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MOTOR NOTES.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1929.

THE MINUTE THAT SEEMS A YEAR

By GLUYAS WILLIAMS

996 MILES IN TWELVE

HOURS."

MOTOR-CYCLING NOT DECLINING.

WOMAN MOTORIST'S RECORD, | MAYOR'S ERROR CORRECTED.

One of the most remarkable feats on record was accomplished by the Hon. Mrs. Joan Chetwynd, who, -driving a Lea-Francis cur, covered 998 miles in twelve hours at an average speed of 9297p.h, on the Brooklands track. This beat the record held by Mrs Urquhart Dykes, who had made an average speed of 81.3ru.p.h. fer the twelve hours.

The conditions for the first ten hours were highly favourable, and Mrs. Chetwynd, who was dressed in white overalls and wore a white racing helmet, gave indications during that period that she would break the record. Then heavy rain fell, and Mrs. Chewynd was faced with difficulties, fading light and

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The statement by the Mayor' of Windsor (Lieutenant Colonel Step- ten Wright) at a meeting called to wind up the affairs of the Windsor Motor-cycling Club that motor cycl ing was slowly going out" bas drawn a prompt reply front author- itative quarters,

The secretary of the Royal Automobile Club stated: "I can Say most definitely that the motor-1 cycle, whether used for sport, plen sure or utility purposes, is far from, declining in popularity. It is manifealy unfair to draw such un ipference from the fact that a certain motor cycling club has been wound up

A prominent motor-enr club ceas-j rd to exist a few months ago, but

awet surface. Notwithstanding it would be ridiculous to suggest this she drove on with great cours that this was due to a decrease in. age. She averaged 861-p.h. for the first three hours, 83m.p.h. for six. 83.8m. p.b. for nine, and $0.07m. p.h for twelve.

BRIGHTER 'BUSES..

Quite a number of 'buses painted in the new creach and red livery

the popularity of motor cars and. an increase, in the popularity of motor-cycles.

The number of motor-cycles re gistered has been steadily growing for many years. In 1997, for ex- ample, the registrations totalled 481,419; in 1928 the figure was 712,583--an increase of no fewer than 31,173 registrations." This Fear's peak' figures are not yet available, but it can safely be stat

of the General Omnibus Companyrd that they will show the custom. have already made their appear- ance on the streets. As an experi.A.C. has a very large motor- ary substantial increase. The ment the first three, buses of thei latest type were painted with these cle membership, which has more colours in August, nad

than trebled itself during the Inst ful was the result that the old all three and a half years." red design is Lo be entirely abandoned. Each bus will be painted in the new colours, red up to the lower windows and cream

SUCCESS-

above, when it undergoes the over haul which takes place after every 40.000 miles, running. At this rate the change will be complete in

The old London 'buses were paint ed in a great variety of colours, (Continued on next Golumn.)

about two years' time,

WHEN YOU DASH INTO A BUILDING WILDLY.

FLAGGING THE ELEVATOR, WHICH RELUCTANTLY STOPS AND COMES BACK FOR YOU JUST AS YOU DISCOVER THAT IT'S

AN EXPRESS, AND YOU'RE GOING.

ONLY TO THE SIXTH 10-18 (Copyright, 1929, by The Bell Syndicate. Inc.)

DURING THE HEAT WAVE.

CRANKSHAFT BALANCE,

There is plenty of humour in the UNIQUE SET OF MACHINES, hut when the General gained con-for it, points out "Contact" in The London streets, if anybody listens trol a uniform livery of red wasntor. One day during the summer, introduced. Red was chosen be when the shade temperature was

used without adding to operating holds, and brighter colours can be costs. It will make for a smarter streetscape.

QUITAS WILLIAMS

COACHING COME-BACK.-

PUBLIC TAKING TO THE ROADS,

cause it does not show dirt or dust nearly 20 degrees, the traffic was been installed in the Studebaker |

A unique net of machines pas as much as the lighter. colours, but held up by & Morris-Cowley tour factory at South Bend, Indiana, for

The coaching "boom, which a now that each 'hus is washed down ing car, loaded in the back, with checking the static and dynamic fow years ago challenged the rail every night this reason no longer camp bed and a chair, from balance of crankshafts. Twelve ways as the railways challenged

of evergreens, while the driver, who vestment of 831,000 ars in use. which was hanging a huge burich such machines, representing an in- and conquered the coach of Tony was fumbling with his gears, wore

Weller's time, has this season The device, which in appearance ¡ (Continued ut foot of next column), resembles a steel frame cradled on broken all records for the number a strong, pliant leaf spring, regis of passengers carried and the num ters every inaccuracy in distributed ber of new vehicles placed in ser weight which tends to throw the crankshaft off balance. In se, the vicc.. Transport firms cannot "get crankshaft is attached to machine and rotated at a given manufacturers, and the British com. the coaches quickly enough from the raze of spec Any inaccuracy ismercial vehicle industry is working balance sets up a steady vertical sway in the leaf epring. This at the highest possible speed. motion is in turn trassmitted to a calibrated dial, the pointer of which swings back and forth in synchron- ized harmony with the swaying of the spring

Goodyear specializes and builds truck tyres that fit specific operating conditions.

