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LOCAL MOTOR NOTES & NEWS

Following on the fatal collision attitudo on the part of the Traffic between two of: the Chung Hing Department and one inimical to Company's motor husos peur Un the host interests of motoring in Long just over a month ago, it this Colony. At the present time was advocated in those Notes thero is a great doarth of nativo that the time had come when drivers, with the result that they every public hire motor vehicle are able to domand extremely should be made subject to an high wages--much higher than official lost of oficioney and they ought to obtain. Moreover, fow suitability. It was pointed out individuals or firms are going to that bus bodies are often con-enter into a contract to employ a structed of wrong and dangerous chauffour until they are satisfied materiale, and that this officiency that the man has good qualifica- and dependability of the buses istions to drive a car or track. a matter of no otheial concart,

once a bus has boon passed as fit for service. Buses, can ap

There is a more serious side to parently, be run until they, fall to bits. Thore was vory illuminat-the question than that affecting ing ovidence given on this point motor owners, and that is the by Mr. J. Smith, a Governmont side affecting the disappointed motor export, on Wednesday, applicants. It should be open to during the hearing of a charge any man in this Colony, native against the bus drivers involved jer foreign, to become. licensed to The only qualification in the Un Long crush. The vital drive.

Mr. should be that of driving pro- factu brought out by

and

soon ថភ body of ficiency, Smith wory:-The

hay satisfied the

one bus was completely torna man

off the chassis; the hand brako police on that score there should was broken and covered with bo no hindering factor. But mon, dust, showing that uo attempt anxious

and

HO

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, the 10th, May, 1924

(Being the Official Orgun of the Hongkong Automobile Association),

Dan ( thean besIATRIS

THE EYESIGHT OF MOTORISTS.

Accidents Due to Defective Vision.

A street scone looks like this to normal eyes, but the driver mentioned by Dr. Needles would have seen only that part enclosed by the dotted line. Photo of Dr. W. B. Needles in insot.

ADJUSTING THE MAGNETO.

A CAR TROUBLE EXPLAINED.

Inside, pull the cap off, and you

will see the contact breaker

Now got the magnoto spannor out of your tool kit. You will' find that it fits a small nut right in the front and centre of the contact breaker. Undo this nut. Why are so mang motorists After a few turns with the span- afraid of the magneto? aske an jner it will come out with finger English motor writer. I know pressure, and you will see that it some drivers who will choorfully is a long pin. It serows into tho commonco, to roadjust tappat oad of the armature-but you oloarances, but avoid magneto need not worry about that. Put adjüstmont like the plague. it somewhore whore'it can't got

Yot all the magneto adjustmont lost,

that can be tackled successfully With your finger and thumb, on the roadside is woll within the now pull the contact broakor compass of the average owner-itsolf out. It generally comes. driver if he or she will bnly try. away roadily onough, but if it An experienced motorist can does not, rock it a little whilst usually tell whether his misfiring pulling.

trouble is due to carburettor or Many motorists are afraid to magneto. Refusal to start at all remove the contact breaker think-

timod lin othorwise normal oireum-ing that it has to ba

Havo no fear. stancos generally points to the when replaced. magneto-unless the petrol is not You cannot replace it wrongly. turned on!

Thoro is only one positión In which it will go back properly, and that is the right position.

DIAGNOSING THE TROUBLE. Assume that we are in troublo with ignition failure thon. First, a preliminary external glanoo at

On the back of the contact breaker you will see a small oir- cular piece of carbon, attached by

tho plugs. Are all the wires a light spring. Be careful not to

attached? If thoy are, don't break the latter.

worry about the plugs for the moment. They won't fail: un- animously at the same time!

WHY THE ROCKING ARM STICKS.

Has the wire come off the You will now probably find that to know how to

switchi lead torminal of the the rocker arm is stiff on its fibre render thom-

magnoto, or is it so loose that the busli, and that the platinum points had been made to use it; and the drive

connection may be faulty ? Or is are either permanently together foot brake was entirely out of selves able to oarn their livoli- BR drivers, are boing order. In the case of the other boods

Through almost feriminal negli- the right more easily than to who are totally unsafe to conduct it shorting to the frame some or apart unloss considerable preg

whore, thus switching you off? sure is oxorted on the rocker arm. bus only one brako was in work-officially dobarred from a line of

employment which ought to begonce, says Dr. W. B. Noedios, a the left. Others turn to the loft a motor car through city traffic.

A person whone eyes reveal log order.

opon to all It should not be famous Chicago oculist, we per-more easily than to the right.

Assuming that these points are Tho small flat spring attached to arm should be within the province of a Govern-mit the piloting of high powered Some have difliculty in turning any Imperfection is permanently all in order, you can then put on the rocker. ment Department to prevent a automobiles through our crowded upward, others downward and unsafe to drive an automobile and Suroly facts like those given

man from learning what he streets by persons who in some some have trouble with all eye when he does so is a menace to your most self-assured manner sufficient to cause a return move- podestrians, othor drivers and and tell the spectators that "The ment when you move the rooker You the other way with your finger the only right the instances are three-fourths blind movements." abovo, testified to by a Govern chooses:

Not only are eyes with weak himself. Periodio renewal of contact breaker is stuck."

