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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Saturday, the 15th. March, 1924

f Being the Official Organ of the tiongkong Automobile Association).

LOCAL MOTOR

NOTES & NEWS

The attention of motorists is office is at Messrs. Shewan. Tomes drawn to the fact that the annual and Company's building. general meeting of the Hongkong

Automobile Association is to be

held on Monday next, 17th in Mang local residents have taken stant. at 3.30 p.m., to be followed advantage of the offer of the by a special general meeting of "Arrol-Johaston

states

and "Gallo- members to consider the desir-way car manufacturers, where- ability of increasing the annual by they are able to purchase their member-dip fee to $10 for owners car through the local agents (the of ears. It is not proposed to Hongkong Hotel Motor Dept.) increase the subscription for and have it awaiting them upon motor cycle owners, which will arrival in England. When the tine comes to return to Hong- remain at $3 per annum.

kong. the machine is handed over to the factory again, where it is The circular letter aldressed thoroughly overhauled. and, if ta members

that the necessary, fitted with new gears The Committee is of opinion that suitable for the Colony. usefulness of the Associa convenience of this arrangement increased is obvious, eliminating, as it does without further funds. It is the worry connected with the desired to provide certain facili- purchase upon arrival at Home. ties for motorists, such as perman- and saving time which so quickly ent shelters for cars and cycles at passes when given over to the wuch resorts as Castle Peak and pleasure of holiday-making. Stanley Bay, where there is ex- -cellant bathing to be had. This would be undoubtedly a great boom to members.

tion

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EASIER PARKING OF CARS. New Hydraulic Jack Explained.

up

DOWN

HYDRAULIC PARKING JACK ATTACHED TO A CHASSIS. ABOVE, WHEN IT IS UP: BELOW, WHEN DOWN AND READY FOR L'SE

MODERN BRAKES AND SAFETY.

A Foolish Fallacy.

A good deal of nonsense is talked, and a fair amount written, about imagined dangers due to the use of four wheel brakes whilst the bulk of cars are still equipped with the less efficient tpre, says Capt. E de Norman- ville, who continues :-

As it is a free country I. have no right to complain, but it is st least unfortunate that such nonsense should find its way into point where the pen behind the print should know better.

To say, that because a driver can stop in half the distance possible to another driver he will therefore so act, is just as brainless as to say that because Jones's car can travel twice as fast as Smith's Jones will so drive.

THE PERSONAL ELEMENT. Such deductionists deserve a comfortable niche in the Home for Motor Minds Madly Meander- ing to be carefully tucked up until further notice.

Soon we shall observe large The framework of the hydraulic

There is, of course, no differ- motor cars sidling easily and jack weighs less than 100 pounds quickly into parking spaces only and its installation, if done on a lence between giving extra brak- Jas long as the cars themselves, if quantity basis, would be no moreing efficiency and giving extra The "Empire" model the the invention of Mr. Victor P. than $100 (gold) per car, claims i speed ability in relation to tha latest product of the Arrol-Williams. of Baltimore, is adopted the inventor." Johnston factory is proving a generally. very popular car, both at Home and abroad. It is of 20 b.p.

A lever, similar to the speed control operates the brake. Both

personal element which has come plate control over each.

The efficient or non-efficient. No more toiling back and levers have to be in neutral before working of each is entirely de We understand that it is the intention of the Association to P.A.C. rating and embodies all forth to got into a space slightly one can be operated. Thus any pendent upon the efficiency or io- form a sub-branch to look after the familiar characteristics of longer than the car, if the new liability of accident. or clashing efficiently of the man at the

of both controls is avoided.

wheel. If he abuses the one he! the interests of motor cyclists, of design and construction found in jappliance is attached.

It consists of a four-wheel hy- The inventor a graduate me- can be a menace to the general whom there are now many in the the Arrol-Johnston products. In Colons. This should prove wel- addition, many noteworthy im-draulic jacking device, which chanical engineer from a French road safety. If he abuse the other come news to the eyeling frater. provements have been incorporat lifts the car from the street three school has worked on this device-improved braking efficiency- aw seconds. The for the last eight years and trium- he can also be a menace to the nity, who will no doubt appre-ed which make for still more inches in a riate the desire that they efficient mechanical performance, whole affair is attached per- phed only last November, when general road safety, though in a

the chassis and he got his patent

lesser degree, should he brought into cluser with increased driving and riding mauently to

geared up with the transmission. The new jack is being demon. But why in the name of all the contact as a body, and we are ease.

