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THE CHINA MAAL.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1929.
ANTHE MOTORISTS' PAGE
PRICES GREATLY REDUCED!
EXCELSIOR
MOTOR CYCLES
In order to give way for 1930 models which are coming, our stock of motor cycles have to go at greatly reduced prices.
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THE REPUBLIC MOTOR CO. OF CHINA.
30-32 Des Voeur Road C. Telephone C. 1219 & C. 625%
RADIO SUPPLIES Electric Gramophones
& Motors Tone Arms and Sound Boxes. Super Elto Outboard Motors. RUDOLF WOLFF & KEW, LIMITED,
1st floor.
54, Queen's Road Central,
Tel, C. 2173.
DODGE NEW SIX SEDAN DODGE ROADSTER DODGE SENIOR SIX. DODGE TRUCKS & BUSES.
1/4-2 Tons.
NOW ON VIEW
SOUTH CHINA MOTOR CAR CO.
33, Des Voeux Road, Central. Telephone C. 6844,
CAR EVOLUTION
Pride Of British Achievement
INTERESTING REVIEW
(Continued from December 19.)
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Bird at an average speed of 218 miles per hour, and produced a new, world record speed for the five kilometres and Ave miles distances.
This feat also placed the predo minance of British workmanship.| design and materials beyond ques- tion.
Added to these achievements were the successes of Sir Charles | Wakefield's speed boat "Miss Eng- land," the British aircraft Alght to
The actual post war growth in efforts and experience of the the use of motor transport for goods pioneer British motor engine manu- and passengers is best realised by facturers. the following table:
Total Motor Vehicles in use in Great Britain
The rapid development of the, cycles) licensed in Great Britain India, and the unparalleled speed petrol using moter, unparalleled in was 183,000, this figure had been of the modern seaplane, successes any other industry, made both sides reduced to 120,000 in 1918. realise that chassis builder and
made possible only through the coachmaker must work together, hand in hand and side by side, if real progress was to be made in production of the finished vehicle. Consequently the motor manufacturer developed his wood- Year working shops to build bodies 1914 for the chassis he produc- 1918 ed In the machine shops. 1919 Also the motor works manager be- 1920 gan to think in complete vehicles 1921 in place of thinking of chassis first 1922 and bodywork second in his Instruc- 1023 tions to the designer of automobiles. 1924
These sporting adventures, with their mixture and spice of danger, high speed, reliability and endur- Number ance almost to breaking point, 183,000 should make owners. of British 120,000 motors proud in the knowledge that 156,000 they have the best available work- 263,000 manship
and value in their 461,000 machines. 564,000 Such high performance is only 664,000 obtainable by having the best of 793,000 everything. 927,000 In 1927 the British Manufac 1,059,000, turers' Section was formed as part 1,184,000 of the International body, the 1,907,000 Society of Motor Manufacturera 1,457,866 and Traders, but with separate While British motor factories where
executive powers to take action' were reorganising from a war to a which mainly affected the interests necessary on questions peace footing, the United States of of British manufacturers. America naturally obtained strong foothold in former British of virtually the whole of the mana-
This section has now the support: export markets. Foreign motors facturing industry in its intensive vehicles at home, where it aleo sought to displace British efforts to assist the British Motor essential for the British industry recently opened branches in Aus- was Trade at home and abroad. It has to concentrate its efforts before it tralia, New Zealand and South could hope to regain its lost mar- Africa. kets abroad.
This combination of effort led to 1925 the aubstitution of motal for wood 1926 wherever possible, due to the en- 1927 gineer dealing with and knowing 1028 more about that material than tim-1929 ber. Also as metal parts were often lighter and stronger than wooden anes, the tendency grew greater and greater to use as little wood as possible in coachwork body con- struction.
Standard Coachwork At this stage it was as easy to adopt standard patterns of body work as standard parts for con- struction of the chassis details. So coachwork began to be made up on jigged patterns and turned out by machines in larger numbers and very rapidly.
With this development a much improved vehicle for the road was produced as the method of construc- tion adopted helped to lessen the cost, so the savings were available to be expended on improvement in fittings and equipment.
A
major share of its home markets as
It was successful in getting the The Industry's Wide Scope
The results of these co-operative
Year
tion and sales of British motor apparent, but so far, we have only the following figures of the produc- and individual efforts are already
vehicles show.
touched the fringe of the great Output of British Manufacturers possibilities of the motor industry.
