1928-05-26 — Page 9

MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY 26th May,

Being The Oficial Organ of

1928.

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

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The King's Birthday,

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CURRENT

COMMENT

necessary, foolish and dangerous obstruction still persista, We are happy to record that there have been fewer accidents in this re- ion during the past few months, which shows that there are some Chinese pedestrians who #re waking up to the fact that there are such things as motor cars in

In view of the innumerable com- plaints that were made last year regarding the traffe problem in the vicinity of Happy Valley on the occasion of the King's Birth- day parade, local motorists will be interested and pleased to know that the Automobile Association is early in touch with the authorities bis Colony, In addition to need- less loitering, the Chinese are

with a view to regulating matters often guilty of hurrying across so as to avoid a repetition of the the road without, troubling to see chaos. There will be a one-way trafic rule no that all cars going what traffic is approaching.

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to the Valley will proceed by way has been suggested that a remedy of Wong Nei Cheong Rond, and all might be found by placing street cars leaving the Valley will pro-refuges in Queen's Road East and It In various parts of the Colony, but ceed by Morrison Gap Road.

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During the recent grass-track motor racing at Chingford some exciting ding was seen. when, under the auspices of the London Motor-Cycle Club, the amateur Grand Prix was com peted for. The above picture shows how one of the competitors-A. E. Warwick-became separated from his mount,

is desired strongly to recommend considered opinion is that local All car drivers who intend going conditions are all against their In the first place, up Stubbs Road after the parade employment.

very largely be to keep close in to the left when they would

a transient going up Morrison Gap Road. ignored, and with They can then turn away into population such as comes and goes Stubbs Road without interfering in Hongkong it would be very dif- educate the with anybody. Cars which intend ficult Indeed to returning to the Centrál district Chinese up to the idea of cross- along Queen's Road East shoulding streets only at the refuges. keep to the centre of Morrison Gap Further, refuges are themselves Itoad so that the traße officer on an obstruction and in other places: duty at the bottom of Stubbs have been found dangerous to

sports against drivers from time to PRECISE CYLINDERS. TYRE REPAIRS. Road will automatically know night drivers. We read in their

to Hame Journal that in Berlin it is time but, we are given to under- intention according their position. Curs leaving proposed to abolish street Island stand, in no instance has anyone the Valley and going in the refuges for pedestrians and rever quotember. Doubts driver's Packard Engineering. Praya or Shaukiwan, via Tin place them by ordinary, white badge Doubtless,

lines. A number of such lines} drivers were not, wearing their Lok Lane, should keep more or less to the right until they pass are in existence in this Colony but badges. Very few people have seen a taxi driver or bus the Monument corner, after which they would scarcely be suitable ever left-hand side by the fool of Enst. We suggest that one or duty without his badge for it is

each

Care with instructions

Anxious than motorists, to Solid Tyres,

among

ideal starting

the

A New Method.

Ten drops of water represent the Akron, April 20-One of the maximum difference in cubic con- most significant experiments in a tents among all of the cyclinders new phase of tyre repairing, con- they can go over to the customary for the problem of Queen's Road driver or conductor in London on every engine. of Packard caraducted by Miller tyre engineers, now heing built. Any one of tho has resulted in an unheard-of Morrison Hill. The above proce-two extra police officers might be considered a serious offence in that combustion chambers of one motor record for added mileage to tyres, dure, if followed, would sort the placed on duty in this thorough city. The sooner local pub also will not be less nor exceed in some of which were almont rondy to drivers are made to realise that cubic contents any one chamber for the junk heap. A total of traffic out into three stres to keep encourage people to keep out of they must carry their badges the of another motor by the space 119,559 miles has been added to 142 bus tyres by the use of cord its course unliampered by other the roadway as much as possible, better will it be for all concernel, occupied by ten drops. streams. We learn that the mill-and, generally, to do a little help the drivers themselves included.

