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INTERNATIONAL 6 DAYS TRIAL
SPECIAL EXHIBITION MEDAL The B.B. A. topm on 3.49 Ep. models completed the course without losing a single mark and were the only team to complate the Triil with absolutoly clown shoots.
ALSO MANUFACTURERS' TEAM PRIZE
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Riders of B.S.A. Motor, Bicycles also gained the following awards:
10 GOLD. MEDALS
1 SILVER MEDAL
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CROSS COUNTRY HAULAGE.
Demonstration For Benefit of
Dominion Prime Ministers,
BRITISH ARMY KEEPING UP-TO-DATE.
(Special Report to The Hongkong Telegraph,
SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, - 1927.
SMALLEST MARINE NOVEL DECORA
ENGINE..
Triumph In British Motor Engineering. Another triumph bas "bean Achieved with the introduction of the smallest British-niade 4-cylin. der engine for marino work by that well-known and enterprising firm of engineers, the Ailsa Craig Motor Co., Ltd. The new engine which is being produced at their Strand-on-the-Groen Workal Chiswick, London, W. 4, is of 7-12 brako hp, and is obtainable with a number of outfits at prices which are particularly attractiyo to the man of ordinary means. As an instance of this we may
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WIDE TYRES SAVE ROADS.
Prohistoric nonstore, it is said, The use of wider truck tyron are the favorito radiator emblems has caused Maine to lift the ban for London automobiles. Those which prevented heavily loaded emblems are attached to the trucks from making use of many radiator cups.
highways.
This is how Alex. Ross and Company's
system of puchasing out of income works on Triumph Motor Cycles.
You pay as a deposit, one quarter only of the full catalogue price: Insurance and bank charges are added on the balance only, which is then divided into seven monthly payments. The cycle is delivered to you ready for the road and you ride while you pay. You have the pleasure and don't miss the money. This offer is for a limited time only.
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In connection with the Im of roads. Probably nothing could perial Conferenco a wonderful havo better brought home, to display of military transport was those still inclined to cling to old organised, principally for the theories, the fact that the British benefit of the Dominion Prime motor manufacturor is willing to Ministers and the various Min-do anything and everything to mention that the marine outfit, isters and technical
advisors cater for every possible market which comprises the engine and accompanying them. The de-for his products in ovory part of reverso gear is one unit, together monstration, which took place at the world. Conditions of tran- with the propeller and Camberley, was carried out under sport in Great Britain itsolf do nocossury stern gear, custs only conditions, which word both not call for the production of any 76. This engine has many novel, abominable and idoni: abominable appreciable quantity of machings points of design embodying fon-j from the point of view of the capable of cross-country work. (ures which are far in advance of comfort of the visitors and ideal The funds made available to the what has hitherto been obtain from the standpoint of practical War Departinent in rospect of ablo in the smallest sizes of teste. For some little time before such transport are not such as to marine motors. The cylindors the demonstration the weather constitute any real encourage-and crank caso, are cast in one had been rough and wet, and on ment to the manufacturer to block of rectangular box section. the day upon which it was held produce special bypos for military giving the utmost rigidity and the rain came down in torrents purposes only. Except in the strength with a minimum of and the wind blew with the force ovent of a great war, the ordera weight; incidentally this ensures of a gale. Thus the visitors had given by the War Department.perfect alignment and conse the finest possible opportunity of must continue to be insignificant; quántly noiseless and vibration- seoing what motor transport can Consequently, the keon colla tosa running All moving parts do in the way of oross-country boration of the manufacturer dre completely enclosed and pro-i work under the worst conceivable in, the production of such ma-tected against weather and rough conditions.
