THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1929.
THROUGH THE DRIVING MIRROR.
By Stephen Ware.
(With apologies to Alice through the Looking Glass).
[By Arrangement with the Morris Owner.]
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ASTONISHING QUALITIES.
"The great art of driving." the lion," she cried. "You.would have
The Birmingham Small Arms New Owner suddenly began, put-saved that second mudguard.”
factory is launching the season's ting out his right hand and]
"As you saw just now," said the motor-cnr surprise, a £140 fuil waving it to and fro as he spoke, Owner, taking no notice whatever four-seater with front-wheel drive,] "is to obey the R
Here of Alice's interruption, "one of independent springing,
fabrie Kreat difficulties about body, four cylinders, and nino ft had begun, and the ear swerved reversing is the fendeney to go horse-power,
the sentence ended as abruptly as the
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olently on to the pavement and backwards when you want to go The Daily News says it has been.
to rest against a lamp post. forwards."
fully teated on the road for more! rë didn't seem much art in "But if you want to go for-than a year, with astonishing thought Allee to herself, wards," said Alice, "you're not road-holding qualities. Agents de was so startled by the trying to reverse."
expect the first deliveries within; ccident that she only said in an Eut if you go backwards when three months. anxious tone, "I hope you haven't you try to go forwards you are tamaged anything? Or hurt!
ourself?" she added hastily.
Rules of the Road.
reversing," replied the Owner We couldn't very well gain by triumphantly. "You sec," standing stil." went on, I said to myself, 'going]
"Couldn't we?" replied the "No.. nothing to speak of." forwards is all right: going back-Owner thoughtfully. replied the New Owner, gazing that's wrong.
wards is all right: so it's the lever so sure of that. However, as for "I am not
abstractedly at a crumpled wing three levers--one for forwards, that caused that, you know. It's There must be standing still, it was the brake "Nothing dangerous, you know, and one for backwards.'" and that's where the skill comen
n special brake of my own inven-1 in. The great art of driving, ash "That's only two," said Alles on properly that I invented ane tion. So many brakes fail to go! I was saying, is to obey the rules carefully, "and you said three for myself, My brake never fails
What is the third lever wanted to go on." of the rond."
Then he added, rather for, I wonder?"
andly Alice thought, "But it some- times fails to go of. I'm afraid."
Inat,
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Alice's Apprehension,
As he helped him back on to
"I haven't really invented that the road once more, Alice could yet," the Owner said gravely, "Ra not help smiling to herself. "I'm I can't tell you for certain, but I afraid you haven't had much prac-think--what about getting on the tice in driving," she ventured at rond again?" he broke off, chang-and remained silent with elosed The poor Owner looked so upset, ing the subject abruptly.
eyes for such a long time, that The New Owner looked very much
Once back on the road again, Alice got out of the car and start- Aurprised. "Whatever
the Owner restarted his engineed to walk off. But she had only makes you say that?" he asked in and turning to Alice with a geatic taken a few steps before the an offended tone as he scrambled, elle said: back into the driver's seat und!
absent-mindedly engaged reverse "The great art of driving is to gear, "I've had plenty of practice, nurse your clutch and your gears. Any amount of practice," he re-Like this, you see" he continued. peated thoughtfully,
"First, press down the clutch;
How to Reverse,
make any reply, an he went on
Owner opened his eyes.
Seeing her standing several yards away, he started up his engine once more, and, waving his hand to Alice, began to move jerkily along the rond.
Rome
TRUTH WILL OUT.
A bunch of the boys were swop-] ping their lies at a gas and oll hotel
(With the greasers listening.
Hoggle-eyed to the tales that each one could tell) Of mileage run and the speeds.
they'd made and of tyres that would never wear, When a car pulled into the gas- pump's shade and stopped at the sign: "Free Air." "Not laddie.", the driver firmly said, "I will not buy your fuel...
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My ear's on a better essence fed, and it kicks like a full- grown mule." Said the salesman: "Sir, We only stock the very best
· that's distilled,” "The list," said the driver. "and do not mock." And the gath-ring listened, chill- ed.
