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FOURS & SIXES

INCREASED FOWER

LONGER WHEEL BASE

CHROMIUM PLATED RADIATORS

LONGER STRINGS

GREATER BEAUTY

And LOWEST PRICES in their respective classes

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1929.

-THE LITTLE MORE, BROOKLANDS FAST AND HOW MUCH

IT IS!"

"AND THE LITTLE LESS

If Browning were alive to-day he might well be accused of writing has famous lines on the application of cellulose!

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It is some years since cellulose finish was first applied to motor-cars and there are now a number of first-

LAP.

KAYE DON SETS UP NEW FIGURES OF 132.46 M.P.H.

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During the past few years some very fast times have been made on the Brooklands track. In Septem ber, 1928, Mrs, W. B. Scott, driv- ing Sanbean, covered a lap at 120.88 m.p.h, a phenomenal speed for a lady driver. Kaye Don, the

racing driver, well-known several times lapped the circuit at over 130 m.p.h., and set up a new record for the track recently. On this occasion, driving a Sunbeam, he covered a lap at 132:46. m.p.h., a performance all the more. remarkable when it is considered that Brooklands track was design- ed only for speeds up to about 120 m.p.h."

4-litre

class brands of cellulose paint The available for manufacturers. average motorists may be inclined to blame the quality of the cella- lose for a finish which, in a few months' time cracks and becomes shabby. In most cases, however, it is the application rather than the The fastest lap recorded, the fastest lap achieved by a lady cellulose itself which is at fault: it

driver, and the greatest speed at- is the

" which makes little more

tained by any car on the Brook all the difference between a hard-lands track all stand to the credit wearing gloss, and a finish which is of Sunbeam cars. The first is Mr. Kaye Don's 192.46 m.p.h., the "worlds away."

second Mrs. W. B. Scott's 120.88 m.p.h.. and the last is Mr. K. Lee Guinness's 137:15 m.p.h, over the Aying kilometre set up on a 12-cylinder Surbeam in 1999.

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An example of this may be found in the Humber cellulose depart ment. Humbers have been famed for their coachwork for a quarter cf a century and more, and the latest cars, which are, of course, cellulose finished, are in keeping with the company's reputation. In the last three years 19 different makes of cellulose have been sub- jected to thorough tests, and the es- perts of the department have Gnally settled on one particular brand. But it is not the merits of this brand alone which are responsibe for the glose and durability rather it is the care with which the material is ap- plied.

There are folk who think that two coats of cellulose, sprayed on to" any clean surface, will give a lasting finish. They would be sur prised were they to visit the Humber paint shop, for the opera tions there, in cellulose, are are numerous as in the old days of coach painting.

cess.

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Before any cellulose is applied. for instance, every body is treated with six or seven primary coats, and is rubbed down after each pro- Then comes a coat of colour paint and another face down, and there follow three coats of cellu- Jase, a final application of any Acetate and more rubbing and polishing.

There is no mass production of

GRUELLING TEST FOR

BRITISH 'BUS. Porlock Hill, a famous test hill in the Southwest of England, has been negotiated by an A.E.C. 'bus, many times with case, in spite of extremely rough going and the dangerous sharp bends.

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MOTOR NOTES

A FEW FACTS ABOUT EMPIRE TRADE,

REMARKABLE 100%

RESULT.

Followers of motor-cycling sport know quite well that there are car- tain riders of outstanding ability who may be depended upon to win first-class awards even if mounted on a machine of mediocre quality.

The cycle and motor are familiar enough at home as machines of everyday utility and convenience. but it may not be realised' that the Bourishing. export trade in these machines enables the United King dom to pay for enough food and drink to last its population a clear five days in the year. Here are a few facts emphasising the import-Consequently, the mere fact that ance of the cycle and motor cycle one particular rider has secured a export trade in helping to meet the yearly food and drink bill of number of successes is no proof that the machine he rides is a partiou larly good one. Proof of quality is only obtained when considerable numbers of the same make of ma- chine are entered and all, or nearly all, gain high boncurs.

the nation:-

Daring 1927 India bought cycles and motor cycles from the United Kingdom to the value of £432.048. This paid for the importation of over 43,000 cwts. of gums and resins required by the United Kingdom.

