HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1928-10-31, Page 3THE BRUSSELS POST
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
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The subtle delicacy in everything Japanese ap-
pears also in the captivatiang flavour of herr iaicorn-
parable first. crop teas. Only first -crop leaves are
used in this new Japan green tea.
y+ € 5s',., oto
J.A .1"i> T
EA
Fresh from the Gard.w'i'
Municipal By -Lows, ! part of the owner is who'' at the: OLD ANI:(`ItrY!'1'9.
`there are local traffic rules in time of then violation the. ear was in ! •
moat citie • and towns. Moen meet the pease441041 4(f some person other Itoi'tec of seot1 and Hteplt<•neon
than the owner 0r his chauffeur Which, Retain Their n Charm.
be observed where they are not m•• without tbe owner', cnsent," 1 Theee ins, bom, 111'hlch
c ans4Ste 4,t with tlo provision of tho
Limitation of Actions.
art above set out, Some cities have, ( witnessed. all',1eeaNt iA 111 pre
eel'am serves ::-•j.
, .,
re alt r1 '"111 4(.d 4'' r 1111//14 of
by by-law, designated t 1 Noaetxm shall he. brought against •.((('ed the pa. iss , 1 t11" ,...11, „p
hue; upon side streets must stop he- oeeunioncd by a motor vehicle aft1r t ,.
a person
woil 1
ttr e uin•, 1for the recovery 4(i' donor's to 1'1rhaud• tea t
as through streets. Vehicles travel- '('004 4li lr 111111, 1 ;u(.1 1.1'10'1/11.0 .
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fore crossing through streets, sue" the expiration of six months from the 15•1 Malty told I .sir t1 ' ' sieritt i„
by by-laws are valid if approved by time when the damages were 4uett.eu- t friend, end the 1:.1 r a elms with
fel, except In case of iilfttnts and f tt. tit :unu un„ 1154(4• i t ..4;.(1, 1 ( e,r;..
the Dap1t1•tmint of Highways.iteph.nar"t lisle 11,04 f Tilt I •e t„•,-
2—EQUIPMENT, al ac'c'idents, lye, which are W1/11.11 3' of (enervates.
Witnesses, Ste. se 111fu.; 111(.411(I"('(1f a 111e vir,lhle
Horn, Muffler, Mirror, evident which oe a erre (l w nen 111- w•tl:r
P'very motor vehicle shall be eq• 1(1 1111n04t "very case, Wherci an 4(r- It sebool, air Walu•r i's"11 -14(1:
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i 1 with bell 1 "and the tion is brought against an owner or 'There was a boy in my c 14,1. d
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u pper e ie or tern, am 1` driver for damages his liability will who()) who stood always at the t1111,
horn shall be kept in good working nor could 1 with all my etfurtk 111
depend upon it question of feet osis
plant hila. Day raise atter clay, ❑1511
he or was 1u.• not guilty of negligence? atilt 7u' kept his piree, do what I
That question is determined by a would; till at 14 41 :h I r :, d thal..
When a quo„ttcr( ,vats nsli, d lihn G••
llways funibh d with h hi l(i r-rs at a
particular button of his w (Groat. To
remove 1t, therefore, b '.ing• 04(141-
'nt in my eyes; and in ,n evil mo-
ment it was r, uu4red with a knilo,
it eaY wits 111y anziely Mew lite
Btler.'e5s of lay 114"a' -4,l e , :44,11 lt. 1,11L'-
•,eeded sou w, 11. 1V'u.15 the Lul 1.414
1(.4. n questioned, .as (insets 4uuglit
,!gam feu' the L,trtee, Lift it was out
to be felt, 4414' stood 4aihi"IAldrll, ui,d
1 took pu:a1r4sio45 of hitt pl,tc4•', "i,1'
did be tier recover 1t, or e•141, I Le-
llove, 4(441'ect who was the 4udor of
his wrong."
