THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1932.
Trust A Thornycroft With Your TRANSPORT
DEAL DIRECT.
THORNYCROFT
SIX-CYLINDERED
COACHES & OMNIBUSES
MOTOR VEHICLES
Pioneer Manufacturers of Commercial Motor Vehicles
4 or 6 Wheels
4 or 6 Cylinders
30 Cwt. to 10 Ton Loads
20 to 70 Passengers
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JOHN I. THORNYCROFT & CO., LIMITED
Pioneer Building, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
TEL. 50752.
TRUST A THORNYCROFT. WITH YOUR TRANSPORT
ENJOY REAL
AEROPLANES COMMANDEERED BY JAPANESE AT MUKDEN.
The above picture shows 19 aeroplanes delivered by Messrs. Arnhold & Co. Ltd., to the Manchurian Air Force on 8th. September 1931. These were commandeered by the Japan- ene Military Authorities at Mukden Aerodrome on 19th. September, An Interesting point arises in that, as the final payment for these machines has not been made by the Chinese
buyers, they are still actually British property.
MORRIS FUTURE.
Opinion of Far Eastern
Representative.
Interviewed by our special cor- respondent, Mr. C. H. Hordern who has recently arrived in Shanghai, as representative of Morris Motors In the Far East, states:
"I think it is generally recognis-.
ed that the appearance of the 1932 Morris models represent a revolu-. tion in British motor car desgin. So great A demand has been stimulated by the extremely attrac tive lines and finish and perform- ance of our new models, that despite the present trade, deprea- sion, we and our suppliers
MOTORING
PLEASURE.
EW thrills, new pleasure, new luxury await you in-The Eight as BUICK Builds It.
NEW
Take the wheel yourself or merely ride in the car... and you will instantly find that Buick is more than just another eight.
As the miles slip by in rapid succession you hardly realize you are moving, so quietly and smoothly Buick's Valve-in-Head Straight Eight engine eats up distance so silently and effortlessly gears are shifted with Buick's famous Syncro-Mesh Transmission* ... so restful and luxurious are Buick's superb Fisher Bodies.
The Eight as Buick Builds It is available in four sizes and in four surprisingly low price ranges. Why not arrange for a demonstration in one of these magnificent cars to-day?
* A Luxurious feature in the three larger series of Buick Eights.
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THIS WEEK'S LUCKY MOTORIST.
庭院
A free supply of Texaco lubricating oll awaits the owner of the above car, on application to The Texas Company (China) Ltd.
MOTOR MISTAKES
·OF LADIES.
Drive you hover so wlaoty or so well, some day you will find your- self confronted by large man in dark blue who will want to know why: (a) The right light is out? (b) The car has boon left for an hour unattended? or (c) The licenco puper la not of the latest and most fashionable shado,
Misguided indeed is the woman who imagines that her feminino charms, however radiant, will in- duce a policomar to "wink the other eye." The beat ahe can hope for is that if he is a vory fair-minded policeman the fact that she is a woman will not be used in evidence against her, writen "H. 1" in a jovial style to a British paper, published in the interests of motoring.
Statistics prove that women are neither better nor worno
drivers than men, but if a woman is in-- volved in any accident people still sny: "A woman? Oh, of course, sho Jost her head1" While a man 18 given the benefit of the doubt, sho will have to fight against an absurd and utterly underserved pre- judice.
Policemen are not exempt from this unfair attitude towards women motorists, and my experience is that the younger the policeman the more atidicul" he is to deal with. Once, under Vauxhall Bridge, I got into a very bad traffic-block. It was unbearably hot and I expect I dozed a. Suddenly, a pandemonium of looting electrified me to action. I tried to get quickly off the mark, only to find my engine had stopped. Lobster-Hued Very Young Policeman.
At this moment a lobster-hued, very young policeman upproached my wirulow.
"Move n there!" he bellowed. "Call yourself a driver, and cause all this congestion!"
The congestion was the result of
a mistake of his, and his manner
was insuferable.
I
Hot and bothered, the policeman and two taxi-drivers-whom liberally sipped-ehoved me round the corner. There I suddenly dis- covered I was not switched onl
"Your rudeness upset me, or this would never have happened," 1 said significantly. That was the last I heard of him.
As a rule the police are wonder- fully polite and helpful. Ono shall always remember with bless- ings, for it midnight ho found me stranded and lightless and mended a short-circuit for me.
A friend of mine once failed to interpret a young policeman's weird passes in the air. She apologised. "That's all right, Mina," he said, "but you should keep your eye on niel"
"Oh, officer," she replied, "I'm working overtime to meet the stocks available for immediate de-a married woman, or I would have demands at Home.
done!" livery. In the meantime it la most The officer blushed, but he did not
smilie!
"Special efforis are being made gratifying that so many clients to fill the large increase in orders have shown their confidence in our received from, overseas
markets, cars by placing orders for forward and we soon hope to have sufficient delivery,
When up against the man in blue It is à great mistake to get angry. Keep calm and tell the truth..
RIV
The Eight with Buick's Prestige
B-12
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