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Rules For Picnickers.

The Royal Automobile Club in un amendment to the Road Traße. Bill is attempting to save some of the old-time, rights of motorists who draw off the highways for the harmless purpose of picnicking,

There. is a clause in the Bill thas makes it an offence for a car owner

to take his car more than fifteen & Very Clora Fit.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1930.

MOTOR NOTES.

yards off the road.. If this is car-Thore is a revival in the car. fied picnicking, except in very few buying season. During the next plates, will be impossible. At pro- months many people will take de sent a policeman can move you on. livery" of their new cars. They Under the new rule he would be will receive the usual warning from able to issue & summons.

the manufacturer not to overdrive them for the first three .or five hundred miles Few dar makers, however, take the trouble to explain the reason for this warning." -

The R.A.C., in an amendment to the clause, suggests that owners of land off the highway, such as local authorities and, people who own parts of the foreshore, should if they wish to ban motorists apply to the Ministry of Transport for a permit to do so. They should then be made to put up a notice to this effect.

Boducing Accidents,

The idea is that many owners of land, especially foreshore, welcome motorists for the business they bring. Another clause in the Bill that will be discussed next week is that dealing with the proposed abolition of the speed limit.

In some quarters the view is held that if the speed limit is abolished

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VACUUM-STANDARD ed distributing facilities in this ter- Company of New York, thus giving

MERGER

OBJECTS OF AMALGAMA- TION.

ritory and a number of them to thone now conducting the busi ready having nationwide distribu-ness of each company an equal tion for their products. In line voice in the management, with this tendency the New York. Among the important assets of Company has already in the last each of the present companies*ia few years extended ifs distribution the good-will" attached to its name, into the West and South-west. The and the confidence of the public in Vacuum Company has for years had its management and personnel To After many months of negotia- nationwide reputation for its preserve these assets there will be the Standard Oil Company of New will be of advantage to the New tions of General Petroleum Cor tions the Facuum Oil Company and highly-specialized lubricants, which organized two subsidiary corpora York (hereafter referred to as the York Company in further extend-poration, to be known, respectively. Vacuum Company and the Newing its marketing of gasoline. as Vacuum Oil Company, Inc." The united company, in addition and Standard Oil Company of York Company), through their re-

New York, Inc., in order that the agreed upon a basis for the merger ducts, of the Vacuum Company, prosent businesses of the respective; of the properties of the two com will market, it is estimated. about companies may be carried on as in 9 per cent of the petroleum pro- the past and under present manage panica.

duets consumed in the United ment, thus preserving the values of States, an amount comparable in the corporate names, trademarks volume with the business done by and organizations of the two com numerous competitors. In foreiga each of several of the larger of its panies. countries it will carry on the wide spread above described.

and important business

One reason, is that the inexperspective Boards of Directors, have to the specialized lubricating pre- sive modern motor-car is delivered to the buyer in an unfinished state. We cannot complain" of this. If cars were thoroughly run in before delivery a considerable sum would have to be added to the purchase price. In the case of one highly expensive luxury car more than 2000 is spent on each vehicle in testing and running-in,

In general, the business of the New York Company in the United States is primarily in crude pro- gasoline and kerosene; the business duction, refining and marketing of of the Vacuum Company in the United States is primarily in the manufacture and marketing of high which it has established a world- grade lubricating specialties for wide reputation and market. The bulk of the business of the New

the Vacuum Company is in foreign States; the hull of the busincas of

countries.

Provisions of the Contract, uniting the assets of the Vacuum The contract makes provision for

The Vacuam customers

SAVING MONEY IN MOTORING.

AVOID SUDDEN STOPS.

MAINTAIN MODERATE MAXIMUM SPEED.

the latters I have received during Judging by the general trend of

the last few months (says Mr. John Prigleau in the Evening Standard) the question of economy in running is exercising most owners new to the game more than anything else.

recipe for economy, but, as is the Everyone seems to want a geners!

human way, one which will cont them nothing. They want to cut down the petrol and oil bills," but

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The engine will want more fatok- ing." and more” atoking ‘invariably. mena: more petrol-consumption."

