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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, 17th. July, 1926.

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

Dangerous Beauty,

CURRENT

COMMENT

Stopping Places for Buses.

One cannot help being struck, The notice boards at the various when motoring out to Castle Peak stopping places, for motor busoa by the beautiful coastal road, by in Kowloon have now been orect-' the

vigorous growth of the od and the buses are allowed only numerous, trees which the Gov-to stop at the approved places, eramont has, in past years, plant-either for taking on or setting ed along its sides. Young acacia down passengers. Notices to the and fir troos give promise of a effect that buses will not he really lovely avenue road, hter allowed to stop at any other on, and there are already some i places are being posted inside the purts where a hower-like effect is buses. We hear that some of the gained as ona drives under | Companies oporating the bus ser- spreading troos. But, on some of vices intend putting on some the sharp corners, these roud-side | roally, up-to-dato British, buses trocs are endangering the vision within the next few months. shead, cutting off big angles of The Shek O Road. sight and converting many a bend into almost blind" ones.

AL As this road is by no mouns the moment, the trees are not full in good condition it is to be grown enough to be a real danger hoped that it will," in the neur but in a comparatively short future, recivo attention, as it is while they will be in need of at-now being used a great deal. tention and cutting if motorists Traffic on this road is on the are to be immune from untieces- increase and if the surface ware sary danger. It is to be hoped better good many more mo- that a body such as the Aulo torists would doubtless use it. mobila Association will keep a We have heard the suggestion watchful eye on the matter.

put Obstruction Removed.

BUS FALLS ON TO A TRAIN.

While crossing a railway bridge, at Thetford, Norfolk, a motor bus ran into the parapet, foll 30ft. on to the line, turned a somersault, and came to rest tilted against a stationary--

train. Beyond shock no one on board the omnibus was hurt.

THE HOME STRIKE-

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forward that a telephone should be placed somewhere on this road-say half-way along. There is a worthy sentiment At present, if a car breaks down against the cutting down of for any untoward happening oc- venerable old treas but we think (curs the nearost telephone, is that there will be few to quarrel probably miles away. bore is a with the removal of the big ob- telephone at the Shek 0 Club but structing tree that stood in the aothing on the whole way back. HOW MOTORISTS HELPED. middle of the roadway at the Porhaps this matter will receive junction of Queen's Road and consideration when the road is Battery Path. The lamp stand-put into. better repair and it ard which was also at this sport becomes more used. The ques- was removed some time ago and tion of installing a telephone on a very big improvement will have the Castle Phak Roud, mid-way

beon effected when the tree between Tsin Wan, and Castle stump has been removed and the Peak, ought also to be considered, whole width of the street made as many a motorist bus boen available for traffic. This is quite stranded for several hours before a busy spot and the removal of he was able to get assistance or the tree was desirable in order to into touch with the neighbouring provide enough room.

districts. Gymkhanas,

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received by the Secretary of the The following letter has been. Automobilo Association from L. Col. The Rt. Hon. Wilfrid Ashley, M.P. Minister of Transport

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Dear Mr. Stenson Cooke,

CHINESE ROAD IMPROVE-COMPULSORY INSURANCE.

MENTS.

HANDICAPPED BY TIGHT-

NESS OF MONEY,

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A bill has been prepared by Earl Russoll which provides that no licence for the uso of a motor vehicle shall be issued unleas Nanchang, Ki, Juno 8.-Atthe officer a policy of insurance there is produced to the issuing. tea party given by Gen Tong Ju-or a receipt for the insurance cho on May 29 to local gentry jagainst third-party risks in the and business mon, to discuss sum of not less than £5,000 for municipal improvement, it was any damage caused by the use of decided that the market, roads, the vehicle during the period sewage and public hygiene should covered by the licence. bo improved. As to finance, it

British Columbia

I wish to take an early op, portunity of writing to thank you, and the members of your staff, and through you, the members of was agreed that a portion of the The attractions of Canada as a the Automobile Association tax imposed on residents should touring ground is exemplified by Ice House Street, “Climb.”

throughout the country, for the ho set aside for this purpose. It the fact that it is officially estim- Those who journeyed down to Government during the recent and diagram for marking the States have spent £3,000,000 in Wo hear a rumour that the

great assistance rendered to the is heard recently that the designated that tourists from the United authorities are considering the Soakumpoo on Saturday last for

crisis.

roads around the Poi Hua Lake the Dominion this year. opening up to' traffic of leo House (the Gymkhana organised by the

