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MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, 23rd. January, 1925.
Being the Official Orgon of the Hongkong Automobile Association).
LOCAL MOTOR NOTES & NEWS
HERE'S HENRY'S LATEST.
Columbia
Although from time to timo, tho Hotal. Elsewhero in this issue, attention of the authorities has we give an interesting note on boon drawn to the unsatisfactory the progross mado during the fow atato of the Colony's motor am-years this factory has boon in The makers claim bulance service, the months con-operation. tinue to quietly slip by without that there are any sign of improvement. Official time apathy in such a malter as this the raads
is to be regrotted, there being nojany
at the present more of their Cath On at Home than of other mako of machine,
erouso whatever for the non-pro- ineluding Fords. Such a claim, vision of modern first-aid equip
ment.
if correct, and we have every rosson to ballove that it is, speaks volumes for tho excellence of the "Morris" products, and is a tribute to the British motoring industry.
Without the slightest doubt, Occur whero many accidents the injured aro compelled to Buffor unnecessary pain
Wo understand that tho whilst awaiting the arrival of
Morris Cowley", 2 seater will one of the cumbersome lorry- ambulancos, when the provision sell at approximately $1,900, tho of light care, suitably equipped 4 soator at $2,000, while the
> and staffed, would save suffering, "Morris Oxford," equipped with
and possibly, life itself.
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Then there is also the question
of economy. Fow matorieta have!
a
Casualty
or
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balloon tryos and four whool brakes will be priced in the region. of $3,000.
rua,
Henry Ford, always up to something now, is building the largest and most powerful elec- tric locomotive in the world to haul freight on his D. T. & 1. Railroad. The super-ongino, which is under construction at his Highland Park plant, will woigh 340 tone and will have sixteen 250 horas-power motors. It will be capable of hauling a train of 150 loaded care.
THE UP-TO-DATE
ENFIELD.
MANUFACTURER'S
PROGRAMME.
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London:
AMERICAN MOTOR CAR NOTES.
US MANUFACTURERS AT OLYMPIA.
DEMAND FOR HIGH SPEED
CARS.
The Royal Enfield programme
The following care were dis- The cars which are being sold not seen the existing vobiolos in One of the lattor cars recently for 1925 has boon made
comprobonsive by the introduc-played at the Eighteenth Inter-in America to-day are the cars non-stop angino
meet these requirements national Motor Exhibition organ- which the vicinity of villages out in the made a Now Territories, or on the other under R.A.C. observation, from tion of two types of 234 hPized by the Society of Motor and the same companies are tho doing the most export, side of the Island, bringing in Land's End to John o' Groats, machines, thus catering for ovoty Manufacturers and Tradors, Ltd., oneв
of motor cyclist. The of achieving the distinction of being class sickness. Surely A smaller the first and only car to completo world-wide popularity of the 24in connection with the Royal businose.
b.p. Two-Stroke and 8 h.p. Side-Automobilo Club and held in Oc-
In England and on the contin- ambulanco would prove more this severe text.
car Combination machines, and taber at the famous Olympia in
ont of Europa opon cars are the efficient and economical. I twould
their raputation for distinctive appoar that when the -prosent
and unfailing ·Buick,- Chrysler, Cadillac, most popular and it is common to! Appearance system was established, those
With the growing need for reliability, place them in a unique Chevrolet, Dodge, Durant, Essex. ride with tops down. In America responsible for its inception were rapid commercial transport in the
position in tho motor cycle Fliut. Hudson, Hupmobile, Mar the whole tendency is toward Within five years thinking only of fires or house Colony, the special business world.
mon, Maxwell, Moon, Oakland, closed cars. collapses, whore, on account of the motor vans built by the well
Foot-operated control for the Oldsmobila, Overland, Packard, seventy per caut. of the production crowded nature of most districts, known firm of Dodge Brothers, several hospital cases might be should prove of great assistance gears on the 214 h.. machines Paigo-Jowott (the name of one of motor cars in America will be
has now been adopted. This is a car in England), Reo Rollin, closed cars. expected. If that can be used as
to local merchants whose busi distinct improvement, as it is now Studebaker and Willys-Knight.
In lands foreign to (ho Amori- an oxcuse, there is no ronson whyness calls for the constant mounnecessary to remove either such 2
oan complaint is made that the mistake should noting of merchandise. Although it hand from the handlebar whon Fifteen custom body builders side curtains on American cars be admitted and immediately will take SOTHO time before changing gear. An Open Frame were entered as exhibitors at the romodiod.
modern methods supersede the model of 24 hp, is introduced, twentieth annual
are faulty. The answer is that Automobilu in Amorica side curtaine laborous system of coolies haul-euitable for the lady or gentleman Salon held recently in New York.
вге littlo used. Complaint ing trucks, enterprising business who wishes to use a motor cycle Included among the motor cars is made too that tool kits should England's most famous moder-men will not be slow to recognize for shopping, riding to golf, ote, exhibited wore the Cunningham,
improved. In American ato priced ear, the Morris the saving of time by employing without having to wear special Duesenberg, Excelsior, Isotta cities and towns garagen Cowloy and the Morris Ox-medarn transport facilities. The clothing.
Entirely now 234 h.p. machines Fraschini, Maybach, Mercedes, handy so that motor tool, kits aro ford" will in future he represpilforage question is also solved ented in Hongkong by the Motor to a large extent by using lock-have been throughly tested and Minorva, Renault, Rolls-Royce not used like they are abroad.
and Voisin. Tho Maybach Department of the Hongkong up motor vehicles.
are entirely satisfactory. Both chassis came from the shops
designed which
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-MOTOR TRANSPORT.
