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COMMENT

Stupidity.

Complaints are sometimes heard. that danger Sirnais NA always displayed when roads are "up" for various reasons, or that the signala are not erected af the dest pince to ward motorists.

During the week we have had a case brought to our notice where A in a touring passenger

car artuni ly removed the red flag, taking it way from its position, and dis- carding it Somo miles away. According to our information, a feur containing four people was proceeding in the direction of Kowloon from Castle Penk inst Sunday, and when passing a point where road repatra were in pro- gross, the passenger occupying the left-hand rear arut. renched out and snatched the flag away. which he proceeded to wave for the next two miles or so. As it happened, the people in a follow- ing ear took the number of the other. Such a prank is not only extremely childish. but able to jeanse an accident. and the man responsible deserves all that may rone to him.

Motor Cycle Trial.

Arrangements for the forth- coming Motor Cycle Reliability Trial are well in hund, and offels) sanellon has been secured to use the course. The event will prove interesting, and at the same time call for sal in judging speed. Many motor cyclists have signified their intention of taking part and it is especially requested that entries be sent in at the earliest possible moment, thus assisting The committee in arranging atari- ing times ete. The organisation and contral of

a competition such as this, calls for much work, an intending competitors will make

things Paster by entering now || Mr. H. G. Williams of Messrs, i |Dodwell & Co.. Lad. (Wine and Spirit Dept:) will supply the necessary forms an application, H.K.A.A Bathing Pavilion.

The U.KA.A. hu༥ definitely (abandoned the seheme to erect a bathing pavilion for members, it |having been decided after careful consideration, that the expense in- volved was hardly justifiable. will be readily understood that in the event of a somll percentage of members making Use of such ffacility, and the cost spread over Lait members, there might

Kreunds for complaint.

TRADE NAMES.

By White Line.l

be

It is often maintained that an Inventor seldom reaps the true re- ward of his labours. Frequently he dies in want and it is left to someone else to benefit by his in- genalty and brains.

Similarly a manufacturing firm registers a trade name such as "Primus" "Frigidaire" or "Duco": and in time, as these products become universally known, the

becomes

commodity description used na n designation for any type of kerosene pressure feed stove, automatic refrigerator, or cellulose, paint, as the caso may be.

name

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It is the nublic who are respon- sible for this and wo can quite Imagine the momentary spasm of pain which fits across the face of competitive salesman when Mrs. Upper Tan drifts in with the

to remark "I want

buy a Frigidaire."

Daco No. 246 Line, This looseness of terminology is even more apparent in the caso of Duco. Actually Dugo Is' only manufactured by the Du Pont Company, but the name la often used to covor any make of collu- lose paint and, unlesñ“wo makò particular stipulation

we may

And that what wo takë të be Duco on our car is actually one of the other brands of cellulose paint and- not necessarily Duco, at áll,

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH-

SATURDAY, JULY. 11th, 1931.

Being The Official Organ of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

Musings Awheel 1931

Plus ca Change

By Milentor."]

So 1

and feed them away from human ignition trouble but dismissed it habitation in order to make leompletely from my mind on get- The administration of justlegmach-wanted route through niting the O.K. an ench plug from und provision of pains

and desolate country is a much more my faithful pocket friend. penalties as exemplified in the

the carburetter. expensive job than taraing men turned to story of the Jackdaw of Reims 16 work just outside their own messed about with jet cleanings Ands a close parallel, methinks, in

How much that wonder- and various settings for about an the new Road Traffic Act. Searful new and absolutely necca bour and then decided there was body, or something, it will besary-highway between Perth and something very obscure going on remembered, had stoles the Car Inverness cost per mile I would and took the entire carburetter dinal's ring and, ne explanation not like, to hazard, though what-down. This proved proved to be being forthcoming, the culprit was ever the sum may have been it an entirely false

scent. solemnly cursed by the eminent was worth it, although I will! 1 then became somewhat ecclesiastic am as strongly as guarantee that the canny Sest saw desperate and checked up the was in his power. And yet, for that he didn't pay for all of it.

nobody

Rainbow Ronds.

timing. But at WILM well.

decided that i must have a look at the mag, despite the assurances of my gadget. I stumbled straight on to

a pair of bailly whole trouble remedied in fen barsed contacts and had the

minutes!

1 the fulminations, seemed a penny the worse," a state of affairs that nowndays has its I recollect rending, sume little precise equivalent on the road.

while back, in both the motoring for the reason that, in site of and lay Press, readers' suggestions the new Act and all its manifold, Intricate and expensive provisions for the easy recognition of roada and penalties, nobody seems to by colour. The idea was that the

Tombstones for the Quick. drive any differently from what great arterial highway should have introduced into their respec- they did

tive top dressings some distinc- Of all unnecessarily dangerium pigments in order that a roadside improvements and altero-

-Plus c'est le meme chose. Nobody, up till now. has to

Cuver

nwre

ude

он

er debouching on to themtions there is not the lenst doubt

know at once upon which of but that the new perpendicular and diverse the major lines of communication rectangular kerbstones that now ground than I do, and there are ke had emerged. Nothing seems border most of our main rouds are very few parts of the country to have come of this particular the most terrible. There was a

but over which I have not travelled bra

for brain-wave, however, the time when one could be certain already this year. And yet, for

for other day

a of arriving, after a skid, in the kappened across the life of me, I cannot detect any

little bit or evidence that brought het

hedge or

ditch, with about an new spirit present among other the suggestion back to mind. even-money chance of coming to

Bobbics drivers or even myself.

