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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1932.

SPARKS FROM THE PLUGS

BENTLEY AND

ROLLS-ROYCE.

GANDHI IN PRISON,

MISS SLAPE'S TEARS,

A CONFIDENCE "TREK"!

OVERLAND FROM ENGLAND TO AFRICA.

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NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.

LANCASHIRE MOTOR MANU. gethay with other unita'manufactur. į SOME FAULTS TO AVOID.

FACTURERS STILL, BUSY.

Fising in"the motor vehicle section: continue to secure useful new or

d in Australia, such as bodies, springs, shock-absorbers, bonhete,. wings, tyres, etc..

ANOTHER STEP FORWARD..

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WITH A FEW HINTS TO

BEGINNERS,

THE FUTURE OF A FAMOUS FIRM.

The transfer of the assets of Bentley Motors, Ltd., to Rolls. Reypo. Ltd., has now been com- pleted, and a now $20,000 company has been registered under the name of Bentley Motors (1931), Ltd., the directors being Mosure. A. F. Sid- greaves and A. Wormald who are respectively managing director of Rolls-Royce, Ltd., and Derby works

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Bombay,

Jan. 6-Mr. Gandhi.

gave a brand spile of recognition to Me Quinn, the Chief Warder of Yerarda "Gool, when he arrived 2» there with Me, Patel,

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Mr. "Gandhi apont the first day of his imprisonment comfortably, making up for arrears of sleep and spining during "his" winking akabenis, He has the same attendi -

mut, an ex-soldier, as he had before,

PARKING THE CAR. nobody can shift in without the owner's help. If a parked car con- tains looss articles of moderato valub the key should always be left with the park attendant. It is anburally better to park it so that [it cannot possibly obstruct other It is possible to inour legal vehicles under any circumstances." penalties by lack of judgment in TIME SWITCH FOR LAMPS, Parking a motor-car. In los on-

One of the most valuable acces lightened days all sorts of blunderssories introduced in recent years is wore committed, and i was no the Setalita,

an ingenious little director. It is understood that Mr. Gandhi's arrest at his house in fore, to set off on this jaunt of ties for early motor omnibus deli.der the control of Sir William Rhody's business to teach a young or timo switch which automatically production of the oight-litre Bant 11 something liko 8,000 miles over alt veries, and the Goron firm ara Morris,, B., han established confoolish drivor the rights and wrongs switches on tho parking lamps at aey will be discontinued and the

Even with corn as perfect as they aru-to-day, an overland trip from England to East Africa by way of Turkey, Palestine and Egypt is a journey which requires more than momentary consideration. There

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ders. Mosers. Crossley Motors, Limited of Gorton, Manchester, and

Zen18 . Leyland Motors,

That the British motor industry Limited. of Loyland, near Preston, is learing no stone unturned in its have further strengthened sheir 'or. determined bid for overseas markets der books with instructions from is still further evidenced by the leading north-country municipali news that a group of companies un

kinds of roads" with no more business by the introduction of a hopeful of further expanding their

preparation than for a normal new 10-h.p. chasis of particularly wook-end tour

(is, to put it mildly, "light petrol consumption, which "bold undertaking,

will, it is anticipated, bring fur ther work in the course of the next This is the journey, however, few months. which has recently been commenced by the owner of a second-lama Hillman, which alrendy had 24,000

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miles to its credit., 1ts present

owner, on purchasing it after two

ney,

BRITISH CARS IN AUSTRALIA,

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tralised subsidiary companies in India and South Africa?

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of such matters. These subsidiary companies, No car should ever be parked on which will be located in Bombay a corner, where it hampers vision and Cape Town, and known

and narrows the space available for Morris industries (India), Ltd.. ande Morris Industries (South vehicles to dodge each other. Vans Africa) Proprietary, Ltd.. res belonging to shopkeepers are the pectively, began operations from worst offenders in this respect, and September 1. and will organise

Motors (1997), Ltd.

Bent- timo selected by the owner before entire manufactured stook of E quitting the car. This handy littleley cars has been disposed of so two gadget should be fitted by all arms of London doslers. Although owners whose occupations compet ramours of a them to leave their cars unattended

Rolls-Royce

sporting car are rife, it is officially announced that no definite policy

and for the third time owupies the

Bane coll

The most dramatic incidents of

Bombay concerned his leave-taking. from his wife and from, Miss: Slide, his English disciple, who accom- panied him to London.

A minute before Mr. Gandhi was due to leave with the police officers for prison, Mias Sinde, weeping, and moaning, rushed up to him and has as yet been decided upon by buried her head in his lap. Mr. Gandhi did his best to hide his confusion and rebuked; her.

the Rolls-Royco directorate. Nood- less to say, the advent of a Rolls-

Mies Slade burst into "loud sob. bing, but Mr. Gandhi affectionately

patted her on the back and bride

her get up.

for long periode during the winter months. The accumulators bear a sufficiently heavy strain without being asked to light lampa uDne- " the wholesale, distribution in In the practice can easily be stopped cassarily; and in these days the Idia and Burian, and South Africa without prosecution; it is being police accept no excuses for cars An arrangement has spcantly years hard use, only fitted a new been completed between

and Rhodesia, of the products of minimised by kindly policeman, being left without lamps after dark. Reyes sporting car would create ex- Colone) battery, had the brakes relined and Frank "Searle, Managing Director Morris Motors, Ltd., Morris Com who warn the offenders in some dis.

