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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1932

SPARKS FROM THE PLUGS

News from Everywhere

Signalling in Denmark.

A Danish regulation compelling cars to be equiped with automatic signals, came into force on April

Hush 1

New Use for Brandy.

The Yugo 'Slav automobile eturs. have reported favourably on scheme to utilius, for the manufar

JENT

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1. It has been volautarlig showerved tture of a rough bindy, the 450,000 by mont drivers for some time. The litres of wing which are left over! 'regulation devie la a finger-shaped, every

after" that country's sign about ten inches la bugth, thirst has been satisfied, and which One is fixed to each side of the car, are useless for export because of how world prices. The brandy will be nad to mix with the 350,000 litres of petrol which is imported yearly and which is very expansive in that country. It is stated that the petrol will be in no way de- teriorated by the 10 per cent, brandy addition which the available wine will provide.

Last week I had orcasion to drive, with a young enthusiast who runs an ancient upe which, what on the rond, is ubat tas noblest thing extant. A solid tynd lorry with out springs and loaded with empty milk eburns would be a Daimler to it in comparison. Conversation was impossible.

What The New Yorker Bays.

Wanted. man for gas seYVICE It was a relief to halt in a traffic station who can earn a somersault block when only the click of uns at the approach of every mstomer tappet remained, a particularly-Advertisement in San Jose New soothing chick, I thought it, but my young friend seemed runrested.

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MHP'DEURS

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MOTOR RECORD.

ADELAIDE TO SYDNEY IN 20

HOURS.

COMFORT IN THE CAR.

"SOFT" STEERING AND

SKIDS...

There is no question that the rond: performance of most modern cars-i whether they be 7 house power or ar kord power--is good, but it i Driving his 15.3 h.p. (244.c.) questionable if the driver's comfort six-cylinder Citroen car. Mr. Arthur is receiving the same attention it Bares broke the revord from Ade- received five or six years ago. laide to Sydney, 1,155 miles, hy 3 I am of average build and am hours 21 minutes. He left Adelaide | fortunately able to stand the strain at 11a.m. on Wednesday and arrived of long, non-stop drives.. Non-stop in Sydney at 1.17 p.m. on Thurs runs of 200 miles have been fre

cars that I have tested day, his time, allowing for a diffquent in forges of 30 minutes between New during the past few years, Driving South Wales and South Australian strain has been so small in a few standand thnos, buing 20 hours 17cf these cars that I have felt fresh minutes. The previous record, also enough to do another 200 miles, "hất in the case of other cars, muscles held by Mr. Barnes, in a

and nerves were tired. after 100 another make, was

miles.

ear of 20 hours" 8

minutes.

Mr. Barnes was accompanied by Mr. Arthur Bolton, as mechanie, the reported an excellent ruu all through the 1,195 miles driven, ex- cept that he got off the mad no Horsham and proceeded 21 miles in After passing wrong direction.

rough Albury, foggy conditions were experienced and persisted until he was near Yass,

The our was equipped with Aus-

• by way of "interest, the maths already earned towards the Gold! Shipping Benefited by Cars.

Star which is given each your by There are forty dve new oil tank- the British Racing Drivers' « Club ers in constrution, representing for Lenck ovente stand so far thus: "onequarter of the sonange of shipa Dri-coil. Cobb and Tin Birkite. being built in the world's yards. bed the list with five eh, then trahan-mule, tyrus (which were also Motor cars are be a large extent eone Rohing with four, and after ned for the drive down to Ade responsible for this boop in oilani Stenard, Mathieson, Bracken, Laude), spark plugs, shock absorb-

aud Westbrook Straight carrying ships. E provides get abe¦bury. - other argument with which to run; Faulkner with thre, while Ashby, Fers, and crown whert and pinion. front these earnest peotagonists of Cuthbers, Willis, Elwes, Merson, ME Barnes states that he used increased taxation for motor velge Eecles and Fray have scores tw these Australian products in order Jes, who would do well to let each. That is for a start euch

demonstrate their reliability upon the endless ramifications of B.A.1.C. meeting counts, fagobbert the industry.

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under the severest fest.

The difference was so pronounced that began to compare the angle of the seata, the design of the con- trol pedals, and the steering wheel column in relation to one another. I found slight changes compared with models of two and three years ago which may to some extent ex- phain' the driving stress. Another point I noticed was that few cars can be brought out of a skid with out diffenity,

Car or Roads?"

