MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. Saturday, the 23rd, February, 1924.
(Being the Oficial Organ of the Hongkong Automobile Association).
LOCAL MOTOR NOTES & NEWS
The taxi has become deservedly | ntales. popular in Hongkong now, and such as
The delicate purts. the contact breaker!
its platinum contact
the armature. the
the belief of those who introduced with it into the Colony, that it would points, meet a public neod, has been safety gap and the distributor demonstrated. Very carbon brushes, are stationary. It amply shortly, a further batch of these is of Swiss manufacture, of ex- Deat design, per- useful vehicles will be arriving captionally here, these being specially geared fectly water-proof and ensures to take the hills on the island, regular sparking from lowest to and then Kowinon will also enjoy highest speeds. A demonstration the service, for the Hongkong model has already been received taxis will be transferred to the which may be inspected at the Queen's Road showroom of the other side of the harbour.
Hongkong Hotel Motor Depart- ment. Stocks are on the way!
for
from one to eight cylinders.
pronounced.
wa
are
INTERESTING' «PICTURE FROM SHANGHAL
- Mrs. J.-Efchwald, wife of the manager of The Köster Co. and one of Shanghai's popular young society matrons, snapped as she was about to enter her new Nash sedan.
GOOD WORK.
How Dodge Cars' Last.
•
SKIDS.
CORRECTING
Winner of £590 Car.
EUROPEAN ROAD RACE.
FEAT WORKS.
Visited by British Party.
NEW RECORDS.
BY CADILLAC COMPANY. Before returning home, the That sales, shipments and de members of the Iron and Steel liveries of Cadillac cars during Institute of London, united in 1923 all surpassed the high recorda congress at Milán, paid visitsjof 1922, and that the first four to the most important metal months of sales of the new V-63 works in Italy, during which a surpassed by more than 10 per few days were spent in Turin, cent. the corresponding period in at the various works of the Fist the sales of the typa 61, is the Company.
summary of a statement by, Mr.
The visits began by a motor Jay W.-Dunivan, manager of trip to Mont-Cenis where the distribution of the Cadillac Motor heads of the British iron and Car Company, in reviewing the steel industry were able to ex- Company's salas activities for the amine the immense work carried Past year.
"Our records compiled at the -- opt to obtain electric energy for Fiat factories from the mountain close of the year show that - 1923 sales, shipments and deliveries laka 6,500 Fael above sea-level
opportunity
a
The new Fiat automobile have all made gains over 1922, Factory at Lingotia, on the and mark the highest point yet subarts of Turin, was visited in attained in Cadillac history, detail by the British delegates states Mr. Dunivan. "From Mention of the taxis serves suitable for all types of engine.
who, after going through the outset of the year, salas of to give the opportunity
different departments of this type 61 were excellent, and mentioning the continued enter-
immense building, appeared to be the introduction of the V- prise of the Hongkong and Kow!
greatly impressed with the September they began mo loon Taxicab Company, which
Last week we had occasion to
modern methods and the perfect in an increasing ratio over sal organization. comment adversely upon the
On reaching the in-the corresponding period of is so ably managed by Mr. A. H. Rowe. We understand that dangerous state of that portion
roof track, which is used for the earlier type, and continued arrangements have been made of Stubbs Road which is being
tasting the cars built in these to do so throughout the ramal. whereby the Company will be re-surfaced. Our comment was
works, many of the visitors ing months of the year.
to The growth in sales has been housed in much more com-based both upon complaints from
seized the modious premises, both in Hong-motorists and personal experien-
Berial accompanied by a strengthening of travel around -- this" On this kong and Kowloon.
Now, however, fce.
speedway on touring cars, our dealer organization, insprpret while the more side, a portion of the ground floor)
venturesome mente in service facilities, the
erection of many new buildings: took of the new A. P. C. Building has glad of the opportunity to state
of the lady guests that the work is progressing been secured by the Company.math more satisfactorilya ma
Dodge Brothers motor cars are The first prize-a £500 motor-
To be Run at Lyons.
spin on the 2-litre racing cars by distributors and dealers, andi where it will have a fine show-
tor roller is being constantly
which won the recent European closer, factory co-operation with them through an increase in Lyons was selected as the scene Grand Prix race at Monza. employed. with the result that favourably known throughout car in the Daily Chronicir com- room with window facing on This will be a Pedder Street.
motorists can now proceed with the world for many important petition for ideas for the im-
risk advantages but are probably best provenant of motoring has been of the 1924 Europeas grand prix
A visit was made by the Mem. district supervision.