: Leave your carburettor alene, and, whenever it is convenient to. do so, leave the throttle opening as small as possible. Keep that de- Ughtful acceleration for адость aional treat. The power to get away like a greased eelis the chief charm of a modern car, but it is not. economical. “Train yourself to stick to a. moderate maximum speed.

Steadiness Will Pay,

For example, you can, in ayer- age country, get from place to place at the rate of 30 miles an hour, without exceeding 40, and, - with practise, you can keep the car's speed practically constant hour after hour. That is a most potent factor in fuel economy.

I have often proved the value of

ed, and if the engine is kept busy steady driving in my own car. She will go very fast indeed when ask- the consumption will work out ab I set myself a maximum speed of about 20 miles to the gallon. Whạn - 40 miles an hour (instead of over 70) and a cruising speed of 25, I vasally get from 23 to 28 miles to the gallon. That means that: the

wanted they are very gently used. brakes are often idle for miles at a time and that when they are

perature of the cooling water un It is important to keep the tem form. If you have a big thermo- siphon radiator and no means of

most astonishing variations in tem- perature, which will mean some- times an apparently inexplicable irregularity in consumption as well as performance. At this time of year radiator muffs and thermo5- tata are very necessary, especially as most modern cars are overcooled

it will lead to reckless driving and get between the friction surfaces; York Company is in the United Oil Company and the Standard Oil which they are familiar, thereby her have no sort of notion of givcontrolling the heat you will get the:

more accidents.

It is interesting in this connet tion to note that in Northern Ire land, since the abolition of the speed limit, the number of accid-

When a ear is brand new the bearings are a very close fit. Only a very thin film of oil is able to

speed for any distance the oil is Thus if the engine is run at high insufficient to lubricate the bear ings, and a seizure or, at any rate, a worn bearing results, Gradually

Cor-

poration." To effect this end the Company of New York, under the name General Petroleumi

name of the present Standard: Oil Company of New York will be changed to "General Petroleum

ma thus feel assured that the high- grade lubricants and all other dis- tinctive. Vacuum products will be manufactured and marketed in all the world's markets by and through Vacuum organizations with the management and personnel with

ensuring that the

ing up power and speed and live distinctive Vacuum products will be available liness. I wish I knew the right exactly as heretofore. The cus tomers of the Standard Oil Con-swer to that, but I am afraid pany of New York can likewise there is none. You cannot drive ing with the same management and you give it all the fuel it needs. feel assured that they will be deal any car fast and efficiently unless personnel with which they are

Traffic has increased to a large place, and they get their proper crude supplies and reining and present assets of the Standard Off / familiar in the marketing of the! Moreover, if you cut down the supeight months out of the twelve.

ents has actually decreased. The figures are: 1926, 1,487 1929, 1,417. extent, so in comparison the reduc tion in the number of accidents is greater than the figures suggest,

It promises to be a great year for anoter-cycling sport. In addition to the A. J. 8. machine being built for an attack on the world's land speed" record (now held by Ger- many) it is reported that three other machines are in preparation for attempts to re-establish our prestige.

Hazardous Evant.“

the bearings loosen. If proper care is exercised even wear takes lubrication... This usually takes about "500 miles, though in some cases engines do not give of their heat until they have been carefully handled for 1,000 miles...

To nurse an engine fee to us a distance requires patience-but it certainly paya

It might well be asked how, iz view of the warnings isited by the makers, it is possible for them to test the maximum speed of the car before it is delivered to the owner. If possible, the attempts are to

Actually new cars under test are run at their maximum speed for be made in England. This is high-only a few seconds. It must also ly desirable, and if Pendine Sands, be remembered that they are in Carmarthen, prove, after enreful Inspection, to be suitable for this hazardous event, we shall have motor cyclists in their thousands dexending on this little Welsh vill- age. The matter needs close study by the Auto-Cycle Union. How- ever much we might desire to aer the attempt made in this country, the risks are so great that no rider should be allowed to take undue liazards.

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Corporation" The General Petro- lean Corporation will have all the Company of New York. The Gen. eral Petroleum Corporation will also acquire all the assets of the

Vacuum Oil Company, and will issue and deliver to each share-

distinctive Standard Oil Company ply of the lattery except in rare

of New York producta.

