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THE CHINA MAIL.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1930.
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【OODWINKING the public is a favourite pastime indulged in by many a trusted merchant. If this were not 'true, why is it that so many consumers shift from one merchant to another?
A motorcar owner, for instance, finds what he considers a satisfactory motorcar engine lubricating oil, which he buys in small quantities as required. Knowing full well that even the experienced eye of an oil manufacturer can not tell the difference in quality of lubricants similar in colour, what is to prevent the sale of a lower quality motorcar engine lubricating oil at the same price charged for a higher quality, and consequently dearer lubricant ?
Greed is at the bottom of unscrupulousness. People are in business to make money. Many are they who do not care a whit what they give in return for money received, so long as there is a profit future is entirely lost sight of.
Cheap competition cut throat tactics, if you please is gradually driving quality to the wall, and the very people who go about with the idea in mind that there must be somebody somewhere who will sell for a little less. are those who are responsible for the low quality "just as -good-us-Mobilefl-lubricants-being sold to-day at fancy,
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From the very first day it appeared De Soto Six has enjoyed enthusi astle public preference. Admiring its smartness, impressed by its quality, thrilled by its performance, owners everywhere pronounce the De Soto Bix a sensational motor car. On the wings of this widespread prestige De Soto Six aped
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"NOT A KNOT.”
Slogan of Lincoln Makers.
LUXURY COACH.
ALBIONS IN AFRICA.
Mr. W. S. Godfrey, the Road
"Drawing Rooms" on Transport Motor Officer of the
Wheels.
in the number of coaches over laat
of
In a recent letter received by the
ear and all our new vehicles have Company from the Cape Electric tories. Last year we carried over Albion buses a remarkable tribute
been ordered from British fac-Tramways, who operate a fleet of
a million passengers; we expect to was paid to the service given by exceed a million and a half this the Albion machines in Capetown.
The undernoted extracts from the
buses
faction that has been obtained.
""The fleet of 20 Albion commenced running in January, 1927.
Kenya Uganda Railway, recently paid a visit to the works of the "There's not a knot' in the "Motoring for the many" is the Albion Motor Car, Ltd, of Glas- whole Lincoln body shop," is the slogan of the motor coach pom- gow. In conversation there, he Johannesburg, June 1. slogan which most impresses ponies this year in Great Britain.brought up a number of interest- Durban - Johannesburg visitors to the body manufactur- New and up-to-date vehicles have Ing points. He had found the Ser Road Race was won yesterday by ing plant of the Lincoln Motor been purchased by many firma and vice Department of the Albion W. D. Griebenow (Sunbeam) in Company,
arrangements have been made for Company outstandingly efficient. the fastest time of & hours, 28 High piles of the finest grades road tours not only in Britain but During seven years' experience in minutes. 28 seconds, and he failed of selected woods, kiln-dried and on the Continent and even in parts charge of an immense fleet to bent last year's A.J.S. record stored in normal conditions of of the Near East.
vehicles, he had never had a single by 20 minutes. Rain was en-temperature and humidity, attest} "Our polley is to provide fast, wrong part supplied against his countered from Volksrust to to the aptness of the slogan, for a cheap and comfortable travel, for Indent, a fact for which consider- Johannesburg, and this not only close inspection of the lumber everybody. Private car comfort at able credit must be given to the had the effect of slowing up the stock fails to disclose a single bus coat is what we aim at," said clearness and simplicity of the riders, but made conditions un-knot in the clear straight-grained an official of a large coaching com- spare parts lists supplied by the pleasant for the big crowd at timber destined to be fashioned bine recently, "We expect to be Albion Company. Incidentally Mr. the finishing post.
