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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12TH, 1926

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Motoring Notes:

A Weekly

Review dealing with matters of interest to

all local motorists.-

[BY AN OWNER-DRIVER.]

"THE DAMP WEATHER. The electrical equipment of a motor car is perunps the most sensitive section of

e mechanism and fittings. It is especi ally so in the summer in Hongkong.

The damp, humid weather injures the insulation. In England the conditions, on the whole, are far more favourable, ex- eept for one thing. The cold winter weather'in England causes the engine to give a lot of trouble in starting. That affects the battery.

The wiring of near is difficult to trace without a diagram. Fortunately, most makers supply a full and complete book of instructions with their care. The book usually includes a diagram of the wiring arrangements.

THE BATTERY.

The invention of the electrical self starter was a great triumph for the motor engineer. In the old days when a car stopped in a centre of traffic there was only one thing to do, and that was to get out and swing the cranking bandle.

Nowadays a push on the button or switch that connects up the battery with the starting gear is all that is needed. There is a flick, and away the engine runs. The battery supplies the power to the starting motor. It also is useful as a standby for the lamps.

in is not, however, usually realised that the amount of power needed for starting the motor is much more than that used for lighting.

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Electrical Equipment worth watching in

Hongkong.

In Me meantime. it man be said, in fairness to the manufacturers, that they do everything possible to prolong the life

of the battery.

In this climate there is considerable evaporation. Distilled water only should he used for making up evaporations losses.

THE SMALL CAR DRIVER, The great event of the year in England, for the amateur motorist, is the annual run from London to Kind's End, or- ganised by the Alotor-Cycling Clab.

FREIGHT COSTS ON CARS.

Leader in the bigger classes were Hilson (Ford car) 74 hours and the Ajax Jowett Dodge and Studebaker cars appear on the list as winners.

In some places the snow was so deep that skia had to be fitted to the front wheels and the cars had to proceed for long distances on bottom gear. The thermometer stood between 3 and degrees, below zero.

SELF HELP AND THE STRIKE.

Motor-car owners and motor-cyclists. Some interesting Bgares concerning the in Great Britain must have been having cost of transport and packing charges | some considerable excitement during the on motor-cars from London to some of past week. The congestion of trade in the principal overseas markets have been and around London must have been published in The Export Trader. These intense. Fortunately, car drivers usually. figures are of particular value to those possess plenty of patience and a seaso who go home on leave and who wish to of humour. bring a ear out to Hongkong.

WEAT IS YOUR CHOICE?

The cost of transport and packing is, of course, dependent on the size and The figures are given weight of the car. for Japan and also for Singapore and Penang. Nothing is said about Hongkong and Shanghai, bat we will assume (for the sake of safety) that the tariff to the China Coast ports is the sanie as Japan. It is probably abous five per cent, less.

We can imagine that scouring of the countryside, during the week-end, for eggs, fresh butter and vegetables. What a relief at hust have been for those who could get right away into the peace of the quiet villages after listening to the uproar and din of the cities with the tense industrial warfare,

INDESCRIBABLE CONDITIONS. This year all previous recortis were

It is impossible for us to visualise the broken. As many as 333 machines e

confusion that must have taken place in tered. No less than 186 of them were

the large centres of the North as soon ears. A large number of the cars were

as the general strike commenced.. entered and driven by amateurs.

The man who could get his family away These trials give a great advertisement Rolls Royer, the big 10-50 horse-power from Lancashire or Yorkshire into to the Sport's Model. We do not see I model, wg must take the ábové costs aa Devonshire or Cornwall was indeed many such models in this Colony, but £35 13s. ed. If we pick out a tiny two-lucky. There must have been thousands they are becoming more and more popusenter the cost is £17 188. 8d. Taking a and thousands of small car owners who lar on the Continent, in Great Britain and in the U.S.A

- The British manufacturers récently. decided to limit the number of competi tions for which they would eater cars.

The decision was made on the score of

economy. It is not generally realised that it is almost as expensive to enter a motor- ear for a race as to enter a race horse..

What the manufacturers have been aiming at has been a great reduction in the cost of the small car,

The ideal that they have in mind is a small two-seater at £100. There is still some way to go yet, but it is by no means unlikely that the development of the quick

Now if we consider bringing out a

12 horse-power English touring car, very suitable for work in this Colony, the cost is £38 10s. Od. "

INSURANCE COSTS.

The above figures are for packing and shipment from Landon. They are based on the assumption that the packed mes surements and weights come within the schedules as laid down by the shipping companies. The car must be delivered to the warehouse where it is dismantled and packed.

The insurance is about ten shippinga per cent,

In actual fact the demand on the battery by the starting motor is very great indeed. It must be kept right up revolution engine will ensbis still more in Hongkong to purchase a car in Eng

to the mark in order that the strain shall not cause damage. It pays the owner to care for the battery.

SHORT CIRCUITS. .

In this damp climate it is quite easy for wires to become short circuited and if that happens it means trouble.

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The ideal arrangement would be to have a separate battery for the self-starter und one for e lights, but the cost and the weight prevent that arrangements being used.

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Speaking generally it is the self-starter that causes most of the battery trouble. One way to reduce the probability of trouble with the battery is to use the self starter as little as possible.

