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HONG KONG DALY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1930.
MOTOR NOTES
SHOULD HORSE, I was very intorcaled to road, the West End, unfortunately, is
TRAFFIC BE BANED?
LONDON'S TRAFFIC
MUDDLE.
THAT LONDON HORSE!
I
"Focus romarks on the layout not the place to stily the effect of arterial ronds, If any fog is of the horse on London traffic. A about it is my hellof that arterial solitary ont in Cheapside, as an reads are best avoided if possible | instance, may be seen houding a ns, owing to the complete absence procession of our and buses, the of any kind of hedge or bank, it numbers of which would be tedious in most difficult to follow the road. to count. This, however, is no razo If the stone kerbs with which of sight. our arterial ronds are bordered could he whitened in some way it We are always hearing of some would be of tremendous assistance, body or other trying to solve Lon-A.E.M. in The Light Cor and don's traffic problems. Personally, Cyclecar I consider one of the greatest causes of congestion in the streets of London to-day to be horse-drawn rohicle. low frequently does one see a long line of buses and or proceeding at a smail's pace, held up by some horse and van ambling along in front. The drivers of the vehicles seem quite oblivious to the pressace of any other trafie and emerge from sideturnings and proceed straight acrow the street, utterly regardless of whatever may be coming in either livetion. Ons of the worst districts that I havalas inueh ni possible. experienced for this kind of thing He does not go on to explain, is between Hoxton and Liverpool however, what happens when traffic, Street. I am not selfish or im streams enn be avoided by horse patient motorist by any means, but drawn vehicles. The West End of cannot help thinking how benefici-London has tolerably broad aia it would be were this tyre of thoroughfares and it requires at commercial transport abolished innst two carts abreast to cause London.
confusion in some of them. But
Hugging the kerb may be the good intentions of many traymon, hut how often have I seen, and had trass, cuts, half a score at e time, moving as their leisurely Anit in the middle of the rondt Tho are by no means mere im cies, the City of London, which "You can't blame the London reck of horses and buzz with flies." horse," says Sir John Moore, & j Do the owners of these carts notable champion of the horse, no honestly think that they are play. cording to an evening paper. Reing the game and are helping to cently he and Sir Walter Gilbey contribute some small thing which Prosident of the National Horss will ultimately pave the way to Association of Gt. Britain, made prosperity in this country? je tour of London's traffic tangle and denied that horses cause trafia blocks. The secret of this, accord ing to Sir John, is that horses keep out of the main traffic streams
It would be interesting to'know how much the horse is costing London in pounds sterling. Lon don travels above ground by bus, tram and mobor, yot it has to ac capt, the inevitable pred of the horse. We have still many Victorian ideas to shoot out, of this country before wo can got things straight. The horse for London's traffic is one of them, and when this goes wo my see Lon don a clearer city.-L.S. in The Light Car and Cyclecar.
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SPORTS JOTTINGS.
INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR FOR NEXT YEAR,
The International Calendar has been issued for next year, and given below are the more important dates. It will be sech that the sport wakes up in England on April 6, with a B.A.R.C. Brooklands meeting, and concludes in October with the 500. mile Race.
There are all sorts of pleasant things on the Continent, however, during the weeks before the track resounds once again with the echo of exhausts. On January 9 there is the Riga Automobile Rally, follow. ed almost immediately-on the 16-- by, the Monte Carlo Rally.
Kill climbs are, to be run off all over the Continent during the sea- son, and, together with Shelsley, will all go towards fading next year's chompion of the mountains. The more important climbs will be: Munt des Mules (January 24), La Turbie (March 24), Rabasanda, in Spain (May 1), Zbraslav-Jiloviste, in. Czecho-Slovakin (May' 31), Mal champs, Belgium (June 7), Kessol, Germany (June 14), Mont Cenis, Italy (July 3), Shelsley Walsh (July 11), Freiburg, Germany (July 20), Gaisberg, Austria. (August D). Tatra, Poland (August 10), Lá Bernina, Switzerland (August 23), Mont Ventoux, France (August 30), Semmering, Austria (September 13), Svab, Hungary. (September 20), Foleac, Roumanis (September 27), nad an unnamed hill-elimb in Spain on October 4.-
Anyone who competes in all the eventa ia this formidable lis should, at the end of the season, know a thing or two about hill climba 1.
The Programme, January 16-91-Monte Carlo Rally. March 15.-Tripoli Grand Prix, March 10.-Monaco Grand Prix. March 29.--Tunis Grand Prix. April 6-First B.A.R.C. Meeting.
Hungarian Grand Prix, April 12-Brescia-Rome 1,000-mile
Race.
May 6-9.-J.C.O. Open Meeting at
"Brooklands.
The Motorist who changes to India Super
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1. The much improved safety tread grips the road and makes steering and cornering easier.
He learns that the Red Ring means. more miles for his money-that they are frm allies of his pocket as well as of his comfort and safety,
INDIA SUPER TYPES
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MOTHER, "TUCKS HIM UP FOR THE NIGHT AND GOES OUT OF ROOM
STARTS TO FIX THEN AGAIN, BUT HEARS AUNT ELLA COMING TO SEE THAT WINDOW ISN'T UP TOO FAR
UNTUCKS HİMSELF TO SUIT HIS OWN IDEAS AND SEMLES COMFORTABLY FOR SLAP
DECIDES HE'D BETTER WAIT. YES, SHE'S GOING TO TUCK
HIM UP TOO
YES SHE'S GONE, ANNOUNCING THAT HE'S SOUND ASLEEP AND
ALL TUCKED UP_ (Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
HERE COMES MOTHER FOR A LAST PEEK. DECIDES HED BETTER USE GUILE 110-1
May 10.-Targa Florio. May 17-Algerian Grand Prix. May 25.-B.A.R.C, Meeting, May 30.-Indianapolis Grand Prix. May 31.-Roman Royal Grand Prix. June 8 and 6-Irish Grand Prix. June 13-14-Le Mans 24-hour Race, June 21.-Grand Prix of the A.C.F. July 4-5.-Belgian 24-hour Race for
Standard Cars,
July 11-Shelsley Walsh Open.
Mesting.
July 12-Belgina Grand Prix. July 10.-German Grand Prix. August 3-BA.R.C. Meating. August 22.-R.A.O. Ulster T.T. September 6-Italian Grand Prix. September. 12-B.A.R.C. Mooting. October 3.-B.R.D.C. 500-mile Race.
THE LONDON-EXETER RUN.
FORD CARS PUT UP GOOD PERFORMANCES.
Evory Ford entered in the recent London to Exeter run in. England received sa award. Of the five Ford entries thres were given gold medale, one a silver and. olle # bronze medal.
Only 12 gold medals were award- ed in the class which included the Ford and which numbered 67 en- trica in all. With three of the twelve gold medals to their credit, therefore, the Ford had the best percentage in that class of say other make of ears.
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