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BABY CAR WAR.

ANOTHER SECRET RIVAL APPEARS.

THE CLYNO.

Another firm has entered the field.

FIRESTONE MART.

INTERESTING DETAILS OF ITS OPERATIONS.

IN MALAYA.

As far back as 1914. Firestone This is the Clyne Engineering Com-Tyre and Rubber Company, Akron, pany (1920), Ltd., of Wolverhamp- Ohio, sent representatives to Singa- ton, which is about to place on the pore in order to purchase their re- market In large quantities a small quirements in crude rubber, car which, it is stated on excellent authority, is to be sold at about

£115.

scale.

THE CHINA MAIL,

WONDER WARPLANE]

BRILLIANT EXHIBITION OF CAPABILITIES,

150 MILES AN' HOUR.

WOMEN DRIVERS.

DANGEROUS-ALL OF THEMT

[By John Prioleau.]

A new fighting aeroplane-the Woman in charge of a car is most remarkable craft over built once more coming in for her annual for warfare in the skies-has been dose of abuse and flattery, criticism to news- completed for the Air Ministry at and approval. Letters Brough, on the Humber.

papers on the subject are growing

The activities of the Firestone

Capable of a speed of 150 miles numerous again and the evergreen Tyre and Rubber Company In an hour, it is yet able to remain in topic, the dangerous woman driver, a full is once more being widely discuss Malaya, since that time should the air for 12 hours with The secret of this Httle motor-car

prove very interesting reading. In load, discharge a torpedo weighing ed. has been preserved even more sac- the first place, it should be stated a ton and drop bombs. Probably What is the truth? It is worth cessfully than was that of the that the Firestone Company are the most striking feature of the Anding out. Men drivers outnum Morris "7" inasmuch as the car is manufacturers of motor-car pneu- aeroplane is its ability to take off her women considerably and when ready for production on a large matle tyres and tubes, and solid in a run of 50 yards and ascend they are caught driving in a dan gerous manner they get the proper tyres for heavier commercial almost vertically. The first deliveries will begin vehicles. Their factories are altnat-

'Military attaches and air experts condemnation which is due to them. to Yet not nearly so much interest is within a fortnight. In a few weeksed in Hamilton, Ontario, Los An- from, many countries travelled It is hoped to turn out from 200 to geles, Akron, Ohio, and at the pre- this out-of-the-way, haver on the taken in their crimes as in women's. Britain's latest It is not, I imagine, just beenuse sent moment a large manufacturing Humber to see Sir Herbert Austin, by whose plant is being laid down near fighting machine put through its everything a woman does, or does plane is the hot do, is a matter of general in- genius the baby Austin was develop- London, England. It requires paces. This now ed so successfully, stated that he about 29,000,000 rubber trees oc- "Ripon II.", built by the Blackburn terest. It, in far too serious for know that the Morris car was to be cupying 290,000 acres of land and Aeroplane Co., and it is regarded that. A woman can swim the Chan- produced. But it in extremely doubt worked by 97,000 labourers to keep as the finest all-round aeroplane yet nel or go barefoot, cut her hair Ilke a pre-war German a la brosse) ful whether either be or Mr. W. R. these factories supplied with crude built for fighting. It ean:

Take off in 50 yards and ascend or do anything else novel or quaint. Morris had any iden of the existence rubber. The Firestone Tyre and

None of Rubber Co.

almost vertically of this other little car.

(Straits Settlements)

She will get ten times the publicity Carry a pilot and an observer-n man will get because she is a the numerous agents of the Clyno Limited, a buying organisation, Is

gunner and operate for 12 hours, woman, and what a woman does ori Company had an idea that the car established in Singapore, and pur

Discharge a torpedo weighing|says is “news”—-without, however, In existence. As with the chases from British Malaya practi-

u ion.

being necessarily new. Morris, the car was camouflaged eally 90 per cent. all factory re- during tests, having a dummy radia-quirements of crude rubber. Dur- tor and bonnet. Two men also ing the last four years, the pledged to secrecy assembled the Firestone organisation has pur test cur in n shed away from the main factory.

300 cars a week.

was

It

chased and shipped approximately 126,000 tons of rubber valued at £212,500,000, With the ever increas-

that

stone tyres, it is estimated these figures will steadily increase. and Singapore, for many years to come, will be the centre of rubber

Even the purpose of the immense new factory nt Bushbury, nearing and universal demand.for Fire- Wolverhampton, was cloaked. was generally assumed it was in- tended for an increased production of the ordinary Clyno family car.

