THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1932.
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AND
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HOTELS,
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Agents:~~
W. R. LOXLEY & CO.
THE FAR EASTERN COMMERCIAL AGENCY. Shipping, Forwarding, Insurance, Storage, Clearance of Goods,
General Commission Transactions.
39, Hankow Road, 1st door, Kowloon. Tel., 28377.
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as karbor, plow, and altho.)
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1-A season
HORIZONTAL (Cont.) | |VERTICAL (Cont) |43-Musical note.
|44-Partaining to the.
West 46-Compass point
6-A gentle wind 11-To remove the skin. 12-Searc 13-Exjarta 15-Fastening with a
pin
17-Comparative suffix 18-Part of the foot 20-Allotted task (Scok.) 21-Man's name. 22-Organs of hearing
24 Incite ""
25-To alip
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28-Dramatic art
28-To set again
29-Opinion
(abbr) 47-Pulsate viclently 48-Cursa hides 60-Female saint (Fr.) 51-Wild animal (pl.)
VERTICAL
1-Remained 2-Notary Pubild
(abbr)
3-Ta strike gently.
30-Gloss the eyes, as 4-Greek goddess of
a hawk (Falconry)}
$2-Barde
35-6malt pastry
·86–Full of moisture
39-Farm animal
88-Shower
40-Decreased ed
42-River in Scotland
discord. E-Income in general.
(Fr.) Carry 7-Rave
10-Overpowered by
emotion ∙14-Float 16-Neglectful
19-Rubbers 21-in place or room 23-A kind of fishi -A Spanish titis 27-Annver (abbr)
20-Begins St-Comfort
surface.
Bar away 57-Inelsors --- |40-Dapartad, Stea
41-Heavy wagon'
48-Point of compass
SA unit of works 47-A Gresk Fatter 9-Electrical Engineer 48-Chemical symbol _M
Stannum (abbr.)
The solution of the above wită a new crossword pussla,)
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CHINA AIL.
THE MOTORISTS' PAGE
Morris Motor Works At Oxford
Intricate Operations Simplified
MANY INTERESTING PROCESSES
-In a fashion rather reminiscent plated surfaces are specially
pro-
IMPORTANCE OF GOOD BRAKES.
Hints On Ensuring Adjustment.
MODERN TESTING.
The adjustment of the brakes is so important that it is wise--in faét Imperative to make use re gularly of the modern brake testing, and adjusting plants installed in many well-known garages and ser- vice stations.
This beautiful model, amphivian Machine, operated lo cally by Far Eastern Airways, is often a visitor at Repulse Bay and other resorts. It is a British Machine, and one of the latest flying vehicles of general utility..
SPEED LIMITS ABOLITION.
Improvement In Driving Noted.
CARS AND THEIR FINGER-PRINTS.
Increasing Number Of Car Crimes.
A cutting from the London Dally The increasing number of crimes
The machines employed ensure that the brake adjustments are evened-up in the right way, and it of the foreign visitor who attempts tected during this process."
Every completed chassis is care invariably follows that they remain to tour London in a day a technical
each in their adjustment for a consider- member of the staff of The Motor fully lubricated through relates the following experience of grease-gun nipple, oil is added to ably longer period than was the how he recently endeavoured to the engine, gear-box and back axle, case when the old-fashioned, hap- clam into a couple of hours & sur-petrol (together with 1 per cent. of hazard methods were followed. The vey of the great factory near Ox-lubricating of) is placed in the wear is even, less pressure is re- ford where Morris cars are put to- rank, a.temporary seat is fitted and quired to give good retardation, gether. This is, of course, only aa road test follows. After this we and there is less tendency for the unit in the Morris organization, as lose sight of the chassis until it brakes to operate unevenly, so af it is fed with engines, gearboxes meets us in another building where fecting the steering or causing a
skid. and other components from separate the body is attached...
Never neglect brake adjustment. Morris coachwork la mainly fram- works in Coventry and in Birming- ham. The Oxford plant is, there- ed in wood and panelled in steel Always keep the brakes in tip-top. fore, concerned wtih the assembly on what is known as the composite Condition, and even if the adjust
A very ing nuts are inaccessible, as unfor-Telegraph contains some interesting carried out with the aid of motor of the various types of private method of construction.
various tunately is often the case, even to comments, particularly in view of cars has led to the invention of a car chassis, with coachwork and big shop is devoted to with the fishing of complete operations required to impart day, make the best of a bad job resent cabled reports giving com-new department of criminology by to the bar-steel exterior its with the knowledge that one will parative traffic accident figures in Deputy Sheriff Chapman of the vehicles..
Experts have a way of making in-final cellulosed appearance. Bebe well repaid for the difficulties England before and after the aboli, Los Angeles Police With the co-
the various coats each overcome.
tion of nominal speed limits. operation of other police depart tricate co-ordinated operations seen tween
is carried on special There are, incidentally, various In spite of the huge total of road ments in all parts of the world he simple and straightforward, and body. this accounts for the fact that a trucks through tunnel-like ovens Jobe which need occasional atted casualties in 1981, revealed by the hopes to "finger-print, motor cars heated tion in connection with the brake Home Secretary in the House of so that identification becomes as strong impression left by a light supplied with electrically
gear. Al bearings must, of course Commons recently, stated the cut- simple and as certain as it is with ning tour of the Morris factory is air.
