MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
or
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, 29th. November, 1924.
Being the Official Orgun of the Hongkong Automobile Association).
LOCAL MOTOR NOTES & NEWS
It would
One of the points emphasised in benefit the consumer. the special report to the Telegraph in fact only be giving official ap-
of this your's motor show at proval to high prices. Olympia, published inst wook, is
that of the general tondency
among British manufacturers to
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It would, howovor, be extremo.
still further reduce the price of ly interesting to soo what the motor vehiclos. This movement effect would be on the sale of really commenced in parnost in Hongkong's superior petrol, were 1921-2, and In the your the standard quality of the Homo sale boro, following drastic reductions woro markat placa on recorded. These have been oolip-Incidentally, this same standard sed by the prices announced at brand sovine to meet with the Olympia- still lower level approval of those who use it- having been raachod. This is there not being any outcry for a undoubtedly one of the most higher grade. We imagine that hopeful signs in British entor-a drop of from 30 por cont, to prise to-day, onsuring-as-it in-135 por cont, in price would influence, docidod an increase in have 2 ovitably must,
eilion.
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AIR "TRUCKS" OF THE FUTURĖ.
A PLEA FOR "THE MAN WITH THE BARROW.
THE RESULT OF
TAKING A CHANCE.
IMPROVEMENT NEEDEO A
LESS FIRE HAZARO
WINGS!
ENGINE
DURABLE FUSELAGE
PONTOONS
́LARGE CARRYING
CAPACITY?
The New Orleans, one of the Douglas planes which encircled the globe, showing its weak and strong spots, as proved by the trip.
BETTER ENGINE.
THE "STITCH IN TIME” POLICY.
That Hongkong may justly boast of its splendid roads is un- sminously agreed by residents! and visitore alike-but if wo pause for a moment to qualify the unstinted praiso-would it not boj to discover that the commonda-i tion, refers to the notable on- ginooring which has been dis- played in the building, rather than Ito the condition in which our
highways aro maintained?
This photograph graphically portrays what happened to an automobile driven by a man who "took a chance!! with 'a tramcar at Washington, D. C.:
DEVELOPMENT OF BRITISH LIGHTWEIGHT MOTOR-CYCLES,
When asked their impressions aftor a spin around the Island or over in the Now Torcitories, visitors invariably express our- prise that we should poss088 90° many miles of "bosutiful roads," but we imagine that the true pur- One definite point the world aviation can be taken up as a port of their statement is that turnover with the accompanying in spite of the fact that the flight has established in the fansi-rogular moans of transportation. they are agreeably surprised at prosperity in trade, and what in mileage basis would receive ability of commercial aviation. Those necessition aro noted in the skill which has been exorcised
We are not very more important, providing work good airing.
Passenger aviation is already the progress of the Douglas planes in outting through hills or skirting for
rooky boights which abound in some of tho army of much impressed with this mile an accomplishment. Large swift around the earth. unemployed in the British Islos. age cry. If for example, eix drivers airplanes are transporting people
To the surveyors The motors wore the greatest this Colony. driving the same type of car were from London to Paris, and bo- source of trouble.
and engineers who have made it checked up on the result of an or tween other points, while further) "Not only did the engines need possible for a car to ascend from But not in Britain alone is this dinary day's running, there would plans are being laid for similar to be replaond six times," says sea-level to hundreds of foot move appreciated. Haro in Hongbo a wide margin between them.
transportation.
Dr. Klemin, "but throughout they above, by the easiest of gradients kong as well as in every corner Without doubt, caroful driver
To have "trucks" flying about nooded far more attention than all honour be given, but un- of the British Empire, the pro- driving on supposedly inferior the air is still something now, the planes. Engine failure forced fortunately, it cannot be said that
by suocesaca recently achieved hibitive cont of British auto-patrol would register just as good, even though the United States is down Major Martin off
the the maintenance of their work 19
in South Africa, whore, as mobiles has in the past boon the if not a better result than a care- doing this with the airmail. shores of Kantak and caused the really beyond adverso criticisin
illustration, it may be stated that stumbling blook to their acqui-loss driver using the highest grado Loads must still be rather light loss of Lioutonant Wade's plano It cannot of course be expected! Amarloan and Continental in a road race near Johannesburg,
of spirit obtainablo.
