HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1931.
NEW RECORD IN SOUTHERN CIRCUIT.
STUDEBAKER WINS "LA NACION" CUP.
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Studebaker's famous) President Eight has again added to its cham pionship laurels by setting a new world record in the Southern Cir- cuit automobile race of South America to win the coveted "La
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FROM THE PLUGS
THE PIKES PEAK CLIMB.
Again and again, the Stude baker covered long stretches of the course at speeds as high as 100 .p.h, beating the official Papire: cord Ave times during the event. FIRST HONOURS. TAKEN. BY | Spectators at the race this year' were afforded an exciting few minutos when one of the partici pants deliberately crashed his car right through a house in order to
WILLYS SIX.
Sweeping up the famous highway to the summit of Pikes Peak, two
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE |-A ROLLS-ROYCE COMPLETE
SEQUEL,
A sequel to the visit of one of the Round Table Conference do legates to a well-known Coventry motor works is reported by a
FOR £1,695, It is not only among baby cars that British manufacturers to-day affor remarkable value for money. The 20/25 h.p. Rolls-Royce, which is the smaller of the current mo
BENDS AT NIGHT.
WHEN THE DIPPER OR DIMMER IS OF SPECIAL VALUE.
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Avoid hitting a crowd of over stock Willys Six roadsters won. Madras firm of automobile diari dels, fitted with an enclosed their head lights when thothor formidable one, camélysont
enthused persons who had broken' through the police lines. The driver miraculously escaped unhurt...
race this year was, except for a
first and second places in the twelfth annual running of the
.
While many moterists are: con
That barrier is now removed by siderato to other drivors into Mr. Lloyd George; but does there mattor of dipping or dimming not remain another and equally. limcusine body, is now available vehicle is encountered ca a straight policy? ery moderate price of read, there is a widespread ten- 21,695, and can be supplied from dency to leave the dipping or dim- colour schomes.
A Task for Superman,
How much of Free Trade will"
Nacion" Cup and a purse of 88,000. rneing body, a replica of the chamale for stock held recently. The at the Humbor factory that he pro stock in a number of different ming awitch severely alone" on a Liberals give up, and boss much
The race, conducted annually at Santiago, Chile, is considered onc of the outstanding speed classics in the country and is limited to strict is stock cars.
"The winning President Light roadster, owned by Santiago Lazo. young Chilean lawyer, was piloted by "Aladino Azzari, noted "South American racing driver. His time for the course, of 80 kilometres was 2 hours 38 minutes 31-2/5 seconds, giving, an average speed. of 130 kilometres per hour. The second car to finish completed the distance in 3 hours & minutes 63/5
seconds.
butora.
The Dewan "Bahadur Raghaviah
nt the
The Studebaker which won the world's greatest hill climbing clas-was so impressed by what he saw vailed upon the,, Pudukota State authorities to purchase a Snipo" tourer for use at State functions..
"'" ÓLAZING " 1,000 CARS-
pion President Eight which three Willys Sixes, in this terrific test of years ago amazed the motoring power, speed and stamina, compet- world by speeding 30,000 miles in 26,220 minutes on the Atlantic City ed Against the largest number of Speedway. This record has never
cars ever entered in the been equalled by any stock car, let alone beaton.
Face.
DAILY,
Triplex anfety glass used an bo Some idea of the amount of gathered from the fact that the glass consumed each day would
DESIGNED FOR WORLD' CONDITIONS,
By far the most important event of recent weeks in British motoring
of the new Hillman "Wizard" circles has been the introduction
world model, which took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London
bond or corner.
The driver of a car on the inner aide cf the roadway at a curve should remember that the bean of his head lamps as he swings
shaft of light will pass right across round will sweep the outer side of the road. In doing so a powerful
outer berth, and will tend to dazzle the eyes of the driver with the
of Protection will Conservatives. give up, in order to form a strong Centre Party, which will save the country from moral and financial bankruptcy, from the loss of India,
well believe, that the Simonite and the disappearance of its eastern commerce?
