MORRIS. COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
NEW RANGE OF MODELS
The Times announced that Sir William Morris has completely re
largest factories and that a new range of trucks is being produced. To-day it is possible to give some details of the new models, together, with their prices.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1933
LEYLAND MOTORSCAR SOLD" FOR 15. 111D.
DOING WELL DESPITE SOME FALLING OFF
FUN AT JOHANNESBURG.
NECESSITOUS, EX-SERVICE.
MEN
PENSIONS FOR PREMATURE OLD AGE.
A break-up dealer in Johannesburg bought a car recently for £4, and finding it in good condition decided to offer it for sale aer a publicity stunt for 1/113. An advertisement brought a queue one morning at annual
TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON 355 METRES
(Special Air-Mail Service) London, March 21.-The first | 11 to 11.30 a.m.---Stock and exchange
the report of
Prince quotations, weather report, etc.
gramine.
Victor H.M.V. records.
ed evident that, as this type proda- minates in passenger and heavy. freight vehicle-as was forecast here a number of years ago-so the trend of operator requirement will gravitate more and more in this direction in the smaller classes of vehicle, in view of the increased pay-load space provided, coupled
The Ordinary share of Leyland with case of manoeuvrability and
two or three, Boonomy in garage room. The Motors, Ltd., some power unit is a 8-cylinder 25-horse years ago were a justifiably, pro- power engine, and a four-speedminent counter, the remarkable re organized and re-equipped one of gearbox with twin-top gears of the covary in the fortunes of the com- o'clock, which by midday entirely of Wales's British Legion Ten- 11.30a.m.-Chineso "recorded pro constant-mesh type is fitted. Ther: pany, it will be remembered, at blocked the neighbouring streets, aion Fund has now been pub are fully compensated Lockheed tracting wide attention. Of inte, At 1-98 p.m., the dealer climbed on lished. The fund was constituted hydraulic four-wheel brakes, and however, a more subdued market to the car, and at once there was in September, 1931, to provide pen- 12.30 p.. European programme of has obtained, and from a highest a wild surge towards him, every sions of 108. a week to necessitous the chassis suspension is half elliptical. The rear springs are of of 678. in 1931 and 37s. 6d. last one trying to make him accept ex-Service men and women of all ranks of 50 years of age or ovar year the shares are now 238. The their 1/11. the progressive pattern, which en-
business
who are permanently resident in company's
is that of Eager hands pulled him bodily, ables a decreasing load to be car-
manufacturing heavy commercial and he found himself bruised and the British Isles and who have be- ried with the greatest cass in.)
and passenger motor vehicles, battered under the car (states he come prematurely aged as a result travelling, and this, of course, is
trolley buses, heavy oil engines, Motor), Recovering, he climbed of hardships endured in the War. fragile nature are convoyed. of importance where goods of a)
etc., and in addition to its pro back. A woman, who had taken of the fund shall be 40 years from The report states that the life The normal and forward control, and device also allows for automatininent position in the home mar up a position in the driving scat January, 1932, and arrangements :
that the compensation where the full load or bormally does a large ex- pushed her money into his hand. January, 18, and a
bad port business. In both directions A count revealed a penny enum funds available, both capital and being transported roads. Fully-floating rear exles it probably has suffered as a re- At 1-30 p.m."the advertised time intarest accruing therefram, shall are used on all models, and this ult of the depression, in the home for the sale, a man who had bec saves the driving shafta from havmarket also by reason of the slow- one of the 5 a.m. queue, succeeded. It has been actuarially computed,
in thrusting his 1/11 on the dealer, ing to earry weight.
and being declared the purchaser drove the car home.
There are six now Sixes-name-
ly, a 30cwt. model, with normal and forward "control, priced. as chassis at £206 and $214, and as trucks at £230 and £21, and a
short-wheelbase, also with respective chassis prices of 929
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and £929. The 2-ton short-wheel- base tipper with normal control is listed at £257, and the forward control truck at £203. There is
also a 2-ton long-wheelbase chassis with normal control only, and this aells at £229, or as a truck at £235.
