1929-02-09 — Page 9

MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SATURDAY, 9th FEBRUARY, 1929.

Being The Official Organ of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

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ACCESSORIES

A Big display of Oxidite" and Lucas atraga batteries muitable for all motor curs and radio. Also accessories of all kinds for molareary, and cycles such as;

Electric horns. Hand jacks Bumpers. Spark plugs.

Foot pumps Wrenches

Tyre patches. Lamp bulbs Brakellning. Body polish

&c. &c. &c.. kr.

All at exceptionally low prices. Call

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CURRENT

COMMENT

is clear and another car wishes to Owing to his Impending de Pass, every driver should pull over parture from the Colony on well to the left and signal the following

vehicle to pass ahend. enrurd leave, the Rev. G. E. STraffic Control, Upsdell has resigned his appoint- ment us Honorary Secretary of The other afternoon a private the langkong Automobile Asso-car drove up towards the Peak eintion. in work has been taken Trum Station, stopped when over by Mr. C. P. Marcel, and abreast the island and backed on members will greatly assist by to the space recently provided to addressing all enquiries to the the left of the road as a stopping Hon. Secretary, H.K.A.A. e/o place for motor vehicles. The ac- The Hongkong Telegraph. It is requested that this be noted by Lual position taken up was at all who, desire to communicate with the Association.

Dairy Farm Corner,

right angle with the car backed to the kerb just by the bus "atop- ping place" post. The driver pro- ceeded to get on of the vehicle, Certain activity at the corner and walk away down Garden Rond, near the Bishop's House on the oblivious of the fact that his car lower Albert Rond by the Dairy was upsetting the trafle arrange- Farm premises) would seem to in- ments brought about by the provi- dicate that there is a possibility sion of this stopping place. Seve. of the road being widened in that ral cars arrived, and, finding the locality. The corner in question correct stopping place obstructed, in without doubt one of the most proceeded to stop at the old place dangerous in the Colony, especial-directly opposite the Tram Station ly now that Ice House Street is entrance. The surprising part of opened to motor traffic. There the whole thing was that the Chin- appears to be plenty of space ese traffic constable stationed in available, by cutting away part the centre of the road just opposite the hillside adjoining the Volunteer Headquarters took no of Bishop's residence, and it is quite step whatever to instruct the clear that a very great improve driver that he could not park at ment would be effected by so that particular place. We pre- doing. The rand serves as the sume that the constable had re- main route to the Hollywood Road ceived instructions, but possibly district, and the fine which

they were not sufficiently definite. occurred early in the week, again' drew attention to this dangerous Holiday Ferries. corner when fire-fighting machines are speeding along the route.

Useful Hints.

The attention of members of the H.R.A.A. is drawn to the Asocin- tina Landbook, which contains amongst other valuable information to moturists, a series of useful hints for chauffeurs. These hints are given on juures 50 to 55, and as many Chinese drivers, can read English, their employers should Lake steps to ensure that there hints are read and ucted on.

Causeway Bay.

There always seems to be a cer-i tain amount of trafic congestion near the Causeway Bay tram fer- minus, and an effort should be made' to improve matters. More room is

During the Chinese New Year! Holidays, vehicular ferries will ply between Hongkong and Kow- loon as follows-

Sunday. At the hour from

Kowloon and the Half- hour from Hongkong from 8 a.m.

Monday. The same service as

on Sunday..

Con-

Tuesday. One launch will be available by arrangement. Note.The ferries tinue running until dark, approximately about + p.n. This is generally understood by motorists who make use of the service.

needed on the sea-side, and we were 10 Passenger Car,

under the impression that portion

of the mud flat was to be reclaimed.

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$1,100

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A policeman on point duty at Ludgate Circus wearing white

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MORE SPEED.

Segrave's Ambitions on Land and Sea.

DETAILS OF WONDER] CAR.

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Landon, Jan. 4. The Daily News states that Major Segrave, whose 460..p. car is now ready; will aguin attack the speed record on Daytona Beach (Florida), and expects to average from 255 to 200 miles an hour. The car is potentially 50 miles an hour faster than any existing lund machine, and is practically uncapsizable.

Major Segrave will leave South- ampton on January 30, taking with him the car and a 1000 h.p. motor bont to tackle the American record of 92 miles an hour. The motor boat, which is faster than any other British craft, will be tested on Southampton water.

The steering wheel is in the dead centre of the car. Direct steering controls connect the front

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CRASH RECORD.

Moscow Has It.

