MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. Saturday, the 27th October, 1923.
(Being the Official Organ of the Hongkong Automobile Association).
LOCAL MOTOR NOTES & NEWS
Mr. P.M. Hodgson, Hon. Secre which is supposed to apply! tary of the Hongkong Automobile) is very seldom observed. One Association, has returned to the or two prosecutions have not Colony after a business visit to helped matters, either. It is Manila. Seen a few days ago, he unquestionable that some gener- expressed his great satisfaction[ally safe limit could be applied at the success attained in the in these areas to the advantage hill-climb contests whilst he was of the public at large, and there away. Mr. Hodgson is always are undoubtedly many dangerous at the service of motorists in con- points on the Colony's roads nection with Automobile Associa-where cautious and careful tion matters.
driving is essential.
Great interest is being shown But the way to get that careful amongst motorists in the forth- driving is not by making a coming Motor Gymkhana, to be ridiculous rule, ignored by nine held at Happy Valley on Satur-out of every ten drivers. Such day next. The Committee is now a procedure only breeds contempt: busy working out the final details for the law. Recently, a sugges- of what should be athoroughly en- tion has been put forward! joyable programme. There willfat Home that all special he all sorts of amusing contests, speed limit areas should be whilst the band of the King's abolished and that plain warning Regiment will add to the joyous-signs should be erected indicating ness of the occasion.
that in the area marked extra icare in driving is required. Some- Amongst the novel items there thing of that kind could easily
The tried in this Colony..
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will be a backwards race for cars, most likely run off in heats.. This should provide a really
Let us take the case of Caine exciting contest. Then there are Road. If at the top of Glenealy musical chairs both for cars motorists came upon a sign, in and combinations, and there English and Chinese, reading: should be plenty of fun when the Please take extra care in this ladies hop out and make a dash area they would be much more for the square containing the likely to drive in accordance chairs. There are many other with the conditions obtaining at novel features, including à potato the time than they race for cyclists. Don't forget to by the imposition enter before the 31st instant. arbitrary rule. sometimes total-
ly unneeded. Such a warning. Reverting to the subject of drivers and would command the would appeal to inexperienced speed limits, mentioned in these sympathy of motorists in general Notes a few weeks ago, there is because of its sanity and trustful-: little doahs that local motoristsiness. It would certainly be much chafe against the so-called "con-imore efficacious than a "rule " trolled areas and the proseca-which tions which have resulted there broken.
is almost from. It is argued that the
police have no means of checking
habitually
Restrictive speed limits cap
accurately the speed of a car or never be of much value. Traf cycle it is nearly always mere authorities should aim at the in guess work and that infaddition telligent
co-operation of
to a charge for excessive speed drivers in the endeavour to make the alternative chatza, driving to our roads safe for those on foot the danger of the public, is gene-and awheel, and the way to gain, rally tacked on.
that co-operation is by making: motor drivers feel partners and It must be known even to the not enemies. police that in the controlled areas! the legal speed limit is exceeded Spoed limits tend to alienate every day, just as is the 20 mile because they are oft-times
per hour limit in England. There needless and irksome (having is not a motorist at Home who regard to the conditions pre- doesn't break the law every time railing at the time). whereas he takes his car out; the rule is a simple warnings would inspire laughing stock and treated as a intelligent sympathy in all save joke.
the naturally reckless. And these latter do not conform now, any-k The "controlled areas" in this way. Perhaps our Traffic De Colony are becoming very much partment will ponder the pros the game, because the rule and cops.
MOTOR CAR BODY NOMENCLATURE.
SOME FURTHER INTERESTING ILLUSTRATIONS.
Last week we gave some illustrations showing standard names for motor-car bodywork. Below be found a farther batch of pictures, the American names being in italics when the body has no counterpart to the British terms:-
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BROUGHAM TCS Baykam
SALOON LANDAULETTE
LIMOUSINE
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SINGLE LANDAULETTE
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THREE QUARTER LANDAULESTE
SINGLE CABRIOLET
(VS) Limanjar Landanirt
THREE-QUARTER CABRIOLET
ENCLOSED CABRIOLET
NEW FUEL.
((3) Barlino-Landaulet
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CHAMPION WOMAN RACER.
The driver of this racer is Mrs. Elfrida Mais of Salina, who holds a record of a mile in 51 seconds, made at St. Louis, and a half-mile in 33 2-3 seconds, at Pawhutka. She also has championship trophies from four different State trials.
ENCLOSED LANDAULETTE
THRILLING.
One of the competitors in a hill climbing contest in America. He's riding a Harley Davidson machine.
ROADSIDE HELP.
SUGGESTIONS FOR HONGKONG.