"By a happy chance-which I first thought 1," the new- comer began,
"I discovered how I, without a still, but with merely a fry- ing pan
Could produce this potent spirit with which I All my tank to the brim:"
He borrowed a match, gave his
pants a hitch, found a seat -and this came from him.
"Marooned afar with an empty tank and never a pump in sight,
I faced with a heavy heart that sank, the thought of a lonely - night.
DON'T BOAST.
THE NEED FOR CARE.
Our automobiles have become so
hastily, "Anyway, I teda, you know frightened. The frown, however,["geoma to get off again pretty though he had driven it ten thousand |
MORE CARS IN POLAND.
The registration of 21,022 motor vehicles in Poland represente an Increase of 27 per cent, over the When I noticed that all around number at the beginning of 1927,
me grew, potatoes-gone wild, but good,
And I fished out my pan and
grease to get some solace, at least, from food. Then I thought of the fact that alcohol could be got from ench living plant; And I thought of a tag
I'd learned at coli.: There's always a can till it's can't,' So I dropped all the smallest,
apudlets into the Lank through the filler spout. Set a burning pan of grease beneath, and watched till the flame burnt out. "That is all. Yes, the tank was nearly full of a marvellous brand of dope, Which gives to my motor a apeed
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and pull for which you can never hope;
Now, always I use it. I only need these special spuds and a fire," Then, a tall thin man who had
given heed turned
nway, and he muttered: “Liar." The stranger jumped for his car In a huff, kicked his starter a savage smäck, .· The mufor choked, then a vicf].
ous puff burst from the ex- haust with a "crack:" From the tall, thin man came a ghastly cry, and he fell in a pool of blood-
You may, as we did, nsk how and why WAS he shot through the heart by. A spud?
COLOUR BLINDNESS.
Common Among Motorists.
WOMEN IMMUNE,
SAFETY FIRST.
A "safety-first" week was held ruary 24 to March 3. throughout Germany from Feb-
What some women say goce especially when they talk
about money.
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TRAFFIC CLOGĖS.
To keep their feet dry, traffic. policemen of Bradford (Eng.) have been supplied with patent flexible: wooden soles, which they strap da to their boots.:
AFFECTION OR FEÁRT.
In a Xmas number, a German paper published a picture of a Ber lin trafic constable surrounded by a collection of Xmas gifts presented to him by appreciative motorists.
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Next moment they were bark on thirdly, I gently release the clutch, began, his voice growing fainter
secondly, I engage the lowest gear; The great art, of driving," he Watch the Oil Filter. the pavement again.
at the same time pressing lightly and fainter as he drove away, "s "Did you notice the Owner on the accelerator, and we pro-to look out for the other fool! went on after a short silence, "dueced to.....
You never know, when you notice that I was looking. rither thoughtful just now---- just
Progress before we left the road, you There
"It won't be long before some- Was another know?" he added.
silence. "We didn't Ret verste thing happens to him," thought highly developed and foolproof that of men were colour blind, Lut tint
An assertion that 25 per cent. KELLER, KERN & Co., Ltd. time," said Alice- soothingly, for Alice as she watched him swerving we are prone to fall into the trap of no women were colour blind, van Alice was still too nervous tothe Owner leaked so very offen. xently, from one side of the rond taking them too much for granted. Imnde yesterday to the Royal Com-] "Theref On the Many notorist has boasted he mission on Transport, presided | ed that she began to feel rather to the of her.
,pavement again! However, he hasn't lifted the hand of his car al-over by Sir A. Griffith-Boscawen,
Mr. Mervyn I was inventing a new method of gradually left his face.
easily. That comes of having so or more miles.
O'Gorman, on reversing. Or rather a method of "Not very far," he repented. much practice, I suppose," she
behalf of the Royal Automobile This is truly a wonderful recori Club. was questioned upon the preventing oneself from reversing "No, certainly not very far. But said to herself gaily.
and one worth boasting about, yet opinion he had expressed that unknowingly," he corrected him- we didn't go backwards, at may
So he went on talking to herit points to something that is hap there should be lines on pave- self quickly.
|rate," he cried,guily, "and that's
se'f until she aw the New Owner pening beneath that hoad which ments to limit the space occupied By this time Alice and regained something gainét."
extend a warning arm rigidly to ordinarily should be guarded against by people gazing into shop win- her breath. "What a pity yast "That is ridientous, you know," the richt, and, turning sharply to before the motor breaks down.dows. hadn't time to finish the inven-fanswered· Alice very decidedly.bin left, pass out of her sight.
