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Tho recont reference in the some time ago, are now in course Work is in South China Morning Post to the of being widoned. Queensland Ambulance Trans-hand on the firs: throe of those, port Brigade certainly achieved after leaving Castle Peak, and its object in drawing further at when the whole programme is tention to the lack of modern completed, a source of Rorious ambulance transport sorvios in danger will have been removed. Hongkong. The present
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sald to reflact eredit upon Although the popularity of thene responsible for the bend motoring in Hongkong has ling of accident and sickness increased tromondously during) casos neoding immediato skilled the last few yours, there is with- attention and rapid removal to outdoubt, a large number of people bospital. We believe that lighter who would become owner-drivers. vehicles have been ordered, but were the problem of garaging not like the majority of official such a dillicult ono. Very promises in Hongkong, they are few private rosidonces have long time materialising. Thosuticient space for the erection mothod of maintaining the of a suitable place to store a car, Q.A.T.B. might well be employed and the man of moderate means here, and we feel that the public who could afford a car is more would generously respond to such concerned with tho upkoop
humane appeal..
rather than the initial outlay, Now that garages have bool built for oar more affluent re-
A Committee of Management sident's on the Peak district, could! ontrol the Queensland organisa. not the Government consider the tion, and for every pound suggestion of a sort of "Com- they raise by public subscrip-munity Garage" to be orected in tion, the Government subseriba | Kowloon An olaborate build- A like amount. Thoso who ing would not be necessary. bave visited Brisbane, or any of the main point being moderate Besides conferring a the important cities in the State, rental. will remember the enthusiasm boon on the man who needs must with which fotos are organised, watch his pocket, such a facility features of which are the Art would be all for the enhancing of Unions, a kind of raillo, tickets Hongkong's prosperity from tho for which are usually charged standpoints of increased revenue at ono shilling, untitling the and trade. Maybe the KR.A. participate in the will have something to say on haldera to drawing for prizes ranging from the mattor.
louring motor Car to a
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.-
SATURDAY the 18th. October, 1924
(Being the Official Organ of the Hongkong Automobile Association).
FAMOUS RACING MOTORIST KILLED.
When the car driven by Jimmy Murphy, 1922 International racing champton and most con- sistent race winger of the present generation of drivers, dived through a fence in a 150-mile race at Syracuse, N. Y., travelling at 80 miles an hour, ho was so badly Injured that he died a few moments
He also was an aviator. later. Murphy had driven as rapidly as 154 inlles an hour in safety.
FROM LONDON TO INDIA BY MOTOR CAR.
AN ADVENTUROUS TRIP.
DUA BUJA POS KYNJA RAGN
car and its passengers. Both the COMPULSORY INSURANCE. King and his sister, the Princes Eudoxio, went in:o overy detail
IGNITION SYSTEMS UNDER TEST.
