HORAZ ZAUEITAR MINA1932. OZINOTOK HIAHIJIT DZÓXDKOH
MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, the 22nd. March, 1921
(Being the Oficial Organ of the Hongkong Automobile Associatian),
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LOCAL MOTOR NOTES & NEWS
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We are hoping, therefore, that Now that the Hongkong Aut mabil Association has securs 4 isotnetime during the year there the permission of members to in- will crease the Yanual subscription of arranged because car owners, there is every pross there is nothing like pert of the organisation ↑ taking and competitions for maintaining
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Further
events
We
think
trials
There are a fresh lease of life and interest in unitoring. growing in intuency and import mang kinds of erents possible year. I already which would not be dangerous in ance evers.
A Gymkhana, too, In beast some three hundred mem- character. ber, bu shuld have even more should be hold some time. stilt. We want to see the time this connection we see that the, come when every car and motor Bengal Autninobita Association cycle owner in the Colony will be held a very successful function: on the membership roll. That is of this kini recently, with the
as it should be, in the interests of result that another is to be held
the motoring fraternity as a in Calcutta this month.
whole. because then the Assiutia- tion will be able to speak for sil autorists whenever it has oc- casion to make its voice heard.
new
These notes would be incom- plete did we not take the op- portunity, provided by reference: to the Association's annual meet- ing, of paying a tribute to Mr. We know sufficient of the in- P. M. Hodgson, the courteous and tentions of the Assyriation to be hard-working Hon. Secretary, facilities Mr. Hodgson is the right man in lieve that the which it is hoped to arrange will the right place a keen motorist, be of such a character as to add
painstaking and thorough-going! the comfort of
in all his work on behalf of the greatly
the
members of the Association, and who belong to inotorists organisation. The idea of a cen-
a man with progressive ideas re- "tral garage, for use of Association
garding the futore activities of members, where technical advice that body. He has done a trem can be secured and cars accomendous amount of work during! modated, is altogether excellent. his tenure of office, and he de- Another scheme which may be serves the warmest thanks of all: put into effect is the provision of
the Colony's motorists. permanent shelters for ears at Castle Peak and Stanley. There are other ideas in mind also.
to form
ganisation
to look
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ON THE NEW ROAD TO SHEKKO.
With the many new districts being opened up to the joys of motoring it is not sur prising that so many new cars are to be seen in the Colony. The above picture shows a glimpse of the new road through to Shekko from which panoramic scenes of great beauty are unfolded. The car seen is a Studebaker Light Six, snapped when out on trials.
BALLOON TYRES.
of the 1924 indeed most American cars fitted with tyres of this type have some such device as standard equipment.
BRAKING AND STEERING EFFECTS.
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CYCLE SPEEDS.
EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
Striking Motor Exhibit.
A RECORD YEAR,
Studebaker Sales in 1923.
The collective exhibit being The year 1923 proved to be a organised as A section of the banner year for the motor in- British Empire Exhibition by the dustry in practically every part Society of Motor Manufacturers of the world. Coming after 1922, and Traders, Ltd.. of London, which showed a remarkable in- seems likely to be very repre-provement over the off-year of sentative. In view of the un-1921, the increase during 1923 certainties occasioned by a period was very impressive.
A significant sales record was of bad trade and by the,, political situation in Great Britain many accomplished by the· · ¡man- firms are naturally postponing, ufacturers of Studebaker cars patil a rather late date, their during 1923. They sold 145,162 decision B5 to participation.new Studebaker cars during 1923 Nevertheless, as early as Decemjas against 110,269 cars in 1922. ber. 1913, the list of firms who It is interesting to note that had submitted entries numbered Studebaker sales have increased steadily for the past six years. about 140.
The Private Car Section in- Even during 1921, when American ¡cludes such pares is A. C., Alvis, automobile sales as a whole de- Armstrong Siddeley, Arral Jobnerosad 40% over the preceding stia, Autocrst, Boan. Beardmore, year, Studebaker sales increased Belsizo. Bentley, Calthorpe, 294 The achievement of in- Clyno, Crosstay, Cubitt, Daimler, creased business during that year Galloway, Humber, Howers, was shared by only one other Lagonda, Lanchester, Leal manufacturer, whose percentage Francis. Morris, Xapier, Palls of increase was much less than dion.
