MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, 27th. March, 1926,
# Being the Official Organ of the Hungkting Automobile Association).
CURRENT
COMMENT-
for
HUGE GARAGE FOR CHICAGO.
SCHEME TO RELIEVE CONGESTED AREA.
A 22 story garage in which motor cars will store themselves in record time, and as briskly roll forth at the touch of a button, is being built for the automobile- choked Chlengo loop district.
From 40 seconds to tivo minutes
object throughout. We have The A. A. Meeting.
sought to do what we could to Following Mr. D. G. M. Ber- bring to the notice of those con- nard's outline of the activities ofcerned any matters in connection the Hongkong Automobile Asso- with motoring that called for at. elation and his announcement of tention, and that will continue to the additional honefits to which he our policy in the future. Mem will be delivery time in this members will in future be entit-bers of the Association can, how, garage, which occupies the central led, it is safe to predict a con-over, make the Supplement of space of the Jewellere' Building siderable increase in the member-oven greater value stilt by soud-now under construction. The ship of that body during the ing in mattor of local and gener-owner drives his car upon à lond- present year. It was stated at al interest and in particular suging platform before" one of the Monday's meeting that some fifty gestions for notes, or oven cor elevators. An attendant takės a new members had joined during respondence publication.key from a master bourd, number- the past year, but, although the Needless to say, any such con-ed to correspond with a vacant membership roll is already quite tributions would be most wel stall. The withdrawal of the key a large one, it is not nearly come. Evor Bince its creation, makes electrical connections big as it should be. Mr. Bernard the Supplement has been the which set in motion a sliding plat- did wise to stress this point in his official organ of the Hongkong form "above, and the vacant stall. speech, and especially to point Automobile Association, and comes to rest in front of the out that local registration num- during the past year we have had elevator shaft. bers now excood over 2,000. In numerous calls from prominent. the past, the most frequent com- overseas manufacturers and busi plaint by non-members has been ness nien who are aware of the that the Association has not done status of the Supplement and re- "all that "it might for motorists,alise its value as a means of platform, and the car slides into
but criticisms of that type have keeping in touch with the world largely ignored the point that of motoring in Hongkong. In beforo anything really com this regard and in many others prehensive could be'accomplished we believe the Supplement to be the funds of tho. Association serving a roally useful purpose, would have to be increased
fund, with the co-operation of all New Benefits.
interested, wo shall aim at im proving it as time and opport unity occur. The New Rover.
Happily, the point has now been reached when the Associa- tion has at its disposal quite
it
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Meanwhile the elevator operator punches a button which thrusts mechanism up under the loading
the elevator.
The operator dials a number and the elevator rises to the floor assigned, where the door opens automatically. The operator presses a button, and the platform in the elevator tilts, letting the car
into its slide
stall. There bumpers engage the tyres, and hold it in place until the owner returns for his car. A somewhat a good sum of monoy, and The special 9:20 h.p. Colonial similar process returns the car.
utilising some of
model Rover has reached Hong-Router's American Service. this by the provision of new kong and is now on show at the benefits which all who belong to prmises of the Hongkong & the Association will be able to Kowloon Taxi Cab Co., Ltd, Des enjoy. In the first place, the As Voeux Road. As previously sociation is to have its own ex-pointed out in these notes, this pert, on whom any members may model is the result of two years Call for advice concerning troubles investigations in the East by one road in 1926, according to the with his car or cycle, and this of the Rover Company's engineers. expert, will either remedy the Previously there were two models State RoadCommission. This con- defects or give valuable technical made, namely the standard and struction will cost nearly $1,600,- advice on the best steps to be the De Luxe. The latter was 000. The money is largely from taken. Secondly, the Association intended to compote in the oxport the counties supplemented by will now have its own lawyers to trade, an intention successfully federal aid. whom members may go when accomplished, but it also proved they happen, as many motorists popular. at Home. The latest de now and again, to become Colonial model however, has involvad in legal difficulties, become
so popular that the
ROAD BUILDING PROGRAMME.
Utah will build 116 miles of
T
GAS TAX RETURN.
THE HOME OF THE" "AUSTIN SEVENS."
The top photo shows the Chassis Erecting Shop and
the lower, a corner of the Carriage Mounting Department.
AUTO OVER-PRODUCTION.
"The American automobile market is not big enough for every manufacturer and quotas claimed for 1926 production,"
SLOW DRIVING DANGER.
MINIMUM SPEED URGED.
"A slow car on the highway in
These two bonefits should be of manufacture of the De Luxe type
A total of more than $8,000,000 ways E. L. Cord, vice president the greatest value to members, has been discontinued. The will be received for the 13 months and general manager of the Au and thoy should not only be cause general body finish reachas an of Michigan's two-cent gasoline burn Automobile Company. Cord the greatest menace there la," says
says that 1926 will be a year of over-production, and unsold autoe will put many manufacturers out of business.
for appreciation, but should have exceptionally high standard. the effect of inducing more mo- ' torists to join up.
Quiet Work.
The Week's Wants.
Not infrequently havo Wanted received small
Wa
tax which went into operation last
year.
And
RECLAIM RUBBER.
Mr. Robbins B. Stoeckel, commis- aloner of motor vehicles for Con- necticut.-U.S.A.
Stoeckel" advocates a minimum speed regulation to keep all slow cars off the highway.
