MORRIS CARS 1931
HONG KONG DELIVERED PRICES.
MORRIS MINOR (42" Track).
RA.C. Horse Power Rating 5.1. Brake Horse-Power 18 at 3,200 Revolutions. Piston Displacement 51.7 Cubic Inches. Wheel-Bass 78 Inches.
Speed 45 M.P.H.
Hong Kong
Model
Ketl Weight
F.O... Tucking Factory Shipping Prico Delivery
Price
Boadster
...2.pass.
1,250-lbm
£125
£10
£130
Tourer
.. 4-pass.
1,270.lbs.
130
10
140
Saloon (Fabric)
...4.pasa,
1,264-1ba.
135
14
Saloon (Metal)
...4.pos.
1,378.Ibe,
140
14
149
154
Hong Kong Prico inslades Triples Glass, Spare Wheel, Tiro and Tube, and Bumpers.
MORRIS COWLEY (48~ Track),
R.A.C. Horse-Fower Rating 13.9.
Brake Horse-Power 82 at 3,200 Revolutions, Pisten Displacement 109.9 Cubic Inches. Wheel Bass 106 Inches.
Speed 50 M.P.II.
Roadster
Tourer
Compe
Baloon
...4-pass, ...4..
+
..+pass,
2,083-158. 2,148-lbs.
180 2,183-lbs.
£160 £16, 2176 170 10 *186
17
197
...равн
2,250-lbs.
185
18
203
2,256-16m,
190
18
208
Baloon (Folding Head) ...4.pasa,
Hong Kong Price includes Triplox Glas«, Sparo Wheel, Tire and Tube, and Bampers.
...
Optional Equipment at Additional Prico.
& Small Hub Wire Wheel...
£3. 10. 0.
MORRIS-MAJOR (48′′ Track)
R.C. Horse-Power Rating 15.
-Brake Horse-Power 30 at 3,200 Revolutions.
Piston Displacement 118.3 Cubie Ipches Wheel-Buse'114 Inches.
Salonette
Conpo
Solboa
Speed 55 M.P.,
....b-pass.
4,978-1ba.
.5.pass.
pass
2,178-lbs. 2,800-lbs.
£215 £27
SW
29
225
+21
1242 249
254
Hong Kong Price includes Triplar Glass, Spare Wheel, Tiro and Tabe, and Hampers.
MORRIS-OXFORD SIX.
B.A.C. Horse Power Rating 15.
Brake Horse-Power 30 at 3,200 Revolutions
Pitton Displacement 118,9 Cubic Inches, Wheel-Buse 314 Inchen,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1931.
MOTOR NOTES.
NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE.
WINTER ON WHEELS.
A PLEASANT CAR TO DRIVE.
WHY A CAR SHOULD FEEL RIGHT.
A
It is not a controversial subject
HOTEL GARAGE LAW.
HOW IT DIFFERS FROM THAT APPLYING TO A
PUBLIC GARAGE,
The Definition of a "Guest,"
It is only a guest who has these rights against an innkeeper, but any person who enters an inn, for the purpose of using the accom modation provided is a guest, whether he or someone else is to pay for it, and whether he comes for refreshment or lodging, or both, Thus, it has been held that a per- son invited to dine at a hotel by someone staying there is a guest. On the other hand, a motorist who merely garages his car at a hotel without using the hotel,
garage.
a particular type of car, an identbered, however, that the law relat į will have no more rights than if he
Winter road touring in Britain can prove a delightful experience for the visitor from overseas, and that, judged entirely from the those who can spare a few days drivor's point of view, there is such from the major events in London
thing as decided supremacy of and other centres should not misa the chance of seeing another side of British life. Weather conditions are rarely so severe as to present any difficulty to the motorist, and to see the countryside in its winter dreas-with a koon tang in the air and, often, a marvellously blue sky overhead is to gain a series with in cars that do not emanate impressions quite different frm from a famous racing stable, those" taken back by the ordinary tourist.
air.
that is not necessarily narrowed down to makes, but rather to typos, It is the "feel" of a vehicle that matters most, a subtle something that seldom, if ever, is to be met
or
garage accommodation for their guests the ordinary law, as set out in the article referred to (and qualifed by the recent decision referred to in The Autocar of November 21) applies.
