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THE CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1930.

AW THE MOTORISTS' PAGE

In The Latest Colmore Cup Trial

THE UNAPPROACHABLE

Norton

WON COLMORE CUP

G. B. GOODMAN ON A NORTON 3.84 h.p.

ALSO

3 GOLD MEDALS

D. MACQUEEN, N. HOOTON & J. H. SIMPSON

AND

RUNNER-UP AWARD

(for Next Best Side-Car Performance)

D. K. MANSELL

See the 1930 Model in Stock.

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

SOLE AGENTS.

BUYERS' GUIDE

MOTOR CARS.

ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY.-Hongkong Hotel Garage,

Road. C.4759,

Queen's

BUICK-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 88 Wong Nel Chung

Road, Happy Valley, C.1247, CADILLAC.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4769. CHEVROLET-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. CHRYSLER. MOTOR CARS-Republic Motor Co. of China 30-32,

Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 1216 & 6252.

DE SOTO MOTOR CARS-Republie Mator Co. of China, 30-32,

Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 1216 & 6252.

GUY MOTOR PASSENGER BUSES.-Republic Motor Co. of China,

30-32, Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 1216 & 5262.' MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. OAKLAND.---Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

OLDSMOBILE-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 88 Wong Net

Chung Road, Happy Valley. C.1247.

PACKARD MOTOR CARS-Republic Motor Co. of China, 80-92,

Des Voeux Road C. Tel C.1216 & 6252. PLYMOUTH MOTOR CARS.-Republic Motor Co. of China, 80-82,

Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 1216 & 6252. PONTIAC-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

ROLLS-ROYCE.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. STUDEBAKER.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road, C.4759. TRIUMPH MOTOR CARS-The Globe Automobile, Co., Ltd.,

1, Canton Road, Kowloon. VAUXHALL-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

WILLYS-KNIGHT & WHIPPET MOTOR CARS.-Gilman & Co.,

Ltd., 4a, Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 290.

OUTBOARD MOTORS.—Rudolf Wolff & Kew, 64 Queen's Road

C., Tel. C.2178.

MOTOR TRUCKS AND TRACTORS. BROCKWAY MOTOR TRUCKS.-The Asiatic Americab Co. Tel

+ C. 244. CHEVROLET.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road) C.4759, FARO MOTOR TRUCKS.-Republic Motor Co. of China, 80-32,

Des Voeux Road C. Tek C. 1216 & 6252. G.M.Q-The Dragon Moter Car Co., Ltd., 83 Wong Nel Chung Boed.

Happy Valley, C.1247.

DODGE. South China Motor Car Co., 33, Des Voeux Road. C

Tel. C. 5644.

MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. REO MOTOR TRUCKS.-Republic Motor Co. of China, 50-82, Des

Voeux Road C. Tal. C. 1216 & 6252. STUDEBAKER. Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road, C.4759. WILLYS-KNIGHT & WHIPPET TRUCKS.--Gilman & Co. Ltd..

4a, Des Voeux Road C. Tal C. 200.

MOTOR CYCLES.

B. B. A.-The Sincere Co Ltd, Des Voeux Road. C.1067, NEW HUDSON MOTOR CYCLES-Repahile Motor Co. of China,

4/80-82, Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C. 1216 & 6252. RALEIGH MOTOR CYCLES Republic Motor Co. of China, 30-32,

Des Voeux Road C. Tel. C, 1216 & 62521

ROYAL ENFIELD MOTOR CYCLES-Republic Motor Co. of Chins,

080-32, Des Voeux Road C. Tel. G. 1216 & 6252-7 TRIUMPH MOTOR CYCLES-The Globe Automobile, Co., Ltd.

Canton Road, Kowloon.

TYRES AND ACCESSORIES. ACCESSORIES-Hong Kong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road- CAT89, ACCESSORIES The Duro Motor Co., Nathan Road, Kowloon. K.228. FISK

Gilman Co Ltd. 4a) Des Voeux Rd. CTel

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SAFER MOTORING

Every Motorist Must Promote

MOTOR CYCLING.

