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WHIPPET

FOURS & SIXES

INCREASED POWER

LONGER WHEEL BASE

CHROMIUM FLATED RADIATORS

LONGER SPRINGS.

GREATER BEAUTY

And LOWEST PRICIES in their respective classes

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"DURO" MOTOR CO., LTD. NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

:-GILMAN & CO., LTD.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1929.

MOTOR NOTES

TURBULENCE.

MODERN ENGINE DESIGN."

A NEW £100 MARK IN MARINE MOTORS.

THE ELECTRIC KID,

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A CLEAN SWEEP.

The victory of the four Bentley cars in the recent famous twenty- four hour road race at Le Manı has added another weeping achieve. A new marine motor has justment to the list of British successes already achieved this year., 1999 been put on the market which is has veritably proved an epic year revolutionise people's so far as the British Motor Indus- likely to idese as to the requirements of try is concerned, and has placed it on a pinnacle before the eyes of the motor boat engines. The new unit world." which has been introduced by the

particular British-made Ailm Craig Motor Co., Ltd., of cars curing first four places, with the winner establishing a world's Chiswick, London, is the outcome record by driving 1,774 miles in the of many years' intimate experience given time, an average of nearly 74 with marine motors for every kind miles an hour, is undoubtedly a fine record, But an even greater record stands to the credit of the whole British Motor Industry which, from an almost hopeless position but ten years ago, has," by excellence of of thoroughly waterproof design design and construction, rehabilitat and unlike other marine motored itself in the Home Market and engines of its rize it has a three expanded in the markets Overseas, punctuating its uphill fight with a

The pseudo-expert ・ir always ready to discuss" turbulence with those who know less than himself, but actually there are few motorists! who have more than a vague ideas of what is meant by the term.

A turbulent engine, broadly speaking, is dus wherein the gases, at the time of ignition, are in an agitated, or tubulent, atate. This condition car be obtained in la number of ways. When the import ance of turbulicon was first appre. cinted, nomes designers attempted to achieve it by creating obstruc- tions in the induction system, so "A driver must not possess a that the guace were spinning when of craft. It is an overhead valve ⚫ temperament;' preferably, he they reached the combustion cham-engine of 10-16 hip, embodying a must not be easily upset. It is by ber. In this they were directly op unique combination of features. It posed to the stream-lice school of observing, at the initial personal thought, which aimed at getting interview, the redex action of a mich gas as possible into the cylin man to questions which are nakeddar, irrespective of whether or no

rapid combustion,

MOTOR ROADS IN SELECTING 'BUS DRIVERS.

KIANGSU.

STEADY PROGRESS MAINTAINED.

ed motor roads standing at the him."that some assumption of hi,it was in the best condition for bearing crankshaft instead of the meries of outstanding

With the total distance of finish- figure of 3,109 li, the province of Kiangsu now holda eighth place among the 18 provinces and seven territorial districts of China. Pro- gress in this respect has been con- sistently maintained at a steady; and swift pace during the last five years. There are now 58 different routes which cover the entire pro- vince in a fairly close network

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mentality in this respect is arrived at the movement of the fingers, the twitching of neck andoye muscles, and, indeed, a number of little physical mannerians, which, after all, are only the outward and visible signs of a passing mental state, are watched by the selecting öfficiáL"

which accounts for its remarkable sinooth running. A synchroaised battery ignition has been adopted, thus obviating' the use of "high tension

magneto. Furthermore Electric Starting and Lighting equipment is provided as standard, This is in two units, the starting motor and lighting dynamo being separate, an arrangement which from an electrical point of view is very simple and one which also sive a better starting torque.

successes

Sir Henry Segrare, Capt. Malcolm Campbell, and the Bentley team.

The whole world. anlutes the In- dustry achieving such victories, but it marvels also at the record of con- sistent service afforded by British made motor vehicles in ordinary routine work, year in year out, in every location where motor tran port is used.

