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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, 12th June, 1926.

1 Being Tile Official:Orgius of the hongkong Avtomobile Association).

Membership Cards,

CURRENT

COMMENT

Motorists will appland the decision to prohibit the motor

During the week, members, ofses which ply for hire in Kow- die Hongkong Automobile As-on stopping at any add place sociation have received momthor, ship cards, which are intendedcording to the calls of would-be

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to be used as

passengers, for this practice-has identification when any of the real danger to other road itsers. Ting since been a source of very privileges of membership Although there have been one or sought. The idea is quite a good two points at which al motor and and gives further evidence buses stop, there has been no of the Association's desires regularised list of stopping places, render every possible assistance with the result that the Chitose to loga motorists who are mem-have formed the habit of signali- hers of the organisation. The ag a bus to stop, irrespective of cards are very ngat, being about whether the place is in the middle the saino size as a Poak tram of a stretch between two adjicant season ticket.

There are still roads or not. The decision to some motorists who have not yet establish definité stopping plases, joined, doubtless owing to pro similar to those which, alar crastination. For the future of actorise every tramear service, is motoring in Hongkong, very line with trong suggestions, owner of car or eyele who is notado by the Committee which yot a member really should make nearly two years ag enquired a point of sending his or her into the whole question of motor

name in to:-

Mr. P. M. HODGSON,”-

Hon. Secretary,

the

us transportation in Kowloon. That Committee, under Chairmanship of Mr. R. W.

made Hongkong Automobile As. Carpenter, also

many other important recommendations sociation, which, if carried out,

would materially improve the service all round.

Bank of China. Building,"

Hongkong.

Do not agree that you will do Ceylon Bafice Work. it one of those days" but..

DO IT NOW!

Yellow Tail Lights.

The phanomenal increase in the number of motor vehicles in Ceylon has put a severe strain on the palied fares. The Inspec- tor-General of Police in his in the US.A. are conducting annual report for the year 1925, 'campaign to have automobili tail-

Many automobila associations

tells us that "there were no less

- lights changed froni red to yellow. | thun 4,631 presvetitions under the. They claim that red, as, a colour medor Bye-laws, Or Ches 709 used for indicating danger and were for exceeding the speed interpreting "stop" signals is Imit, 508 for reckless or carolina misused to buy. While there may driving, 1538 for driving without be some grounds for this assertion, furrying licence to drive on the the were changing gif colour is vehiple, 24 for not reporting to the not Ekely to bring about the de-Jucarest polite statiin netilouts sired result. One newspaper which involving serious injury, 90 for miyndates the change, makes using "ent outg" in towns" and railer a curious appeal. 11,025 for overloading motor Lusos. States:–“ Look at a motor rottef The mujibar of serious accidents at night and see 13 line of red caused by motor vöhicles though tail-lights. After you drive into a cat the Island was 171 of which dich marked with red lanterns proved fatal, yon realise that it was not a (procession of autos yon saw." truly remarkable argument emanate from a dry contry !

KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD.

THE SIGHT SEEING DRIVER CAUSES

ACCIDENTS

NO DIMMING NEEDED WITH NEW LIGHT.

The Ryan light throws a wide beam far enough to the side for the driver to read all signs easily, as shown by upper photo, At lower left is photo of the headlights on a test car and at right is William d'Arcy Ryan, their designer.

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"Two important features of this is the non-focussing clement and now light," Mr. Ryan explains, the beam adjustment element.

While automotive and high-fand keeping the dick in con- M. Ryan is one of the most way authorities "were worrying stant view.

famous illuminating enginoors of about the so-called headlight pro-i The beuntis raised buc degree America. He's known especially blem, Mr. William D'Arcy Ryan, above horizontal. Yet, says dir. for his spectacular lighting dis- noted lighting engineer, was Ryan, there is no s are In fact, plays, such as those of the forking on a contraption that he tests showed that the nearer our Panama, Pacific exposition, the now brings forth as the ponacea gets to the headlights the Rio de Janeiro exposition, the for all headlighting is.

immer the lights appear.

Indson-Fulton celebration in After three years of research,'| A the sanie time the tests New York, Niagara Falls and M Ryad belluvus he has overs show that persons standing others. !come all, obpetions to glaring three feet back of the lights and, Clights, or jo inaadligint lights. He about, five feet to either side has demonstrated his headlightat could be easily seon by persons Schenectady and is satisfied with 100 feet ahoud standing in the it in the extent of going into pro- full beans of the headlights! duction for its general use.