When a car is lefb in a publictraordinary interest and attention, the car generally oiled and greased of the Rover Ct., and Mr. W. Hmercial Cars, Ltd. and Wolseley triots. Neither should a car bogarage the attendant should be

since although their present cara before setting off on his long jour-Cameron, Managing Director of

parked against the kerb within, pressed to arrange for a location. An important feature of their ac- sny, 60 feet of a street junction in which does not necessitate moving

are noted for their silky silence and & Cameron, o tivities will be the carrying of any town or city. Yery fow streets the car later on, Garage hands are refinement, it is not too much to

large and comprehensive stocks of are wide enough at their junctions often absolutely brutal in their spare parts for Morris and Wolse to furnish surplus space; when a treatment of ears; and many old-Bay that Rolls-Royce engineers vehicles, thus ensuring for local usually trespasses on its wrong side garages of old-fashioned hotels, are others in England, instance their him fall in the face, wept bitterly.

and Morris-Commercial big coach or forry takes the turn it fashioned buildings, especially the know thore about speed than any out-stretched hands and, looking owners the promptest service at the to some extent, forcing other vehi grossly unsuited for their purpose. hands of the wide network of Disclos well over, and parked cars near The writer has often seen

boys tributors and Dealers already ex corners reduce the fairway,

- maltreating the starters of first- isting.

class cars, wrenching the steering wheel hard over repeatedly with the car motionless, and otherwise mis- handling cars in order to extricats some vehiols parked farther inside

His conâdence looks like being vindicated for the latest news is

Williams, H Sydney..

Under the new arrangements,

to the effect that no incidents or certain units of Rovers care will be mochanical treable had been ex-shipped to one oentro in Australia, where they will be assembled to

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DEFECTS OF PARALLEL PARKING

successos with the Schneider Trophy engine, both in the air and on the wator. Thean ongines have deve laped 2,350 b.h.p. for an hour, all for a total weight of 1,620 lbs.,

that is 11 oz. per bhp.or nearly

200 b.h.p. for each cylinder,

Mrs. Gandhi, unable to control

herself leaned on her husband's

Mr. Gandhi was unmoved. Eu. caught both her hands, shook her a little and released her.

The last to take love was. Deva- falas, his son, He stood in front of his father, sobbing bitterly: "Father, father." The next mo-

ment Mr. Gandhi was in the hands.

of the police officers.

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Nothing but extreme narrownes The following, Morris" and Wolse

can justify the ordinary British ley accesses were registered at a

method of parking cars parallel to the garage. reliability trial recently conducted by the Auckland Automobile Asso-merely stop a few minutes outside tha kerb, except for cars which Teiation (petrol consumption being galculated on power-weight basia):

a shop and move on again. Water,

A Wooley Hornet gained:

ing places in England often en- more points than any other of its courage parallel parking on the front, and at some seaside towns 45 competitors-905 out of a maxi-

on a fine, warm day the front may mum of 1,000.

he fringed by a line of several small ears was won outright by the kerb, bonnet to tail-lamp. This hundred cars, parkod parallel to Morris Minor, receiving 96.9 points, awarded for various testa, including dependability and petrol consumption.

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(2) The "A" Class open event for

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the maximum amount of roadway free; but the traffic in obstructed by cars (2) In the "B" Cines open event manwuyring in or out of position the Wolseley Hornet gained full every fifty yards or so all day long." marks for petrol consumption (un-

On the Continent the standard qualled by any other car in the method of parking is at right- claas, the actual mileage being 40.5 angles to the kerb, with the bonnet m.p.g.), and a Morris-Oxford was up against the pavement or the second out of the entire field with tail-lamp up against the pavement. 24 points less.

Under this system the driver enjoys (4) In the "P" Class owner maximum visibility, and can tako drivers' event a Morris-Cowley cup or quit his parking position corded the lowest petrol consumpwith the minimum amount of maneuvring. If the street is not quite wide enough for right-angle parking the authority may be able to paint white lines at a more or less obtuse angle with the kerb, 30 that the cars are placed neither parallel nor at right angles to it. This method permits them to move in, or out much more easily than the REVERSE INTO A GAP. In the unofficial vote as to the "Many experienced drivers havo comparative morits of the vehicles, yot to learn that the proper, way

tion.

A BRITISH 'BUS WINS.

Another triumph for British en- gineering-this time in Denmark.

Practical tests of three new types of buses were recently, carried out, ip. Copenhagen, before drivers and members of the Trumways Depart

meat.

of the 31 persons voting 75 favoured to enter a parked rank formed on the English vehicle, the Danish, the parallel system. is to reverso and 3 the German...

into the gap after overshooting it. The winning bus was an A.E.O. A car is much more manageable in 190 h. p. 6-wheel Renown," similar raverse from the sporing point of to the threa axle vehicles operated view, and if it is reversed into such by the L.0.0.C., and several Corn gap it can be placed against the porations in Great Britain, but, in kerb in one movement, whilst it this instance, fitted with a Danish may actually be impossible to park built body..

it close in by any other mode of approach,

THE R.A.C. RALLY.

Interest continues, to grow in the R.A.C. 1,000 miles Rally to Torquay fixed 'for March 1 to 5. The R.A.0. has already received about fifty promises of entries.

It is not only in streets that The parking blunders are common. car stands at golf clubs and other Places of resort pillory the stupi 'dity of too many, owners. The man' who arrives at the golf club at one o'clock ол Saturday afternoons

It would appear that many ladies will be among the competitors, not will often find his exit hopelosdly, blocked' by'a car which arrived withstanding the regulation which demands that no malos may be car

later. It will be parked up against ried aboard cars competing for the, the tail of his car so as to forbid ladies' awards, to prevent men driv. ing in difficult sections.

! ali movement, and may be a saloon

with all four, doors locked, so that

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