The am•crlate tvtiie•h 14 a4saciated
WW1 Gool•ge St ep:,•au1on (411.11 back
almost a hundred years, viten it was
prupused to construct the Iirst rail-
way between! Manchester and Liver-
pool. There were marry tintld per-
sons yc'Ito saw danger in the project
and, as a result, it met with strong
opPositlon. It was neeesrary that a
bill should pass through Parliament
authorizing the work and the pro-
moters were clo5aly examined. While
under examination by the House of
Lords, Stephenson was questioned by
a Peer who was strongly against the
proposal. "Now, \l1•. Stephenson,"
said the Peer, "if a cow strayed on
to the line in front of the traits, would
that not be an awkward cireum-
etance?” "Verry awk'ard, my lord,”
replied Stephenson, in his broad
Northumbrian tongue, "verry awk-
'ard indeed—for the coo!"
and sounded whenever it shall
el/ 'Z., be reasonably necessary to warn p0 -
a .e R O de.trians 0r others."
Highwvayf% fJULIO Every motor vehicleshall be equip court or jury solely upon the c
�(( act further imposes upon the
t 1 f • th s1.1t
A Ct0Put in Booklet Form
valent
Every and credibility of witness. As the
ped with 11 noise -muffler,' and any ,own r
oveare operated from e o• driver the burden of proving that
of the car for releasing such muffler
is prohibited. Motor trui'ks must he he Was not guilty of neligence, it
equipped with a mirror to aurora the is of the utmost importance that the
driver a view of "vehicle's approach- name'; of witnesses be secured, and
---../2J Ing from the rear," all data preserved that will OSS1,St in
the defense. of any action that may
There are one hundred and twelve car. No person under 16 may drive Lamps, be brought,
pages in the blue -covered poaket- a car and those between 16 and 18 The art requires every motor to This provision of the act place: the
sized edition of the Highway Tra(iie carry, after dusk and before clown,
Ac'c Ontario, published bythe De- only after they have shown their ahi- three lighted lamps in a cotsipicuons
lily by passing the same examination position; two of these on the front
p- partment of Public Highways, Motor as chauffeurs. Motor: tourists who of the car, one being on either sttdc,
Vehicles Branch. But this so mum have complied with the regulations and a third on the back of the car.
technical reading matter that 14h11 of their own Province or State ` are The lamp on tae rear of tic car shall
Ontario Motor League had its chief not required to hold an Ontario ]hi' be at least four candle-power, cast
solicitor, T. N. Phelan, K ,C., pre- ver's Licenses
pare a lucid and concise synopsis ore a red light, and be placed "so as to
rather di est of the act. Its 'cert, Speed illuminate the number placed on the
with whit every motorist and pros- Cars must not driven at a greater back of the car." Every lamp on a
pective motorist should familaros- rate of speed than 20 miles per hour motor vehicle "shall be clearly visible
himself or herself will rbve an es- in cities, towns and villages, and out- at a distance of at least 200 feet,"
pedally useful primer, fpthose about side these, and at a greater rate than and "no motor vehicle shall carry on,
to make applications for driver's 85 miles per hour. Circumstances the front thereof more than three
•license examination. If follows: may make even these rates unlawful, lighted lamps of over four candle-
I't is important that motorists should for the act provides: "Any person power." motor vehicle standing on
at all times observe the duties ins- who drives a motor vehicle on a
highway recklessly or negligently or
posed upon them, for the law is en•
forced strictly. It is equally 1,4,- at a speed or in a manner dangerous
portant that they should know their to the public, having regard to all
rights, and insist on the observances the circumstances," is guilty of an
of them by others. s offense. At railway crossings, cur -
OPERATION OF CARS. ves and street intersections ,where
the driver "has not a clear view of
Permits. any approaching traffic" the speer!
