MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SATURDAY, 191. NOVEMBER, 1930.
Being The Official Organ of
THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
FOREST GEN DELS GEMS DESA QUA
HONGKONG MOTOR ACCESSORY COMPANY
specialised
in all kinds of
ACCESSORIES
and
SPARE PARTS
Electric horns. Body polish Brakellaing.
Hand jacks Lamp bulbs
Foot pumps Tire patches. Wrenches
&c. &c. &c., ky. *GORMAN "
and
"LUCAS
storage batteries.
muitable for all motoreare, cycles and ratios.
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THE
............
NEW
CURRENT
COMMENT
A Suggestion.
It has, of course, already been Lagreed that th: Magazine Gap Roo! hall be developed as a motor ear Toite, thereby emsid sably simirten- [iner the distance from the above, medioned focus ty to the city. As it will undoubtedly be some time! before the work is actually carried out, would it not be an excellent ides to permit one-way traffic dur- ing certain hours of the day? By such a system, the road might be opened to down-coming traffic dur- ing the morning, and available to up-going traille only during later hours of the day. Such a facility) would be greatly appreciated, and as the road is used but little by pedestrians, and children are not accustomed to play on it, little ob- jection can be raised. It would mean cutting down the time taken in travelling through Wanchai, via Stubbs Road by probably two-thirds, | Furthermore, it would relieve the increasing traffic through the dan- gerous Wanchai locality.
Growing Kowloon.
RUNNING ON WOOD GAS FUEL.
1931 “Harley Davidson" Can be Cabled for Now.
An army truck at the Presidio, San Francisco, with gasogen producer installed. The four cylinders at lower left are condensers through which the wood gas passes to the engine..
intake.
Washington, Sept. 26.—If a right side of the driver's cab, miles at a cost of $4, whereas "gasogen" contrivance, perfected This tank is filled with little wood gasoline would cost $9.75 for the The fact that Messers. John I. by Jean P. Imbert of the French blocks or chips which feed down same run. Thornycroft & Co., Ltd., take over Army and recently introduced in to a conical steel hearth where new premises in Kowloon from to- the United States, proves practi-combustion is maintained by
In the report of Captain George day, is but another reminder of the cal, motorists might start measur-admitting air into the bed of Hartman of the Quartermaster rapid commercial growth on the ing their mileage per cord of wood charcoal. The charcoal is con-Corps, who is in charge of the Peninsula. The new offices and show-instead of per gallon of gasoline. tinuously supplied from above by tests, he compares the power of room will be situated in the large Imbert's engine uses wood for the distillation of the wood.
wood, and gasoline, as a fuel. building built by the Kowloon Motorfnel.
The fuel can be obtained any.
More Power From Gasoline. Bus Co., Ltd.. and Thornycroft's This ingenious device, which where. If the supply is exhausted will thus be right in the heart of converts a wood gas called gaso on the road, an old rail fence, or "Gasoline produces more rapid | Kowloon's motor bus garaging area. gen into an explosive force power-seran lumber along the highway acceleration and starts easier than
As is well known, Messrs. Thorny-ful enough to run a motor, is a will act efficiently.
gasogenThe test made here croft are firm believers in keeping product of the war. During that Gases generated by this process with a five-ton load proved that UNAPPROACHABLE in close contact with users of their period, France purchased most of are drawn down through the bed the truck went 75 feet farther up vehicles, and the excellent service her gasoline for running army of charcoal into a series of cylin grade in third gear with gasoline rendered by them is widely appre-transports from the Allies, and it drical condensers which are than with gasogen.. cinted. Large stocks of spare parts was because of this that Imbert suspended underneath the truck will be carried, the new depot being devoted his attention to develop-
body. From the condensers the "Considering the comparative the firm's headquarters for Henging the gasogen.
gas passes through steel tubing to prices of the two fuels used, the kong, Canton, Shanghai and the
slight loss of power is negative. rest of China. Marine motor will the wood burning automobile at
French Army authorities found the motor intake manifold.
There isn't enough free oxygen The truck could not pull the grade falo be on show:
in the wood gases to form an in high or third gear with either success, and now have attached Jexplosive mixture until air is add-fuel. transport companies equipped with gasogen trucks to several led, which is done just below the
intake manifold through a sliding and gives a longer power stroke "Gas from wood is slow burning siceve valve controlled from the than gasoline. This gas does not dash of the truck.
give a detonating ping on explo- Much Cheaper Than Gasoline.
sion. Due to the wood gas being dry, crankcase dilution will not There is great economy in using occur, giving lubricating of a wood for fuel over, the use of longer life." gasoline, army. tests prove.
NORTON
Model 20 Two-Port
THE MOST UP-TO-DATE MACHINE AND THE
CHOICE OF THE
CONNOISSEUR,
Inspection Invited
SINCERES
SOLE AGENTS
SHE'S A GREAT CAR UNDER THE HOOD BUT WHO WOULD KNOW.IT BY HER 100KS! GIVE HER A COAT OF
Effecto
FINISHES
ALL COLOURS KEPT IN STOCK
AS WELL AS THE NEW FORD SHADES.
Arabian Sand, Dawn Grey, Niagara Blue and Gun Metal Blur.
N. 8. MOSES & CO., LTD.
Sole Agents,
Dinner Dance.
