MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SATURDAY, 29th MARCH, 1930.
Being The Officier Organ of
THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
HONGKONG MOTOR ACCESSORY COMPANY
•picíalises
in all kinds of
ACCESSORIES
and'
SPARE PARTS
Electric horns., Body polish Brakelining. Hand jacks Lamp bulbs Foot pumps Tire patches. Wrenches
ke.. k... &c., c.
"GORMAN"
and
"LUCAS"
storage batteries
suitable for all motorcare, cycles
and radios,
ALL AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES Call and inspect,
Bank of Canton Bldg. Tel. 0, 677.
SERVICE
-REAL SERVICE!
Latest Machinery Expert Mechanics. European Supervision
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-YOUR CAR?
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NO PROBLEM TOO INTRICATE,
MAIN SERVICE STATION C.3193
10, CROSS LANE
WANCHAI
KOWLOON CAMERON RD.
THE PEAK PEAK GARAGE
K. 1624
P.208
IN CASE OF
EMERGENCY
C. 3193
Lane, Crawford, Ltd.
MODERN MOTOR SERVICE.
NEW CAR, JOHN? NIX,1915! REFINISHED HER AYSELF WITH
Effecto
FINISHES
ALL COLOURS KEPT IN STOCK
AS WELL AS THE NEW FORD SHADES.
Arabian Sand, Dawn Grey, Niagara Blue and Gun Metal Blue,
N. 6. MOSES & 00., LTD.,
Bole Agents,
PRE-EMINENCE OF BRITISH AIRPLANE
ENGINES.
won
The occasion last week of the The picture shows a Rolls-Royce arrival by air at Hongkong of Mr. Jacro engine, such as
the Van Lear Black, a wealthy Ameri- Schneider Trophy Race in · 1929, can newspaperman, served as a compared with the latest express opportunity for his chief pilot, engine of the London and North Mr. J. B. Scholter, to make some Eastern Railway. critical remarks to a local re- porter about British Air Services,
Although the horse-power
Aero Engine
L.N.E.R. Locom>tive.
Length Width
50 inches.
75 ft. 3 ins.
9 ft.
Weight
1,530 lbs.
166 tons
30
Although the enormous speed of this been possible, it is considered developed in each case is approxi-357.7 m.p.h. was obtained during that even higher speeds could have The above photograph (exclusive mately the same, over 1,900 h.p., the seaplane's attack on the been obtained. to the Hongkong Telegraph) the locomotive is no less than 200 world's record, the engine was noť comes at an opportune hundred times as heavy as the moment, giving as it does, ample aero engine, which has the truly indication of the pre-eminence of remarkable power weight ratio of British airplane engine constrie 0.805 lb. weight per h.p. (under
lone lb.).
tion.
CURRENT
COMMENT
CORROSION STOPPED.
Aluminium Protector.
One of the disadvantages of Road Improvement.
using aluminium for engine and Useful work is being carriet car parts, and specially for marine cut along Queen's Road, Central, work, is its susceptibility to corro where the side-channels are being sion. A method of protecting raised in order to give a wider Aluminium and other. magnesium traffic space. The old channels are a legacy of old times when the alloys has been devised by an ricksha and chair formed the Englishman. ordinary means of conveyance, but The metal to be treated is with the ever increasing motor traffic through this busy route, it immersed in a bath of chemicals has been ound advisable to wider without electrical current, as in the road by this means. A very plating. By this method, known great improvement is being effect as the Panalumin process, metallic ed, and Queen's road has now been compounds penetrate the surface other less frequented thorough of the alloy, and combine with it fores which were modernised so that the coating is not detach gome considerable time ago. able. The treatment is said to be
inexpensive.
treated in a similar. manner to
Baby Cars,
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run under. the best conditions for maximum speed and the propellor used was not able to absorb the full power of the engine. Had
BIGGEST BUYER.
Australia's Position.
U.S. NOVEMBER EXPORTS.
The Supermarine seaplane and its "R" engine, however, are short- ly to be used again, for high speed flights, when further startling. re- sults should be obtained.
AUSTIN FEAT.
60 M.P.H. on Dirt
Track.
SIX HOURS' RUNNING.
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1,570 cars from America and and a quarter circumference at
Last November Australia hought
On a dirt track of only a mile. led the first place in the U.S. Auckland in New Zealand, export market list.
