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THE CHINA MAIL.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1931.
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THEY'RE TICKLED.
These times have gone when we used to smile or scratch our heads when a baby Austin appeared on the scene.
Now U.S.A., meeting for the first time the baby in the flesh, ia similarly exercised. No better criterion of the reception now being accorded the Seven is an article in "Motor" (U.S.A.), jointly written by the editors thereof, recording their impressions.
any question as to who gets the right of way it the little Austin. Big cars hold back and give it all
the advantage, with that tolerant, protective air that is the habit of a large dog towards a little one.
It should be an ideal car for high school children and college because it is easy to handle, parks in a small space, is not likely to be driven at excessive speeds, doesn't cost much to run, and has a real lure for youth. Alse, It cannot carry a gang.
It seats two people comfortably
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NEW REGULATIONS.
1,000 Police to Watch
Motorists.
BOYS RIDE 20 MILES
ON CAR'S BUMPERS.
Sat on Them in Traffic
Block and Then
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HIGH-SPEED CLING.
Three Canning Town boys had the thrill of their young lives.
Two of them rode on the rear bumpers of a "powerful eight- cylinder motor-car all the way from Poplar to Stanford-le-Hope - a distance of 20 miles.
And the third rode on the lug- yage grid of the ear as far as Barking.
The Discovery.
The bumper riders were:
Tom King, aged 12, of Peter
Street, and George Halleham, aged 10, of Clarkson Street.
The luggage-grid rider was:
Joe Wright, of Barry Street. It happened this way.
Mr. Reginald Evans,`n partner in the firm of Evans Brothers, garage proprietors, West Road, Westcliff, was driving his car home from London when he got held up in a traffic block in Poplar.
At that time the three boys woro | playing in the street. They were attracted by Mr. Evans' smart car, and two of them sat down on the wing bumpers. The third got on the luggage grid. Suddenly Mr. Evans' car shot out of the traffic with the boys still clinging behind.
Let Mr. Evans take up the story. "Of course," he said. "I knew nothing about it at the time I came down the old London road as I had to make a call at Stanford. No one overtask me. I pulled up the car and went into y shop.
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"When I came out a yclist was standing alongside with two boys, who were shivering and) half cry-|
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"The cyclist, whom I had appar HIGH SPEED ROADS. ently overtaken two or three miles!
before, said to me, Do you know
you have brought these two lads from London?
"I told him it was frapossible.
It is proposed to form an army dressed, of course but they must of police mounted on 1,000 motor- have had a rotten time hanging on cars and motor-cycles to carry out behind because my car shifts. the careless and dangerous driving Sent Hack By Train.
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by most of the motorists. He had been 21 cents per gallon, which had considered himself a fast driver, been reduced gradually, until at one but found that many Americans time it was practically given away habitually ran at around 60 miles at seven cents. While on the sub- and hour
on trips, while 'buses ject of petrol, Mr. Beverley men- Mr. E. A. Beverley, managing usually travelled at over 50 miles tioned that the first "grade spirit He said. 'Yes, they have been on director of the Texas Company, an hour.
used in Australia was the highest- bumpers and one has Ltd., has just returned to Australia Mr. Beverley expressed the opin grade of petrol marketed anywhere your back fallen off.' I just sald 'Good lord. | after an extensive tour of the ion that the unit light system, in the world, and that the first Put the kids in the back of the car' United States. During his trip he which is largely used in the States, grade in America generally was not I took them right home to Westcliff. visited Los Angeles, Kansas City, must eventually become the univer quite equal to the local second
"I explained things at home and New York, Michigan, Boston, the sal system. By
means of red, grade. got a good meal for them. Great New England States, St. Loule and white and green lights at every While visiting his company's kids, I thought they were not well- Texas. The outstanding impression erossing, which are worked from offices, he was shown the now 'plane that Mr. Beverley gained was the one central control, the whole traffic which has been recently designed, enormous development of good of a city is synchronised, The and built at the instance of their roads since he was last in the lights were worked in a similar chief. aviation officer - Captain States, and the, changes in traffic manner to those in Melbourne, that Hawkes. This 'plane is known as control. The trend of road-making is, the white light shows as a sign Texaco XIII, and it is expected throughout had been toward cut-for the traffle to proceed, green "for that it will revolutionise passenger ting out right-angle turns, and re-steady or prepare to go, and red for transport. It was built somewhat placing them with sweeping curves. stop. By this means a higher on the lines of a Lockheed Vega, Furthermore, the abolition of speed speed could be achieved in the city but had extremely low landing and limits in the country districts was streets without the risk of a car very high operating speeds. It was becoming almost general.
