OVER HALF MILLION.
Motors in Aust.
N.S.W. HAS MOST.
approximately
There
were
561,304 motor, vehicles registered į In Australia on June 30, 1931, according to a return furnished by
the Acting-Commonwealth Statistician (Professor Giblin).
This does not include registra- tions in Tasmenfa, nor in country districts of Western Australia.
With 223,003 vehicles. New South Wales
has mor than
Victoria (168,231),
and South)
· Australia (6,225). added to-
gether, and, excluding Vietorin, |
has more than the combined totai} of all other States.
ir
Queensland hus 90,831, with Australia (metropolitan only). 21,076; North Austria, 428: Central Australia, 116; and the Federal Capital Territory, 1395. Though Victoria 116,568) well below New South Waler (154,096) in car registrations, and its commercial vehlele figures of 27,008, let even further behind New South Wales's 42,866, the southera State is nearly equal in motor rych dripity. havin 23,634 to New South Wales's 26,463.
Eu mater 'bus regfal ratione. Victoria lends handsomely with 960.
Next best is New South Wales, with 68K.
Motoring is evidently a matter of stern business in Central Aux, tralia, which has nearly as many!
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
AMERICA'S RACING VETERAN.
In the early days of racing, above. Earl Cooper passing another favourite, Barney Oldfield, in the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Santa Monica, Calif. Below, Cooper beside his latest
autom obili.
commercial vehicles 447), as carsaces of all
1906, when he drove a car, built by Colonel Elbert J. Hall, to vic- tory in a series of Pacific coust meels. He defeated the worll'a greatest drivers of that time and became speed king of them all. Now he's back with Colonel Hall as chief tost engineer for Vaux-itali Motors,
Do.
£110-
This great driver knows tura inside out. Ho has been be
hind-them in road races, dirt- track eventa and
speedway
citaries. He's listened to their roaring over wooden saucers. And he knows how they should fune-
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1931.
522 FIAT
tion to get the best, performance THE NEW O CYLINDER
Drove Own Car,
In his racing hey-day, Cooper was unique in that he was onu of the few drivers. An own his own ear. He was confident of his ability to win consistently that ho did not favour sharing his prize mongy with some minufacturer.
Ha ability as an engineer #78 largely responsible for his Huc- cess on the speedway. He per- sonally supervised
prepara- tion of his car for every race.
the
In Aviation, Too.. After his racing days, Cooper Jost himself lo auto fank.
When the United States 021- tured the World War he wenme active in aviation. After the armlstice he established San Bruriero's first airport on the site fabere Crissy Field is now Jorated, He was the first man to fly across San Francisco Bay,
His work in aviation, therefore, (has stamped him as one of the
į pioneers of commercial flying.
i
MORE ROAD MONEY.
Highway
Grand Rapids, Mich.. Oct. 15. Compurity of engineer rather than
contracts for {u! One of the greatest speedway driver.
roads in New York, let up to (68), and only one motor cyrie in Eart Cooper-is back with his first lively youngsters since
time--the immortal Cooper has been the idol of all June . totalled $30,000,000. This the whole of its territory.
he first amount is $9,000,000 shove the love, the automobile-but in the I won fume as a speed king in Agure for the same time last your.
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For Service:
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WILLYS
CARS, TRUCKS, BUSSES
Agents:
(All prices and sporíficatiura aubject to change aritimot notice),
GILMAN & COMPANY, LTD.
48, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Telephone 28011
Garage and Service Station :
"DURO" MOTOR CO., LTD. 132, Nathan Road, Kowloon, Talaphone 57826.
You are cardially invited to inspect the cars at our Showrooms- 439---445 Hennessy Rd. Hongkong,
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COMBINED
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and
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