THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
COMFORT IN "LOUNGE" BUS.
With its rapid growth as a passenger transport agency, the. motor bus industry has gone in for luxury. The latest in such travel is shown here. This is a White bus, fitted luxuriously with overstuffed-lounges, writing desk, radio and other features. It has space for 25 passengers. Ford cabinets take care of the passengers' hunger, and space is also provided for a porter.
RIDE CONTENTEDLY ON MICHELINS
Distributors:
A. GOEKE & CO. 4th Floor, China Building.
Depot
FIAT GARAGE
Tel. C. 2221. Tel. C. 4821.
MICHELEN
BOURNEMOUTH NOW
Buys Thornycroft Buses
"SIX-WHEELERS:
Bournemouth Corporation is the latest municipal authority.tɔ place an order for Thornycroft omnibuses,
Some months ago they submitted ons to a lengthy test and as a sequel have now ordered twelve 32-seater omnibuses on the latest type of Thornycroft 6-cylindered forward-control chassis.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1930.
NEW GRANARY OF THE WORLD?
Adventurous Survey in Bechuanaland.
CROSSING LITTLE KNOWN DESERTS.
The development of a new gran- But hitherto the main difficulty ary of the world and a possible has been that of suitable Irrigation. solution of the unemployment pro-It is believed, however, that the blem may be the ultimate results tract of land traversed by the ex- of an adventurous sur-pedition could very easily be made vey expedition composed of into a fertile and productive districti Rhodesian Government officials by utilising the river Okavango... which has successfully crossed the
River That Disappears. They are thus following the little-known deserts of Bechuana- example of their near: neighbours land by a British motor lorry." the Southampton' and Portsmouth For nearly 600 miles there were mountains of Central Africa and Corporations, who commenced no opportunities to renew water follows its course for a thousand operating Thornycroft omnibuses supplies, and special tanks had to miles, and after forming a huge last year, but who purchased six-be fitted, both for engine cooling delta in the desert simply disap wheelers for larger capacity and for drinking water.
ance economy.
An Empire Lonf?
This remarkable river rises in the.
band experts that beneath the]
bodies. The exclusive feature of Engineers from the manufac-ears. It is the opinion of a small the Thornycroft six-wheeler turers were included in the expedi- desert, therefore, there is a prac design is the firm's patented sus- tion in order that they could as ticnily unlimited supply of water pension which ensures full move certain exactly the requirements for which could be ultilised for irriga-
nent of the rear driving axles long distance semi-desert transport. tion purposes. without any distortion of the Many possibilities for commercial
If this proves to be the case there springs, an advantage which dis- development of this almost unknown is no reason why a new agricultural criminating municipal engineers part of the world were revealed community should not be started in are recognising as one of impor- during the course of an extremely the heart of this apparently arid tance in the scheme of mainten- hadardous journey.
stretch of land, which could be turned Into a new Egypt of the south. Large numbers of settlers It has been estimated that every would have to be recruited from WILL MAKE MOST.quartern leaf made in Gt. Britain Britain, for there would be a tre-
contains over 66 per cent. of mendous amount of work involved. foreign wheat, yet in Africa The wonderful performance of there lies land that could the motor lorry used for the ex- be made capable of producing pedition is an indication of how huge quantities of cereals. transport difficulties, hitherto con- : General Gordon once stated that sidered to be insurmountable, may] the Sudan could by proper settle- be overcome. ment be made suficiently fertile to supply the whole of Europe with Wheat, and the north Africa, it has been said, is capable of supplying the whole of the Caucasian race.
Ford and Chev..
YEAR'S ESTIMATES. According to estimates of motor production for this year, Ford and Chevrolet are likely to outnumber
all other makes.
The Ford output for 1930 is expected to reach 2,500,000, out of an estimated total of 4,600,000. The production of Chevrolets last 1year was 1,350,000, and, should this figure be equalled this year. only 800,000 ears would be left for other makes,
Orders for Fords to the value of 20,000,000 dollars were booked by the factory in the first week of this year.
The United States consumes 297,483,000 barrels of petrol Д year. This is 76.2 per cent. of the world's total consumption. Europe consumes 14 per cent. of the total.
coast of
MARMON
FOR 1930
FOUR GREAT
STRAIGHT
EIGHTS
Preparing a Transport Service,
Although the lorry carried an extra load of two tons there was not n single breakdown or involuntary stop save for one puncture.
Motor transport will be essential if this new country is to be deve- loped, and the experience gained by the engineers from the British firm of lorry makers will enable” them i to incorporate further improve- ments, so that a transport service designed for long distance work on difficult ground will be available.
GAS STATIONS BUSY.
Automobile and truck owners of Illinois spent more than $200,000, 000 for gasoline during the past year, according to the state director of trade and commerce.
ROAD TEST. Economical Run. DIESEL CAR'S SUCCESS.
Powered by a Cummins Diesst. engine and an average, spaad of over 31 miles per hour was main" tained
The engine is a four-cylinder, Quyen four-tycle Diesel type, with a finai Mr. C. L. Cummins, president of drive ratio of 212 to 1 A the Cummins Engine Company, governor, which prevented speeds Columbus (Indiana) traveilen excess of 55 miles an hour, was from Indianopolis to New York, a fitted, and the fuel consumption. distance of 792 miles on one dollar was 26 miles per gallon.. and 38 cents' worth of fuel. The Thirty gallons were used on the car he used was a standard chassis journay.
Henry Ford
pioneer, and one of the world's greatest industrialists, acknowledges world's debt to
DUNLOP
NESTON
DUNLOP.
PASTEUR
Engraved on the walls of the new Ford building in Detroit (U.S.A.) are the names of the world's greatest men, considered by Mr. Henry Ford as leaders in their own particular field. Foremost among them will be found the name of
DUNLOP
The Pioneer
of the Pneumatic Tyre Industry
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30 Cwt. to 10 Ton Loads
20 to 70 Passengers
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Marmon has the cars for 1930)
If you want to see the most complete line of modern auto. mobiles in the industry-call on Marmon. Every one is a straight- eight the Big Eight, the Eight-| 79, the Eight-69 and the Mar- man-built Roosevelt ..... High- price, medium-price, low-price|
Efficient looking, but large and roomy Style that's on the crest of the wave Smooth
quiet Marmon-Luiit engines that like hard work. Easy riding qualities that seem to resurfacé had roads as you ride along The five passenger sedan, in any model, really seats five-not four Some of the other cars you'll 898 will match some of Marmon's feature -'but no car can match all of them ... And no manufac turer can match the fact that Marmon has built straight-eights exclusively for nearly four years) knows what to do about that type of motor, and does it-offict iently, expertly, and thoroughly.
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