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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

LOCAL MOTOR NOTES & NEWS

From time to timo, motor acoid-jed. A soft diffused light would onte happoning at night raiso the be the ideal thing, but thon a oft discussed question "to dim, motor car is a fast travelling or not to dim," but apparently vehicle the drivor of which requirej the mattor has produced such a clear view of road for somo distance ahond divergency of opinion that nothing considerable dofinite has been arrived at. In Perhaps science will oventually this supplement appears a raport come to the motorist's aid and of an accidont in Scotland in provide him with a light which which two people lost their livesilluminatos ahoad and yet has as a direct result (it being claim-jno dazzling effect.

od) of dimming. An accident:

was reported from Kowloon last

wook when it was alleged that Wo rocontly draw attention to the driver ran into a lamp stand-tbo thoughtlossness of somo. ard through being temporarily motorists who parsisted in dis- dazzled by the glare of approach-regarding the notice that the ing motor bus lights. Thus can road from Won noi Cheong two instanova be given of acuid-Gap to Ropulao Bay WAN ents cocurring from opposito closed to traffic. It ie a mattor causes related to dimming.

for satisfaction to soo that suit. able action has boon takon by the authorition. At ofther ond From poraonal observation wo now, a strong barrier has boon should say that modified dimming erected across the thoroughfare is assential in the intorout of which offectually podestrian traffic. It is not un- the notice be complied with. Dominion to see the intensely Incidentally, it might ho men- of approach-tioned that a particularly good bright gleams

is being mado with this ing hoadlights suddenly

Kiva job way to inky gloom as two cars that progress now hoing unintor work and it is to be hoped pass oach other. The plight of a

point, pled, it will not be long before especially if the road happens to this road is again opon.

pedestrian at Buch a

bo badly lighted, is precarious in

the oxtreme, while the driver's vision is temporarily interruptodi

onkures that:

The latest model "Dodge "

by oblivion. It was just such a touring car is a particulary well caso as this which caused the turned out job. Fitted with 6 confusion which cost two lives ply balloon tyros, nickel trimmed in the accident wo have referred radiator shell, front and to above.

Tor

bumpure, motometer with look, rear view mirror, automatic wind- shield wiper, scuff plates, cowl There would appear to be some lights and diso stoel whools, these justification for the assortion popular cars have a most attrac that dimming is dangerous when tive appearance, while the angino sufficient alternative lighting is thoroughly reliable and sturly: not provided: It can be assumed Considerable intarost has bonn that a driver's attention in aroused in the nital purchased attracted by the act of another by the Hongkong Telegraph, which driver dimming, and that in con-hasbson on view during the wook, soquence, he has to again pick up and which is to be given away as his own line of sight which is a first prize in the word building difficult matter when his eyes contest which is at prosent in aro for a fow seconds handicapp- od by the Buddon brought about by the abronco of the guiding raya of his boadlights,

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OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Į SATURDAY, 14th. February, 1925.

Being the Official Organ of the Hougkang Automobile Association).

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MOTOR TRUCK.

What? Twenty-Five Years Have

Years Have Achieved.

.

With the automotive Industry observing ito. silver anniversary this year comes a realization of the tremendous development made in motor truck transportation the last 25 years

From teeble begin- when ning, about 1800,

Lear freakinb looking contrivances classed as motor trucks made their appearance, it was not until sev- eral years later that the motor truck was given serious attention as a transportation medium. Once, buwever, the truck did begin to gus foolbold, around 1010, ita growth was rapid and today the doughty carrier Lairly GWRTING over our streets and highways. The extent of growth is best shown by

FIRST

HEAVY-DUTY

WHITE TRUCK

A WHITE HEAVY-DUTY

TRICK OF

TODAY

truck, because of its texibility nod economy of operation, ber 15 large way revolutionized transpor- tation and notwithexadime what may appear to be SE BATTLET {0}}- Veren) use of the truck Lolay I do not hesitate id making the oredir. that the next trends will see AVED

•XDMOND or

AD? ЦК

TİOR

an motor transpor than

period in the prit.

