The Modern Desert.
There are now, it is reported,
petrol filling stations at
every oasis in the Sahar.
Gorman Automobile Show.
almost
The date for the 1930 Inter-
national Motor Show in Berlin has been fixed us from November a to
10.
Making It Difficult.
Free Fire Service.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1930,
MOTOR NOTES.
The House of Lords' Select Lom- When a motorist returned to his mittee has, decided that motorists car near Wellingborough he found may have their burning cars attend that both front tyres had beened free of charge by o fire brigade.
#tolen.
A Pernicious Practice.
It is stated that 5,000 cyclists were prosecuted last year, in Eng land for riding at night without red reflectors.
Where Are They?
**Though I have, seen many hideous petrol pump. I bave never known a really Philistine motorist."
-Sir H. Newholt,
The Scottish Show:
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, is to be used for this year's Scottish Motor -Show,which—will be held from
November 7 to 15.
Illuminated: Batons.
B
Traffic policemen at Limoges, France, are to be equipped with luminous batons, visible mile away, for directing traffic at night. Illuminating the Constable.
Pedestrians Cause Accident.
F
Two Germag pedestrians have been charged with manslaughter for refusing to move out of a cyclist's way on a road reserved for evelists. The rider swerved to avoid them, and was knocked down and killed by a motor lorry. Seven Years' Growth.-
In a recent report issued by the Ministry of Transport on the general census of Class I roads in Great Britain taken in August, 1928, and the special census taken during IDS-20, it is stated, that the total length of such reads was 25,529 miles. The approximate number of motor vehicles licensed has grown from 873,700 in 1921 to 2,638,000 in 1028.
Correct Measure.
A new regulation came into force on April 1 in England in connection with petrol pumps. The pumps Are now measuring instruments under the Weights" and "Mensures Act, and must be stamped as ne- curate by a Board of Trade inspec- infor. Any agent or garage proprie tor having in his possession an unstamped petrol pump is liable to prosecution.
The point-duty constable Queen's Square, Wolverhampton has been provided with a special platform upon which two spotlights are directed during the hours of darkness.
Picturesque, but In the Way.
Cars in Scotland.
The number of cars in use in Scotland seems to be steadily in- ercasing, as, indeed, it is almost everywhere. The total number of Cobham M Surrey, which vehicles in Scotland is 176,707, com- causes a bottle-neck on the Cobham-pared with 188.368 in 1028, while Leatherhead Road, is to be re- nevated and put into working order. Part of the mill is stated to date back 700 years
Canadian Export Figures.
Canada's exports o fars in Februnry last are slated to be, of "a value of £38,111, compared with £301,121 in January and £10.957 in February, 1920.
Out of Date.
the way" with a total of 22.899, mong the burghs Glasgow leads followed by Edinburgh with 17,450, and then by Aberdeen and Dundee with 5.044 and 4,000 respectively. Bouth African Roads,
According to Mr. Rees Jeffreys, chairman of the Roads Improve- ment Association. who recently re- turned to England from a tour of enquiry into transport conditions in South Africa, the Union Govern ment in that country has made a grant" of £1,000,000, spread over three years, to be spent on roads. It is estimated that whereas One restriction is that white labour per ecnt. of the commercial vehicles must be employed, and another is that the money shall be spent en built in the United Stator in 1021 roads on which stor services are were equipped with solid tyres, running to feed the railways. their use became steadily less fre- | Ghain. Shaft. quent each year until i fell to 4.7 per cent. in 1920.
Accidents at Low Speed.
Dr. F. J. Waldo, the senior London coroner, is frequently in the limelight for his efforts to lessen the number of traffic fatalities. He said recently that in Southwark there were twice as many accidents last year as in the City of London, and that the average speed of vehicles involved was only 9 m.ph. Only in one case in the area under discussion Inst year did an accidant occur through a vehicle travelling at a speed over 20 mp.h.
'Car Thefts.
During 1920 3,155 cars were stolen in the Metropolitan area: 3,041 of these were recovered. The most "popular" car with the thief is the mass-production type of vehicle, as this is less easily identified. It is stated that there are four types of i car thieves the youth who is "motor mad"; the "youth who wishes to show off"; the "smash- and-grab thief who needs a car -which-he-canabandon; and the "common thief who steals to sell.. Investigation of Accidents,
It is the intention of the Ministers of Transport, if the Road Traffic' Bill becomes law, to utilise the powers which it would confer or him in order to investigate and analyse the causes of motor ac cidents. At present he states that he is not convinced that any sub- stantial proportion of the accidents in Great Britain is due to deficien- cies on the part of drivers which would be disclosed by any form of Leat.
