1927-12-31 — Page 9

MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, 31st DECEMBER, 1927.

Being The Official Oroan of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

2010 RON DES OSA DES DOS OLIS KLAS

Road Rights.

In

CURRENT

COMMENT

OFFICIAL PICTURE OF THE NEW FORD TOURING CAR.

To-day we publish the first pictures to reach Hongkong of the new Ford cars. The type shown above is the touring car. Other styles appear on page 2 of this Supplement.

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Orderly Riekshas,

An instance of what determined effort can do in regulating the movements of ricksbus can be seen by anyone who takes the trouble to visit the wharf at which the river boats Crom Canton berth. Natural-

B.S.A. SUCCESS.

Tasmanian 24-hour Trial.

NOTABLE BUICK.

Long and Chequerred Career.

his lights on meeting a car coming towards him, and when he switch- Although it may be quite corrected them on again he saw, two peo- in law that a pedestrian has as much right to the road as the driver of ple, whom he later ran into, walking an automobile," it is manifestly ad-in front of him. The assumption visable to, urge upon the pedestrian is that if he had not switched off the necessity of waiving his road his lights he would have seen the rights in the interest of public safe- ty. We imagine that were a ped- couple sooner. There is no doubt estrian, for example, to insist on hia that when lights are dimmed, rights in London, he would in all vision is affected to a certain ex- probability render himself liable to tent, according to the brightness of prosecution for obstruction. the lights, and especially is this so the large cities of the United States in the country where there is no it has been found necessary to frame legislation against people street illumination. In the case who cross the streets, at other than mentioned, it did seem improbable. the authorised crossings, such in- from the evidence, that dimming dividuals being dubbed. "jay would have affected the prisoner's walkers."Driving a car in Hong-sight, because the street is well kong is not by any means an easy matter, on account of the constant lighted. If, however, the driver of state of alertness needed in avoid-a car meets another car with very ing people who prefer the roadway powerful headlights, then it is un- to the footpath, and it does neem doubtedly a fact that his vision imperative that drivers should 're- would be affected as much, if not cara dimmed ceive some assistance by the proper more, than if both authorities impressing on ped- their labs. If an instance des estrians that footpaths are safer. curred, say in the New Territories, The whole question really devolves where the driver of a car dimmed upon the improper use of vehicle approaching another, and knock- thoroughfares by pedestrians, and. ed a person down, either because he even allowing that definite rights could not see owing to dimming, or exist, it is surely reasonable to sug because he had not an opportunity his lights soon gest that the motorist, who inci-of switching on

enough, then the question of "to dentally, contributes to the upkeep dim or not to dim" would become cfly there is always a large number reliability trial was recently held Mr. M. Thompson, of Barrington- of rickshas and carrier cooties wait in, Tasmania. It provided avenue, Dubbi, New South Wales, great importance.

ing the arrival of the boat, but a sweeping victory for B.S.A. has a remarkably fine record. few months ago, owing to the commachines, more of which finished Driven by Mr. P. A. M'Intosh, it In connexion with the world wide plete lack of control, the greatest with perfect scores than any other won the reliability contest held by . Its next reigned. There are, of course, other as-Newspaper Men's motor cycle confusion invariably

for hire in pects of the question of pedestrian Derby, organised by the makers of Rickahas wers lit up from the make of motor cycle. B.S.A. also the R.A.C.A. in 1918.

The car was rights, and these also have to be Harley Davidson motors, complete entrance to the wharf to the middle was the only motor cycle of 3% owner ran the dar taken into account if an unqualified results which are to hand indicate of the road, carrier coolies were .p. with aidecar to finish the trial. Dubbo for two years, and travelled ruling is given concerning "equal that some record figures were put running about and the babel was The B.S.A. team also-secured full over 60,000 miles. rights. Under such a ruling it

Now the BS.AS. finished this severe test Dubbo man, who later resold, it to would seemingly be permissible for. The competition took the form such as to render ordinary speak-Possible points, and altogether six burnt in 1920, and sold to another

