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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, 26th December, 1925.

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

Seasonable Hinta.

For the owner driver in Hong- kong who looks after his machine himself, the cold weather being with it one or two little problems One is so used to starting up here:

CURRENT

COMMENT

than otherwise, and drivers should be made to learn that no matter whethera corner has been improved or not they should keep strictly to their own side. I white lines were painted on those Stables Road corners a driver; in the warm air without any would, instinctively, keep to his trouble that there is quite a lot of head shaking done when the wn side of those lines, whereas Tat the present time he'dares to take the quickest and nes neces- sarily the safest course, Hong-

engine doesn't pick up with the

first few revolutions of the self- starter. Of course, Urre's always the elke control to help, but song's motor reads generally are

sutliciently abounding in bad cor- surprising, by reason of the fact

jners to warrant the Government that one never wants it in the painting white lines, on them all. suarner, how easily one can for- get to aise it in the winter. It is so much wiser to avoid ne-

eidents than to regret them. Against Traffic.

using the grease gum these cold? days one finds that it takes an awful lot of pressure and quite. some Time to get the stif grease

In most

modern cities, the into the spring hourings, and a praction of motor car drivers useful trick is to mix the heavy crossing the street in order to cup grouse with some old crank- pull outside a Imilding, head on caso cit before tilting the gun. If to on-coming trailie, is strictly that is done, the task of areasing i forbidden. The other day we

swill be found a much easier and ¦ witnessed an instance of this

speedier one.

Exhilarating Driving.

There is obvious joy in the camp of motor owners relative to the re-opening of the Taipo Road, for on Sunday last the wrinter of these notes noticed quite a non- ber of golf enthusisals using the

[dangerous procending, when & ¡large touring ear travelling in un masterly direction alung Dus cross the street in order to Voeux Rond, suddenly swervod allow the occupants to alight at a pertain store. At the 17107 time, three tram Cars were moving along the short space be

tween the King Edward and

road instead of the railway a Hongkong Hote) Corners, an un- they have been practically forrudnsually large number of motor

to do ever since the road was/

losed. The ride round the New

Car were on the road, and several pedestrians were in the

Territories those bright cold days act of crossing the street. For a is indeed an exhilarating one, and to be able to use the Taip route once again is much appreciated. Road Guildance.

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moment al accident appeared al- inevitable, but fortunately, the wirst that happened was

momentary dislocation of traffic. Had this car proceeded to n the matter of the suggestion suitable turning point, and then that there should be a clear white approached its stopping place i line drawn in the middle of our from the left hand side. of: principal motor roads where there the road, there would have is an acute corner so that drivers bron

Tro risk of accident, can be given, a guide and also nor would contrary traffic have taught to keep well in to the been interfered with. Stricter: left-hand side, a locul matorial regulations become necessary has suggested to us that the sug with the increasing traffic on our gestion should be tried out on the streets, and a definite ruling from Stubbs Road, if on any road at our Traffic Department on this all. On the Caine Road-Genealy particular point would be corner thore has been a white welcome.

guidance line for a long time

past and it has, unquestionably, Valuable Memoranda. instilled into drivers going round

that bend the necessity for taking)

From the Vacuum Oil Com- care and caution. On the Stubbs' pany, we have received a series Rond, there has been some corner of extremely interesting -and improvements and widenings instructive articles on various carried out, and we are told that problems associated with lubricat- these improvements hava, injing. Those take the form of some cases, resulted in adding: helpful hints on every aspect of danger because of the fact that the lubricating question, und .drivers take those corners at a every car owner should avail very much quicker, paco than himself of the opportunity of they do the more acute corners, securing the series, which may The habit of encroaching over on bo had upon application to the to the middle or wrong side of the Company's local Office in King's road has been encouraged rather | Building.

THE OLYMPIA MOTOR CYCLE SHOW.

at

FOUR-STROKE ENGINES ON

SMALL MACHINES.

According to The Motor Cycle From The Moter Cycle we gather 235 firma exhibited

the that at the recent Olympiá Motor Olympia Motor Cycle Show in Cycle Show, London, there were London, which opened on Septem- quite a number of small machines ber 2jut. Of these firms about fitted with 4-stroke engines of a seventy were manufacturers of size usually associated with power motor cycles.

units of the 2-stroke type.

100 MILES WITHIN THE HOUR.

One hundred miles within the hour has been accomplishod and officially timed in Paria, The ridor was C. F. Temple and the machine an O.E.C.-Temple, fitted with a 1,000 cc. British Anzani engine-The Motor Cycle.

TRYING TO SAVE FIVE

MINUTES IN TRAFFIC -

COSTS THAT TIME, EVERYONE'S RESPECT,

EXTRA GAS WEAR..

-AND ARREST

START OF LONDON-CAPETOWN. FLIGHT.

Mr. Alan J. Cobham being kissed by Mrs. Cobham at Croydon Aerodrome hafore starting on an aerial survey for Imperial Airways from London to Capetown.

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PARKING

NEW PLANE TESTED.

AEROPLANE WITH CENTRAL·

ENGINE ROOM.

Mr. Frank Courtney, the well- known test pilot, has recently been testing an entirely new design of neroplane.