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TEO Mulos Crick would not exist today to saything like the quantity they do znjena there

⚫ public demand for them, dignincant present-day de- velopments are toading amnistak- trock production figurce: Fifteen The White Company, a pioneer ably toward better co-ordination years ago, or ep antil 1910, less truck manufacturer and a leader between motor transportation and than 25,000 Motor trucks had been the industry since the beginning the steam and electric railwayu, manufactured by the entire indus - of truck transportation, gives an] Both steam and alectric roads have try. Over 2,360,000 trucks have | iden the wide spread use of the become extensive Geers of motur. been made since then. Present | truck in the statement that motor) equipment and indications are they" production is approximately 875,- | trucka sorvy 1450 itsas of business. ] will greatly extend their truck and Que motor trucks a year.

"Wherever goods are to be ben operations during the next: Walter & White, president at [moyed,” says Mr. White, "the¦ year,"

COMMON SENSE IN TRAFFIC.

Conditions aut all other things considored, it has boon claimo t that Now York City handles its traffs hotter than any other city in America. That is becauso the immensly of the proposition has forced the authorities to nook Motorists, and pedestrians as ideas rather than omploy whims well, will have been pleased to Now, having had a good spolt of notice that several of the irrog-thinking, the big oity Is going to ponsible juvenilo trick oyol-do better than ovor. "ists, wore last work

ed in Blatuo

A now sohome will be tried out

arros!- Square and

THE PERFECTED PAIGE-

REASONS FOR ITS

POPULARITY

It is interesting to recall that on the grounds of " Safety First tho R.A C. last your strongly brought before the inch and on Fifth avonuo, as well as other ho Bame mechanical features.

advocated the abolition of practice of dimming.

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tho

DIMMING OF HEADLIGHTS.

FATAL ACCIDENT REVIVES CONTROVERSY.

The Now Paige is smoother running and bottor looking than

At the inquost at Cleckheaton. any of its prodecessors. It carries Scotland, recently on Ephraim many rafinamonts and improve wigglesworth (76) and Jeremiah ments that the engineers have Boyes 150,) both of whom wore worked out, bat fundamentally, knocked down by a motor car at the principal specifications ro- Cleckheaton & verdiot was roturn- main the same as thouo of the ud of accidontal death. It was successful Paiges of the past stated that the headlights of the There is the enmo big, powerful car wero dimmed on approaching mor, the sam long wheelbase, a motor bus. The headlights on the bus wore also dimmed, and Sned. A rendor rece "ly suggest-e pro-untativo thoroughfares. All

Tho now Paige is more smooth unmediately they wore turned on ed that we advogaru the licensin, the present signal towors will running because it

the deceased mon wore seen in Пан A

The owner of of push bikes so that t om enken down and in their stend vnamicallybalanced crankshaft. front of the car. victed of making themselves a vill be erected slander stool poles, It is longer lived for the same the car expressed the opinion that There is one point regarding

The motor uisines would do so at the risk 122 foot high and with 12 foot arms, son dimming which should never be of losing their licenna.

will run but for the dimming of the hoad- The sug

arrying the housing for lizhts coal undor all conditions bocate the asoluent would have

Tho overlooked, and that is to ah Westion Beems quite a Lou! nne, and lones, and other directing considerible additional oɔaling (baon avoided.

Coronor, consideration to traffic polico on and if the feo were merely a strolling app iancos.

apasity has been added to make summing up, said that the case point duty. When a man is busy nominal, no hardship would ba digroting traffic he doesn't want caused, while the

These warning appliances will pl cooling certain A thicker toraw some light on the voxed Talia or core is used. Then question whether or not it was to be noarly blindled ovory fow

be controlled, and operated, not at minuton by the strong headlights would have an off a'ive means of each lock porner, but the whole baro to a larger water pump, a butter to have headlights on when

ridding our thoroughfares of sunh number you we have soon quite an unforce the length of a rust simultaneously larger thermostat and a larger passing ofnor vehicles,

That is, the wholo traffic of a given fan running on ball bearings. point duty without any dimming/Appears to be anothor au’bronk of street will move at one and thei The exhaust valves of the now ame time, or it will stop on signal. Paixo's motor are of sillobreme In addition, the removal of the steel. This was tho only material, towers will allow more room for that would stand the gaff of the traffic to move.

wile span throttle in the Liberty The idea is the correct one and aeroplane motors during the war. it is applicable to overy oly in The Stewart-Warner vacuum the country. Тво blook-by-laystom is a notable improvementi

of cars passing a man on

uuthoritica

the same nuisanco in Nathau

having boon carried out. If there Road.

are to be any hard and fast rulon regarding dimming, then surely one of them ought to bo that lights must bo dimmed · when passing a control point,

WINTER MOTORING.