"The economic outlook for thoroughly up-to-date place, with the popular Buick and Oakland which which were previously 85 known for their ability to give won by Mr. F. Errest Webb. of road race for 122 cu. in. cars, the ample means for the display of out the discomfort and
satisfactory service over a long Winchmore Hill, N., managing date for which has been set forbers of the Institue to the Fie period of years for a period of director of Aerostyle, Ltd., & August 5 or 6. The course select montese Iron Works, one of the 1924 is good. With few excep cars, in addition to which large:
life beyond that commonly City firm of engineers.
ed is a part of the one used in branches of the Fist organization tions, most sections of the coun stocks will be carried of tyres
Mr. Webb's invention may 1914 for the French grand prix which has recently been increase prosperous. The new We wonder when Hongkong allotted to a motor car. Ninety-i
the greatest reception of, say and accessories, whilst there will vided. We hope to give farthering the past week, such an event have been manufactured by this future development of motoring declaration of war, and in which most up-to-date machinery. One Cadillac, and our distributore and also be office accomodation pro- will have its Motor Show? Dur four per cert of the cars that play an important part in the held only a few weeks before the ed in size and fitted with the V-63 Cadillac has been accorded company are still in operation, paricularly in regard to smaller the Mercedes, came home first, of the big 20-ton electric furnaces dealers throughout the conuiry in
as well as & Martin 30-ton has been held at Manila in con- particulars later..
junction with the annual Carn-day in, day out, in all parts of cars. where its utility would be second and third.
an outstanding advantage. Fort The set of roads constitute a furnace were put into operation, the new year will be operating on On the Kowloon side, the lival. True, it did not compare in the country.
size or importance with the big One of the most notable ex- the most needed improvement." triangle measuring about our after which the visitors were quotas considerably advanced Company is planning to erect a
events at Home and in the States amples of the long life and dur- he took the strong line of great-tas alles round, the first leg conducted to the rolling mills and over those of 1923. modern garage and show-room but, from what we have read of ability of Dodge Brothers cats is er road safety and the diminu-being fairly straight and fast, the shown the production of beams
base of the triangle being hilly and other steel products of all engines of all types are built; in on railway land immediately the affair, quite an imposing found in Car No. 12, the first tion of accidents.
He knew that a large propor- and winding, and the third leg sizes and sections. At the Fist addition to similar machine- opposite the Water Police Station.array of cars was shown by fire Dodge Brothers car shipped to This building. for which the local companies. The cars were the Facific Coast, arriving there tion of both serions and minor constituting a perfect switchback steel works the delegates were in the test department, the foundations are now being made, displayed in a special motor in December. 1914. No. 12 was accidents, is dus to skidding. He road terminating in a winding particularly interested in the visitors were shown a big engine will be 150 feet by 55 feet, and building, and included in the ex-displayed in San Francisco and also knew that the really expert descent to a bairpin turn con- construction and operation of the designed for an electric generat hp. and in addition were allowed there will be splendid show-root bibits were Buicks, Overlands, Oakland, used as a demonstrator driver can correct skids with stitating the apex of the triangle. Fiat patented electric steeling station and developing 1,500 The final visit was to the marto examine a-high-speed erperi- facilities. Accommodation will be Dodges, Studebakers, Cadillacs, and eventually sold. Recently precision almost uncanny to the The grandstands will be erected furnaces.
at the same place as in 1914, near provided for the storage of some Maxwells. Chandlers. Willy it was in the possession of a inexpert.
From that point he set out to sixty care, whilst there will also be Knights, Nash's, Hudsons and rancher near Santa Rosa, who
fect view of the cars as they ment of the Fiat Company, but. These visits undoubtedly gave a service station and a complete Auburns. In addition, there was used it in his daily work. He invent apparatus which shonte the hairpîn, and will give a per-ine and industrial motor departmental engine för sübmarinen. stock of tyres.. and accessories,
a fine display of accessories. refused to sell it outright, but correct skidding automatically come down the winding hill from recently purchased from the the members of the Iron and finally traded it in on a new car. and quite independently of any the fast leg of the course and will Ansaldo San Giorgio Company, Steel Institute an opportunity of which will be much appreciated motorists. Quite
At the present time it has been skill or even action-on the allow spectators to follow the cars but which, formerly belonged to appreciating the important pos by KowlooB
for a distance of nearly two miles, the Fist San Giorgio. Here very ition acquired by Italy in the fron "an imposing building is to "be!
But Manila folk are not satis-run approximately 175,000 miles. part of the driver.
