1927-11-19 — Page 12

ALSO LIABLE.

Romford Magistrates

Decision.

Romford (Essex) magistrates recently decided that a passenger in motor-car or the aldeenr of a motor-cycle was equally, guilty with the driver of any offence committed, and could be charged as a principal.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Two men in a sidecar were charged with the driver for not having a light. The driver pleaded

guilty, but the other men argued that as they were only passengers

they were. not liable.

The chairman (Colonel Stones) said if n driver drove without

lights and refused to put them on the passengers should get out. It was their duty to see that no offence was committed..

The driver was and 30s. and the others concerned had to pay 8 costs each.

B.S.A. Motor Cycles

Prize

Won a Team Prize. Again

IN

THE INTERNATIONAL 6 DAYS' TRIAL

Aug. 15 to 20, 1927.-Lake District, England

Gold Medals

Awarded to the team of threo ridors using B.8.A. 4.93 hp. O.H.V. models, all having completed the course without losing B single mark. Another B.S.A. ridor of the Dutch team, mounted on a 4.93 h.p. Sporting.side valve machino was also award. ed a Gold Medal

Gold Medals

Also awarded to a rider of "B.S.A. 3.49 h.p. O.HI.V. motor cycle combination the smallest powered edsicar to win a premier awari as well as to a

rider of 936 motor cycle combination.

Lead the Way on a B.S.A.

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

SOLE AGENTS.

THE

MOTOR UNION

INSURANCE CO LTD

Incorporated in England

(Under the auspices of the Automobile Association) PROVIDES BONUS FOR

GOOD DRIVING.

For full particulars apply, tö :- THE UNION TRADING Co., Ltd.

York Building.

Phone C. 587.

Easily the best-

"

Small Car in the World!

AUSTIN FAMOUS "SEVEN"

Thousands of owners have travelled thousands of miles in their sturdy little Austins - and at a cost of a penny per mile!

In Hongkong, an Austin “Seven" can be operated for less than $12.00 per month!

We shall be pleased to show you how easy it is for you to become another Austin enthusiast, on terms which can be arranged for your con- venience.

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Prince's Building.

2 floor,-Ice House Bt. Entrance.,

CADILLAC CHIEF.

Noteworthy Adminis-

tration.

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

PROTECTION FOR PEDESTRIANS.

Prague Sets an

Example.

SATURDAY,

NOVEMBER 19, 1927.

PERMANENT GAUGE.

Fitted on Tyre Valves.

Instead of guessing at the air pressure in the tyres, or wonder- Lawrence P. Fisher, who has

ing, vaguely, who last borrowed the just made the offelal announcement of the new Cadillac car, became The rapid growth of motor traffic pressure-gauge, it should soon be president of the Cadillac Motor Car in Prague has made the streets possible to see how much air, tyres company alightly over two years quite unsafe for pedestrians, and are carrying at a glance..

This may be done by a per- ago, at that time being one of the the police, little versed in modern youngest chief executives in the traffic conditions, find it difficult manent tyre gauge, invented in automobile industry. Under his to cope with the situation, In England. It is a small dial, which valve administration, the company's bust- these circumstances the public can be screwed on to any

in a few minutes, and continuously ncas has more than doubled and have taken matters into their own cara has surpassed that in any like hands, and a society for the pro-registers the pressure. It has a

tection of pedestrians has

second advantage, for it is con- period in the company's history.

a tyre to be Four months after his arrival, been formed with the object of en-structed to allow the company brought out, its then forcing the traffic regulations and pumped without the necessity of re- car, the 314," which has of making proposals for safe moving the gauge, so that registers proved eminently satisfactory. A guarding the interests of foot-pas-overy pound of air pumped in.

As it only weighs about 2 oz, it year later the eompany embarked sengers. upon a manufacturing programme Many well-known public men should not disturb the balance of which included the most extensive are on the committee, and it is the wheels. line of body styles and colour and expected that the movement will

new

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upholstery combinations ever un- spread to other parts of the Re-society will render financial or legal dertaken by any automobile manu public. Besides aiming at the pre-assistance to victims of motor facturer. The programme includ-vention of street accidents, the traffic.

ed 50 body types and styles and 500 colour and upholstery combina- tions.

The organization's next step was in March of this year, when the LaSalle-companion car to Cadillac -manufactured entirely by the Cadillac company within its own plants was pinced on the market. Its sales during its first six months have outrun sales for a like period of any new car in its price class since the beginning of the industry. In his former capacity as vice- president of the Fisher Body cor-. poration, Mr. Fisher was an im- portant factor in the organization and management of the extensive Fisher industries. More recently

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HINTS

FOR THE

MOTORIST

ALBERT L. CLOUGH

WHEN THE CYLINDERS ARE FLOODED.

he became a director, vice-president It is nearly as hard to make an sounds. A little practice enables and member of the executive com- engine fire its charges, when they one to make this difficult shift; mittee of the General Motors cur- contain altogether" too much gaso-almost instantly and without a poration. The increduously rapidine, in proportion to air, as when sound, at almost any reasonable growth of the industries with which they contain too little or none at rate of speed.

excess of gasoline in the cylinders that no explosion can possibly occur.

Warm Engines Flood Readily.

he is and has been connected have all and there may be such an required that he be an active, factor in the various phases of adminis tration, finance, distribution and production. Yet he is primarily a manufacturing executive. and the t emphasis which has been placed upon the design and construction of bodies for the company's two cars is chiefly due to his close affiliation with the Fisher body interests.

A KING'S CHOICE. An Interesting Royal

Car.