Somewhere in Surrey I came to no mortal harm, but now that on point duty,

Are anme- mayhe

corner where the need for white every real side-way slide is bound what move threatening in attitude

sudden apparent.

the to end in #

stoppace and appearance, and possibly our "white" lines were not white, against a quite unnecessary, and own endices in their presence They wer ham, increasingly inferior, is, bright and distinctive yellow the tris if we must have kerbs were, obviously intentional-not at all ornamental obstruction. risk of injury is infinitely but that is abeat all have and, also obviously. Freshly paintet them by either stoped away or fed. Well, to borrow a phrase lot the road surface leave but an Do they Inch or

noticed,

Why Roads Are:

Jines

Was

but

up

30

from our transatlantic cousins,

of what's the big idea?

them exposed. The Roman roads of Britain being yellow, show more large tyres may surmount the were said to have been made by readily in fog, or is the local present kind; little ones have no the conquered inhabitants in order authority represented by exiles chance at all.

We don't agree with you.

to keep them, busy and quiet. From Aberdeen who have discover- Even 20.

all the main routes on ed the yellow paint is more last-Milentor!" What do our readers the Continent for similar reasons. ing? I am curious to karav. Therefore, I take it, we are

ways

going

A Broken Reed.

think about these kerbs?-Ed.)

Casting Out Devils.

n back sprigen

to owe our wonderful roads of the future, to our present days of

Like must old-timers, I suppose, The value of spare parts as destitation, and philosophers and

need a great deal of convincing talismans is a subject of which historians will be able to tell before I will invest my hard-earn- little is known and concerning where want and unemployment ed half-pence in new-fangled which little has been written. A were most prevalent by the num-gadgets of any kind.. For years recent experience of mine, how- ber and perfection of the high-rather despised the man who ever, illustrates the point well.

South in the vicinity.

Greasing couldn't tell whether his plugs |

ap late one evening pre- Wales-the industrial part of it were sparking properly without, paratory to making an early start at any rate now possesses roads the aid of a neon tester.

Tow-on a journey of over two hundred the like of which i have never ever, I did eventually buy miles, I discovered

lent in n

I orand-that was many years and rushed out to

master seen in any other part of this any country, when they are all now-it has been

the constant

Morris Dealer done, from Gloucester to aver-pocket companion to my fountain and bought now lenf, but then 1 fordwest; they will form in them-pen for many thousands of miles. had to choose between cutting sights for all the world to It has saved many hours of my down sleep that night to about

વડના સા come and see. Truly there is, as valuable time and I would not be four hours

tem- risking a Shakespeare said, " soul of parted from it for anything.

I

the latter chose porary job. If bad goodness in things

But it let

let mo down badly the course and made a erude, but times are able to produce such other day. The Incident just rapi, job, which amounted to marvellous improvements. Glasgic goes to show how bad a thing it little more than tying things up won't be in it with Swansea as is to get fas, alas, I had so allow with thick string outside the "gran place to get away from" ed myself)

Into when all these "boulevards ure conipleted.

Alter

slovenly ways and gaiter.

to permit gadgets of any kind to Just what might have happened et out of their proper place and had I ventured forth that morning Ito rule rather than to serve. The relying only on the string and not A Paradox..',

whole thing was my own fault on the uncanny power of the It is

and unfortunate that the and my plu tester I are still spare part in the back of the car, As it It is dificult to imagino/ reverse is usually the case, and good friends, in spite of it all."

It happened this way. lesa that many

unfortunately.

I was was, I got away with it perfectly situated districts can never hope asked by a friend to investigate and did not have one moment's to have the roads they deserve an exceedingly obstinate case of anxiety in the courae of the whole because they lack the unemploy-miafiring and lots of power in an run, on which, considering the ment necessary to produce them, old car of his. The car, I might age of the car (a 1922 model), an To bring unemployed for from leny, was a very old one. Woll, altogether excellent average speed their unbappy homes and to house thought, naturally, first of all, of was maintained.

Duco.

and

Colour Schemes.

The-Diatributors are now in a

FIRE PREVENTION.

Ae originators of Duco, the Du-

California is making its forest Pont Company are continually im- position to supply any of the 60 safe from motorists and smokors the standard colours from stock. An by clearing a nine-foot strip on proving their products now line which has just been In-examination the Duco Colour Book each side of its highways. Dis- cigarettes troduced to the Hong Kong market in which are shown 50 colour carded. cigars, and

that the fe' another step up the ladder of combinations, reveals perfection. The solid contents per colours in each combination have cannot cause a fire on this strip.

pbviously boun thereby

matched by an

TIME SALES. DROP. gallon have been increased, reducing the coat of painting, in-expert. Consequently, by

the covering power, i

.re.

ing the number of conte. require?/ferring to this colour book, it is Automobiles Bald on time pay-

now an easy matter for the owner ment plana In the United States. and also the rubbing down neces to select a colour scheme which during the first eight months of in the process to obtain the appeals, with the certainty that 1980 wore valued at $923,989,519. satin gloss associated with a Duce there will be no clashing of The value, for the same period of

¡colours unsuited to each other, 1929 was 817188,704,810.

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A Warning.

The public is hereby warned that Castrol and other oils manufactured by Messrs. C. C. Wakefield & Co., Ltd., are sold by the British Imperial gallon of 9 lbs. whereas all other oil Companies sell by the American wine gallon of 7/8 lbs. There

a difference of about 20% in the quantities and this should not be overlooked. Although Castrol is the proved aristocrat

of lubricating oils it is sold at the same price as ordinary, motor oils.

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