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CYCLECAR AND MOTOR CYCLE NOTES. [BY CELERITER.] 1914 PROSPECTS. A WORD ABOUT CUT-OUTS. Exit 1913, enter 1914. A happy and prosperous New Year to all my readers, may their motoring during 1914 be free from breakdowns, accidents, fines, plenty of fine weather, good roads and dry, and no tax on benzol or increase in price of petrol. 1913 will no doubt be looked back upon by many motorists as remarkable in many ways. The fine weather, which is always of such im- portance to the motorist and which gives rise to so much concern, extended much longer than usual, and I do not remember a year when there has been such a short period of muddy roads. Possibly those who only motor at the week-ends will not realise what long periods of dry roads we experiencd, as there were a good many wet week-ends though there were very few wet weekdays, with the result that as a whole the roads have been remarkably dry during the year. Whether 1914 will be as favourable as regards the weather remains to be seen, and fortunately we cannot foretell what is in «tore as regatds the weather, though we can perhaps forecast to some extent what the general trend of motoring is likely to be during the next 12 months. Personally I am inclined to think 1914 will be a boom year for lightweights-the lightweight car and the lightweight motor cycle. A year ago I predicted that the cyclecar would not be very greatly in favour for 12 months or so, as it was then untried and almost unknown, but by 1914 it would be "well known and would be fast coming into favour. I am now quite certain that these views are correct. The light car type of cyclecar-and this is the only type being manufactured in any quantity to-day with the exception of two or three makes more on motor cycle lines, which have been with us for a year or two already—has proved its merits, and there is no doubt that public interest in this class of vehicle is aroused to enthusiasm. Makers are turning out large numbers, and by the end of the year there is no doubt a very large number of cyclecars will be on the road. The lightweight motor cycle is not in quite the same position as the cyclecar as regards being something new that the public might hesitate to buy until it has proved its merits, for as a whole the lightweight machine is so simple that there is little to go wrong, and then again there is not the same financial risk in buying a lightweight machine at say C25 as there is in buying a cyclecar at £100 or over, therefore I think it may safely be said that the public will start to invest in the new lightweights aa soon as the fair weather comes round again, and they will be perfectly safe in doing so if they stick to the best makes-those machines made by firms who have already had experience with heavier motor cycles. There is one feature in our motoring which will gain in prominence in 1914 to the sorrow of those motorists who reside in or around large towns, and that is the extension of motor-bus services into the -country, or to link up adjoining towns. These heavy vehicles soon play havoc with ordinary macadam roads, and the resultant pot holes and ruts do not add to the enjoy- ment of motoring. As I have remarked previously, the only -consolation we can get out of this is the fact that in time our road surveyors will have to make better roads to withstand the increas- ing and heavier traffic, so that we may look upon the coming of the heavy vehicle into Tural districts as a blessing in disguise. Though the motor cycle has reached the stage of perfection which it is almost un- necessary to go, there are still many minor improvements that might he effected in the design of the motor cycle itself, whilst some of the accessories could be considerably improved upon. It is to be hoped that 1914 will bring forth all the desired improve- ments, and that the close of the year will see the well-nigh perfect mount. Tyres are perhaps the most necessary accessories, and there is still much room for improvement here. We are far from satisfied with the motor cycle tyre as a whole, and indeed there is reason for this, aeeing that, petrol excepted, this is the most important item in the up-keep bill. Punctures do not worry us as much as they used to, but there is always the risk of a puncture, and what is there more annoying than the feeling one experiences when bowl- ing along the highway at a good speed to keep an appointment with the ever-present risk of stoppage through a puncture. I have before me details of a new tyre, for which it is claimed one or two punctures more or