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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH -

SATURDAY 23rd APRIL. 1932.

Being The Official Organ of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

PROBLEM OVER-

COME.

A Morris That Flew.

The Morris subsidiary company in Australia-Morris (New South Wales), Ltd., of Syduty--recently received An order for ...

CURRENT

then be erected instructing pedén- triana not to cross the Atreet without the signal from_the_con- stable on duty, who would hold up all motor traffic when necessary in

COMMENT order to permit pedestrians to

A Death Trap.

Cross, There is nothing very dif ficult in this suggestion, in fact, It is based on the must elementary system practised in almost every city where there is considerable Falling this, a vehicular traffic. notice board should be erected car the exit to Garden Rond from the Cathedral Compound bearing the instruction "LOOK OUT FOR TRAFFICT" CROSS THE STREET HERE!" By so doing, people would Le diruaded from crossing over

From the Cathedral Compound to the Peak Tram Station, espe- Morris-Cowley touring model to be rially the corner by the Vejunteer delivered to the New Guinea Headquarters, is a

particularly goldfields. The latter are al

(situated dangerous stretch for pedestrians, A mountain-ringed plateau, mainly on account of the fact that quite inaccessible for motorenrs there is no footpath on the side the rand ascending the hill. On from durrounding districts, and

Monday evening fast, a well-known furthermore, the Morris-Coviryosident narrowly escapest disaster on a blind, corner which, sooner was too heavy for vartare by black when about to cross the road op for later, will be the seene of a portera.

posite the H.K.V.D.C. Building.serious accident. The annoying aspect was that the traffic constable on duty actually signalled the "all clear to a eur

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The Morris representatives were not to be thwarted, however. The

Leeni motorists will be interest- car was shipped to Salamun, the goldfields' port, in theer sections, turning from Lower Albert Roaded to learn that the makers of the and thence Transported by hero-inte Garden Rond, although the famous Studebaker automobiles of simple intelligence have built a new passenger vehicle plane aver the mountains some 60 exercise miles to its final destination, for must have told him that the im-to compete in the lower price field. assembly. Role and engine were medinte track of the car when and that the first shipment will carried inside the plate while the clear on the corner was obstructed arrive in Hongkong in the near Studebaker has gained a chassis was affixed to the exterior by a pedestrian. Of course, It future.

may be argued that the pedestrian splendid reputation throughout of the fuselage,

should also watch the constable's the world, and Hongkong has While the Pedestrians Assockanal, and such argument is well reason to appreciate the reason for such reputation.. It has been fouled, but at the same time, it tion insists that walkers are his dy the duty of traffic police said, and rightly so, that the su- coming increasingly careful in

jin give protection to alt road users prenic test of an automobile crossiny streets, a Sunderlan

hy riving

warning. how it stands up to public hire adequate

service, and the fact that there coroner ays the pedestrian is, a

Assuming that the pedestrian was menace to the roads inasmuch as proceeding absentmindedly, the are numbers of Studebakers which he will not take precautions.

have recorded well over the "Brat constable should signal the ear driver of the danger, rather than hundred thousand" miles over the give him the signal to proceed. In hills of the Colony, in public ser- this particular case, the horn was vice, in all weathers, and are still going strong." eloquently Pot sounded. undoubtedly because the driver Rezepted the instruction bears out the claim made by the of the constable. Fortunately the manufacturers. The new car is ubject in querlion realised his sure to command a wide sale, and danger in a Hash, and taking although we are as yet unequin burried leap to the side, saved od with the price, we are assured that it will be a revelation. It is himself. With witnesses who saw the constable's signal, it would named the "Rockne Six." have been difbeult to hold the driver of the car responsible had # accident occurred, and we da urge that special instructions this point should be given to those who dirdet trame.