Produc-
Com- It is rapidly becoming realised tion Cars mercials that whether for private or com- 44,000 33,000 11,000 mercial uses, there is no reason to-) 73,000 50,000 17,000 day why the publle should look be- 88,000 66,396 21,604 yond the British motor vehicle, 132,000 106,468 26,532 equipped with British tyres and J53,000 121,000 32,000 accessories, for the Industry can 180,000 138,500 41,000 meet every requirement. 211,780 164,553 47.227 211,877 165,352 46,525 Export Expansion
1913 1922 Each year since coachwork has
1923 been produced from factories turn-
1924 ing out multiple units
at high 1925 speed, instead of individual pur-1926 pose-made bodies, the British car- ringe builder has created improved 1928 designs that have become the reign- Ing fashion throughout the motor using world.
At first open touring bodies pre-, vailed in greater numbers for pas- senger cars, while, until the chassis builder of the commercial vehicle
ney cabs and light vans.
From 1906 onwards, however, the private car chassis and the commer- cial vehicle chassis were gradually getting further apart, the former developing higher speed on the road, and the latter being made bigger and stronger to carry greater and weightier loads.
chassis.
In 1906, the motor omnibus start
1927
connection.
BEFORE
THE
HORSE AGE
Before the horse age a man's social and working radius was as far as he could walk. When the horse came it was extended to as far as he could ride or drive. The railway multiplied that distance, and the motorcar made it longer and larger. Now the airplane makes it - limit- lesa.-
We owe our existence to harness oll-the first product manufac tured by us. From harness oil we extended our operations to railway oil. From railway ail we extended to motorcar engine all. And from motorcar engine oll we have ad. vanced to airplane engine oil new type of lubricant for engines developing terrifle speed.
We have kept pace with progress. That is why the now Mobiloll is giving. boundless satisfaction to millions of motorcar owners.
The NEW MOBILOIL is not a by-product.
VACUUM OIL COMPANY.
HONO
MONO.
ACCESSORIES
THE REPUBLIC MOTOR CO. OF CHINA. Į
30-32 Des Voeux Rd. C
Spare Parts
Batteries, etc., etc
Electric Accessories, etc., etc.
FAMOUS EXPLORERS and trucks for our expedition," Mr.
Use Willys-Knights
In Jungle
It can supply & cross-country agricultural self-track-laying trac- tor, an armoured car, a racing During the first eight months of speed machine, a fire engine, a 1929, motor vehicles, chassis and private carriage, a light van, or a parts, to the value of over 27,000,000 multi-wheeled commercial goods. have been exported to all parts of carrying vehicle; all types of in- the World, an increase of over 25 finite variety of powers and carry- specialised in that branch of the period of the previous year,
per cent. on the corresponding ing capacity and at prices from one! motor business as distinct from the
hundred pounds upwards. With the progressive improve- private passenger carriage, comment of roads, the great help pro-vehicles are built with that British Needless to say, all these motor mercial coachwork was chiefly hack-vided by the Dominion Governments finish which is the recognised of Australia and New Zealand, and standard of the best workmanship that there is now a range of British a rapidly growing appreciation and materials for the whole world.
Future of the Industry vehicles backed by service, and suitable for
improving With infinite resources of men, every material, aclence and capital who that the next few years will show of the immediate future? purse and purpose, it is certain shall put a limit to the possibilities a vast expansion of export without The result was that in the British lasting stability for any essential now emerged successfully from the which it is realised there can be so that the British motor Industry has
All indications justify the claim)
Johnson pointed out. "They must motor factories body work design national industry.
stand a great atrain and be not only was restricted practically to private
powerful but very durable, as well. It is generally recognised that and strain of the period of recon- troubles inseparable from the drain passenger cars, the coach work for the future stability of the British struction
For thia reason, we have again motor lorries, vans, omnibuses, motor industry, depends on a pro- upon the great national effort of
selected Willys-Knight cars. We hackney cabs, municipal dust carts, greksive expansion of Overseas the War.
necessarily following
have used them on our previous etc., being built by outside coach-markets and the British Manufac
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson, trips and we know from experience builders to the order and require turers' Section is making extensive in throughout the Dominions, torial Africa. This trip is expected able car I know of and will stand noted African explorers, are on how well they stand up. Willys- ments of the purchaser of the efforts to assist the individual ac- the Colonies and the World. British to be the most interesting and im-up better under rough usage than The stage is set for an era of ex-their fourth expedition to Equa- Knight is the strongest, most dur
tivities of their members in this Motor Manufacturers were never portant of their African expedi- any car, I havo aver used. There od in earnest to displace the horsed There is undoubtedly growing. In more determined to do their best tions and will probably require two is power in the engine, too, and the hackney vehicle, London's example the minds of the public, both at only as a matter of pride of years or more to accomplish.
sleeve valve motor is far less com- in this direction being followed by home and in the Dominions and achievement and for the welfare of motor bus services being initiated Colonies, a
The explorers will head for plicated and can better be taken conviction that the the industry, but in order that they Central Africa where, on the Vic care of than other types. in most of the populous districts in natural sentiment to buy British may play their part in maintaining toria Nile, and in the Belgian The claim that this car improves the United Kingdom. Liverpool and transport can also be combined British commercial prestige. the Lancashire districts had already with the material business con.
