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THE NEW..

THE CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1931.

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AIR-FLIGHT

PRINCIPLE TYRES

BY

FISK

MEANS MORE

mileage

A SUPER-TYRE WITH

NO COMPETITORS.

Sale Distributors :—.

GILMAN & CO.,

Telephone 28011.

LTD.

Hong Kong Bank Bullding.

ROAD TRAFFIC.

Act Causes Public Inconvenience.

THINGS TO KNOW.

About Motor Cycling Accidents.

ON THE ROAD.

Hillman "Wizard

Some account of the Hillman wizard" was given at the time of its loudly heralded introduction last month. I have now had an oppor- some extunity (says a Home correspondent) of trying what sort of a car it is

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If it is up to Hillman standards of durability and reliability, 3 can hardly imagine a car better suited to the work it is designed for or one which provides better motoring at the price. It is powerful, sufficiently fast, easy to drive, well sprung, and very roomy.

In the current. issue of Motor Cycling some excellent advice to Perhaps the most conspicuous given on the subject of accidents. result of the Road Traffic Act, 1990, Written from the point of view of so far as passenger services are the lawyer, the article in question concerned, is the inconvenience that is quite worthy of reproduction, in is being caused to the public at the part anyway. Here are week-ends and on Bank Holidays, tracts:-

It is proverbial that accidents In some areas, particularly on the outskirts of the Metropolis, the will happen. The careful rider to drive and ride in, and found its

'most impressive. position at Whitsuntide was acute. may, certainly, avoid the type of performance on good roads and bad People were unable to reach home disaster often referred to at night by railway, and motor "frst-class crash," but any of us coaches were prevented, on account may become involved at any rate in of various restrictions, from pick- a minor spill, If only through the ing them up at places where they fault of somebody else. To anyone

again, may come the experience of i were congregating.

eceing the road barred by a burly What the authorities do not seem

figure in blue, whose upraised arm to understand about public services, betokens the command to stop. One The six-cylinder side-valve-en- says The Commercial Motor, is that should know what to do, therefore,gine of 21 h.p. is flexible enough to flexibility of arrangements is essen in any such contretemps.

satlafy the most confirmed "hanger tial to cope with sudden demanda The motor cyclist should keep in on to top" With the broad saloon created by unexpected changes in mind, when an accident happens in body fully laden he can come down the weather, unpremeditated con- volving anyone else, that, however to a crawl, and from that pick up centration of traffic upon particu-trifling it may seem at the time, itapeed and away with delightful ease lar routes, and so forth. Unless may result in legal proceedings. It and quickness; if the "silent third" the Ministry can control the wea-is therefore of the utmost import- is used, the car jumps to it like a ther it must provide a flexible

and ad- machinery for coping with, it. It tance to get the names

dresses of witnesses. is unreasonable to make a coach

Again, on no account should any operator decide in advance how admission be made tending to show many vehicles he will need upon. that an accident was due to one's certain route on a certain Sunday own fault, even though one realises er Bank Holiday, and the admin it only too well. istration should be such as to per- mit all available vehicles to be brought inte service at times when the public is in real distress for the want of means of transport.

Road services can give last minute facilities which no railway organisation could possibly arrange.

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AN ENTIRELY

NEW

CHRYSLER SIX

A fine, big Six with a wheelbase of 116 inches, and a

70-horsepower engine for greater pick-up, speed, smoothness and endurance, 1 A new Six with a double-drop frame that creates a dashing effect in appearance as well as a perfection of balance that benefits both safety and performance. In body construction, the New Chrysler Six excels. as much as it does in its chassis and

engine. It has a virtually one- piece, welded steel body that

combines tremendous strength

with rich appointments

&

When stopped by a policeman, the first thing to do la to find out' exactly what he really wants to say. Cases often occur of motor- cyclists being stopped by a constable and blurting out, "Oh, I was only doing, 30," when all that the officer intended to do was to warn them of some obstruction farther along the road, or something of that sort. It does no good to dieplay a guilty conscience.

In conclusion, attention may be called to one or two of the legal provisions in this

sergeant-major's squad. There is slight vibration, really only sensible when the engine is over-running, and a slight amount of noise which is no greater at 65 miles an hour than at 25. I failed to find a hill she could not climb on third, and nothing would make the engina "pink."