If this stiffness obtains, remova ment official, reveal the vitul Department has is to confing and partially denf. necessity of supervision on the learners to certain safa roads and

Of course, not all accidents in muscles less officiant, but they drivers licenses after reexamina are almost sure to be right.

is, therefore necessary,

This little difficulty crops up the rocker from the bush, and part of the local authorition to make sure that every man can

which the driver declares, "I did froquently cause great discomfort tion

and cab every now and then cvon in the gently reamer out the bush. You What guarantee is there that the drive with reasonable care and

and oven contribute to impaired especially for truck not rod him," are due to eye health. They sometimes induce drivers.

best regulated magnetos," and can do this with the pin which brakes on any uno. of the motor proficiency bofore allowing him

But investigation has dizziness, frontal and temporal A chauffeur in Providence, R.I., it is more likely to happen when you proviously removed from the busos running in Kowloon are to drive on our roads generally. defects. efficient? What measure of trust A very serious interference with shown that an amazing number headaches and occasionally give who had three serious collisions you are near the seaside and in contre of the contact brankor.

The bush is made of fibro, or confidence can the travelling the liberty of the subject is boing

rise to digestive trouble-and-dis-in-short-timo,-was found to have other damp atmospheres. You But, you ask, would such a turbance of the nervous system only

which is the reason-why-damp- one-fourth vision. and will soo why in a minute. public have, if, the condition of committod, just now, and the

atmosphere is more likely to acknowledged what he called a THE CONTACT BREAKER. public motor vehicles is to be loft sooner that interference is re-person be rash enough to drive with far-roaching effects.

cause trouble. Never oil this Thoro aro many CASOS of mild case of wood alcohol poisoni- ontirely to the Chinese firms moved the better will it be for the an automobile? The fact is the

Underneath the terminals on fibre bush. operating them? In asking such good name of the Government of somi-blind often do not know defective eyes for which thoro is ing some time before,

Now see that the platinum cor- questions we make no imputation this Colony. Unless a man is that their vision is below normal. no aid and which are positively It is obvious, therefore that a the end of the magneto to which that any of the buses now run obviously dofoclive and unfit,. Some of them are born with poor dangerous to automobile system of licensing only those the plug wires are attached, you tact points are clean and flat, ning are not efficiently equipped, ovory applicant for a learner's sight and

ovon driver. A number of states re- drivers who can moot certain will see a circular cap held on and replace the parts, and tho but there surely ought to be an licence should be able to got one, suspected that they do not see quire all drivers to procure minimun requirements, cannot by a spring clip. Turn the spring. trouble will havo vanished. official obligation to make sure. We understand that the local the same as others.

special licenses after physical fail to bring about a very great reduction in motor accidents. We repeat, in all seriousness, Automobile Association is taking A cause of accidents seldom and mental examination. our suggestion that

Evon the most, superficial ox-Many states have such a method a police the matter up with the authorities recognized lios in the weakness officer, possessing the requisite and we hope to hear of an early of eye musclos, rosulting in slow amination of those who apply for in oporation and others are con- technical knowledge, should be roversal of present policy.

oyo movements." Some in- drivers' licences reveals hundreds templating passing similar laws constituted an Inspocting Officer

dividuals can turn their eyes to of cases among the applicants in the near future. and vosted with the power to inspect and tost public, motor

vohiclos, ordering off the road for

The

Hongkong Automobile Association wishes it to be known that any member who has not yet received a copy of Astutic Motor for March and April, should call at the office of the Hon. Secretary, Union Building, and obtain same.

Motorists in Kowloon Word

overhaul those found to be below highly pleased a short time ago, a reasonable standard of worthi-when the lighting of Coronation nos. Not until some such stop Road was offccted by overhead is taken will the public bo suffi- swinging lamps, instead of by the tho ciently protected.

obstructing standards in centre of the road. Gascoigno Rond is to bo similarly treated, and most, welcome news of all, Nathan Road will most probably. central susponded also have lamps in place of the existing There can bo no standards. question that standards in the contre of a thoroughfare are DO obstruction. It is true that they' serve to divide tho stroamme of traffic, but they hinder a fast car The following now members overtaking a slower ano and are have joined the local Association more often than not very much- during the past wook:

Road in the way. Nathan would bo' an inonsely improved traffio road if those contral standards were removed.

LiPo-lung

Mok Hing-sum

Li Nga-ching

H. Q.Hunt.

A shipment of the "Big Bix".

We understand that no Chinese Soven Seator Studebaker oars who desires to learn to drivo a arrived in the Colony on the s. s. car in Hongkong can obtain a President Madison, several of Learnor's Licence unless he first which

woro of tho now

rod colour. Tho of all signa a contract of service Parisian

of this model : is with some individual or firm as a popularity ohauffeur. In other words, no ovidenced by the fact that all native can learn to drive unless these cars, as well as those of the ho is already engaged as a driver. shipment before, which arrived Surely, this is altogether wrong? about a month ago, were sold To our mind it is an unjustifiable before arrival.

of tham.re...

huve. nover

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AN UNUSUAL

ACCIDENT.

HISS

This taxi suffered considorable damage when one of Washington's oldest troos fall across the spot on which the cab was parked.

A FALSE NOTE.

That it would help point-duty police, besides solving the pro- blem of multiplicity of sounds, are some of the advantages it is! claimed would BCOTUO

If Wigan Watch Committed's sug- gestion for the standardization of motor horns is adopted.

A distinctivo sound for heavy motor vehiclos, another for touring cars and other vehicles, and a third for motorcycles aro recommended.

If standardization of motor- horn noton.'

Is ever made legal and binding, Now pretoxts (and rum uns) For serving a summons

The active pollco will be finding, We shall read, "The defen- dant was told by the Beak

That ho'd no more tune-senso than a cat;

Ho, theroforo, told him ho Must fine him a 'Jimmy'

For sounding a comi-tono flat.',

Or else we might road that,

"The Chairman romarked

To dofendant he really folt

sorry

To find him so lax.. Ho

Was driving a taxi,

But making a noise like a lorry

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