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THE GATE.
READER'S ADVICE TO INVENTORSØ
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NEW MODEL.
VAUXHALL'S CAMPAIGN FOR OVERSEAS TRADE.
"INSIDE STORY.”
[By F. Beecher.]
THE CHINA MAIL.
AUSTIN SEVÉNS.
FAMOUS MANUFACTURER '
SECURES RIGHTS.
FOR FRANCE.
The Austin' Seven is about to be
MOTOR BOATING.
INCREASING POPULARITY OF FAST LAUNCHES.
CHEVROLET
SMART CRAFT.
PROBLEM ABROAD,
Several motorists have comment- Some forceful remarks
on the
on the attractive little craft Bubject of gato-opening, 13
In expressing my views upon placed on the French market under ed Dominion markets, I have no the name Rosengart, the rights which were recently on exhibition affects the motorist, are embodied hesitation in saying that it is in for its construction in that country in the showrooms of Arthur Bray, In a letter written to the Motor these that the British manufac- having been secured by M. Lucien 114, Baker Street, and Car Mart, These boats are turer must seek the expansion Rosengart, who, until a few months Ltd., Piccadilly. Editor of the "Sunday Times" by which will place him on equality ago, was managing director of the of more than ordinary interest, as Mr. Alex, Purser, of East Rand, with his powerful foreign com- Peugeot concern. It was decided to they are the product of pioneer who takes a keen Interest in the petitors.
namely, Masera, adopt the English car rather than car builders,
W. Brooke and Co... of problem. He saya;--
Considerable as these markets to produce an entirely new model, J.
whose xlx-cylinder now are, they are yet far from because of the high reputation this Lowestoft, "The gate problem, on the public the standards of immense wealth machine has earned throughout the care gained a world-wide reputa- over the various farms to. which, by reason of their world. Very severe tests were car- tion more than 20 years
the war car pro- throughout the Union, is not one situation amid vast unexplored ried out In France with good re- Shortly before
was entirely dropped in that can be easily solved, chiefly be-ito attain.
natural resources, they are bound sults, and M. Salomon, chief en- duction
gineer of the Rosengart Company, favour of marine engines and cause there are so many 'alternative Improved British Trade. and the designer of the first motor boats. In view of these Citroens, gave it as his considered facts it is not surprising to observe
roads
schemes that the reformer is likely
来
"There is a gate largely advertages
Thut in respect of motor-car to fall between two stoola, as in sales we have not enjoyed in the the proverb.
past few years the full advan-
Only very minor changes will be which these markets
made in the chassis, among them Jafford, it by no means follows tised as 'manufactured to the Gov-that we are to resign ourselves to in place of magneto and a direct being the fitting of battery ignition ernment specification, by various accepting this as
a permanent makers. If the Government is state of affairs. Already British driven electric starting motor.
fcar export figures indicate a de-
opinion that no better small car the car-like controls model could be found,
that the
6,000 Cars a Year.
תנז
ago.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1928.
ZCHEVROLE
HONG KONG DELIVERED PRICES.
SERIES A. B. "NATIONAL ”
RA.C. Horse Power Rating 21.7 PISTON Displacement
170.9. Cu. In.
** CHASSIS TON ** ROADSTER 2 Passenger ** TOURER 5 Passenger
• COACH 5 Passenger
2 Passenger » 2805
G$21
Brake Horse Power 86 at 2200 Revolutions Wheelbase 167 inches
NETT F.O.B. EXTRA WEIGHT. FACT: NETT
1705 Ib. G$375
PACKING SHIPMENT DELIVERY
NETT CASH
HONG KONG
G$184
G$ 580
2100
405
Бо
219
770
J
#
2100
495
60
219
770
1
31
2450
585
45
270
900
595
45
270
910
*
2340 »
665
45
270
980
6 Passenger
2505
675
46
£270
900
5 Passenger
#
J
#
2475
715
45
270
1020
"
• COUPE
• CABRIOLET 4 Passenger »
• SEDAN
• LANDAU
• Hong Kong Price includes spare rim Tyre & Tube, Right Hand Drive.
