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MOTORING

HONGKONG ACCESSORY COMPANY

•pecialison

in alt kinnet

ACCESSORIES

and

SPARE PARTS

Electric horns. Body polish Brakettning.

Hand licks Foot pumps Lamp bulbs Tire patches. Wrenches

&e &c. &c. &c. "GORMAN"

and

"LUCAS"

storuke bottories suitable for all motcrears, cycle and rd,

ALL AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES Call and inspect,

Bank of Canton Bldg. Tel, C, 577,

SERVICE

-REAL SERVICE!

Latest Machinery Expert Mechanics European Supervision

MAY WE SERVICE YOUR CAR?

NO 30B 102 SMALL NO PROBLEM TOO INTRICATE.

MAIN SERVICE STATION

10 CROSS LANE C.3193

WANCHAI

KOWLOON CAMERON RD.

THE PEAK

PEAK GARAGE

K.1624

P.208

IN CASE OF

EMERGENCY

C. 3193

Lane, Crawford, Lii.

PRATT & LAMBERT

EFFECTO AUTO FINISHES

ALL COLOURS KEPT IN STOCK '

AS WELL AS THE NEW FORD SHADES.

Arabian Sand, Dawn Grey, Niagara

* Blue and Gun Metal Blue,

N. 8. MOSES & CO., LTD.

Sole Agents.

Solid Tyres,

SUPPLEMENT

OF..

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, 16th NOVEMBER, 192)."

Being The Official Organ of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

CURRENT

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order-form and Envelope, anthen I see your hand cycle bring| me catalogue But I want Make your Big Orders, I hope you that you Should give me here.??

And "here" it ends, except that the writer puts his name at the head and the Foot, with optional) spellings. It is to be hoped that "Mr. ticular," being a "dear master" and a "good generally merchant" assured the receipt of necessary catalogue. big orders by the despatch of the

Railways and Buses.

NOVEL DEVICE.

Checks Balance of Crankshaft,

CRITICAL TEST,

A unique set of machines has been installed in the Studebaker factory at South Bend, Indiana, for checking the static and dynamic balance of crankshafts. Twelve such machines, representing an in- vestment of $51,000 are in use.

In

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OXONIANS' BID.

American Record Sought.

An attempt will be made by an Oxford undergraduate, J. H. Hanley, on the American coast-to- coast record,

The record at present stands to the credit of an American who accomplished the distance, 8200 miles, in 77hr. 40min.

Mr. Hanley has left England, and will be accompanied on the "drive by R. H. Dutton, another un- dergraduate. He will drive a 444-litre Bentley.

HUMAN ELEMENT.

Cause of Accident.

The device, which in appearance resembles a steel frame cradled on a strong pliant leaf spring, ro- gisters every inaccuracy in distri buted weight which tends to throw the crankshaft off balance. use, the crankshaft is attached to the machine und rotated at a given rate of speed. Any inaccuracy in balance sets up a steady vertical Since the principal British rail-sway in the leaf spring. This mo- annnar vencies wear an anounce-waya commenced to operate road tion is in turn transmitted to a motor vehicles they have made calibrated dial the pointer of The Cat the speed is atticed t

some substantial purchases of the which awings back and forth in twelve, mies per hour, very few

the synchronized harmony with the inuteu voserve the resumtion, various makes available on there appears to be use one to British market, but the record swaying of the spring.

voservation of the rite. Fallway contract was placed re- Specus in excess of the Init utcently by the Great Western Rail through which the pointer oscil- By noting the size of the field way with John 1. Thornycroft & lutes and by consulting a chart, a rowd surface, especially when'the' Co., Ltd., for 100 30-cwt. and skilled operator can determine, not jchanism of a car.

total value of well over £100,000..also its exact position on the 100 4/5-ton freight chassis to a only the degree of unbalance but tne unterest of ali motorists who

This order of itself gives indica-crankshaft. expect the ropas to be kept in good order and repair, drivers o tion of the activity of the railways neavy lurries shoula be discour-n their new transport sphere, agen from speeding.

although it is of interest to recall that the G.W.R. was

compel

GOWD cause great uimage to Che

venicie is 'neavily loaded, and in

A Suggestion.

one of the

CAR FAILURE NEGLIGIBLE.

According to an investigation by the California committee on public per cent. of motor accidents are safety, jess than one half of one

caused by failure of the

me-

The other 99 per cent. are the result of the failure of the human element.

The investigation found that of accidents about 80 per cent, occur at intersections.

These unbalanced positions are then marked by the operator, who also indicates the amount of com- very first of British railways to forging into balance and the pensation "needed to bring the operate Thornycroft vehicles, During the week, a visitar which they began to use in 1914. machined off. When the stock has proper amount of stock to be suggested that daily circular trips

Repeat orders were subsequent-been removed, the crankshaft is of the island should be made by ly placed during the next 10 years, again submitted to the test until motor bus, especially when large until, in 1925, 62 Thornycrafts finally approved and passed. numbers of overseas people are in were purchased, approximately 40 port. Although some such arrangement might be welcomed in 1926, and 60 in 1927, increasing the Studebaker machine shop must b.hp.

Every crankshaft produced in by large parties, the low rates to 128 of various types in 1928.

undergo this critical inspection, charged by public hire cars enable On the assumption that the the results of which are found in those desiring the tour to enjoy, it majority of these vehicles are still the lack of vibration, smooth in the Company's service, it seems transmission, quick response and certain that with the addition of long life of bearings for which these 200 vehicles the G.W.R. fleet Studebaker motor cars are world of Thornycrofts will be the largest renowned.

in comfort.

