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Does an Engine Rebore HERE have been coin•
Increase the Oil Conplaints of excessive oil.
sumption . . . consumption after the reboring of cylinders, but the general experience of the oil companies is that, given good workmanship, rebored engines do not become extravagant. The main reasons for high consumption are bad workmanship—the individual bores may not be parallel or square to the crankshaft—excessive bearing clearances, so that more oil is passed than the scraper rings can take care of, an increase in compression ratio unless the pistons be reduced in height above the gudgeon pins. The rise in pressure may be slight, but possibly sufficient to cause detonation with a low anti-knock fuel, and it is recognized that detonation considerably increases• oil consumption.
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A Call to Patent rOMMENT was made on the
Agents for Brighter Patents page in our issue
Specifications . . dated January 15 thatIra specifi cation relating to an invention of W.P. (Lyming-ton), Ltd., was "written in plain English, an unusual and refreshing feature." Why should a stilted style, which only those thoroughly versed in patent-specification phraseology can readily understand, be employed almost without exception? We doubt whether the claim that it is concise can be substantiated, whilst the technical information given is not invariably clear or complete. The specification in. mind also outlined the experiments made in the evolution of the invention and the logical processes that had led to its ultimate development. This part made quite an enthralling story. Let "brighter and breezier" become the patent agents' slogan.
Will a Decimal CoinTHE difficulties of the age be Adopted in British system of coinage Britain are well recognized, particu larly by all those concerned in trade with foreign countries, and the Decimal Association has recently been engaged in carrying out an Empire-wide survey of the possibilities of decimalization throughout -Great Britain and the Dominions. This year's president is Sir Isidore Salmon, C.B.E., M.P., and previous presidents include Viscount Northcliffe and Lord Hirst, whilst a leading past member of the executive was Lord Kelvin.
Change of Mind on r_LASGOW seems to be Penny Stage incurs \-1 gaining a reputation for Pound Fine . keeping bus passengers in order, and the latest instance concerns a person who took a penny ticket got off at a certain point, and then, changing his mind, got back on the bus. He refused to pay any more .and, later, was summoned and fined EL with the alterna
tive of 14 days' imprisonment. It appears that, if a passenger steps off, a bus and then finds, perhaps, that he has not reached his destination and so gets back on the same bus, he is legally bound to pay again, although his ticket is still valid for the remaining portion of the journey.
Motor Trade Charity 'MOT many people are aware
Benefited by Amateur Id the extent of • the work Opera Company . . done for charity by the Alan
Turner Opera Company. This has raised over £1,400 since 1927 and, last week, it gave four shows at the Rudolf Steiner Hall in London for the benefit of the Motor and Cycle Trades Benevolent Fund. In this case the selection was Strauss's opera, "The Queen's Lace Handkerchief," which is stated never to have been performed before. The cast was entirely amateur, largely recruited from the motor industry, and the production, libretto and lyrics were by Alan Turner.