coming out of a side street. This confidently expected that passenger ▲ new departura, Mr. Beverley gystem also permitted of a greater planes of this type, which are noted, was the system of express number of police being stationed shortly to be built, will be capable highways which run Bround most around the streets to guard against of flying at close to 200 miles an of the cities and towns. These traffic breaches, rather than utilis hour. Mr. Evans said that the third routes could be used by motorists, ing their services on point duty. boy, when the car was running enabling them to travel at a higher Questioned as to the petrol price- along the Barking road, apparently speed in preference going cutting War in California, which. took a chance and jumped off. through the city atreets slowly. The was mentioned in the cables recent- "He fell, but his companions said traffic moved at high speed on the ly, Mr. Beverley said that the com- he got up and ran away and seemed express highways, and he was 'pantes concerned had already lost to be all right. Apparently I had astounded at the pace maintained millions, as the standard price had slowed down a bit when he left."
clauses of the new Road Traffle Act "Well, they would not eat any that comes into force on January 1, thing except bread and butter writes Harold Pemberton, Daily They did not seem to trust a steak Express Motoring Correspondent. and kidney pudding. And when a This and other details concerning treacle tart came along they just under the Act were given me by the new regulations he is making said, "We don't like sweetstuffs."
"After the meal I reported the Mr. Herbert Morrison, Minister of matter to the police, and the lads And so on. Obviously the baby Transport.
were put on a train for London." Some of the things they have to has caused a stir in the land of big (Continued at foot of next Column.) Their parents were told about it
by the police.
Bay:-
"One of the outstanding impres- sions after this week of driving is that if a man wants publicity and enjoys being in the limelight, an Austin is worth many times what it costs him. Everybody shows Inter- eat in it little children, old men and women, and people of all de- grecs of financial standing."
Probably the most commos com- ment concerning it was enthusias- tic. "Isn't it the cutest thing?" "but it remained for a Negro maid to give a gem of description when she said, "Isn't that the cutest thing? Just like 庭 little baby i lamb," and that really does express a, fodling people seem to have to wards it. Its design is fascinating. The car can be turned around with maneuvring In a ridiculously- small space. Ona-editor: turned it around on the concrete space in front of his garage at home, ard "It has been driven over numerous. lawns and up" and down terraces, leaving no damaging marks because of its light weights
In fact, a favourite siuit Is to drive it up to someone's front stepa and blow the horn, when everybody comes out and exclama tions begin.
It can be parked in a very small space.
Even workmen lỡ the strect give it friendly glances Children of high school age go into ecstasies about it and throughout there ooms to be toward it a feeling not only of curiosity, but of real friend-
and any more have to be squeezed
in.
cars.
CINEMA STAR ENTHUSIASTIC MOTORIST
Lella Hrams, populat melion plature actrees, with her Landile, which bg: dros to and from the Melep÷foldwyn-Miyuk studio in Holly Wood, Californiai "BATE
This mobile police force will operate throughout the country. The police will remain under the control of local authorities.
Money for the provision of vehicles, one-third of which will bef speed cars and the remainder motor-cycles, will come partly out of the Road Fund and partly out of the ratepayers' pockets.
It will come as a surprise to many motorists that the polite Jucal authorities who have hitherto warn- ed car owners when their driving licences are about to expire will bé forbidden to do so in the future."
I am going to instruct all licensing authorities to cease send- ing these reminders. It only leads to trouble, Mr Morrison,anid. "Drivera, plend that they havo, not recolved their warnings."
He explained the reason why all applican for the new driving licences must append their sizga taros to them.
It a policeman belleves that a carlins been stolen he can ask the driver to write out his signature and compare this with the signature on the licence.
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TRAINING FOR NEXT OLYMPIC GAMES
Clarence-Diddar, 48-year old veteran marathon star, winning the Los Angeles Pre-Olymple Marakkan pyér, a Péld of Hi antrants, Cifa: ficial time theokaro, may be man socompanying: DòMar.in a Bulok
HARD TRAVEL.
More Awards for Ford Cars..
Ford cars again demonstrated their ability for fast and hard travel when they captured first and third prizes in the recent inter- national automobile race staged by the Polish Automobile Club.
The race covered some 2,000 miles. Starting in Warsaw, the car passed through nearly all the main cities around Poland, ruch as Lublin, Krakow, Katowice, Ponnan, Bydgoizez, Gydnia, Bialystok and Wilio. They continued along the Russian border to Lemberg and thence back to Warsaw. The race covered.eix days with stopa in all the Important Polish cities. First prize was won by a standard Ford phaeton which had been received. from the dealer only three days be fore the race. It was awarded no Tess than fifteen prizes, the most. Important being the Golden Victory Cup offered by the Polish Auto mobile Club. Other prizes werd awarded for speed, endurance, Fer formanca in mountain, ete.
Another standard Ford phaston captured third prize.