MOTORING
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. Saturday, the 23th January, 1924.
(Being the Official Organ of the Hongkong Automobile Association).
LOCAL MOTOR NEWS NOTES &
We publish a picture elsewhere requirements of motor drivers' Today which provides an interest and those of other people. Dur-- ing commentary on the decision 'ing the past-savet years some some time ago by the Stewards three thousand anti-glare devices. of the Hongkong Jockey Club not have been placed on the market. to permit the use of the Race but it is truthful to say that course for the holding of 3 Motorimany are more ornamental than. Gymkhana, despite the fact that useful. There have been special one of their own officials had prisms and lenses, division of previously given consent. It was mirror plates. "beam" "depressers va December. 5th last that the and the "like but there is still T: has been suggested: arting Clerk of the Course gave glare. written permission for such an that headlights should be made vert, to be held under limited so that the driver can dip them; conditions, e... the grass course at will from his seat when driv-.. to be fenced off and events held ing, the rays thus being brought: on the sand track. Ten days to earth a few yards in front of later, cume a bit from the blue the car until the approaching; Bat it is: in the form of an intimation from, vehicle has passed. the Secretary that the Stewards argued that the apparatus would; had withdrawn the consentalready be costly and, in any case, not! given, the excuse given being that very reliable.
the course might be seriously. damaged for the annual Races.
holding of the event.
MOTOR LORRIES ON RACECOURSE.
Abore picture shows motor lorries at work on the track at the Happy Valley Racecourse just a month or so before the annual Race Meeting. Yet the Stewards of the Jockey Club early in December refused permission for the holding of a Motor Gymkhana on the same track, on the ground that such an event "might seriously damage the Course for the Annual Meeting."
INSTINCT IN CAR DRIVING.
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POPULAR MOTOR BUSES.
Feeders to Railways.
60,000 MOTORS.
STUDEBAKER EXPORT RECORD.
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According to a recent During the past two years there (nouncement of the Studebaker has been a tremendous develop-Corporation of America, this ment in the use of motor buses concern will have exported a throughout the United States. total of more than 60,000 motor Especially notable has been the jears by January 1, 1924. This adoption of the bus by the electric volume represent Studebaker's street railway interests; both for total shipments abroad, since it supplemental and fooder service commenced to manufacture and and for special service. Only about to export automobiles under its two years ago the average street own name. It is claimed that the railway official was very anta (number of Studebaker cars ex- igonistic to the idea of buses. Alported is exceeded only by Ford. majority of the companies failed It is not strange that Stude ito realize that it was the pleasure baker should occupy leading icars of the country which had position as an exporter of motor cut so heavily into their revenue, cars. For 72 years. the Stude- rather than the jitness, although (baker dame has been prominent-- of course, the cheap touring car ty linked, with the varions modes' jitneys caused considerable of vehicular transportation, and losses to the railways in certain through the high quality of its sectigas. Probably the develop products, a world-wide reputation ment made by Mr. S. B. War, has developed.
Vice President, and Mr. E. A.; The large scale apon which Mallett. General Manager of the this *concern operates in its Milwaukee Electric Railway, and domestic field as well as abroad Light Company: shows the can best be appreciated by
its to
colame of greatest progress, and their oper- referring lation undoubtedly covers the sales for 1923 While broadest scope of any system of figures are only available, at thin bus and railway co-ordination time, for the first nine months of established to date.
the year, they show that Stude At Milwaukes, Mr. Mullett is baker sales during that period to-- now operating a total of almost falled 122,596 care as against 100 motor buses. They cover 90,252 cars during the same period over 600 miles of territory. Some of 1922. It is interesting to nata of these buses are used for sap that the volume of Studebaker plemental and feeder service in cars, sold during the first nine Milwaukee, but the majority of months of 1923 was approximate-
road sense than the bulk of pre- ABOUT THE BATTERY. them are used in general intery 12,500 cars greater than the
sent-day drivers.
Have not the dogs and heas,
ant cows and sheep of today ·
jeach proportionately got more
Some Useful Hints.
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urhan service. They operate volume for the entire year of 1922. many different lines, the longest This increase is typical of the Irun being from Milwaukee, to steady upward trend in Stude- Medison, Wis., a trip of about baker business for the past seven 100 miles. On this they run years. two buses each way daily.
out a few double deck cars of
A Battery Case.
