THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1929.
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A mighty tough test of Goodrich Silvertowns
Goodrich
Public buses can show you the facts about Goodrich Silvertowns. They give- -added mileage, yielding more deliveries · from single sets of tires
- continuous mileage, freed from trouble, which gets de iveries to customers on time
Silvertowns little for rough going and
"Beat in the long Run
sturdy mileage, caring.
heavy loads.
KOLE AGENTS-
UNIVERSAL MOTOR & SUPPLY CO
22, Queen's Road, Contral.
Fond O. 4015.
́4)1 korle of Automolive Accossories also in stock,
TROJAN CARS SHOW THEIR METTLE AT MACAO.
690
On Thursday, March 7th. an Interesting demonstration of the sturdiness of the popular · little Trojan cars, was given at Macao, before representatives of the Army, Public Works, and the Postmaster-General. Mr. A. J. Allison. of Mesars. Lane, Crawford's Motor Dept. was the demonstrator, and among other tesis, drove the ear up and down the flight of steps in front of the famous ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral. The model used was a standard-four- passenger, equipped with solid tyres, and the most favourable comment was forthcoming ne a result of the demonstrations. Trojan cars, are built by the well-known Leyland factory, and they have won an enviable reputation in, all parts of the world on account of their rugged construction and excellent performance.
ANOTHER SAFETY ‘RULE. ·
For safety's sake a horn should be in such a condition that it will respond at a mere touch of the button. "
STYLED for BOULEVARDS
POWERED for TRAILS
JOU must make your own testa to fully ap preciate tha6-cylinder capabilition of Studs baker's new Erskine Six Tourer. In oficial Tests, sedang and coupes of this new Rakino Six averaged more than 54 miles per hour for 24 condnuous hours!
The more powerful 6-cylinder engine fe Stude baker's new Brakins Six lugha az hills and heavygoing. Abundant power permismooth top gear performance În congested tudie-
cager acceleration. Advanced engineering en.. ables Studebaker to offer greater economy of petrol and lubricant combined with greater ability, Balloon tyres and shock absorbers give luxurious riding comfort.
See this lowswung five seater body, with its gay cellulose colours, hand polished to perfection. The more you know of automobiles, the more you will thrill to this new Erskine Six Tourer. Judge this Studebaker value here today,” HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE: STUDEBAKER'S
ERSKINE SIX
MOTORCYCLE OR SMALL CAR
The Former an Entirely Different Machine.
STARTING FROM COLD.
The prophets are telling us that falling off of motor-cyclists during we are going to see during the the winter months, but one rider, coming season a great battle for while agreeing in the main with popular choice between the baby my words, suggests that there are car and the motor-cycle; it is, we fewer idle car outfits on the road are told, to be a fight to the finish during the winter, owing to the writes Mr. Kenneth Fraser. No fact that sidecar passengers suffer doubt there will be efforts on the from cold,
part of the manufacturers of baby There is something in this, for fears to capture customers from the apart from the fact that one does Įranks of motor-cycling; a certain not move a single muscle for amount of effort, in fact, goes on hours on end, in sidecar there is now and his been roing on for all one's thoughts and
also the absence of anything to, gome years. But that there should
remove
bo any fierce battle" seems to them from concentration on one's
feeling of intense cold. auvour of exaggeration, of an at-1 Įtempt to frighten possible motor-i feycle buyers into the small car
market.
Starting from Cold,
A good deal of this may be due What those who are not closely to the fact that some wind-screens in touch with motor-cycling in-have efther no celluloid windows variably fall to realize is that mo- at all through which the passen. lor-cycling contains vastly differer can look forward on to the ent elements in it. At one end are road or have windows that have those who are at heart really ear Therefore, it seems a good thing become practically opaque. folk. They may own a combinato add to one's arrangements for tion because they seek economy or the sidecar passenger's comfort in because they have no room or are the way of rugs, hot bottles, looking to the day'when they shall thermos flasks, etc., by making own a four-wheeler.
sure that he or she can see the road ahead. Having something to look at and being able to take There are many hundreds of interest in their surroundings people in this category, and being will prevent them at all events, border-lino cases, with strong lean- from thinking of nothing but how ing towards the car, they are the cold they feel. people who will be captured by a A good hardy annual is "start- small car salesman's efforts, ing from cold." Possibly more
Border-line Cases.
