MOTOR NOTES:
NEW SPEED RECORD. | minutes, and when the final adjust-
WILLYS-KNIGHT AND WHIPPET ENGINES ERECTED IN RECORD TIME.
ment had been made the motor jurned over at the first prees of the starter-all in the spack of 50 minates.
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Building the Whippet.
On the second night the Whippet sagine was assembled right from the bare cylinder block, including bearings, pistons, timing of the en
Mr. E. E. Nordgrøn, special re- presentative of the Willys-Overland factory in Toledo, who has beenKing.
giving "demonstrations of engine sembly in the Far East, recently arrived in Australia, and we are indebted to the Tamworth Leader for the following interesting account of his demonstration there, to which the public as well as the dealers were invited.-
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Engine Building. -
sylinder head, and then mounted in the chassis. The en- gine again turned over at the first press of the self-starter, the whole operation taking exactly 1 hour, minute, another remarkable tent single "handed. One hundred and fifty people witnessed this effort, and as on the first night flms de picting the construction of the Whippet in its Américan factory
were shown
MOTOR-CYCLING.
THINGS WE TAKE FOR "GRANTED.
The first night'e demonstration was the building of a Willys-Knight engine, and it was carried out single-handed by Mr. Nordgren in the remarkable time of 38 minutes, héfore an attendance of 200 people. The simple but unique construction of the famous double-sleeve valve is used in the Willys-Knight was carefully explained to an apprecin tive audience. The advantage of sleeve-valve lies in the fact that two metal sleeves sliding smoothly and silently up and down, combine cular bore,
times.
Even the most daring enthu sinst," asserts a writer in the eur- real issue of utar Cyclinÿ, "is in- clined to take a godd many things for granted in drawing up his ideal specification; even if he advocates four-cylinder engines, he assumes
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1930.
THE MINUTE THAT SEEMS A YEAR
1-7.
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
WHEN YOU ARE SENT TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR CALLERS AND RECOGNIZE THE MAN YOU BEANED WITH A SNOWBALL
YESTERDAY
that their cylinders will have a cir KAYE DON'S WIND BRAKE.
with the exclusive spherical cylin- i That, however, is not a neces- der head to form a sealed compressary assumption. One member of sion chamber. There are no spring a little crowd raised the point the weaken or to other day, and reminded the rest actuated valves tö collect carbon, And thereby fail to of us that, towards the end of the seal compression completels, and as Great War, an arre engine was de- a result the Knight engine gives signed by one of the leading men uniform high compression at all in the business with oval cylinders. It was a very big radial, with a vast number of pots, and the de- signer's main difficulty was to get them all on to his crankcase. In į order to save space he hit upon the idea of eval gylinders. The same thing might help, obviously, in our quest for reasonably compact multi-cylinder unit for motor-cycle use."
Another of the advantages as diagramnised by Mr. Nordgren is contained in the automatic oil recti- fier which purifies oil, prevents crankcase dilation and reduece oil consumption.
The timing and adjustment of the chain were accomplished by the demonstrator in the space of a few
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4. To send back.
0. To be in debt.
12. French for friend.
13.-Foe.
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13. Puckered,
17.To favour.
19.-A fruit.
1.-Spanish article.
29.-To kill,
5.To look.
27.-Passing fancies.
31. To strike.
32.-Tronical
34.-Part of to be.
35.-Colloquial: substitute.
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37.-Pronous.
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49.-Greatly to wish for.
33.-Places for contests. 57.To mature. 58.---Angry,
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2-Australian ostrich.
3.-Address of respect
4.-To stagger.
5.-Capable of being borne.
6.-Pronoun.
7.-Inferior devil,
8-Phoenician city.
9.-Away.
10.-Sorrow.
11. To mistake.
16.-Secret scout. 18.-Fairy-like.
20.-Smart saying.
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33,-To free,
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48. A man's name.
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51.--To stitch.
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YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
No.1859 30A
COHERE
ADDALORI 1787
SAFETY DEVICE ON HIGH SPEED CAR
Wind brukes making use of the fair resistance set up at high speeds are to be used for the first time on A motor-car in the attempt to be made by Mr. Kaye Don on the world's land speed record at Day tonn next month.
This device has just been success- fully tested, and it is believed that its use will reduce the danger that arises when the driver begins to slow down after teaching his maxi- mum speed.
As soon as he begins to ease the accelerator pedal two air shields will arise at the rear of the car.
(Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicate Inc.)
GUYAS WILLIAMS
HUMOUR: ANCIENT AND MODERN.
Why do you think airplane travel has a great future 1
"Well, the roar of the motor drowns any comment from the back scat."
"Bring me another anwich,
please.
Will there be anything else" "Yes, a paper weight. The last sandwich blew away.'
Gruff "Sometimes I just wonder The terrific rush of wind against whether or not I have any friends!" them will immediately slow the caring a large coltage at a summer
Grist. "Have you ever tried leas "down, but without sufficient harsh
resort for a full season ?" ness to create disaster.
