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There is at least one motor friends would bo well advised, wo oyclist in this Colony to whom think, to follow the Hongkong the word "troacie" is anathema method. There has been a lot of just now. What happened was grumbling in the past about our thle: This knight of the wheel (a palice tests, but the fact remains ons-lunger, but trusty old mount) that the system has worked to wae merrily allowing the engine the very great bonafit of motoring to cough bim hack to Hongkong here as a whole. from Repulse Bay on Saturday afternoon last and was just this side of Abardeon when he struck

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OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, the 28th. June, 1921

(Being the Official Organ of the Hongkong Automobile Association).

CORRESPONDENCE,

Was

Shall be glad if you will kindly publish this letter in your motor;

Yours, ole.

Dairy Farm HMI, just beyond section. Pokfulum, which was

splendid! into

V. A. YVANOVICH. cently pil condition, is in danger of getting Kowloon, June 26th. bad again. There are lots of pot holes, some big and some small, and quite a number of ruts. Before matters got too bad, our Roads Department ought to give, this stretch of highway a little" attention. To purody well- known proverb: A patch in time! saves nine.

ENGLISH FORD COMPANY.

BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

MOTOR CYCLES AND

CYCLES..

INDUSTRY.

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one

over 108 miles an hour. Another all-British machine of only 350 cức. capacity has to its credit an offi-' cial record of over 10 miles per bour. "The Motor Cycle" points out that, while 500 c.o. machines have attained this speed. they have not done so in any case for a dietanco demanded to qualify

(COUPE OR ROADSTER.

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A DANGEROUS PRACTICE.

Sir, -On soveral Occasions rocontly, I have boon the victim

From some points of view the of Chinese urchins who seem to think that passing motor-Car motor cycle and cycle exhibits at them for an official record. This prosent an exesilent target for Wembley form the most interest-poper is, by the way, presenting ing group in the mechanical soup for the best porformance by all sorts of missiles,

Yesterday evening (Thursday) transport section. For

an Overseas Empire rider in this while passing along the Lai thing, the mechanism of a notor year's Tourist Trophy Race, which,

Road. piece of oyale is visible, whereas that of i

I am told, has attracte i a number bar firon

thrown

car or, sammorcial Chi Kok

at completo

of Overseas riders. including Also the motor my car, which, had it struck one vehicle is not. of the occupants, would have in-cycling enthusiast, with a selec-everal from South Africa. During the past week, the Hon listed a nasty injury. I renlisotion of machines before him, SOME TYPICAL EXHIBITS. Roverting to the Wembley ex- not oil but treacle. The workers at Mr. H. W. Bird, President of the that it is difficult for the police to generally has sufficient mechani- the soy factory at this spot bad Hongkong Automobile Associa catch the culprite, but I would sal knowledge to draw his own hibits, the most obvious general been carrying baskets of unalassotion, has returned to the Colony suggest that in the event of an conclusions without the assis- tendency is the practically uni Was in arrost heavy punishment be tance of salosmen, while many versal adoption of chain drive. or what looked like it, from the from Home, where ho factory, to the woa-shore, and charge of the construction of the moted out as an example to other car owners, even if they saw the On their stand in the Palace of bare chassis of the vehicles, would Engineering Messrs. Hans Ro-. from those baskets had drip-Hongkong section of the British offenders.

Empire Exhibition.

wot be equally qualified to do this.nold are exhibiting a dlm show- tho troaclo. A wide

The exhibit organised by the ing the development of the oyala Pod

treacly" pathway ran across,

British Cycle and Motor Cycle from its very earliest stages right and down tho road, and

Manufacturers Union is well and up to the most exciting moments the motor cyclist afore-mention-

compactly arranged, and includos of the motor cyals Tourist Trophy ed. had the bad luck to strike that

examples of nearly all the best Races of last year. The Ronald pathway at the point where the

known machines: such as, for ohnin has for some time past been treacle was thickest. A slither

instance, the Triumph, A. J. S.standard on such machines as the a fruitless attempt to straighten

