MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
CURRENT
COMMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, 28th. AUGUST, 1926.
f Being the Oficial Organ of the Hangkung Automobile Associationi,
HELP ON A RAILROAD.
HONGKONG'S MOTORS.
A DETAILED ANALYSIS.
Official figures which have just -been made available show that during the licensing year, which ended on Juno 30th, there were no. fewer than 1,983 motor vehiclos licensed in the Colony, made up as follows:-
... 1069 116
Passonger cars »` Вивен
Taxi-cobs
Lorrieg
- 56 220
Motor Cycles.
471
Govorment vehicles
51
The nationality of the various
up
Engaging Drivers.
ceeded. We have in mind a slow During the short time that, the crawling lorry. How many
motorists have crawlod Drivers Registration Bureau has Garden Road behind a lorry and been opened by the Hongkong wondered what was going to Automobilo Association, vor happen if the lorry driver hissed fifty applicants have been accept his gears when changing down? ed for registration. The response The utmost discretion should be from owners themselves has not exercised by the police in cases been very encouraging, but no like this. The list of principal doubt members will take ad-controlled areas is as follows* vantage of the Bureau when drivers are required. It should Garden Road below the Detention he emphasised that every man Road. who has registored is fully qualified, both his ability and character being vouched for by the Traffic Department. Chinese Members.
A number of the drivors await-
Barracks to above the Junction of Kennedy
taking in a part of Upper Albert Road from Garden Road to the University,
All Caine Road and Bonham Road,
Pokfulum Road: jual before reaching Pokfulum Pelico Station, and ending at [the bottom of the Dairy Farm bill.
Aberdeen Village. Just before the
ing employment speak only the bowl landing to Deep Water Bay and Chinese language, and the mem-ending at the commencement of the Golf bors of the Association should Coura therefore make a point of engag-
Before reaching Repulse Bay Hotel
ing new drivers through the and onding afer passing the end of the bureau which studies the in-Hotel. torests of both employers and employees.
Trade, Drivers.
Whitfield, Trom the Hongkong Electric Company's promises and 'onding at. Áb King's slipway.
-West of the junction-of-Stubba' Road- and Morrison Cap Road, and ending east of the Royal Naval Hospital.
Park Road, near St. Stephan's Girls School,
The point has arisen that in the case of a firm employing drivers for lorries or other trade vehicles, will the Bureau placo its services at the disposal or such firms, who, as firmus, ate not the new P.W.D. offices.
Lower and Upper Albert Roads Croan. ontitled to membership? We
Schoul
Improving Licences,
think the matter might be settled Pokfulam Road, ar Suiyingp by the Bureau making a nominal charge in such instances. This would certainly be in the in- torest of the drivers themselves, and would undoubtedly save Worry to the firma needing drivera.
Driving Teste.
It has been suggested by many motorists that the Traffic Re gulations of the Colony relating to motors should either be print ed on the licences issued or that a separate copy of such regula-
Henry Ford's Detroit, Toledo & Ironton railroad is rapidly becoming "flivverized."These photos show two innovations that smack of the automobile industry rather than of the railway. Above is one of the road's hand-cars all fixed up with a windshield; below is a picture of a couple of track repairers who use a Ford tractor, with flanged wheels, to go up and down the track.:
Insofar as a would-be motor) tions be supplied with each driver in Hongkong has to under-licence, this suggestion arising go a test before he gets a licence from the fact that a motorist? issued to him, we are further ad-was recently prosecuted for in- vanced here than they are at of which was printed on his needed. Admittedly this part was fringing a Regulation, only part Home, where anyone, on pay: licence. We are able to un- badly knocked about by the heavy
NEW PETROL PUMP ment of the roquisito feo, can obtain a licence. Here it is first ounce that the authorities are rain, but it has been a rough- now considering the possibility riding section for months now.. of all-necessary to obtain a
MONEY IN A SLOT. Tearner's licence and there is a of printing the regulations on the and no effort appears to have
licence to be issued at the next been made to effect repairs. With the automotive world recently An interesting innovation in fore the full licende is granted,licencing season. It is suggest in the last few days much sand has made its appearance at: Cheadle, i Motor cyclists are now under ed that the licence will be, of a been scattered about, thus render-noar Manchester, in the form of the same rules We notice that are permanent character, with ing this section aven more at Home, the Ministry of Trans- pacos. for annual endorsement dangerous because of the risk of
ehilling-in-the-slot. port and the Home Office are con- and stamping. All that a licenced skidding in avoiding the holes. By pump. It should be invaluable sidering the question of introduo. will do in the future is to send scattering sand on the road, and are not open for business
at night-timo at garages which. ing a Bill to govern the issue of up his licence for renewal. driving licences, and although the Castle Peak Road. Bill is not likely to be introduced
proficiency test to be passed be-
petrol
vehicles was divided as follows:
British
PASSENGER CARS.·
U. S. A. British
French
$26 221 "22
Belgian
.4
MOTOR CYCL
U. S. A.
203
261
German
7
* BUSES.
U.S. A....
106
British
10
TAXI-CABS.
-Fronch
56
LORRIES.
U. S. A.
157
British
58
German
3
Italian
. LEADING MAKES
The leading makes of passenger
CAIA WATE *--
Studebaker Buick
Austin
Dodge
Essex Hudson
Oldsmobile Overland
186
130
59
55
46
43
35.
35
34.
33
Morris Oxford
16
As regards motor buses the distribution by make was as fol- lows
93
Ford
Morris Cowley
Ford
White ...