Until the advent of the Packard patches, rubber compent and a pro- authorities art tary

being fut educational work

thoughtless pedestrians. The Motor Cycle Club,

Six car seven years ago combus-paration of rubber compound for tion chambers Automobile plagging, holes and other repairs approuched with a view to keeping

of Efforts are being made by

The most out- troops on the right hand side of task of educating the Chinese to the road when marching away sense of modern traffic condi- several local motor cyclists to motors were as smooth or rough, in tyre treads. from the Valley and if this sug-tions is really an elementary one form a Motor Cycle Club" and a large or small as the limitations standing feature of the experi gestion is accepted it should do that needs to be tackled from the meeting for the purpose of consi- of foundry work dictated. Pack-ment, engineers say, is the fact much to simplify matters. Thus beginning. Queen's Road East dering the idea is to be held this fard invented a machine by which that plaster cord patches are self

the chambers of the cyclinder vulcanizing. afternoon. Motor cyclists inter-heads could be accurately ma the troops will not be annoyed would make an

place..

ested are asked to be at the Kowchined, despite their hour-glass- manner after it had gone 15,847 One tyre was repaired in this by the motor traffic. None are

loon side of the Star Ferry wharf at three o'clock when those who like shape. This work reduced miles. At this time it has reached seeing that they will have been Motor vehicles fitted with solid assemble will ride to Castle Penk carbon deposits on the cyclinder a total of 25,221 miles and is still on parade for some hours. A tyres do not compare favourably where a stop will be made for the head and caused motors to operate going. great deal of time and thought with those fitted with pneumatics, meeting. It is expected that, if more smoothly by holding ex- tyres, 98 are still in service. The has been given the whole pro for they not only cause much the club is formed, it will be used plosions of all cylinders to a more total of nearly half million milea

uniform force.

added, represents cord patch re- the roadways for the purpose of promoting so- blem and it is up to all motorists greater damage to

With the advent of" Packard's pairs on a little more than half the to co-operate as closely as possible. but, during wet weather, are in-cial events such as bathing picnics

Several clined to skid and become a dan-in the summer, (for which purpose turbo cyclinder head and motora total number of tyres, Centralised Lights.

ger. It is true that solid-tyred it is hoped to acquire a matshed), of higher compression Packard in-tyres have piled up a total of more new type of machine than 5,000 miles each, since they' There have been further cum vehicles are prohibited in the New and for promoting appropriate vented plaints

the Territories but they are permitted gatherings for the winter months, which automatically machines the were repaired, Miller tyre mon made regarding placing of the lights at the bottom in Hongkong and Kowloon al-The spirit animating the enthusi-new forms of combustion cham-assert.

According to tyre engineers, the of Garden Road and it has been though governed by weight res-asts at the moment is a "Happy Go bera despite the fact that they are

representations frictions. We recall the time when Lucky" one and probably this undercut and still irregular in con-use of cord patches, rubber cement contended in which have been made to the Hon. the Island Road to Aberdeen was spirit will survive if the proposed tour: The latest machine nise and plugging material is common Secretary of the Automobile adly cut up through the buses club is formed. Association that with the lights plying along it being fitted with

A Safety Buffer. scattered about as at present a solid tyres, and so soon as a change good deal,of confusion and uacer- to pneumatic tyres 'was effected a tainty arises. We understand great improvement in the wear of

more

give the troops a quick get-away,]

Out of the botal of 142

reaches a higher degree of ac-enough on smaller tyres and sub- curacy. With the close limits to stantial added mileage is not un- which the work now is held there common. But the test of this A Berlin message of April 27th; no measurable difference in com method of patching large bus that the matter has been taken up the roadway was evident. It will announces a new motor car buffer pression between one cylinder and tyres, usually overloaded, is said

another.

