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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY

APRIL, 1928

Being Tho Oficial Organ of THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

CURRENT

COMMENT

H.M. THE QUEEN'S NEW CAR.

Kowloon Bus Services.

In

(proving the corner at Magazine Gap-where it was proposed to The full time tables of the eut a slice off the tennis lawn of Kowloon bus services have been the house of the Commissioner of published in the local papers and

Customs. The marking poles it is hoped that the stated times will be adhered to, so that intend have been taken away and it would ing passengers will know when they seem-judging by appearances

that nothing is going to be done will be able to catch a bus.

corner is the past it has been the custom for there, after all. The severd buses to drive slowly be easily the most dangerous on the hind each other when approaching whole of the Stubbs Road and, if the Star Ferry wharf so as to be there is any money to be spent there just at the time a ferry aron road improvements, it is this rives, and this has not only caused corner which should have the inconvenience to the travelling earliest possible attention. public but also a certain amount of

obstruction to following motorists, Nathan Road Corner.

While it is quite sufe to overtake

A variation of the idea of the

a single bus it is a dangerous pro-white line for directing traffic ceeding to pass about six buses round dangerous cornere has been that are crawling along in a string, put into effect at the junction of The new detailed time table should Nathan and Salisbury Roads in remedy that matter. Some time Kowloon. Opposite to the Penin- ago a control signal was erected and a bus could not leave the stand sula Hotel Garage the half of the

rand nearest to the garage

has

by the Ferry wharf while a light been divided into two by means was against him. In many cases the front bus was full-in feet two of a white line which is taken or three buses were sometimes full round the corner of Nathan Road.

Arrows direct vehicles, approach-, with the red light still showing. The light was utterly useless' and ing from the ferry, to keep to the left of the line which will guide

only caused delay and annoyance, them. round the corner, while escapcially during the tiffin-hour

rush when the time of passengers

drivers wishing to proceed straight

The above illustration shows Her Majesty's new car, a Daimler Double-Six 30 h.p. chassis ftted with a Hooper enclosed limousine body. The car was supplied through Stratton-Instone, Ltd,

Motorcycle Run of 2,000

Miles in Ten Days.

Mr. Hugh Gibson, riding a solo) motor-cycle, completed recently a run of 2,000 miles. in ten days un-1 dertaken to conduct a test of Ethyl petrol.

NEAR SIDE.

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Worst Motoring Offence.

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Probaole Competitor in

French 24-hour Race,

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is limited. We are therefore pleas. along Salisbury Road keep to the ETHYL PETROL TEST PASSING ON THE CAPTAIN CAMPBELL, el to note that the use of this right of the line. It la dificult to light has been discontinued. Dri-Bee of what particular use this vers of buses have now been issued method will be at the corner in with detailed time tables to which question. It would appear that they have been instructed to adhere, the only useful purpose it will and it is hoped to have the buses serve will be to relieve drivers of

London, Feb. 28. running strictly to schedule as the necessity of signalling their soon as the drivers become ne- Intentions to the policeman on

It is possible that Captain Mal The worst of all motoring colm Campbell, who recently cap- quainted with the new routine. point duty as he will be able to We learn that it is also intended to see that the vehicles which keep

offences passing on the left or tured the world's speed record on erect two notice boards for the to the left of the line dentre to turn

near side-in becoming prevalent Daytona Beach, may again com- guidance of passengers. One on into Nathan Road while those that He did 200 miles each day with again, says a Home motoring cor-pete against his rival, Mr. Lock- the wharf side of the road will keep to the right are proceeding remarkable regularity, and arrived respondent.

hart, the American racing driver, read "Wait here for routes 1, 3 and straight ahead. The main idea of back at Lovatt's depot in High Hol. Having received a number of who met with an unfortunate ac- 6" and the other board, which will the original white line was to burn to scheduled time.

lotters from indignant drivers com-cident while competing against be near the triangle will have a decrease danger at corners where The test was supervised by the plaining of this growing habit, I him on Wednesday. Almilar notice in connexion with the no policeman was on duty or to Auto-Cycle Union, and the engine made observations during a drive This time, however, the mecting remaining routes,

facilitate traffic movements at a will be stripped and thoroughly in and around London.

will be on French soil, on the place where several roads met, but examined for lead deposit or any In a journey from Westminster famous Le Mans circuit, on which Summer Motoring.

these circumstances cannot be

Cheisen Bridge, along the the 24 hours' race was captured With the coming of the Easter applied to the junction in ques other damage. A repart will then to

