1930-05-28 — Page 3

MOTOR NOTES.

SIMPLER AND SAFER

DRIVING.

A FLUID FLYWHEEL.' the other hand, the slip can become complete at full torque and enable the engine to develop full power in gear without the car moving. From this flywheel casing & short shaft connects with, an ordinary smal inverted faced cone clutch just in front of the gear-box. This The Daimler Company asked the clutch is only used for gear chang- motoring correspondent of the ing. The advantages are, in my Times to inspect, test, and report introduced no wear takes place, opinion, that ao complication is

upon a special form of power trans and, therefore, no adjustment is mission for motor vehicles which is necessary and no additions, weight now to be placed on the market,

is involved; only a little extra and is known as the "Fluid Fly-space is required and then only for wheel. The invention is ingeni- the small friction clutch, and so ous in its simplicity, and, while smooth is the drive that there undoubtedly adding to the safety should be less wear throughout. of driving, provides a motorist with a new sensation and fascina- tion.

Testa.

My first test was with a two-ton Double-Six "30" Daimler saloon fitted with the Fluid Flywheel. I drove it before examining any parts of the device, seeing any drawings, in fact, without know.

With the Fluid Flywheel it is possible to start the car from arst and to drive on the level, with or without traffic checks, also against ordinary loads, without using the clutch pedal or the gear lever, Auding anything about the invention; to bring the car to rest with the this was because I was naked to engine still ruaning. It is impos- get an entirely fresh impression as sible to stall or stop the engine, driver. I started the car from however severe the load. A car, fitted with this device can be driven in the same way as one without it. Both hands are free in traffic for the steering wheel, the horn, and signalling, while two pedals only need be worked, and normal prac are with the right foot is follow- ed. The saving in fatigue in not having to use the left foot or the iutch pedal is pleasant. The long familiar cry of "five miles an hour o top speed" is not only true in. "this case, but is far surpassed, since the car can be kept moving absolutely evenly and eweetly at ay speed, even one.mile an hour, down to the zero mark.

Construction.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1930.

SUBURBAN HEIGHTS-MAN AND THE MOTH

GES HAT AND COAT, AND REMARKS CASUAL LY TO WIFE. HE JUST SAW A MOTH IN THE

CLOSET

WIFE BEGINS TO: THROW GARMENTS OUT OF CLOSET IN HER SEARCH FOR MOTH

CUTAS WILLIAMTS

WIFE FLASHES PAST! AT SEVENTY MILES AN HOUR ON HER WAY TO CLOSET

SHOUTS SUDDENLY "THERE HE IS AS HE

SPIEG MOTH FLUTTER- ING TO COUNG

rest, with the top gear and the j'clutch pedal engaged by merely re- leasing the brake and pressing the accelerator pedal. This I did a number of times during the trial, including on up-gradients, and with the car running backwards, The top gear was, I understand, 4.57 to 1. There was no snatch or fierceness, even with the throttle immediately opened and held open. The drive was taken up smoothly, with reasonable acceleration, and without undue slip or noise of en- and flywheel casing. I drove for gine racing. I placed one of the an hour without touching clutch front wheels, almost at right ang pedal or gear lever, with top eng- les, against a high and steep kerb, aged and with only two voluntary with the top gear and clutch pedal halts. The engine was never atop engaged and the car stationary. Iped, except by mistake for a few then opened the throttle fully.seconds after a traffic halt, when The engine ran up to about 500 the hand-throttle setting was too The acceleration and r.p.m. and remained at that, the far back. car not moving. I tried the salcon crawling powers of the limousine al 60 or so on top, and nearly 50 well antisfied me. There was no on third, and the behaviour was sign of steaming of the cooling

WATT quite normal, as was also early water--and the day was gear changing. I also held the while the test provided the maxi- car stationary with the hand brake, mum amount of engine slip likely with the top gear and clutch pedal to be met with in the ordinary engaged, and opened the throttle way. fully Directly the brake was re- leased the engine raced, but the car started smoothly.