chinos as tanks, tractors for seas-oven the sparking plugs The impressions convoyed by artillery haulage, armoured cars are enclosed-yot everything is the demonstration word
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cross-country transport easily and quickly accessible. A apimed up by Mr. Coutes, vehicles, can ho due to no other large crank-case door gives ac Prime Minister of New Zouland, causa than his realisation of the cess to the big onds and the valve in the following words
importanco of caiering for tappets are readily adjusted by "Tho demonstration clearly countries where travelling con- merely undoing two serowa which indicated to me the value of new ditions are infinitely worse than release the cover. The lubricating mechanicalajeans of transport for those to which he is accustomed oil tank is water-jacketed so that Fusee other than for war purposes at home. His action is; in fact, the oil is maintained at the cor- It was a very fino display, ex- a" direct contradiction of the rect temperature. troniely
All internal +++++++▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ well organised, and time-honoured but totally the parts are lubriented from this one highly interesting, and it showed correct argument that the British point. Reverse gear with direct that the British Army is keeping motor, manufacturer builds only drive or with, reduction gear for itself thoroughly up-to-date.
with an oyo to his own good use with a large. slow-running "But one could not help being roads and fails to produce moduls propeller forms un integral part impressed with the possibilities suitable for export markets with the engine block. The unit the demonstration suggested for Those who have watched British-is remarkably compact and cap- fruitful oxploitation in com-built military motor transportable of being fitted into the most mercial fiokis. It provided ideas successfully hauling heavy loads restricted space. It thus fills a as to the adaptability of tlle through marshos, and passing long-folt want by providing an inventions to requirements in unimpeded over ditches and huge engine which owners can instal rural work in cortain classes of obstacles of every kind will hard-jin small craft that have hitherto country, and in regard to develop ly be disposed in futuro to accept been either under or over power- ment works in new countries, the views of those who tell themed. ospecially in road and rail that British designers understand way, construction, hydroaloctrical nothing but the production of hondworks operations, irrigation, vehicles for an on good hard and other similar undertakings, roads. Instead of having to construct
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HIGHWAY UPKEEP.
Property taxation paya little en expensive road before slarting Even in the sphere of the or for highway maintenance
and operations on any particular dinary motor car for private use construction. Most of the money undertaking the work could there are now some thirty British for this purpose comes through. undoubtedly be expedited by the models conforming to the stand-levies on motor vehicle, In 1920 use of these machines, and monard requirement of the overseas tho porcentage of highway ox- and materials placed on the markets in respect of the 4 ft. 8 penditure derived from property ground ahead of the road. in, whool track, and if we take a taxation was 11.2 per cont, and
In pursuing investigation and dozon typical instances of British in 1925 it was 3:3 por cent. experimentation in its own curs that aro. growing in ephere the Army is providing popularity oversous we shall find the war and its aftermath, have most valuable data and ideas for that, оп the average, their until recently heid something. the commercial development and ground clearanco is at least as approaching a monopoly of the utilisation of motor traction in high as that of the typical foreign markets of the British Empire directions hitherto not exploited machines, which, by reason of overseas. After what I have observed, if I were a taxpayer of Britain I should see no roal grounds for objection to the expenditure on this work in view of the fact that the Army is concentrating skill and science, and collecting data from all sources, in the ondeay- our to produce thin most economical means of mechanical transportation, and testing it. under actual working conditions. In my opinion the work is of immonso value not only to Britain, but to the whole Empire.
and not only from the point of view of war purposes, but from a commercial outlook.
"Another striking feature of the display was that, notwith- standing the severity of the tests, thore'
singlo not one mechanical mishap or break- down. Not once, either, did the skill of the men fail them."¿
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The opinions expressed by Mr. Coutes wore the result of watch- ing the performance of a great variety of vehicles and tractors. Among these "wore the latest types of tank, both large "and small. At one end of the scale was probably the finest model of heavy landfighting; machine in the world. In appearance it is like a miniaturo battleship, with four revolving machine gun turrots and a central turrot for a threopounder gun. "At the other end of the scale were little one- man and two-mon tanks, built from standard commercial com- ponents, and thus illustrating the close collaboration oxisting between the War Department and the British motor manu- facturing industry. In fact, tho whole demonstration showed olearly the willingness of the industry to devote special atten- tion to the production of machines capable of operating with cortainty and economy over rough country completely devoid
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