The owner of every motor vehicle must be reduced to 15 miles or by an
driven on the highway must secure intoxicated person in specifically for-
a numbered permit for such mo'cor bidden,
vehicle. Application for such permits Passing Street Cars and Vehicles,
is made to the Department on formsiThere are special provinces about
nglyied by it. Any person who know- makes any false statement in an passing street cars and horse- drawn
ngly
application or in any other written vehicles. While a street car or radial
information required by the Doper- ear i,s standing to take on or dis-
tement, is guilty of an offense. Where charge passengers, a motor vehicle
an owner changes his address he must, shall not pass it or approach within 0
"within 6 days" send by registered feet "until the passengers have got
letter, or cause to be filed in the De• on or got safely to the side of the
pnrtrnent, "his change of address." road, as the case may be." .A. motor
In case of a sale or transfer of a vehicle must not pass on the left-
. motor vehicle for which a permit has hand side of any street car which as
been issued, o vendor
b th and aurae operated in the centre of the high-
eser must, within 6 days, "forward way, whether such street car is stati-
a notice, on the prescribed form, to orrery or in motion. When approneh-
the Deportment of the sale or par ing horses, all reasonable precautions
chase by or to shim," No permit will to prevent frightening" them must
be1 if the serial number of the be taken. If signalled by the driver
issued
the highway may show a parking the employment of the owner•
light in lieu of those above provided. Time Limit for Serving Summons.
redrto-drawn ig htcles are also regal A summons issued for violation of
to carry lights iatg night.
the act shall be served "within ben
Headlights. days of the alleged offense" unless
Provisions to regulate glaring head- the time is extended by a Magisrate
lights are in force. The use of but- upon evidence showing "that the
bs of more than 21 candle-power ]s person summoned could not be served
prohibited. Headlights must be Y0 within the time specified," or that
designed or arranged that no P•u"at oby reason of the default or unlnw-
lad beam of light, "when measured ful act of 'dile person summoned a
75 feet or more ahead of the lamps, summons could not be issued and
shall rise above 42 inches from the served within the time specified."
level surface," No headlight non Criminal Negligence,
glare device will be recognized as le-
gal whiled has not been approved by In addition to the penalties impose
the Department of Highways. 13y ed by the Highway Traffic Act, 1928,
a 1928 amendment to the Highway the criminal code makes every one
Traffic Act, no spotlight or search- guilty of an indictable offense, and
light or o'dher auxiliary lamp may be liable to two years' imprisonment,
attached to any part of a motor y0- "who ceases grievous bodily harm" ed by a king's last son, who ansvv0r-
h[ 1 higher than the tread lamps of to any person by furious driving,
onus on 'the defendant in actions for
damages caused by a motor vehicles
on the highway.
Passengers •and Owner,
There are special provisions apply-
ing to a person who sustains injur-
es while a passenger in a motor car.
In an action brought by such pas-
senger against the owner the six
months' limitation does not apply.
The onus of disproving' negligence is
not upon the owner, and the owner
is not liable where the ear is being
driven by some person with the know-
ledge and consent of the owner,
unless such person is a servant in
LEGEND OF 'CHB SPHINX.
Awful Being for Loiig Terrorized a
Whole District.
According to the ancient Grecian
legend, the Sphinx, which really
means "Strangler," was a monster
with the head 0f a woman and the
body of a winged lion, This awful be-
ing for long terrorized a whole dis-
trict, sitting on a roadside crag and
propounding a riddle to every pass-
er-by. :"allure to answer rightly -was
followed by instant death. The rid-
dle was as follows: "What is it that
in the morning walks on four legs,
at noon on two, and in the evening
on three, and that when it has most
legs, is weakest?"
In the end the problem was soly-
c c ed that the replyin
was Man himsolf,
such vehicle. And the ray of light wilful misconduct, or by the nelgoc:'t insomuch as in tuf14114l or dawn oP
from any such spotlight, searchlight of any duty imposed upon him. Tho life
fstielkh d to support harm sif t •rtthre w
or auiliary lamp must be directed to i provisions of the code may be in- itself down from the crag, the
the extreme right of the travelled naked where bodily injury is clone, or prince was rotvaded with t1:1:(11: ug -
portion of the highway in such a man- death is caused, and not in cases of dom and the hand of the prilieess!
n Egypt, how-
int Y E
ons, h P.
