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SPEED LIMIT IN

· QUEEN'S ROAD.

JURY'S RECOMMENDATION

AT DEATH INQUIRY. -

[BY OWNER-DRIVER.")

The jury's recommendation at the

RUNNING-IN NEW CARS.

SPECIAL PLAQUES,

SUGGESTED.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1931.

SPARKS

FROM THE PLUGS

The Motor outlines novel iden For inducing owners of new cars to run then in enrefully for the first 1,000 miles. The suggestion was that the manufacturers should

some prominent point in the rear of the car as a notification to fol-

NEWS FROM

EVERYWHERE.

HUMBER FOR JERSEY'S GOVERNOR,

Parts.

HOW THE AMATEUR | Building Trials Mounts from Block |

CAN WIN TRIALS.

FAMOUS RIDER'S ADVICE.

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G. R. Butcher, who ranks among The popularity of Humber cars the world's most successful and graws stendily. From Jersey comes.must experiencnl trials riders, con- The news that Distributors läve had the honour of supplying n 10/50 Humber Saloon to Major-Genera)

Governor of the island."

inquiry held last Tuesday into the attach casily removable plaques at E. II. Willis, C.B., C. M.G., Lieut.- asseria that no intelligent amntour

death of a Chinese who was killed

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"If, prior to the event, each of the winners of the Big Ten' trials had been made to replace his ma chine with one bullt from gata. ogued parts, I am willing to bet that in most enses the results would not have been affected.

"I assume, of course, the use of a reasonably well-equipped amateur workshop and suficient time for careful preparation,

A BRITISH CAR IN PORTUGAL

HUMBER AND HILLMAN KEEP AN EYE ON IT.

An interesting example of the service obtainable throughout vari- ons countries for certain British cars is served by an incident re eently Brought to notice.

A member of the staff of Messrn.

E. Rau, Ltd., Distributor of Hum-

As a result of being knocked downlowing traffic that a new vehicle instrious Humber owners; a list paration of amount for trials placing of the off-aide exhaust pipeber and Hillman esfs and Commer

was being ran in

The basis of this iden is a pay- chologien) one, remarks The Motor. Nearly everybody, appreciates that if never more than a light throttle

Thus another, notable name is added to the already lengthy list of

hended by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

The 'Bus That Bringa More Basiness.

by a motor bus along Quren's Rend on May 18, that the spred limit alag that thoroughfare be reduced to 15 miles per hour will no doubt cine in for a lot of comment.. Personally, 1 donat we what good

The AEC. has always described will come of this suggested redue-opening is used during the first the Regent double soccer

thousand miles fasting polish the bus that brings more busi- tion from 20 miles an hour. So will be given to hearings and cylin-ness." There is every justification

long as the Chinese will persist in dashing out from pavements just in- front of one's indiator, accidents.

an hound to happen, even if the -peed limit is reduced, to 10 miles an hour.

I have driven A motor-car for

one five years in the Colony, and , 1 huve always found it a very diff. cult task, owing to this habit of pedestrians. Owner-drivers and the drivers of most private casts are i very rareful lot.

der walls, which is of immense im- Portance to the subsequent life of

the car.

Why drivers of new card usually ignore this advice is because they iniagine that by their slow driving they are earning the contempt of other drivers who put their slow! progress down to nervousness or in- experience. Hence, the idea of de

for this statement in the order just received by the A.E.C. from the Birmingham Corporation for a fur ther 60 vehicles of this type. Bir- ↑mingham operates Britain's biggest feet of municipal *base-320 vehicles, of which no less than 342 excluding the new order), are of A.E.C. manufacture.

Britlah Motors for Persian Patrol Boats

Gnitely labelling the car with a An interesting order has been

work.

tributes to Motor Cycling an ar ticle which shouldgladden the heart of the amateur trials rider. He

rider heed be at disadvantage com pared · with the professional "jockey" when it comes to the pre-

Those are scme extracts from, his articles-

"After many vicissitudes the question of trade support of trials has been more or less settled, but Although manufacturers, are now free lo compete, the entry lists of the big events & far show a mark el diminution, of their entries. there is a heavensent opportunity

"It would appear, therefore, that

for the genuine private owner to secure a class award, or even premier, in one of the big open trina, hitherto regarded, as the close preserve of the trade men.

