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KOWLOON
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th, 1927.
MOTORING NOTES
A Weekly Review dealing with Matters of Interest to all Local Motorists.
DUNLOP
uses
the experience gained in racing events in the development of the tyres used by the motorist under ordinary service conditions
• DUNLOP RUBBER CO., LIMITED
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The
FASTEST
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TYRES
For Business or Pleasure,
the
Austin
[AP]
is the Ideal Car for every day use.
"It carries its Owner to business and he can pick up a friend on the road.
When work is finished, his Car is instantly ready for a de lightful ran in the cool of the evening.
It is easy to garage and takes little more room than a rickshaw.
up
TO-DAY
is the time to enquire about this wonderful little Car, and the Agents will gladly give full particulars.
ALEX. ROSS & CO. (CHINA), LTD.
Prince's Building and la, Chater Road. Telephones: C. 27 and C. 2487.
Motor Notes-Motor Car to run on Rails Rond Spring Hint-Song of the Mechanic-
MOTOR NOTES.
THE DURO MOTOR COMPANY.
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Kowloon motorists will be inter. ested in the announcement made by the "Duro Motor Co., Ltd., that they have engaged the services of Mr. M. H. Large as their manager. Mr. Large, who starts work at the garage on October 1st," is an ex- perienced motor engineer, and it is the intention of the Durc Motor Co, to extend considerably the repair side nf the business. The Duro Motor Co., Ltd., are service repre- aentatives for Willys-Kaight and Singer ears, and also, of course, for the increasingly popular "Whippet" cars, so many of which are now to be seen in the streets of Hong Kong and Kowloon. Storage ac commodation always a vexed pro- blem in Kowloon is also receiv. ing the attention the Duro Motor, Co. and we understand that they contemplate considerably increasing their accommodation for the storage of cars in the near future.
Combination of Interests..
MOTOR-CAR TO RUN ON RAILS.
18. Gn. A MILE IN AUSTRALIA.
A luxuricus seven-seater mator can, which travels on the railway lines and can be hired at the rate of 1s. 6d. a mile, has been introduc ed for tourists in Victoria, Australia.
This train-motor-ear has a saloon, body, and is fitted with a six-cy! der engine. It is claimed to be only one of its kind in the workl
The car has been built in order to provide a more flexible itinerary than the ordinary train. and higher standard of comfort
Its weight is tem tons, and it is capable of a high rate of speed, The maximum permissible speed.. however, has been limited to forty miles an hour.
A turntable beneath the chassis enables the car to be turned in the oppsite direction.
benuties by mountain, river, and Victoria is noted for its scenic
Bea, and any one of the numerous tours can be undertaken by char tering the car, which will be in charge of an experienced driver and special officer of the Railway Commissioners...
ANOTHER NEW GARAGE. The decision of the Hong Kong Engineering and Construction Com- pany to erect a new garage on the corner of Chatham Road and Cameron Road for the housing of twenty private cars in lock up spaces, and housing of other cars moter. Other pests, buzzing about in the main section of the garage, quarantined areas, have fallen into is welcomed by local motorists. Paasing automobiles and been tran- The site is a central one for Kow.sported miles away to propagate loon residents, and with the number their bread. of motor vehicle owners on the Peninsula steadily growing the ea terprise should prove a very suc cessful one..
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We can keep motorists from carrying infected produce, but we cannot, search their cars for stow- away bugs!"
ALCOHOL BATH FOR..
HYDRAULIC BRAKES. • Cars equipped with hydraulic brakes should be treated to an al cobol bath every 5,000 miles to as sure their continued efficiency. The fluid should be drained, the cylin ders cleaned and the whole system Dushed out with alcohol. Fresh fluid then should be put in the system.
It occasionally, haprins that air gets into the lines. This must be expelled and a full column of liquid put in its pince if brake operation is to be satisfactory.
NO STOPPING OR TURNING.
