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THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
MONDAY'S MOTOR CYCLE RELIABILITY TRIAL.
FINAL DETAILS FOR HOLIDAY EVENT.;
Full List of Competitors.
Clear Forty local motor cyclists will assemble at the Murray Parade Ground on Monday afternoon, to compete in thế Reliability Trial over a course of just over one hundred miles. From the routes) given below, I will be seen that some interesting climbing from the spectacular aspect, will be included, and those who care to, will be able to splet points of vantagé From which to watch the riding. i The following shows the course in taps: -
First
Man's Time.
FIRST LAP.
Brake Test 2.00 p.m. 2,30 p.nl.
START.
Proceed via Tramway Truck for Shaukiwan
Tyłam Tuk Reservoir (turn right) (n
OBSERVED HILL RESERVOIR PATH
&
Stop & re-Start Test,
3.16 p..
1.57 pm.
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Man's Time.
Check & Sign
15 miles.
Check no Stop. 20 miles.
SOHO KH Hung Sri (lang tuy (turn left at Repulse Bay Road to Victoríu Rund
DEEPWATER BAY GOLF CLUB
Aberdeen. Dairy Farm Hill Pok- falam Police Station, turn right) to Reservoir Path. Peak Hotel, Stubb's Road, Morrison Queen's Road
GARDEN ROAD,
SECOND LAP.
OBSERVED HILL
Check & Sign.
15 miles.
Check no Stop. 62 miles.
Garden Road. Caine Rond. 4Government House) Mount Davis Rond, Felix Villas, Victoria Road, Aberdeen, (turn left after Aber- deen Docks to
ABERDEEN PATH,
turn left about 100 yds. up at Ist Hairpia Hend) to Peak Schuol Wardines Corner) Stubbs Road, Wanchai Gap, Blacks Links, Wong Nei Chung Gan. Repulse Bay Rd.
Lo
REPULSE BAY
(10 minutes Halt) Tytum. Tuk, Shaukiwan, Talkoo Dock. (turn left) up Taikoo Sani- torlum Path, Tytam Reservoir, (turn right over dam) to Wong Nei Chung Cap. Repulse Bay Road, Morrison Hill, Queen's Hond
GARDEN ROAD.
THIRD LAP.
Garden Road, Seth's Corner to Observed Hi), PEAK ROAD,
Peak Hotel, Stubb'k Road.. Repulse Bay Hotel, Victorin Road, Aberdeen to Dairy Farm Hill. Mt. Davis Road, Felix Villas, Victoria Rond, Kennedy Towa (Follow tram truck) to GARDEN ROAD.
Check no sign. 81 miles.
6.43 p.m.
JOIN
7.30 p.m.
RE-START.
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8.06 p.m.. Check & Sign.
8.46 p.m.
93 miles.
FINISH.
106 miles.
(4 Hour Halt).
FOURTH LAP.
CANTON PILOT.
Re-starting Test, Proceed via Tramway Track to Kennedy Town, Jubileo
Road, Aberdeen to
REPULSE BAY.
Tytam Tuk, aukiwan. Talkoo, North Point, ( 180way Bay, Wan- clini (tramway track) Garden Road,
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TOTAL ENTRIES.
Riders and Machines in Trial.
ELEVEN TEAMS.
1. 11. S. Rogers, (A.4.S. 4.98). 2 T. H. Chua, H. Davidson
BJ.
#. A. Carvalho, Raleigh
5.
214).
HUGE SURVEY.
International Road of 3,000 Miles.
MEXICO TO US.
Almost 3,000 miles of the pro- ; osed International Pacific · High- way from the northern border of Mexico through Gutemala to San Salvador has been surveyed and
mapped, has been reveled in a re- cent preliminary report of chief mobile Club of Southern California. engineer E. E. Gast, of the Auto- who has just returned from the think traft blazing expedition to the south. It is indicated that the pianeers who came in ox teams to conquer the West in the carly days lund no more difcult job of trail blazing than the struggle through much of the Latin-American coun tries just completed by the three ears and six men who started from Los Angeles in January of this (Sunbeam your.
4. P. A. Silva, (B.S.A. 1981
G. I. V. Ribeiro, (B.S.A. 4.93).
6. J. Smith, (Humber 3.48).
7. P. M. P. Rosario, (Norton
4.98).
