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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1926.

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£212. 0.0.

(4 Stark-4 Wen. DBAKES) Touring

MORRIS-OXFORD

(93 SECTIN-4 WILE BRAKET)

$234. 10.0.

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HIS 22ND YEAR

MOTORDOM' IN GREAT BRITAIN.

Nowadays the British Motor Industry aortainly cannot be fairly accused of any lack of initiative. Really romarkable on- terprise is, in fact, shown in the production of numerous typos of spécialised vehicles. Among the latest are two models produced by Morris Commercial Cars Ltd. One of those is the Morris- Martell one-man-tank. This can be used as a war weapon and can qually operate as an ordinary farm tractor. It is based upon the track unit of the Morris roadless truck carried upon a short rectangular frame. The power plant consists of a 15,9 h.p. ongine and gear box unit; epicyclic, reduction goar and a worm drive to the rear track hxle. Stooring is effected by two rubber-tyrad trailing wheels imounted upon a short axlo attached to the rear of the framo by two quarter elliptic springs. The combination of goar box and epicyclic reduction gour gives a selection of eight ratios. On the lowest of theso a drawbar pull of two tons is obtainable, while the highest provides a road speed of thirly miles an hour.

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Col, Charlos Clifton re- mains as President of the US. National Automobile Cham- ber of Commerce; ra-oloctad for the twenty-second time.

what is, I bolievo, a quite origin- al use of a motor vehicle. A The seccad new Morris pro with a special apparatus for Leyland lorry has boen fitted up: duction is a six-wheeled lorry having the same power unit as sanding the roads, so as to assist the one-man tank. This drivon the Commission's Loyland and through a four-speed gear box. other "busos to maintain their An open type propeller shaft service in the winter time. The transmits the power to the over body of this lorry is to all in- head worm drive of the central tents and purposes a hugo axle, and a universal jointed pro-hopper into which sand or ein peller shaft carries on from the ders may be loaded.

Tho con- tail of this worm shaft to the tents are conveyed by gravity to a worm drive of the roar axlo The shoot through which the material axlos are independently sprung.

is precipitated upon a revolving but the suspension is such that dise fitted with a vane, this ap- each of the four rear wheels atp-

paratus spreading the sand over ports an equal amount of the 25 lat width of road surface. total load.

The pioneer of the rigid' six- wheeler in the British industry is tho Karrier, Eubstantial goods carrying six-wheolors of this make are being dolivered to the Sudan and to South Africa, while a flest of six-whocled passenger vehicles has been ordered by the Cupo. Electric Tramways Com- pany of Cape Town, where saloon buses of the forty-two-seated single deck type will be employ ed on suburban routes during rush hours when the tramway system is overburdened.

Another interesting Karrier model is the low-load-line municipal tippor. In this the low-load-line is obtained without reduced wheel diameter, and is only 3 feet 10 inches from the ground.

CHEAT MOTORINCL

The developnient of export. trade in British motor vehicles depends mainly upon a process of education of Lito public and more people realise that throughout the world. As more durability and economy in opera- tion are more essential than low first cost, the demand for tho. products of the British industry is bound to increase. For this reason, a recent test to which a ed under the official observation 9/20 h.p. Rover car was submitt- of the R.A.C. forms a very valuable piece of propaganda. The car was selected haphazard from stock by the R.A.C. officials and the idea was to run it until $5 had been spent on potrol," lubricants, replacements and re- pairs. Petrol was charged at The.Associated Equipment

1/81d. e gallón. Any repairs Company has recently construct,

were to be charged at a.. half- ed for services in Singapore and penny a minute, with a two- elsewhere a number of motor shilling over-riding charge for tower wagons for the repair and each job. The car was loaded to maintenance of overhead trap-

represent four avoruge pass- way equipment. In one instance engers, for which load it has the extending towar reaches u

ample accommodation. The dis- maximum height of 22 feet from tunce covered before #5 had been the ground. An iron sealing expended proved to be no less ladder is provided and the re-

than 2,007 miles. The petrol volving platform on the top can better than forty miles to the consumption. averaged something be turned on a complete circle gallon, though the engine was and securely locked in any dosired position.

brand now and had not boon ruu

The Toronto Transportation in. The only thing in the nature Commission is responsible for of a replacement or repair was

the substitution of now side lamp of fact, if it is possible to criticise the upper deck can be made to bulbs that unfortunately burnt recont British productions of this fall intorts and purposes open. aut. The cost of this replace-class, it is on the grounds that whon the weather is favourable, ment rapresonted just about an-their spood capabilitios äro too A difficulty that is facing an other eighty miles of running great. It is difficult to imagino over-increasing number of fram distance. Incidentally, it should any district which could requiro way companies is that of finano- be mentioned that nothing was anything more powerful and ing the expensive operation of re- added to the aquipmont of the speedy than, for instanco, the 60 laying the track that must sooner stock oar, which sells at home at h.p. Albion 'bus which last for later become necessary. In the low figure of £225,

autumn made a non-stop run Ipawioli the difficulty has boon As regards long life, innumer-from Glasgow to London and overcome by substituting electrio ablo examplas could be quoted. back at an average speed of over trolley buses for tramcars. A Quito a good one that has re-thirty-three miles an hour. The floot of fifteen trolley buses has cently appeared in one of the demand for this particular model just boon supplied to the Corpora British motor papers is that of a, is very brisk,

tion by Mossrs. Ransomes, Sime 7.9 h.p..Swift car, which has now According to "Motor Trans- & Jofferion, this purchase follow- been in use for no less than port" tho London General ing on a very thorough test that twenty years. Despite its ago, Omnibus Company has produced had been previously carried out owner reports that it ie a new type of motor coach upon a limited section. The Ran- absolutely reliable and that he is specially to fill the needs of over- some buses have a maximum always sure of "gotting there.." sona visitors who wish to see as speed of about twenty-two miles PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES. much as possible of England. an hour. The weight of the

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A certain overseds municipa. This is a very comfortable chassis ia 3 tons and the 50 lity has apparently found it no. vehicle on pneumatic tyres and horgo motor providos sufficient cessary to publish a detailed, ex- capable of travelling forty miles power to take a fully indon plation of its recent purchase an hour. of a fleet of foreign omnibusos.

vehicle up a long gradient of 1 in The covered-in" double dook 11 at about twelve miles an hour. Put shortly, the argument is type of omnibus is making rapid The bodywork is such that the that, while British machines progress. A very popular ox-'bus can be operated by the driver would have been preferred had ample is the 35 h.p. A.E.C. This alone without a conductor, they boen suitable, they are not, is a fifty-saater with a light but though a conductor is carried at in fact, powerful and spoody strong super-structure, all the rush hours. The vehicles aro enough for the requirements of windows of which, with two ex- single deckers with capacity for this particular locality. In point ceptions, can be dropped so that thirty passengers.

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