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Humber

The Sturdiest Car for Overseas

NLY a close examination reveals the small details of Humber construction that tell so surely in actual use. The margin of strength in their every part enables Humber Models to withstand the test of rough roads and heavy usage a fact that has long established them in the favour of Colonial Owners.

́9/20 H.P. 2.3 Seater

with Dickey Göst

9/20 H.P. 4-Senter

Tourer

9/10 H.P. 4-Bestop

Saloon

14.49 B.P. 2-3 Seater. with Diakey'Seat 14/40 HP. 5-8eater

Tourer

14:40 BP, 5-Seater

Saloon

14:40 H.P. Coupe

with Dicksy Sext'

9'20 HP. «-Seater Tourer. Other Models of 20/55 H.P. -Duniap-Fyres-and-Front Wheel Kraker Standard.

The

H.P. O.H.V. 349

Motor Cycle is particularly suitable for riders overseas. The engine possesses a.. wide margin of power, and the entire construction is of tho strength recessity for use on Indiferent roads. The low saddle position gives exceptional stability and confidence to the rider.

MOTOR CYCLES.

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UTILITY MOTOR-CYCLES.

Commenting on the Motor Cycle Show at Olympia, Motor Cycling says that the trade is doing wisely in showing a more general in terest in the production of purely utility motorcycles, designed ob viously with the idea of gaining the attention of persons who have not hitherto regarded motorcycling as an attractive, means of trans

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14th, 1927.

MOTORING NOTES

MOTOR-CYCLE RACE BAN.

́(CONTD.). BROOKLANDS TRACK RULED

OUT.

AUTOMATIC SPARK PLUG.

A NEW SELF-ADJUSTING IGNITION SYSTEM.

NEW YORK.

Engineers here hall the lavention of a self-adjusting ignition system as second in importance to the self-starter.

Brooklands track can no longer be used for attempts on the world's motorcycling records for the By- ing mile and kilometre distances. This important decision, which will seriously hamper: Bilish riders, has been commuficated to the Auto-Cycle Union, the British governing body of motor-cycling sport, by the Federation Interna- tonale des Clubs Motor Cyclistes, the world governing body.

Apparently the international This innovation in automotive engineering has already been tried rules governing these records state our with corsiderable success in that the distances must be covered a level speed boat motors. It is the dein either direction on

course. The French representative velopment of many years of ex- perimenting.

on the governing body raised the question of Brooklands track.

The new ignition principle is in corporated in a single unia in the form of a spark plug with an auto- matically adjusting spark gap. That is, a short gap for starting and a wider gap for running.

This self-adjusting spark plug was first introduced last spring and was installed in some of the country's most famous speed craft at the various national regattas. Ita inventors point to the fact that in all the important regattas held in the cast this past season the now unit was used in practically every winning boat.

The new type of spark plug is said to obtain its self-adjusting feature by means of a bi-metal side electrode. In starting, the gap of .015 of an inch gives a hot intense spark. Almost inediate. ly the heat of the motor causes the gap to open to .030 of an inch, thus doubling the site of the spark for ideal smooth ranning.

When the motor is shut off, the gap adjusts itself to its original small opening, again ready for a quick easy start.

The A

Ever since the beginning of motor sport this track has been recognised

fit and proper place for these records. But at the recent meeting an objection was raised on the ground that riders obtain an undue advantage as they can get up speed on the banking and during the dive down on to the straight. After a long discus sion this view was upheld by the

F.I.C.M.

Britain's Rocords.

The communication of the de cision to the A.C.U. has caused like constornation. something. Britain holds nearly all the class records for these distances. They are records which are coveted by motorcyclists, all the world over.

Apart from Brooklands there are: only two other places in this coun try where these records can be at.. tempted the sands at Southport, Lancashire, and Pendine, Carmar- thenshire. But in either case the expense will be very heavy,

Unless the A.C.U. get the des cision reversed," said an official This unit has been equally suc-closely connected with the latest cessful on the race track and in development "British riders will airplanes, as in speed boats. It be heavily handicapped as regards was installed in winning cars in these important world's records, eleven events at Redlands, Calif., and this is greatly to be, regretted, recently, and in winners at other considering the enormous prestige we have won recenty as a result racing events.

of our successes..

