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THE CHINA MAIL,
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1929.
AW THE MOTORISTS' PAGE AN
Have You Seen the
B.S.A. New Models?
Surely you will be interested in
the many new features which make B.S.A. Motor Cycles ever the best value in the world,
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED MANY NEW MODELS OF B. S. A. CYCLES
(One of them la illustrated above)
COME AND INSPECT.
THE SINCERE CO., LTD.
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WHAT YOU WANT
is a machine of quality at a low price.
We have now in stock
GILLET D'ERSTAL 32 WORLD'S RECORDS Models from H.K.$470 up. F.N. 23 WORLD'S RECORDS Models from II.K.$480 up.
and
MONET & GOYON
Filted with the famous M.A.G. engine holder of 26 WORLD'S RECORDS
Models from H.K.$360 up
ulso Side-cars Accessories and Spare Parts.
Sole Agent for Hong Kong and South China: THE FRENCH MOTOR CYCLE CO. 46, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
A CAR YOU'RE PROUD TO DRIVE!
THERE'S a lot of dependable mileage in that car
of yours don't sell it! Let us repaint it in a bright new colour, and you'll be proud to take It through traffic! We use a fast drying, weather re sisting finish. Call on us for an estimate. A
THE REPUBLIC MOTOR CO. OF CHINA. 30-32, Des Voeux Road C.
Telephones C. 1219 & C. 6252.
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MOTORING CLUBS
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION IN
MALAYA
HUMAN LIFE
WHAT IS MORE VALUABLET
mechanical
FUEL PROBLEMS
HEAVY PETROL LORRIES IMPROVE
A committee meeting of the On the shoulders of the inotor- In view of the present situn- Penang and Kedah Automobile tat to-day weighs a great respon- tion in the coalfields, it may be Association was held at Sungui sibility the preservation of regretted that the motor-vehicle Patani on February 3 when many his own life and the lives of returns show a pronounced fall- matters of importance to Malayan others, whether they be passengers ing-off in the employment of motorists were discussed.
in his own car, other motorists, or steam-driven lorries. From many Mr. Jack, presiding, gave a
pedestrians.
points of view, it is desirable that 'engthy report in a special meet- This responsibility cannot be ig-the greatest use should be made ing he had attended in Kuala nored; every precaution to safe of native rather than imported. Lumpur to consider the guard life must be observed. But fuels, but nothing can ultimately question of the proposed formation of a Malayan Automo-the weight of the responsibility be gained by the artificial stimu varies with the efficiency and lation of an uneconomical means bile Association. He pointed out
of transport. We do not propose that the decisions arrived at were safety of motor car brakes!
Every Nash model... Advanc- to enter at length into the causes! only in the nature of recommended Six, Special Six and Standard which are leading to the gradual ations, and had first to be approv. Six .. has the exclusive Nash supersession of the steam vehicle, jed by motoring clubs already in
4-wheel but the main factors are undoubt Two-Way existence in Malaya. Represen- tatives from Perak, Singapore, brakes, properly equalized front to edly the marked improvement of Selangor, and Negri Sembilan rear and left to right. Should the heavy petrol lorries, and the high were present at that meeting and, braking effect by any chance be price of coal since the war. It is a brake of interest to recall that at one after discussion, it was recom-j
improperly adjusted on
a virtual mended that a Malayan Motor drum, the Nash Two-Way aystem time steam enjoyed
mechanical road Association should be formed, to automatically compensates for this monopoly in
transport, and it is justifiable to be known as the Automobile As difference.
ociation of Malaya, for the pur-
Nash 4-wheel brakes have few speculate whether petrol, which poec of dealing with motoring er parts than other mechanical 413 now in the same happy position, matters affecting all associations, wheel brakes (and mechanical 4. is destined, in its turn, to be superseded. In the newer coun- 'egislation for the uniformity of wheel brakes are much superior to tries, and to a lesser extent on the and signs, improvement in main the hydraullo type) are far sim-Continent of Europe, the light pler as a consequence, are absolute- The Secretary reported that he ly positive, and one front wheel hydro-carbons have never been accepted as the final solution of had written to the general mana-brake is
not released when the the road transport problem, and ger of the F.M.S. Railways point-car is rounding a turn.
it is in these countries more par- ing out that it was the habit of wheel brakes work on all four ticularly that alternative fuels railway officials to close the gates wheels... always... and
are making a strong bid for at level crossings against rond never affect steering control.
wider adoption. Over 200 lorries traffic when a train was station- In addition, Nash has a greater itted with heavy-oil engines are ary, and that this action often braking surface area per pound of tow in use in Germany, while over caused annoyance. He also point-weight than any other car built to-1,000 vehicles equipped with pro- d, out that it was unnecessary, day .. proof that. no expense isducer-gas installations are in and suggested that the gates spared to make Nash cars the saf-operation in France. In a sense need only be closed when trains est automobiles to operate in these numbers may be regarded: were about to move over the par- congested city traffic or on the as negligible, as, even the latter ticular section of the line guarded hy the gates.
communications, trials, etc.