ITS DEVELOPMENT AT HOME.
20 years that great organization Jongino.
A coming-of-ago banquet of the Commercial Motor Usors As- sociation (Incorporated) was hold motor
tho local
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not to be EB5U In America
because there is a filling station
jalmost on every corner.
NEW MOTOR FUEL PASSES TEST.
Paris, Deo 10.-Exhaustiva
side valve and O.H.V. models
the Amor- The American who goes to are capable of high averago
ed to find potrol tanks attached had done a good deal of work in speeds. Mechanical lubrication can war-prize dirigiblo, Z-R-3. England for first time is surpris. fashioning the law. If in the last is common to both types of
to the running boards of motor During the month of August.cars. These of course aro for had not appeared before thei Detail improvements only have 1924, the owners of motor cars emergency purposes. They are various committees they might been carried out in the 8 h.p. in America, together with other still have had a man with a red motor cycle, but the Sidecar fitted users of gasoline, consumed 819,- or yellow flag walking in front of to Model 180 is a new one of 467,892 gallons. This is
vehicles. To-day they pleasing design. The Do Luxo increase of nearly thirty million at the Savoy Hotel in London were almost chartored libertines Model 190 includos Lucas "Mag-gallons over July. The gasoline
dyno" of the streets.
Lighting Sot, Lamps, production for the month was recently.
Sit William Joyron-Hicks, In epite of what had been done Horn, and large roomy Sidecar 755,779,685 gallons, M.P., who was one of the princi- during the past 20 years in the with Windsorcon.
The prices of Royal Enfield A study of tho cars displayed pal speakers, said it was 21 years road position of this country, ago to that vary day that their thore was a vory great need for motor cycles are no low as is con- at the London and Paris mo or COSTING TENTH GABOLINE, chairman road a very remarkable further improvement. Speaking sistent with the retention of that car shows by American man- paper before the Royal Auto- as one who was not a member of bigh quality for which they are ufacturers again demonstrated tests by the artillery laboratories mobile Club, the outcome of which any Government and with com-justly famous. The Dragon Motor that trafllo conditions and the at Vincennes are said to have demands of oxisting street and justified fully the claims made for was the formation of the asso-plete freedom, he could not help Car Company aro
highway conditions, are having a now motor fuel extracted from ciation. Twenty-one years ago fooling that the increase of taxa-agents,
more and more of an influence dobonzolized coaltar by a process there were some 20 petrol lorries tion from £8,000,000 to £6,000,
NEW SPEED RECORD. upon motor car construction and invented by M. Makhonino, a and 1,000 steum vehicles in this year was one which called for
dosigh, Tolllustrato:
Russian engineer. country. Not one of the original little mild agitation on their committee would have dared to part. The Road Fund had boon BTUDEBAKER BIG SIX IN
SOUTH AFRICA. bavo prophesied that within 21 of incalculable assistance to the
a car capable of going at least tractors, according to Le Malin It 70 miles an hour so that hilla dovolopad much greater power years there would be 203,15 oor- last two Governments in regard
JOHANNESBURG (Special),
bo mado without the than gasoline and gave slightly may mercial vehicles licensed in this to dealing with unemployment.
The country nooded improved Dospito extremely advores road shifting of goars and to provide higher mileage to the gallon. Its country, of which approximately
a now automobile quick acceleration. It is being cost is said to be but one-tenth 30,000 were stoam vobicles, 20,000 roads, and must have them, and conditions, electric,
gasoline. Further and the rost petrol he was convinced that bo 20th speed record was established on demonstrated daily that the fast, that
bo'woon vehicles. Those were romark-century was going to be a con November 27th, last
esey-to-handio, flexible car is the experiments are to be made with He was Capotown and Johannesburg, ablo figuros. Thore were 94,153 tury of road traffic. mo or hackney vahtoloa licensed bound to confess that the roads South Africa. The distance of 979 ono which expedites the hand-forty trucks which will cover. between 2000 and 3000 miles oech. [ling of stroot traffic.
Exporta bara are withholding and over 3,000 motor-tractors and of England to-day were not pro-miles between the two points was
judgment, although inclined to be road locomotives. There were to. porly adapted, and were not wide covered in 31 boura, actual run.
The publlo is demanding cara skeptical of the merits claimed day upwards of 300,000 mechan enough or straight enough for ning time. The previous record
ally-propelled vehicles in this the road traffic of the next few was 38 hours, 18 minutes or 6 which can stop quickly, ride com for the fuel. country veed for commercial pur-years. They wanted to make hours and 50 minutes more than fortably, can be operated aobami- transport cheaper, quicker, and the new record. The car scally and easily and are flexible. longer, will, a motor-wise The effect of the work of the more offective in order that it Studebaker Big Six-was driven No pioneers of that ssociation upon should be the great handmaid of the entire distance by Mr. A. public in the great cities of the the trade and commerce of the the trade of this country, and Vanrooyen. The engine was not world tolerate oars which taka up country, was remarkable. During contribute to its increasing pros: shut off ones between the two most of the strast, in turning
alties. Go the past 21 years the association, Perity..
poses alone.
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The public is today demanding
kratund
.
When used in heavy trucks and
of
SAFETY EPIGRAM.
A safety slogan soen on a stato highway" Our roads are wide and smooth while some motoriste are narrow and rough.” ·
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