This, to an extent, was true, but a large part of the factory was also specially equipped for the produc- tion of the email ear."

Secrecy..

The reason for secrecy is obvious. Mr. Morris has not yet revealed the price at which he is to market his 7-h.p. model. But he is not quite ready to go into production. The Clyno Company is ready.

pony.

·

Drop bombs,

Slow down and almost hover in the air,

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THE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES.

That is quite different from the Be use: as a land machine or universal discussion of her ins or quickly fitted with floats for use successes when she is driving

car on roads which are, at this as a seaplane,

Defend itself without encort, momen probably the most difficult Fly two miles a minute at a of navigation in the world's history height of several miles carrying of mechanical or horse transport. a load of nearly two tons.

Woman, as a driver, is most keenly The "Ripon 11" is driven by ad sussed because there are 500-horse-power Napier engine..ny of her; because driving a Mechanics were busily tuning up car along these roads is dully be- the machine when the visitors ar coming a more difficult art; and rived. The foreign attaches saw because not every one of us is quite how the wings were made to fold sure that she has the essential back, and inspected the huge qualitics. Many of her obviously torpedo slung in the carrier be-have none of these qualities, and it at Singapore, Firestone washes, tween, the wheels. But details of is those examples' of her whose refinca, makes final inspection and the performance of the machine in misdoings are longest remembered. packs its rubber for shipment to the air were kept secret.

buying for the Firestone Company.

IN FAR EAST.

The Firestone Tyre and Rubber Company, are the only

manu facturers with modern plant in the Far East. In this plant, located

THURSDAY, JULY, 19, 1928.

WATCH

FOR THE

NEW

1928

ESSEX

HUDSON

DUE TO-DAY

Per S.S. "President Lincoln "

What is the truth? I wish I when a woman driver does exactly |

the factories. In Malaya alone All the visitors saw of its flying knew. Like everyone else who has the opposite to what she ought to Firestone has seven different buy-capabilities was a brilliant exhibi- had to be much on the road, I have, do, does it at the wrong time, and What influence will this new £115ing offices and godowns. Over 500 tion flight by Captain A. M. Blake, from time to time, geen, and had my gives every sign of having, abso- car, a remarkable achievement in people, chiefly permanent residents one of the Blackburn Company's nerves severely shaken by, exam-iutely no control over her car or, cheap motoring, have on the price of Malaya, are kept constantly in pilots who darted across the Hum-ples of shocking driving on the for that matter, any ambitions lu of the baby Austin, which is mar employment. These employees are ber at 150 miles an hour, swooped part of women. I do agree with that direction. keted at £135, and the forthcoming well cared for, sanitary arrange- down and discharged the torpedo, some experienced fond users that That is not really enough to go Morris ?

ments being installed in almost all which weighed nearly a ton, within a woman driver can be very trying on. Is it a fact that womankind în The new personality in this small- godowns and offices and free medical 20 yards of admiring spectators She can commit more driving general is less atted for the proper ear war is Mr. Frank Smith, man attendance afforded; large sums of lining the shore. Immediately the crimes in a given space of time on a driving and control of a motor- aging director of the Clyno Com money are spent in rent, water, gas, torpede had been launched the ma- road than anyone could believe car than her male belongings?. It

electricity, local Municipal rates, ne

chine darted upwards, flashing possible. And I do not agree with may be so and if it is perhaps His career has been very much on well as wages to native employees. from side to side to Illustrate how other equally experienced road scientists will tell ps. If they do parallel lines with that of Mr. Money is spent locally in trans the pilot would evade enemy gun-users that a woman is a bad driver grant us this information I hope Morris.' Both started by making portation and local purchases such fire.

because she is a woman. motor-cycles on a very small scalean, automobiles, jute, trapping and

THEY TURN THEIR HEADS. in the earliest days of the industry machinery, whilst export duties on Mr. Smith graduated to cars, rubber purchased in and exported

My own theory about tho' aver- starting at first in a amalt way and from this Colony produce consider

age

driver sounds too woman then turning to quantity production. able revenue toward the upkeep of He is a modest, retiring man, whose Malaya. The Firestone Tyre and life has been devoted to work.

Rubber Co. have in Malaya alone over $1,600,000, invested in land, buildings, machinery and equipment, this surn being probably more than the investment of any other manu- facturer operating locally, if estate property is 'excluded,

There are other firms making very small cars, but the big three of the moment in whom interest is chiefly centred are Sir Herbert Austin, Mr. W. R. Morris, and Mr. Frank Smith, All have very large resources. For the mass production of the new Clyno, muchinery valued at more than £120,000 has been installed.

