THURSDAY,
MBER 8, 1928.
THE CHINA MAIL,
11
THE MOTORISTS' PAGE
POWE and SPEED
with LENCE,
SAFETY ECONOMY.
AT'S
B. A. MOTO CYCLES
THE MOST RE OF ALL MACHINES.
COME & SEI MODELS IN STOCK.
THE SINRE CO., LTD.
GENTS.
There is quite like the New MONET-GOywhere in quality.
NEW PRICES: FO OR GRADUAL PAYMENT.
All machines arted with the verification of the Engineer of the
Frovernment,
The 1929 Latess Are Now on Display
THE MACAMMERCIAL FAIR
THE FREN(OTOR CYCLE CO.
46, Thaɖ, Kowloon.
BUYE GUIDE
Road. C.4759.
M CARS.
ARMSTRONG SIDDELEkong Hotel Garage, Quien's BUICK-The Dragon M Co., Ltd., 33 Wong Nel Chung
Road, Happy Val7.
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CADILLAC Hongkong tage, Queen's Road. C.4759. CHEVROLET-Hongkortaruge, Queen's Road. C.4759., CHRYSLER A. Lung &ueen's Road, C. Tel. C. 1219. HANOMAG.-Vai On Ltd 243 Des Voeux Road, C.
Tel, C. 711,
MORRIS-Hongkong Hd, Queen's Road. C.4759, OAKLAND.-Lane, Crav
OLDSMOBILE.-The Dior Car Co, Ltd, 33 Wong Nel
Chang Road, Hapf C.1247. --
PACKARD.—The Dragoặr Co., Ltd, 33 Wong Nei Chung
Road, Happy Vall
PONTIAC-Lane, Craw
ROLLS-ROYCE. Hong Garage, Queen's Road. SINGER. Gilman & ColVœur Road Central. STUDEBAKER.—Hongk|Garage, Queen's Road. C4769.
SLEEVE-VALVES
AFFORDS UNUSUAL FUEL
RESULTS
TWO GRADES
Reports compiled from statis-
gine in Willys-Knight cars will
BRITISH WIN
OLD
GOLD TROPHY MOTOR BOAT RACES
FINE RUNS
|
TRUCKS
FRANCE USING WAR VEHICLES
16,000 IN SERVICE
Parla-Many of the 32,500 army trucks and ambulances left in}
France by the American Expedition-
Competition for the coveted tics gathered over a wide area Atlantis Gold Trophy took place off indicate that the sleeve valve en-Southampton in three thirty mile
ary Forces in 1918 are still in active reliability races commencing on use present day grades of motor August 4 for three days.
service, being kept in repair by a fuel with a high degree of effi-
number of. French automobile parts The Atlantis Trophy, presented by dealers who bought up entire spare ciency, according to a statement.
competition just given out by the Willys- Mr. Hugh Tevis, was for
parts depots at the end of the war. Overland company
by standard Motor Craft as sold to
The servicing of these trucks from the public not exceeding 28-ft. In Ohio, U.S.A.
Gas stations located near the length, 180-h.p. in power, and 2,000 the parts stocks left, has become an important and lucrative busi- principal motoring centres are, in rpm in engine speed, and was nees for a number of firm who many cases, showing two grades awarded for the highest attained specialise in the repn.ring and ra- of fuel, the ordinary gasoline speed with the lowest lap time conditioning of these vehicles, ac- and the so-called "high test" gaso-variation over the series of races.
cording to a report by. Assistant line, the latter selling at a higher
Trade Commissioner H. C. Schutte price.
Particular interest was displayed at Paris,
of Toledo,
Tests made by owners who keep in these races, owing to the recent; Although the presence of these | close record of gasoline consump-controversy concerning the respec-trucks at first caused some appre tion and costs for fuel reveal the tire merits of British and American Thension as to their possible effect fact that the sleeve valve engine fast Motor Craft, the popularity of on the French market, it has not is getting full efficiency out of this type of standard built boat, and Impeded the ale of new vehicles ordinary petrol and that the "high the fact that all entrants but the to any great extent. Immediately test" fuel is not necessary.
the war French auto-
The explanation for this fact is winner, the product of a leading after found in the spherical head of British firm, were American stan-mobile industry was not in a posi the fuel chamber in the sleeve.
