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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1931.

DEFICIENT EYES HANDICAP.

Limits Imposed by Defective Vision.

FIRE FIGHTING.

A Thornycroft to the Rescue.

35 MILES' DASH.

Although it may be useful to in conversing with passengers The Armagh Guardian recently have a recognized standard of the habit of looking round should published a thrilling account of n vision, and although it may be nd-be guarded against: he should huge fire which broke out in the viable to inest upan all motorists learn to keep eyes straight ahead, town of Clunes, in Central Ireland, an:l quietly; avoiding any discussion intensity as to menace

MIDGET CARS TRIUMPH.

Giants Beaten at Brooklands..

HOW "SUPER-CHARGERS" WERE DEFEATED.

By H. Thornton Rutter.]

signing a declaration that Oey are replying to questions briefly and and spread with auch rapidity the Staniland, the airman, won the Onished,

The Earl of March and Mr. C. S. Out of the 24 M.C.. starters seven to "read at a distanes of 25 yards

when

renewing driving or argument which might prevent existence of the entire town. annual double twelve" motor On the other hand, the Talbots Hences, yet neither Mr. Morrison's full concentration upon the road. In their extremity the local race which concluded at Brook-averaged 100 per cent. reliability Regulations nor an Act of Parlin- | Before

var, authority telephoned for nasis-lands revently overtaking another ear.

by driving for the four cara entered, but mant will compel beunie to use the driver with poor vision enre-tance to the Armagh fire brigade, Midget car of 760 eer engine had to average 83 miles an hout their eyes,

fully weighs up the position, and some 36 miles away, who, a few capacity at an average speed of to equal the handleap start of A short-sighted motorist who if there is any doubt whatever, he months before, had acquired a 65.6 miles an hour for twenty-the winners. This was too much always driven within the limits awaits a more favourable oppor. Thornycraft motor fire engine. four hours.

for them on standard fuel-even So quick was their responsa imposed by his vision, and who tunity. This wise, and safe policy

The race is promoted by the with about a nine to one сот- Always devotes his whole at often arouses impatience on the that In 65 minutes the engine had Junior Car Club, and the first pression ratio for the engine. tention to road and tramite condi- part of following drivers who may covered the Intervening 35 miles, five places were all secured by Nearly all the cars, including tions, is infinitely a safer motorbut have perfect eyesight and who and arrived on the scene, where a M.G. Midgets, after a grent the winner, had this compression as compared with the heen-sighted may be justified in undertaking big block of business buildings struggle with the Austin Sevens ratio, which is nearly double that

fall blaze, which driver who often displays the most the risk: therefore they are given was in

was The Earl of March and Mr. of the ordinary standard touring amazing visual carelessness. Just every facility to overtake without visible for miles around.

Staniland won by stendy driving car. They quickly got to work with and by keeping to a prearranged While the best of the super. as low-powered headlamps restrict { delay.

four lines of hose and within half schedule. one's average and maximum speed

|charged “Baby" Austina averaged defective vision

an hour the fire was gol under after dark.

A spectacle The race M

was 68.24 miles an hour for the race, control and the safety of the auralment entirely devoid of thrills, it could finish only ninth, with restricts average And maximum

rounding property assured. No eyesight speed in daylight.

4,000 to 5,000 people the non-supercharged "Babies" Thornycroft-Simonis fire

An enjoyed the racing and the sun-driven by Miss V. Worsley and Kines

lawna of Mr. Randall (equal seventh}, "Just Press the Magic Third Production of shine, and the grassy

1. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd.. Brooklands were given over to averaging 59.94 miles an hour. who produce the vehlele chassis, | pícnies.

Austin reliability Button."

and Mosers. Simonis; Ltd. thu The M.G. Midgets, which, as feature of the race, as nine out well-known fire engineers, who stated, awept the board by taking of the ten Austin starters finished produce the fire-fighting eqult the first five places in the race, with their claim well established ment. Including a 250/300 gallons demonstrated that the super-for medals. self-priming turbine jump

charger could be defented, as none

text would be necessary, and a great many accidents would be avoided, if all motorlais made the best use: of their eyes good, bad different, as the case may be,

trin-1

What the Eyes flave fa. Do While Driving.

Every ear driver is convinced that he keeps his eyes fixed upon the road for at least 350 per cent.

slows down. P

NO GEAR BOXES.

HOME INVENTOR'S

NEW DEVICE.

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The cost of this whole equip ment is well within the means of many rural towas, have required these

available

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fre

Thornycroft vis 1787

but some

79.29 M.P.H.

was also

Good Pit Work.

of them had "biowers" fitted, The victory aise proved that 30 per The spectators were 1 was permitted to-day to drive

cent. Increase of performance for interested in the pit work. Cheera greatly of the time spent at the wheef; but the most remarkable motor-car in

cars Atted with superchargers was greeted the change of radiator by recollect the innumerable uses 19 Britain writes a Liverpool motor- ¦ fighting vehicles, They are also great a handicap. which the eyes are put. Annelering enthusiast recently.

