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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS; TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1932.

"BUY BRITISH" THE UNIT OF ENERGY ERG BATTERIES

Manufactured in Australia

Efficient Reliable

Guaranteed

ERG

E.R.G. BATTERIES

GIVE

LONGER LIFE MORE POWER BETTER SERVICE

THAN ANY BATTERY ON THE MARKET TODAY

Sole Agents for Hong Kong

and South China:

FOOK TEI COMPANY Bank of Canter Ballding. Tol. 26768.

All types stocked by UNION MOTOR HATHAN GARAGE

SUPPLY CO.

311, Hennessy Rd. Tel. 21882

Nathan Road,

Kowloon

Tel. 56948

SPARKS FROM THE PLUGS

CARS OF 1933

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form a init held at four points on rubber. The single-plate clutch has cork inserts, and is fed with oil automatically from the ongine, which has forced food. The travel of the clutch pedal can be altered. The gearbox filler and dip-stick are above the boards, but the starter, with a squared end aft, is helow on

NEAR AND FAR

An Austin Works Course.

It is generally known that the Austin Co. has a works course avail. able to students of the Institute of

·PRAISE OF FRENCH ROADS

trick of trusting so much to the horn when taking a blind bend. They do not hug the middlá, of the rond, they are generally sensiblo about crossings, and they are prac DRIVING TESTS NOT THE forms of cutting-in-that is, outside tically never guilty of the grosser

the city streets.

REASON

FEW ACCIDENTS DUE TO NOVICES

Franer is planing herself on the

car.

NAVAL CAPTAIN IN TROUBLE

SUSPENSION FÖR SPEECH AT ANTI-WAR CONGRESS

and gives good room, comfort, light, the urarside. The speed lever works Motor Salesmanship. This is due to fact that in the last six years only examination system is a hardy an- 'recting his speeches against the

centrally and flexibly and is sprung the sympathetic interest of Sir Herbalf as many persons have been against reverse. The rest of the

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How much of those safety first manners are due to the examination system eno can only gucas; I should

Oslo, Oct. 26.A first, class poli- THE. MORRIS TEN

nay, very little, for thean hre vie tical row is likely to arise over the tues pot acquired in learning to action of the Norwegian Minister start, steer and reverse a motor· à of National Defence in temporari- Tho Morris Ten does its duty well, is sensitive to control, and

Practical Objections.

ly suspending the Norwegian naval comparatively inexpensive to buy,

nual but it never gets beyond the armed forces of Norway during The suggestion that we adopt the officer, Captain Kullman, for di and visibility. windows, four doors, sliding front transmission comprises au open pro hert Austin, who, when approached killed on her roads as in Great Bri- talking stage because the practical the. Anti-War, Congress at Amster-

The saloon, with its six good side Monte, and wide wells for the feet pelleraunft with, a flexible disk by the Institute of Motor Salesman tain, and is claiming that this nul. objections are overwhelming. Que of the back passengers, is well pro. joint, at either end, and a three hin, provided and equipped promittedly striking difference is the anod has stated emphatically ta

of the biggest men in motor insur dam last month. back axle, which has a banjo case mises with typical chassis, parts,

"Batural result" of her system of the number of accidents that can and top and level plugs. A central and bodywork as lectus rooms in examining candidates for driving be traced to novices or to lack of as on all Morris productions-ip / and lover, with micans of adjust the Austin works at Birmingham. licences, writes A. G. Throssell driving tests is a negligible proper number of other persons for pre-

the elementary skill required for ment below the floor boards, applies

and private apartments Daily Telegraph" Motoring Cortion of the total. Tests might keep the back brakes mechanically by Hotels cable,

The front springs have a within a reasonable distance of the respondent. She is to be congra- but a few people who are cohatita little camber, and might be more clipped and shackled forward. The works are available to students who tulated on the superior safety of tionally incapable of ever becoming safe drivers, but the "accident of the lecturers.

size of our.