SALES.

they will also explain the reason why. For if we knew that, we should be making progress.-- "Evening Standard."

JUVENILE RACES.

wise, simply horrid. It takes one MINIATURE CÀRS WITH TINY

ENGINES.

Captain Logan, another pilot, provided a further sensation when he demonstrated the value of the #lotted wing. Flying low in a' fair- ly high wind, he made his machine simple to be sensible. It is just slow up, roll, stagger and twist the application of the story of the like a drunken man. It hovered in good little girl, complete with curl the air, and appeared to be doing surmounting forehead, who, when its best to get out of control. good, is excellent, and, when other- with an ordinary machine these nowhere, this theory, but it is the manoeuvres would have meant certain death, but every time the only one I have been able to form. I know of a few quite first-class machine recovered its equilibrium.

Paris, Amid the greatest en- The occasion was also used to de- women drivers. On the whole, I

thusiasm, with orthodox starters During the last twelve months the monstrate the brilliance of Air should say that they are, in re- and time-keepers, and numerous Firestone Company has established Force flying, and Squad-Leader the equal of most of the men two events for boys and giris under source, skill, and coolness, at least laughable but not serious accidents, its own selling organisation In Noakes, of Martlesham R.A.F. Singapore in order to market Fire station, one

drivers of my acquaintance.. I of Britain's "crack"

have seen women drivers exhibit Children's Motor Races in

eight were inaugurated at the atone Gum Dipped Pneumatic and pilots and a daring exponent of the very best qualities of the very Buffalo Ring.

the Solid tyres as well as other well- "crazy" flying, took the air in a

Miniature cars with known Firestone products: this sell- tiny fighting plane. Strapped

best drivers. (1 generally keep tiny engines, capable of fifteen miles. ing organisation is in charge of a his seat and sitting on hie para- which, incidentally, enables me to

behind cars driven by women- an hour were, need. British subject who controls the dis- chute, Captain Noakes did every watch their skill or the lack of it.)

In the first race, viz., the girls' tribution of the Company's products conceivable stunt-looping, flying

I know a number throughout Siam, Malaya, Straits upside down for

of the other eliminating heat, Jacqueline, the a mile or more, sort, and have watched thera at daughter of the famous Settlements and Dutch East Indies. missing shed roofs apparently by their deadly work. I heard, the Georges Carpentier, came second to All, business is conducted through inches, dropping tail first, and ras other day, of one reason why some Nicole De Launay the seven-year- local dealers to their profit. The ing a few feet from the ground women drivers are dangerous. It old grand-daughter of the noted standard.

territory of Penang, Kedah and with his machine at än angle of 46 The car is not intended to compete Perak is covered by Messra, Sadi- degrees.

la just this a woman turns her motor-manufacturer. Another little! with the existing Clyno models. Itands Buttery and Co., of Penang, All this he did at a speed double head when she wants to talk to her girl lost a wheel while rounding the is bullt to compete in the new and an old establish British house work that which he has attained at any the first and most hopeless crime, was allowed to participate in the companion, and that is, of course, turn and wept so bitterly that she ing under the supervision of the public display. Foreign Singapore sales organisation; in looked grave and their wives look-save in very rare circumstances. final. Siam Firestone tyre are distribut- ed away. When Captain Noakest simply means that she has not

The new car will, it in stated, be slightly larger than the Morris and the Austin. It will be rated at about -h.p. The first models will be of the touring type, with complete all-weather equipment.

The engine is an orthodox four- cylinder water-cooled unit, with a 3-spred geur-box full electrical equipment, including self-starter and extras such as a windscreen wiper. Four-wheel brakes will be

growing baby-car market.

AT BROOKLANDS.

IN A NINETY MILES AN HOUR CRASH.

to

attaches

boxer,

'During the boy's heat a highly

When the final was announced there was intense excitement.

