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THE WOLSELEY

HORNET SPECIAL

GENERAL SPECIFICATION

Engine-Six cylinders, overhend valves and cag-shaft with chain drive, pump cooling, four bearing crank shaft, forced-feed Tylujeation with external oil filter and oil

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1932.

SPARKS

FROM THE PLUGS

RACE THRILLS ON HOVE SEA FRONT

WOMEN FAINT AT AN ̧

ACCIDENT

FAMOUS DRIVERS COMPETE

Brighton-Motor-ears and motor-

couler. Lucas coil ignition and 19 cycles raced wide open at the Brigh volt equipment, twin $.U. entburet tom anxi Hove Motor Club meeting fers fed by Petrolifi from 5:gallon | ou the front here on Sept. 19 roar tank. Rating 1209 h.p., tax £12, bore Simm., stroke Simms, ́rapacity 1271 co

Trassinission.-Single day plate clutch, fourspoed gear box with constant mesh third and rewate control, gear ratios 4.99, 6,04, 11,33, nd 17.3 to 1 Open tubular pro- pellor shaft with Hardy Spicer mortallic, universal joints spiral hevel drive to three-qitarter float-) ing type rear axle.

The Corporation had closed the frant specially for the racing, which lasted four and a half hours,

Many famous drivers entered. but the thrill of the menting was The race between Sir Malcolm Campbell, in his Sunbeam, and Mr. John Cobb, in his Delago—two of the most famous racing cars in the world.

I first gear both ears were level, Brakes, --- Lockheed hydraulic and in second Cobla drew twenty- brakes on all four wheels, with five yards abend. Amid breathless central hand-brake acting on rear excitement, Sir Malcolm picked up wheels only. Brake-drues 13in, in third, and crossed the line at 173.27 -m.p.h., winning by thirty diameter.

General, Semi-elliptic spring yards a triumph for the British front and

front springs ar, and a record for alw courie, shackled at forward ends, Lavax shock absorbers! Steering by worm and wherl. Large dinteter revolu- tion counter former driven spindle.

Dinwisions.

rear,

Spectator Hurt.

An inmediate attack was made and spredometer, the record by R. W. Storey, of from dynama Mansfield, on a motor-eyele. He knocked 1 2-3aper, off Sir Malcolm's 7ft. time.

Wheelbase ojin, track alt. 9in. front and 3ft.

The meeting was marred by an din, rver, over-all length 10ft. Gii, acrident towards its 'close, when ever-all width: 45%. lin. Magn the flywheel of one of the compete

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LONDON'S GREAT PETROL RUSH

BUYING BEFORE 3D. RISE

· AFTER MIDNIGHT

NEAR AND FAR

How Many Cars in France?

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Co. by Messrs. Reynolds, Sona Partners, Ltd., the Albien conces sionaires in Johannesburg, will be the largest motor tanker in the Union of South Africa:

reaping the benefit of its work in Wintom, of Windsor, and Lord de Australia Albion Motors, Ltd., Ramsay, of Dublin, whose choice the well-known Scottish manufac has fallen.on a Minx Sports Tourer. turers of commercial motors and The Commercial Counsellor to buses, report that the total of last. An Oil Tanker for South Africa. H.M. Embassy at Paris reports years' orders has already been ex It is claimed that a new Albion that according to the Journal ceeded in 1838, and that hardly a1,500 gallon tank waggon, which is Officiel the number of passengers week now passes without business being supplied to the Vacuum Oil London, September 14.-An amaz.

cars in use in Franco is 1,251,538, of į hoing reported by their associated ing rush to buy petrol began last which 1,154,430 was Jean than nine company-Albion Motors (A/Asia), night, shortly after an officiel an- nouncement had been issued that years old. In 1930-1931 the total Ltd, who have depots in both Mel- the price of petrol would be in a 1,100,000, and in 1929, 930,160. bourne and Sydney. cressed 3d. a gallon as from mid-The number of vehicles for the transport of goods in 1931-1932 WAS night.

437,096, of which 317,238 were less than nine years old. In 1830-1931 Home-going motorists, who and 100 the totals were 410,010 and heard the news in the early even 385,021, respectively. ing, quened up at filling station and bought all their tanks would hold, and when the theatres cap. tied the same process began all over again.

Here was news with money in it. It was like a gold rush.

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699 Miles in 181 Hours..

Messrs. Maughan Thiem, Ltd., of Motors, Ltd., of Brisbane, are con- cessionaires for Albions, while the sale of those popular trucks in Western Australis has recently been entrusted to Mosare. F. Winter- bottom & Co., Ltd.

