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THE CHINA

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1930.

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GROWING

SO FAST THAT

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Progress in the direction of I am able to give first details of easier car maintanance is being one of the most remarkable made, but it is deplorably slow, triumphs achieved by British motor The Road Trafße Act will come says The Light Car and Cyclecar. engineering since the beginning of into force within the next few A formidable array of grease the industry, writes Harold Pem- who berton., Daily Express Morning Cor- months. Most road-users are nipples still faces the man agreed that it is a good Act. It buya a current model. Floorboards respondent.

Two months ago a factory was attempts, before it is too late, still have to be lifted in order to

quick- established in Pittsburg, U.S.A., Mobiloil is growing safety a grease certain parts and

to lay down lines of niety for all gearboxes and back axles fitted for the manufacture of British possibilities of danger, wrote John with some simple level-indicating baby motor-car for the United Buchan in the Daily Express in device are still conspicuous by States market. their absence.

The decision to build in that mall week.

The reason for all this probably country was taken against the By abolishing the speed limites in the fact that price competi- strong advice of all the leaders of which had become a meaningless tion has never been fiercer. Manu- the American motor-car industry. thing, it encourages, in the words facturers with the most advanced "It cannot be done," they said, of the Minister of Transport, ideas hang back when it comes to "Baby motor-cars may be all right "motorists to concentrate on what adding even a five-pound note to for Europe, but we do not want any is dangerous, reckless and careless the purchase price of a car; they kid cars over here." in the circumstances of the case."overlook that section of the public The centre of gravity now lica in which would be willing to pay. dangerous driving, and the penal

THE demend for Gargoyle petitors are losing ground, and consequently they are doing everything within their power to keep Gargoyle Mobiloil beyond the reach of the public by making attractive, exclusive contracts, in which there is a clause to the effect that it a dealer is caught selling Gargoyle Mobiloil his gasoline pump will be removed and further supplies of gasoline refused.

Because we do not sell gasoline we are unable to retaliate, and consequently we depend upon the elilcient and economical service Gargoyle Mobiloll.gives to those who use it.

The fact that the demand for Gargoyle Mubiloilties for this anti-social offence are is increasing in spite of competitive efforts to substantially increased. discourage its use, is, we think, sufficient proof that Gargoyle Mobiloil is recognised as the best motorcar engine lubricating oil available.

́Because of its quality and consequent economical efficiency, we do not have to resort to questionable marketing methods in order to create demand.

But no auch measure can fulfil ita purpose unless It takes account

In the old days buyers had a choice of two models, the standard and the de luxe. Allowing for the complications which might arise were the machinery of muss pro-

When the first small motor-car- was exhibited in New York it was regarded as a great joke. 5,000 A Month. Sir Herbert Austin, who la res ponsible for storming the United States fortress with his baby car. from the new Pittsburg factory,

of the human factor involved. duction to be interfered with, showed me a cable he has received Safety, in the last resort, depends would it not still be possible to on the psychology of the driver offer an alternative no-trouble de and the pedestrian.

luxe model at higher Agure?

No fower than 3,000 baby cars have been delivered to Americans in July, and the factory was turning out 5,000 cars last month. Fur.

The most stringent Act of Par- Be sure that the dealer who does not sell Gargoyle llament will not prevent a man Mubilo is either financially unsound, unreliable or unwittingly or carelessly infring-purpose the detection of breaches ther orders are pouring in faster deal with hound. by a competitive contract such as that justing its provisions and causing dis of the law, though, of course, it than the factory can

them. Actual orders have reached aster. You may punish him severe would perform this duty, ly, if he survives, but he and primary task would be to prevent rush began as soon as the little the amazing figure of 167,000. The several others may be deadi

such breaches occurring.

described.

It is really and truly worth a little extra effort to ret Gargoyle Mobiloil. If a dealer does not sell it you will find one close by who does.

A little extra effort may be the means of saying you the expenditure of money for unnecessary repairs and renewals, for it is true that over six hundred

nivforcat engine manufacturers recognise Gargoyle Mobiloil as the most efficient and economical of all motorcar engine: lubricants,

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Automobile Club; J. P. Wakeford, Institution of Municipal and County Engineers; Sir W. E. Whyte, and R. Lorimer, Associa- tion of District Committees in Scotland; and J. S. Killick, of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Victor Smart, Deputy Minister, Department of Railways and Canals, Ottawa, has been selected as the Canadian Government's de-

[Special Correspondence.) Washington, D.C., Aug. 27. Upward of 20 official delegates legato, while another Canadian, will represent Great Britain and Col. T. A. Ham, Assistant to the its dominions at the sixth congress | President, Canadian

National

Although

of the Permanent International ¦· Rallways, will represent the Association of Road Congresses to League of Nationa. be held here October 6 to 11, It Australia will not be represented, "was recently announced by the official delegates from New South American Organizing Commission Wales and Queensland will attend. which is making all arrangements They are H. B. Sherrard; assistant for the congress. In addition to chief engineer, and S. L. Luker, the United Kingdom and Northern metropolitan maintenance ex- Ireland the following political sub-gineer, Main Reads. Board, New

COURTESY.