now road should retain designers have been greatly im- a rider completed the course of and extreme care and preparation between" the Faroe Islands and that a
its original rutloss surface pressed with the recent successes 100 miles, on a Franois Barnett Iceland. must be made for each trip.
having -allowance
to be of the British lightweight motor-(174
0.0.) at an approximate We notice also that there is a The present price might be ox- The Douglas planes which flow
"The engine has always been made for occasional subsidence oyole, and British manufacturers average of 32.6 miles per hour. revolution in the price of petrol ut cusable if there wore an import around the globe are really com.
Other 175 c.c. British machines Home. In the case of motor cars duty to pay, but Hongkong hap-mercial airplanes, Their rugged the main reason for uneasiness. and other "natural causes", but have now catablished a very valu and cycles, any reduction in poos to be a free port, and we noss and simplicity, coupled with It should be pointed out, however, of roads which have borne tral-able load in the production of a have, as already mentioned, put up wonderful performances in the immediately made effective over cannot believe that overhead their additional carrying capacity that while not available in the fio for some few years something miniature engine of 175 c.c.
The road-worthiness of "this recont International Tourist soas, and it is therefore not un-oharges mount up to such an make them available for air same quantities, or as cheaply hotter is expected. reasonable to ask when wo may astounding figure as nearly one trucking purpo688.
replaced, we have now ongines It must be recognised that the machine is amply demonstrated Trophy Bacos. ADVANTAGES. expool to pay for our potrol some-shilling per gallon over and above
which far surpass those used authorities concerned pay con- The success in developing this in endurance."
stant attention to re-surfacing, where in proportion to pricos the ruling retail price in England. current in the British Islog. At
now kind of transportation is Other weaknossos poluted out but that attention seems to take pointed out by Alexander Klomin, by Dr. Klomin wore in the wings the form of "all or none." Tako are sold at Home for is 6d. per Mozars Alex Rose and Co., associate professor of aeronautics and pontoons. With waterproof, for example the road from the gallon, commercial grades being advise us that they have received at New York University, in au- light duralumin covering, rather University playing field to the Is. 4d. On the basis of a half-crown the 1926 schodule of prices for the tomotive industrios.
fire than thoir prosent form of doped foot of Dairy Farm Hill. For the dollar this works. out at ap-various models of the popular hazard in aviation has been largo- linen, the planes could negotiate past year or so, there has never proximately sixty cents, which is Austin These may bely eliminated, he says. Heavy especially the warmer climates been a portion of it but what has
Hoads could be so much below the figure in Hong- obtained on application.
carriod, variod with greator case.
baan in the process of complate Barriors are ro- with It is interosting to note that in climates
their abrupt kong that it is surely time reason
Upposed to these wosk points, re-surfacing. for the difference was explained. future, all the Austin Sevens will changos could be nogotiatod, and however, he showed the airplane's moved-and for a few hundred be equipped with shock absorbers the planes proved their speed fitness no far as its fuselage was yards or so a billiard table effect without additional cost.
capacity and enduraneo.
concorned, its diminishod fire is obtained-but within a few Yot there must be considerable hazard and its enlarged carrying wocks, ruts and pot-holes, appear improvement before commercial capacity.
and gradually become worse for the simple reason that the old adago "A stitch in time"..... "18" everlooked.
the present time, standard grades
CATR.
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Sometimes we are told that the grade sold hero is vastly superior to that sold in England and Roaders are rominded of the Amorica. While we are willing arrangement whereby Hongkong! to admit that probably cheap residents may purchase an Austin grades can be procurad by those "Twelve"
on
Tho
or "Twonty" hore, CAR BUILT TO BEAT U. S. who are not particular what thoir and take delivery when
SPEED RECORD. machine rung on, we are not furlough in England. After using inclined to bellove that the stand- the car for any poriod up to six ard brands sold in the British months, the Austin Company will Isles аго far below the pack and ship it to Hongkong, quality of our local supplies, where the local agents will take of freight car delivery and assemble it without hardly explain the puzzle any additional charge. boonuso Hongkong is actually Eome of the producing contros than is England.