In the same year Australia im- motor cycles ported cycles and worth a total of 389,704, enabling the United Kingdom to buy 138,700 cwts. of currants and raisins from Australia in return.

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South Africa imported cycles and cycles to the value of £210,500, which was equivalent to the purchase of 120,000 cwts. of oranges from the Union..

The Straits Settlements bought £49,828 worth of cycles and motor cycles in 1997, enabling the United Kingdom to receive 25,921 cwts. of tinned and bottled fruits in ex- change.

Jamaica took £14,764 worth, which paid for the importation of 45,430 bunches of banaDAS in re

turn,

The cycles and motor cycles bought by the Irish Free State during 1997 paid for one-third of all the poultry and game import ed from her.

LONDON-LAND'S END TRIAL.

The seventeenth of the series of the now famous Easter Trial, the London-Land's End run, over a course of 396 miles, this year again attracted a splendid entry of motor cycles and cars. Starting at 8.20 p.m. from Slough (Bucks), the competitors travelled throughout the night, reaching the famous Por lock Hill at approximately 3.43 the following morning for the stop and re-start test, then on to Lynmouth Hill, Beggar's Roost and anally Bluehills Mine Hill, well-known hills which are always guaranteed to provide entertainment for the. crowd of spectators. Middlesex, England, In the trial recently held four who, in addition to manufacturing privately-owned Triumphs were cr- all types of Passenger and Com-tered and all finished, gaining

Motor Vehicles, are mercial

three gold and are bronze medal. builders of the vast Beet of nearly 5,000 single, and double-deck buses operated in and around London by THE CHOICE OF THE WAR the London General Omnibus Co., Ltd.

A.E.C. vehicles, as many readers will know, are made by The Asso cinted Equipment Co., Ltd., of Southall,

It is part of the rigid AE.C. policy that no vehicle is offered to users until it has passed exhaus- tive teste, not only in the most modern testing plant at the fac tory, but with full load on the hardest of roads under what are exaggerated service conditions.

the nasty sort at this old-established FROM LORRY TO MOTOR-

ex-

concern-each body is made to mea. sure and dressed like an quisite." The result in a "finish

BOAT.

The following extracts are from a which, so far as can be seen at pre-letter received by the Albion Motor sent, laste indefinitely.

Car Co., Ltd., the well-known Scottish commercial vehicle manu- facturers, from Mr. Roy Morris, of Cortez Island P.O., British Colum-

-ALL ABOUT MOTOR-CYCLES

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OFFICE.

Guy Motors, Ltd., have just re- ceived their 17th repeat order from the British War Office.

This time the order is 18 3-5-ton six-wheeled subsidy type chassis, which are similar to many of those previously supplied.

RECORD BREAKING IN AUSTRALIA.

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A little, over a year ago 2 h.p. Matchless big twin sidecar combination succeeded in smashing all records between Sydney and Melbourne, Australia,, by a very wide margin. This performance was "Matchless" sidecar combination noteworthy not only because the "I have a 18 h.p. Albion engine, beat the solo records, but also be- Among their recent publications No. 108D, installed in a 32-ft. gill-cause it was the first occasion on Mesure. &. J. Stevens & Co., Ltd.. netting salmon trolling and general have just issued the 1920 Hand work boat. The success of its per- This formance is unequalled even by the book of A.J.S. machines.

this covers the complete range of 1529 best of marine engines on A.J.S. motor cycles, and contains coast.. 'nll the information necessary for riders of these machines, with in structions on care and maintenance, side-car hints, etc.

"Anyone living on this coast needs besides a good boat, a re- liable engine, which I have found in the Albion, even under marine conditions. There was a good deal of scoffing from many at first, but this, as time goes on, has given place to open praise, and new users are being found for supposedly word out Albiors

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An attractively produced publica- tion is the A.J.S. Catalogue of their 1929 models, the front cover of which is a coloured reproduction in miniature of Mr. C. H. Wood's well- known "Speed" and "Reliability"

"There are several features which poster.

