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THE CHINA MAIL,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1929,
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ROMANTIC TALE
Life in South Sea Islands A Revolution 39
car
A romantic tale of how life on a group of South Sea Islands was re- volutionized by the American motar:19 was brought recently by Will Apploton, managing director of the Charles Haines Advertising Agency. 1.td.,
of Wellington, New Zealand. Seven American makes of curs head the list of automobiles in use there, the Ford leading them all
The group of islands comprising New Zealand last year exported pro-1 ducts valued at the equivalent of $265,228,440 and imported about $225,000,000. The population num- hers 1,453,517, including 63,817 native! Maoris. In 1861 the population num= | bered less than 100,000 whites.
This enormous increase in population! and the sharp rise in wealth is ascribed in great part to the economic revolu tion brought about by the advent of automotive equipment. In that revolu- tion, according to Mr. Appleton, thei American car and truck played the Įmajor role.
"More than 65 per cent. of all cars, trucks, tyres and parts and 64 per cent of all buses, vans and commer cial chassis now in use in the various
provinces of the islands are American
made,” he said.
The latest figures show a registre. tion of 131,468 cars and 26,789 "com. mercial vehicles." That is equivalent to enc automobile for every 11.05 per suus or one for every two and one-hal domestic dwellings.
"But," said Mr. Appleton, "the story
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Don't get into arguments on the road. In the first place ft's dangerous to converse with the driver of another car whils in motion and in the second It compels the driver of the car behind to enter the wrong traffic lane to pass. Good manners should be entouraged on the road as well as aine- where.
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ASSEMBLY PLANTS
Australia's Great Progress
American manufacturers of auto- mobiles are to-day assembling pas
is best told by the figures from Taranki senger cars in 155 plants scattered Province, the principal dairy farming throughout the world. section, and Hawkes Bay
Of these Province, plants 87 are located within the the principal sheep farming district. "In Taranaki Province there is
United States and 68 in other coun- # car Lo every
tries. 5.53 persons
An assembly plant is ar- and in
PRAISE INDEED Championship Perform. ance In Persia
Hawkes Bay one to every 6.12 persona / bitrarily taken to mean any plant Urham Pope, American business man,
is from these proviness that the
where A completed automobile principal exports are derived, wool and
leaves the plant under its own dairy products representing more than power. The list therefore includes 40 per cent. of the total exports. plants where the car is completely To bring those products to the ex-built from the ground un as well as part piers required the building of plants where engines, chassis unita, ny thousands of miles of road way, and bodies are received from other The island roads now aggregate more plants and assembled into complet- than 40.000 miles, whose construction cd cars. Australia has the largest was inspired in most part, as in their number of assembly plants for countries by the demand. created by American automobiles of any one
the uter car.
Significant!
"The average
formance of
Praise for the championship per under extrema conditions has just been a Studebaker: Director
received from an owner in Persia, ne cording to Mr. Arvid L. Frank, sales manager of the Studebaker Pierce- Arrow Export Corporation.
The trip, described by Mr. Arthur
atarted in Egypt, traversed the Syrian in Tereran, Persia, a distance of over and Mesopotamian deserts and ended 3,000 miles. The journey, undertaken
Director Six. The repart by Mr. Popa na busincer trip, was made in a was penned following the party's safe arrival in Teheran.
"After the most furious going, the car looks and drives like new," Mr. Pope declared. "It has gone through abow and sand; in rough valleys below
travelled over good roads, poor rends, tains nearly 10,000 feet above. It has sea level and over still rougher moun
desert trails and parts of wilderness without even tracks.
*From Jerusalem, Palcetine Teheran, Persia, with
to detours of
country, while Canada is a close "A very significant thing about the in's 11. It is noteworthy that it is second with nine plants to Austra- agricultural and industrial growth the policy of these companies to ensed by the automobile is that it has branight about an almost even distt purchase as much as possible of the bution of wealth. Extreme poverty in
material necessary for building tare, goals is great wraith. This their cars as near their assembly freedom frum slums, poverty and pluto. planta as is feasible. Establishing several hundred mites, in six days with- ency results in a true democracy. these plants in Australia does not out change of drivers, would be a tax private wealth of mean the Americanisation of Aus-on any car, but our gallant Stúde New Zealand's whole population is tralian industry, but rather the baker pulled through without trouble, estimated at the American equivalent Australianisation of American con-
even though cruelly overleaded and at of $2,610 a head and of persons over 20 cerns. sears of age at $4,230.
