THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1929.
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Motor Cyclist's Appeal Allowed with Costs.
CASE AT LEEDS.
At the Leeds Quarter Sessions Just held, the Automobile Associn- ition successfully appealed agalust | the conviction of a motor-cyclist: for riding a machine with alleged inefficient silencer.
the On behalf of
Police Authorities, It was urged that whilst the allencer was normally an efficient one and in proper condition, on the occasion of the alleged offence, in the opinion of the Police it was ridden in a man- nor which caused undue noise. For the appellant evidence was given by an A. A. expert to the effect that the silencer WAS thoroughly, efficient and had not been tampared with in any way.
The Recorder Mr. E, A. Mitchell Innes, C.B.E., K.C., intimated that. ho did not wish to hear any fur- ther evidenco. He yfolded to no- ane in his hearty dislike and, hat- red of motor-cycles, but the ques- tion was one which had to be de- cided on the interpretation of the Order: The Order did not mean that a motor-cyclist was to make NO noise in using his motor-cycle, and in his view the silencer was. "suitable and sufficient for reduc- ing as far as may reasonably be practicable the noise which would otherwise be caused by the escape of the gases." That seemed to him to put "an end to the caso" and the appeal would be allowed with costs.
This decision is of considerable importance to motor-cyclists, deal- Ing as it does with a machine of a type which had been officially certified by the Automobile As- sociation ha satisfactorily allenced, the makers being granted an A.A. Certificate of Silencing Efficiency.
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A LEADING AUTHORITY
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An interesting link has recently been forged between rallway and road transport Interesta by the appointment of Sir John Thornycroft to the board of directors of the Southern Railway. Sir John is managing director of the well-known firm of engineers and shipbuilders, John I. Thorny- croft and Co., Ltd., with extensive Works at Southampton, Basing- ntoke and Reading engaged in the production of ships, motor vehicles and marine engines, which find their way into all parts of the world.
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Now that British railways have secured Parliamentary powers to operate motor vehicles great developments are. proceeding. The Southern Railway have not yet followed the lead of the Great Wast- ern, and London and North Eastern, who have established regular road services of Thornycroft
coaches motor,
orani- buses, but it is believed that the Southern Railway have in- tentions of embarking on similar services, and it is significant that prior to joining the rallway direc-i torate Sir John E. Thornycroft paid an extended visit to South Africa, where he had an opportunity of in- vestigating the co-ordinate system of rail and road services operated by the South African Railways.
Sir John E Thornycroft is regarded as one of the lead inz authorities on motor en- gineering and transport, for he has been greatly responsible for the wonderful evolution of Thornycroft motor vehicles to their present bigh standard of efficiency. since the original Thornycroft steam wagon, the first self-propell- ed commercial vehicle to run on Bri. tish roads, was built in 1895.
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