THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1926.
ONE MAN TANK.
CANADIAN OUTPUT.
A NEW RECORD PRODUCTION.
loveni
BS
MOTORS IN PHILIPPINES
.BIG INCREASE IN
IMPORTS.
Importation of automobilda passenger cars), trucks and
A record production was at tained in the Canadian motor-car industry in 1925, The antomobile factories in Canada, motorcycles from the United produced 124,458 passenger cars, States into the Philippines during 22,144 trucks, and 15,365 chassis, the first half of the year, shows a total of 161,970 cars, for. an in- croase of 22 per cent. 'over 1924 an unusual increase over imports and 10 per cent. over 1923, the for lip same period last year previous host year, when 147, according to insular customs 202 cars and trucks wore pro-
figuros. duced. The total value of pro- duction was $110,835,380,
P350,000 INCREASE. · comparod with $88,480,418 in
Passenger cara brought into the 1984 Capital employed amount- ed to $74,678,151, an increase of islands, from the United Statos nearly 23 per cent, over the pre-from January to June, this year, vious high point for the industry, totalled 1,912 in numbor, valued at uttainod in 1994, Employment 458,332, as compared to P1,158, was afforded in 10,301 persons, as valued at P2,105,670 imported against a total of 9,277" in 1924, during the same period in 1925, Payments in salarios and wages Last month imports totalled 376. totalled $17,219,370, compared automobiles valued at P519,444, as against 265 cars valued at 301,483 with $14,219,137 in 1924.
in May, and 52 valood at P51,852 in June last year.
Trucks imported from the Unit- ed States into the Philippines for the period under review totalled 699, valued at P754,062; in the same period last year 349 trucks, valued at P383,469, were brought in
Last month's importation of trucks. totalled 127, valued at P117,371, es compared with only five trucks, valued at P1,664, in June last year.
'THIRTY MOTORCYCLES
IMPORTED.
Elevon firms reported in 1995, as against twelve in the pro- vious year. Two companies coased operations and one new company began to produce dur ing the year. With the excep- tion of one plant making trucks The combination of a standard only, the output of each operat Any product of the largest pro-inent subsidy. The basis of the ducers of motor cars in Great vehicle is a track unit of the gearbox and an epicyclic reducing plant exceeded that of 1921.
Passenger cars manufactured Britain must in itself be of in Morris roadless truck carried uption goar gives un exceptionally
in Canada in 1925 numbered terpst, even if it more or less con- on a short rectangular frame, to useful selection of eight ratios,124,458, worth $82,801,458, at the forms to the orthodox in scheme which is rigidly fixed the angine ranging upon 8.33 to 1, to 84 to factory. Production ci open cars On the lowest of these an actual numbered 74,333, as against and detail. Considerable interest and transmission, consisting of a drawbar pail of 3 tons is obtain-67,204 in 1924, and the output of may be expected, therefore, in standard 35.9 h.p. engine and able, coupled with a road speed closed cars increased to 50,040 two vehicles recently introduced gearbox unit, epicyclic reduction of some 30 mp.h. upon top gear from 31,161 in the previous year.
The Philippines also imported, Normally, it is equipped with by Morris Commercial Cars, Ltd.,gear, and worm-driven rear track of Birmingham; each of which is axlo. This construction permits a conventional radiator and bou-Truck produktion in 1925 stood 30 motorcycles valued at P14,328
preceding year!
the first half of the year. From unusual in conception and marks the design of a compact vehicle, net, but for belligerent purposes at 2,144, as against 18,043 in the from the United States during Excluding engines, imports of January to June, 1925, imports a distinct advance on existing and eliminates the necessity for, it is readily fitted with a business- forms of transport. The first and universal joints in the transmis-like armoured body, the drivor more unusual of these is the sion. Steering is effected by two being seated upon an elevator cars and parts during 1925 were 30 motorcycles valued at
trailing wheels seat within a square turrat, above amounted in value to $35,240,298, P13,674. Morris Martell One-Man Tank, a rubber-tyred unique combination of a war mounted upon a short axle at which his head projects when the record for imports of these weapon with a vehicle for ponce-tached to the rear of the frame seat is in the high position, and ful purposes, since it is adapted by two quarter elliptic springs obtaining view through a clot in to operate as an ordinary farm which impart additional stability the turret front when it is in the tractor under normal conditions, to the vehicle, particularly when low position with his head well
protected within the turret. assisted, possibly, by a Govern- negotiating steep inclines.
