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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, 2nd OCTOBER, 1926.

(Being the Official Organ of the Hongkong Automobile Associa

The Peak's Need.

CURRENT

COMMENT

1.to

do so, while others are against this. The latest aya- We make no apology for again tem which has been put on the drawing attention to the fact that market at Home is the Shef- the Peak districts should be pro- fields Simplex dipping head lamp vided with suitable fire-fighting system. The control of the lamp equipment, although the matter position is performed by means of has frequently been subject for two press buttons mounted on an these notes in the past. Fires on instrument board, one button cana the Peak are fortunately rare ouing the lamps to dip and the other currences but in every instance to resume their original setting. whon a conflagation has occurred. This is quite an ingenious method the lack of appliances has been enabling the. driver to lock the. adversely commented upon. Fol lamps in any position, and al- lowing the publishing of several though we have not heard of any notes and pictures of equipment cars being so fitted in Hongkong it employed successfully elsewhere is quite possible that in time. under similar conditions, a repre- further arrivals will be so fitted. sentative of the Telegraph sought it is far safer to dip ones head- official opinion on February 24th, lamps on a dark night than to di last.

He was then informed that them which is usually done as it was proposed to purchase "an act of courtesy on the part of number (probably four) of motor the driver. When headlights are cycle fire equipments" such a type dimmed the driver sometimes has of machine being the only success great difficulty in seeing ahead. ful solution to the problem. It

was stated that the purchase was Roads. subject to the granting of the necessary funds. Seven months have passed, and there is no sign

The island road between Re- pulse Bay and Stanley is now pas-

of the official proposal being put sable and Stanley, can now be into effect, although it is hardly reached by mo

· motor. There is still eonceivable that the

finan- cial aspect is

extensive work to be done further the reason for the delay. The machines on just before reaching the Tytam required aro not by any Reservoir before cars will be able means expensive, and even if they to proceed round the island. were, necessity warrants expendi-

JOURNALISTS

VISIT

PACKARD - FACTORY.

BRITISH CYCLES.

OVERSEAS DEMAND.

Packard manufactures, nearly with a rocking chair and, seated everything which goes into its in this as if on a throne, the editor car and that for the making of a followed the others on their entire motor car of the quality of a trip through the body division. Packard one of the very largest While only one department was of automobile factories is neces-visited the truck traveled more sary, poten

than a mile on the four floors of the factory where Packard bödies ard built, painted, trimmed and made completely ready for mounting on chassis.

JAPAN IMPROVES ROADS

INSURANCE RATES VARY.

Road improvement is progres- Motoriste of southern California. eing rapidly in Japan. A sum of have the cheapest rates on their

160,000,000 yen has been appro- cars of any section in the United

pristed for road construction and States, according to rate schedules issued this year. Full coverage repairs.

for a policy of $800 in Los Angles costs the owner $76, The same policy costs the owner in New York $346.

Recently when nearly 100 edi tors from Latin-American coun- tries were in Detroit as the guests of a number of motor car manu facturing companies they were much surprised, at the great size of the factory in which Packard ture. The Armoured Car Company In Ceylon.

cars are built. They discovered Before the arrival of the party have shown enterprise by equip-

In Ceylon a considerable in- that the Packard factory actually of editors in Detroit one of the ping a motor cycle combination

+i6 taking place in was considerably larger than members sustained a severa in- with a machine gun platform. crease

of automobiles, and several of the well known "pro-jury to one of bis legs. As a Surely the Authorities could im-the use

Motor cars are used daily by provise a means of carrying chemi-British manufacturers are urgad duction" companies and that result he was unable to take any

of the long walks which are mon in the maintenance depart cal extinguishers on a similar, by a correspondent to do their ut more men were employed.

