1930-10-30 — Page 11

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1930.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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WILLYS-OVERLAND, Industrial situation may be more CARE OF THE CAR.

"President Sounds

Optimistic Note.

"Willys-Overland's notable 30 per cent. August increase over July in unit sales, accompanied as it is by the first general improvement in ear loadings and steel tonnage, indicates to us a despite and encouraging up turn," President L. A. Miller said at Toledo the other day.Ï':

"Statistics of saving deposits. coupled with some gain in employ ment generally, indicate an improve- ment in purchasing power. produc- tion. and sales..

noticeable than we now expect.

"The automoblie industry in itself la the largest employer of skilled labour in the country. Men added from time to time to the Willys-. Overland and other motor com- panics, payrolls will increase the employment of railroads through carloadings, of steel mills, of fabric mills, of die and casting plants, of aluminium foundries of rubber com- panies, of lumber mills, of tool makers, of glass factories, and scores of other Industries which depend upon those here enumerated: "The activity of dealers in selling increases these cars

Cleaning the Body.

It pays to look after a new car; is greatly second-hand value affected by appearance and if one starts right away with a new car cleaning it regularly, subsequent operations do not involve such labour as if left for weeks on and. the in-Then, after a season's use, the car! will still have its bright appear- ance and the owner. will realise that the cleaning was worth while.

come of salesmen, of clerical forces, employees of credit and banks, *companies, insurance

With any kind of finish it is the etc. It furnishes buying power

bakers, clothing best plan, if facilities are avail .for -grocers, merchants, and in turn starts fur-able, to hose the car before it is ther production and further em- garaged when it has been out in The mud is then soft and can payment of manufacturers supply the rain or driven over wet roads, removed. There are ing all of these trades.

easily be

"Merchandise stocks generally, not only in the automotive feld, but. in various lines, are very low and there is sound reason to believe that the shipment of delayed orders for finished goods and heavy wheat

"If the demand for motor trans- shipments from the crop area may portation is sufficiently powerful certain points which should be re- continue the up-swing in traffic con- during the next 60 days the immembered in connection with hos- tribution to railroad income.

"After a prolonged depression,provement in employment thus being down any type of car. A very gan in the automotive Industry strong fine jet can be directed to the underside of the mudguards,

(axle, springs, etc.), in order to remove caked mud.

such as we have had, there comes doubtless will carry through the re- a time when a positive up-turn in maining months of the year and help over the wheels and the chassis i give that positive, permanent up turn to business conditions, out of which will grow the optimism necer- sary to carry business forward on another swing of prosperity.

to

effort see

business is inevitable.

"Estimates indicate that passen- ger cars in the hands of dealers were reduced another 10 per cent. during the period from the middle of July to the middle of August.

"I am urging the five thousand The atorerooma of thousands of

dealers in the Willys-Overland motor car dealers throughout the

and I know organisation, country are virtually bare of new

other automobile nianufacturers merchandise. Production of motor

are urging their dealers, vehleles for the first seven months

make

extraordinary an declined 33 per cent. over 1929..

this pivotal time to "To careful students of the aute- at mobile industry, these. Agures, those buyers who are logically geing coupled with present signa of im--to be in the market for new trans- provement, suggest alert watchful-portation some time within the next. ness for the possibility that the few weeks or months. The few automobile industry may again be purchases made now in each little come, the leader in the revival of community, which might an exaily as later, may ladustry and provide a powerful be made stimulus to the entire business conceivably turn tendencies toward Improved conditions into an actual world.

tide of buying and, advance con- siderably our coming period of new prosperity..

now

"The year's consumption of gass- line indicates an actual increase in automobile mileage this year. The experience of credit companies in- dicates little or no diminution' in the use of motor, cars. The continued ASLEEP AT WHEEL. expansion of suburban development of our cfties, which is still in its Infancy, has provided no reduction in the wearing out of automobiles 'now in existence. Perhaps a hun- dred billion miles of wear and tear have gone into the automobiles in use during the past 12 months.

