THE HONGE
LELEGRAPH
BY THE WAY
SIGN OF CAREFUL MOTORIST
RING SU
MOTORISTS AND THE STRIKE.
Great Britain has, for its area, for form. Members and others the groutost motor fleet in the freely offered their servicos in world.
all part of the country, A.A. offices were kept opon day and night, onrolling volunteers, and providing cars and assistance as and when required.
At the commencoment of the strike, it is estimated that the motor strongth of the country
WAN:-
640,000 Cara with 2,500,000.
passenger capacity... Every request, and demand 600,000 Motor Cycles with from the authorities, without 700,000 passenger capacity. exception, was mot, thanks, to 230,000 (Motor Vans, Lorries) the readingss of A.A. membera with load capacity of to soryo, if need be, throughout 400,000 tops.
the day, or at any time during Above figures are exclusive of the night."
public service vehicles. Therefore one and a half million The unique A.A. Road, Patrol motor vehicles wore available for Syetem was fully maintained transport of passengers and foods, along all the main routes includ. while ordinary railway and othered in the Government transport transport was suspended.
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arrangements. They wore mount- edo), fast niachines and cats, and besides keeping the ronds clear, rendered mechanical ass istance. The A.A.
Roadside
The Automobile Association estimates that the private vehiclos were capable of carrying within four hors nearly 12 million pas Telephones were freply and sengers over a distance of ten continuously used in maintaining miles at a speed of ten milos, por communications and controlling hour. In four hours the goods transport movements, ute. yehicles could transport one mil lion tons over the sime distance.
A.A duties, as carried out by A.A. members and staff includ.
Skilful organisation was nuces-ed sary to utilise this mobile force The to the best advantage.
Government organised a compre- hensive system of emergency transport-but-its efficiency de ponded entirely upon the co- operation of organised motor- ing."
The A. A. with its membership! of over 275,000, is the largest motor organisation in the world, the vehicles owned by its members include covered cars, motor epoles. and commercial motor vehicles, Within a very short period, this grand unit was, by the whole- hearted co-operation of the members, ready and propared for more work than was domanded by the situation,
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Koop license plates clean
and oasily visible.
transport, fully adequate for requirements.
In addition, A, A, mombers not enrolled for spectal service, owing Keeping main lines of com-to personal or business reasons..
munication
with played their part everywhere in opon special fleet of vehicles, assisting the workers to reach Providing dispatch ridors. their offices, shops and factories, Enrolment of voluntours. while the Secretary, Mr. Stenson Night and day service at A.A. Cooke, by the medium of two broadcasts, was able to suggost Headquarters. Cars and drivers supplied to practical methods of connecting authorities at short notice up empty seats and passengers, from each A.A. offic. and to give helpful advice to Special A.A. veliicles Carried motorists to whom the daily task afficial dispatches and com-of motoring in congested traffic munications. Most of this was not a happy experience. important work was done. after midnight Daily Road Posts" were run to all parts of the country.
A.A. services were organised and rendered in the interests **Strike of the community. Breaking" was no part of its The net result of the A.A. strike programme. Members of Par- services was that the Government liament were provided with frans- Road Commissioners and Food port to their, homes when the Officers had at their disposal a House rose-Members of all No appeal for volunteers was fully equipped and efficient Parties were assisted-Conserva- issued by the A.A., in any shape system of road post and rapid tive, Liberal, and Labour.
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NEW NINETY DEGREE
CADILLAC
DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
The clear-cut superiority of the new 90-degree eight-cylinder Cadillac over anything in the fine car field is responsible for its extraordinary sales success. Ever since the day the first new 90-degree Cadillac was shown, the demand for it has been growing greater. Not in a few sections, or in a few cities, but all over America.
There is every reason why this
should be so. Here you find lux ury and elegance carried to the utmost point. Here you find power so smooth that riding is al most like a flight in the air. Here is ease of handling perfected.
Truly this new 90-degree Cade illac is without a peer-quite the finest thing Cadillac has ever done, and as such it standa head and shoulders above comparison.
Prices range from $2995 for the Brougham to $4485 for the Custom Imperial. F.O.B. Detroit. Tax to be added.
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THE HONOKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.) Car Sales & Accessories Service & Replacement Parts
Phone Central 4759. *Phone Central 4602.
Sealed Agains Wear
Buick is the only car with the sealed chassis and the triple-sealed engine
No other car, regardless of price, accom- plishes the completeness of protection for operating parts now found in the Better Buick.
Dirt causes wear I So Buick has sealed all its operating units behind iron or steel housings. This is the famous "Sealed Chassis." It keeps dirt and wear out, lubrication in!
And in addition. every bit of air, oil and gasoline used by the engine now is cleaned Air cleaner, gasoline filter and oil filter are now added to Buick's famous protection against wear. This is the
Triple-Sealed Engine "1
You cannot find the same completeness of protection on other motor cars. Look for it before you buy. It means long life and reduced upkeep.
The Hongkong and Kowloon. Taxicab Company, Limited.
33-35, Des Voeux Road
Tel. C. 1030,
the Better Buick
Announcing
the
new
70
WILLYS KNIGHT
a car of unparalleled efficien cy, out-performing anything ever built of its size, or type, or class!
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Its remarkably low price, plus its many dis- tinctive advantages, undoubtedly place the "70" Willys-Knight Six in the front rank an the outstanding value of the world in the six cylinder field,
Utilizing the principle of high-speed engine construction in a Knight type sleeve-valye motor, with a 2 15-16 inch bore end n 43% inch stroke, the power plant of the New "70" Six develops greater power per cubic inch of piston displacement, throughout its complete range, than any other stock American motor- car engine.
Speed capacity is in excess of 60 miles an hour. Its acceleration is startling in ita accomm plishment. Its power on hills is a revelation,
Revolutionary Results
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Other Distinctive Features Absolutely positive mechanical four wheel brakes-the perfected braking system of the most advanced ears of Europe and America-a aystem regarded by the best engineering practice as the most dependable nad most nearly infallible of all brakes.. Arow conceptionof road-stability-Scien tie engineering has developed for this car a particularly low center of gravity which pro- duces a truly remarkable road-stability. Atali, speeds you are impressed by its perfectly stable equilibrium, and a complete absence of ail road shocks. Diving, you enjoy a contin
In speed and power the New "70" Willys- Knight literally out-performs all other stocic cars of comparable size. It combines the Knight sleeve-valve engine in its utmost per fection, with the finest and best achievements of brilliant engineers on both sides of the Atlantic. This car presents an unparalleled engine efficiency, a super-efficiency possible of attainment only in the Knight type of engine. It has a long, racy effect, with moderatepetual length. Here, too, is an economy of weight never before achieved in a motor carofitotype.uously agreeable feeling of solidity. Riding,
Full Particulars from:
THE
UNIVERSAL AUTO
61, Des Voeux Road, Central:
yours lá a comforting sense of security such as you have rarely experienced in any car The easiest of: all steering The steering facility of this phenomenal car is literally amazing. Eight Timken bearings cradle the ateering mechaniars with the utmost absence of friction, A A ramtirkably beautiful bociyFor styla and smartness, inside and out, this fine car is unrivalled by any other mutomobile ofitacines. The interior has been designed with such selen- tific exactness that ail wastespace common to other cars hins been eliminated. While compact to the last degree, this new and advanced "20" Willys-Knight Six is revolutionary In Its roominess and comfort.
SUPPY CO.