The sixth mode) is a 3-tonner with forward control, the chassis costs $278 and the truck £323. It
will be seen that prices are dis. tinctly progressive and competi tive, especially in view of the spe cifications. The Arm state that they are making a special fentare of forward-control models in the new programme, because it appear
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The Frame,
ing down of the expansion move- ment in road transport and of the effects of competition.
The frame is of up-to-date de sign, being doubly reinforced and Net profits in the year to Sep- with triangulated bracing. Dia tember 30, 1931, fell off by £107,000 gona members are carried right to £305,083, and although earnings forward to midway between the
Oh the "Ordinary capital still front and rear engine-bearers, thus strengthening the main side-mem- amounted to the substantial figure bors at the points where the great-of 37.6 per cent, the dividend was est stresses are imposed.. This fea- restricted to 10 per cent., less-tax.
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ture gives stability with the least weight. Other points worthy of notica in the now range are a low loading line, generous tire equip ment, chromium-plated radiator and lamp rims, 12-volt and start ing, grouped lubrication system, dipping beam headlamps, finger tip controls, and comprehensive chassis equipment.
GOLF IN ENGLAND pension roll, of 1,176 can be main-
University Teams at
Rye
TWO HALVED MATCHES
(Special Air-Mail Service)
1 p.m.-Local time and weather
report.
1.30
p.m.-Rugby Preas new's selected London and New York stock quotations, etc. A relay of the Rotary Club Tiffin Speech from the Gloucester Building Restaurant.
p.m.-Close down.
4.30 top.n-Chinese recorded
programme.
to
10.30 p.m.-European pro- gramme.
Operatic.
be expended within that period. the report adds, that by exhausting the present capital and interest to 7.20 p.m.- earned over this period, and with the yearly grant of £20,000 from the British Legion, a continuous
tained. If, however, all these pen- sions were granted at once, addi- tional pensions could be made only as the income increased or vacna- cies occurred. It was decided, therefore, to release only 432 for the year under review, Javing 743 vacancies for succeeding years, of which 600 have been provisionally. set aside for 1833.
even
London, March 21.-Rye was the scene of some very pleasant and the green and lost that hole to a interesting golf during the week good 4, but he was still two up with end, when a Society team collected only two holes to play. However, by G. N. Foster played Cambridge he cut his tee shot to the short 17th on Saturday and Oxford yesterday, into the road and Jamieson took" in friendly tests by Singles and his chance, only just failing with a Foursomes, in which the latter ft. put on the home great to halve A roomy all-steel cab having counted double the former, and the the match. Captain A. G. Pearson winding windows with safety glass results were therefore determined by and J. B. Pease were too steady and screen and rear light is fitted to points and not by matches won, ́efficient for--P.-H. F.-White-and normal control modela The for On Saturday Cambridge and the CK. Chronander respectively, and ward control 3-ton chassis possesses Society ended their encounter all it was P. B. M. Wallace who scored distinct possibilities, for by virtue even, for Cambridge, after losing first for Cambridge; beating R. H. of the fact that the unladen weight, the Singles by four matches to six Oppenheimer by three and two, does not exceed 500wt.