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ed by Messrs. Suphan Phanich Co., landed and stepped calmly out of got the "look-out" sense. She does excited competitor demolished the Ltd. Distributors have also been ap-his machine there was some cordial not, when driving a car, think wheel of Jacqueline Carpentier's pointed in British North Borneo. applause--an unusual thing at such beyond what she sees at the car which was standing at the start- Large stocks of Firestone products official gatherings.

memont, and an empty road to hering point. It was, however, hastily are warehoused in Singapore, the Both "RipponII" and the marvell is an empty road until she has repaired, London,--While practising for the majority of which stocks are made sus little machine which Captain time to attend to it first women's race at Brooklands, by British subjects In a British Noakes used are being constructed THAT PASSING TERROR. Iron-nerved Miss Molly Bond, who Colony, namely in the Firestone in considerable numbers for the was driving a "Bugatti." struck a Company's Canadian Factory at Royal Air Force. Incidentally, the the interval her first and natural If it happens to have filled up inj bump on the track when she was Hamilton, Ontario. All moneys Blackburn Company have an even emotion is one of indignation. I do BATTERY TROUBLE. rushing at 90 miles an hour. She paid to the local selling organisation greater air marvel in the making not subscribe entirely to this. I lost control of the car which skid- for tyre purchases as well as large The visitors were permitted to tour have been driven by, women, whose ded and somersaulted twice. It was additional sums Are re-spent the workshops, and they saw some- completely wrecked and Miss Bond in Malaya in the buying of the thing huge entirely hidden beneath yes have never swerved by the

CAUSES. breadth of an was flung like a catapult amid the Company's crude rubber require large sheets of canvas. This is spot on which they should be fixed. eyelash from the heather on the side of the track. menta, which

means without ex-the beginning of the world's great if some have this indispensable ently find it advantageous to inform There are some people who avid" Malcolm Campbell, rushing to the aggeration that the Firestone Com est flying boat.

instinct must all the rest be without motoriste all' and sundry, that it is spot, was amazed to find Miss Bond pany is responsible for the annual| -

It? merely dazed. While her slightly circulation in Malaya of millions of Residents and business people of

well-known every battery" suffera. 1 knew was being nursed, she im- dollars, thus contributing largely to Malaya would do well to bear these I should like it clearly understood from sulphation, more or less (saya, mediately asked Campbell, "Can the prosperity of these Straits. facts in mind.

that I am not bringing general the "Motor"). In this case fiction|| repair the car in time for the

[accusations against, women drivers. would seem stranger than truth, I have seen some very best ones as just as we are told that vast num- well as some very good ones, and bera of persons are really suffer- the same thing can be said of men ing from grave Internal complaints, purposes it is not necessary to be always provided that the battery ““ drivers. One of the obvious rea- but are unaware of the “fact” be- ublu to see the plates to judge the does receive the small amount of sons for the greater attention re-cause normally they cannot see condition of them. Actually it intelligent routine attention due to ceived by women drivers, whether their internal organs functioning, would be possible to see, no more it. Inaccessibility of the battery good or bad, ts that they are fewer. It is the same with a car battery than the edges of the plates even in a number of essen is a point to than men, drivers and consequent, the interior is practically entirely with transparent cases, because the which car manufacturers have to ly the good ones and the bad ones concealed, only a portion of the top plates form a sort of compact give serious consideration so that are far more conspicuous

edge of the plates, being visible black with separating material be car owners can give it the occa Apart from concrete examples, through the vents. Formorly when tween.ybie M

Face?"

Miss M. Machnachie, an amateur "riminologist, won the race, driving "supercharged "Salmson" at 824 miles an hour. She covered one lap at 112 miles an hour.

Women are now insicting upon the right to compete at regular

eetings Against men-Ceylon Observer Correspondent.

Automobiles produced in Canada' during April numbered 24,240, The cars were valued at £3,317,084, and 17,562 cars worth £2,542,781 were intended for sale in Canada, and 6,678 cars valued at £574,809 for export.

One of the GUY 30 Seater Buses suppiled to the China Hur Co. Shanghal Local agents. A. Ling & Co. Queen's Broad Central

AGENTS:-

sional attention needed. The more

of which, we could all quote dozons celluloid cases were used in bat: The prime cause of sulphating is work the battery has to do within why is it that women are generally tery construction thể conditions of generdi neglect," of a battery, its capacity, the better it is in considered to be unskilful, ignor, the plates could be seen at a glance, failure to keep it charged and not fact, most baitaries will stondily ant, and inconsiderate, and there, but as an opaque material has long maintaining, the electrolyte at the improve up to a certain point with fore dangerous drivers M We have been used in preference to cellu= propert, density,^«Normal and re- use. - The falk about sulphatink all, as I said of myself just now; lold. for battery cases it, may be gular use of a battery is quibe the being general mag bà been gripped by that passing terror safely assumed that for practical belt, safeguard: against sulphadde garded as unfougfind.