1930-04-17 — Page 11

THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1930.

We know TYRES

That's why we sell.

FISK

All-Cords

Thousands of motorists throughout the world believe

FISK are the best tyres made

to-day. They have learned

that FISK TYRES deliver

unusual mileage.

TRY THESE BETTER TYRES

NEXT TIME YOU NEED. A

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OBTAINABLE AT ALL GARAGES UPON REQUEST,

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BRITISH. COACHES.

Policy for Overseas Trade.

"It is good that certain British vehicles of a well-known make are being sent to Europe for lengthy tours. It would be better still," says the Commercial Motor, "If this polley could be extended to cover a far larger nuni- bor and a variety of types.

"One of the difficulties in selling our products it overseas countries is the fact that so many machines of foreign production are actually in use and, as in the case of the man on the spot get ting the order, no it in that the vehicle on the spot is more likely to be em-

ployal. The mere use of a vehicle is a form of publicity and one extremely difficult to combat, providing that the vehicle in question gives fairly satisfac

4A, Des Voeux Road C

∙100 M.P.H. BOAT.

Lightweight Engines Used.

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THE

́LES PARKINGS.”

Very Easy to Make Rules.

CHINA

MAIL.

CAR ECONOMIES. Increased Consumption and Prosperity.

Paris is proving that it is easy to A closer economic study of au- pass a decree against leaving cars tomotive questions should be bas-; standing in the street, but very difed_nat_galy on production figures Acult to enforce it. There is a joyous but also on those showing the freedom for the motorist in the French

capital. He drives up to his office or economic value of motor vehicle place of business in the morning, leaves Operation and use. In Amerien. his car unattended until mid-day; he for example, Investigation hús lets stand outside his restaurant for shown that the labour of only one an hour and a half while he partokea man is required to every 14 au- of lunch; it remains in the street all tomobiles produced; whereas the afternoon; it is to be found in front traffic control, operation, mainten- et his favourite cafe in the evening ance, and construction and im- and between 8 o'clock and midnight it waits for him close to some theatre or same 14 vehicles when in use re- provement of highways for the music hall.

When he goes home he may feel dls.quire the services of 3 men. inclined to walk back from the public.

Thus every

5 motor vehicles in garage, and the car is left for the night operation create a job for one without lights in the vicinity of a gas man. By the production in 1929 lamp. Personally, I maintained a car of 5,600,000 motor vehicles, em- in Paris last winter for three consecu- ployment was created in the Unit- tive weeks without putting it into a ed States for some 400,000 men. garuge, The police never interfere; Sale, operation, servicing, repair the regulation that standing cars ing and garaging of the 26,000,000 should have a light in front and another motor vehicles registered in the at the rear is rarely enforced in the United States. In addition to main streets and avenues, ceen the police admitting that "ee n'est pas la reine."

necessary highway construction, require a labour force of not less Protests arose when the decree was than 4,000,000 men. It naturally issued that no cars should be left un cannot be ascertained how many attended in a central portion of the of this number support familiea city for more than half an hour. Busi-with their wages. However, when ness firms were not at all pleased that we include those who rely for motorists should be deprived of the their economic support upon wage privilege of driving to their establish earners in the automotive indus- ments in their cars and of lonving them try and allied activities,, the total outside while business was being tranfigure is increased by several mil sacted. Metoriats Immediately demand-

ed that if they were not to be allowed lion. No country, therefore, to leave their cars indefnitely they which desires to create as many should have parking places.

jobs as possible can

afford to

"Les parkings," to employ the horri-ignore the motor, vehicle. ble expression which has been incor- porated in the French language, are

Significance of Transport. difficult to find. The authorities op- The significance of motor timistically promised to provide them, transport is reflected not only in above ground or under ground, and to the employment situation but also exact a payment for their use. As the in the level of production coats, charges were rather high, this did not which determine the extent to meet with the approval of the motor- which the time saving motor ing public. Even the Arms and asso-vehicle will be used. ciations offering to organise paid park- chant, for instance, who cannot Tas mer- ing pinces did not feel assured of their take fuil advantage of his work- financial success, for they demanded a

tive factors in our modern proj gress.

The development of motor transport haa enabled MANY Americans to live more comfort- ably than they could before, with "I never like to run more than twa the same salary; the automobile

MARCH OF PROGRESS

guarantee from the municipal council.ing hours through lack of modern Meantime, the decree which went into transport, is unable to do busi- effect on January 1 has not been ap ness on even' terms with competi plied. The underground garages exist tors who can reach their market on paper only, and probably will never quickly and comfortably.. The get any further. Only M. Chiappe, greater efficiency made possible the energetic chief of police, is deter- by rapid transport naturelly in- mined that the scheme shall be carried creases productive capacity and through, and even he is willing to income. modify it.

