THE HONGKONG
BRITISH CARS ABROAD.
The Question of Empire Preference.
Str Robert Horne, in a lelta, to, year to only a little over 10 per the Times dated October 8, says: cont.
TELEGRAPH.
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
their position; they will inevitably BUILT LIKE A SHIP, lose the great part of the trade they have wan, and the country will lose the employment which
goes with it. Mr. Thomas has International Tunnel. rightly declared that the only real Holutions for unemployment are
to obtain for us?. The great bulk of it has gone to the United States, in spite of a preference in import duties of approximately 10 per cent. in
our favour.'
ROAD IN SECTIONS.
orders for our goods. Is there Jany valid reason why we should
deliberately deprive ourselves of A novel method of tunelling is. orders which the Government of being employed on a new subter
between Detroit Australia is helpfully attempting ranean road
And is Mr. (U.S.A.) and Windsor (Canada). Thomas to travel the world in
The tunnel is being built in 250 Among the changes purposely
search of new opportunities of made for our benefit in the recent
employment while Mr. Snowden ft, sections on a slipway. These are closed at the ends as complet destroys what we have not? ly ameada Australian tariff the
ed and launched like a ship into new concession to our motor in-
This leads me to the subject of the water, They are towed into Most of the features which dustry, raising the preference ou British chassis from 20 to 30 per previously rendered the British the McKenna Duties on forelen nosition and sunk to their places cent is a salient example of the car unsuitable for Australian con- cars. It would be idle to expect an the river bed, which has been value of commercial ties within ditions have been altered in the Mr. Snowden to agree in principle dreadged out to receive them.
The sections are built six miles Important to require from the is still an almost insuperable task denounced; all that need be used from the tunnel sito, and have an the Empire; and it is silently types now made for export, but it with duties which he has so often Government a reconsideration of for British builders to produce a is that it would be hazardous at inside, diameter of 81 ft. Each their attitude to Imperial Prefer car in the cheaper ranges with the present juncture to interfere one is lined with some 4.200 yards of concrete, and the total weight ence and, incidentally, to the suficient power to "overcome the jwith them. Why disturb exist
an active and is about 8,000 tons. The builders, McKenna Duties. This fresh steep gradients and rough roads arrangements in evidence of warm sentiment and which prevail outside the urban progressive industry which is pro-Canadian Bridge Company, expects much employment? to have all the sections in place active economic support "the areas in Australia. This lack of viding so part of the Commonwealth would power is due to the fact that, in Who will say with confidence that before the severe winter sets In. be impressive in any cream- Britain, cars are taxed on their throwing Britain open to the freet
most three-quarters of a mile long stances; its significance is greatly power, and the British engine is competition of American and Con- The completed tunnel will be al-
built with thetinental cars carefully protected intensified at the present time, accordingly
-water. The roadway will be 22 when the main preoccupation of minimam necessary for our excel in their own markets-will have and half a mile will be under To make a no detrimental effect on our posi ft. wide, with 14 ft. of headroom. all parties is to obtain employ lent Hrith, roads. ment for our people.
separate mailed, suitable to Austion? In our present critical tralian conditions, greatly in- state we cannot afford to run the creases the builders costs and risk of robbing a single man of a prices. America, with no tax on job.
Of all the things which have brought us consolution in the midst of industrial distret. Die activity of our automobile indos try is the most conspicuous, i one of the greatest sens of employment in our country today, and, directly and indirectly ! gcrupation to a vasi ini pula Leid with most severe com cation ware-turners, It has học là con- bath in Britain and REIME"
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A fine endurance drive was recently put up at Brooklands track by two sisters, Misses Violette and Evelyn Cordery.
The power of the car, makes the shall be told that this is asking same model for home and foreign Ministers to forswear Free Trade. markets, and is able, in conse. But consider their own recent
Driving an Invicta, in turn, quenet, to sell a more powerful actions. In order to increase cap at a lower figure.
jemployment in the steel trade Mr. they savered 30,000 miles at an British producers have striven Thomas proposes that our rail-average speed of 60 miles an made solely in Britain. The drive.. was under R.A.C. cap, and only by reason of the pre. Similarly, the Government favours observation, and was performed vainly against this malign handi should use steal sleepers-to hour. forence already enjoyed have thus the re-enactment of the Trade in weather that varied from tropi- especially from the Unite! Sage querended in keeping a precarious Facilities Act, or an analogous cal heat to torrential rain.
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the Australian market. ensure. The conditions of that at America. whose manut ture.s! hold
24201 authoritatively Act require that everything cap have the incomparalde aufyaalu pa' Now, as 1
duation, assured, the recent increase of 10 able of being made here must be of proligious 2012
Further, in con- means a vast ordering of materials (with proportionate shyjungs per cent. in the preference accord- urdered here. costs and a highly proterled komal ed to British cars will make nexion with the much-advertised far ahead and making innumer market sessing the greatest eh difference to enable British programme for giving employment able preliminary designs and con- purchasing power in 5 work builders to constract a separate upon road-making. it, is neces- trivances for manufacture. Nevertheless, British pors; ated more powerful car suitable for
These in
the probable materials shall be used.
ignorance of have made continuon the Australian market with cheery condition that only British can anybody conduct his business more extent and character of his mur- and, encouraged by the measure of the prospects of success. It was schemes
it was violence to Free Trade than anket-how calculate, his costs per security afforded by the 3- Keng for this purpose that Duties, have increased bath Feir: accorded to them.
import duty on foreign cars, and car or advertise a programme of home and foreign sales p
lout they are in imminent danger without providing nearly so much prices if he does not know whether i a few months he is going to be year.
valuable work. the opportunity Insing
deprived of the duty that safe- The British car power i. ' develop this profitable and friend If employment! being guards his market in this country hitherto failed to make age is winarke!, with its great present injured in any other industry band of the preference which gains alife progress in unde et value and ever-herensing promise reason of the motor car duties the him a favourable entry to that of countries and not want to Mr. Sowden has made it clear threat of their withdrawal might a Dominion? Could anything be British Dominions and Pilates that he desires, as soon as pos- he understood. But not a single worse for trade than auch a
Muddly be, to abolish all the preferences voice has been raised to make any paralysing uncertainty? swamped by American cais, I which we give to the produce of such complaint or indeed, any confine myself tụ thể qua of the Dominions, and apparently he complaint of any kind. Why then Australia, which, in addition to Janka with equanimity, upon the create widespread alarm in a vital ear bodies and tyres and our loss of the preferences which we industry and run the risk of losing accessories. purchases nearly at present enjoy from them. £10,000,000 worth mote this lice prevails the struggle work which to-day it is our most chassis. assembled
which age motor car manufac poignant purpose to maintain?
In such a situation is it too assembled, in a year. Coignolly, tucers maintain, "even now, with Great Britain has, up. till now great difficulty in Dominion mar- much to ask the Government for will become impossible. jearly decisions. The building, of obtained a very small share of this "kets trade-amousling in this present. They will not only fail to improve large numbers
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Butch
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I would fain hope that, in the interest of employment, a favour- able announcement may be made
question the country would find it without delay. On this dominant. difficult to forgive even an inno- cent blunder, but one that had its origin in mere prejudice would deserve and receive its condign
of motor cars condemnation,
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1929.
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