MUGS AND MOTOR BIKES.
To Castle Peak With Eustace.
(BY "GADABOUT.")
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;
SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1923.
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trouble was how to get me on the [back, Jimmy hadn't learnt the Itnack of using his pulley, which would give him free engine, and whatever Jimmy did be couldn's asks that bike go slower than; twenty-five" or thirty miles an} hour Jimmy could go as fast as are ha liked but as soon as he tried to
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One half of the world, 'tis said, achieve the impossible as it gasped throttle down that enging just Branches:- lide knows how the other half for air and gas, and then, about gave a feeble little cough and; lives. It's always been a mystery two yards from the bewildered Loaked out.
Eustace
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to
to me how Eustace go on lukong,
For half an hour Jimmy tried. living. Eustace has more hair-pathetic dead stop.
riding past as slowly as he could,
I made vain It didn't take us so long to while breadth escapes in a week than
sitemp's any normal man in a lifetime. If start again this time. We were to hop up behind, with the bike there's a
crowd bathing and away in well under three quarters covering the ground at the there's a sharp rock anywhere of an hour. And when Eustace rate of a mile in the space of around. Eustace is always the did get going, he did. go. The about two minutes. It was far first to put his foot on it. If trouble was that Eustace never from a success. We created;
sensation after bik Eustace passes anything freshly Meemed to go for long. What that quite
painted and there's a aotica poor, unfortunate, mishandled Peopls began to come out on Wet Paint: Do Not Touch" bike endured from Eustace I know their doorsteps to watch us. Eustace always rube bis sleeve not, but its protests were pretty Small boys appeared from no- in it. If there's anything in his frequent. Of Eustace would go where. We were the biggest at- path when he's walking. Eustace with a roar and cloud of dust. traction they'd had in the dis always stumbles over it. if any. Coolies would seek hurried shelter trict for years. The small boys body leaves a bottle of ink, with by the side of the road Chauffeurs had an argument amongst them the cork out, lying about, Eustace with years' experience would go selves whether we were practis always upsets it. He just can't help it. Eustace was born that way.
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pale, draw over to the extreme ing to hacome movie actors or MADE DAILY UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION edge, and turn their heads away. whether we were only good Eustace would streak along like enough for A
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Then
The other day Eustace decided this, then you'd see the bike sud- Jimmy hit on the brilliant idea of THE DAIRY FARH, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. to take up motor cycling. I trieddenly slow down to walking pace, getting those small boys to give to dissuade him. I could imosine-zag weakly across the road us a push. We did. and you Eustace on motor bike, and I and refuse to budge. That kick should have heard the cheers. trembled.
When people like starter had to work overtime with when we moved off.
Eustace confine their attention to
Eustace. By the time he'd in- But the real excitement began the comonplace joys of existence
duced his engine to get going when we reached Bristol. it's bad enough. but when they gain I'd catch him up and pass Jimmy
didn' know Bristol. Brek out mechanical aid to assist him. Then he'd flash past a few had to shout the directions. the left. Round again. tiem in riaxing life and limb, it's seconds later and the same per- "To
formance happen all over again. accident insurance a woeder
Next to the right." And so on. companies mase any proft at ali
The only time Eustace got aand Jimmy lifted his ertaust, Eustace reminds me of a fellow bit windy was when he banded and just blinded round. All went round A corner and about well till we came to right- Lased to know at Home. He was hundred yards ahead, saw a Sikh angled hend, with ano her fellow barmless at first sight, too. I got policeman. To see Eustace then coming in the opposite direction t restly know Sam one Saturday be reminded you of those old gen- and wanting norning. I was just thinki oftlemen, who used to potter along the same time as we did. It ping to sinner when up came at Home in bath chairs. Eustace didn't take a prophet to tell what Hello, wouldn't have passed a scooter. was going to happen. We missed
Sm on a motor cike.
12 give you & litt home." I
take the tura at
he hop up behind and Eustace dived his hand in biss plate glass window by inches. jumped up and we set off in fine pocket to make sure he had his The injured party was on a light Style. 913 Sam must have spot-licence ready. Eustace was very weight and had his best girl. proud of that licence. He'd on the carrier-ör they tuel
te his one girl in the distance. never had a licence before. He been till Jimmy and f Aly **, something pepped up wouldn't have had that one if I'em, Jiminy and aited for the San. to certainly made that made the laws of the Colony. typhoon, W. offered apologies bile shit. 1 hung on like grim believe Eustace really wanted a death, sut my eyes, clenched myteel, and waited for the end.policeman to stop him and ask
him for his licance. And Eostam
sure that Sikh poleman was going to.
the ad, as it happened, was prasicdy deserted, and after I'd recover from the first shock and Bawid Sam in frout looking
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Was
The licence wasn't in Eustace's
so call I almost began to right-hand pocket. It wasn't in enjoy Then, from out of a his left-hand pocket. It wasn't side sir, about bundred in his breast pockets. It wasn't in yards and, * baker's hare his trousers' pockets. He could and vahove in sight. Samind everything except that nade ad grab for his exhaust licence. And ther he remembered lever, fated with his gas and air, and kan to wobble.