Tal
n told, and
tariff on manufactured articles. I' Liberals will agree to a moderate
can
When the first car took off its more than cover two largo skating in the presence of a thousand him just when it is most import think Sir John Simon has said as
rinks..
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The winning Willys Six covered two roadsters, and two sedans-miles in 24 min., 18-1/5 sec. The Four stock Président. Eights- the gruelling mountain route of 1ej their stock status certified by the second Willys Six was clocked in AAA, participated in the run, every mile and minute of which was 25 min., 13.sec. likewise supervised by the Ameri- enn. Automobile Association. All
guests. The great building has cars completed the distance at aver-mad dash up the rock bound side age.speeds ranging from €3.10 to
A day's caphoity, most of which been the scene of many functions 68.37 miles per hour. To-day of the famous mount, more than
is absorbed by the motor trade, of national importance, but seldom Studebaker i holds more- oficial:
15,000 persons lined the course frem amounts to 6,000 panes of the finish.hus commerce had any part in Crystal Creek Canyon 10 the finished product, this being composed of these. On the occasion in question, line at the summit,
12,000 sheets of" glass and · 0,000 however, the gathering was uni- Dashing across the staring line.at Crystal Creek Canyon, 8,150 feet figures it would seem that as much of the Cabinet, ex-Ministers and wheels, the greater part of their
American, stock car records for speed and endurance than all other makes of cars combined."
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above sea level, the Willys Six began the dangerous and gruelling TACC against time--a race which is recognized as one of the sternest tests of a car's power, speed, in built stamina and safety.
flats" of the lower Into the " ranges the Willys Six Anshed around curve after curve and the stendy hum of its 65-horsepower engine echoed back through the massive canyons. With the first
pieces of celluloid. From these glass is used for motor cars to-day as for houses.
BRITISH MOTOR CYCLES IN
EUROPE,
At the recent Exhibition at Prague, H.E. the British Ambas sador to Czechoslovakin, together with the Commercial Attach, paid a special visit to the Ariel Stand, whore they showed a keen interest in the now 4-cylinder model."
que; there were present members the representatives of many for eign powers, besides those connected with a branches of the Empire's Commerce and industry and the hoads of several of the leading contemporary British motor manu facturing concerns,
may
But how far will they go to wards the policy of the Empire Crusaders? And how far will Lord" Beaverbrook advance to meet the
objectors to the taxation of foreign
ant for him to have a clear view much. both of the road edgo and also podastrinns or 'eyc.ists who be near it ahead of him. turning to the right, so he can at The man in the outer berth is best obtain little assistance from his head lamps, for, since they do not swivel with the car's front food? illumination is wasted on the this difficulty and proposes as the Sir Edward Grigg is aware of hedge or wall on his left hand. To solution & Tariff Board, consist dip and swivel his lights merely ing of qualified men, who are to be makes the position worse. It is in those circumstances that the this an given the independence of judges, the inside should be particularly the Government of the day on the and whose duty it will be to advise careful to dip or dim..
Incidentally, with the dip-and-submitted to them, and would pro- probable effect of any proposals switch type of hoad lamps, it is
teet them and private Members of sure of any kind! Horo, to my regret, I must part from Sir Ed- it could be constituted, would be ward Grigg, for such a Board, if the Government, without respon- aibility. And where are those in- dependent, impartial supermen to be found? And if their advice did not coincide with the opinion of the majority of the House of Commons. real Government in finance), it would be disregarded.
driver to use the control for his
The Wizard" is certainly of often beneficial for the inner berth Parliament against improper pres- outstanding interest to motorista in own advantage, since by switching all countries for it has been de his near side lamp beam farther signed throughout for worli consembling that which is produced by to the left he obtains an effect re ditions and has only hoon put into a head lamp swivelling with the In the course of a speech, the production, after the most stromu- steering wheels. Commercial Attache paid a trious testing both at home and
The demands of all po bute to Ariel products, and the abroad.
five miles out of the way, the car vast organisation responsible for tential users have been met by offerornment can't promote prosperity, and of the Treasury (which is tho
whirled past Glen Cove where thousands had gathered to witness the famous classic, and then carried
on to the top.