so that the engine itself lets down strated on a Moon chassis, while gods of Petroldom should it

assumed hoping that when this scheme is

that the man put through there will be This week we publish photo the jack, lifts the car and then motor engineers connected with be

Thornycroft" moves it sideways into the open- other large manufacturing firms who does abuse bis speed caps- substantial addition

the graphs of the Association's membership list. type chassis which is the ling. By its use, space is saved, are considering ita adoption as a city should abuse his braking! first of its kind and tonnage im- and considerable wear and tear permanent feature on their pro- capacity? I never heard such

duct.

drivel-and am truly sorry to have ported into the Colony. This on the tires eliminated.

seen it printed in places where Motoring has grown consider model has been specially design.

knowledge nearer to sanity could ably in the

Colony withined for loads up to six tona, and

reasonably be expected. the last twelve months, and it gives a loading area of 17ft. 8in. certainly up to members by ft. Oin.. and is of special to give financial assist-interest to contractors and othars ance to the Association if new needing vehicles for the quick new facilities are.. desired.transport of heavy loads. Members should also endeavour

is

to

to get every car or cycle owner

Being the product of such a

who is not already a member to world renowned firm of engineer- ing experts a Messrs, John I.

join the Association-the more

roughly representative can it become the useful organisation which it ought to be.

members, the greater will be the Thornycroft & Co. Ltd., it is facilities and privileges. Only by making the Association tho only to be expected that efficiency and perfection would be found The engine, which develops in every detail of such a vehicle.

40 h.p., rucs with the silence of a while high class touring car, the steering gear, fitted By the departure of Mr. D. L.

it with ball bear-

is King, local manager of the Dualop Rubber Company, who ings and ball thrusts, enables went on Home leave on Thurs the driver to manoeuvre with the A large look pro- day. Hongkong loses one of its utmost ease. keepest motorista. Mr. King, Fided also makes manipulation during his stay here, has taken in confined spaces quite simple. Twin tyres are fitted to the the utmost interest in all motor- ing matters, and be will be re. rear wheels, giving an actual mambered as most capable road contact of 134 inches.

official in the motor trials last!

25

year. His many friends will This particular chassis bas wish him a thoroughly enjoyable been imported by the Motor holiday. As Dunlop's represent- Dept. of the Hongkong Hotel, to ative here, Mr. S. G. Hayes, from the order of the Wing Nam Motor Shanghai, succeeds Mr. King, Trucking Company, who already. and he will at all times be pleased hare three B.T." 214 ton

to give motorists sound advice "Thornycroft" trucks in, oper on tyre matters. The Company'slation here.

TOWING BAR.

FORD.

One in every 662 Americans

A two by four timber of hard wood with holes drilled at each now is on the payroll of Heary end for attaching the towropa Ford. He has about 163,000 forma an excellent towing bar employee. Making allowances for and has an advantage over the children, housewives and old towing rope in that it keeps both people, not more than 30 million care properly spaced and in the Americans actually work for cass of sudden stops as are often wages or salaries or profits. And, made in congested traffic, avoids of these, Henry Ford employes the danger of a rear end collision.about one in every 200.

A MOTOR "DREADNOUGHT.”

The above photographs show the latest "ThornycroftTM type "W" chassis imported by the Motor Dept. of the Hongkong Hotel to the order of the Wing Nam Motor Trucking Company. Although when loaded, this monster weighs just over ten tons, it can be handled with the greatest of case. (Photos by Ming Yuen.)

EVERYDAY CONDITIONS. If any driver of any ordinarily brake-efficient car abused the of his. brakes. ha power would be a menace to all other road traffic in his immediate neighbourhood.

Suppose a stream of cars all running at 25 m.p.h., with a few yards between each a normal everyday circumstance. If one of the drivers in the middle of that line suddenly applied his brakes fully, he would cause havoc-whether he had two brakes or 22 brakes.

But in normal-circumstances be does not do it. Why? Simply because he is sana. For a driver who did do it, without rhyme or reason, we should immediately demand the attention of a mental specialist.

No; braking efficiency is used and must always be used, in the Bame basic circumstances speed efficiency-under the per- sonal judgment of the driver, who, in normal circumstances must be assumed sane. So let us hear no more of this drivel

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