1929-03-30 — Page 9

MOTORING

GREAT WESTERN Storage BATTERIES

for Automobile -

Lighting

Starting

cu GW

GREAT WESTERK

Type: WU811-90 amps Replacement for:- FORD CLEVELAND STAR CHEVROLET DORT OVERLAND

LROKINE

BUICK BTD.

STUDEBAKER

LIGHT 6.

EJSEX

Price H.K. $14.00

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SATURDAY, 30th.' 'MARCH,

Being Tha Dfiiclat Organ of

1929.

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

THE "EXCELSIOR” LIGHTWEIGHT.

The "Excelsior" motor cycle, la a well-known British production, the above being one of the lightweight types. The Sincere Company, Ltd, has taken up the agency for this part of the world, and is now showing a range of models.

White Lines,

CURRENT

COMMENT

Blow When Necessary,

MOTORING LAWS.

Many Private Bills.

A.A.'S INTEREST.

ANOTHER SPEEDSTER.

Campbell's "Bluebird."

UNUSUAL FEATURES.

A notable feature of the pro- sent session of Parliament is the large number of Private Billa in-

Captain Malcolm Campbell's troduced by Local Authorities and

famous Napier-Arrol Aster racing private concerns;

car, "Bluebird," has a host of un- Over a hundred of these Bils, usual features about it, as one containing a wide variety of pro-set up

would expect from a car built to ́a world's speed record. posals materially affecting the in- After Captain Campbell's efforts terests of motor owners have been on Daytona Beach, Florido, the carefully considered by the Auto-body was. redesigned and con- I'mobile Association.

structed by the Arrol-Johnston & Among the proposals which have Astor Engineering Company, Ltd., been investigated are: (a) charges who also made a number of altera- for parking on the public high-tions to the engine and transmis way, b) prohibition of vehicles alon. An unusual feature is that taking in petrol whilst standing on the space between the rear wheels the highway, (e) extra oharges for and the body is "decked" in so as water used in washing cars, (d)]to give good adhesion, made restrictions on the passing of possible by wind-pressure on the stationary tram-cars, (e) no petrol decking. It also helps to prevent pumps to be erected beside any wheel spin and consequent loss of country road without authority of power. The radiator was brought County Council, (f) motorlate re-to the conventional position In- quired to construct paved cross-stead of being at the rear as be ings over footways at entrances to fore. The new body was made stream-lined, but private garages, (g) railway level slightly more crossings, (h) ferry charges, (1) the relatively high position of the tells on roads, (3) application of driver was left unchanged. hackney carriage by-laws to motor vehicles plying from private pro-i mises, &c.

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"THE GOLDEN

ARROW."

In conjunction with the Motor Legislation Committeo every Blll During the week wo noticed In his letter to the municipal au has been scrutinised by the Auto- that permanent white lines are thorities explaining why he has mobile Association, and whilst in being laid at the Morrison Gap sponsored the proposed ordinance, some cases negotiations with the Streamline Perfection. and Stubbs Itoad turning, and this the Chief of Police states that the promoters are in progrosa, in a method should be a great improve-objects are to compel neglectful others arrangements have been the painting system. drivers to sound their horns at made for the strongest opposition

and to prevent What appear to be small white intersections,

before the Parliamentary Com- CHANDLER bricks are being let into the annoyance to citizens by the unmittee to any proposal inimical

to the interests of motorista. road surface, although at a first necessary blowing of horns. MAXWELL

Type: BT813-110 ampi

Replacement for:-

BUICK 6.

NASH 6.

AUBURN 8. OAKLAND

PACKARD 6.

HUPMOBILE

CHRYSLER

ATUDEBAKIR

BIG & SPECIAL JORDON

Price H.K. $19.00

The Hongkong Hotel Garage

Tol. 0. 1750

Tel. 0, 4759,

ACCESSORIES

A Big display of Gaidita" and *Lucas storage batterion aitable for all motor cars and. radio. Alio accasurias of all kinds for motorcara and sycles witch an,

Electric borns. Bumpers.

Spark plugs.

and jacks Foot pumps Wrenches

Tyre patches. Lamp bulbs

Brakelining,

Aud

Body pulish

4. Mc.. &c., &c.

All at exceptionally low price. Cell

inspect THE HONGKONG

MOTOR ACCESSORY 00, Bank of Canton Bulding. Tel C 677.

SHE'S A GREAT CAR UNDER THE HOOD BUT WHO WOULD. KNOW IT BY HER LOOKS? CIVE HER A COAT OF

Effecto

FINISHES

ALL COLOURS KEPT IN STOCK

AS WELL AS THE NEW FORD SHADES.

Arabian Sand, Dawn Grey, Niagart Blue and Gun Metal Blue,

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N. S. MOSES & CO., LTD Sole Agents.

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glance, they seem to be very much The Coming Ideal. on the narrow side. At home,

Perhaps the outstanding in- Land in other parts of the world,

introduced ut the white lines have been generally novation adopted, but it has been found Olympia Show last year was what "self-changing gear- advisable to increase the width in is called a many districts owing to the box. "It is a form of transmis- narrow lines becoming obliterated slon which changes gears auto- by mud in bad weather. In view matically and requires merely on of this, it might be advisable original shift of the handle on the locally to increase the width of the part of the driver, to start the car going. This, most probably, bricks which are 'heing used. In will be the next step forward in any case, it is better for the lines

automotive engineering. To-day to be too wide, than too narrow. It is only a novelty that is being Some cities at home have even offered as extra equipment, but adopted a special system which the time will come, and that not provides Illumination of the lines very far off, when this self-chang- by night, electric lamps being ing gearbox or automatic trans- fitted in grooves under the road mission will be an integral part of surface.

every car, just as are four-wheel brakes to-day, and just as was the self-starter years ago..

