ON TWO WHEELS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 692, 18 June 1929, Page 6

ON TWO WHEELS

SPORTS MOTOR-CYCLE CLUB At the recent annual meeting of the Sports Motor Cycle Club the followingofficers were elected for the 1929-30 year: President, Mr. C. D. Walker; vice-presidents, S. Brookes, K. McLaren; captain, S. Brookes; vice-cap-tain, W. Marrett; executive committee, A. McLaren, W. Coyle, A. Myers, M. Robinson, S. Person, N. Person. Mr. H. Fletcher continues the duties of secretary, with. Mr. J. Stuart as assistant. WON ON'NEW OIL The Junior Tourist Trophy race was held last Wednesday, June 12, at the Isle of Mau, and resulted in a win for F. Hicks, riding a Velocette cycle lubricated with the new Mobiloil. The Junior Tourist Trophy race is a race for light machines, all engines having to be under 350 c.c.

IN MANY LANDS TRAVELS OF A SPARE PLUG EXPERT j On one of his periodic trips which take him away from his Toronto home for three years at a time. Mr. C. A. Speers, representative for Champion Spark Plugs, called on “Headlight” last week. Ia the past 12 months Mr. Speers has visited 14 countries. The progress in the motor trade made during recent years in the East is remarkable, says Mr. Speers and the conflict bewteen the new and the old in transportation often amusing. In Japan there is a law that every car must have on the side of the wheels a splash-guard to protect pedestrians from the mud in wet weather. The narrow streets, the puddley road and the open display of goods outside the shops render them absolutely essential after rain, but in dry weather the guards are not legally necessary. The roads of Java are surprisingly good and it is possible to motor right through the island over perfect roads, but it is a dangerous thing to drive fast, says Mr. Speers, because at any corner one might run against some lumbering old ox-cart. An indication of the magnificence of some of the rajahs and maharajahs was given by an advertisement inserted by a rajah, offering for sale 36 cars, 11 of which were Rolls-Royces. Some of them possessed 125 cars and would sell any that a person of lower caste had ridden in. Elsewhere, concluded Mr. Speers, people are taking more and more interest in cars, and he had observed an increase in the proportion of cars in New Zealand since he had been here over two years ago. Business in New Zealand impressed him as being solid and substantial, and the majority j of popular investments seemed to be “gilt-edged,” which always meant good, steady advancement for the futui-e. Mr. Speers's job is a big one, for his company last year made nearly 50,000,000 plugs, nearly two-thirds of ' the world’s output. REAR REFLECTORS In The Sun Motordom of May 21 reference was made to rear red reflectors, and a list was given of those that were approved by the Government. The Transport Department has now supplied an amended list, which is as follows: (1) “Bluemel Raylight” reflector; (2) “Cairlight” (Cairns) re-flector-ruby glass; (3) “Heberley’s” reflector; (4) “Bluemel’s Prismatic*’ reflector; (5) “Miller Reflcctalite No. 6“ reflector: (6) “Mur-Ray” reflector; (7) “Perrylite” reflector. The following direction indicators have also been approved by the Minister: (a) “Ideal” direction indicator, in the form of a hand with perforated holes, outlining the shape of the hand; (b) “Erka” direction indicator.