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18,000 MILES TRIP, Roosevelt's Recent Touring Record.

AT LITTLE COST.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

minor, ailments which oft-times ariee in cross-country trips sa well es in ordinary day in and day out driving.

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The twenty-nine lays of the Capitol-to Capitol tour wara filed with many unusual as well as practical features, and a log of the journey would gladdon the

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

MOTOR NOTES FROM GREAT BRITAIN.

[Special Report to The Hongkong Telegraph by R.A.C.].

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

ago, when she averaged nearly 90 mp.h.with the 4-litre Bentley. Thus, the choice of any particular make of car by such ou authority is the most convincing testimony to its qualities.

Motor Cycle Hour ecord. The British Motor Cycle In- dustry in general and the makers A motor trip of more than 18,000 heart of the lover of scenic beauty The Approach of the Show Season this Talbot that, despite its small of the AJ.S. machine in particular, miles without thought of engine as well as the exponent of "The coming autumn will be an engine, it is capable of speeds up scored a magnificent triumph at adjustment and at no cost what America first.

tha classle Hour Record. With ever except for gasoline and oil is; Of interest to the layman was important one for the British to 60 mph without fuss or Montlhery when A. Denly broke The latest Wolseley to be an his 495 cc. ovehead-camshaft'! wall within the realm of the motor the performance of the Roosevelt Motor Industry as a whole in stress. ist with a modern automobile at car not only over paved and Im view of the fact that there will be his command and endless miles of proved roads and boulevards but three distinct Exhibitions at Lon nounced is the 21/60 h.p. 6 AS he covered 104.51 miles in good roads before him.

through the mountains, the desert don's great Olympia, the Motor cylinder model. This possesses a 60 minutes, and then went on to Such was indicated, at least, by and the natural topographic ob- Show, the Commercial Motor specially long wheelbase designed beat the two-hour record, which the recent tour of Leslie Morrison stacles to smooth and uninterrupt Exhibition, which is held every to carry 7-seater bodies of the he raised by 1.08 m.ph. Altogether," and Norman Neal of Lawrenced touring enjoyment. An aver two years, and the Motor Cycle landaulette or limousine type counting all the classes. he gained Mass, who visited every Stato age of more than 300 miles a day Exhibition. The first of the series The power unit is remarkably 12 records. Capitol in the United States in less for twenty-nine consecutive days 14 the Motor Show, which will be smooth and silent, while, being Matchless machines have been top-gear per-successes with almost monotonous than thirty days in their Marmon was evidence of the stamina and open from October 17 to 26, and extremely powerful, it has a adding to their long list of regularity. Apart from numerous built Roosevelt straight-eight dependability of the modern auslready rumour is rife concerning particularly fine

Meanwhile, the Wolseley awards in races and trials all over tomobile and it is noteworthy that surprises in store for the motor-formance.

ing: public.

the country as well as abroad, in Aside from travelling 18,244 during one day a distance of near-

the recent 200 miles Solo Races at miles in twenty-nine days, the rely 1,000 miles was travelled,

Brooklands, the 1,000 cc. Class was markable part of this Capitol-to-Scores of spots of historic inter

won by R.Barber, on a 600 be. Capitol Journey was the expense est in addition to many of the

Model "V/2” at an average speed log of the two men which revealed country's show places were visited

of over 90 m.p.h., while in the 500 a total expenditure of only & cents by Morrison and Neal. They saw

cc. Class, H. W., Collier on a 495 on the eight-cylinder engine of the two oceans and the Gulf of Mexi

cc. Model "V/2" was second.. Roosevelt car. This sum was co; wore within a few miles of the spent for a nut and bolt used to Canadian border and the Mexican secure the exhaust pipe to the ex-border; viewed the scenic beauty haust manifold.

of the White Mountains of New

sedan.

Not once during their trip did England and the Rocky Mountains Morrison or Neal lift the hood of of the west; saw the lakes of Min- the Roosevelt to inspect or replace nesota and the wheat fields of a spark plug, to examine the dis-Kansas; shook hands with many tributor or adjust the carburetor. Governors and state officials, and Not a tool of any kind was taken then received the plaudits of their in hand for use on the engine, New England friends less than a nor was a moment lost in repair-month after their departure from, ing or adjusting any one of the Boston,

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King Fund of Egypt alighting from a 40/50 h.p. Rolls- Royce with limousine de ville body, during his recent visit to London.

