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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1931.

SPARKS

FROM THE PLUGS

140 MILES AN HOUR. tanks and wind tunnels of the

MISS ENGLAND. III.

"PLANS FOR A RECORD

BREAKER.

Ford Wakefield, the owner of the speed-boat Miss England, hus under consideration. the building of a new bout to challenge Gar Wood and the

National Physion) Laboratory.

The power units will be two Rolls- Royce Schneider Acro enginös” of 2,300 horse-power, a total horse power of 4,800, 1,000 horsepower more than Miss England II. These will drive a port and starboard pro- peller of a new type, in place of the single propeller in Miss England II. The boat will be designed to have

OUTPUT, 1,300 CARS

A WEEK.

PROGRAMME OF AUSTIN COMPANY.

RECORD BUSINESS.

Sir Herbert Austin, addreasing t large assembly of the distributors and agents of Austin motor cars at

and the company on the most

anhistory.

BRITISH MOTOR EXHIBI

-MOTOR-CAR LUBRICANTS.

RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC.

RESEARCH

TION IN CAPETOWN.

LARGE CROWDS ATTRACTED.

The All-British Motor Vehielon Exhibition in Capetown attracted The Shell-Mex Company have re large crowds. Over 60, motor-care cóntly been undertaking further and motor-cycles were shown on laboratory, research in the iridossent.

AN INTERESTING CONVERSION.

CAR ENGINES IN MOTOR BOATS.

An extremely interesting senver

of the camshaft, the" drive for this? pump ombodying skew your driven tovalution counter adaptor.

Motor Car conversions, generally speaking, are not good; Mr. Wick- amu However, has been into the matter so carefully with Messrs.

attractively decorated stands, but hiss of motor-ohr' lubricants, Motor Hion has recently been affected at Brookes, that the resulting units are as the manufacturers hall would oils, like many other commoditias, the Factory of Messrs. JWmodels of cleanliness, extremely not accommodate all the exhibits, are sometimes coloured to make Brooke & Co. Ltd, of Lowestoft, commereint vehicles were displayed them look more attractive, and where two model 319 " Fiat ". in an adjoining hall, Ir another there is a tendency to think that engines have been very nicely can.

American motor-boat industry next a turning speed round buoys of os | Birmingham, congratulated them ball was shown a film of the Golden oil with a bloom," as it is call- September for the British Inter to 100 miles an hour. The maximum successful year in the company'

national Trophy:

The plan is for a boat with a guarinted average speed over the mile of 125 miles an hour. The pre- sent record held by England 110.28 miles an hour.

speed simed at is 140 miles

hour.

5,800 Horse-Power. The horse-power of the boat de on Rolls-Royce. It is possible spends

that a newer type of Rolls than the 1931 Schneider 408-miles-an-hour en

gine may

be Atted, The latest Rolls, developed from the 1031 Schneider unit,, with the same bore and stroke, is reported"

A decision is expected to be made before the end of this month, and work will be started on the boat in December.

Mr. Kare Don will race it.

23,000 on Experiments.

Although the figures only repre- sented ten in place of twelve months' trading, the turnover of cars sold was 26 per cent. greater than that of the previous year.

The highest priced ehr was not than another which is almost clear. Arrow breaking the world's recorded, or a rich green colour is better

more than £865. and the lowest £160, Such colours, however, are usually while a three-wheel delivery van obtained by the addition of residual was obtainable for just over £100.

oils to enhance their appearance. Mr. Noel Elmslie, senior British Straight, unadulterated mineral oils Trade Commissioner, opened the may not look so good, because they have no colouring matter added, oxhibition, and said that in his but for all that may be parer.

This year's Austin programme į culled for an output of 1,300 per opinion the period of trade depros.

Impurities in the Oil.. week which would increase the sion was only that of an adjust- amount available as gross proat to

ment to a different level of prices.in a micro-photograph of a drop of Colour is deceptive. For example, their agents to £1,000,000,

Ho congratulated the promoters on engine oil after 120 miles in the holding the exhibition at a time when South Afrion was said to be suffering from depression. The

Austin's did not make a habis.at. bringing in now models every year Lin air circles to give a Brake borse-which was against the interest of power of 2,800, and just over 3,000 both agents and public. Quality

Chr

These engines are installed in a vorted to Marine Units.

boat built by Messrs. James A. Sil- ver & Co., of Roaneath, for Mr. 4. C Wickman of Mesara, A. C. Wick- man & Co., Ltd., Blachine Tool"! Specialists, Coventry, Eng.

smooth and silent in operation, and they proved very satisfactory during the season's use.

U.S. CUTS ARMY EXPENSES.

40 PER CENT. REDUCTION

NEXT YEAR.