In a recent issue of The Autocar the level cotition of notorists and the proprieters of ordinary garages was dealt with. It must be remem ing to hotel garages is not the same, owing to the fact that mons hotel proprietors fall legally within An innkeeper is a person who the clans of " innkeepers." holds himself out na ready to pro vide lodging and other necessaries at a reasonable price for anyone who asks for them, provided that the person is in a proper condition, The possible harshness and noise and is prepared, if necessary, to pay associated with the highly tuned in advance, and, of course, pro "One of the outstanding attrac Lions of winter on the English road competition machine, due to loose.vided that there is room for him.
fitting and high-compression pis- The ordinary private hotel in the chance it offers of seeing the tons, high gear Patios, and inade honrding-house is not an in, and old English in at its best. With quate silencing arrangements, need where such establishments provide huge fires burning in, open hearthe, not be present at all. But the and "Dickens" fare on the table,"ideal" means that the car will there are few better places to spend be a delight to handle and can be the night after a day in the open actually pleasant to skid; it will bavo supariative acceldration with Opinion is divided as to which out using a low top-gear ratio, yet corner of Britain appears most at have an easy speed, implied by tractive in winter garb. Devon and its naine. Comfort and weather Cornwall, where winter arrives Inte protection must be left to in and leaves early, have many claima dividual requirements, but apart they are the warmest and cosiest from the necessity of saving weight, of all English counties. The Sussex tis maximum degree of both fac downlands, with their broad-back-tors, obtained in two-seater form, ed hills and few trees, show few will not affect the performance, a signs of winter'e ravages; the tree- less chalk uplands of Wiltshire, too, are little changed by the fall of the
As regards n car that can be leaf. Somerset, the county of kind-pleasant to skid. This statement is ly villagers, fruit and cream, and not prompted by a perverted taste deep thaich, has a welcome all its acquired through bad habits, but own for winter visitors, while the is merely comparative. One can valley of the Wye, the heather-take one make, not because of a covered dales of Yorkshire, the prerogative in this respect but as sung little villages in the Cotswold an adequate example the Alfa- -all with their background of his Romeo. Here the virtues of a low torý or romance-will ench under centre of gravity, correct wheel. Take to prove to the stranger that base to-track ratio, and the maxi winter in England can be one of nu aaving of weight without the loveliest times of the year. sacrifice of strength where light Indies are concerned, are well dis played,
CAR PLATING- DISCOVERY.
On Skidding.
A skid, to be easily corrected, Motor Arms in England and annust be under control from its in American corporation are negotiat ception, and for this a high-ratio ing for the use of a new process steering gear is essential. enabling platinum to be used for
cheapest cars,
Speed 60 M.P.II.
Tourer
Baloon Fabric
Coupe (Sliding Head)
Saloon (Fixed Honi
9,637-150 .....5-paur.
2,694-lbs. 3-pass.
2,898-lbs, E-pass. 5-pass. 2,776-lbs.
£250
£21
£.71
965 29 285 23 275 29
294
319
304
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Hong Kong Price includes Triplex Glass, Leather Upholstery, Spare Wheel, Tize and Tube, Bumpers. Optional Equipment at Additional Price.
Extra Spiro Whoo!
MORRIS ISIS SIX.
R.A.C Haris-Power Rating*18. Brake Horse-Power 40 at 8,200 Revolutions.
£7, 0. 0.
Piston Displacement 180.0 Cubic Inches. Wheel-Base 114 Inches.
Tonror
Baleen
Coal &
Speed 65 MPH.
5-pass
E-paka. ....+pass,
£330 2,782-16.
340 1,078-lbs. 3,200-lbs: 350
£11 £351 30 370
28
378
Spare Wheel, Tire and Tabs Bumpers.
Hong Kong Erica includes Triplex Glass, Leather Upholstery,
Optional Equipment at Additional. Price.
