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INCREASED POWER.

LONGER WHEEL BASE

CHROMIUM PLATED RADIATORS

LONGER BPRINGS

GREATER BEAUTY

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ANTICIPATED EXODUS TO ROME.

By reason of the recent signing of the peace pact between the Vatican and the Italian Government, there may be expected a great affluence of foreign Catholics to Italy. While their frst thoughs will naturally be Rome, and the newly-created Vati can City, other parts of the country cannot fail to attract the thousands who will travel by car or who will make use of the very efficient motor coach services existing in all parts of the peninsula. ·

Charin of Tuscany. The splendours of the Dolomites, the charm of the Tuscany valleys and the wild beauty of Sardinia can all be seen from one of the many luxurious Fiat-Spa coaches, operating with reliability and re- gularity, or from visitors' own car.

seat in the

REAL PROGRESS.

Looking through some back num- bers of Motor Cycling, writes Carbon." I was struck by the ex- traordinary ramshackle appearance of the popular machines of only two or three years ago. When one comes to

compare them with medern machines it must be ad- mitted that bigger strides have been made of late in connection with appearance than in any other way,

There is something "bunday" and neat about present-day models, apart altogether from their colour schemes, which, to my mind, is re- markably appealing.

One unmistakably receives the impression that various components have been considered collectively rather

than individually, that gradually each has been designed to co-ordinate with the others until the present "one-pices" job has appeared.

and MOTORIST TO PAY £1,150.

While the art treasures natural beauties of Italy are famed the world over, the country has Damages amounting to £800 were had an indiferent reputation for awarded at the London Sheriff's roads. It must be recognized, how-Court to Mrs. Jane Bruce Beran, ever, that there has been a wonder of Chancelot Road, Abbey Wood, ful improvement of late, the great for injuries she received when she

and highways being modernized

was knocked down by a motor car motor driven by Mr. James Wanstend made more suitable for trafic.

Russell on the Canterbury to Mar- gate Read last June.

Her husband, Mr. Daniel Bevan, was awarded £350 damages to cover expenses arising from the accident. Mrs. Bevan, it was stated, had been permanently crippled, and could no her household attend to

Further; by reason of the activity of the Fiat Company, there is how a chain of efficiently managed zar. ages throughout Italy, in which the visiter, no matter what make of car he may be driving, will receive courteous treatment and eficiens longer help.

Lduties.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1929.

MOTOR NOTES

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WHY ALL-OUT DRIVING IS

BAD.

COMBATING.

TAXATION.

During the past few years, staten The Commercial Fotor, the burden of motor taxation as a whole, and that of the commercial motor in particular, has been increased to such an extent as to be grossly un- fair and seriously to threaten the existence of the transport industry, which is vital to the business pros perity of this country,

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The "butterly on the wheel" scheme is always useful to the ob- server of any moving part of ear, for it enables him to visualize the relative effects of bearing frie tion on vibration, while it also

The increase in the price of teaches him to bave patience with

petrol resulting from direct taxa-" a piece of machinery which main- tion and the recent addition by the tains accuracy under conditions of petrol combine have dealt further gross misuse, writes Professor A. staggering blows cumulative in their effects, and it beboves all con- M. Low in The fator. I suppose

cerned in the business of transport there is no other kind of engineer by road to fight tooth and nail ing practice in which a delicate against further imposts.

Despite all that has been said by product is so badly used, neglected the railways, the road-haulage in- and thrown from pillar to post industry has already been hard hit, and the actual tonnage carried to- circumstances which the owner

day is less than it was a year or driver regards as entirely normal.

two ago. If taxation be further There is great deal in "hands increased the situation will become and feet" in car driving. Cars even more serious, and thousands are at present that are sympathetically handled, of haulers who

struggling to keep their vehicles in cased round corners and on hill-service may have to go out of busi- tops, last far longer in a condition nesa, thus adding to the existing

It is well difficulties of unemployment. of treacly smoothness. known that if an engine is given an occasional "breather on the throttle it helps lubrication to be

renewed and prevents bearing wear. This is very noticeable under con ditions which permit of the throttle to be maintained in one position, conditions, by the way, which seldom occur upon the road.

Most racing men will say that there are very few cars in the world that will stand up to 20 miles all driving. I believe this is out quite a useful point, about the general type accelerator pedal, apon which it is virtually impos sible to maintain the foot in one even position.

A driver should always remember that the slightest vibration in one part of a car may be transmitted A useful throughout the chassis. example is the case of an engine.

subjected to crankshaft vibration and rendered vastly smooth by the slight frictional drag of a belt- driven fan.'

MOTORCYCLISTS AND HOSPITALS.

LONDON'S AIR. TAXIS

TWO AERODROMES TO BE CONSTRUCTED.

A FLYING SCHOOL.

London is to Eave air taxis in June, when the new air park opens at Hanworth. twelve miles from Hyde Park Corner. Two dromes are being laid out in the midst of its 230 neres, one for the air taxis which will fly to any part of the country at a shilling a mile. and for test and demonstration

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ARMY DEPENDENT ON PETROL.

flying; the other, with lack-up air. It would be wrong to say that the craft garages, as part of an aviation new policy of Army mechanisation country club, with ballroom, re-mets with the unanimous approval sidential accommodation, and more of all soldiers. It does not, and, than a dozen courts for tennis and since the Army Council have stated their intentions, criticism must be expected.