quarter floating, spiral berel-driven

portioned inside hud out. E trance and exit are guad for the The equipment-full, cludes an electric wiper, fashing light direction indicators, indepen- dent stoplight, ventilators in the scuttle, a large hub spare wire wheel in front of a folding neid at the hack, and a stoneguard, which track rod is in front of the axle, are under the care, and supervision her roads, but there are almost cer-prone," the habitually reckless,, the

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might, however, be detachable, in front of the radiator. The unhol- stery is leather cloth; there are no ashtrays. Tools are under the bonnet. The downswept frame allows the conchwork to be set low, Over the detachable cylinder head the air pre-heating cover and cleaner, with a pipe on the near. site lending to the handy carburet- tor which is bigh and joined by a short horizontal pipe to the circular twodwanch inlet cast in one with the two inner of the four branches of the exhaust manifold. The ex- haust pipe is forward. Alove the inlet is a water manifold with two larze branches connected to the site of the head. The sparking plugs an be got at after removing the [top coyer by two hand screws and loosening the bone enineetion The valves are at the side. Timing is by chain without means of adjust

ment, but the chain is short.

The honeycomb and-film radiator is in a shell and has an external thik, a temperature indicator in the cap with a water tap; this would be more handy with an exten- sion handle. The fan gets its drive by n V-belt with a dynamo which can he swung for adjustment. On the offside also are the make-and break and distributor which are op posed to the oil pump and at aa angle to the vertical in the side of the cylinder block and upper half of the crankcase. The coil, is on, the dash, na is also the tank for the Lockheed hydraulic four wheel brakes. There is cam, steering with the light connections at the bottom of the column.

Engine, clutch, and gear-box

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but is high up and well protected.

On the Road.

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The course oc-

cupies four weeks,

The 3,000,000 Dollar Order,

As was reported recently, the first consignment of a 3,000,000 dollar order for night-cylinder Fords has arrived in England. The Canadian company in return is to take about 3,000 8 h.p. Fords.”

Upholstery.

It would be interesting to hear readers' views as to what is the best form of upholstery in saloon cars. There are drawbacks to the materials in use at present and one wonders if something better could not be found,

The Ministry of National Defen ee has requested the Ministry of Justice to take legal proceedings against Captain Kullman and a paganda against the defence forces. The Ministry of Justice has replied that the ease must be considered by

the Cabinot.

The affair has now been taken up by the Socialist

Party, which strongly advocates a reduction in tho Defence Estimates..

It is believed that the whole ques tion of liability to prosecution on stop the grounds of anti-military pro-

paganda will be reviewed.-Reuter.

tainly many reasons for it more impatient, the bully and the bnlf potent than driving examinations. wit would pass easily.

Unless the examination is fairly Last year for the first time the number of motor vehicles in use in thorough, is worse than none. It France caught up to the number in is not enough to be able to drive use in this country; previously upd

down, reverse. had been smaller. But the area of and restart on a bill, and answer a France is more than twice ours, and few questions out of the Highway cur square miles carry two and a Codd. But if the tests are to he half times as many persons, French thorough, how are they to be car There are more than roads are straighter, bave no hed-ried out! ges, and far fewer corners, and pro 2,700,000 driving licences issued on the average less slippery,

every year. How are these people to be examined and where are the qualified examinars ?

The saloon will do about 30, good 40, and 65 miles an hour on second, third, and top; these speeds are ample for this class of ur, where 40 is an easy cruising speed on top. Forty-five was reached on the straight. The climbing perfor manon is very good. Some mecha- | gical vibration can be felt in the steering wheel on occasion; it might be further damped by more rubber. insulation, otherwise the engine was

More Careful, Drivers. quiet and ready to work. The gear, changing is aimple and with a short

It is also arguable that French movement from the second to third,

people are on the average better drivers. and third, is really a quiet-third,

Whether Latin nervos The hand brake lever catch might

react more swiftly than Anglo- Saxon I do not pretend to know, be more comfortable.. The hydraulic brakes were excellent, being true, pensive, cold in cold weather, air-ly more considerate and careful First, leather: It is heavy, ex-but in my opinion they are definite progressive yet with plenty of

less and clammy in hot weather, drivers, except possibly in the power, and free of squeak. The as-gota very hot when exposed to the. prasion is certainly good, and the saloon gives the driver or passenger clothes shiny, and is apt to creak sun, stains fairly easily, makes one's safe and steady feel worthy of a and be noisy in a very silent car, its larger car.

