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Motoring Notes:
A Weekly Review dealing
with matters of interest to all local motorists.- Democratic Motoring-Motor-Cycle Future--Local Transport Problems-The Fat Spark-Like a Turbine."
[BY AN OWNER-DRIVER]
DEMOCRATIC MOTORING.
There is a motor-cycle that is adver- tised to run at "a burst of speed at 40 miles per hour.". It sells in England at £29. 175. Bd. As to the cost of run Ding," says the advertisement,
THE FAT SPARK.
MOTOR VEHICLES IN SHANGHAI
THE DIFFERENT CARS IN USE.
OVER 55 PER CENT, OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURE.
Out of 4,038 automobiles, both private and public, registered with the Shanghai Municipal Council at the end of June, 1028, American makes total 9,307, or, over 33 per cent. af the total. The following shows most widely used makes:-
Country of Jame
Urigin. Private. Public. Total. USA. U.S.A..
If we may judge from the exhibits at Olympia it does not seem that coil and battery ignition is popular amongst car Buick users in Britain.
Stude-
Every English newspaper and weekly journal that arrives here after the open- ing of the great Olympia Motor Show states that this year's effort was won. Denny for petrol and oil should see you a fat spark at whatever speed the engine
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"A tumultous success" is ons descrip- tion. "An astounding revelation," another. Mr. J. I. Garvin, who surveys the whole world weekly (and sometimes refers to the chaos in Chins although he has not said much about Hong Kong) writes of the great show under the caption "The Coming Tor reat. That is in the most conspicuous position of the "Observer."
All records are dissipated by the: success, impressiveness and popularity of this year's Motor Show" is his verdict Then, in his unmistakeable' style he con tinues:It made a convincing spectacle
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through five miles." This machine is 147 cubic centimetres capacity, a "super sports model with a 172 C.C. capacity engine is sold in England at £38" 30s. The engine is a two stroke light weight|
type.
"CONSTANTINESCO.
What is the future.engine of the motor cycle to be, two stroke or four stroke?
The ultimate success or failure of the Constantinesco car will determine the future for a great many details of motor transport..
new
For the Constantinesco engine is a
two-cylinder machine of only. 500 cubic
'centimetre capacity. There are no gears and no clutch. The four seater car is of complete efficienes, and of the roseld in England at about £250. sourceful and indomitable spirit of an. There is evidently "a determined effort
Ford
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U.S.A.
baker U.S.A.
Dodge U.S.A. Hup-
American bailders of motor-cars seem to use coil ignition for nearly all models.
The advantage of coil and battery igni.Overland tion is in starting up. There is always
rotates. That greatly eases the strain on the self-starter.
Then, again, the, first cost of coil igal- tion is much less than a magneto.
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mobila U.S.A. Chevrolet U.S.A. Fizc . France Citroen France Morris
Cowley England
U.S.A.
THE OBJECTION. Why, then, is the coil and battery Austin England
Eases system of ignition not universally fitted.
The reason is that the accumulator has Morris a reputation not entirely deserved in these days.
In years gone by the accumulator gave a great deal of trouble especially in the early days of the electric self-starter
If a battery is carefully watched it should last for & long time.
There is probably no part of the outfit that is neglected as much as the battery.
It is packed away in a position that does not remind the owner of its pre-
sence.
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Oxford England Standard England handier U.S.A. Willys
Knight U.S.A. Renault France Olds-
mobila U.S.A. Scripps
Booth England Jowett
U.S.A.
Cadillac U.S.A. the use of arid of the wrong specific
The plates become damaged either by Delage France gravity or by the want of acid. There is much to be said in favour of the fat
replace the magneto type.
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He was retained as a consulting en-
industry to which the uses of adversity being made by motor-cycle manufactur- spark and voil ignition will proba|gineer (the fee whispered was enormous ?)
have been well known.".
PRAISE DESERVED.
A glance down the share list of the British motor manufacturing firms will convince anyone that despite the uses of adversity there are many share holders who have had good value for their
investments.
However, let us leave the financial dė- aspect of production--sometimes pressing subject, for the shareholder- and return to the picturesque phraseo- logy of Mr. Garvin, who seems to have realised that motoring is really a subject of vital interest to the British Empire. He pats the British engineer on the back, as did Mr. Lloyd George once upon a "time; when the way of the war was dark and he said" this is an engineer's war." Mr. Garvin says, of Olympia "It offers fresh proofs that the British engineer, given a fair chance or even half a one,
can hold his own with the whole world." And again the evidence of this is abundant not only at the Show, but upon the roads of England.”...:
"THE COMING TORRENT." Then comes the statement which may well be carefully considered by the Powers-That-Be" in Hong Kong, for it is a word of warning to the wise.
it unmistakable tones the dawn of demo- cratic motoring."
ers to boost the two-stroke engine. Ajcatalogue just received from an Eng lish firm says that for five skillings a week you can run 10,000 miles a year.