Dennis ... Thornycroft
G. M..C. Roo
The following is the principal makers' list for lorries.
Ford Thornycroft Dennis
by filling up the holes with sand. The device is attached to the a rider cannot see where the door of the pump, so that during holes are and has even less the time the garage is open for until next session it is aimed to It came as welcome news to all chance of avoiding them. Why business the pump functions in make all persons desirous of local motorists on Saturday last this part of the road has been the norinal way A closing driving to submit themselves to a that the short road to Castle allowed to remain in its present time-the pump is set to work following Lost before getting their licencos. Peak, would be open for disgraceful condition we cannot automatically
the week-end A burger nunay, But the sooner it is repaired ber of people than. usual the better.⠀
In controlled Areas,
The insertion of a shilling and
83
33
11
Motor cycles were made by the
the pulling of a knob enable the Harley-Davidson... 36" pump handle to be worked in the Triumph usual way and a shilling's worth Indian of petrol is delivered.
3.A. J. S..
Solo .Com.
65
48 15
25 138
22
242
10
22
18
It is interesting toocompare the
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THE GASCON MOTOR CO.,
2, Kwong Wah Road (Opposite The Steam Laundry
Telephone K.1242,-
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They will arrive just at the best riding time of the year. Book your order early and be the first to have a 1927 model on the road.
Big assortment of genuine H.D. spare parts and uc- cessories in stock.
Repairs on all makes of motor cycles.
GARGOYLE
Mobiloil
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As we gather round festive board to enjoy a delicious dinner, with its succulent viands and its creamy sauces, fcw. of us give a thought to anything but taste-the physical pleasure of eating equiti
Yet these same dinners that "melt in the mouth" are the cause of those stubborn troubles that bes
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It has recently been revealed made the trip out last week-end, Rickshas on Nathan Road, that a large number of local but some were somewhat dis motorists are uncertain as to appointed to find low tides and The sudden manner in which when they are travelling in a the water dirty. The road is now ricksha pullers will break off the: The process can be repeated,so B. S. 4. Controlled area, and we are in-quito passable. The gaps by the main line of traffic in Nathan ofton as desired. The device has Henderson ... formed that not much usefulness two bridges which were damaged Road, Kowloon, and make across would be served by pablishing have been filled in and there are the roud to side street, is a bad termining the amount of petrol a micromotor adjustment-for-de the full list because so many signals in plenty to indicate the practice worthy of more attention be delivered for is., so that it is Europeans would not recognise danger sports. There are still a than it receives at present. Of the place names. We give a list number of rough places, whore late, there has been a growing adaptable to changes in the price above gross figure of 1,983 with manufacturers such as Gargoyle Moblioil.
of spirit, low, but as Q general guide the tar macaddám churned up, to head other traffic on the road If for any reason the garage that of top years ago in 1916.
of principal controlled argus be-stones are scattered, about and indifference on the part of pullers
it can be taken that a éar but these are being improved, and more than Ona collision Proprietor doos 'not desire then that year there were 49 "hire":"
s in a controlled arga, when There is still a large amount of between a ricksha and an over- pump to be in operation, a cars licensed, 47 private care and It passes a red triangle on the work to be done, and there is taking motor car has been but further adjustment prevents the 99 motor cycles, left-hand side of the road and very indication that it will yet narrowly averted--thanks that it leaves the area after pass-be some considerable time before Ing a white triangle on the right-the repairs are completed). hand side of the road. There are also special School signs A Bad Patch
insertion of the coin and the to drivers. It is difficult to instil the clutch.
efficient brakes and quick-acting working of the knob controlling Recently a motorist collided
which mark controlled areas dur- ing school hours. Whilst in any
recom-
VACUUM OIL CO.
with a huge rock at Tustin, Call- into rickaha pullers the groat In France great interest is bo- fornfía, forty-seven miles away need there is for caution and also ing shown in compressed air from the nearest service station. for adequate warning to over- taking traffic that they intend to starters, which are being adopted Eleven minutes aftor, a telephone TO ELIMINATE SQUEAKS, to let the stream of water play
apon the wheeld. out abross the line, but we suggest by car makers, following the fead message was received, two mon
If the wood has not been pro that a little mora might be done aeroplane deaigners. The were on an aeroplane making for
The squeak of wooden wheele perly seasoned it is likely to
of
While on the subject of the controlled aroa, a driver shall Castle Peak Road attention might not drive at a rate exceeding 15 he drawn to the fact that the in the way of gugating them to cause of the rivival is the intro-the-scene, of the accident, and can sometimes be eliminated by shrink when it gets very dry and milos por hour, or pass or attempt to pass any moving motor vehicle section of road by the Briquetting traffic rules. If a strict superduction of a new, and very light carrying with them all the parts tightening the nuts which hold cause a squeak very dry a which he overtakes. We pro- Company at Tein Wan is id on vision were kept along Nathan complete equipment, together with within hand was necessary, the metal wedges which are. If it, shrinks too much it may sumed af en cur an overfald extremely bad condition. The Taiping Theatro and instruction claimed to weigh no more than the entire job was done at a total com rim and the motor, who trouble when subjected to a Road from Peking Road to the the electric lighting sot, being Within two and a half hours the forced between the demountable weaken the wheel and cause er motor vehicle if the 15 potholes there are dangerously given to offendors, there would conventional electric out for if one-third of what a tow-in When washing the car, especially strain-such as taking a curve at miles per hour limit is not ex-large and immediate attention is I doubtless be an improvement. starting and lighting.
would have been.
in dry weather, do not be afraid high speed. Wh
abead a motor car can
another.