The first and most obvious is the question of supplies. With the front line mechanised, infantrymen brought up to the field of battle in lerries, commissariat, stores, and ammunition transported by danically drawn vehicles, the sup- plies of petrol required to keep so

years,

"Experience over a number of said Lieut. Col. Edwards, formerly chief technical adviser on civil aviation at the Air Ministery, "shows that the average individual is quick to acquire the flying sense. and is usually able to qualify for the Air Ministry Clasa A licence for private pilots after only fifteen

me

to twenty hours' training. The large a fleet of machines in motion minimum under the club rules will must be very large.

Vital Spots. be ten hours' dual instruction, and five hours solo training under the direction of an instructor.

Personal Tuition,

one

on

As it is, mechanisation falls un- der two distinct heads. It is quite right and within the bounds of practicability to further schemes which will simplify the transport

carried behind an army in motor lorries, give motor cookers to all units, permit men to be brought up fresh with the minimum of equip ment to near the firing line. It is another thing to convert the actual fighting troops into mechanised forces...

A third criticism is the danger of sunses of soldiers losing their initiative and independence, and becoming more machinists than soldiers.

problem, enable impedimenta to be

It was our boast that the spirit of our men enabled them to bent the German machine of soldiery. It scems indeed, with a "mechanised Army as our mainstay, that any serious setback will compel the men in the workshops to drop their tocla and hastily shoulder their rifles.

Glorious Ideala.

The old and glorious infantry ideal will disappear, and men who are employed chicfy as machinists can never hope to equal the fine type of infantryman which was and Army's ambition to maintain.

should always be the ideal of the

How and when are they to be ob tained? And, when obtained, where will the supplies be kept, for Sir Arthur Stanley is chairman

petrol dumps will become At the outset, sixteen light the of the Royal Automobile Club, be

.of

vital spots the is also chairman of the British Red aeroplanes will be stationed at the Crese Society and of St. Thomas's London air park and six instructors which enemy artillery will fire and Hospital, and he has pointed out

will be available for the use of which enemy airplanes will botab?

If in days of peace there is that hospitals recover from those members. These numbers will be responsible for road accidents only added to as the demand warrants, murmuring against the price of about one-eighth of their cash out- and the work of tuition will be so petrol, what will be the price de goings. This seems, to Motor organised that every dying member manded when the Government re-

supplies t will have an opportunity of qualifyquire, and must have, enormous ing as a pilot within a reasonable Another obvious criticism is the period of time.

supply of travelling workshops to "Each member learning to fly repair vehicles damaged by wear will come under the personal superand tear, accident or gunfire. vision of an experienced instructor

50 Miles a Day. and will be encouraged to develop

If mechanised forces cover fiftyIt is known that India is not" in his, or her, personal aptitude for fying in the most natural way. The miles a day in active operations, the favour of the whole-hog" policy pilots engaged in this work will workshops must keep pace them, as of mechanisation. But India will be drawn from those who have must the supply depots of petrol. have to adopt it if the Army at specialised as instructors.

cling to be a deplorable state of affairs. It indicates a reluctance on the part of road users to pay for the repair of their injuries and for the damage which they do to others, but it indicates still more, in our view, an unfortunate set of circumstances, or attitude of mind, from which the hospitals appear to suffer. We feel certain that, at least so far as motor-cyclists are

concerned, the cost of treatment would be almost invariably defray ed if tactful representations were mude.

What a quiet engine for such a powerful car

"There will be a reserve pool of aircraft to replace unserviceable machines without delay, thus avoid ing the vexatious interruptions of fying which have been the base of club flying in the past. This week tests of some of the available types

This will accessarily entail an elaborate system of organisation behind the front lines with largely increased and highly technical staffs.

The Army will become absolutely dependent upon petrol and me chanical workshops Once they are

of light aeroplanes were carried out destroyed or even impaired the by the Master of Sempill, Sir Allan value of the mechanical arms im; Cobham, and myself, with the assist-mediately suffers.

The story of what was lost in our ance of expert instructional" pilots. It is the intention to hold big flying transport columns in the retreat displays at Hanworth and to give from Mons provides the best object Londoners the opportunity of seeing lesson, and shows that the problem the latest developments in flying of maintaining these vital adjuncts and to organise a circus of exhibi-of a mechanized force is of par tion flyers. In sporting aviation amount importance. Hanworth will be the Brooklands of Unless it is satisfactorily solved

mechanisation fails the air."

Last, but not least, nearly half the Army is stationed in India or in tropical climates.

There the conditions and the ter- rain are vastly different from those of Aldershot und Salisbury Plain.

home doca.

Special Purpose.

The military authorities in India are wise, for they realise that no enemy general would choose ground that would be suitable for tanks and armoured forces if it could possibly be avoided. It would be wise to beware before the commit- ment to mechanisation goes too far that we are not preparing an army for a special purpose which might never, arise and would never arise any potential enemy could help

it."

Immense transport facilities by sea would, morcover, be needed to move a mechanised Army, with all its impedimento.

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