Consider the many types of trucks that are built-the different loads they carry- the different roads, distances and speeds they travel.

No one tyre can serve every truck and every load equally well There is a Goodyear Track Tyre that will best meet your particular operating problems.

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Maintenance Arrangements.

has definitely entered on a twen "There is no doubt that Britain tieth century coaching era," said a member of one of the largest firms of motor-coach owners. 'At the present time between 20,000 and 30,000 passengers a week are being By noting the size of the field carried, all over the country by through which the pointer oscillates motor coach. Our firm alone is and by consulting a chart, a skilled carrying well over 600 passengers a operator can determine, not only day on one route to the West of the degree of unbalance, but also England. We have just started a its exact position on the crank. new service to Lyme Regis, Teign- abaft.

mouth and the Devonshire resorts,

These unbalanced. positions are charging 30 shillings return. It has then marked by the operator, who proved an immediate success, and also indientes the amount of cori. we have buses running every pensation needed to bring the forg-day."

ing into balance and the proper Another firm stated that they amount of stock to be machined off. had pinced orders with British When the stock has been removed. manufacturers running into several the crankshaft is again submitted thousands of pounds for new buses. to the test, until Anally approved and passed..

motor cars are world renowned.

Millen Miles a Year.

Every crankshaft produced in the Studebaker machine shop

"We run services to Penzance mustand Newquay," said an official of undergo this critical inspection, the the Company, as well as up the results of which are found in the East Coast to Newcastle and also lack of vibration, smooth transmis to Harrogate, and every coach is sion, quick response and long life filled to capneity. Our difficulty is of bearings for which Studebaker to get enough vehicles. The manu. facturers are turning them out as fast as they can, but they are tre mendously busy with orders from dozens of different transport Arms. We could get additional motor conches from abroad, but from ex- perience we have found that it pa to wait for the British product. Our vehicles travel a million miles a year.

INCREASED TYRE PRODUCTION.

GOODYEAR COMPANY'S

ENTERPRISE.

"£4,000 Order.

More tyres are being built every

"We are convinced that one of day by the Goodyear Tyre and the main reasons for the present Rubber Company than by any other great popularity of road travel is company in the world. This high that the publie have found out that record of tyre production in maia-the up-to-date motor coach is tained through the remarkable out-reliable as a railway train and put of Goodyear's world wide fac-every bit as punctual." ories. The most recent demonstra- tion of this was the building of its ene millionth tyre by the Goodyear Factory at Wolverhampton, Eng-to Dardiff has found the service so One tramport company running land, on July 31, 1999.

The first tyre was built at this duplicate it. This has necessitated popular that they have had to plant by Goodyear on December 15, an urgent £4,000 order for twenty 1027, when the rate of capacity was new coaches, from a British firin. 2,000 tyres a day. Its cutput now has moved steadily forward and is vehicle manufacturer in the coup "Practically every commercial hitting the 8,000 mark.

The Wolverhampton factory is said an official of the Society of try is working to full preasure," the sixth factory established in the Motor Manufacturers and Traders, world by Goodyear. Recently, an-discussing the effect of the coach- ther tyre building factory was ing boom on the motor trade of dedicated at Gadsden, Alabama, this country. The industry is in U.S.A.. making the seventh Good- an extremely healthy condition. year factory in the world:

Most motor coach proprietors buy

In addition to these tyre build from British Arms as Britain has lag factories, Goodyear maintains an acknowledged international re- its own cotton mills, coal mines-and putation for commercial vehicles. cotton and rubber plantations. This season has seen an increase in the total carrying capacity of vehicles licensed as Hackneys' of "top-hat, an overcoat and a white just under 200,000 seats, There are silk muffler.

more than 95,000 Hackneye." Leaning out of his driving seat the roads today, and the tendency the driver of an L.G.0.0. omuibuie, is for the large seating capacity whose further progress was barred vehicles to increase, while the amiled benevolently at the top-smaller decrease. hatted one and asked:

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