MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, 2nd. MAY, 1931.
Being The Official Organ of
THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION,
K. L. G.
THE SUPER-PLUG
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1st Floor.
Kowloon Branch:-
475, Nathan Road,
Noxi to Yaunati School).
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CLASSES OF
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China Underwriters, Ltd.
HEAD OFFICE Hongkong Bunk Building,
4 Des Voeux Road Central. Tol. 28121.
SINCERE'S
MOTOR
CYCLE
DEPT.
Removed
ΤΟ
PRAYA
SIDE
OF
The Building
(Ground Floor)
CURRENT
COMMENT
| Passing Abend,
Some car drivers do size for dart Collaterali - setases We Peter (22 slow driver who, hearing a J signalling to pass, lails to give the I necessary sign, and ambles along for a few mites until the following vehicle, awaitingg
tunity, souls the horn and pro
erde tu pass aheurl. H is when passing is in progress,
that the
driver on the left of the erad add- Edenly aveologative, The practice fa most annying and distinely dar gerous
Slow Driving.
There are some drivers who ac maily create ʼn danger by driving 1oo slowly, and a word from the Traffic Department“ deva inuafly, womb dumbtless have the desired ellect. We do not Tay
fast Edriving to the degree of being dan- gerous, but some drivers make a habit of crawling to such an ex- tent, that another eur rounding a corner, is able to erish into them. solely am tecount of a speed which argounts to obstruction.
Slow driving is n Hessarily safe driving, and the sooner a few of our alow-couches" realise this the better for themselves as well as other rond users,
Balighted Obstructions,
We have received further con plaints re unlighted obstructions, Trenches, huges of road material. jete. As one reader points out, if he leaves his car parked unliglued by the side of a road, he is Bubble to be proceeder against for ob struction. Rightly so, but on the (other bund, no other form of vir struction should be allowed sperial
privilege.
Battery Service,
TEXACO SUPER SERVICE STATION PROVES POPULAR.
STAN
The above picture shows a cur on the hydraulic hoist for inspection and lubrication, and others waiting their turn. This enterprise on the part of Texaco has already proved its worth, each day the operators being kept busy attending to loval motor vehicles.
"BRITAIN CAN'T MAKE CARS."
Refuting a Common Parrot-Cry.
INDUSTRY AGAIN
REJUVENATED.
Fair
MODERN EGYPT.
Thornycroft Buses for Cairo.
SMART VEHICLES.
Transport Co. in conjunction withi John Thornycroft & Co.. 12d.. to run these motor omnibus ser- vices.
The concession wis obtained in the face of keen competition, muk ing it all the more commendable that this important development was secured by British manufac.
aurers.
An associated company known In the near future a feet of wons the Egyptian General Omnibus over 100 Thornyeroft, saloon emui-Company Societe Anonyme has. buses will he running public serbeen
formed tu
the operate vehicles, which latter are being shipped almost daily.
The chassis selected WBR ม story of an exclusive conces Thornycroft type "L" 4-cylinder xion granted by the Egyptian four-wheeled model, but altered to Government to the Overseas Motor give lefthand steering, and they
Behind this fact is the interest-
The following artlek, entitledvices in Cairo, "y
British Chance for Motors,” written in the "Natal Motorist by Mr. H. G. Wood, the special representative in South Arion for the motor and eyele in- dustries of Great Britain, is of real interest to all distributors of
the point British cars from view of sales talk.
are under-powered.
are being equipped with saloon omnibus bodies by the Park Royal The Crypto" Battery Service, which has opened at the Corner of
Again try Coach Works, providing accomoda- them and sve; The rated horse- tion for 12 first-class passengers Lockhart and Marsh Roads, on the Praga Reclamation, should The British motor industry is power of a car unly gives a very on leather upholstered seats, and in South rough indication of the power that 15 second-elnas OT rattancovered prove of value to motorists, Wenut asking for favinira understand that the plant installed Africa, but simply for a. fair is delivered to the back wheels, seats, the latter arranged at the is quite the latest, the whole of chance. She is not getting a fair For purposes of comparison it is rear to leave plenty of standing
worse than useless; it is mislead-room. the installation being British. chance to-day, and the position
ought to be altered. Those working.
The standard horse-power
The vehicles aro very smartly ing for the adjusting of trade formula only considers the bore of finished with the bright green of balance, the developing of inter-the cylinders. The all-important the Egyptian dag predominating. Imperial trade relations, will find questions of cylinder capacity
Egyptian development in the motor industry. the best engine speeds are, ignored. The follows closely after a similar con- field in which to secure results. only satisfactory comparisons are cession secured by the Overcom
by experiment. Deep-Seated Prejudices.
Till you have Molor Transport Co. to operate The work in that direction is driven a British car you are not motor services in Malta, where being hampered by deep-seated in a position to criticize, so many they placed in service a fleet of traditions, misunderstandings and elements enter into the question: 32-sented Thornycroft vehicles, prejudices. To spread the truth and so one could go on..-Courtesy which have proved exceedingly would be half the battle. For of Murris. years
it was the tradition to buy German planos, French dresses
NEW AIRPLANE.