•• Hong Kong Price includes sparo rim Tyre & Tube, Bumper, Bulb Horn, Drab Duck Top, Right Hand
Drive.
This is
•
Hong Kong Price includes spare rim Tyre & Tube, Bamper, Balb Horn, Right Hand Drivo. SERIES L. 0. "CAPITOL”
R.A.C. Horse Power Rating 21.7 PISTON Displacement
Chassis 1 Ton
Chassis 1 Ton with Cab
170.0 Cu. In.
2130 lbs. 2500
G$495 610
and general arrangement of the 18-ft. boat standardised by which has been this firm and turned out in con- siderable numbers.
Designed as
a four-seater, "this little craft is equipped with a 10 h.p. enging, giving it a speed of 16 m.p.h. The motor is located really responsible for this specifica-cided amelioration of the disas
is amidships and immediately in M. Rosengart-states that he tion, I think it would be in the in-trous situation brought about terests of road users if it were re-chiefly by the War but I venture making plans for the production of front of it is accommodation for
a year. The first the helmsman and one passenger;|| vised from time to time until a gate will see a much more substantial models.
to think that the next few years 60,000 cars
are already
steering wheel and the car-type with a life of at least ten years is improvement in the position.
road, and the factory will accelerator pedal is fitted. evolved, and that each gate adver- Fundamental in the whole mat-be in full production before the somewhat unusual fitting go for fised as a Government gate should
ter has been the factor of price. Paris Salon in October. The for- as motor boats are concerned, the Ignoring the matter of design, it mer Bellanger factory, for the last engine speed usually being govern- carry a maker's guarantee of ten has always been appreciated, few years used by the Peugeot ed by means of a lever mounted years' fair wear and tear. Ako abroad as well as at home, that Company, has been secured and on a quadrant.
At the left of the helmsman is erection of such gates the British motor-car is of a given an area of 538,000 square
lever controlling the reverse should be carried out to a Govern- very desirable quality, the real fect. ment specification. If it were com-demand being for such a car, ade- Only one passenger model will be gear. The movement forward per- sturdy and built but a light van will also be mits the ahead clutch to take up pulsory to hang all gates on indequately powerful, pendent posts and to use a push roomy, at a figure somewhere marketed. The passenger model is the drive, whilst by bringing the bolt engaging in a slot in the post, near the level of American prices. a three-seater cabrislet, with in- lever aft the reverse with aufficient
Such prices, in relation to real dividual seats, the two main seats brought into play. The gear being neath to allow for the sagging of quality of materials and work- giving ample leg room, and the of the epicyclic type, a single- the gate, It would save a lot of manship, can only be attained by third being placed in the right control lever is all that is neces- volume of output, and, speaking hand corner. The body is of steel sary. Two further passengers are annoyance in opening and securing for this Company alone, I would up to the waist-line and fabric accommodated
say that in this direction we have leather above. Wire wheels are fit-cockpit aft, whilst, if need be, an DURABLE GATE.
taken the boldest possible course.ted with aluminium discs. The awning along the lines of a normal
New Overseas Model sching price in France will be about car-type hood can be provided, sky. He produced powerful flashes "Although the public are respon-
15,000 francs, or approximately totally protecting the passengers and charged Leyden jars--which sible for closing all gates they use,
Nine months ago we introduced $120.
in case of inclement weather. The to-day we term condensers -so it is not reasonable that they should our 20-60 h.p. model at a selling
The company, headed by M. motor fe, of course, electrically that he could give shacks to a be put to unnecessary trouble in do-figure which had 40 relation Rosengart, is supported by both started, the battery serving for the dozen people at a time.