ONE IN THREE INVOLVED,

The world's record for the largest number of accidents por motor car in a city may justly be claimed by Moscow,

One in every three vehicles was involved in a serious mishap there last year, statistics show, while the buses, of which the Red capi- tal is no proud, each averaged three accidents during the year,

As motor traffic in the city la comparatively Hght, the total number of persons hurt was small, despite the high averago by cars.

The narrow, cobblestone streeta of Moscow are scarcely suitable for motor cars a fact which drivers do not take into account,

TRAFFIC CONTROL 'IN LONDON.

wheels. A riesight is affixed as An a directional aid, and will be train-: ed on a huge target at the end of the 17-mile course. The car's body weighs 4 cwt, and is armor plated)

Innovation to be

Tried.

We hear that a ten-passenger to prevent indentation in the event THREE COLOURS USED.

We suppose that by degrees, all car has arrived in the Colony of overturning and to preclude Buch localities will be improved, Large cars are again becoming Segrave's body coming in contact taking into consideration the ever popular all over the world, but a with the ground. increasing traille. This particular ten-scater is surely an innovation. place should be one of the first to Humourists will probably picture receive attention.

Road Hogs.

A

the

:

Rider's Remarkable Hill Climb.

one equipped with davits and A REAL TRIUMPH corners and release them for more carrying one of

"baby" vehicles as a dinghy. However,, Reports have been made to us of the ear we hear about Is the pro- instances when drivers have re- fused to give way to rear traffic in duct of the Chrysler factory, so that from auch reputable uncontrolled areas, several cases,

it must be taken occurring on the Island Road.concern Some individuals apparently ob-seriously. After all, it cannot be ject to cars pasuing them, although as large as some of the buses, and their own speed may not be by any some of our larger families must means high. This attitude is most find it a problem to accommodato) selfish, and betrays a lamentable every member in even one of the lack of road courtesy. If the road existing seven-seater typos.

ON 1925 MODEL.

A now system of street traffic con- trol signals is to be brought into opération in London shortly, which will obviate the necessity of detall. ing police constables at busy stroel

important duties. The system will take the form of illuminated posta on the edge of the pavement Tho posts will each be nine feet a inches in height, and at the top will be three illuminated disca, one underneath the other indicating "Stop" (red), "Unution (amber), and "Go" (green)...One post with the Mr. J. McCall, junr., of Ramacy three signa will be placed ní each of Dumfries, quite recently the four corners of a junction and Place, made a remarkable climb up Criffel will automatically warn on coming Hill to the Waterloo Monument on truffle. In addition there will be a 1925 4 h.p. Triumph motor cycle. white lines with the word "Blow" The machine went up rough painted on the road surface at a purchase a car of the type he uses paths, through moss and heather, short distance from the road cross- at home, and so satiated war he rocks and marah, and in spite of ing. The discs are so constructed with the way it bohaved in the the slippery condition of the road, that there will be no uccessity to neighbourhood of the capital that owing to bad weather, the rider illuminate them artificially in the he decided to include it in his con- covered the distance in 35 minutes, daytime but they will ha, olectri voy when he started on his run taking 25 minutes to descend.cally lighted at night. The four one junction will be through the wilds of Northern There was a waterplash at the foot posts at any

electrically controlled froin a june A message from Dar-es-Salaam Rhodesia, Although this type of of the hill.

car is certainly not intended to be After the feat the rider covered tion box and will be so arranged mates that the Prince of Wales used over the almost trackless a 60-mile journey, and the machine, that they can be worked automa had to depend entirely on motor transport for getting from the country met with on this journey, which is still in perfect condition, tically, manually, or by a combine heart of the wilds to the nearost it held its own with the cars de- with the original piston, has cover- tion of both means. railhead, and he was full of praise signed for the work which formed ed over 40,000 miles.

The climb of the hill was two for the performance of British part of the convoy.

miles, and constitutes a feat which built cars wider the most appalling

has never been accomplished before ground conditions,

on a motor cycle.

ROUGH 'GOING.

British Cars in the Wilds,

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The convoy had to traverse "ramis" strewn with tree stumps and very often rough tracks that were almost indistinguishable, Traffic accidents have been do- while precipious gradients tested creased in Cambridge Road, Eng- the hill-climbing powers of ear and, by painting tree trunks and that started life on the smooth curbings black and white. This

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When con-

trolled automatically, the colours on the two corresponding posts will coincide, the red and green lights being visible alternatively, for a period of about seventeen seconds und in between the two the amber caution light will bo illuminated for about three seconds, this being con- sidered a sufficient length of time to warn oncoming traffic to wait until the next signal is seen. The latter signal, of course, might be either red or green, according to the sequence. The now traffic control has been in operation in Leeds for some months with entire success,

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