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THE CHINA MAIL,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1929.
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\FORD 'PLANES, Great Impression in" Europe
IN AUSTRALIA Motor Car, Lasso, And Camera
AMERICAN CAR
Acceptance in Other Countries
Mr.
The second "American airplane to Motor car, lasso and camera in
Alfred Reeves, General reach Moscow, has created a place of high-powered rifles are Manager of National Automobile sensation in that city ac-coming into style as the popular Chamber of Commerce of the U.S., cording to
ቦ cable just diversion in staging big game hunts believes that the foreign market, in received here from Farker Van-in Australia, according to C. which the U.S. manufacturers have zandi, co-pilot of the Ford tri- Fletcher, Studebaker representa been highly interested for a num- inotored transport 'plane sent to the jtive.
ber of years, is producing wonder- International Aircraft Show In That this form of hunting iaful results and that sales to other Olympia Gardens, England, in June vastly more exciting and more countries, which for the current by the Ford Motor Company.
sportsmanlike is pointed out in a year arc estimated to exseed Following the exhibit in England, letter from Mr. Fletcher, since the 1,000,000 US. cara, will present an- the plane was taken for a tour of new form of hunt calls for release other achievement in the history of all European countries by Le Roy of the quarry uninjured after the the American automobile industry. Manning chief of operations of the featch. He describes tho new in addition all this may be con- Ford Air Lines and senior test pilot fashion in hunting as follows: sidered as an indication of what of the Stout Metal Airplane Com- "The scene of the hunt was thirty can be done in the future by auto- pany the plane manufacturing or forty miles outside the city of mobile manufacturers. division of the Ford "Motor Com- Leaton--right in the middle of the pany.
bush. For equipment we had two Erskine cars, a Sedan and a Tourer, lasso and a camera to record the success of the day.
Cabling from Moscow on August 21, Mr. Vanzandt, the co-pilot, said the 'plane was the second American ship to be seen in that city, the
first having been flown there by Colyer and Mears.
an
hour.
The situation here and abroad, Mr. Reeves said,'is comparable with' that in the U.S. nine years ago. The number of cars registered in other countries exceeds 7,250,000 which
"After scouring the countryside compared with 7,566,000 for a couple of hours, we spied four were registered in the US. as of emus. We singled out one and the January 1, 1920. Export sales dur- The plane is a model 5-AT, chase was on in earnest. It scam-ing the present year will exceed weighing 13,500 lb. gross and hav-pered around through the under-1,000,000 cars of U.S. design. Be- ing a capacity of 14 passengers in growth and over rough ground that aides this manufacturers of other addition to pilot and mechanic. It forced us to travel between thirty-countries will do considerable busi- is powered with three Pratt and ive and forty miles
n638. Our exporta during the first Whitney "Wasp" engines, delivering Finally the bird seemed satisfied three months were one-fifth of the 1.240 horsepower.
that it could outrun the car and total production. The fact is that, The cable follows:-
started across the plain. The go-aside from sales of American de- "Ford making great impressioning was horribly rough but by signed cars there is additional pro- throughout Europe, bath because of remarkable performance and virtue of the absence of trees, the duction abroad, which brings the cost as compared with European Erskine managed to gain rapidly, total foreign absorption to about plunes. General comment of trans- "Capture was effected by "Texas" 1,750,000 cars a year. This is a port pilots is marvellous. No Euro- Jack, who rode the running board very favourable trend. As this pear transport planes have similar of the careening car and tossed a tendency continually increases, the manoeuverability or elimbing Dr
lasso over the bird's head. The prospects for the American car in
two-engine performance.
low
Mr. Anders, director of Debroljot, problem then arose of standing be- foreign countries for the coming longest airline in world to Yakutsk, hind the emu while photographic years seem to be most promising. Mr. Sarsas, chief of civil aviation, evidence was taken. Emus are far Mr. Malinowsky, head of aviation
society of three million members, more talented in kicking than the Mr. Zwet Kaledinsky, chief pilot toughest male. Unlike the mule, of Moscor-Baku airline, and 170 however, they kick forward in- other leailing Russian aviation offi- stead of backwards and it einls have been given demonstra-must be admitted that they are tion Rights over Moscow. Dir BIK
banquet given us yesterday by vice very accurate shots. With the pic- chairman of Supreme Economicture made, the humiliated, but un- Council and heads of aviation de injured emu was released." partments. Second American planes
to visit. Moscow. Calyer and Mears were first."
BODY DESIGNERS
Show Interest in New Willys-Knight
A Kangaroo Chase
A CONQUEST
The Nankou Pass Traversed
Like Alexander, an explorer com. Next on the programme was a plained recently that there were kangaroo chase. After hours of no more works to conquer. The eruising the hunters finally caught Morris-Commercial Six Wheeler. sight of a big fellow who seemed however, does not appear to suffer to offer overything that might be from this handicap. wished for in a specimen.