Adelaide and British Australian

By covering the distance of 893

Thà Albion 30/35.out. model has Garages in the West-end became miles between Brisbane und Sydney become very popular with market jammed with cara. Outside one was in 15 hours 33 mias. 9 h.p gardeners in Australia, the most re. in line which stretched to the end of Singer, driven by Mr. Arthur Beascent business in this connection being a machine of this type sold to the Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing.

the street. Nothing like it hadley, has created a new record and beaten the previous holder by about

been seen before.

And among those waiting for hours. The French company, "a fill-up at the old price" were | whose record hos berti so convin- scores of motorists who, finding cingly eclipsed, were confident that their own local garages closed, had driven into London to save their performance could not be money. Some even took away lowered by a light car. ́* extra supplies in cans.

As a general rule no news of any

The Singer averaged about 4 change is allowed to leak out be... for the trip over roads which fore the petrol dealers open in the in places were very hilly, and it is morning. But for some unexplain noteworthy that the time take for the trip is only 45 minutes more

ed reason the change in price than the heavy car record, which is announced in the late evening

held by an American firm. papers.

Did Not Want to Holl.

As midnight approached the garages in West London were be sieged by scores of motorists

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The Road Hog's Toll

Minx Makes Friends.

Two of the most interesting names which figure on the list of recent purchasers of the Hillman Minx are Messrs. W. O. ad II. M. Bentley, who, as can readily be imagined, are keen judges of a car.

The 4-ton Albion chassis forms the Basis of this interesting machine which is mounted on 38 in, x 9 in. pneumation, twin on the rear wheels. It is understood that it will operate in the Transvaal often at altitudes of 3,000 feet above sea level.

Kersey Tunnel Motor Trafts.

PRIMITIVE RAILWAY IN ENGLAND

TWO OLD FORDS-BACK-TO-

BACK.

Connecting a main line with a small setiaide village on the south coast is a pleasantly primitive rail- way aystem. Although the owners, have assumed the dignified title of

voy has relegated the system to railway company, the ordnance sur-

that of tramway. Its former and rather quaint title, "The Hundred of Manhood and Selsey Tramway" supports the latter.

The type of train" varies. In one case it consists of two old Fords (complete with humpers) back to back. The bodies bear a resemblance to railway coaches.

Of the 1,500,000 vehicles expected On the outward' journey one Ford to use the Mersey Tunnel each year | does the hauling, and on the home- -the tunnel will not be ready for opening until about June next year Ward journey the other. A second —it is estimated that 500,000 pri- type is made up of two of another vate motor care will pay tolls at make of motor vehicle similarly. the rate of 18, 6d. each, bringing back to back, but with a quite or- in a revenue of £80,000. According

at 6d. each, ££2,500; 540,000 motor

made, the expected traffic and toll Yet another type is made up of to a census which has recently been dinary railway truck in between. revenue, together with that from private cars, is as follows: 100,000 ordinary railway conches and trucks motor cycles and other light vehicles drawn by an engine similar to those vans, larries, and other heavy uso for shunting in station yarde vehicles at 39., £81,000: 100,000 The average time taken for the

Sir Edward Elgar, Bart, O.M., oil tanks, and so on, at 28. £5,000,

Another now owner of note is motor coaches and moter 'buses at run of about nine miles is half an 28. ed., £12,500; and 50,000 taxis, hour. The line crosses the main |K.C.V.O., who has just taken de- )

Parliamentary powers are to be road at several places, and the lovel livery of a Minx Saloon de Luxe,sought by the Mersey Tunnel Joint crossings are heralded by alarming Committee to enable them to ex notices bearing the legend: "Be- while other recent distinguished tend the toll-paying period beyond ware of the trains-level crossing purchasers includo the Countess the twenty-five years already antho

However, the railway Jellicoe, of Ventnor, LO.W., the rised as a maximum, this step being no gates." Rt. Hon. Lord Congleton, of Lynd necessary since the estimates of has to suffer the indignity of hav capital expenditure have heening to stop its trains before each

crossing in order to give warning.

wire wheels with 97in. by 4.7510ing cars burst and bounded among anxious to lay in their supplies of and August. It is estimated that hurst, the Countess of Eglinton and heavily exceeded.

Dunlop tyres, Rudge-Whitworth wire wheels with 27in. by 4.40in. tyres are offered as an alternative. Turning circle 39ft., weight 10èwt.

Price-Chargin only supplied,

CITA.

Makers. Wolseley Motors, Ldal., Ward End, Birmingham.

