MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, 7th. February, 1925.
(Being the Official Organ of the Hongkong Automobile Association),
R
LOCAL MOTOR
NOTES & NEWS
content with an ride in 毽 hired Not only is tho
Thore still appears to be plenty sign which is gradually bringing of scope for improvement in tra- the pleasure of motoring within Mo control in Hongkong. Ceca-tho means of folk who, hitherto sionally one notices an Indian or had to rost Chinese traffic control officer who occasional does exercise intelligence in the machine. porformance of the duty, but it tendency to reduce prices ovident, has to be admitted that such but along with it there is a instances are the exception to the healthy compotition to increase zulo. There is no doubt as to the officiency and supplement equip. officioncy of the European mom-mont. On the local market this bars of this important department, is particularly noliconble in the but it in extremely unfortunato case of Hudson, Essex and Dodge that neithoythe Indian nor the cars. Chinoso constablo appears to understand the importance of this work,
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One would have thought that tho
would universal Ford have already reached the lowest
If the constable on point duty rung of the price ladder, but tho agent for the appear to bo uncertain when tovon directing traffic, the driver gan famous" Flivver" has announced Those appoor hardly be blamed for Interpreting big reductions. signals, to suit himself. Until it elsewhere in this supplement. ia thoroughly instilled into the Mr. Harper reports good busi- brain of the Indian or Chinese noss in South China, and predicts representative of the law that his an oven greater domand for theso signals must be quickly and in-popular machines during 1925, telligently givon, and that all
drivers must pay instant heed to
VIEWS OF PROMINENT MANUFACTURES.
Safety
(Special Service to the Hongkong Telegraph.)
Busses
Service
BY THOMAS P. HENRY
BY WALTER C. WHITE President, The White Motor Company.
The growth of the automotivo industry during 1924 was so pro-
hie instructions we cannot expect From the Hongkong "Socony "President, American Automobile Bounced that 1925 scoms to hold
to sed prosent conditions bettered. oflico, wo have received a most
jattractive booklet in colours ontitled "Civilisation Awhoal,"
Association.
unusual promise. Although there soome to be a public impression to the contrary, the figures establish
BY HENRY FORD. that the past year's business was It is interesting to note the being "An Interrupted History
The yoar 1924 was good to the largest, with only one excep I'm an optimist. Why shouldn't j to thol tendency amongst
mun-of transportation up somo ufacturers to reduce the price of prosent ago. We understand that motorists of the United States. tion, in the history of motor I be optimistic about business
conditions? their cars. This was particular these will shortly be distributed Much was accomplished for their transportation.
Motor buasos Bre making others bonofit. Essential points in auto- and noticeable
motorists ly
at last year's among
motive progress includo tho notable stops of progress, Trans- We have money. We havo raw Olympia, and it is a welcome interested.
morgor of the American Auto- portation and public service are mobile Association and National finding busson indispensable, products. We have room. Motorists' Association into the especially in co-ordination with have men.
steam railways, we have people. OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS. towers have been put up, more new A. A. A.; repoal of war taxon electric and
and widor streets croatod, and on automobilos; addition of two There are now 155 electric rail-
Let us expand. Distrust of our boulevard stop laws passed. Yot and one-half millions of motoriste, ways using some 2000 busses, an the traffic accidents go on and mainly because of state and increase over the previous year of destiny, fear of our future should! anginoore continue to search for federal aid in road building; and, 55 por cont, in the number of rail- have no place in our minds. Fear the ideal system.
the Hoover conference, the begin ways and an increase of 152 por should be chucked overboard. ning of a nation-wide campaign cent in the number of busses. In
ENDEAVOURING TO SOLVE CONGESTION PROBLEMS.
Two outstanding problems CON- front mofordom to-day. Thoy
copcorn
1. Traffic.
2. The motor bus.
Wo
We have ideas and
RELIEF BY BUS. The motor bus is coming in to improve safety conditions for supplementing all other forms of Of course, I am more interested faster than ovor, in an effort to motorists. In retrospect 1924 was transportation, busses are pro in people than I am in profit. I help solve this difficulty, rather a great motoring year, but we viding additional travol facilities than compute with the street look forward with the expectation for the public and greating a want the heart of my industry to Auto improvements, fuel supailways, interurbans and ateam that 1925 will be oven botter. ply costs, used cars, all are prac roads. In fact, it is con- tically lost within the shadow of those two questions aportant tonded, the
motor bus is not
as they are in themselves, they being introduced to replace the
It is intended as stroot car. do not approach the significanco the authorities place on the traffic supplomontary means of trans
and motor bus,
portation.
For the reliof of trafflo Every city in the country, congestion, the motor bus helps in with hardly an exception, is try-
mon and
AN INTERESTING TOUR.
OVER THE SIMPLON ON
A WOLSELEY. Wa have received from Mr. F. H. Forshaw the following account ing to make driving and walking bringing down town
women who otherwise woukl safer. Every state and municip drive to work. That koeps some of an exciting Alpine tour. ality has the passenger carrying potential motorists from increas problem to tackle.
So important are these mattoreing the auto dousity that a national con'oronoo has
Sovoral railroads and
under the direction of Socrotary
tempt to alleviate them.
businose area.
have oven gone
tions one combined puzzle-
The traffle tangle presents itself motor bussos in
Moro intonse
In the ond, show
usa
volumio of new traffic.
Wo
be sorvico.