"British Cars Suitable."
the chain still more than holds its
It is now many years since chain drive was used as a general means of propalling meter cars. Long ago the silent, simple and efficient shaft drive became well-nigh waiversal. Strangely enough, on moter ercles own, generally with a primary and secondary chain, though shaft drive is attracting attention." Let manu- facturers," says The Mutor Cycle, eliminate, first, the noisy primary chain, and provide quickly detach able wheels, and then consider whether shaft drive is preferable for the secundary transmission."
B. S. A.
: WIN
SIX CUPS in a month
Cotswold Cup Trial
BSA won
Wm. Box Trophy Gloucestershire Cup
TEAM PRIZE 5 Gold Medals
Victory Cup Trial B.S.A. won
3 CUPS
2 Gold Medals
Colmore Cap Trial
B.S.A. won
Sir William Morris was recently Cranmore Trophy
reported as having made the state- ment that there were no British cars suitable for certain parts of South Africa Writing to The Autocar on his return from South Africa, Sir William states that ho has been wrongly reported, as in Chło, anayekak, ju muestion he
referring to the past, Sir William adds, It is surely well known and accepted that today there are many British motor cars entirely suitable for the Dominion marketa.
2 Gold Medals
Lead the Way
on a "B.SA.
A Nice Distinction.
A woman motorist pretested at the West London Police Court; that she was not in the middle of the road: I was on the crown,' she said!
Novel Punishment.
A novel sentence was recently passed on a motorist for speeding and reckless driving at Libertsville Illinois, USA. He was fined fifteen dollars, but in addition he was forced to sweep the street outside the earthouse, from end to end, under police supervision. It is rather difficult to see exactly in what was the punishment fits the crime.
Unnecessary."
Last autumn game preserves at Bon-Secours-en-Etables were dis-
who drove turbed by motorista about at night with head lamps and spot lights turned on, and ran. down
LOWEST PRICED SEDAN
IN WORLD.
The Whippet-Bix, `
1930 WHIPPET FOUR. in price but in design, performance, and engineering features. Because the Whippet was so far advanced is the Whippet Six line, which has Coupled with the Whippet Four over other cars in its price class, also enjoyed a wide acceptance on it was unnecessary to make any major changes in the following six to a four. This car has like- the part of those buyers who prefer Jears, so successful was the now
wise established an outstanding car. However, various refinementa
name in the field of the low priced and minor changes were made frem
Bixes for performance, low operat- time to time to maintain the posi
ing and upkeep expense, reliability, tion it had won in the low-priced
Bmartness of fires and roominess of field.
interiors.
That the interest of the public in the four-cylinder car is as strong
over before in the low-priced feld is indicated in the wide public acceptance of the 1830 Whippet. In the presentation of the complete Willys-Overland line at all of the automobile shows held so far this year, the interest of the public in these-smart cars was as marked as in way previous year.
SPEED ON GOOD ROADS.
FAMOUS DRIVER TAKES FRANKLIN AT 59 MILES PER HOUR.
What the development of good
and saving time and money in the roads can do in speeding up trafio
future in a countries of the world was sensationally demonstrated by Cannon Ball Baker in a recent rua from New York City to Miami, Florida, when he covered 1,451 miles over public rands at an aver- age speed of 59.6 miles per hour. Many well-informed men in the
These two lines of 1930 Whippets, This run was made at the instiga- automobile industry declare that Whippet Four and its permanency the remarkable success of the
together with the new line of Willyssion of Mr. H. H. Franklin, Presi Sixes from the basis of Willys dent of the Franklin Automobile as one of the company's leading Overland's complete price coverage in the low priced markets while the products stand as a distinct tribute
"TO-B and the to the engineering efficiency of the Willys-Knight Willys-Overland staf. It is point-Willys-Knight Great Six complete ed out that many of the features the coverage in the medium and first introduced in the Whippet quality car brackets. Feur have since been adopted, not only by cars, in the low-priced field but by higher-priced cars as well.
miles) the astonishing average of
or shot the game, which was attract- | nounced a drastic price cut in the The features which made the Whip-1.51.3 miles per hour was maintained,
This interest was noticeably stimulated a short time ago when the Willys-Overland Company "an-
making the sedan model the lower Whippet Four line, this reduction by the French courts against a re-priced 4-door sedan in the world. sident of Binic, Brittany, who has been fined 300 francs and has had his car confiscated.