After a rum of, 100 miles on one during which several ticklish kids developed, I did the return journey over the same roads in

similar weather in another car and Mr. Barnes con-faded his record found that skids worse than those drive by diverting from the Liver-encountered on the outward jour pool-road at Lansdowne Hill and Dey were easily corrected, coming through Parramatta. Rydé. and over Fuller's Bridge to the Gordon-rond. He claimed to be the first record-breaker to use the Syd- ney Harbour Bridge.

Although he averaged to miles an hour for the run of 1,185 miles, the

did not give the slighwest' trouble, and there was not even a puncture.

VAN-LOAD OF SHIRTS STOLEŃ.

VEHICLE AFTERWARDS FOUND ABANDONED.

The two, cars had about the same quality of low centre of gravity wheel-hase and track were similar: and the sotal weights wern· prac tically equal. The only difference wis that the car used on the out- ward journey, had steering of a *Bow ratio” pattern, while the return journey car had fairly high, ratic steering. In the last four or five years there has Béen a fashion for ultra "soft" or low ratio steėr- ing to counteract the greater resist- ance of lower pressure types.

The ideal of all roads being non- akid will not come for many years; meanwhile, it is a question whether i tire fashion of low ratio steering has not gone a point to far.

Driving comfort might be tackled

A motor-van containing a quan lity of shirts, valued at several hundreds of pounds, belonging to Barron Walton, shirt manufacturer, on different lines. A simple means 13. Store Street, Manchester, was of corelating seats, pedal controls tolen while standing outaide the and the steering column must come, firm's warehouse in Store Street.

It was later found abandoned in Holland Street, but the shirts had been removed. Manchester City Polleo detectives conducted an in- tensive search throughout the night. It is thought that the thieves may have transferred the stolen goods be another car and thais escaped.

Frons sents are nearly all adjust- able now, but what is the good of that if the steering colthan cannot be

moved an desired? Most columns seem to have been made for the mar, of 5ft, sin, or 5ft. Gin., und the average driver, even with the seat forward to its limit, has to suffer the fatigue of outstretched with the British Empire Trophy arms, which is aggravated if the and the 500 Miles Rhee, and the barn has a raked Tack. man with the greatest number of. I cannot see any great difficulty marks gets the Star, though of,in fitting cheap cars with a sort of course, he must be a member of telescopic steering column and a the club. There is so far no score! sent with an adjustable back for the road racing stay, though brake. A number of ears have the Monaco and the Thousand Miles; adjustable pedal controls. To my Italian Race offer possibilities. mind they should be fixed, bring ing the driver and his seat as fur forward as possible, almost forcing This four wheel drive business him to have the largest posible becoming quit enthralling, fur; angle, or sight through the wind- besides the interest aroused by screen. It is these things, which Bugatti's new cin Miller seems to make the car feel "right to the have something of the same sort in owner. his mind, as two four wheel drive cars are possible, though not per

Four Wheel Drive,

New Austin Four

tain, for the Indianapolis 600 Miles Last week I had a short run in" Race, an event in which one would the new Austin four-cylinder 10-h.p. not imagine a four wheel drive saloon after a prolonged inspection would be especially suitable. Any of the chassis. In road perform- way, it looks as though we shall anco and value the car is first rate all have to acquire a new technique and has a sturdiness which should, in driving in the future.

keen it in service for years,

1. The engine, is hotter than that add NEWS from Everywhers of the seven unit. With side valves,

Castrol Olls,

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it is unusually quiet, smooth and" flexible, and is an excellent hill! A correspondent'to this paper has climber for its size. On top gear made the suggestion that the makers, it will drive the car at a walking of." Castrol import from Russia, pace in trafic, and, at 66 m.p.h. Rouminin and America finished in the open country. I liked it best "products" "to" wirteh z cerezin quantity int 40 mps-undity-acceleration of Castrol Oil is added. We re on top from 10 m.p.h. to that speed ferred the said letter to the local jis brisk.

agents for Custroke Oils who re- Steering and braking are good. plied na follows:- Castrols Oils Mechanical accessibility is on a high are imported from a British source level and oil bushes are used wher and refined in England and not one ever possible to reduce the need gallon comes from Bussin, Bour of attention. Fuel consumption it gunia or America, either in a raw was impossible to check, but I or finished state. Some of Wako- should say that 22 m.p.g., would be feld Industrial oils are imported | about right with the ear driven in from Philadelphia in a'crude stato | En_average way, and refined in England. All oils Other commendable. points are, irpported into this Colony by us on the placing of the petrol tack at behalf of Messrs, Wakefield come the rear; necessibility of the bat, direct from the United Kingdom teries, and an under-bonnet locker where the refining procqua takes for the tools. Altogether the Austin place,"

is a durable, well thought-out job.

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