The cost of that two-stroke engine brcycle is 28 guincas.
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ALUMINIUM ALLOYS. The researches made at the National Physical Laboratory and in some of the British Universities in connection_with_
by the Daimler, people. He was one of those men of genius who seemed to sense the solution of any mechanical problem.
He probably had something to do with the decision of the firm to adopt the Silent Knight" many years ago as the
Another catalogue from Birmingham says "horse-power models from aluminium alleys have borne good frigine most suitable for their purpose guineas..
On the other hand you can "pay, in England, £08 for a seven horse-power
passenger model-de-luxe
combination with dynamo lighting set, electric born and mechanical lubrication.
DEPRECIATION FIGURES.
As for the actual cost of running motor cycle or a combination outfit, that depends upon the size of the machine and the items reckoned in.
A figure recently given, for a 250 0.C. side car outat is some guide. For 8,000 miles a year the actual running costs (petrol, oil and tyres) worked at a less than a half-penny a mile.
Allowing for loss of interest on capital (5 per cent.) and depreciation at 95 per cent, and including insurance, tax and driving licence, the total overall cost per
mile worked at 1.384.
The above figures were obtained with light weight outfit. In Hong Kong there is a tendency to use the bigger sizes of motor-bikes. It is only natural that & rider should like to take the bills easily.
There might, however,, easily be a market for light, inexpensive machines in the Colony, During the last few months somebody has been pushing the sale of pedal bycycles, if we may judge by the number now on the reads.
This year's engines show an extended use of such alloys, especially for recipro cating parts. 1 On the score of lightness and of beat dissipation these aluminium alloys are much better than cast iron, which is being [replaced by the lighter material.
On the other hand it is said by critics of the material that the wear and tear is much greater.
That is, however, something which is likely to be remedied..
MANY TESTS.
A long series of researches was com. menced under the auspices of the In- stitution of Mechanical Engineers some twenty-five years ago in connection with aluminium alloys.
The inmediate result was the commer
cial production of alloys used for sero
planes and, later, for crank-cases of motor-car engines.
A long series of tests were made with alloys of aluminium and copper:
Some remarkable results were obtained, quite a small difference in the percentage copper and aluminium making a big difference in the tensible and compressice strength of the alley..
of
with alloys of alaminiam, copper and tin. Since then experiments have been made The work of the metallurgast has been of inestimable value, in the development
of the modern motor-car.
WORM DRIVES. Worm gearing is used in the "double six" and worm gearing has always been advocated by Lanchester.
Une feature of the engine that is un- usual the method employed for heating the mixture in the induction pipes.
This is done by means of an internal water pipe through which hot water from the jackets circulates
The hand brake works on a drum be- hind the gear box. The foot-brake oper- ates on all four road wheels. It is power assisted.
"The system of doing this is most in- genious, the auction in the induction pipe. being utilised.
DUPLICATES.
Separate magnetos that are mounted. on opposite ends of a transverse shaft supply the distributors and ignition plugs. Alternatively separate coils take current from the battery for the same purpose.
A second transverse shaft and gearing is used to drive two separate water pumps.
There are, therefore, most elaborate arrangements to prevent any mechanical breakdown.
So far is can be seen the engine should be able to stand the wear and tear of twenty years, with occasional renewals of working parts. It is too expensive for any but the very rich but it is a great triumph of British engineering science.
The crowds of a new class which have thronged Olympia, and the cheap cers which engage their attention, proclaim The enthusiast will always pay a good It is not so obvious to the purchaser of price for the best article and he will pura car as, let us say, the work of the chase E four-stroke engine motorcoach-builder, but it has been carried on- bike if he has the necessary cash with great perseverance and with results There is, however, likely to be a big that have caused amazing improvements.DELAY. NOT local demand for an inexpensive two stroke machine.
Afinal quotation is as applicable to Hong Kong as to England and even more
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"Speaking quite soberly the conges tion of to-day is child's play to what to-morrow has in store."
Time after time have the motorista of Hong Kong urged upon the Government the need of planning roads for the future..
Always has Hong Kong lagged behind
in this matter.
Take a journey along Caine Road at almost any time of the day and ask your sell is this a road in any way sut able for motor traffic!"
it is true that there are alternative
routes from last to West, but they are worse!