it can (four points to six), won the Four- eroditable performance, operate at the maximum legal somes by three matches to two (six though, Oppenheimer was playing speed of it miles an hour. It points to four). Yesterday Oxford his first game for 11 weeks. R. H. should appeal to haulage contrae also halved with the Society, for, R. McGill followed Wallace's good tors in particular. The inter after losing the Foursomes, which example and beat G. R. Girdlestone, change ability of parts has been were played first, by one match to and then came some fireworks. carefully studied, with the result three matches (two points to six),
J. O. Wisdom, as he can, went that the percentage of parts com- they made a brave recovery in the off like a shot out of a gun and mon throughout the whole range is Singles which they won by seven holed the first nine holes in 33, Yet high. This feature is, of course, matches to three (seven points to he was only three up, so grimly had of great importance to fleet own three). These results by themselves Roberts hung on to him. Wisdom ers, as it encourages standardiza would be interesting enough, but was still three up with six to play, tion where units of a varying car exactly the same thing happened but then had a sudden lapse. rying capacity are employed. Royal St. George's, where Ox Roberts seeing an opportunity. ford halved with the club on seized it, and, taking others that Saturday, and Cambridge yesterday came also, won on the home green repented this performance against by two holes. an identical side. Here is a mat-
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ter of interest to the compiler of records, but little comfort to the prophets.
In the Foursomes there were three very close matches and three ont- fortable victories, two of the latter going to Cambridge.
Natural Resentment;
Cambridge Without Their Captain. Cambridge, without their captain, K. T. Thomson, who on Friday had This latter group includes, Lord had the ill-fortune to sprain his Buckmaster, the most bitter enemy arkle coming down 'n' steep bank, of the fast drive; Lord Banbury, and J. S. Rowell, were not at full who was over 80 when he was strngth, but they gave a good acknocked down, and Lord Danesfort,. count of themselves against a who recently moved the second thoroughly experienced, dependable, and well matured Society side.
The non-playing captain of the Society aide very properly insisted that it should be led by the pre- sident, and accordingly G. R. A. Jamieson enjoyed a fine match in which he took de Montmorency to the last green. De Montmorency gained an early lead and was three p at the turn. At the 12th de Montmorency turned his ball over
reading of the bill to guarantee compensation to certain victims of road accidents without proof of negligence.
Lord Howe, the racing motorist, Lord Mount Temple and Lord Kin- noul are the regular defenders of horse-power as against the horse.
The Lord Chancellor's sympathy inclines to the lovers of broughams and phaetons. Last year he ex- pressed the opinion that a motor-
in playing his brassy shot up to fear in the wrong hands can be as
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Suite-
Orchestral" Carmen
Prelude to Act 1" (Bizės). Orchestral - "Carmen Suite
Habanera ". (Bizęt).--Philadel phia Symphony Orchestra.- 1356.
Song Hartha-Like a Dream " (Flutow). - Beniamino Gigli
(Tenor).-7109. Band-Aida-Introduction and
Moorish Ballet" (Verdi). Band—“ Aida-Grand March and
Finale " (Verdi). Creatore's
Band.--35780,
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20 p.m.-Closing local stock quo
titions, selected London and New York stock quotations, etc p.m.-Local time and weather
report.
7.30, to 8.30 p.m.-
A Concert.
Pinno Solo Cradle Song'
(Brahms).
Piano Solo" Under the Palma " (Albeniz) Alfred Cortet-1271, Violin Solo-" Dance of the Maid-
ona" (Friml-Kreisler).
Violin Solo-"Blue Skies" (Ber».
Violin Solo-"From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water" (Ondman- Kreisler), Fritz Kreisler.
1115.
Song At Parting" (Peterson-
Rogers).
Song "Pirats Dreams" (Garnett- Huerter) Ernestine Schumann Heink (Contralto).-1300. Piano Solo Tango" (Albeniz). Piano Solo-" Soaring" (Schuj
mann-Wilhelm Bachaus-1445 Song A May Morning" (Woas
therly-Denza),
Song Boat Song ". (Moses- Ware). Lambert Murphy (Tenor).-4010.
8.30 to 9 p.m.-
Variety,
Band-"Shepherd's Hey."-May-
fair Band.-20641. Song "Pampas Gram."
Fujiwara-44044.
Yosio
Duot for Two Pianos-"Eaga-
muffin."-Victor Arden and Phil- Ohman. 91099.
Humorous Song-" A Tale of the Ticker"-Frank Crumit.-134.
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