Phoenix, Riley. Rolls-the icrease enjoyed by Stade- Royce, Roser, Standard, Star, baker. Sunbeam, Swift, Turner, Over The Studebaker business dates land, Vauxhall Vulcan, Westcar back seventy-two years, when it was founded by five Studebaker and Wolseley.
High-class coach work will be brothers. The basiness began exhibited indendepently by Wm. with the manufacture of Stude- Arnold (Manchester). W. H. baker horse-drawn vehicles, for Arnold (London), Barker, Cock-which a world-wide. raputation shoot, Connaught. Grosvenor, developed. Stace 1920, the London Improved, Shaw and entire man power and production facilities of Studebaker organiza- Kiblarn. Windovers.
In the Commercial Vebiclation-approximately 23,000 péo- Over 100 Miles an Hour. Tests in Kobe.
Section some of the same firms ple and £10,275,000 invested in been devoted As an instance of what speeds are again represented and the list factories-hava
includes also Albion, Bristol entirely to the manufacture and Balloon tyres, so much discuss- ed in Europe and America at this
Steering, particularly at low in the fat re will be like. it is Burford. Dennis, Halleys, Kar-sale of Studebaker six-cylinder time, and perhaps the most acti- If there are any motorists going table new feature of car equip speeds, is noticeably stiffer, but stated by an American 'contem-rier, Leyland. Mandalay, Scam- motor cars.
not disagreeably so. Many of porary that a rider known as: mell, Thornycroft, Tilling-Srevens now being
In the same section steam Home from Hongkong in time to; ment for 1924, are
British Empire Ex- tested at the Kobe factors of the the new models with balloon Red Wolverton, on the 20th and Walker. see the
using ball-bearing steering spind-
BOMBAY ROUND-UE.
Motor cyclists will be especial: hibition, they will be interested. Dunlop Company. A set of Dun-tyres as standard equipment are November last, on a fourcylinder vehicles are represented by such VENE
The total number of vehicles of end of last month decided on "an ly interested in the proposal to learn that the Committee. of lop 30 x 5 Balloon Tyres, fitted toles to overcome this action. Brak- Ace motor cycle, over a measured well-known names mi Foden;)
branch of the or the Royal Automobile Club, Lona Ford touring car, have bean in
after the don, extends to the members of use by the company for the pasting is vastly improved, the great tenth of a mile, registered 128 63 Garrett, Sentinel and Yorkshire. The Police in Bombay at the nses of owner drivers and with of 120. by fourwheel brakes.
latter speed, it was discovered in addion the list of exhibits tharobject examined cars as they We suppose that if the ides are visiting England on the occa are watching their performance an effect similar to that produced sidecar: but with regard to the all classes will be well in excess examination of the driving lice interests of this growing section, the Hongkong Association whe several weeks, and tyre experts road ares of the tyres producing m.p.h. solo, and 113.9 m.ph. with
Several attempts were made to shortly after the times had been and engines, accessories, compon- passed down Queen's Road. The is acted upon, a special sub sion of the Exhibition a cordial closely with a view to determini committee, headed by and com- invitation to become Honorarying whether or not this type of
ments, but without success. The posed of leading cyclists, will be Members of the Club daring there will be suitable for the produce a skid on slippery pares announced, that a mistake had sits and tyres is a fozy strong one, result of the investigation show- Ford absolutely refused to side- been made, and it should have the total number of firms repre-red that 90 par card, of the other and prosecutions will follow." create. Such a body could an period of the Exhibition, on pre- Japanese market.
The tyres now under test were
industry alone being 70. doubt make numerous suggestions sentation of a letter of introduction
The British Cycle sad Motor We should think that, at least 30 No difference in acceleration or speed stated. Apparently, the
Manuafacturers' and par cent of the owner nyers of value to the General Committee. from the Hon. Secretary of the made by the English factory of slip, even on wet street cartracks. been considerably less than the seated from this side of the drivers had not licenses with tham
Hongkong Automobile Associa-
the Dunlop Company, which has
road speed could be detected. passenger in the sidecar had an Cycle tion.
