MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
.OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, 22nd JANUARY, 1927.
Being The Official Organ of
THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION..
CURRENT ·
COMMENT
AUTO FUEL FROM
WOOD.
ENTHUSIASTIC LADY MOTORISTS.
H.K. A. A. Dinner.
enquirion for agencies from dis- tributing firma of repute. The The report of last night's manufacturers in question have Dinner Dance appears elsewhere hoon established for twenty-five in to-day's Telegraph owing to the fact that this Supplement.is, and their products are prepared earlier in this week,
Dangerous Driving
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French Invention.
STUDIED IN AMERICA.
(By Israel Klein.)-
They have gone so far as to consider, the uses of wood and straw as direct moans for obtain. ing power for our automobiles,
The U. S. Bureau of Standards is not to be ontdone in foresight, for il avon today is studying a French invention which utilizes wood as direct fuel for automo- biles. It has also been experi- menting with straw, sooking whatever power this, product may have in it in the form of an alcoholic fuel.
While emphasis is being placod on the importance of coal as a woll-known throughout the source of our future automotive world. They build a range of apply, ginoors aren't vehicles, including commercial overlooking the lount opportunity chassis for loads of 30 cwt, to 5
from other sources. Quite recently, wo referred in tons, and chassis for public-sur- those "notes to the practice in-vice vehicles. Furthermore, they dulged in. by some drivers, of specialise in mad swooping overtaking vehicles on a bend, machines and other municipal and since then, we have roenived vehicles. Their various models requests to again give the matterjaro marketed at thoroughly côm- publicity. Most of the complaints petitive prices and their latest refer to Stabbe Road, and, model embodies an entirely new strangely enough, several relate method of construction ensuring to instances of lorry drivers more days on the road and fewer offonding in this respect. Ono ma-bours in the repair shop: Firms torist informs us that it is merely desirous of taking up an agoney a malter of "jbss" that a serious of this class should, in the first acckdont has not accurred, and instance, address particulars of ho rightly thinks that the most their qualifications to undertale drastic steps should be taken to the work to the Editor of, this deal with drivers who expose of her journal, who will communicate the right quarters and at road users to such serious risk.in Suoner or later it is inevitable them into direct touch that a serious, and possibly fatal, the manufacturers concerned. sanush will decir, unless curly Suggestions Welcomed. exuples are inade of this offending. The trouble is to catch such people in the act, but even if the provision of police," trays" he necessary, it would be well worth the time and trouble in
from our rouds,
removing such a serious menace Motorists' lielp.
with
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Members of the H. K.A.A. are specially invited to send suggos ions relative to motoring to the Honorary Secretary. There must
many ideas which suggest Chemsolves to motorists which
Probability of the use of those materials is far ramovod. Al- though our oil supply is thinning, our coal resources are so vast that engineers figure they will not he depleted for centuries to come. Out of coal comas valuable fuel oils, as well as other import- aut products.
NO OIL, LITTLE COAL. But France has practically no.
Maybe those jokes you hear about grandmother being moro peppy than her flapper granddaughter are right. Anyhow, these two grandiothors, Mrs. W. D. Hudson (left) and Mrs. R. J. Elliott, have just finished a motor trip from Soattle to Atlantic City and black, alone and unaided, avon fixing their own tyres along the way. They're sisters and Scattle is their home.
TO FIGHT FORD CAR. BRAKE EQUALISER.
would be of general benefit if put oil within its entire domains. General Motors' Big
into effort. but unless these aro colonies included, and must rely submitter to the right quarter, already on the comparatively nothing can be done. The Hong-little coal it owns for its domestic Owner-drivers generally make kong Automobile Association is fuel supply. Italy is even in the complints, which may be out to do everything in its power worse shape, with no oil and low attributed to their keener sons for the benefit of its members, coal resources. of responsibility and road-safety, but much of the work depends but we would urge them to take upon the co-operation of decal the matter further and roper the motorists,
number of every vehicle giving
offence. Acts of gross negligence Social Functions.
should be reported, and motorists
grave danger to others, and if
doservo the thanks of the rest of the motoring community. Government Vehicles.
few enthusiasts.
:
is being tested as the next best "It is therefore hero that wood
Campaign:
£4,000,000 IN ADVERTI- SING.
Anti-Skidding Device.
