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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
"SATURDAY" 16th JUNE, 1928.
Being The Official Organ of...
THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
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"Honking" Nuisance.
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becom extremely uncomfort- Residents in Hongkong who
able to motorists. One readily complain of the excessive "honk-understands that the road, from ing of motor horns will be in the point where it leaves Nathan terested to learn that the Muni-Bond until it reaches Laichikok, cipal Board in Manila is endea is only of a temporary character vouring to pass a law to make all owing to the projected strafvhten- such unnecessary nofaes unlawfuling scheme, and one is naturally and subject to punishment by tolerant of the many bad bumpa fine. A draft of the proposed and ridges met with. But from Ordinance has been published in Lafchikok onwards the rond is in the Manila papers and permanent position and. it is in provides that no person shall such a bumpy, uneven stato that blow RT dutomobile horn motoring along it is anything but or whistle when passing the joy it should be. Especially public or private hospital (pro- at the edges of the road are there vided that such hospital is not on holes and depressions, but even the intersection of two streets), when the crown of the road is fol- and that no person shall blow lowed it is impossible, even for unnecessarily an automobile horn the most considerate driver who or whistle while a vehicle is keeps his eyes glued to the road- parked, or, while it is in motion, way, to pick out a. bump-fres shall produce unnecessarily acourse. On Sunday last there was sound of loud, annoying or dis-one small gang at work about 12 treasing character such as will miles out, patching a particularly tend to frighten pedestrians or bad section, but this is by no animals. The objects are worthy means an adequate attempt at of achievement and one can only betterment. The Government. has wish the Manila authoritiek suç, "economised" on this road for cess in their endeavour to stop the some years past until now a con.
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VERONTATION
Above is seen a 80 h.p. Double Six Daimler, fitted with "Hooper" Open Touring Body, which was exhibited at the Scottish Motor Show. The car is painted dark red and black, the bonnet tops and door tops are silver plated. The special "Hooper" side-curtain equip- mont is fitted and the driving seat is adjustable. The upholstery is of red natural grain leather and the fittings are in silver. Triplex glass is fitted to the windscreen.
"honking" nuisance. The other siderable part of it needs entire ABLAZE AT 80 M.P.H. SPECIAL COURT FOR MOTOR INDUSTRY
Brooklands Track.
MOTORISTS?
HANDICAP.
A Home Suggestion. How Overseas Orders
"Trivial
"Are. "Lost.
day European, who ought to ly resurfacing. The blame for have known better, was driving a the present state does not rest on Cleveland car up Pedder Street, the P.W.D. for that Department Car Catches Fire on the and although there was no traffic is not endowed with any magles) In his way he maintained an al-powera. Like everything else, the most unbroken succession of three work of road repair and' upkeep.
In the Brooklands six-heurs en- should be dealt with by the Road motor-car. offences short blasts on his Klaxon. There needs money and It is the ni~~ard- was not the slightest need for this liness of the Government in re durance race recently Mr. Frank Board so as to leave the police free Mr. Gilbert Vyle, the rotiring display, though it WIK obvious gard to road maintenance which Hallam's Lea Francis caught fire that he thought it funny and is to blame. Perhaps the Gov-while travelling at 89 m.nh.
President, at the annual meeting for more serious matters." clever to make such "music.” It ernment is finding out that I' The driver and mechanic flung
This novel suggestion was made for the Association of British Cham- was a clear case of the abuse of "economy" in road upkeep is a themselves clear just before the car by Mr. Sydney G. Edridge, ofera of Commerce recently, con- the proper function of and one wished there had been a expenditure of large sums to put flame. Neither was hurt, but the the National Association of Pro
a horn very costly policy, leading to the shot up in a column of smoke and Croydon, chairman and founder of demned high motor taxation, and local law under which he could deteriorated roads back into rea-car was wrecked, have proceeded against. Motorists: nonable condition. owe a duty to their fellow resi-) dents in this respect and it is a pity that so many of them do not perform it. Another Danger Spot.
pavement
City Bus Service.
A most important announce-
com-
bation Officers, addressing their The outbreak was due to a leak-annual conference in London. age in the petrol tank,
"I think it is nothing less than a disgrace that our courts are crowded with motor-car monses," he said.
"In Croydon we have an average |
appar-
carelessly-inclined
aum-
Industry in this country in compet declared that it handicapped the
ing overseas,
The extension and simplification of the procedure regarding the Safeguarding of Industries were advocated in a resolution.
