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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Saturday, September, 15th. 1923.

Being the Official Organ of the "Hongkong Autorubile. Association).

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LOCAL MOTOR NOTES & NEWS

Thore has recently been a re-tion of the handikiok is occupied duction in the price of petrol with maps and particulars of locally to the extent of one dollar motor trips from Bombay, ön a case of oight gallons.

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Motorists welcome this cheapen- Some of the 1924 7/9 H.P. ing in fanning costs, and some Harley Davidson motor cycles say there is still room for have arrived in the Colony, and further reduction. Elsewhere in very handsome rhines they this issue will be found part- culars of reduced prices "in the strikes one is that they have The thing that immediatuly

States and in India.

| reverted to their old olive drabi colour,,shade we always thought very handsome, and, moreover, at In this connection, the Hongserviceable colour in that it did kung Automobile Association has not show the dust. The ning is arranged with the Hongkong just slightly different, being now Hotel Garge to supply membersid

maroon stripe instead

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"Brewster ftroen."

with "Shell" at $7.10 for eightți Imperial gallons, $3.55 for four Imperial gallons. 8180 for two Imperial gallons and 90, cents for!" Another external feature is that

all grease cups and gilers have! one Imperial galion,

been replaced by the very neatl Alemite" system of grease gun Arrangements have boun made lubrication. By this means it is by the local Assocation with the possible for a rider to oil his Star Ferry Company. Ltd. to, motor eyete ina very few minutes altor the cradles to accommodate by merely hooking the grease gun narrow guago motor cars and over the nipple qud giving the cycle combinations for trans- handle one or two (urns... portation across the harbour.

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The inlet valve push röds now│ Gradually, the rundis damageri have adjusting screws at the top during the recent floods are be- instead of the bottom of the rod, ing reopened to, traffic. The This obviates the necessity of spring Stubbs Road is again open and removing the the P. W. Dare to be congrata-cover to get at the adjusters and, lated in view of the big sub- of course, makes adjustment much! The bittery box sidences which took place. Amore easy, big retaining wall came down, cover now has two winged nuts whilst at another part of the holding it in position, and the road, there was a breach of handle bar gri

slightly some twenty yards but this hus different. been filled in.

NINE COMMANDMENTS"

1. Always remember you are an "an engineer, fully responsible.

2. Always test, your brakes when starting: and have them inspected frequently.

3. Never pass a street car when it is stopping.

4. Exercise especial care inverossing in front of a streel war or inspassing it, as you cannot tell what may be coming on the other side.

5. Always signal with hand when slowing down. turing or stopping, even though you may have an automatic or mechanical warning device."

6. Look before you back. and sound the horn throe times

-7. Try to drive with flising the horn as little as pos sible. A sudden noise may stop pedestrians in their tracks rather than warn Them.

8. Don't count too much on the common sense of the other fellow. No one is 100 per cent. alert all the timele

3. Drivy slowly in streets

where children are play: ing. Remember your own childhood.

Overhauling a 7-9 H.P

Harley Davidson.

MOTOR CYCLE TIPS. that the valve oages are making jan air-tight joint. Replace the

tank and so that the sprodo-| crowed down; otherwise they mater and tool-box are firmly

will work loose and strip thei threads from the top of the tank screws, which should, of couĮKÉ, be tightened up, first, leaving the In overhauling a 7/9 H. P. three bolts under the tank until Harley Davidson, the procedure the top seraws are fixed,

Reconnect pipes and gaar lever

[BY "NORTONIA."}

is practically the same as for an

Indian Chief and Scout (see pre-and $39 that the safety device vious article), as regards the for locking the gears is really actual decarbonising. There are, operating; atharwise, the gears, however, various hints and tips especially top, will ha always which should materially lighten jumping out of ongagement. This i

device maraly consists of a key on

the work.

If possible, remove the inlet the clutch operating shaft run- valvo cage "clamping ring and ning across the top of the gear, soak the cages with kerosine box, engaging with a gear, shift when the engine is warm; then rod..

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A CANTON SMASH.

WONGTUNG

Above is a picture of the car of the Commissioner of Public Safety at Canton after it came to grief whilst passing another car. One passenger was killed and six injured. ̧.

And one can only assume that

|" cutting across "owes its origin

to that feeling of being on the wrong side...

"Cutting Across.”.

