HONG KONG, DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1931.
SPARKS
FROM THE PLUGS
THE MOTOR CYCLE RELIABILITY TRIAL.
SLIGHT ALTERATION IN ORIGINAL COURSE.”
FULL LIST OF COMPETITORS.
It is announced that owing to 'bad weather and a recent land- slide, the section of the course known as Sir Cecil's Ride is im passable to motor-cycles, and is therefore cut out of the route of the Reliability Trial, the following section being substituted:
Taikoo Sanatorium Hill, up the hill to the Sanatorium, down the other side to Tytam Path, Tytam Path to Wong Noi Chung Gap, therich continuing on the original course. The weather is also responsible for the abandonment of another section of the route, in this case Aberdeen Reservoir Path, so that competitors, instead of emerging at Wanchai Gap, will come out by Jardine's Corner, thence" continuing on the original course.
LATE ENTRIES.
Late entries will be accepted up to and including Wednesday, July 29. Intending competitors who have not yet sent in their entries are urgently requested to do so as soon ̈na possible, in order that the work of organisation may be completed in ample time for the trial. This extension of the period decided on for the acceptance of entries is something of a, concession to local riders, as it is felt that there are atill some enthusiasts who for some reason or other have delayed in sending in their entries, and it is hoped to obtain as large an entry list as possible.
The number of entries received to date total forty-oue, and the complete list is printed bolow.
Numbers one, eleven, twenty-one and thirty-one are travelling marchalls.
No.
LIST OF ENTRIES.
.. 1. B S. Rogers, Lane, Crawford, Ltd.
3. O. A. Carvalho 7, Austin Avenue, Kowloon... Raleigh 23
2.
T. H. Chua, Y.M.C.A., Kowloon
8. J. Smith, Railway Terrace, Kowloon
Machine. A.J.S.
H.P. 4.08
H. Davidson 34
MOTORISTS WHO
BREAK LAW...
332,575 OFFENCES LAST "YEAR.
London July 3-An increase in the number of motoring offences is disclosed in the Intest figures issued by the Home Office.
They show that in the year 1930 the total of offences committed" was 332,575, compared with 200,511 in the previous year.
NEW^ BOON FOR MOTORISTS.
TROUBLE-FREE GEAR-
CHANGING.
SIX MONTHS FOR JOY RIDER:
"OUTRAGEOUS" CASE"-THE
» MAGISTRATE.
News from Everywhere
The "Cam The "Come to England" move. cent, resulted in a victory for a ment grows apace, The latest Graham driven by Walter Whit- A joy-rider's Pild career was move is to send propaganda vans (bourn, who made the best time of described at Marylebone Police to the Continent. Clacton has des- the day. American, French, Ita Court, when Patrick Connell (39), patched a Morris van equipped lian, and British ears competed. of, Woodchester-street, Paddington, with a loudspeaker to tour Hol- was sentenced to six months' hard | land to advertise in the vernacular They have been making success. Claction and adjacent resurts. Whyful tests at Auckland, N. Z., with don't Devon and Cornwall do something liko this with a talkie apparatus. The people of Holland would be surprised at the beauty of the West of England, whereas the East Coast resembles their own land.
British motor firms making lor- ries, buses and cars are testing a self-acting German gearbox which, it is claimed, gives trouble-free gear-changing for all and is as cap.labour for driving dangerously while under the influence of drink. It was stated that he:
Took a car from the garage where he was employed;
Drove a party at about 40
The number of persons involved able of being fitted to a 7 h.p. car was 288,875, ngainst 238,414 in 1999" [ns to a 78-passenger "buk,"
There was an increase in almost
all classes of offenders. Lighting The 'device is a combination of offences were again the most numer. ous, followed by driving licence
and obstruction cases.
There was an increase of 2,500 in the number of cases of reckless and dangerous driving.
years are:
Detailed comparisons for the two
Offence
1930 1929 Lighting 86,159 76,623 Driving Licences 41,012 38,683 Obstruction 40,481 30,851 Reckless Driving 30,042 27,559. Silencers. ...20,428 24,209
the usual gearbox and an epicyclic automatic gear, receiving from the former the advantage of power transmission by means of toothed wheels and from the latter the ad- vantage of automatic gear-chong- ing.