A. Henry Kew,
4.937.
10, E. W. Tape,
3.116).
(Sunbeam
11. G. W. Brand, (A.J.S. 4.98). 12. W. F. Peers, (A..S. 4.98), 1. E. J. Spfera, (Rudee 2.49), 14. E. H Marriott, (Norton
4.987.
16. J. P. White, (B.S.A. 4.93).
16. A Me G. Mitchell, (B.S.A.
8.49).
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The third expedition resulted in 9. B. H. Schruter, (B.S.A. 2).charting 1.245 miles of the proposed route south of Mexico City through the southera part of Mexico, Guatemala and San Salvador. In chop the way through the dens some places it was necessary
undergrowth of jungles, and in other spots Tous of boulders had to IN elented from mountain barro trails before the cars might pass. Rivers were forded innumer- ablé
and through the State, of Chinpas the little caravan re- | quired six weeks to negotinte distance that can be made on the good ronda of southern California in six hours.
The cars of the expedition were the first automobiles ever to cross the entire republic of Mexico from report With the mileage just com- north to south, it is stated in East's
pleted to the south the total that now has been surveyed and mapped as a practical route for the Inter- national Pacific Highway is 2,845 miles from the United States bor- (Ider at Nogales San Salvader.
17. Forest, (Ariel 4.93), 18. E. Ponsford,
3%).
19. Supply P. O. (Triumph 34). 20. R. R. Marshall,
3%).
(Sunbeam
Marshall,
(B.S.A.
21. A. Gascon, (Ii. Davidson 4). 22. A. Madders, (B.S.A. 3%). 23. W. B. Wishaw, (B.S.A.
4.93).
24. J. Scrim, (A.J.S. 4.98).
26. J. H. E.Edwards,
Davidson 6.9).
26. Y. V. Segaton. (H. David-
son 5).
27. C. G.
2.49).
Fownior, (B.S.A.
28. J. Dewry, (Norton 5.88). 29. W. A. Shea, (Zenith 24). 20. J. Kotewall, (A.J.S. 4.98).
31. K. C. Hamilton. Rudge
1.94).
32. Ho So. (Norton 1.94),
9. Ng Hung Kwal, (H. David-]
son 3.9),
34. Chung King Chow,
Triumph 3,9}, 36. Cheng Yew, (B.S.A. 2). 36. Lam Chun Mow. (Triumph
3.94).
37. Chon Hing Ki. (A..S. 4.98) 38. H. G. W. Kew, (Rudge 4.90). 39. D. Davies, (B.S.A. 234). 40. J. R. Carining. (B.S.A. 4.93), 41. E. L. Groome, (Excelsior
-2.46). 42. L. Smith, (F.N. 5).
The Teams.
4. P. A. Silva, B.S.A.
7. P. M. Rosario, Noriou. 6. G. H. V. Ribeiro, B.S.A.
10. E. W. Tupe, Sunbeam.
9. B. H. Schrator, B.S.A. 8. Henry Kew, Sunbeam.
11. G. W. Brand. A.J.S.
21. A. Gascon, H. Davidson,
13. E. Splers, Rudge.
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and other information gathered by All of the engineering data, maps
the automobile club expedition will be made available to the highway authorities in Mexico and the Latin-
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New Zealanders' Thrilling Trip.
Bale Distributors: Bank of Canton Building:-
BY THE WAY
"The Early Bird."
"Good company! Say, that boy
rumble seat!”
IN AUSTIN SEVEN.
Matthews--the two young
Hector MacQuarrie and Dick Jones was never an early bird at ran make you forget you're in a Zealanders who are motoring round exclaimed: "Late
New the office. One morning his boss again, Have
"Assembling."
the world in an Austin Seven-you ever done anything on time?" have made good progress on their "Yes, sir," wah the meek but overland Journey to Indin.
Leav
prompt reply, "I purchased a car.”
"Motorland.”
try store. "I wanna quart of oil, The tourist rushed into the coun-
some gas, a couple of spark plugs, a timer, a five-gallon kerosene can, "Thanking."
and four pie tins.”
"All righty," replied the enter Where's the car, Dad?" naked prising clerk, "and you can assem- the son of an absent-minded pro-blo 'er In the back room
If you fessor.
want to."