The Annual Dinner Dance of army corps. the Hongkong. Automobile Asso-
In this country, the gasegen ciation is to be held at the Penin- apparatus is being tested by the sola Hotel on Friday, December Quartermaster Corps, of the Ninth 12th. A sub-committee has been Corps Area of the US Army at appointed with Mr. J. Smith as San Francisco. Major General J. the Honorary Secretary,
L. Hines, commander of the area, says of the tests: Vehiel Ferry:
It may
+
About 150 pounds of wood will fill The main disadvantage of the "In my opinion, the tests have the tank of the gasogen apparatus gasogen engine is that it takes clearly demonstrated the value of and this will last from four to three minutes to start at the have been that the the device, especially for military five hours.
A piece Rwanti Races attracted a large service. The fact that any kind three and one-eighth pounds of of rug has to be saturated with
As it requires about beginning of a day's run. namber of motorists on a recent of scrap lumber can be used would wood to run a truck one mile, one oil and ignited. It is then placed Sunday, but the fact remains that seem to indicate great economy in filling of the tank would take it in the breather port on the side. considerable grumbling was heard purchase of gasoline." from motorists desiring to take
their cars
across the barbour, Two lighters were in service, but
Wood Is Distilled.
the time taken in operating them The functions of the gasogen It consists and the few cars carried ench trip, apparatus is simple. naturally occasioned the delay of a tank which is located on the ¡No blame can be attached to the
Company concerned, who
have
maintained the present service for probably on account of this fact a number of years, at very little, that the change is being made.
if any profit. Encouragement should have been given years ago
Rickshaw.
cannot
understand why】
te private enterprise in order to We secure an adequate service. Now ricksha coolies are not definitely that the building of suitable piers instructed that they must not and vessels has been decided, it suddenly dart across the road re- is to be hoped that no time will be gardless of traffic, if they ece a lost in inaugurating the new possible fare.. The habit is not scheme.
only intensely annoying, but most
We dangerous.
believe that rickshas are hired by the pullers from "farmers," and if so, it
Just a Hint!
...
It is dangerous to drive a car should be an easy matter to con- with one arm around the girl's waist, even on the Shekko Ronday the instructions. Whenever
a coolic is
this caught in Emergency Vehicles.
dangerous act, there should be not the slightest compunction in can- It is interesting to notice that celling his licence. They lone all Hongkong's public service public sympathy, and there is vehicles, (fire and ambulance) are very good argument why they to be painted white. At one should be prohibited from certain time, the ambulances were dark central main thoroughfares blue, and all the Fire Brigade entirely.
public has the The equipment, red. White was de-[choice of taxis, trams, motor cided for the Rolls-Royce firebuses, or even "pirate" cars, and machines, and it has proved most in view of the nuisance created satisfactory in every way. On a by the rickaha pullers, there dark night, white shows up disappears to be little justification tinctly, whereas red has the effect for maintaining a system of travel of hiding the machine, and it is out of date ages ago.
50 miles.
of the tank. A blower is then One gallon of gasolinesdrove the turned on for three minutes, by same truck only four miles on the the end of which time the char- same road.
coal is glowing and the gas is The army found that a cord of being delivered to wood would run the truck 760 manifold.
A ROAD CODE.
Motorists on public roads.
Kindly take some thought for
others.
They have rights as well as you;| Take the same, broad-minded
view
That pedestriana are brothers, Though they may appear as
toads.
Do not swing around a curve,
Possible obstructions scorn.
ing,
Since some crawling creature
may
Possibly be in your way.
the
intake
Therefore you should not forget | It should never be a threat, But a gentle intimation Of your close proximity.
Always give a brace of toots,
Thus your thoughtfulness die
playing.
1
Then, whatever may occur, E'en the sternest coroner
Can have no excuse for aaying That you didn't care two hoots.
TOUCHSTONE.
MAY BAN U.S. "CARS.
SEE THE NEW MODELS EARLY.
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A NEW SILENCER.
Donald W. Randolph, left, and K. K. McGarvey, engineers of the AC Spark Plug Company at Flint, inspecting the latest auto device, the carburetor intake silencer,
Flint, Mich.. Sept. 29. A that the engine is performing phenomenon
to almost without effort. long known science has just been utilized by
The carburetor intake silencer automotive engineers in making is a cylindrical-shaped device into the operation of automobiles prac which are built multiple chambers tically noiseless.
and tubes. As every type engipe This is that a sound wave under has different "noise" characteris- certain conditions will destroy or tics, silencers must be especially neutralize another sound wave,
The principle of operation is" thus producing quietness. Phyel designed to fit it. cists have experimented with this that if sound waves are sent lato fact for years and now research the intake system which are out engineers after intensive study,
have made practical use of it in of step with those coming out, what is called a "carburetor intake each other and the result will be they will balance, or neutralize silencer"
The purpose of the silencer is that no noise will get into the to eliminate "power roar," which engine compartment whence it Officials of Windsor and seven becomes most audible at wide open might filter up into the car body
to annoy the occupants. bill of its adjoining Canadian munici-throttle, such as occurs in Audible if strident warning railties are seeking a ban on im-climbing, accelerating and at high The silencer will be used almost
This speeds.
roar, engineers universally in the near future, Is the least that they deserve.portation into Canada of motor have discovered, originates not in engineers believe. Buick, Chrys cars completely manufactured out-the exhaust but in the intake sysler and Cadillac have already Furthermore, the horri should side the Dominion: It is tem and emerges from the car-adopted it on their 1931 cars which were recently announced, buretor inlet,
The silencer by removing this and many others are in the pro Used with some discrimina- manufacturers in Detroit to lose noise makes motoring much more cess of adapting it to future
|210,000,000 a year.
pleasant and gives one the feeling models..
be
tion.
estimated this ban would cause