Goar changing is automatically
An exception to the general infaultless without noise or jerk.
m.p.h.;
Ran into an obstruction; carry. ing way trestles, and forcing two poles through the wind
screen'
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Knocked over the watchman's ' hut, and
Collided with a lamp standard.
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Mr. Day asked the Home Secre. tary in the House of Commons whether, in view of the fact that
The occupants of the car were tho, mobile polico had been involv.
The magistrate said it was one of
tho now timing apparatus, taking a Brooklands Riley round the local dirt track for a hundred miles, the appartus being run the whole way, At that time there was no Norman Smith's, arrival in New Zealand to attack the land speed record, but it is interesting to track and other people over here that the man who. operated the timing apparatus dur ing these tests was Cuff, of the Auckland
electrical engineering
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Injured, and one had lost the sighted in 120 accidents since their in- firm, Cuff and Thomson, Thomson of an eye.
auguration, he could say whether of that concern being a brother of any members of this force had beenKen Thomson, of Thomson and
the Motor Car Acts..
crease in the number of offeneca The test vehicles now running the most outrageous cases he had procecuted for any offences" under Taylors.
is to be found in the case of the speed limit. In 1929 the number of offences recorded was 23,071; last year the botal was 22,163.
More Cautions.
Or the 299,873 persons classed as offenders, 92,471 were cautioned by the police compared with 69,303 in the previous year......
Persons
numbered prosecuted 106,404 (187,021 in 1929). In the case of 9.440 the charge was with drawn or dismissed (8,478 in 1920).
Convictioncs for the two years compare as follow:
1030: 1929. Convicted ........ 171,563 105,853 Prison
79 171,470 105,702
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Otherwise dealt
with
14 Of 78 sentences for imprisonment, 54 were imposed for drunkenness in charge of a motor. In the previous rear no fewer than 75 of the 70 terms of imprisonment were impos-
ed for this offence.
over Britain with a view to intro- duction in this year's Olympia models have been highly successful.
Easy to it.
The vehicles range from a "baby** ear to a 100 h.p. 'bus..
It is cheap to manufacture,, simple to fit, and can be introduced into present chassis without any big change..
In testa, of standard model vehicles against cara fitted with the German gearbox the new trans- mission has given an increase in maximum speed ranging from 15 to 20 per cent.
Vehicles of ash.p. with
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heard.
GIRL RIDERS AND THE
" ITALIAN TEST.
NO TEAM ENTRIES.
Mr. Clynes said that there had The recent United States elec been no such prosecutions. A large tions brought forth a new kind of proportion of those accidents were campaigning. In Michigan, Wil trivial and involved no other per-bur M Brucker, Republican eaa. son or vehicle.
didate for Governor, rigged up a series of "sound care" equipped with
phonographs, microphones and loudspeakers. Each car, large enough to carry a score of. persons, was built as a trailer and
The R.A.C has been asked to organise a motor section of the Police Reserve. Applicants must be pliysically fit British-born sub- jects between the agra of twenty London, July 31.-The Competi- one and fifty years. During nor tions Committee of the Auto-Cycle mal times there are no compulsory attached to a standard Ford coupe. Union meets to-morrow to selected to attend the annual church duties, though members are expect
The Fords carried the trailers all teams to uphold the honour of Bri-parade and the march past through over the Stato and at the various stops the crew alternately enter- tain's motor-cyclo industry in the the City. international six days trials to be missioner of Police requires com spoke to them through the micro- In case of emergency the Com-tained the crowds with music and.. held in Italy from August 30 to pulsory and full-time duty from all phones on behalf of the candidate. members, and during this period September 4.
the cost of running their cars will be borne by the authorities. The headquarters are at 119, Bunhill Row, E.C., and all particulars
of the R.A.C.,
I have reason to believe, writes maximum speed of 80 mph were the Daily Express Motor corres improved to 93 m.p.h. The time pondent, that they will find it pos-
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A new publication has been issu Ltd, Coventry (England), in the ed by the Standard Motor Co., interests of Standard owners, den-
number was issued as the begin- ning of April, and in. announced as the All-British Standard Car Review.
Last year 2,185 motorista had taken to ebange up from first tosible to select three teams-one for may be obtained from the secretary lera, and all motorists. The first
4. P. A. Silva, 1, Austin Avenue, Kowloch B.S.A.
4.93
5. G. H. V. Ribeiro, 2, Carnarvon Rd., K'ioon B.S.A.
4.93
********* Humber
3,49
7. P. M.F. Rosario, 12, Austin Avenue, Kowloon Norton 8. CR. C. Ham, National Bldg., C'way Bay... Brough
Fine
.4.00
8.80
9. B. H. Schroter, Canton Trading Co... B.S.A.
21.