....
When it is remembered that motor-ear engines have been built to rus ́ at speeds exceeding 10,000 revolutions per minute
LOCAL TRANSPORT PROBLEMS.-faney nearly 400 strokes a second-it will be obvious that lightness for recipro-
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TILL TO-MORROW
TO BE WISE
ON THEE MAY.
NEVER RISE!
If we examine the returns of the Engcating parts is a necessity. lish Ministry of Transport for the nine
It seems probable that, with experi-TO-MORROW'S DAWN months ending August 31st, 1996, we find ence, the use of aluminium will be that the increase in the number of extended. private car licences issued is given as
6,308. A very high figure.
Nobody doubts, however, that the great Olympia Show will stimulate many a man and many a woman to become an owner
driver.
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SYNTHETIC FUELS.
The experimental production of oils and alcohol by means of synthetic pro- cesses a being experimented with in the Ea- The advent of the £100 car will have national laboratories of France. its effect and the mass production efforts couraging success has been achieved. in America and Britain will compel manu- Considerable publicity has been given factures to find purchasers. The "pay in the recent technical journals of thei as you ride or hire purchase system country to the statement that methylic will have its results in the same direc, alcohol and oils are now likely to be manufactured in considerable quantities on a commercial scale.
To go out to Pokfulam via the Praya and up by St. Peter's Church is to ask for trouble.
As for Hobinson Road, that has been, out of action since the great storm in the tion. middle of July.
7 Already one local firm, with commend Incidentally, there seems to be noable enterprise, has started a "pay a notice stating that Robinson Road, just
you ride sales system, beyond Beth's corner, is closed to motor- The fact of the matter is that the cars. Or if there is a notice, it does not moter-car has at last been brought with warn the trustful driver who pulls all in the purchasing power of the multi-tie the way up to Seth's corner and is turn- tude..
ed back again at the expense of time, tyres, temper and petrol
The delays in road construction are probably due to congestion of work in Government offices, but they cause motorists great inconvenience.
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tie, but there seems to be in that country Perhaps the French are a little optimis impression the in the near future there will be a big production of synthe liquid fucka. Anything that will make motoring cheaper will be welcomed in Hong Kong
“LIKE A TURBINE.” per-The vendors of the now famous Daim- ler twelve cylinder engine say that it runs
like a turbine.” “
In Britain that fact has been realised and a Ministry of Transport, with manent officials, has been formed.
In Hong Kong we want something similar.
There can be no doubt that the firm
that produced in England the ailent Knight have made the sensation of the year with their new" double six" engine.
The tax rating of the engine is 49.4 horse-power, so that only & wealthy man can afford the high first cost and the £50
year tax.
No
the genius of Lanchester is evident in "the patented vibration damper.
doubt he had more than anyone else to do with the design of the car.
A GENIUS.
The construction of the road near what some of us, call "Taikoo Town was delayed and even now motoring" at The police hare, up to the present, that Eastern section of the road round managed their side of the transport basi- the island is not altogether a joyful business with remarkable efficiency. They must always manage the road trafic We can only hope that Mr. Garvin's details. What is needed is some cicar warning will find a sympathetic audicace ing office that will plan road improve in this Colony. For in ten years time ments and co-operate with the police, the there may very well be ten thousand P.W.D., and the local Automobile Aso motor vehicles on the roads "of Hong ciation. Kang.
Perhaps some authority like the Sani- tary Board, with Government officials THE FUTURE OF THE MOTOR- and representatives of the local Auto
mobile Association might be formed as In Hong Kong it is difficult to keep in CYCLE.
"a" beginning. The day will come when touch with what is happening with tas the transport problems of Hong Kong personnel in the motor-car factories in The success of the small ear during will cry aloud for solution.
England f the last two or three years has led some There may very likely be any number. Many years ago the writer of these people to wonder whether the great de of small cars which will severely com- notes knew Lanchester quite well. He mand for motor-cyeles will continue,
pete with rickshas. It is useless to at- was a faunfiar figure in the pioneer days There should be no doubt about that tempt to restrict the number of motor of the motor industry and, in the begin Progress has been made both in the vehicles. We must improve the roada nings of the Institution of Automobile design and the construction of motor- especially the width of our main thorough Engineers. M cycles during the last two or three years. - faron,
(Continued on next Folumn.)
INSURE WITH
GILMANS.
OCEAN- COMPREHENSIVE
POLICIES.
THERE'S LONG, LANG TRAIL
of
Bugs, Fleas, Flies, Beetles, Mosquitaus,
etc's
all killed by
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