MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, 8th. November, 1924.
Being the Official Organ of the liongkong automobile 'Association).
LOCAL MOTOR NOTES & NEWS
The other day we heard a com- twenty-five per cont should be
short deducted from the result shown, plaint concerning the
question once and for all. We shall be pleased to place any private owner in touch with the gentleman concerned.
ANOTHER VISITOR.
FORECASTS OF STUDEBAKER OFFICIAL.
During the past week, we have had the pleasure of an interesting chat with Mr. George E, Willis, the manager of the Export Salos Department of the Studebaker Carporation. Mr. Wilks is on a flying world tour, and since he left the States in April last, haa visited England, every corner of the Continant, India, Straits Settlements, Dutch East Indies, Australia and New Zealand. Ho is now completing the last stage of his journey through China and Japan, from which countries he San proceeds homewards, via Francisco.
mileage owners get out of their cars, and of the difficulty ox- perienced in carrying out a Our informant has kindly really effective and reliable test. offered to place the tank and In view of the practice of some necessary oquipment at the dis- drivers in taking their master's posal of any of our readers who car out for the pleasure of their desire to settle this debatable friends, it is all the more im portant that every owner should know as nearly as possible, how many miles he should get to the gallon. Although such knowledge may not entirely save a car from unauthorised use, it being possiblo
Motor oycling members of the for the chauffour to purchese his
"Dating from the time of the Hongkong Automobile Associa- own petrol, it would tend totion should refer to the notice of Civil War, the name Studebaker lossen the ovil.
the dinner which is to be held at has been associated with trans.
said Mr. the Hongkong Hotel on Thursday portation vehicles," next. Wo are informed that Willis. At that time, the firm. Upon instituting enquiries from there has already been a good was recognized as the foremost technical sources, we discovered response from those intending to builders of high class horse drawn that, by taking little trouble, be present, but in order that carriagos, and continued in that **It was simple and reliable test can be satisfactory arrangements may position until 1900. made. All that is necessary is the be made, members who have not then realised" continued Me, attachment of a one gallon tank yot algaifled their intention of Willis, "that the era of the drawn to the windshield support, direct. being present, are requested to vehicle was rapidly passing, and ly connected to the carburottar. make immediato appliostion for that the solf-propelled machine The car is then taken out to tickets. In the interest of would supersede the old mode of a district whore a sudden stop is proposed competitions for the transport. not likely to occur in congested future,, we hope, to see a very traffic, and driven until the large number of "knights of the engine stops from lack of gas. wheel" present. Upon starting, a chock is made,
of the speedo motor which is
checked again when the car: comes to a standstill.
The appreciation of
this state of affairs caused the firm carefully to study the question
of placing a Studebaker" auto- carriage on the market, and thus,
MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD'S MOTOR-CAR.
PAIGE JEWETT.
-9154
This the first picture taken of Mr. Ramsay Macdonald's motor-car which was presented to him by Sir A. Grant, Mr. Macdonald is soon standing la front.
TWENTY-FOUR HOUR TEST.
In the twoaty-four hours race for the Rudgo-Whitworth Cup at
the year 1900 saw a golf propelled Le Mans, a diagnificent victory
miles-
NEW PETROL REVOLUTION.
of motor
FURTHER SUCCESSES.
two leading Jowetta driven by Edward A. Bachle and George. Raynolds. Only twenty-two- of the forty-nine ontni's road,
The rules for the events were- Paige and Jowett automobiles adapted to read that the Bre for the third successive year ran three races should be for automde away with the honours in the Al-biles of this last year's manufacé bany Times-Union hill olib,ture, built to sell to the general at New Salem, New York. : public. The fourth and last event
A Jowett special lowered the was thrown open to all cars and hill record by twenty-two seconds made a free-for-all cars with despite the fact that the length of platon displacement of 300 cuble the elimb was increased this year inches and over.
|from eight-tentha to nine-tenths It was in this event that the mile. Last year's rocoud Jewett Specials set the new re- set by a Paige was one minute dords. In the same event the eighteen and two-fifths seconds. Paige which qualified under the The time this year was fifty-six rules as a car of this or last and afty-two- one hundredthe years' manufacture, having been' seconds,
Daytons modal sold last year The third annual Times-Union won the oup for the fastsat time hill climb was under A. A. A. made on the hill by these auto-
time was sanction. The rules for the mobiles. Its events were adapted from the minute, aight and thirty-seven official "three A" hill rules to meet hundredths soooads. Thoss-carn the special conditions which the wore forced to carry full equipe Albany auto dealers imposed mont up the hill but were allow upon entrants. An electric timed to fold the tops down. Ing device employed to register
the exact time required by each
car going up the steep grade.'.