Congo, are to be found the last un- with use has been borne. out by In this task of building up the explored parts of what was once a our own experiences. It is because adopted a proportion of motor sideration that British motor trans-Prosperity of industry there can be little known part of the world. In of its demonstrated effefency under waggons for use in the docks and port la, without question, cheaper facturers will have the active sup-tremely tropical section, there are tions and because of its proven.
no doubt that British Motor Manu-the Victoria-Nile region, an their success laid the foundation of and batter in the long run.
ex- the most trying operating condi a rising demand for heavy commer- Recent British achievements on port of every man and woman who probably more crocodile and hippo durability that I have selected the cial motore in all parts of the land. land, sea and air have emphasised shares their ideals.
To-day, the complete private in a most convincing manner the
than in any other place in the Willys-Knight as the car we will Whatever individual fancy may world, Mr. Johnson said. There are use. We have sent eight of them closed motor carriage is the popular skill and resource of British de direct in the choice of a vehicle, also enormous herds of elephants along with our equipment." demand.
Be it large or small, it is obtainers and the craftsmanship of the potential owner cannot do bet to be found here and in this region "I have trained three native boya
British workers. able from British motor factories
ter than "Buy British."
are to be found specimens of the to drive the Willys-Knight," Mr. The achievement of Major Sir! The foregoing pages have shown fast vanishing white rhinoceros, all Johnson explained. "They are not cheaper than the chassis alone cost Henry O. D. Segrave in driving the that the British manufacturer, to- of which Mr. Johnson will photo only good drivers but they make before the War, while its equipment Golden Arrow at the hitherto un-gether with the skilful efforts and graph. now includes comfort devices in up- paralleled speed of 231 miles per intelligence of the British work-
good mechanics too. In fact, it is Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will for the amazing how proficient these boys holstery undreamt of a few years hour, to beat the previous World's man, can produce motor vehicles of first time in history take sound pic- are along mechanical lines. They
Luggage containers, anti-glare
land speed record, was more than every price class to equal, if not tures in the African Jangle, In soem to have a marvellous -me- vizors, anti-nelse devices in sound courage of the driver and the en-
a demonstration of the skill and surpass those of any other country. fact, the primary purpose of the chanical instinct and they, in com- absorbing roofs or headlinings, durance of the machine...
If, as the industry belleves, the tripa is to reproduce in colour and British pubile will do its part, not in sound all of the life of the and a top or head that can be raised It was the British Motor Manu-only will it obtain the very beat jungle, a record which will be in them help us with the Willys or opened to permit the passenger facturers' proud challenge to motor value for every pound it expende, valuable to scientists. to see the sky, sun and scenery manufacturers of all nations..
Knights. We rely greatly on our but also will provide increasing em above the level of the windows,
Assembling and selecting the motor cars and because of them we ployment for British workmen. {equipment for an expedition of this are enabled to accomplish a great should they wish to do as
Alr, Land and Sea It has been said that the British
This in itself is a very urgent need, nature is a task of no small pro- deal in a relatively short period Every item in the construction of and, when satisfied, will aid in the portions and Mr. Johnson heaved a of time." Motor Industry had practically to this marvellous piece of craftsman- reduction of taxation and material sigh of relief when a ship contain. All of Martin Johnson's expedi start afresh when the war fnished ship was manufactured in Grent ly assist in the much desired reing motor-cars and trucks, provi- tions have been Interesting and all In 1918. At the same time there Britain. All the components were newal of national prosperity.sions, cameras, chemicals, camp have been fruitful from, a scientific was a rapid increase in the use of made by British accessory manu-With a full knowledge of the equipment, gins, ammunition and point of view. Through his work mechanical transport in the United facturers. Its splendid victory story of the British motor industry sundries, left New York bound for science has learned much about the Kingdom both for commercial and made all the world proud to own a as contained in this brochure, It Membasa on the East Coast of Dark Continent. Even so, the trip private purposes soon after pence British-made motor vehicle.annot be doubled that the motor- Africa. was declared.
Whereas in 1914 the total number of motor vehicles (excluding motor
fago,
Another magnißeont achievement ing public will in future desire to A Great Siram was that of Captain Malcolm Camp share in our prida of achievement" ball who piloted his 1,000 bp. Blue and determine to "Buy Britiah."ful ip selecting the right motor cars
"We have beon particularly care
mon with their fellow countrymen,
are always pleased when we let
upon which he has just embarked In expected to be richer, in scientific of the preceding trips. developments and results than any