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MOTORING

THE MOTOR CYCLE RELIABILITY TRIAL. TRY THE IMPROVED

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IN THE TRIAL.

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A.JS use Type K-1

Raleigh

R.S.A.

Humber

Norton

Sunbeam

Rudge

Triumph

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SATURDAY, AUGUST. 131-1931.

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THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

MONDAY'S MOTOR CYCLE RELIABILITY TRIAL.

FINAL DETAILS FOR HOLIDAY EVENT.

Full List of Competitors.

Over torty local motor cyclists will essemble at the Murray Parade Ground on Monday afternoon, to compete in the Reliability Trial over a course of just over one hundred miles. From the routes given below, it will be seen that some interesting elimbing from the spectacular naped, will be included, and those who care tu,, will be able to surfect points of vantage from which to watch the riding. The following shows the course in laps: --

Firat

Man's Time,

2.30 pin.

FIRST LAP.

Brake Test 2.00 p.m.

START.

OBSERVED HILL

Li Stop & re-Start Test.

3.16 p.m.

Check & Siva

16 miles.

3.57 plm. Chuck no Stop.

4.46 p.ar

5.46 p..

Pirat

29 miles.

Track to Proceed via Tramway Shnukiwan II. Tytam Tak

Reservoir (turn right) to RESERVOIR PATH

proceed to Wong Nei Chung Cup. (Aurn left) at Repulse Bay Rondl to Victoria Road

DEEPWATER BAY GOLF CLUB

Aberdeen, Dairy Farm Hill Pok fulam Police Station, turn right) to Reservoir Path, Peak Hotel, Stubb's Road, Morrison Queen's Rend

GARDEN ROAD.

SECOND LAP.

OBSERVED HILL.

Check & Sign.

45 miles.

Check no Stop. 62 miles.

Road.

Garten Itond, Caine (overnment House) Mount Davis kond, Felix Villas, Victoria Rond, Aberdeen (turn left after Aber teen Docks) to

ABERDEEN PATH.

(turn left about 100 yds. up at 1st Hairpin Bend) to Peak School Jardines Corner) Stubbs Rond, Wanchai Gup. Blacks Links, Wong No Chung Gap. Repulse Bay Rd.

to

REPULSE BAY

(10 minutes Halt) Tytam Tuk, Shaukiwas, Taikoo Dock. (turn left) up Taikoo Sani- torium Path, Tytam Reservoir, (turn right over dum) to Wong Nel Chunk Gap, Repulse Bay Read, Morrison Hill, Queen's

Road

GARDEN ROAD.

THIRD LAP,

Man'a Time.

Observed Hill,

6.43 p.m.

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7.30 p.m.

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Check no sign. 81 miles.

RE-START,

8.06 p.m.

Check & Sign.

93 miles.

8.46 p.m.

FINISH.

Garden Road, Seth's Corner to

PEAK ROAD, Peak Hotel, Stubb's Road, Repulse Bay Hotel, Victoria Road, Aberdeen to Dairy Farm Hill, Mt. Davis Rond. Felix Villus, Victoria Road, Kennedy Town (Follow tram track) to GARDEN ROAD,

(% Hour Halt).

FOURTH LAP.

100 miles..

CANTON PILOT.

Chinese Student Takes Aerial Honours.

Re-starting Test. Proceed vin Tramway Track to Kennedy Town, Jubilee Road, Aberdeen to

REPULSE BAY.

Tytam Tuk, Shaakiwan, Taikoo, North Point, Causeway Bay, Wan- chai (tramway track) Garden Road,

VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS.

He is 1030, from Tela, Honduras. 26 years of age and watchmaker by irade. He is the son of Pon' Ho Bee of Canton,

The flying school gave five The first scholarships this year. Vicente Pon, a native of Canton, award consisted of 150 hours of fly- China, who is enrolled as a limited me t

lag time, enabling limited

com-

lero, East St. Louis, Ill, competing transport go. The second prize of commercial pilot at Parks Air Col-mercial students to complete their without addi- with students from every State in tional charge.

Union and representatives from

the

hours of

WAS WOR

Was

by

trios, has boon presented with her of Pipet »|

more than fourteen foreign coun-

Pa.; third, twenty-two hours,

32.785 worth of flying time by by Thomas Zeigler of Toledo, Oliver L Parks, founder of the Ohio; fourth, twenty hours, by school. Young Pon, who was born orden Walsh of Ware, Mass. Elmo to the Davis of Berwick, Towa, won the In Canton, China, came United States. on December 26, master mechanics scholarship.

