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THE WORLD'S

THE HONGKONG

AIRWAYS.-

American Experts Hold That Planes Can Fly Atlantic Mails.

nothing anvo courage and skill of pilots, in whom such qualities are taken as a matter of course, and as needless and almost criminal risks

Germany.

TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

develop in equipment and come to light only under actual operation, would have been discovered and eliminated.

CARS OF 1933.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1932.

FREE-WHEELING.

Now We Know All About It.

MOTORS INCREASE BY 21 PER CENT. IN 4 YEARS.

Decline of the Motor-Cycle.

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Fashions Forecasted. Just two years would, be needed

Detroit, Oct. 28th. for the most curoful preparation,

Although it will be anys this technician, and some months before the autombile mar

Washington, D. G., Oct. 29, thing like a 48 hour schedule ket in flooded with new models of

A steady declins in the populari was 5 per cent, on the previous For those who have dimculty in could be established between

ofty of the motor-cycle, and a steady year. In 1929 the figure the intricacies every design and hue, it's not too fathoming

increase in motor-conchos and 12 per cont. more than the pre- carly to hazard guess at what automobile free-wheeling, the come light cars are revealed In this vious year. Following the famous flights of He met more storms over the Paris, London and New York.

be incor-missioner of patents, in turning year's annual road consus. This

The Busiest Road 1927, ocean flights were frowned North Sea and climbed above Right now, however, a trans-at-new accessories will

Motor-cycles have been decreas- Cupon na blta of silly daring worth

them. In ill, he flew close to fantle service by plane la in the porated on none of the cars this down an application to trademark is taken by the Automobile Anso-

the term, has defined the mechan- ciation at more than 100 points ng since 1929. Heavy motors nothing to aviation; proving 4.500 miles to land safely in making. Lufthanen expects to year.

Beenuse of a slow market, and ism. It reads as follows:

on the principal roads of Great made a phenomenally largo In station n supply ship in the South

"The term 'free-wheeling when Britain during n week of 77 hours crease in 1930, but only a small Atlantic and, flying great sun- the need for added selling points

Is Beach August. and the for autos, the accessory manufac-appiled to transmissions..

Increase In 1991, a black year Europe In 10 years the world's distance planes, jaln

turers are digging up a new line transmission which allows a car

Compared with last year: generally for motor transport. record had been doubled. Lastmarkels of Latin Amerlen in a

Motor-cars-due chiefly to the Detalls of traffice in and near of fo, writen Lawen D. Lynn (year Russell. Boardman and Johri three-day service. At the same! of novelties which are more eye- to drift or glide whenever the com-

catching than ever.

ponent of the force of gravity in a popularity of the light car-in-London show that the Portsmouth| -Horo and there, however, were

Many of these accessories will direction parallel to the road creased by 100.000; Motor-cycles read at Esher was the busiest mon who did not regard these! Polando, ying a later edition of time the French are interested in battles with the North Atlantic the Chamberlin plane, made a non-the Armstrong Aurodrome and its

cars. Others will not, however, fores due to the momentum of the motor vehicles-due chiefly to mutor-cycles, 30,381 heavy motors, distance of 6,011 Coeur lines South America with

and will have to be picked up at car, tends to minke it travel at the increase in moter-conches-in- jand 7,219 other vehicles. malda of storm and tricky winds to istanbul,

miles. The margin between this the great Aeropostale system of

higher speed than that correspond-creased by 20,000.

This, however, ahowed a decline as mere stunts.

hop and the 1,900-miles jump from France.and North Africa.

ing to the engine speed. With In 1928 the motor vehicles re- of 23,162 vehicles compared with such a device embodied in thecorded on the roads totalled 2,275,- | 1931. A glance at the history of trans- Harbor Grace to Ireland

Flying at night through bad

transmission, a soon as vither of 136. This year they wore 2,769,- Putney Hill had a decrease of oceanic flying since it started, in 2,100-miles hop from Bermuda to weather with planes whore range

these forces tends to make the ent (302, an increase of 494,186, or 21 more than 30,000 cars, and a 1919, with the bop from New-the Azores can be transinted into will allow them to remain aloft

overrun the engine, the latter is per cent.

decrease in all other forms of foundland to Ireland by Alcock pounds of fuel. Those pounds, in throughout the hours of darkness

automatically disengaged."

traffe. and Brown and the flight in the part at least, can again be re-so that landings and take-offs may NCA by way of the Azoren, in-placed with pounds of valuable be made by daylight will make the newer, service easier. These plmes are dicates that in one important mail. Add radio, add factor the planes hay; advanced nighter

powerful in the building. Moreover, the steadily toward the goal. Alenck engines; put those efficient wings work being done by our Depart jand Brown, flying a Vickers bon-on a boat hull and step the speedment of Commerce and the in- ber, hopped the 1,000 miles from to 160 miles an hour and transdividual airlines and airplane St. John's to Clifden, Ireland, and oceanic flying will be established. companies ou blind Aying is to prove of great help in the ocean. are These assertions merely

service. quoted opinions of hard-headed, money-saving aeronautical techni- clans, one of whom aaid recently:

And her always attending hand-top hop from Floyd Beunett Field Possibilities for joining the Lavie. I be standard equipment in some surface on a downgrade, or the showed a deerenac; and other road with 06,218 cars, 12,219

crow

ostablished a world's distanca re- cord. Lieutenant Rold and, Lieu- tonant Hinton, with a

of two, few their giant flylug bont to the Azores, while another NC boat landed in the Atlantic miles aut and taxied calmly in to Horla in sometimes and spite of choppy really boisterous acus.

Progenitor of Mait Carrying Finnes

Hervler years."

74714 more

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Motor Troubles Could Be Eliminated

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WATCH YOUR SPEED

BRITISH

Changes in Four Years Over the period of four years On the Brighton-Portsmouth from 1928:

road. near Arundel, the total Cars on the roads have increased traffic increased by 86 per cent..

MOTOR

TRAFFIC.

Continued Expansion.

Special A. A. Report to The Hongkong Telegraph

The general inference is that traffle is taking greater advantage of alternative routes where they are available.

Battery Neglect

by 24 per cent, dealer's if they prove practical,

Motor-cycles have decreased by and on the Worthing road by 16 per cent., but the Brighton road at 18 per cent. or attractive enough.

The Automobile Club of South- Something to Guitle' Em

All other motor-vehicles (such Bolnoy Five Ways, Busscx, hnd a It's pretty safe to predict that ern California has found that ana motor-coaches) have increased decrease of 7 per cent.

gallon of gasoline giving 20 miles | by 46 per cent. the fender guide will appear an standard on some

There has been an appreciable models.Eagiat n speed of 20 miles an hour The instrument makers and air-neers contend that, with the pres- may deliver only seven milles at lowing down in the growth of ear plane bullders are both seeking ent low construction of cars, it is 70 miles an hour,

traffle. The expansion in 1932 the way to fly in the dark and practically necessary to have "If the United States Postolice through fox. Artificial horizons Department declared that it would, on the one hand, more stable back ocean mail with a suitable planes and automatic pilots on payment, WO could have the the other, with radio guidance to

established within

two supplement the two, are surely conquering the weather. In this connexion

the Department of That boat, rather than the land

Agriculture through its ocean- plane of Alcock and Brown, was,

weather service and the Depart- the progenitor of the machine

ment of Commerce transmitting In that time the proper planes teletype

weather which some day soon will carry

maps nre the nails and exprow by way of would be built and tested under furnishing more, aids to safety guide of some sort mounted on the Bermuda and the Azores, oriutual load and over

fender to come into the driver's line of vision and guide him. possibly by way of the Arctic, to deelded upon. Enough test flights "ver both land and sen.

would be made to assure the Every branch of science is con- Europe.

These little wires, with a coloured backers and the government that tributing something to the con-

ball atop them, do not detract Following the flights of 1919 the service would be both safe and quest of the ocean by air, but from the lines of the car and, in thoro was a wait until 1927. dependable. The oceanweather when it is finally established and many casca, add to its appearance. Lindorbergh, in his solo hop in the reporting system which Captain the history written to small part Designers have improved this ispocially constructed Spirit of St. Mollison calls already 10 por of the credit will be allotted to the guide so that now it is finished in Louis, Bew 2,010 miles from cont. accurate" would be even "stunt" fiera, the "crazy" men and chromium or other metal, and can Roosevolt Field to Paris, a How more accurate. The pilots, pro-women who year after year have be had as a miniature lanpost

Over the country as a whole the distance record, destined, it was bably those same navigators who risked their lives in flying the or lighthouse, and in modernistic

growth of car traffic has been most declared, to stand for a long time. are now on regular schedule plow-oceans. They have concentrated motifs.

noticeable in the touring districts, Two weeks Inter, Chamberlin, withing the air lanes above the Carib-man's attention on the conquest of One designer in particular has

Over a period of four years from as this year a greater number of 1 passenger aboard and flying a bean for Pan American Airways the air over the sens. They have contrived a unique combination 1928, the number of Carg has people took their holidays in Bellanca built for commercial use to strike a dot 500 miles at sen joined the scientific workers in a fender guide. It incorporates increased on the ronds by 21%, Great Britain. This is reflected in and not for an ocean flight, stepp with 100 per cent. records, would concerted attack on the problem driving mirror, signal light, park motorcycles have decreased by the greater number of vehicles re- ad up that distance record to 3,011 have completed their training over and by their risky laboratory ex-ing light, side floodlight and 18%, all other classes of motors corded in the West, East, North milea. He met storms in the the ocean and all the many little periments have made.ocean flying trouble, light.

having increased by 46%. In 1928 Wales, North-west and Scotland. Atlantic and flow around them, things, the quirks and "bugs" that [a fael.