A Cure for Motor Accidents.

Our

observatione during the many hours which we spend on the highways and byways force us, 8138 The Commercial Motor, to the conclusion that a great proportion

of the accidents is avoidable. To

senge

Its

motor-cars made their

The real road criminal is hót, 1

An Experiment.

appearance think, very common, and we are all

An experiment of the kind has on the road.

The success of the little British AS Lord Cottenham agreed that he must be driven off been made,

The trouble ariaes pointed out, in the city of Edin-motor-car has literally staggered the roads. when perfectly well-meaning and bargh with great success. In 1926 the United States Industry.

It has come at a time of deep responsible people lack something there were 1,800 traffic accidents trade depression. Ne motor-car of in their mental make-up-some- in Edinburgh, in 1927 there were thing which we may call road only 1,356, and in 1928 1,089. That foreign dealgn has ever before is to say, in two years the number penetrated the American strong- Skilled Driver May be Dangerous. had decreased by 700, due to the hold with any degree of success. This is not the same thing as efficient work of the traffic patrols, The boot in the past has more often lack of knowledge. A, skilled which, according to the Edinburgh been on the other foot....: driver may be a dangerous, driver, police report, "exercised an india because he does not appreciate the pensable check on fast and dan conditions on which road safety gerous driving and on defective depends; and no preliminary tests, vehicles throughout the city." however stringent, will ensure that he possesses this endowment.

Physically, too; he may be per- fectly at Yet, from the lack of road sense, he may be a peril to himself and to other people.

It is like many other qualities requisite in sport. Take hunting, for example. Mere horsemanship is not enough to make a good rider to hounds. Take mountaineering- Road sense is very similar to mountain sense. Many a brilliant athlete, who can perform wonder ful feats of rock gymnastics, is a dangerous climber and a menace to any party which includes him. Every mountaineer has known

According to despatches received

at Birmingham, American manu-

facturers are now tumbling over

one another to be the first to bring

In 1928 these patrola detected out a baby motor-car of their own

design. 10,244 offences; of these offenders,

There le an atmosphere of TO- 8705 were cautioned at the time or later by letter, while 1,589 mance about the story of this offenders were reported for police new motor-car invasion of America es told to me by Sir Herbert Aus- proceedings. · The over-worked

tin. police courts consequently were

A "Pare Gamble,” required to deal with a little more

"For the past three years," he than one-seventh of the detected said, "I have visited the United offences.

Special attention was given to Statca with a view to trying to ar- drivers failing to keep as near as range manufacturing facilities for possible to left-hand kerbs while the British baby motor-car. Manu- passing round corners--a prolific facturers one after another turned cause of atreet accidenta.

"They regarded it as a toy and Again, traffic patrols found 358 declared emphatically that the vehicles which were being used on American public would not look at public highways with defective

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intereat · ន well-known United States financier. He was rather tickled with the little motor-car and eventually decided to arrange for manufacturing facilities,

The amusing part is that he knows nothing about motor-cars. All the people who did turned it down. Even then he regarded the` proposition as a pure gamble. Ar- rangements were made for him to build the car under licence; from

the Austin Motor Company.

"No one was more surprised than

It is being sold at 440 dollars, he at our immediate success.

cheapest motor-car in the States. or approximately £88. It is the and its design is absolutely British- throughout."

The British "baby" has sirendy conquered. France and Germany.

many drivers, both of commercial young guides who had every tech-brakes, and had these machines I had almost given up the idea | Latest figures show that 11,000 and private vehicles, road travel ical accomplishment except moun- thoroughly tested and the drivers of ever getting into that country have already been sold in France,

has become a race against time, and whereas formerly it was pos- sible even for the man at the wheel to admire the beauty of the

tain sense-the knowledge of those imponderable "things

on which safety depende.

Other guides, who in actual climbing work, were far their in- feriors, were much more likely to

cautioned.

divisions of the Empire will send South Wales, and Mr. Gilchrist, countryside, through which the lead an expedition to success, for acts likely to lead to street

delegations: India, Canada, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Irish Free State, New South Wales, Queensland, Hong Kong, Nigeria, and possibly the Sudan.

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Further, the Edinburgh traffic when, on my last visit I managed to patrols endeavour to instil road sense into pedestriansa most In 1928, 1,898 necessary duty, people were cautioned on the spat city engineer, Brisbane, Queens- land. Arthur Tyndale, highway vehicle passed, It has now become simply because they understood accidente, and 1,160 lettera of can- engineer, Public Works Depart mainly a question of arriving at a the human limitations in the tion were sent out.

