MOTORING
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LOCAL MOTOR NOTES & NEWS
Androw Tso,
M. A. Figueiredo.
M. A. dos Remedios,, R. Farant.
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The condition of Jubiloo Road (Victoria Road) is such that it. could very well be given a little attention by the Roads Dopart- ment of the. P.W.D. From the Kennedy Town and for some- thing like a mile its condition is
Complaints have recently boon especially broken, owing to the made regarding the throwing of fact that mains have recently missiles at cars proceeding along boon laid along it and tronchos the Castle Poak Road. In one bat roughly filled in. Other parts 080 a Chinese, who with several of the road nosror to the Dairy others was sitting on the sido of Farm Hill are also bad-in fact the road at the little villago just the whole road could receive past Tain Wan, threw a wooden attention with justification. It is ahos at a passing car, the shoo true that the top road takes just missing the head ofone of the practically all the traffic, but occupants. By the time the car there le still a fair amount of had been stopped the youth had traffic on the lower road-suf- got well away, but the mattor folent to warrant the road being put into a better state of repair.
was later reported to the police.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY the 20th. September, 1924
(Being the Oficin! Organ of the Hongkong Automobile Association!.
KILLED WHILST RACING.
Arocont. ploture of tho famous racing motorist, Jim- my Murphy, who was killed on Tuesday last whilst racing at Syracuse.
TRAMS V. BUSES.
HIGH TRAM TRACK COSTS.
The Transport Editor of the Manchester Guardian writes
The Sheffield Tramways Com- mitteo is among the latest au- thorities, whiob, faced with the heavy cost of renewal and repair of tram track, havo decided to try another form of transport. In the case of Shefflold it would ap- poar that a certain track nooded to ba renewed and 6X- tended, but the prospec tive cost of this work ran to | £25,150, whilst a bus service over the same route involved an estimated expenditude of no more than £11,800. This sum included £10,500, the cost of seven motor- busos, and £1,300 for taking up the existing track. It has there fore been docided to take up this particular length of line, which is ono of the shortest tram routes in the city, and substitute tho tram service by one given by motor-'busos. Fho Committee has some experionco in motor- 'bus operation, having control of a number of these vehicles work- NEW RECORDS MADE.
Ing in suburban areas and in nd. Paris, July 18-Driving a spe-jacent areas in Derbyshire, South cial 12-cylinder Delago, Rone Yorkshire, and North Notts. Thomas this wook attained a There are interesting signs that, speed of 143 25 m.ph. for the fly-rather than face the cost of track The Automobile Association ing kilometer and the flying mile renewals, which is becoming on presentations made by the Hong has been informed by the Hon. over a straightway road near uneosnomical proposition thanks Paris. This is recognized to the high prico of rails and Automobile ARsuciation Captain Superintondant of Police
as a world's record, boating the material and to higher wagon, and we wish to congratulate the that instructions have been given official performance of Lee Guin- other public bodies are turning to Hon. Captain Superintendent of that police on traffic post duty Police on so promptly acting where sentry boxes are provided on a Suabear of 133 07 the motor-'bus,or the trollay-'bus. miles, but in reality is only a In either case they choose a upon the suggestion. The do and lights fitted will, in future. European record, for the Due- more mobile medium than the cision is undoubtedly a wise ono. use the lights instead of the The corner by the gatos of the ordinary hand signals during senburg performance of 155,3 tramcar. Same time ago Koigh- Botanical Gardens is a parti-heavy rain. All motorists should.p.h. at Daytona is not taken ley had to face this question of cularly acuto one and with cars note this. coming down Garden Road from!
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All motorists will welcome the announcement made on Satur- day last that cars proceeding east along Caine Road past Govern- ment Houso must use the Lower Albert Road in order to get down
A little while back there was an epidemic of missilo throwing in Yaumati, and ono wondors why it is that Chinose find fun or satisfaction in so ondangering the occupants of mator cars. The Polico have boon notified and are on the watch. It is to be hopod that an example will be made of to town instead of entering the first offender caught. Garden Road opposite Kennedy Road. We learn that this, action has been taken following on re-
konz
from Caine Road.
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143 MILES PER HOUR.
into consideration.
