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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY 28th APRIL, 1928.

Being The Official Organ of THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION,

AN EARLY MORNING SMASH.

Home Petrol Tax.

CURRENT

COMMENT

which will be green with yellow lines, have been specially equipped The most important news for with bodies designed for the needs motorists during the past week has of the climate "here." They are been that the Chancellor of the very modernly equipped and should Exchequer has included a tax of prove instantly popular. four-pence a gallon on motor spirit, imported into Great Britain and The Speeding Evil.

This is what happened early on Wednesday morning last when a motor car crashed into some stanchions and railings near to the Lee Gardens. The car was practically a new one.

10 MILES OF HARD SAND.

Wanted in Britain?

I feel that there are unexplored

WORLD'S ENDUR- ANCE RECORD.

Whippet's Great Performance.

MOTOR TAX CHANGE URGED.

To Aid Export Trade.

The growing prosperity of der- tnin industries which have been

that the House of Commons has There has been a recrudescence given its approval. This is not a of complaints recently regarding While matter that directly affects Hong-the speeding of motor cars. kong motoring but it is one that it is true that a number of drivers Interests us all vitally, for not a are dealt with weekly for some few local motorists plan to have form of negligent or dangerous a car when they go lome either driving we should like to see on leave, or retirement. The tax a little stronger action taken. is a very heavy one and will make During the recent Ching Ming motoring at Home one-third as festival a great many cars were costly as now. The price of petrol employed by the Chinese to take before the imposition of the tax them along the Pokfulum Road to was just over 1/- per gallon, and the various cemeteries and there' now it is just over 1/4d. We was much speeding indulged in. imagine that there will be rigor-Among the worst offenders are the whose ous protests on the part of motor-drivers of public cara

their ing Interesis, ospecially as this in one desire is to get to crease in taxation comes ut just journey's end as soon as possible the time when manufacturers na-and rush back to the stand and turally expect big seasonal sales, await fresh passengers. Speeding The difference in running costs in crowded thoroughfares ought to which this tax will make will un-be rigorously suppressed, and the doubtedly deter many people of traffic police should be given limited means who might other-special instructions to take num- wise have managed to afford the hers and prosecute where they car. Apthink the speed has been excessive. "luxury" of a small parently, nothing has yet been The writer was recently crossing

Not content with his recent done regarding the A.A. agitationQueen's Road, at the top of Pedder' to have the system of motor car Street, and saw a meter car ap-magnificent feat at Daytona,

At 12.30 p.m. on March 12, at safeguarded against unfair taxation changed from one onproaching from the direction of Florida, when he beat the fastest horse-power to an excise duty on the Hongkong Hotel Garage. The world's land speed record by Devonport (Tasmania), a most suc-foreign competition has attracted petrol, but we imagine that this car was sufficiently far away to travelling at 206 miles an hour, cessful "stunt" was brought to a the attention of the Industrial new duly an imported spirit will permit, ordinarily, of an unhurried Capt. Malcolm Campbell has de- finish, when an Overland Whippet Transference Board appointed by not affect the broad and logical crossing in front of it, but the cided to make an attempt to travel car was brought to a standstill after the Government last January to devise means of absorbing un- arguments on which that agitation writer had to do a lively jump be-in. Le stated this time in having ran for 42 days without a employed labour from the deprean- Are The one thing which is cause of the excessive speed of Britain. He stated at his home at single engine stoppage over a varied areas, says a Home writer. 16 rain is that this new petrol tax the car. The traffic policeman did lovey Crosa, Charlwood, Surrey?ety of roads, and under widely

Although I lowered the mile

In the rubber tyro industry par- will inspire the efforts of chemists not take the slightest notice. and others who are working on Driving in Hongkong calls for the record I did not officially beat the diversified weather conditions. By ticularly much unskilled inbour is the problems of distilling petrol exercise of enre at all times, and kilometre record. I want this, too. doing so the car broke the world's required, and the board has seized from cond and the making of we would like to see this growing also want Bluebird" his motor endurance record, bumping the on this fact to press for the

habit of speeding put a stop to car to have a chance. synthetic spirit.

by vigorous action

employed miners and others from I hope to go for the kilometre figures from 973 hours to 1000 engagement in this industry of un- on the part

hours. In the course of the run a the areas in which industrial de- A New Harley.

of our traffic authorities,

record at an early date. Failing

Lotal other arrangements, I shall try at

distance of 10,613 miles-pression has become the most Local motor cyclists will be in-Lockhart's Death.

Pendine, Carmarthenshire. It more than the average car does in neute, terested to hear that an entirely

The craze for speed is intensify-means, however, waiting possibly a year and many in a lifetime was Students of the employment pre- now Harley-Davidson model is due ing.

During the past week, for days on end until the sands covered under most strenuous con- blem who have been impressed by to arrive in the Colony on Monday, Capt. Campbell's record has been are in a really fit state. this being the twin-port overhead broken by a huge 1,500 h.p. 36-

ditions, and the car was pronounc-the slow rate at which British mator-car manufacturers, are meet- valve model, of which such high cylinder monster which is a freak stretches of sand somewhere in d "good as new" at the finish. ing the demand of the over-sens things have been said in America, insofar as there are no gears. A Britain where I should have a The car used was a standard market blame the presunt Treasury Messrs. Gascon and Company in- form us that they have a number over 20 miles per hour better chance than at Fendine. Overland Whippet tourer, exactly as basis of rating motor-car engines

was attained. On Thursday morn- should be glad of news, and do not supplied by the manufacturers, the for taxation purposes, of these models coming in on Moning, the papers contained the news mind if the sands are in England, only alterations being that This has stimulated production day, and motor cyclists generally that Mr. Fockhart had been killed Scotland, Ireland, or Wales, tho car уда fitted with a in the United Kingdom of high- will be interested to see them. at Daytons while trying to make a though of course the nearer home transparent colluloid bonnet speed engines unsuited in many

now record in his Stutz car "Black the better. Needless Stopping.