Then half-turned his bead. Say, G. he asked, which Jolly side the road shall I go
to the young thing for the cality and waited for the worst. "Da, that's all right," she said. it's just relieved the monotony." That girl would have hava enjoyed going out with Eustace.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
cleaning his glasses with a piece of paper at bis last stop. So back we went, and there by
The death of Sir John Eng- the side of the road was a dirty, greasy paper which had once leheart, who had reached his white. It was Eustace's century, robs the Athenaeum of licence. And when we passed
been Why the left, of course, sou idiot Don't you know the rules of road?"
No, dold Sam, surprised, "I didn'trow there were any. I've develdcen before."
Eustaceasn't quite as bad as
That
its senior member. Lord Ever- ¦¦-
he spot where we'd seen thatley, who is on the eve of his policeman, he was gone.
Before
we started out I
91st birthday.. DOW becomes
senior at Waterloo-place and thought I was going to show "father of Clubland" in general may also claim, perhaps, to be Eustace how to ride. I could As Mr. Shaw-Leferre, he was
I tght him the rules of imagine Eustace fumbling about elected to the Athenaeum in the road tore we started with his controls, with
his 1860. just 63 years 220. His r certainly id plenty of time. engine spluttering, and Eustace cord is thus exactly that of an- When youe a man go up to his plugging along about ten miles other celebrated member. Mr. machior, in down the starter an hour. And I could imagine Charles Pelham Villiers, notable get aswidae saddie, move her how I'd say to him, 'Ob, come oc, aleo as the M.P. who sat for one The contros looks easy enough: | zet a move on. We can't hang seat, Wolverhampton, for 63 to stars Liutor pike. Eustace around itke this all day." And years without break. He join thought ivcud be very easy. could imagine how Eustace would ed the club in 1825, and was & It took just two
hours.hang on every word I'd say, and member until his death in 1888. Everythinthat Eustace could how he'd try his best, and get red Sull more striking was the mem possibly dwrong. Eustace did in the face, and wel through with bership, founder membership, wrong. Etace had one of those perepiration, and bow he'd say of Mr. Lattsom Elliott, who join. machines a mikers describe as how sorry he was for spoiling myed in 1824 and foolproof. bey'd Eustace.
Eustaceanted to make a round of the Neferritories. Not being game for week-end tour, after much perasion I managed to get Eusta to give up. the idea, and we dided we'd go to Castle Peak-ins.
Dever
was connected
met ride." And I'd made up my mind with the club for 74 years, until
how I'd forgive him, and way his death in 1898. "That's all right, old man, I don't mind a bit, really. We were all novices once, you know." And I'd imagined how Eustace would look up to me as a brilliant motor- cyclist ever more, and perhaps offer to sign the chit when we got back for tea.
We got at last and, except for a fevdalle now and again, But, believe me, there was no managed cover half a mile or ten miles an hour about Eustace. so withormishap. Eustace had Eustace's sole aim and object in nestly over a few people, life was to make that bike go. mised alotor bus by inches, and | And he did. Corners didn't make bed taped up in one or two much difference to Bustice. I ulier dictions, but you expect thought of a fellow I used to be' litle thigs like that with Eustace.pally with at Home when I saw Ve wenalmost out of the town. Eustace getting round those f heave a sigh of relief. We curves. Everybody called him mly haito go through one more Jimmy-because it wasn't his hinesestreet and we'd have the name. And Jimmy was a speed open rod before og.
merchant born. When Jimmy To get to that street we bad left school he wanted a moter bike. to turn orner. Eustace set out] Jimmy's ambition was a T. T.
■ 'get-ou-of-my-way screech on Rover. Jimmy's enthusiasm for e Kiara, tried to appear at ease, motorcycling was only equalled by and, wenien like a Britos. You bis nerve and blissful ignorance, hould hate seen Eustace puff out Jimmy got his Rover, and Jimmy In ches! when the Constable learnt now to start it and stop it. ou polat luty, waved his stick That was good enough for Jim-
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for him topass. To bear Eustace my. He could ride. The first When the latter "m" is inserted un his way to that corner you'd week-end he wanted me to go to eight times among the letters live thought it was the approach Bristol with him on his carrier, ehown above, the following sen-
f the heaves in the Isle of Man For sheer thrills put me on the tence is produced; T.T. Kickbas drow in to the carrier of a T. T, machine behind curo. Smill boys made a dive somebody like Jimmy. for safety inder the verandaha. We started off early 'one Sun- Mothers ficked op toddling day morning Jimmy hadn't & infants. The way was clear for kick starter. It was one of those Eustace. He let out another bikes you had to run with and Lertifying streech on his Klaxon. take a lying leap into the saddle bla eugins began to race, his when it was going. That was gallant moint tried its beat to easy enough for Jimmy. But the
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