THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1929.
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RUDOLF WOLFF & KEW, LIMITED,
1st floor.
54, Queen's Rond Central,
Tel. C. 2173..
ACCESSORIES
THE REPUBLIC MOTOR CO. OF CHINA,
Spare Parts Batteries,
etc,etc.
30-32 Des Voenx Rd. C
Electric Accessories,
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BUYERS GUIDE
MOTOR CARS.
ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's
Road. C.4759.
BUICK The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 Wong Nei Chung
Road, Happy Valley. C.1247.
C.4759. CADILLAC.--Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. CHEVROLET.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759.
HRYSLER MOTOR CARS.-Republic Motor Co. of China 30-32,
Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 1216 & 5252.
DE SOTO MOTOR CARS.-Republic Motor Co. of China, 30-32,
Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 1216 & 6252.
GUY MOTOR PASSENGER BUSES-Republic Motor Co. of China,
20-82, Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 1216 & 6252. MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4769. OAKLAND.-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.
OLDSMOBILE-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 83 Wong Nei
Chang Road, Happy Valley C.1247.
PACKARD MOTOR CARS-Republic Motor Co. of China, 30-32,
Des Voeux Eoad C. Tel. C.1216 & 6252, PLYMOUTH MOTOR CARS.—Republic Motor Co. of China, 80-32,
Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 1216 & 6252. PONTIAC.-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.
ROLLS-ROYCE--Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road C.4759, STUDEBAKER.-Hongkong Hotel Garage; Queen's Road. C.4759. VAUXHALL--Lane, Crawford, Etd."
WHIPPET:-Gilman & Co., da, Des Voeux Rd., C. WILLYS-KNIGHT.-Gilman & Co., 4a, Des Voeux Road Central.
OUTBOARD MOTORS-Rudolf Wolff & Kew, 64 Queen's Road
C., Tel. 0.2173.
MOTOR TRUCKS AND TRACTORS. BROCKWAY MOTOR TRUCKS.-The Asiatic American Co. Tel.
·C. 244.
CHEVROLET.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. 6.4759. FARO MOTOR TRUCKS.-Republic Motor Co. of China, 30-32,
Des Voeux Road C... Tel. C. 1216 & 6252. G.M.C-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 Wong Nei Chung Road,
Happy Valley. C.1247.
MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. · C.4759. REO MOTOR TRUCKS.-Republic Motor Co. of China, 30-32, Des
Voeux Road C. Tel, C. 1216 & 6252. STUDEBAKER-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C,4759. WILLYS KNIGHT TRUCKS-Gilman & Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Rd.
Central.
MOTOR CYCLES.
B. S. A The Sincere Co., Ltd., Des Vœux Road. C.1067. NEW HUDSON MOTOR CYCLES-Republic Motor Co. of China,
30-32, Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 1216 & 6282 RALEIGH MOTOR CYCLES.-Republic Motor Co. of China, 20-82,
Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 1216 & 6262... ROYAL ENFIELD MOTOR CYCLES Republic Motor Co. of China,
30-32, Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 1216 & 6252,
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TYRES AND ACCESSORIES.
ACCESSORIES-Hong Kong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. ACCESSORIES.-The Durp Motor Co., Nathan Road, Kowloon, K.226.. MILLER ACCESSORIES.-A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Ed., C
Tel. C.1219. El Motor
MILLER RUBBER TYRES AND TUBES.-Republic Motor Co. of
***** China, 30-32, Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 1216 & 6252, PRESTOLITE BATTERIES-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's.
Road. C.4759,
STIFF TEST
THE CHINA MAIL,
and in reverse drove back- wards way up the lacets in a spectacular fashion, which has de ighted audiences who have since seen the film depicting the climbs. Looking For More
With Howtown Hause achieved, like Alexander we looked for fresh worlds to conquer, and were perplexed where to find a hill which offered greater difficulties than Howtown Hause. Someone suggested "Why not try the little bus on Honister Pass." We knew this had but rarely been attempt ed and still more rarely climbed without special gear ratios being made from standard.
MORRIS MINORS OVER STEEP HILLS
GOOD REPORTS
[By J. E. Appleyard, B.Sc.] After a considerable period of waiting; the first two Morris Minors arrived in our showrooms in Leeds in early October. - knew nothing about them except their excellent qualification of having come from a good stable. and determined to find out whe ther they really were worthy
The little Morris Minors had! members of the redoubtable been taken straight from the Morris family, we subjected them showrooms without any prepara- to trial on the worst hills in York- tion of any kind, but fortified by shire and the Lakeland.
the fact that we had with us.non-
We
The Yorkshire Evening Post" skid chains, we decided to run! and "Yorkshire Weekly Post" re-over the other side of Derwent- presentatives very kindly con- water and have a look at the sented to observe the climbs up notorious "worst hill in Eng- the famous Sutton Bank and its land.". neighbour, White Horse Hill, and these we sampled first.
Forty in Second The 3.9 gradient of Sutton Bank troubled the cars not at all. In fact, the speed never fell below 20 miles an hour, and the little engine was successfully run at 20 miles an hour in second gear without distress."
This experience fortified us for the much more formidable White Borse Hill, which climbs. the Hambletons three or four miles to the east, up a precipitous cliff out of which is cut in lime stone the famous White Horse.
We arrived there at 5 p.m., had a good look at the gradient and particularly the famous "Step" and found the lack of light for cinema photographs an excuse for leaving the hill alone that night. We returned to the Scafell Hotel in Borrowdale, and decided on another look in the morning. The day opened in the late autumnal glory which reveals Lakeland at its best.
