CYCLING AND MOTORING NOTES

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 March 1915, Page 4

CYCLING AND MOTORING NOTES

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A > oiumcer jiatalion is to uc inaugurated in .tiiiglanU. liie corps is L-o be used for home defences anil will act in vai lous capacities, sucii as recruiting work, -scouting, despateu riuiug, and also mounted infantry operations. it is estimated that some oUjUUU will join the new corps. »«*»*** Some interesting comparisons between the conditions ol the present war and those of the .Napoleonic campaigns are made in the official organ ol tiie British Acetylene Association. There is exhibited at Malmaisoii, near i-aris, a travelling desk that Napoleon always carried with liiiu m the field. Part of the equipment is a small reflector candlestick, in which utill reinains the unused portion of a tallow candle just as .Napoleon loft it; its dim light served as an illumiiiaut for his despatch writing. To-day, thousands of acetylene appartus are being sent to the front to be utilised in various ways - - with lamps in innumerable tents, with headlights on transport vehicles, with searchlights to guard against surpris attacks by night, with cooking ranges on kitchen cars, where the gas is supplied from a portable apparatus on the footboard, and moreover, for' surgical operations. The factors affecting type wear constitute a, question of considerable importance to all motorists. The subject was dealt with at a recent meening of the Society of Automobile Engineers, New York. One of the most important is irregularities in the wheel l'n this case the wear is on the tread / located at the points where the wheel shifts most. This has the effect of wearing the tread at these points, though it does no affect the fabric until the traed worn through. »•«#»»* Other factors consist ol faulty alignment, duo to a loo.se or worn hub disc, bent axle, or too long or too short tension rod. Uneven brake adjustment, severe brake application, or a fierce clutch are also fruitful causes of trouble Driving in the train lines sometimes causes damage, especially if the lines are worn, for in this case there may he sharp projections which will cut the tread. Reinforcements also cause trouble due to chafing.