Thames Embankment, I counted for this country last year by festival, the calendar fells of the tion. While we welcome all at-

Questions relating to Ethyl six occasions on which this offence Bentley cars, growing nearness of summer and tempts to add to the safety of of the outdoor search for cool and motoring either in Hongkong or petrol were asked in the House of was committed. Twice taxicab

Commons, the Home Secretary, drivers were to blame. Three Captain Malcolm Campbell has enjoyable recreation. One or two on the Peninsula we venture of the hardier kind have already suggest that the money expended stating that the new substance is drivers of private cars in a hurry agreed-if his business arrange-

eut in past other vehicles at speed started bathing and it will only at this point might have been being investigated.

on the left side. The other offen- need a few warm and sunny days better utilised at some other dan

der was the driver of a delivery to see big patronage of the various gerous corner where no policeman bathing beaches and motor roads. s regularly on duty, This summer there are going to

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be more motor cars on our roads Unlighted Obstructions,

than ever before and it behove's

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be issued.

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ments will allow him to return from America in time-cojin the Bentley team this year, and pilot PARIS "DANGEROUS.”

one of the throp 42-litre cars that that firm has entered, and as Mr. Later, on the main Finchley Lockhart may drive a Stutz car, Twenty-five miles an hour has road, I saw the offence committed they will meet again. been fixed as a sort of arbitrary frequently, mainly because heavy We have had occasion before to "dangerous" automatic speed in lorries were being driven in the

England, in addition to the every driver to resolve to do every refer to the fact that often suffi- down-town Paris. There is no middle of the road. Taxlenb- Bentley cara, will be represented thing possible to avoid collision or cient enre is not exercised by legal limit, for the driver of a car drivers appear to be the worst by a team of Lagonda cars. There other mishap. Hongkong's roads people who are in charge of work, is responsible for his acts as all offenders, and here the police will also be a team of four front- are, in many cases, peculiarly necessitating part of a road being speeds, but the police have decid conducive to necidents, and for closed, to make sure that sufficient ed that a standard must be used so might take some action. that reason, if for no other, drivers red lights are placed in positions traffic officers can exercise control. should exercise special care and that will give ample warning of caution. One wonders whether, an obstruction to traffic at night,

Although the temptation exists, there is no excuse for committing this offence. The driver who does

wheel driven Alvis cars, which ought to give a good account of themselves.

.France will be well represented,

with the advent of a new motor-Last weak workmen were engaged ing four adult persons. For the so places himself at once in. the and the Lorraine de Dietrich firm ing season, a publicity campaign on a portion of Salisbury Road, by murposes of the trial certain items wrong. Lhould an accident occur, are once more entering their cars, on the part of the authorities, the Peninsula Garage, where they of expenditure will not be taken he la certain to be saddled with which won the year before last, arging public drivers to be more were laying down a white line into account, as it was found im-the blame. than ordinarily cautious, would not and arrows., The area being

Meanwhile the police could as- be a sound and valuable proceed- worked upon was about a quarter possible to devisa a means of ar matters by insisting on ing. All danger aigns and other of the width of the road but, in riving at a fair average per mile sist

figure for such things as the Road obedience to the London by-law Warnings should be inapected, and spite of the fact that that part und flcence (£10 per annum), which provides that slow-moving improved and augmented, where was closed to traffic and was roped necessary.

off, at eleven o'clock one night furance (9 198. 6d. per annum), traffic must keep to the left. last week there was not a single wear and tear of car and tyres, Road Improvement,

and depreciation. lamp of any description showing.

flickering

obstruction. Ad-

but did not compete fast year.

"This year," says Webster, "wfil witness the greatest movement of motor vehicles on the roads of the United States, and consequent- ly the greatest demand for main-

The £5 will be used, for paying ANOTHER RECORD? tenance and service, since quan- We notice that the working of On another night following, only the cost of the actual running ex-

tity production of automobiles bs- gan," widening the roadway near the one white lamp was Royal Naval Hospital is proceed- dimly. By no stretch of imagina- pendes, namely, fuel and oil, lubricant for gear box, replace-|

Repair bills and maintanance Royal Naval Hospital in the tion could it be termed a sufficientments, and cost of repairs, if any. Will 1928 Beat 1927. Els are now taking the larger opinion of those anxious to see warning of an this much-to-le-desired improve-mittedly, there are atreet lamps in The Royal Company anticipate

that a distance of over 2,000 miles! Chicago, Feb. 20. This should part of the car dollar. In 1915, ment completed. If it were only the middle of the road, but the will be covered under these condi-be a bumper year in the automo-the motorist spent but 20 cents of possible to complete the widening Illumination from these wag not Acheme for the whole of Queen's sufficient to show up the obstruc-Lions, and a route has been pre bile industry, according to C. A.hla car dollar for service, wille Road East from Arsenal Street tlon. This is a very serious dan-Dared covering points as far apart Vane, general manager of the Na-In 1927 he spent 60 cents,