Royal Enfield, Douglas, Match Ariel. Enfold, Humber. Jamos up and the motor cyclist was

less, Humber, Rover, Sunbeam, Rover, Sunbeam, Swift, and many with his machine sliding along

P. & P., James. Scott, and so on others. the sticky way,

And horrid

THE STRENGTH OF THE

At Wombley there are no loss Not only had the mess it was,

than six Triumph exhibits in tho troacto stuck, as all treacle will but ther

The exhibit, of course, is not so Motor Cycle Section. Those "in- skinning of elbows and knees. An almost

impressive as regards size as will clude the 4.99 Triumph Super- be that staged atthis year's Cycle Combination, the 514 h.p. de luxe; hopeless attempt was made to

at combination, the fast roadster, and Motor Cycle Show wipe the troacle off clothing and

Olympia, which will be held and the 3.46 and 2.49 Triumph bike, but there was nothing for It Looking through the specialį

the 3rd to the 8th motor oycles. The forinor ein- but to ride homo, silently invent-supplemant of the London Times!

The Manchester plant of the from

under bodies unit construction of the ing new works of the category devoted to the British Empire! that never get printed. A sticky Exibition, recently arrived, the Ford Motor Company of England November and will be

the visitor a throe-speed gear and chain end in all truth.

writer of these notes, was struck Ltd., the largest autombie factory the patronage of His Majesty engine, gear and clutch, and has The price, when by the large number of advertise-in the British Isles, will produce the King. There ments relating to British motor approximately 30,000 cars during will be able to see some three transmission.

The lightest productions of over three hundred a horn, is £69. But there is something more cars and the emphasis laid by mak the year 1924, according to a re- miles of exhibits comprising the equipped with electric lamps and than unfilmed slapstick comedy jers on the fact that their cars are cent report.

with a view to pany.

enlarging machine for ladies which sells at The English company, formed firms, 95 per cent. of whom are Triumph has a two-stroke sagine te the lucident-it-is-decidedly Empire " models. To quote a few:

the same price as the ordinary. dangerous to allow a stretch of "A powerful, sturdily construct in 1910, began operations in a British. At Wemblay the exhibit and two-speed countershaft gear

Next comes the Royal Enfield 24 h.p. outfit; namely, £42 with with Tour exhibits. One of two-speed gear, kick starter and a much-used roadway for well ett light car eminently suitable small factory near London where is condensed and is, of course, and clutch, and sells similarly the works,

just mentioned brings home the Noxt, as regarde number of ex- over 100 yards to be covered with for Colonial work" says the Clyno 570 cars wore turned out in the wholly British, but the percentage equipped at £51.10.0.

The factory way fact that in this industry British bibits, comes the Ads, of which those is the 8 h.p. uidecar com chain drive. The 234 h.p. exhibit a substance which will render Car manufacturere. Of the Aus first year.

"overy moved

engine, with shortly afterward to manufacturers continue to hold five examples aro-shown. Three Any motor vehicle to skid. If tin it is claimed:

lubrication forming the Manchester,

the field and oven to strengthen of these are combinations, ranging bination with three-speed gear, has a side-valve two cars travelling in opposite sonse the Empire' car." direction were passing at the spot Austin is giving yeoman servico neucious about which the pre- their already strong position. In in power from 7 hp. down to hand clutch, kick starter, and mechanical

Hent maminoth plant employing

Ovorsens markets the h.p., and, in price from £125 down coach built sidecar, marketed at aluminium pistons. The trans- avory serious accident might in the four quarters of the globe.

ground they lost temporarily to £77. In addition, there is the the very moderate price of £95. mission is by roller chain and asily ensue. Our Traffic Police Of the Morris it is said: "A cur 2,200 men has developed.