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On the other hand there are words have been written on this still thousands of people who have subject than any other in the ne desire for a four-wheeler; they whole art of riding a motor-cycle. know and appreciate the combina- If there were some nostrum or tion and the solo machine, and formula that would clear away the they do not-an no many suppose difficulty often experienced in get- -use motor-cycles as a sort of ting A start in nippy weather, it substitute for the car, with an would make a fortune for the in air of envy, always wishing ventor. There is not, but one can In their hearts that they suggest that it is not the best of could scrap their mounts and buy things to flood the carburetter and a car. Thousands have no desire set it on firo. This has been done; for anything but the motor-cycle, it is done on occasion; but it is and would probably sell a small not to be recommended. The dan- car if it were given to them as a gera are too obvious. present. Motor-cycling is not a A duster soaked in hot water substitute; it is the beloved sport and wrapped round the car- and recreation of a vast section of | buretter is a safer scheme to
the public, and will not killed follow: but several applications by the cheapest car. ...
will be necessary, as the heat
I have been somewhat taken to radiates away very^{swiftly;;
task for a few remarka a short especially when it comes into con- while ago on the apparent great tact with cold metal.""
SHARING PROFITS. JANUARY RECORDS.
Firestone Staff's Co Highlights of Chrysler.
Operation.
Chrysler sot out on the new year holding third rank in dollar sales A PAYING SYSTEM.
among mombera of the National Automobile Chamber of Com Encouraging employees to own merce. Sales of ears In 1927 were stock in the company employing 192,083 na compared with 170,302, ; them seems to be working out in for the year previous. Not pro a manner very satisfactory to all its for 1927 were more than 6 concerned in every Industry where times those for 1924 the company's the plan has been tried.
Perhaps the most outstanding first year. Export business in example of employees owning 1927 constituted 14.50% of the stock in their company, at least total, volume.
on such a vast scale, is at the
Firestone
factories in · Akron.] Chrysler made at beginning of Each of the 14,000 employees is a the year 1928, the widest range of stockholder.
products offered by any individual
Firestone. company
officiala motor car manufacturer. Forty
state that employee ownership body types, including 16 custom of stock is one of the best moves built creations, on 4 different the company ever made for chasses. personal efficiency,
Although naturally every effort.
Plant equipment of the Chrysler -
has always been made to keep the Corporation, at the first of the year, comprised 12 units in the quality high, the best results can-United States and Canada. Fac- not be obtained without the active torics:--Highland Park, producing co-operation of the workers, 52" and "62"; modals" capacity Once they become part owners of approxmiately 1,000 cara daily:- the business and realize that poor Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, build- work cuts down profits, there is ning Imperial "80" and "72" surprising change in their attitude models: Kercheval Avenue, Da toward their work. Wasta is troit, body manufacturing-Now watched very carefully and poor Castle, Indians, forging and workmanship is taboo,"
In sharing the earnings of an machining:-Daytona, Ohio, Ber industry with its workers, modern vice parte depot. In addition, Chrysler interests were being management is simply proving its efficiency, too. They have found A Chrysler, Belgium, and the Chrys forwarded by the Soclete Anonymie way to get people to really. putler Company M.B.H. Germany. their best efforts into all they do.
EXPENSIVE MOVE,
Lower prices $50 to $100 on "52" and "62" models, January 10, During the week following the ro- in
Fully half the buildings in duction, more retail orders Parle would have to be moved Detroit and New York than for if streets were to be widened to the entire month of January the the width they should be to sc- year, before.
commodate the city's traffic, Police:
Chryster gained all speed and Perfect M. Jean Chiappe belleves, distance records for Australia,
One GILLET entered. ONE GOLD MEDAL Some SUCCESSES obtained in 1928 by Mr. CLARK an amateur with bis GILLET 5000.c. two port
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SCOTTISH 6 DAYS
INTERNATIONAL 6 DAYS' TRIALS
7 Trials Entered. : 7 Gold Medals GILLET D'HERSTAL
Holders of 32 WORLD'S RECORDS
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