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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
Saturday, the 8th. March, 1921
(Being the Oficial Organ of Dhe Hongkong Automobile Association).
LOCAL MOTOR NOTES & NEWS
The first of these cars to arriv, The photos of the Dennis " trucks published in this week's will be the 5-passenger, 6-cylinder Supplement draw attention to the 50 hp, Jewett de Luxe touring rapid strides being made in model, and the 7-passenger, 6- Hongkong in the matter of cylinder. 70 h.p. Paige de Luxe modern transport facilities. The touring car. The Jewett is au four 2-3 ton trucks shown are extremely pleasing car in ap swung body. to be employed by Messrs. Sang! pearance - low
Lee in connection with their con- ample wheelbase, and extra long tract work in Hongkong and springs which hold a promise of Kowloon. Each of these trucks riding ease and general road
is Etted with the latest hydraulic comfort. Lipping gear which is worked by i friction drive from the fly-wheel.
The 70 h.p. "Paige de Laze
is a luxuriously finished example
of the latest product of the well;
Particular interest is centred known Paige Detroit motor Fac on the omnibus chassis.
The one tory.
to
The lightest touch guides! of which a photo appears bas, it-due to ball bearings in the been ordered by the Kai Tack spindle heads, while the 70 h.p. Motor Bus Company, of Kow-motar enables the driver toon. who art to be
con-throttle down almost to a stop gratulated on their enterprise and then accelerate without need in selecting such an excellent of gear changing. When a gear type of vehicle for passenger change is necessary, it is made work on the Peninsula. The quickly and noislessly, with a chassis is of the long wheel base bare three-inch mosenient. type (14 feet) and the equipment. includes a 12-volt dynamo light- ing set, and is fitted with standard type single front and twin rear pneumatic tyres. A spare wheel, aterchangeable front and rear, is included.
Motor tractors have been given:
a trial locally, and they have cer- tainly proved their extreme utility a connection with the opening up of new residential areas. Else- where in this issue will be found! two pictures showing such vehi- Messrs Alex. Ross and Co. cles at work on the big area Ltd.. are the agents for the which is being developed at Kow-i "Dennis," which is one of the loon Tong. These tractors are best known British vehicles, very 25 h.p. Fordsons, and they are much ir. evidence on pas shown pulling a two-ton stone senger services at Home. With roller over very rough ground, in the possibility of commodious preparation for the opening up cf bus services being started roads there. The value of these in the Colong to cope with tractors, for which Mr. Andrew our rapidly expanding residental Harper is the agent, is shown by districts, it is gratifying to know the fact that one of them can do that British products are finding more work in a day than a gang such a firm footing here.
of a hundred coolies. We can see a great future for the tractor in Hoogkong.
A tribute should be paid to the Dragon Motor Car Company for
A point of some importance the particularly smart manner in was raised by a correspondent in which they handled this shipment a letter to the Telegraph recently, of trucks. The five crates were in which be advocated the im taken off the s.s. "Padua" at 9am. position of an winulorem daty on on the morning of the 1st. inst., motor vehicles and accessories and under the supervision of Mr. coming into Hongkong which are A. J. Allison. the whole five other than British in origin. trucks were assembled and Whilst we have every sympathy driven away under their own with the expressed desire to en- power by 5.45 p.m. the same courage the use of British mach- evening. Sarely a local record ines, we do not think there is in "hustle."
much prospect of this proposal! belag put into effect. Hoogkong. is a "free" port, and its growth The "Mathis" car, which we and expansion as a commercial! stated last week was on view at the Hongkong Hotel Motor Show- centre are largely to be attribut room, found a purchaser before ed to that fact. The imposition. of discriminating taxes would the
comment we made was
raise a very controversial issue.! published. A 4-cylinder model
jand, if put into operation in thei bas arrived since then, however,
case of one commodity, it would and, may be inspected by arrange-be difficult to withstand a plea merit.
for special treatment from other industries.