formance. More recently, it has obtained gold medals in the North Birmingham Club's Petrol. Į Consumption and Reliability Trial, and in the Warrington The numerous races and road Club's Rollability Trial. On the trials which take place every lattor occasion. It was awarded summer in Great Britain afford the Blake Challenge Cup. excellent opportunities of testing Another successful competitor not only the productions of the in the London-Edinburgh run manufacturers, but also those of was the Lea-Francle, slao "Blic" the firme that specialise in the equipped. This was the make provision of components and which put up such an admirable equipment such as, for example, performance in the R.A.0. Six- the ignition systein. In describ day Trials, and was awarded a ing the recent London-Edinburgh special gold medal for consistent run, tho Autocar specially referred running, hill climbing aud con- to the delight of the spectators. at dition after the trial... the performances of the 7 h.p. Of many other London-Edin- Austins on the very savore hill. burgh antrants oquipped with the known as the "Struggle," on "Blic" magneto, one moro may be Kirkstono Paas, and it is therefore montioned; namely, the Dayliss worth noting that all these littlo Thomas, which is particularly vehicles which showed up so well interesting bocause the same car in respect both of hill climbing gained gold modals in the London- and of reliability wero fitted with Land's End and the Vosey Cup the "Blic" stationary armaturo, Trials this year. The makers magneto, which is, in fact. the report that the car in question standard equipment of this well- has done over 12,000 miles and known and successful vehicle. has never had any adjustment Numerous other cars which made to the magneto or oven to also distinguished themselves in the points,
this particular run are also de- The "Blic" stationary armature pendent ou the same ignition ie so essentially different from system. For example, on the other makes that evidence of this new 14 h.p. Westwood car, manu-kind is particularly valuable, as factured by Mesers. Westwood showing the practical as well as Inca, tho Blio magnoto is a the theoretical advantages of the standard fitting. The firm has adoption of the principle of a adopted the polloy of entering stationary armature and a rotat- only ono car in each trial, and ing magnat. this is an absolutely standard model in every raspect and 'not |
TYRE INSIDE WHEEL
New York, Sept. 18th.-Tho specially tuned up for competi of the car, and even insited on fight for and against compulsory tion work. In the vory first A French inventor has designed tending a hand in separating automobile insurance is being re-event in which it took ansuto wheel with the pneumatio A fow wooks ago Piccadily tyre from a tub. The following newed this year with greater part, namely, the Twenty-four tire inside the rim and solid
Hour Trial of the Liverpool | rubber"outside. Ho claims "im centre of an morning, quite a party assembled Cireus was the animated scene. A large crowd to give the voyagers & send-off vigour.
Last year, five states had bills Motor Club, the Westwood car munity from punctures and blow assembled to 800 Major Forbes and to wish them luck. Leith start on his projected 6,000 From Sofla to Constantinopla proposed to their legislators for was awarded the Daily Courier outs and at the same time batter
This Challenge Cup for the best per- Joushioning effect. this form of insurance. milos' journey to India by land many dotours had to be made, lower vase. Thus the public are given & run for their money," in these nolos recently, we in an ordinary touring car, which owing to destroyed bridges, and year, more stato assemblies are Compulsory automobile insur- while at the same time thoro iedrow attention to the unsatis-except for the Channel crossing, the car was bogged on more than expected to face the question.
occasion when crossing the satisfaction of knowing that factory state of the road from the is to make the entire journey one
The ear, swampy fields in the endeavour anco, in general, would require Lovely auto owner, including bought assists Resevoir to Shatin, some of the under its own power.
which had boon christoned "Felix to rejoin the main road. Eventu- trucks and buses, to carry toards the maintenance of one of sharp
being cornorg
adorned ally after many adventures, Conability insurance for his vehicle, the finest services for alleviation dangerous, while the surface of," and which
21 lurge mascot of it stantinople was of suffering. If our Government the road left much to be desired. with
reachod, and and in some cases an additional cannot spare the necessary funds Motorists will now be glad to/namesak, is a Wolseloy Fourteen Major Forhes-Leith has now leit requirement for property damage |
fully in order to improve our ambulance note the provision made in the touring car. purchased in April there for Alexandretta, service, why not consider the Budget for macadamiring this last, and is practically a standard assured he is going to complete advisability of allowing the public locality, and the decision of modol.
successfully tho opic journey ho to assist in supporting such an the Government to
Major Forbes-Laith, who is has undertaken. straighten essential sorvico?
out some of the more difficult accompanied on his journey byl
ļu cinema operator and a diarist, bends.
was given a very hearty sond-off! on bis daparturo on what is
every
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very
Was
THE KING'S CHOICE.
or injury is provided.
All forms of organizations in- |torested in the least way in auto Iraffio have joined the fight. Be- sido the various automobile as- sociations, manufacturors, own. ora, drivers, taxicab companion The now road to Repulse Bay is
His Majesty would havo con-and associations, safety clubs and A loenl motor-cycling en-jundoubtedly one of the most proving very popular. Besides con thusiast has asked us to pload for exacting tests to which oven, a tinued using his old model Daim-government bodies are included siderably shortening the distance, the organsation of motor cycle modern motor car could be lor, which has been in his service in this general discusion.