The flashing light direction in-main advantage being that it is

easily cleaned. dicator is simple to work. A spring. loaded lever is pull straight out when warning amber fights are shown both sides of the car. The after, red and green lights wink at the sides, according as to whether the lever has been turned left or right from its vertical position be fore being pulled out. If it is merely pulled out in its downward vertical position; after the warning amber, winking green lights are shown both sides, indicating the intention of the driver to go straight ahead. Change of signal can be given at (Coniinsed at foot of nert column.) CARS LAID UP IN WINTER

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Secondly, the Bedford cord-cloth type of upholstery: Very hot and clinging in warm weather, fades rapidly, shows the least signs of dirt or grease, kloca not wear or last very well, and not easily clean- ed

Surely there must be some more suitable materials! One hears very good accounts of the new types of horsehair coverings; but is that the unly alternative

TIME

MONTHLY LICENCES

SUGGESTED.

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No; bitter as is our need for safety-irst weapons, driving tests are not worth while.

We might better tako a lesson from France in- the treatment of driving licences aftor issue. Last year 9,741 licences In England in the same year only were withdrawn for road offences. 3,340 licences were suspended

CHILDREN'S

WINTER DAYS.

LETS GO TO ESKIMO LAND!

Dear Kiddies,

OUR SPORTS-SOCCER

THE KICK-OFF

KING'S THEATRE COMING SHORTLY !

CHEVALIER

"LOVE ME TONIGHT

Jeanette MacDonald

A VOJNEN MANOLLEN PRODUCTION

CORNER

BY UNCLE JACK

ROYALTY, Cabinet Ministers, and oven famous actresses kave Two more week-ends and. suruer time will be over, writes the Lon-

To-day is the first day of heen known to kick-off in charity don Daily Telegraph Motoring cor

"Winter" Don't you think it matches, but never in a League respondent. At the same time the would be rather fanny if the sea (match or Cup tie. The kick-off enr. present licensing quarter will ex- pire, sud several thousand owners

-sons changed suddenly What I confer so great a benefit that it is will be faced with the problem mean is, suppose yesterday you thought undesirable to entrust it whether or no to lay up their cars, were walking about in light clothes to any one bot taking part in the for the winter. The jump in petrol and then today we all had to

match. prices must count in these delibera- tions, although motoring has almost wear heavy ones because this was ceased nowadays to be regarded as the first day of Winter. It wouldn't a fine weather occupation, or means be nearly so funny though if your of transport.

In Germany it is anticipated that 300,000 aotor vehicles all told will be laid up over the winter, with a rongiquent loss of £6,000,000 to the State revenues and of employment for 160,000 persons. Neither hard times nor petrol prices will have such results in England

In any match each side kicks off

at least once, either at the begin ning or at half-time. Whenever a goal is scored, the ball is kicked off afresh by the side that conceded the goal.

Ten Yard Eula.

SHIPS FLAGS

RA.F. ENSIGN

THE Royal Air Force keeps in commission a fleet of vessels employed on various duties in con- nection with the service.

Dosoribed officially as

" marino craft," they comprise ty number of scaplano tamdors and pinnaces, and two sturdy little ships of thú trawler type named the Adagiral and the Commander Cawley, part of their work being to sweep for launched from aircraft. and pick up dummy torpedoes

When outside territorial waters, or on extended constaľ oraizes, and on certain other occasions, these vessels are required by regulationa to fly the R.A.F. Ensign from the ensign staff in the stern.

Ths Aag is light blue, with the Union in the doxtor canton and three roundels superimposed rel upon white upon blue in the centre of the fly.