The placing of the automobile the motor vehicles recorded totail- | More, motoriste from the Home clock has brought to light the ed 2,276,136, in 1932, 2,769,302 an Counties went farther afield this foibles of the designers' minds..

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interesting and Worthing rond by 16% but the valuable facts about road traffle Brighton rond are disclosed by The Automobile|Ways had a decrease of 76. Association's annual Census, which is taken at over 100 points on the principal roads In Great Britain, during a week of 77 hours each August.

Compared with last year, ears show an increase of 100,000, motorcycles a slight decrease, and of her motor vehicles an increase of 26,000.

One has placed it on the handle increase of 404,166 or 21% of the gearshift lever, making it There is an appreciable slowing rather inconvenient to see while down in the growth of ear traffic, driving. One unique arrange unquestionably the result of the

The general inference is that, traffic is taking greater advantage of alternative routes where these are available,, and this is con- firmed by the ever increasing popularity of A.A. bye-road itineraries.

year, and this helps to explain the Amall increase in car traffic in these Counties at the time of the Census.

EASY PAY PLAN

year, Motorcycles have been C. C. Hanch, general manager of decreasing since 1929. Heavy the National Association of motors made a phenomenally large Finance Companies, has advanced increase in 1930, but only a small the plan that garage owners adopt increase in 1931, which Was the policy of repairing automobiles black year generally for motor on the instalment plan in order to transport.

revive business,

ment places the clock in the rear-present burden of taxation. The view mirror.

expansion in 1932 was 5% on the Horns are offering a fruitful

previous year, whilst in 1929 the field for the designers to play, gure was 21% over the previous with. Recently a horn was in- troduced to sound the first four notes of "How Dry I Am." The microphone type of horn is still popular, but à new type with chimes threatens to replace it,

Just Like the Radio One chime horn is described as having 籍 "melodious, vibrant tone" another sounds a "power ful, harmonious chime," and third, operating from the exhaust, ranges from a deep bass note to

BONG!

STILL THEY MOUNT

The A.A. Census is taken in twelve different areas, and thus it is possible to compare the relative i changes. In the Home Countles

the expansion in motorcars has. Despite sentiment against them. been relatively amall (11%) be- railroad grade crussings numbered tween 1928 and 1932. In South, 7927 more in 1930 than in 1924, Wales there was A decrease of according to Milton W. Harrison, 13% whilst North Wales had an nead of the Railway Security incrense of 30%. In Scotland ears Owners' Association. increased by 30% in the four

years.

Heavy motor traffic in the Home Counties has grown by 37% be- tween 1928 and 1932, and in the Eastern

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American-made automobiles a "deep sonorous pitch heard for

aren by 100%. The wore 100 per cent in evidence in more than a mile."

smallest increase was 5% in the 19 of the geographical units of Hatracks may make their ap: South-west of England. In Scot the world covered in the 1931 pearance as standard equipment land the increase was 56 over automobile consus. this year. This accessory is truly 1928. In convenience. The rack is fitted

at the top of the car, and the To keep up the true perspective driver and passengers on warm it must be borne in mind that the daya can put their hats in this car remains the predominent, rack and eliminate the tramping vehicle on the road. It was 67%

of all motor traffic in 1928, and it was 68% this year. Motorcycles have declined from 18% to 11% and all classes of public service and goods motore have increased from 17% to 21% of motor traffic.

It must not be imagined that' motors are the only users of the roads. In the Home. Counties area, which has the heaviest traffic in the whole country,' a consus of all vehiɗics was taken. For cleanliness, such devices as 886,210 cars were recorded in the the adjustablo windahleld scroon week, 196,062 motorcycles, 263,480 to keep out bugs and becs, and other types of motors, and 160,092 compact vacuum cleaner made podal-cycles, horse-drawn vehicles, especially for the automobile have etc., which thus formed 11% of been put on the market. It is the traffic in the Home Counties as said that the vacuum cleaner can compared with the 61% formed by also be used for drying the hair | privatos cars and the 18% com- after a shampoo,

posed of commercial motors,

and crushing they generally get when thrown in the back sent.

For the economical motorist- And there are a lot of them these days there is the automatic book kooper, attached to the steering post, to enable the driver to figure the cost of running his car down to the last penny.

Vary interesting are the details of traffic, in and near London. The Portsmouth road at Esher had the highest volume of traffle for any cenaus point with 60,218 cara, 12,219 motorcycles, 30,381 heavy If the accessory mon had their motors, and 7.210 other forms of own way, the automobile would traffic.

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machinery in the world. Lights On tho Brighton-Portsmouth have been devised for øvery con- road near Arundel.. the total ceivable angle, curva and corner, traffic Increase, by 88%; on the

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