MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SATURDAY, 10th NOVEMBER, 1928. Being The Dificial Organ of
THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
CURRENT
COMMENT.
Ice House Street.
Other Points.
Surely Awakening.
Ice House Street south of Queen's In these notes last week, we dealt with the enterprise shown by the Road has been opened to motor Municipal Council of Canton in con- rate both ways, and the same tracting for a fleet of Thornycroft tree!, north of Queen's Rund, passenger buses for that elty, and (Brokers' Aller) has been opened emphasis was laid on the great value between the hours of G pan, and
deve 8.30 a.m. of motor vehicles In
China's vast toplas
territory. During the week. we have received photos from another
Hollywood Road has been open- district showing the work in pro-ed to west-bound traffic, and Con- gress of widening the streets of theduit Rod from Robinson Road (one residential district of Nantai, Foo-way) up by Glenealy and down chow, and again the example of the under the bridge, opposite Upper progressive influence of the automo. Castle Rond. The parking places bile is demonstrated. The United have been ammended whereby States, Canada, Australia, the Ar-each class of vehicle (private, gentine, and other countries posses-public etc.) has ita own sing tremendous undeveloped space stand which is a far mare have all benefitted by the advent of
satisfactory Automotive traction, so much so, that it would be impossible to en- deavour to estimate the Improve ments in land and commercial values as the direct result. Sufficient is it that overwhelming evidence 18 available of the paramount impor- tance of modern communications to every country bent on keeping abreast of the time, and as we mentioned last week, it is a source necessary of the utmost satisfaction to know that China is building roads which, by means of the motor vehicle, will become Important trade arteries. In Earnest,
arrangement. As Statue Square is not being uned for private cars, the H.K.A.A. patrol will be withdrawn.
More Lines,
corner la
White lines have been placed at the junction of Morrison Gap and Stubbs Road, and now that this has been done, it does not appear to be to continue with the signalling lights. The quite wide as a result of the im- provement effected, and motorista should be able to avoid collision by observing the lines. In the vicinity' of Morrison Gap Road and the Monument, white lines have also been laid.
That China's road building has started in earnest is evidenced by the interest which the motor The Husen,
vehicle hun aroused in the interior The Queen's Road bus service is districts. Even in places where proving most popular, and the nine ronds are not yet bullt, progressive vehicles on the route so far are to merchants have displayed their be increased to sixteen by the end desire to progress by taking advan-of the present month. Even so, it tage of the automobile. In many is expected that many more will be such districts, the banugural rend needed to cope with the traffic. development was brought about as
a direct result of a few motor A Petition.
vehicles niaking regular journeys
through country which previonaly
!
We understand that the residents
has only seen long lines of coolies of Tai Hang Village have petition- carrying loads of produce to market, cd the Company to extend the ser- or the ancient sedan chair carry-vice to their locality, which being ing the merchants themselves. reasonable request, will probably Several up-to-date The motor car acted as the pioneer be granted,
to modern method, and the urgent houses have been built in that dis- need for roads became increasingly trict recently, and the extension of apparent as these pioneer vehicles the service will prove a great con- bumped along over rough cross venience,
country tracks. As a newspaper: Great Attraction. we can give testimony to the ever
growing interest, enquiries having Many sportsmen and sports- renched us from the interior dia-women too-are discovering that tricts concerning motering matters, motor boating is a sport of unusuaİ road
The pictures we have publish- attraction. Enjoyable as from tiibe to time have be sent motoring, may be there are pleu in by people who apreciate thesures peculiar to motor boating, power of motor transportation, which make a strong appeal to and who desire to co-operate with the press in fostering the desire anyone who has the national love of the sea. If one's pleasure les for the opening of trade routes on In the sheer joy of speed the racing up-to-date lines. The pletures a moter boat will satisfy it not, of pearing on this page to-day show the reform which China a bring course, to the extent that one can travel through the water at 100 ing about, and it is to be earnestlym.ph., but a speed boat travelling hoped that internal strife will not at 35 or 40 knots is a much more be allowed to halt the march of pro-thrilling experience than to travel gress so assuredly commenced.
at twice the speed on land, Popularity Increasing,
Des Voeux Rond.