R.A.F. Officer Fined for

Dangerous Driving.

To remove grease, paraffin oil For the the bodywork, however, and and water should be used. upper sides of the wings a gentle flow of water over the panels only should be used to soften the mud, followed subsequently by sponging down at the same time aa the water is allowed to flow over the panels and dry off with a good quality chamois leather.

A fabric body should not be If laft, dirt neglected for long.. wit become ingrained into the ance even after hosing. Very dirty material and present à dull appear- fabric can be cleaned by washing soap. Polishing is effected by the down with warm water and soft use of a suitable preparation, of which there are many of the mar- ket. Occasional cleansing during the week, for instance, can be effected by brushing the dirt off and then polishing.

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Another point which should have attention in a new car is the head- lamp setting. The bulbs may not be quite in focus, and it is possible that the actual lamps may be so mounted that the beam of light fs thrown upwards or downwards so that the driver does not obtain the An officer in the Royal Air most benefit. from them, and they Force, who fell asleep while driv-may blind other people on the Ing a motor-car, was fined £ and road.

14s. 8d. costs at Worcester for driving dangerously.

The officer, Alfred John Howell, of Caterham, Surrey, pleaded

"America is on wheels and the world is rapidly increasing. Its de pendence on motor transportation.£1 The past year, has cleared out stocks and is now beginning to create a vacuunt in the supply of motor transportation.

"It is entirely possible that we are near the threshold of an up-turn from a surplus supply to a surplus of demand for automobiles. As the turn comes, the effect on our whole

guilty.

The prosecution stated that at seven o'clock in the morning. Howell ran into a horse and dray, injuring the driver.

Howell told the constable, "I

!

nor

I neither saw fell asleep. heard the dray. I had been travel ling all night."

Mrs. Howell was with him. They had been spending a holl- day in Devon and had had trouble with the car,

DODGE MONO-PIECE

STEEL BODIES

The Mono-Piece Steel Bodies on the Dodge Six and Eight-in- Line are immune to tropical, and semi-tropical weather conditions.

here is no wood in the Morio- Piece Body shell, its sections are welded into virtually a piece of steel rattles and -especially treated

so that neither salt air, mois ture, nor high temperatures can harm it.

DodgeMono-Piece Steel Bodies, like Dodge internal

brakes and the many other evi dences of advanced engineer, ing, join

and sound qual luesto

in history.

DODGE BROTHERS

SIXES AND EIGHTS SOUTH CHINA MOTOR CAR CO

Even if you paid considerably more you could not get more satisfying motoring, or ownership, than you are offered in this new Buick!

In all Balck's twenty-five years of achievement it has never produced a series of cars of such outstanding beauty, comfort, performance — or value. On this reputation Buick owners are buying the new Buick with the same confidence with which they have purchased preceding Buicks.

In this space we could not possibly enumerate the many features and advantages that contribute to the remarkable popularity of this new Buick. You must see it and ride in it →→→ to appreciate why Buick is the car that satisfies so completely.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone 30228.

33, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.

The BUICK 8

NEW ROAD HOG.

Women Who Copy Royal

Signal.

The Eights with Buicks Prestige

benzine at an exceedingly low cost. The story goes that he was lock- ed in a room with a quantity of water and a bottle of his prepara-

tion.

Admittedly this sounds like a fairy tale, but the subsequent developments were nothing if not practical.

In a little while he reappeared Considerable annoyance has with a comparatively large quan been caused to the London police tity of good fuel suitable for driv by a number of inconsiderate ing motor engines. motor-car owners copying the dia- tinguishing notes of the horn used on the Queen's motor-car.

The police took considerable palna to secure for the Quean warning hooter with distinctive notes, so that they would be able readily to recognise the royal car when it passed through the streets, Police on trafle routes through which the car has to pass have been specially trained to recognise the musical sound of this particu lar horn.

Surprise For Police.

a A company has been formed, with a capital of 3,000 shares of $1 each,

The Queen's car, unlike that of the King's, has no distinguishing mark.

