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MOTOR NEWS FROM GREAT BRITAIN.

BY "R. A. C.)

enging was run on the rating of 470 h.p. For one hour, when undergoing its high power test it developed 494 b.h.p. Overseas Demand for British

Products

motor oyoles. His record was to the A.J.B. machiner, all three made on the Canning Town of which gained the highest pos Track, which is really no more nible awards in the shape of gold than a cycle track of about three medals. One was a passenger laps to the mile and his "March-combination, which also had the loss" of that dato averaged near dietinotion of making the best ly forty miles an hour over the sidecar performanos.

whole period. As a fent of op- In the London to` Land's End durance this, of coureo, far sur-

(Special to the Hongkong Telegraph)

passes anything that has been Run this year there were many done in the breaking of his record good performances, but none to

An easy way to see whether a Comfort in the Car.

after an interval of eighteen years. bost that of the three little 9-20 tyre valvo leaks is to turn the h.p. Rover light oars, all of which wheel so that the valve stem inst Thoro has lately been a strong

of less than 1,000 cc has covered course, the water cooled model dust cap and hold a glass of water For the first time a motor cyale gained gold medals. This is of its bighest point. Remove the movement in Great Britain in favour of the provision of adjus-

100 miles an hour. The rider wash.p. air-cooled Rover, but of slight-submerged. If bubbles come upa a lap of Brooklands Track at over similar in many features to the 8 so that the mouth of the stem is table driving soata in care large

Mr. V. Horsman and his mount ly higher power and price. and small. For some time past

The Bean 20-25 gwt, commercial the Triumph, one of the oldest

the valve is defective,, The Autocar" has been rubbing vehicle has made a wonderful and best reputed names in the in the importance of this provi start overseas. During the past motor cycle trade. sion, and nowadays it is: forteix months nearly one-third of machine he averaged over 103 On a 750 0.0. unately possible for the owner of the entire output of the firm's miles for a kilometre and very aven a light car to be really com-commercial vehicle department nearly reached the same figure fortable while driving, whatever has been exported, and this for the mile. On a 500 o.c. ma. may be his height. The adjusta- despite the fast that the home chine he made world's records for ble front seat ie one of the notable demand has been very large. the five miles with flying start improvements of the 1923 model The great attention that and the ten miles with standing of 10-26 h.p. four-seated Singer British manufacturers have given start. In all, he has lately broken light car as compared with the to the production of vehicles for no less than fourteen World and preceding model. Another is the municipal and publio servico British record, all on Triumph fitting of patent pneumatic up work is having its reward in the machines. holstery. This, in conjunction overseas markets. Just recently

with efficient springs and low the Albion Motor Car Company liality Trial, the most important In this year's Paris-Nice Ro- pressure balloon tyres, makes has received an order from the motor oyale event of this kind in this inexpensive but eminently Hongkong authorities for the France, four British B.8.A. ma- reliable vehicle extremely ples supply of five 30 cwt, hand-tip chines were entered. Of these sant even for the longest ping garbage wagons. There are the team consisting of ono 2.49 already a number of older Albion h.p. model and two 3.49 nodels

journeys,

One of the first manufacturere vehicles in municipal service at secured the team prizes and three to realise the disadvantages of Hongkong. The same firm has gold medals, and was the only the fixed seat was the Sunbeam recently received an order from a team of more than two machines Company. Their cars were the foreign government for a number to complete the trial without loss first to be standardised with of workshop wagons. Each of of a mark. The other B.S.A. driving seat allowing considera- these contains a 34-kilowatt entry was a 4.49 h.p. and sidecar, ble movement, which in the pre- generator driven by silent obain which was the winner-of-three- Rent models is about six inches. from the clutch shaft and sup cups and a gold medal and made The soat is moved without driver plying current for the lighting the best light sidecar perform- or passenger leaving it, and is outfit and for a lathe, grinding

адсе. Afterwards securely locked into position by a wheel and two drilling machines, machine won the standing start small lever....

In addition, complete equipment kilometro at Nice and the very The leading accessory manu- for blacksmith work is carried. stiff La Turbio hill-climb, besting facturers are also doing their,shu-

The Government of Afghanis- the previous records for this bill ro in the work of making the mo-tan has recently acquired a fleet in the 350 c.c. class by more than torist comfortable, and all sorts of of no less than thirty-three five minutos.

