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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SATURDAY, 15th. NOVEMBER, 1930.

Boing The Official Organ of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

HONGKONG

MOTOR ACCESSORY COMPANY

prajatison

in kinds of

ACCESSORIES

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SPARE PARTS

Electric horns. Body polish

Brakellning.

Lamp bulbs

Tire patches.

Hand jacks

Foot pumps

Wrenches

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"GORMAN"

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LUCAS'

storage batterica

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ALL AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES Call and apert, Bank of Bastom Widag. Tel. 0577,

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ADVERTISERS All advertising to be inserted in this Motor Supplement, must be delivered not later than 2 p.m. on the

of the Wednesday week of publication.

THE

NEW

UNAPPROACHABL

NORTON

Model 20 Two-Port

THE MOST UP-TO-DATE MACHINE AND THE OHOICE or THE CONNOISSEUR.

Inspection Invited

SINCERES

SOLE AGENTS

PRATT & LAMBERT EFFECTO AUTO FINISHES!

ALL COLOURS KEPT IN STOCK AS WELL AS THE NEW

FORD SHADES.

Arabian Sand, Dawn Grey, Niagars Blur and Gun Metal Bluz.

W. S. MOSES & CO., LTD., Bale Agente,

CURRENT

COMMENT

B.K. A.A, Bathing Sted.

Member Automehd.

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Acero, Father

that the Avon Father arvefved periulssing tol ammed with the work of erecting

any pavilion at Tweedi H., neor Staubg 3e projel

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bith, verandah, lower zele, and a espetader will be ca data to provide hosting water whara IN an excellent! bee h at Twentie Hay, and it is, antivigate that there will the big demand 1 Prooms, pat onds during the summer anventia, but also dering the winter, ahon many plea sunt homes may be

wat by the non, egen tally wh an attractive jocality. ther particular wil be given in due course.

Another Reminder.

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THE HON. MRS. BRUCE AT KAI TÁCK AERODROME.

1931 "Harley Davidson" Can be Cabled for Now.

The above picture shows the Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce at Kai Tack Aerodrome on the morning before she left for Amoy. Her pinne, the "Bluebird" is seen, as also is the Hill- man Straight Eight eur placed at her disposal while in the Colony by Mr. Perry Tester. Mr. Hoare, of Messrs. Lane, Crowford, Ltil., Hillman agenta, is standing by the plane.

LAND SPEED RECORD.

We sometimes wonder why thứ weight of load which a motor lorry is permitted to carry, is painted in white letters on the vehicle! Pre- sumably there is a Regulation

Fron cover- ine the point, and in as far as the painting of the letters is concerned, the Regulation in most carefully observed. In actual practice it f ost Anerantly ignored. It is uncommon sight to see motor for Capt. ries, especially the lighter types! lunded down beyond all reason, and yet there is no way of checking the ionds without taking the vehicle ali

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him secretly by a well-known Bri- tish Arm

"It would be unwise to reveal

any details about my car at the nontent--three months before the

Campbell's New in snid Capt. Campbell. Ife

Plan.

TO THE U.S.

the way up to the fentral Police SHOWING BABY CARS Station where a weighbridge is in- stalled. Not only is untue wear Shared on the roads, but the safety factor is ferpardisel. A we

went

I may say, however. that it is 25 feet long and very low--measur- | in der four feet from the top inf the driver's seat to the ground,

KEROSENE FUEL.

Efficient Vapouriser.

NEW DEVICE, CUT COSTS.

SEE THE NEW MODELS EARLY,

The Gascon Motor Co.

2, KWONG WAH ROAD,

Tel. 56242

THE

KOWLOON.

MOTORUNION

INSURANCE 09 13.

Incorporated in England

(Under the auspices of the Automobile Association)

SPECIALIZES IN MOTOR INSURANCE

For full particulars apply to:--- THE UNION TRADING Co., Ltd.

York. Building...„

Phone 27738.