Last week a correspondent refer- red to the auggestion that had been made to the local trafic authorities that no motor vehicles be allowed to turn around the lamp post and trafic policeman's stand outside the Star
Ferry Wharf on the Heng Kong side either while proceeding Iron Ice House Street on to the Praya in the direction of Queen's Pier, or along the Prays from the direction of Blake Pier into Ice House Street. It is satisfactory to note that the Police Trafic Depart ment has now issued an order that no motor vehicle must stop or turn in Connaught Rond opposite the Star Ferry Pier. This is excellent. The only disadvantage, and not a Every day some fifty motor-cars very big one, is that ou a wet night are stolen in the streets of Paris passengers in motor vehicles will despite all the "gadgets" invented have to walk a few yards to the to prevent such thefts, and such Star Ferry Pier instead of getting a large, force of detectives had to cut of the car and keeping in shel-be detached for special duty in- ter all, the time. The suggestion of vestigating these cases that the our correspondent that all motor Minister of Justice has, decided traffic should be reuqired to obey iste a decree compelling a!! stop" and "go signals when garage proprietors to keep special people pour across the road after registers of cars that pass through the arrival of a ferry, also seems their hands and the names and' ad- to be a useful one, and might, with dresses of their owners. advantage, be acted upon.
DRIVING MIRRORS. The Traffic Department have issued circular notices that all. lor- ries and buses must be equipped with driving mirrors. The regula tion was made sometime ago and failure to comply with it will lead to prosecution. There is now an ample supply of mirrors in the Colony.
DIRT.
0 CARS STOLEN EVERY DAY
AT PARIS.
to
Purchasera of stolen cars will be able to be charged with receiving stolen, goods and ignorance of the fact that the cars were stolen will be no excuse.
A
WORLD'S MOTOR CYCLE REQUIREMENTS.
that the present World's motor cycle It has recently been estimated requirements annually are in the region. of 250,000 machines, and an investigation has been made of the DRUNK DRIVERS TO`SHOVEL capacity of British factories to aupply thisper.The result in- As the result of a new ruling of dicates that equipment and organi the Supreme Court of North Sation exists which can be expand- Carolina, automobile drivers ared with ease to supply these require- rested for drunkenneza are sentenc-ments provided arrangements could ed to shoveling dirt and repairing be made for an equality of distri highways in the State. Which is a bution throughout the year. The good suggestion for local legisla- estimated production of British tors to do away with drunk drivers, motor cycles to day is in the region enys the Ufan Times. Of course, of 130,000, whilst British Component. there aren't many drunk drivers Manufacturers export supplies to in the Philippines. But you never Continental Manufacturers which re- can tell. The number et
biles in the islands automo-present nearly 30,000 additional)
machines.
yearly, there is no prohibition and Of the balance of the World's re- at certain times of the year,quirements about 42,000 machines: especially in election time, wine are Available from. American flows around so profusely that it sources, so that the expansion of won't be surprising if we find bere production necessary would be re- and there some drunk drivers atlatively small. the wheel.
MOTORISTS BLAMED FOR INSECT EPIDEMICS."
WASHINGTON, July 30th. The American motorist has some- thing else to worry about.. His au- tomobile is a potential carrier of
In 1023 the total value of British Cycle and Motor Cycle products amounted to £5,047,502, as.compar- ed with £6,329,770 in 1925. As the number of motor cycles exported was 48,301 in 1920 as compared of complete bicycles. in 1028 was with 44,842 in 1925 and the number
Unquestionably federal ecjen in 1925, the decrease in total value 280,051, as compared with 276,529 tists say.
"many European corn of business is due to price redue came from Canada by tions made in the interests of the (Continued on next Column.) buying public.
insects
borers
A ROAD SPRING HINT.
After a car has been in usa for some considerable time the spring ing usually becomes harsh, due, of course, to the lack of lubricas between the leaves. The only satis- factory way to overcome this defcet thoroughly to clean all the rust i to dismantle the soring and away, fitting the interstices with
"WHIPPETS."
"NO STOCKS!"
"WHY?"
"Because they are sold out as fast as we get them from the factory," Next Shipment due October 11th.
TRY ONE AND APPRECIATE THE REASON.
GIEMAN & CO., LTD.
Hora KoxG.
DURO MOTOR 00, LTD.
Κοντρος,
grease afterwards. The tip end of, à means of lubricating the extreme each leaf, however, will usually be end of the leaf. is made, which iaf above it (in the case of aem- found to have dur into the fellow operation can be efected by sliding elliptic springs), which gives rather grease along the underside of the the hand, or rag, covered with a funny movement to the spring spring. The outer tip is a very when it has been greased.
heavily-loaded part and is very often the cause of squeak.
lined, this can be avoided entirely. By employing the method out.
spring is dismantled) is to hammer The beat thing to do (while the the grooved portion of the next leaf-The Motor back the tips of the leaves so that will not foul the tip. In this way
(Continued on page 9.)
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