This machine, the Napier-Boul- con and Paul Bodmin has been designed and built by Messrs. Boulton and Paul. Ltd., of Nor- wich. The particular, fenture about the machine is that the two Napier engines, with which it is fitted, are installed, in a central engine room in the fuselage with geared drives to the airscrews on either side.

The machine has been designed, for the British Air Ministry as an experiment to obviate the diffi- Lculties which occur" should the engines stop for any reason. The engine room is large enough to enable an engineer constantly to watch the engines, and even effect repairs, whilst the machine is in Right.

ILLUMINATED ROAD

SIGNS.

Realising the dificulty mo- turists experience in deciphering direction signs, either on lamp posts, or situated near them, the Automabile Association has intre- duced a new type of reflector and

70-80 SWIFT MILES PER GALLON.

--- ---10,000 to 12,000 miles on a pair of inexpensive tires- 800 miles to the gallon of oil.

How's that for the economy of the Harley-Davidson Single ? It's the type of motorcycle you know would come, some day. Easy to ride-beginners learn within a city block. Easy to park. Easy to garage and care for.

And the performance! Ride it over trail or highway-on pleasure ride or hunting trip. Sed how swiftly and smoothly the SINGLE hums over hills and through mud. Ample power and speed!

The third consignment of HARLEY SINGLES (wide by side valves) and fover head valves) are oxpected on the 1st, December on latest the 31st., by the "EMPRESS of RUSSIA." Prospective buyers that were disappointed on the first and second consignment better put your ordere with its now.

ALWAYS IN STOCK

Latest-Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, Com- binations and Spare Parts.

Telephone K. 1242

Repairs on all makes of Motorcycles.

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signs, so as to throw the light THE GASCON MOTOR COMPANY.

downwards and render the word-

ing on the arms clearly gudable by rond users after dark.

One of the first sets of these A.A. illuminated direction signs has been erected on the Great West Road, 10% miles out from London.

By H. C.

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Guess I'B drive my car to work, says I to myself one day. Sa crank the bus and I hop me in and I'm on my mercy way. I sail along through traffic and I, watch the durner cap, cause I have to slow my auto down when he swings his sign to "Stop.

It takes about a half an hour to get from home to town, an then another hour or so, 'tween stopping an' slowin' down. I finally reach the city, and I've had my morning Jurk. But, shucks, I have to drive some more, 'cause there is no place to park.

For blocks and blocks travel and the story's just the Fanie. The parking tusk is awful, an' I wonder who's to blame. I spot a place that's open and I push the gas a bit. I get there first, but find the spot's too small; my car won't

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At last I pick a closed garage, where they charge mo 50 cents. The hunt I've had is tiresome and it wakes my better sense. The next time that I drive my hus, I'll try and use my done. I'll dodge the parking horror-cause I'll leave the dern car home.

A FEW FACTS.

England now has a registration of 433,000 ears.

There are 6,000 taxicabs and 4,000 buses in London.

tries.

on

A small

· SUNBEAM COMFORT

SCORES.

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"You can do anything you like Sir. with this car High !*** Quite so. But what can I do with it in Kowloon ?"

MODERN TRAVEL.

THE RAILWAYS AND ROAD

TRANSPORT.

The use of motor vehicles by the railway companies, both small and large, in all parts of the world is growing rapidly. The are used mainly AS In the recent Grand Prix motors

"fecders" for the rapid collection d'Endurance, two America la expected to export;

"premiums"

and distribution of goods, und in 400,000 cars to 114 foreign coun- were donated, one by M. Gustave

some cases passengers, from the Baehr, for the car which covered main railway depots. One of the! Registration fee

the greatest distance during the most interesting orders recently American car in England is $110. Arst hdr, and the second by the placed was one which that well-

Taxes add 20 per cent. to the

Automobile Club de l'Ouest for Motor Car Co., Ltd., received from known Scottish firm, the Albion. cost of gasoline in France.

Some auto factories are pro- the car with the most comfortable the London, Midland and Scottish ducing 20,000 tyres a day. body. Both these premiums, of Railway Co., probably the leading More than 18,000 miles of new 500 francs ench, have been award-company under the new "group" federn! aid roads were builted to the 3-litre Sunbeam cars system, which has come into during the last fscal year in the

which United States.

competed. The award operation ir Great Britain.

The order in question was for American motorists spend about which the Sunbeam secured

thirty-eight of the Albion Comi

GARGOY

Mobiloil

Make the chart your guide

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Tho body in particularly interesting in "driver-over-engine" type.

The sinto legislature of Call- In 20 years the average running Some 15,000,000 tyres were con- view of the fact that the conch-short wheelbase of these machines fornia has passed a law which life of an automobile tyre has sumed by the American motorists work was of the standard type as makes station yards or other legal material, against trafic law to between 15,000 and 20,000 makes them particularly easy to eliminates speed trap evidencoçãs been increased from 2,500 miles England took 17,000 cars from supplied with the 8-litre car now congested places, while the lead-violators. Spend cops now have miles. The manufacturing pro the United States and Canada in in production by the Sunbeaming space is no less than is obtain to trail suspected drivers and time cess has also advanced to allow the fret half of 1923.

Company.

ed on the ordinary type of lorry, them

faster production,

in 1923.

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