You will think it sounde In addition to the 122 cu. in. powerful internal combustion and steel industries. put up and it is hoped that it fied with a mere Motor Show From Walaut Cove, N. C will be complete within two they want some thrills also. comes word that Car No. 5 is impossibe. But Mr. Webb shows race, this course will be used for the French Touring months ur so.
And these were provided during running satisfactory as a service as how to do it. And he wins the several afternoons of the Carnival, car for the Davis Repair Company. first prize for evolving a sound Grand Prix, limited to three of touring Cars The latest addition to the agen- when one of the local dealers car Mr. Davis writes. "The motor still method of automatically oor-classes cies of the Motor Dapartment of ried out a nuruber of stunts" on has in it the original, pistons recting rear wheel skidding, 80 ranning on & limited allowance wexa in-designed that it shall operate by of gasoline and required to the Hongkong Hotel is the "Scin-the Luneta with a Maxwell car, and bearings that tilla" magneto-a magneto based The most exciting feature of stalled at the factory nine years the movement of the car and maintain an official minimum on an entirely new principal of these was to speed the car along ago. No. 5 has been in service make no demand on the skill average for eight hours, half of
of the driver.
this being at night, and afterward design and construction, and one at over thirty miles an hour and every day.
There was recently displayed That is to say, if an absolute to run 300 miles at speed.
The leading long distance which has received most favour-then suddenly put her into reverse
& parade in Manhattan, novice gets on a car, and it skids, able comment wherever it has from high gear. The result, says in
The makers Manila paper, was there was Kansas, a Dodge Brothers car this apparatus will instantly cor- motor cycle race of the year will been introduced. claim that it is the finest ignition whirring sound, and then the sold in December, 1914. Its rect that skid without the driver be hold over the same course. system engineering science has bus returned from whence it had speedometer now shows a mile knowing that it has been done. It is probable that these two come1" We shouldn't like the age of 224,000 miles, and the car yet leaving him always, and in events will precede immediately
all circumstances, precisely the the 122-in. 500-mile race. ever produced.
experience ourselves, but it seems is in constant daily use.
Its permanent magnet, the most Tobust part in any magneto,
Motor Cycle Lights:
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to have delighted quite a crowd Mr. Carl Schafer, of Madison, same control ever the steering as While prospective entrants are not giving out any information of onlookers and inconvenienced Wisconsin, is an enthusiastic he has in any ordinary car.
Dodge Brothers owner. Mr. It opens up a new line of regarding their plans, it is known nobody.
Schafer purchased a used Dodge thought for the safety of motor-that almost all will make use of Brothers car in September, 1916. ing, and deserves the greatest supercharger.engines. There is s Since then he has driven, and credit on this line alone, as when possibility of two-stroke super- Too Late Now.
has proofs to support his state once a useful development has charges coming to the starting Old Gentleman. (ongaging a ment, over 229,000 miles. Mr. been thought out it always leads line; engineers who have experi- If there is one direction in which the average motor cycle new chauffeur)-I suppose I can Schafer has sworn to the above to further improvement on the mented in this direction claiming rame lines. The device is about that as regards gasoline consump lags sadly behind the car (says write to your last employer for facts before a notary..
Some time ago Mr. John to be patented.
tion they can get 150 b.p. out of a 122-in engine... Motor Cycling) it is in lighting your character? equipment. No car manufacturer Chauffeur-I'm sorry to say, Anstermiller, Jr. and Mr. Robert
The firms expected to take would think of listing even the sir, each of the last two gentle Baar, two young men of Terra cheapest type of car without in men I have been with died in my Haute, purchased a used Dodge gone even farther than they ex-parf in the European grand priz Brothers touring car with which pected, having added 11,121re Fiat with four cars, having cluding in the specification a service-Punch (London).
to tour Canada, Mexico and the miles to the original 203,000 Felice Nazzaro, Bordino and satisfactory electric lighting 876-
Western States. At the time the mileage. They expect to make Salamano as three of the drivers; tem, yet the great majority of motor-cycles are still sold with-Finality will not be reached until car was purchased the speedome tour of the Eastern States next Delage with Bene Thomas.
Robert Benoist and Albert Divo out any lamps at all It every motor-cycle, like every car, ter registered 203,000 miles, and year with the same car.. is true that one or two factories is fitted with an electric lighting there were those who doubted Dodge Brothers records cite Bugatti with three or four, Voisin have standardised electric light set of proved reliability, capable that the car would ever reach numerous instances, such as the with three; and Sunbeam with a ing on all models, but the example of giving sufficient driving light Chicago. The boys returned above, of the durability and un-tric to be handled by Dario Resta
few weeks ago, after having usually long life of their cars, has not been widely followed. under all conditions.
Guiness and Sagrave.
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