AUGUST 7TH, 1909.
THE AUTOCAR R Journal publtsbe~ in tbe interests of tbe mecbantcall\? propelle~ roab carriage.
EDITED BY H. WALTER STANE~.
No. 720. VoL. XXIII.] SATURDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 1909.
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R ENEWED PERSECUTION Dl \ VARWICKSH IRE
USEFUL HlNT'5 A'.1{0 T IPS (ILLUSTRATED) . •
EXHAUST PIPE ARRANGEMENT (ILLUSTRATED) • • • •
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BROOKLANDS J ULY AND AUGUST MEETING (ILLUSTRATE D} • • 200-20.) THE R ESULT OF P OLICE TRAPS - TOURTNG F OREIGNERS.. • • 203 A NEw Two•STROK E I\• l oToR-THE P ETROL TAx AND TARIFF
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A N ELECTRICAL STARTl:-.'G SYSTEM ( I LLUSTRATED) ON THE R OAD .. .. .. .. . . .. THE N EW P ETROL TAX-A R USS IAN RELIABILITY T RIA L .• THE ROAD ANO POWER V EHICLE • • • • • . . .
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SO:\IE PARTS ANO A CCESSORIES-AN A CETYLENE SIDE LAMP
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EXTENDED Hooo (ILLUSTRATED) M OTOR UNION NOTES
THE CAR FOR I NDIA • • 'MULTI-POJNT l GNITTOS .• CORRESPONDENCE
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THE DIFFICULTIES OF f DEN"'!"i ICATIOS FL'.A.SHES C LUB D OINGS . . . • • . WEEK-END AND T OURING NOTES
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Notes. The Military Motorist. Elsewhere we refer to Mr. Halclane's scheme for the utilisation of motor cars in national defence. At the p resent time, the War l\finister's proposition with regard to the bringing of motor ca rs, or rather of motor cars and their owners, into the Territorial Reserve is merely outl ined. The deta il s of the scheme are not yet ready, and wi 11 not be prepared for some time-not, in fact, until the Cmmty Associations have reported upon the propositions set forth in the circular issued la. t week, in ,Yhich the new Territo ri al Resel'\"e ,cheme as a whole ,ras set forth. We think there is ,·ery little doubt that the majority of motorists 11·ill heartily approve the suggestion thrown out by Mr. H aldane, as ,Ye kno11· that many feel most strongly that in their cars they hi11·e machines 1Yhich could be f ,·ery great service to their country, and they also recognise ,·ery fully the fact that without organisation these machines \\'ould be practically useless, while they themseh·es \\'Ould haYe no right to use the'11, as they would not be bellige r-ents in the military sense of the " ·ord , and would therefore be liable to be dealt 1Yith as anv other non-combatants would be dealt with 11·ho took · a hand in defence of their countrY. At the same time, th-ere is a ,·erY st rong feeling indeed that as motorists they should ha,·~ fai r play.
Appreciation for Service. \Ve \\'Ould be the la. t to support any unpatriotic wggestion , ancl we have the utmost contempt for the man ,rho ,rnnts to kno"· 11·hat he 11·ill receive in return for defending hi . country. On the other hand, it should be borne in mind t hat not onl y i. it proposed to enormously increase the taxation on motor cars and to tax petro( but in approximately half the counties to-day a man 11·ho dr ives a motor car is subject to high,rny robbery by local authorities, who either in ten-mile limits o r on the ooen road inflict enormous fi nes for small excesses of the . oeed limits . LI~ . ome parts of Scotland the ten-mile limit has become an a bsolut~ abuse. It real I" does seem that motorist:' should ha ,·e some littl e concession m:i.rle to them if the1· are to place their ca rs at the disposal of the military authoritie. . Cars at the best are expensi,·e to huy· and to mpintain. and are Yery easily damaged, and, although \\'e ,rnulcl be absolutely opposed to any application for any direct return, we certainly think that motorists shoul d ask for the removal of some of the crying i11justi c-cs under which they labour.
On the one hand attempts are being made to tax all(] fine them out of existence, and on the other they are being asked to jo in the T erritorial Resen ·e. Their rcuntn· expect. much 0f them, and, 1\'e think rightly, they Oii their part mght reasonably demand justice from their country. Tt is ,·ery diffi cul t to make useful suggestions in matters of this sort, and ,re shall \\'e lcome the ro-operatio,1 of our readers. At the moment it appears to us t i1at a workable plan ,rnulcl be for al l motorists who intend to join the Reserve to ,ni te to the Count,· Associ:t-tion in connection 11·ith their Territoria l ·force and express their \\·illingness to join pro1·icled the terms of sen ·ice are rea l]\' 11·orkable, as no cl oqbt the,· wil I be, but to make o~,e condition, Yiz., tl'iat pol ice trap should be abolished in their county.
" ·e kno11- quite \\'e ll that the Count,· Association can do nothing to abolish police trap , but it can bring pre ssure to bear on the county magistrate , a number of 1Yho·n. ,Ye rejoice to say, are good Territorial ists. \Ve offer this as a first suggestion, and shall be on ly too nl-easecl if it should form the basis of furth er . uggestions. We are fully aware that any action that might be taken on the lines we ha,·e laid clown \\'Otilcl be open to misinterpretation, but ,re hold that motorists 1\'oulcl enter more heartih· into their military duties if the,· 11· re not suhject-2cl to intolerable persecution .
