1927-02-12 — Page 12

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THE ROYCE OF ROLLS-ROYCE.

Veteran Engineer Still Going Strong.

By

Igrao Klein.

ENGULFED IN QUICKSANDS,

Giant Racing Car

Nearly Lost.

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

Only frantio offorts by fifty volunteers, combined with the help of a motor-lorry, saved Capt. Malcolm Campbell's new giant 450-h.p. racing motor-car from boing swallowed up by the sands at Pendino, Carmarthenshire, this afternoon.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12,

1927.

speed of 180 miles an hour that plotely enveloped by willing help- the mishap occurred. The car ors. Subsequently it was found. was towed on to the sands behind possible to place plauks under a lorry, and in proparation for a the lorry. The 45,000 motor-onr proliminary trial had run on to was by then sinking fast. The planks.

sand was up to the car's side chassis mombors.

The sand here varies from day to day. To-day it was in its most The lorry was started. "Heavol" dangerous mood. The engine was shouted Captain Campbell, and started up, there was a loud roar, the lorry and 50 strong men and the driver lot in the clutch, the women did their boat. With a monstor staggered forward, lurch-sucking noise the three tons of od off the planks and came to a machinery was raised standstill.

Immediately it began to sink. Captain Campbell jumped out of his seat and six mechanics rushed forward. A lorry in attendance The monster was sinking fast, dashod up and the tow lines wore and in another minute it would run out and attached, but the have been submerged beyond ro-lorry, before it could be started, covery. In answer to cries for ales bogan to sink into the sand. help from its owner and mechanic, people rushed from all parts to

its assistance.

It was then that Captain Camp, bell and the mechanics" sont out thair 8 0 3 for help. The specta- It was during preparation for tora rashod up and soon you could the attempt to-morrow to attain anot see the car, which was com-

Q faw. inction, and then the monster ponderously scottled down.

Heave again!" shouted Capt. Campbell. This time, with great effort, the motor-car was lifted out of the quicksand. The planke were placed underneath it, and lator it was towed to the garage.

In another minute, Captain Campbell told me, it would have boon gone. The relief was im mense, for the car incorporates all the latest ideas of mechanical ingenuity which are being tasted.

RUSH RUBBER PROJECT.

The $100,000,000 rubber-grow ng project in Liboria sponsored by Harvey S. Firestone will be rushed to completion when it re- ceives its final ratification by the Liberian Congross, according to officials of the Firestone Tyro & Rubber Company.

The trouble which caused the car

AUTOMOBILE STYLES.

French automobile designers',' are copying American styles, al though branching off into now folds in the materials used for composite bodice, while the Brit ish are still elinging to archaic styles, high and bulky looking, says J. F. de Causse, internation- al automobile stylist.

to stop was traced to the goar ROAD FUND SOURCES. box mechanism, and the mo chanice will work throughout the night in an effort to repair the Of the $13,400,000 spent for: trouble in time for to-morrow's highways in Massachusetts dur- attempt, weather and sands per-ing the fiscal year ending Duc. 1, mitting.

$9,500,000 came from the money paid by motorists for registration and licenso fees: $2,000,000 was paid by countios, cities and towns and $900,000 was received from the government, aiz

During the past year several motor cars have been completely submerged in the sand at Pending and at Southport, Lancashire The Daily Mail.

RPO

Ford

Expert

The eight-hour day is unknown to Mr. F.. H. 'Royce nhove, who as a result of his arduous search for pers fection has brought out one of the world's finest cars. hand workmanship is one of his pets, as is shown by the hand fitting of the car's brakes.,

High in the ranks of motordom -some put him as high as Edison in the electrical field-stands a

That was the beginning of the Roila-Royce.

With his almost unerring senso man who is still doing a 12-hour-of perfection, bordering on that a-day shift, despite his 63 years of a genius, Royce worked out IIe's Frodorick Henry Royes, his plans for what has come to designer and builder of one of the be a model of the best in the finest and bighost priced cars in the world.

automotive world. What helped him was his broad-mindedness in not overlooking a single possibi- hity for improvement but reject-: ing without delay anything that proved impracticable.