The Tam y
T p
• clarna •c only.
• ort g
tike property will st p yIf
light pstone ha
of monument of
nca• that the beam ever ---a vast mon
Alibi. —littera
the of desert sand— t o Defense i t the d s 1t a
of buried 1
'tin
75 feet e u
' ']ova
wit]
highway
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vehicle, provided that this shall not ; Whore ft is alleged an offense has from the monster of the Greek table
in having no wings, 1111(1 owning a
man's face instead of a woman's, The
face, however, is carred into an ex-
pression of cruel interest that often
gives it the title of the Biddle of the
Sphinx.
4,e
motor vehicle is obliterated or de- to do so the opet'ator must drop by 1 prevent the use of what are common- been committed against the act, and
faced except after proof of owner- ]tis car and engine. • ly known as cowl or side lamps of 'the. owner is summoned to appear in
d• clearance lamps. 1 a county "other than the one in whieh
Markers. ' be resides," the owner may wish 'co
Every ear must carry "on the front show that neither he nor his motor
and back therof, in a conspicuous veihicle was at the place of the alleged
e at the time. In that case, the
ship, i Rules o ,..•a
Reciprocity in Licenses. ; The rules •
of the load 'co be ubse-
Reciprocity in license has been es- rued are, briefly, these: In meeting
tablishod between Ontario and eartin vehicles turn to the right of the
Provinces and States. Cars registered centre of the road. In overtaking position," the markers furnished by offrns
and ' owner may appear, with two wltn('s-
ope
in these Provinces and States may be them, giving audible wanting,the Department. Those markers may sees r ma a Justice of in his
thirty ea in Ontario fora period of pass on the left of the vehicle over- not be used on any other car than : own county, and there Peace,give proof of
thirty day without T'egistratiot"i:t this taken, while is required to turn 10 the one in respect of which they are ,
Province. In such cases it is not 110405- the right, and leave one-half of the issued. They must be ]kept "free his (41401150,
sary to secure Ontario markers, but travelled road free for you to pass• from dirt and obstruction," and eo Trial Before Justice.
the foreign markers const comply When you are coming to an intense
with the Ontario regulation as to p15i- ,tion, vehicles on your right hand placed as to be at all times plainly ! When you are charged with a vio-
oclb of lotion of the Highway Traffic Act
tion, condition, etc. Of course, the have the right of way; vehicles on
visible. The marker on the
must not be lower than the body you silhould be summoned within 10
operation of these ears must comply your left hand give way to you• the ear. No other number may be days. You are entitled to informna-
in all other respects with the laws 7t is an offense to throw or know- cxosed "in such a position or manetionas to the time and place the of -
of this Province. j ingly leave on the highway glossa, ser as to confuse the identity of the fens° was committed, and to an ad -
Driver's License. nails o• any material widest may be number plate," jomnment, if necessary to procure
A license or permit Is rc:gtlired r4, injurious to the 'tires of motor vebi- Brakes, !witnesses or couns01. The evidenceOntario for the driver who operates a Iles, • Every motor vehicle other 'dhan aof the complainant must show bey
,s motorcycle "shall be equipped with and reasonable doubt that an offense
bralces adequate to stop and to hold ; was committed, and you should be
such vehicle, including two separate particular to see that both the word -
means of application, each of which ing of the summons and the evidence
effective on at least two wheels and given show an offense within the
each of which suffice to stop the wording of the Highway Ac'c or some
, vehicle within proper distance." Any '' valid municipal by-law. Sometimes
pollee officer may, at any time, cause does not. You have the right to
1 an inspection to be made of the cross-examine these witnesses, and to
bralces and require the driver to have.
call such witnesses in defense as you
, the brakes put In good wetg deem necosary y
A Hands i
n
on Home Co''swfi�°/ �'fuc.'sn
Containing valuable suggestions on !tome planning
with Gyproc, Rocboard and Insulox, Write for it.
