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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, the 2nd. August, 1924
f Being the Official Organ of the Hongkong Automobile Association).
LOCAL MOTOR NOTES & NEWS.
stato that A car could not bu
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SUMMER TIME MOTORING.
HINTS FOR HOT WEATHER. Hesitation is necessary before motoring, writes a Homo motor one begins to talk of hot weather expert, leat the mention of the
THE SUPERCHARGER.
NOT FOR ORDINARY MOTORISTS.
marvellous success in automobile An invention that has proved a enginooring, but which may never
AN ENGLISH THOROUGHBRED,
night-titnok. Hongkong (Inst. baen issued,, it in anowo that feels the anmo offects, though itinction strok is so short that not.javallable without fuss or unduly |
understand bow
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KEEPS SPEED UP.
-ON-STOPPING. Facts About Speed.
1. IF SPEED IS TEN MILES AN HOUR
----36 F2-----
2. IF SPEED IS TWENTY MILES.ANGALA
145 Ft
4. IF SPEED IS FORTY MILES AN HOUR
·227 FT.
5. IF SPEED IS FIFTY MILES AN HOUR
Diagram showing shortest distances at which an automobile. with two brakes can be stopped when going at certain speeds.
Oven a
THE GWYNNE EIGHT." During the hearing of a case has boon furthor improved this
Gwynno "8"-the winner of The on Tuesday, in which a
An experience of driving the motor year and is now fitted with an
Daily Chronicle 250 guinan cup car owner in Kowloon was sum alluminium alloy piston. The subject should involve the corsa-ba of use to the average driver, is for the best performance irro- moned for leaving his car in a price at, which the modal com-tion of the weather and cause the super-charger. publio road unattendect all night, plote with acotylons lamp is "unsettled conditions" to become it was pointed out by. the defen- boing offorrod is $475.
spective of class in the recent R. This device forcon air and gaa | A.C. Small Car Trials, loads to dant that the now Traffic Ro-
settled.
into the cylinders of an engine a correspondent of that papar to gulations did not specifically
But the sun is still shining in when it is running at such high wonder how mane" In the annual report of the days when its hoat has been felt itself tune interval of the
the sky, and we have had a fow speed that it actually parked in Kowloon during Hon. 0.5.P. for 1923, which has And when the
"Seriously, though, the power
tioned, m HOL have looked through the Regula-motor drivers' licôned tions and find that this is so, in 210 wore passed. There were 209 gives voice to them in a different enough gas and air can bu fod skilful driving from this tiny Into the engine to keep it at its longine is amazing. The car will fact we find that, apart from a motor car accidents last year, of way.
One of these ways is to spoil highest efficiency. As a result omulate the performance of most short list of places where motor which 24 wore fatst. The num
spoed and top-apood hill climbing cars and motor cals are allowedor of motor drivers licensed was the suspension of an ordinarily the compression of the engine is good "fifteens" so far as AvoTAKO
To appreciate reduced more than a think.
aro concerned on a long run, andi, to stand, Kowloon has not been 1,184, whilst 475 licences were well-aprung car.
of course, the petrol consumption given vory much attention so fared to motor cycle drivers. this apparent phenomenon it is as the Regulations are concern. The number of care licensed was necessary to
The super charger, worked by is absurdly economical.
The standard car, without Judgment of motoriste geno-stop so nasily. In fact, spood in ed. Kowloon is destined to prow 796 (254 livery and 542 private), small a variation in tyre pressure.
à chain and cam arrangment from can make or mar the suspension. the front of the engine, and con- special tuning, is good for some rally is bad.
more important con apato, as svorybody admits, and whilst 405 motor cycles were
You on have the tyras, HU
Only a scattored fow know sideration in stopping. the licensed. thu traffic problem on
pumped that the riding qualities nected to the intake manifold, 55 miles an hour and from 40 to
The belief might prevail that Peninsula in already age of con- sidorable importance and interest. By the retirement of Mr. I. M. of the oat are A1, and a few extra takes the air and gas and forces. 50 miles a gallon, and its normal whion to apply their brakes, and
the short suction stoke, to keen rather over than under 30 miles bofore reaching a specified point. inorasses merely in proportion to It is to be hoped that Kowloon Xavier. A.M.L.C.E, after 37 years pumps full of air will, mako her enough into the cylinders, during opon " country cruising snood" is under what pressure, to stop the difficulty in stopping a car
the fast running engine at its an hour. At 40 mph. and up-
And even less can fivúre cor-the speed. The fact is, other will not be overlooked and that service with the PW.D., thoro ride as hard as board.