New Low-Priced Machine.

A writer

Д in says

Home

After all, it has been decided to

"The motor car occupies a unique place in the circle of modern, paper:- efficient and elaborate machinery in that it is placed in the hands of hold a motor cycle show in London The date is to be drivers who, however well-meaning, this year.

have usually neither the mechanical | November 10 to 15. knowledge nor the time necessary to

I understand that severni of the

make a periodle round of inspection, manufacturers-a minority it is re-true-were opposed to the idea of a lubrication and adjustment,"

show in 1930. They pointed to the

marks The Motor.

"When It is remembered that a comparatively poor attendance at locomotive is taken to the running-the 1929 exhibition and urged that sheda for attention after a 300-mile they did not get a return commen- run and that the motor coaches and jaarate with their outlay.

The opposition does not appear, buses run by big concerns are sub- jected to vigilant and skilled atten- however, to have been pressed and tion, it is surprising that the aver- the show wil be held as usual. age private ear should run as well There is some talk of an effort being made to reduce the expenditure of na it does.

"This capacity for covering a big exhibitors and various schemes are mileage before neglect becomes said to be under consideration. One manifest in the shape of a break idea la that stands shall be of similar down or accident is only too apt to type, conforming to one standard This is, of course, copying engender a feeling of false security design.

In the owner. During recent years the Scottish example and incidental. car makers have taken considerable ly that of París and Berlin..

My own view is that it would be trouble to reduce the work of main- tenance to a minimum. Consequent- greater mistake for the motor ly, for a mechanically minded owner cycle manufacturers than for the an hour's work every 500 miles car makers to give up their show. should suffice to keep a car in good Unlike a car, a motor cycle is not running order. For the growing yet regarded solely as a means of number of motorists who wish to transport, and buyers have to be restrict their activities to driving attracted either by exhibitions or there are now garages throughout sporting events of one kind or an- The motor cycle manu- the country equipped to carry out other.

light maintenance work at a small facturers have to appeal to the youth coat, and such facilities are destined of the nation, and they must use every means possible to encourage to grow rapidly in scope this year.

"There is, therefore, no excuse for young people to buy machines, which the man who deliberately neglects to are often far more of a luxury for keep his car in good condition, and the owner than a car would be. we are certain that if all motorists would take this matter to heart the roads would become

A Remarkable Achievement.

It is interesting to note that the materially British motor cycle industry has a safer. Adequate equipment of the far better hold of the home market right kind is almost equally Im-than has the pertant."

car Industry. Im- ports have been steadily diminish ing from year to year until in 1929 they were valued at only slightly COTTON FOR TYRES.aver £16,000, machines and parts, Exports of machines and parts on

A Bright Spot in Home the other hand amounted to over

Industry.

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£4,000,000.

This is a remarkable achieve. on the ment which reflects credit The Dunlop cotton mill at manufacturing concerns and their Rochdale, producing all the canvas designers particularly. and cord used in making tyres al There can be no doubt that the Fort Dunlop, is the largest ind success of the British machine in vidual cotton mill in the world, hav- the export field is in no small ing an equipment of 186,000 measure due to the fact that manu- spindles. Raw Egyptian cotton is facturers are free from any concern treated from the bales (over as to what is happening in the Their position is un- thousand a week) right to the finish. market.

ed product, which goes to the tyre-assailable and they are thus able to

on supplying the de-i making factories at Fort Tunlop, concentrate and also to the French, German, and mand frora overseas. other Dunlop works.

With the car manufacturers it is They In 1919 the Dunlop mills had only quite a different matter. 47,000 spindles, but the growth hai have to face very keen competition been rapid, and at present 3,000 at home and this has always tended hands are fully occupied; in fact, to prevent them from giving as since 1921 the mill has worked full much attention as they ought to the time continuously, even though the needs of the overseas buyer. Lancashire cotion trade has boen The effect of the removal of the passing through a very lean time McKenna duties would be to make manufacturera" position at indeed. As was pointed out to athe gathering which recently viewed the home still loss secure than it is at mills this happy state of affairs present.