I cannot see (Mr. Vyle remark-
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ment has been made this week by motor car or cycle is still active, the Hongkong Hotel Garage to despite the police and A.A. pre. of about a hundred summonses aed) that this new petrol tax, in In connexion with our note last the effect that the Hotel Company cautions that were taken some week on two days in one court and addition to the unnecessarily high. week on the dangerous spot near has been granted a franchise by months ago, is evidenced by a one day in another. the Pumping Station, Pokfulum the Government to run a service story which has come to our
motor vehicle licences, is in any Road, it has been pointed out to of passengers buses through the notice telling of the removal of
way justified. The taxation per us by a frequent user of Benham heart of the City from Causeway the complete exhaust pipe from a
Probation by P.C.'s.
ear leenco in this country in 212 Road that there is a much more Bay to Whitty Street, Shek Tong motor cycle. The owner
"On application by myself a day 6s. 9d. as against £2 136. 94. in dangerous spot than the one, pre-Taul. The line of route, from viously referred to, this being the east to west, will be via Carolinently left his machine at a place or two ago for a summons on the America. Further, the American sharp bend on Bonham Road just Road, Leighton Hill Road, Morri-at Kowloon City for a day and, very important matter of family motor-car is almost double the before reaching Western Street son Hill Road, Morrison Gap Road, on returning, he discovered that questions, I was told that no sum-horse-power of the English car.
The Government's attitude to and King's College. The road in Queen's Road East, Queen's Road the exhaust pipe was missing, mons could be issued until May
23,"
motor taxation; he continued, has very narrow at this bend, la Central and Queen's Road West This is a theft of a somewhat un- usual character, as usually an ex- bounded on the south side by a The service will be for one class haust pipe is by no means easy dred policemen should hang about trade In the motor industry than Mr. Edridge asked why a hun-done more to prohibit Overseas high retaining wall which makes of passengers, and the fare will it a "blind" corner, and the only be ten cents for any part of the to remove from the average ma-for an hour or two at the court any other factor.
chine. The incident prompts a narrow one on the route. It is proposed to
us in many cases there were pleas of
Repudiated Debt Comedy.. north or harbour side. In the mence with a 5-minute service ally that too much care cannot before or aft or too much mud on Sir James Martin, on behalf of
again to remind motorists gener-guilty-for the offence of no light middle of this payement, at in- which service will be later taken to prevent thefts tervals of about ten yards, are accelerated to a 2-minute, start kind. The less chance there f
of this the number.plate.
the London Chamber, proposed s large trees which force pedesing at 7,00 am, and finishing at 12
"Supposing," he said, "police resolution on the repudiated debts trians either to step off the pave-midnight. There is a possibility of a thief being able to steal any constables, when they stopped any of the State of Mississippi, ment and across a wide gutter that the route will be linked up thing the less likely is he to make one committing offences of this into the roadway or to go round with the present Hotel bus ser took the greatest possible care of obtained their undertaking to see passed by the Association two an attempt and if every motorist kind drew their attention to it and happened to a similar resolution He gave an account of what the back of them at the risk of vices, and that monthly tickets his property these incidents would that it did not occur again--put years ago. It was sent," he pro- falling down a steep embankment, will be issued which will de inter- Between some of these trees there changeable on the City and Uni- be few and far between. As it is these drivers on a kind of police seeded, "to the Foreign Office, and is stored a quantity of builders' versity Toutes. For the City small losses repeatedly occur and constable's probation,
until these materials such as bricks, fron route, the Company is 'standardiz-
to my amazement Bir Austen and broken stones, so that ing on Vulcan double-entrance owners wake up to the fact that "I daresay my experience is that Chamberlain returned it, stating NINE NEW RECORDS. pedestrians are forced to une 35-passenger buses.
These buses they are themselves largely to of other Courts: that the very that it would be undesirable for the roadway, In the morn-are fitted with six-cylinder engines blame such thefts will continue to vital questions, such as felonies him to forward a copy to the
and the domestic part of the work United States Ambassador (Mr. Made in One Day by A Gentleman' from Japan re- ings, between eight and nine of 48 horse-power rating, the be perpetrated, o'clock, when large numbers of seating will be in pairs and all Police Changes,
of the ordinary court, are sand-Houghton), and that the resolu-
cently came to England to learn the wiched in at any time.
Sunbeam, punila are going to St. Peter's seats facing forward. The tʊna,
tion should be sent by the Assocía-
language and customs. He bought Girl's School, St. Stephen's School, or bus is similar to those in use. At the beginning of the present things should be relegated to the
*“Liglita and speed and different tion to Mr."Houghton.”
