1925-09-05 — Page 7

MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, 5th. September, 1925.

/ Being the Official-Orgjum of the Hongkong Automobile Associatiña).

GOING AND "COMING AT THE SAME TIME.

Trams v Buses.

LOCAL MOTOR NOTES & NEWS.

even brakages, by conducting their business on up-to-date lines. Graham Brothers Trucks.

The correspondenco during the week on the comparative merit of trams and motor buses, does leu one to seriously consider the wis-Following the above comment, it is opportune to mention that, -dom of extending tramway systems, in face of the grow as was to be expected, Graham ing opposition to Tram cars, in Brothers trucks are making an other parts of the world. The excellent impression among mod- modern motor bus has proved ern business establishments in Stself to be the rival, and in many this Columny, where motor trans respects the superior of the trim Port is employed. These vehicles car, and it is an almost unheard are the result of yours of special- of thing these days for any town sing in the 1 and 1 ton.commer- jcial vehicle field and purchasers or city to even discuss the matter of putting down a tramway are assured that there really is system, while those cities which years of service in every one. "We still have such systems, generally can certainly advice any prospec- Live purchasor of this type of incorporate a service of inotori

conveyance to investigate fürther buses wherever extension is desired. Obviously, the thought the claims put forward by the of scrapping an existing service manufacturers.

which serves immediate neces-The H. K. A. A.

sity, is absurd from a business

point of view, but when extensions

The following have joined the

aro necessary, a subsidiary ser- Hongkong "Automobile Associa vice of buses soems to us more in tion Aince the publication of the keeping with modern develop. Just list

ment, elimininuting the limitation which an extension of tram railsi naturally brings about. From the traffic point of view, there can be .no doubt whatever that our рганел thoroughfares bo greatly improved motor buson to operate in- estoad of trams. Even the local

would

were

Dr. Wan Man Kak Ho Wing Tsun. W. A. Cornell. H. Glanville. " H. T. Brooks. W. F. Ford, Henry Lowenck. Professor Anderson. R. E. Ost.

Government must have perceived Dogs and Cars.

"the advantages of buses over During the week

and not the latter, are to he

UN

of king

hud We

effort to

in Cicero, Ill., thought he'd advertise his skill by this ingenious method.

¦ A garage dealer in

PARIS TO NICE.

RELIABILITY TRIAL.

usual success.

A NEW MARKET.

A BRITISH CAR IN THE WEST INDIES.

Cano

TOURISTS IN FRANCE.

MOTOR CAR TAXES.

The Automobile Association

are in

In the recent Paris-Nice Re- liability Trial, which is the first

It is seldom that we find a Bri. reminds motorists about to visit France of the importance of and most important touring motor ish car crossing the Atlantic taking out a now fuissez-passer, eyelo event in France, B.S.A. Motor Bicycles met with their Ocean, but occasionally we do or licence, immediately the pre- hear of one venturing into what ceding.one has expired. It ia a travel in has always been regarded as ex-serious offence to Four B.S.A. machines were en-

out a current licence. The offen- tered. The B.S.A. Team, consis-clusively American motoring ter- France, even for one day, with ting of one 2,49 hp. model and ritory. However, Jamaica, the der exposes himself to severe two 3.49 h.p. models secured the home of the sugar way penalties. Team Prize, The Moto Club de the Hedno of the visit of Visitors cannot straighten out Marseille Cup" and three gold "Empire" Arrol-Johnston on questions of licences at French trams, inasmuch as the former, the folly demonstrated 110 medals. Incidentally, the B.S.A.

back to England. If they cannot Team was the only team of more the occasion of the visit of the ports when shipping their oora utilised when the new traffic avdid running over a dog by the two machines to complete Countess of Seafield to that island how that licence duty has been

is in for Kowloon schume

swerving the car. The instance the Trial without loss of a single Although thera is not a large paid up-to-date they operation.

in question happened on the

mark.