whatsoever to previous Vauxhall Austin and Chenard and Walcker. Davigating lights, electric, horn and
Apart from stormy periods "The most durable gates are prices. The first impression of and the intention is to make use of a cigar lighter. The hull, which there is always more or less usually those with a solid hanging the British public was that this this latter firm's commercial organ-is built of Honduras mahogany on electricity in the clouds; some are sille, and the heel socket and hang- price had been attained at the ex-isation for marketing the car in American elm timbers, has distinct positively and some are negatively ing eye as far as possible apart I pense of efficiency, and, on dis France. Although the existence ofly attractive lines. These craft are charged, and minor discharges are can imagine no greater absurdity in Covering that not only was this this car is not yet known to the finding a ready market, not only always taking place, which, as we gate-making, than a twelve-foot gate Vauxhall equal in quality of per- general public, it is stated that for pleasure purposes от the know, are the bugbear of wireless.. hanging on a pair of light eye holts formance, materials and work orders for 7,000 examples have Thames and at coastal resorts, but These miniature electric atorme
manship, but superior in many "Since the advent of the motor respects to previous Vauxhalls, already been received. ear, and consequently greater traffle the question of the price present-
it again.
ing 30.
clearance under-
about three feet apart.
on the country roads, there is a growing need for a more convenient
ed something of a puzzle. Vauxhall Policy.
the
motion is
in a liberal-sized
LIGHTNING.
IS IT DANGEROUS TO .A CAR?
Brake Horse Power 35 at 2200 Revolutions Wheelbase 124 inchwa
G$40
40
G$185 185
Hong Kong Price includes spare rim, Tyre and Tube and 4 fenders,
THE HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE
25 Queen's Road Central
Tel. Central 4759.
affects are distinctly freakish and cannot be expressed by love or formulae, but we can dismiss the popular theories that steel attracts lightning or that mirror glass does.
G$ 720
860
ROYAL ENFIELD SUCCESS AFTER SUCCESS
French T.T., Monthery, May 7th, 13th,
1st., in 350 c.c. Class.
Hungarian T.T., May 20th.
1st., in Junior Race.
Swedish Annual May Trail.
Two Silver Cups.
100 Miles Irish Championships, June 16th.
FIRST IN 350 C. C. RACE. FIRST ÎN HANDICAP.
Catalogue "G" Free on Request.
Sole Agents: .A. LUNG &
CO. 19, Queen's Road C.
One
ITALIAN LONG FLIGHT IN
· FORMATION,
also as yacht's tenders. Not the disturb the ether and cause the least pleasing feature is the fact well-known crackling and 'fizzling that the boat may be obtained in termed "atmospheres." Hot. any colour desired; two shades of weather causes evaporation, and facturer his proper place in the green and white and a pleasing the particles of moisture that form means of opening and closing gates, The position is that we have overseas market, through offering contrast of cream, scarlet and into clouds become electrified in and this is where diversity of opin-based our prices on a total output a car which would stand up to black would seam the most popular the process, and when these clouds ion is likely to react on every move-far in excess of what the British the most exacting demands im- finishes.
become very large and overcharged The running costs are no greater they flash across, sometimes over ment to decide on any efficient Home market could possibly ab posed upon it. scheme in the direction of a sorb. In short, our policy is to
The Ideal Car.
than that of a light car of similar miles of intervening atmosphere. horse-power. mechanically operated gate.
The success of this At other times low-lying, power- make a determined effort to
Incidentally, we also attained boat has led to the builders design fully charged clouds strike, to earth "The most frequent error with secure for the country the posi inventors is to lead off with too tion which it should occupy in the the happy result of finding that ing a larger craft some 24 ft. in and find the path of least resistance much elaboration. It is a much more Dominions motor trade. In con- the ideal car we had built for length, which is powered with a through a tres or down a chimney. British Colonial conditions was 100 h.p. Brooke motor, capable of stack. Lightning does not neces- direct road to success to start off sequence, the British public at
giving the boat a speed of about sartly strike to metal; in fact, its with that which requires no genius home are enjoying the full benc-also the ideal car for home use.
