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ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's

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BUICK The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 Wong Ne! Chung

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CADILLAC.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road, C.4759. CHEVROLET-Hongkeng Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759, CHRYSLER A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Road, C. Tel. C. 1210, HANOMAG-Wai On Taeung, Ltd., 243 Des Voeux Road, C.

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MORRIS.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C:4769. OAKLAND.-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

OLDSMOBILE.-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 83 Wong Nai

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PACKARD The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 Wong Nei Chung

Road, Happy Valley. C.1247.

PONTIAC.-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

ROLLS-ROYCE.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759, SINGER-Gilman & Co., da, Des Voeux Road Central. STUDEBAKER,-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. VAUXHALL-Lane, Crawford, Ltd. WHIPPET.-Gilman & Co., 4a, Dea Vœux Rd., C. WILLYS-KNIGHT,-Gilman & Co., 4s, Des Voeux Road Central,

MOTOR TRUCKS AND TRACTORS. CHEVROLET.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. G.M.C.-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 83 Wong Nel Chung Road,

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B. S. A The Sincere Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Road. C.1067. ROYAL ENFIELD-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33, Wong Net

Chung Road, Happy Valley. 0.1247.

TYRES AND ACCESSORIES. ACCESSORIES-Hong Kong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. ACCESSORIES-The Duro Motor Co., Nathan Road, Kowloon. K.226. AUTO-TOTAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.-Keller, Kern & Co., Ltd.

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THE ROCKET CAR, standing such speed. The neces

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UNHEARD OF SPEEDS.

sary driving powers have been found and mastered. Now carry- ing planes will have to be created strong enough to stand such an enormous strain, How very dif ficult this is going to be is shown. by & remark made in connection herewith by one of our astrono Fritz Opel's rocket car has mers. He drew attention to the become the international topic. fact that the bombardment of Everyone of the spectators dust particles weighing 1 gramme witnessing the first trial run in and moving about in space would public on May 23 on the Avus in at a speed of 11 metres per second Berlin was moved to the depth of perforate a flying object like a the heart not only by the uproar sieve, unless the missile or vehi of the explosions, the columns cle is adequately protected by of fire and the burning hot smoke armour.

but by the dark perception that Another question is whether an here something decisive in the aeroplane travelling at such speed life of peoples was coming into through snow clouds would not be existence: multiplication of speed completely covered by a packing within space.

of ice, or whether its impact

It is concentrated driving would not condense the foggy power known since long to be con- clouds to water. These instances tained in solid explosive material, will already show how many dif and brought by chemical science ferent and difficult construction into a safe shape, that has here problems will have to be solved replaced the usual engine, and before we can dare to penetrate thrown the motor with all its into higher and highest layers of drawbacks and intricacies to the air. Even to-day, however, a rubbish heap. For, in fact, the speed of 300, 400 or 500 kilo- rocket car has no engine. It is metres per hour gives us a lot of solely moved by the recoils of the new possibilities in air traffic. To explosions,

let a few of such rocket-driven

This recoll is of the same kind vehicles with automatic ignition, as it will be experienced by any- and without a crew, circle over a body firing a rifle without press-large city would very likely be ing the butt firmly to his should-quite sufficient to hold off a large er. In order to understand the hostile air fleet. These would be effect it will be necessary for the the nearest and most practical layman to picture to himself the perspectives opened up by the following process:

rocket aeroplane.

20 grammes of picric acid The economic side of the rocket placed on an iron rail fixed to a acroplane traffic is as yet a mya- permanent way and brought to tery. There is no doubt that ex- explosion by means of electric plosive materials are the most ex- initial ignition through the ful-pensive driving power in exist minating mercury of a copper per-ence. We know, however, that cussion head will tear the iron Sander and Opel have of late auc-| rail and make a hole in the ground ceeded to increase the actual underneath. The very obvious efficiency of the employed rockets question arises why the explosive to a considerable extent. For the gases are tearing the rail and the time being, at any rate, it is the ground underneath it instead of secret of the inventors at what making an easy escape into the time the rocket, or its composi- wide elastic atmosphere. Here tion as driving power in traffic lies the essential point of the technice respectively, wil! be whole problem of recoil effects. changed from an article de luxe The process which we call explo- to an appliance for general use. sion takes place so very rapidly Mr. von Opel's remark that he that the elastic layers of air have will not remain the only pioneer no time to get out of the way, in this line lets us suppose that All they do under the 'pressure of jere long an enormous amount of the gases is to contract elastical-scientific research work will set. ly in a similar way as an india in to develop the problem of rubber wall would do. The re-"tamed" explosions. In chemical coiling gases are thus forced to science, and particularly as far as tear up the ground. In exactly blasting powder forces are con- the same way act the rocket gases cerned, we are more or less at which after ignition within the home in Germany. The chances tubes recoil upon the back of the are therefore that we shall short- car, and drive the vehicle forly be presented with further ward.