Washington; Nov. 6.--The budget- for the United States War Depart The Motors, which develop 60

Den for 1933 will be about H.P.; ± 1,800 RP.M. have been

$44,000,000 below the appropriations. as standard on the BROOKE 100- fitted with Reverse Gear Units used

EP. six cylinder Marine Engines, Secretary of War, Mr. Patrick J. for the current fiscal year, necord- ling to the statement, made by tas

crankcase of an ordinary car it is shown that the impurities that have akich required but very little adap. gradually accumulated in the oil are tion for the purpose. fragments of metal, dust and road

In the plans before Lord Wake-engine revolutions n minute, white and improved coachwork with some motor trade, was probably affected grit, droplets of water, and specks

feld new ideas in hull design, it is the weight is unaltered. stated, are suggested, and an ex- Two such engines would give the

· penditure of £3,000 has been men-bont 5,000 horse-power, 2,500 horse- tioned for experiments in the water | power more than Miss England II.

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price reductions marked the Austini new programme.

Price Reductions.

Price reductions ranged from £29. 198. on the Burnham four-cylinder twelve-horse-power saloon" to £19 reduction on the popular Austin Baby" saloon, and saloon de luxe.

Sir, Herbert further announced

as seriously as any other." In spite of carbon. Of these the last far of conditions I am convinced," Mr. | outnumber the others, but the specks are minute and soft, yet it Elmslie'said, "that the present

is these that make used oil black time is an excellent opportunity for in colour and they naturally show holding the exhibition."

more in an oil which was compare Propaganda and Advertisement

tively clean "at the outset than in one which was coloured and more Essential,

On Gooler Fitted.

A very large capacity Oil Cooler has been fitted to the Motors, and the oiling system has been altered to render the Motor suitable for

running at the emull inclination at which it is installed. A Marine

Hurley-to-day

Mr. Hurley states that these ro ductions will mean "Vigorous econ- omies and the deferment of all pro- 'grammes which are not vital at this tine."

The Army appropriations for this |year amounted to 8481,400,000 and it is considered that the reductions be carried

opaque. The best rule for changingpo water pump, again as fitted to row unounced en He was certain that propaganda oil is to follow the instructions of the BROOKE HUNDRED "Mo-through without impairing military

tor, is driven from the forward end efficiency.

that the question of holding the and advertisement for the British the car maker.

annual passenger car wxhibition at Olympia every other year was com ing before the council of the Society.

motor-pur were essential but ad- vartisement I Rezve ita

of Motor Manufacturers and Traders purpose unless the industry had the in a few days. He was in favour right care to sell, unless a market of holding their motor show every existed or could be created, and alternate year as were also all the

unless the time was propitious, manufacturers on the Continent. -

Great Britain had the right motor- vehicles to soll, he added. A drop

The 200 agents present express- ed approval of the now 1932 models on view with their handsome bodies

from 29,000 foreign motor-cars im-.

first six months of 1999 to 2,000 in

The interior finish has been greatly ported into Great Britain" in the improved, now type winga fitted, and a sunshine roof, sun visor, bumpers, and wheels form part of the general equipment.

TRADE REVIVAL SIGNS,

the same period in 1931 showed that the home market was held, and in the oversea markets, except in the case of Australia temporarily, the United Kingdom was fully maintain.

Sir William Morris," the motor manufacturer," stated in an intering her own. She was providing 30 view that the coming of the new per cent. of New Zealand's importa Government was having a notice.

of motor-cars. South Africa, which able effect on trade.

Commenting on the fact that for in the first four months of 1927 had ward contracts from the motor taken only 7 per cent. of her car trade to the value of near £10,000,000 importa from Great Britain, in the had been negotiated with his firm,

same time this year had taken 20:

he stated that given à Government i that would give confidence to the per cent. South Africa's imports country "thoso British manufactur- of British cars in the first four ers who have the right goods, and months of this year were larger market them properly, will meet

than in any other four months on with success."

record.

MOTORS FOR AFRICAN RALWAYS.

CONVERTED TO RAIL SERVICE,

gear ratios have been retained; however, the diameter of the rear wheels being the same as that of the original road wheels, Frontal alterations have taken the form of small and substantial wheels to mitigate trouble caused by stones

The South African Railway's Ad- ministration has converted to actual rail service a fleet of two dozen on the rails, while steering has, of

Morris models as ʼn means of ensur-

ing the independent, rapid, and course, been eliminated. To re- economical transport of its officials verse direction jacks are engaged over a wide network of metals with centre of gravity sockets fitted These interesting conversione are

to special sub-frames, and the cara equipped with specially robust axles and flanged wheels to cope

lifted bodily and turned round.

with the formidable shocks and Fuel consumption is stated to: aver-

atrasscy produced by the passing of age 30-33 m.p.g. A speed limit of the vehicles over railway points, 30 m.p.h." is imposed for light rail

compared with ordinary road work. The original road springs, motor-trolleys, but those Morris con- shock absorbers, differentials, and verta are naturally capable of xx- (Continued on next Column) - Fceeding this figure; considerably:

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