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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, 5th MARCH, 1927.

Being The Official Organ of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

Action Appreciated.

CURRENT

COMMENT

5.15

p.m. overy

EMPIRE CAR TRADE.

Tour of Dominions by

Our Makers.

TAKING MR. BRUCE'S ADVICE.

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ENT of the Daily Mail,

following Tuesday to the latter and so on. Manibors should be Some time ago, we drew atten- present at 5 p.m. on Wednesday tion to the dangor which existed of ouch wook., Solo ridors may in Connaught Road as a result of join the Kowloon contingent, BY THE MOTORING CORRESPOND- the public conveniencos being assembling at the Kowloon Fire situated in the centre of the road-Stalion at way. We are glad to see that Wednesday. The usual runs in one of those structures is now be Hongkong will continue to take ing demolished, and we trust place every Friday at 5:15 pm. that this work is the commence-starting from the Contra! Police ment of a number of demolitions Station compound, along the Praya.. One of the most

Road Abuse. dangerous of these obstructions

further development of the British An important step toward the motor-car industry in tho lucra tive markets of Australia, Now Zealand, and South Africa has boon decided upon by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Ltd. lucal

Early in March a delegation from that body, which fully re- presents the interests of British car manufacturers, will carry cut exhaustive inquiries regarding the motoring requirements of the countries named.

NEW COLOURS.

The "Brighter Car"

Movement.

OVERHEAD HIGHWAYS.

Can London Follow New

York's Example? New York, Jan. 28th-An at tempi is being made not only to According to a New York cor- make automobile colours look at- rasponent, the municipality of tractivo, but to sound attractive that city decided to spond £5,000,- as well.

000 on the construction of an The names of some of the col-overhoad highway, five miles in ours seen on cars at the recent langth and 65 feat broad, to re- automobilo show are: Pyramid lieve existing traffic congestion. Thrush brown, Blue Jay blue, beight of 20 feet above 11th and Oricle rod, Coot brown, The road is to be elevated to a

Channel green, Shoal Water blue, shore of the Hudson River, and Ocean blue, Marine blue, Robin- by moans of it access to every Mallard green, Soa Fog grey, Aveune, which runs along the

hood green, Feter Fan blue, part of the city should be easy. Faerie red, Buckingham grey,

Accommodating six lines of Egyptian red, Haig green, Italian black, Maize, Fawn, Pistachicular intervals, ramps to enable cream, Bronville blue, Midnight traffic, the road will have, at re- green, Down mist, Dagestan blue, vehicles to enter or leave it. The olevated way is to be constructed Bakam blue, Burning Bash

of stool and concrete, and the two orange and Ambato green.

outer tracks will be reserved for slow-moving vehicles, thus allow- ing free passago for fast moving automobiles.

POPULAR TYPE.

The Vogue of the "Six."

The question of whether a similar scheme would be a practi- cal proposition in London naturally presents itself, and the At first sight it would appear that fansiver must be left to engineers. the absence of a definite town- planning scheme in London Would

"Ian olevated road if it were to be

issue with Mr. Wilfred G. Aston Mr. S. F. Edge recently joined

over the vague of the 6-cylinder

Cur.

is that standing at the junction of! A complaint was received the Douglas Street opposite the other day concerning a Douglas Wharf. Quite a numbor motorist who drove his car up the of cars dive into Connaught Road Jane which runs parallel with from Douglas Street in order to Upper Albert Road and Garden reach a parking stand, which Road. The lane commences op- necessitates passing this build-posite the Holona May Institute. ing. The coolies who use the In the present instance, the place are wont to suddenly stop motorist arrived at the top at the out on the rond right in front of same time that another car had

MR. BRUCE'S ADVICE. oncoming traffic, and it is surpris-rounded the bond opposite the

The decision is a direct sequel i ing that more accidents have not junction of Kennedy Rond, and it to the recent visit of the Domin- been recorded." With the ro-was more by luck than judgemont ion Premiers to England and moval of all of these ungainly that a collision was averted. thoir inspection of the Motor structures, the Praya will be Pedestrians have complained Show at Olympia, Kensington, nude much safer both for vehicles previously regarding the use of Win the autumn. Mr. Bruce, and pedöstrians alike.

this lano by cars, and there up- the Australian Prime Minister, Garden Road.

pears to be good grounds for such then told our makers that, while complaints. We cannot under- they were now building motor- Whilst on the question of road stand why any driver should cars more suitable to the needs article Mr. Aston wrote:

In the course of a spirited ronder almost out of the question improvements, we would arge dosire to take this route, but of Australia, they still had a that the public convenience at apparently some people like to Great deal to learn in such look upon the 4-cylindar as of real service in relieving con- the foot of Garden Road be re-do something different. Perhaps

matters as track and ground

moribund. No one who has ages gestion. However, to such a pitch moved. This is also situated in the erection of signs indicating clearanco. He suggested that the to see can fail to perceive that is the traffic problem developing a dangerous position, and was that no motor traffic is allowed best way 10 discover what the immense number of American in the Marropolis that every built when motor traffic was not would solve the question.

Australia requiros would be to

cars in popular uso owe their ex- 'avenue," whether on ground known hero. At this particular Star Ferry.

como and soo for themselves.

istence to the fact of passossing level or overhoad, will have to be point the corner itself might be

The delegation will consist of 6-cylinder engines. You, would very carefully explored. widened to advantago, as hund-1 Motorists who have occasion Major Sir A. Boyd-Carpentor,

think that British car manufact- reds of cars pass by daily, and to visit Kowloon would dointless M.P. for Coventry, Mr. Alan R.urors would have appreciated the turning into Queen's Road is appreciate better provision for Fenn, who will act as technical this point, but apparently they almost a blind one.

parking their

have not done.do." car along the advisor.