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HUDSON FORECAST.
and
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mountain side on to the road boneath, or beyond to the river. Three times we loft the car to remove those obstacles from our metres of Gondo we perceived a path, but whon within two kilo-
The year 1925 looks to be ono tremendous fall of rocks, many of the most encouraging seasons. tons in woight, piled up on the the automobile industry ovor "I started from Sion on the road, we realised this was an im-onjoyed. Values have reached a in the morning of the 29th August last passo beyond our strength to point which can truly be referred in my 15 h.p. Wolseley car with move. We there upon proceeded to as phenomenal. Business in strast three other passengers, and lug-on foot to Gondo, where gonoral is much intproved. boon going on at Washington.railway systems have slreay gago for all. Much rain had sovured the services of fourtoon Production of automobiles of Commerco Hoover, in an at-adopted the motor bus to gain fallen the provfous day, and the willing volunteers who, with iron distinguished by more oareful this class of passengera. Others sky portanded a further fall. On bare, roturned to make a passage selection of materials and botter Ho far as to arriving at the entrance to Brigue just sufBolant to permit the car to workmanship, combined with a Street railways, railroads, taxi-abandon short runs in favour of we found the river swellon in poss. It was thon dark, so we desire to give more in service cab companies, transportation motor bus. These are only boight above the road-bridge, spent the night at Gondo, where and satisfaction to the buyer.
Power plants are improved, companios of all kinds are trying startore in what is expected to against which firemen were bulld we were made as comfortable as to find a way out of a difficulty booms one of the greatest trans- ing a barricado with sand-bags to the circumstances permitted. The body designs are more attractive that, in a way, makor both the traffic and the motor bus situa portation systems in the country. stem the overflow on the road. We next morning, having passed the and more comfortable, Closed of returned about two kilometres, 'Douane,' wo proceeded ehoorily cars with their added comfort and took the old and now little on our way, only, however, to be and utility are growing more citios may
pulled up át Incile,
popular. Hudson inotoriste frequented road built by Naploon again
Bido had fallonable car closed values. strocts, poorly designed ́eilios. /a chaapor, safer and less troubio.in 1820, on his march of conquest whore the torront down the coachos are particularly remark- lack
a higher bridge. It was then on of system, old-fashioned same way to get down town in of Italy, and crossed the river by mountain
Much has boon accomplished battor fastor time and with traffic laws, bad roads, are only a
raining heavily, but we reached forco as to have oston a hole in in the building of good roads, conveninces than by stroot car. fow of the subjects that come
the summit (9,935 ft) of the Simp- the rond big enough to hold a broadening the farmer's outlook under this bond. It has brought'
ion without much dificulty. On house. There wo wore informed by getting him to the city and togothor safety, businone and
the descent wo bad the stone it would fake three days to doing the same for the pity man social organizations in an effort MORE PLIES PUT ON BALLOONS. mountain-sido on left, with the repair the road, and that there by getting him out into to solve it
Akron, O..---Some of the large precipitous depth to the roar were no facilities to bridge the country. The suburban dwollinge Tests hova boon conducted with tyre
our right, and hole. As the railway track was with their advantages are made manufacturore, including ing river ON all sorts of devices, new systems Goodyear and General, have beyond, the towering height of the clear,, we had the car conveyed more attractive and distributors and any other ideas that soom decided to increase the number of stono-faced mountain on the by rail to Domodossols, the exit are preparing themselves to tako practicable. Lawe bave boon plios in balloon tyros from four to other side of the Pass. From of the Pass, and with a sight of care of the sales possibilities and GOUD ADVICE TO DRIVERS passod first to slow down traffic six.
avory ledge of rock water poured, rollaf continued our fourney to to render to the owners the beat in congested districts, thon to The reason for this is that, withal torrential rain. Hugo trace the sunny and less hazardous service possible.
tour! spood it up everywhere, to as after a year's trial, onginoors word carried along by the river paths of Italy. After a high a rate as safety will pormit. bayo noticed that four-ply at an almost incrediblo speed. around the north of Italy woj
Such is the advice of G...Clark Another yary important "All in an offort to dissolve cap-balloons could not stand up as We passed through grottos returned through Switzerland, AUTO BODY: SCRATCHES.
Body scratches oan be eliminat Mather, chief engineer of Faigo reason for always taking out the gestion, especially in downtown well as others undor ordinary out out of the mountain rock, noross the St. Gotthard, through districte.
highway conditions.
all of which were badly losking, France and Lisse again. The ed by applying several costs of and Jowett motor care. Mather clutch first is for safety. It is Ideas for subways and overhead Addition of two plios will and progoaded through many total mileage of the tour was thin shelled until the scratch has says this will conserve your batean easy matter to leave your OkE in gear without knowing it and been formulated. reinforon the sidewalls without streams flowing across the road. 2,956, and this was accomplished been filled. After drying it is tery and make starting easier.
The average man does less many acoldents have resulted Streets have been widened at anorificing any of the resililonoy Ever and anon huge places of without the Wolseley giving the rubbed with a chamois cloth
and a little olive ofi,
driving in winter and uson, his from this oversight." enormous cant to cffles. Traffic] of the original balloon.
rock came tumbling down the least mechanical trouble.“'
in numerous Waye. Narrow
roads haro
to the
road
with such
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CORRECT
STARTING.
lights
moro," says Mather, "Moreover, it requires more oloc. tricity to start with cold ofl. By taking out the clutch for each starting oporation the starter has Push on your clutch pedal fees work to do because theoldtch overy time you start your motor and transmission are thus dis-
especially in the winter time. connected.""