A copy of the new A.J.S. Spare are outstanding and specially Parts List is now included with all adaptable to marine uses, namely, machines sent out. A.J.S. riders strong and heavily built timing who purchased their 1820 models gears (a fault with most engines); prior to January 29 should apply perfect oiling system (another fault to the dealer from whom they with 90 per cent, of most engines); bought the machine for a copy of no chance of water getting into the the list, which is copiously illustrat-cylinders in case of gasket blowing ed, and gives fall information con- through (a general failing with most cerning both motor cycle and side-marine engines out here); compact, material; well- car components,

yet excellent, balanced in-cranks, will slow down- to trolling speed and pick up in BRITAIN STILL LEADS stantaneously. In fact, if I was getting another engine to-morrow, it would be the Albion.

BY. OVER 100 HOURS.

"Where should I be able to get minor parts should the occasion occur 1. How old is my engine 1 " So much publicity has been given The fact that the engine referred to the recent performance of the to was fitted to a 1910 Albion 25- 11.8. aeroplane Question Mark," cwt. chassis shipped to Vancouver which, owing to ingenious arrange-ia further remarkable proof of the ments for refuelling, was able to high quality of Albion products Test threw

The Albion Co, are of course in a position to supply spare parts for the engine in question, as it is thei policy to maintain an eficient spare parts service for even their oldest models.

that it is of interest to recall that during the 5,000 miles Ariel Motor Cycle non-stop test, the engine was ran continuously for just over 250 bours without stopping.

which a British-made motor-cycle had been able to take the record

from the Americans.

Now comes the news that a 0.9 h.p. "Matchless" big twin side- гаг combination has covered the distance between Perth and Ade- laide in 3 days 0 hours 1 minute, beating the previous record by no less than 12 hours 40 minutes. This wonderful performance was put up in spite of the fact that on the second day's run the special lighting battery which had been fitted on the sidecar broke away from its fastenings, in consequence of which the riders had to drive for two nights entirely without lights.

Once again it is proved that for sheer stamina and reliability the Matchless" big twin beats, the

world.

EUROPE'S MOST ROMANTIC

LAND.

The Automobile Association is int the unique position of being special- ly authorised by the Albanian Gov- ernment to issue triptyques for the "admission of tourists' motor cars into Albania. This concession gives access to the most romantle terri- tory in Europe; where curious customs, delightful custome and a medieval civilisation are to be found set in beautiful scenery on the shores of the Adriatic.

The A.A. has made a special tour of inspection of Albania, as well as of the Year hono in a position to supply an excellent service of information to those who desire to extend their motoring be- yond the customary limit,

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SESSIONS CHAIRMAN ON MOTORING LAW.

DIFFICULTIES OF "DRUNK IN CHARGE " CASES.

Mr. Cecil Whiteley, K.O., the chairman, addressing the grand jury at the Surrey Quarter Sessions yesterday, referred to a charge against a motorist of being drunk in charge of a motor-car.

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It would be impossible for any judicial tribunal to decide whether a person was it to drive a car: to do would put the criminal law into a state of chaos

There was, he said, a great deal misapprehension in the minds of the public in such cases. Police and medical witnesses, instead of deal- ing with the question whether a man was drunk or not, dealt with the question of whether he was fit to be in charge of a motor-car. The A trial which gave incontrover- question had to be, decided in the tible proof of the sturdy reliabilitye way as that of a man who was charged with being drunk on of one well-known make of motor

the highway, or drank in charge of

child.. cycle was the important Southern Trial held at the end of February. In this trial no fewer than 14 Matchless motor cycles started, and every one gained an award, including six Gold Medals, aix Silver Medals and two Bronze Medals, Mr. F. W. Neill, on a "Matchless" "Model V/2 was of tea it a maz were drunk or awarded the Salo Cup for the best but solo performance in the trial Mr. tenth case where he might be suffer. F. H. Brackpool, on a "atchlessing from the after-effects of an ac- Model V/2 with sidecar, gained the cident, or the state of his health. Sidecar Cup for the best perform- Therefore it was important to hear ance by a three-wheeler, and the the medical evidence. Team Prize also went to Match- less. In addition, the "Match- less" entry could claim that they gained more awards and more Gold Medal than any other make.

