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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2ND

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A Weekly

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[BY AN OWNER-DRIVER. ]

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The Art of Driving-The Save Outlook.

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The gears may be abolished. would be a great triumph. `

We know that the gear business is not

It has recently been recorded in the as he had realised that the collision was at all a perfect way of changing the speed London press that some hare-brained inevitable.. Findividual · motored from London to He saw in a glance that his nice new Aberdeen at an average speed of forty-machine was wrecked hopelessly. What ande him rub his eyes was the picture of

five miles an hour.

INTERPORT CRICKET.

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HONGKONG. F.M.S.

FIRST DAY'S PLAY."

The second of the series of interport matahes opened yesterday at Kuala Lumpur, when Hongkong were opposed. by a team representing the F.M.S.

Hongkong batted Brat and were 'all out very quickly for a total of 4f runs.

E. B. Reid was the highest scored with' 1 (not out).

Dr. Hennessey took 7 wickets for 10- runs and Bostock Hill 3 for £3.

There was time for the F.M.S. to com-

of a car, but no one has produced any menee their innings before tiffin and at new idea that bas replaced the gear the titin interval they had scored 18

for the loss of 3. wickets..

wheels.

All sorts of devices have been suggested

It is not stated that this misguided the water buffalo standing in the middle but the acid test of a commercial trial total to 07 for the loss of 6 wickets.

motorist has been placed, for an jade Aipite period, in the custody of the police We do not know what punishment would

of the road calmly flicking the flics off his back with its tail.

has left the gear wheels in nearly all cars, -The petrol electric spatem has been stic- ssful on "motor 'buses. but the ordinary The writer cannot vouch for the vero: private car still uses gear wheels. fit the crime. A witty W. S. Gilbert eity of this story although the motor-j

Perhaps that will change before we have

By te time they had increased their

Rhodes had scored 32 (not out) and. Brenier 25.

Obviously the wicket was a difficult one but the Hongkong players, although their collapse was fairly complete, had,

might be able to devise some sentence for cyclist who related it evidently believed the turbine prime mover to supply the it seems, grown a little more accustomed

such an imbecile, just as he suggested i that the billiard maniac should be made. to play with elliptical billiard balls. ·

Nothing less than being compelled to drive a car twenty times along the road from London to Aberdeen at a speed

never to exceed two miles an hour and no stops would meet the case. Possibly the safest sentence would be detention in a lunatic asylum for a year or so.

"THE CARS OF TO-DAY. There are any number of cars in Britain that are sufficiently highly powered to take the hills at a high speed and feared to do at least miles per hour, that could travel from London to Aber- deen at an average speed of forty-are miles an hour..

He was greatly scared at the idea of meeting any animal out in the New Territory. He complained mest bitterly also about the pedestrians.

Some of us remember that the owner of quite a tiny horse-power car was

Shan is the name that comes to memory- driving near to a village out there-Ping and an old Chinese walked across the road into the headlight.

power. It would simplify the driving of a car if there were no gear wheels.

CERTIFIED REPAIRERS.

In Great Britain there have been many

to Bostock Hill's bowling. It will be re- membered that in the match, in Singapore Bostock Hill captured 9 wickets for 10

rung.

Dr. Hennessey visited Hongkong with complaints about the bad work and the the Straits team in 1992 and then bowled

high charges made by some of the smaller

: garages.

The Institution of Automobile Engineers has therefore put forward a scheme for training automobile repairers.

The course outlined by the Institution The car was moving quite slowly at the includes both practical experience and time, but the poor old man was killed.

theoretical instruction. Both are essen There was an inquest and full enquiry,tial if the repairer is to be really reliable. In the end the relatives of the old man were compensated.

THE ROAD FROM REPULSE BAY.

While on the subject of speed it may It is a matter of congratulation, that be related that although, as a class, motor there is sufficient horse-sense amongst the

eyalists are very considerate, thers are general public as there is sufficient horse-one or two who do more rapidly" along power in many of the British cars. For the road from Repulse Bay to West there have been very severe comments Point. about this foolhardy journey.

It is probable that the "hero" of this mad escapade now realises that people do not admiredicts who imperil human lives for the sake of cheap notoriety.

This record, proves nothing, except that the many road users passed by the speed maniac were all mercifully enough on the right side of the road. It is a tribute established by a relentless law. breaker to the law-abiding character of the motoring community in Britain.

The journey proved nothing in favour of the car and it is sincerely to be hoped

that the makers of the machine used will not attempt to mention the episode, for the sake of any advertising value they may suppose it possesses,

IN THIS COLONY.

It is said that one enthusiastic rider has boasted that he can get into town in

about seven minutes.

The statement is probably exaggerated but there is no earthly reason why any rides should time himself and attempt to make records for speed in this Colony

The roads are not built for speed:

There are too many curves, "Sainty First" is a slogan that young drivers should repeat as constantly as the follow- ers of a certain doctor repeat Every day and in every way, better and better

and better."..

THE OWNER-DRIVER.” A word of caution to the owner-driver

may be permitted. The temptation to carry on an animated conversation with the passenger alongside must be resisted. Usually the chief fault lies with the Passenger who feels it a duty to make

himself or herself afable.

With all due respect to the fair sex, Indies are

the worst offenders. They usually do not realise the great danger. In this Colony it takes all of a driver's thought and attention to manipulate a car in traffic.

A tribute may be paid to the sanity of nearly all motorists in this Colony.. "Speeding" is not a popular pastime nor is it to be encouraged.

The chauffeurs of nearly all of the No galages are extremely cautious. doubt they fully understand that their livelihood depends on

their licence. There is, however, some praise due to them because "they may often think that the law is not observant.

