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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1929.

A PRELUDE IN A MINOR.

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Impressions of a Run on the New Baby.

[By Mileator.1

With the impending arrival in Hongkong of the latest in British "small cars"-the Morris "Minor," the following article written by a Home writer is of much interest to motorists in this part of the world. Although the "Minor" was only put into production during 1928, it has already gained remarkable popularity in England and ou the Continent.

Immediately I saw the Morris niddfe eleven-eighties by Bishop Minor at the Olympla Show I know, Reginald de Bohun, was over 150 that my cheque book was in grave years in the building, which looks danger. When my wife saw it as though they had a Housing knew the worst. Thus it camo Committee oven in those days. about that following many The clock I had come to seo is in Inquiries from my local Dealer the the north transept, and records not day arrived when, he was able to only the hours but also the move- greet me with a "quite ready" mente of the moon and planeta. Instead of the customary "not yet." Boasting also a moving procession Having elected to fetch the car of apostles, it is a typical example from Cowley personally, I found of the period when medieval clock- myself at the Works early one makers vied with one another in morning with a sixfoot companion genius all Europe over. to test the accommodation on the Palace, too, moated and imperious, built by Jocolyn at the beginning way home,

of the 13th century, may also be commended to the visitor.

really

Our destination was Maidenhead. That is where I live, But it seemed a pity with the rest

The

Wo now headed for Cheddar,

of the day before us to return, which is but a modest eight miles Therefore, instead of heading for! from Wells, where, a halt was made Henley, I turned the finger-light for lunch. steering for Frilford, Wanlage and Marlborough.'

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Unfriendly Weather.

I confess that I had antlelpated Emerging, we found that the a certain amount of amusement in weather, friendly in the morning, folding up my four-cubit com-had turned against us. Rain was panion preparatory to putting him falling in a steady drizzle and the in the front seat. But I was doom.town, so bright an hour since, was The ed to disappointment by the shape now dismal in the extreme. of the door, which absolutely per-Gorge was very magnificent and mitted him to enter more easily very wet.

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than is possible In the case of a The engine, having a matter of: great many American saloons. a further hundred miles recorded Once inside I knew that he would on the speedometer during the be perfectly comfortable, as I had morning, was now getting ready sampled the passenger seat on affor liberties, and, with a pause previous ear.

here and thero to admire the huge The same may be said for the cleavage in the earth's crust

Gorge, driving position, which has no aug- which is Cheddar gestion of being cramped. That steadily climbed.. Top gear was hackneyed phrase "the controls held until the steeper portion near come easily to hand" will, of the top was reached, when a course, be unnecessary in the cane change was made momentarily, of a car of this size, since the fact and after a few yards top was re- that they are present at all implies engaged. that they are handy.

Thereafter there is little to

perhaps record at least, In Traffic.

should say there was plenty to Altogether, as soon dk we had record but the weather was too It threaded our way into the hectic bad to justify recording it. traffic of the city of lost causea continued to rain in Bradford, in and mad cyclists, I knew that Melksham it ralued some more, at every inch of the available space Calue it poured, and by the time had been turned to 'good account Avebury was reached it was a and, despite the modest dimensions typical wet day.

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of the interior, there was plenty But with the forward windows of elbow and foot room, even closed and those at the back open allowing for the fact that the ever so little for ventilation pur- width and thickness of my pas-posen, we were as snug as could senger was in keeping with his be. holght.

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Opening Out.

Cumnor Hill, just outside the city, although nothing to worry Between Avebury and Broad about, is one of thone modest Hinton It became apparent that acclivities on which many drivers the engine was getting sufficiently are not ashamed to change.

was therefore happy to see that free to indulge a speed burat. On a flat stretch 63 m.p.h. was attain- my Minor, which, it is only fairable and should be easily sustain- to add, with my permission had ed, but in view of the fact that, been at the disposal of a member

line.

on end.

of the staff for a day (and there-as already pointed out, our engine fore had a few miles to the credit was little better than new, as soon of the running-In period) took it turned to a speed of 30 m.p.h.. an our curiosity was sated we re-

in its stride.

