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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SATURDAY, 2nd MARCH, 1929.

Being The Official Organ of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

GUM DUM QUIA DE

GREAT WESTERN

Storage BATTERIES

for

Aumtobile

Starting Lighting

GREAT WESTERN

W

Type: WU 611-90 amps

Replacement for:-

FORD

STAR

DORT

CLEVLAND

CHEVROLET

OVERLAND

ERSKINE BUICK STD. STUDEBAKER

LIGHT 6. ESSEX

Price H.K. $14.00

Type BT 613-110 amps

CHANDLER

MAXWELL

BUICK 0. NASH 6 AUBURN. 8. OAKLAND PACKARD 6. HOPMOBILE

CHRYSLER STUDEBAKER BIO & SPECIAL JORDON Price H.K. $19.00

The Hongkong Hotel

Garage

261, 0, 4750

Tel. 0, 4759,

ACCESSORIES

A Big display of "Oxidite" and Lucas" atorage batteries avilable for all motor cara and radio. Alte secastories of all kinds for motorcars and cyclos such na,

Electric horas. Hond jacks Bumpers.

Foot pumps Spark plugs. Wrenches Tyre patches. Lamp bulbs Brakellaiog, Body polish

&c. .. &c., &c.

All at exceptionally low prices. Call And inspect TĚ HONGKONG

| MOTOR ACOESBORY CO., - Rank of

Canton Building. Tel. 0. 577.

PRATT & LAMBERT EFFECTO AUTO FINISHES||

ALL COLOURS KEPT IN STOCK

AS WELL AS THE NEW

FORD SHADES..

Arabian Sand, Dawn Grey, Niagare Blue and Gun Metal Bluc.

Abusing Lorries.

CURRENT

COMMENT

CHROMIUM PLATING.

More Lasting Nickel.

parts which now are plated are given the same properatory trant- ment for chromium as for nickle plating. The part first is smooth-

Thaned on emery wheels and thorough-

ly cleaned after which, it is given n copper plating. This is follow-

ed by buffing and cleaning opera-

weighbridge in Hongkong, mainly subjecting a specially designed en- Oldsmobile and has since been to this point the procedure is the

Automobiles. f Useful Hints,

its standard of perfection as the Chromium plating was first used tons. The part is then given a We have often referred to the earlier speed contests. Although At that time it was introduced by is again buffed and cleaned. Up result of lessons learned from the on automobiles in March, 1927. nickle plating bath after which it urgent need for a centrally located it in a highly risky business, the on account of the damage done to gine, roads by overinden vehicles, out tremendous strain must reveal both mobiles. Chromium is a

tyres, whools, etc. to adopted by most of the new auto- same as in nickle plating. there is another aspect which also points of strength and weakness, metal of extreme hardness. For bath in which chromium sults are white The next step is the chromium emphasises the necessity for this thus giving the most valuable in years its only use was as an alloy deposited by electric current in a apparatus. We refer to the gros formation to the builders of of steel, giving added strength to amooth film over the part being ly overloaded lorries which are to be seen almost daily ascending the

that metal. During the last cen plated. A final rinsing and the Peak. The strain caused on the

tury Its possibilities as a plating operation is completed. No buffing braking system is quite a serious Motorists who were unable to at- metal were discovered and a or polishing is required as the matter, although, thanks to modern tend the lecture given by Mr. method developed for its use. plated surface is so hard that a Automotive engineering, the Lewis A. Parker, on Lubrication,

polishing wheel would have no chances of a vehicle "running away" may obtain coples by applying to

With the development of the au- 'effect. are somewhat remote. This over-the Honorary Secretary of the tomobile came a need for a plating loading practice.is, however, most|ILK.A.A, C/o this. Office,

more Insting than nickle. Chem- Chromium plating is not sub- unfair to the manufacturers of New Members.