Extra Spare Wheel
6 Magna Type Wire Whe
Magoa Type Wire Wheel
40 10. 0
5. 10. 0.
10. 0. 0.
Equipment and Price subject to change without notice.
THE HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE.
25, Queen's Road Central Stubbs Road.
Tel. 24759.
Tel. 27778.
HIRE A CAR TO DRIVE YOURSELF
WHEN ON LEAVE
Or if you require a car for more than 8 weeks, we will supply any make new or used, with guaranteed repurchase price.
Write for Tariff.
DOVE, LTD. Automobile Engineers;
115, Addiscombe Road, CROYDON, SE
LONDON,
An innkeeper is bound to take in any traveller who asks for necom- modation, subject to the conditions already mentioned. Ho is also bound to take in his car if he has room for it. At common law he is liable for the safe keeping of his guest's car, and, if it should be lost or damaged, he will be respon. sible to the owner unless the loss or damage was due to, the negli goner of the owner, an net of God. or the king's enemies. He cannot relieve himself of his linbility (as an ordinary garage proprietor ean) by proving that ho took all reason- able care of the car.
2.
Liability for Full Value. Furthermore, the Innkeeper's Liability Act, 1903, which limited an innkeeper's liability to £30 in the case of a guest's belongings, execpt in certain circuinstances, does not apply to carriages," and this expression includes cars, so that the innkeeper is liable for the fall value of a car if it is lost. It is, bowever, possible for the inn- keeper to make a special contract with his guest, and so to relieve or all of his himse of some liability, but there are certain dif- Geulties in his way when he tries to do this.
The human brain is quick in the plating of car lamps, and reflections, and no superman is need tore, radiator shells and all outsided to turn the nose of a car into and inside body Attings for the skid, thus quite automatically keeping it along its proper track abrid. But slow ratio steering It is the greatest triumph since will render this essential task inore
In the first place, if he wishes the discovery of nickel plating, and difficult and sometimes impossible. to be exempt from the consequences is the result of British cloverness The object of the low ratio is to of his or his servants' negligence, in precious metal refining combined render the steering more "soft"! he must make it quite clear that with American 'plating research, and to allow for the "greater re- he is exempting himself. from I saw several specimens of the sietance of large low-pressure tyres liability for loss or damnge, how
work in a British factory and weight of big cars Cousterer canned. The decision on bail- They had been left exposed to the quently those types, with the ex-ments referred to in The Autorar fog and wet, and had not, been
sumption of the ultrasporting of November 1 does not apply touched with any cleaning agent of variety, cannot usually be as
to an innkeeper, and, to escape feather. Their sheen was wonder pleasant or safe to drive under liability, he must use words which ful, brighter than the finest nickel et conditions. It is often sup
inake it certain that he is contract- plate fresh from the polishing shop,pored, and the view may be inspiring out of liability for negligence. ed, that weight over the back axle He must, of course, also bring this will provent skidding. That is condition to the motorist's notice The metals used are platinum, fallacy. It inay, by using addition before the car garaged, so that rhodium, hard white me.al ratherally the leverage obtained through
Agrees to the special contract. like platinum, and palladium, more the height of saloon cars, make thee motorist, £ressly or impliedly, bite" through the Should the motorist, however, re. Ailvery than platinum, but with its outside tyre hardness. The plating is done on grease on the road surface, bat a sheet iron and gives a high per-skid that develops in those circumfuse to agree to this condition, the manent polish whiter than chro-stances tends to become uncontroll- innkeeper will be unable to insist mium and almost ns white as nickel able, and it is then that telegraph plate. It is not offected by any pics and stone wall, begin to jump weather chemical action, and re-all over the place,
Centrifugal force being what it nine its brilliant brightness with
is, the smaller the weight, and con- out labour of any kind.
The cost is only fractionally dear.sequently the less the inertin, of a er than chromium plating. Several moving body at any given speed, makers of the cheapest cars in the easier that moving body is to America and at least one British keep under control. firm are planning to use the pro cess for next year's cars.
On Sheet Iron.