It has been proved time aridual two-bearing type, a feature terminating in the achievements of again that turbulence provides in

power- together with gased economy-since it allows combus tion to be more complete. The mort recent way of obtaining it, however, is by the design of the cylinder head, the latest Humber engines providing a good example. So says Mr. George J. Shave, In these engines the shape of the Operating Manager, and Chief combustion chamber is such that Engineer, London General Omnibus as the piston rises, the compressed Co., writing on the important sub-gas is trapped between the piston ject of Selecting and Training and the cylinder bead and sudden Drivers and Conductors in Bus and impelled into the combustion Couch, the new operators' journal.

chamber, to producing the maxi mum of turbulencs just before Mr. Share says that it is not ignition takes place. The mixture correct that the LG.O.C. are so

is thus quickly burnt and there is so tendency towards pinking aren when the engine is pilling hard at low speeds.

To mention a few of the more familiar ones around Shanghai, there is the hi Shanghai Tal chang Road which has already been extended to Shangsu and which has a branch road to Kiating ex;"| tending off Lotien, and another to Wootung from Prashan; the Shanghai-Woosung road which is 38 li in length; the Shanghal-Very complete and thorough in their

Minghong road which is 64 li long and which continuing over the Whangpoo River, goes to Fengyien and Chingaanwei at the southern extremity of the province; and the Shanghai-Sunkiang road which also touches Taingpu and Chingist to the south.

Chinklang Group.

training of men that they even have a class for training drivers in the subtle art of repartee!.

ON SPANISH WATERS.

An important factor in the plac ing of the sparking plug on the exhaust side, no that the flame travela away from the hot exhaust valve towards the piston, which hae commenced the downward strofe, thus allowing more space for the remaining portion of the combustion process to take place. Due to the position of the inlet valves a stream of cool gas is direct-

the suction stroke, thus providing a valuable cooling effect.

On Spanish waters, as indeed in most Spanish-speaking districts, are In a separate group that centres to be found an increasing number around Chinking, now the proof: craft fitted with small four vincial capital of Kiangan, there cylinder British Marine engines of are the Chinkiang-Tanyang road a type which is moderate in priced on to the exhaust valve during which is 23 11 long, the Tanyang and low in upkeep costs. Such an Changchow road of 38 li, the Changchow-Wush road of a li, the engine, for instance, as the Brecke

"Empire" 10-p.b. four-cylinder It is sometimes thought that for Chinkiang-Pacyien road of 65 li motor, which J, W. Brooke & Co., an engine to be fast it must have the Chinkiang-Yangchow, road of Ltd. of Lowestoft, the well-known a "fast" timing-i.e, must take a 33 li, the Nanking-Chisking road British builders, have shipped in large amount of advance on the of nearly 120 li, the Chinking satisfactory numbers to Spain this ignition. This, however, does not Chuyung road of approximately 70 year, is much demanded. A well-apply on a modem turbuent en- Hi, the Kiangyin-Changshow road known Huelva firm are installing me, for the gases themselves are of about 60 li, and the Changchow: one of these recently shipped more readily ignited than those in Ishing road of nearly 90 li which "Empire" motors in a fast run- & non-turbulent engine, zad less leads to the Chekiang border.

about launch of 6.80 metres" in | ignition advance, therefore, is

Next there is the Nanking. Hang-length. chow road the construction of which is nearly finished now. This inter provincial highway starts from Nanking, passing through Chuyang, Lisey, Liyang, and Ishing, and entera Chekiang along the Taiho by way of Changabing The total distance of this road i 300 li, and efforts are being made to have it finished at the earliest possible, date. ...

Korthern Klangen.

The northern part of Kiangsu in connected by two main trunk roads, one near the coast and the other along the western border of the province. The one aleng the const is only partly finished but the other is already completed. The road starts from Kwachow situated opposite Chinking on the northern bank

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of the Yangiare, going on through Yangchow, Knoyuh, Paoyin Taing- kiangpu, Szeyang, Suchien, Fening, Hauchovfu, Biaosan, and ter minates at Tangshan at northens- tern end of the province. The total distance is about 800 li. A branch road extends off Esuchowfu for 140 li to Panyuan to the north. An- ether. road branches off to the north from Suchien to Singan and on into Shangtung.

