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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

Buy power and economy not rated horse-power.

THE 14/28 HP. MORRIS - OXFORD TOURER. 25 to 30 miles per gallon of petrol 1000 miles or more per gallon of oli.

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TO-DAY horse-power rating has an en- tirely new value. It is not size that determines a car's power and performance, but efficiency-and it is in the building of efficient cars that Great Britain leads the world.

Morris from the outset has built only high efficiency cars, and consistently through the years the power unit of the Morris has been more and more developed, towards greater efficiency, increased economy.

To-day, when choosing your car, look for efficient economical-power-rather- than rated horse-power. You will save good money.

THE 11.9 HR. MORRIS-COWLEY TOURER, 30 to 35 miles per ulion of petrol. 1000 miles or more per gallon of oil.

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HINTS. FOR THE

MOTORIST

ALBERT L. CLOUGH'

LEARNING A NEW GEAR-SHIFT,

1:

Just at present more motorists of which the temperature correc than ever before in the history of tion can be made.. motoring are being called upon to

Tho

Lights Won't Go On discard old and firmly established Question. Last night I tried to habits of gear-changing and to turn on the lights. of my car form new and radically different and found that none of them would ones. The passing from the burn, although the starter would picture of the two speed planetary work perfectly, I went over the change-speed gear and the adop-lighting circuits carefully, seeing tion of the standard gear-shift by that all connexions were tight and several large manufacturers, who tested the, bulbs, to be sure they have previously used transmis-had not burned out. There are no alons with differing shifts, is like- fuses on these lighting circuits. ly to put the purchasers of now Where can the trouble be?.

Answer,-Your car is equipped cars 10

inconvenience, chagrin and possible hazard,with a magnetic circuit-breaker, Operation is always somewhat instead of fuses, to protect the risky and clumsy until gear-shift-wiring and battery against abort- Ing becomes an instinctive sub circuits and all lighting current conscious act and it will take some passes through the circuit-breaker time and practice before thia ro-contacts. You may find that those sult is accured. In the meantime, [contacts are dirty and do not hold there will probably be many futile the lighting circuit closed. attempts at "pedal" shifting. by circuit-breaker is located on the former planetary-gear habitures back of the instrument board, and and many an engine may be by reaching up and sliding the stalled through following habits, contact points over one another by formed in driving one well known hand, you may be able to clear make, and slipping into high, to them and restore the circuit. Wa start from rest, when it is sup nasume from what you say that posed that low gear is being every other possible point where engaged-It-la-to-bo-hoped that an open circuit could occur bas. not many operators of a very been eliminated. largely used car will follow the Starter Switch Adjustment. urge of the spinal cord and shift. Question. What is the matter into reverse, to start ahead, think-with the starter of my 1928 ing that they are engaging low car? When I press the pedal, It It will be hard to remember that seems to move as usual and I hear low and reverse have "swapped", the gears strike one another, but places, and very disconcerting to nothing further happens. The start backwards into the fellow; lights don't dim, as they usually behind, when the green light do, when the engine is actually comes ou The only safeguard turned over. The battery I know against possible discomførture and to be fully charged and I can see smashes is to go out on the open nothing wrong-anywhere. road and practice shifting until] Answer. The pedal of this) one's cerebellum has got the starter performs two operations, new procedure down one. Don't Arst meshing the motor-pinion go out into traffe until then.

with the flywheel and then closing Hydrometer Reading and the switch, by means of an arm

Temperature.

which is forced against the switch' Question In testing the charge button. Probably the arm does of a battery does it make any dif-not press the button quite far ference whether the liquid in it enough to close the switch con- is very cold or warm and if so tacts. Lift the hood and press on which way is the error?

the switch-button with the Auger, Answer-Most battery testers if this makes the starter motor are intended for use and give most revolve, as indicated by its buzzing nearly correct readings when the sound, the only trouble is in the temperature of the liquid is about adjustment of the button, which GO degrees F. If the liquid is should be rotated left-handedly very cold the reading is higher about one and a half turns in order than it should be, by a substantial to cause it to be struck earlier in amount, thus indicating a higher the movement of the switch-arm, state of charge than really exists. thus causing the contacts to be. With the liquid hot, the Instru-positively closed. If pressing the ment indicates a somewhat lower button with the finger does not charge than really exists. Testers start the motor running idly, you ard obtainable, which comprise a better have the apparatus looked thermometer and table, by means over at the service station.