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ing London on February 23 they have toured Belgium, Franco, Italy, Yago-Slavia, Albania and Turkey, reaching Constantinople on March 25.
The
voyagera have met with some exciting adventures during the trip, being fired upon by a Turkish from
"Why, dear me, I really don't fronter guard, almost fro- zen to death on the top of
know," he said, scratching his head in an effort to recall the past. Albanian Paas, where they were
"Did I take it out?" forced to spend the night; hold up by heavy floods in Yugo-Slavia and almost mobbed by curious crowds in Constantinople, where they ar "Well, now, that is quite romark- hear, some of the motorists that
rived with a Turkish soldier
Indin about
May
an
"Damming."
Lady (at basy corner): Ianj't it wonderful how a single policeman "You certainly did. You drove can dam the flow of traffic?
Her Escort: Yes, but you should
it downtown this morning."
onable said the professor. "I re-are held up.-"Boaton Transcript."
"Rumble Sent,” "Is Harry good company?"
guard in the back of the car. On member now that after I got out March 28, they left for Teheran and I turned 'round to thank the gentle- expected to reach Quetta,man who had given me the lift and
15. When wondered where he had gone!" they left London they Bad "Detroit Motor News." already
completed. the first half of
rouorld: the tour, having covered Now Zealand, Tahiti, Mexico and U.S.A. Although the car has been ejected to the hardest treatment and loaded to capacity with luggage, camping equipment, etc., it has be David-haved · wall throughout the
14. E. Marriott, Norton, 16. A. Mc G. Mitchell, B.S.A. 15. J. P. White, B.S.A.
20. R. R. Marshall, B.S.A. 40. R. Canning, B.S.A. 22. A. Maddors, B.S.A. 1. B. S. Rogers, AJ.S. 12. W. E. Peors, AJ.S.- 18. E. Ponsford, Sunbeam.
25. Whishan, B.S.A. 25. J. H. E. Edwards, H.
aon, 24. J. Scrim, A.J.S.
See of Canton. Aerial Honours. The flying school gave Ave scholarships this year. The Drat Vicente Pon, a native of Canton, award consisted of 150 hours of fly- China, who is enrolled as a limited ing time, enabling limited com- commercial pilot at Parks Air Col-mercial students to complete their logo. East St. Louis, Ill, competing transport course without addi. with students from every State in tional charge. The second prizo the Union and representatives from thirty hours of flying was won by more than fourteen foreign coun- Arthur E. Shaduinger of Pipers tries. has been presented with ville, Pa.; third, twenty-two hours, 30. J. Kotewall, A.J.S. $2,785 worth of flying time by by Thomas Zeiglor of Toledo, Oliver Parks, founder of the Ohio; fourth, twenty hours, by school. Young Pon, who was born ordon Walsh of Ware, Mass. Elmo in Canton, China, came to the Davis, of Berwick, Town, won the United States on December 2, master mechanics scholarship.
20. W. A. Shea, Zenith.
38. H. G. Kow, Rudge,
87. Choa Hing Kl-A:JS. ̈ ̄ 38. Ng Hung Kwal, H. David.
son..
30 1m Chúng Mow, Tritinp
arduous journey. The party was expected. In Singapore recently. -
15. Cheng Yew, B.SA. 32. Ho So, Norton.
84. Chung KinTM Chor, Triumph.
41. E. L. Groome, Excelsfor, B1. KC Hamilton, Rudge.
6, J. Smith, Humber.
FATAL INTERSECTIONS..
Fifty per cont. of all automobila fatalities occur at intersections of streets and highways, it is said:
"Free Air,"
"Is there any truth in the report that Angus MacTavish bought the corner filling station ??-
"Well, I don't know for sure, bat the free air sign has been taken down."
STILL STICKING! ·
The latest telephone directory of Detroit, the automobilsalty, shows a list of 47° horseshoers.
At a filling station in California
An English Inventor, A H. J. there is a notice which road "Gasoline 8 cents a gallon or Wright, has perfected a fireproof this prica S cents goes for tax; the automobile body built of sabertos. petrol is offered, therefore, at a It is about half the weight and penny`a`gallon
cost of present metal bodied