EFFECTS OF TEMPERATUGES
wards the car is thoroughly com rectly the speed to which they things boing oqual, it increases vory clear regulations will, from has passed out of official life a
In this deliciously variable higbost officiency. time to time, has formulated, so as
At the Memorial Day races re-fortable, and is undor perfect can pick up within a certain limit with the square of the speed. public servant who had much to climate of ours, where "summer!
NO SUDDEN STOP. to avoid in the future misunder do with the road improvements as one uzain wet in with its contly, the super-charger proved control at any speed. Its taxation of timo or distance.
For proof of those assertions) Besides spood, momentum, or standings such as that revealed of this Colony. He was, at various by the case under notice. It ought times, paraonally connected with usual noverity," you may readily itself. With the piston displace- rating is only £8, and I should
find a temperature variation of munt reduced to 122 cubic inches, judge that the tale of economy the Interstate Commerce Com-the weight bohind the car, de- to bo clearly laid down where the construction of the road rouud 20 or even 30dog, as between on it evne into greater need than is compisted by a romarkably low I mission has issued 'Accident-Bul-| clivity and condition of the road cars can or cannot be parked, the island, from Abordaon to day and another; and much moreover beforo. It kept the ears tyro bill sinco weight distribution letin. No. 87, covoring largely have much to do with the stop-
Shaukiwan, and if for no other;
No niatter how hard the brakos reason than that he helped to give in roudinge taken in lack of sun using it at their highest spoed and general chassis proportion railroad accidonta, but including ping of a car.
fortable and efficient running. motorists are mostly concerned. are applied, oven if the wheels Hongkong this splendid scenic one day and brilliant sunshine when otherwise they might have must be good to give such com- in it crossing accidents where
been slowed down considurably.
The point that impressed ino According to this roport, which are looked, the car's momentum, That is fine for facors and avi- Whilst on the subject of Kowad which has opened up the
And, as you know (I put it that
But the regular driver most was that, unlike most much covers 1922, the intest your for increasing, with the speed, is go- loon, it is reasonable to hope that south side of the island, all local something will be done to affordatorists will join with others in way in case any of you don't) store. better protection to the large wishing Mr. Xavior walth and pir expands about 33 per cent. of goes an average of from 20 to 25 largor small cars, the necessity to which there are complete returns, ing to push it along until it
its voluins botwaen the freezing miles an hour And when he hits koop hor revving" is not pain: 122 persons were killed and 911 aomos to a definite halt.
a result of The abortent distance at which number of motor cyclus stored happiness in his retirement
point and boiling points of water it up to 45 he's watching for fully apparent. The engine has others injured as
a knack of hanging on to top vehicles running into the sides of a car, with two brakes, can stop every day at the "Star" forry
i.n., between 32deg, and 212dog. Cop.
spood at quite low engine revolut passenger trains t
on a good, lovel, non-slippory wharf. A Polico Court case this i
tions, and oven though it might
DRIVERS TO BLAME.
road, is shown in the accom- work brought a complaint from a The new official handbook of F. Of course, I'm not suggesting
Evon at that rato, the super-be possible to race up a given hill Most of thene "freak" accidents panying diagram. But it takes motor cyclist that while ho was the flongkong Automobile As-that oven our climate will give
more than spoed to determine in Hongkong his cycle had been sociation has just been published you such variations as that-
1. Trying to boat the train to the distanco at which a car can inter fored with and that his lamps and is now being circulated to there would be a lot of burst charger isn't needed. And many at 30 m.p.h. on second speed, the may be blamed to:
be stopped offectively. Throo had born put out of order, Cases members. We are asked to stato tyres if it did, and Dunlops would powerful ear, without this ascent can be made gently and
slightest tendonov to labour.
other onsotitials must be con- Poor judgment. have occurred of motor cycles that any member who has not yet be paying the sun a big retainer!dovico, can reach a consistent quietly at 20 on top without the the crossing, and
But the proportion holds good, speed of 60 miles an hour.
The Duesenberg, which won The design in thoroughly up to being taken away by strangers received a copy should call at the
Motorists who try to speed up sidored. They are.