All agree on only one paint--- it does away to a large extent reliability tnals similar to subjoctod. The journey through for the last 14 years, if it wore
that the irresponsible driver! with the necessity of travelling the contests hold in other parts France, and across Italy and serviceable enouga.
Since ovon king's cars wear would by this means be made to through the crowded and unof the world. His suggestion is Austria, has Bttle of a specially appotising Chinese districts on apparently the outcome of the trying nature, but no car starting out, however, His Majesty has pay for any personal injury or the old route. When the road to decision to postpone last Satur from England has ever attempted ordered an exact duplicate of it. property damage he might cause. the Peak Hotel is open to the day's speed judging trial, on to penetrato the Balkan country It's a 57 horsepower six or linder, Although this is the chief cause public, (and there seems no rea account of the threatening woa-boyond Belgrade. Tho routo sloove valve engine, which the land argument for the provision, son why it should not he at thether reports of Friday. While wo through Asia Minor also presente Daimler.people had to make esp - Įthere are so many minor points.j
world.
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Compulsory auto insurance has worked with romarkable success in Danmark and Switzerland.
presont moment) the drivo ho-
thecially for the king, because this in the discussion against such a difficulties, whilst reason why reliability many
law that there is doubt whether it tween the two hatole will be one of the finest scenic routes in the trials should not prove popular final portion of the trip, over the model has been discontinued.
The whoalbase of this auto is would pass. In the five states in Dosart, and through among Hongkong motor cycliste, Syrian
162 inchos, 17 inches longer than which the bill was brought up, It) and Porsia to D spood judging trial hardly Mosopotamia comes under that heading. In Quetta, is calculated to give that of the longest Amorican car. failed to pass last year.
The only feature of any import- all probability, had the officials pause to the most enthusiastic What was at firat thought to be decided to carry out the pro- believer in the possiblities of the ance that is now on the car is the
system of four wheel brakes. the frantic blowing of a police grammo in spite of the weather, modern car. whistle, somewhat rudely disa wot day would have kept some The first stage of the journey turbed the peace of our office staff of the competitors away, thus to Constantinopla has now boon on Tuesday last. Investigation lossening the interest of the successfully accomplished. Since proved that the sound emanated compotition. from the now-fangled syron of a passing motor car.
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quarters it was unmistakably a There are many motor cyclists syren, but the fact that it could in Honkong, the latest registra
loaving Fiume, the journey has been particularly, bad, some of it being worse than anything which is anticipated in Aela. Over 300 miles have been done on
bo mistaken for a police whistio tion figures rovoaling no fower fiold track, and at least 100 at a distance, is a mattor which than 338, of which unfortunately, streams and water culverts, have should recolve the attention of but a small percentage aro mom-had to be forded. Many of the so- our C.S.P.
In many countries bors of the Motor Oyola Section called roads, owing to the War, certain types of motor of the H. K. A. A. With aro absolutely ruined and havo now, syrons and horns are banned, larger membership, it would be never been repaired, and "Foliz and this particular type, abould possible to organise Bon. ex. II." has had on occasion to take most emphatically come under callont sport in the way. of to the bad of a river to get rund that catogory. ·
gymkhanas and trials, but until landslides which had obliteratod looal knights of the motor oycle the highway. The car, however, wheel show a keonor interest, is still going strong, and, dospito atruggles ovor..' swampy ortite will bo gratiflod to the comitted" can hardly bo oxits
to the bridges on the pooted expond time and ground and rocky path', has
Fanling Road, anergy in arranging functions for given no mechanical trouble... Csubject of a jury's which there appears to be but
commondation sesat popular demand..
The party were welcomed at
A SPORTING LIGHTWEIGHT.
Hoffa by the King of Bulgaria, Bayer This is one of the first Au who showed much interest in the
arrive in Hongkong.
Bosch
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