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Elephant Illumination.
CEYLON'S LIGHTING
PROBLEM.
In Ceylon the traille problem is the elephant.
He is the 10-ton track, the trac- tor, jaywalker, and road-hog all in.one, and he meanders, in large numbers, at h low idling speed along the 112 miles of motor road between Colombo nad Kandy, to the grave annoyance of motorists, who prefer to travel a little fuster than elephant pace.
In daylight he can be observe at some distance, but after sunset his protective colouring makes him Inconspicuous. Now, there Is a little controversy as to how. The he should be illuminated. municipal council favours a white light in frost and a red one at the rear, and motorists agree. Non- motorists consider a white light on the neck would be sufficient, while the 'owners of the elephants -a somewhat conservative people --dialike disfiguring their pela with any kind of radiance.
PLAN NEW TUNNEL.
Plane for a tunnel under the Delaware river connecting south Philadelphia with Gloucester, NJ.; have been filed with the War De
The tunnel will be partment. designed along lines of the Hud- san river and will be about 6000 feet long. The estimated cost is around $20,000,000.
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SATURDAY, 16th MARCH," 1929.
Being The Official Organ of
THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
MAJOR SEGRAVE ATTAINS SPEED OF OVER 231 M.P.H.
NEA
World-wide interest was created when Major H. O. D. Segrave announced his inten- tion of endeavouring to create a new world's record for speed on land and sea.. At the time of going to press with this Supplement, news has been received that this daring Bri- tish motorist succeeded in reaching the tremendous average speed of 281.36246 miles per hour at Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. on March 11th. His performance with the motor boat "Miss England" will be awaited with much interest. The above pictures show the car (which cost £18,000)) in process of construction, and (bolów) as it appoared when
Anished,
CURRENT
COMMENT
and is known as the "Andrew Har- TRIPLEX ON THE per Building,"
Absurd Restrictions.
We understand that the Public Works Department declines to grant. residents the necessary permission Lo erect private garages adjoining their residences on certain parts
NEW FORDS.
Greater Passenger Safety Secured.
When the new Model A Ford
ment of the traffic system at the of the Peak. This attitude is na-car was being designed, one of the Segrave's Triumph,
Ferry approach, must be growing turally causing annoyance, especial- factors which was given most care. When Major H.O.D. Segrave impatient at the delay in the matter. ly when an owner-driver has reful attention was that of building announced his intention of giving It is true that the small island has celved authority from the Traffic into the car every possible safe- up speed contests, after establish been given over to traffic needs, Department to use a road not ordin-guard against accidente.....
The One of the most striking dis- ing a world's record in 1927, the and although that is a step in the arily open to motor traffe. mujerity of people took him at his right direction, the main job of garage problem confronts every coveries in the analysis of auto- word, but they did not allow for complete reorganisation has yet to owner in the Colony, and there a mobile accidents was that 66 per denied pears to be no reasonable objection eent, of all the injuries resulting the spirit of Britain's famous speed be started. It cannot be fend. Later on, he qualified his that the problem really is neute, and to owners erecting their own garage statement to the effect that he really that it becomes increasingly so with whenever possible. Hongkong suf- meant that as long as the world's the gradual growth of vehicular fers from far too much re-tape, and a little more, consideration speed record was held by England, traffic.
should be shown to residents who nsk for the most trifling favours. is difficult to understand the at Litude which forbids a citizen pro
he would be content to rest on his
laurels. When America's repre- Adding Confesion. Bentative, Mr. Ray Keech made it known that he was out to shatter
The erection of the building for
the Englishman's record, Major Sc- the use of the Revenue Departmentviding shelter for his car! Such grave immediately indicated that near the entrance to the Godowns should another record be establish- and Wharves cannot be said to ima ruling makes it natural that those ed, he would make another attempt prove matters, rather it has had the affected should point to the garag-
ment Servants. to regain the record for England. effect of increasing the confusion.ing facilities provided for Govern- That he has now done so in such Valuable parking space has been an overwhelmingly convincing man taken up with the result that it is Licences. ner stamps him as the greatest not uncommon to see cars metually 'speedster that. the world has yet parked on the pavement near the shop at the corner of the Canton Road. It is to be assumed that one or other of the prepared achemes will be put into effect, but the undue delay la distinctly disappointing. Those Trees.