One could tell in nine cases out

mistake might be made in the

ENGINE POWER AT HIGH

ALTITUDES.

A week or two later was the "Langmaid" Challenge Cup trial, in which no fewer than 200 com-.

The question has often been rais petitors started. In this trialed as to whether altitude has any Matchless machines gained the effect on the power output of petrol Langmaid"

"Challenge Trophy engines (says Motor Transport). for the best performance of the day That the power is reduced propor irrespective of class, the Blossom- tionately as the vehicle is used at Jarvis"

Cup for the best sidecar a higher altitude is clearly shown performance, the "Secretary's "by a diagram issued by the Institu

tion of Automobile Engineers, Cup for the best performance by a visitor, and 12 Silver Cups for first. class performances,

The results of these two trials alone are sufficient to prove to the bilt the extraordinary reliability and the remarkable performance given by the 1999 Matchless " Models in general, and the Model V/2 in particular.

The diagram indicates that, taking the power output of an en- gine when used at sea level as 100, it falls to approximately 93 et an alt'tude of 2000 It., 88 at 4,000 ft., 80 at 6,000 ft., 74 at 8,000 ft., while

at 10,000 ft. above the ses an en- gine may be expected to develop only és per cent. of its full power.

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SPEED VERSUS

ENDURANCE,

The whole civilised world bas

To travel

record is

been astonished by the very re- markable performance of Major H. Q. D. Segrave at Daytona Beach, whers be recently added nearly 24 m.p.h. to the World's Land Speed record. over the ground at a speed of 231 breath-taking feat, and when it is m.ph. is in itself a sufficiently realised that this new nearly 12 per cent. faster than the previous best, the performance is seen to be even more noteworthy. All credit, therefore, must he given to England, the country which bas preduced the man and the machine capable of so meritorious a feat.

Nevertheless, there are people who ask what useful purpose is served by the achievement of these tremendous

In speeds.

their opinion even 100 m.p.h. is two or three times as fast as any normal man should travel, and they see no pains in attaining the almost un- believable speeds which now stand as the world's records. Such

people argue that it is much more useful to produce vehicles which will continue to travel at a moderate speed for very consider- able distances: To them, solid re- liability under normal conditions is of much greater importance than a meteoric fash through constructed space by a specially vehicle which bears little ΟΙ ΠΟ resemblance to a normal motor-car. Unimaginative.

Such performances, it must be admitted, are less spectacular! than are high speed stunts, and they do not strike the popular, im.

ly

agination in the same way. For anch reasons, no doubt, they rare

receive so much notice, but here, again, the palm must be banded to the English for the per- formance of a standard Ariel motor cycle and sidecar.

In the autumn of 1927, it will be remembered, an ordinary Ariel motor cycle and sidecar was select- ed from stock by officials of the Auto Cycle Union, the body which governs the sport of motor cycling in Great Britain. This machine was then set to cover a distance of 6,000 miles without stopping the engine, on English roads at an average speed of 20 m.p.h. (higher speeds being forbidden by law), and the outstanding feature of the test was that during, the whole time the engine should not stop. So successful was the machine that it was later awarded the Mandes Trophy for the most meritorious performance in auch tests during In that connection it the year. should be noticed that neither be fore nor since has a petrol engine ran continuously for some 250 hours non-stop on road or track or even in the air.

Only recently the Ariel people carried to a successful conclusion nn even more ambitious test in which two of their machines, one 500 c.c.. and the other 250 CC covered a distance of 10,000 miles, also under A.C.U. observation, and at the conclusion of that great distance the machines, which were standard in every respect and selected from stock, were subject- ed to a high speed test at Brook- lands track. The satisfactory com- pletion of this very arduous test

impressed so

the Competitions Committee of the A.C.U. that once again the Maudes Trophy was awarded to the Ariel

Performance

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