HARLEY SUCCESSÉS. Some Recent Achievements. We have received the following any motorcycle in New Zealand The fastest time ever put up by letter for publication:-
Sir.-As your "Motoring Sup Harley-Davidson at the final of was made by F. Haworth on a plement" is the official organ of New Brighton Beach Speed Tests the Hongkong Automobile As-held recently. With the engine sociation, I write to suggest that of his 74 cubic inch Harley- the time is coming when members of the local body might reason-
Davidson motorcycle roaring ably expect a little mort in the from the mile peg. The speed sway. Haworth hopped away way of actual service than they was on all the way, the powerful now receive. I have recently re-machine doing 90 miles an hour turned from Home leave, and on the hard sand, and when finally whilst in England was struck by he dashed past the judges in the the very many valuable services remarkable time of 39.4/5 seconds. rendered to motorists by such he had made new figures for the bodies as the RA.C. and the A.A distance for New Zealand. The As I was using the road a great previous record stood at 40215 Ideal, I joined up with the formeri body and the benefits were really seconds. worth having On all the main made at the Pioneer Sports Club's The record-breaking ride was roads were to be found smart blue Janiformed Scouts: the A.A. also Haworth was riding in the class fying-mile championships, and had its Scouts, and there were for 750-1000 c. c. (37 to 61 eabic petrol filling stations, assistance inch) machines,
in case of breakdowns, private boxes fitted out with travelling Harley-Davidson was the estab An additional triumph for the. requisites in most of the import-lishment of a iant hotels; in fact, a whole host of Fastest Time Record for Private New Zealand very practical benefits. Members
of both bodies are provided with Owners by L. C. Monkman, also Ja book of vouchers and if anyone on a Harley-Davidson, has the misfortune to be stranded by the roadside a voucher is held in Holland this summer wa
IN HOLLAND. One of the most important races filled in and handed to any pass won by Harley-Davidson-mount- fing motorist who in turn will hand
won
it in to the nearest accredited gared riders. This was the Bussum age whose duty it is to send out race meet held July 3rd and 4th a mechanic or a relief car. Both in connection with the 25th bodies have a "Get you HomeAnniversary of the Royal motto: you can consult their Dutch Automobile Club. A. Guides or Scouts regarding best van Hamersveld. routes; and their Executives are the 750 cm3 (37 cubic inch) Bolo constantly working for the im-Class for Amateurs, covering i In the test more than 2500 sub,the combustion chamber or top of stances were tried out, until the the piston. Considerable damage to suggest that the Hongkong
provement of motoring in general kilometer at a speed of 62 kilo I know it would be ridiculous meters for 52 miles) per hour one finally adopted was found to could be done by this wave, even body could do anything so slabor-kilometers (or 75 miles) per hour from a standing start, and 122 be commercially practicable. The to wrecking the engine. fuel is a wine-coloured liquid, the
To Increase Power and Efficiency. Dayton. Sept. 20. A few colour being caused by the Ethyl months ago, Mr. C.F. Kettering, Fisid. president of the General Motors Chemical Company, a subsidiary
"KNOCKS" STUDIED.
THE REMEDY.
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ate as is done in England, but I
from a flying start. think they could do a little more 750 cm3 Solo Class was captured On this hypothesis, General than issuing badges and fixing up
First place in the Professional Motors engineers sought a re- these tests and trials. medy and finally came upon Castle Peak Road, for instance,
On the D. Hoogeveen, also riding a of General Motors, predicted an!
Ethyl Gas as the solation. They they could, easily maintain a
Harley-Davidson, his speed per average of 50 miles to a gallon of of the General Motors engineers of
What brought on the decision figured that if the compression break-down car carrying spares, dying start being 1221⁄2 idle- hour for one kilometfer from gasoline in four years.
to find a new fuel was the trouble (increased, greater power and sco-jespecially
the engine could Only recently, Mr. Kettering's motorists have been experiencing nomy could be obtained. But would have the benefit of com-Davidson rider, took second place be so that members in difficulty meters or 75 miles. M. van firm came out with a new fuel with kaccking. Through research increased compression produced petent mechanical assistance. Ain this same event, and van Gent, over week-ends, Iden Berz, another Harley- which may produce the result he into this problem of motoring by the knock, which they finally few telephone boxes could be prophesied.
: Mr. Thomas Midgely Jr., now have been able to forestall by the erected along the various roads third place. The fuel is called Ethyl Gas general manager of the chemical use of the Ethyl Gas as fuel.
also a Harley Davidson rider. "and consists of ordinary commer. company that is producing Ethyl cial gasoline to which a small Gas, brought him to the-con- lone per cent. by volume of the done to attract all owner-drivers worth the extra expenditure in- Adddition of only one-tenth of other little things that might be sultant benefits would be well of the Colony, and there are many quantity of Ethyl Fluid has been clusion that "knocking" was not (Ethyl Fluid to the gasoline is of cars or cycles to join. I admit volved. added It is the result of long caused by faulty ignition, or by said to be enough to produce the the Association is much more Perhaps some member of the and patient experimenting in the carbon igniting the gas before the desired result. Its use is said to active than it used to be, but the Committee might agree and see. General Motors Research Labor-spark could. stories here, during which Instead, he discovered this phe gasoline and carbonization widened to the material benefit of Thanking you for inserting this,
eliminate loss of power, waste of scope of its activities could be what could be done automobiles were run hundredsį nomenon was due to a high- of thousands of miles on this and pressure gas wave, travelling at of Mr. Kettering's prediction of bere had to pay a little more in It is a step toward the fullment of all road users. Even if iem other test fuels.
high velocity, striking the aide of 150 miles on a gallon of fuel. the way of subscription the re- Hongkong, October 23rd. 1943-
A ROAD LOVER.
Yours, etc.
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