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THE CHINA MAIL.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1930.

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DALAI LAMA'S CAR. First One Being Taken to Tibet.

Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, is to know its first motor-car.

England.

ROAD CONGRESS.

TRAFFIC CONTROL.

Representatives of 62 Teaching the Car Driver

Nations...

to Obey the Lights.

OIL DRIVE,

Fuel Which Costs Only 4d. a Gallon,

I had a trial run оп one of the frat of the new A.E.C.

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual

the omnibuses driven by a crude oil The sixth International Road.

The Traffic Branch and and temporal ruler of the hidden Congress held in Washington, D.C., syees and owner-drivers of Singa- engine, the fuel for which casts but country beyond the Himalayas, has during the week beginning October pore have never been known to 4d. a gallon, writes Harold Pem- ordered a luxurious car for his own, was attended by engineers and co-operate for the purpose of pro- berton, Daily Express motoring use, and it is being carried in parts officials of 02 nationa. Previous viding entertainment for the rest correspondent.

It has been suggested that these by mule transport along the meetings of the Permanent Inter- of the public. The operations at: tortuous and difficult road from national Commission of Road Con-the junction of Stamford Road and engines are shortly to be used ex- the London General Bridge Road, particu- tensively by India to Lhasa.

gresses have been held in Paris, North

Company. Actually the This was one of the many facts1908; Brussels, 1910; London, 1913; larly during the afternoon rush Omnibus about the Dalai Lama recounted in Sevilic, 1923; Milan, 1926. The hour, resembled something of the oil-driven omnibus is only in its London recently by Mr.

David next meeting will be in Munich, above description and crowds lined experimental stage. The company Macdonald, who for 15 years was Germany, in 1994. The registered the pavements of the cross-reads are to apply to the police for per- British Trade Agent in Tibet, and attendance at the Congress was to witness the efforts of the officers mission to place one of the new oll Is now paying his first visit to 1,343; the attendance at the Inter- of the Traffle Branch to explain the omnibuses on one of their passen.

new automatic ger services. national Exhibit of Road Machinery working of the

If this is granted the omnibus Mr. Macdonald sold:

and Materials hold by the American signals to erring drivers and the The roads at Lhasa will be suit-Road Builders' Association in con- efforts of the drivers to comply will be given a thorough trial over an extended period, and it depends able for amator-car, but, of course, junction with the Congress, was with the signals, supplies of petrol will have to be probably double that figure. The The entertainment was plentiful entirely on the success or failure At times things of this trial whether a change-over sent to Lhasa, which will be an ex-British delegation was the largest and varied.

would work smoothly until some will be made from petrol to all. pensive business.

in attendance from overseas.

Halved Costa. I believe a young Tibetan onco

The programme as arranged by body would try to get over to the

The fact that the London General took a motor-cycle to Lhasa, but it the American Organising Commis other side after the amber warn-

or some Omanibus Company consume some. Bo frightened the horses and mules eton was divided in two sections, ing light had come on on the roads that he was asked not devoted to construction and main- other person try to sneak "sound thing like 26,000,000 gallons, of to use it any more.

tenance, and to traffic and admin-into a turn regardless of the on-petrol a year makes the experiment one of considerable importance to The Tibetans do not wish any fatration, there being three ques-coming traffic.

the travelling pubile. aeroplane to fly over Lhasa as they tlons under each section.

The Lady Passenger.

Oil costs 4d. a gallon. The price think it might disturb the gods, questions for discussion were pre- The signal was on an 80 seconds of commercial motor spirit is about

I have only twice seen an serepared by the Permanent Interna-cycle with a

60 per cent. pre- a shilling a gallon, although a con.. plane. The second was one which tional Commission. I saw over London.

FILLING THE FORD SUMP.

air will escape.

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Except for being noisy, the quite omnibus seemed to run smoothly at low speeds. Slow run- ning has fitherto been one of the dficulties of the oil engine,

A noticeable feature of the Con- thing which must have puzzled cern like the London General gresa, apart from the fact that en- quite a number of syces was the Omnibus Company, buying vast

Acceleration appeared good. The gineers throughout the world very absence of any police officer close quantities of petrol at a time, pays clearly have many similar problems enough to the signal arrangement considerably less than this figure. If oil is added to the sump of the and ideas about the construction to manipulate switches. Nor was The use of oil would probably halve omnibus travelled faster than 1

their fuel costs.

care to go in such a vehicle. In new Ford engine when it is warm, and use of highways, which conit puzzling to the syces alone

The demonstration was watch fact, during the tests one of the aplashing and blowing back often tributed to the success of the meet the following incident will show:

therefore by engineering new oil motor-omnibuses was stop- the use eccurs, as bubbles form when the Ing, WAS

of a telephone The green light snapped out and ed air is trying to escape. The cure system connected to each seat, and the amber shone in vivid contrast. exports from all over the country ped by the police on the Great West A car approached and the syce, with the kernest interest. Except Road. The constable working the for this is simple-remove the dip the interpretation of the remarka stick before adding the oil, and the of each speaker as he talked into regardless of the change of signal, for the fuel injectors, the engines trap warned the driver that he had teat wore British-made been timed doing forty-one miles an the under the four languages of the Congress; was about to steer across

hour. English, French, Spanish, and Ger-junction. "Don't you know that throughout.

