MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, 9th. May, 1925.
Being the Official Organ of the Hungkong Automobile Association).
LOCAL MOTOR SHANGHAI MAN'S FEAT. IF YOU MUST PARK ON A HILL, BE CAREFUL!
NOTES & NEWS
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LAND'S END TO JOHN "
O' GROATS.
It is not often, that an overseas agent has the temerity, when visiting the Old. Country, to at- tack one of the long-established motoring records; but this was recently done, with absolute suc-
Next Saturday's Motor Supple receptacles are used for carrying ment will take the form of a this stuff from junks to the fact special twelve page summer ory, and as some of these become number. This will the first time. broken fairly frequently, the in Hongkong that such a com- result is that the surface of the case, by Mr. R. T. Ryton, who prehensive issue dealing solely road is made extremely slippery.n' the Auto Palace Garage with motoring has been publish. The nuisance appeared to have at Shanghai.
of the road. We suggest that the polico authorities investigate the matter with a view to securing an abatement of the nuisance.
crankshaft having coased to re- volve, and it pays considerable tribute, not only to the Morris engine, but also to its subsidiary components, that this achieve- ment was possible.
OVERSEAS TRADE IN BRITISH LIGHT CARS.
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A photograph of the motor car which came to grief on "Customs Pass" near the Sunday last on the road to Lusitano Country Club.
MORRIS CARS.
FEW AUTO LIGHTS SATISFACTORY:
ed. Since the commencement of been abated somewhat after our On a perfectly standard 14.28 this weekly supplement, we are last comment on the matter, but b.p. 1924 modal, Morrie-Oxford glad to say that it has become during the past week it has been 4-seater, he ran under R. A. C. most popular both in Hongkong just as bad as ever. This kind of observation, from Land's End to and the Outports, this being thing ought not to be tolerated John o'Groats, without stopping borne out by the many sugges for a moment, for one of these the engine. This is the first time. tions we have received from time daya there will be a serious that any car of any power or to time from readers. Only a year mishap at this spot through car mako, has run the length and or two ago the thought of publish- or cycle being unable to get a grip breadth of England, without its ing four pages weekly on motor ing would have been ridiculed, and it is indicative of the rapid strides made in the motor, car business in the Colony that at the present time four pages fre- quently seem insufficient. Next
Congratulation to Mr. Ryton, Complaints have reached us as week's number will contain usa- ful information to motorists and to the irritating form of larconcy both on his pluck in underdertak which seems to be on the increase ing the venture, and also on the prospective motorists, interesting articles, and a series of topical we refer to thefts from atation-physical stamine of himself and cartoons by Stan Hill and Missary cars. Kowloon sooms to be a his companion who undert sok the Ethel Hayes. Every reader favourite hunting ground for the run. The merits of the Morris-
devotees of this criminal pastime, Oxford speak for themselves. should made sure of getting a
and although it is putting tempta- copy of the Special Summer
tion in the way of these gantry
RIGID OVERSEAS TESTS. Number of this supplement..
when parcels are left in unat
The Morris car's reputation is Only about 7 per cent of the tended cars,there can be noexcuse
not merely confined to countries automobiles of the country have The "Fly in the Ointmont" as which are usually firmly attach- for the abstraction of instruments
where there are good roads. Inaatisfactory beadlights, concludes Ample evidence continues to all parts of the world they are A. W. Devine, chief of the far as the commencement of the
ed. These losses point to the come to hand of the satisfactory being used, and it is clear that division of head lamp inspection motorist's summer is concorried,
work of particularly cool thieves, increase in overseas trade that is is the soamingly perpetual pro-
on bad roads and those parts of for New York state. cedure of road patching. Its no and it is to be hoped that the being done by leading British the Empire and in foreign Devine reached this ostimato use to grumble about it because culprits will be caught in the act manufacturers of light cars, countries where there are not of course it has to be done, but it and given sufficient punishment even though those little vehicles roads at all, it is only cars that is permissible to criticise the to deter others for following suit, may not, by reason of their bave been found perfectly design-
We are told that motor cyclists dimensions, bo mathod of scattering the sand
absolutely ed and rightly tested in every which is utilised as a top dross-have been victimised in the same suitable for use in all districts. part, that will stand the strain ing to tarred surfaces. At the
However this may be, the fact with any pretence of reliability. remaine that there are plenty Perhaps the most famous ex- moment the stretch of road from
Fifteen per cent. had, twisted Yaumati to Lai-chi-kok is under-
of areas in the Empire oversees ample of the behaviour of the lenses. In 39 per cent. reflectors The Ford business which has in which a really good British Morris, cars, in this respect, is wore defective. In 80 per cent. going the patching process and it is to be regretted that sand is grown to surprising figures in light car is found thoroughly contained in Mr. John Prioleau's lights were out of focus. In 20 again allowed to constitute a Hongkong will have further suitable, as well as boing far book on the tour which he carried per cent, the light sources were nuisance to motorists and energy behind it now that Mr. moro soonomical in operation out on a Morris-Cowloy 2-seater inadequate. `positive danger to motor cyclists. A. W. Harper, son of Mr. than any type of vehicle of other car through the roughest parts For some obscure reason, the Andrew Harper, has arrived to nationality. Thus, for instance, of Northern Africa.