of-a petrol consumption test and ing almost impossible. a mari to walk along the tram lines. was only open to newspaper men rickshas are lined up in one long with full points and mechanically its present owner. defying a tram-ear to overtake him riding Harley Davidson singles. line along the edge of the road, and perfect. The outstanding feature car with a new body, and has run Granted that such an instance is The competitors carried out their coolics are marshalled in an orderly of this competition was the won the Buick ever since. The milenge extreme, it is nevertheless justified tests under supervision during the group on the other side of the road, dexful consistency of the B.S.As.can be traced up to 150,000 miles, If the pedestrian's right to the road summer months of this year. The leaving a dear entrance to the There were 36 starters," but only but, as the speedometer was worn holds good. Again, there are public winner of the first pize, G.$100 and wharf and preventing obstruction 19 finished the trial with perfect out and discarded two years ago. services, such as fire-fighting ma- a cup was Geo. R. Skaugset, of of traffic on the road. This shows scores, and of this 19 no fewer it is impossible to say exactly how be con- Tacoma, Washington, his figures that with a determined effort rick- than 6 rode B.S.A. machines, the many miles the car has run since that the Bulek "starts first kick," sidered. It is civiously ridiculous working out at 233 m.p.g. (Ameri-shas can be controlled and it only remainder being divided among six then. The owner of the car states and is as good as new mechanical- to suggest that any individual can can measure). Three others in the needs similar determination in different makes.

ly. He considers that if it had a exercise the right to impede such American division obtained 213.2, several other places in the Colony

the narrow streets in the native new body there would be no rea- vehicles, and yet these "equal 199, and 182 m.p.g. for which they to make it a happier place for

In any rights" imply as much. We know received second, third, and fourth motorists.

quarters, und also owing to the son for him to change. we are voicing the universal opinion prizes, being prize money, and gold

difficulty in reaching the Peak dis-case he intends to get two more of motorists when we say that it medals. Four premier awards were Taipo Bridge Road.

triet quickly. After considering years' work out of the car before cannot be too strongly emphasised made in the foreign division, two that pedestrians should be given poing to competitors at Cape Town,

Hongkong's special claims, Messrs buying a new one. and when he to understand that the roads are South Africa, and the other two to look at the new Taipe Bridge will Dennis auggested the purchase of does it will certainly be a Buick

probably agree that its general secondhand Rolls-Royce cars, of so far as he is concerned,

of the ronds, should also have cor- tain rights.

Pedestrian Obstruction.

chines and ambulances to

Record Consumption Figures.

Three who have taken a good

The first 24-hour motor cycla

A buick touring car, owned by

He fitted the

primarily intended for vehicular Melbourne and Perth, Australia.fines of sturdiness give every indi-the 50 h.p: type, and recondition- Mr. Thompson has just com-

people driving or travelling in mo(Christchurch), Canada two (Vic-tended to after the completion of speed, which could be rushed out car was 19 miles to the gallon for

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Fifty Years of Scientific Lubrication.

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traffic, and that pedestrians should The next 50 competitors each re- respect this intention by refraining, colved a gold medal award. These cation that un further trouble willing them as fire fighting units. pleted a trip to Melbourne and as far as possible, from using the included apart from America, Aas. be experienced in this connexion It was pointed out that by so back in the car, and on the journey roads in stich a manner as to cause tralia nine (Adelaide five, Mel-with any typhoon that may strike doing, a machine would be pro-was free from trouble of any kind. danger to themselves as well as to bourne four), New Zealand three the Colony, unless it be of extreme duced capable of a high turn of Petrol consumption in this fine old violence. The next thing to be at- tor vehicles:

toria B.C.), South Africa nine

It is As far back as 1877-60 years ago-the first automobile many- cars in the Dubbo district. (Johannesburg five, Cape Town the bridge is the making of the to a fire, and set to work well in the interstate trip. The Buick is Motorists to Blame..

four) and one to Hongkong. This new piece of road, which joins the advance of the main equipment of probably one of the best-known

remarkably interesting to encoun-factured was lubricated with Gargoyle Mobilell. To-day thore are main road, and it would seem that Low Cost,

ter date of the 1918 interstate re- millions of motorcars in operation lubricated with Gargoyle Mobiloll. Arising out of the question of latter was won by Mr. R. W. Bar-bridge in its new position to the the brigade.

liability test in which this parti Years ago, motorists, generally bought their oll on chance. road-rights, is the question of as-nett, of the Hongkong Telegraph, this matter might be put in hand sessing responsibility for accidents, who was 19th. with a consumption reasonably soon. When the bridge It sounds quite contrary focular Buick carried off the chief Lacking confidence in their own judgment, they asked the advice of and it unfortunately has to be ad- of 130.4 miles to the gallon.

was first opened on November 10 general belief that a Rolls-Royce honours, for the first, second, fifth, friends and men in the business. Generally it was a case of the blind mitted that drivers are sometime's

the road approach was in good confire engine could prove more and, sixth places in a field of 29 leading the blind. dition but since then it has deteri-economical than the ordinary starters went to the four Buick liable to suffer an injustice in this Oily Roads.

