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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

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unique,

years old.

As far back as 1906, Hooper & Co., Ltd., the well-known coach builders, supplied this budy t Lord Derby, and it was then filled to n Napler chassis.

Since then it has been trans

ferred twice and is still vivin great satisfaction, which spop for a body is over 26 volumes, for the quality of its

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FLYING BOATS.

Experimental Boat Scrapped.

PUBLIC AND THE

DECISION.

The Air Ministry, compelled to reduce its programme of experi mental aircrafts, doclded recently

submission to the abandonment of the airship programme, and to the scrapping of an airship with which a certain amount of research and

experiment could have been carried on, has been the knowledge that the problem of the big flying boat was being seriously tackled.

ed. It.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1932.

JOURNEY'S END.

Austin Seven Encircles the Globe.

MANY OBSTACLES.

The vital importance of the big- flying boat to Empire communica- tona la so obvious that the subject

Hector MacQuarrie and Dick need not at this moment he labour- Matthews the two New Zea- The country is convinced of, landers who left London on February 23rd of this year on the Great Britain has developed the second half of their tour round the to abandon the six-engined civil | flying "bont of moderate size more, world in an Austin Saven, success-

auccessfully than any other country- fully completed flying boats already more than half In no country has the design of the when they reached Auckland. New completed at the Supermarine

seaworthy and airworthy flying Zealand-their starting point-on (Vickers) works,

Southampton. bont been so successfully advanced, September 7th. Thus will be saved the difference and no country is our equal for between the agreed price of the skilled and experienced personnel completed bout and the sum of money to be paid to the construc-ecessary to the operation of these

tors for the work done. The half- completed boat will immediately be acrapped.

At a very liberal catimate the saving, in terms of cash, will be about £20,000. It will not exceed that figure. Profit and loss may be represented as:---

SAVING.

SACRIFICE.

At most (1) An important £20,000. design

(2) Two years

sign and build Ing.

craft.

The boat which is being scrapped was experimental. It was in the direct line of auccession from R.A.F. bosts now in service, It was just the right and sound stop beyond them, and was not, like the German Do-X, an extravagance of

their long trek

1"), in encircling the earth en- Although their Car ("Emily countered every kind of weather and climate, traversed deserts and mountain ranges, crossed flooded rivers and muddy swamps-every obstacle was surmounted, and the little ear made a trouble-free run.

venture is a wonderful tribute to The successful completion of the the reliability of the Austin Seven. for apart from the weight of the passengers, it carried a heavy load of camping equipment, kit, photo- graphic apparatus, etc.

said: the

Mr. Hector MacQuarrie, in Com- advising the Austin Motor pany of their safe arrival, "Emily II has stood up to gruelling task magnificently, and is still in excellent condition. not-: withstanding the terrific ordeal to which she has been subjected."

immense cost and doubtful utility. Now It has been given up; and while Germany has the Do-R at least to prove error with; Great Britain, which has so much at de-atake, is deliberately slipping back from a position Almost secured, Other countries will go ahead.

Of all the excuses made for this (3) Employment for extraordinary pennywise action, the most remarkable has it that the abandoned flying bont was not (4) The opportunity really important because a fleet con- for early opera sisting of one ship would have no tional experi-operational opportunity! As well ence with this say because a toddling Infant can- class of aircraft. not yet walk it must not be allow.H,

ed to crawl to its lega-Anding

some highly skilled men.

It is not neccessary here to dis- Juss the claim that by this action he Air Ministry will be able to

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roceed with the fast muil-carrying LAND'S END TRIAL ype of aeroplane, for which some twenty firms have sent in specifica- ions. None will question the im- portance of the fast mail plane.

In the natural public concern roused by the drastic action which as been taken it was allowed to eak out that a military flying boat of the same power as the civil ¡ying bant sacrifled is nearing com- letion, and it is suggested that this essel will to some extent bridge he gap and enshi operational ex- erience to be obtained.

In a measure that is true, but it pay as well now be stated that here were wide differences between e designs, quite apart from the

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New Hill Test.

RACE AND ROUTE DETAILS.

By Kirkstone,

(cars only), Lynmouth Hill, Lyn Beggars Roost, Runes Mili Hill (near Launceston), and Bluchills Mine, the trial will cor- tainly be a sporting one.

Last year there was a break

away from tradition. so far as spectators were concerned. Thou- sands of them went. further went than Lynmouth.

The Route.

The start will take place on Good Friday evening' from Vir ginia Water on the London-Bag- shot rond, 20 miles from London. The regulations for the Motor-The first man will leave at 10] Cycling Club's run at Easter to Land's End are now jasued. The route should provide a strenuous and enjoyable trial for all who

enter.

p.m., and the route will be by;

Basingstoke; Andover; Amen- bury; Langport; Taunton; Grab- hurst, Lynmouth; Lynmouth Hi Barbrook Mill; Beggars Roost; Entries being received indicate Lyn Cross; Simonabath: South

and drivers Moulton: that private riders

Umberleigh Bridg may possibly bring the figures Great Torrington; Holsworthy back to what they were when the Launceston: Doublehois; car and motor-cycle trades en-bridge; Fraddon;

et that one Is a Survice Byingtouraged the run by bonuses. Bluehills Mine;

nut, whilst the other was designed or evil air transport.

There is not the slightest doubt hal one of the reasons for public

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Wide- Perranporth Porthtownn

There is one thing to be said Gwithian; Penzance and Land' for the Motor-Cycling Club-they | End-ranched by the first man afi are not deterred by criticism. 4 p.m. on the Saturday.

This is shown by the inclusion in the run o Hustyn Hill near Wadebridge, Cornwall, on which here was so much trouble and

· -lisorganisation last year due to The surface at the start of the Chill becoming almost impossible after the vehicles - hid · jeft the water-splash.

This year a temporary dressing. material will be laid down the day before the trial, and supplemen-

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Over The Hill.

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