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A Point of Design:

An Interesting point about the new Trumph "C" models is the tangential braka anchorages. On rough roads.particularly, these are of the utmost possible value as full braking effort can be ex erted without fear. of damaging the frame. With the more usual form of design, braking stresses are concentrated on a limited portion of the front fork and back stays and are likely to cause frac ture of these vital parts, but this weakness is overcome by the in- troduction of tangential chorages, which distribute the stresses over the whole aren of the forks and stays and thus provide an unusual factor of safety.

Progress of the Six-Wheeler." This year's Commercial Vehicle

40-

has & Many firms, however, do not Messenger, wait for the great Show before cylinder engine of 2,677 announcing their next year's pro- capacity, is winning golden opin-Show, which will be held at gramme and, from now onwards, ions from Overseas motorists. Olympia: from November 7 to 16, there is a constant stream of Numerous examples have now will be of more than ordinary information becoming available been thoroughly tried out under interest owing to the gigantic pro- and the most strenuous conditions ingress in road transport made since concerning new models manufacturers' intentions general many parts of the Empire and the last exhibition in 1927. Dur- ly so that it is a period of verv have acquitted themselves ex-ing the period that has elapsed, considerable interest. for the cellently. motorist

the vast potentialities of the rigid six-wheeled type of vehicle Cars of Distinction.

for opening up undeveloped areas While King Fuad of Egypt was Some 1930 Programmes. One of the first programmes to in London recently, he was in the Empire, have come to be be made public is that of Acedes frequently to be seen in the Westmore fully realised while, at home, the great railway companies have the presiding End in a 40/60 h.p. Rolls-Royce started on big schemes of rond CATS, of which genius is, of course, Mr. SF with a particularly handsome services to co-operate with their

The Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce, probably the World's most famous lady driver, has selected a Hillman Straight Eight Segrave Coupe, supplied by Rootes, Ltd. for which firm Lane, Crawford's are the focal agents.

Edge. The manufacturers are the limousine de ville body by Thrupp original makers of the 2-litre 6 & Maberly. In this type the cyclinder car and each successive canopy over the driver can be year's models are in the forefront folded back, if desired, and by

rail systems.

"A particularly fine feat stands to the credit of a Morris-Com- mercial 6-wheeler which, earlier In the year, conquered the Nankou Pass, the sole outlet from China into Mongolia. This notorious "Toad" is, littered with great boulders and intersected with stone watercourses, which, being more than 6 inches high and crossing the track at an angle," caused the front wheels to leap. into the air. Single tyres were fitted in place of double, reducing the track to little more than 4-ft.," and it was as well that this was done for, even so, there was only Just room to squeeze by in places. The lorry carried 10 passengers and a load of over 3,000-lbs., and the accomplishment created In- tense interest all over Chian."

Even in England there are to be found places where the value of the 6-wheeled vehicla under very, difficult conditions can be demon- strated. Thus, a Guy 5-tonner

of design. For next season, in dropping the centre division, the with a full load was recently addition to many improvements in body becomes a luxurious saloon, driven, up one of the most severe the 16/40 h.b. & 16/66 h.p. models, A Rolls-Royce has been present-hills in Shropshire, where in prices have been reduced ined to the Chief Scout, Lord Baden-

several instances. The cars are Powell, by the Scouts of the world places the gradient was as steep made in two types of finish, either and no finer choice could have as 1 in 2. Such a performance apeaks well for a vehicle designed. fabric or cellulose on metal and been made.

the bodies are made with polished When the Bishop of Norwich to operate in countries where aluminium sheets instead of iron was married recently, his friends roads are of a primitive nature or This saves weight, makes the body presented him with a Sunbeam are actually non-existent. quieter and eliminates any chance limousine. This was finished in of rusting.

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MODERN ROAD

Motors

TESTING.