British Austin Seven recently put Argentina, a -close second, up in amazing record by averag absorbed 1,502, while Mexico ing a speed of 60 mph for six always a big buyer, came third hours. The car, a supercharged with 1,299. British India is also model of the same design as 'raced: in the list of countries, whose pur-by the Austin Motor Co. In the chase of cars ran into four figures, 1929 Dublin Grand Prix and the as 1,101 cars found a sale there. Ulster T.T., stood up perfectly to
This is a big step up for Aus- the gruelling conditiona. tralia, for, in the previous month, Phil Seabrook and R. Griersou she filled third place. Argentina piloted the little car to this re also purchased more cars and was markable victory. only in fourth place in October.
Despite the fact that the Austin' A drop of nearly a thousand Seven has secured over a thou explains the position held by aand victories on road and track Mexico in Nóvember as in the since it was introduced to the There is still a very consider.
previous
month she was the public some 'seven or eight years able demand for "baby" cars, and
CONQUERING 'BUSES. second biggest car buyer.
ago, this latest achievement must it is indeed unlikely that they will
That the demand for American be conceded to be at least among ever lose the great popularity won.
cars is still existing in England the most brilliant of Austin per- tramway systems In Hongkong they are especially useful, and it is probable that Gosport (Hampshire) and Burton- is shown by the import of 563 cars formances. To maintain such a Ispeed on 'n tiny unbanked track: many owners of larger vehicles on-Trent (Staffordshire) closed while New Zealand imported 1485.
Australia was also the most im- will seem incredible to those with will provide themselves with one down recently and were replaced
portant market for American any, experience of dirt track; of the smaller types for use during by buses.
trucks In November, with 2,980' driving. Phil Seabrook is very business hours. The famous little
trucks, or nearly three times the well known in motoring circles in Austin "Seven" has proved a
the New Zealand, and this is not the wonderful little vehicle in the The outstanding example of this number "shipped during
Argentina, the first occasion upon which he has Colony, and the value is reflected is, of course, that of the Union previous month.
during distinguished himself. in the high prices secured for of South African Railways, which leading truck market second-hand cars. Another British acquired a fleet of Thornycroft October was second in importance. in November and bought 1.076, small car is to make its appear-vehicles some five years ago and while British India with 1,012 SUPER BALLOONS. ance shortly, and that too, the have repeatedly added to them trucks was in third place. well-known little "Jowett," is sure until to-day they are operating United Kingdom absorbed 892, to live up to the good name it has some 400 four-and six-wheeled created in Europe. The first of Thornycrofts, equipped with these are due to arrive in the special bodies accommodating botí Colony on April 17th.
passengers and freight and operat ing regularly on routes which now. total ever. 10,000 miles annually. Motor Buses,
-100 Thornycrofts.
The
in
One of the most interesting, or dors received this year for Thorny croft vehicles has been placed by Motor buses have certainly proved a foreign railway company for a their worth in Hongkong, and the fleet of the latest types of six-public is well served both on the wheelers.
Island- and over on the Mainland. Regular travellers on the Hongkong This Company has been much faide will be interested to know that impressed by the possibilities for the Hongkong & Shanghal Hotels,
ROAD LEADER.
The
New Aircraft Tyres.
The latest development in tyres for aircraft is being tested by the New Jersey, with 8,148 miles of aeronautical, department of the surfaced and 7,053 miles of un-Goodyear Tyre Company, in Call- surfaced roads, has more miles of (fornia. The tyres are known as improved roads per capita than air wheels, and are built on to the wheels. They are tough, very big, and inflated at a low pressure. any other state in the country.
In action they are a sort of rolling cushion, which smoothly without bounding until
PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS.,
turn
THE WONDERFUL 1930 "HARLEY
Now on Display,
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2, KWONG WAH ROAD,
Tel. K. 1242 and K. 804.
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IMPORTS ITS GAS.
the plane takes off Aircraft Using a steam roller with a Ireland imports, the majority
special roll, Berlin le treating the gasoline consumed by its att some of its asphalt roads to mobiles. During the first m prevent automobiles skidding months of 1929 more than 18,000 The roller puta & "waffle" surface 000 gallons were imported. Inta de
the commercial development of Ltd., have decided to issue inter- it is probable that the press equipped with the air-wheels are districts beyond their railway changeable season tickets for the button traffic signals, operated by said to be able to land on soft, lines by the provision of read me-Tai Hang-Kennedy Town and Uni pedestriana, will be tried in Lon-ground, snow or swamps, and they tor transport operated in conjunc-versity routes. The new scheme don. They were first introduced prevent the violent rebounds of tin with their railway services. comes into effect as from April 1st. in Manchester.
2 bad landing...
on the highway.
country