The Committee decided to hold In speed trial in Kedah this month, ind to postpone the suggested Tymkhana until the middle of the year. Two sub-committees were appointed in connection with this event, and it was provisionally decided to hold races in 18 differ- ent classes,
SAFETY & STYLE
MOST OUTSTANDING TREND
Features conducive to mental ease as to safety and control in the operation of a motor ear; features provoking mental satisfaction as to the car's style and luxury of ap- pointments-these are the two demands which motor car owneka will make upon the manufacturer in 1920.
There has been something of aj change in motorists' inclinations from what they were a year ago when, with the vogue of colour at its peak and with many new fashious in body design recently affered, the greatest amount of in- terest was in matters of style.
As engineering research has re- vealed new possibilities of greater safety in the operation of motor cars, the public mind has turned to She features.. And with the rising demand for greater safety came two other demands of the
ame nature--the desire for ease of control in driving and mental ease in riding.
In the development of General Motors care, their engineers en- deavour to foresee the trend of dealre on the part of motor owners throughout the world.
car
In the new Cadillac and LaSalle cars, to meet. the demand for mind. ease features, they concentrated on fastora of safety. That accounts
open highway.
.
Nash 4-
The
Nasl 4-wheel brakes are the best life insurance in the world Nash News.
But NO Baths!
Here is a 24-storey hotel, a stons's throw from New York's Gay White Way that hasn't a single bath-hon:a The reason is that it was designed ex-
represents only about one-half per cent. of the total number in use in the country concerned, but it may not be without profit to er- quire to what extent they are significant of future prospects.
During the war the shortage of petrol led to the fairly extensive adoption of vehicles running on coal gas, occasionally stored under pressure in cylinders, but more usually in a somewhat unwieldy and dangerous gas bag. While it can hardly be said that the gas- storage vehicle was thoroughly: tried out during that period, the expérience gained was not such; as to encourage further efforts to develop the system, and the promptitude with which the; vehicles were reconverted to tilise light fuels, immediately the latter became available, is a fair indication of the estimation in which the system was held.
It would hardly be necessary to refer to it at all had it not again been receiving attention in France -a country untiring in its efforts to develop a satisfactory subati- tute for the petrol vehicle. In a recent paper read before a joint meeting of the Institutes of Transport and Fuel, Monsieur A. Metral put forward the sugges- tion that coke-oven gas should be stored, presumably in gasometers, las produced, and that it should subsequently be transferred to suitable distributing centres either by tank wagon or pipe line. The only other alternative fuel [requiring comment is paraffin, and it is exceedingly doubtful whether its price, as compared with petrol, is sufficiently low as to justify its employment. While satisfactory for small stationary engines, its disadvantages for road-vehicle use are, too well known to need elaboration, and though it might have a future for direct burning under the boil ers of steam cars under certa',n circumstances, such circumstances we extremely unlikely to a fac.
for the introduction of new brakes,lusively for motor cara. No human It is possible that our nature', coal| the most durable and effective, and hand touches a car once it is run in on resources may yet prove v Juable the most easily operated of any the ground floor; an electric "parker" for road transport by a further system that has ever been used. takes charge, manoeuvres the auto to utilisation of their volatile pro- The new transmission, the new a lift and thence to whatsoever "room" ducta, or even by use in the pow clutch, easier ateering, security-hows how the cars are tucked awaydered form, but present indica- plate glass in all doors, windows high above the street. Below, a car tions do not greatly, favour the and windshields and adjustable being taken in tow by the electric prospects In either direction. front seats all were introduced parker.
is assigned to it. The cross-section
primarily for the sake of safety, a and practically all of them added to
the ease of control in operating the
car.
The original design of the LaSalle body was 3 decided Roadability, Including the free departure, from any which had dom of controls like the steering been created previously and it In- wheel, brake and clutch pedals and cluded some of the most advanced the accelerator from road shocks, Idens gathered from the various are direct contributions to mental fashion centres of the United States ense and are all among the 1929 in the East, the West and the South, demands of experienced motorista.
and from the salons of Paris, In appearance and luxury of ap London, Berlin, Vienna and other pointments is a clear distinction
European centres, Between atyle and fashion, In motor cara, as there is in many other This design crystallized into s things. A fashion may endure for new style some of the most advanced a season or a year. A style re- and most desirable tendencies In presents a period and tends to per body design, and faithfully re manency
presents a tendency in the industry that will become more pronounced (Continued at foot of next Colomn.) as the goes ong
"Engineering."
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