FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1928.
THE MOTOR TRADE.
EXPERT'S INTERESTING
ADDRESS.
TRADE VIEWPOINT.
BRINGS A PRESENT FOR
· THE QUEEN.
THE CHINA MAIL,
A great variety of used car PRINCESS ELIZABETH plans have been proposed and tried in various American citios | involving in most cases, agree. ments between dealers respecting allowances. Most of the used car plans attempted to control the dealer have fallen down.
The only surviving principle is On Tuesday, at the Grand that no merchant should ever Theatre, & lecture entitled "Soll-buy merchandise new or old ing and Servicing Motor Cars" which cannot be sold for more illustrated with eight reels of mo- money than he paid for it. That tion pictures, was given by Mr. is the solution of the used car pro- Welton Schmidt, Field Represen-blem. tative National Automobile
Commerce, New! Chamber of
York. Owing to the fact that the
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A ROYAL POSY.
of the most important visitors received by the Queen on May 25 on the occasion of her Glat birthday was her little grand- daughter, Princess Elizabeth.
With her father, the Duke of York, the Princess motored to Buckingham Palace to give her own greetings to the Queen and to hand to her grandmother her special birthday present.
The nature of the present was a closely guarded secret for a time of the household Even membera staff at the Duke's Piccadilly home dist not know exactly what it was
A GOOD SLOGAN. A good slogan for handling use of the theatre could only, he used cars is Buy Right, Make All any obtained between 4.30 and 6.00 Right, and Sell Right. the committee of Hong Kong used car plan can do is to make it motor car and accessory dealers easier to know when and how to in charge of the lecture decided carry out these three rules,
What it meant by "Buy to devote the entire period to the showing of the pictures and to Right?" Not to allow for the ear ask the Motor Car department of in trading more than you would the Hong Kong newspapers to pay in cash for it if there were that the Princess held tightly print the lecture in order that it no new car scale involved. might reach all those engaged in do this you must have some the motor car business in South knowledge of the resale market China. The following is Mr. prices. From this should be de- Schmidt's lecture.
Mr. Chairman and Gentle
men:-
To elapsed in her hand when she en tered the car to drive to the Palace.
ducted handling charges, over- head and profit, and cost of put- ting the car in condition for re- sale. The remainder is the fair
As most of you are aware, the National Automobile Chamber of allowance.. Commerce is the trade association
A Dainty Posy.
It transpired later that Princess Elizabeth's gift to the Queen was
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psy of flowers, with a colour. scheme of pale pink, shading through pale mauve to blue, What is meant by "Make The centre was of pink roses sur of the American manufacturers Right?" Always put the car in rounded by forget-me-nots and love of motor cars, trucks and buses. good mechanical condition before in-a-mist. It was tied with a rib The Chamber in association with re-selling so that you can give it bon of blue and silver, edged with a the British Society of Motor at least thirty days guarantee. little fringe of lilles-of-the-valley Manufacturers and Traders and The selling of used cars without and a mist effect of pink tulle the French, German and Italian reconditioning is to be discouraged around the whole. motor car manufacturers, is a unless they are of such low value the Bureau Inter-that it does not pay to put them member of national with headquarters in in condition, and then it should Paris. For that reason meetings he plainly understood that they
we are having have not been reconditioned.. such are the on
What is meant by "Sell to-day are always participated in by dealers handling all makes of Right?" Keep your used car! cars as our efforts are directed to stock moving. Never allow it to improving trade conditions in exceed a certain percentage of Charge general.
your new car business."
transac-
In America our leading success-a fair price and stand back of the ful motor car dealers are organ- merchandise, remembering that ised into a body known as the the customer's confidence is as National Automobile Dealers As-important in used car sociation. When the president [tions as in new. and Directors of that body learn- ed that I was to visit Hong Kong) they asked me to bring to you their very good wishes for a prosperous year.
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FIVE PER CENT.
SERVICE,
I am sure that no one can at- tempt to discuss the retail sale of motor vehicle withoat some com- ment on the importance of the problem of serving them.
Whether we like it or not we The N.A.D.A. believes that an automobile dealer is entitled to a must admit that the automobile minimum of five per cent. net industry in the United States was old before it profit on the gross business that over twenty years
ceased to look upon the mainten- he does.
To make sure of that five per Lance of the vehicles it sold as a cent. net profit on gross volume it necessary evil and began to see it is necessary that the dealer operas a business. ate a departimentalised business. Now the manufacturers and A business made up of new cars, most dealers recognise service as of second hand cars and of parts one of the most important cle- Each depart-rent in their business-equal in and accessories. ment must return its necessary impor1.ce to sales. portion of the profit. No depart. The retories are doing their ent should be maintained at apart by investing millions of dol- loss or as an accommodation delars in parts Departments and in partment.
supply depots throughout the To make a profit every dealer world to make service easy and must study expense control. He prompt,
record Dealers must realise that the must establish such a keeping system as will enable him best galling offort and the host to determine his costs of doing advertising results business. This will allow him to which come via the back door of adjust his expense to his volume the service department. Service ather than blindly trying to can and should be given at a pro make his volume cover his ex-fit. The independent repair shops penses. He must also install such and garages prove that. departmental control as will help him to eliminate waste in his business., For this he must use charts, one for each department's sales and one for each depart ment's expenses.