¦a Talbot in five minutes, and a In every class victory lay with and ofl-pressere paupe must be It is a two-seater, to which Mr. wheeled chassis, which are capable fears fitted with non-supercharged rear petrol tank in a quarter of given on veenainnal jelance; ev y T. Wasson Paterson, Liverpool of travelling across country to engines.

an hour. Time one pulls mul to overtake, or consulting engineer, has fitted the farm building, hayricks, etc..

One of the Austin mechanica intends

with a to turn fluid transmitter-described

was struck on the head which are away from the ronds, right, the rear mirrot, musi beeeally in the News-Chronicle,

stone, but the injury was slight. Consulted.

Messrs. T. E. Rose-Richards and A Frazer Nash caught on fire The eye automatically He claims for his invention that records the make and type of it may change the whole theury

jJohn R. Cobb won the 3 litre Class at the pit, hot the fire was put out

D on an unsupercharged Talbot,in a few seconds. The Invista| vehicles met or overtaken. varia- and practice of motoring.

averaging 79.29 miles an hour.spent from eight in the morning klons in

surfaces, traße I pressed the self-starter and control signals, danger signs, sped the engine began to tick over.

Yet they finished only eleventh in until nearly one o'clock replucing We

the double twelve hours race, al-five pistons to its engine-a restriction notices, the roud as it seemed to be standing still but,

the greatest wonderful job in the open though they ran dips into the valley and winds inetundly, we were moving at the

distance-1,902.5 miles-fa the 2410ne var punctured a tyre on the round a distant hill, thứ shy as rate of two inches an hour. I cloud formationa change, scenery groped for the gear lever and tried lo left, right and ahead, signposts, to press a clutch pedal with my inilestones--the eyes' duties are left foot. multitudinons. After investigation,

roml

"Just accelerate,” Maid Mr.

it appears that the eyes are fixed Paterson. upon the road for ters than 50 I trod on the pedal, expecting per cent. of driving time in or the engine to falter and atop dinary circumstances, To increase Instead, it smoothly revved and. road safety, the only way is to at the same time, the car swept train the eye, so that it is better forward, fitted to undertake. these mutitu- dinous duties.

stances at 60 miles per hour. road speed increases and as elly {"

"Shifting."

Asjan hour.

The transmitters, Mr. Paterson

MOTORS AND MOTORING.

Some Instructive Experiments. DAZZLE-PALLIATIVES

AND TYRES.

ty John Prioleau.]

I'managed tu concoct a form of dazzle-reducing device in France which enabled me to drive at moderate but reasonable speed and do avoid disturbing the equanimity

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A.A. ROUTES.

A.P.B.1

An interesting fenture of these maps is that they can be read in, the direction of travel from the

Motorists in Great buttom to the top of each page,

Britain.

SKETCH MAPS.

and that they include County names, boundaries and road nums bers,

STUDEBAKER

only skid of the day. the Friday morning only! The fenders remained practienlly 24 linisherl on the

day. Saturday unchanged for, the whole night. having completed or Lord March and 31r. Staniland

The preparation of this new and [Improved A. A. Touring Servicė, Some weeks ago I described how fexcended their minimum handi- were so far ahead that they were

distance in the double- abic lo reduce their scheduled;

The Automobille Association of has involved considerable work twelve hours. Five

other

cars speed from 67 to 65 miles Great Britain has launched a over a period of nearly two years were still running at the close of hour, on that their car was always schetup which revolutionises by a special Touring staff; thou the rice, but were debarred for running with plenty in hand.

otoring routes, and will be sands of drawings were necessary. obtaining

awards of standard

greatly appreciated by visitors to All the itineraries are based upon medals from lack of mileage.

the British Isles from Overseas. a practical survey of the XORDE in fifteen yards the speedo-ar other drivers. It was a very The technical lessons from the Fortunately, the human

meter needle had span round to rough-and-ready affair, composed rare are interesting.

The M.G.

The comprehensive information carried out with

given. In very adaptable; even developments (20 miles an hour and we were

A.A. equipped with special inte va previously musi of a couple of fog-discs of Midgets learnt that they only

The output of A.A. routes last- such na myopia and astigmatium bowling along quietly. The

Diminutive taxicabs, accommo- itineraries is now augmented by i range-coloured transparent celose upper cylinder lubrication to do not hinder cultivation the engine was behaving exactly as it faloid, but it was successful as a prevent breaking down, and that rating two passengers, to be run detailed sketch maps, indicating year exceeded 260,000,000 mile

The A.A. has a membership of ability to drive safely and confident would in top gear yet, in a few

temporary

and satis lapping at a higher speed that at a fare of 12 cents a mile, are not only the road to be followed,! 3. An untrained eye, no matter seconds. the

(over 480,000. but also the adjacent country. Car had passed factorily cheap. As

# result how good otherwise, is unreliable through all the stages of bottom. his article I received from Messrs.

of 68 miles an hour brought disaster. I planned in England. at over 30 miles per hour", yet an second and third. experienced driver who can just

W. A. Lynas and Co., 24. Essex- A slight pressure on the right street, Strand, London, W.C., a set pass the 25-yard" test may be font and, in the length of ten of "Vilrolns" anti-dazzle lights are hended straight into the other: perfectly safe in similar cireum- houses, we were doing 30 miles filters; with a request that I should man's eyes. As soon as they are Lest and report upon them, and only slightly out of the straight, so

to speak, they cense to bo an have found the result of my ex- streets and country ronds become said, is a lever which regulates periments so interesting that noyance. There is no side-slave. more congested, eyesight in itself the flow of oil inside the transfeel some of my fellow-motorials becomes less, and wise use of eye- ¡mitter.