The Ryan light illuminates the

"By the first, lamps can be The new headlight, Mr. Ryan front of the car so that oven, if changed without focussing and, says, illuminates the road for more. one light is lit the car can't in States that permit either 21 or than 200 feet ahead, so that abe mistaken for a motorcycle.

32 candle-power lamps, the fixed Washington, May 5th.-Nearly | person, automobile or any object Thus only a one-filament 21 adjustment is all that is required. $150,000,000 was paid ju gasoline in that distance could be easily candle-power bulb is necessary valuable in that after the lamps

"The second ..feature taxes in 1925 by motor vehicle soen. In addition the light shows But provisión is made for a operatore, according to the bureau up the sides of the road so effec- dimmer bulb to comply with are installed in the car it is only of public roads of the U. S. De tively that road signs could easily light dimming laws of various necessary to have someone tuko partment of Agriculture. This is be read even when the front of States. an increase 83 per cent, over the the machine is several feet pakt total for 1923 and four and one. the sign!.

A

GAS TAX

AFFORDS BIG INCOME.

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2.

EASY TO ADJUST.

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about 100 paces in advance while the depressing screw is' given a few turns until the

half times the total in 1923. The The backward light is one ofThe apparatus itself is much observer states that the lamps do increase is the result of the wider the features of the new head thinner than the present light not glare. This point is so clear- Use of motor vehicles, adoption of light.

the tax by a number of states which had not previously resorted

to it and higher rates of taxation by other states.

MANY MILES OF PAVING.

One-half of all the bituminous. macadam in the United States is found in Now York and Now. England. The combiaod mileage of this type on all of the state systoms of this country is about 9,000 miles..

NEW MOTOR FUEL.

NO FEAR OF DITCHES. The wido

side boum

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but centres its action in a larger ly defined that there is no chance lony besides a specially designed for misjudgment.

reflector. A Brew adjusts the An extra turn of the screw particularly effective in round- safety catch makes it easy to loading of the ear

is light to its proper height and a will compensate for unequal ing curves, lighting up the road opon the lamp.

materially reducing the range."

BY THE WAY

feet altitude, as compared with at any county courthouse. pine such giants in the Swiss RAIps.

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without

The lighter air in the upper re- gions of Colorado makes it neces

Practically every town and city sary to adjust the automobile |

in Colorado of any sizo provides carburator.

ila motor visitors with axcollent

municipal camping grounds.

Colorado has a total of 48,000

Most motorists have little diffimiles of roads, of which 8,923

stebpost

Colorado mountain

milies have boon selected as state

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 noduls of the famous HARLEY-DAVIDSON SINGLE CYLINDER OVERHEAD MOTORS

́ ́Model AAE-Eqüipped. with a hand operated; clutch,

footrests and spoedstor type handletars... Model AA-Equipped with a foot operated clutch, foot- boards and tho 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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A total of $1,030,236,984 will be culty ascending or descending the highways. Of the state highways, PLANS CANADIAN ROADS: KEEP TYRES INFLATED. spent in the United Statos this irrados. A cool motor to start!3,300 miles are improved, includ-| maintenance of highways. More second gears solves all difficulties.in. Fear for the construction and with and judicial use of first and ing 167 miles of concrete pavo-

Successful tosta have been be constructed and nearly 235,000 An out of stato automobile

than 29,000 miles of new road will made by the Automobile Club in miles of road maintained.. Franco for the substitution of acotylene for gasoline in auto- mobile engines. According to a

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The road up Pikos Pook is license is gosd for 90 days in well constructed rocks-dirt Colorado. The motorist should boulevard, 20 to 50 foot wide, with Colorado has a mountain area secure a visitor's free license an average grade of 7 per cent. roport, the economy is about 50 six times as great as Switzerland covering this period. The licence and a maximum of 10 per cont.

and has 43 puuks execoding 14,000, can be had from a county olook] It has wide curves.

por.cont.

The highway department of Many motorists use a low alr Quober is planning to spond pressure in their tyres i dotours about $6,000,000 for maintenance are found in the road for the and completion of roads this sake of more comfortable riding. year. The principal road to be Tyros should be fully inflated completed is the Lovis St. Lam-when driving over bad roada in bort Highway connecting Quebeo order to withstand the rough and Montreal.:

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