been manufacturing balloon tyres: for nearly a year for the English Officials of the Dunlop Com-anxious time, for it was with Traders' Union, Ltd., Coventry, will be found to be without ice- Motor Manufacturers and Traders are licenses which have long The China Motor Bus Company and Continental markets. They pany declare that there is no difficulty he kept his seat, and is co-operating with the Society nses and goodly number to thought there was every reason have placed an order with the are fitted to the patented Dunlop noticeable increase or decrease he had to cling to a rose to keep ensure that the exhibit shsince expire and not bean re- why further successful events Hongkong Hotel Motor Depart Recessed Rim and mounted on in fuel consumption. A number should be arranged.. The elimina- ment for one of the "Thornycroft" steel wheels, also tion of contests in which there is B. T. model extended passenger' manufacture. excessive speed would, we agree, chassis. This will be equipped be extremely wise. There is really according to the lateat design in no necessity for trials of that passenger buses, accommodating; - character. which involve undue 10 first and 19 second class pas- When ready, it will risks, but that does not rule out sengers.
cater for Kowloon traffic. other contests.
On the question of trials, we are glad to see that the Chairman:
RECORD HELICOPTER.
A new helicopter betting a world record. Aviator Pascara kept this machine off the ground for eight minutes 13 seconds, beating his previous record.
include also a thoroughly com-newed. The step which has been of Dunlop of panctures have been experiene from being blown out backwards.
display of British taken by the Bombay police is ed, but it is hard to say, whether! Wolverton the rider, himself, did prehensive
The percentages or not these were due to the low not have a very happy time for as motor cycles, cycles and cycle lone which might be given a trial air pressure in the tyres. Only the paper picturequely put accessories, and the list of encies in Clcutta.
classes is almost as fully represep would, we think, be not awhit
different from Bombay. an extensive test carried out by The wind pressure tore the air ative. the several cars in different localities from his lungs. and choked him.
will determine this point.
of
IMPROVEMENT IN RIDING
- QUALITIES... The performance Ford fitted with these tyres very interesting. The pressure maintained is
to only 18
20
is
NOT FOR SALE AS YET.
pounds, both front and The types themselves are cord
But that slim iad from Ilionois" was game."
A few days after the above rear, and it is understood that a of very light construction, with a excitement; Wolverton went out pressure of as low as 15 pounds thin tread somewhat resembling
can be used with safety. At 18 in appearance the familiar Dunlop again, and endeavoured to set up pounds pressure the tyres are not Magnum. The sidewalls are, of frash Sgures, both solo and with very high-grade sidecar. Despite adverse weather quite round, and appear very course, of slightly deflated. As might be material, designed to stand the conditions (the temperature was expected, they absorb all minor constant flaxing, produced by low
road shocks, without transferring air pressure. The air chamber is only 33 degrees F.): he was suc- any vertical movement to the very large and tubes, unlike the cessful in increasing his solo speed chassis. At 15 miles an hour casings, are of unusually_beavy from 128.65 m.ph. to 129.61 m.ph..
new figure of small obstacles, such as streetcar stock. With the Dunlop Recess and setting up a tracks, stones or small depres-ed Kims it is possible to remove sions in the road surface, cannot the tube and replace it without 106.82 m.p.h. with a sidecar, be noticed at all by the passen- the use of any tools whatever, a Electric timing was employed. The result is a smooth, great" advantage. The wheels The course consisted, as before, of gliding movment, not comparable used are demountable, with a one-tenth of a mile stretch of to the performance of a car fitted diameter of 20 inches and the roadway Wolverton used differ- with high-pressure pneumatics. overall diameter of the inflated
gers.
In effect, the balloon tyres iron, balloon tyre mounted on these ent machines for the solo and out all small depressions by their wheels is approximately the same sidecar attempts.
wonderful absorbing qualities.
as that of the standard 28 inch
Ford wheel fitted with the 30 by
Larger obstacles, deep pot-or 311⁄2 high-pressure pneumatic. holes, etc., are very marked, how-
Dunlop Balloon Tyres are not about 25 to 28 pounds pressure ever, and cause a spring reflex beyond the ordinary. Apparent ready for the Japanese market as will produce better all-around re- ly the upward or rebound move-yet, and the company will con-sults, but the Dunlop Company ment of the springs is' intensified duct further and more extensive has not yet come to a deci by the great deflection tests before deciding upon the sion on this point. They are to of the low-pressure tyre. This type to be manufactured here. It be congratulated, however, of action could probably be over is possible that a slightly heavier being the first to bring the low- Balloon Tyre into! come by the employment of snub tyre with a thicker tread, pressure [bers or spring dampeners, and made to operate at a pressure of Japan.
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