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Thornycroft Speed Records.
NORMAL WORK.
Some surprise has been expressed in mutler circles that the nume of Murnycroft has not been more prominently associated with recent motor boat speed records, especial ly in view of the long sequence of
gerd records c that
water which
•during the
craft
ex
have been achieved by Thornycroft past hall century. We happen to know its krue bnation, which is that John 1. Thornycroft & Co. Limited, were ne enthusiastic as anyone do minin tain British
long as this I prestige so rld he done with craft built for normal service, but when the era of super-spend was initiated by in- stalling acro type engines in skele
n hulls for the achievement of entirely spectacular speeds, Thorny- erufts took no part in this develop. mint.
As many people are aware, the fastest T.B.D. in the British Navy was Thornycroft built, the fastest boats in naval service today, the famous Thornycroft C.M.B.'s, are easily the fastest motor boats of their type, and the Brm hold the distinction of having designed and allt the world's fastest lifeboat. the Sir William Hillary, which is now stationed at Dover, for pro ceding at express speed to the assistance of cross-Channel eraft meeting with idstress.
SEVERE TEST.
air
Thirty-seven Frontiers Crossed in a Fortnight. EUROPEAN TRIAL.
The European 10,000 kilometre trial is organised by the Geripan Automobile Chits, and covers pine- fically every country in Southern and Central Europe. Some
Idea
the severity of the conditions en he gathered from the fact that in the 2-litre elas competitors had 24 to cover some 408 miles cach
urs. Under the best condition when an average of 30 m.p.h, was possible in running time (that is, Jon about 4 days of the 161, this
was equivalent to'
all day till
Linding" Melting at 6 am.
re-
nearly 10 p.m., ullowing 2 hours in that time for meals and fuel plenishments.
Most of the way, the highest possible average was actually 20 m.p.b., which meant driving for 20 hours out of the 24. the remaining 4 covering all stops and including sleep.
The two Rileys were the only British cars in this year's event and aroused the keenest interest everywhere, their silent
running
OF
THE HONGKong telegRAPH
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 5th., 1931.
Being The Official Organ di
THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION."
PEDDER STREET-BEFORE AND AFTER.
AND NOW FOR THE
1932
HARLEYS
OUR FIRST SHIPMENT
OF THE 1932 HARLEYS ON THE WAY
PRICES
The above photographs clearly indicate the improvement effected in Pedder Street by During the buster hours of the day, much traffic prohibiting the parking of motor curs,
(Photus; Mec Cheung).
uses this route, and the previous tongestion has now been eliminitud.
CAR REPAIRS.
U.S. GAS TAX.
Each motorist in the United]
ORIGIN OF HORSEPOWER.
The team "horsepower"
WAS
being particularly commented upon. Gascon Company's New States paid an average gasoline coined by James Watt in England
WoD
Department.
tax of $18 during 1930, accord-in 1780, to describe the power of ing to a recent estimate.
Donald Healey's ear, an Alpine Six open tourer, was an officini Riley entry, but Mrs. Montague John-
Mr. Gascon of the Gascon Motor stone's, an Alphine Six saloon was her own. Both gained first-cliss Company, Kowloon, has recently awards, and, in addition, Mrs. opened a special department for Johnstone the Hungarian the overhauling and repairing of Motor Club Cup.
motor vehicles, mainly on account firm received Every variety of weather and of the fact that the temperature was met. with: in many requests from motorists for Southern Europe the heat was so such work. For some time, Mr. the terrific that Henley had to prop the Gascon was associated with sides of his bonnet open, while his Ford Service Department, and this passenger sat with his feet through experience coupled with his wide the open windsciren. Many dri- knowledge of internal combustion vers' hands were blisterd with the engines, will cause motorists to.
confidence IEL his heat of steering wheels and Rear have every
advice. leavers.
The worst roads of all were en- countered along the north coast of The Rileys performance, is all Italy, while in Portugal the worst the more remarkable in that their compet- trial was the dust.- After Nor enthusiastic drivers wore thern Italy the course entered the ing, among others, with crack tesima most severe passes in Europe, the of Continental drivers who knew Furkn. Taurii und Katchborg: the most of the course and had cars last, 6% kilometres lon, hus specially built for the event.
Opening up in Greece. gradient fats were met wit Imountain
Morria-Commercial vehicles roads Yugo-Slavin; in fact, one climbs is quickly gaining a foothold in the said to have included 76 hairpin Grecian market, through the dis- Prometheus bends. At Budn Pesth Healey was tributors- Mossrs.
"
are
so far ahead of schedule time that Financial & Technical Corpora-
he hnd 12 hours sleep in a real bed and a swim.
tion, Ltd.,
Lycurgus Str., 18.,
Athens Greece.
The finish was at the well-known So great has been the success in Avus Track, outside Berlin, where
"Middle-Weight Champion," a crowd some 100,000 stronger the South of Greece not only with
comed the competitors. By the but with the "X" 13ft. wheelbase and, Healey's Customs papers show model, which is being largely used ed that, in little avor a fortnight, for bus work, that vehicles
aro
he had crossed 37 frontiers-sure now being shipped to the more im ly a record in high speed wander portant up-country districts, and also the Islands of Crete and Corfu,
his steam engine.
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IS
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What is Good Driving?
with a keen sense of responsibi- lity and fall confidence that he. can meet any emergency,"
"A fast driver without this jeanse of responsibility and înów. "Fast driving is not necessarily ledge of his car's capabilitiên fa good driving; a good dftver may little short of "aariminates travel. fast, but he only does ao | Standard' Car Review.