number of motor vehicles on the variably fined. The officials are Stubbs Road, when, a car proced- Thut Needless. Noise,

ing past some matsheds, suddenly

The other B.S.A. machine on-island, yet, we believe there is an empowered to inflict a fine of Are times the amount of tax due We are glad to be able to state swerved over to the right of the tered, a 3.49 hp and sidecar, excellent market for British cars to the State. that the Traffic Department has road in order to miss a dog which secured the "Eclaireur de Nice "there. Jamaica, the oldest of our taken stops to check the indi- ran out from one of them. At Cup, the" Principaute de Monaco" possessions is extremely British scriminato sounding of motor the samo moment, annther car Cup, the Light Sidecar Cup for in sentiment, and if, as in the case horns in the vicinity of the Peak

round

corner, the best light sidecar performance of the Arrol-Johnston, special at-

Sioux City, In., has piled one it Wax Hotel Already there is a great and

nothing short and a gold medal. This same ma- tention is devoted to promoting improvement after midnight, and of a miracle that serious chine afterwards won the Stand-coolness in running and driving, disgrace upon another for motor- it is to be hoped that the improve-ageident had not to being Star Kilometre, at Nice, and the British car should find a ready ists win yiolate the traffic laws. mont will continue. Motor horns, recorded. We remember a case"La Turbie" hill climb, boating sale among the sugar planters Besides being fined, ach motorist are most essential, but the trouble in England last your, when a dog the previous record for this hill and merchants who form the bulk bas to attend a special traffic

school. in the East seems to be that owner sued a car owner for the in the 350 c.c. class, by more than of the white population. tive drivers cannot resist the loss of his pet. Evidence clearly five minutes. templation to make us much showed that to swerve was most noise as possible, when there is dangerous, and the defondant Motor Bicycles in Reliability not the slightest reason for blow-rightly won the verdict. We do Trials all over the world spork | ing the horn. In the particular not suggest that no effort should volumes for their quality and ro caso in point, however, some be made to slow up, or that every liability under all conditions. Europont owner-drivers are not resonadie procaution should not altogether blameless, but in their be taken to save a dog from in- instance, it is probably, due to jury, but we do think it the height thoughtlessness, and we are sure of absurd folly to jeopardise the that those gentlemen who have lives of human beings in order to forgotten e hour and the prox-save that of a dog, imity of other residents, will, in future, refrain from disturbing Well Deserved.

them.

Obstructive Man-Power.

Came

the

比

Every motorist who employs a chauffeur will agree that the driver who was recently heavily With the number of motor cars fined, for using his master's car and trucks increasing. almost for the purpose of hire, thoroughly daily in the Colony, the matter of deserved his punishment. Thoro keeping main roads clear of any seems to be little doubt hut what unnecessary obstruction becomes this practice is quite common in'

ارسی

.

The consistent success of B.S.A.

DRIVE SLOW WHEN

ROUNDING CURVES,

of vital importance, and, in this Hongkong, and probably it is one given thought. We shall not be respect, something really should which is sometimes difficult to surprised if the result of this be done to regulate the use of detect. The case under notice at particular owner's investigation coolie-drawn two-wheel trucks. the moment would probably never explains the heavy wear on his At the present time it is almost have been discovered but for the tyres.

impossible to drive during the fact that an accident occurred, An Improvement,

busy hours of the day, from Ken-and it is therefore all the more nedy Town to Shaukiwan, with satisfactory to know that the

The now parking arrangement

out having to stop many times fine was a stiff ono. Only the in Poddor. Street is a great im- owing to these cumbersome, and other day we heard of a car provement on the old "hoad and It is possible antiquated vehicles. Perhaps owner bemoaning the fact that a tail" system. solution may be temporarily particular sot of tyros had not now to leave a car, return when found in prohibiting them on given the service he had expected. desired, and drive straight away tho annoyance of certain streets during certain Enquiry revealed that he em-without hours. But the only really sucployed a chauffour, and seldom manoeuvring in order to get free Gessful solution will be to prohi-used his car at night. When it of cars ahead and behind. Also bit them altogether Motor was suggested that he should one is likely to find that another transport is, of course, the only cheak the mileage by the car has chipped some enamel off modern means of conveying mor- speedometer, he confessed or dented a fender. Apart from chandise, and it is surprising that that his was a rather old the convenience of the new a large number of Chinese mer-machine and that the spoedo-method, the appearance of the alants whose business entails motor was not working thoroughfare itself is consider

enhanced. The same constant removal of tone of goods The suggestion that his driver ably

of various kinds, do not realise might take the car out unknown excellent systom might well be the saving in labour, time, and to him had apparently never been employed in Charter Road.

FINE AND SCHOOL.

"FIRST BALLOON TYRES.

Balloon tyres are more than 25 years old. Here's proof. Theee were placed on this huge tricycle in 1898. The bike" travelled nicely in dry weather, propelled by six mon and guided by ons. But in wet weather it skidded all over the street, for lack of non-skid chains.

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