A Utility Machine. shows every sign of continuation, if

Although the reliability trial for only a satisfactory pronouncement with regard to the McKenna duties utility types of motor cycles has can be made. Incidentally, the been postponed until the autumn, visiting party was shown an entirely it appears that at least one of the new form of "doubling" machine, manufacturers has been busy ex- developed in the mills, which we perimenting with a machine which greatly increase the output of cords, has some claim to be included in I refer to the new at the same time improving quality this category. and offering more scope for in Triumph, which is to be gold round about 24 complete. with electric creasing twist of the threads.

The organisation and ideal condi-lighting outfit and with the bright The tions obtaining in the mill form a parts in chromium plating, Atting complement to the tyre-engine is rated at 1.75 h.p, and I making plant at Fort Dunlop, and am told that a speed of 50 m.p.h. an insight is provided of a section will be possible.

Other factories are known to be of tyre making-perhaps the most Inmportant section not ordinarily experimenting on similar lines, but none of them appears to be so far apparent.

ahead with its plans...

BEST DRIVERS. Kaye Don's Tribute to Motor Cyclists.

The small car which is going to be made in the A.J.S. factory is ex- pected to be in production in an- other month or two. It will be

rated at 9 H.p., and I understand that no attempt will bo made to produce a cheap vehicle. The Kaya Don, well-known British motor A.J., Company acquired some of driver: "and"-racing, motor cyclist, saya that driving a motor cycle is the thuat the patents of the old Clyno Com- piece of road education man for pany, but that does not mean that winan can have, since it calls for the the car will be exactly similar to the Application of all the simple exercises small car produced by that firm' be in driving which will equip them for fore It went out of business. To the more difficult task of controlling a begin with at any rate the output

Dilving a motor, cycle, will not be large..

mag to

motor

drivers to-day who know nothing, what var of; motor, cyclos or their be

the; read, and

Proof or Claim

which satisfies you

The typical lubricating oil manufacturer claims that his product is the best of its kind. He may be telling the truth. He believes he is telling it, and because he thinks his claim is true, he thinks other people, although strangers, Conse- should believe it simply on his say so. quently, when you ask for the facts which will prove his claim, he thinks you are wasting time and words on proving the abvious.

Observe, for instance, in a magazine, the adver- tisements of five manufacturers of vacuum cleaners. Each claims, with all the cleverness possible, that his cleaner is the best in the world. Of course such claims cannot be true of all these machines can not be true of more than one of them.

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Whenever a manufacturer can be made to see that the things that are so obvious to him are not obvious to the people to whom he addresses his selling appeal for such an advertisement is-but must be proved, and then does the proving, the demand for his product takes a big jump.

Day after day we are proving the NEW GAR- GOYLE to be all that it is claimed to be the most economical and efficient motorcar engine lubricant obtainable.

Vacuum Oil Company

ANNOUNCING

A NEW 6

OF AMAZINGLY LOW PRICE

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the LOWEST PRICE at which a Six by Dedge Brothers has evIT been sold.

-the LOWEST PRICE at which a Six with internal-expanding. 4-wheel

hydraulic brakes ever has been offered.

-the LOWEST PRICE at which you could have a car with a Blonso-piece

(Steel) Body, the most advanced construction known to the industry.

A NEW IN LINE SENSATIONAL IN VALUE

--SENSATIONAL VALUE in engineering-with Down-Draft Car?

both air and oil cleaner; 220.7 cubic inch piston displacement; 4-wheel internal-expanding hydraulic brakes, 29.

SENSATIONAL VALUE in comfort and Inxury-four hydraulic double acting shock absorbers; low-s rang, silent," auf Mono-piece (Steel) Body: unaanally high-quality upholstery; fully adjustable front womi.

DODGE

BROTHERS

SIXES AND EIGHTS

CHRYSLER MOTOR'S

PROE

SOUTH CHINA MOTOR CAR CO.

Tel 0.5644.

33 Des Voeux Road Central,

Tel. C. 5644.