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When this young lady. Miss Nancy Knowles, saw a park guard. give chase to motor thieves, she jumped into her car and went to his help. As they closed in on the robbers, one of the tyres of the girl's machine blew out and the two cars collided. The policeman was seriously injured, and the girl was badly shaken. But
she tried to keep on after the thieves. They fled before she could reach them, how- ever.
SAFETY FIRST.
Never travel at a speed greater than that at which you can stop comfortably in the road space actually clear in front of you.
FOUR-WHEEL BRAKES.
MARINE MOTORING.
THE RECENT SHOW,
SAFETY ON THE
ROAD,
The Exhibition season has been Sir Arthur Stanley's Views. The wide publicity which has opened by the holding of the Mator Boat and Marine and been recently given to cases of ON the part of) Stationary Engino Exhibition in drunkenness the New Hall at Olympia, writes drivers of motor vehicles will the RA.C. correspondent. This serve a useful purpose if it directs Show proves interesting from the attention of those who are more points of view than one. It responsible for thaenforcement of enables one to estimate what an the law the necessity for dealing] immense improvement will be in an appropriate manner with found to result from the extension this serious offence, says Sir of the Olympia buildings when the Arthur Stanley is a Home paper. There is aɔ reason to suppose S.M.M. & T.International Car Exhibition opens on November that drivers of motors are mora 2nd. The new building is light prone to drunkenness than any and in all respects well designed other class of the community, far its purpose and in course of but the fact remains that the time the entrance to it will pro-drunken driver of a motor vehicie hably be used by a larger percent-is a deadly menace to the public age of the public than the rather safety. The law provides for inconveniently situated entrance jimprisonment without the option of a fine, and one is glad to note of the original Hall.
The present Exhibition affords that magistrates are showing an a good opportunity of gauging the increased inclination to exercisa considerable progress that has their powers fully in this respect been made in the standardisation | What, however, is more important of marino engines and of motor than punishment for an offence boats and the consequent reduc-already committed is that steps tionof prices down to really attrac-should be taken to prevent, as tive levels. It also shows us the far as possible, the repetition of directions towards which users of the offence by the same individu- motor boats are tending. An ex-jal. I suggest, therefore, that every
for drunkenness) ample of what is evidently conviction becoming a very popular type of when in charge of a motor vehicle Messrs. should involve the cancellation craft is exhibited by Thornycroft," This is a substan- of the defendant's driving licence, tial motor sailing yacht with anjeither permanetly or for a period engine of moderate power, de-of years, and if necessary the signed for single-handed running law should be amended so as to under either power or sail, and increase the penalty for driving with good accommodation for after the cancellation of a licence. I see that the proposal, as old as long cruises. Thoraycroft'e, by the way, have the biggest Stand driving licences themselves, that at the Exhibition and show a fine driver should be examined for range of engines from the little, their fitness before being granted 16h.p. model up to the 375 bhp. a licence has been revived once Tarse who have given twelve-cylinder engine for bydro- more.
close attention to the matter are planes and coastal motor boats.
Reverting to the matter of I believe, almost unanimous in! standardisation, soma excellent the view that such an examins- examples of the application of this tion would do very little, if any principle are shown by the Ailsa thing. to rid the roads of those! Craig Motor Company. Que is a drivers who are a source of danger standard 18 foot utility boat to the public. No examination river, marketed would eliminate the "road hog" complete with 8-6-8 b.p.. Ailsa nor yet the drunkard. The real Another value of the driving licence is that! Craig engine at £150. example of extraordinarily gool it can be cancelled if the holder value is a fast 1916 foot runabout shows himself unit to be trusted launch with a 10-14 four-cylinder with the charge of a car, and it is Ailsa Craig Kid motor, capable the opinion of the Royal Automo- of a speed of about 17 knots, but bile Club that cancellation pro- standardised to sell at the very vides the public's best protection against the reckless or drunken low price of £185 complete.
for sea
2.