"A great difference between the past and the present is in the ques- Lion of machines

Most of the host-known firms list sports models which are so nearly replicas of their racing or trials innchine that discerning amateur, with no more trouble than an intelligent study of the makers' lists, can obtain mount which will compete on an

“A useful niteration consisted of the shortening of the top fork shackle to redues, trail (requiring nothing more outlandish than a Bunsen burner), and again the re-

with one of the raised typo ad- vertised by various accessory mak ers. Finally, thors is the third class of adaptation which, far from being freakish, is effected with nothing but standard parts.

A mall front and large rear tyre are required with the most knobbly of trends, and those should be guarded by narrow non-clogging mudguards.

Engine Details.

Commercial Vehicles, happened to notice a 16/60 Humber in the streets of Lisbon.

He ascertained where the owner was staying and found him to be an English Colonel touring Spain and Portugal.

Introducing himself as the Hum- ber agent fer Portugal, he placed his services at the disposal of the "So far I have said nothing of the engine the component which Humber owner should any slight many firmly believe to be most non-adjustments be required. standard. Yet there is seldom need for 'hotting up in fact, in the majority of trials my engine was detuned, the only departure being the use of dirtrack cama and val ves, which again can be obtained as sparea in the ordinary way,

These were readily accepted, and the wind-screen wiper, which had been put out of action, was speedi- ly repaired.

Messrs. Rau then looked the car oves generally, oiled and grensed "Broadly, speaking, then, the mo dern sports motorcycle only goods, and turned up the engine. tunig and adaptation to trials con- ditions, which can be done as well as by a works man."

ainuvin plaque bearing a distinctive em.received by a well known British cqnality basis with the trade en- by a knowledgeable private owner

that public drivers are not careful;'; they are careful, but there, areja few who are always trying to cover the longest distance in the shortest possible space of time in the hope of picking up in new fare. This has deren allowed to gen for a long time, and I feel sure if people who hire public cars would ranke reports to the police about careless driving

Marine Motor and Motor Boat

blem so that it is indicated as a Firm, Messrs, J. W. Brooks & Co., i car which is being run-in.

The suggested plaque can be very cheaply stamped out of tin with a projecting tongue left that could be wrapped round a bar of the Tuggage grid or the bumpers, or attached to the tail-lamp bracket or rear sumber plate, Being of no value, when

Lid, of Lowestoft, for the supply of a batch of their 10-H.P. four

cylinder, Empire Motors, type 26-1/30, for installation in Per sian Patrol Boats. The order has

their agents in Naples,

inced with this Firm through

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Outboard Racing on the Thamos. We understand that the Port of..

the running in London Authority are prepared to

we spreding on the part of the period has lapsed it could be readi-consider favourably any application drivers the number of nevidents willy detached and thrown away,

be reduced..

froin a recognised, racing club for

the holding of Motor Boat races an

The attention of the Society of the Thames some time this year," Motor Manufacturers and Traders,subject to the craft taking part be Ltd., has been drawn to this snging fitted with effective silencers. gestion. Meanwhile, our contem- porary has received from no less an Authority than Sir Herbert

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To return to the question of the speed limit, however, Mr. King said that he felt that accidentH would be reduced of the limit was enforced over the whole length of Quera's Road. I wonder if Mr. Austin cordial approval of the ties for covering the surfaces of the

King has ever travelled cit. Con- naught Road in the mornings when cuties are loading of invading goods from the junks to the go. downs on the waterfront. Hany speed, fimit should be imposed it ught to be along this route, for it is extremely difelt for coolies with large sacks or baudles on their shoulders, Au sen onconiing traffle. I have seen a coolie knocked down

scheme.

men and ope for women. I don't expect the Government will take te the idea.