dard craft.
even.
tion to fill the demand for commer
ΠΟΥ
valve engine. This type of head Remarkably consistent running elal vehicles; while local industry is possible because of the sleeve a reliability was demonstrated by was going through the transition valve construction which climin- the winner, Mr. Mawdsley Brooke's period in readjusting plants to ates valve pockets and which "Sencar" handled by Mr. Jack Peace time manufacture, many of allows a higher compression ratio. Brooke, which showed a total lap these trucks rendered a great ser As the fuel is compressed in the time variation over the three 30 vice in filling the temporary need. cylinder. It is forced into a true mile races of only 1 min. 41 seconds, Incidentally the excellent perform- spherical type combustion cham-and an average speed of 23.13 knots ance of these vehicles did much to ber and when it is ignited by the or about 27 m.p.h.
establish for American trucks the The "Seacar" is one of the latest good reputation that they spark, the ignition is complete and
standard productions of the well enjoy in France among their users. Pockets in the cylinders of known British firm, J. W. Brooke & Many of the American trucks in other types of motors, according Co., Ltd. of Lowestoft, and is a 24- France after the Armistice were to well informed engineering ft. all Mahogany Runabout, powered never reconditioned for further use. authorities, retain dead gases by one of the new Brooke 100-h.p. After cessation of hostilities, they which impede the full and rapid six cylinder Marine Motors of ad-remained with the United States combustion of the new, fresh vanced design. It seats seven per- Army in motor transport camps, charges of gas..
sons, is capable of over 80 m.p.h., where they were kept in temporary The problem with fuel is more and is equipped and controlled on repair. When the army returned that of combustion than it is the up-to-date lines.
home it left a great deal of this slight difference in "grade" be- "Scacar's" performance furnishes equipment which the Franch Gov. tween the usual gasoline and the fresh proof that British builders are ernment took over-and for which so-called "high test" fuel,. capable of successfully competing it reimbursed the United States
ngalust the latest creations of For-Government. Feign competitors.
BRITISH PLAN
TO SPEED UP TRAFFIC
CONNECTING ROADS
+.
FOR FLIERS
TWO PURCHASE NEW
"PRESIDENTS"
Sold at Auction:
The Government later sold many
at auction, and most of them passed
in darge quantities into the hands
WESTINGHOUSE BATTERIES.
BIG SHIPMENT
ARRIVED.
Price from
$22.50 upwards.
Sole Agents:-
KIN CHEONG HONG
37, Connaught Road Central.. Telephone C. 6.
Sole Agent in South China for: BROCKWAY MOTOR TRUCKS
Beam-Lite Auto Bulbs
and
BUSES
Hartford Batteries
THE ASIATIC AMERICAN CO.
OFFICE:
48,"Stanley Street. Tel. G. 244.
SHOW ROOM:
11, Queen's Road, E. Tel. C. 576.
of dealers. Great damage, however, parts, owing to the excellence of MOTOR CHALLENGE had already been done by the American packing methods, sustain- neglect of this equipment during ed Ittle damage. In one group of
A
MARKET *
HEAVY TASK
English motor-car manufacturers
Reports from three delegations to Australia have convinced English manufacturers that ordinary Eng
horse power.
As an initial stop'in building a net work of inter-city speedways
the preceding months, and many of 6,000 cases of parts bought by BRITISH BID FOR AUSTRALIAN in England, the Motor Roads
was so well Development Syndicate, Ltd., has Kingsford Smith and Charles the trucks were practically useless Lavigne, the packing
done that all the goods, years later, been organised to construct two Ulm, co-pilots of the Southern-some being sold for junk.