Judge to prisoner 2 *What is
their railway bus lines' service and their con- These operations at Milwaukee Lines, Inc., the stock being com-have proven to be very profitable pletely owned by the Milwaukee and Mr. Way and Mr. Mallett, as well as their other officials, Company.
Regular schedules are mainta-are thoroughly convinced that ined and as far as possible the nearly all of the electric railway
The Royal Automobile Club and the Automobile Association; It was proposed to hold the at Home, after an exhaustive Motor Gymkhana on December consideration of the matter, have 15th, and it is almost unnecesary arrived at the conclusion that the to point out that only ordinary switching off of headlights when cars and cycles were to take part car meets car is fraught with Yet, one month nearer the an- great danger, and they have! nual Race Meeting, we have the decided to urge discontinuance Such is the sight of heavy motor kerries at of the practice. work on the track, as our picture practice here. however, at the clearly shows. We will leave it moment. all cars following i to motorists and the general For ourselves, we are inclined to- public to say which was likely to think that it is dangerous excepti cause greater damage or spoil where the dim lights are not too
But the fault is that thei the course for the Races - re- dim. >tricted Motor Gymkhana on contrast between the "on" and; December 15th, or a couple of the "dim" is far too great, and! hig motor lorries a month later. the driver cannot pick up his road
They operate both the 25- We will only add that the Com- quickly enough under the chang- Are Motor Drivers Born 2 road sense than the dogs and!. When the ammeter shots
hens and cows and sheep of ten discharge with the lights and
Most inzition switch off, the indica- passenger Pay Enter types,_ and mittee of the proposed Gy mk- ed circumstances.
If every motor-car driver could or fifteen years ago? hana undertook to make good
the problem of only recognise that the "Enal certainly they have. And be- tions are a short circuit or a stuck the 18-21 passenger de Lure any damage which might have No doubt been done to the course by the eliminating glare still awaits ability" in driving is far more ajcause of their shorter span of relay. In the event of relay Coaches, the latter being used
Prisoner: "My name is Sparks, complete solution, but we have gift of nature than any learned life-te. the date of the birth of trouble. points should be smooth entirely for long distance routes. Four name, your occupation, and 1 am an electrican and I am seen in a paper, published inart or acquired habit, there would the present generation and des-led up adjusted or replaced at ion city work they recently tried what are your charged with ?”
in the Daily most dogs have learnt more road de Normanville
If the batteries are charged in Fifth Avenue Coach Company charged with battery." One of the most interesting dis- Malays.the recommendation that be fewer accidents, says Capt Epite their limited intelligence, once.
sense than many human beings.
Judge (after recovering his cussions of the present time, so a system of painting lamp re- Chronicle.
This operation at Milwaukse I wonder if I shall get in a row series, the charging rate should make. far a motoring is concerned, déctors, known in Sism as the
Make has proved very profitable and equilibrium):Officer, put this battery in the line- relates to the question of head-Twn to Eight" system. should And that is the blunt truth of for saying that? It's true. any-be no greater than, the smallest
frequent-tests of the batteries has also shown the Milwaukee guy in a dry cell-Frederic W. light and the desirability of doing be adopted. This system. has the case, whether we like it or how.
Company the value of supplying Erickson in Western Machinery
World. or "dazzle." been in vogue ia Siam since 1917 whether we do not On the away with glare
-THE ROAD SENSE INSTINCT. while charging.
de Luxe Motor Coach service for To Hongkong motorists the ques- and has been proved by ex-lother hand, every "driver has
And to get down to the more When cleaning the top of a interurban travel. They handel tion is equally as important as to perience to be very effective. It latent within him or her great
bus operation entirely those of other localities and no is easily and readily applied and capability for development to serious aspect of this matter.battery, care should be taken to their
Does it not strike you that the prevent the cleaning liquid from separate from apology is needed for a short costs next to nothing. It is not wards the perfect driver. discussion of the subject here. It claimed that glare is eliminated has been asked why a motorist by it, but that the glare is But there can be no perfec bulk of these" too many" road getting inside the cells, as there service, through a subsidiary nections, are carefully listed. should be allowed to use head materially reduced. Further, that driver unless Nature has bad the accidents are due to lack of road is a possibility of neutralizing known as the Wisconsin Bas lights that dazzle pedestrians and the actual candle power emitted first say in the matter by im-sense instinct? How else do you the acid. the occupants of other vebi- from the lacops is not diminished, planting an instinct which in due account for the known facts, of Some people think that because cles, but a motorist with a high-The system is-Electric head- course materialises as an abnor the case?
a man is a motor expert, he is speed car wants a light which will lights should have a semi-circle mally keen road sense." reach as far ahead as possible, so of red paint or some other suitable genera ly call it.
ipso facto a good driver. Some of as to enable him to deal with any and durable material, affixed to In short motor-car driving is our biggest authorities are terrible emergency. And, as far as is the reflectors, the diameter of the just the same many other "duds as drivers, in spite of all possible on the part of other semi-circle being on a line joining sports or pastimes. A natural their knowledge and experience.