Parts are wearing in that motor, despite the many autombile precan-pedestrians should not be run over He replied, that in order that tions installed there, despito nir eleaners, fuel strainers and oil filters of the pavement, but their com they should walk on the left side These parts are what enable the plaint was that they could not do driver to maintain his boast of driva as people were always shop- ing withint thought of the motor, gazing. yet just these parts have to he watched and renowed before they was not in favour of a lest before. Mr. O'Gorman stated that he break down and fail to guard then driving licence was issued, He mator against trouble.
did not think it would add a fraction to the safety of the public. Take the oil filter, for instance on raads if driving tests were Before this accessory was installed | introduced.
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in automobilen motorists were nd. On the point of coloured warn- vised to change their erankcase oiling lights on care, he declared every 500 miles Now, thanks to the that red ought to be abolished as filter, motorists may run along with an indication of danger. the same oil in the craakense for Mr. Walter Smith-You could 1000, 2000, even 3000 iniles, without not have different systems of harming the engine.
colour for different systems of But-and here's the point-that's traffic. It would mean a complete provided the filter is working clli revision of the whole system. giently. It in obvious that the Mr. O'Gorman replied that 25 fanger a motor runs, the longer per cent. of men werd colour blind, does oil strain through the filter but no women were colour blind. and the more dirt and grime from He thought that a man who was this oil remains in the little acces completely deaf was well able to. Bury. The result is, that after about drive a car. Speed limite we're 10,000 miles of driving, engineera opposed to the whole principle by consider the filter is about ready for which safety could be ensured. a cleaning or, renewal of its working Motorists should be warned by parts. By that time it has collected signs as to the nature of the rond so much grime that all its channels they were approaching. have been clogged up and the oil, instead of being washed clean of its impurities, actually gathers more grit from the over-used filter and passes it on to the molar,
Pedestrian's Dilemma."
Mr. O'Gorman,. In régard to traffic control, remarked that he did not think the training of a policeman put him in a right Lubrication engineers say the oil frame of mind to organise a traffic filter has lost its efficiency after flow. He was not convinced that 10,000 miles use. If it isn't serviced, automatic signals could be work- and the car is kept going, the moed effectively in such an irregular- torist would have to return to the, 1" fald aut city as London. practice of changing his crankcase. Sir Matthew Wallace asked vil every 500 miles
what a pedestrian was to do when That's quite costly, it lias boen he wanted to cross a busy road estimated The average motorief, with two-way traffic.
it is pointed out, saves 20 a year Mr. O'Gorman-Get run over, I on ail alone, ont to mention the suppose, unless he shows what Baving on wearing parta, by proper his intention is. If he refuses to use of the filter. This is how this show his Intention he has got to saving in figured:
be run over.
Before introduction of the oil Sir M. Wilson-If there is only filter, oil was changed every 500 one pedestrian, what is he to miles, which micant 20 changes a do?-If only one pedestrian want- year, based on the average of 10,-ed to cross the road he would be 600 miles driving. Twanty changes, such a phenomenon that motorista averaging six quarta a change, nt would stop to watch him."
30 cents a quart, would cost $30. What signal should he give.-- With use of the oil filter which There should be some agreed nocasions changes of oil at every signal.
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300 miles or so, the cost would be In reply to Major H. E. Craw- only about 7 year. Thus the furd, M.P., Mr. O'Gorman held saving is calculated at $20 a year. that the transport facilities in
And that doesn't include the sav London should be roplanned, ing of wear on the moving parts, present it was impossible to drive due to the filter's assurance of grit from the back of Euston Station Iona oil.
to the back of Waterloo Station That assurance, it may be repeat- without passing through congest- ed, depends, however, on a working ed-streets. If back thoroughfares filter-one that is serviced every were marked “ring," people would 10,000 miles..
see how to get round them,
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