Owner drivers have a great respon Bibility in this matter of speeding, especially well known residents in the

Colony,

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THE GARAGE WORK.

uncommonly well. It was indeed his fine performance in the second innings that ensured victory for his side.

Brenier has played Interport Cricket. with Hongkong in the F.M.S. team over a longer period than R. H. B. Hancock.

INTERVIEW WITH 'R. H. B. HANCOCK.

The Hongkong team were entertained day and left for Kuala Lumpur on to dinner at the Hotel Europe on Satur-

Sunday evening.

Let us consider for a little what the work done in an ordinary garage really is.

There is the sale of petrol, oil, plugs, match with Singapore which will be play- This evening they will return for their etc. That class of salesmanship is fairlyed to-morrow (Thursday) and Friday. simple. It should be easy to make a reasonable profit out of that side of the business,

When it comes to doing actual repairs the employee in a garage may be required to perform a variety of operations. Some of the work is simple and can be done by an intelligent amateur who has taken an interest in the subject.

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To-morrow a tiffin will, be held at the Cricket Club and on Friday the Hong kong visitors will attend the King's Birthday Ball at Government House. The Hongkong team have been visiting members of various clubs and excellent for their entertainment. arrangements have been made generally

In an interview R. H. B. Hancock in- formed a Straits Times representative that Hongkong did not represent the full cricket strength of this Colony.

It is, however, a great fallacy to assume that all repair work is simple. Sometimes Conditions in Hongkong, he said, had the skill needed is every bit as high a been rather difficult during the past year, grade as that required to build the car. and for that and other reasons several Many adjustments can be made quite players who were invited to join the team easily to the engine, but when it is a mat-had been unable to get away. ter that affects the chassis it is quite He did not think we could have done another sort of business.

much better as regards bowling, but our It must be remembered that there are a batting strength would have been much great many different makes of car, and improved by the inclusion of these play- garage repairer to make an adjustment it may be quite an easy matter for a an one car but difficult for him to do the same job on a car of another make.

THE CERTIFICATE.

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ers.

Capt. Morris and Capt. Armstrong, two regular, members of the Colony team, had been unable to play, and other notable absentees, whom he mentioned,

It seems a sound scheme to issue certi- included H. Owen Hughes, the best slip fcates stating that the holder is a "Certi-felder in Hongkong, and A. W. Hay- fed Automobile Repairer. The goodward, one of the Colony's most useful man will gain by the confidence that this batsmen.

Asked how local conditions were likely will give to the general public.

The indifferent or the dishonest garage to affect the visitors, Mr. Hancock worker will probably soon lose his certi-pointed out that cricket was only played ficate, if he ever gets one.

in Hongkong during the cool weather,

Naturally enough we are led to wonder the season lasting from October to March, if some similar scheme could be intro-and they were not accustomed to playing duced in the Colony. There should be in the tropical sunlight experienced in Another point of difference was the serae system of giving instruction to Malaya. drivers. Anyone who attained to a per- tain standard would obtain a certificate wickets, which were slower in Malaya;

in Hongkong the wickets were very fast.

Mr. Hancock added that he was the preferably a Government certificate.

The paid drivers would strive hard to obtain the qualification. The owner only cricketer now playing in Hongkong "Do not speak to the man at the drivers would be willing to work for it who played against the Straits team

which went to China in 1001. wheel," is a request that should be in their spare time.

The idea needs working out in great painted on to the wind screen of all new car. That would remind the passengers of every car to keep quiet when they sit next to the driver. It must be added, however that, on the whole, the driving

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If, to take a very extreme case, the Chief Justice or the Colonial Secretary were to drive a car at about forty-five of cars and cycles is done with great and miles an hour through Aberdeen, the commandable caution, Chinese chauffeur taking a crowd of joy. riders round the island might easily "speed up kin car because of the example set him by one in authority.

POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS.-

It was Mr. H. G. Wells who, stimulated the general public to look ahead and to allow their imaginations to run riot about the future.

Amateurs are now constantly enquiring about the possibility of the petrol-gas- turbine.

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The steam turbine has been such a great success that there is every excuse for thoas who almost demand a turbine driven

THE NEW TERRITORY." There have been noticed by more than one motorist in this Colony, cases of "speeding" in the New Territory.

There may be some excuse for " step- ping on the gas" on an English road that has hedges each side and which is a hundred feet, wide.

There can be no excuse for doing it As a matter of fact there are hundreds, in the New Territory At any moment a possibly thousands, of active and well- pig, a child or even a water buffalo may trained minds at work upon the subject. appear unexpectedly in the path of the Papers have been read before scientific motorist

societies in which the results of experi ments have been disclosed.

́ ́A KOWLOON STORY.

motor-car.

THE DIFFICULTIES. Discussions have revealed the many dif

The worst speed merchants "in this jț: Colony are the motor cyclists. There is

a story, which was told a few years ago ficulties in the way. That has been the

in Kowloon, of a motor-cyclist who case with all new inventions. The difficul

**stepped on the gna" as he was covering

a stretch of road, raised out of the paddy fields, beyond Castle Peak,

ties have been there and the ingenious inventors have overcome them.

Let us consider, for a moment, the

He reached fifty miles an hour when problems for inventors in connection with suddenly a big water buffalo appeared in the modern car.

his way.

How can we expect improvement in such Before be know what had happened he a highly perfected piece of mechanism 1 had crashed into the animal. He found The engine may be changed in favour himself in the paddy field almost as soon of one working on the turbine principle.

The Hongkong team, it is interesting, detail but it is an idea that is well worthy to note took a slipcatching machine with them which they used during the voyage. of full investigation.

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