CANADA GYPSUM AND ALA11ASTINE, LIMITED
Pnrix Canada
rep coo ``"' 1 board
Fox' Salo By
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Wilton & Gillespie - -
S. F. Davison - , -
Chas. F. Hansuld- -
Brussels, Ont.
Brussels, Ont.
- Ethel, Ont.
.1kIn order, • If on are convict -
Making Beef Better.
Much of the famous "roast beef of
England" 000145 in these days from
Australia or South America, Seiun-
tists have been trying to make this
more palatable, for the freezing pro-
cess necessary' to tarty the meat 0n
its long journey dries up all the nat-
ural juices.
It :has been discovered that when
beef is frozen and thawed very slow-
ly, little fluid is lust. In one experi-
ment nearly eighty days were taken
in freezing and thawing the meat,
which at the end 'was scarcely dis-
tinguishable from fresh meat.
This method may bo of consider
able commercial importance if it can
be applied in industry,
To Washington's forebear.
To Laurence Washington, great -
great -grandfather of George Wash-
ington, a memorial window has been
dedicated in All Saints' Church, Mal-
den, England, where the elder Wash-
ington worshipped, It is the gift of
the citizens of Malden, Massachusetts,
In conjunction with the George
Washington Sulgrave Institute. The
ceremony was attended by a delega-
tion from Malden, Mass.; Lord Lam-
bourne, Lord Lieutenant of Essex;
the Lord Mayor of Malden and many
3—ACCIDENTS. ; ed wrongfully, there is the .right of others.
If and accident occurs of the high- appeal, in which case notice Hurst be
ways, Query person in charge of a served on the Magistrate or Justice
vehicle, "who is directly or indirectly and the informant within ten days.
a party of the accident, shall remain , he Ontario any oc fotor Leagtlaetse will ow il-
at or return to the scene of he cCOn
4 cident and render all possible as- legal or unreasonable conduct on the
sistance and give in writing, upon part of any officer, justice or magi -
request, to any one sustaining loss strate, and will, where possible, 'salsa
or to any witness, his name and ad- steps to rnforec+ the motorist's legal
dress, and also the name and address rights. . w.--^
of the owner of the vehicle and the
number of the permit,'
Liability of Owner. see some trunks, please?"
Whenever there is a violation of Lg
ugage Salesman "Do you pre -
JUST JUST PLAIN
Lady in department store: "May 1
Abort In
Bath
colt
:ntt'ies.
Although British born, a woman
is an alien in both 13ritain and the
United States, it was discovered when
she appeared ht court at Southamp-
ton for failing to re lister, The wo-
man married a citizen of the United
States, which, Under British law, an-
nulled her birth status. In the Unit-
ed States, however, she was still con-
sidered Doltish. She svgs ordet•od to
pay the costa of the court,
Tito Beefeaters' Dress.
The curious dress of the Beefeaters
at the Tower of London is Raid to be
duo to the desire 01 H0017 VIII, that
they should look as stout as he did.
the highway Traffic Act, or any eat fee the plaint ones, Madam, or shall Britain's Canals.
of negligence on the part of the I show you some of our new metal
Nearly 8,000 miles of canals are
driver, and as a result any person trimmed, indestructible, m0r run- In use 1n the Old Country.
sustains loss, both the owner and the Hing board type?" cap
driver aro liable in damages, as well Lady: "Just plain ones, guess. I+`ental° T0aolreee.
as to the penalties referred to. The My husband wants to wear them in Over 71 por cent, 04 the teachers
only exception to this liabilit1 on the swimming‘" of Canada are females,
1')28
Opecial 0000nccmen
11:wing been al p.rinte(1 Distributor for this
hrysler
Corporation
We offer Cars ;it $695,00 and up, including
six different models, viz : Plymouth 4 ;
Sean .6 ; Cluyaler 62.6 ; Chrysler 65 6 ;
Chrysler X5.6 ; and Chrysler 8o 6. All with
the longest wheel base of any small car, also
hydraulic 4 -wheel brakes.