The all-important question of 80 m.p.b. whatever. There la always sufit in the matter of price.
service is, of course, bound up clent scope, for genius in working The up-to-date methods which with an output of proper size. out the little details after the main we are adopting to-day for pre-
In diatributing the Vauxhall principle is decided upon.
duction on a large scale were not available to us, or to many Bri-20-60 (which is now sold in every SELF-CLOSING. . tish manufacturers, much earlier, country throughout the world) we stipulated that adequate sup- "Agreeable with this principle,. I the conditions prevailing
Every time a thunderstorm begins plies of spare parts should be War being im entirely in favour of making after
sent before any cars were ship- One of the atmospheric pheno- thousands of misguided persons against drastic expansion of pro-ped, and this rule was rigidly ad-mana that we accept as a matter; hide all their knives and steel use of what has been tested and duction methods. Naturally, un-pered to. In the case of Bri- of course during summer is the articles and cover up the mirrors have this effect, as they discharge ROME TO LONDON. found satisfactory for many years: in the various self-closing antes, der the circumstances of the high tain's most important overseas thunderstorm, usually folowing all of which procedure is sheer electricity from the earth of the and preferably that mode of self-prices resulting, and the British market, Australia,
we have a period of oppressive. heat. One nonsense,
opposite sign to the electrified cloud. cleeing where the wabe apported manufacturer for a time having stocks of spare parts at all im- day the clouds gather, ominous- SAFETY MOVEMENT.
Trees are often split and set on fire; on & roller running a dated track to be content with the only mar- portant centres, and, in addition, ly, rain begins to fall in peculiarly Now let us see how the man-in-the inference is therefore not to orting the lower end of the hang ket really open to him, namely, what might be termed a "factory large drops which splash on the the car is likely to be affected. In shelter the car under a tree. Ing stile, and by using another the Home market, he turned his stock at headquarters in Mel-pavenient, there is a distant roll of the first place it can be stated that might leave the car in the open and
FIAT SCOUTS. track tilted in the opposite direction attention to designs solely suit- bourne. This means that would thunder, and the electrical storm it is very much safer to be in a let it taken sporting risk and
able for use at home, allowing be literally possible to build com- begins.
car than in an aeroplane or airship shelter in a barn and be reasonably Under the personal command of the gate is opened. This is not an himself to be particularly in-plete cars in Australia from spare We all know the gerie, air-raid" which have, on well-authenticated safe. The only danger is that of H. E. Italc Balbo, Under Secretary. invention, like most of the so-called fluenced in the matter of engine parts stocked in that country. faventions; it is only a mechanical size by the incidence of the Bri-
sensation, as the thunder and light-instances, been struck by being in being inside a brick structure have of the Italian Air Ministry, 12 Flat ning get unpleasantly nearer and the path of a discharge. But rapid ing a chimney and fireplace, as a scouting aeroplanes, six model contingency.
Australian "Factory." "I do not think it would, be ad-
We ship our chassis to Austra-nearer. Perhaps a fineh dicharges ly moving objects on the earth discharge often strikes down a "A120" and six-model "R.22" left visable at present to aim at any-
Criticisms Justified.
lia unassembled, eo as to qualify 50 near at hand that one detects are not often struck. One rarely chimney, the carbonaceous soot the flying ground at Centicelle Therefore, the criticisms of for the duty-free conditions, and the so-called "sulphurous" odour, al- hears of a train in motion being forming a conducting path; hence it (Rome) on the morning of June 27 overses correspondents directed all coach-work for the Vauxhall though there is reaily no "sulphur struck. On the other hand, is that one occasionally reads of a and after 31⁄2 hours fight, tor There are a fair essential points against British motor-cars and chassis is built entirely fre Aus prosent; the odour is actually that there have been instances of cars, fireplace being wrecked. Of course, formation landed at the British that the inventer of self-opening, British marketing methods gen- tralia, with the exception of the of ozone invariably produced by a probably moving slowly, having any building provided with a light- aerodrome of Hornchurch to at- gates should keep in mind: 1. erally have in the past been sub- more expensive lines, which are powerful electric discharge through been struck, the petrol fixed and hing condutter is as near being tend the Royal Air Force Display Security of fastening; 2, durability; stantially justified.
not in sufficiently large demand air. R
the car destroyed, but on the open safe as can be expected, although at Hendon. “ 9. cheapness; 4. to be proof against Speaking again for this Com- to justify the coachwork being The pedestrian makes for cover road, travelling at a good speed, with such a tremendous natural In spite of the unfavourable tampering either by stock or by pany in particular, hand-in-hand built in-Australia, thus ensuring us quickly as he can, but, what of there is very small risk of a car force absolute safety is an impos- meteorological forecasts, the fight gate opening "umfaune" out of em with their big effort to secure the that the low domestic prices the motorist on the road? It may being struck. There is no parti
low price to which I have referred which we have attained will not occur to him that he is seated on cular danger in the fact of it being Furthermore, it is very difficult to appointed time, hending straight
Bibility. ployment.