The Edinburgh system is ment, New Zealand, has been ap- destination in the shortest possible struggle between man and moun-

medel which might well be adopt- tain. pointed to represent the. New time. Speed alone is not, however,

ed sooner or later throughout the The delegation appelated by the Zealand government,

The greatest guarantee

whole country. The Minister of British Government is highly re- Chief Engineering Inspector the great danger.A

Bafety on our roads is the wide dis- Transport has something of the It is obvious that the speed must semination of road sense. How is kind in mind. It will probably be presentative of the organizations James Quigley, of the Department interested in the Sixth Interna- of Local Government, and Public be employed to overcome Con this to be secured? Remember tional Road Congress, which is Health, Irish Free Stato, has been gestion: there must be a steady that it is an entirely different necessary to make the traffic also the case with the delegates appointed to represent that goy- Row of traffic and any artificfal thing from technical skill in driv. patrols a special branch of

police. appointed to represent, overseas ernment, and the following dele restriction would serve merely to ing, though certain modicum of

They must know at least na dominions. Headed by Col. C. H. gates have been named by the gov complicate matters still further. technical skill is essential. Bressey, of the Ministry of Trans- ernments indicated: Nigeria, C. It is in other directions that im-

Its absence is due mainly to much about their business as any port, the delegation includes J. S. L. Cox, Director of Public Works, provements could well be effected, ignorance. Some people are quick driver of a car, and they must be reasonable and friendly people Pool Goodsell, H. E. Aldington, R. and a member of the Institute of and. The Commercial Motor would to learn the rules of the game; who know how to impart know W. Butler, E. B. Hart and E. S. Civil Engineers; Union of South welcome some return of the old others are slow, and it is necessary edge and gain the confidence of Ferrin, all of the Ministry of Africa, C. H. Hamilton, of the spirit of road camaraderie; often that they should be assisted..

a little more thought for others Transport; Sir Henry P. Maybury, South African Railways and Har

The Minister of Transport is

We have plenty of men in the consultant to the Ministry and bours: Hong Kong, H. S. Rouge, would save much loss in life and alive to this point. Apart from country who would make excellent Chairman of the London and Home assistant engineer, Public Works property.

the Highway Guide which he is trable patrols, and, as automatic Counties. Traffic Advisory Commit Department. The Indian delega- tes; and Sir Hugh 8. Turnbull,tion will consist of at least three Is the reluctance to acknowledge going to publish broadcast he pro-signalling extends and many of the poses to contribute, out of the police are relayed of point duty, Commissioner, and F. L. D. Elliott, men. S. G. Stubbs, Socratari, Com- and obey signals other than those Road Fund, provision toz a mobile there should a reserve, for the Assistant Commissioner of the munications Board, Punjaby WJ. made by the police. Time after police force mounted on motor creation of a special force, Metropolitan Police.

Kerr, of the Bengal Government; time we have seen a worried driver

This Is the result of the valu twenty years in general practice The Ministry of Home Affaire and Henry Hughes, execatiys ens endeavouring, to cross a busy cycles and motor cars

Motoring has only been about for Northern Ireland will be re- gineer, representing the Province thoroughfare, and beyond hooting able suggestions made by Lord and we do not know what the next Harris, while the honorary de- In addition to official govern pass him, neither stream of trafe Cottenham in a debate in the House twenty years may bring forth. It legates appointed by the Government delegates, many private in- will slow down until-absolutely of Lords The advantage of a is likely that its growth will be in

force of mobile traffic alicers le geometrical, progression. Our ment include: W. Rees Jeffreys of dividuals will attend. These will forced to do sp the Road Improvement Associa represent business firms and other There is another phase in this that they will be able to correct ject raust, be, before tion: S Seymour Williams, chair-organizations Interested in the de matter of signalling: far too many the platakes which many people, has got out of hand man, Rural District Councils As-liberations of the Congress, drivers have adopted the bad habit, fall into on the roads from care right kind of paych sociation Dr. PE Spielman, More than sixty Governments or have never learnt better of lossness, ignorance, or bad habits motorista and pedestrians, for Institutio of Petroleum Technoare expected to take part in the manoeuvring their vehicles and mistakes which might have been without that, no restrictive legis

taneously, this prevented by an occasional friend-lation will succeed. logists; J. Walker, Institution Congress, It has been announced, algnalling

01. advice from traffic Some form of string for overtaking or

patrols who really knew their control is essential +businenz

red want to make it so Something of the kind is being our police courts will

America though her I out and the life of the caret

there driver, made "A burden) If only distribution of road sense which will really ensu

presented by Major George A. of Burma,

of Mechanical Engineers; Thomas Adams, Burveyors Institution; B.

8, Shrapnell-Smith of the Royal Automobile Club and the Comm cial Motor Users Association

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ten or twelve governments remain- ing to be heard from If

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