Automobile skidding may be provented by the use of an equal- izer which varies the braking pressure on the brake, drums of the wheels, on the opposite sides of the car as the friction or hold of the tyres on the two sides
ba. The invention now in the
A special cable to the "Chicago varies. hands of the U. S. Bureau of Tribune," from Detroit says that| G. L. Smith, of the Washington can render a public service by ist suggest that a Molar Gyuk- which
Occasionally we hear a motor-baking process into a woak gas shortly in a bitter war for the tive Engineers, is the inventor of Standards, reduces wood by a oneral Motors will, engage section of the Society of Automo- acting accordingly. It should hank should be held, and while forms a practical fuel mixturo its fire principally against Mr. that his invention acts automa- always be borno in mind that we quite agrow that Hongkong for automobiles. It is much Honry Ford.
when mixed with air, cheap motor-car trade, directing the brako equalizor. Ho says every reckless driver constitutes should be able to put up quite as weaker than gasolino, ut less
tically to equalize the bra king' he is allawod to continue in good a show as any other British costly, and at least a good thing |
pressure on the two diums, with Although the report is said to the friction on the road. recklessness, in may well be that Community in the East, the questo depend upon in cage
tion again beconies que of co-emergency.
of be unconfirmed, it is understood}- the time will come when it is too
that General Motors will spend & TRAFFIC "DEATH MAP." late to lodge complaints, except for much hard work on the part operation. Such an event calls
sum estimated at £4,000,000 in ing" the complaint. of serious of the organisers, and usually the studios of the use of wood and the Chevrolet typo, during the Australia is making intensive advertising their ears, principally, damage done. Those gentlemen, work falls upon the shoulders of straw for their fuel possibilities coming year.dicating where every
The Detroit police department therefore, who decide to roport
has made à death map,
in- ovory flagrant case of driving to certainly has the enthusiasts, but for fuel to an increasing extent. Hongkong Australia has been importing oil
traffic the public danger will indeed whether their onthusiasm would Substitutos, therefore, are much will put a high-grade 6-cylinder limits during the year. There It is believed that Mr. Ford fatality occurred within the city be deservedly supported by mo-dosired.
car on the market in January are 281 pins in, the map, each torista gonorally, is quite another
next.Central Nows..
marking a death. Out of the collulose in the mattor. Obviously, such an ovent must be assured of support: straw, about 80 gallons of power We understand that the Go-otherwise it baconies a furco, and alcohol can be obtained from a vernment has recently placed
the greatest deterrent against the ton of the straw. A ton of dry number of motor vehicles on the organising ofu Gymkhana, is the wood could yield about 50 to 60 streets for the purpose of collect- possible failure due to lack of gallons of the same fuel. ing refuse, and that some of the support. The spectacle provided. antiquated buffalo carts have by a proccasion of decorated cars boon withdrawn in consequence, and the subsequent "Battle of With the immense production The recent edict that Government Flowers" is oxtremely picture-of wheat in that country and the Officials shall not give informe-aque, while competitions which vast timber territory there, it is tion to the Proas, provents us do not call for undue risk, can be believed that necessity could from endeavouring to obtain both amusing and entertaining to force the substitution-of-automo particulars of these vehicles, but the public. We feel sure that if tive fuola from these products, wo can only hope that stopa real-Happy Valley could be secured more than to offset the require- ly are being taken to modernise for the venue of such a function, mants: the Colony's stroot-cleaning and there would be no lack of specta- refuse removing systems. The tore and an inaugural avont alcohol by the use of strong, slow-moving buffalo cart should would, in all probability, be the sulphuric acid and the subsequent cortainly be dispensed with al- forerunner of others. Perhaps a together.
similar procedure could be ad- action of yeast fermentation. opted as in the case of last night's French, as well Dinner Dance, namely, the issu-engineers, have boon studying! A well-known firm of British ing of a request that those wito the possibilities of the anhydrous manufacturore of commercial, would be willing to compete alcohole, the power alcohols, municipal and public service would notify the Honorary Sec- obtained from coal as well as motor vehicles is open to receive rotary accordingly,
Agents Wanted,
ENOUGH FOR DEMAND.
Cellulose is reduced to power
3.8
RUSTY TAKES SLIPPERY HILLS BEST WHEN IT HAS TWO EXTRA PASSENGERS -
other
O PUSH IT
straw and wood. Methyl alcohol especially has been found highly effective as a fual, when mixed
gasolino.
A PARKING COURTESY. UNPROFITABLE SALE. in certain proportion with
The congested parking aroa of
Chicago's loop district has led the An
It has boon found to eliminato English motorist who detonation, Motorists' Association of Illinois wanted to sell his auto for $25
to afford greator power at lower temperaturo,
to provide free parking apice for was arrested for spooding while permit more flexible operation at visiting cars in the roar of its giving a domonstration. His fine varying spoeds, and to keep the downtown club house.
was $27.50, but he sold the car.
motor in good working condition.
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The world is always telling: its orators, slangily, to "gat down to cases," or to "brass tacks," which is simply one way, of demanding specific facts and information.
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Addressed in writing, the public can't do this. But it does it equally effectively by not reading the advertising, or by not responding to and acting on it.
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The public demands specific facts, and we consequently." do not hesitals in telling motorists that Gargoyle. Mobiloil is. not a by-product in. the manufacture of benzine and kerosenej that it is recognized by over five hundred motorcar manufac- turers as the finest lubricant obtainable; that although the price to buy higher than the price of competitive lubricants, the cost during the period of service is very considerably. less often as much as fifty percent.
Posted
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