"

By GLUYAS WILLIAMS

FOLLOWS ALONG TRYING TO EXPLAIN HE DID TRY TO KILL HIM, REALLY HE -DID, BUT THE MOTH

SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR.

LEAPS FOR MOTH JUST AS WIFE DOES, WITH RESULT THAT NEITHER SETE MOTH WHICH VANISHES AGAIN

(Copyright, 1930, by The Bell Syndicate, Ing.)

SAYS ANYWAY. THERE'S HO NEED TO GET SO EX- CITED OVER JUST ONE LITTLE MOTH. WIFE.

SNORTS.

LEAVES, QUIETLY FOR, TRAIN REFLECTING ON | THE STRANGENESS OF LIFE AND THE POWER OF A MOTH TO UPSET IT

The Daimler Company are now THE SILVER SCREEN prepared to fit the device for £30 extra to the Double-Six "" model. It is to be hoped that they wil develop its application to the 6- cylinder models and those of the I should smaller horse powers. like to see it applied to commercial vehicles as well as to cars.

TRANS-ATLANTIC "SUÏCIDE

SEASON."

EMIL JANNINGS IN A BIG

ROLE

The flywheel consists of two main

C. Paul I. of Russia, who reigned parta made of aluminium, one of which forms the driving member

during the latter part of the 18th and the other the driven member. Both are cup-like in section and

century, gained international fame by being murdered! This fact was are divided into a large number

brought to light with the presenta- of cella by radial webs. A small gap separates the driven member

tion in Berlin of Alfred Neumann's from the driving member so that

play, "The Patriot." It was writ- the latter may freely rotate. The,

(Continued from Page 1).

ten around the last few days of driving member is cylindrical, so that the driven member is enclos-

I took out a Double-Six "30"

the Emperor's life, and in doing ed within it and the whole compart-

saloon with a 5 to 1 top gear for

Paul Montgomery, an English-

zo Neumann presented to the ment is filled with oil. In passing the power from the engine to the

Afterwards I inspected drawings three-quarters of an hour and with-

man, proposes flying the Atlantic. out the engine being stopped or

from west to enst, and Captain world the interesting incidents that or clutch pedal Charles E. Kingsford-Smith, the led up to the assassination of transmission the oil starts on a and the parts, took the car circulatory mation Between the cups ugnin in the traffic in Coventry, the speed lever of the driving and driven mens-And looked under the floorboards being touched except for one re- Australian of Southern Cross fame,

crazy Paul." Eventually I drove using has not announced which direction Janings Impersonates Paul L bera. In passing from the webs of As I wished to verify some fur. verse.

geare both up and down he will fly- the driving to those of the driven ther points, a 25 h.p. 6-cylinder the

Captain Abrezoberg, a Swedish The Patriot " was purchased members the oil is retarded in Daimler enclosed drive limousine as with an ordinary car, and the velocity and, therefore, releases who later up to and test. This a delightful change speed. In all airman, Lieutenant Haya and Com-for the screen by Paramount, nut

was sent up to London a day or action was perfectly normal with

and the only for its interesting possibilities, kinetic energy which sets the driven member in motion. At ordinary car had a back axle ratio of 3.14 three trials the engine kept perfect mandant G. Morato speede the oil needs but little re- to 1. I particularly wanted to obly cool, as did algo the friction anison, itary pilot Knud von but principally because the leading clutch. The Fluid Flywheel casing Clauson, are others who have an character offered Emil Jannings, the tardation to develop the required serve the acceleration powers of a

screen "to-day," an opportunity to driving torque, hence the lag or 6-cylinder car in London traffic, naturally gets hot, but so long as nounced trans-Atlantic fight at greatest dramatic actor on the- reach the peak of his dramatic slip between the driving and driven especially from rest after balts, and there is good scuttle ventilation tempts. members is of little accoust. On the quration of heat in the engine this should be of little account.

ability.. Jannings has made Paul

Drive him out!,

Drive him out!

out

He'll exterminate us all! He stepped in

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Three Hungarians, Eugene Cza- pary, George Endresz and Steven Groschmidt will take off from Detroit on an air venture which they hope takes them back to Budapest.