10. E. W. Tapo, Pt. Development Office
Sunbeam
11. C. W. Brand, Police Training School
A.J.S.
3.40
4.99
12. W. E. Peers, H.K. Electric Co.
A.J.S.
4.98
13. E. J. Spiers, V. M.C.A., Kowloon
Rudge
3.44
1. E. H. Marriott, Kowloon Docks
13. J. P. White, Kowloon Docks ......
...... Norton. ......B. S.A.
4.99
4.99
10. A. Me G. Mitchell, Amer. Express Co.
17. A. Forest, Mongkok Police Station
B.S A. Ariel Sunbeam 3} Triumph 31
3.
3.49 4.93
H. Davidson 4
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23, W. B. Wishaw, Yaumati Police Station ...... B.S.A.
4.03
A.J.K.
4.08
16. E. Ponsford, 3, King's Terrace
,19: Supply P. O. Marshall, H.M.S. Tamar
20. R. R. Marshall, 17, Bowrington Canal Rd... B.S.A.
1. A. Gascon, Gascon Motor Co.................
22. A. Madders, Dairy Farm, Pokfulam ....... B.S.A..
94 J. Scrin, Yaumati Police Station.........
25. J. H. E. Edwards, Yaumati Police Station.. H. Davidson 5.0
30. J Kotewall, E. D. Kotewall & Co.
32. Ho So, 19, Tai Wo Street.
26. Y. V. Segalen, French Bank.
II. Davidson 5
2. C. G. Fowler, French Bank
*B.S.A.
99, J. Drewery, No. 2 Police Station
Norton
2.49
6.80
20. W. A. Shen, Gilman & Co......
Zenith
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.................., Á.J.S.
4.98
11. K. C. Hamilton, Govt. Marine Surv. Office
Rudge
4.99
North
4.94
23. Ng Hung Kwai, 228, Queen's Ild. East
H Davidson 3.0
31. Cheung King Chow, 35, Des Voeux Road W. Triumph
3,54
35. Cheng Yew, 2, Whitfield Road.........
B.S.A.
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38. Cam Chung Mow, 23, Des Voeux Rond West Triumph
3.04
37. Chon Hing Ki, Davie Bong, Shaukiwan Rd. A.J.9.
38. H. G. W. Kew, Rudolf, Wolff & Kew ....... Rudge
4:08
4.00
30. D. Davies, 90, Bonham Road
B.S.A.
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40. J. R. Canning, S. Moutrie & Co. 41. E, L, Grooms
B.8.A. Excelsior.
4.83
their licences suspended, compared with 2,090 in 1929.
Fines imposed were of the amount (of £202,400,, which was £1,000 more
than in 1999. The chief contribu-
tions to the totals were: Fine for
1030. 1920. neckless driving £40,723 £44,781 Exceeding the.
limit
28,164 37,900 Obstruction ....... 25,332 18,418 Lighting ........ 22,284 23,501 ...
Silencers
17,909, 17,137 In the metropolitan police dis- triet the number of persons, dealt with was 81,703 and the number of 'offences 03,440.
BIG ADVANCE IN TIRE MAKING.
PROCESS THAT WILL
LENGTHEN LIFE.
top gear was eight seconds compar- |ed with 28 seconds; and the average speed in along distance test was 52
as against 40 mph with out the new gearbox.
MOTOR" VAN FOR 75
GUINEAS.
BRITISH BID FOR WORLD
MARKET.
Nottingham. Sir Harold Bow. den showed me at the Raleigh fac- tory here, says a motoring corres- pondent in a Home paper, the preparations for one of the biggest efforts over nindo in Britain to cap ture the world's markets for a light transport vehicle by mass produc- tion methods.
the International Trophy and two for the Vase,
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Captain Hudson asked the Minis- It is no secret that the Manx ter of Transport if he was aware
Tourist Trophy races-the greatest world advertisement the British motor-cycle has had-nearly died this year through the spirit of apathy displayed in regard to these international" six days' trials,
The British motor-cycle has been brought to its present state of ei ciency and world-wide gales through |T.T, racing, and reliability triala
of the "six-days" type.
of the congestion caused on arterial ronds by slow-moving traffo pro- creding down the middle of the road, and whether he would erect signs at the entrances to such ronds warning vehicles to keep to the loft.
