THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
A New order of performance in General Motors' lowest priced six
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PONTIAC SIX
Remember when Pontine Six was in- troduced some thirty months ago, how it scored a record-breaking success? How it established a new order of performance among lowpriced sixes by combining smoothness, snap and Fisher body luxury with unfaltering endur- .ance? No less impressively does today's Pontine. Six tower above the field because in performance, as in all other phases, it represents a policy of
continuous advancement!
ments
In view
of such exclusive engineering develop- ns the cross-flow radiator and "the G-M-R cylinder head-such size as is typified by a 186-cubic inch engine-such unrivaled length of life as Pontiac owners enjoy.. small wonder that everyone acclaims the
new order of performance revealed by General Motor's lowest- priced six.
LANE, CRAWFORD Ltd.
MOTOR DEPARTMENT
INTRODUCING
Telephone. Central 3195.
THE WORLD'S
LOWEST PRICED SIX.
7 BEARING {CRANKSHAFT
THE AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION. Annual Meeting.
London, July 18,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25,
1928.
MOTOR ROADS CLIMBING FEAT. ROADS IN S. CHINA. UNDER PARIS. Plans to Help Traffic.
One-armed Man's Record.
Gratifying Progress Reported.
Parla is likely to be the first The twenty-third Annual "Meet-city in the world to solve the
After many attempts, Milher According to the Chief · Er- ing of the Automobile Association traffic problem by the construc- Tap (1,700 ft.), the highest peak ginor's report (China Inter- was held at the Savoy Hotel on the tion of underground highways to of Mount Bennchi, in Scotland, national Famine Relief Commis- 18 instant. Mr. Charles McWhir-repince existing main arteries. has been climbed by a one-armed slon) road work is being pursued ter, Chairman of the Executive
The City Council has decided to rider, Mr. --Alexander Donaldson, on a vigorous scale by the Kwel- Committee of the Association, pre-open a competition for the best on a Triumph motor-cycle. A chow Committee which is, În co- alded.
architectural scheme of under strong blizzard added to the operation with the local officials, Before presenting the Report and ground roadways reserved exclu- dificulties of the climb, and, in building modern motor roads from Accounts the Chairman Informed sively for motor traffic and for places 9 in. of snow had to be north to south through the pra the meeting of the loss of their foot passengers. The nronosed encountered,
| capital, Kwelyang, Into direct com.
friend and colleague, Mr. Ballin ronds will be flanked by special Starting off about four o'clock munication with, the Yangtze, and Hinde, the Honorary Treasurer of tunnels containing moving belte," one afternoon in June last, from thereby opening up the province the Automobile Association, who passed away peacefully on Monday which will be used to transfer Pittodrle, Donaldson followed the system in Yunnan, Kwelchow
goods from one part of the city to another.
Castle through the woods on to the with world commerco, via Quen A very small charge will be heather-covered hillside, where the Ming and Indo-China. As cond- In prosenting the Annual Report made for the conveyance of goods track continues to the summit of tions stabilize In Hunan, Kwel- the Chairman stated that the pro- by the underground roadway, and Mither Tap. The track is blocked chow will have a third, outlet, gress and success of the Automoblie the need for heavily laden and at frequent intervals. by huge This will be by water via Yuan
memory, all present stood in allence.
Asociation during the past year cumbersome
Burface vehicles,
stones, and the possibility of and thence lower. Yangtze. It is had been phenomenal, not merely which are one of the chief causes boulders and heaps of smaller Klang with the Teng Ting Laks for the increase in membership, but of the present traffic blocks, will negotiating any vehicle across gratifying to report that at least those stretches seemed very re-jono of these three channels is now for the increased use which mom-thus be avoided.
being perfected, so that, from hers made of the services rendered
"However, he continues in an 1928, Kweichow will no longer bo
Travel-
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Yunnan has also awakened to
"AILSA-CRAIG.” Popular in Japan.
to them. The nett increase of situation, they had been criticised mote. membership during the year under for the fact that they had present- review was 38,705; the total mem-ed a petrol petition. They had been account of his experiences, my so land-locked as in the past. bership that morning was 378,846. told, of course, the resultat least, Triumph bike' is equipped with It was owing to this increased use not the result of that, but that broad strong tyres, and the clear- the need of good roads through the of A.A. services that they had shortly after the Chancellor of the ance, which la unusually high, application of famine prevention crented an emergency service work- Exchequer taxed petrol, but he had kives a good space for bumping policy by the Yunnan Committee. ing every hour, day and night, Sun-made no reduction in the horse-over stones. A long experience That which engages the Com- of country side-roads has given mittee's attention is a road from days and week-ends, at Fanum power tax.