DEMANDED.

BRAKE TESTING.

California Busy.

San Francisco, Oct. 6. California la waging a

car against owners who have

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To enable motors to run on kero sene or heavier oils, instead of Exhaustive wind-funnel tests petrol. » fuel vaporiser for which have been carried out with attachment to car or truck engines Captain Malcohu Campbell, the rated have been extremely promis- has been invented and successful- racing motorist, intends to take a ling, and I am very hopeful about ly niensioned line and time again. number of British light cars to the new car, which, like its pretty tested in England Speedes STILL MORE SAFETY there should be a weighbridge situ. Daytona Beach, Florida, in Janu- cessura, is being cilet the "Blue Fuel Oil Vaporizer, and utilises

d centrally so that pollee afflcersary next, when he goes there to bird.”

exhaust heat, air valves, a mixing sid check up all leads which up defend the lund-speed red at pre-A car is gow being built at Lus chamber, and vaporing chamber prar to exceed the limit. There is sent held by Britain,

Augeles, IL Beve, fifted with two to convert the

fuel to gas before plenty room on the

These light cars be means to Packard engines producing 2,500 delivering it to the earburettor. new re-

Device Which Informs famation, and provision should be drive on the bench at full sped, so jhorse-power, which may be steered

Motors are started on petrai,

Traffic. this has not as to demonstrate their enpabilities by the well-known driver San and are switched to kerosene by a rubs at oner. way sccurred to those responsible for to the American experta. "-want Paulo. Another American en- two-way

dashi-controlled tap When towards the end of the last faulty brakes, and the state high- the Colony's traffic is beyond us. 10 encourage American maanfne trant is a Triplex with Liberty Two fuel tanks are a necessity.rentury the first benzene motor-way patror is doing a lot of work Texts show the vehicle to be cars first turned up in the streets these days in stopping motorists not lodged protests is also surprin unter licence," he explained recent.

third American car of a "Trenk" more ing. The maintenance of the Go-ly to a Doily Mail reporter.

in acceleration, but here and there, nobody would have on the highway and checking their

ever dared to predict the Irresis-brakes then and there. ony's

racing type with four engines. The Ansaporised kerosene. The engine tible and grand success these con- stopped about 86,000 ears roads is necessarily a heavy

Altogether four mystery tralian entrant ja a super-charged dies normally and pulis well

cum- During three months officers item, and much more money should cars of them

bersome and clumsy looking mon-examined the brakes. Of these and be speat to bring them up to a pro-one Australian-capable of terrille Napier,

An Old Bulek which gave 11

sters, which could hardly move, per state of repair and maintain | speeds, are being constructed ta nt- Captain Campbell's greatest racs [m.p.g. on petrol, registered 18 er

come. between 10 and 12 por cent, were them in auch, but due thought lack the late Sir Henry Segrave's Jing triumph was in February 1928, m.p..

un kerosene. A five-ton would have in days to should be given to what constitutes augnificent revord of 231.36 miles when he broke the world's land- lorry covered 6:6 m.p.h. with Thanks to the indufatigabic activi- found not to meet the require-

vehicle an hour, and Capt. Campbell is speed record with a speed of 206.9 [petrol and 10 m.p.g. with kerosenty of the creative genius they havements of the law. which in any way causes unfair afraid it may be beaten.

miles an hour on Daytona Beach on while the difference in the price now conquered the whole world in wear, should be discouraged, and

The car in which he will attempt his British Napier cur, the Blue- ! fuel showed a saving of babalittle less than three decades. hure is only one way of doing that. | to defend it is now being built for bird" of that day. Cheek up the loads!

tal why the Runds Departinent has turers to build British light cars lenging also heard rumours of a more "mical when running on i

unfair wear.