The editors visited one factory necessary in inspecting one of the ment traveling about from one machine, assuming that provision most to increase their hold on the of the correct equipment is not market. He states that in 1924 which produces ten times as Dotroit automobile plants. He point to another in the Packard there were 4,200 privately owned many curs as are made by Pack insisted; however, on accompany-plant. Without automobiles they possible, at the moment."

and 1,072 hiring cars in the island, ard and found that the plant war ing the others on a limited tour would not be able to carry.on Another Matter.

while last year they had risen to about, two-thirde the size of the of inspection of the Packard fao- their work for trips of two milos The reason tory.To make this possible aor more inside the plant have to 1,203 respectively, Packard factory. 5,357 and Whilst discussing the Peak, we would draw the attention of ter Statistics compiled up to March largely is due to the fact that small electric truck was fitted up be made frequently." tain motorists that the Peak Hotel 31st of this year show a total of is the next building to the Garage 12,628, or an increase of 6,069, by the top tram station, and that Between June 30th last year and the practice of sounding the horn, March 30th this year the number or racing the engine at hours when of British-made cars increased most people are in bed, is distinctly from 1,360 to 1,669, or 30.74 per annoying. This is a matter which cent, though: in the same period should be controlled by the Police, the American total rose from 2,974. As a result of heavy orders The placed by Continental and because constables are statione1 to 4,573 (54.48 per cent.). in the immediate vicinity all night, cars imported Include 198 Chevre Dominion buyers at the 1925 and it would surely not be top lets, 161 Fords, and 126 Overlands much to instruct them to request (American), 106 Flats (Italian), Cycle and Motor Cycle Show, drivers not to make unnecessary and 108 Clynos, and 79 Austins. noise.

Road improvements are proceed- ing fast, both. in towns and coun- The Honorary Secretary of the try, and the future of automobl Hongkong Automobile Associationism in Ceylon is described as pool- has made the final arrangements tively bright. for the posting of a uniformed acout" in the vicinity of the Kow- Joon Ferry, Kowloon. Duty will be commenced on October 1st., 'andi the man engaged will wear a dis- tinctive uniform similar to that worn in the British Isles. He will patrol the stand adjoining the Ferry Wharf, and the parking ahed on the left of the road leaving the ferry. Members of the Asso- clation should make a point of having their badge affixed to their cars, because it naturally follows: that, this service is provided for members, and the badge is the only means by which the scout will be able to identify the cars which he has to watch. This innovation will doubtless be much appreciated by Kowloon members of the A380- ciation, especially those who have had small articles and parts stolen from their cars in the past

H.KAA. “Scout.”

Dipping Head Lamps,

Although raotorists are not.com pelled by law to dim their head-

lights when approaching other Tly paper doesn't draw as many that It is the safest practica flos as limousines do friends,

vehicles, quite a number agree

British manufacturers of cycles, PROVIDE PARKING. motor cycles, and accessories were able to make an early start with their 1926 production pro

gramme.

Ninety retall stores in Boston,

Earl Russell was fined 108, at garages to customers during the Bow Street for leaving his motor- give free parking in central morning hours. One garage used car on the parking place in Water- Consequently the otherwise for this purpose has room for 1500 loo-place for longer than the per disastrous results of the recent cars.

{mitted period. industrial troubles have greatly been minimised:

With the improvement of rail and sea transport facilities, the British oycle and motorcycle industry is able promptly to fulfil all orders from overseas, and in this connection It is interesting to observe a very marked extens- ion in the demand for British cycles and motor oycles which is coming from the continent of Europe, whilet exports to South Africh, Now Zealand, and Aus- tralia show a healthy expansion.

Considerable improvements have been effected in design, thus greatly increasing the economy and reliability.

-‘Another branch of the industry, in the delivery of components for the building up of motor oycles abroad, shows great expansion, and large contracts for British components have been placed by manufacturers in Germany, Italy and Belgium,

THE PROBLEM OF THE COAL PITS.

squad contables on motor cycles potr around the Mansfield Collerles.)

the

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