A CABLE FROM
MR. FRANK GRAY
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(EI M.P. rox OXFORD)
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH
diving his experiences with Jowell Cars fitted with
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FROM KHARTOUM. Frix GT.
Received 3th May, 1938. Datel dtä May. Both cars driven into Khartoum yesterday. These osrs have been driven for more than three thousand miles through a trackless country of sand, rock, bask and camel thorn, These cam were forced through bush, raced into banks of aand sad bunped over rack, sad yet only one tyra was destroyed in the process. You may faly challenge the manufacturers of the world to supply an equal record, and claim this sa the triumph of the British
Laulactarer.
FRANK GRAT.
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1926
A Weekly
Review dealing with matters of interest to
all local motorists.
[BY AN OWNER-DRIVER.]
An effort has been made, in Great! Britain to make insurance against third party risks compulsory.
It is generally believed that something will be done. The great complaint at prosent is that many accidents are caused by owners of small cars and motor-cycles and that these people are not covered by insurance.
It is the experience of many an injured party that these uninsured persons are usually in such poor financial circum stances that it is useless, to sue them. They have no assets.
It has been suggested, therefore, that an insurance fee should be included in
the cost of a licence for a motor vehicle That is, of courie; State insurance.
No doubt the insurance companies would object to that particular method although they have ao statistics to guide them as to what fee they could make if called upon to join in the scheme. The idea of State trading is not popular in Great Britain and the probability is that public opinion would be in favour of the insurance companies doing this work.
insurance.
LOCAL CONDITIONS.
Compulsory Insurance Things Not to Do-Causes of Breakdown.
PASSING ON THE BEND, The worst error that can be committed by any driver is that of passing another vehicle, going in the same direction, on a corner,
Any owner who sees his chauffeur doing that should." shroff” him severely It is a habit that is indulged in and it is most dangerous. Following one of the big buses was a public vehicle which
Un overtook the big bus on a bend. fortunately, it was impossible to see his number.
Every good citizen who sces that sort of thing happening has a duty to perform. It is to report the episode to the Captain Superintendent of Police.
Always give a warning with the band of any intended change of direction. De this automatically. Never mind if the road does seem quite clear. Make a habit of putting out a hand and you can have the satisfaction of knowing that you are
playing the game." The motorists of Hongkong want to convince the general publie and the authorities that they are anxious to do the right thing. To own a car is to accept responsibility as well as to possess a thing of joy. It is only fair to think of others when you get so much pleasure out of riding în a car.
a car.
ALL NIGHT RIDING. During the "beat wave in England In Hongkong the conditions are differ-car owners found that the most pleasant ent but there are even more reasons why way of spending the night was to ride in there should be some form of compulsory That suggests all sorts of possibilities in Hongkong.. We don't call A night temperature of 84 degrees F. "a heat ware" We do find, however, that a run round to the South side of the isinad cools us off, even at that temperature. England have had their heat waves. So Singapore, Shanghai, New York and far, we have escaped.
This is especially the case with the "private" motor-cars that have appeared The police have now wisely insisted that any vehicle which plies for hire must carry a number plate with the words Public Vehicle " inacribed thereon.
But in spite of that precaution certain privately owned cars are taken out probably without the consent of the owner, in most cases-and are offered for hire. The police have been on the track of those who tout for such vehicles, and in time they will probably disappear.
The Public Vehicle" for hire is, how. ever, a legitimate proposition.
OFF TO CANTON. These cars appear to be owned by the drivers, or maybe, by the driver's "friend" and there is no doubt that the chauffeurs curs de take considerable risks. In the event of a bad smash, due to carelessness; the driver bolts off to Canton or otherwise disappears-The injured party has no redress. Compul- sory insurance, would provide some com- pensation.
A great point is often made that no local driver will endanger his right to have a licence.
Alas! the Chinese chauffeur is either too thoughtless, too self-confident or too much of a gambler to remember that when he is taking a risk-
DATA NEEDED.
Gradually the police, the public and the insurance companies are accumulati ing data and experience.
It has been suggested that the insur ance companies do not charge high enough premiums as it is. It has been argued also that when a man is fully covered by insurance he becomes care
less.
That surely is a fallacy. Even if there is insurance that does not cover criminal negligence.
The man to watch is the Chinese chauf. feur in the controlled areas. All good motorists should report at opee any speeding or other risky work.
REMEMBER {
It is unnecessary, perhaps, to offer an excuse for referring to the need of great caution in the difficult and crowded thoroughfares of Victoria; such as Wan- chai and Caine Road.
The novice is more often than not caro- ful, although it is not unusual for a novice to take his or her eye' off the road for a second or no, while removing a hat- or unbuttoning a coat. That sort of thing. is fatal for à novice. The experienced driver can do it safely because his sub- conscious mind (as the psychologists call it) goes on automatically thinking about the car; also he times things much better.
Those of us who own a car are, bow. ever, ready for any emergency. We will Syrate round and round the island if and when the heat wave.comes this way.
CAUSES OF BREAKDOWN.
HENRY FORD.
Let me explain that I have never owned a Ford car and that I'hare, at present, no intention of purchasing one."
I have often ridder in one and on more than one occasion I have driven one. The car itself is an interesting piece of mechanism. Nothing like as interesting. however, as Heary, its creator.
Henry is a symbol of the twentieth century man of vision, and he has proved that he possesses many of those attri butes that we Anglo-Saxons admire.
Henry has courage and something more than that. He fought the Kings of Finance who wanted to dominate the motor industry and he beat them.
That was where Henry proved his pluck.
The owner of the Rolls-Royce may amile when he passes u Ford, car but he must acknowledge that the maker is a great"
• MOTOR CYCLE EXHAUSTS.