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of a
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I consulted the Mystery Man. 3. Daniel Defoe, author and He assured me that he would be me and gave me London able to eure
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SKETCH BANNED.
ALLUSION TO "JIX" TOO PERSONAL.
I took his Tawises' and burnt' them as direct by him, and Lotto my surprise 1 And since I took his "Tawises the attacks of asthmas have become few and far between. Verily India is the land of mys- teries and mystics.
The Censor has banned "Jix," n sketch. based on a remark made by a Sir William Joyson-Hicks, the Home Secretary, in the House of Commons
It was to have been in recently. cluded in the new revue. "Many Happy Returns," at the Duke of
York's Theatre.
office:-
The posy was described by an.ex- Mr. Archibald de Bear, the pro- pert as being one of the "most deducer, received the following letter
the eately dainty things" he had ever from
Lord Chamberlain's;
Dear Sir, I am desired by thei Lord Chamberlain to write to you. regarding the additional material for "Many Happy Returns," and to say that with the exception of "Jix," the remainder may be passed for inclusion in the revue.
Reply to the City. The Queen sent the following message to the Lord Mayor in reply to the City of London's greetings.
I thank you most warmly, my Lord Mayor, for the loyal and kind message of congratulation which you have been good enough to address to me on the occasion of my birthday.
The Lord Chamberlain' is unable to sanction the inclusion of "Jix" as it is much too pertinently per- sonal-Yours faithfully, C. L Gordon, Assistant Comptroller.
I value more than I can say the birthday wishes of the clti-
"Jix" was to have been one zens of London which you convey of a series of sketches called to me in your telegram, and "Moments with the Really Great.” would ask you to express to them my sincere appreciation of, and
Among people portrayed are Mr. Baldwin. Prince Carol, Band- grateful thanks for, their kind
master Barnacle, and the M.C.C. thought of me to-day.-Mary R.
Selection Committee. All have The Queen's birthday was ob-been passed except "Jix." served by the commissioned war- ships at all the naval ports being dressed rainbow fnskion.
Flags were also hoisted on public
fired by salutting
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COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”
To-day-Queen's Theatre; "The Dove," reappearance
Miaa of Cherie Valentine, & Miss Tomasita Birdwell, at 9.20 p.m.
To-day-World Theatre; "Cradle Snatchers."
Blonde
To-day-Star Theatre; or Brunette.
July 8-9-Queen's Theatre; "The Cat's Pajamas."
July 8-9-World Theatre; "Paint-
"At rehearsal. I thought there was nothing offensive in 'Jix' ating the Town." all," Mr. de Bear said.
"I can, however, see the point of
July 8-9 Star Theatre; "Call- fornit."
10-11-World "Wages of Virtue."
Theatre;
buildings. Royal salutes of 21 view of the Lord Chamberlain, and July 10-11--Queen's Theatre; "A Kuns were
cause offence.
July Everything would ships at the home ports and also at it is possible that the sketch might Little Journey." military stations.
depend on how the audience took it. The Queen spent the morning at I have no desire to offend either the Buckingham Palace. In the after-Lord Chamberlain or Sir William noon she left with the King for Jornson-Hicks, and I shall therefore Sandringham where the Court spent readily accept the Lord Chamber Whitsuntide.
HYDE PARK CRIME.
lain's, decision,"
As to the remark made by the Home Secretary, on which the sketch is based, Mr. de Bear said. "If the Lord Chamberlain thinks it
CRIME WITNESSED BY MANY may cause offence on the stage-
PEOPLE.
Hyde Park was on a recent afternoon the scene of a double tragedy, a man killing a woman in sight of many passers-by, and then cutting his own throat. The two were seen struggling under the trees near the police-station, and 'screams by the woman caus- ed people to rush to the spot to her, and before they could reach her both had fallen to the ground. Scotland Yard issued the fol-
and I can quite see his point of view -t is just as likely to be offensive In print, so I do not feel that I ought to explain just what it was.
"I may say that it had a topical favour, inasmuch as it referred to
flyde Park incident,"
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To-day-At Sales Room, 4 Dud-
dell-at, valuable collection of post- age stamps, 5.15 p.m.
July 7-At Sales Room, 4 Dud- delf-st., a quantity of miscellaneous gooda.
Land Sales.