startling diacoveries and improve- Opel's rocket car is fitted with menta. Valier, Opel and Sander 24 tubes. At the start lightning can claim the by no means as yet shot out of just one or two of the fully realised merit of having tubes, and two seconds later the risked life and capital as pioneers cars raced forward at full speed in In a giant project. For the rocket an indescribable uproar of explo-car is no toy. It is a world pro- sions. In spite of the bright blem. It is the change from oil sunshine the light-red pillars of to dynamite. Dr. M. Platsch, flame showed clearly in a dia-Berlin.

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meter of something like three feet leaping out from many tubes. The length of the flames is estim- ated to have varied between 5 and 10 yards. Impenetrable clouds of unbearably hot smoke gave the spectators a faint notion of im- mense heat trailing at the back of the driver. Only the enormous speed of the car saved the driver Nothing has so captured the from these columns of fire. A popular imagination in man's at- slight reduction in the speed, atempt to perfect means of com-: sudden swerve, or a tyre puncture munication,

08 has the radio.

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will be sufficient to let the driver This marvel of present-day scien- die a death horrible beyond Ima-tific achievement knows gination. To secure higher steer-bounds; it is making life pleasant- ing safety the car is fitted with er for millions of people regard- carrying planes, or, as they less of where they live. The trap- should rather be called, pressure-per in the northern wastes about catching planes, mounted directly the Arctic circle, the explorer in behind the front wheels. They the heart of a jungle wilderness, are short and extremely solidly and the frequenter of the centres built. They are responsible for of civilisation, all are tuning in, the air pressure during the run not infrequently to enjoy enter keeping the front part of the car tainment from the same station. down to the ground. Without Among the industrial concerns them the car would jump and that have soon be out of all steering control, broadcasting programme is Gen- inaugurated radio The speed of 200 kilometres per eral Motors. Millions of families hour obtained during the run that throughout the world own its pro- lasted about one minute is by no ducts. In order primarily to ex- means to be regarded as a limit, press to these families ita appre- There is no doubt that it can be clation of their good will and pa doubled or tripled. The problem tronage, it is broadcasting over a of managing the heat in the ex-network of stations every Monday plosion tubes will be one of the evening from 9.80 to 10.30 East- decisive factors in this respect. ern Standard Time, a programme

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THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1928.

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It seems to be hardly feasible of entertainment of the highest to have trial runs of this kind charactèr. That these splendid made on land. Providing the ne programmes may be as universal- cessary safety for driver and ly heard and appreciated as pos- spectators over such long dis-jaible, they are being broadcast on tances would be too expensive, if shortwave transmission through not impossible. The further de Station WGY, Schenectady, New velopment of rocket driving will York, on a wave length of 22 by force have to take place meters. That success. In this either on large water courses, or direction is being achieved may is prepared only after careful re-eign countries is being made a tion of a celebrated conductor. in the air. Here rocket driving be judged from the fact that view by the best authorities on part of the concerts. Each pro- The same form of programme-a constructions entirely different in ready been received from, radio vices. A board of Judges passes known star, whose talent is every artiste constitutes most of the will be in its very place, and here much favourable comment has al broadcasting and musical ser gramme features BOMO well-fine orchestra or band, and an type from our present aeroplanes listeners many thousands of miles on the talent, and only artistes of where acknowledged in the must-concerte and has been found, to will have to prove whether, and to from the source of their enter-recognaled ability are selected to cal world, and each of the stara give the radio public an outstand- what extent, they are capable of tainment.

entertain the vast audience. is accompanied by a famous sym- ing musical hour

Each of the weekly programmes

The characteristic music of for-phonic orchestra under the direc