into the rugged structures of running about 1,500 coaches each Godfrey also stated that he found day during the summer week-ends that the Glasgow built bodywork Actually the first man to cross Lincoln bodies. the line was A. B. Browne, but Among the vast resources of and about 600 on weekdays to all on the Albion vehicles was stand- he was disqualified for having no the Ford Motor Company which parts of Britain. This will mean ing up remarkably well under silencer on his D.K.W. Only 30 are at the call of the engineers in an increase of nearly 50 per cent. tropical conditions. riders out of 86 starters finished: building a motor car as sturdy A cheer from the throats and as comfortable as the Lincoln some 8,000 or 9,000 heralded the are the great Ford timber lands approach of the first man "home" in Northern Michigan, from Race at the City Deep yesterday, which the wood which goes into, in the Durban-Johannesburg Road the Lincoln bodies is obtained. scasen." when A. B. Browne, riding his From the annual production of A member of one of the firms letter give some idea of the satie. little D.K.W., crossed the finish- these 500,000 acres of forests, all who are organising tours in ing line.
His truly remarkable lumbered through scientific Palestine, Northern Africa and the ride of over 400 miles had been forestration, only the best grades Continent described some of the accomplished in the record time of tough texture white ash and luxury fitments that British de for a two-stroke, of 9 hours 9 northern yellow birch are selected signers have been keeping secret "In its present state the Albion minutes, 26 seconds. Browne, for the Lincoln bodies. After be- during the winter.
engine and chassis is as perfect however, had been disqualified at ing carefully. kiln-fired to un "Nothing has been spared to in as possible under present day Newcastle owing to the fact that ideal moisture content the timber crease comfort," he said. "The practice. The wear in all parts is he had transgressed the Competiis cut into rough shaped billets seating accommodation consists of very uniform and the accesalbility tion Rules, by starting from Dur- and shipped to the Lincoln body beautifully upholstered armchairs, of the parts is very pronounced, ban without a silencer.
plant.
each fitted with head and arm repairs being effected in 83 per Browne had arrived at New. Whole batteries of saws, rests, while in front is a small cent. less time than is taken in Icastle twenty-three minutes facers, planers, shapers, routers, folding table, equipped with ash, other well-known makes of
ahead of the second man, I. H. R. boring machines and other de tray and electric reading lamp. vehicles. Scott (James), and he left Newvices are required to fashion the special fastening is within easy "The total mileage of the whole castle yesterday morning at his rough billets into the precisely reach so that the windows can be fleet to date is 8,079,363, or scheduled time under protest, to cut parts which go to make up the opened or closed at will or the silk average of 168,968 miles. complete the race. His ride was strong Lincoln body. The num-
blinda drawn. Heavy pile carpets particularly brilliant on such a ber of operations necessary to cover the floor, while ingeniously light machine, and his perform finish a part range from five to fitted at the back of the coach is
all the more notable 52, the average being 18 opera tea is made, or
either a buffet, where afternoon since after his departure from tions per part. Carefully con- Toilet and lavatory accommodation miles.
a cocktail bar. average each per annum of 66,705 Volksrust he had several more structed patterns, built by miles per hour in hand but re-Lincoln master wood workers, are are also provided." Smooth six- "Average petrol consumption, frained from using them owing to employed, thus insuring in each cylinder alcove valve engines of &1 m.p.g. the muddy nature of the rond. body the absolute uniformality of 100 h.p. propel these "drawing
Of ninety competitors, four of detail needed so that the entire whom were non-starters, only body structure will be strongly thirty completed the course. The knot together. road this year proved to be one of This continuous insistence upon
"Maximum mileage covered by the most strenuous tests that the utmost in quality of material turers are working at top pressure 84,095,
"Commercial vehicle manufac- any one bus was 64,770-minimum any entrant or machine has had and the most precise methods of to supply the numerous to endure since the famous manufacture is one of the con- they have received," said a pro- tyres averaging 36,098 miles per orders "The buses are fairly light on "Snow Race" of 1920. The sur-tributing factors to the sate comminent diatributor. "It is estimat- tyre face was very treacherous, and fort, long life and silence of the ed that the production of British damaged tyres." good stretches enticed riders to Litcoin motor car bay.. open their throttles, only to be confronted by potholes of great depth, which caused disaster in
ance was
..
rooms" on wheels and special steel loon tyres are proof against the springs, shock absorbers and bal-
roughest roads.
factories has increased by about 12,000 vehicles. Orders are com- Ing not only from this country,
an
"The records of the whole fleet
from January 1 to December, 1929, are as follows:-
Total mileage 1.184,144,
an
"Maximum on fairly level routes, 9.28 m.p.g.
routes.
