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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

"OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, 5th June, 1926.

(Being the Official Organ of the Hongkong Automobile Association),

CURRENT

COMMENT

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORP'S " COMMUNICATIONS

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CAR.

A Great Improvement,

Ing is certainly dangerous, al- Now that the road just beyond though whether portion of the Quarry Bay Jms been completedy land belonging to the Bishop's one of Hongkong's most dangerous House could be rosumed is a mat- thoroughfares' ceases to exist. The work has entailed a vast ter upon which we cannot express amount of labour, and a good deal fun opinion. We would suggest of speculation arose as to exactly however, that a one-way (tho where the new road would join the main road beyond the Taikon roughfare-up Ice House Street Docks. Part of the old lower would greatly minimise. the dan- road in the vicinity of the Surgur gor of vehicles colliding on the Refinery is almost filled in corner, where, incidentally, ora Those responsible for the survny. ing and carrying out of this great of the European members of the.

improvement are to be heartilyTraffic Department met with a congratulater.

The Praya Fast.

*sorious accident' some time ago.. The ideal solution would be for. le one-way traffic to proceed down Ice House Street, thus | diminuting cross traffic at the corner, but the descent into Queen's Road would appear to lo more fraught with danger than

he ascent

CORRESPONDENCE.

BRITISH VEHICLES.

The above is a picture of the H.V.D.O's latest armoured motor cat, known as tho "Com.

munications Car." (Photo' Ming Yuen.] (

BY THE WAY

much of his brakes and not enough of his self-starter

A lady who owns two cars has been fined for having tho wrong number-plate on the one she was driving. Perhaps she thought she was still working at the telephone exchange.

AWARDED FOR MERIT..

THE COVETED DEWAR.

TROPHY.

most

With the above work finished, it inay, now he possible to give some attention to the Praya East The road has been up in many places during the last few years, and no sooner is one excavation filled in than offers are opened. Drivors have quite an uncomfor table time in negotiating obstac tions, the worst patches being from Arsenal Street to Wanchai Fire Station, and from near Tin. Lok Land to the Bowrington Canal. Scores of cars were soun proceding to the King's Birthday

Sir. -- Your correspondent parade at Happy Valley, and the Anti-Prohibitionist" rather ex- majority were unable to" pitss

aggerates the British manufactur- tramcars going in the same diree-er's inability to compete with tion owing to the state of the foreign countries in the production road. The cars had to use the oflow priced motor vehicles. His Praya in this instance because strictures 'the Bengkong Gov.

American citizens need no one-way traffic was the rule; bueriment would appear to indicate passports to our in Canada. If had this not boun the case, most that he has an ulterior motive in the automobile is to remain in of them would have found other condemning the stipulation that Canada less than 30 days a Lour. routes. To-day, on account of only British vehicles shall being permit is obtainable from the the Races, the same rule applies, allowed to ply for public service. Canadian customs officers at the and the same obstinations will As a matter of fact, the stipulu-port of entry, allowing the car to tion only refers to motor buses, be ran the Dominion for one and does not concern hire service month

securing a cars, which, after all, da ply for customs bound or depositing duty.

In September last, a 14/45 h.p. Another white line is being public hire. I think I am enfe in

Rover car (Saloon model) under placed in Upper Albert Road out-saying that all garago cars are of. The 11 states traversed by the

took to make 50.consecutive climbs side the entrance to the Botanical foreign origin. Where then, the Lincoln Highway, between New

of the longest and steepest Gardens near the junction of prohibition of foreign motor York city San Francisco, with A certain amount of con-mountain pass within Britain's Garden Road. This will direct vehicles?

the aid of the federal govern- troversy has lately arisen on the shores that is practicable to East bound traffic from Upper to Personally, I should like to seement, spent more than $9,000,000 question of which is the right motorists. This hill is Bw ch-y- Lower Albert Rond. Previously a little more of the Support during 1028 to put the route inside of the road for pedestrians, Groes, in Mid Wales, nearly two an arrow was the only indication. Home industries" slogan put into first-class condition.

assuming, of course, that there miles in length and rising in a but this proved to by misleading offect hero. British curs canno The new line will also serve to get on to an Auier can nirket

are no plavaments. The general series of gradients varying be A man has been charged at consensus. of motoring opinion ween 1 in 12 and 1 in 4.93. The assist up-coming traffic to keep to without paying a very still duty, Brighton for throwing a bitla of seems to be that the right side car successfully accomplished this the proper side when rounding and Manila will suffice as a near baer through the windscreen of a for pedestrians is the right sido, task-a most meritorious per- the bende

at hand example of this state of ear Hh deserves to be fined, if as they are then not only more formance-especially in view of Paving Needed.

