THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
$275,000,000
From July 1st, 1926, to July 1st, 1927, the Public bought TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE MILLIONS of dollars"
worth of CHRYSLER CARS.
You can leave it to the public to know where to get the Utmost in quality, performance, and value.
See CHRYSLER at
A.
A LUNG 8 CO.
Sole Agents
19, Queen's Road, C.
&
Phone C.1219.
The New
Stronger-
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1928.
HALF COMPLETED ROADS.
IN MILLION CLASS.
was created, as it ends abruptly to minimishing the danger of To cite a typical performance: where the Greenford road crosses accidents to pedestrians, is receive by British small cara. In this event, It Another £500,000, is required Ing the constant attention of the Nine Morris-Cowleys word entered to finish the work. Half this sum, Westminister Council, the Ministry (threo teams) seven, of their Is to be supplied by a grant from of Transport, and the police drivers having never previousl
taken part in a trial. Each, one Insufficient Funds at the Ministry of Transport, and authorities.
half by the Middlesex County The Traffic and Lighting Com- finished with 100 per cent, coro Home.
Council. None of the Government mittee of tho. Westminster Council and won a gold award; each of half has been forthcoming, despite has considered several communica- the three teams won a gold award; from the thons from the Ministry of Trane- and the first and second prizes in Work on many now highways repeated requests all over, Britain is at a standstill. Middlesex County Council.. port relating to "Safety First" their class for petrol consumption the ro (32.57 mpg, and 81.5 m.p.g.) were In'rosponse to the appeals of local This Council lias already spent devices consequent on
also secured. Technical experts authorities for the grants secos- many hundreds of thousands of arrangement of traffic.
These include ""Please Cross who examined the cars on com- sary to enable them to complets pounds in making the completed half-lald roads, the Ministry of part of the road, and though there Hero"! signs, and "Look Loft" and pletion of the course could and no Transport renly that funds are at has been a certain amount of delay "Look Right" warnings, for the signs of strain or damage. present insuleiont.
over the two railway bridges theas.convenience of pedestrians, and by way of instruction's to motor and Hundreds of thousands of are now well in hand. pounds have already been spent. The Counell contends, however, other traffic, "Turn Left" and on one scheme alone, the Western that nearly all this money has Turn Right" notices, and mark Avenue between Shepherd's Bush bean wasted, as the road is per ings in roadways by means of
Soven of the United States have. and Denbam, without any beneft fectly useless as it is, while the parallel white lines and metalled! to motorists or the public, owing Uxbridge road, which the Council tracks, the alteration of refuges more than a million automobiles cach. They are California, Now to failure to complete the work. has to maintain with the assis- and the rounding of kerbs.
The danger to pedestrians cross- York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michi- Estates which have been tance of a grant from the Ministry developed alongside the proposed of Transport, is being pounded to ing from Spring Gardens to gan, Illinois and Texas. roads are also suffering loss, pieces by the heavy trafle, and is Canada House, in consequence of Rond work to the value of many causing serious delay to vehicles vehicles from Spring Gardens en- cross Cockapur- millions of pounds is now being going to Oxford, Wales, and the deavouring to street to tho
of west side held up all over the country West.
Trafalgar-square was pointed out through lack of. funda: The
by the Ministry of Transport, Treasury, through the Ministry of{^.
The Ministry hold that the two! Transport, la refusing grant after The Middlesex County Council grant to the local authorities has frequently approached the small arrows in the carriage-way complete work which they have Ministry of Transport on the sub-off Spring Gardens were inauf- already started.
ject, but is always put off with ficiently conspicuous, and suggest the excuse that at the momented that a notice should be erected
and Cockapur-street directin there are insufficient funds. The at the corner of Spring Gardens, landowners alongside this road are being held up, as they have laid traffic to "Turn Left." out their estates, but have no road to which to connect them.
This is serious enough from the motorist's point of view, but it has other aspects just as important affecting the general public. All along these derelict new roads which have been started estates havo been laid out and building! jschemes planned.
"Insufficient Funds."
Another letter from the Ministry suggested that in the Piccadilly In other parts of the country a area not fewer than sixteen pedes similar state of affairs is report trian crossing signs and some ed. Whenever a grant is asked markings in carriage-ways were for to carry through some scheme) which has already been begun, thef Ministry, so the local authorities alloge, makes every excuse to hold MORRIS COWLEYS IN up the work as long as possible.
NEW SUCCESS.
The land has been acquired, and in many cases subsidiary roads taid out, but the promised new main road, which was to form the nucleus of the colony, has never renched it, or if it has its ends are haplessly blocked through some incompleted portion, with the result that the estate cannot by allowing a grant to be made for a
The principle on which the Treasury is stated to work before
necessary.
developed, and many thousands of particular undertaking is to col- 100 Per Cent. Scores in pounds of capital are held idle. lect all the money that is wanted Australian Motor Trials.
Thus
Now that amali British cars are
One of the crownin" examples inj for it before it is begun. tho Western-avenue, which, in the case of the Western Avenue leaving London near Shepherd's in the first year the Middlesex Buoh, was to sweep across through County Counell would only require becoming more numerous; evidence £60,000, and perhaps is not lacking in proof of what Greenford and join the London- about Oxford road at Denham, thereby another £100,000 for the second they can do. Take the results of cutting but the much overloaded year's work; but the Treasury in a recent Australian test for ex- Uxbridge road and Uxbridge itself. stats on collecting the whole ample. A 24-hour rellability and Seven years ago the first portion £260,000. before the work is begun. petrol consumption trial was of this rond was begun. It was Even if the work was begun now conducted recently by the Victoria to extend for eleven miles. At it would be three years before It (Australia) Light Car Club. The present about five miles are com- could be completed. pleted, with the exception of two railway bridges.
