THE LIGHTER SIDE.
A train was pulled up by the signals when round the bend came
a pedestrina. "I say," called out the guard.
what are you doing
on the line! You'll be killed.”.
"Killed be blowed," answered the self-satisfied pedestrian. Ive come here out of the way of the motore."
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SAFETY LAST.
ROME AMERICAN MOTORING · EPITAPIIS,'
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1931.
MOTOR NOTES.
"That," he replied," is my chief reason for buying a fast car."
Over-Cautious Driver: "What was that that whizzed by !"
-Passenger (used to sports model):
NOTES FROM EVERYWHERE.
THE CAR OF THE FUTURE.
The car of the near future will
Lies slumbering hore one William "It passed too quickly to see pro-probably have the engine close to
Lako;
He heard the bell but had no brake. At fifty miles drovė Allio Pidd;
He thought he wouldn't kid, but
did.
At ninety miles drove Eddie,
Shown;
The motor stopped; but Ed kept
on,
Here he sleeps, one Johnny Fonker; He rounded a turn without a
hönker.
Down in the creek sleepe Jerry
Bass;
The bridge was narrow; he tried
to pass.
Hero Hles the body of William Jay, Who died maintaining his right-of-
way..
Here's all what's loft of Harry; At the cross roads he did not tarry.
John William Jones lies under this
thistle;
"He didn't brod the engine's whistle.
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Motorist after knooking over a butcher's boy): "Are you hurt, my lad pr
Butcher's Boy (picking up con- tents of his basket): "Dunno; here's me liver and rihs, but where's me kidneys "
Magistrate: What on earth do you mean by racing through the village at sixty miles an hour?"
Lady Motorist: "It was like this. My brakes had gone wrong, so I was getting home as fast as i could before I had an accident."
A man who rarely pays his bills went to Olympia and bought the biggest and fastest car he could find there.
perly, but I think it was a traction engine,"
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the driven wheels, provide variable torque, or eanbody a torque con-
verter with finger-tip controls from
fall abend to fell brake. Indépen
"My wife has a tongue like a dently sprung wheels must surely
motor-car,"
be adopted sooner or later, yat to produce a car embodying all these
"How's that?" "Well, she's always using it to characteristics at once would be to run people down."
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Dear Old Lady: "Don't you think you drive awfully fast ?"
court Bnancial disaster. Inherent drond of the novel and unknown would result in its condemnation by sales and service, apart from the potential buyer. If, however, -Yonng Blood: "Just a bit.
one or two points such as low-lovol touched sixty last Sunday going to bodies with rearward engines were Brighton."
given a fair trial, development D.O.L.: And didn't you kill would probably be considerably more rapid-Thé Automobile Engi. any'
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"You say you lost control of your car. How was that?"!
"I got behind with the instal. mehta,"
The car did not give them a dog's chance. It wLS on them before you could say "knife." The farm er and his wife were bowled over and they rolled into the gutter, considerably bruised. And, as so often happens, the juggernaut dashed on without stopping.
neck.
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A CAR FOR YOUR LEAVE,
.
Leave Cars, Ltd., as the name implies, is a firm specializing in supplying cars, new and second- hand, to those coming to the United Kingdom from abroad on leave or on a visit, whether for use at Home only or for subsequent export. All connected with the Management of Leave Cars, Ltd., have spent many years abroad and are thoroughly conversant with the peeds of those coming to Great Britain. That these needs aro A policeman ran up to give assist satisfactorily fulfilled is abundantly aner to the damaged couple. "Did proved by the unsolicited leters of you get the number of the car?"appreciation given the firm, origin inquired the F.C.-
"Yes," muttered the man, as Audibly as he could. "Curiously enough, the first two figures were any age and the last two my wife's age."
"They were four, nine
The wife sat up for the first time, "George," she snapped, "we will say no more about the matter."
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als of which can be soon at the office. During 1030 cars were sold to visitors from. 45 different coun- tries, proving the world-wide reputo of the Company.