"Minimum, 6.48 m.p.g., on hilly
including defective and
many cases. Frames, forks and throughout the race, B. D. B. out from all over the world. for strength and reliability par- wheels all suffered from the Kingsey, who was riding a 250 precedented progress during the South America. The result is an British designers have made un- ticularly in the Dominions and rough stretches of road.
o.h.v. B.S.A., arrived fourth. Soon after noon
D. Kinsey had gained two places be-vehicles have earned a reputation steadily developing."
last three or four years and our W.
industry that is flourishing and Griebenow (493 o.h.v. Sunbeam) tween Newcastle and Johannes- roared up the finishing straight|burg,
at
the City Deep to clock Other riders came in at regular in the winner. Having covered intervals, and some amusement the distance from Newcastle to was caused when five appeared Johannesburg in 3 hours, 36 in a bunch, with S. S. Flook and minutes, 57 seconds, averaging F. A. R. Zurcher, both mounted approximately 50 miles an hour on Douglas machines, battling for for the 180 miles. Griebenow honours. A fraction of a section had averaged over 47 miles an separated them, and the other hour for the total distance from three of the quintette turned out Mayville, Durban, to the City to be men who had fallen out of Deep. When Griebenow demount. the race. Anyhow, the effect was ed the crowd's cheers knew no good and pleased the crowd bounds. His total running time mightily.
escape
was 8 hours, 28 minutes, 28 The race was marred by three seconds, which was the fastest bad crashes, all in the first portion time of the race. The chief com- of the race between Durban and ponents of his Sunbeam were an Newcastle. The riders. involved Amal carburettor, Dunlop tyres, were: J. H. Arundel, who injured Lodge plugs, ML. magneto, Rey-his leg; T. H. E. Passmore, wha nolds chaine, and he had achieve suffered severe head and tace in- ed the first position with the aid juries; and L. H. Iggulden, who of Pegasus petrol and Mobilofl. was also injured about the head, Over 22 minutes separated All three were reported to be pro- Griebenow and the second man.gressing favourably. izzy HG. Adams, who was riding a Norman had a narrow 499 oh.v. Rudge Whitworth, when his front fork shackles broke Adams and Griebenow had left near Estcourt and his front wheel Durban together, and had battled assumed a course of its own. The together over many stretches for rider was shaken, but effected a Arst place, and it had been a "ight temporary repair at Estcourt. - to a finish. Adams looked in In spite of a treacherous sur particularly bright spirits, and face practically throughout the Joined in as an eager spectator second day's race from New to watch the others come in. castle, ho serious crashes were re- Rain had fallen over the Transported, but all the riders were vaal section of the course and badly handicapped by the slip had not improved the condition of pery surface.
the road. All the competitors ex- Zurcher the veteran of the perienced a number of skids over ace, who came in ninth, has now the slipery surface after passing ridden der 4,000 miles at speed. Volksrust, and it became neces-in Durban-Joharine buries TACAR, sary to proceed carefully.
He has competed regularly ince Adams's equipment consisted the early days and collected his of an Amal two-float carburettor, tenth gold medal yesterday. an M.L. magneto, Coventry "A significant feature of this chains, Dunlop tyres, Lodge year's race is that it was more or Plugs, Shell petrol and Castrol less a battle between the back- markers; once Browne had been "The third man, W. R. Harris, eliminated and I. H. R. Scott had astride a 488 och.v. Royal Enfield, suffered a crash near Volksrust clocked-in at the finishing control Ted Murray rode a splendid race hours, 45 minutes, 47 on his little Francis-Barnett. Lalgiving him a running He broke his saddle springs in tha 1 of 8 hours, 49 minutes, 24 early stages, and was constantly Is – He reported a clean run, bouncing on to the back wheel.
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