Performance.

Acceleration on top gear from. 10 do 30 m.p.h. was accomplished in 11.5s, on third in o 3-59ce, and

the crowd on the beach.

It struck Douglas Limbrey, aged twenty-one,

of Leaside-avenue, Muswell Hill, inflicting a wasti on the forehead.

Many women fainted, and had to rercive attention from the St. John ambulance men.

Two hundred children were killed in the streets, in traffic accidents during the holiday months of July

three out of every four of these ac- cidents could have been averted if It was probably the first time the provisions of the Highway Code in the history of the retail busi-had beca properly carried out.

petrol before the increased price came into forec.

neas that dealers did not want to sell. If they could hold their stocks until midnight every gallon in their tanks meant an extra 3d. profit.

Two petrol stations at least on the Portsmouth-road closed down before their usual time. The pro-

small, sports car combining effci.prietors of one of there said to a on second in 5 1-3sec. Maximum eney with refinement. Mere per Daily Express representative:-- speed attained 72 m.p.h. on top formance figures do not give a real

"The position is absurd. I tried and so on third. Petrol consump indication of the quality of Hornet to get in a fresh lot of petrol this tion about 2 m.p.g., ail and water special as apart from high-speed afternoon without knowing that an consumption on 100 miles test run and remarkable acceleration from a increase in price was coming. I was not appreciable. These figures were 171 c.c. engine. The car does ita informed that the load could not be obtained with a chassis fitted with work with the utmost smoothacas delivered. Then the companies go Eustace Walkins Ariel Tickford

and with complete mechanical and tell people to go and buy petrol coupe couchwork.

silence. The controls also are before midnight. notably light, and the car rides "People have been coming here

Special Features,

This car has beca designed as a like ons very much larger and in a stream filling their tanks to

(Continued on next Polunin.)

heavier.

MICHELIN

FOR

STRENGTH

HELL

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Distributors :

A. GOEKE & CO.

CHINA: BUILDING, 4TH FLOOR..

Depot:-FIAT GARAGE: 2350, HannesSF Hoan.

the brim. At least three new cus- tomers arrived abortly after the announcement and each naked for ten gallons of petrol. If the an- nouncement had been made in the morning trade would have been normal, and I should have benefited by the increase.

Brought a Pail.

Another owner said: "I had a man in here to-night with soven teen petrol tins which he asked

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It should be the duty of the State to give instruction"in road sease to children in the schools," says a London paper. The commu- nity long ago abolished the money tolls of the roads. They ought not to tolerate the dreadful new toll of

the roads in children's lives.

Unappreciated Humour,

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Army officers who held up motorists A Home paper remarks: Six

for a joke at a lonely cross-ronds. in Wiltshire, were fined £2 each and ordered to pay £8 costs at Salis-

bury last month.

This is a time, when the scare of the motor bandit is wide-spread. It was chosen by these young men to play a lunatic trick of terrifying road-users. They made foola of themselves very cheaply. It cost them a little over £3 a head," An acid comment of a Socialistic nature follows,

Dylinder Wear.

"Cylinder Bore Wear" in the title of an interesting little book

me to fill. He was not a regular published in the interests of the customer, and I told him my automobile industry jointly by The petrol pumpa wero dry. Another man brought a pail. I told him Birmingham Aliminium Casting his 3d profit would evaporate, by

Co. and The Midland Motor the morning."

Cylinder Co. The nom de plume: The owner of a large petrol sta "Birmid" covers the identity of tion in Old Kent-road snid: "We one well known in the industry, and sold five times as much petrol be who is eminently qualified to write tween six and ten o'clock to-night on the subject. He makes one thus we did throughout the whole statement which causes one to of yesterday. Many of our custom-think: "According to a competent ers have asked me to reserve for observer a clear eight minutes pass- them as much as fifteen to twentyed after starting up an engine, hav gallons."

ing forced lubrication, before the It is estimated that the motorists oil began to reach the cylinder of Great Britain and Northern Ire- | walls."! -land-will-have to pay £1,000;000~¤~

month more for their petrol. Omni- doctors and others who make jour- From this it is obvious that

bus companies, it is expected, may

consider an immediate revision of a restricted area require

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the splash lubrication system.

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their fares. The increase will mean

another £1,000 a day in the petrol-

| bill of the London General Onimbus | Albions in Australia,

Company

The new price of first-grade:

Despite the unfavourable. business

petrol distributed by the combine conditions, it is good news to hear

companies today is 18, 7ld.

that at least one British Arm is

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