THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH.
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
9,
MOTOR BUSES IN PLACE OF TRAINS.
Roosevelt
CAR FOR ALL
MARMON-BUILT
MARMON-BUILT
MANY NEW CARS
but not one like the Roosevelt
Full-size, four-door, five-passenger. Broadcloth upholstery throughout." One-piece crown fenders.
70-horse-power Marmon-built engine (same motor of slightly smaller bore as in higher-priced "Marmon Eights).
Quick, smooth eight-cylinder. acceleration. Wonderfully easy steering and easy clutch action. Powerful, four wheel brakes.
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Luxurious, long-wheelbase riding quality.
ALL AT
$3,200.00 WITH COMPLETE EQUIPMENT.
S. L. KWOK & Co.
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS
Bank of Canton Building.
The Choice
of the-
G. W. R. L. N. E. R.
and
Tel. C. 3457.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
for their new
RAIL ROAD SERVICES
THORNYCROFT
SIX-CYLINDERED
COACHES & OMNIBUSES
Preferred by experienced users!
Further particulars of our Lorries, Vans, etc., for
1 to 7 tons, and Coaches or Omnibuses for 20.
to 45 passengers forwarded on request to:--
JOHN I THORNYCROFT & CO., LIMITED.
UNION BUILDING
FIFTH
· HONGKONG FLOOR.
Telephone Central 4831.
DEAL DIRECT.
Write us and our representative will call.
Drastic Changes Anticipated in the Highlands.
Such will be the case also at
'The near future will see drastic permanent way for road mainten- changes in traße eönditions in the ance. Highlands as the result of a decision, renched by the LMS. Strathpuffer, only fewer men will Railway Company to substitute be thrown idle, as the line motor buses for trains in celtain measures but five miles as.com- areas. Already one or two inespared with 13 in the Black Isle. have been examined by inspectors, Incidentally, Muir of Ord Station and within a short period all the will be shorn of a great deal of branches which are not proving its glory, while Dingwall will also paying concerns will be looked suffer to some extent.
into with a view to such a change.
The branch from The Mound to The move will, of course, result Dornoch must necessarily be treat- in further additions to the list of led the same as the Black Isle line, unemployed railwaymen, but the and here, too, the bus services railway authorities have been have so affected the passenger literally forced to take action to traffic that the line will, more than The in-likely, be closed down except for Bafeguard themselves. crease in the number of hus ser-freight, and motor buses sub- vices in the Highland districts has stituted. The officials have not! been so rapid that the company is gone over the ground yet, but unable to compete with them in already it is surmised that the
The change will be made: the way of reduced fares. loss of passenger trafle has com pelled the authorities to such decision.
There are three intervening stations between The Mound and Dornoch, consequently railwaymen will be hurd hit by the change Lines Concerned.
here also, and the same may, by The branch lines in the High-said about the employees on the lands concerned in the change-Lybser to Wick, branch, where there are four stations between the termini. The latter line, of course, was never a great paying
over are:
1. From Muir of Ord to
Fortrose,
2. From Dingwall to Strathproposition even before the intro- duction of motor buses, hence the peffer.
3. From Gollanfield to Fort-change will not occasion any great
surprise, although it will prove
George.
4. From the Mound to Dornoch.bit of a blow to the employee
6. From Lybster to Wick,
6. From Georgenins to Thurso.
have
..
Fort-George.
There seems to be some dubiety Already inspectors
as to whether the Fort-George- examined the Black Isle railway Gollanfield and the Georgemas- and the branch to Strathpeffer and Thurso branch will share the same have come to the conclusion that fate as the others. As far as the buses must be substituted for pas-first mentioned is concerned the senger traffic and the line left only railway authorities
are under. for freight. It is expected that some obligation to the military the others will come under the authorities with regard to the same category, with the possible transportation of troops at a exception of the branch from moment's notice, and this, may Gollanfield to Fort-George and the affect the proposed change. Georgemas to Thurso. It will. Indeed, it may mean that the line
surprise occasion no
however.
should these two lines be treated will remain as it is with the same
service.
in the same manner.
With regard to the Georgemas The Black Isle railway was opened little more than 30 years Thurso line nothing definite has ago by the old Highland Railway yet been proposed, and until the Company. It ousted the transport officials took it over little can be by sia from the Thornbush, Inver-said. Thurso is the port for the ness, to Fortrose, which the old Orkneys, hence the traffic is slight- A.S. Rosehaugh, under Captain ly heavier than the other stations Grieve, carried on successfully for concerned, and it may happen that a long period of years. Very few nothing may be done. There is a people thought then that. within distinct-possibility, however, that such a short space of time, the a Wick-Thurso bus service may railway would be superseded by be instituted, and if that becomes motor bus services, but the inroads a fact, the line may be treated Thurso will be. on the passenger traffic by the like the others. Inverness and district fleet of cars adversely affected if the change has accomplished it. And now does take place, and quite a num- the L. M. and S. are to fight back ber of railwaymen will be thrown) idle, as the station is a fairly with the same weapons.
large one.
."
The deputation of officials from the railway authorities who are
That the railway authorities will defend carrying out investigations made a
have do something to thorough examination ere reach themselves in Caithness is only tool. ing the decision they did, both in
The bus services well known. the case of the Black Isle railway there are of the very best and their and the Strathpeffer branch. rates, are considerably cheaper! They went carefully over the than those offered by the railway evenue and expenditure of the company. The return fare from
system and decided that they were Thurso to Wick by bus is 15. 6d. too costly to be carried on under whereas by train it is 2s. 6d. It existing conditions. Thus it is will therefore be seen why the
buses are so popülar.
that buses are to be substituted.
The Muir of Ord to Fortrose railway employees will be hard hit The changes all over will mean by the change over to the vad a great deal to the Highlands, traffic. The line will become a and whether the public are to" more shadow of its former self, benefit by them or not remains to and the five stations Intervening be seen, although it is expected- will become little more than goods indeed it is only but reasonable eidings. About 20 men will pro-to think-that the fight for pas
still bably be thrown out of their pre-senger traffic will mean sent employment and either trans- cheaper rates. The service offer-
other ferred to
stations ored to the public will decide dismissed. A number of them whether or not the new systems will, naturally, he retained on the are to prove a success or not.
FOREIGN TRADE.
1929.
THE
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