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It's only six hours and 18 minutes by railroad-automobile from Miami Fla, northward to Jacksonville. That's 42 minutes better than the best previous rall time. And here you see the Pnuematic-tyred car, gauged to regular tracks, that performed the record run.. Left to right, in the fore- ground, are G. H. Hurley, division superintendent of the Sen- board Rallway; H, Gold, of West Palm Beach, train master. and Clifford D. Smith, engineer.

IN THE LEAD.

Austin Cars in Ceylon. Motor registration in Ceylon for 1931 show Austin ears leading all} other makes.

1,007.

five

SIX-WHEELERS.

Thornycroft Vehicles for Overseas Railways.

One of the last orders received by John 1. Thornycroft & Co.. Limited. before the close of 1931, Austing account for 1,712, their was one from the Lourenco Mar- nearest competitors being Chevroques Government Railways for

six-ton rigid let, 1.702: Ford, 1.211: Morris, Thornycroft

wheelers.

More important than the valua One car out of every

re-of the order was its encouraging gistered in Ceylon during 1931 was indication of the buying revival by overseas railways of Britisk an Austin.

mot vehicles, which there are Im mense possibilitics for the opera- tion of these in conjunction with their railway services.

The outstanding example is that of the Union Government Rail- successful experiments ways of South Africa which after

shifting into

reverse.

Merely

It should not be difficult to dis- cover a remedy for this state of affairs. It has recently been sug gested to us that a footpath along the side of the road by the Com BODY STYLES OFFERED shifting the band lever causes the

solve the pound would not blem, although we do not entirely agree with that view. There is The Chevrolet appears with reverse fork to move the clutch ample space to take in a few feet more extensive changes in design sleeve toward the rear, eagalog of the Cathedral property for a than any annual Chevrolet model | both driving and driven members with Thornycroft motor vehicles, footpath, the end of which would ince the ear was changed from and providing positive drivs have gradually acquired a fleet of When the hand leser is over 100 of these which now run If Auch an improvement could be is offered in 12 standard Fisher just by the Volunteer Building, four to six eslinders in 1928. It should hody styles, three open and nine effected. #notice board

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ment.

Improvements In the 1932 line over last year's models include gown-draught carburetion, coun- terbalanced

reverse.

in 1924

again moved into a forward beed regular services beyond their rail the clutch sleeve is released au-ways covering approximately 12- tomatically into its former free 000 miles annually, which is very nearly equal to that of their rail. wheeling position. This feature way system. relieves the driver of having to

In South America there is im- remember to shift into the conven- mense scope for similar services. tional hosition before going into and several of the important rall-

shift into crankshaft, smaller reverse and of having to wheels and larger tyres, radically the coasting position again before changed front and appearance, "finger touch" front sent adjust. chanring to a forward speed. ment. cowl ventilator on a no- In the United States. 10,000 dels, hood doors instead of louvres, motorbuses are used in the trans- improved clutch and an additional

portation of school children in eras member in the frame.

rtiral #rens.

Of the mechanical changes, the most important is the new trans- mission mit, which combines syncromesh with simplified free wheeling as standard equipment.

In

The most striking change in ex- terior appearance is the new front end, which has been completely re- designed. The new "stablised" front end mounting is an import- ant feature of the new car. conventional mounting, the radia tor, fenders and head lamps are supported from the sides of the frame. In the new Chevrolet the fenders, radiator and head lamps are carried on a singlo fender sup- port unit, which is anchored to the centre of the front cross member of the frame. This pivotal an- chorage enables the front end to nway with the body as a unit, thus reducing the weave.

The 40 horsepower. overhead valvo. six-cylinder engine

Ix smoother, quieter and more power- ful. The engine block is stiffened and strengthened by additional ribe and more motal nt points of stress.

An Ingenious automatic deviza enables the driver to forget about the free-wheeling control when

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there have commenced cles with mach success, but the operating Thornycroft motor vehi- prevailing depression which is also South keenly felt throughout America, has retarded develop- ment, which it is confidently ex- pected will continue when better conditions retura.

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