which the little car will' maintain Through a succession of sunny Oxfordshire highways we wonded "p hill and down dale for hours our course, keeping down apced to Swindon is never at any time some extend in view of the engine an exciting sort of place. The having but lately left the assembly railway industry upon which the At a leisurely pace we ambled town depends for its bread and in the sunshine of an early winter for merriment. On a wet day it is butter does not apparently make morning. slowing down in Wantage deferentially past the fine simply gloom epitomised-a sort of large-scale descried vil- statue of King Alfred. This,

Nevertheless, ឆន goon incidentally, is the birthplace of Age.

tea stopped for as, we

the the burner of cakes. By the time populace gathered round our car Marlborough Was reached the engine was beginning to take the wasps round a picnic jam jar, bit between its teeth, and it re- Big girls and little girls, plus- quired considerable will-power to kintoshed and umbrellaed, halted foured youth, elderly dames mac- avoid sustained speed bursts,

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think would not know the With Increased speed came the difference between a Six and knowledge that this was non Cawley, knew that here was ordinary car in the matter of road-in Morris Minor, and told the com-- holding qualities. First of all, pany.. naturally one is a little appréhen-

Thornycroft Per- formances.

You are wondering what wo sive in a small ear as to speed were doing in Swindon if our on corners, and the virtually per-destination was Maidenhead and fect steering must accentuate, it was a noaking wet day, conateur THE NEW "J.J.” MODEL. rather than otherwise, this appre-

Some astonishing good perform- hension. But it was soon founding we were on the main road home at Calne. The explanation is that that in the matter of adhesion the have a standard hill on which ances have recently been recorded Morris Minor has many larger judge my cars, viz. Whitehill, by Thornycroft typo "JJ" vehicles sipco the introduction of this new beaten to the proverbial frazzle, a circumstance for which just out of Henley,

This hill has the bridge, at its model, which supersedes the famous the long semi-elliptic springs and upswept frame primarily foot followed by a bend, and type "y" Thorncroft-probably the accordingly brings many a stout

cars

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vehicle ever produced.

The new "JJ" is designed for bigger loads of to 6 tons, the intter on a longer wheelbase chassis, and is equipped with a more power. ful engine, pneumatic tyres and other modern improvements which make it so superior to its predeces-

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How very efficient it is was de- monstrated during a series of care- fully observed tuns to and from arlous destinations up to 150 miles of London. Every time at least 6 miles per gallon was achieved, and ing full loade of 6 tons' with traflar on three long runs 64 102.p. Cara loads in addition varying from 31⁄2 In the little village of Beck-car out of top. Countless care of

'Average speeds of from 17 to 20 Minors; am more than plensed m.p.h. were maintained, varying hampton the passenger, enlighten. imposing mien are humbled into price of a round dozen Morris to 61⁄2 tons. ed soul, made the discovery that second on the last few yards.

Had my Minor failed in a clean with my purchase. For an 28 tax with weather and traffic conditions, we had no destination. A confer- ence was accordingly called, at the ascent I should not have wept. It have a sturdy four-cylinder over the latter figure being averaged conclusion of which the voting was would have been in noble company, héad 'camshaft engine, capable of throughout a 150 mile runto level between Wells, where I had But despite the fact that a con- passing practically anything up Nottingham and back. Even a rus never seen the wonderful clock,gress of ears on the bridge caused a doubt tax size, including many through London of over 50 miles, and Cheddar Gorge, which my pas.jus to come to almost a dead stop, American sixca spoken of as malding 21 calls, hauling a total

nifty in their tongue, It

Praise Indeed,

was decided that we should do round thirty without a change. both. We turned south to Devizes. And so home. Trowbridge, and Frome, akirting Shepton Mallet, and in very good. time arrived in the ancient city) Altogether a soured and critical motor scribe, who spends a Everybody ought to visit Wells, considerable portion of his work at the foot of the Mendip Hills. days in other people's cars, many "The Cathedral, begun in the of which run out at more than the

of Wells.

holds the road like a Foden, revealed the remarkably conta corners like a Morris Six, and has figure of 6 miles per gallon of a petrol, bill for a month about petrol. equal with my cigarette ditto for No wonder Thornycroft "JJ" the same period, and if the space vehicles are already being put into inside is substantially less-than a service by experienced, usere, and Morris Six it is amply suficient: the new model promises to cl such as to permit of a non-stop the reputation of the Thornycroft century with a total absence of "J" type which was so remarkably fatigue.

ellefent in its own time,