costly renewal or substitution During those trials E. A. D. and decided upon the latter. All Eldridge, driving a 300 hp. Fiat, the track in the town is being torn Robinson Road, other carki In view of the fact that the covered the kilometer in 15.615 up and the road rolaid, and a coming from Kennedy Road, and Essex "Six" is fast becoming a seconds and the mile in 24 79 Barvice of motor-buses from the upward ears turning to the left popular car in this Colony, it is seconds, thus beating the Dolage centre of the town to outlying and right, it was obviously de-interesting to record that accord-hy 3.57 m.p.h. Thomas protested districts has already begun to sirable to divert care proceóding ing to reports of the Hudson this performance on the grounds operato. Darlington is also pre- Motor Car Co., the production of that the Fist did not have a rover paring to scrap its tramcars, Essex "Sixos "un far this year is
| កូន gear, in accordance with Renewals and repairs and needed is in excess of 52,000. This report European regulations, and al extensions have been for some Whilst on the subject of the was made on August 8th, and by though the old Sunbeam record time overdue, but the prospective Garden Road-Caine Road corner, that time the output was already we would like to enter a plea on 10,000 cars ahead of the total was also established with a car cost of those was so heavy that authority sought export behalf of motor cyclists-those production of Essex Fours in having no reverse, the objection the
was upheld and the Italian car advice, and in the rosult decided ardent souls whog on ano-1923. The Essex output last year disqualified. Eldridge has now to adopt the trolley-bus system, lungers. To stop a motor cyclist was just one car short of 42,000. fitted a reverso and is about to As between motor-buses and when he la climbing a stoop gradient, in order to give the
go out for the official record. trolly-buses the latter had this:
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FORDS AT HOME.
OUTDONE BY MORRIS CARB.
As a result of counts of pass-:
IF THE BRAKES SHOULD FAIL TO HOLD-!:
This level crossing in Maryland is a type of extra-hazardous crossing which safety organizations throughout America are fighting to eliminato. A our coming down the hill to the right would be on the track before the driver could soo the train.
SPIED THAT THROUGH BAZARETH TO MILES -PERFOUR
MOTORING IN
PALESTINE.
At Nazareth, in the Holy Land, there's a sign that reads: "Spood Limit Through Nazaroth 10 Miles Per Hour." But the roads don't favour speeding.
to-day to a welcome
ONE THING AT A TIME.
right of way to a motor car, is to A correspondent writes:-"Much Other good performances in advantago, that with current at Tho trolloy-vehicle, thorofora, imposo a very great task on tho has been said recently anent the those trials woro J. E, Scales on the rate ruling in the town the scored, but it is to be noted that cyclist. The driver of a halted inadequate facilities for trane-9114 cu. in. Talbot-Darracq, trolley-vehicle would be 3d. por with this saving it gives trans- car simply has to de-clutch and porting sick and Injured peoplo 103.65 m.p.h; Vizcaya on 122 in. mile cheaper to run, which was part of a mobility that for stroet apply his brakes, the car coming to hospital. The prosent motor Bugatti, 114 m.ph.; Mostivat on estimated to be equivalent to an traffic to rest on four wheels. A motor ambulance service is certainly 7 cu. in. Amilcar, 01.8 m.p.h.; annual saving of about £7,000 quality, cyclist, stopping when going up useful in cases where three or Le Vack on 61 in. Jap motor- A stoep hill, has to do-clutch, four people have to be removed, cyclo, 119.04 mp.h., Poan on apply his brakes and koop bis but it le far too cumbersome a Peugeot 45 in. motorcycle, 102.8 macbing up. And, in-as-much as method to employ in the case of m.p.b. All the above are mean the main brake of a motor one person bping seriously injured times for the flying kllomotor cycle is operated by the foot, in an accident. Often the minutes covered in two directions. and as the clutch is often operated botweon the time of a mishap by the other foot, the poor cyclist and the arrival at the hospital often wonders how on earth he's moan
mattor of lifo going to have both foot engaged and death, and it and bring his machine to a stand-nothing short of scandalous that still without falling over. If ho no provialon is made for such doesn't apply his foot brake his urgent occasions. There is no machine will possibly run back-possible excuse for official apathy, wards downhill, which means a which is the only explanation engor cars made at four widely spill overy time. It has to be ad- of the absence of modern first aid aparatod points on main roada mitted, and to their credit, that equipment from our existing in England, it would appear that the Indian traffic policemen on ambulance service. Fast, light Forda no longer hold "pride of the Garden Road-Caine Road cars should be provided, staffed placo. The counte ware made cornor do not often stop motor by fully qualified first aid during periods of from two to cycllats coming up the hill, but attendante, so that in the three hours on a Saturday aud the writer of those notes was caso of a "one man" casualty, Sunday, and showed that Morris stoppad the other day when it assistance can be rondorod cars constituted 12.7 per cent, of would have boon botter for all promptly and efficiently. This is the total. concerned if the down coming car absolutely impossible with the Ford was represented by 2.4 had been pulled up. Perhape our slow motor vans now in uso, per cont, while the next in order donaldbrate Trame Inspector will which are frequently-to-be soon-of-number-and-parcentage-were- whisper the necessary advice to slowly labouring along as though Rovers (6.8 por cont), which bla subordinates.
they had all day in which to included both 12 h.p. and 8 h.p. reach thoir destination. Possibly models, the latter being two- if one of our officials concerned cylinder aircooled runabouts. had the misfortune to come to One of the four points was on grief some miles from assistance, a main artory loading out of be would spare a thought for London, and at this count alone victims of accidents who have to Fords were in greater cumbers wait what must seem an inter- than Morris oars, the percentage minable', time, before an am there being respectively 12.4 and bulance arrives to assist them. 10.8.
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The following have joined the Hongkong Automobilo Aanovia: tion since the publication of the last list
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