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A SIMPLE SCHEME.

Man is n gregarious animal and come. Then, on Saturday last, ho every year both men and women motored out to the race-course pear

It is said that a scheme was THE CAR AND THE TREES.[ space is needed in many parts of; secin determined to mix socially Fanling.

drawn up to enable that to be Hong Kong.

more than in previous genera Concerning his adventures in done some five or six years ago. The new President of the local tions. Perhaps some day there will crossing the harbour we have no Then it was decided to send some

Nobody who has any real affee-

tion for Hong Kong wishes to make/Automabile Association will have be a more active social side to the record but we can imagine his dis one to the U.S.A. to see how they

the island less beautiful. Thore who think about such things realise how much they are indebted to the enterprising officials who com menced and developed the iden of planting trees on "the barren AN OWNER DRIVERS' CLUB, }

ork."

ngo.

strecess.

managed over there.

the support of all local motorista Ioen Automobile Club. A good gust at finding his car slung up if he will press forward upon the start was made this your as the in the air and dumped on to a

Surely it should not be beyond Government definité schemes of first annual dance was A grent lighter which looks like a conl the ability of the able staffs of the road improvement.

harge. On his return from Fanling local abipbuilding firtas to design he secme to have arrived in time ferrics admirable, for the purpose. to find six other cars is a line They have done far bigger things in front of him. He had the than that.

Why not ssk for privilege of waiting for the motor tendera right away! Or at any ferry and then seeing the six cars rate let the general public into the Honded on the lighter having him secret of why there is so much

to wait while the lighter was delay.

A. towed across to the other side; it unloaded the cars and returned to Ferry Company. It is said-and There is no "kick" at the Star

it probably true-that they lose It is not improbable that he ar over the prosent system. And it rived at Hong Kong about one they believe that other arrange hour and twenty minutes after he ments are being made they cannot had drawn up alongside the wharf | be blanied for not making any im- at Kowloon,

provementa.

Fortunately trees Krow quite i

Many Hong Kong motorists are rapidly in this climate. Braai af going home on leave this year certain verandah in Hong Kong, Some of those who can manage to for example, it is possible to arc a

keep a chauffeur out here find it really iwautiful palm, about twenty expedient to do without one in feet high, which was planted out

Britain. They become owner- from a pot, about a dozen years drivere, and probably enjoy motor-

ing all the more in consequence. THE OBSTRUCTIONS.

The Royal Automobile Club, in Many of the trees that were the West End of London, was at planted thirty or forty years ago one time the grant meeting place have grown to bigger dimensions of all owner drivers. It is a very than was considered probable. fine club and it has the great ad- Many were planted alongside the vantage that ladies are catered for. reads and even in the middle of Of late years, however, it has be the road, those being the days become crowded and as much as four fare motor cars were dreamed of.

Some of these trees are, a real danger in these times of rapidly moving traffic. If they are removed (and they should be removed if they are n source of danger] it would be easy to plant other trees in the neighbourhood.

We are all indebted to artiste in general and all who would make

years ago one owner driver from Hong Kong used the place a good deal and always found it uncom- fortably fall..

An owner-drivers club has been opened recently at the Criterion Buildings in Piccadilly Circus. It is said to be an inexpensive club and from what that can be gather ed it hopes to gain as members

the istand and the roads more those who find the B.A.C. or other beautiful. Unfortunately, artists London clube too great a tax on

THOSE CAR FERRIES.

The Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard recently mentioned once again the now ferries which, as far as is known, the Government intend to run across the harbour for the pur- pose of conveying motor vehicles! from one side to the other with a minimum of irritation to drivers.

We have heard rumours of these fecries for many years-but,-in-this- matter, it is only too true that "hope deferred maketh the heart; sick."

It is not unfair to say that the present system of transporting care to and from the mainland is a dis grace to the Colony fe difficult to restrain some of the local long suffering motorists who suffer under the present arrangementa.

~THE NEW. COMERS.