Where is This "Rub." Question: When riding along. slowly, I notice a rubbing sound from some part of my car: When I disengage the clutch, this Whatever causes a gross over-noise is not so loud. I have tried supply of gasoline to an engine loosening the brakes, oiling dif- may thus prevent it from being ferent parts and adjusting the started, or atop it, if it is already clutch, but this has not removed What do you think running and especially if the the noise. cylinders are warm and therefore causes it?

vaporize all the fuel which entera

brought about."

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Answer: If this rubbing sound' them, "flooding" is very readily occurs each time the rear wheels turn, it is probably due to one of the brake-drum edges touching) Careful With the Choke!

some stationary part of the brake'

The King of the Hejaz and

Closing the choke unnecessarily rigging. Have someone push the Nejd, is one of the late recruits to or keeping it closed too long is the car slowly along the garage floor, motoring. In view of the fact commonest way in which engines while you watch the brake-drums flooded. No choking closely and see whether one of that a large proportion of his become realma are sandy desert, with should ever be required with them does not touch or run too no roads, and often well warmed engine and it is very near some other part. If you find practically hundreds of miles between villages, easy to flood a perfectly cold one, anything like this, it is probably it is obvious that there are but few by, protracted choking at starting caused by loose axle bearings. In case the rubbing noise is not in the re- The Flooding Carburetor. ¦ cars, which would fulfil his

has, however,

If the carburetor is in trouble rear, end, please write us again, quirements. le selected a 40/50 H. P. New and overflows heavily, flooding giving the best information you Phantom Rolls-Royce, with may result, especially if it is enn as to its location. special body by Thrupp & Maberly mounted directly, on the cylinder Ltd., his order being entrusted to block. Shutting off the gasoline! Rootes Ltd., of Devonshire House, supply and cranking repeatedly is! Piccadilly, W. 1.

the best way to detect this, unleas The Royal car has many un-there is obvious dripping. usual features. On each running board is a specially insulated 14- gallon tank for spare petrol or

Deranged Vacuum-Tank.

car

Backlash in Drive System.

Question: When my is coasting, I notice a constant jerking and vibration from the rear-end and, upon inspection. 1 discovered that the drive-shaft Overflowing of its vacuum-tank housing near the universal-joint. water. Between the occasional may flood an engine almost imme-has about 4 inch play. Should sents in the rear compartment is a diately. If on removing the tank this lost motion be present and. large capacity filter for drinking filling-plug or detaching the main if not, how can it be removed? water. Enormously powerful hend- lights are provided, together with tank pipe and cranking, the stalled engine starts, this defect is prob- ably present.

a spot-light. Provision is made for two armed soldiers to stand, one on each running board, in which connexion special hand grips are mounted upon the pillars of the front windscreen.

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to

Answer: It is not quite clear

to us, from your description, just "what your trouble is, but we understand that there is end-play Shifting From High to Second.

of the slip-joint the front end Question: It is very hard of the drive shaft. If this is cor shift the gears of my car rect, the rear springs and their An elaborate signalling ap from high to second speed.

bearing on the rear-axle probably. paratus is fitted

His you give me any hints on this sub-require attention, as the position- 30 that Majesty can give his instructions, ject?

Ing of the entire rear-end depends

seat.

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to the driver without leaving. his Answer: Try speeding up your upon these springs and their engine slightly, just na you try attachments. If you will jack up The bodywork is novel in many to make this shift and do not the rear wheels, you may find the ways, as a light steel structure throw out the clutch any more

supporting the doors and windows than enough to actually release it. rear-axle housing loose in its is so arranged that either, or both, You may find that this helps The bearings. on the rear springa or in their clips or in their supports of the forward and rear compart-best way of making this shift, that these springs have loosened ments can be opened or closed. however, is as follows:

Release

A tool-kit and spare parts equip clutch, throw gear shift lever from on the frame. When the engine is ment is carried answering to the high to neutral re-engage clutch, pulling hard there would natural- fact that the car will generally be speed up engine enough to corres-ly be enough tractive effort being many hundreds of miles from any pond to speed of car, release transmitted to take up the lost kind of garage,

clutch, move gearshift lever into motion positively, but in coasting describe. Lost second speed quickly and re there would be a chattering effect

Buch as you engage clutch. This procedure is known as "double- clutching" and motion should be eliminated at

it is not nearly so difficult as

NIKE R. O'METER.

SHIP'S GARAGE IS LATEST INNOVATION.

Now comes the marine automobile garage. It is part of the equipment of the electric ship California, newest of American liners, which was launched in the United States recently.

One hundred and forty autos can be carried in the Califórnia's garage. They are loaded, with- out hoisting, through side ports, run into a garage between decks, where owners may check them the same as at garages along Ameri- can highway,

New York, Cuba, the Panama Canal and California are the new steamer's route, under the flag of the Panama-Pacific line of the In- ternational Mercantile Marine Com- pany.

This latest American liner is a high water mark in the trade and passenger services fostered-by the Panama Canal. Her tonnage 22,000 gross, the vessel in an- nounced by the International Mer- cantile Marine Company as the largest commercial electric driven ahip in the world, and the largest commercial liner ever built under the American flag. Her length ie 601 feet, beam 80 feet, and depth of hull 62 feet, with eight decks.

once.

THE BEST HINT OF ALL!

4

HOW TO CHANGE GEARS QUIETLY

DONT CHANGE AT ALL!!

USE A SPECIALLY GEARED

11 H.P. CLYNO

and take the Peak ON TOP at 25 M. P. H. on a petrol consumption of 85 M. P.G.

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FOR.

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FO

MOTOR INSURANCE

"WRITE FOR PROSPECTUS HEAD OFFICE

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162-inch wheelbase

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Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

33 WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD - - - HAPPY VALLEY.

MOTOR

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SHELL

FREE AIR

MOTOR OILS

FREE WATER

CENTRAL FILLING STATION OUTSIDE CITY HALL, HONGKONG.

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