An ingenious "slow-motion" debe lubricated, say, once a week orting, automobile organisations as human finger-prints. that the work in the various de- partments is carried out with an un-vice is used to carry the trucks every so many miles, as recommend sert, on the evidence of their road The "Anger-prints of a car are Thurried smoothness very different through the ovens at the low speed ad by the manufacturers' lubrica patrola and other observers, that the marks left by its tyre. So far the ralla are tion chart. Stick to these instruc- there has been a genuine Improve the inventor of the new, selence has from the hurly-burly which one is desired. Between apt to associate with production on reciprocating bars with ratchet tions; they are prepared for the ment in the standard of driving tabulated 447 different types of tyre, since the new Road Act came into according to size, tread, and so teeth when moving forwards the owner-driver's beneft. a large scale..
REMOVAL OF THE DRUMS. force. Care for detail in organizing the feet pick up pawls on the truck
At intervals the drums might be It is contended that the increase headings Two cars of the same work and left handling by the in-and prove it six tnches or so, then dividual workpeople are respon-slipping back under the pawls in removed to facilitate the examina- in the number of injured-from make, using the same type of tyre, tion of the brake shoes and the lin- 177,895 to 202,119-is more appar will leave different marka, and can ings. This is a fairly easy job opent than real. Na
- be distinguished by the expert... a weekly, output of more than thousand units of various types, Next comes a number of parallel, most cars, the wheel has first to Sir Herbert Samuel, in the every tiny point of manufacture body finishing lines on which the be taken off, which will reveal three House of Commons on February 4 By the new method the police are must be watched with incessant coachwork is fitted with interior or four counter-sunk screws hold last, pointed out that the police were able to state the make of car with obtain fuller information certainty in a few minutes. Any care to ensure a smooth flow from trimming, windows, louvres; gut-ing the drum in position. If these able to the factory, and consequently thisstering, sliding roof sections, rear be stiff or if the drum be rusted on through the institution of motor officer holding up a car of the aus
ters for further instructions, and very watchfulness results in a high wings, and all the multitudinous de- to the wheel bolts, use a little pen-patrols and the requirements of the pected make telephones headquar dergee of efficiency in the finished tails required for a modern car at etrating oil, which will eat its way Road Traffic Act.
The Act makes it obligatory to receives information which enables product.
the end of these lines each body through the rust and case the stif meets a chassis on to which it is component so that they can be re-report to the police every accident him to check up on the car's tyres. or by means of his manual of stan- How Axles are Built
in which Injury to persons
dards; The Autocar. The first steps in chassis con- bolted, and the complete car then moved fairly comfortably.
If a long period has elapsed since animals is caused. struction consists of assembling passes through still more processes
"It is also argued that the decrERSE various units, such as axles, ready including the fitting of the bon- the drums were last removed it may for attachment to the chassis net, front wings, lampe and all be necessary even to tap them in the number killed as compared Final road testing gently with a raallet from the in- with 1981-614-far outweighs the frame. Many interesting details connections. were noticed here, amongst which and general inspection precede its side, but be careful not to bend the greater number of non-fatal acci-i may be mentioned the method enu- passage to the despatch depart- back plate. If this is knocked out dents a view which was supported of truth a continual scraping will resently by an official of the ployed to adjust wheel alignment at ment
One of the advantages of exam- be heard as the drum revolves and National Safety First Association. the end of the front axle assembly section. This process, which is lining cars in course of manufac-sounds against the bent plate. generally known as tracking the ture is that interesting details of would involve a fair amount of wheels, is carried out at the works construction that escape notice in trouble to dismantle and straighten LESSON TAUGHT BY in the absence of wheels! It is the complete product are readily out
sible for this state of affairs. With readiness for the next stroke.
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Finishing the Coachwork.
I
ALPINE TRIAL.
Triumph For British Industry.
done by bolting an accurately spotted. One such detail which Examine the brake lining rivets. machined bar of steel scross each was observed on various Morris if they protrude at all or ara even front hub, then using a gauge to modele is the adequate protection fush with the surface of the lining measure the distance separating of the rear tank not only by they should be driven home with a punch and bammer. Protruding the ends of the bars. The gauge is wooden lagging but also by a strong rivets will score the inside of the "stepped" to an extent representing mesh of steel wire beneath. Another the toe-in allowance, and the opera practical chassis feature is the drum and create a disconcerting tish cars of all sizes in the Inter- ton quickly sets the track rod ad grouping of grease-gun nipples at screeching whenever the shoes are national Alpine Trial is most grati- justment to give the desired result accessible points.
The back axle assembly line com- mences with a kind of mechanical maypole on which the axles are ar ranged radially, 'swinging round as they are gradually completed. They leave the maypole for an assembly. line where other parts such as the Lockheed brakes, semi-elliptic springs, torque tubes, etc., are ad- then ded. Temporary wheels are Atted and the complete axles push- ed away like a wheelbarrow.
Four Chassis Assembly Lines Components such as these flew to wards the chassis assembly lines,
AUTO INDUSTRY DISAPPOINTED
Optimistic Expectation Not Realized
Detroit The Gamistic belief that per meated the automobile industry during the early days of July that
would show an SBCODES the mon ing demand for new cars,. based on false hopes Follow
hed pracedenta July hungjup “
The outstanding success of Bri-
applied. They may also allow the tying, and serves as definite proof lining to move on the shoe and end that machines built in Britain are to buckle under application, cane every bit as suitable for work amid fus fargen or juddering, which is the worst of the mort discon
wet road
dus, particularly on end
are any that have been prod face. It is a simple the Continent. I Job to dri
ivets home.
years ago that the first British cars measure they can attempting this extremely
ith the braks test were sant away by be dri
that distinctly. shoes in position on the back anchor in
would never And Batisfac thod bowever is to remove do the completely and
the
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ling except close lina
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