After its triumphal defeat of the "We anticipated no trouble in Kalahari Desert, the "worst desert landing him," Mr. Fletcher con in Africa," this remarkable ma- tinges, "but he led us a very merry chine has now tackled the fifteen-mile chase before finally tainous desolation of Northern moun- Automobile body designers of both custom and standard produc-classed as a ferocious animal, the demonstrated
being captured. Although not China, and has once tion cars are showing a marked in-kangaroo nevertheless has powerful overcome "the seemingly impossible again ability to terest in the new Willys-Knight weapons of defence. Great Six which is now being shown
His forefeet and vain." throughout the world in showrooms are equipped with long and ex-
The Nankou Pass forms the sole Willys-Overland
tremely sharp elawa. With these merchants.
outlet from China into Mongolia. The interest of the experts has been can grasp a dog or man in a aroused through the distinctiveness devastatingly with teeth and hind exists-over-the-mountains-at-this vise-like grip and rip and tear most
The Chinese believe that a road of these models which disclose an claws, while "sitting" on his strong point entirely new original treatment of detalla.
tail.
of
of
:
its
If the rock-strewn bed of a mountain torrent over which no motor-vehicle had hitherto ever
"One method of attack consisted passed without being unladen and Although the design of these new cars is not radical and keeps well seizing the great tail and lifting propelled by human power can be within the bounds of refinement, off the ground, whereupon the described as a road, then the Chi- kangaroo was off balance and prac-
tically helpless. Even so, holding The tireless coolie,
pese are correct in their belief.
no mean feat.
the broad-
yet the completeness of each detail is seen as a marked advance of pre-the tail is no job for a weakling and vious body types.
For example, a side view of the getting behind him to seize the tall footed Bactrian camel, and the sturdy mule-drawn native carts are Great Six Sedan hows that the straight horizontai lines have been the end of the day our bag consist
"The hunt continued and before the sole users of this "highway."
In April a Morris-Commercial almost completely eliminated. This cd of five grown kangaroos, four Six Wheeled lorry, with has been accomplished through the baby kangaroos, one
ten pas-
treatment of the belt mouldings eagle, five ducks und emu, one sengers and a load of over 3,000
which curve up at the front, and largest specimens of our
one of the lbs., set out from Peking to attempt
most the climb to the Pass rear, blending nicely into the win-1
By fitting dow frames. Thin 's further accen-deadly snake-the black anake.single tyres in place of double, the tuated by a curven moulding near not given the courtesy of release that of the ordinary cart track of 4 The last named, incidentally, was track was reduced to little more than the base of the body panels, which accorded our other captives. sweeps upward over the cowl and
ft. The wisdom of this plan hore then curves forward again to ter-hunt was so eminently successful." places there was only just room te "It might be mentioned that the He fruit on the Pass, for in many minate in a point on the centre le he concluded, "that one of the party squeeze through. The foot of the of the hood. The forward portion of this time produces the effet of Leeton newspaper to any other At the end of another three hours
posted a $250 challenge with a climb was reached in three hours.: greater hood length. ment of the moulding is ch'efly feat with any other make of car the shadow of the Great Wall of party of similar size duplicating the the Morria-Commercial lorry within responsible for the carefully placed than Erskine or Studebaker." colour combinations.
This t
This new conception of outstand- ing style is carried also into the interiors which are marked by un- usual refinements. The hardware
is of dull copper which is a distinct
relief from the highly polished
CLOSED CARS
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the Saloon
China and the Nankou Pass was conquered.
Photographs, taken during the climb, give some idea of the terrible nature of the going, The so-called road Was littered with great
nickel finishings so generally em- Another Advantage of boulders and intersected with stope
ployed, and is in perfect harmony
with the rich upholstery fabrics.
The new type of instrument
board is a high point in the decora-
watercourse.
These were more than 6 in. high, and crossed the track at an angle, causing the front, wheels to leap into the air.
A Hillman owner in the Azores Frequent delays were caused by tion of the interfor: All of the states that there are, unfortunate the strings of transport mules and instruments and buttons are com-ly, very few British cars out there. other traffic which, for countless pactly grouped within a aquare dull It is a market which, though small centuries, have used this famous copper panel, the design being on-would seam to be quite well worth tirely original.
developing.
Pass.
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In these striking models, nothing His experience with the Hillman. In the exparlenced hands of has been left undone to make them, saloon has completely, converted Major B. C. Pinder, R.A.S.C., the not alone the outstanding product him to the closed car, and he gives car throughout behaved splendidly of Willys-Overland History, but to rather a novel reason, which would proving its complete adequacy under One embrace a new standard of quality possibly not occur to motorists ac supremely severe denminde, and style that would have a ten- customed to modern dustless roads. of the passengers commenting after dency to antedate previous concep
Besides, Anding it snug in winter wards on his experience, remarked tions of motor car design and cool In summer, he says that on the amazing way the car fade Shang Chen, Military Governor of The new Great Six line is com- above all it keeps him clean in dry light of every obstacle, boulders the Province, being intensely at prised of a 5-bassenger sedan, sport weather great consideration and big stones being fung aside tracted by what is undoubtedly an roadster with a roomy and comfort-where tarred roads do not exist and like water at the prow of a ship.” outstandingy achievement, and a able rumble seat in the rear, coupe, there are clouds of dust on dry. The fest has caused the greatest further brilliant testimony to what five-passenger coups, and phreton. ii daya,”
Interest all over Chips, General these vehicles, can do,
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LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. Automobile Dept. C.3193..