PROTECTION OF TRADE INTERESTS.

Important Appeal Pending.

THE FORD CRANKSHAFT.

An Outstanding Feature.

The crankshaft of the new London, Apr. 3. The Appeal Court to-day allow-Model A Ford is not only statically ed the appeal of three officials of balanced, insuring an even dis- the Motor Trade Association In tribution of the weight on each respect of the judgment given on side of the centre line of the shaft, January, 17th.

but is also dynamically, balanced Lord Justice Scrutton said that to insure an even distribution of entire the agreement, which was made weight throughout the for the reasonable protection of length of the shaft. trade interests, had been pro-

nounced legal. It was therefore Cut into two sections, either not illegal to threaten to put a lengthwise or through the centre person on the "atop list" if it was bearing, the difference in weight between each portion of a Model legal to put him there.

Earlier Judgment.

A crankshaft would be so little that the average scale would be [An earlier message stated:-unable to register the variation.

Being constructed of Ford car- An Important decisión in favour

of the plaintiffs was given by abon manganese steel, it is capable King's Bench special jury in a case of withstanding a twisting stress in which a West End arm of motor of 60,000 pounds without the sligh- traders sued three officials of the test effect, a strength far in excess Motor Trade Association for dam of that required in the operation ages for conspiracy and misrepre of the motor. sentation. It was alleged that the Association existed very largely to

Its exceptional strength is test-

keep up the prices of motor cars, ed by mensuring torsonial resis- and if members or non-members tance with the force of 5,000 sold a car below the protected pounds pull on a twelve-inch lever price, they were liable to be placed without damage to the shaft. on the "stop list." The effect of

Extreme care in manufacture this was that they could not be supplied with any goods, because and perfect balance of the shaft anyone not respecting the prohibi- reduce the wear on the bearings! tion was himself liable to be "stop te u minimum. Vibration is im- listed."

possible.

7 There are three main bearings, Tempted to Break Rules.

each one and five-eighths inckes The Association, it was stated, in diameter. Centre and front was legally entitled to do this, but bearings are two Inches wide; the was complained that they em-rear is three and one-eighth ployed spies to discover if dealers inches. could be tempted to break the rules.

One of the Association's

spies, in January, 1927, bought a car, and owing to his representa-

tions they agreed to waive the de- to pay £200 to the Association's livery charge, threw in a number funds. Plaintiffs paid £100, and plate and allowed him the tax for then contested the legality of the Plaintiffs fine. The jury awarded the plain- a year, totalling £12. were hauled up before the "ater tits £182, the full amount of their

dalm,] Hat" Committee and were ordered

SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1928.

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PRINCE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG,

Not Satisfied with 206 Miles an Hour.

CAPT. CAMPBELL,lations were showered upon him. the second occasion sand condi

But instead of returning in tians were none too good. exultation, he gave the impression I want to get the best out bf the of being a rather disappointed man car. It may be possible to do

The fact is, 206 miles an very much like to have another go. (writes a Motoring Correspon-somewhere in England. I would Mrs. Campbell, who accom- hour is not quite fast enough for him.

parled her husband, said: Capt. Malcolm Campbell, the Remembering the intention he! It was a nerve-racking time. I racing motorist, returned to Eng-expressed before leaving England have never been so anxious. The land recently after having beaten to retire after breaking the record, reaction is beginning to set in now. the land speed record at Daytona, I asked him about his future plans. I am glad to be home, and I just

feel I want a good rest. Florida, with 206.9 miles an hour. He said:

He was greeted in the Cunard' I have not settled anything de-

When Captain Campbell arrived

liner Berengaria at Southampton finito. You see, the car has much at Waterloo he was greeted by his mother and father, his little by the Mayor of Southampton more speed in her.

When I beat the record I was daughter "Pat" and his schoolboy, (Mrs. Welch), motor club officials, and a host of friends. Congratu-loat really only for a trial run. On éon,

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