During next week, the larges: motor lorry 10 the Co- In looking at this matter, we looy will taka the road cannot get away from the fact It is &
type. & ton that the growing use of non- Thorneycroft, and has been im- British vehicles here, as in many ported by the local agents, other British possessions, is in The Hongkong Hotel Motor part due to the greater enterprise Dept. to the order of the Ling of American makers in particular. Nam Trucking Company. Wo Largoradvertising appropriations. shall deal with this particular better agency representation and type in next week's local notes. a closer study of the needs of the
market-these are all factors which have an accumulative! During the week we had the effect in helping to get new busi- pleasure of a visit of the foreign ness. We fear that British ear sales representative of the Paige-manufacturers, in the main (there Detroit Motor Car Co. and of are exceptions) are not fully alive "Jewett Motors" in the person of to the potentialities of the Eastern Mr. Lawrence P. Kant. Mr. market. Few probably know that Kent, who was on a business and in such a relatively small spot as pleasure trip to Hongkong, in- Hongkong there is a big future formed us that he has appointed for the motor trade. Once they the Dragon Motor Car Company realise the possibilities, we may the local agents for "Paige "and expect to see some effort made to "Jewett care, a shipment of capture for British manufacturers which may be expected here in a larger share of business than the near future.
they now enjoy.
ASSEMBLING MOTOR TRUCKS.
Dragon Motor Company's Smart Work.
The above pictures show various stages of work in connection with the unloading and assembling of five "Dennis" motor trucks which arrived in the Colony recently to the order of Messrs Alex Ross & Co. (China) Ltd. A staff of mechanics from the Dragon Company. under the supervision of Mr. A. J. Allison, took delivery and assembled the whole five in the incredibly short space of eight and a half hours. Photo No. 1 shows one of the crated trucks on the Kowloon Wharf; No. 2, work in progress on one of the chassis: No. 3, the fire trucks await- ing shipment across the harbour. (Photos by Ming Yuen)
BRITISH
CARS.
Some 1924 Models.
Writing from London, the RA. C. correspondent says.*** My notes recently bare dealt jalmost entirely with the annual motor exhibitions and therefore have ignored a few excellent 1924 models which for one reason or another were not staged at Olympia
The Gwynne programme for this year consists of the little Gwynne “Eight,” the chassis of which sells at £180, and the
Gwynne "Fourteen. This is a
sound car on orthodox lines with four speeds and ample power and ground clearance. The chassis is built for durability and running economy and is marketed at home at £360. The complete car in its handsomest form, with the Gwynne four-door all-weather body, is listed at the very mode. rate price of £545. All tha Gwynne models are handled by the Service Motor Company, Ltd., of 94. Great Portland Street London, who are the sole con- cessionaires.
The 10-20 h.p. Triumph is marketed as a complete car in a new form with an interior drive four-door saloon body. This body is of the Weymann type and is extremely interesting. No metal panels are used and there is no paint to get scratched or scarred. Windows are fitted to all four doors and can be positively raised or lowered, or set at any desired height. The place of metal panels is taken by specially formed self-coloured leather fabric stretched tight over the frames. Immediately beneath the outer skin is an inner layer of stout material keeping the fabric tight, smooth and uniform. Inside the body the frame is covered first with a skin of resistant material and then with a final layer of Bedford cord. This type of body is extremely light and does not give rise to sny "drumming" noises. Neither is it liable to develop squeaks or rattles due to distortion.
TO DRAIN OIL FROM CRANKCASE.
Certain cars have no way of draining the crankcase from underneath, and the problem of getting out the oil is difficult under some conditions. The best plan, however, is to disconnect. the feed pipe to the guage and place its end in a bucket Start the motor and run slowly. In this way the oil is drawn out of the crankcase into the bucket or other receptacles.
"DENNIS". OMNIBUS CHASSIS FOR KOWLOON.
This chassis is of the long wheel base type. A commodious body is being built. locally, and when finished the bus will be put into operation by the Kai Tack Company. (Photo by Ming Yuen).
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