At first sight, to be given the ball in the centre of the Geld with all the opponents ahead seems a small advantage. On the other hand, no

It is one of the latest British opponent is allowed within ten flags of importance to be greated, yards of the ball until it has rolled and has the distinction of contain- completely over, which should ennbeing in its major scheme the same the attack to get going unhindered. colour in two shades, the light blue Also, since the exact position of of the field and the dark blue of cach player is known, there is little the Union and the third roundel. danger of the first passes going astray if the attackers have a clear plan to work on.

Two years ago the statistical ex- verts of the Society of Motor Manu facturers calculated that about 50,000 cars, 3,300 passenger, vehicles, and 8,000 goods vehicles went out of use during the winter months. No similar reckoning has been inade since, but the experts declare that hibernation is definitely de- creasing, thanks to, bettor cars and boter roads, and though bad trade or heavier running costs may cause the withdrawal of more comunercial vehicles private owners will not to winter clothes were locked up and tacklos from the opposing inside any measurable extent deprive themselves of the use of their ears the weather changed and you'd I men, who are sure to dash forward because petrol is dearer.

the moment the ball húa been kick- lost the key of the wardrobe! Increase of Quarterly. Licences.

ed off. How many of you would like to

Bad Positions,

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It is significant, however, of the have an "Eskimo Winter" In tines that the number of owners.

At the kick-off it is a good plan to bring the wing-halves up to the half-way line. This strengthens the attack and makes it easy to avoid

} Thare is always a chance that the

who license their cars from quarter Eskimo land you see the sun for opposing defenders have taken up

to quarter is steadily increasing; whole six months in the year and four owners in ten now run their

cars on that basin. It costs more, the other six months are dark!" but is more convenient.

In the circumstances the rub of monthly licences, often asked for, would be popular. It would enable many to enjoy at least another month of the autumn wheel; or perhaps, have the car out" at the Christmas period, and it would' save to the revenue a good deal of the loss represented by the biberna- tion of those 10,000 cars, which," aq it is, will cease to pay tax or use petrol from Oct. 2-to-March 23-

Any time. Time two possible draw.. backs are that, owing to the modern tapering coachwork, the driver, following directly and closely behind might not see the signals unless the Brits were måde langer. The installation is neat, and con." forms with the present trend of traffic signalling

Chaario,

Brrr! I'm feeling cold now!

UNCLE JACK.

A MODEST HUNTER A TOURIST travelling in the *** Bocky Mountains was intro-- duced to an old haunter who chimed to have killed no fewer thag a hundred bears.

Bill," said the introducer. this faller wants to bear of some narrer escapes you bad from bears

Voting man," said Bil thar's been kẩy narrer escaper, fle bears harlem Mat

bad positions. The backs and halves, for instance, may be too near the centre of the field, in which case, the ball should be trans ferred to the wing. Or again, the hacks may be too wide apart, Janv ing the road open for the centre forward.?:

A RELATIVE PUZZLE What kin is a child to its father.

Who is not its father's son Guess that, and when you have

finished

Right here is another one—

(Daughter.)

If your uncle has a brother.

Who is not your uncle, too, What relation is that brother

To your brother and to you

(Father.)

ADOLPHUS: "You're muob. thinner than you were, old

To reap the fullest benefit from bean!" auch mistakes, the first short panse Marmaduke! Yass, deah boy which lead up to a through poes; since I've taken up horse ridin' I'va must be made with the precision fallen off a good deal!!!.

of clockwork. This demands plenty ADY of the House: Jane how of practice, but the time in well' is that gas fire. I had put in. apent. The first side to score gensyour-room-1 rally wine the match

Business man to prospective offitto boy): Are you well educated?

Boy (proudly), I be

in Africa."

Tescher

Billy:

tigers.

June: "Them new inventions is just wonderful, ma'am. I lighted it the frat I had it and it ain'

89ng out yet.

Customer-You- Name six wild animals | figures, my ladim

Newsboy: I'm out of

· Practice Two lions and four air. Most of my customers say

Keep the change.