Foreign Competition. against powerful foreign competi. To maintain their position abroad tors, strongly entrenched as

to distributing facilities, the union of the complementary businesses of panies and their resources is re- the New York and Vacuum com-

garded as vitally important and directly promotive of American in-holder of the Vacuum Oil Company enger scale terests in business in such coun- in exchange for these asacts three tries. The crude. supply of the (3) shares of the capital stock of New York Company and its refin- General Petroleum Corporation for ing facilities for gasoline and kero each share of Vacuum Oil Com- tend the marketing outlets which Vacuum Oil Company for cancella sene will tend to protect and ex-pany stock surrendered to the the Vacuum Company has estab- tion." lished for those products.

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Distributing Facilities. The New York Company's dis charge of expert mechanics, who tributing facilities are in process of can tell in an instant if the expansion in response to another engine is being taxed. While en-prevailing tendency. In this auto gines receive good treatment at the hands of testers, they often receive hnd treatment at the hands of the drivers engaged to deliver them to agents or to the new owner.

The safety limit is more often than not excceeded on the way from the works.

to a factory to collect the new car It is a good plan when going

to make sure of seeing a similar vehicle under construction. Any manufacturer will be only too glad to show you round the shops. Here you can see a replica of your new car in a naked condition and learn all you want about the works.

An alternative venue for these at- tempts is Arpajon, in France, where there is are "of the straightest and fastest stretches of road in the world.

In addition to this exciternent the Tourist Trophy races in the Isle of Man in June promise to be more than usually interesting. Entries are likely to be received from South

Apart from driving the new car Africa, New Zealand, Australia,leisurely on the road care must be Earnt, Singapore nad Jamaien,

taken not to accelerate rapidly in Our home riders will have to look the garage before starting when to their laurels.

the engine is stationary.

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The stockholders of the Standard Oil Company of New York will receive new certificates

shares.

General Petroleum

Transandine Motor-bus Service.

·Five passengers safely crossed

First of a service whics' will 'even- tually join Santiago, the capital miles away across South America. of Chilli, with Buenos Aires, 800

dozny, in the Argentine, where they The passengers, alighted at Men-

stayed the night, before continuing the journey to the Argentine capit-

posible to traverse by air, road or rail, a route which, until twenty years ago, was only passable in ex- treme hardship on a mule.

in the name of the General Petro-A company has been formed eum Corporation for their present vice, and an order hasandine ber an order has been placed The Board of Directors of the in England for thirty-six motor mobile age, each large oil company

ompibuses of a specially comfort- Corporation

able type. Thus it will soon be handling gasoline primarily, al-will, upon consumication of the though formerly marketing its pro- contract, be composed of directors ducts in only a portion of the cous-chosen in equal number from the try, now seeks to extend its present directorates of the Vacuum. activities generally throughout the Oil Company and the Standard Oil United States, so as to get the most complete use of its overbead organization, of its standing with its customers and of its national advertising. For example, the New York Company originally confined its distributing facilities in this country to New York and New had a great pre- England where ponderance of the business. But at present there are now actively competing with each other in that territory, in addition to numerous not less than local companies, eleven separate and distinct major concerns each with widely develöp-

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conditions, you make matters

worse.

If you have been in the habit of cruising comfortably at say 40 miles an hour (do not be startled-it is on ability common to an astonish ing number of cars of all powers

t 25 miles to the gallon over long to-day) at an average consumption

periods, you will gain nothing by fitting smaller jets or altering the carburettor setting in any way For, unless you have the most im probable, self-control, you will con-

tinue to try for that 40 miles an

hour. You may still get it, with your parsimonious setting, but it will no longer be an easy speed.”

In the matter of tyres the same advice applies, equally well. It is anddea braking and sudden acce leration, almost as much as high speeds, which do the damage, IE adequale inflation is a very expen-. sive piece of carelessness, but in the end it costa no more than fast driving. This says a great deal · for our tyres to-day, which "are habitually run without enough air

ty. It pays over and over agai in them. Cet into the way of start ing off lazily and of stopping slow-

So far as of goes there is no sate way of economising. One reader,

my advice to him. to change the oil in the sum at least once in every 1,000 miles, says I am offering a counsel of perfec tion, So I am, for it is the only counsel worth accepting- where lubrication is concerned.

Let. no- body persuade you to "economise" in oil. It is the road to ruin,

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