HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MOTORING SUPP
TRAFFIC PROBLEM.
"EMENT. ́ ́ SATURDAY, OCTOBER
1924.
HARLEY DAVIDSON
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MOTOR CYCLES, ganorully admitted to bo the finest alue-for-money machines now on the market, have not with a greater
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The range has been extended, detait inprovemente have been incorporated on all models, and the B.SA. reputation for service and rolinbility has been greatly enhanced by the results of reliability trials, and the experiences of thousands of private owners, during the vast season in the British Isles, on the Continent and in every part of the world where motor cycling is in vogue,
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New York police maintain that the nation's worst traffic tangle is at Columbus Circle, New York, where seven busy streets maet. Street cara, p.destrians and thousands of automobilos would be in a constant tangie, were it not for a force of traffic police forever kept at the corner.
HONGKONG MOTOR CYCLISTS.
FORTHCOMING DINNER.
TOLL OF RAILWAY CROSSINGS.
ILLUMINATING FIGURES FROM U..8.
The Committee of the motor jayclo section of the H. K. A. A. The careful crossing campaign) propose holding a dinner at the was inaugurated three years ago Hongkong Hotel at which the by the American Railway As- Harley Davidson Cup will be sociation. In 1919, when the no- prosented to the winner of the oessity for concentrated action recent peod judging contest against grade orossing accidents. The function will also serve as finally became apparent and was| an opportunity to place before facred on accordingly, there were members suggestions for future 1233 fatalities of this nature, or trials and competitions.
12.54 per cent, of all automobile
As we pointed out last week, fatalities. Tho number Was he large number of motor cyclists reduced one per cent each year n. Hongkong should be able to until 1923, when the number was Tenniso succefully many in-almost fl pr ront. uf structive and entertaining com- mutomobile fat-lities, an increase petitions, but the commitee must of two per cent over the year be given wholehearted support. † providů 4.
Members who wish to bu pre-[The following statistics are of sent at the dinner (which will bej interest, nald in about two weeks time) should send their names im- mediately to Mr. J. Smith, Your
he Kowloon-Canton Railway Every membor may invite one, ifr.ond.
Auto
Total auto fatalities at fatalities grade crossings
1917
9.184
1,083
1918
9,679
111
1919
9,827
1,332
1920
11,353
1,273
1921- 12,500
1 262
14.000
1,339
16,000
1,759
The task of prevention was con-
Å
BIALE DIL IN SWEDEN. Sweden's deposits of
bit- 1922 uminous shale promises sup 1923 ply of 245,000,000 tons of fuel oil
is
10 its motorists. Extraction already has begun for domestic sidured an educational one. consumption, since Sweden plan was proposed to call attor
to crossing accidents by Jentirely dependent on other im-tion
pores for her cual and petroleum. means of posters, literature and aditi rossos. Practically all tho Cars 1 railroads in the United Biates entered vigorously into the spirit of the work, and, as a result, in the summer of 1922 more than 1,000,000 posters were printed by the railroads and dis- played.
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..........A. J. ADison, Service Manager,
Several million stickers, minia- tures of the posters, were used,| thousands of lantern sines were exhibited in motion picturo houses, and, in railroad towns and cities. careful crossing clubs.) pledred to careful crossing, wero organized.
1 year the railroads again intosented their activities in டி similar manner. The 1924 careful
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The salesroom of the New York Branch of the Buick Motor Company at 55th Street and Broadway. New York, sells and delivers, more cart and more dollars worth of automobiles than any other salésroom in the world. And its sales are increasing all the time.
This Buick Branch delivered, during 1923, 24,565 дон Buicks representing a cash value of $39,591,918. In 1924, it is expected that about 30,000 car will be delivered, a business of over $50,000,000. FA if any of the great New York department stores will do as great. volume of business,
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From August 1, 1923, to May 16, 1924, deliveries of this Branch amounted to 20,139 Buicks as compared with 16,295, deliveries for the same period the preceding year. This represents an increase of 3,844 cars, or a 23-4% gain. Sales of this Branch for the first two weeks of May 1924, were 1,231 Buicks as compared with 945 sold in the same period last year. This is an increase of over 30%. `It is no' wonder that a record breaking volume of business is expected for the new season.
Because the value of Buick output bas each year been greater that that of any other exhibitor. Buick has held tirst place in every National Automobile Show in the United States during the last six years. In 1923; Buick sold 218,518 motor cars, representing a value of $302,752,950 not including war tax or freight. In the New York district alone. 12-8/10% of the 88,028 new cara so'd in 1923 were Buicks.
„GE AGENTS:
HONGKONG & KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD.
26, Queen's Road. Central,
Telephone No. Central 1036,
erossing roster of the American in planning your PICNICS or joy rides,
Railway Association was selected
from nearly 5000 postera which fon't forget K. 226.
wore submitted by artists in ail
parts of the country.
This your's poster will be die Our livery cars give satisfaction.
played frealy. The sticker will bel umployed again and speakers; will be nuggested for meetings of Rotary, Lion, Kiwanis and imilar clubs. Monthly meetin za of railroad employes will be held and owners of commercial cura will be asked to pledgo their sup- } port of the campaign,
The universality of the motor
| is strikingly apparent. The need of uniform and applicable laws of conduct at orossings is more than; | desirable,
EYES MEAN EVERYTHING.
THE
DURO MOTOR CO
NATHAN
ROAD
A good car merits a good, clean, roomy
garage. Only a limited number of cars can now be accommodated.
BODY NOISES.
BUMPERS ON TAXI.
CARS
FOR HIRE
STORAGE
A driver of a par should alwayn keep his eyas atraight ahead when Įdrivinse forward, and look back when in rovorne. He should be
Graphite, and oil, rubbed on exposed metal sncfuo s, will koop on the constant lookout for traffic
A body resting on the frame Chicago in considering passage them from rusting coming from ajdo streets; which unovenly will in most instances of an ordinados compelling the may block his path. When make cause aoracking sound. By attachment of bumpers on mil ing a turn, his eyes should be placing strips of leather between taxis. This followed a recent Of nearly 900,000. matarayelo#" kept on the course the car will the body and frame it often over accident in which a child was in the world; there are - only follow.
comes this noise."
killed by a taxicab.
200,000 in Americs, 5, jak