Come in and look them over,
E. C. CUNNINGHAM
BRUSSELS
Time to Consider Getting
Old Bus Ready for Winter
Sumpter may have spoiled us for the radiator filled about half way
so with fresh water. A solution of bak-
the retic of the year. Driving,
far as care of the car was concerned ing soda, about two tablespoonsful
went along smoothly and lack of trot(- to a glass of water, is poured into
a enhanced our enjoyment of the se- the system and the rada.itor filled
br
ason. the rest of the way with fresh water.
But cold weather is coming along This soda solution eats out the rust
and we should be prepared for ?t, that accumulates on the walls of the
Fully prepared, there is no reason cylinder head and in the radiator and
why we should not continua en- 1 clears the system of this refuse.
joyment of the automobile, despite After running the car for a day or
the cold. 40
this solution should be drained
Preparytion for Winter driving j out, the system should be flushed
should begin now. With so long a again with clear water, and then re-
start, time may be had for leisurely I filled.
attention to all parts of the auto- _•e" -suing and refilling the cooling
mobile. Reviewing the troubles system will do much toward avoid -
most common to motoring in the ing overheating troubles. But the
Winter, we find uppermost that of , rubber hose couplings should be
ovenheacing the engine. Therefore renewed or tightened, so that there
our first thought should be that of is no chance of any leakage through
avoiding motor overheating so far as them.
possible. 1 The water pump must also be ti -
The first step in avoiding over- ; Atoned up, especially the nu'c that
heating is maintaining a perfect co- ' covers the packing, so that there is
oling system. The radiator must be no leakage from here. If the nut
be cleared of all rust and other can't be tightened any further, and
matter that might clog it up. The the pump still leaks, new packing
cylinder head should also be cleaned 1 will have to replace the old. This is
of rusty accumulations—and Summer a simple operation.
is the time when this happens. 1 As a part of the cooling system,
The lose connections must be in the fan is an important factor. The
good shape, and should he tightened fanbelt must be kept tight and in
4,p where they connect with the good condition, so that the utmost
+h , added of
radiator and cylinder head. And 'the air cooling may 1 c a ld .d to that
water pump must be tight and leak -the water. Let the fan belt ':lip a
pr'oo'f. I little, and it will show in the ther-
To keep the radiator and cylinder =meter.
head clear of rust and other material 1 If there happens to be a leak is
that is liable to clog the circulation, ; the radiator, no matter bow small,
the cooling system should be cleaned have the lead soldered up by a come
thoroughly. This, in fact, should be petent radiator repair man.
clone at least four times a yeor.
It is a simple operation. First the
water in the system is chained °4,t,
Then fresh water is poured in slow-
ly, the engine kept running so that
it may be pumped through the entire
system, and the thumbscrew at the
bottom of the radiator kept open to
let the water flush Ont,
Then the thumbscrew is shut end
Old newspapers are valuable to
give traction to the car when trying
to got wheels out of a mudhole.
Spare tires should be cleaned be-
fore storing. They should be defl-
ated, then wrapped in paper or cloth
and placed in a cool, dig place away
from heat and sunlight.
Often do
You Visit
Your tie eIer
Not very often, you'll agree, compar-
ed to the visits you make to your
Grocer and other stoles.
This is natural enough. Silverware,
i(
Watches, Rings, etc,, are not used for a brief period
and replaced as with other articles. Things bought at
a Jewelry Store Must Serve Longer.
That's why there is only one safe rule to follow—Buy
the est. Only the BEST will brim' permanent,
dependable satisfaction in the long period of use when
the little extra cost will be forgotten.
Here you will find the best of everything at prices that
are always reasonable, quality considered.
Of Special interest is our new showing of Men's Wat-
ches, Ladies' Wrist Watches, Clocks, Silverware,China.
Visit us
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JEWE2.ER
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