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Castle Peak Road Improvements.

A notice in the Government Gazette states that tendera aro being invited for the construction of a thoroughfare on the Castle Peak Road, the section being from Cheung, Sar. Wan to Laichikok." Inquiries revealed that the present "bumpy" section leading from the foot of the hill at Laichikok Prison, near the bridge, to the railway crossing at Cheung Sar Wan vil lage, is to disappear, and a 60-foot road, over 1,000 yards long-con necting the two points in a straight

this line-will replace

Bection. This means that the shipyards along the beach will have to be removed, as the road will cut a

most across the little bay. A stone embankment with a small parapet is also to be built. It is hoped to complete the work by about the end of the year, and when completed it should form a very good road along the waterfront. However, it is not to remain always in this state, as the projected reclamation of Sham Shui Po extends to Lai- chikok and includes the whole bar. This, however, will not be done for another twenty years!

The T.T. Offer,

Considerable interest "has been aroused amongst local motor- cyclists by the cable from the Auto Cycle Union in Lodden inviting a local representative to compete in the TT Races to be held at the Tale of Man in June. An impres- sion was gathered from the cable (given below) that the A.C.U. offer. ed, in addition to a return passage to England, a machine on which the rider was to compete.

A Daily Press representative interviewed Mr. C. P. Marcel, Secretary of the Hong Kong Auto mobile Association, in whose hands the matter is placed, who pointed out that the cable only indicates that a return passage for both man and machine is offered. The rider, therefore, must aupply his own machine. The cable was as fol- lows: Please cable if Hong Kong would like opportunity of acnding representative motor-cyclist to ride in Tourist Trophy Races mid-June il return passage man and machine provided free by us. Only cost to you would be £13 covering insurance and medical charges sus tenance when ashore.Auto Cycle Union, London," Mr. Marcel ndd- ed that the Association had not arrived at a definite decision on the matter, but a meeting would he held within the course of a few days to consider the offer. The decision will be announced in the Prese in due course.

Firo-Engine's Motor

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1930.

MOTOR NOTES.

Baby."

The latest motor novelty is a tiny fire-tender, with a track of 3 feet 0 inches, designed to dash to fire before it is possible to get a big fire-engine under way. It has been produced by Sir William Morris, the English motor manu facturer, and i can rush to the scene of action at fifty miles an hour on an 8 hp engine. tender is fitted with a cot scc- tional ladder, an axe, a first-aid

The

outfit, reinforced Dunlop tyres, and twelve large fire-extinguishers to make it independent of a supply. There are seats for two fremen.

Solids or Preumatics?

of

water

The vibration caused by omni- buses and trucks equipped with solid instead of pacuuantic' tyres is being blamed in Buenos Aires for concrete the large number

and other Cupids, escutcheons, decorations which have recently fallen from the upper stories of many city buildings into the street below. In one case, the fall of a piece of stucco work from a build- ing in the fashionable Avenida de Mayo occasioned the death of a girl who was walking below, and in other canes minor injuries have been sustained by passers-by. The city authorities are faced with problem which they are likely to solve by prohibiting the solid tyre, since it is impossible to employ the army of officials which would be necessary to insure inspection of the enormous number of stocco decorations which adorn the houses of Buenos Aires, especially those. built comparatively recently when good taste scorned the simplicity ruling to-day,

Dangerous Fumes.

Discussing his. discovery of a catalyst which transforms carbon monoxide into harmless carbon dioxide, Dr. Fraser, Professor of Chemistry

at Johnn Hopkins University, made it plain that it will be some time before motorists are entirely safeguarded against death by carbon monoxide, the gas generated by automobiles. "I do not want to create the impression that the device is ready to go on the market. Of course, the catalyst

has been perfccted and passed satis is if anything a stiffer proposition factory tests, so that the chemical than that which faced the light ear problem has been solved. But the makers. That it has been achiev- difficulty is to find a device whiched is indeed satisfactory, the more will hold the catalyst. This will be so as it is due to a British firm,, developed by mechanics,, and the Complete Motor Boats, Ltd, who are associated with the Ailsa Craig cost should not be great," he said.

As to the cost of the catalyst Motor Co., Ltd., of Chiswick, well itself, that will be a matter of only known as one of the oldest marine a lew cents. The mechanical con motor manufacturing firms in exist. tainer will be placed somewhere ence. The new popular cruiser is near the muffer, so that all the It. long with a beam of 6 ft. 11 pass over it, in, and a draft of 9 ft. 1 in. It has exhaust gas will eliminating the poison. We have a raised deck forward in the most tested the chemical in a temporary approved style under which is the cabin with two banks and right mechanical arrangement on & Tun of 1,500 miles. At the end of that forward a compartment which can time the catalyst was still effective be made the lavatory or a store- and we believe will give consider-room. The cabin permits of com- ably more mileage that that perhaps lasting a long as a mufler on the ordinary car." Engines for Towing Launches

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fortable sealing head-room. A good sized cockpit, which by the way would accommodate a camp cot, is aft and in it the engine is installed. This is an Ailan Craig "Silent A number of the ships of the Seven" 7.12 b.p: 4cylinder unit John Holt Line of steamers running which is under a case. With this from the Port of Liverpool to the engine a speed of 8 knots is obtain- West Coast of Africa are equippeded which is certainly the beat all is excellent and the boat in every with a motor tug which they carry round speed for cruising. The finish aboard for the purpose of towing qurt boots from the ship to the way meets the demand for an in-

for the owner of moderate means, shore when landing the cargo. Al expensive yet sea-worthy little craft ready eight ships have been sup plied with these motor tugs; each Parking in Paris. of these is fitted with a 20/24 h.p. 4-cylinder Ailsa Craig Marine Motor The use of with reduction gear. the reduction gear in combination with a comparatively small high efficiency engine has proved so entisfactory for this work that it has been standardised, in these launches and now a ninth tug is similar being equipped with engine.

New Movement in Boating World.

In an attempt to relieve the con- gestion, caused by ears parked in the streets of Paris, supplementary regulations have recently been in- troduced by the police, which make it an offence to park a car at any place not set apart for the purpose. Suitable parks have been allotted by the authorities and divided into threo categories, namely, free, part ly free, and paying. Special pro- vision has been made in certain, Just as in the motor car industry parks for cars belonging to work the advent of the small light carers, otherwise a time limit is pre- has brought the usefulness and hap scribed for each vehicle.. piness of road travel to the hum- blest members of the public so the" motor boat industry is at that stage when the really practical and cheap small motor cruiser is a fait acrom pli and the sea lover with the most ordinary means is now able to cry anits with his brother of the road. The problem to design a boat with reasonable living accommodation in, what must necessarily be an ex- ceptionally restricted space, at a price which is well within the capa- city of the average man's pocket.

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