July 9-At P.W.D. Offices, Crown lands at Talkoktauf and Sham- shuipo, 3 p.m.
Meeting.
July 9-A meeting of the Sports- Committee at H.K.V. Headquarters at 5.45 p.m.
July 14-Meeting of Creditors of the Yuen Un Company, Ltd., at 6, Des Voeux-road, Ct., noon.
Miscellaneous. To-day-Lecture on the Blocking
To help dealers along these how easily food is assimilated, lowing statement: "At 2.20 TO LET. From about July 24th of Zeebrugge, by Lt.-Com. E. L lines the N.A.D.A. publishes two Thanipson's "Double Malted" enters p.m. to-day, Mr. H. T. Murphy, to August 27th, Modern Six Room- Berthon, R.N., D.S.C., in St. John's pamphlets. The first is entitled the blood stream almost instantly. aged about forty-five, of Lysan-ed House on the Peak. Flush sys-Cathedral Hall, 9 p.ra. "Model Budgets for Automobile Thompson's "Double Malted" gives der-grove, N.19, and Grace
July 7-Bathing picnic by St.
Dealers and gives detailed set the human system a high percent- Clark, aged about thirty-five, of tom, etc. Moderate rent to careful
tenant. Apply Box No. 559; c/o Andrew's Y.M.C. to Junk Bay, 4
are now
upa showing department sales, age of its nutritive value as only Falkland House, Falkland-road, balances and maximums of exersily assimilated properties have Kentish Town, were found lying penses that can be incurred and been incorporated in the malted on the grass about two hundred produce a minimum profit of 5 per milk. It represents well balanced yards north from the Hyde Park cent net.
body energy
in its richest form. Police Station, the woman having The other pamphlet is entitled It is no burden even to the most been stabbed in the neck, the man "Financial and Budget Forms for "finicky" digestion. You will find with his throat cut, apparently
"Double Malted" a caused by a razor. Automobile Dealers" and cover Thompson's
Both were removed to St. balance sheet, profit and loss wonderful bracer at any hour of statements and sales quoted and the day. When you have not the George's Hospital and expenses budget set-up.
inclination to prepare a complete dead. A knife and a razor were of the I am sorry I have not copies of meal or desire body energy with the found at the scene
on the system, tragedy. these pamphlets for distribution least possible tax but any dealer can obtain thera by serve Thompson's "Double Malted" Mr. Murphy was a married man writing to his own factory and hot or cold. It dissolves instantly with four children--three sons, twenty-one, asking for them by name as all in milk or water. It has the food aged respectively
value of a light meal. It stimulates fifteen and six, and a daughter, the appetite because of its malt aged nine. tonic properties and aids in the digestion of other foods.
American factories are support ers of the N.A.D.A.
Now I know you will expect me tu say something about used
At night, just before bedtime, cars. The N.A.D.A. does not re- commend that used cars be sold place two teaspoonfuls of Thomp for their purchase price. A deal- son's "Double Malted Malted Milk er ought to buy used cars from In a cup of hot milk fat boiling). the public at a discount as great, It makes a delicious, snug night at least, as the discount from the cap. Because it is nourishing and factory on his now cars. Furyo easily assimilated, it, induces ther deductions, of course, must refreshing sleep. be made for reconditioning costs.
USED CARS.
SCHOOLMATE STABBED,
A school boy was detained by
The used car situation in the United States has been very seri- was. Through the educational the police yesterday morning for work of the N.A.D.A. and Nation-stabbing a school-mate in the
He had lived at
Lysander Grove, in a substantial middle-class dwelling, for more than twenty years. He was em- ployed in a clerical capacity at a house in the City.
A nineteen-years-old niece of Mr. Murphy said that the news of the tragedy came upon the family as a stunning surprise. "I per- sonally have never heard of Miss Clark, and I do not think any other member of our family has ever heard of her. My uncle al- ways seemed quite happy at home."
Miss Clark, who lived in a flat at Falkland House with an elder brother, was in business in Bond-
al Automobile Chamber, the fabdomen at the Penínsular atrast, and left for work shortly situation is improving. However. School, No. 511, Nathan-road. before eight o'clock in the morn- the biggest item of loss in the The boys are 13 and 14 years of ing as usual, No alarm was felt automobila dealer's business to age. According to a police re- at her continued absence, as she day is in his used car depart-port, they were playing during often, after finishing hours, went recess at 11 am yesterday. In off to play hockey. Miss Clark
then
The N.A.D.A. is constantly the excitement, one boy stabbed and her brother have lived at teaching the dealer to buy cheap the other with a pocket knife. Falkland House for the last er recondition better and sell The wounded youth was taken to fifteen years. None of the neigh- more intensively in his used car Kowloon Hospital. His Injury is bours of Miss Clark knew any department.
not considered serious.
thing of Murphy..
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