Fortified with the courage of the morning, we again drove up the easy side of Honister and walked over the summit down to Buttermere: Again we stopped at the terrific Step" with its The surface of this hill, unlike gradient of 1 in 3, its surface Sutton. is much broken up by chewed up by the coaches which water-courses and rough stones, descend the hill on skids but but again this gradient had no
terrors, and the hill with the ex-never come up, and its unfenced ception of 20 yards on the "g" precipice on the right-hand side of bend, was accomplished in second the ascent.
gear.
cars
Having tested out the locally and so successfully, we de cided to climb the worst hills in
the English Lakes and try a series in transcending order of difficulty until we really found one which should be insurmount
able.
On Kirkstone Pass First we made for Kirkstone Pass, on the easy ascent from Windermere, and romped to the top with never a gear change be low second. Then at the summit a turn was made down the real Kirkstone Pass, usually named "The Struggle" this being the hill which leads straight up from Ambleside to the hotel at the top of the Pass.
With trepidation we decided to take the cars to the bottom and in case of failure to climb the hill, o run home by Buttermere. Quarrymen from the slate works gathered round in interest to see whether the little cars would suc- ceed where so many others had failed.
500 Feet Up
Our little crowd, with camera and cinema operator complete, gathered at the "Hill Step" and watched the first of the Morris Minors, driven by Mr. Whatley; sales manager of, Appleyard of Leeds Ltd., come into sight three- quarters of a mile away down the Pass, 500 feet below, round the bridge over the mountain torrent, in and out of the "S" bend with its gradient of 1 in 4% culminat- Again the little cars flicked ing in 1 in 4, then up the 100 round, the "S" bends, despite the yards straight of 1 in 6, swerving rough surfaces, and straight up to the right on 1 in 5 and up to the final reach without a falter. the second bridge on the easier This hill rises 1,200 feet in 2% gradient. The roar of the little miles, and incidentally, has near-engine came up the "Pass" as it ly half a mile of travelling where gathered way for the real crux of no height is gained.
the climb with the gradient grad- Having thus successfully ac-ually stiffening to 1 in 5 up to the complished one of the best-known foot of the "Hill Step" itself test hills of the English Lakes, where the slope abruptly changes we turned to the consideration of to the gradient of 1 in 31 stiffen- a still stiffer proposition and de-ing to 1 in 3. The road climbs cided on Howtown Hause, a hill along an unfenced precipice which not as well known to motorists as drops into the torrent back far its scenery and character merit. below.
This lies along the little-known The Conquest of Honister eastern shore of Ullswater and The car came gamely at its ends in a cul de sac high above task, slackening speed with the the lake. The road ascenda in slip of the wheels on the bare seven hairpin lacets up the moun-exposed rock and in the ruts cut tain side, so strongly resembling out by the skida. "Will it do it?” Alpine climbs that it has earned "It can't." "It can." It will." for itself the name of the "Eng-And then a great shout of delight lish Stelvio."
as the little bus came out upon For several days it had been the top of the "Step," and romped raining hard and the road along home up the upper portion of the the lake was flooded 9 ins. to 1 ft. Pass to the sign boards at the top. No other method, however, of
Quickly afterwards came Mr. gaining Howtown Hause was pos-Limb with the other Morris sible, so the little cars ran Minor and again both climbs were through the flood, throwing the repeated, making four clean, com- water high over their bonnets and pletely unassisted ascents. emerging after 200 yards of Certificates of the performance water none the worse for their were obtained from the indepen bath. Soon the zig-zag road con- dent quarrymen witnesses.
It fronted us leading up to the gap in was a happy homeward journey, the hills above Howtown.
often at the rate of 55 miles an hour, as we returned to Leeds. Short Wheelbase Advantages Never have we known so ex. The cars had emerged from their hilarating a climb. First we rose baptism of floods, vile roads and
at one hair-raising hairpin to the precipitous hills.
right. In a few short yards, an- other to the left, again another
to the right another to the left,
all of gradients of the order of
UNRECOGNIZED EFFORTS
1 in 4. A large car could not have
Not long ago I noticed in my got round the hairpins of the nar row road without the necessity of daily paper, says a contributor to reversing, but each of the little Motor Cycling," an account of Minors came round the bends at how the Freedom of the City of speed without a single reverse, London had been conferred on and finally emerged at the top of several pioneers of the motorcar Two of these gentle- the Fass with never a sign of ex industry. haustion or heat. In fact, the men were journalists, whilst the a well-known member radiators were never more than other was
of the trade who has been associated comfortably warm to the hands.
On this hill we gained our real for a large number of years with impression of the extraordinary the importation of American cars "nippiness" of the Minors, their tuto this country.g
One cannot help feeling that the delightful easy accurate steering, freedom from bounce and perfect City might well confer similar springing over the roughest of honours in connection with the surfaces. As a demonstration of motorcycle trade. Our industry is the stability of the car and its one of the very few in which low centre of gravity, Mr. Limb, Britain leads the word, and it is, our General Manager, drove one on that account more successful
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a hairpin bend with a gradient of same state of affairs cannot be said
1 in 4, and, at a narrow portion to exist. The exceptional position of the road which was only half that motorcycle manufacturers as wide as the car is long, turn- have built up for themselves would ed the car round on the 1 in 4 seem to call clearly for some special gradient in one reverse and came recognition In return for the con- back up the hill. Following this, tribution to the prosperity of the he drove the car again down the nation
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