A Nulance.

und every

Of recent weeks, u new type of juvenile beggar has appeared. We refer to those children who infest the parking stand on Pedder Street, dodging out from among

the car begging alms from bansers-by. Apart from the annoyance, they are a danger to motorists as well as to thom- selves, and we imagine that if a ear accidentally backed off the Aand and injured or killed one of these unfortunate little 'beings, parents or relations would quickly pear and denund,compensation. There is also the question of pilfering, for it would surely be a temptation for such children to tee any loose object, such as a parcel left in a car. The police, might make a special effort to rid the streets

these of

little unnoyances, Granite Chips.

During the week, sarestle com- ment has been made of the method of Surfacing the roads with rough granite chips. It certainly does seem that the scatterers are over- enthusiastle in some districta, the result being a decidedly rough and

per cent.

FORD ANNOUNCES DE LUXE ROADSTER.

In many countries the authorities is brimful of lurking dangers and have immediately dealt with the perils.

the In a number of countries question of speed and have passed more or less effective laws with re-authorities have prescribed signals gard to trafic regulations, the use. to be given by an outstretched left right arm. Expedience has fulness of which cannot be over-or looked or denied and is in no way taught that such signals are not reduced by the fact that the num-efficacious enough, the more so as ber of accidents is still an in many cases it is not only un-

ap- pallingly high one. The only re- comfortable but even dangerous for. mulning deduction, therefore, must the man at the wheel to let it go bo that every individual owner of and stretching out his arm by lean- her should battle for safety in ing over to the one side or the other traffic even beyond and independent of the car he is driving. ly of the personal carefulness pre- scribed to him by the law whon driving a car.

Eliminating Danger.

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The Direction Indicator. For all these reasons the mech- ancial "direction-Indicator" "pointer" is more and more finding its way to the front at sheer merits. International motor-car factories The advantages offered by such a have made a considerable step for-pointer or direction-Indicator aro ward by fitting their cars in series perfectly clear and logical and do with stop-lights, automatically sign. not require any further explana- alling at the back of the car any tions. application of the brakes.

One of the most popular typos is. mont effectively does away with onto represented by the Zeiss Contax danger source, but why the fac pointer or direction-indicator tories have stopped halfway with

manufactured by the their endeavours for reducing unwell German firm Carl

For

This

is a surprising and deplorable Zulsa, Jena. This pointer (ono.sot fact. Why are only stop-signals consisting of 2 pieces to be fixed on atolled and not alas further devices felthor sido of the car) eirbodles all that are accurately and reliably requirements that can be demanded showing whether the car in front and expected from such a device.

It can be connected to the light-

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Another de luxe car-a trim mechanically identical with the folded down. There is a rumblo of you le going to turn to right or dusty surface. In some respects, roadster with sport lines to standard Ford cara. It is distin- seat in Imitation leather to match to the left or whether it is driving installation at 6 or 12 volts ten- there is much to be said in favour announced by the Ford Motor akin lines, high sides, low seat ment. Other features of the car

gulshed, however, by its low the leather in the front compart-on in the suas direction on bosion without any difficulty and will never fall at the critical moment of the practice, for It does create a Company as an addition to the and decided

The man who has ever been driv-This latter factor is of greatest and non-skid surface on hills. It does group of de luxo body types which throughout.

treatment are a shatter-proof glass wind- wide scat, in shield and windshield wingeing his car behind a motor lorry deciding importance, as an unrell- although whether the work of and a coupe. not take so very long to wear in now includes a phaeton, a sedan which occupants alt well down in trunk rack, fender well with spare or a limousine in the thick of the able pointer or direct indicator woaring the chips in is good for

the car, is upholstered in genutno tyre on the driver's side, automa-trafle of a big city known fall well oven enlargons the dangers and tyres is another aspect,

The de luxe roadster, like the leather. The top is of tan rubber- tie windshield wiper and rusticas that here there is a gap that repertia of trame instead of diminish. other de luxe body types, is interlined material and is easily isteel cowl lamps.”

quires to be Biled oft, a gap that ing them.

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