On Saturday last there was a car and the owner driver alongside the Kowloon wharf at about 7.45 p.m. That owner-driver was a new comer and no doubt be was at, first great ly impressed by the signs of enter prise to be acen in the Colony.

are often emotional and have even their financial resources. There is Possibly he had been told by some

Kowloon. Then his turn carne.

ALWAYS TO-MORROW,

This matter hse-been- a matter

of complaint for years and no doubt the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard heard a great deal about it while be was President of the local Automobile Association.

It must be at least fifty years ago that there was a system &

transport for carts and carriages across the water between Ports- mouth and Gosport. The driver drove his horse and carriage on to "the ferry and now-a-days the motorist does the same without any difficulty at all.

Why can't we drive our motor

been known to be quite unreason-sure to be some competition with of the older residents all about vehicles on to the ferry that crosses able. For instance they like to the R.4.C. but the number of the early difficulties that were over-to Kowlooki make use of motor cars but they motorista bag increased to such an

cry out about "this mechanical extent that the revenue of the older

club will not be affected.

age."

In the business of life we are. The promoters of the new Club always having to choose between have obtained the services of Lord alternatives. There is the choice be- | Gisborough as President. There is tween danger and safety. There is a scale for repairs, overhauls, etc., the choice between planting new at various garages ́ali over the tree or allowing existing trees to country arranged by the Club. endanger life.

If every member of the Legis-

falive and Executive Councils drove

SERVICES RENDERED,

In some respects 'it'seems a pity

his own car we should soon have a to multiply motoring organisations, great improvement in our roads, but on the other hand competition The obstructing trees that are so does stimulate officials. dangerous, the narrow roads and The great feature of the Auto- even some of the nasty gradients mobile Association of Great Britain would disappear, if these officials is the patrol avatem. In the plan. made enough fuss about, sachning of tours it is very useful and things.

in that connection one of the most enterprising tyre manufacturing firms has a complete service for tours. Whes one was in Britain, it was a good idea to inform the

TERSEVERANCE. One of the great lessons that is taught us by long residence in the} Far East ia patience. A good

motto for the griffin is "Nit Des. A.A. and the tyre people that a perandum."

It is with a great sense of

tour from, let us say, London to Land's End was contemplated,

gratitude that thanks to the local lasting, say, three weeks. These

road authorities are here and now recorded for the improvemente

obliging tour-planners would then send to the enquirer 扎 long list-

a sort of a portfolio-giving full

being made at the island near particulars of routes, towns, hotels,

the Peak Tram Station. That im-

etc. They would even give autlines

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It gives hope that one day we | abal be able to record further im- The owner drivers' club seems provements at the station itself. prepared to do that also. It would It has been suggested again and possibly have been a better or- again in these columns that, at rangement if the wealthy R.A.C. almost any cost, the road should be had taken over the whole of the. widened from the Cathedral up to Criterion buildings and fitted up

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would still have plenty of trees in there. The patrol system and the its vicinity if the trees that obstruct tourist

planning Arrangement the view of the motoriat were re would have benefitted by the extra moved. It needs be, other trees funde

Possibly in the course of could be planted now. They will time there will be some sort of soon grow. The recent erection of affiliation between the R.A.C., the what looks like a garage on Garden A.A. and the Owner Drivers' Club, Road is difficult to explain. A The general tendency now-a-daya is piece of the road has been used for in the direction of Federations. the purpose. Why not use some of A. J. DAVID, the adjoining land! PRINCE'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD.

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One of the early enterprises of

both the A.A. and the R.A.C, was the patrol system which has been

More parking space at the lower Peak Tram Station is urgently of immense service to thousands of needed. Indorch more parking motorista.

Cents for oil or

dollars for repairs

AN INGENIOUS SCHEME.

A local engineer is said to have a design for motor worked out lighters which has the great merit of being ingenious.

His idea is that car lighters should be big enough for one car be geared on to the propeller of the only. The engine of the car would

lighter and ench car would cross

the harbour under its own power.

There STU obvious

difficulties

about certificated pilota, etc. Also it is not clear that a mail car could propel the lighter. Perhaps they would allow the tiny cars to run on to the passenger ferries. It will be a boon to motorists when some new. system is working.

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