NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
RECORDS.
Official confirmation has now been received of the Class E (1,501-2,000 Bc.) records recently taken by Mrs. Stewart on the Derby Miller at Montlhéry, also of those set up by Mrs, Stewart, Norton, Froy and Raphael on the 4-litre Bentley.
MOTOR CARS WHICH BOOST
BRITAIN."
In remote countries where motor- ing is still in its infancy, Rolls- Royce cars are doing a valuable pioneer work in impressing upon potential car owners the merits of "Buying British." A Holls-Royce car, for example, has recently bean delivered in Manchuria. So far the average Manchurian "has not become "ear corscious," but when he does he will be the more rendy" to buy some British car because the Rolls-Royce bas done so much to advertise to him the outstanding "merits of British engineering and, in fact, British goods in general.
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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1931)
SPARKS
FROM THE PLUGS
During the mouth ended March 31, 1931, 135 cars of a value of E34,552 were imported into the United Kingdom. The figures of March of last year were 1,183 cars, of a value of £100,920. Exports during the periods were 3,010 cars, valued at £130,592, as compared with 5,475 cars of a valua of £240,998.
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THE LIGHTER SIDE.
"Jack's got a new, siron fcr ha car."
"Realy What became of the blonde one."
"And now, sir," thundered the lawyer, tell the court what you were doing in the interim,"
"I never went there, retorted the witness indignantly, "I stayed. in my car all the time."
Ho covered the ground, on
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CRISIS.
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old rules indicating cycles of pros perity and depression no longer ap- plied. We were on the threshold of a new era." The problem of poverty had either been solved or was on the point of settlement. Now everyone knows better,
The
and
ominent businces men who could see no inter- warn-ruption to prosperity in 1999 and who were almost insanely bullish on common stocks, and especially bank stocks, can picture nothing but despair. Washington optimism of 1998 and 100 has changed to uttergloon. The average specula- | com-tor-there are still a few left-has
abandoned hope. auto
ings he frowned, And took many chances slim; Until at last ho was going so fast ground That-well now the of the
covers him.
Many authorities opinion that the engine utilizing light or heavy oil as its fuel will undoubtedly exercise a vitally im portant influence upon the develop ment and future of the commercial vehicle.
E is, therefore, essential, saya Phe Commercial Moter, that this. country should keep in the fore front of this, as in the case of other phases of commercial-vehicle` motor-
ing.
Important advances are being made, but, in our opinion, it would
Why should the railroads plain about the growth of transport when the locomotive a ways wins the bout at the crossing?
"How do you like bathing beau
tice ?!'
"I don't know, I never bathed
one."
THE WASH SPEEDWAY SCHEME.
In Siam, Afghanistan, Abyssinia and Malay, where such roads, as exist at all are still in a primitive to the general good of the in- state, there are Rolls-Royce cars; dustry if the knowledge obtained and even in places like the Balearice pooled. The reading of papers by individual investigators 'could
Proliminary attangements have. Islands, where one would imagine before institutions and the discus
now been completed for the con- scope for motoring is all, this 'sions consequent upon them are
steps in the right direction, but an struction of a vast motor speedway famous product is to be found.
even falder measure of interavail-on the northern bank of the Wash. ability of ideas and conclusions Tho groposal is to build a sea wall would: enable, designers to avoid initial difficulties.
which will result in the reclaiming of nearly 16 square miles of land." On part of this reclaimed land, the Automobile Racing Association proposes to build a great motor speedway, on which all manner of speed tests can be carried out.
WILLYS SIX WINS HARD RACE.
Nearly all design is a matter of building up upon foundations laid Pitted against a field comprising by others, and if the chief factors can be ascertained, there is still all the most popular makes of cars, nothing to restrict individuality. two standard low priced Willys A great deal of time could have Sixes raced to first and second been saved in the perfecting of the pinces in the annual thrilling moun-petrol engine if such a procedure
had been adopted. tain race from Mexico City to Pue- bia. The winning Willys Six cover- ed the course of 75.8 miles in 75 minutes, 45 seconds. ··
The latest performance of power, speed and stamina is a duplication of the Pikes Peak race in which two stock Willys Six rondstera raced to first and second places up the steep mountain side in the 1930 hill climbing classic, and follows closely on the record recently estab- lished by a stock Willys Six which clipped 38-3/5 sec. off the former record for climbing the steep Mount Baldy grade in California.
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DANCE AFTER ROAD TEST.
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There is to be a speedway motor track, fifteen miles in length and 200 yards wide, for speed record attempts. Another feature will be
Solue 390 motorists, weary and caked with mud following their twelve-mile Tourist Trophy cir- 18-hours drive through rain and euit, where road conditions will be sunshine over tortuous hills, reach reproduced as much as possible. ed Land's End one Saturday afterA motor-bont speedway, one and noon at the conclusion of the an- nual reliability trial from London, 344 miles, organised by the Motor Cyclists' Club
The first man in was F. W. Stevenson (Brough-Superior), who was the first to leave, Virginia Water. Berkahire, on Friday night.
a course like that set this year.
The other riders quickly arrived, and, despite their ordeal, many of the girl passengers called for gramophone and began to dance. The men, however, went to bed. *
For years the mountain race be-He snid that he had never known tween Mexico City and Puebla has been accepted as one of the most gruelling tests of a car's power, speed, safety, inbuilt quality and stamina. more than 50 per cent. of the route being a steep climb over the mountains,
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a-half miles in length; is also planned, while the remainder of the and will be devoted to an aero- drome; an eighteen-hole golf course and clubhouse, tennis courts. stadium; and an amusement park.
