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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, 23rd APRIL, 1927.

Being The Oficial Organ of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

Ricksha Lamps.

CURRENT

COMMENT

was caught red-handed and sub- soquently punished, chose an hour when the patrol was off duty, which in itself, is tribute to the vigilance of the patrol.

New Members..

A local motorist has asked us to draw attention to the dunger which ofiste on the Peak as a re- sult of unlighted rickshas using the motor read. Our informant montioned that on several occas-

Since publishing the heat list, ions recently he has passed these vohicles late at night, and in one the following motorists have instance, narrowly escaped a joined the Hongkong Automobile collision in the vicinity of the Association:-

garagos on the main motor road just above Barkur Road. On that occasion the night was foggy, and it was by the merest chance that the car did not crash into two un- lighted rickshas which were travelling in an easterly direction. We gladly give publicity to the

R. Sutherland.

W. C. Goo.

I. B. Trevor.

Dr. W. Wagner.

Li Shiu Ki. H. Pearman, S. Longfield.

complaint, because the matter is The Improved Clyno.

a most urgent one. At the place

where the two rickshas mentioned

tomary

Amongst the makes of British

above were met, a motor driver cars which have steadily increas would have a good excuse if a cd their vogue all over the world collision did occur, because such well as in the country of vehicles are seldom met with sc origin, the Clyno takes a con- far down the road, it being cus-spicuous place. Representatives to uso Barker Road have for some considerable time when travelling by ricksha to-boon touring the world for the wards the Magazine Gap locality, purpose of investigating local con- The ricksha passer.gers run theditions, and as a result of this on- greatest risk of injury, and we terprise, the makers of the Clyno advise all such passengers to in-have been put in possession of Bist that the coolies light the valuable first-hand information. lamps. No doubt the Police will By this means they have been take the necessary action.

Lorry Speed,

An interesting decision has been reached at Home, and will

ablo considerably to improve their car from the point of view of the overseas buyer. There is little doubt that such timely develop ment will make Clyne cars more popular than over in the widely

probably result in the passing of distributed markota in which they

a bill which will remove the pro have already been welcomed. So

The

HOW AN AUTOMOBILE IS MADE.

Engineers Constantly Engaged in Research Work.

Automotive research engineers are pictured here at work in the General Motors Research Laboratorics in Detroit. Centre photo shows an engine on a life test. Lower photo shows an engineer in the high voltage cage working on a highly sensitive amplifier to detect noises and vibrations Upper photo shows an engineer in the fuel laboratory.

sent speed restrictions. One of far the factory has not been the product of a series of tests so problem of fuel and its possibili-loss, producing considerable wasto present-day automobile is day are being concentrated on the needed, while the others may get the most important clauses in the directly represented in Hong-detailed and exacting as to make ties. A large part of the auto-and inefficiency, proposed bill is that whoreas light kong, but now that Messrs. Lane, cars will be allowed to travel at Crawford, Ltd. have been ap mobile

an observer boliove the auto-motive research laboratory is Another one-cylinder engine is any speed, providing no danger is pointed agents, and have received thorough, most painstaking, most trying by test tubs and retort to caught at the flash point, or just industry is the most given over to the chomist, who is designed so that gases may be caused to the public, all heavy demonstrating. models, local vehicles such as motor vehicles, motorista will have an opport- nearly perfect of all.

discover what happens in the on-before the combustion, to study Yet a tour through the research gine when a fuol explodes. what happens to the mixture as

There is the mysterious fuel enters the cylinder.

will be required not to exceed a unity of inspecting and testing laboratories of any automobile. speed of 15 miles per hour. In these cars themselves. It should plant leaves the feeling that the knock, for instance. What it is Still another one-cylinder en- giving the reason for this restric-also he noted by intending pur- automobile is far from perfect. tion, it is pointed out that most of chasers that Mossrs. Lane, Craw-

no one knows, No one knows gino is arranged so that compres- the damage to road surfaces is ford, Ltd. have secured suitable going through every department there.

This is the reaction I had after even how it happens. But it's aion can be varied. Alongside Chemiste are trying to this is a valve and double cup ap- caused by heavy vehicles travel premises to be used as a garage of great Detroit automobile plant reproduce it in the laboratory un-paratus by which a standard fuel ling too quickly. This is quite and service station, which. gound reason, and such a regula-operated under European super- latest advances.

to learn about the industry's der conditions by which they will of which all characteristics are be able to learn all about it.. known and also an untested fuol tion might woll be imposed in vision, will assure future Clyno Hongkong. We believe that there owners of constant attention and is a limit set for heavy vehicles, servica. and that such limit is painted on

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in the hands oven of the most in- from one to six and eight cylin-orous familiar troubles. considerate owner.