It is believed in some quarters
Mr. Nutleigh: "It's going to be that Mr. Lee Bible, the United one grand battle of wits, I tell States driver, who attempted to
you." bens Sir Henry Segrave's record. Mrs Notleigh: "How brave of was killed because he took his foot
ff the accelerator when travelling you, dear, to go unarmed!" at a speed of about 900 m.p.h,
Dangerous Task,
Kind-Hearted Judge: "Don't tremble so, my man! When you Mr. Louis Contaler, the designerator to this Court you get justice!" That's of the 4,000 h.p. Sunbeam ear which Mr. Kaye Don will drive, eaid:----
Prisoner: "Yes! Yes! just what everyone tells me!"*
on
one
Friend: "Say Bill why do you always slap your horse side?"
Teamster: "I figure if I get one side going, the other is pretty sure
follow."
Stopping the ear is perhaps the most dangerous task the driver has to face. At a speed of more than 30 m.p.b. sudden deceleration may be disastrous, and an application of ordinary brakes fatal. There is a danger of the ear somersaulting be-to cause of the sudden stresses set up.
We hope that the wind hrakes will not only be effective in slowing down the car"smoothly, but will also keep it steady in its course in na emergency."
At least three miles is ordinarily required to bring a car safely to a halt after travelling at 300 m.p.h. It is anticipated that the wind brakes will greatly reduce the stop- ping distance,
A rich manufacturer of asbestos took a house across the street from sweet-spirited old lady, and his family proceded to enjoy itself in what seemed to her a very worldly fashion. The old lady was never known to speak ill of dayone, even when her neighbours raised a racket a Sunday. She only said: "Dear mo! They must have great faith
in their asbestos.”
Patient: "I say, doctor, don't you think it would be a good idea if I were to pack up and go to some place where the climate is
warmer?"
Doctor. "Good heavens! Isn't that just what I've been trying to prevent "
A railroad executive was asked by an employee whom he had dis- charged for a recommendation. He wrote as follows: "The bearer, of thought for a moment and then
month's work. I this letter is leaving me after one am perfectly satisfied."
The Scottish boy, going home one 'Sunday afternoon with a string of trout, was suddenly confronted by the minister. There were no way of escape; hut the boy rose to the occasion. "Minister," he exclaimed "d'ye see what the troots got for nabbin worms on a Sunday?"
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The New Moon-Vocal Gems
(Hammerstein and Romberg), The Columbia Light Opera Company.
The Train That's Taking You Home' (Will Fylte) and Sheila MeKay " (McKenzie), Will Fyffe.
"Lucky Girl-Selection" (Furber, Weston, Lee and Charig), Jack Payne and the B.B.C. Dance Orchestra.
I'm Just A Vagabond Lover** (Vocal) and "Honey," Oscar
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"Merrie England-Selection " (E. German), Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards. The Schoolmaster and the Boy" (Ronald Jeans), Comedy Sketch by Cicely Courtneidge. The Bard's "Legncy & (arr.
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Jolly Fellows-Waiti (Lustige Bruder), New Concert Orchestra Conducted by Anton Weiss,
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9 pan.-Lecture by Mr. D. F. Davis,
Up Boys and' Atom."
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Carneval Overture" (Dvornik), Sir Hamilton Harty and the Halle Orchestra.
The Student "Prince-Serenade "
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"Cassien, Selection (arr. Mon- tague Eving), Organ Solo by Quentin M. Maclean. "The New Moon-Lover,
Come
Back To Me" and "The New Moon-One Kiss," Evelyn Laye and Chatus with Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra.
The Mornin' Early" (Hamilton and MacKenzic) and "Castles. In The Air" (Tradi- tional), Margaret F. Stewart, "Norwegian Rhapsody" (Lalo), Orchestra Symphonique (of "Paris) Sous la Direction de
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Milan Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Cav. L. Molajoli.
My bushand," confided Mrs. in wearing trousers that are much Browne to her friend, "will persist too long, and when I tell him about them he gets angry. What do you 10.30 p.m.-Close down. *uggest?'
"Well," replied her friend, after a few moments' reflection, "try, pul.
ng his leg!"
The disappointed humorist was inclined to be bitter. all, sir, you sit on every joke I send you."
UNIVERSITY MEN AND BUSINESS.
Hang it SIR JOSIAH STAMP'S THREE
CATEGORIES.
Let me assure you, my dear sir,” replied the editor, pressing a bell for the visitor to be shown aut. should certainly not do that if there were any paint. to them."
Sir Josiah Stamp discussed the ausiness merits of men with a uni- "Iversity training when he spoke last month at a dinner of the Central Council of the Association of Uni- versity Teachers in King's College of Household and Social Science, Kensington. "If you ask me the plain question, Do you want a university man for your admini- stration I should say yes every time if I were able to pick the ruan and put him through my own tests," said Sir Josiah. "But if I was given a group of men from the university I would any of two out of three of them that I would`ra- ther have taken them when they left the public school.
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"The second type is the man who
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