less have no effect on the running, and I will describe this at, a later date. There is undoubtedly room for improvement in our tyres, and it is to be hoped that 1914 will see this improvement effected. Better mud-guarding—that old theme of mine-is a cry that is still with us. Would it be too much to predict that the year in front of us will heo the cry banished for <^ver. Iam afraid it ia, but there is no I doubt that makers are beginning to realise the importance of proper mud-guarding, and are trying to cope with the problem accordingly. The year will probably see a revival in the interest taken in motor cycle and light car trials, particularly trials W for lightweight motor cycles and cycle cars. The hill climb for medium and heavyweight trials is as dead as the dodo, but there may be a revival amongst lightweight enthusi- asts, and club secretaries should cater for them. Reliability trials, which showed a falling off last year, appear to be reviving again, and it is to be hoped for all con- concerned, the general body of motorists, particularly, that the reliability trial will never quite die out, for it teaches manufac- turers so much. L ABOUT CUT-OUTS. I I have received a letter from the Auto- mobile Association with regard to the ques- tion of the use of cut-outs on machines on public highways. The Assdciation state that complaints are being received from many quarters that the Order prohibiting cut-outs is not being observed, or that its provisions are being evaded. Questions have been asked in Parliament on the sub- ject, and the Association is aware that the Local Government Board are considering whether further or more drastic action may not be necessary on their part if the annoy- ance continues. The Association has on many occasions expressed its disapproval of the use of cut-outs, and it has now been decided that in future members of the A.A. and M. U. shall not be defended by the Association in any proceedings which may be instituted in respect of the use of cut- outs on public highways unless the Committee shall be of opinion that there is a possibility of substantial injustice being done. The Com- mittee of the Association has already appealed to motorists to refrain from the use of the cut-out on the ground that it is unnecessary, that is a source of legitimate grievance on the part of the inhabitants of the towns and villages on our main roads, and that it should be regarded by all right-thinking motorists as bad form. I am entirely in agreement with the A.A. so far as the use of the cut-out is concerned, and I am sure the majority of motorists will realise the annoy- ance caused by the noisy machine. There are very noisy machines on our roads to-day, but, as in all other things, the majority have to suffer for the sins of the minority. In time no doubt those motor cyclists who go about creating a disturbance will see the error of their ways, and possibly the warning published by the A.A. will serve to hasten the time. A TRIO QF MOTORING I PUBLICATIONS. I have received from Messrs Temple Press Ltd the following useful publications :— The Motorist's Workshop is a most useful book, suited to the amateur mechanic who undertakes his own motor repairs. The book is written in as nontechnical a manner M possible, yet it covers most of the jobs usually undertaken by the amateur engineer. The necessary tools and materials are dealt with, and such operations as forging, tem- pering, annealing and case hardening are dealt with. The book is published at Is. How to build a cyclecar is another of the publications. This unique little book should appeal to the amateur engineer who desires to build his own machine, and there are many engaged upon such a task. The sub- ject is treated with a copious detail, and scale plans and diagrams are given. The amateur is not called upon to undertake any operations beyond his ability, as the author definitely allows for the assistance of the assistance of the local repairer or garage when the most difficult work is carried out. The reader who studies the book will find that building a cyclecar is not a very diffi- cult business after all. This book is published at Is net. For the motorist who is contemplating the purchase of a cyclecar the Lightcar and Cyclecars of 1914 has been compiled and he should obtain a copy for making his choice of machine. The book describes and illus- trates most of the prominent makes now on the market, and also gives a useful guide to buyers arranged in order of price. The price is 6d or 7aL post free from the publisher-The Temple Press Ltd, Roaebery Avenue, London, E.C.