At the risk of getting into Amongst the motoring records dangerous waters, I must try and

haviour.

leave overnight. If the cages will, The clutch should be adjusted) not lift out readily then, run the by means of the six tension screws engine very slowly for a ninate holding the springs until there is so when the compression the merest trifle of slip when the should shift them. The writer throttle is opened suddenly with had one particularly obstinate good load up. The operating case when it was necessary to rod should he adjusted by screw. THE RULE OF THE ROAD. gently tap the key on the top of ing up the nut the cage with a hammer and centre hole in the chain cuso, With Particular Reference to punch to slightly loosen the cage until the three lugs on the outer then a semi-circular piece of plate just touch the inner plate. metal was inserted through the This position can easily be found plug holes and the cages prised by first loosening the nut and kept at the Daily Chronicle has give you a better understanding lock nyt and letting the spring been started a Schedule of of the Rule of the Road" as it Next demeh, the tank, but re-push the plate outwards. The Readers' Complaints about bad is interpreted legally, and as it member before loosening any of push the plate in by hand until driving and similar road dangers binds you and your mad be- the holding screws that all pipes you feel the lugs touch the inner which can be improved. must be removed; otherwise, plate, Then tighten up the nuts The organisation is essentially

In the first place fuilure to the screws are taken out and the till they touch the plate and just simple. Any complaint received keep to the left is only an offence lis scheduled under adequate when meeting approaching traffic. tank allowed to fall apart the give one turn more.

Secondly the left of the road only nipples and pipos will suffer. It is worth while spending across-references. Sooon Remember also that unless you little time adjusting the "Harley" three readers have complained means to "the left of the centre

one specific point, the-not on the extreme left. Thirdly, are very smart in plugging up the clutch as when correctly adjusted about oil, socket in the bottom one could hardly wish for a bet trouble is dealt within this in all legal cases, the rule of the

tank of the

to which the ter one. Tune the carburettor as colume. Here's the first batch-road" is accepted as one of con- the oil pamp pipe connects, recently described, and the elec Motor cyclists and cyclists venience and general safety in- complained once again terests, rather than as of didactic the will escape and make tric system, if working correctly, have everything oily. Use the plug should be left alone. It will pay about the old trouble of cutting regulation.

The Legal Aspect," provided with the tools; if you you, however, to get the battery across" overtaken traffic. This use waste, the oil will soak charged at a garage. When you is a common driving fault-and. Consequently there is absolute- through and set up a continual are overhauling the machine incidentally, one to which a fairly no legal need for you to hurry Internally, the most important Calcutta motoring paper that it drip. The writer puts a tap in adjust the inlet valve so that number of motor cyclists are ad- back to the left of a clear road Mention of roads served to re-eycle is made that is in thehas been decided to start a "safety the oil pipes ta Reading Standard, there is no clearance when colddicted. But I do"not want to after overtaking other traffic. On. dition of the Praya East near the alloy. pistons have a few direcommendation to this effect course it should always be turned freely, but there should be.. no/we will deal with cutting across of you is clear there is legal right.

first" campaign in Bombay. A This is very convenient, but of the rocker lever should move start a "class war" argument Bothe contrary, if the road in front -of the type of and moral obligation to stay on is among the resolutions of the on until some adjustments make perceptible clearance. When the irrespective

the right until you are fully clear Wanchai Police Station. In con-advantages, but in the hands committee appointed in February it necessary to detach the oil cylinder gels hot, the clearance vehicle. hection with certain drainage of the average

Keeping to the Left: their User

of the overtuEon traffic. works, there is a good deal of

1921, by the Government of pipe. The steadying bolts hold- will be correct.

When you overtake any sperias advantages outweigh

Please understand, therefore, shoring being done, and the

these. Bombay, to consider the questioning the tops of the cylinders to The exhaust valves should have Amongst

clear road palingy have resulted in two or might be mentioned-Pistóns

their disadvantages of the better regulation of traffic the under lank tube have a habit 4-5/1000.clearance and the dis of road traffic it is obvious that that

must assume a position there is no legal or moral reason' in that city. Steps are being taken of sticking; so it is well worth tributor and plug points 20/1000, you three accidents to passenger slap when the engine is cold{by the Education Department to while getting a special substantial If any point is not clear or any nearer to the right of the road for any other reason) to rush alighting from tramcars. We do

jadvice is needed on the electric than the traffic unit being over back to the left after overtalting. not know whether anything can has a greater expansion thur cast dangers of

lowing to the fact that aluminium issue pamphlets pointing out the spanner made to fit the nuts.

the streets and Remove the cylinders and de-jsystem, etc., write to "Nortonia,"taken.

other traffic. The fact of being temporarily be done to render this spotless iron and therefore more clear-explaining the various traffic rules carionise exactly the same as c/o Hongkong Felegraph.

