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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29th, 1928.
MOTORING NOTES
A Weekly Review dealing with Matters of Interest to all Local Motorists.
35 Passenger Guy Motor-bus
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Motor Notes-Proposed Night Trial Tramways Co.'s 'Buses--Over 100 Miles an Hour- Studebaker Triumph in the Argentine Nearly 2,000,000 Motors in Britain.
MOTOR NOTES.
PROPOSED NIGHT TRIAL.
MORE COMPETITORS WANTED,
The Motor-Cycle Section of the Hong Kong Volunteers is trying i
TRAMWAY CO.'S "BUSES.
PARTS ARRIVING ON
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STUDEBAKER TRIUMPH IN
THE ARGENTINE,
The latest Studebaker triumph is reported from Bueños Aires, Argen- tina, where an Erskine Six hai just completed a remarkable cross- country rur The run was made
between Buenos Aires, and Mar del Plata. The Erskine Six, strictly
to arrange a Night Trial around] TO BE ON ROADS IN OCTOBER. over 7 miles of unpaved roads
the New Territories. The exact details are still under consideration but the run will take some 18 hours. The proposed trial will probably commence at midnight on Saturday, Sept. 9th, and finish op on Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. It e an endurance trial and the speed limits will be 95 m.p.h. during the day and 20 mp.h. at night.
So far the proposal has not met with the support it deserves. The trial is open to every motor-cyclist in the Colony and a large number of Chineee riders, who are not connected with the Flying, Squad, will have the opportunity of riding in a reliability trial,
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
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Colonel (to stranger at Brook- lands): "Thate those modern girls. Lock at that creature over there. Fancy ber parents letting her go about in plus-fours and an Eton crop. Bah"
Stranger: "That, sir, is my daughter."
Colonel "Oh-er, sorry. I did- n't know you were her father."
Stranger: I'm not. I'm her mother!"-" Contact," ia The Motor.
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ALEX ROSS & Co. (China), Ltd.
PRINCE'S BUILDING, HONG KONG.
Hearing that the s.a. Glengary, due to arrive in Hong Kong next. Saturday, will bring the first con signment of bus parts for the
Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd, our representative called on the Gen. eral Manager of the Company and ascertained the following interest
ng details:-
stock and fully equipped, completed the dash in exactly 15 hours-and broke every previous record for cars. of similar price. Morning editions of La Nacion and La Prensa, Buenos Aires newspapers, were de livered in Mar del Plata, 8 hours ahead of the regular train delivery time.
NEARLY 2,000,000 MOTORS
IN BRITAIN.
The buses are by Guy Motors, Ltd., of Wolverhampton who have
A return has been issued by the just supplied 100 large six-wheeled Ministry of Transport giving par (3 axle) 'buses to Rio de Janeiro.
ticulars of the gross receipts from The buses for Hong Kong are the taxation of road vehicles in very similar to the latest 95-seater Great Britain for the period from Guy" buses running in Plymouth, December 1st, 1927 to May 31st, Reading, Shetheid, Huil, Northamp 1999, and of the number of new ton, Lowestoft, Aston-under-Lyne, motor vehicles registered during the.. Southampton, St. Helem, Burton-months of March, April, and May, on-Trent Barrow, Middlesborough 1998. and South Shields, etc.
The gross amount received in pay. They will seat 23 and will havement for licences issued during the a low load line with what is known six months ended May 31st, 1998, was £19,584,901. The "gross as dropped frame chassis.
amount is subject to deductions in respect of rebates, refunds, statu- tory deductions, including costs of collection and administration, the prior charge payable to the local taxation account, and the propor tion due to the Exchequer under the Finance Act, 1996, from the net receipts of the taxation of motor- cycles and vehicles taxed on horse- power..
The door will be at the froat on the near-side. If necessary it can be operated mechanically from the driver's seat. The seats (of the latest type semi-bucket pattern) will have loose cushions with epring frames padded and uphois tered in real leather. All windows on each side will be of the balanced drop type trea from rattle. There will be, air air-vac ventilators in the roof. M
Wheelbase of bus 15 ft. 3 ins., four cylinders 4 ins. by 5 ins., 34 H.P. Engine fitted with "Guy" patent inclined valves....
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'The total number of motor vehicles, excluding tramcars and trade licences, was, approximately 1,908,000, including 832,000 taxed on horse-power, 682,000 motor- cycles, 990,000 motor goods vehicles, A hinged emergency door will be and 87,000 motor hackneys. Dur fitted at the rear and can be opening the three months ended May ed by patented control operated from three different parts of the vehicle.
The seating will be arranged in pairs facing the front except that the front seat on the pear-side will be single and the seats (each ac- commedating three) over each wheel-arch will be longitudinal.
The buses will have their body pane a painted "tramway green," the roof will be painted aluminium colour while the waist rail and window pillars, will be white or light cream.
Altogether they should present a very handsome appearance when the Company pute them into ser- vice some time in October. Our correspondent asked whether they would be on the road for the Tattoo and Mr Bellamy replied, that there was a possibility but not a probability of this. Asked where these 'buses were finally to operate we were informed that the route selected is Western Market-Happy Valley in addition to the present tramway service,
The fare will be 10 cents. After A few months' running when cer- tain traffic data is available the issue of monthly tickets will be considered
OVER 100 MILES AN HOUR.
ACCOMPLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN GREAT BRITAIN.
A copy to hand of Motor Cycling states that for the first time in Great Britain 100 miles has been covered in the hour by a motor- cycle.
The paragraph from the Motar: Cycling reads as follows:
Remarkably fine records were: made at Brooklands, when C. W. G. Lacey put up the following figures од & Grindlay Peerless J.A.P.-Class O, D. and E1 bour, 103.30 m.p.h., 103 miles 632. yda; 100 miles, 103.24 mm.p.h, 58 mizu, 6.8 sees Classe C and D 50 miles, 102.78 m.p.h., 29 mins. 11.22 secs, 100 kilos," 10%.80 m.p.h., 38 mins 14.29 secs. This in the first occasion zen which a -motos-eyele han exeroded 100 mides. in the hour at Brooklands and therefore wins The Motor Cycle Cup.
31st, 1923, 107,049 motor vehicles were registered for the first time, including 38,138 | CATS taxed on horse-power, 36,019 motor-cycles, 3,424 motor goods vehicles, and 3,603 motor hackneys."
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