Another palliative 1 have receiv who affer, like myself, from hay-ed is the "Aquilon," sent to me by <ight becomes more important.

The transmitters, Mr. Paterson said, can be made and fitted to and who are waiting in some road, Staines. This consists of a leg no dimming or dipping device, Aquilon (Signs), Ltd., 99. London- Slightly Defective Vision and

ear for £25, but if they are incor- Experience.

the new regulations porated when the car is built they anxiety "Toy

round shields. ubout 1 inch in Having made it peasible for the will cost £5, and gear boxes and which may possibly entail consider-spectacle frame which carries two able expense in bringing old light-diameter, set vertically on the right eye to concentrate exclusively upon clutches will be saved.

As there are fewer revolutions, in systems into line with them side of each eye-piece. These road conditions and yet supply all

ahields or wings are essential

so arranged information about Mr. Paterson claims, the petrol may be glad to hear of it.

me-

that while the driver looks to the ettanical performance, we now come and oil used is greatly reduced.

The filters consist of dises of left or straight ahead he sees the to visual training which, in ather

Mr. Paterson claims that his

thin. material, resembling brittle paper. being inconvenienced, but as soon words, is merely the

semi-transparent whole width of the road without comnion-

ear as flexible as 13 piece of The driver with slightly defective einstle." but will increase the life has an either side, of the head left the shields are brought between sense application of experience.

and they are made to adhere to the as he turns his head slightly to the

vision, for instance, je

fof the engine, tyres and advised

body. int to indulge in a efgarette or and will make skidding almost light. Their surface is indented his eyes and the rays of the pipe, and certainly not in a cigar inossible, since rapid decelera irregularly by lines and corusca-pronching headlighte. So far as tions which are only visible when my experience of it goes, it has when at the wheel,

Tfe must

tion will not lork the wheela. beware of reflections in an uption is being arranged,

A demonstration of the inven- the lights are off. They are approved effectual enough, though its

plied quite simply by wetting the utility. naturally. right windscreen, especially from

reverse side which is smooth, and diminished On narrow winding unlight entering from the reas

pressing them on tu the lenses, roads. Its price is D. For window. At night, brightly lit

care being taken not to leave any countries where the rule of the shops are sometimes reflertal in the side windows, renting an Engineers estimate that as high air bubbles, They are waterproof road is different, the shields are

and remain unaffected by rain or entirely

impressions 95 per cent. of the potential washing. They cost 1s, à pair fur 4 101, 19 when about to turn sharp left or power of some gasoline goes to the 7-in, diameter size.

| waste.

right.

very invention will not only "make a

NEARLY ALL WASTE.

The effect of these very simple dises fa remarkable. It is claimed that, wille eliminating dazzle, they

set on the left side.

mp-

rather

do not reduce driving light, and for ly good. The tread on the front

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As yet they show no tendency

The get of India tyres I have been asked to test have now covered close upon 7,000 miles, 3,000 of which were run in France and Spain. Their condition is unusual- pair, which take the first drag of I have found that the length of the the braking, has worn a little, but driving beam is slightly curtailed, the rear pair show very little sign but this is amply compensated by of wear considering the work they the excellent diffusion. The have done. There are no cuts in driving light ia, in my opinion, either tread or wall, and I have nctually improved by them, as the not yet suffered a puncture, ul- whole width of the road for a though I found two heavy nails, distance abend long enough to per- nearly an inch in length, deeply mit of at least forty, miles an hour embedded in the trend. I should in the straight, is uniformally ill-add that the roads over which unsinated. There are no shadows, they have run have been for the and if the number of telegraph most part excellent... poles you can count ahead is less than with an tintreated lens, to allow skidding. The 'preasures distinctly clearer view of the road at which I maintain them ie, for and what is on it is afforded. It full touring loads, 35 lb. in front is a restful and confidence-inspiring and 40 lb. in roar. They have kept Hight

the resiliency on which I remarked Duzzle In eliminated to this in my first report them extent, that the piercing rays are published November last year), cut out. The lights remain power-and, except on particularly smooth fur to the oncoming driver, but roads, make no notlecable noise. find that it la possible to look at it is still early to pronounce fal them for a brief space without judgment on them, but it is valy suffering from that painful eye- just to say that their record for stabbing sensation, and, more im- 7,000 miles on a car capablo of

that there is no after-sustained high speeds and particu effect of temporary blindness. Fur-arly swift acceleration tha tyre's ther, although their Hight is worst enemy after brakes-in ex- diffused, from the driver's angin, cellent. The Inner-tubes keep it is not directed aldoways What prosaure unusually well, the loss passing discomfort may be felt can usually amounting to 5 lb, or so, in only be momentary, while the Hghts a month.

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