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their production.
In Germany, too, the advent of
ing a choice of engine size in the same chassis. Thus thore is a
15.7 h.p. engine and a 20.9 h.p. the, "Square Four" has aroused
engine; both are 6-cylinders and considerable excitement in motor the choice is left entirely to the cycling circles, and a great recop-buyer, for the cost of the car in tion has been given to the new ach case in identical. When it is
model wherever it has been shown..
43,000 MILES ROUND THE WORLD BY MOTOR CYCLE. News is just to hand of the ar rival of Lieut. I. S. Kralichek Soboleff at Calcutta, and of the enthusiastic reception accorded him on the completion cf his wonderful journey on an Ariel motor cycle, after cressing 200 cuntries and
travelling a distance of 43,000
miles.
metaphor, a Labour Socialist Gov- what is the use of it?
By no stretch of courtesy can the sent the intellect, the political ex- that the formation of such & Socialist Party' be said to repre-
I heartily agree with Sir Edward perience, the commercial and pro- Liberal-Conservative alliance-we fessional ability, or the property of are not used in this country, to the country. If they enn serve Right, Centre and Left-is, a ques manual labour by curing unemploy tion of great urgency. It is néces ment, why cumber they the ground. sary to turn this Government ent
of Whitehall 1...
added that the home price of the
These questions the constituencies 5-seater tourer- and the family
are beginning to put and answer saloon is no more than £279, it to themselves as the by-elections will be realised that this now model show. But if by-elections prove is something very out of the ordin-anything the recent polls would seem to confirm the opinion of Sir Edward Grigg that the Conserva- tive Party alone is not strong enough to secure b commanding majority.
ary.
STRANGE TRANSACTION.
further to the financial shifts of before the country is committed the fraudulent bankruptcy and the frenzied fancies of Communist dreamers. I am not afraid of the Socialists getting a majority by an appeal to the country.
The Twilight of Bocialism.
I think that Mr." W. A. Hirst is right in saying in his able article strong enough to restore the balance in the current number of the of the Constitution, to reduce taxa Quarterly Review, that Socialism is Budgets, to simplify our laws, to
dead, or rapidly dying. Its mortal tion, to cut the dole, to balance our
decay began from the hour when savo India and our China trade,
Mr. Shaw, the Socialist Minister and to reform our fiscal.. system. for Labour, admitted that. ho These are objects worth a good deal couldn't produce rabbits out of his of compromise and sacrifice of in-bat. For if he can't, if, to drop
An Italian cafe" proprietor recent. The country wants a Government ly concfaded a strange transaction He acquired a small second-hand motor car in consideration for 10,000 cups of coffes in an exchange dual. If he is to get value from the deal the vendor of the car would seem likely to spend the greater | dividual prejudices. portion of his time in imbibing the proceedi of the transaction!
Ho started his World Tour from India on a 300 cc Ariel, and travelled southwards a Persia, Twenty-seven years hence, under
the terms of the contract, he will"' Egypt, through Europe and Eng: still be drinking his morning and, then went to the States, and coffee without any question of
overcamo
English
| toured the whold of South and "apot cash" arising.
North America, including Canada, TRIUMPH WINS IN ITALY. During this long journeyho The opening of the Ita innrac crossed thousands of miles of deing season coincides with the vic sort and rough virgin country, torious performance of the E
Triumph Motor-Cycle. fought his way through dense
"Italy has produced many out forests,
And
many other standing, exponents of the motor obstacles and dangora in his path. eyeling racing game, and bill It says much for his faith in his climbing events can always be re- lied upon to attract a good entry. machi that he undertook ac
In the recent Torreglia Castel tremendous d task.
nuovo Hill Climb the mountainous Course was 4.9 kilometres long, rising in hoight to 1320 metros,
height to 100 with no fewer than 36 bends and ~A now model, an·bvertype, 6 the numerous entrants were handt. tonnor, is now being produced by tapped by a strong hend wind. In the Albion Motor Car, Co., Ltik, clase events Triumphs wore first, the 250 c.c. and 500 c.s. Expert
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