•

EXPENSIVE COLLISION.

$2,000 FOR OWNER OF DAMAGED CAR.

The Chinose owner of a motor-

Columbia

Storage Batteries

We soll batteries:

We recharge batteries.

We olean ont batteries.

Wo ronew battery jars. We renew battery platos.

We renow battery bridges. Wo renew battery torminals.

We renow battary separators.

Wo ronow, battery containers.

We open up batteries for inspootion.

STARTING, LIGHTING, IGNITION

"famous for

the service

R3HA

We loan you a battory while repairing youra,

they render"

We,furnish a most completo motor car battery survico.

Wo have a large stock of spare parts for Columbin

Battorios.

Wo give froo battery inspection servico at our Wong Nel Chung Road (Happy Valley) Sorvico Etation

This includes:-

(1) Filling with distilled water,

(2) Hydrometer and volt motor roading. (3) Cleaning and grossing the terminals. (4) Cloazing and wiping off top of battery

with ammonia or soda solution. YOUR next battory should be a COLUMBIA !

The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Expert and Constant European Supervision. Telephone C. 1246 or 1247. A. J. Allison, Service Manager.

SHELL for reliability and reserve power

E

VEN with a faultless- ignition, the modern high-compression engine pinks on acceleration → when driven by an inferior spirit.

Shell Motor Spirit

owing to its high percentage of aromatic hydrocarbons eliminates that slight knock- ing sound termed "pinking."

THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO (SOUTH CHINA) LTD.

REMOVE AIR.

If a quili is insorted in a puno- ! ture, all the air can be removed more quickly, and the vulcania- ing can be spoedad uo. -

WATCH 'OBANKCASE.

It has been argued that the MORE POPULAR AT HOME[blook ontrol of traffio nover his in the equipment. This hands ›me! question of dimming only arises In previous years there has al-solved any problem of congestion, car represents one of the finest car whion was savoroly damaged becauso wo have a tyot reached ways been a distinct dooresso in Pat on the contrary, has increas values of red to-day providing. 1a a collision with a motor bus perfection in the mastor of light- the use of private mato vehicles ad it.

as it does, the height of luxury recovered 2.275 dollars damagos ing equipment. The makers of in the British Islos during the

in Mr. Justion Barratt-Lonaard's accident: Repairs cost $75 dollars This is true because it is and at a most moderate prica. some headlights claim that they winter months. The Automobile has been invariably the case that,

Court at Singaporo last wook, the and a claim was, also, 'mado for have eliminated glaro or dazzle, Association toports that fow when one officer was stopping

casa coming before the judge for 240 in respect of the period in bus the number of care using motorists have given up the use traffic, another one a block away polled both to move and stop in sel for the plaintiff handed deprived of the use of it.

assement of damages. Coun-which the owner of the car was lights that do blind and dazzle of their vehicles during the pre-was ordering it to move. The

His lordship made an order for are well above the 90 per cent, sant winter.

good order until it is synchronisin bilin and affidavite la sup- line. The difficulty is to get a During the month of December arner while another one but a

result has been lame at one ed. The railways and tramway port of his claim, in the course the payment of the amount due Bes that trough in the drank- penetrating

that will more than 2,000 motorists became fow hundred foot away was clear.atoms learned this truth & long of which it was stated that the for repairs, and allowed 1,700 cake is filled with oil before being not havo

concentrated members of the Automobilo

time ago and New York now car, which had been purchased : dollars on sooount of depreciation attached, otherwise the bearings zwys of searchlight and Association, which now has a It stands to reason that trafilo gives evidens that municipalities for 6.000 dollars, had depreciated and 100 dollars in respect of the will burn out before the oil pump # fa

difficulty which total membership oxoseding 220,- may never be properly controlled are beginning to find their come to the extent of 1,500 or 1,000 period in which the plaintiff was can send a supply of lubricant sa will, pezhape, never be surmount-000.

and made safe until it in com-i mon senos and to use it.

dollars" in consequence of the deprived of the use of his oar.. ⠀⠀ | the trough.

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