Summer Motoring..

Bathing parties will soon be in full swing, and this year has a Great Advance. special interest for members of

the Hongkong Automobile Asso- This devico represents a great elation in that dressing room ac-advanco in motoring. Imagine commodation will be provided in anyone sitting in the driver's seat,

HARDER METAL.

Nitro-steel's Possibi- lities.

FEWER BEARINGS NEEDED.

SEGRAVE'S TRIBUTE.

In a letter of thanks to Messrs. Thrupp and Maberly, who built the body of his racing car, "The Gol- den Arrow," Major H. O. D. Beg rave says that frankly both he and

Captain Irving, the designer, were "aimply staggered at the efficiency, skill and enthusiasm with which this job has been carried out."

"As a demonstration' of. panel banting," he continued, "I think that you will agree that it stands Experiments made by British absolutely alone as an example engineers with a now alloy known of shaped aluminium, that has as nitrosteel, indicate that it may never been equalled in the his- be responsible for big changes in tory of the motor industry." the design of engines and com- ponents.

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Fontures of this new metal is its SPECULATORS BUSY. hardness (it will scratch glass), and that it can be hardoned on the surface without distortion,

ENGLISH FORD CO. POPULAR.

Engineers have found alum-Scramble for Shares. intúmalloy connecting rods can be run direct on the crankpin of nitro-steel crankshaft without the use of white metal liners, while the crankshaft can be run direct in an aluminium caukcase. This the vicinity of Castle Peak. It moving a little lever at the wheel practice has been found to reduce might be a good suggestion to and doing nothing else to get the friction by 10 per cent., and costs celebrate the opening of the car started from low into second less,

Apparently, it forms an ideal and into higher gear. Imagine H.KA.A. Bathing Pavilion by a water carnival. Many members him nailing smoothly up the Peak bearing for aluminium alloys, and have expressed appreciation of the without fear of stalling or clash-has been successfully tried to line them at any price, and within a scheme, and are looking forward ng gears, depending faithfully on cylinders in which aluminium few days they were at a premium

a mechanism that automatically pistons are used.

to the privilege of using the shifts back to a lower gear when Association's premises.

Motor Horns,

the car approaches a certain speed.

Manila is now considering the framing of special Regulations to Almost Uncanny,

by

"raucous

deal with the horn-blowing It may

acem almost uncanny, nuisance, there having been but it is a logical development in many complaints from residents the scienco of motoring. The about the

noyance caused front compartment will have one

blowing." horn

less control to get in the way of The.proposed ordinance consists of occupants, and the driver will be four clausos as follows

relleved of his most troublesome duty. Thus driving will be easier for all of us, and traffic should go along much more smoothly than it | does to-day, for the human factor will be greatly reduced in the operation of the car, and atalling will be less frequent,

"Section 1. Every operator of a motor vehicle being driven in the city of Manila ehall sound his horn when overtak ing persons or vehicles ap- proaching a highway intersec tion where the view is obstruct- ed and at any other time neces- sary for the safety of the pub- lic.

"Section 2. No person other than the one actually operating, or having actual charge of a" motor vehicle shall sound or blow the horn of the motor vehicle.

"Boction B. No person shall blow or sound the born of smy motor vehicle while the name is not in motion. '

"Section 4. Any person vio lating any provision, of this ordinance shall, upon convic- tion, be punished' by a fino of not more than fifty pesos,"

Trams Scrapped.

The city of Gloucester (Eng.) has decided to scrap its tramway system and use motor buses in stead..

To-day's Maxim.

The alternative to the motor horn is a golden trumpet. Buses for Hongkong,

We understand that Guy Motors, Ltd., of Wolverhampton, havo re- ceived a repeat order for 28-seator single deck busca' for the Hong-

| kong Tramways,

The recent issue of shares in the English Ford Company produced a wild scramble on the London Stock Exchange...

American speculators sought

of £4.

BALLADE OF IMPROBABILITIES.

Drivers who signal: "After

you,"

Taking their places like well-

trained kine

Each in the crawling traffic's

queue;

: Drivers who never break the

line,

Never incur a curse or fine,

Meekly content to travel slow, Happy that virtue le its own

due-

When will this happen? Oh!

I don't know.

Roads that never are pots of

glue,

Calling for tyres with claws

feline;

Stroets whore crossings are far

and 'few," Pavements

creaseless

crepe-de-chino

28

(Ah, but that would bo TOO,

divino);

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Concrete 'neath us where'er

we go, Years of life for each spinning

poeu

When will this happen? Ohi

I don't know, Motors always better than now,

Brakes that we never need

reline;

Farking places with signs, in

blue;

"Cars may linger from nine

lll nino,"

And cops to guard them with

amiles benign.

Never a tack, a tax, or woe To twist the pleasures of lifa

nskew-

When will this happen? Oh!

I don't know.

ENVOL.

Friend, if I could your route I'd

straw

With pleasure's petals in every

hue;

But still must echo, as old wa

-grow

"When will

this happen?

Oh! I don't know.""

(Sydney Sun)

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