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[ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. THE FARMERS' UNION AND PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION. To the Editor. Sir,—Mr J P Griffiths in his letter published in the Hereford Times" of December 20, respecting the attitude of the official Conservati ve Party towards a Farmers' Union candidate, has hit the nail on the head. He says You (the Hereford Times ") refer to the exposure of a plot in North Herefordshire. Plot there undoubtedly was, but not a Radical this time." I gather that the mem bers of the North Herefordshire Farmers' Union are desirous of taking an active part in politics in order to obtain a satisfactory and just representation of their views on non-party lines. An eminently praiseworthy object. Before doing so, how- ever, it would be advisable, nay, imperatively necessary to their eventual success, to study the forces they are out against. If members of the Farmers' Union were to study a book entitled The Party System," by Hilaire Belloc, they would better comprehend the reasons which have led to their being, as Mr Griffiths has crudely put it, dished" by the official Conservative Party. Put shortly, one may say that the members of the Farmers' Union are up against the Party System. They are up against the Caucus (in this case the Conservative" Caucus,") which by means of the Secret Party Funds rules both Liberal and Conservative party alike. This caucus at headquarters decides whether a certain candidate is safe." That is whether he will unswervingly vote for all measures which the Party Caucus decides shall be made into "Party Cries." The caucus, whether Liberal or Conservative, decides in short whether a prospective candidate is likely to put party before principle. If it is possible to get a local man who is also safe," well and good, the local candidate obtains the support of the powers at headquarters, but should the local man be a man who would do his best to represent the interests of his constituents and to put their interests before the interests of the party to which he nominally belongs, then that man is silently pushed out of political life or else, as in the case of Mr J M Parry, never given a chance to enter it. The Farmers' Union.is avowedly an organisation formed on non-party lines, but here comes the rub, neither Conservative nor Liberal party caucus want a man who would have been elected on those lines. He might, and probably would, if he were an honest man, be inclined to vote on the merits of each Bil!, and that is just the sort of man the Liberal and Conservative Parties do not require. They, on the contrary, want a man who will fit into the party voting machine and who can be whipped easily into the party divisional lobby. So you have Captain Ward-J ackson, a stranger from Yorkshire (doubtless a good enough chap in his way), preferred over Mr J M Parry, a well-esteemed and eminently desirable local candidate. My father, the late Mr C W Radcliffe Cooke, who was for many years in Parlia- ment and latterly 'Member for the city of Hereford, happened to differ upon what was supposed to form one of the Conservative Party cries." He received a letter respect- ing this same divergence of opinion from Maxse, the editor of the National Review," and, as far as I remember, a connection by marriage of the Cecils, and therefore" in the know." One sentence ia illuminating-it ran "II faut se soumettre ou se demettre," that is Submit or leave the party." This was written to a man who had devoted the the greater part of his life to the service of the Conservative Party. Under these con- ditions is there any wonder that Mr J M Parry should scarcely be a persona grata at the Conservative headquarters, and that another official Conservative candidate will spring up. like a Jack in the Box, should Captain Ward-J ackson see fit to retire from the scene. The discussion at the last meeting of the North Herefordshire Farmers' Union tended in some degree to show that the farmers themselves are beginning to realise the forces they are up against. Mr Lewis asks Are the farmers mere pawns on the board ?" Mr Lewis has, unwittingly perhaps, hit upon the truth. But it is not only the farmers, but the electorate as a whole are at the present time mere pawns in the party game. It is when these same pawns" begin to have ideas of their own that the players behind the scenes indulge in a good deal of wire-pulling in order to squash their aspira- tions. It is up to the farmers to refuse to be pawns any longer. These home-truths may, and probably will, prove unpalatable to many honest and convinced Conservatives and Liberals alike, but it is better that the Farmers' Union should face the facts here and now if they are ever to obtain success in in the future. In conclusion, I would mention that I have the honour to be a member of the Women's Social and Political Union, an excellent school for the study of the politics of the country. We women have for many years past realised the part the male electorate have been playing in the game of party politics. Any awakening on the part of even a section of that electorate to a sense of their personal responsibilities as electors is much to be welcomed. The Farmers' Union are out in support of true repre- sentative institutions which have become degraded and prostituted by the Party system.— Yours faithfully, C. C. RADCLIFFE COOKE. Much Marcle. December 31st, 1913.