He would emphasize the point me practice in negotiating ob- Quen Ming to Yang Kai in the House, London.
towarda Kweiyang. Another interesting point was that what the Association asked for stacles, nevertheless, splils were direction the number of problems raised in ita petition was the abstitu- frequent, but not once did I have Yunnan has been in the past more owing to the number of motora at Lion of the petrol tax for the to push the minching or walk accessible from outside than from present on our roads. One of the horse-power that those who used alongside, although it was often within. When Yunnan and Kwel- most striking had been that of the incidence of taxation might be difficult to keep the saddle. I used chow are connected by motor parking places, there was nothing fairly adjusted so that those who one of my feet in manipulating the roads, the situation will surely comparable with such a problem in used the road most should pay the accelerator and brake, and the assume a quite different aspect. past history; therefore, an entirely most, and those who used it least other was occupied in keeping the The influence of these roads, in new scheme and, new ideas had should pay the least. There was cycle balanced. The weather was the construction of which the to be evolved for which there was no the suggestion that they should fine when I started off, but when C.I.F.R. C. play an important precedent. The parking question have prevented the new tax. There about three quarters of the jour-part, on the commerce and agri- could be divided into two classes, was only one way of preventing this no had been made a thick mist culture of these two provinces can This soon but be of the most wholesome kind First there was the man who lived kind of thing through the ballot crept down upon me.
box; but the Automobile Associa- changed into a fierce blizzard, and as may be easily understood. within a reasonable distance of large city or town which he visitstion was not a political body, and as it did not affect me physically periodically or daily; but that man the extent to which an individual I carried on. The snow, however, had an intimate knowledge of local owner is prepared to subordinato covered the ground to a depth of conditions. That was one class, national interests to those of his in, in places and consequently The other class was the thousands motoring Interests, was entirely a skidding was frequent.
Jicult that of members who go away for the personal matter between that man ing became so
in the end I decided to give up for week-end, the more than thousands and his conscience.
The Association had done every-the night and return to completo
Following on the recent instal- of members who took their holidays; on their cars visiting strange re-thing it possibly could in this case, the task the following day. I left lation in Japanese customs of the sorts, strange cities, and wished to it had put pressure on the Govern- have opportunities of visiting the ment through the usual channels; the machine 50 yards from the British-built Ailsa Craig Kid 10/16 castle, the cathedral, or any other had convened a conference ropre summit with the worst part of the p. and Slient Seven 7/12 h.p. object of interest. Many of them penting every section of the motor-journey still to be mado. The engines manufactured by the would prefer to have luncheon at a ing industry, and at a deputation next day 1 set off on the short Allsa Craig Motor Co., Ltd., of
obtainable, restaurant instead of going to an to the Chancellor he had the honour stiff trip, finally reaching the Chiswick, London, a correspondent and from Tokyo reports that the Customs Department hotel, and desire to park their car of presenting the case for the motor highest level in some place where they would be car user, and had urged the reduc- made the descent, which proved to Japancie undisturbed by local authorities or tion of the horse-power tax, and the be as exciting as the accent., A have expressed their satisfaction police,
reduction of the tax on engines of friend, who accompanied me on on the excellent results obtained In conjunction with the local au-five years old and over. The latter this part of the jouracy, hung on with these engines, particula. re- their excopuxually thorities the Association had made proposal was received with a very to a rope attached to the cycle to ference having been made by the parking arrangements in 337 towns considerable degree of sympathy; prevent it slipping, and many officials to and resorts. The difference be negotiations were still proceeding, times he had difficulty in keeping smooth and silent running.
le brought with tween the present year and twelve and they had every reason to be his feet, months ago was extraordinary; In lieve that something of that kind him his own motor cycle and side-
to asalet, but, strangely cycle was practically undamaged, fact it was more a source of won-will perhaps take place during the car
enough, his machine broke down, the only part affected was the ex- dorment to-day not to see an A.A. current financial year.
to haust pipo, which was Indented by The Accounts showed that the and I had to tow him home car park than three years ago it
stones and boulders, nett result of the year's proceedings Inverurie." was to see one. There was
atill an impression was a surplus of £5,670—a surplus amongst many people that the of income over expenditure. Sub- entrance feca Commitice of the Association scriptions and
Income amounted to £689,820. received large sums by way
was £15,759, of expenses. He wanted to broad- from investments cant the fnet that neither Taking the expenditure side, the directly nor indirectly does any amount of administration expenses member of this Committee have a was exceedingly low, only 20 per penny for expenses; that they cent. Another extraordinary fact travelled to deputations and to con-was that, as the membership in- ferenees in all parts of this coun-creased the percentage of over- try: attended alliances and inter-head charges decreased.
Sir Walter Gibbons, K.B.E., national conferences abroad, and
.the adoption did not cost the members of the D.L.Acconded
of the Report and Accounts, which Association one penny,
With regard to the political 'were carried unanimously.
MORE COMFORT FOR THE CAR.
Notwithstanding Its usage the
DUNLOP
leads the world in tyre
design
MADE IN ENGLAND
ON VIEW AT HOTEL SAVOY
Full Force-feed
Lubrication.
Silent Timing
Chain.
Invar-Strut Pistons.
,4 Wheel Brakes.
Air Cleaner.
Thermostat.
$23-4 h.p. develops 43h.p.
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TOURER H.K. $1,950 4 Door Sedan H.K. $2,350
THE 66 NEW
WHIPPET"
SIX.
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The above picture shows Studebaker's latest adjustable steering wheel, which may bò raised or lowered to fit the: driver. Also (inset) the ball-bearing spring shackles making spring action easier and smoother.
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