Two-Seater Autogiros This Summer.
BRITISH MADE.
A British aeroplane capable of taking-off and landing in a fair sized garden is to be brought within reach of the private owner during the summer.
SU DR.
No reasons were given; it was just the thing to do." Everybody firmly believed that the products of other rauntries were the merest. rubbish In comparison. So it has helicopter type of aeroplane been with motor vehicles in South with horizontal rotating vanes, Africn. known popularly as the "wind-
#
It is the de Havilland Autogiro,
to
It has been the tradition
'buy American. The few mill." and it is now being built by motorists who insisted on British the de Havilland Aircraft Com-****
were looked upon either as crauks pany at thefir Stag-lane nerodrome,
or as people who sacrificed busi Edgware, Middlesex, on designs ness considerations to sentiment. submitted by the Clerva Autogiro Such traditions die hard, but they Company.
The machine will be construct- ed on similar lines to the famous Puss Moth light aeroplane, and will be especially suitable for the private pilot,
In describing the advantages of this new rival to the light aero- plane, Mr. R. Blake, of the Clerva company, said recently:
very unfair.
"We all know how the War kepi Britain out of the world's motor market; but now that she is fully equipped to return, it is on further tradition to standardize her faith in the markets of her sister nations in the British Commonwealth. "Britain Can't Make Motorcars."
"Many a man repeats the parrot- "The new de Havilland Autogiro ery Britain can't make motorcars; will be ready for sale early in the whereas a visit to the nearest summer. It will be a two-seater British motor dealer's saterooms cabin machine, capable of a top would dispel the fusion; where speed of more than 120 miles an Britain says 'Ston grousing; look hour. Less than 30 yards in rent our stuff: try it; give 139 quired for taking-off, and
the
chance.
machine will have minimum air Then, arising out of this tradi speed of 25 miles an hour and tlon, there is a whole crop of mila- lands almost vertically.
understandings. We still are told "Outstanding advantages pos. that British car clearance is too unssed by this type of acroplane low. Go to the nearest dealer's are that the danger attending showroom with a foot rule forced landings in strange coun measure it for yourself. Talking try is negligible, and roof tops and does not seem to kill this bogy: gardens may soon be termed ideal try a foot rule. Innding grounds,'
and
Other complain that the cars
This
popular,
A WORD TO THE UNWISE.
GO RIGHT AHEAD- HIT 'ER UP, THERE'S NEVER ANY COPS ON THIS ROAD - YOU
CAN SPEED ALL YOU PLEASE/
| GEE YOU'RE A DARLING
TO REASSURE ME THIS WAY-I'VE BEEN ● SPEEDING ON THIS ROAD TWICE BEFORE, AN DEEN PINCHED BOTH TIMES
1931
HARLEYS
Another Shipment 1931 Harley-Davidson Combinations.
NOW HERE
SEE THE NEW MODELS EARLY.
The Gascon Motor Co.
2, KWONG WAH EDAD,
Tel. 56242
KOWLOON.
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TRADE MARK REG, U.S. PAT. OFR
Keeps
CARS BEAUTIFUL
FOR
YEARS
It's cry to make gear our Tank para again with Simonis Klemer. Than Simamia girme that sturdy, prosvetion. Simonds today1
That's because of the mighty protection Simoniz provides the finish. Simonte resolutely resists wear and tear. The finlah Ists longer. Colors are kept from fading. And It's no work to keep your car always spotlessly clear. THE SIMONIZ COMPANY CHICAGO, U. S. A. Obtainable from all Dealers- HONGKONG MOTOR ACCESSORY CO.
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CRYPTO"
BATTERY SERVICE
(Corner of Lockhart & Marsh Roads)
Get your Batteries repaired or charged at the most modern BATTERY SERVICE STATION in Hongkong or South China.
All work done
under personal
experienced European supervision.
Batteries can be hired at a very small sum day while yours is being charged.
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GIVE US A TRIAL.
PATRON SAINT OF MOTORISTS.
Ceremony in a New York Catholic Church.
MEDALION MASCOT.
Kroup of priests outside the Church of the Holy Family, situated in the heart of the city. The function of placing the motor cars under the- protection of St. Christopher was, in charge of the pastor of the
Church who carried in his hand a relic of the Saint from the cata- combs of Rome. It reposes in a small golden casket, in the form of a cross, beneath the statue of St. Christopher.
The alirine was erected in con- The aid of St. Christopher, pat: ron saint of travellers since the junction with the founding of a middle ages, was invoked by the fconfraternity of St. Christopher, Roman Catholic Church in a recent most of the members of which are ceremony in New York City. This garage and auto repair men.
FAULTY VISION.
Is the first time this rite has over been performed in the metropolis, although a number of motorfats follow the common European cus-
Recent examinations given tom of placing a medalion of the
for motor vehicle patron saint of travellers on the applicante dashboard of their ears as a pro-show that about 15 per cent. of all operators' licensos in Connecticut.
tection against accident,
those who applied wore or needed Sixly motor cars were formally glasses. Only about 52 per cent. blessed in the Saint's name by a hnd perfect eyesight.