The mattor
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JEWETT'S NOTABLE SUCCESS.
aro unfamiliar
Few people with the humblo individual to be soon pottoring about the country roads of England unostentatious ly puebing his barrow of filling. Paris, Oct 15th.-France is pro-
Repeating the performance at up material. Thore is neithori paring to send to America a racer Albany two weeks before, two rut nor pot-hole too small for his Jowett Specials won first and attention, and sometimes a smáti entrusted with tho mission of bringing back the world's short second in the Byracuse, N. Y stone roller is tucked away in distance spoed record.
Automobile Club's third annual the hedgerow as part and parcel This record, now hold by
hill climb recently. Last year's of his equipment. The man ond From the Hongkong Hotel Tommy Milton, is 156.4 miles a record time of 1 minuto, 31-4/5 his outfit may be quite insigni- Motor Department we have hour, establish in his 16-cylinder seconds sat by a Jowett was ficant-but it is the significsnoo received a particularly, artistic Dussonborg at Daytona Beach. lowered to 1 minute, 22-2/5 of his mission which counts- The other day we heard a local calendar for 1925. It consists of To make such a short stretch at
that of unobtrusivoly maintaining motorist suggest that aftor on the reproduction of six water a faster paco M. Moglia, connect-
Englleh roads at a standard of allowance of say, five por cont. colours by Harold Good, pored with the Ballot and the Talbot. George Royalde, driving the excellence all the year round,” for additional charges, froight etc. įtraying in A dolightfully Darracq companies in Franco, has winning Jewett, won two first The ostablishment of such a a tax be made on local patrol umorous manner the well know designed a 400-horsepower car prizes, one in the platon displace-a sytem here would not involve profits. Whilo this might prove orms employed in describing built solely for spood, to the order mont aluse event; the other for a heavy expense on the contrary a useful source of rovonuo to the various types of automobiles. of M. Djalaleddin, an Eggtina winning the free-for-all. Government, we fail to see how The whole production can be sportsman, who will accompany In the open raco the Jewetis saving by prolonging the porjod the not of taking away even half truthfully described as the profit would in any way work of art,
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car.
seconds.
It should affect a considerable
a real the car to America,
Bosido tho high spood feature, All were set to
met five spogial hill-climbers, of affectiveness once re-surfacing
break the has been completed,” the car will show a new way to Jewott's hold on the Automobilo
Until "the tuan with the reduce weight. With the stand-ub of Syracuse Championship barrow takes to the road in ard 56-inch tread in front there Cup. When won three times the Hongkong and demonstrates the PROTECTING UNTENDED CARS. body work of the
The well be only a 37-inch tread in The Automobile Association magistrates Inflicted a fico of 58. the rear, and the differential will our will go to the Jewett as the wisdom of adopting the "stitch
In view of the provalence of he oliminated.
wo shall not Champion Hill-Climber of the in time policy has recently received several complaints of oasus in which this nuisanco the Automobilo) At the same time, use of dur-United States, according to the onjoy the pleasure of motoring cars loft unattended for short Assoolation has doolded to pro-alumin water japkate and the programming of thle avent each over roads free from the annoy- periode havo boon disfigured by socute in all cases where there is Batho matal at other advant- personis deliberately soratching sufficient evidence to ensure eagoous points will reduce the The next best time to the and pot-holes.
the paint work in various ways.
At the Coventry Polloo Court
convlotion.
the Assoolation recently pro- debutedy an offender.
On this
year.
Bosch
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anco and discomfort born of ruts Here's to the "man with the barrow."! weight of the car to a minimum, Jowett's was 1 minute, 28-4/5 The engine will be an eight, in eoconds by a well-known night | two chetings of four caoh. Each cylinder automobile,*
The Brst automobile journal cylinder will have a carburetor A crowd estimated at between Troopers seus thore momber was published in 1895, while the and supercharger lå permit of 10,000 add 15,000 persons witness, handle the crowd found it dif Nói wih a knife in his first automobile race was staged full fuel supply at the highest | ed this year's hili-climb, An on- fiouli to keep the people of the Windushmanla casline along the in the same year.”
possible, speade.
tire top of New York State raidway up the stee