"Of the many gates that have had to go a car design which be seriously affected by export a mass of metal popularly up- mainly a mass of metal. It is in been described from time to time I would meet Dominion and for charges.
posed to "attract lightning and contact with the earth, for as ex- learn much about safeguards from for its goal, braving heavy storms will deal there with only two, those eign conditions with the same Supplementing the above ser- there is enough petrol in the tank plained, a few inches of wet rubber experiments. Artificial lightning almost the whole ways With I think, present, the greatest dim efficiency that it met those of the vice we have a well-organised sys to "blow the car sky-high" if it represented by the tyres make no has been produced in the labora- bound, the machines rose to over tories of the General Electric Co. 18,000 feet crossing the Alps in the tem of keeping overseas dealers should be struck. If he is a cheer- difference at all. culty in Bringing to a successful Homeland.
Design for Good Performances, fully posted with the best ful optimist he may say, "lightning A moving car may, however, run of U.S.A. and at the great Siemens neighbourhood of Mont Blane issue.
We therefore ignored complete methods of serving and also as won't touch the car because it's into very close proximity to the electrical works; in Berlin. By the The landing was effected in such REVOLVING GATES. ly the tax consideration, and put to changes which may be made in insulated from the earth by its path of a discharge striking to use of large transformers and banka perfect style us to cause a British in hand a new car, working out a the chassis from time to time, so tyres. He would be quite wrong: earth and, without. Itself being act of condensers alternating current Air Force officer of high mak to "The revolving gate would seem design on a 20 hp, rating, which that all Vauxhall dealers are the the nation of the tyres would ually struck, the driver and pas has been raised to over a milion exclaim "It looks as if a single. t, be too expensive on acount of its provided an ample basis for good roughly equipped with knowledge te simply nothing at all to a light-sengeri may receive severe shocks volts potential, producing miniature machine were coming down ter great width in preveon to the performance combined with of the best methods of meeting sing discharge at many hundreds of from the numerous subsidiary dis- lightning discharges about 7. ft. The chief points of the night,
mount of opening it would allow strength and rigidity customers needs millions of volte ANANSAISIE rges, and windows or screen may long, which occur with deafening
were: Distance: 1,240 miles, againet 1 = traffic, and if opened by a bump 1. The car produced was designed, We have also found it necessary
WHAT CAUSES IT.
posafbly be kon. Everything reports. The effect is stated to be of the car would failer very much expressly to stand up to the most to keep our overseas friends in
"Let us frat consider, some of the within considerable area of a very awe-inspiring, but these effects 94 hours, speed: 125 miles per om vibration. be car." difficult road conditions Imagin close touch with factory arrange facts about lightning. Until the heavy
to earth is under are the merest trifle compared with hour "The swinging gate opened by able and, of course, it had an am-ments, and Vauxhall sales in all middle of the 18th century it was imm
Natare's electrical discharges of
The trial was a brillian presure of the car would also reple ground clearance (nine inches) Important countries are conduct not clearly identided as
milos in length
in spite of the adverse.
·ER, wire mechanisni to operate, the and a standard track,
Incidentally, we miss that, such things
thing wider than about 9 feet wide in an automatic gate.
tish motor tax.
h. would be difficult to make Trial cars were desp badevice, reliable over a long upon long trips over the most dif-
period. The afficiency of a gate Tealt Continental, rom largely determined-Wy. Stw durability.
However, I wish all Inventors
sif-opening gates succes
Ty the
throughout the
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form
led by men trained at the works,
electricity. Then Benjami Regarding propaganda work, philst we believe that the en-lin, the philosopher) made his Henry of the motor-car is its beat cal experiment of flyin
tiser
the matter of supple high Into some
Lof vital im When the cord
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