"Mr. Ticular."

Many and varied are the pro-n the world under one ownership. blems which those in charge of a which distinction has hitherto be- motor company's export depart longed to the South African Rail- ment are called upon to solve, but ways, whose immense fleet of over the letter which appears below 300 Thornycrofts has been built up is surely more than an ordinary within the past five years. teaser. It emanated from the

Gold Coast, and was addressed to Qulek Work. "Mr. ticular, dept., C6 Humber Co

limited, Coventry, London,' and The Birmingham Office of the in due course it reached its des- British Automobile Association was informed at 9 a.m. of the theft tination. Here it is:

The news was

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HIGH TRIBUTE.

British Marine Motors.

WATER BABY..

MILLION DOLLAR YACHT.

1EA

One of the finest American private yachts afloat is this $1,000,000, 170-foot yacht recently launched for Mr. C. F. Kettering, president of General Motors Research Corporation.

AGAIN THE WOMEN!

TAKING TO THE AIR.

In recent survey taken in Retail "value of the 8,500 com Baltimore, feminine auto drivers mercial and military planes nro were found to be involved in only uced in the United States during 386 accidents during the first five the first six months of 1920 was months of 1929, while 8106 men $25,000,000, according to the Aero- were in collisions during the same nautical Chamber of Commerce of period.

America.

ACCELERATION!

FIRST PAVED ROAD.

A miniature speed boat has been built at Hammersmith (England). The power unit is the latest type Austin seven engine, mildly hott ed up" so that it develops 17

The first paved road in the A self-starter, is included, and all the luxury of a full-sized speeded with intoxication in New Jersey United States is said to have been boat is embodied.

(U.S.A.) has increased by 2,000 one between New York-and Boston, per cent, since prohibition came laid in 1650. It was made of cobble- into force..

stones.

From 12 to knots is the estimat

ed speed.

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BRITAIN'S NEW CAR.

Special Model for the Far East..

THE ISIS

SIX.

THE AILSA, CRAIG,

A new motor car specially de- "Dear Sir, my dear master fam of a member's car.

In a latter recently received by very glad to inform you this few promptly telephoned to a number the Ailsa Craig Motor Co., Ltd., signed for Far East motorists has note, unthen I have seeing your a of AA, Roadside Telephone boxes. of Chiswick, London, from a Con- been produced by Sir William Mor- good generally merchant at al In less than an hour an A.A.tinental owner of one of their ris, the British motor manufacturer. london street, plouse you must Patrol saw the stolen car. He famous 7/12 h.p. 4 cylinder Silent as a result of his recent world tour send me your news Book catalogue reported by telephone, to the Seven Marine Motor Engines he undertaken to study the needs of to showing to make you orders Police, who stopped the car before paid a very handsome complimen: the world's markets,

The car has been christened the now, But I have seeing your eyelet had proceeded another two to the outstanding excellence of "Isis," a name given to the upper

British Marine Eugineering, in the news Book, Bring me letters miles.",

reaches of the Thames around Ox-

Typical of Nature's wonderful carvings throughout Utah, U.S.A., 'a favourite touring district with American

motorists,

In expressing his pleasure withford where It is made. It has a the running of the Silent Seven six cylinder engine of 16 h.p. and in his yacht he says that it started it has been equipped with a number easily and ran like a Rolls-Royce of quite new inventions. Hydrau for some six hours when it left the lie shock absorbers and reinforced builders' yard immediately after Dunlop tyres are fitted and the being Installed. That is a tributa chassis has a ground clearance of which while unconsciously ac- 9% inches. knowledging that Britain produces the finest car engines in the World also places beyond doubt that the owner considers his British Ailsa Craig is the most outstanding Marine Motor. It is a standard Lo which every motor manufac turer aspires, and it is a high tribute that in both fields British products should eviel,

MINIATURE STILL.

"The clearance Is one inch and a quarter higher than that of eleven overseas cars selected as representa- tive," explained Mr. W. M. W. Thomas, general sales manager of Morris, Motors in an interview. "We are offering it to the Far East in bright colours like royal blue and Ivory; wine and maroon; blue and grey; olive green and Ivory. Thesa will be more appropriate under the bive Far East sky than the sober hues to which we in England are accustomed.

"Orders for 25,000 of the now cars have already been placed by motor agents throughout the world.

Car Its Own Refinery. We have shipped our first modele

MAKES PETROL.

An Americzu inventor has found means of running ordinary car engines on crude oil instead of petrol.

to Australia where they have been very well received and an order has already been placed by the South Australian Government, Qur workers are now turning out hun- dreds of the new cars weekly,

"In addition to that output, we are to-day sending overseas every week 150 Morris Minars, cur He uses a miniature still which 7 h.p. 'Baby' which is proving is fitted on to the intake manifold particularly popular in the narrow and makes petrol from the raw streets of Oriental cities where be- matorial. It is claimed that a cause of its size it is fast oustine Ford car is able to give 85 miles the native ricksha; indeed we hear per gallon of common furnace oil of cases where the ricksa men with the still.

themselves becoming chauffeurs.".

The number of motorists charg

SECOND SHIPMENT ARRIVED

By the "KOREA MARU" on November 5th.

Book Your

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1930 “HARLEY"

BEFORE PRICES INCREASE!

SEE THE NEW MODELS EARLY.

THE GASCON MOTOR Co.

KWONG WAH ROAD,

KOWLOON

Tel. K. 1242 and K, 804.