An attempt was made at this time were as good, as new, despite the speed-roads between London and Cross which recently made one of Brighton and between Birming the longest aeroplane Bights in to ship a great many back to the fact that the boxes had been ex- ham and Liverpool according to history, have each purchased a United States, but fear of possible posed to the weather from:1916 to Dow Jones' reports from England. new Studebaker President Eight crippling of the American Industry 1924 before being stored in ware-
The plan is novel, not only from State Sedan. The two cars were itself by an oversupply of this war houses In Paris. Some are still in are making a strong bid for supre-
caused the American Gov- their original contaizers, with ship- the standpoint of being the first delivered to these intrepid airmen stock effort in England to provide con- in Sydney, Australia, on July 12 erament to invoke the anti-dumping ping documents, though yellowed macy in the Australian market, necting roads where the highest "Smith and Ulm, who groomed law to protect home producers, and by age, still legible. Parts taken where English motor-cars are at speeds may be maintained, but their monoplane for the long it consequently levied a 90 per cent. from these boxes are in good con- present far outnumbered by Amer-
dition, and after being given a coat Ican cara. also because the roads are to be light to Australia, are naturally ad valorem duty on this material. privately built instead of motor experts," said the local Practically all the 7575 passenger of oil are ready to be shipped to publicly.
Studebaker-Erskine dealer. "They cars left in France by the American customers. Motorists will be able to travel demand unfaltering reliability of armiy have now disappeared.. It is
Business Grows these roads at a speed of sixty automobiles as well as acroplanes, estimated that war trucks in active The business of Estabissments lish cars are unsuited for the Aus- miles an hour, passing over or and their selection of the Pre service now mumber approximately Lavigne has assumed such propor- under all intervening roads, and sident is looked upon as a distinct 15,000. protected by high wire fences. It tribute to Studebaker."
Most of these units owe their pre-tions that the company has found tralian market, because English is planned to build these first The flight of the. Southern sent, existence to the fact that re-it advisable to establish sixteen motor-car manufacturers have spe- C.4759.units forty feet wide. On the Cross, a tri-motored monoplane, paid parts, salvaged, from the left agencies in France and two in chalised for years in obtaining every for this business. ounce of advantage out of limited London to Brighton road there from San Francisco Australia over stock, are still supplied by a England to care will be 157 bridges.
is the outstanding aviation feat of number of concerns which bought There are only a few smaller con- Tolls
the year, according to aviation up most of the spare parts. When cerns handling war stock parts. Australian road conditions neces- The tolls charged on the Lon-authorities. Never has an aero- this war material was offered at Although the vast majority of these don-Brighton unit will be about plane sought such tiny "targets” sixty cents for automobiles and a as did the Southern Cross when auction by the French Government parts are used for repairing and sitate a large reserve of power; high proportionately larger amount for it set out to find Honolulu, and number of Interests bought up reconditioning purposes, a number road clearance and exceptionat top-
whole camps of spare parts, fore- of complete trucks have been buses. Six road junctions will en- later, that tiny island city, Viti, seeing the possibility of a lucrative mounted. The Lavigne Company Bear performance. With those three able traffic from other roads to en- in the South Pacific.
business in repairs of the trucks. furnishes practically all repair parts conditions in mind. Morris Motors, ter or leave the speedway. It will
Most of this material was bought from original stocks, manufacturing Ltd., have evolved a new car, made be a speedway across virgin coun- Almost at the same time the by the Batabilssements. Paul a few minor flems as the occasion exclusively for the Australian mar- try, as no existing road will be Southern Cross was plying the Lavigne, located in Neuilly, a suburb demands. It does very little im- taken in. Every town and village Pacific aeroplanes, a Studebaker of Paris, now the largest dealer in porting from the United States to ket, which in price will be able to will be avoided. Present plans Commander was shattering all this material in France. This com- make up deficiencies in stocks or compete with the cheaper and light- call for the completion of the Lon- previous records for cross-coun-pany bought most of the large spare parts, except in such items as brake er: American "sixes," such as the don to Brighton unit in 1930. try travel in Australia. The Cora-
Governmental sanction has not mander, driven by Norman Smith, parts depots in various parts of humus, roller bearings and car- Chevrolet, Dodge, Pontiac and Oak- been extended yet, but a bill will motor editor of the "Sydney Suuat Romorantin, Camp de Veraent ping charges, etc., according to
Frage, including Camp de Prunier buretors, ligh import duties, ship land. be brought before Parliament day Times," left Fremantle, West
officials of the company, prévent As a competitor of the larger and. 20on to give full powers to the Australia, under the observation and Camp des Franchises.