Perhaps the best thing would be to have "islands" on our rondel. Make these the recognised crossing pinees and if a person wishes to go joy-walking," well, it's his own funeral if he gets run over.

in this way myself though the neelately, both in Hong Kong and on dent, fortunately enough; resulted in nothing more than a few braises na the coolic's shoulders.

Personally I should like, and feel sure that here I have the lack ing of all local intorists, to see

Before 1 end, I wish to say some thing about our 'bus drivers. There has been quite a crop of nevidenta the mainland, and in most of the resultant enquiries, the drivers were exonerated frou blame. The dry ern of the 'buses, especially in Kow. loon, have very difficult routes tr cover and, it is indred & wonder that more accidents have not taken

law enforced, making it an offereplace. It speaks volumes for the

to dash across the street from me nivewent to another, nod anglody

doing so

Te exercised by the drivers when they are on the job. It has been stated (1 stand corrected on this), that the drivers on some of the on eight-hour shifts.

Sand on Road Surfaco. How many motoriste in Colony are grateful to the authori-

the

ronds with fine sand! One would imagine this sort of thing is bad for the tyres, and fails to reduces the possibilities of skidding. especially when rounding bends. fan't there some other way of pre- serving the road?

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Traffic Control at Lockhart Read.

Now that a great many motorists make use of Lockhart Road (and

And Also Gloucester

Hennessey Ronds), are the police going to place any pointaneu there! These roads are free of tram lines (except for a certain length along Hen- messey, Road) and consequently people are rather inclined to speed along then.

The "Busas.

One would like to know whether the Hotel Company could make arrangements to have the exhaust pipes lengthend at the back of their At present they are only

'buses.

about half the length of the 'buse's and the furnes coming out of them the buses, making it very disagree. able for paskeripere in the section of the vehicle.

would be prosecuted! uses re However, sinez that would mean This is of course too long a spellind their way to the back seats of

four extra magistrates, working hill time, and two extra gaols, ong for (Continued su stat Columny

and if true I hope, in the interest of the public, that this will be look ed into and a recommendation. for the reduction of "hours" be inade.

W

rear

Then we have the question of

these busca ventilation.on

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panes are movable but in others those in the back section are fixed, In the hot weather, passengers naturally like to have all the win- dows down otherwise it is very stilling. Cannot something be done in this direction t

The Seagrave Memorial. The fund for the Segrave Memo rial is now closed. An award will be given out of the Fund each year to the British subject of either sex who has accomplished the most out. standing demonstration of the pos sibilities of transport by land, nir and water.

The Marine Motoring Association is representated on the awarding committee. The sum of £1,000 has been set aside to defray the cost of the trophy. It will bo in gold, the ticaign being executed by Mr. Gil bort Bayes In addition to the trophy medals up to a maximum of six may be given on each occasion that the trophy is awarded, to those. who nsaist the winner to bis nchievement.

tries.

THE FOR

RED RING SECURITY

Agentst

O VION

W. R. LOXLEY & Co.,

YORK BUILDING.

Telephone: 22285.

INDIA

So delighted was the owner that he took the trouble to adviso the Humber Company on his return of his appreciation.

A FILL-UP IN THE RAIN,

GAUZE FILTER NECESSARY.

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Every motorcyclist knows what a lot of bother can be caused by the presence of a few drops of water. in the petrol tank. Most of us have been troubled this way more than once and have been puzzled, perhaps, to know how on earth the water, got into the tank. "Carbon" tells this story in the current issue of Motor Cycling.—

"It had bosa raining but had cleared up when we pulled up for juice at a waysido station with ex- posed pumps. My friend insisted on not removing the large gauzo filter from his tank filler, much tɔ the indignation of the attendant," who reeled out the usual story of the pump filters being quite ad- equate.

"After the fill-up we romoved the ganze and found a teaspoonful of dirty brown water Pumps placed under shelters probably do not offend in this respect, but the moral in any case is to have a good gauze in the filler.

"If that sort of thing is still go- on it would seem advisable for designers to reintroduce the gauze fillers which, of recent years, have been considered unnecessary.

RED RING

AND

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