The Company is officially ap proved and recommended by the "What were the 6gure 1" inquir-Automobile Association (Great Britain) as well as by,a number Somebody who had an accounted the law, as it licked a pencil." with him saw the transaction and
of Overseas Clubs and Association, asked him what he meant by buy-
the Automobile Association of ing a car, and such a car, when he
Rhodesia, the Automobile Club of did not pay his bills.
British Columbia and the Jamaica Automobile Association. The Com-.. pany is also under the distinguish- ed patronage of Field-Marshal Sir William Birdwood, Bart., G.C.B., etc., Late Commander-in-Chief in India, General Sir Philip W, Chet wode, G.U.B., ett., Commiuder-in- Chief in India, Sir John L. Maffey, Governor-General I.C.V.O, etc,
GOING
HOME ON LEAVE ?
If so, The following will interest you
EXAMPLE OF CAR ON THE DEFERRED PAYMENT SYSTEM
To new car, BAY
OVER EIGHTEEN MONTIS
Deposit one quarter
Interest...
£200. 0. 0.
50. 0, 0.
£150...0. 15. 7. 6. £165, 7, 6.
Balance of £165, 7. §. to be paid in 18 monthly instalmenta
of £9. 8. Di
To Deposit paid
$.50 0.0
5 ostalments of 40, 3:49.
45. 18. 9. £.95. 18, 9.
FINAL ADJUSTMENT
To re-purchase price-65% of £200,
Rabate on Interest
£180. 0.0.
6. 8.11.
Less 18 instalments still due...
Cash handed to Purchaser
ACTUAL COST OF MOTORING FOR SIX
To Deposit and fro instalments paid
Thirteen instalments still duo ni
Les re purchase and rebate on interept
Cost of motoring for six months
or £18. 8. 1. par month,
€180, 8, 11.
119. 8. 9..
$ 17. 0.2
MONTHS
£ 95. 18. 9. 19., 8, 9.
£215, 7, 6. 188. 8.11.
£ 78. 18, 7,
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CAR RACES IN THE PARKS.
A suggestion that motar-car road racing should be permitted in a big London park was made by Earl Howe, the racing motorist, when addressing the Southampton Round Table.
Earl Howe deplored the fact that road racing was illegal in England, and remarked:
"I am perfectly cortain that this country is much poorer for nat having it. There is nothing to look forward to in this direction from legislation, but it could be done if. the First Commissioner of Works could be induced to permit by executive order road racing in one of the big parks, say Richmond Park, or some other park of that character.
It would not interfere with the general enjoyment of the park if racing were permitted, and it would provide a wonderful spectacle,"
Referring to the fact that very few British firms seemed to take part in read races in Ireland and abroad, Earl Howe said: IM
"If our misnufacturers stand off from road racing altogether, as there necms to be a certain danger of their doing, they will undoubted- ly hand over the development of the motor car to the foreigner."
IMPORTANT TRACTION
ORDENS.
The General Electrio. Co., Ltd, of "Magnet House, Kingsway, Lon TAŻONALIA TYZOsired licentive chemolata Underground Railwaya. Company an important order for, the supply of some 300 heavy traction motora: for the new rolling stock, required" in connection with the Cockfosters Hounslow extension of the Pic cadilly line.
This order constitutes the ninth total of modern heavy railway successive order for electris trac motors of G.E.C.. minufacture in tion equipment received by the use on Underground cara to nearly G.E.C. from the London Under-2,000.
ground in the past few years, and The General Electric Co. has also when completed will bring the received, through the Birmingham
FOR
Railway Carriage & Wagon Co., Ltd., the order for the complete electrical equipment of 01 new com partment-type conchies now being constructed to the order of the Metrópolitan Railway Company,
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London. The material to be sup- plied comprisos electric traction, lighting and heating equipment for 1-4, 4-motor motor coaches. 14 driving trailer coaches, 14 Ist-class trailor, conches. and 10 3rd-class trailer coaches, The motor coaches will each have a power output of 1,100 h.p.; and: each be equipped with four self- ventilated motors rating at 275 b.h.p. on the one-hour rating. The control gear will be of the electro- pneumatiö typo.
Tho equipment for both tha above orders will be manufactured throughout at the General Electric Co.'s Witton Engineering Works, Birmingham.
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