Therefore, the user of It is now suggested that the rule

modern transport agencies, accom. against leaving cars unattended shall plishing more in a given time i be applied only from, 9 a.m. to noon, than the man who does not usc and from 2 to 7 pm., thus making them, is entitled to demand a "The possible chances of auccess possible for one set of guardians to be greater income: Development of Mlas England II' in the British employed for the parking places and throughout the nation of greater International Trophy Races next lunch, drink his apero in the evening, economic need.

leaving the Parisian free to eat. hial efficiency is ар outstanding August, are greatly enhanced," says and attend places of amusement at sider

When we con The Motor Boat, "by the official night without the harassing thought made possible by the

the increased. efficiency statement which was published last that a policeman in writing down the vehicle, it becomes obvious that motor week concerning the weight and numbers of his car and preparing on power of the Rolls-Royce engine fit-invitation to call at the police station. this is one of the most produc- tod in the seaplane which won the-W. F. B. in The Autocar. Schneider Trophy contest last year. for it is similar to the two units which will be fitted in 'Miss England II' According to this statement, the engine develops 1,900 b.h.p. and weighs only 1,590 lb., or about 8 lb. per b.h.p. Moreover, this is not the hundred and fifty milos a day. I know has made it possible for them to limit, and the builders consider that I feel that when you run three hundred in the country than they could you don't agree with mic, George, but live more cheaply and healthfully "if only more of our fine vehicles higher speed and power are still or three hundred and fifty you don't near their jobs in the expensive were to be put into service not only in

really see all the scenery as thoroughly and noisy cities. Europe, but elsewhere, then ench "When it is considered that the and study the agriculture and other fea- would constitute a trade ambassador, remarkable Napier Lion engine tures of the country na closely as you Very few Germans, for instance, have which Sir Henry Segrave used in might if you just fogged along at a The use of motor transport is ever seen a British vehicle of modern Miss England I developed 900 nice steady forty-five or fifty miles an also of great importance to the design; the same applies--and only to .h.p. and weighed 885 lb., or .93 1b.hour instead of speeding. But be that National Treasury. The ravenue

slightly modified extent-to France, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, er h.p. it will be gathered that the it may. We planned to take it easy from the 26,000,000 motor vehicles

and not get in before seven-thirty. Spain, Portugual and elsewhere. The caving in weight with the new

registered in the United States. development, in these

"Say, that day was a revelation of total $800,000,000 annually from countries, of motors may enable a distinctly high progress. tours organised with up-to-date Bri-er speed to be reached.

which sum More- "When I first drove that road it was

current expenditures tish vehicles equipped with luxurious over, it means that the total power just a plain, dirty road running through for interest and amortisation of bodies would soon open the eyes of a in the boat will be in the neighbour-a lot of unkempt farms, and now every highway bonds are made. An very important section of the world to hood of 4,000 bhp.. and it is mile or so you'd find dandy, up-to outstanding reason for the volume their morits and remarkable powers of doubtful whether any American en date hot-dog stand-some like log of this Income is that the tax endurance.

gines can approach this power or cabins and some like Chinese pagodas per vehicle is fixed so low that it "In the majority of cases we con- power-to-weight ratio. In Miss Car or Indian wigwams or little, small does not burden the less wealthy tinue to hide our light under a bushel. etaire's boat Estelle II' also there feet high, and all like that, and stock purchasing motor vehicles.

imitations of Mount Vernon about ten classes, nor discourage them from It is not sufficient for us to maintain will be a considerable improvement ing every known refreshment for the A country fully aware of these British built it is bound to be best. It over last year, for the new Napler inner man hot dogs and apple plo economic advantages will logically is necessary for us to give proof of this engines to be employed develop 1,800 and chewing-gum and cigars and so un fact and to take every conceivable op- t.hp. on a weight of 1,130 lb. or 87 and so forth and, of course, up-to-motor transport, in order to im endeavour to promote the use of portunity for su doing."

ib. per b.h.p."

date billboards and along the road to diversify it, and garages maybe every prove the welfare of the working five miles, and in every town a dandy population, of commercial enter- free auto camp providing free water prises and of the national trea- and wood for the tourists.

tory service.

the attitude that because a vehicle is

FORD'S PROJECT, Likely to Fail for Lack of Labour.

possible.

from his plantations at an all-in cost close to the price at which rubber from Malaya or Ceylon la nowod-

sury.