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I FOOTBALL NOTES. [Ih T'J\F. "j Thf»rf» wax a srood programme of matches in II)e Woues'er league on SMuninv last, and as a result Hereford City no to the top of the league table on goal average. All the leading clubs won, the only team at the bottom half of the table to secure a victory being Colwall, who achieved a meritorious victory of 3-1 over their neighbours and old rivals, Ledbury Town. Hereford City proved too strong for West Mal vern by 4 -0, Evesham Wanderers were at home to St. Clement's and beat them 2—0, Stourport Swifts could only just get home against Young Liberals by the odd goal in three, and Norton Barracks, also at home, beat Stoke United by the odd goal in five. Ledbury Town had a good side out for their match at Colwall, while the homesters, on paper, had a poor team, but as is often the case in these local derbies there was quite an upset in form. Only a few weeks before Ledbury had defeated Colwall by 9 goals to nil, and it did seem as if, on form, the Town should win, even though the match was away from home, and that the Colwall ground is not a good one by any means. However, Colwall won by 3-1, and although the disparity in goals is rather marked, yet the actual play favoured the losers, if anything. Mr F Tudge, Worcester, was the referee, and the teams were :— Colwall-Spillsbury; Lewis, Woodward Taylor, Wharton, Hitcbings; Cotterell, Taylor, Richards, Rogers and Barnett. Ledbury—Vicarage; Smith, Partridge; W Powell, R Powell, Griffiths Pudge, Edden, H Taylor, J Taylor, Watts. Partridge won the toss and had the advantage of the wind. Colwall were first to attack, but they were beaten back, and then the Ledbury forwards went straight up to the Colwall goal, which bad a narrow escape, and a goal seemed certain, but the ball went over the bar with Spillsbury beaten. Colwall broke away, a long kick forward on the left sending Barnett racing for the ball, and he sent across a fine centre which Taylor met and netted. This goal roused Ledbury, and there was some good work on the left wing, but Lewis kicked well and repeatedly drove them back. Neither goalkeeper had a great deal to do, though Vicarage made one fine save when he appeared beaten, and Spillsbury tipped a fine ball over the bar that Partridge drove in. Then from a throw-in, Ledbury equalised, W Powell centreing to H Taylor, who scored with a neat touch. At the interval the score was one all. Although the visitors had a good deal the best of the play in the second-half, yet they failed to score, chiefly through the vigilance of Spillsbury and their own lack of direction. On the other hand, in their fleeting break- aways Colwall netted twice, and as goals count, they deservedly won. The first point was a peculiar one. Wharton, who had gone inside left (Barnett going centre half), sent in a good ground shot which Vicarage went full length to but missed. It hit the base of the post, and travelling straight across goal, hit the other post and went in. The third goal came from a centre by Rogers to Richards, who was unmarked, and Joe dropped his foot on the ball and beat his old clubmate with one of his best drives, quite reminiscent of his former days. Of the Ledbury forwards, Harry Taylor seemed to be the only one to have any knowledge of the whereabouts of goal, and Spillsbury saved two glorious headers from him early in he.second half. Although the Ledbury left wing was well spotted, it did not prevent Watts getting in many fine centres. Joe Taylor rarely got in a shot, but opened out the game well with good passes, and his brother strove manfully but with no luck. Little was seen of the Led- bury right wing, Edden being slow, whilst he shot badly, and Pudge rarely had a' chance. Of the halves, Griffiths was easily the best and should be kept in that position in Goodwin's absence. He both intervened well and was a good purveyor for the men in front. Although the brothers Powell did not play at all badly, yet. they were not so prominent as usual. The backs kicked well, but gave the opposing front rank too much rope, and Vicarage had little chance of saving the goals which beat him. • Colwall have to thank Spillsbury, whose form in goal made victory possible. Lewis was the better of the backs, and no player on the side did better or more whole-hearted work than the dimmutive Taylor at right half. Joe Richards showed glimpses of his old form at centre-forward, and when he saw victory was possible worked with good effect. Wharton and Barnett, whether play- ing forward or centre-half, put in fine work, as did Rogers and the right wing. This was the first time this season that Colwall played a purely local eleven. They had a job to get a team together, and I hope Saturday's lesson will not be lost on the committee. What the recruits lacked in science they made up in whole-hearted enthusiasm, and they were triers all the time. < < The Hereford Junior League match between Ledbury Brotherhood and Burley Gate, in which short time was played, has been ordered by tLe League Committee to be replayed at Ledbury. # On Saturday, by defeating Leominster, Garnfitone Rovers qualified to join Here- ford City, Ledbury Town and Colwall, in the competition proper for the Herefordshire Challenge Cup.

WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE. I Division 1. ) LEAGUE TABLE TO DÄTR. PI'd won lost drit for agst Pts Hereford City .12. 9. 1. 2.51.12.20 Badsey Rangers 12 10 2. 0.37.11.20 Droitwich United 12 8. 2. 2.44 ..21. 18 Stourport Swifts 11. 8. 1. 2.28.13.18 Norton Barracks .11. 6. 4. 1.33.31.13 Evesham United .13. «. 6. 1.31.32 ..13 Ledbury Town .13. 5. 7. 1.28.29.11 St Clement's R,*ng'm 12. 4. 6. 2. 27 35 10 Young Liberals 12. 4. 7. 1.26.33. 9 Sroke United .12. 4. 8. 0.17.23. 8 Evesham Wanderers 12. 3. 9. 0.11.39. 6 West Malvern .11. 2. 8. 1.14.31. 5 Colwall 13. 2.10. 1.13.47. 5

HEREFORDSHIRE JUNIOR LEAGUE. I PI'd won lost dm for aggt Pta Burley Gate ,12. 9. 2. 1.49.16.19 Wye Valley 12. 9. 3. 0.38.13.18 R A.M.C 10. 6. 2. 2.26.17.14 Stretton United .11. 5. 4. 2.19.18.12 *Byford United II. 6. 5. 0.19.27.10 Bui ghill United. 12. 3. 5. 4.24.34. 7 Madley 11. 2. 5. 3.12.18. 6 Ledbury Brotherhood 8. 2. 5. 1.19.19. 5 Pontrilas & District 10. 2. 7. 1. 8.34. 5 tLugwardineUnited. 9 1. 8. 0. 6.28. U *Two points deducted in each case for playing ineligible players. tLugwardine have resigned.

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NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRIBU- TION CARDS.—The National Health. -Insurance Commission (England) desire to bring to the notice of employers that contribution c trds will in future be current for a period of 26 weeks, except for the period commencing on Monday, January 12, 1914, for which the cards will have a currency of 25 weeks. They also wish to draw attention to the fact that the special cards for persons holding certificates of exemption will in future be supplied direct by the Com- mission to those persons and not to their employers. HEREFORDSHIRE AND DISCHARGED PRISONERS. —At the annual meeting of the Herefordshire and Radnorshire Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society at Hereford on Saturday, it was re- ported that 210 prisoners had been given help in so <ie way or other. As far as results could be ascertained there was ground for much encouragement. While 66 discharged prisoners had Lot kept in touch with the society's agent, 124 -vere believed to be doing well. Two were doing badly and 15 indifferently, while three had been reconvicted. Sir Geoffrey Cornewall, Bart., was re-elected president, and thanks were passed to the Rev C A Treherne in his capacity as hon. secretary and chaplain.

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n PUSCH" AND THE GOVERNMENT.—In con- nection with the knighthood just coti Cd I..1 upon Owen Seaman, Editor of 44 Punch," it, lIS. interesting to recall that this is the fifth honour of the kind granted to those idontified wii-li "Punch" by Governments of both political parties. The earlier honours were the* baronetcy conferred on the late chairmau of the proprietors, William Agnew, and the knight- hoods given to John Tenniel (for 50 years Chief Cartoonist, and now in his 94th year), F O Burnand (Editor 1880-1904), and Henry W Lucy (" Toby, M.P. "). Punch" has received. in fact, in these four knighthoods and baronet- age more distinction from the Governments uf the last 20 years than has been vouchsafed to any other newspaper or magazine at any period. Sir Owen Seaman commenced to contribute to Punch" in 1894, becoming Editor of the paper ten years later on the retirement of Sir Francis Burnand.

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