in order that the engine and ways for use in the Dominions. Hawk." It will be recalled that The discovery of a sand course working parts would be visible to The Government has been inform Despite our explanations regard-only a few weeks ago he narrow-would be of immense value. We the public throughout the whole of ed that employment could be ing the purpose of the white line ly escaped death in the same car might even hold an Internationale test. An extra fuel tank was found in Great Britain for it least at the Nathan Road-Salisbury when it plunged into the sea when speed meeting over here such as arranged in the rear seating com- another 100,000 men were Road junction, Kowloon, it is quite travelling at a high speed. From they held at Daytona.

partment, so as to allow of greater change adopted in the Treasury apparent that even to date neither England" comes news that both Koughly there are seven miles of distance being covered without rating system which would induce bus drivers nor some of the traffic Major Segrave and Capt. Campbell hard sands at Pendine. A little stopping for supplies.

manufacturers to develop the low- police on duty have a proper con- are determined to regain the speed more than this is necessary. They ception of the rules of the road in record for British cars and drivers, must be hard, they must allow of

The log of the test is of a very compression, slow-speed engine with which American manufac- this vicinity. A correspondent and so the speed "war" is in full a straight course being marked interesting nature, and bears up writes: "I was dravelling in a swing and will inevitably take its out, and they must not be inter- wards of 300 signatures, included turers have achieved such success bus, bound for Lalchikok, on Tues- toll of the daring spirits who wage sected by streams running into the antong which are prominent Tas-in the overseas markets. day evening and when the bus got it. The average man stops to ask sea. Ten miles would be ideal. as far as the Nathan Road corner himself whether there is any the driver drew up because the utility or value tri the making of 1,000 candle power. It has been policeman had failed to change the terrifically high speeds by freak known for some time past that the red light which was showing cars, but the enhusiast will answer change would eventually be made

Tasmanian Parliament. ` against him. There was a per- by quoting him the fact that when but we learn that the work la go- fectly clear road ahead and we railways ran at the unprecedented ing to be put in hand almost at Officials of the Auto Car Club would have been on the left-hand speed of 20 miles per hour there once. It is intended that each of Tasmania throughout the Island side of the road all the way round were "cracks" who deplored such a light will have shade protectors, co-operated with the police, Justices: the corner. There was no earthly suicidal folly. All these things so that while the light is thrown of the peace, and prominent citizens reason why the bus should have are relative, and our successora in down on to the road it will not in checking the car in and out of

"My wife thinks a motor-car pulled up, even though the police-years to come might well smile dazzle approaching motorists. the varies centres through which it man had failed to put up the green when they read of our consterna- This change over has long been ad- toured, and also each hour during much too swanky," said the Bishop Stepney, Dr. Mosley, who light." We quite agree, and wetion regarding a mere 200 miles vocated and is also long overdue, its idling period whenever the car of

presented with a motor- think that further action should be per hour. We of this day cannot and will be greatly appreciatul by happened to be parked. Great care was

was taken to allow of no length of

at Oxford House, Beth- taken by the police to instruct answer the question whether this motor vehicle drivers.

time clapsing without having the nal Green, E., 4. The motor- drivers and traffic men on this very race for speed honours has practi-Helpful A.A. Patrol.

log signed,

car WBS subscribed for by simple matter. There is no rea-[eal value or not, but we can pay In connexion: with the military

The car was never at any timo clergy and laity of East and North- son for a vehicle to pull up if it is our tribute and admiration to the sports which have this week been keeping to its near-side all the way brave-hearted adventurers who held at Sookunpoe we have hoard during the test removed from public East London. Dr. Mosley said to round the corner in question, and are to-day successively making and several expressions of apprecia.it was stationed over-night or dur-For the past eight years I have supervision. Every garage at which Daily Mail reporter recently. 'bus drivers ought to be told so. breaking new records. Motorists tion for the work performed thereing the day remained with open been travelling about in eight the world over will regret the by the local A.A. patrol. This doora, so that any one go desiring boroughs and 180 parishes by New Taxis.

passing of Lockhart a man whoman was stationed at the entrance could walk in and inspect. During motor-omnibus and tramway car. By the 8.8. Malwa on Thursday had often proved his iron nerve to the car park and did much valu- the test it visited all municipalities I must have done thousands of there arrived the first of the new and his driving ski!!...

able control.work. At Home, the and was exhibited on every avail"

During the Clyne taxicabs of which eventual Nathan Road Lampa.

work of the A.A. and R.A.C. able opportunity at publle gather miles this wAY. ly there will be no fewer than 50 Motorists will be pleased to patrols is a highly-appreciated ings of all description. On late strike I got about on a bicycle." on our roads. The new com-learn that the light standards feature of the work of the organi-shopping, nights at each entre the A sum of £530 was subscribed for pany which has been formed for down the centre of Nathan Road, sations concerned, and the local car parked in the main thorough the car, of which £400 was in the purpose of operating the ser- Kowloon, are now to be done away Association fe to be complimented fares, and caused unparalleled in small amounts. The car Hselt vice will be known as "The New with and that they will be replaced on this latest extension of its ac-terest throughout the whole of its cost £400, and the balance was Taxicab Company and the cars, by suspended electric lights of tivities.

triumphant tour of Tasmania given bo-Dr. Mosley for its upkeep.:

manian men, such as the Mayor of A proposal based on these argu- Hobart, Mayor of Lauceston, war-mente is likely to be put before den of each municipality through the Chancellor of the Exchequer out Tasmania, and several members for conalderation in framing his of both the Federal House and the Budget, to be introduced soon

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