TOTAL ENTRIES.

Riders and Machines in Trial.

ELEVEN TEAMS,

}

2.

B. S, Rogera, (A.JS. 498). T. H. Chun, H. Davidkon #59).

30, A. Carvalho, Ralylch

2).

4. P. A. Stiva, (B.S.A. 1.9.17. 5. G. 1. v. Ribeiro, (B.S.A.

-4.93)..

6. J. Smith, (Humber 3.48).

7. 1. M. F. Rosario, (Norton

4.98).

HUGE SURVEY.

International Road of 3,000 Miles.

MEXICO TO US.

Almost 2,000 miles of the pro- posed International Pnelfk: High- way from the northern border of Mexico through Gatemala to San Salvador has been surveyed and apped, has been vented in cent preliminary report of chief engineer E. E. East, of the Auto- mobile Club of Southern California, who has just returned

from the

re-

third trail blazitя exp

expedition to the

sotish.

It is indicated that the pioneers who came in ox teams to conquer the West in the early days had no more difficult job of trali blazing than the struggle through much of the Latin-American coun

three tries just completed by the cars and six men who started from Los Angeles in January of this

8. Henry Kew, (Sunbeam year.

4.93).

The third expedition resulted in

9. B. H. Schroter, (B.8. 234).charting 1,245 ndles of the proposed

route south of Mexlen City through

10. E. W. Tape, (Sunbeam the southern part of Mexico,

3.40).

Guatemala and San Salendor.

In

11. G. W. Brand, (A.J.S. 4.98)some places it was necessary to 12. W. E. Peers, (A.J.8.4.98). chop the way through the des

15. J. P. White, (B.S.A. 4.93).

3. E. J. Spiers, (Rudge 2.49). undergrowth of jungles, and ta of bouldera had 14. E. Marriott, (Norton other spots tons

to be 4.98).

mountain cleared from burro trafls before the cars might DHA,

Rivera were forded innumer able times, and through the State of Chiapas the little caravan re- quired Bix weeks to negotiate a distance that can be made on the good roade of southern California

six hours.

16. A Me G. Mitchell, B.S.A.

3.49).

17. Forest, (Ariel 4.93). 18. E. Ponsford. (Sunbeam

3%).

19. Supply P. O, (Triumph 31⁄2).

Marshall,

20. R. R. Marshall, (B.S.A.

3%).

21. A. Gascon, (H. Davidson 4). 22. A. Madders, (B.S.A. 3%). 23. W. B. Wishaw,

4.93).

The cars of the expedition were the first automobiles ever to cross the entire republic of Mexico from north to south, it is stated in Eust's report With the mileage just com. ploted to the south the total that (B.S.A.now has been surveyed and mapped as a practical route for the Inter- national Pacific Highway is 2,846 miles from the United States bor- der at Nogales-to San Salvador.

24. J. Serim, (A.J.S. 4.98). 25. J. H. E. Edwards,

Davidson 5.9).

(H.

26. Y. V. Segalon, (H. David-

Hon 6).

27. C. G. Fownior, (B.S.A.

2.49).

28. J. Dewry, (Norton 5.88). 20. W. A. Shea, (Zenith 24). 30. J. Kotewall, (A.J.S. 4.98).

31, K. C. Hamilton, Radge

4.94).

32. Ho So. (Norton 4.94), 3. Ny Hung Kwai, (H. David-

NOR 3.9),

4. Chung King Chow,

(Triumph 3.0).

36. Cheng Yew, (B.S.A. 2). 36. Lam Chun Mow, (Triumph'

3.94).

27. Chon Hing Ki, (A.JS. 4.98), 38. II. G. W. Kew, (Rudge 4.991. 39. D. Davies, (R.S.A. 2%). 40. J. R. Canning. (B.S.A. 4.93). 41. F. L. Groome, (Excelsior

2.46).