And on the other hand? people. it is reasonable that the points corresponding to the aptitude is the first essential, and motorist should be allowed to figures II and VIII (2 and 8) experience and observation can know several people who have
A gassing battery is an indice have the lights which maske for the dial of a clock; and the cir build up on it for more efficiency been driving for over 20 years his safety.
cumference lying on the lower than if unaided by the presence and done more "than 500,000 tion of overcharging and some edge of the rector. Plain glass of the initial gift.
miles, who habitually drive faster effort should be made to locate
the trouble. than most, take many more Bright and penetrating lights frants or prism lenses should be
"apparent" risks do, please, note
Sulphated plates sometimes are do, however, dazzle other people Etted to the lamps; coloured or
the word "apparent than other caused by letting a discharged and the problem resolves itself tinted glasses should not be per-
If I were to take you through drivers, and have yet to have battery stand too long before into a compromise between the mitted.
some of the more obscure argu- their first accident: or. at any recharging. ments of Einstein's theory of rate, accident worthy of the
Keep the battery fastened made. This is a full day's job, Relativity, I could prove con- name
Believe me, the striking differ down. Continual bumping and but well worth the time and the clusively that comparatively few
people now driving motor-cars ence is due to one thing and one shaking is bound to break the box. cost.
If the man who grumbles at have been born with a motor-car thing only natural instinct. The whole assembly of the How to Prolong Its Life. the performance of his car would driving instinct! Bat no doubt Do not run away with the idea
that "cleverness" has anything plates and seperators in a storage check himself up once in a while you prefer to be spared. Lists of don'ts for motorists are as to how long he has neglected.
So let's take an argument from much to do with it. It has not. battery is called the element.
When the specific gravity tests malists of "Do's" are equally duties of this kind he would soon
promising factor, but "clever are high and the voltage tests important.
Among the obliga-see that the fault lies with him- more simple line of thought. Capability in sports is usually a
Why should they have been so tions to his car which every self and neither with factory nor
born? In the case of mast of Dess" in business, science, or the low, the trouble is high acid. motor owner should keep prom-dealer, says Schlobohi
should be made by testing the driving aptitude. inently in mind, says Mr. F. W. He is sure to attend to the them, motor-cars were not in arte has little to do with car Tests of a fully charged battery existence when they first graced
And now for the moral it's a positive plates first. Schlobohm, manager of the crying needs of the car, this world with their august pre regular sermon I'm giving you Use soldering paste for solder- Shanghai Service Co., are the water punctures, oil, and y sence. If there were no motor to-day, isn't it? Try and re-ing battery connections; acid following which he claims can- trouble which renders the care how could people be born
starts corrosion. not be postponed longer than machinery absolutely unusable, with a natural aptitude of instinct member that it is improbable that either you or the other fel- every 6,000 miles without affect but short of that it is simply for driving them 1. ing the running of the car. 2 astounding, and to s mechanic
I must not get too Darwinian, the corner has a natural instinct how much he does, but by how Valves should be reground, appalling to what extent the motor retarded, breaker points needs of a splendid piece of ex- but it does seem probable that to give subconscious warning of he does it. ---
Always pour sold into water: and spark plugs should be check-pert engineering work can be the coming generation of motor-invisible danger and take all ed, and carbureter adjustment allowed to be ignored, we car drivers will have more natural the care, all the time, always never pour water into acid..
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The poorest excuse for me- chanical ignorance is an alibi. If you can't find the knowledge in book, learn to ask questions. Never make a short circuit across the battery to test it-the hydrometer and voltmeter are for this purpose...
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low who may be coming round mechanic is judged, not by
time schedules co-ordinata with companies can combine buses their electric service. The routes with their electric lines and and times of arrival and depart-make the operation profitable, jurs of buses for the various points especially if fares obtained for are incorporated in a regular time each service may be based entire table printed by the company, inly on the character of the service which both the electric lines, and rendered.
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