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THE CHINA MAIL,

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1928.

ANTHE

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the car, his feet left the accelera-

tor and brakes, and the thirty- five-miles-an-hour wind blew his

CAPT. CAMPBELL'S LIFE OF racing goggles across his eyes

ADVENTURE.

OVER 25 YEARS.

making it practically impossible for him to see. With the great- est presence of mind and "~ with auch deliberation that he seemed Thrill upon thrill! A lifetime of unconscious of his immediate adventure crowded into a few peril, Captain Campbell put one years. The man of ten thousand hand on the wheel and with the thrills so they have called Cap-other adjusted his goggles, after tain Malcolm Campbell, war which he gained complete mas- veteran, racing driver, automobile tery of the car again. distributor.

His record during that race Twenty-five years ago Captain was 206.956 miles per hour. Yet

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BUYERS GUIDE

MOTOR CARS. ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY-Hongkong Hotel · Garage, Queen's

Road. C.4750.

BUICK-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 39 Wong Nei Chung

Road, Happy Valley. C.1247.

CADILLAC.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. - CHEVROLET,—Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. 0.4759. CHRYSLER—A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Road, C. Tel. C. 1219. HANOMAG.-Wai On Tseung, Ltd., 249 Des Voeux Road, C.

Tel. C. 711.

MORRIS. Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road, C4759. OAKLAND.-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

OLDSMOBILE-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 38 Wong Nei

Chung Road, Happy Valley. C.1247,

PACKARD. The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 88 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., 4a, Des Voeux Boad Central. STUDEBAKER.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759, VAUXHALL-Lane, Crawford, Ltd. WHIPPET Gilman & Co., 4a; Des Voeux Rd., C WILLYS-KNIGHT.—Gilman & Co., da, Des Vœux Road Central.

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

Happy Valley. 0.1247.

GUY.-A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Rd., C.' Tél. 0. 1219. MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. STUDEBAKER.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. G.4759,

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B. S. A.-The Sincere Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Road. C.1067, BOYAL ENFIELD. The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 88, Wong. Nei

Chung Road, Happy Valley. C.1247.

TYRES AND ACCESSORIES. ACCESSORIES.-Hong Kong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. 0.4759. ACCESSORIES-The Duro Motor Co., Nathan Road, Kowloon. K.226. AUTO TOTAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.-Keller, Kern & Co., Ltd.,

16-19, Connaught Road, Central. COLUMBIA BATTERIES-The Dragon. Motor Car Co., Ltd., 88,

Wong Nol Chung Road. Happy Valley, 0.124712- FIRESTONE TYRES The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 88, Wong

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MILLER ACCESSORIESA, Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Rd., C.

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MILLER TYRESA. Long & Co., 19, Queen's Ed., C. Tel. 0.1219. PRESTOLITE BATTERIES-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's

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Capt. Malcolm Campbell and his Speedster.. Campbell started his career as a at that same racing event, Cap- professional automobile racer. Attain Campbell experienced the outbreak of the war, his mighty thrill when he saw search for thrills was gratified by Auburn speedster No. 115, taken his service with the British straight from stock, travel 104.31 Royal Flying Corps, where he miles per hour. This, it develop- served with distinction. Winner ed, was a phenomenal run for a of 200 trophies, miraculously stock. car, and Captain Campbell escaping from death on countless was so impressed that he imme- occasions, perhaps the greatest diately started negotiations with thrill Captain Campbell ever ex- the Auburn Automobile Company perienced was in his recent re- which terminated in his placing cord-making drive in the "Blue- a contract for a special No. 115 bird" at Daytona Beach, Florida, Speedster. He expects to use (U.S.A.) the early part of this this in racing, hill climbing, and year. Just as his car crossed other special contests. the finish line it struck a bump! The firm of Malcolm Campbell in the beach. The impact shook Ltd., has arranged to distribute Captain Campbell half-way out of Auburn cars in England.

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IN RECORD BREAKING 'PLANE.

DURATION FLIGHT.

The record for duration of flight for aeroplanes on a closed circuit,

Motor racing at home is increas- Michigan's new traffic law, fixing ing in both extent and scope. At the speed limit at miles an Brooklands, where the periodic race hour, which attracted national meetings have always drawn a large attention at its passage, has been band, of enthusiastic spectators, an

in effect several months, and the event for women drivers has been figures show no change in the aver age number of accidents and ar- organised to be held at an evening meeting, which is also an innovation rests. While mishaps and fatalities! in itself. It was to be followed a

have not increased, traffic bas few days later by the first pro- roads are

speeded up so materially that the gramme of car races on a "dirt" the time between points has been far less congested and track, while all over the country greatly decreased. new motor clubs are being formed, their main object being to organise tions was made by Earle C. An-Haldeman at Jacksonville (Florida) A study of present traffic condi-set up last March by Stinson and speed and reliability trials among thony, president of the company of their members.

that name which.

with a tinson-Detroiter monoplane Far more important than any of Packard six and eight in Califor-which flew for 58 hours 35' 30" these there is the great Interaania, during his stay at the Packard continuously, was brilliantly beat tional Tourist Trophy race for factory in Detroit, while on an ex-en on June 2 by Ferrarin and prizes presented by The "Daily tended tour of the East from which Mall" to be run in Ulster over a, he has just returned. 131⁄2 miles course near Belfast on August 18.

distributes the

Lesa Peril.