The greatest danger from 'slow driving autos is that those who Old rubber is being reclaimed drive behind are forced to pass effort to cut down the use of districts this practice is dangerous by tyre manufacturers in an around the side and in congested crude rubber, which is now selling and often results in accidents. at an unusually, high price. Lar-
Ad- several glaring errors in désign.. It is always easy to criticiso vertisements" relating to motor. The car.of to-day, even the cheap-' and organisation, but all too often dom, with the request that they est, is perfectly safe on oven the the critics take a superficial view be inserted in this Supplemont. most dangerous road surface if it of matters and do not take the It has not always been possible be reasonably handled. pains to enquire what is going on to comply with such roquests, but despite what one reads, modern behind the scenes. The Hongwe have now decided to reserve a roade are not so dangerous as all kong Automobile Association has, special space for this purpose. that. since its inception, done a deal of Readors who either want to quiet, but effective work, the ad acquire or dispose of car or cycle, Steer into a Skid, vantages from which are enjoyed or who have any want whatever
The veriest novice need havo though they may not be aware of requested to "send particulars in
ber shope to provide a greater speed limit and an anti-passing re- the initiative shown by the Asso-accordance
on E стсову day. Provided,
striction. with the notice ciation in taking up, various published over this week's small such a thing as skidding, when
of course, he realises that there le output from this department. matters which come to its notice. advertisements on Page 4 of this the car takes matters into its own The two bonite to which we have Supplement. We believe that hands, if its controls be seriously already referred are not the re- this innovation will
mismanaged. The golden rule to
ge tyre companies are spending Stocckel's plan is to divide the thousands of dollars remodeling main travelled streets into routes
by motorists in general, even which is related to motoring, are no quaems about vonturing forth and enlarging their reclaimed ruband cach street have a minimum
serve EL
"
sult a sudden realisation of the useful purpose among the Colony's remember is always to steer into desirability of assisting members. motorists.
They had boon under considera-
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tion for some months before the The Skidding Season,
mesting, despite the fact that a
a akid. That is, if the back of the car swings to the loft, steer the front to the left. Do this
There is probably nothing more early, leave the brakes alone contemporary came out on Mon- thoroughly alarming to the mo-until the skidding has coaeed, day with a auggestion that
torist and especially the new and no skid at a reasonable speed
auch schemes should be put motor-ist-than his first skid. will be troublesome. into offoot Quite entorprising Luckily, cars to-day hava no vices
to advocate something which you in this direction. Old timers will Balloon Tyrera Grip. know will most likely be done; vividly, recall the way in which isn't it?
Ourselves.
made
We deal with the causes and
Balloon tyros have their mounts would slide whole- skidding far less likely than it heartedly out of control at the used to be in the days of "hard" least provocation. They
had The referendos which Mr.
wheel covorings. They have a only. to 800 ✡ raincloud Bernard made to the Telegraph int ho sky to
better grip of the road. make thom Motor Supplemont are much ap- become almost desperately un-corrections for skidding in a preciated by us. He was good manageable at any speed above comprehensive article in this enough to say that it was surpris-walking-pace.
issue. It is worth the while of columns have proved to be in The reasons why they were so every driver to appreciate exactly getting things done for the dangerous are that they lacked what makes a car skid. Pra bonefit of motorlets "generally. the balance of the present car, vention" is so much batter than That, of course, has been our and their steering gears had ure.
ing how useful the Notes in these
ØLL MEN ARE
CREATED EQUAL-- BUT SOME AREN'T
EQUAL TO THEIR
TASKS..
Bofore. You Advertise
COUNT, THE "TELEGRAPHS"
On The Peak Tram.
This will prevent the accidents which are caused by one car.pas- sing around another and will also speed up traffic.
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Manufacturers of commercial automobiles will be forced to build, speedler cars in order to get the best service from the machines, for all of the glow- moving, bulky trucks now built would be assigned to the slow thoroughfares, according to Stoockel's routing plan.
MOTORISTS GOOD PAYERS.
70-80 SWIFT MILES PER GALLON.
We are pleased to announce that by the
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S. S. EMPRESS OF
· ASIA
We received two models of the famous HARLEY-DAVIDSON' SINGLE CYLINDER OVERHEAD MOTORS
Model AAE-Equipped with a hand operated clutch, footrests and speedster type handlebars, Model AA-Equipped with a foot operated clutch, foot- boards and the touring type handlebars.
DROP IN AND ALLOW US TO DEMONSTRATE THESE WONDERFUL MACHINES.
Telephone K. 1242
Repairs on all makes of Motorcycles.
THE GASCON MOTOR COMPANY.
2. Kwong Wah Road, (Opposite the Steam Laundry), Kowloon.
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GARGOYLE
Mobiloil
Make the chart your guide
THRIFT.
A sheet of oil no thicker than this sheet of paper is
all that stands between the moving parts of your engine and metal melting heat!
Heat enough to weld your pistons to the cylinder walls in loss than 100 yards of driving!
Yet Rome men do not think oil quality of much importance!
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Lubrication has its lawe like any other science, and it will cost you cold, hard cash to disregard them.
You insure your car against fire, theft, accident
Fine! "These are risks.
Friction is no risk—it'a,a dead certainty, it soraps more care than all other causes put together.
The best insurance against Friction is Gargoyle Mobiloil.
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That's why three out of every four who buy lubricating oils by name, dek for Gargoyle Mobiloiį..
VACUUM OIL CO.
SYNTHETIC GASOLINE.
BIG CAR TO STAY.
The trend with. American auto- Synthetic gasoline is being in-. vented in nearly every civilized manufacturers is toward the amal- Automobile owners as a class country in the world. The latest ler and lighter car, but many of are a splendid risk. Figures show that the average loss to contribution is a new fuel invent the Industry's leaders claim that concerns who lend money on cd by a Norwegian civil engineer. there never will come a time when automobiles was less than one- It is known as "Norsk Kraft Olle," the bigger aix and eight-cylinder ifth of 1 per sent over a period The process under which it is car will lose its popularity with of years. To be exact, automobile
the American publie.
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