Driving a two-litre Sunbeam Carja Douglas in order that he might King's College and the University for the Southport, Manchester and month a change was effected in
The resolution was accordingly at Brooklands on April 17th, Mr. see the most of the country and and when there is also much mo- Blackpool Corporations. For the the staff of the police mechanical Road Board. They are taking all sent to the United States Ambas Kaye Don set up eight British re-visit the many historical places tor traffic citywards, this corner Repulse Bay route, three, addition- department when Sub-Inspector the money; they are making mil-sador, who replied: "Permit me to cords and one International record, about which he had heard. One becomes one of the most hazard-ed 30-passenger buses have been A. H. Mason was transferred to ous in the Colony. The studenta ordered aimilar to the models as Kowloon to be responsible for pub-
Association of British Chambers In the new record for the Five day he was coming back from the are almost compelled to be in the used for the City route. For the lic vehicles and lorries on the
of Commerce da a Britab organisa. Kilometres, Mr. Kaye Don attain South Coast to London, and was roadway which, as stated above, University route, Vulcan 20- Peninsula and in the New Terri-PINNED UNDER CAR. tion representing British interests, ed a speed of 118.08 miles per trapped in a 10-mile limit at is extremely narrow and on a passenger single-entrance buses tories, while Crown Sergeant 3. C.
the proper channel of communica® | hour.
Patcham. He proceeded warily blind corner. The suggestion is are to be ured. These buses are Saunders' assumed charge of pub-
tion to the United States Govern-
after this, but could not resist open- made that the trees on the one also fitted with a six-cylinder en-le vehicles and lorries in
driver obtained first place at again got trapped for the would appear to be through
Two days previously the same ing out through Button, where he and only pavement should be re-gine developing 60 horse-power, kong. The former has been res- moved and that a police constable and with a gear ratio. of 71⁄2 to 1,ponsible for both Hongkong and should be on duty during the so there will be ample power to Kowloon public vehicles and motor Southfields, London, S.W., was try. I would suggest that this course be Handicap race, and third place in
As Esmond Halham, eighteen, of Majesty's Embassy at Washington. Brooklands in the Lightning Long offence. hours students are going to and negotiate the gradients" easily, lorries since 1923 but the pressure
A month later he had letters from their schools in order to in-All the above buses are of the low of work, consequent on the in-ng to drive his car up a narrow followed.
the 100-m.p.h. Short Handicap from the Magistrate's Clerk at each struct them to keep to the pave-loading bus type chassis, fitted crease in traffic, has resulted in a Beachy Head at night the vehicle Bir, James, was "perfectly cor
track used only by pedestrians to *Mr. Houghton's action," added race,
court. The Patcham magistrate ment. This would remove some with Dewandre Vacuum Servo division which will ease the stuck in a deep rut,
had fined bim 408.; the Sutton rect;" Sir Austen's action was This is a remarkable zeries of Bench had fixed the fine at 201.. of the danger, though nothing Brakes, and built to Scotland Yard pressure, and, quite possibly, re- He tried to lift it by crawling "weak and inexplicable." short of a really big widening requirements. The colour of these sult in better supervision than under it, and succeeded, but was
performances, the nine new re Requests for immediate payment scheme will give adequate im-new buses will be orange and would have been possible had it trapped and unable to get out.
"If the Foreign Secretary refused cords all being accomplished on were runde. So he wrote to the provement. We recommend the cream.
continued to be a one-man job. His aries attracted a man who to forward the present resolution, one day. It is interesting to note Patcham Bench and Raid: "Wor above suggestions to the consi-
During 1922, Sergt. Saunders per-managed to move the car and re- Sir James concluded, an appeal for that with a similar two-litre car shipful Lords, I have to thank you deration of the authorities.
formed the duties of police lease him, but, when the man re-sympathetic..consideration of the the Sunbeam Company won the for your letter I am sorry L A Bad Rond.
That the type of individual who mechanic and has been connected leased his hold, the car ran down matter would be sent to the Cham-French Grand Prix In 1923, the zinable to take advantage of your The condition of the road from seizes opportunities to steal any-with the motor industry in all the hill, overturned and was bers of Commerce of the United only occasion on which this great kind offer, but I have and a better Kowloon to Castle Peak Is fast thing obtainable either from a departments since 1912.
damaged. Halham was unhurt.. States.
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point out that, inasmuch as the
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