Laying the half-mile teet highway at Arlington, Va A notable addition to the ranks

Washington, Aug. 21—A saving The test road is being built of British rigid 6-wheelers is the of $1,000 a mile in the cost of like an ordinary concrete road, new Leyland "Hippo," designed to constructing concrete pavement is using standard equipment and carry 12 tona. It is fitted with a the optimistic goal set by highway machinery for mixing and finisht 6-cylinder engine developing 72 engineers, of the United States ing the concrete. One difference h.p. at 1,000 r.p.h., a 4-speed Department of Agriculture, who however, is that it is really 293 gearbox and large diameter brakes are now building a half-mile test roads in one, the half-mile stretch acting on all six wheels. With a road at the Arlington experiment being made up of slabs of con- view to providing the largest station near here. crete nine feet square. Each slab The enringers believe that a will be made of a different kind or possible platform aron, the cab accommodating a driver and two larger proportion of gravel or amount of coarse atone or gravel Imates is placed over the engine, crushed stone than is now used in and different amount of water

thus permitting a loading area of concrete pavements will not only used in the mixture. 22-ft. by 7ft. 2-in. grave Increase the strength and The customary mixture for con For loads up to 16 tons the durability of the concrete, but will crete is one part cement to twa Garrett rigid 6-wheeler steam result in a substantial aving in parts sand and three and one-half wagon has many adherents. The construction costs.

Leiston firm were the originatore

parts crushed stone or graval. Laboratory teste already conduct. ed by the engineers lead them to

of the type, the first model beington. Take, for instance, the believe that the proportion of bullt over 2 years ago. One of narrow streets and tortuens alley-broken stone or gravel can safely the most important features Is ways of the average native bazaar, be increased to four and one-half the forward position of the driver, where the risk of fire is ever parts and a saving of $1,000 6 who sits at the side of the boller present but very difficult to cope mile effected,

and not behind it, thus obtaining with Corp After curing, the slabs are to a far better view. The construc- For such occasions the Dennis be drilled for cores and subdividea There is to be no change in the presentation ceremony took placation of the rear axle arrangement trailer fré pumpy a light and com-into bears suitable for flexure or tests will also be made on beame or price, for next year, and this Westminster, the car attracted a the success of the design is shown It has an output of 200 gallons ner and cyclinders cast at the time the 14/46 b.p. Talbot, either in model in the Royal Court of the Palace of is on the twin axle principle and pact unit, ja singularly well suited. bending tests. Supplementary is not surprising in view of the great deal of attention among the in the life of the tyres. One user, minute at a working pressure of pavement slab is fald, which will But for instance, states that a set of 185-lba. per sq. in show the relationship between the great success that this excellent guests present "Six" has achieved, both at home The list of Hillman owners, rear tyres has done 20,000 miles This very efficient and mobile strength of the molded or check and Overeens, since its original which is headed by Bir Henry with only 4 inch wear and that machine is being widely used by specimens and that of specimens introduction. A number of Segrave, has received a notable they are good for another 20,000, the principal fire brigades in cut from the pavement slabs after A Useful Troller Fire Pump, Britain and throughout the Empire they have been aubjected to wear modifications and "Improvements addition in the Hon. Mrs, Victor have been embodied from time to Bruce, who has just bought one of There are many places through-as-an audillary to their fleets of Between 10,000 and 12,000 miles. time as the result of the ex- the Strait-Eights from Rootes out the Empire Overseas where a larger engines and, also,by of concrete pavement are laid in perience of users in various parts Ltd. Mrs. Bruce'e motoring ac-fullsized fire engine could not smaller towns and villages, which the United States every year. of the world, but, essentially, the hlevements are justly world possibly penetrate owing to there unable to afford the luxury of With a total of $10,000,000 o car remains the same. It is al famous, perhaps the most out confined space, yet such areas are a self-propelled vehicle and yet $12,000,000 saved, several hundred ways a matter of surprise to those standing being her 24 hours often those most likely to become realise the very real danger of miles more could be built every

Lysar at no additional total cost. who are not fully acquainted with record at Montihary a short while embroiled in a serious conflagra obsolete plant.