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With the increasing traffic along Des Voeux Road, a great improve ment would be made if the tram standards could be removed to the alde of the roadway. Many elles er
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SOUTH CHINA MAKING WAY FOR THE AUTOMOBILE,
The Latest 1929 HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Throughout South Chips evidence is growing of the developing influence of the automo- bile. Where, century old narrow streets shut out the light of day, and rendered the' trans- portation of merchandise a slow and laborious task, wide roads are being bullt to accommodate modern motor traffic. Dilapidated buildings are being razed, and in their place attractive shopi and dwellings are springing up, The above pictures Bent to us from Foochow show the commencement of road building in the residential district of Nantai. In some parts of the city, the level of the road has been lowered some ten or twelve feet, as seen in the lower picture.
MOTOR BULLET.
Will Race at Target. HUSH-HUSH CAR.
CAR APPEAL. Olympia Marvels. £40,000,000 SALES.
London, Oct. 12. A special appeal to women owner-drivers is being made at the:
The typical British light car again reigns supremo, with six- cylinder tending further to oust the stock four-cylinder typo entirely.
Over a dozen light six-cylinder! models are shown..
This year has acen a considerable increase in the popularity of motor boating, both with the express "The Golden Arrow," the hush-
Baby Types. cruiser type of craft and the small-hush giant motor ear in which bosta fitted with outboard | Major Segrave, the British speed
There are now seven þáby types at Home have found it necessary motors. Recently a well known king, hopes to smash the speed annual Olympia Motor Show (Lon- of aeven, eight, and nino Korse- to carry out such work, and main British sportswoman crossed the record at Daytona Beach, Florida, don), which opened to-day, show-power. Naturally, much time has roads have been made much safer as Channel from England to France is practically completa, Major ing 1,000 modela, valued at been devoted to comparing tho a result. There is no need however, and back again in a small outboard Segrave hopes to achieve speed of £1,000,000.
Baby Austin with the Morris to look away from the Colony for craft, and a similar boat has also at least four miles a minute, and
Among the high-priced luxury Minor; the latter is larger, but examples of such improvement, for made the crossing between Harwich possibly 260 miles an hour. cars a "sunshine aaloon" is shown, does not yet possess the former's Nathan Road is an outstanding case and Middlckerke, in Holland, A gear-box containing many consisting of a roof which slides finish. of the great benefit to be derived,
secrets, especially of teeth gear back for fine weather. There is a The Morris Company has Intro- If it was considered necessary to
wheels, is the most carofully distinct advance in "baby" types, duced a new Cowley two-seater remove obstruction in that thor
It is rather surprising that motor guarded of the car's equipment. one of which can reach a speed fixed-head coupe, specially finish oughfare, there is surely all the
Sights, resembling those on of 70 mp.h.
ed, in order to make a feminine more reason to introduce similar boating has not become popular in
Hongkong, for one cannot Imagine rifies assist the steering.
On the strength of preliminary appeal. improvement along Hongkong's
coachwork fabric Rooms most important motor thorough-more attractive waters than those Daily Mail points out that a stop-notices, more than £40,000,000
surrounding the Island. It is pro-watch is inaccurate at such great worth of British cars has been sold especially popular, with low-built fare,
bably due to the fact that we are speeds, and accordingly Major to agenta
cars, in which doors open Ank subject to typhoons that more use Segrave drives over electrical is not made of the sea, but this ob- timing strips, beginning at the end the bull, and drives at it. He with the runningboard. In some cases the runningboard is abolish New regulations have been made joction is Ivardly justifiable. Gen- of a mile course. These are 20 picks up the finishing bull's eye ed, and replaced, by a small metal In connexion with the traffic conerally speaking, weather conditions feet long, and are indicated by when he has hurtled past the step. One expert infers that the trol of the Colony, one of which are quite favourable to motor boat-posta.
Begrave, after start la especially welcome. We refer to ing, and it should be a fairly simple spoeding up over four and a half
Major Segrave says that it would horn blowing. Many complaints matter to miako adequate provision miles, will see a gigantle target be impossible to steer by ordinary have been registered in the past for storage during really stormy with a bull's eye erected on a objects, as the timing posts and but it is to be hoped that the strict spells. As a really exhilarating scaffolding above the posta, fags are merely blurs." enforcement of the new order will sport, the speedy motor boat takes Through a telescope, fixed on the The new method will be of make the city a little less nolsý. In lot of beating.
car, he gets a centre eight lino on enormous assistance,
'Ammended Regulations.
Major
The
ruiningboard's days are number-
Armstrong, Siddeley is showing automatic gears, but the famous Capt. Malcolm Campbell considers that sporting drivers do not want fool-proof gear changing,
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