The brakes are most effective, though it is perhaps too easy to lock the wheels, and thanks to ex- ceptionally long springs the suspen- sion is one of the car's strong points, as it ought to be for use abroad. The steering, as on all Humber and Hillman cars to-day, Is unusually light, but very pleasant| when you get used to it.

is no more

than

Traces of American styles are noticeable, particularly In the connection.speedometer and the whole dash- Whenever an accident occurs caus-

board, but the upholstery and finish Ing damage or injury to any per- do not betray nearly as much as son, vehicle or animal, the driver one would expect the fact that the must atop and give his name and price of this car with its attractive address and number to anyone who performance with reasonable grounds requires it. £270. If his name and address is not so given, he must report the accident at a police station or to a constable as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any case within 24 hours.

Anyone alleged to have been guilty of reckless, dangerous or careless driving must give his name and address to anyone (whether a constable or not) who, with reason- able grounds requires it.

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For the best individual performance on either B.S.A. or Norton Machines.

ALSO

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For the BEST TEAM if composed of entirely B.S.A. or Norton Machines or mixed, each member of the team receiving a prize.

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CARS FOR BABIES.

Rolls-Royces for Ailing Pigs.

"COOLED" BY STEAM!

Higher Efficiency Obtained.

The outward and visible signs by Cars of the future may be cooled Unusual silence of the. new. Buick which village populations gauged by-steam if the research which la eight engine has been achieved by the seriousness of a doctor's visit now going on is brought to à auc- the several new enginering fea- were outlined by Sir Ernest Shep-cessful conclusion. Dealing with tures, outstanding among which is person, at a meeting of the House this remarkable development, The the use of an intake silencer on the of Commons Standing Committee Light Car and Cyclecar says it is" carburettor. This silencer, which is which is considering the Improve claimed that neither water-cooling nor air-cooling represent the ideal a product of the combined engineerment-of-Livestock-Bill.- ing resources of General Motors During a discussion on the sum means for keeping down the tem-. and the Bufck engineering staffs, to be paid to a referee in connec perature of an engine, and it is in- The number of motor vehicles in entirely eliminates the carburettor tion with an inspection of bulls, teresting to remember that although in the German Republic on roar usually associated with eight Sir Ernest. Shepperson protested steam-cooling as an, alternative has against the payment of high fees. been known for many years, no very July 1, 1930, included approximate- cylinder engines. ly 501,060 passenger care, 167,000 Four-point rubber Insulated He caused much laughter by re- serious attempts have been made to motor trucka and 731,000 motor-motor suspension and the new marking that in a country village, bring this system into universal

use. if a doctor arrived in a Morris car cycles. The throe classes showed Fisher bodies have contributed in a

The main advantage of steam- was ill. If a gains during the year of 15.7 and large measure to the silence of the they knew a child

the running tem- of the Rolls Royce car arrived in the vil- cooling is that 20.2 per cent, respectively. Taking car. Completo Insulation all classes of motor vehicles and driving compartment is effected Inge they knew a pig was ill, and perature of the engine can be malu- cycles together, the increase during with felt, celotex and a rubber floor that an official had come from the tained at a point which is more conducive to the attainment of high mat.

Ministry. the past year is 16.6 per cent.

thermal efficiencies than is the case with water-cooling. It must not be forgotten, moreover, that the radia tor is a rather vulnerable compon- ent, but it must be placed in an ex- posed position on the car in order to allow the maximum quantity of air to impinge upon it for cooling ригровев. It Beema probable, however, that in a perfected steam- cooling system the radiator of as It would then become, the con- danser, could be mounted in a position where It would not be Hlable to damage through collision.

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STOPS CAR.

New Electro-Mechanical Device.

An

device

electro-mechanical known as the "Sure-Guard," design- ed to stop an automobile in much loss time and space than would be required by a human operator was successfully demonstrated recently in New York.

The device consists, elementally, of a powerful coil spring in a cylin der which is attached under à car and connected by wire with the front bumper and a button on the dnsh. A slight pressure on

on the bumper, or the button, closes an electric circaft which releases the spring. The ignition sim- mediately cut off and the brakes are applied. Pressure on either the bumper or the button will stop carin approximately; Afth of the distance required in ordinary, braking.