THE AUTOCAR B Journal publtsbeb in tbe interests of tbe mecbanicallr propelleb roab carriage.
EDITED BY H. WALTER STANER.
No. 696. VoL. XXII .] SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, 1909.
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The Autocar.
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CONTENTS. NOTES TO FRENSHAM ON A 40 H.P. \ VEIGEL ( I L LUSTRATED)-T URN!NG
OUT OF S t OE R OADS U SEFUL HINTS AND TIPS ( I LLUSTRATED) • •
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A F EW O BSERVATIONS ON ENGINE CONTROL (I LI,USTRATED) • • A N EAT E LECTRIC H ORN SWITCH 246-248 248
.l\.i OTORING JN THE NORTHERN' GAMES, STOCKHOLM ( J LLUSTRATED) EVENTS OF THE \ VEEK • . M OTOR UNION N OTES • • THE 16 H.P. V ULCAN CAR A E RONAUTICS ( I LLUSTRATED) , . A E ROPLANE J OTTINGS. BY \,V. \ VTNDHAM . • ON T HE R oAD. Bv OWEN J oH:-i MITCHELL'S PATENT \VIND SHIELD.3 ( I LLUSTRATED) THE W ORK OF A PIONEER ( I LLUSTRATED) .• THE MARRYATT Hoon AND ScREE:-: ( ILLUSTRATED) CORRESPONDENCE (ILLUSTRATED)
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257 258 259-260
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THE I RISH R ELIABILITY TRIALs-T 1-1E PASSING or TRA:'olCARS-
WARNINGS AGAINST A P OLICE TRAP THE N EW S TEEL DISCOVERY A N EW T YRE L EVER ( I LLUSTRATED) . • FLASHES (ILLUSTRATED). , FLIGHT AS A MooE OF L oco~JOTION-CLuB D01Nos
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/ Notes. The Autocars of 1909. On NQ\·ember 7th last 11·e published, as is our custom on the eve of the great annual show, a cl assified list of the cars for 1909, and pa1ticularly those which were exhibited in Olympia. The number in which the "Buyer's Guide " appeared is out of print, and as the demand for it continues steadil y, we ha Ye decided to republish the guide in our next i ue. The particulars concerning every car ha1·e been 1·erified by direct enquiry from the makers, and in some cases alterations have been necessary, particul a rly in the matter of price. In se1·eral instances prices have been increased somewhat since Olympia. There are also additions regarding some foreign cars, as at the time the guide was compiled ful l details were not avai lable.
Motorists and the Territorial Forces. I n );° ovember last we published details of the schem1.: of the Lincolnshire Automobile Club for the registration of owners of motor cars will ing to render assistance in the mobilisation of the in fantry of the Lincolnshire territorial force, and we understand that the plan has been very \Ye ll received by the ·motorists of the county. It will be rt membered, a lso, that the Royal Automobile Clu:::i regarded the Lincolnshire Club's proposition as an excellent one in every way, and decided to nationalise it. Beyond the report of the Lincol nshi rP Club that its own county scheme had been well taken up and was being successfully organised by Dr. Godfrey Lowe, little or nothing has been h ard. );° o other county or district club has reported that it has adopted the scheme, though speaking generall y a lmost a ll the cl ubs appear to be in favour of it, but there seems to be a feeling that it is unnecessary, a feeling with which we must confess we do not agree. Admittedly, there are many exceptions, but in the main the po5ition taken up is that should any emergency arise motorists throughout the country would, of course, place their cars at the disposal of the War Department, and do exactly what they were ordered to do. The disbelievers in the necessity for the scheme argue that as this is so there is no need for any national scheme of registration of ca rs fo r military service because practica lly all cars would be available. The point which seems to be missed is that to be of any real service cars must be ready fo r instant use and fo r performing a given duty. Further than that, the scheme must be most carefull y worked out, as it is no u. e using ca rs 1rhere the railway i. preferable, and very little would be done which is of any rea l . ervice to the country unless the provincial clubs fo1low the example of the Lincolnshire Club by working ab olutely in concert with the commanders of the county territorial forces . The Lincolnsh ire motorists have fi rst of a ll expressed their willingness to assist in the mobiLsation of the territorial forces, and having done that the rr ilita ry authorities have accepted their offer and expla ined just what they 1rant the motorists to do. The whole scheme is being systema.tised, so that the 01rner of each car knows the exact work he 11·ill be called upon to undertake--where he would have to rick up his men, and where he would have to take them. I t should be c.learly understood that the ,cheme is entirely separate from, and has nothing whatever to do with, the work of the Army :Motor Reserve. The Army Motor Reserve is a regiment of motorists, and its duties are quite different, far more onerous, and necessarily much more technical. On the other hand, the Lincolnshire scheme merely pro1·ides for the mobilisation of the countv territorial fo rce so fa r as the in fantry is concerned. Each motorist after ha,·ing performed this duty has done all that he has undertaken to do in connection with the mobilisat:on scheme. He may offer his services and his car for other purposes, but that is, as it were, a work of supererogation, and altogether outside the scheme.