An Example.
upon it, as he cannot refuse to taks in the car if he has room for it,
and he renders himself liable to prosecution if he does refuse.
The position of the hotel garage is thus completely different from that of the ordinary garage, and motorists can, if they like, insist upon their legal rights and refuse to agree to let hotel proprietors divest themselves of their liability. Naturally, if a mo.orist does this The three-lilre Bentley here illus. before he has been allotted a room The result has only been runde possible by using Canadian ore from trated has a two-seater body by for himself, it will be found that the British Mond mines, refined by Vanden Plas that was built in n a special secret Mond Nickel, Ltd, week, and weighs, including bonnet there are no rooms vacant, and, process at Willesden, and then ex-au mudguards, just over, one han- though it is also an offence for an ported to the American firm. drodivolge By having all the increeper to refuse to take in a weight within the wheelase; and traveller, if he has room, it will he therefore ne leverage of deadweight and would tail considerable ex- diffoult to prove that he had room,. to increase the effects of skid,.
pense. io do so. and equipped is it is with oversize medium pressure tyres.together sometimes a garage next to a hotel It must be borne in mind that with shock absorbers just right-the.] last a most important factor-u-belongs to a different owner, and usually good road adhesion is in such cases, unless the hotel holds attained, and a low contre of wolf out as the owner of the gravity still further enhances its garage, the ordinary law will ap ply, and the garage proprietor can controllability.
refuse to take in a motorist's cat except upon certain conditioba.
THE LIGHTER SIDE.
Motor cars," said Heine, "is mighty similar one vily,"
And what is dot inquired Mr. Schmidt.
"No matter how many of dem you drive, 'doy're all alike in being different from one another yet."
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The power to weight ratio is also Bizer Schnell, I lost my ear greatly affected by having virtually last week. What shall I do? no body, weight to curry, and by Schnell: Why don't you advertise using a somewhat lower top-gear ratio than the standard one and Bizer: "My car can't read ad-low-compression pistons it is a top vertisements.
for it 1
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gear vehicle of the first order in spite of genuine maximum of a cuar 60 m.p.h: A close-fitting hood and well-flared side curtains give an extremely cosy two-seater com-
German Daughter: Mother! my car has into the 'pond fallen.
Mother: Have you it out takon. Daughter No, but I have the partment. The rear half of the chauffer in thrown.**
Mathworenica mightii chauffer will the car out bring:
A recent case illustrates tho A liability of hotel proprietor's porter at a botol told a guest to leave his car outside the hotel en Irance, and it was atbleif;">The hotel proprietors were held Hable for the full value of the car. The ear had been given into their run tedy upon 'the direction of the por ter, and from that time they were chassis is used for a Inggage con- liable for anything that happened lihatan No spare wheel in carried to it, unless through the owner's
and the oversize tyres have justified Toghgence c Time Taille maattery, rocking channew "If after the run. date of 12,000, including a long tionship of host and guest has he Continental tour, witbont a puno- gun, a car is left in a particular ture or undue wear.
place at the express or implied. Altogether a very pleasant car invitation of the innkeeper, the to drive Prince George: Imeretin latter will be liable for its anfo
custody, sky in The Autocare
Mos (to proprietor) How much for this car 1:
Salesman Three hundred. Moc Don't want to buy it; he wants to sell it.
Salesman: Give him' ten.
were to place it in the care of an ordinary garage.
The innkeeper has at least one compensation to make up for his liability. Unlike the ordinary gar age proprietor, he can detain a guest's ear if he fails to pay his. bill. An ordinary garage proprietor cannot exerciso a lien over a motor- ist's ear for garage rent, but only for repairs which he has done to the car. Further, the innkeeper, has a statutory right (subject to certain conditions as to time and notice) to sell the goods over which he is exercising a lien, if the guest still fails to pay his bill,
MICHELIN
FOR
RELIABILITY & ECONOMY
MICHELIN
Distribusors:
A. GOEKE & CO.
CHINA BUILDING, 4TH FLOOR. TELEPUOBE: 22221.
Depot: FIAT GARAGE: 67, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL TELEPHONE: 24821.
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