In England the great motor

the same

in the

little t'ince which are useful as Chronycraft lorries. The country well as ornamental are now obis devoid of railways and has cycle reliability event tainable. A very neat litle thing hardly any roads worthy of the A.C.U.. Six Days Trial. Every in this line is the Smith wireless name. Dependence has hitherto machine, including its running cigar lighter, an-called because been placed upon animal trans- equipment, is selected by the offi- there are no wires between the part, and the new development is cials, from manufacturers Of lighter and the base. The home interesting as showing how the agents' stuck, no variation from price is 15/6, and the fitting is motor vehicle is coming to be standard adaptable to either a six volt or used for the early development of allowed and no special prepara- specification being twelve volt circuit, and glows new territories in preference to tion permitted. Throughout the bright red in three seconds after incurring the high inital cost of trials the machines are under pressing the switch. A great building a railway. advantage is that the lighter, not The authorities responsible forwards reliability, hill climbing, constant supervision, and in the being attached to its base by the Calcutta tramways have brakes, silence and final condition wires, can be handed to any decided to make supplementary are all taken into account. occupant of the car at any use of motor buses, and they distance.

Engine Design.

This

have selected the well-known year the special team award went English make, the Leyland. Calcutta recently also acquired a fire engine of the same make, capable of a speed of fifty-five hour on miles an

the roa?

In the new model 40.50 h.p. Rolls-Royce known as the "New Phantom" the principal advance as compared with the old type is Another Loyland fire ongine has to be found in the engine which, lately been delivered to the with an R&A. 3. rating of 43 3 b.p, Dinodin Fire Brigado. This gives about 13% more power than machine has a capacity of 1,150 the old engine at the same speed. gallons a minute, or 45 tons of Overhead Valves have boon water per hour, at a pressure of adopted instead of side-by-side over 100 pounds to the square valvas. Before deciding on the inch.

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now engine, the Rolls-Royce As regards British private cars, Company carried out exhaustive it is particularly interesting to experimental work,, designing note that the 3-litre Bentley is be- and thoroughly testing four dis coming quite popular in tho tinct types, including a six- United States of America, despite cylinder engine with overhead the high tariff imposed on im- camshaft, twelve-cylindar ported vehicles. Another inter- V-type engine, and a straight esting order is that placed by an eight. After prolonged study, all Indian Rajah for throe Bontloy thoso typos were abandoned in cars. One is of the sporting open favour of that which has now type and is for personal use, the boon.adopted.

second is a larger car for the con- The most remarkable feature vegance of beaters and gamie on of the new 12-40 b.p. sporting hunting expeditions, while the Star is certainly the engine. This third is a twelve-seated wagonci te is of the overhead valve type for the use of the ladies and do- the valves being placed along a mestic staff. The point of parti detachable cylinder head and oular interest lies in the clear, operated by push rods and short acknowledgmont that the Bentley rockers. Other features are fis not merely a sporting car of aluminium pistons, duralumin the highest olase, but is equally connecting rods. and sparking capable of heavy work over really plugs carried in rocesses. Though bad roads

of fairly long stroke and high' In respect of aerial develop- pressure ratio, the engine runs meats, Great Britain is well to extraordinarily sweetly through the fore. At an Air Pageant hold out its whole range of speeds. It not long ago in Tokyo the pre- is very free from vibration and dominance of the British Aero can be driven slowly almost to engine W68 very noticeable, maobines stopping point on top gear with prac toally all the out betraying any tendency te engaged in the demonstrations thump.

boing fitted with the famous Napier 450 h.p. engine.

Since marino motors began to he properly standardised, a great | COMPETITIONS AND RECORDS. deal has been done in the direc In the annual motor races hold tion of securing a high degree of at Muriwai Beach near Auck simplicity. Thus the 10-14 h.p. land, New Zealand, the New Zon- four-cylinder Ailsa Craig "Kidland Cup was this year won by with overhoad valvos, operated the owner of an eleven year old by camshafts acting direct, bas Sunbeam car which covered, the about one hundred lose working course of an average of 79.7 miles parts than engines built on the an hour. Later in the day, the push rod and rooking arm Bamo car attacked the flying fiva. principle. On result is a re-mile Australasian record and beat duction in manufacturing coals, it easily, averaging & speed of which enables the completo outfit 100.33 miles an hour. Truly a to be sold at the home price of wonderful performance for so old £100.

a vehicle. Turning to aero engines, we. New figures bavo just been got find that the British Government up for the twenty-four hour motori insists on more searching tests oyale record, two ridors taking than any other country. One turn and turo about with apolls tast is a run of one-hundred hour of two houre oach on a French duration at nine-tonths of rated racing track. Previously tho power. The latest tost of a Napior record was held by Mr. HA. engine was of one hundred and Collier and has stood over since four hours duration and on this 1907 Mr. Collier is the General standard rating of 450 h.p. the the well-known Matchless."

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