Buicks triumphed respect. The lot of a driver, being For many months now motor crated badly and is now in an ex-type, but it is nevertheless a fact cars entered. the only occupant of a car at the cyclists on the Peninsula have not tremely bad condition. Clouds of that the new machines do cost in reliability, petrol consumption, time of an accident, is a most un-been troubled with the oily roads thick dust are raised by passing less than the nearest similar type and hill climbing.contests. enviable one. It frequently follows danger, thanks to police action in traffic and to a motorist following of vehicle. The cost is actually that the crowd immediately at-causing oil catching pans to be behind another vehicle such dust is under one thousand pounds each, taches blame to the driver, and in itted to the buges and public vehi- liable to affect driving to a consi-but this is only possible by em- MOTORS IN. PARIS.

Out Board of Automotive Engineers have watched every change the absence of unbiased witnesses, cles. Lately, however, several in- derable extent, besides causing a

in car design and driving conditions. The effect of these changes he is liable to find himself facing stances have occurred which go to good deal of discomfort that could ploying second-hand chassis. The Rolls-Royce factory evinced con-

Visitors to Paris, watching the on lubrication is constantly studied and taken care of in the progres the testimony of a number of wit show that this danger is again re be, avoided. Motorists generally siderable interest in the innova-

swirl of fast-moving sive improvements in Mobiloli. We have made scientific lubrication nesses who have a prejudice against appearing. A short while ago the would appreciate the surfacing of tion, and rendered the

most endless.

different from the cur aim for over sixty years. First and foremost, scientific lubrica- traffic, 50 every driver of an automobile.rider of a motor cycle along the thin stretch of road

valuable assistance in the recon-

moter tion means providing an ample margin of safety to meet all conditions The various aspects of pedestrian Castle Peak rond struck a patch of possible.

ditioning engineers from their leisurely procession of rights should, therefore, be care-oil at night with the inevitable re-

factory working in conjunctioncmnibuses in London, often won- that you car will encounter.

Consult of the Mobiloil Chart at the nearest Garage. It will tell with Messrs Dennis Brothers at der how many cars there are in

18 as 8000

-motor

With the perfection of automobiles came a demand for greater care in operation. The motorist of to-day is not the motorist of twenty years ago. He knows more. He is getting away from the "penny wise, pound foolish" idea. For an annual saving of a very faw dollars, the wise motorist won't from choice, risk his car with the Wrong lubricant. He uses Gargoyle Mobiloil. "a

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fully considered, and while wo wil-suit that the machine skidded dan "Rolls" Fire Engines. lingly admit that the pedestrian gerously, overturned, and threw the should receive every protection to rider to the ground. Another Hongkong is one of the few Guilford. The first of the new the French capital. At the begin-you what grade of Mobilol! will best meet the requirements of your

exactly. 145,060 were which he is entitled, we would at rider had a similar experience when places in the world which can vehicles to arrive has been seen at ning of the present year there car. the same time urge that due con- he encountered oil that had been boast of Rolls-Royce fire engines, Kowloon, where trials have taken

cludes nearly 88,000 private cars. sideration be given to the claims of dropped at the junction of the since the arrival this week, of a place. It carries six men, and the vehicles in Paris. This total In- the other logical and rightful road Castle Peak and Taipo ronds. Last new machine for the fire brigado. pump is capable of delivering ap- and 10,440 taxicabs. It does not week-end a large quantity of all Another such vehicle is on the proximately three hundred gallons had found its way on to the road way. The decision to employ auch of water per minute, small includo motor-cycles. at the junction of Nathan and high quality, vehicle for this type of escape ladder is also part. The subject of dimming is the Jordon Roads. This had apparent-purpose was arrived at after of the equipment. Another Inno- subject of such conflicting opinions ly been spread by passing traffic that the manner in which it was until it covered a big area. The conqultation with the famous fire vation is that the familiar fire engine makers, Messrs. Dennis brigade colour of red has given

user the motor driver. The Dimming Question.

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IN AUSTRALIA.

There were 302,416 cars and

Mobiloil

Hake the chart your guide"

applied as part of the defence of the polico have done what they could in Bros., of Guilford, England. It place to white, it being claimed

more 59,186 commercial motors in Aus- VACUUM OIL COMPANY HONGKONG.

Indian chauffeur, who was sentenc-causing pans to be fitted to public had long been recognised that, in that the vehicle will be ed to two years' hard labour for vehicles, but perhaps a reminder to

manslaughter at the Criminal Ses the owners of such vehicles that oll some respecte, the ordinary heavler easily recognised by night, tralia on January 1 laat. In 1922

vehicles. sions, is worth considering. It was pans must be all tight would help chicles were handicapped in especially when negotinting the Australia had only 89,191. motor stated that the prisoner dimmed to prevent this trouble recurringongkong, partly on account of Peak district,