In starting up the engine from cold the starting handle should always be used There is a tendency for the pistons to stick when the engine is cold. The lubricating oil becomes more fluid as the engine warms up.

In this Colony, there are so many hills that it should be fairly easy to start up from cold. It is rather disturbing to the passengers if, during the ascent of a bill. the engine stops and the, priver proceeds to save his self-starter. He does that by allowing the car to run backwards and then he suddenly throws in the revers...

FOR EXPERTS ONLY.

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It is, of course, a considerable strain ou the transmission mechanism, especi ally if the car is allowed to gather speed before the reverse gear is thrown in. The driver needs to be quite an expett in order to carry out these gyrations

It is as well to remember that you must CTOEB over the road before you do run down hill backwards. You must move with the stream of trafße even if the bonnet of your ear is where the luggage carriers of the other cats are.

It is much simpler to pick up the engine if you can run down hill in the usual way. Even a gentle slope is enough.

reduction in weight to be made.

A LOCAL TRIAL These competitions, such as the Easter London to Land's End trial, are of great interest to the amateur drivers and the spectators. We should like to see the local Automobile Association bestir itself and make a renewed effort to run a com- petition round the island.

From London to Land's End is 3174 miles. The start was made at 10 p.m. from near Slough. The cycles and small cars went off first at hali minute intervals.

The three large car classes (numbered frem 411 to 353) were sent off at intervals of a minute.

Any car that completed the 317 mile in time won a bronze medal. There were awarded also silver and gold medals for exceptional performances.

It may be of interest to remark that the human element is still most important. The jockey wins the race on many occa sions. The clever, driver "Brings his car to victory where a careless driver would fail entirely.

THE NOISE THAT ANNOYS,

A correspondent who lives near to the Bonham Bond has written to complain

of the noises from motor "horns that keep him and his family, awake at nights.

It must be confessed that some of the

horns used make very ugly noises, and during the summer it is practically.com- pulsory for residents to have all windows open.

In this particular case, the correspon. dent is quite sure that a driver waits for his lady lote. He serenades her (according to the theory of the corres- pondent) cach might at about 11.20 p.m.,

The born that he uses has a note that tears across anything. The noise comes at regular intervals.

We are all subjected to similar persecu- Our correspon- tions in this Colony

You get sufficient way on the car and dent wishes that the Captain Superin. then drop in to a low gear

THE CLIMATE.

tendent of the Police Force" had to live on Bonhard Road: It he did he would have the full benefit of, not only motor horns, but also of cymbals and drums and all the other paragraphematic connected with weddings and funerals in that locality.

Why these ideas are put forword may be explained. During the hot weather at is a distressing business, to crank up jo car. It is seldom necessary, na, despite the great strain on them, batteries are fairly reliable. "It must be confessed, It is probable that the police might however, that there is still room for an ko rather more rigid on this question of invention that will eliminate the battery noise. But it must be understood that There have been so many improvements it takes about fifty cara' to make as much in motor car construction that it is by no noise as one really first class Chinese ineans improbable that some auxiliary wedding feat.

method of starting up, say by compressed The motor car is now well silenced but air, may be used to is to save the battere is rose for improvement with tery as much as possible.

motor-cycles.

It is possible to make arrangements

land that will be available the day you arriva "home." You may use it during your leave and return it to the makers who will thoroughly overhaul ia, and send it out to. Hongkong. That saves a great deal of trouble. It is not at all expensive. Indeed, it costs no more to have that excellent service with the car than it does to buy the ear, new in Hongkong.

ITALY'S PRIDE.

Every citizen of the U.S.A. is proud of Henry Ford although he dearly loves to relate any one of the many Ford car stories..

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thanked the lucky stars that led them to purchase such a convenient means of transport.

If the strike continues there will be emergency measures for serving out petrol and lubricating oil. We may be sare that the big oil companies have well matured schemes. They are famous as organisers

ر چھر

Everybody deplores the wretched strike, but it will drive home to the general public the necessity of having some form of motor vehicle.

Self-help is a virtue which needs io" be cultivated in these days. We cannot rely upon others to an indefinite extent. and can drive it you are, at any rate, If you have your own motor-vehicle able to please yourself about transport mattera.

CHILD'S LEGITIMACY.

SEQUEL TO RUSSELL CASE.

The London Daily Sketch announces that as a sequel to the Russell divorce case Geoffrey Russell's petition, through his guardian, for a declaration of legiti macy, will be heard during the coming law term

It is intended to have the question of his legitimacy settled while Geoffrey is still young.

[Mrs. Russell was successful in-her, appeal to the House of Lords against the divorce decree obtained by her husband, Lord Ampthill's heir. The question of the child's legitimacy was a leading point: In Italy they are immensely proud of in the case, and resulted in a new ruling the new 7 horse-power Fiat car. This that until the parents are divorced the allegation of "a husband that he had no product of a famous works is known as access to his wife cannot be admitted as the model 309. It is not too much to evidence of illegitimacy of a child born say that all Italy. watched for a glimpse to the wife. of the model when the announcement was made that the famous Fint works had decided to turn out a small car.

The displacement of the engine is 990 C.C. This year in the winter reliability trials of the R.A.C. of Sweden this small car beat all other rivals.

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