C. A. Vane, makes the predle- to Wanchai Market a very fine ger which can easily be rectified as Plymouth, Stirling, Colwyn tonal Automobile Dealers Asso- eastern exit from the City would and steps should be taken by the Bay, and Dover. It is probable clation, and. William W. Webster, ilon that 4,000,000 automobiles he obtained, but perhaps it is too proper authorities to see that suni. that the trial will occupy about commissioner of the Automotive will be sold in this country this much to hope for. The cost of clent red lamps are properly 14 days, running eight to ning Equipment Association, this widening will in any case be placed to give ample warning. 'tremendously heavy, and perhaps

'the Government is justified in Novel Motor Test.

The Royal Automobile Club has

year.

hours a day at an average speed

Webster foresees the expend!- The American famliy le becom- not exceeding 25 miles an hour.

There will be two drivers, the ure of many millions of dollars ing sold or the two-car idea, ac- "The only obalacle is the lack saying that it hasn't the necessary

Misses Debenham, and the start this year, many more than the cording to Vane, will be from the R.A.C. Garage, $8,000,000,000 automotive bill of

of garage facilities," he said. money at the moment. But, whilst planned to conduct an observacion Russell-court, Pall Mall. A simi- the United States inst year. on the subject of road improve on a novel form of car trial. The 1st trial was run by the Rover Sixty cents of every dollar spent "The automobile industry is now ments, it has been a great dis obiect of the trial will be to Company, with one of their 9/20 by the motorist, he says, will go working with architecta to pro- appointment to Peak motorists to ascertain how far for £5 one hp. cars about two years ago, and for service, supplies and maintan-mote the building of two-car gar note that nothing further has of the 10/25 h.p. "Paris" model the distance then covered was ance parts. The other 40 cents ages in connexion with each dwel- been done in the matter of im-saloon Rover cars will run, carry-2007 miles.

Twill go'toward car sales,

Ung"

Our third shipment of the famous Harley-Davidson Cycles 1928 Models

SOLD OUT.

Fourth Shipment arriving Monday,

APRIL 9th: per 8. 8. President Fierce,

We have also 4 Harley Singles, O. V. H., Twin Port, coming. Due here April 29th por S. S. Prezident McKinley,

Two Reserved. Book your order early to avoid disappointment.

THE GASCON MOTOR CO.,

·REPAIRS UNDERTAKEN ON ALL MAKES OF MACHINES. Tol. K. 1242

2. Kwong Wah Road, Kowloon. (Opposite The Steam Laundry) A GOOD ASSORtment of spARE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES IN STOCK.

PACKARD SINGLE SIX MOTOR CARRIAGES

29.40 H.P. R.A.C. Rating-block test actually develops more than 80 HP-288.60 cubic inches piston displace- mont

Phaeton

Model 526-Single Six-126-inch wheelbase, Runabout

.2-seater

G$2,635

..5-acater

G$2,695

Sedan

...b-seater.

G$2,805

Coupe

....2-seater

G$2,870

Convertible Coupe 2-seater

G82,945

Model 633-Single Six-133-inch wheelbase.

Runabout

.2-seater

G82,815

Phaeton

.5-senter

G$2,815

Touring

7-asator

G$2,015

Coupe

.4-saator

G$3,220

.6-scator.

G88,220

7-seater

G$8,235, **

.7-seater

G$8,885

Club Sedan

Sedan

Sedan Limousine

PACKARD CUSTOM EIGHT MOTOR CARRIAGES

89.20 HP. R.A.C. Rating-block test actually develops more than 105 HP.---884.80 cubic inches piston dispi.co. ment.

Model 445-Straight Eight--143-fach wheelbase.

Runabout

Phaeton

Touring

.2-seater

G$4,865

.5-seater

G$4,865

.7-seater

G$4,465

Coupe...

..Z-4eater

-G34,770

Convertible Coupe

2-seater

G$4,870

Coupe

4-seater

G$5,075

Club Sedan

.5-seator

G85,075

Sedan

7-saater

G$5,075

G$5,175.

Sedan Limousine ...7-seater

The above prices are for delivery in Hongkong og Kowloon, All prices and specifications subject to change. wwithout notico,

The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247,

33, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.