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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

H.K.'S MOTORING HISTORY.

2

WHEN CARS TRAVELLED AT

10 M. P. H.

INTERESTING TALK.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1931.

or of care increase yearly 4. arge numbers.

PROD

Kowloon Ronds.

The Hongkong motorist is not Motor Ronda. ·

estricted to the Island for in ddition to the fine highway Many miles of motor roads

round the Islamit, there fe now econd to nens in a pince the sis splendid road, nearly sixty miles f Hongkong, open up most at one, on the mainland. This road nctive scenory all round the xtende from Kowloon to Castle sland and long stretches In Kow- con and the New Territories oins the four places so closely

Peak, Fanling and

and Taipo, Tord inotorists ample onjoy a full day's motoring. Wheogether that all may he visited

In an afternoon's ther the

driving. of care led to the

This road JA wonderful for twe motor-ronda or

First, main reasons.

It is the ongest road in South China, and second. It abounds in beautiful cenic effects. It fo doubtful whe- ther thero la another rond in China as long as this ane-that is, read that is worthy of compari- on with it.

The days when the first cars in making of fine Hongkong travelled at the pal-vice-veran ia a moot point but the sitating speed of ten miles an ronds are there and that they are hour were recalled in an Interest-appreciated is obvious from the In radio broadcast by Mr. Paul traffic thereon. Hodgson, President of the Hong- konk

"The" motor-rond is of coure Association, Automobile speaking from Z.B.W., last night. the rond round the Teland. This The full text of his radio talk completely encircles Hop

ken" "anor, opening un KOMP follows:

mnonificent Rennery and allowing The first motor car appeared one to main a general iden of the this Colony in the year 1908. ItTaland in a couple of hours.

owned jointly by a Mr.

of

Lefford Knox of the Sun Life of Running through the city Canada and Dr. Kew. This car Victoria the road follows the ser weird contraption-aix front past the Sonkunnon par -horas power, one cylinder, chain ground and the Talkoo Docks

Iriven with the engine at the rear. Shaukiwan, whence it runs on a gradient through wooder It moved along at the rapid pace,

Win 點

nf

of live

to

down inte

re

An

which were riding the then Anruns on again through Aberdeen.

Here, though opinions differ as to whether the acenery is so fine is on the island of Hongkong it self, the ronds are flatter and

ung straight ran at good speed in btainable. A trip to Castle Penk, with its Buddhist temple and bath- ng facilities or through Tai-po to ho golf-links at Fanling, is the "avourite Sunday amusement for he resident moteriet: a special laced by a proper Motor Car Terry Service transports the cars rom Hongkong to the mainland and should a or a small charge,

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of 10 miles per hour and war hills to Tani-wan Gan. Hereighter which will shortly be re- looked upon by many Chinese with new road branches off to Shek-O superstitious awe. Shortly after standing at the function of the

clame *10 Toads one can 2-scaler one of the early Ford was imparted by Dr. Noble and al Tam Ragervair 174 terms the andal Mr. Lauritson, of the Dragon

hay to Cape D'Aguilar and the Garage, who wan the pioneer of adjacent Islands, The road runreakdown occur on the road, one public cars in this Colony, im-n arross the reservoir and past the many garages in Kowloon an easily be phoned from, the norted one or two cars which to Stanley, fresh scenery being

earest Police Statio., where also day would be looked upon as very vealed at every band, until antiquated vehicles.

proximately half way round the the derelict motorist can await in in this land. Renuise Ray with its anter

omfort the arrival of the "Break- The first real action

hotel down Gang." equined modern Colony in connexion with motor tdly cara came about over one of these "omes into sloht. This hotel whe motor cars. It came round a opened on New Year's Day. 1920.

One of the greatest surprise to corner one day on the Jubilec Wonderful Views Offered. he visitor who comes out to South Road at the rapid pace miles an hour and nearly collided Leaving Repulse Bay the road China is to find that Hongkong and the Aurrounding territory with three Chinese Ponica

with its large fishing fleet, to comprises one of the most beauti Colonial Secretary Sir Ceel Pokfulum. From this part of the ful places in the world, and that good roads make the endless Clementi and his Miss Eyres (now road some of the finest sunsets scenic beauties" of the pince enally Lady Clementi) and her father. the world worthy of Turner's i

and quickly available. the then Commodore. A summons zenius can be seen, the deep blun The road from Kowloon to was taken out by the Commodore of the water and vivid green of Castle Peak skirts the shore, thus but owing to lack of regulations the Islands making them still more riving evidence of that love of the magnificent. Here nigo la the the case was dismissed.

large Chinese cemetery, hundreds sea that is inborn in all. The Arrival of Regulations. of graves dot the hillsides, and sides of the road; on one side

scenery in

in very beautiful on both From that date motor car re- rows of earthenware jars contain- xulations came into force, Hong: Ing the bones of departed Chinese the never ending-hills with their greenery, and on the kong was a peacefully quiet place are ranged on one of the higher carpeting

past this the

the road other side the ever changing sea. glopen, Just to live in in those days.

with off. the lower

ncores of lovely islands rising branches

road leads A few years later in June 1918 down into Kennedy Town and so prettily from the blue and groen a few private owners of motor

Burfnee of the water. From cars conceived the idea to formion to Shek-Tong-Tapi, brilliant at Castle Penk to Fanling the road under the Presidency of the late night time with thousands of Mr. P. H. Holyank an Association, tu festive mood. The upper and

trie lights and gav with which they called the "Hongkong

ponular rond Automobile Association,"

with view to furthering the interests of through the tree-lined avenues to the Hongkong University and co owners and to make this Colony suitable for motor traffic, and it to the upper levels of Victoria. may be interesting to review since Recently opened is the winding then how the Colony has grown and for graded road to the

Poak to the use of motor traffic.

and

upon the Ponk In that year there were about there are excellent motor twenty flye cara all privately affording residents easy and com owned and driven by their Eurofortable access to their homes. A pean owners. It was later that road has also been recently opened the first driver of Chinese nation enabling residents of May Read ality appeared on

dispense with on the scene and and Barker Road to to-day I suppose 95 per cent, of the chair and ricksha coolles and a drivers are Chinese and compar monthly tram ticket. ing

them with drivers in other Those residenta not fortunate countries it can be said that they enough to possess cars can enjoy are above the average in care and the beauties of the Colony from a order due I think largely to the hired car at reasonable rates, fact that from the beginning they with the added satisfaction

that knowing

should anything have been carefully tested before being licensed and since kept in happen to the car it is the driver's order by perhaps rather strict "pidgin and not the passengers." regulations.

New publie garages are continu- ally

not Nowhere now is entirely free) appearing and signs are from the sound of the toot of the wanting that ore long still more horn and public garages abound, roads will be built which will! new companies and firma dealing permit of still longer and, if poa- In motor care and accessories con- Bible, more pleasant "joy-rides"

tinue to be formed and the

more

Clee-

ine is always a sea breeze or a sug-

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