MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SATURDAY, 22nd DECEMBER, 1928.
Being The Official Organ of
THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
The Dinner Dance.
CURRENT
COMMENT
Long Past.
Owing to early printing of the The day is long past when the Motor Supplement, we were unable fear had to be regarded as an to refer last Saturday to the very extravagance, in fact, as far as the successful dinner dance held by Home Country is concerned, it in the Hongkong Autoniobiļe Associas Įnot too much to say that the pos- tion at the Peninsula Hotel. Over session of a ear is a positive 160 members and guests attended economy, permitting as it does the -a record number since these saving of bus and railway fares. " functions were inhugurated.
Valuable Co-Operation,
In Hongkong.
The President of the Assoclti- While ear may be considered tinn, Mr. P. M. Hodgson, made a source of pleasure out here in. happy reference to the co-operas Hongkong, it is nevertheless more tion and friendliness which exista fir lean of a necessity. During the, between the HK.AA. and the summer months, when bathing" Trallie Department. Mr. Hodgson parties are in full swing, those has always taken the keenest whe proceed to, the various benches interest i the Organisation, by road, and the majority do nó, having for several years been require molor cur, transportation, most actively associateji with it-as and there is no question but what Honorary Secretary. Very few privately owner vellele a more motorists realise the amount of economical, and allows far greater work which is silently carried out independence than hiring cara. in their interests, the majority of which falls upon the shoulders of Cost Nal ffigh.
the honorary secretary. That Then there is the question of the sympathetic relations exist outlay involved in purchasing a between the Association and the car. The wonderful strides in the Traffic and other Government industry have resulted in reducing Departments la a mutter for the prices of cars tremendously,, and utmost gratification, as is also the there are several excellent makes know that the successor to which can be purchased for about For those Mr. Hudgson, the Rev: G. E. S. $2,000, or even less. Upsdell, is no less energetic and who are content with a second- enthusiastic in his work. Ана hand car, bargains are always matter of fnet, since his tenure of available, and tally at most office, the membership has greatly attractive prices. The matter of increased, and with it the secre- health has also to be considered, tarial work has grown consider. and it must be conceded that of the most
·ubly. Voluntary work can be motoring is one
quite a thankless task, but the re-healthy and invigorating pastimes: ward is surely in the evidence of Neither at Home, nor anywhere the popularity and usefulness of else in the world, can. motering the Association.
now be termed a luxury, and the extraordinary assertion of the judge mentioned above, will not be
Difficult.
L
H. in dieult to understand the taken seriously by anybody. The altitude of the County Court Judge only value of his utterance lies in who recently made the astounding providing a subject for motoring assertion that a man with £500 a correspondents. From this limit- year rannal afford in maintain a led section of the community the car, and the further statement learned gentleman undoubtedly that not one in ten of the com- learned gratitude, munity can afford the vehicles,;
they run. It is unlikely that For Christmas, serious proportion of Home Some of the leading motor ft.... motorists will sell their cars on are emphasising the desirability the strength of the learned judge's of giving a car as a Christmas opinion. The thinking citizen is Gift, and we inisgine that there more likely to be concerned with will be no greater delight regis- the question of whether the expen. tered on Christmas Morning than receive such sive legal machinery of the present from those who day cannot be reduced in cost In presents. We imagine that exces- the order to lower taxation and so live barn-blowing outside leave more
money for simple fresidence of a recipient of a motor
jear, would be pardoned for once!
pleasures.
INTERESTING HONGKONG MOTOR TRADE PICTURES.
WHAT COULD BE BETTER THAN-
ONE OF THESE FOR
CHRISTMAS?
MOTOR C
The top picture shows seven "G.M.T." trucka which were delivered to local buyers last week by the Dragon Moter Car Company, Ltd. In the lower picture is seen the re- cently enlarged Sales and Office Department of the sume Company at Wong Nel Chung Rand, Happy Valley. (Photo: Mee Cheung).
30,000 MILES!
NEW RECORDS.
BRITAIN GAINS.
THE INFANTS' CLASS.