MORE TRUTH THAN OAS.
ona
In its issue of Friday before the hill olimb, the TimesUnion The repairer says that no master printed a list of forty-nine how perfect they are when they entrants. Included among these leave the shop they always come: entrees were a prominent eight-back.
cylinder automobila, the driver An emergency brako is some. of which was to be a famous old thing you 1100 so Infrequently time racing champion; a steam that you forgot to use it when
make; car of prominent
A necessary. specially built six-cylinder dar Some road hogs carry their dogs which once won the Pikes with them when they drive, but Peak Mountain olimb; and care somehow manage to do most of
Bosch
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Made in many different types and admirably adapted to the varying designs and operating conditions of motor care and motor cycles:
r 1212 e. 18 m/m for cycles...... $1.60 r1616 e 2 for Fords... 1.60 1,60 r 1616 o for motor cars ......
'r 2212 a 15 m/m for motor cars 1.60 r 2218 & 18 m/m for motor care 1.60 BOSCH PRECISION SPANNERS:
ZONAL SYSTEM INSTEAD OF FIXED PRICES "The Brst steps were recently We are informed by the Dragani maobing built and placed on the was achieved by the only British announced in London in what of many other standard makes the barking themselves. Motor Car Compan that there market, a machine which during car entered, John F Duff's 3 litre there is reason to believe w
The eight-cylinder car and thei A car on the street is worth: bas been a reduction in the prica the intervening years has become Bontley. This car was driven by prove a rovolution in petrol prices stanmor fallad to show on the two in the garage.
famous, not only in America, but the owner and F. C. Clement, and of the Dodge Special Type
and the sale of patrol.
afternoon of the race but the
In view of current discussion of The clutch should not be taken machine. Although this special
in every country of the world,
covered 1,29034 milos, equal to an The Studebaker is not a cheap average speed of 5334 miles per ing petrol at a fixed price 18 likely and
The present method of retail Pikes Peak winner was present the subject it should be noted that down hill, out
bocause
third if model has only recently boon
beb nd the no fast care ever smoka. car" continued Mr. Willia, "but "coasting" is indulged in, the placed on the market, it has mat a car built essentially for the hour. The victory is all the more to be abandoned. It will be re- rosult is more in the nature of with such a good reception that medium class field-an auto- credited with his last 90 minutos known as the "zonal" eelting remarkable, as Duff was not placed by what will become.. a freak record. In order to the factory has been enabled to mobile which, owing to the vast running, during which time ho arrive approximately at the effect a reduction in price by
Byatom. millonge figure to be expected in GS100.00. on account of increased resources and modern equipment probably covered another 100
Stated briefly, the first movOB of the factory which builds it, ordinary traffic, from twenty to production.
in this onterprise involve the reprosonte quality and ability
Of forty-three starters, includ-following price reductions, : --- which is usually only found in
is announced by the automoblies selling in a muching most of the famous interna. when a private owner, Achillo higher priced field. During the tional racing cars, many with leading distributors
that the price of Varzi, on a Norton motor-cycle last six years, the whole of our six-cylinder engines, only four spirit
completed the course. motor spirit in London and was placed first in the 500 c.c. plant has boon re-built on the toon class, covering 40 kilos in 3 hours most modern lines, and it is Retiremonts in nearly every caso certain districts adjtoont thereto, 31 mins. This wonderful por-bacause of this that we are able were due to mechanical failures. will be reduced id. per gallon formance was achieved on to build a machine which offers The 3-cylinder Bentley was a The new retail prions in theso British machine of
machine. standard such pronounced advantages at standard
Rapson areas will be as follows:- manufacture.
{straight-alfed tyros
1/6 per gall. such a moderate prico.
used Standard brands... wero
In the Durban Johannesburg
Wo firmly believe that the and gave excellent service. K.L.G. Commercial brands 1/4 per gall.
LONDON BENEFITS. Too Hungarian T.T. Races wore Race. 1924 (the blue riband of presont is a transportation ora-plugs and an S. U. carburettor
This new partial move towards held this year, over a course of motor-cycling in South Africa) that the automobile is the great-played their part, while Perrot 280 kilometres of tortuous roads, British motor-cycles covered got factor in modern businoss and front wheel brakes and Hartford that development which, bellovod development. In America in 1919 shock absorbers formed part ofta bo imminent gives an advant steep hills, and precipitous in-themselves with glory.
age to Londoners, and certain ad there was one automobile to overy | the chassis equipment. clines, British machinos swopti Over a course which, in many 13 inhabitants; since then the
jaoont districts, though at the the board in the 250 c.o., 350 c.o.parts, consistod of nothing but
moment the benefit is compar- numbor of automobiles has foor- and 500 a.o. classes.
dirt tracks, mountain passes and eased beyond all anticipation, and that the Federal Government,
tively small. The 250 c.c. class was secured long stretches devoid of babita although to-day financial writers recognising the potentiality of the confidently be looked for.