While the company waK know of the matter, because two for the Empire, the Empire's car."

regained, and in the others the heaves priced at £65, and 24 hp, and one of the 24 h.p. Sturmey Archer three-spood gear

formier, one is an open-frame kick starter, and salls at £51, of them had to go over the spot Of the Bean it is advertised: "Aiginally dependent on the Ford during the war has been rapidly 27 p.h. racing machine with over-addition, two, models, of the the machine is flited__ with`a and sidecars and British built car for (verseas ser: Motor Company in America for tendency is all in the right direc the roadster of similar power motor cycles are shown. Of the bandlobar controlled clutch and un erejes

priced at £52, Messrs. A. J. afterwards confessed that their vice. Built specifically for Over parts, the new plant incluies on Of the Vulean its 316,924 square feet of floor

Recently, British machines Stevens report that the domand power wheels simply failed to seas service." grip. Surely it should to possible vehicles it is claimed: The space complete up-to-date an-ave put up some wandorful por-both at Home and Overseas has to make these soy factory curriors Empire linked by Vulcan vehi tomotive production machinery formances. For example, a couple been phenomenal and without in

Of the Arrol-Johnston it for every important unit. Thus either ve receptacles which eles." would not leak or to keep to the is said: Horo is a British cut the English Ford car, originally of months ago a 1,000 cc. British termission during what is usual- H consequence of #xtreme sides of the road. At expressly designed for economicala combination of American parts motor cyclo beat a 20,000 c.c.]ty tho slack souson of the year.

able successes to its credit, on liveries, 68 present the price is a distinct motoring both at Home and Ab and British assembly, is now 95 foreign racing car with some not-The result has been delay of de danger spot and one that ought road. "The makers of lumber cars per cent. British, both in manu-oven terms, the second half of the which steps have been taken to

as advertise: "British cars for Bri-facture and materials.

race being at an average speed of increase the capital of the Com= itish subjects." And so one could

be remedied as

tu possible.

The following have joined the Hongkong Automobile Associa tion since we published the last

fist:-

M. F. Key

Chan Tong Wong Kam Pui

H. A. R. Cogant.

MANCHESTER FACTORY To PRODUCE 30,000 CARS THIS YEAR.

mon.

the

Unitod

200,000 STUDEBAKER LIGHT-SIX

of

Since its inception thirtoon DIL Kiving manufacturers,

years ago the Manchester plant slogans. But of all the ears above-mentioned (oxcepting one) has grown to be the largest Tord

plant outside of the where and who are the Hongkong agente? It's all very well for States, and it is estimated has directly and indirectly given em- to honst" at manufacturers

ployment to 20,000 British work- Wembley the suitableness of their products

OVENCUK for servico but unless they have activo agents in overseas ports and until they conduct a better publicity campaign in the overoga At the annual meeting of the markets (the places where care Singapore Automobile Associa-ara to be sold and used) then tion, held last wack, the Chair wo are ufraid that their overar s man made a great point of sales will romain vory much at

The fourth anniversary emphasising the desirability of the prosent low level. American

Hold all the Studebaker Light-Six was have booli drivers possessing a proficiency oars

In May by the certificate issued by the Assoola- over the British Empire not only colebrated tion. We don't know under what on account of their comparatively production of the wohundred- conditions the Singapore author- low cost and high engine pawar, thousandth car of this type. The ities issue drivors licences but the but also because of the service first Light-Six, a touring car! possession of a driver's licence in rendered by their local agonte model, loft South Bend factorios Hongkong always connotes that everywhere. If a Hongkong re- on April 30, 1920. Actual ship. the possessor, has been tested by sident wishes to buy olther a monts followed early in May. In the police. Especially is this so yno, an Austin, a Morris, the four years that have passed, If the vehicle happens to ho a Bean, a Vulcan, or a Humber the Light-Six has attained an publio hire vehicle or heavy lorry, (to mention only those given enviable reputation for Ane for a very strict test is now being above) he has to become his performance, sturdiness of con- applied before a licence to drive own importer and the sufforor of struction and codnomy of opera is issued, We cannot help but all the consequent delay and in- tion. Numerous Light-Six records think that. & test by a public convenience. It is so much easier have booh established during that Authority such as exists in to buy an American car, and that time. Few weeks pass without Hongkong is much to be pre-is one of the main reasons why some now accomplishment boing ferred to a test by a private so many Amerloan care are added to the list of Light-Six

achievemonts Association, and our Singapore bought.

many

tion.

AFRICAN MOTOR

CYCLE POLICE:

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part of his fatully out for a little zide.

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