement to; forget the trials of tho previous night. A married man named Walk#" aged 20 years, who resides at 54 Owen Street, was admitted to the Hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from I severo injuries to liis left hand. He is omployed as a machinist by Messrs. I,ampbell and Bourke, and it appears Uiat lie had the misfortune to get his left hand caught i*i a planing machine. One tinker ■ was severed, and somewhat severo injuries to the hand and wrist wero also sustained. Entries for the competitions, which are to be held in tho Town Hall, commencing November 13, were pouring in yesterday at the offico ofi tho secretary (Mr. James Dykes). He anticipates that the festival this year will eclipse that of last year. Competitors are coming from all over New Zealand, and a largo number have entered for tho champion piano fiolo, the first prize for which is a Chappell piano, value £125, presented by Messrs. P. J. Pinny, Ltd., of ■Wellington. All information regarding the competitions may bo obtained from Mr. Dykes. The patronal festival of St. Michael's Anglican Church, Kelburne, was colebratedon Sunday (the Feast of-St. Michael and All Angels), large congregations being present, both at the morning and evening services. At 8 a.m. there was a celebration of Holy Communion, followed by matins, and a second celebration at It a.m., the Bishop of the Diocese (Dr. Sprott) being eelebrant and preaclier. Pravers were said by the Hev. Mr. Cross, curate of St. Peter s parish. At evensong the prayers were intoned by the Rev. A. W. H. Compton, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. H. G. Blackburne, vicar, of Kilbirnie. Special psalms and hymns appropriate to the occasion were sun", also Woodward's beautiful anthem "The Radiant Morn," whicli was carefully aiid tastefully rendered by the choir, Mr. J. S. Jameson presiding at the harmonium. Tho offertories, amounting to £5 19s. Gd., were in aid of the church building fund. "In the year 1910 our exports amounted to ! £22,180,209, and our imports totalled £17,051,583, showing an excess in the value of our exports for that year, £5,128,626, commented tho Committee of the Wellington Industrial Association, in its report (presented to the annual meeting last evening), in a review of the general progress and condition of trade in tho Dominion. "In 1911 our exports amounted to £19,028,490, while our imports totalled £19,545,879, showing an amount of £517,389 in excess of imports over exports (exclusivo of specie). These figures call for reflection, as the Dominion had an uninterrupted run of excess' in value of exports over imports from and including the years 1887-1907. In 1908 our imports exceeded our exports in value to the amount of £1,153,790 (exclusive of specie), whilst in tho year 1909 our exports exceeded our imports by £3,987,277." "There is a great difficulty on tho part of many of our manufacturers to secure apprentices to trades," runs a paragraph in tho annual report of the General Committee of tho Wellington Provincial Industrial Association, read at tho annual meeting last evening. "Tho reason for this," suggested tho committee, "may likely be that parents of boys have little faith in tho future of our manufactories, though some assert that tho reason is to be found in the high wages paid for unskilled labour."