MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, 7th March, 1925.
Bong the Oficial Organ of the Elongkong Automobile Association).
LOCAL MOTOR NOTES & NEWS
One of the Police Department The lack of modern vehicule transport facilitie between motor vans used for the tran of prisoners wag Hongkong and the mainland unsportation
of noticed on Gardon Road the ethor questionably robs motorista pleasure which would otherwise day, followed by one of the Hong- be theirs. In the past, thaeed kong motor ambulances. It was for such a servico did not arise, interesting to observe that the but with the advent of motor police vahielo was equipped with When will the traction the mattor has now be-balloon tyros!
come one of urgent necessity. It comfort of sick and injured pro- is gratifying therefore to natu pło bu adequately catorud for?
made in tho that provision
Harbour Development Schema for vehicular forries plying to Jordan Road, and we trust that it will not be many years before Huch & service is in operation.
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The Wong-noi-choung Road is now closed as far as Bowen road owing to the necessity for com- plote re- laying. The job apporte to be no small matter, and it will probably be some time before traffic is allowed on it again.
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At the present time, the slow process involved in taking one's oar over the barbour dators many
of Concurning the question motorists from enjoying spin in the New Territories of public hire vehicles, wo trust that vice nera; whereas, If it were the matter of frequon, inspection possible to drivo direct on to by the tradic department is effi." vehicular ferry a largo number cuntly attended to. Samo timuo would undoubtedly take advantag ago such provision.
It murt not ho thought however, that
We
urged that specially) trained officers should be appoint- ad whose sole duty would be to keep a watchful eye on all vehi cles licenced for the public uso. plo In the British Isles and othor Aura in the strongest argu-countries, strict surveillance is ment in favour of vehicular maintained, in the interest of ferrios, for the ques ion public safety and health, but from of the rapid transport of mer observation, it would appear that chandise is of paramount impart Hongkong in not very well Cargo which is nashipped guarded in this respect. contond that spacial nt Kowloon has now to be takin Wo from the ship or godown, and inspectors should be appointed, ro-shipped on junks in order that empowered to order any public! dolivory be effected on the volielu off the streets should it Hongkong sida. Experience habe found to be in an unserviceablo taught that this is both an exp condition.
ance.
sive and dangerous practice
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which would be elimina ed to a It is not an uncommon sight
THE
GAUNTLET OF BARRELS.
A Steering Test Twenty-five Years Ago.
The above photo vividly demonstrates the progress mado in Motor Engineering. The test shown was devised to assure prospective purchasers that the steering could bo relied upon.
STRENUOUS TEST.
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the Bridzo Hotel, Sainen, lucky COMFORT ON THE ROAD. men to bavo sur ivod.
So extraordinarily bad were the conditions that 81 competitora Lauho or
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vory large extent, were it possible to see a taxi driver in England (BY CHILTERN, IN THE "LONDON for motor lorries to take their busily engaged in cleaning up load in Kowloon, and, in one operis vehiclo whilst waiting for a ation, deliver it to its destination are on the stand. Possibly this in Hongkong.
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Now that it has hoon officially recognised that a demand exists for vehicular transport facilities, thore should be no undue delay in modernising the harbour in this rospent.
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another.
FATIGUE SAVING
EQUIPMENT.
Largely owing to the onergetic publicity affir led by the Autocar. CARY LIFTED BY WIND.
more and more British small The gala swept over Salisbury cars are becɔminų vyrippod with Plain with a ferocity that is rare the fatigue-saving, low-pressure even for that wild stretch of tyros Fur small cars particular- London, December 29:-In a is too much to expect in this part gale which must at times have road. Big cars were lifted up offly, those tyros are now bac iming of the world, unless a reward of blown with a velocity well up to the road when they broke out of accopted by British users as ong ido in modern times. For rough some sort be offered to the drivor the 70 miles an hour mark 277 the shelter of banks and met the of the greatest benefits introduc-
sportsmen successfully full force of the wind again. whose machine was adjudged to motor
One car, moking up time noar oversoas tracks, also, they should After prolonged be in the most presentablo con-drovo 337 miles, from Staines to dition at the end of every month. Exoter, and back to Staines, on Shaftesbury at about 3 a.m. on prove ideal.
Boxing Night and Saturday in Saturday ran into a doop flood at tost, the Autocar sums up the A huge wavo, like al advantages of the largo-sizo, low- the Motor Cycling Club's annual spoed.
brankar on a sea shore after a pressure pneumatic tyro winter reliability run.
gale, curled up over the radiator, followe: Graator comfort, higher The weather conditions were bonnet screen, and oven hood. average speed (due to possibility that have with the owner blinded by the of travorsing rough surfaces probably the worst over been known in the history wavo and the fores of the impact without slowing down), better the car lurched to the left, and grip on wet and loose roads, when a yard from a brick wall improvod braking offset, slightly maximum spood, rather the driver evidently recovered less his vision and the vehicle slowed hoavior, apparently very good weather battered, soddon masses magnotos galore gavo out, liter-consumptio, in trafls and bottor
appearance. back into the road. Motor-cyclo wearing qualition, higher petrol want during the coming summer of mud when they checked in at ally wash d nut.
The first of the special "Thorny According to a count made by croft" busos to be used on the mombors of the Shanghai mun-run between the Hongkong and icipal traffic department, 5,338, Ropulso Bay Hotels has arrived voltolos passed the Nanking and in the Colony, and bad its trial Szechwan Road corner between run on Wednesday last. These of the event.
Twenty-four hours of night the hours of 8 30 a.m. and 1030 will prove a valuablo addition to a.m. on the morning of January the White buses which have 17th. It would be interesting to rondored such good service during co driving is its best des haar how many vobicles passed the last few years. The angcription. Most competitors on Poddor Stroot at Don Voeux Road monted service will fill a real motor-yoles and sidecars were during one of the busy hours.
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First move your car over to the curb, whore it will be out of the way. If there are other oara passing ask some one to take
DON T LO-E YOUR HEAD.
Everybody with a grain of sense seems to know what to do you and the injured on to the In oase of fire, but there are hospital.
stii no fixed rules for behaviour
when cam or pedestrians
In such a predicament you collido, and many are of the are in no condition to driva. opinion that lives could be saved You might easily have a second through mare definite procedure collision on the way. following the socident Several Co-operate to the fullest extent. of te major suggestions selected It is a strong point in your favour. from various euroon Ara BO
follows:
Ho suro to report the mattor to
Never argue over the mater of the police immediately upon Tro-ponsiblity for the accident looking after the victim
when there are more important
things to be considered salm light of afterthought any Bosident of collision
In the
looke
Act don't talk:
The police will get names of eyewitnesses. The driver who gives too much attention to get- Be familiar with the location ting witnesses in his favour- is
different to the partíóipante,
of local hospitals and their suspected of trying to frame an [emergency entrances.,
́alibi to dover his carelessnESS.