Laffairs.

only for wasting the beer.

visible to approaching motoriste the fact at the finish not even Enclosing my card.Yours, etc.

at night, but are also in a better half a pint of water was needed The widening of Garden Ro224 k

The fault with the, modern position to sea and avoid traffic to restore the radiator to its some time back, with the pro-Hongkong, June 1st, 1926.

bricklayer is that he thinks too which is approaching them. original loval.

'cause annoyance,

Another White Line,

vision "of EL footpath for? pedestrian's, was a, duyghipment which was greatly nediled and

I which has been duly appreciated by motorists and pedestrians alike. It is containly renderad this busy thoroughfare mukh | safer for all concorngd. In the interests of podestrians, however, we should like to see the footpath properly paved. It has long re- mained in its presont unfinished state, and surely the time has arrived to put it into proporj order.

Trees Removed.

The trees which stood opposite the public entrance of the Jockey Club in the Wong-nei-Cheung Road have been removed, thereby distinctly improving this place. The motor stand nourby is not yot roudy for use owing to the work on the nullah, not boingi completed: Motorists will be glad" when the stand is again availablo, because the alterna- tive parking space in Villago Road is not nearly so convenient. Dairy Farm Corner.

A motorist has, asked us to draw attention to the dangerous: cornor at the junction of, Ico House Stroot, just by the Dairy Farm promises. The sudden turni, |

PROHIBITIONIST.

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Whatever opinions may be expressed as to the advisability or otherwise of public competi- tione in which car manufacturers A motoris recently figured in are asked to participate, there a series of incidents worthy of no doubt that the the most exciting, 13-reelor that coveted reward of the motoring ever gripped a cinema audience.year is the Dowar trophy which Seeing a horse and cart bolling which is presented by Lord De- down a street, he gave chase in war and awarded by the E.A.C. his cur, overlook the cart, slowed to commemorate outstandingly down and leapt into it as meritorious performancos esta passed. Ho thon jumped on to blished in certified trials observed. the back of the horse and finally by the RA.C. succeeded in regaining control and bringing. the vehicle to a standstill.

NEW FIRE ENGINE FOR CHINESE CITY AT SHANGHAL

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Residents of the Chinese city will in future receive further protection from damage by fire as a now engine has boon. -added to the fire brigade's equipment. Above is soen the now machine, photographed recently at a trial when wator was: pumped up from the Whangpoo and supplied to oight hosos.

70-80 SWIFT MILES PER GALLON.

We are pleased to announce that by the

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S. S. EMPRESS OF ASIA"""

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We received two models of the famous HARLEY-DAVIDSON SINGLE CYLINDER

OVERHEAD MOTORS

Model AAE-Equipped with a hand oporated clutab. footrests and speedster type handlebars.

Model AA-Equipped with a foot operated' clutch, foot- boards and the touring type handleburs.

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DROP IN AND ALLOW US TO DEMONSTRATE THESE WONDERFUL MACHINES.

Telephone K. 1242 Repairs on all makes of Motorcycles.

THE GASCON MOTOR COMPANY.

Kwong Wah Road, (Opposite the Steam Laundry), Kowloon.

GARGOY

Mobiloil

Make the chart your guide

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But don't forget to drain the crankcase when the engine

is hot-don't wash the crankcase with kerosene but flush it with a small quantity of fresh lubricating oil.

VACUUM OIL CO.

AUTO INDUSTRY GROWS BERLIN TRAFFIC PLAN

Canada's automobile business Traffle methods in Berlin, continues to become more valu- which aro modoled on American able to that country. There haslines, are to be improved by fa- been a steady increase in the stalling turnstiles in the subway, number of cars manufactured according to reports of the in- These machines are for both fromation acrvice of the German domostic and export purposes, Travol Recruiting Bureau.