In trials, on' speed tracks, and on long private tours, British "baby" cars recently have thrust themselves into public notice. Some of the performances in Australia have been startling.
Twice one are two. Twice two!
are four.
That's all the lungs we've got.]
we don't need any more; Don't eat much gas; don't drink
much oil,
Don't vel much playtime, but
we're fond of toil.
We are the babes. We are the
.kids
Can't even grow up like our
great big brothers did, Trucks scare un stiff.
wo hate,
'Buses
"Get off the road," they say, "you
roller skate."
Lots drive us west. Some drivoj
us cast;
Some treat us human like, and some just like a beast;
Some break our hearts; some
break our backs,
But, where there's space to ́drive, you'll find our tracks.
Ask us to speed, Tell us to
crawl;
We'll do just what you want,
we'll try to climb a wall. Bush, hill, or plain. Beach,
mount or cliff,
If it can stop us then it must be
atim, Gogli, but we're fast. Gee, but
we're quick; Show us the feller that we can't
Lake on an' Hick.
Don't put on airs. Don't prac-
tice poise- We're not strong, silent men- we're just tough boys.
(Sydney Sun).
Remarkable Car Test. Nash Output Climbs. Production Figures Up.
STUDEBAKER FEÁT.
cently established an unprecedent-
New high production records for this season of the year were es-
tablished during August by several | AMERICAN STATISTICS,
"manufacturers automobile
in
J
The microscopic eye of Stude-|U.S.A., while the industry as a Statistics recently given in the baker's engineering department whole continued to reflect the re-commerce reports, of the United was in constant attendance at the markable activity that has char States Department of Commerce, Atlantic City Speedway when the terised it throughout the current show that, while motor units Studebaker President Eight re-|year.
manufactured In tho U.S.A. Production by the Nash Motors dropped in 1927, British produc- ed endurance record by travelling Company in three plants during tion materially increased. 30,000 miles in 26,326 consecutive August totalled more than 21,000
The report gives the following minutes. Although the run was cars, this record coming on top of under the constant supervising of shipment of 17,891 cars in July. A comparative figures of output of the American Automoblie ABBO-new daily output record was 68-Passenger clation whose timers and judges tablished by the company on August vehicles: kept a day and night check on the 23, with a production of 1020 cars. run, there were none who watch-The estimated Nash production for ed the passing parade of President the third quarter of the year is Eights with more interest than in excess of 50,000 cars.
And commercial.
U.S.A. GL. Britain. 4,265,704 170,800 1926 ...
4,208,700 -198,699 1927... 3,394,255
1925
231,320 Figures given in the American
NEW AUTOMAT
GARAGE,
men from the Studebaker engineers had advised owners and report show that Great Britain' is gineering department.
dealers that the ball bearing second in the list of motor inanu- Among the features of equip spring shackles needed to be infacturing.countries. ment on The President Elghis spected only at intervals of 20,000 which came in for cloac observe-miles when lubricant might be tion during the run were Stude- added if necessary. But the baker's new and exclusive ball shackles
on each of the four bearing spring shackles. Al-strictly stock President Eights though these shackles had been which went 30,000 miles in less tested in 177,000 miles of driving than that number of minutes ro- at the Studebaker Proving Ground quired no attention during the and other parts of the United entire run. At the finish, they Opened in Chicago. States, engineers were anxious to were functioning as quietly as the
Chicago has opened its new see how the shackles would per day the cars started."
"automat garage," with the open- form under the strain and stress The total of 120,000 miles of ing of the Wacker-Wabash of high sustained speed. ·
high speed testing piled up by the garages. One wishing to park The shackles came through the four cara "reproved" to the en-his car drives up, inserts a key in 30,000-mile ordeal without the gineers what had previously been a lock and machinery does the rest. alightest sign of failure. It was proved on Studebaker's 800- acre The garage has a capacity for 600 interesting to note that the en-| Proving Ground."
cara.
ASK US. WE'LL DO THE REST!
THE GASCON MOTOR CO., HARLEY-DAVIDSON
AGENTS
2, Kwong Wah Road, Kowloon.
Tol. K. 1242
(Opposite The Steam Laundry)'