We want to encourage everyone to obtain the full beneât of the beautiful scenery of Hongkong, and there is only one way of doing it.
You must have some form of mechanic. ally propelled vehicle. If you cannot afford a car, then be content with a motor-cycle.
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Man is a gregarious animal and yet in a small placo ho fecks the need of a change. Well he can get it by going away from the crowd.
Stanley, Big Wave Bay or many another quiet spot can be reached by car or cyclo."
THE NOISY EXHAUST.. It is good news to learn that motor. cycle traders and manufacturers have changed their views during the last few years on the problem of noisy exhausts. They now appreciate the fact that the popular cycle of the future. will be ono that is as silent as a car.
There Bre, of. course, annoyanços greater than that caused by a noisy exhaust.
The Chinese gong for example is enough to drive any one crazy after an hour or so. Nor is the Chinese cracker music that Boothes the breast of the Anglo-Saxon. But two wrongs do not make a right and the noisy exhaust of... some motor-cycles is a nuisance to all
A GREAT CAPTAIN. I am not going to throw boquets to Henry Ford, the Inventor, although he did his share in the pioneer days." I aspect that he cannot claims to be in | but the riders. the rame street with Kolvin, Faraday or another genius who gave to humanity remarkable and most useful inventions.
many
Henry is not the man in the study the man who with paper and pencil can make mathematical equations prove that this or that can be done in engineering science. He is essentially the Great Captain of Industry. He is the man of the factory, rather than a mathematician. His great researches, however, have been in the field of human nature: In 1914 he had the idea of a pound a day - as a minimum wage for his workers with profit sharing on a large scale. That was not the beginning nor the end of his ideas.
Mr. Norman Angell has just published a book in which he reminds us that Henry Ford has killed the academic socialism which Marx produced as a result of his studies in the British Museum.
Books are all very well in their way, but they are a bloodless substitute for
life.
Norman Angell writes it is an Ameri can manufacturer who pays (a) the highost wages of his industry in the world; (b) turns out, the cheapest pro-
"Staccato" is all very well on the South side of the island and the inhabit- ants of Aberdeen may enjoy it, but good work to the many matør-cyclists who show
consideration for others.
There is a great attraction, especially for the young, in a really smooth running motor-bike and we want to see more of them in use because of the healthy plea- sure that can be obtained by a run out into the country.
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duct in that industry; (c) pays the largest CHOLERA
profits of any factory in that industry."
Henry Ford has taught every manu facturer of motor-cars a great lesson. Ho Every year the Royal Automobile Club has demonstrated that mass production of Great Britain publishes ou qualysis of pays. He has proved beyond cavil that the cases dealt with under the "Get Youth wages also pay. Home" service.
The details kiven this year follow very. much on the same general lines of those of the last two or three years. It almost seems as if breakdowns are becoming as standardised as is the manufacture of
motor-ears!
Anyhow we may safely assume that the figures which follow can be taken as a general warning by all car owners! modern automobile. Prevention is always They reveal the weak places in the better than cure. Therefore note care fully bow the average car behaves but don't jump to the conclusion that your
car will reveal one or other of these faults. Cars have run 10,000 miles with- out giving any cause of trouble.
Unfortunately, Hongkong takes it out of a car much more than_most_pläcës._| The hills and the corners are a great trial. Moreover,. the excessive humidity affects the wiring, and the electrical gear.
IGNITION LEADS.
There is no get you home" servica in Hongkong supplied by the local Anto mobile Association, but motorists help each other and garages can be communic- ated with fairly easily.
The following list of causes of break- down are instructive. They are given in arder and ignition troubles are shown to and percentage of the total number of be the most common of any. The causes breakdowns investigated are
Ignition
Axle Shafts
Per cent.
52.7
12.4
6.9
Cylinders and Pistons Road Wheels and Suspension... 6.1 Propeller Shafts and Couplinga
Clutches
Gear Boxes
When Lenin and Trotsky and Marx are placed in their proper position by the historians alongside the misguided zealots of the Inquisition, Henry Ford will rank alongside the big men in history.
He showed that it is possible to make men more efficient. He made his own' workmen more efficient and by so doing reduced the initial cost of the car.
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Carburation
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Lighting Failures
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Water Circulation
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Differential
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Bevels and Worma Valve Mechanism
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Crankshaft
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Valves
Brakes
The above figures may surprise, the
The unfhculty with the novice is that he reader. They are, it must be remember- himself is never quite sure what he willed, compiled by the R.A.C. and must be do in emergency. As for the other accepted as a guide rather than as an fellow who may be on the road near the novice, he assumes that the novice "will be orthodox) -
THINGS NOT TO DO.. All drivers should leave a maximum amount of room between the passing vehicles. Especially be careful about the Chinese cyclists. Nearly all of them seem to be learning The machines wobble about all over the road. Slow down and get as far away across the road as you possibly can...
Don't drive close behind the other fellow.. Especially avoid this if you have not gob four wheel brakes. The man in front probably has got them fitted to his
Car
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Incidentally it may be mentioned that all cars with four wheel brakes might have the danger signal fitted on the back of them.
accurate record of what has happened to all cars on the road.
Many-n-motorist has had-a-breakdown- and has patched it up without leaving any record. Many a car has managed to got to a garage without help...
LOCAL RECORDS.
It would be interesting to know what is the experience of local garages. What is it that most usually causes a break- don'in Hongkong.
Indirectly the high temperature and humidity-the atmosphere is the real cause of, most of the trouble. It is proh able that the weakest part of the local machines is the ignition gear.
that a Some garage proprietors say that a magnets cannot be expected to last longer than a year! It depends on the type of magneto used, but a good one should last. much longer.
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