A Low Tax.

UPWARD SWING.

Business Returning to Normal Basis,

tainable

"And so many of the farmers quit- ting their old, tollsame routine and Though the likelihood of produc-selling apples and cider to the motor Ing Heven braziliensis in the ista anked one of 'em, by the way, Some warmth of feeling, has beer. Amazon basin (which is, iterally, how he could keep his supply up, and caused in Malaya by an Interview Its native heath) is undoubted, auit come to find out he didn't have an with Mr. Henry Ford, printed in the ability of soll and climate are no all from a grocery store in the next apple tree on the place be got 'em local papers, says the Rubber and more than the first steps on the lad town. Oh, motoring certainly has Tea Quarterly. In this Interviewder to success, whose further rungs made a great and wonderful change in

Toledo, March 4. Business in general and the au- Mr. Ford reiterates many of the old include malaria control and various the country! C

tomobile business in particular. accusations against the plantation in other health measures, rondmaking, "Of course," "California has always dustry, which may once have been clearing, planting, cultivating, tap had a lot of high mountains, which are on the upward swing and relevant, but are acarcely to the ping, and such technical processes it's needless to say, wore there since should be on a practically nor point at a time when rubber is sell as are conducted in the estate far-long before man came to the trackless mal-basis within the next sixty ing around 8d a pound. He goes tory wilds, also, of course, the ocean, but days. This is the opinion of Mr. on to declare that matters have not None of these preliminary stages State, was settled by white and civilised Willys Overland Company, Mr still in the old days, even after, the L. A. Miller, President, of the been standing still in that quarter can be accomplished without the carmen, there was nobody there to adver George M. Graham, Vice-President of the globe where he, a year or two vices of a numerous, well disciplin tise them to, you might say, correlate in charge of sales, and other ago, acquired areas whose reported ed, and well trained labour force them with the rest of our American life executives of the company who extent varied from one to three When they are accomplished, this "But aside from nothing but scenery. million acres, with the advertised in force will probably have to be aug what did California havo in those dayst hverjust returned from a bual- tention of developing the whole as mented rather than diminished if the What did it have ness trip that covered nearly the one rubber plantation

wheels of rubber production are to pats in California where even The automobile business Al-

I've Been it and I know, I've seen entire nation. Mr. Ford is still vague about be kept revolving

twenty years ago there couldn't ve ways is the first to be affected in figures, while anxious to apprise the It has taken Malaya a generation been hardly a single human being, in any recession of general business world that somewhere or other in ble to build up satisfactory recruiting sight one point of interest filled with and is the first to recover Mr- para preseve planting la actually in machinery though large reservoira holy quiet between the eternal hiller Miller said. "All manufacturers progress, and that the company of Tamil, Chinese, 1" and which has these operations in hand; coolle labour were availab Is "under contract to plant up a cer- bouring countries tuin fresh acreage every year." yule can overcome the difficulties

nouncement has not caused by ah

Ford

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CHECK BUICK'S CHASSIS

-note its distinctive construction

F

then you'll know why more than 2,000,000

people have bought BUICKS

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The more thoroughly you compare Buick with other cars, the more clearly you will understand why more than 2,000,000 people have bought Buicks-why men and women are buying from two to five times as many Buicks as any other automobile priced above

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Balck', '99-boserpineet Valve-in-lund engine is the most powerful engine of Its size in the world," Itisfamous, 106. for unrival smoothness, economy and stamina. It incorporate auch market engineering advancements counterweighted crankshaft with fore sion balancer, carburetor beat control, positive pressure Xas pump, and tells salsagaiat wear.

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both bound and mony to ebeck

roubet ronds.

over the

$1200-and why they have purchased more Buicks during the few weeks this brilliane new car has been on the market than in any like period in Buick history.

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33, Des Voeux Road Central.

Tel. C. 5644.

ese and now you'll find there, especially on are properly controlling their discipar gh- a Sunday, no less than maybe a couplama

ring

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no alm

qdition:

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imposed folks out there laughing and, talkii

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With the general revamping of er profits for hoth ales and production policies, manufacturer since the 1980 areful, attention to the used car gramme is based on the law of roblem, and the ciclosa, co-opera- supply and demand rather than con- tion between the dealer and monu- de an- arbitrary – production month facturer, I am confident that the schedule. This plait la economí ir nor 1980 volumé.

that ofcally sound and will: undoubtedly come last year, ider the present: ber reflected in a healthier busi policies this should produce great-, news aituation all around.