Kats there," 1. Brakes must be in parfoot from the land for the parpose of office of Mr. P. M. Hodgson, and a normally wild temperature the race, had such a dovicu at date, with overhead valves, hat. before the train
existed under in
fighting forgat the important considera-condition.. joy-riding whilst their owners Union Luqurance Society of Can-variation
this blessed land is quituched to the engine. There is a magnato, and electrio
the all- tion that they can't reach the car 2. The driver's judgment of are at work on the other sido of ton, Etc., and ght in ono. The
forces the air into the manifold waather equipment is ospatially as fast with full car as thoy distanco and time must be ac- the harbour. The Ferry Company handbook is extremely well pro-sufficient to turn comfortable blower arrangement on it which and storting, while which has thoughtfully provided duced and contains not only much riding into the board-like bump under a pressure of about two to practical, with rigidl side screens could without an extra passenger. ourate.
3. Variance in weight and accommodation, cannot in any of interest on Association mat-of too tight tyres. And the moralwo and a half atmospheres at that can be used either with orThe pickup is much slower.
And once started, with a full momentum of the car must-bo way be hold responsible for whatters, but also the latest traffic is obvious.
the samo time that the gas is without the hood.
car, drivers forget that they can't considered. happens to the machines, but the regulations and many useful hints OVERCOMING THE TROUBLES. palicaman on duty at tho spot and articles on motoring genoral-: If in very hot weather you find drawn into the cylinders through
either by night or by day.
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inight koop a guardian eye only.. them and question the right of anyone seen tampering with the
should mukn
cycles. Owners themselves The Asiatic Motor for July has sure that their boon received by the local Associ- machines are locked or in someation and copies Bro dow being way put out of use, for it should distributed to all members. be remembered that they have al duty as well as the police.
Tho
The following have joined the Association since the publication
William G. Routley, Li Sing;
Mire Ross Lau, P. C. Li,
first shipment of the of the last list :- Special type of Dodge louring cars is due to arrive in the Colony by tho .. Fronidont Curliold on Monday, and will mark another departure in the local motoring. world. Those five-passenger tour- ing cars are fitted with balloon
Yat Fung Chau..
the next
typo tyres and will ho the first Adjustable footrests pivoting]
NOT PERFECTED.
the carburator.
your car uncomfortably hard,"
Loudon Considerable experimental work don't blame the springs or the cushions but remember our good still has to be done with the friend King Sol. It is he who is supercharger, but whatever will standardizing motor horns.
ho accomplished will have little to probably to blame.
do with perfection of the au- tomobile for the average driver.
Just lot a little air out of gach tyro. Tako off the dust cap, unscrew the little valve cap, and press down the little bit of wire you will then ano (the end of the valve) with your finger, and allow some air to escape for a few seconds.
And your engine may exhibit overhosting tendencies in very hot wonther. Try summor grade oil if you have not already got it Try Homo anti-fue dopo in the radiator to cleanse the system.
And if tho overheating
care so litted to arrive here. In from a point behind the gear box symptoms are chronic (I use the other Ways the OLTA are and thus providing a more rear-word "ohronic" in its real mean- "specials" and will doubtless ward position for the foot haveing as different from the slang be inspectod with interest by allow been fitted to the 346 0,0. interpretation), you can often who have learned to.associate the Triumph. In addition to this & offect a cure on some cars hy
handlo-bar can be fitted, and the boat to a bigger anglo.
The squarer the blades to the The famous B. 8. A. motor combination of these two features: nyoles are now being imported provides a very much more com face of the radiator, the loss the into Hongkong by the Sincere fortable riding position. In a re-air drawn through-and t'othor Company, and there is in stock cent road test by The Motorway round. Aud, obviously, the mo-more air, drawn through the at the prosent moment one of the Cycle of this Triumph
tho two Spointa in radiator, the cooler the water. 24 h.p. models, Although B.8.4. dot, motor oyales have boon in the question were almost the only Rather brainy that last bit, isn't forefront for years, the 234 b.poriticisms made of the machine. it? How does he do it. model was not produced until Now that those have been altered
name "Dodge" with quality. modified form of somi-sports having the fan blades carefully
November, 1922, since when it the small Triumph model may be. A tappot with too little clear has literally leapt into fame by cousidorod a most perfect piece anos will mean a burned valvo. reason of its records in the of work. "In addition to these When a valve does not, sest pro- Boottish Biz Days' Trials and the alterations tho Triumph Co, have perly the (burning gas: vapor International Trials in Sweden decide to list the machine with strikebboth sides of it, and it * in 1942. It is go anywhere or without electrio lighting at cannot long endure this without
damage." mount, fast and light. The engine lat £09 and 204 respectively,
ie considering the
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Drain the crankcase often to keep undiluted oil in it.
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