Captain Carretier is one of the lone airmen who plans a solo flight from past to west.

And Airships, Britain's second largest airship, 1100, will make a return trip from the mother country to Canada and the German Graf Zeppelin will glide from Seville to Pernambuco, Brazil with stops at Lakehurst Both ships are considered certain to make successful round-trips.

It is understood that the huge German plane, Dornier Do-X, will carry fifty passengers to New York by way of the Azores.

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real and almost terrible, so realistically does" be interpret the role of a madman.

For Paul the First was mad; there is little doubt of that: Historic facts recently revealed present him as having the heart of a child and a brain of a tiger. His actions, his orders or "edicts," prove that statement beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Paul I was a great man for show. He delighted in fare and colour, and also prided himself on his ability to be the perfect drill. sergeant. He would drill his men until they dropped from exhaustion, and then to show his peculiar twist of mind would order the exhausted ones to be sinin or banished to Siberia. He once ordered & regi-

halt them! They were in such a state of fear of him that they marched into Biberia, where one by one they dropped. Paul, on being informed of this, laughed heartily.

Colonel Gustave Leon of the Mexi.ment to march and then forgot to can Army, Herbert Fahy a test pilot Clifford McMillan, a com- mercial pilot, Captain Lewis, A. Yancey and John Heary Mears, the theatrical producer who once held the round-the-world record for time, are others announcing flights from North America to the European Continent, or perhaps Ireland or England.

It is understood that Martin Jensen who finished second in the Hawaii, air race a few years ago coatemplates a Hight from Paris to New York. At the present time two French companies are building long- range plants of the Dornier Do-X size, and it is expected that when" they are finished" and tested they will be sent across the Atlantic which serves as the cradle of the doop for airmen as well as seamen.

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Fears His Subjects.

But his subjects' fear of him WES no greater than his fear of his sub- jects. He constantly dreaded being murdered, He built what he thought to be a murder-proof castle at St. Petersburg to hide in. His greatest fear was at night to be alone. He could not escape himself.

Paul had good reason to fear for bir lits had he known it His most trusted friend and adviser was the leading light in his downfall That man was Count Pables, Minister of War. He pitied the Tear, yet pitied his countrymen greater, and re- solved to put the Taar off the throne and set Crown Prince Alexander up in his father's place." How, he accomplished this, and the many interesting incidents lead-. ing up to the climax, server to make-

The Patriot the outstanding picture and story of the year. It has been called the wonder: pic ture and rightly so.

This filmed version of Russian history was directed by Ernst. Lubitsch for Paramount. He as sembled a remarkable cast-around the great Jannings. It includes

mann; Lewis Stone as the Count: Pablen, and Neil Hamilton" as Crown Prince Alexander Two other well-known character artists are Vera Voronina and Harry Cording

The picture open to-day at the Majestic Theatre, Kowloon for an extended run;

WILLIAM FOR THE FIRST VIEJONĖSE. MOVIETONG

SINGING DANCING LTALKING

BONG ROMANCE

Harold Murray

· Norma Tarris' WALTER CATLETT IRENE PALASTY:

· Tom PatrICOLA. LENNOX PAWLE 'JOHN GARRICK

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"AT THE "

The Story of a Lovely French girl who went out into the world in search of a husband.

THE LITTLE FRENCH GIRL

with ALICE JOYCE NEIL HAMILTON

From the Best-Selling Novel in America.

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EMIL JANNINGS ERNST LUBITSCH

PATRIOT

HE HAD NO FRIEND.

A nation prostrate at his feet. Yet this mad Czar had not one person he could call FRIEND." Courtiers curried his favour. Peasants trembled at his name. This Czar who made his palace a mad house.

ngs with his great power

for This Czar whom Jannings, portrayal has brought to life again upon the screen.

THE

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