Whether in bis Sussex home, `or in his beautiful Mediterranean villa in southern France. Mr. Royce has a rolinuc of engineers and draftsmen from his English and American factorios working with him over ideas which may make his fine product oven better. first in

As a result he was first in adopting the host treatment of stool for his chassis. And he was distributing stross

Every plan for improvemont to scientifically through the auto the least important part of his body. car goes to him for ratification, evon today, with the result that

own perfect self.

This ho did. in view of the

about shaking heads

him,

his ear is the embodiment of his with a "bump machine" that approximated. the worst road From the very beginning of his conditions and wore down a car upward careor Royce displayed in one day, equal to its road wear his most characteristic trait-the in ten yours. keen desire for perfection.

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The first car was literally As far back as 1904, he faced shaken to piccos. But from this the cynicisms and mockery of experience Royce built a car that other automotive engineers when succeeds to-day in withstanding ho decided to test the newly years of the hardest wear. It led invented process of, the heat him to introduce tapered nickel treatment of steel, in order to steel bolts into the construction, interlock the atoms more firmly and many small onos in plage of and inerouse the steel's tensile a few large bolts. It pointed the and ductile strength. In the face way to sturdier construction of of all this doubt, ha introduced it the chassis, and the steering and into his product to the extent braking mechanism, and that now overy piece of stool that suspension of the radiator on ball goes into the constraction of his joints. automobile, from flywheel to the

But the greatest contribution lust bolt, is heat treated.

Royco gave automotive scienco from this test was his work STARTED WITH ELECTRICITY.

in minimizing Crankshaft and Further, the stoel is forged and engine vibration. This he did— tested, overy last piece of it. 15 also in the face of those, who said it can't be done by mounting Mr Royce wasn't an automo-

an auxiliary flywheel on the tive engineer at first. He was an electrical onginger, in which front of the crankshaft.

Instoud of making this a solid profession he started his little business which has grown into forging keyed solidly to the shaft, the large crane manufacturing Royce had it forged in two equal business of Royce, Ltd.

clamped together and those ourly days of apprentice-into position on the shaft so it ship, he worked from six in the Will slip slightly-thereby dam- morning to ton at night, acquiring pening vibration when the shaft a habit which prevails even to revolves at high speed. this day.

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parts

That, and many similar perfec- tions, make Royce the builder of But the auto diverted his atton- sturdy product. Export hand tion from his own work, when hostoning of gears, repeated testing considered the inofficioncy of the of every part of the car, constant mators that stalled in front of his improvement help in keeping his homa in Manchester. He docided car on the road even after 500,000 to build a good one for himself. miles or hard wear.

IN EMMERGENCY. the looming presence of a rockless

What Would You Do?.

What would you do if a child suddenly jumped into the path of your car?'

driver's car.

Have you over thought of such a. possibility, and of yourself as the contral subject? If so, have you tried to conjure up your reaction at tho possible psychologioal time?

Rathor a gruesome thought, Training your mind to think but it's essential that every of your actions at such an om- motorist consider it. You might orgency may prepare if for that not have had an accident in all accident--if it over happens. the years of your motoring ox- porience. You may be a careful, considerato driver, watchful for all amergoncios,

Yot ovon the most guarded motorist may be surprised by the sudden appoarance of a child or

The situation would be nothing now to you and you could handle your car properly to avoid a mishap.

Fuiling to plan for the worst, however, leaves the mind a blank whon a sorious situation arisca.

DO YOU KNOW THAT-

All of the exchange brokers in Tientsin use Ford cars?

WHY?

Because they must have fast, absolutely reliable transportation; because the Ford car is easy to drive and chauffeurs are readily obtainable; because the Ford Motor Company is represented by a dealer who has a fully equipped service station and is ready at all times to give real service; because spare parts are always available at reasonable prices; because the initial cost of the Ford car and cost of subsequent upkeep is ex- ceedingly low.

Use Good Business Judgment and use Ford Products. BUY GENUINE FORD PARTS -DO NOT USE IMITATIONS

ANDREW HARPER

Authorized Ford Dealers

Ch Road, Hunghom, Kowloon: 6, Queen's Road, Central

HONGKONG

Telephonés: €4895 and K 1216 Alex. Ross & Co., (China) Ltd. Sub-dealer

Bank of China Building, Hongkong

TOURING CAR

Price with balloon tyres. and

SELF STARTER

Delivered in Kowloon

H.K. $ 1,220.00

Ford Motor Company

Detroit, U.S.A.