UNARMED AND ALONE. AUSTRALIAN'S DASH ACROSS

INDIA

Mr. Francis Birtles, who haa! now completal with his 14 b.p. Bean the first lap of the attempt to reach Australia from London overland through Burma, expects to arrive in Calcutta by Christmas

day, 1.

have got to get through by then," he says in an interview at Sofia, because of the snow on the Persian hills, 10,000 feet above sen level. I am travelling alone and I am taking no arms with me until I get to Calcutta because, the Dacoits kill you all the sooner for the sake of any arms you have got Dacoite are creatures I don't like. "I don't mind tigers; the tiger is an animal of great dignity. Be fore I loft England I went round studying tigers to seo how they chewed up their food. At Calcutta I am going to buy a heavy calibra revolver and a high velocity rifle and I'll camp out with the hood of my Bean up and the tarpaulin down on both sides so that any wild animal knocking about will not know which point to attack." the Before Mr. Birtles left Motor Show at Olympia, London, Sir Harry Brittain. officially noted the number on his four tyres. These will be checked whom, the imotorist arrives in Melbourne to test the claim that be can complete the 16,000 miles on one set of Dua. lops.

Should Mr. Birtles succeed in Eis attempt, it will be a wonder ful tribute both to the 14 h.. Been which he is driving, and to the Dunlop tyres in which he has placed his trust. It will also be a great personal achievement, for Mr. Birties is travelling fast. He covered his first 1,000 miles at the rate of 200 miles a day, in itself a great physical strain, and the difficulties which he encounters by the way will increase rather than grow less. Unless he is seriously delayed by some accident en route, Mr. Birtles should certainly break the London to Calcutta moter re- cord of 80 days.

FORD IN JAPAN.

TO BUILD A MILLION DOLLAR PLANT,

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, Nov. 14th, Edsel Ford, son of the famed Henry and vice-president of the Ford Motor Company, to-day an nounced that plans have been com pleted and work will begin im mediately upon a million dollar assembly pleat at Yokohama, Japan.

"

The new plant will have a capa city for producing 200 Fords of the new forthcoming model each day by August of 1998, Ford said: The Ford Company will also build a large bonded warehouse to store imported materials. Materials of the most durable and fireproof

port. These little machines sell at description will be employed in an prices that are, in some instances, effort to make the warehouse almost ridiculously low; their thoroughly fire and earthquake re to be disting, due to the frequent shocks appear specificntiona" thoroughly sound and very fre in the Yokohama district. quently include that most con-N venient

amonget adjuncta, an 38,000,000 IN U.S. BY 1940! electric lighting set. They will do much, we are sure, to populariza motorcycling with a section of the public that has so fan refrained from adopting the most economical method of transport known.

There will be 38,000,000 motor cars in the United States by 1940, according to prediction by George Brisch of the Automotive Equipment Amociation of Chicago,

"The Brooklands banking, in! the opinion of most riders, gives no advantage Modern motor cycles get up their engine speed so rapidly that the banking makes no difference.".

ACCIDENTS DUE TO SELFISHNESS..

LONDON, Eng., Nov. 27th. Ninety per cent. of smash-ups and collisions are caused by selfishness, impatience and carelessness drivers, according to a report of the Royal Automobile Club of London.

of

Cutting in, ulurping more than fair share of the road, ignoring signals to save slowing down and a complete lack of spirit of give and take are considered among the chief causes of accidents.

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PRICES DELIVERED HONG KONG

Half-ton Truck Chassis One-ton Truck Chaesia

Roadster Tourer Coupe Sedan

G$610 Present Equivalent... H.K.$1,220 G$720

Do.

H.K.81,440

G8770

Present Equivalent.

H.K.$1,540

770

Do.

1,540

930

Do.

1,860

-1,000

Do.

2,000

All Prices include Spare tyre and tubes.

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