Although the value of many of imports of more material. In ad-more expensive American "sixes," company, to carry out its road-of the West Australia Royal Auto|the complete tracks was consider-dition to supplying parts this com- such as the Buick and the Chrysler, building project. No acrious op- mobile Club and started for Syd-ably impaired by neglect, and by pany also builds in its own plant a special "alx" has been designed by position is expected, as already ney. The distance-3,711 miles more than 300 members of Par over all types of roads was the weather when they were lying a truck under the name of "AS" the Austin Motor Car Co., Ltd. It Hament have declared in favour covered in 147 hours and 32 on the fields, most of the bused similar to the former assembled is already on the market, and the truck of the United Staten Air manufacturers report that the sale. of it. Besides, Parliament has minutes, › ̈ This remarkable rum
Service
In Australia now exceeds the capa sanctioned the principle of a toll lowered the previous mark by 12
The former A:EF. trucks, recon-city of production, but road in the Poole and Swanage hours and 22 minutes,
ditioned or repaired when neces- The English manufacturers, how sary and now scattered in every ever have a heavy task before them
VAUXHALL-Lane, Crtdu. WHIPPET.-Gilmar & Vœux Rd., C. WILLYS-KNIGHT.—GH"4a, Des Vœux Road Central,
MOTOR TRUND TRACTORS.
BROCKWAY MOTOR The Asiatic American Co. Tel.
C. 244.
CHEVROLET.-Hongkofarage, 'Queen's Road. 0.4759, FEDERAL TRUCKS.-K Houg, 37, Connaught Road C.
Tel. C. 6.
G.M.C--The Dragou Moj Ltd., 33 Wong Nel Chung Rond,
lappy Valley. C
GUY-A. Lung & Co., Rd.. C. Tel C. 1219, MURKIS.-Hongkong M, Queen's Road. C.4759. STUDEBAKER-HongkCarage, Queen's Road.' C.4759. WILLYS KNIGHT TRUỷa & Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Rd. C.
MOYCLES.
I. S. A.-The Sincere Ch Vaux Road. C.1067. NEW HUDSONA. L9, Queen's Road C. Tel. C.
1219. RALEIGII-A. Lung & heen's Road,, C. Tel. C. 1219. ROYAL ENFIELD-A 19,- Queen's Road C. Tel. C
1219,
TYRES CCESSORIES. ACCESSORIES-Jong Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. ACCESSORIES The Do., Nathan Road, Kowloon. K.226.- AUTO-TOTAL FIRE EXERS.-Keller, Kern & Co, Ltd.,
10-19, Connaught fal. COLUMBIA BATTERIEagen Motor Car Co, Ltd, 30,
Wong Nei Chung y Valley. C.1247, FIRESTONE TYRES Motor Car Co, Ltd, 33, Wong
Nel Chang Road, y. C.1247, MILLER ACCESSORIES & Co., 19, Queen's Rd., -C.
Tel.-G.1219. Cro
MILLER TYRES 149, Queen's Rd., C. Tel. C1219. PRESTOLITE BATTERkong Hotel Garage, Queen's,
Road C.4759:
Act
A Climax se
The Fremantle-SydneyINES There undoubtedly will be some country run came as a climax to a
opposition from land-owners, series of triumphs Studebaker OAKLAND" part of France, are employed. In a they are to oust the American car
however, and it will be necessary cars have made in Australia dur, |=; for the company to have compul-ing, the past year," declared the sory powers to enable it to acquire dealer. "These unusual perforio- the land. ances were significant to Pilots **The whole plan comes as a Smith and Ulm. › Their considera¬ realisation upon the part of in-tion of all cars and their final terested parties in England that selection of Studebaker Pre- speedways must be built by pri-sidents is considered a raro tri- vate capital. When left to poli-bute to the performance and tical action, they have too often stamina of these smart-looking- been entangled in local politics. automobiles.".
THE
SMARTEST CAR:
ON THE ROAD.
L. C. LTD.
great variety of commercial and in- from the Australian market. dustrial pursuits, such as, construe-Figures fusted by the Department- tion (ous constructor in a provincial of Overseas Trade show that during town.employs a fleet of twenty), last May 881 automobile bodies were street and highway building and imported from the United States maintenance: It is not even unicom Into Australia, es against 69 from ron to see them hauling paving England. For upassembled chassis material on the streets of Paris the figures are 8,874 from the United- The former ambulances have been States and 691 from England; and converted into "delivery" ks, etc., for assembled chassis 449 from the mostly, for use in the provinces. United States and 78 from England,