Further developments may by a Cotton (British) machine, tion, Alfred Long. on a 314 h.p.
industrial and economical automobile, has agreed to sub- while the 350 0.0. class was won British Sunbeam, completed the questions afirm that the peak sidise the States in the cost of large a proportion of the cost of It is not generally known how by an A.J. 8. (British), with course of 39616 miles in just over has been reached, manufacturers road building, the basis being a patrol in le made up by transport Sunbeams (British) in second hours, with an average speed of are inclined to think otherwise. dollar granted for avery dollar charges. When patrol is deliver-
Rospectively, the years 1920- expended by States. This nobiovement broke all 1923
ad all over the country, as it is! in "The Importance of this modo by the big compaulos in what. Is previous records and is the more American automobile production of developinant te also recognised popularly termed the combine. remarkable in that time occupied of from 1,800,000, to 4,200,000, It is a remarkable fact that ofle over half-an-hour, less than 90 per cent. of which were in Australia," said Mr. Willie, the actual cost of distribution-
certain high powered American sold in the States Our own
Last year our seven representawbon averaged out-ls approxi- Six machines.
production increased from 38,000 tives in that country sold no less mately 8d. por gallon.
When patrol is sold in one these wore all of British manu inso wore included in the first year the demand was so great for is overy indleation of that guro particular spot-*, London
Further, four Sunbeam mach in 1919 to 150,000 in 1920. Last than 6,000 Studebakers, and there nine places, and secured first our cars that orders had to be being greatly increased for the chosen primarily to suit the The Swiss Grand Prix, 1924. prize in the Team Event, while filled on the porcentage basis to current year.
finanolal convenience of the for motor-cycles was held near anothor British team socured dealers.
"Concerning China, I feel suro sellor rather than the interests of Gonova.
|second place, (the Chater Loa, It ie oqually true of other that when settled conditions are the general publlo, the cost of distribution" is only about 14. The two most important classes (team).
countries as of America in rospect the order of the day, many thous wore won by a 347 s.o. Sunbeam The world's record for long to mechanical transport, I don't ands of automobiles will be sold; por galton..
The so-called, pirate pstrol 4British) and a 493 o.c. Sunbeam distance motorcycle coasting is bellove that any industrial in fact, the Chinese market offers
claimed by Waitor Locke & Co., country can successfully compete one of the greatest possibilities in companies with obosen sale arene In the latter race, which was motoroyale distributors of Lahore, in the world's trade without the the world.. The road to Canton should, therefore, sell an equal for sanfor mao'inos, the winner India, for a pair of local riders extensive use of the quickest alono, would domand many quality petrol for about 61.
gallon less than the prise charg. averaged a epsod of 61.4 m.p.h.. On a recent trip, one riding a solo form of personal transport and hundreds of now automobiles."
In the 24-hour Race, held at machine and the other with a that is undoubtedly the automa- In conclusion, Mr. Willis men-ed by the big companies. Whiteuntide in the Forest of sidecar outßt, they coasted 20 bile; which greatly increases the tioned that radical changes have the big companies will ultimately What effect this new move of Saint Germain, near Paris, a. 493 miles without once starting the offlolony of the community.". boon made in the Isteat |have on the " pírate" companies 0.0. o.h.v. Bunbeam was sucoose-motora. This long descent brought Mr. Willis bore out the state- | Studebaker modols, changes ful, and covered a total distance them from an elevation of 10,000 ment made in an interview we which have only been made pos- remains to be seen. of 952 miles, an average speed of foot to practically sea level and published in this supplement last alble by the facilities which are
fraction undór 40 m p.h.** tho fow
upgrados and level wook, ooncerning the wonderful at the disposal of the factory on Garages 'have done more to In the Spanish Grand Prix, stretches which were encounter progress soon in the last few mocount" of the revolutionary koop oam from serving their held near Barcelona, another ed en route were negotiated on yours in the rural districts of the nature of the new equipizient owners than all the bad weather dey British success was obtained? momentum alone..
United States. He also stated Installed.
in history.
third and places.
In the 500 o o. class the first.
and second places wore secured
by Sunbeam machines.
the total number, only
machines finished the courso, and
facture.
machine.
43.0 m p.b.
an
84W an
increase
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$11.31
$2.10
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$5.00
$5.00
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$8,50 Long
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