Del Prete who made a continuous

fight of 58 hours 36 minutes on an

The six great motor- "Several trips over the most s. 1. A. I. Marchitti S. 84 neroplane making countries of the world are heavily travelled highways," says

entering their fastest cars-they all Anthony, "and discussions of the powered by a Flat A, 22 T..engine have to be standard models, not new system with a'large number of of 650 HP,

respect to extreme hazards of the

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special racers-and the struggle persons, bore out the assertions It is worthy of note that in this for supremacy is bound to raise ex-of the Michigan State police that case the aeroplane used, was not a |traordinary interest,

there will be a great improvement standard model adapted for long when drivers learn to give greater continuous flight which usually Use of Racing Cars. This boom in racing is an excell-road. Both State police and garage taken up by petrol and oil tanks, means that all available space is ent thing, of far more enduring man say the higher speeds are value than the mere provision of taking a toll of cars. Antiquated leaving the pilots to settle them- an afternoon's sport for some thou-small machines are cracking under selves as best they can to the leng- sands of spectators. Every owner- the strain of trying to keep up with thy ordeal, but was a machine driver owes much of his comfort their modern more powerful rationally designed for long non- stop flights and fitted with every and pleasure to racing. For re- brathren of the road, vealing weak points in engine,]

"At the office of Commissioner commodity which would tend to make transmission, frame, brakes and Olander, head of the State police de- the exceptionally, long occupancy of springs, no factory test can appartment, in Lansing, we found that the machine as comfortable as pos- proach it. Even so relativel small State troopers are enthusiastic over sible for the crew. a to a point as the most comfortable the highway the new law is working This arrangement was the out-sumption without in any way sacri- Preta covered 7800 km (4876 driving position is the direct out-out. We learned also that accidents come of a close collaboration be- ficing its

power output whieh miles).st come of racing experiente, and and arrests have remained unchang-tween the pilots and the bullders of power was necessary to raise the It is also interesting to note that ed in average numbers, The the plane and of the engine. If 'plane rapidly and surely, as the the distance covered by the two many revolutionary changes that eventually find their way into de- troopers are finding that arreste due account is taken of the fact total weight of the machine was pilots' is greater than that covered sign of standard passenger cars are reckless driving provisions of the reliability of fight a whole series cut. 2qrs. 18 lbs.). The same ex-New York-Eisleben flight, which re are made easier for them, because that in order to ensure the utmost 6650 kg. (approximately 6 tons 8 by Chamberlin and Levine in thelif born on the race track.

new statute are so plainly set forth of instruments, including a radio gine had previously been given a presents the record for a straight This process is at work to-day that they have far less trouble in apparatus, had to be installed on brake test of 104 consecutive hours line aight, 6294 km. (approximately Front-wheel drive and super charged court than formerly. engines have both shown their

board, and that even a small bunk without a single stop and gave off 8988 miles): "We made several trips in a Pack for rest between turns was provided the same power at the end of the worth in racing practice. One en-ard eight for first-hand study and a

Out of four recent world's.

to secure à lower petrol and oil con- August 1927; as Ferrarin and Del

terprising British firm with con point was noted on a trip to Grand for the pilote, it will be readily un-test as at the commencement. records, speed, altitudé, duration siderable track experience has just Rapids which indicates that truckerstood that the fuel consumption Besides the duration of fight re and distance, three go to the credit brought out a standard sports car drivers are more alert, and more of the engine had to be kept down cord, this exploft also breaks the of Flat, nero engines, for besides with front-wheel drive. It le not courteous toward traffic following to the lowest limits. This was done existing record for the longest dis- the two records just won unlikely that a low year hence any them. Several times the Packard without having to make use of a tance ever flown on a closed circuit rarin and Del Prete, the world car that is pushed by its rear came up behind giant trucks, and specially built engine.......... |_ by over 8,000 kilometres (about) speed record made at Venice wheels Instead of pulled by its without the horn being sounded, the The Flat A, 22. T. engine is none 1675 miles, - formerly held by the March 50 last by De Bernardi front pair will be deemed old- drivers waved us around when the other than the standard production Germana Ristles and Edsard with 612.776 km. per hour was also made. fanbloned!?"

road was clear ahead.'.

A. 22 engine, alightly modified so as 4660 km. (about 2912 miles) since with a Flat A. B. 8 engine.