Been.
Outstanding Quality.
from motor car accidents were be ing caused by flying glass. The analysis also showed that in the. great majority of cases tho dan- gerous, pieces of glass came from the windshield of the car.
So Henry Ford and his staff de- cided that the windshields of the new Model A Fords should be of shatterproof glass, and the Ford plants to make Triplex, shatter- Motor Co. installed its own glass
proof glass.
The process of making this glass We understand that when licences is one of the most interesting and are renewed in July next, the Traffic newest developments in the suto- Department will introduce the disc motive field, The windshields are system, as used at Home, where made of two sheets of fine glass, this method has been found of the sealed together, under high pres- greatest assistance in checking sure, by a layer of crystal-clear licences, and it is expected that it material of cellulose base which will prove equally helpful here. holds the glass together in case it The Traffic Dept. will provide the licence in the circular form, but is cracked or broken by impact. owners of vehicles will be required Repeated tests have shown that to provide the fitting to hold it, not even the smallest particles of break loose and fly when they are which must be affixed on the near glass from these windshields can struck the heavy blow that so fre- quently cause serious injury-to- driver and passengers.
The fact that it has been made possible to produce a land machine capable of such a tremendous turn of speed calla for the highest possible prafse for both the designer We have previously referred to the and manufacturer. The strain im- danger caused by the trees which posed on the moro, mechanical ele-line the roadway past the Craigen- ment must be enormous, and that gower Club, and we make no excuse every obstacle has been successfully for again drawing attention to the side. surmounted provides a glowing tri- mattor. There are times when ap- bute to British motor engineering. pearances, must be sacrificed in the Another Regulation.
interest, of public safety, and al-
Another Regulation which will The Tragic Bequel,
though a tree-lined thoroughfare At the time of writing the above adds beauty to a locality, that me into force on the same date note, news of the tragic sequel had aspect cannot be considered for amakes it necessary for all left-hand not arrived in Hongkong. The uni- moment when danger is caused, drive motor vehicles to be equipped versal feeling of admiration which The one solution to the matter is to with a mechanical signalling de- swept the world at the news of Se- remove the trees, but if that is not vica. This is, of course, moet grave's success has now given way to be done, a measure of safety necessary, although we think that to the most sincere gympathy for would be created by whitewashing some guide should be given as to the courageous American, Mr. Lee them where they protude out on to the type which will be approved, Blide, who was chosen to pilot the the roadway. Another tree which and further, where such device may "fripler" racing, munchine. There should have been removed long ago be obtained. This latter remark is no need to go into the merits or flouristica to the danger of motorists also applies to the licence holders, demerits of these contests, rather outalde the Helena May Institute..because although a Regulation may would wo join in with the world-
wide sympathy at the greativ de plored death of Segrave's contem-1 porary.
Kowloon Traffic.
Those progressive mined citizens
Andrew Harper Building.
state that a certain fitting has to be attached to cars on a certain date, unless that fitting is available, the motorist, la placed in a rather unfair position.
In last week's Supplement, we published a picture of the building which serves as the Ford Head- quarters in the Colony. The head-New Members. ing "Un-To-Date Ford Establish-
Since publishing the last list, the
of the Peninsula who have endeav-mant in Kowloon" appears to have following motoriste have joined the of the impress upon the Govern been misunderstood. The building Hongkong Automobile Associa ment the need for early re-arrange is the property of Mr. A. Harper,
NO TRAFFIC JAMS.
There are only 22,500 motor vehicles in Itussin, or one to every 6,200 inhabitants.
Only one nation has a lower motor census; that is China, where the streets are built for flickaas.
II. C. Shrubsole; Esq., Mrs D. Manners,
C. J..Woodhouse, Esq. H. J. Paterson, Esq. J. McCormack, Esq.,
"R. N. Thicknesse, Esq.
1. 8. Flegg, Esq.,
Capt. F. G. Le Groe,
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