With the production in
all times pressed at a cruel pace, "Most of this wealth is built upon leather cloth at Deer Park (Vic-bah Wella, 269 miles, was accomplished
Australia of rubber cloth
Shows the Mettle and the country's basic industries, wool and toria), a new factory recently open in 7 hours 45 minutes, but times and "The trip from Damascus to Ruth- dairy products, all made possible by the shortening of distancus from the ed. the margin, of motor car com- interiors to the seacoasts.
ponents that need to be imported "The Islands now support 3,273,769 decreases. The parts of cars now cattle, 27,183,810 sheep, 3,781,146 heads made in the Commonwealth include loose stones, twisting traila in dry of poultry, 586,893 pigs, 307,160 bodies, mudguards, bonnets, wind-river beds, deep holes concealed by horses, 6,618 shearing plants and 9,504 screens, lamps, batteries, spark dust, ruts and ridges, terrifle dust wonl presscE.
"And all these blessings are in great part attributable to the motor cor. American low priced cars are the most popular. Ford heade the list with 83.423, or 25.42 per cent. of the total of 131,463 registered in the various pro- vinces. The next hight on the list has 12,079 cara, or U.18 per cent. of the total. Altogether seven American makes bend the list most popular in the islands,"
FOUR SPEEDS
plugs, springa and tyres.
1,000,000 MILES
Without A Single Replacement!
distances in the Syrian desert bear al- most no relation to times and distances elsewhere. Long stretches of sharp,
clouds, uncertain tracks—li these things meko fast travel dißcult. That our car reached the Ruthbah Weils from three to four hours before any of the other 20 cars which left at the same time shows the mettle of the Studebaker.
"Everywhere we went," Mr. Popa concludes his letter, "we made better time in our Studebaker than experi enced drivers in the region had thought possible. Never once have we
Over one million car-miles, with out a penny spent on replace-been stopped because of any failure ments is the record of all Hillman of the car with the exception of two cara sold in, the State of West
halts on a terrifle grade due to a ten- Australia.
This is the buast of it was a very hot day and we word dency to heating. On both occasions the distributors for that Messrs. All-British Cars, Ltd., of dered the fan practically useless. aren, dogged by a following wind which ren
Significant Factor This Perth, who would naturally hearAfter we got rid of our excuse baggage of any call for spares. This firm of over 600 pounds, the car negotiated loes not mention the number of every hill like a breeze.
Year
cars concerned in establishing this record, but whether they are with an average of
cars
"The Director. was not secured for
a pleasure trip but for serious busi A significant factor in 1929 ca 100
as where time counted and depend. is that several manufacturers bave 10,000 miles, incorporated four speed gear-boxes miles to the credit of each, the requirements and that is why I bought or 200 with 5,000bility was essential. I had expected the Studebaker would fully meet our in their new models. These models result is equally praiseworthy, and it, but I had no conception that it generally have a silent third, whose encouraging to Rootes. Ltd., who would have auch reserve of capacity ratio is very close to top gear, and are responsible for the world ex- and stamina,"
on which the car will often exceed port. 60 m.p.h. without the noise usually Associated with indirect
Statistics of this kind: are ob- America, hitherto the impregnable the British name "down under"
gears. viously of inestimable value to atronghold of the three speed gear-where, it is good to see, they have bos, now has several makes with been widely broadcast in the this "double top."
The charm of four speeds is, of the West Australian dealers is Preas. Incidentally, the name of course, that you have this third particularly well chosen!
ajeed which gives you acceleration
and hill-climbing power almost
equal to second gear on a three- speed cer, and yet can be used at much higher speeds with consider- ably less noise. A car that has a particularly pleasing four-speed- gearbox is the Arrol-Astar, A right-handed gear lever, placed Just under your hand, helps you te enjoy the benefits of this useful, third by easy gear-changing. Of courge, a four-speed car can be driven on three speeds if desired, bottom gear being only used for starting on bills er with heavy loads
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the way, who has for a long time Prince Arthur of Connaught, by been a user of 'Humbers, has just of this make, a 20/06 horse power placed an order for his third car, limousine. This will be standard| throughout, except for such detaile as a flag-holder and a cross-bar batween the lamps to carry various badges. Another royal motorfat ac- quiring a new car in Prince George of Russia, who has now taken de- livery of a Triumph Super Seven fabric coupe. The range of models widely-known
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A FAMOUS DRIVER
connection with the tracks and will davote his full time to experimental
of the Triumph has been increased U.S.A, and veteran of more than the last four years has devoted a by the addition of a fabric saloon 800 races, has become associated great amount of time to experi de luxe. In this the body sides are with Auburn in the experimental mental work on this type of car. carried right down to the running engineering department, Copper, As well as being one of the fore- boards, in accordance with the most who retired, from active racing most drivers in Americs, Earl modern practice. There is comfort about three years ago to head the Cooper is an enginest and has been able accommodation for four, safety Cooper Engine Company In the associated with several automobile glasa is fitted throughout, and building of Cooper front drive rac-manufacturers in the design," sai chromium plating is standard... ing cars, has definitely severed all production. of winning ears.
race drivers in in the front drive principle, and fo