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commodities There were 13,485 During the first six months passenger cars, valued at $12.only one automobile, valued at imported from foreign 855,940, imported 1,146 trucks, P3,227 and coming from France,
All In addition countries.
other trucks, worth of parts. worth $1,693,369, and $20,690,989 was
motorcyclos 67,305 motor-car engines, valued automobiles" and
at $8,287,105,were imported during ware shipped from the United the year. Nearly all the imports States. came from the United States.
TOTALS FOR 1925. "Export shipments from Canada were the highest on record. The
Customs figures further show total value of motor-cars and that the Philippines imported in parts exported during the year 1925 2,934 passenger cars valued was $39,417,611, an increase of a P4,497,501, of which 2,932 cars $8,000,000 over 1924 and $2,000,- valued at F4,493,081-cante from the -000-over-1923, the previous best United States and two, valued at year. Exports of Canadian made P4,420, from Great Britain. In passenger cars numbered 59,005, 1924, the United States, exported- which was about 35 per cent. of to the Philippines 2,022 autom the total Canadian production.obiles valued at P2,790,452; Great. Trucks-numbered 16,146, and Britain, two cars worth P24,627 : parts were valued at $6,372,728. France, two cars worth P13,244; Australia was the best market and Italy, three worth P6,736; or for both passongor cars, and a total of 2,029 cars valued at trucks. New Zealand was next, P2,835,059. followed by British India, Dutch East Indies, Straits Settlement, British South Africa, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay in the order named."
TRANSPORT PROBLEMS.
MORE THAN FOUR
WHEELS.
In 1925 the United States shipped to the islands 1,026 trucks valued at P1,083,955 and 34 motorcycles worth P14,855,"
BIG ROAD SCHEME.
£20,000,000 DEVELOPMENT IN AUSTRALIA. Considerable thought" is now being give by users of commercial His Majesty's Trade Com- motors and by road authorities missioner's Office at Melbourne to the benefits that must accrue reports that P conference has to the roads, as well as to hauling been held between the Federal and carrying interests, from the Minister of works and Railways. adoption of six (even, where it to and the State Ministers to discuss proved practicable, of more than the question of a grant of £20,- that number) wheels instead of 000,000 offered by the Common- four on heavy motor vehicles, wealth Governinout for the and those who advocate the construction of roads. The con- adoption of the obvious improve-ference was of a preliminary ment have in view the need for nature. The proposals, if agreed encouraging, first, the designer to, will only come into operation and manufacturer to cope within the next financial year, and no the technical side of the problem money has as yet been made of spreading the load over available for the scheme, which larger area of contact with the, has yet to be made the subject of road; and, secondly, the Minister an agreement between the Dom- of Transport in the adoption of monwealth and the State Govern- regulations that should serve to ments, ratified by the States advance the design of vehicles
Parliaments. which shall conserve our roads whilst convoying heavior loads. The scheme provides for a sum "thun are permissible under the of £2,000,000 per annum to be Motor Car Act of 1903 and its voted from ravenue for road Regulations. The limit if 12 tons purposes, the amount to be dis total axle weight, says The Com-tributed among the different mercial Motor, puts a definite States on a basis of three-fifths" check upon the development of population and twofifths ares on the rigid-framed six-whooler be- £1 for 41' basis, the States provid. cause the comparatively high taro ing their contributions out of loan weight of such a vehicle leaves or revenue. The classes of roads but a small margin for the pay covered by the schome are main load.
roads which open up and dovolop However, thero is this measure now country, trunk roads between of satisfaction, that, to the best of important towns. and arterial our belief, the Minister is willing roads, bonring the concentrated to consider arguments that can traffic from developmental, maizi, be advanced in favour of increas-trunk, and other roads, and the ing the permissible axle weights, roads so constructed or rECON= and virtually waits for menu-structed will be termed Federal facturers of vehicles to show that Aid Roads, the States having to they can, and do, produce vehioles provide for adequate and con- which impose upon the road a tinuous maintenance of the roads. pressure not exceeding, lotus after construction or reconstruc- say, eight tons par axle and tion. It le proposed to form a which spread that load over a board to be known as the Federa reasonable area,
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