The vehicle I rode in was similar man. Animated discussion was this light means you mesti brenti?": NOT SO SOLID. ground. When the need for this

maintained regardless of the lan-asked the Inspector-or words to in all respects to a London General arises the necessary blocks. pre

Poats of hard rubber in place of guage of the speaker by means of that effect. The Inspector had Omnibus Company omnibus, except usually hard to find, but if the

the reckoned without the lady passen- that an of engine was substituted on the this system. While most of Very often when changing tyres following hint is carried out, blocks fron around or adjusting four-wheel can be had cheaply and permanent-street islands in Munich, Germany, delegates spoke English, every ger of the car, who replied in for the usual petrol engine.

provided. fault, I saw you change the lights brakes, it is necessary to have the ly. Four empty gallon oll tins fill it being considered that they will facility in the way of signs in diftones of indignation, "It's your car jacked up at four points, so as ed with concrete provide all that is reduce the risk of injury in cases ferent languages was

The daily Bulletin of the Congress round as he was going across."" of accidents.

four official Turning off from one road into to have all four wheels clear of the necessary.

was printed in the

another seemed the most puzzling languages.

Apart from the discussion of manoeuvre of all yesterday but technical road matters, the plenary really it is quite a simple opera- session adopted two general resolution requiring nothing beyond a little commonsense and road tions, as follows:-

courtesy. A car wishing to turn resolves that off must drive (1) The Congress

up to the centre the attention of the public powers conveniently close to the signal should be drawn to the present im standard to be out of the way of portance of the road problem, and the traffic travelling in his own the advantages which would be and opposite directions and at the derived from devoting increasingly same time ready to do a quick turn higher sums to the improvement of when the opportunity presents it- road systems.

self. If a car, la drawn up in tho (2) In order to supplement the centre while the stream of traffic efficient work being carried out byjout of which it has dropped pro the Permanent International Com-ceeds, it is in the way of the croba- mission of Road Congress, the ing traffic when the signal says Sixth International Road Congress, "go" so that the driver can quickly: held in Washington, resolves to re-swing round and join the stream quest the Governments represented of released traffic.

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in this Congress and adhering to However, the drivers of, Singa- the Permanent International Cempore have shown themselves a mission of Road Congress in Parla quick-learning lot in the past and that they should each appoint a it is safe to say that in a few days national commission; which will co- things will work quita, amoothly. operate with the Permanent Inter-There is only one fault to be found national Commission in its import-with the new signal arrangement ant campaign for the Improvemont and that is that it is rather low. of roads throughout the world.--Singapore. Free Press.. Engineering,

OVERTAKING.

EASY RIDING, WHAT?

Here's a good story that's worth

Never overtake another vehicle retelling: without due regard to the safety A Ford owner recently set out to of other users of the road. Do not drive from Bristol to Malvern, take chances. If there is not ade-England, a distance of 61 miles, quate room between the overtaking and by mistake left a packet of vehicle and another approachhig in cigarettes and box of matches on the other direction do not risk a the running Board. When he alight- collision for the sake of a few ed after almost completing the seconds by any thoughtless cutting-journey he was astonished to dis In Rather walt behind the car in cover both cigarette and matches front of you until the road is clear still lying on the running board.

Never pass on a bend. This is This remarkable instance is highly dangerous, as one has not vouched for by the driver in ques the slightest chance of seeing what tion, Carlyle Rhodes, of Somers is coming, and in collision is almost Park Avenue, Malvern, who adds: inevitable should there be a car We had driven over rough roads. approaching in the opposite direc and there was nothing to prevent tion. Only a moment's thought le the packets falling off what won- needed to realise the danger of such derful springs this car must have!

Ford Times. an action.

FASILY MADE PETROL FUNNEL

TO EXTRACT A RUSTED-IN STUD. An effective petrol tunnel can A stud which has become rusted quickly be devised from an old head-in position can be removed, very Jamp reflector, preferably one that often, in the following manner: In rather deep. The hole in the Obtain two nuts which fit the centre designed to accommodate thread of the stud; file the bottom the Jami

should be enlarged of each of them at an angle az

scrow them on to the stud with the abing filed faces together With two so that

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they become locked

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