Huge Sums Wasted.
"Please Cross Kere." The provision in the City of Westminster of conspicuous warn As it stands the road is practi-ing notices and direction posts at cally useless for the purpose it dangerous crossings with a view
course chosen was one of 604 miles and included samples of typical Australian country "roads," and the high speeds de- manded over gutters, wash-outs. and potholes would have, trid the|| stamina of any car, no matter what its size or price.
Ford Truck
Speedier
The New Ford Truck is Designed and Built to Meet All General Hauling and Transportation Requirements. It is Rated as a 1, Ton Truck but with Dual Rear Wheels Will Carry Above Two Tons.
It has the quality, the sturdiness, and the strength to withstand hard service for a long period of time, and'at low cost in upkeep.
It is powered by the now Ford Model A 40 horse. power engine, which gives it the speed necessary for quick delivery and the power needed for moving large loads of.. heavy materials
It has the torque tubo drive, and a threo quarter floating rear axlo with the dependable warni gear.
The front springe are tho transverse somi elliptic type, apecially constructed for the truck. Rear springe are of the full cantilever type, one on each side, and aro an in- novation in truck spring construction.
All trucka ara oquipped with the, Ford steel-spoke
wheels, a now truck wheel of unusual strengib and good appearance, and have four-wheel mechanical braken of the internal expanding shoe-type.
The transmission is of the standard selective sliding. gear type, with three speede forward and one reverse.. A dual high transmission, which reduces the standard trans- mission goar approximately one-third, is offered as optional equipment at extra cost for those dealting a truck, for heavy work whore additional pulling power is required. The dual transmission also is provided with a power také off gear for use with dump bodio,
This dual transmission is of the planetary type and is installed between the front and rear cross members of the frame by removal of a coupling shaft which connects the transmission drive shaft with the universal joint on the standard truck,
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Engine-Four cylinder "L" head, cylinders cast on blou. Bore, 3 7/8 in; Stroke 4 1/4 in.. Piston displacement, 200.5 cu. in. Horse-power rating, S.A.E., 24.03. Hores- power brake, 40 at 2200 r.p.m.
Transmission-Standard selective gear typo, three speeds forward, one roverse. Gears and shafts chromo alloy steel, heat troated for hardness. Main shafts ja ball' bearings, countershaft in roller bearings and roverso la bronze bushings, insures: exceptional wear and quietness.. Dual high, reducing ratio of standard transmission one-third, optional at extra cost.
Clutch Multiple dry plate discs. Four driving discs, five driven discs. Long wearing asbestos composition facing. Completely onclosed and protected. Smooth and. oasy in action.
Brakes-Hour-wheel mechanical, expanding shoe type operated by both sorvice podal and hand brake. Front brake drums 11 in. în dia, rear brake drums, 14 in. in dia. Total braking surfaco 262 sq. in.
Camshaft Bearings-Five, all 1 9/16 in. in dia. Length No. 1, 1-3/4 m; No, 2, 7/8 in.
No. 3, 2 in. No. 4, 7/8 in; No. 5, 1 in.
Valves-On side; carbon chrome nickel alloy,
Crankshaft Bearings-Throo main, all 1 5/8 in. dia. Length, front and center, 2 in ; rear, 3 1/8 in. Boaringe babbitt, lower half backed in steel, upper half in iron. Connection Rod-Stoel forging,."X" section design, Lower bearing babblet. 1.1/2 in. in dia. by 1 5/8 in. long. Piston pin machined seamless s eel tubing, full floating type.
Carburetor-1 in. vertical. Choke and need'e adjustment rod on dash Hotspot intake
manifold:
Steering: Gour-Irreversible, worm and sector type with roller thrust bearings on
worm shaft. Ratio-11 1/4 to 1..
Oiling Systom-Pump, splash system and gravity flow from valve chamber reservoir to crankshaft main bearings. Oll level indicator and filler on loft side of motor. Capacity 5 quaria”
Ignition Battery, coil and distributor. New Ford mechanical design. Cooling-Con'rifugal water pump in top of oylinder head on shaft which also operates
fan Tubular radiator. Two-blado airplane propellor typs fan, 16 in., în v diameter; adjustable "V" belt. Capacity, 3 gala,
Starter and Generator-Now Ford generator of power house design; now starting
motor,
4
Fuel-Gravity food from wolded steeltank built integral with cowl. Capacity 10 gals. Rear Axle-Three quarter Boating, worm gear. Gear ratio 5 to 17
Front Axle-Chrome alloy steel forging, "I" beam construction. Adjustable taper
roller boarings for whools.
Drive-Torque tubo.
Springe Front, transverso.semi-olliptic, 12 leaves, Rear, cantilever, 17 leaves. Wheels and Tiros-Fard. wire wheels, Tiros: front, standard 30 by 5. Roar, standard
32 by 6..
Equipment-Hydraullo shock absorbers on front springs, gasoline gauge, ammeter, ignition lock, dash lamp, windshield wiper. rear view mirror, combination tail- and stop light, grense gun for high presspro lubrication of chassis, tool equip mont, tiro pump, jack, oil indicator rod on engine, horn, spare wirewheel Wheelbaso-131 1/2 in.'
Turning Radius – 21 ft. Troad-56 in.
Turning Circlo-4 ft. Frame-Length 171 5/16 in. Depth 6 in, Width, 2 3/4 in. Road Clearance-9 13/16 in..
Boo this TRUCK now on Display at
WALLACE HARPER & CO., LTD.
745, Nathan Road, Mongkok, Kowloon,
031