It is hoped to start work on" thế. scheme at the end of the animmer, and when finished this courtry will be provided with an ideal testing ground, to which, it is hoped, visi- tors from abroad will also find their
way.
A BRITISH CAR'S PERFORM ANCE.
At a recent high-speed endurance test at the Montlhery (Paris) racing track a Singer Super Six driven by four well-known - racing personalitics, Mesars. G. E. T Eyston, E. A. D. Eldridge, P. Brewster and A. Denley, put up a remarkable performance.
For the first 80 hours the test was carried on in appalling weather. Thunder, lightning, hail, wind and rain swept over the track, and at times the car could scarcely be seen for the clouds of spray with sur- rounded it." "Naarly 1,500" "milos were covered in the first 24 hours under theas adverse conditions. Then the weather improved, and the car averaging over 63 mph com pleted 3,028 miles in 48 hours. This constituted a 48 hours' Internation- al Record for Class E (1,500-2,000 0.0.).
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By the next afternoon the drivers had added three daya record to their bag-4,512 miles in 72 hours, at an average speed of 2.0 m.ph. With the test concluded the car had covered 8,245 miles at an average spoed of 62.1 m.p.h, and set up B four day's record at 625 .p.h.**** As a roof of the terrible gruel- ing and bad weather conditions which a British car will withstand, this test is unique, The Singer was & Buper Six Saloon body on a "Kaye Don Bix chassis and was. standard with the exception that it, was fitted with an additional petrol tank to carry sufficient fuel for long non-stop runa. Wakefield Car. trol oil was used and the car gave no trouble whatever.
knows the precise total, but, mak. ing allowances for seasonal im
Meantimo Dean Wallace Donham, What Europe is doing America of the Harvard Business School, a may-bayo to do, is
provement, ing a few industries; great authority on American in- the trade opportun plen of
8,000,000 (the number estimated last March) would be approximately
correct.
During the winter cases of dis. tress have been relieved by private charity but the relief funds con- tributed by this purpose are now generally exhausted. It is clearly foreseen that private benevolents would refuse to undertake and
Soviet Russia is exporting cotton at prices averaging $5 a bale less than the price of American cotton of equal quality,
plea dustry, Baye: The only remedy is reinforced by the knowledge that for unemployment is work, but when work falls doles must begin." The situation ha declares to be un- precedented and desperate. It is much the same in all the great in- dustrial nations nothing less than a major breakdown."
These are days in America when as much damage may be done by exaggeration and calamity-howling as by the suppression of the facts of economic distress. The Press,
Serious Unrest.
Calamity Howling, Among the political remedies generally realises this danger, and would be unable to stand the most frequently discussed for re- great deal more space is given of another winter like the last storing prosperity first place is to-day to statements breathing hope What is to be done? There is given to the tariff. It is accepted and faiths in the inmediate future no Poor Law relief here, as in Eng land, and no dole. According to tion will be the major issues of the
generally that tariff and Prohibithinn to pessimism. sociological authorities, three things Presidential election in 1932. Re- alone can prevent disaster:
The Government is aware that publicans and Democrats agree the slump nicknamed by Demo general improvement however, that tariff revision is a ernte "the Moover slump is caus- träde, of which there is no im-
long and complainted business, and ing serious unrest throughout the 'mediate prospect j·
offers no immediate cure for, the resolutions of organised labour aak
United States.” This is evidenced by
woes of the United States. Greatering that something be done," and economy on the part of the Wash protesting against wage reductions ington Government in all depart- and this is the first period of neute:
The latter have not been general, ments of State is being urged. Ex-depression of long duration wherein penditure on armament is more reductions have been so small. The
unions ask for a National Unem unpopular than ever..
ployment Conference to prepare for". oventualities.
An enormous programme of public", "worker" › involving many millions of dollars more than the Washington Government plans or contemplates to-day, or
The dole.
Up to the present the dole has been naathema in the United States.
Talk of a Dole. "You can see in brokers' offices,' anid one of the biggest Wall Street bankers, "what you never' saw be fore. The crowd sits watching, and when U. 8. Steel drops a few points ar Geheral Motors break, the cus-It has been held to be a method of tomers stand up and cheer. Until lately they would have sat down and wept Nothing like that has been seen here during the last twenty-five years.
relief which gradually destroys the moral Abre of the recipient and injurious to the best interests of the country; In recent months, however, several States and insur Unemployment remains the most ance companies have been inves serious problem — unemploymenttigating the subject in England.
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Russia secures more attention than usual. One party talks about "fighting the Red Trade Menace," and another party urges Washing ton to follow the example of Europe in making trade arrangements. In 1030, it is recalled, a single Soviet trade agreement with one great European country reduced American exporta to that country 30 per
40 per cent.
and a rising tide of unrest through The reports are awaited with in-cent, and increased Sovint exports out the country. To-day nobody i terest.
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The political extremists repre- ̈ sented by the Communists hold meetings.. denounce the Government and all its works, and urge labour in Americs,black and white, to atrike for liberty, Bo far, however, the Communist propaganda has signally failed, and the policy of allowing the soup-box orators to ex- buust themselves in public squares fustead of arresting them as former. « ly seems to have damned thuch of their enthusiasm.
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