Main Trunk Road, The other trunk road along the coust begins from Weian, goes, through Haimen, Nantungchow, Tinyieng, Jukao, to Tungtai over a breake, on to Yencheng, and Fun ing, and then over another break to Panpa, Haichow and terminates st Kungyu. With the exception of the two breaks the entire road is practically complete, and it is al- ready connected with the Tang- shan-Kwachów route by s road be tween Heichow and Suchien. The total length of this road when completed will be in the neigh borhood of 1,000 1.

AN AUTOMOBILE STORY.

A young lady who bad parked her car in forbidden land· return- ed some two hours later to espy from afar a large and patient po liceman curled up in its front seat awaiting his prey,

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Making a quick decision, she stepped in a taxi, drove home and telephoned the Police Department that her car had been stolen

An hour later it was returned by

the same traffic policeman, looking | hot the least baffled, but, on the contrary quite proud of his alert-

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Altogether at the price of £100 we regard this new marine motor as not only remarkable value, but also as a sign that British makers

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50 MILES AN HOUR FOR

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COACHES.

"""I know that many municipali- ties have, of course, got the power to run motor buses" as well "sa trams,” says" Lt. Co. Moore-Braba ron, in Bus and Coach, but I do not think the time is far off when an Act of Parliament should be passed giving municipalities porats run buses wherever they

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trams. I am not saying for ment that tram do not, in many cases, full the useful func tion for which they were inaugurat ed. Nevertheless, they have a very defined sphere of usefulness and, if overdone, lead only to general congestion:

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I would like to see the general speeding up of all forms of pas- senger transport, provided, vehicles are well suspended and are run on GUY 30-CWT. CHASSIS FOR Pneumatic tyres venture to

MELBOURNE.

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We learn that Guy Motors, Ltd., the well-known motor vehicle manu-

of marine motors, like the Ausa facturers of Wolverhampton, are Craig Co., are determined to main- | just shipping a consignment of their tain their honourable position in latest model 30-cwt. chassis to the World's markets.

Melbourne.

For FAST,

state that 50 m.p.h., under good road conditions, is in no way ex- cessive for a motor coach, and in that the whole speed of road trans port, is controlled by the slowest moving type of vehicle operating in any quantity, if we can speed up motor coach tramport on our main (Continued on next Golumá.).

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INCREASE IN GOODS

VEHICLES..

In an analysis of the Ministry of Transport'a licensing returas re- lating to goods vehicles in the third quarter of last year, Motor Transport points out that in the case of the ordinary goods-carrying."," petrol-driven truck up to 19 ovt. there was an increase of 963 ma- chines over the corresponding. period of 1997. In the next dass, 12 cwt to 1 ton, there was an in- oreasa of 6,439, but the largest in- create of all the 1 lon

claas, 11,095 vehicles 10:31

Motor Transport points out that the greatly increased popularity of the 30 cwt, truck, which, of course, is included in this class, must be taken into account. With the ex- ception of the 3 to 4 ton class, an increase was shown in sil"'ether classes, the "total" 19,905 vehicles,

increase being Rigid-framed six-wheelers rose from 47 to 183, but only 98 more. articulated six and sight-wheelers were shown, whilst the number of machines licensed to draw trailers fell by nearly 400.

roads it will be to the benefit of everyone.”

Economical delivery- the New Whippet Six- 1/2-ton truck

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Four speeds forward transmission

the new Superior Whippet Six is responsible for low depreciation, long life, safety and ease of oper ation, minimum upkeep charges and a lower cost of delivery per mile and per package.

NRUCK operators who seek true economy, coupled with the utmost dispatch in the safe de livery of merchandise, find that the new Superior Whippet Six 11⁄2-Ton Truck meets every re- quirement.

Let your nearest Willys-Overland Advanced, , modern engineering dealer demonstrate how the new throughout the entire chassis, and Superior Whippet Six can con- heavy seven-bearing crankshaft tribute to the efficiency of your with full force feed lubrication of business.

Whippet... $1,850

Agents

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

44 DES VEUX ROAD, THE C. 290;

Garage & Service Station 1 DURO" MOTOR CO., LTD.

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132, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON,

TEL. K226.