& Co., of came through the test sand arrives at the job in a wet assist his father. Harper junior Messrs. Singer condition and consequently has is as enthusiastic as his parent Coventry, recently received a triumphantly, and an account of gave "every promise of being able is convinood that there. cable, giving instructions for it may be found in Mr. Prioleau's to undertake the severest and to be dried. In order to effect and this, it is spread out on the road, is a wide field for "Flivvers in the shipment of four complete book which he published on his hardest test, and come through usually covering about one half Hongkong and South Chinu!
of the traffic aroa, in a layer of anything from one to three or
four inches. This would perhaps not be quite so bad were it con-
way!
fined to the side of the road BRITISH ENTERPRISE. actually being repaired, but in- stead of this, it invariably hap pens that the drying is accom plished on the sido away from the job.
MR, W. R. MORRIS BUYS FRENCH AUTOMOBILE
CONCERN.
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The roault is that a particular- Great interest has recently been ly bad piece of road awaits aroused in French motoring unwary motor cyclists. Last circles by the purchase of the year tboro.. wero several Leon Bollee Works at Lo Mans accidents recorded from this by Mr. W. R. Morris
cause, some of them serious. If Mr. Morris's action was explain- it is necessary to dry the ed in a spoach given by him at the sand on the job, surely it could annual Morris staff dinner on be accomplished on the same side January 10th. 'If I want to sell.
of the road as that on which the British made cars in France," work is in progross. As it is now said Mr. Morris, "I am faced by motor oyclists are frequently the almost insuperable obstacle compelled by oncoming motor of a 62 per cent duty. The ears to turn on to these sand result is that, instead of trying patches, often with decidedly un- to sell in France the cars that pleasent results. Pillion riders you Englishmen make here, I run the greatest risk in this have recently purchased one of respect, it being most difficult for the largest automobile factories the driver to correct a "wobble in France as a going concern,
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or skid when his balance is im which means that French labour paired by the additional weight will be making Franch Morris over the back wheel.
cars for the Fronch market." I admire the spirit of the Fronch makes it Some months ago we draw Government that attention to the dangor caused to necessary for me to do this, and I motorists (particularly cyclists) only wish that our own Govern- owing to the road just this side of ment wore the same."
Abordeen boing covered, over a At the factory in Le Mans fairly wide area, with a slimy sub- Mr. Morris proposon producing a stance (probably molossos) Morrie Leon Bollen car; in other evidently used in a soy factory words a Leon Bolloe oar-turned situate alongside the road at this out by the now famous Morris spot.. Big caske and other mathods.
The oar.
after inspecting nearly 200 auto- mobiles as they came along on a road near Alba y. He found only 7 per cent. with proper hand- lights. Seven per cent. had no approved nonglare device.
with flying colours. It is to be taken up from Uganda through the Sudan and down to Gondokoro and back, and a report is to be published on its conclusion.
cars by every mail steamer return. visiting Cape Town, until further The cars have been tried in orders. The increased overseas other parts of the world over and demand, of which this cable is an over again, and at the present illustration, is largely responsibla time, in Uganda, a test is being for the busy condition of the made, which is to last over six Wo may say that we have no Singer. Works, at which over months, OVET a milenge of doubt of its coming through the 2,000 employees are constantly some 5,000 to 8,000 miles. At test sn isfactorily, and purchasera engaged, day and night shifts the time when the last copy of from abroad, therefore may be having been run week in and the Uganda Herald was received, quite confident that there is no week out, including Saturdays the Morris-Oxford Overseas model car on the market which willserve and Sundays, for the past two had only run a few hundred them better, on good roads or bad, and a half years.
miles but it was stated that it than the Morris.
SPORT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES:
The above photo was sent to us by a reader who "bagged" the door shown in the viotinity of Shatin during the Esator Holidays. He states that it is bis twolfth kill this year.
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