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The King's car can be recognis readily owing to the fact that it carries no registration number plates. Ana

At present the shares are not listed on the Auckland Stock Ex- change, but it is said that they have risen in leaps and bounds to the vicinity of £20 for £1 shares..

So sudden, in fact, has been the boom that the directors of the new company have warned the public. against dealing in these shares at inflated values until the proposl tlon has been tried and thoroughly proven,

At present only, the broad out lines of the scheme are available, for details are being withheld by the promoters of the company.

To the surprise of the police, soon after the special horn was A conservative attitude has been: fitted to the royal car, other cars adopted, although it is fully recog made their appearance on the nised that if success attends the streets of London with horns company's operations they will be sounding exactly the name notes. of world-wide significance and im-

Women car owners have been portance. among the offenders. Some have no doubt, had the horn copied without realising the situation. Others have not been so Innocent, and are merely displaying bad forme

eye

One offender has just been stop-i ped by the police. The question of a prosecution was discussed; but it was decided that actually the culprit, he got committed-an bffence,

Another source of annoyance has sprung up Some car owners are copying the warning bells need by the London County Council am bulances.

There confuse both the molice and other drivets. Their use is a form of road hoggishness" that will be dealt with when the new Road Traile Act comas Into force.

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BUYERS

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GUIDE

MOTOR CARS.

ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY, Hongkong Hotel. Garage, Queen's

Road. Tel. 24759..

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

Road, Happy Valley. Tel. 30228.

CADILLAC.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. Tel. 24759., CHEVROLET.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. Tel.

24759. FIAT MOTOR CARA Goeke & Co., China Bldg., 7th figor.

Tel: 22221.

· MARQUETTE.—The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 88, Wong Nel,

Chung Road, Happy Valley. Tel. 30228. MORRIS--Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. Tel. 24759. OLDSMOBILE-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33, Wang Nei

Chung Road, Happy Valley. Tol. 80228. ROLLS-ROYCE-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road."

24769...

Tel.

Tel.

STUDEBAKER Hongkong Hotel Garage Queen's Road.

24759,

man & Co.,

WILLYS KNIGHT & WHIPPET MOTOR CARS.

Lid, da, Des Voeur Rd. C. Tel: 28011.

OUTBOARD MOTORS Rudolf Wolff & Kew, 54 Queen's Road

C. Tel. 22178.

MOTOR TRUCKS AND TRACTORS. CHEVROLET Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road.

**24759 N

Tel

G.M.C.-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 89, Wong. Nel Chung

Chang Road, Happy Valley, Tel. 80228,

DODGE South China Motor Car Co., 88, Des Voeux Road. C.

Tel. 25644. M

STOL

MORRIS Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. Tel. 24759. STUDEBAKER Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road.

DET TRUCKS, Gilman & Co., Ltd,

24759,4 WILLYS-KNIGHT & WHIPPET

4a, Des Voeux Road C. Tel-28011

MOTOR CYCLES.

B.S.A The Sincere Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Road. Tel. 27767. NORTON The Sincere. Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Road C. Tel

27707.

MOTOR OILS, GARGOYLE MOBILOIL Vacuum Oil Company, King's Bldg. SHELL Astatic Petroleum Co (S.C.), Ltd., Asiatic Bldg,

TYRES AND ACCESSORIES.

Tel ACCESSORIES Hongkong Hotel, Garage, Bueen's dat

24759 ACCESSORIE The Duro Motor Co. Nithan Road, Kowloon

Road

FISK TYRES Gilman Co, Ltd.. da, Des Voeux Rd. C.-Tal. INDIA TYRESW. R. Loxley Ces York Ridge, Tel. 22285, MICHELIN TYRESA. Gooke & Co, China Bldg. 7th floor.

PRESTOLITE BATTERIES Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's

Road Tel 2.759. WILLARD BATTERIES, Gilman & Co. Ltd., ds. Das

C Tell 28011