Still others soek better methods

I have followed the mind of the They have devised a chemical are permitted to enter the engine. automotive engineer in its process that will in a way eliminate the By valving first one gas and then of working out a now thought, knock. But how remains a my- the other into the cylinder, the the vehicle, but it is a fraquent Electric Horns.

followed the thought through the story.

engineer Books to determine the occurrence to meet lorries speed-

research stage, through its ad- They're trying to produce the knock characteristics of the test

in the We understand that the Traffic option ing at from 20 to 25 miles per

complicated action of this chemical with 'òr-fuel. hour. An instanco of this hap-Department is taking action in mechanice of automobile manu- dinary fuel, under conditions that Better Efficiency Is Needed. poned quite recently whon regard to motor horns which are facture, and on to the final testa enable them to see the action, to

One engineer is devoting his heavy lorry, equipped with solid fiable to be confused with police through which every car has to mousure the gases going in and

efforts entirely to redesigning the tyros, actually passed a touring whistles. Letters have been sent go before boing approved as a coming out, and to record tem-cylinder head so as to raise com- car on the motor road down the to owners of cars which have finished product.

peraturos, pressures and other

pression and power of the ongine, Peak At the time, the owner of these misleading signal devices. I have watched finished cars factors of importance. the passenger car noticed that his Thut the Authorities view the being driven under the best and This search for a more efficient without affecting the efficiency speedometer registered 20 miles. matter as serious is indicated by worst of motoring conditions, fuel is being made not only in the of the fuel in combustion.

Another is trying to improve Aotion should be taken ngeinst the fact that at least one owner abused to the utmost to find out chemical laboratory, but in a shop the carburator, the seat of num- drivere, who offend in this respect, who disregarded both verbal and whether it would stand the gaff whoro special engines, ranging!

written warnings, was recently Thoughtless,

prosecuted. We have previously

ders, are being run day and night of regulating the mixture of air for the testing of some peculiar and gas which is fed to the cylin- On Wednesday last, a lady was objected to the use of some of tho

Nothing Still Perfect. observed driving a car in Peddor screeching devices which are not

At the foundation of all this idea ar hunch of an engineer.

dors. Efficiency and economy Street with a dog seated in her at all necessary.. During the thoroughness' are the research ef- Engine May be Redesigned. both would be served thoroby. lap! The motorist who asked us week a new type of syren was forts of a corps of engineers In connextion with this fuel re- These are only a fow of the to draw attention to such a dan-heard in the City which apparent working constantly with new search, the research engineers objectives at which the engineers gerous practice, considered that aly represented the soprano of the formulas, new methods, now are trying to find ways of im-constantly are driving. The auto friendly warning from a Traffic Fire Brigade syrons. This was materials in order to improve the proving design of the engine to owner of today. thinks he has a Officer would probably have the also most objectionable, but as it automobile. It is in the auto increase its officiency. dosired offect. We trust that this gave vent to several shrieks in motive research laboratory that At one research laboratory a and ho has-but the engineering publicity will also serve its pur-close proximity to a traffic officer, the how, the why, and wherefore special two-cylinder engine is be- experts soo many, many, potential pose, because such an action, is, we imagine that its days are are investigated.

ing run with tubes reaching from fields of improvement. to say the lort of it, both dan-numbered.

Here we find overy single part the combustion chambers to burol- gorous and foolish,

of the automobile still under tost tes where the oxbaust gases can for improvements. Here we have be measured. The idea is to dis- to decide that the automobile is cover the type or grada of mix- far from boing a perfect ture that goes into each cylinder.

Kowloon Thefts.

CHINA BUYS MORE TYRES.

The fact that tho Hongkong Automobile Association requested; the Police to keep an eye on care parked in the vicinity of tho Kowloon Ferry, was not in any Dospito political unrest, China way & reflection on the ability of is now buying more motor tyres the uniformed patrol provided. than in the past. According to On the contrary, we are assured the latest available figures, there that during the time these A.A. are registered in China 13,499 patrols have been on duty, thefts passenger cars, 2142 motor trucks, and interfering with cars have 632 motor buses and 1654 motor- practically coaned. The man who oycles.

mochanism.

This engine at the same time permits the onginoor to discover

splaadid piece of mechanism-

NO PETROL TAX.

No change is likely in the mo- No better can this be illustrat ed than in the research activities a way of redesigning the intake ter taxation laws this year, states tho Press Association. Mr. concentrated on the power plant manifold no that equal mixtures Churchill has come to the con of the automobile.

of gas and air may be delivered Engineors, for instance, still in equal proportions to all cylinclusion that to adopt the system are trying to find out just what dore. This is one of the biggest of the petrol tax would be of no problems of the engineer today, tem of taxation according to advantage, and the present sye- combustion roally is.

Fuel Knock a Mystery. for it is well known that prosent Porhaps the most important of design permits one or two cyliu-horse-power will, thorofore, ro- forts in automotivo rosoarch to-dors to get more gas than in malu-Ex.

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