In fact, on an open road, and dangerous. metriste en fondance has to be allowed when ad nution notices, rimilar previously described: also attend Nert week How a Machine on the "wrong side of the road until approaching traffic appears some incunvenience here, as for cold me that the piston does not movement might well be started to the valves in the same way.lis tuned for recard "breaking atleads many people to too great a you are legally entitled to drive lengthy streteh it is impossible seize when hot. They are moroin Calcutta, where, though trafficReplace the cylinders and see Brocklands,"]

on the right. But it would be silly and dangerous in most cases. to exercise that right.

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alteration to the whole motor

mind us of the dangerous confitting of aluminium alloy pistons.

to pass tramscars at present.

“SAFETY FIRST.”

A Bombay Campaign."

We are glad to learn (says a

liable to seize than' cast ironi

control has been carried out for pistons, though with modern We are glad to see that im- alloys the risk of sezure is negli-me me past, there is room for Jimprovement. The chief offend- provements are being made to the gible. They are liable to get griters are of course the Indian taxi- road just before entering Aler embedded in them which may drivers and the gariwallas, both deen village. This has for a long score the cylinder walls, and they of whom habitually show a time boen a bad bit of read, but it are perhaps rather more brittle

supreme ., disregard for all is now being tarmacadainised, than cast iron pistons.

recognised rules of the road. They and a great improvement should

both commonly turn suddenly Tesult.

The advantage include light-across a roadway without the ness which gives much hotter slightest warning, and it is notį. The Hongkong Automobile As-jacceleration and speed; they uncommon to see then deliberate- sociation is shortly to issue have a much greater heat con- ty drive past the outstretched handbook, which local motorists ductivity than cast iron; therefore arm of the policeman regulating will no doubt find extremely use. they keep the engine cooler and, the traffic. In this respect. ful. A similar publication has, for the same reason, their rate of cyclists are perhaps even greater we read, just been issued by carbonisation is much slower than offenders. It would be the Western India Automobile that of cast iron pistons. It is difficult to educate the Indian Association. The scope of thisuite usual to take down antaxi-driver and gariwalla to show book is a very wide one and in-luminium pistoned engine for consideration for others on the cludes reprints of the various decarbonising after a thousand road, but there is no reason why motor vehicle rules which affect miles or so and find that the the attempt should not be made. motorists in Bombay, prefaced by piston just has a little black the rules of the Western India trase on it with no carbon. Pro- Automobile Association and aided aluminium pistons are care list of members. A large portion fully run in and the lubrication is occupied in hints on insurance, all right, we have no hesitation the care of tyres, repairs and in recommending them.

breakdowns, car wiring, magnets aĮ

found

Wo have received an oxtrome- Hy well-produced and informative. little booklet entitled. "Correct Lubrication for the Automobile”] which has been issued by the

and a section of general hints to The silo car has the Alornite Vacuum Oil Company. It con- motorists. Another feature which grease gun system of lubrication tains over sixty pares and is woll has been given commendable also, but the most noticeable altera-illustrated, and in addition to prominence is "First Aid." Much tion is in the springs. Instead of much valuable information on harmin frequently done by people using "C" springa, the body is lubrication there is much useful trying to attend to the victims now suspended on two 49" semi-advico, ип motor-cur engine of accidents when they have elliptic springs which should give troubles and their remedies, as not oven a knowledge of the nemo of riding comfort. A well as several pagos of the fundamental principles of together it might be truly said charts of recommendations. The First Aid, and the hints given in that the Harley Davidson outfit local office of the Company will the handbook ara admirably representa, repiarkable value for be pleased to supply a copy of the simple and cloar. The last sec-money.

booklet to anyone interested,

hurry in getting back to the left

PETROL 11-CENTS A GALLON.

A snipshovfrom Los Angeles showing petrol being supplied at the reduced „rato of eleven cents a gallon.

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Another complaint which has reached the "three readers mini- mum" entitling it to comment, ià the sounding of the born too late. These readers complain that faster cars draw abreast before sounding the horn to give warn- ing,"

Sounding the Horn. Always remember that the per- son driving the vehicle you want to overtake may be a novice or of a. nervous disposition. Always sound the horn at the maximum distance bohind the traffic you want to overtake" at which the sound is likely to be heard com- fortably. Then look for an indi- cation that the sound has been heard, the normal factor" being that the vehicle ahead will move to the left a little.

Then, just as you are drawing. abreast; it is a wise precaution to give a further-if quieter-indica- on of the fact that you are passing.

The third point is one which was dealt with recently-slow traffic koeping to the centre, of the road to the inconvenience. of a volums of normal-speed traffic wanting to pass.

As explained above a slow car has a logal right in the case, but courtesy demands that if you know yourself to be slower than the average traffic on a busy road, you should not inconven- lionco I