Liout, Col. A.. present the north Hacking, secretary of the Society Praya. At sido of Connaught Road is an of Motor Manufacturers and

SEVERER CONDITIONS. "We are going to visit every

Testing Lorries.

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A further tightening up of ex-authorised parking stand, but 'Tradere. aminations of public vehicles is many owners do not care to loave

and

MACHINE RECORDS DRIVER'S ABILITY.

being put into force by the Traffic their cars within a foot or so o Stato in Australia," Col. Hacking have for over twenty years been being given a severa driving tost

"Cars aro

The motorist is placed in a

As far as the A-C.car is con- cerned, Mr. Edge's comment on this article is convincing. "Mr. Aston is right-and wrong," he Leipzig, Germany, Jan. 26th.- says, "I introduced the 'six' and Gorman automobile, drivors are Offico, the latest orders being that an unprotected sea-wall, especial- lorries, operating in the Newly in view of instances in the told me yesterday.

en ardent advocate of the G-to dotermine their ability to Territories, will also come under past of vehicles falling into the run under far more severe con-Royce, a perfect car, and the difficult traffic situations.

cylinder principle. The Rolls-handle an automobile in, many the monthly examination scheme. harbour. The centre of the road.ditions in the Dominions than in At the moment there are over 50 way is undoubtedly the ideal this country and we shall make 6-cylinder A-Chavo long been on such lorries in the New Torri- location, and it should be possible a close study of those conditions. the road, giving daily and hourly tories, and a certain number will to arrange a stand between the "It is possible that the 'S.M.M. Proof of the soundness of G- be examined every Saturday, so Ferry Pier and Queen's Pier, or T. may open a permanent office that each will be thoroughly even as far as the V. R. C. The in one or all of the countries to tested ance in every month. parking question is an urgent keep manufacturers in touch with Those who are familiar with the one, and this provision would all the latest developinents." condition of many of the lorries relieve it to a certain extent. During the past four yours our "seen on Kowloon's roads will apThe Autocar."

car exports have increased ap- preciate this further stop which

preciably, as the following table showe:

will go yet further in eliminating Tho Hongkong automobile As- unnecessary dangers to which sociation has arranged with the mainland drivers and ridors are propriotors of the above motoring subjected. Flying Squad,

journal whereby members may receive it regularly from Home, upon payment of 悲 special Latest Flying Squad orders subscription fee to the Honorary state that the following duties Secretary of the Association in will be performed until further Hongkong. Letters have already notice. Every Tuesday the Squad been sont to members, and those will have either squad drill or who desire to take advangtage of lootures. One Tuesday will be this facility are requested to devoted to the former and the make early application.

WASTE ENERGY.

Loss of Fuel Power. Only 6 par cent, of "the energy in gasoline is used in pushing the ear along the road: A third is lost

,

CARS AND OHASSIS. .1923

6,259

1924

.15,596

1925

1926

29,041

: 33,237

Britain, however, is still a long way behind her rivals in the development of Dominion markets.

The delegates are expected to return to England in Angust.

SILENCERS TEST.

signalling device for motorists.

The device consists of two electric

An experiment to determine if it is possible effectively to silence: analysis by the chemical profes-Tests of 25 silencing devices are motor-cycle engines starts to-day. sion, which must be looked to to be carried out by the Auto. to regulate it.

Cycle Union at the offices of "The only means the automo- Research Engineers, Ltd, Har- bile driver has to regulate the moodplace, Chalk Farm, N.W. reaction in his engine is the

MOTOR SIGNAL DEVICE. throttle, which does not control Police tests have boon carried to the cooling water, more than the rate of the course or the re-out at. Hull with a now three-way third is blown out with the ox-action at all! It just regulates haust gas and the rest is lost in the amount of the reaction. engine friction, declares Mr. "Experience has shown that lamps with groon fonsos ou the Thomas A. Boyd, director of fuel gasolino has some combustion front of the car in line with the research at the Cloneral Motors properties we could heartily wish rogulation lamps and two similar laboratories in Detroit.

it did not have, the worst is, lamps at the back of the car in "The thing that happens to perhaps, the tendency to knock-ling with the identity plate. Tho fuel and air in a gasoline engine," When the automobile engine front and rear light on each side Mr. Boyd says, is as much a knocks it means that the combus-ure operated by a switch on the chemical reaction as the making tion in its cylinders has gotten corresponding side of the driving of TNT or the synthesis of a dye. beyond control.

wheel. Probably no reaction in the worldIt is evidence that there is means more to socioty than this noed for too chemist to under- one, yet in large basure the uso stand this reaction bofter, that he of the combustion reaction 'just may regulato in it the best and growod,' without much control or jmost efficient way."

If the driver intends turning to the left the front and back groen lights on the loft side aro switol- ed on. If he is turning right the right side lights are switched on, and if he intends going forward

cylinders.

clair resembling the driving seat

of an automobile and having all the regulation apparatus of a car. Oa a screen in front of the driver pictures show various scones,

traffic

both sets of lights are ewitched on 50 yards before reaching the constable on point duty. The

The driver manipulates the front lights give an unmistakable signal to the police officer and controls to avoid the dangers the

scenes present. the rear lights indicate the inten-

Every tions of the driver to the driver mistake is automatically regie-

tored. of the car following.

STOP, LOOK

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AND LISTEN-

Smel

traffic

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