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This Street, from Quoon's Road, to M,,I. and A. C. Companies of the

hero in the city has been com- sum equals a quarter of the value Lower Albert Road. Only one- Volunteer Defence Corps, were received from the Road Commis- commence some time next week, and represents the approximate "In the Daily Reports which

pleted, and work will probably of the Dominion's wheat crop way trafic would, apparently, be provided with an excellent after-sioners, who were in charge of The marking of new rouds and annual mining output of Ontario, allowed. It is argued that lee noon's entertainment. Taking the emergency arrangements for improving the streets in the city Quebec and House Street in roally a vory everything into consideration, transport by road in various parts is a big job and will take a long combined. More than 2,000,000 easy gradient and far from being the Committee are to be con- of the country, repeated refere cetime. The houses are too closely American mot r-cars, carrying dangerous. The gradient is much gratulated upon the success of was made to the number of mobuilt, and the city is densely about 9,000,000 people (approxim- less than certain parts of Gurden the function, and the experience torists who responded to the populated. Road and Robinson Road, and it gained will prove invaluable appeal issued by the Association, chants will loso, and this will of Canada), are estimated to have Consequently mer-ately equal to the total population is thought that motorists would when the next competitions are and to the value of the serv ces probably handicap the work of crossed the frontier into the appreciate this road being opened, arranged. There were a large which they rendered. I may men-improvement, as it would: fot only save much number of competitors, and, in tion in particular the work which great famine money is light.

Following the Domin. on during the autumn time and petrol for those, who anticipation of an even larger they did as despatch riders, and wanted to get up to the Central number in the future, it would be in connection with the Police Headquarters level but as well to limit the entries for tribution of tho Government would also relieve the congestion certain events, or endeavour to on Garden Road. Motor cars run off preliminary heats so that epaper. have come to stay in Hongkong finalists only appeared in such the valuable information as to the and their numbers are increasing events as tilting the bucket. As conditions on the main lines of wookly, and it is contended that it was, the long string of motor communication by road furnished motorists must have the roads; cyclists awaiting their turn to by the regular Automobile Ass0- provided they are such as can be compete, made this event rathor negotiated without danger. Some long drawn out affair, although iation patrols. My own Dopart- of the gradients at Home are as a spectaols, it was both thrillmont is under a special debt of very stoep and the Ice House ing and humorous.

Street hill would hardly be called

climb by motorists in the

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Old Country.

Hand Signals.

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Stubbs Road.

dis.

Several of the Road Commissioners also mentioned

gratitude for the daily service of despatch riders to and from Lon“ don, and each of the Divisional Emergency Headquarters..

Some few wooks ago, we com-

For all this help in the mented upon a matter which ro quired attention on Stubbs Road. national emergency I hope you

A uniform code of hand signals As there appears to be no im- and the members of the Automo-

heartiest thanks. bilo Association will accept my

for motorists has now been print-mediate prospect of action being éd locally and copies are being taken, we make no apology for distributed to all motor drivors. again referring to the subject. It Motorists renewing their licences was apparently recognised that should see that they get a copy, the road might conveniently be 6, Whitehall Gardens Professional drivers have been widened by cutting away a large instructed to make themselves slice of the hillside at a certain acquainted with the codo as soon point, botween Bowen Road and

Yours sincerely, (Sgd.) "WILFRID ASHLEY. London, S.W. 1.

as possible and, as the instruc-Wanchai Gap. This was done, tory when certain improvements tione are printed in both English but, following the old contour of are put in hand, practically com- and Chinoso, this should not be a the road in an iron pipo, which plotod, and then left for weeks or difficult mattor. It is stated that needs to be set back in order to months, until somebody decides all new drivers will be examined provide motorists with the ad- that the job might be finished, in those signals before being ditional road space. The pipe This particular corner certainly passed for a licence. Copies of remains, and no steps are being required widening, but now that the code are obtainable from the taken to top-drass the now traffic the mujor part of the work is Traffic Department, Police Head-area with a view to opening it done, why on earth not carry on quartors.

It soome so unsatisfao-and complete it?

for use.

months alone.

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Make the chart your guide

Motorists who use, inferior Lubricating oil for the lubrication of their motorcar engines may as well have a tombstone made for their motorcar engines, bearing the following inscription:

IN MEMORY OF

A GOOD

-MOTOR

KILLED BY

CHEAP

OIL

BUILT 1926-JUNKED 1928

REST IN PIECES

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