ats and engineers of Oldsinóbile ject to rust or corrosion and its vehicles, because there is

turned to chromium and worked original brilliancy is restored by successful method was discovered cloth. for months before a commercially wiping with an ordinary piece of to apply this hard, non-tarnishing metal as a plating.

last

a limit to the load which any lorry 1st, the following motorists have

Since publishing the is supposed to carry. Unfortunate-

conjoined the H.K.A.A.: Comdr. J. B. ly, the majority of Chinese tractors who use motor lerries, de Newill, I. A. Kemp, Cari Schroeter, not appear to realise that by over-S. F. Chubb, Capt. O. G. B. Philby, loading they are merely shortening Antonio Hifu, W. Huggett, Dr A. the life of the vehicle. The pro-R. Wellington. vision of a weighbridge would not only lessen the wear on roads, but

prevent abuse of many motor vehicles..

motor

A Suggestion.

Whilst

dealing with lorries, there is another question which should be raised. It in noticed that when stopping on a hill, drivers of lorries invariably use large stones as scotches, leaving them on the road when leaving. The habit is quite a dangerous one, but hard to remedy because of the difficulty in tracing drivers who leave such obstructions on roads. The best way of dealing with the matter would be to make it com- pulsory for all lorries to be fitted with seotches and chains.

Those Heaps!

In almost any part of the Colony, motorists constantly come nerous beaps of sand, stones or other road materin left by the wayside. During the day time, there is nothing to complain about, but a legitimate grumble is heard as a result of the absence of warning lights. Motor vehicle head-lamps are usually sufficiently powerful to detect these cbstructions in time to avoid running into them, but woe betide the car which happens to dim just at the moment of passing one of these heaps. A very nasty ae- eldent might easily reault, and we should imagine that the Govern- ment Department responsible might. be held responsible for any damage resulting thereby. Surely it is not too much to usk that all such ob- structions be adequately lighted..

Good Work.

The Roads Department is to be congratulated on opening the whole- of the roadway in the vicinity of the Police Club during Race week One half of the traffic thoroughfare has been closed for some time while the road is being built to a new level, and the thoughtful action in hurriedly effecting temporary Bur- facing in order to carry the heavy race traßle, has been grently op preciated by motorists.

Parking,

Much confusion and unnecessary delay is frequently caused in Pedder Street and Chater Road owing to the fact that card are not parked diagonally, Lines were once provided in the former thoroughfare to ensure that there would be no need for backing and forwarding when taking up a posi stands, but, good as the system was, ilon, or leaving these parking

it appears to have been forgotten, Perhaps matters would be improved if private owners would 'instruct their chauffeurs.

Segravo's Afņi.-

watching with Interest the forth

Motorists the world over will bo

coming eventé ‘at Daytona Bench, U.S.A. when Major Segrave, and probably Kay Don, the Américan star motorist, will endeavour to create new speed records on land. N. S. MOSES & CO., LTD., These attempts have been severely

Sola Agents.

criticised in some quarters, but it has to be remembered that the ordinary car of to-day has reached

The colour of chromium plating .10 another superior feature. Radiator shells, head lamps, Nickle plating has a yellow tinge bumpers and the other ornamental,while chromium is a blue-white.

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TO ATTEMPT SEA AND LAND RECORDS.

I

¿Harsælt GochwGAK.

Two views of Major H.C. D. Sagrave's 'challengor "The Golden Arrow" on view in the Devonshire House Showrooms of Mesars: Rootes Ltd, London where it was inspected by H.R.H, The Prince of Wales, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Sir William Joynson Hicks and Sir Austen Chamberlain among others.

The body of the car was built by Messrs. Thrupp & Maberly and represents the most perfect example of streamline bodywork over constructed. The power unit is a 12 cylinder Napter Lion engine which develops 980 hp, at full throttle, although not supercharged. Major Sograve's motor Loat "Miss England" with which he hopes to secure the world's speed" record for marine motoring can be seen at the back of the car.

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