Another excellent series of driver. standardised engines is shown by Gleniffer Motors, of Glasgow.i clude
number of light- This firm markets two series of
ing sots in which the engines are: engines, the power of which direct-coupled to dynamos of ranges from 12 to 90 h.p. They varying capacities." An interest- are all very sound and stronging exhibit is a self-contained engineering jobs. Their prices semi-portable air welding equip are moderate and the installa-
ment and another is a direct-
tions are sold complete with coupled stationary air compressor every conceivable spare and Iset taking its power from a 12 accessory an attractive feature from the point of view of Overseash.p. Aster enging running at 600 r.p.m. Other exhibits here! buyers. The lighter range, which
are a centrifugal pumping set of has cylinders 44 by 5. is now 10 h.p. and an engine arranged shown for the first time in Lon-for driving firm and estate ma-| don. Both series bare totally chinery, etc., through the medium enclosed mechanism and reverse of a belt.
gears of unique design. working)
Other good examples of station- on the bevel epicyclic principle,
ary applications are to be seen This firm is one of several to on the Parsons Stand where. show combined reversing and re amongst other things, there is a ducing gears, other good exam-21 hp. portable contractors ples being exhibited by Tho plant of the type that is becoming
These gears are very useful when?
BRITISH CARS
By special arrangement with the Austin Motor Car Company, Ltd., we are now able to supply AUSTIN twelve and twenty b.p. cars in Hongkong, all charges paid, at the English factory list prices. Immediate delivery can be given on 20 b.p. Touring Models:
Austin
Prompt shipment on all other models. Catalogues may be obtained from the SOLE AGENTS:
Alex. Ross & Company,
(China) Limited.
Bank of China Building, Duddell Street. Telephone Central 2487.
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Here's why our Main Garage and Service Station succeeds in eliminating motor difficulties.
We wash your car.
-We store your car.
-We vulcanize your tyres and tubes. -We carry a full line of auto accessories.
We furnish the best Gasoline and oil procurable. -We carry a full line of Firestone Tyres and Tubes. -We repair and overhaul your car expeditionsly
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Motor cs storing and washing in our new concrete Main Garage and Service Station, Wong Nei Chong Road (Happy Valley), upper end of Race Course.
Per Month $20.00
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ger.ft. Parsons and Ailsa Craig. almost too familiar to Londoners The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.
un engine of moderate power basin view of the enormous amount
to do heavy work at fairly low of road reconstruction work that
is now going na. speed as, for example, when tow- ing or when used as auxiliary on a large yacht.
To those who want small lighti and compact engires of neat ap pearance for use in pleasure Feraft, yachte dinghies, and thei like, or as auxiliaries for sailing vessels of quite moderats size, one of the most interesting ex-: hibits is that of Messrs. Walter D. Fair. This firm has pioneered; the manufacture of outboard motors in Great Britain but their Watermota engines are also manafactured as inhoard sets of
3 and 6 h.p. The "Watermota " is a two-stroke engines with copper water jackets. It is well designed and built and has proved absolutely satisfactory. and very durable. It makes.en extremely neat little installation for the purpose for which it is constructed.
APPLICATIONS OF MARINE ENGINES.
A fact which makes it easier for manufacturers of the more substantial types of marine motor to standardise and arrange for It is claimed that four-wheel output in fair-quantities is that brakes reduce skidding. This is this class of engine, being design- true in the case of properly deed to work for long periods at full signed equipment. But if neces-power, to produce its power at sary precautions are not taken, moderate rates of revolution and, skidding is liable to be more generally. to use the cheaper frequent and more serious than forms of fuel, is admirably suited with rear brakes only. With front to other than marine purposes. wheel brakes, equalization of Thus, for instance, at the present Fraking effort must be better than Exhibition the Aster Engineering is frequently found on rear wheel Company show not only their equipment Furthermore, both range of marine motors from 10 front wheels should never lock at hp. to 100 h.p., but give even the same time, as a front wheel more prominence to typical ex- ekid is apt to result. This is es amples of the application of to stationary pecially important on a tura.these engines Motor World,
purposes. These examples in
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