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An examination of the first copy reveals that it is not merely a Home Organ" but a journal of live motoring interest. At present it is only distributed through "Standard Agents throughout, the world. Should any difficulty be ex-- Mr. Morrison said that the ro-perienced in obtaining copies, it`
may be obtained direct from the cently issued Highway Code con- tained a definito injunction to. Standard Motor Co., Ltd., Canley drivers of slow-moving vehicles to Works, Coventry, England, for an annant pverseas subscription" rate keep to the left, and the signs sus gested were not necessary. He said of 3s. 6d., post paid. that he would consult the Home Se. As a result of the Auto-Cyclocretary as to whether there as any Union writing to all private riders who had taken part in the interna. tional event in the past three years, 10 entries had been received up to lato on Tuesday night, and 25 are expected to have been received by this morning.
But as no response has been re-. crived from any of our girl ridera it looks as if we shall not have a women's team for the Vase.
Challenge to Britain,
The Patented Double Cord Break er construction in Firestone Gum. Dipped Tires representa one of the greateat advances in the history of tire making, declares Mr. M. B. King, of the Dragon Motor Car.
I saw hundreds of chassis of the Company, local Firestone distribu,
new light delivery van of the three tora.
"As its name suggests, the double wheel type, which the Raleigh cord breaker's first function is to Cycle Co. are manufacturing at 75 break hard read shocks," Mr. King explained to our representative guineas, and plant is available for "But it does much more. It gives making them in thousands added protection from punctures Sir Harold admitted that the vau tread bound into one inseparable could not be produced economical unit. High speed, sudden stops ly at the price if made only in hun-liable that a girl can drive it. for, will not loosen or tear the tread dreds, but he hoped that when 1,000 miles, in six days, over moun” from a Firestone tire.
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"The Patented Double Cord traders saw the possibilities of it, Breaker construction and, the ex- orders would justify mass produc- clusive Firestone Gum-Dipping tion methods. Process combine to set standard of tire performance. Into the tread of tho new heavy duty. there is built 25 por cent longer non-skid life than in any preces 75 guineas to get below the £110 ing Firestone high speed heavy cost of the present cheapest four- dlty tire. He non-skids are larg-
30 Miles An Hour. He said the price was fixed at
er and the general contour is broad-wheel van.
The new van has 50 cubic feet
er distributing the wear over a larger area. The volume of rubber of space and can be adapted to has been increased. All this oneans more strength, mileage and safety, "Tire engineers Know that most tires burn up internally long be fore they wear out, externally. Firestone has counteracted this in mun load is five cut. The tax is
almost any trade where light trans- port is the primary consideration. Carrying two passengers its maxi-
While our men havo accomplished. great work our girl riders have done wonderful work by showing that the British machine is so re
tains.
*Possibly British makora na a body do not fully realise what is hop- poning in connection with thes Italian trials Germany is "a}} aut" for both the Trophy and the Vase, and is sending 30 riders and machines, Italy is as determined as Germany, with Switzerland and France keenly interested.
British honour, British trado, and British sportsmanship are at stake. Entries can be received to day by the Auto-Cycle Union.
ternal friction by the Patented £4 and the all-in insurance £7 108, In the trials which will be run Gum-Dipping Process by which It can be handled by a youth, and for five days, on routes radiating every fiber of every cord coated with liquid rubber. This insulates 15 capable
tho, cord-againat friction.. adds 58 per cent moro flexing life to each, cord and 25 to 40 per cent longer life to the tire.'
anheur.
(I speed of a wifet" "trum Merano, with w spend <tant-an!
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the Saturday at Monto a slight
The van will be made a featurely higher average speed than” for- at the Motor-Cycle Show: this year,merly has to be maintained.
necessity to draw the special at tention of the mobile police to the
matter.
The annual hill-climb of tho Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, Australia. held on Mount Martha, a half-milo Gurse with a steep as
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The Automobile Club of Tunisia has just set up a Commission with the object of furnishing all who desire it with itineraries for tours in Tunisia, Algeria and Tripoli, The address of the commission is 1. Avenus de Carthage, Tunis, to which enquiries should be address-
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