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Ito be the supreme test of this method of tyre repairing. Miller tyre engineers, in their report of

of wonderful efficiency. A motor. with the proper authorities and be conceded that bad the large car travelling at 28 miles per hour that the suggestion has buca maile fleets of motor buses in Kowloon crashed into a tree, but neither the that the lights should be banched been fitted with solid tyres the driver nor the motor-car was In-speedy delivery of light goods. the experiment, explain that in together in the centre of the road-roads would soon have been in a jured or damaged. The same car We learn that one ia soon due to making repairs they, often had to way on top of the stand used by very bad state. In most places travelling at 20 miles an hour hit arrive here, having been ordered pyramid two or three cord patches, the traffic officers by day. It is nowadays the use of solid tyres is a pedestrian and the pedestrian by the Macao Government in con- on top of each other. It is esti argued that if men can regulate officially discouraged and if there just gasped and smiled and was nexion with postal delivery work, mated that a total of 1,000,000 the trame by day from this one is a place where this example quite unhurt. These two demon- and traders and others interested miles will probably be added to centre, then they can do so equal should be followed it is here instrations were arranged by Herr should take advantage of the op-the tyres on one fleet of buses Some of the Hongkong. Our roads have good Schleiss, inventor of a wonderful portunity to inspect the machine before the experiment is con- ly well at night. present lights are occasionally surfaces but they are not bullt to buffer consisting of a solid tube when it arrives here and before it cluded. obstructed by passing tramcars stand heavy haulage work by of rubber which when fixed to the is sent to its purchasers. The and one light is obstructed by solid-tyred motor tracks, especial front of or behind the motor-car parcels cars are really handsome the police stand itself. Further-ly in the summer time when the is claimed to make "safety first" and useful affairs, and, judging more, to a driver who is not welt intense heat softens the ashphalt an almost superfluous slogan. Two by the manufacturers' description accustomed to driving past this or tarred surface. Lorries are the cars fitted with buffers then and specification, are particularly spot at night there is not a little only vehicles now fitted with solid charged each other running at 18 sufted to parcel delivery work in difficulty in locating the traffic tyres and we think it would be miles per hour, but no damage was a place like Hongkong.

We advisable for the authorities to re-sustained nor were the occupants aign that applies to him.

A leading German Insur French Motor Cycle. think the suggestion for centralis-quest pneumatic tyres on all new hurt. ing the lights is a good one with vehicles that are put forward for ance company has been so impress many obvious advantages to re-registration.. commend it.

Queen's Road East,

NO NIGHT PICNICS.

New Forest, the ideal English resort for plenic parties, is now under commissionera ban. No care are allowed to, park on the An agency has just been open-forest. land after sunset, ed by these results, that it is offer ing a reduction of 25 per cent, oned here for the famous Monet and Public Driver' Badges.

premium rates to motorists whose Goyon motor cycles, manufactured Quile a number of public motor cars are fitted with the buffer.

in France and which have an en- vlable record in motor cycle rac- ing events: The cycles, of which the 176 c.c., 250.c.c., 360 c.c., and

CAR THIEVES LOSING.

The problem of pedestrian drivers are dealt with by the Bench Pareef Cars. traffic in Queen's Road East is each week for fallure to wear their

As will be seen by an advertise- 500 cc, models are shortly expect

Stealing automobiles is becom one of the greatest which local identification badges, and although motorists have to face. Although this may appear to be a minor ment on this page, the Gascon Moed, are equipped with the latest ng less and less of a paying pro

position, reports the National Aú-] quito a number of Chinese are cilence it is essential that public tor Company of Kowloon, agents features, such as balloon tyres, Lomobile Dealers Association, of beginning to realise that they drivers should be made to wear for the Harley-Davidson motor double exhaust, etc. An adver- U. S. Nearly 92 per cent of the cannot afford to loiter in front of them. It has been necessary for cycles, are announcing new motor tisement in this issue talls where 95,000 cars stalen in 28 elties That motor cars, a great deal of un- members of the public to make re-cycle parcel cara suitable for the to obtain particulars.

year were recovered.

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