As the result, action has been taken ed and bewildered by the lights.
Extensive Eoad Works.
Indications are that the Whippet Four, which provides the Willys Overland organization with its coverage in the lowest-priced field, will prove as popular throughout 1930 as in the nearly four years that have passed since it made its initial appeaTRACE.
Revolutionary Changa, The Whippet Four holds a con-
wheel brakes, full forced-feed lubri pet an outstanding vehicle in the lowest priced field are big four ention, silent timing chain, extra long. springs, high compression engine, Enger-tip control, over- size balloon tires, large roomy bodies, unusual gasoline economy, smart lines and colours.
During last year approximately three million super yards of all concrete road work, equivalent to 254 miles of 20ft, carriageway, were laid in the British Isles. In the areas bearing lighter traffic the cement-bound road is gradually gaining interest, and approximately spicuous position in 184,631 super yards were inid dur-Introduced in June, 1920, it prolished a reputation for low operat- vided a revolutionary change in its price class and was admittedly years ahead of its time, not alon
ing the year. This work has neces sitated the production of at least 10,000 tons of steel, 120,000 tons of cement, 230,000 tons of sand and 460.000 tons of broken stone.
Ford Production in England. Ford's plans are going ahead according to schedule at his great motor workant. Dagenham, Eng- land. Ford expects," during the current year, to commence manu- Facturing operations in some de partments, but it will not be until 1031, or probably 1932, that every thing will be completed. Ford owes approximately 491 acres of freehold land, and his own factories will, in the first instance, occupy approximately 71 acres with 41 acres retained for immediate de- velopment, Contructs have been placed already to the value of over £1,400,000 and further contracts are now being negotiated to the value of over £1,000,000 and payinguts to date in respect of work done amount to approximately £300,000. Furthermore, Ford's Associated European Companies have many and considerable commitments for securing bigger and more profit- able future business, which plan means the expansion of motoring in Enorpe where a vast almost virgin field awaits exploitation, and which, again, means the using p of great quantities of rubber in
motor tyres.
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motordom.
Euadreds of thousands of Waip pet fours have been in the hands of owners since the rst Whippet was introduced, and have accumu- lated millions of miles of service. It is a notable fact that during all these years the Whippet has estab ing and maintenance cost, bringing a new conception of economy to the low priced field.
Mr. Baker reports that for the engine of the car never once fal entire trip to Miami the air-cooled tered, nor was it voluntarily stop ped at any time during the long run. Such performance piled an top of its previous records may cer- tainly be accepted as placing the effectiveness of air-cooling, as de- veloped by the Franklin Co., be- yond all question, in
This is considered a particularly impressive test, as the Franklin left New York City in the midst of cold winter weather (January 18) and proceeded through various condi tions of temperature and climate into the semi-tropical weather of Florida in the course of a single day's run.
Co., as a part of his programme to demonstrate to officials and tax- payers as well as to the public of other countries that the continuous development of better roads will bring an enormous economic saving of time and money.
Mr. Baker's run in a Franklin "143" Sedan set up a new record for comparable distance over.public. roads. His time of 94 hours 20 York to the city, limite of Miami minutes from the city limits of New bettered by more than 5 hours the previous record for the same run extablished by a "Straight 3," roadster, and was 8 hours faster than the scheduled time of the Miamian, Limited, the fastest train running between the two cities,
The performance of this famous driver has also demonstrated, in- | cidentally, that the Franklin air- cooled car is impressive in speed as well as in reliability.
In the heavy traffic outside of New York through the cities of Newark and Trenton, around Phil- adelphia and into Baltimore (197 (Continued on preceding column).
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PERFORMANCE beyond its price
The 1930 Whippet Four offers style, roominess, speed and power usually found only, in cars of higher price. Its smart lines and harmonious colours impart an appearance that makes the Whippet a car you will be proud to drive.
"A higher compression engine gives
The 930
speed, lively pick-up and plenty of power on hills." Consumption of oil and petrol is remarkably low. The Whippet's low price and dependable performance make it a decidedly fast, economical car to own and operate.
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