42. L. Smith, (F.N. 5).

The Teams,

4. P. A. Silva, B.S.A. 7. P. M. Rosario, Norton. 5. G. H. V. Ribeiro, B.S.A.

10. E. W. Tape, Sunbeam.

9. B. H. Schroter, B.S.A.

8. Henry Kow, Sunbeam.

11. G. W. Brand, A.J.S.

21. A. Gracon, H. Davidson.

13. E. Splets, Rudge.

14. E. Marriott, Norton.

16. A. Mc G. Mitchell, B.B.A. 15. J. P. White, B.S.A. 20. R. R. Marshall, B.S.A. 40. R. Canning, B.S.A. 22. A. Madders, B.S.A.:

All of the engineering data, maps and other information guthored by the automobile club expedition will be made available to the highway authorities in Mexico and the Latin

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BY THE WAY

"The Early Bird."

Jones was never an early bird at the office. One morning his boss exclaimed: "Late again. Have

you ever done anything on time?" "Yes, sir," wah the meek but "Motorland." prompt reply. "I purchased a car."

"Thanking,"

"Good company! Say, that boy ran make you forget you're in a rumble seat!**

"Assembling."

The tourist rushed into the coun- try store. "I wanna quart of oil, |some gas, a couple of spark plugs, a timer, a five-gallon kerosene can, (and four pie tins."

"All righty," replied the enter- "Where's the car, Dad?" asked prising clerk, "and you can asscm- the son of an absent-minded pro-ble 'er in the back room

if you want to." fessor.

Hector MacQuarrie and Dick Matthews--the two young New Zealanders who are motoring round the world in an Austin Seven have made good progress on their in London on February 23 they overland

journey to India. Leav have toured Belgium,

lum, France, Italy, Yugo-Slavin, Albania and Turkey, reaching Constantinople on March 26. The voyagers have met with advantures during Home exciting the trip, being fired upon by a Turkish fronter guard, almoat fro

the top of zen to death on Albanian Fass, where they were forced to spend the night: held up by heavy floods in Yugo Slavia and almost mobbed by curious, crowds it, downtown this-morning." in Constantinerkish soldier

where they ar- "Well, now, that is quite remark- rived with

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On

"Why, dear me, I really don't who said, scratching his know," head in an effort to recall the past. "Did I take it out""

"You cortainly did. You drove

“Damming."

Lady (at busy corner): Isn't it wonderful how ʼn ringla policeman can dam. the flow of traffic?

Her Escort: Yes, but you should - hear some of the motorists that

on able," said the professor, "I reare held up-Boston Transcript."

first

guard in the back of the ear. On member now that after I got out March 28, they left for Teheran and I turned 'round to thank the gentle-

to expected

Quetta, man who had given me the life and reach India about May

wondered where he had gone!" 16. Wher they

left London they had "Detrolt Motor News," already

the completed

"Rumble Seat." half

of the round-the-world tour, having covered Australia, "Is Harry good company?" New Zealand, Tahiti, Mexico and

A to the, 1

Although the car has brev treatment hardest and loaded to capacity with luggage, camping equipment, etc., it has be

woll throughout David-haved

arduous journey. The party was expected in Singapore recently.

1. B. S. Rogers, AJ.8. 12. W, E. Peers, AJ.S. 18. E. Ponsford, Sunbeam. 23. Whishan, B.S.A. 25. J. H. E. Edwards, H.

300.

24. J. Scrim, A.J.S.

29. W. A. Shea, Zenith.

30. J. Kotowall, A.J.B.

38. H. G. Kew, Rudge.

87. Chon Hing KI. AJS..

38. Ng Hung Kwal, H. David.

Bon

80. Lam Chung Mow, Trit

the

FATAL INTERSECTIONS.

Fifty per cent of all automobile fatalities occur at intersections of streets and highways, it is said.

35. Cheng Yew, B.S.A.EE

82. Ho Bo, Norton....

Atalling station in California there notion which read

84. Chung Kine Chor.,Triumph. “Gasoline & conta's gallon.**

41. EL Groome, Facelator.

81. KC Hamilton, Rudge.

"Free Air."

"Is there any truth in the report that Angus MacTavish bought the corner filling station 7"

"Well, I don't know for sure, but the 'free air sign has been taken down."

'STILL STICKING!

The latest telephone directory of Detroit, the automobile elty, shows a list of 47 horseshoers,

An English Inventor, Wright, has perfected a fireg

this price 8 cents goes for tax, the automobile body bullt int petrol. ia" offered, therefore, at alt in about penny, a raliont