1932-02-04 — Page 2

THE

CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1932.

WHERE RELIABILITY REALLY COUNTS.

An operator who guarantees the Fish Merchants whom he serves

that he will make up the difference

in prices the fish realise should it

MOTORISTS THIS IS YOUR PAGES

FORD'S RECORD.

Great Work in War Recalled.

the neet

LATEST TANKERS.

"SUPER-EXCELLENT - SERVICE.”

AUSTRALIA'S NEWCOMER.

W

TO SET RECORD.

'Wizard" Smith in

New Zealand.

All

ARMOURED CAR FLEET.

the

The Anglo-American Oil Com-] Messrs. Wolseley Motors (1927) The 8 h.p. Morris Minor with

The Moris Distributors, Mesara, pany has always been to the fore Ltd., of Birmingham, have received side-valve engine ("the £100 car”)

Barrow, Brown & Co., Ltd., of front in using patrol tankers for the following letter from Mr. D. G. recently made its debut in Austra-

Bangkok, have delivered to the the bulk deliveries of Pratts High Ogilvie, Supervisor, The Farmer's lia, to begin with in the territory

Siamese Miniatry of War six In the heart of the Ford Motor Test, and these not only by their Co-operative Auctioneering Co., of Queensland. and the Northern

Landon, December 20. armoured cars of the type "M.S.," miss the early market, must have Company's Rouge plant stands its almost graceful appearance direct Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand:- Rivers operated by the Morris Dis-

Norman "Wizard" Smith has built by Messrs. Vickers-Armstrong, Implicit faith in the vehicles he largest single unit. It covers attention to the produce they are "I would like to take this oppor-tributors Manara, Howard Motors arrived in Now Zealand with his Ltd., on two-ton Morris-Commercial employs for his transport. Yet thirteen acres of ground and carrying, but also often embody tunity of expressing my apprecia-Ltd., of Brisbane.

£42,000 car, the Fred H. Stewart six-wheeled chassis. this is what a director of one of is to-day known as the Gen-unorthodox ideas in tanker design. tion of the very excellent service 1 The car is claimed to be the most "Enterprise," in which he is con- This fleet 'should form a useful the largest arms of Fish Merchants eral Assembly buliding. Dur- Three vehicles mounted on am obtaining from my recent Over- economical in the Commonwealth, speed record of 245,786 m.p.h. eet mercial units already in the posses fident of beating the world's land adjunct to the many Morris-Com- and Trawler Owners, in Great ing the great war that same A.E.C. 120 h.p. 6-wheel "Renowa" seas model Wolseley car, namely the both in initial outlay and upkeep, up by Sir, Makolm Campbell atsion of the Siamese Army, which in- Britain, does for his clienta.

building

in chassis, have recently been put in- Messenger. Eighteen months ago and has received a most encourag- About twelve months ago he con- which Eagle boats were hatched. to operation.

this Company imported two Wolse Ing reception.

Daytona early this year.

clude forty 30-cwt. chassis six- ceived the idea of organising a Here, in u period of four months, The main feature of the section-ley Messenger Sedan cars; one of

Smith thinks that If he succeeds wheelers, опе having motor transport service to deal with forty-three of these razor-Dozed al design is that it has longitudinal these was purchased by the writer Messrs. Howard Motors Ltd in substantially raising the Agures, saloon body for use by the Minister a special his surplus traffic. In a test he submarine destroyera wero built recesses the whole length of the and has been run over 21,000 miles.

who not long ago severed an almost Sir Malcolm and Kaye Don will of War and the General Staff. carried out he found it was pos- and launched in the River Rouge tank, into which the rear wheels The road conditions here are only twenty-five years' connection with have to go to Ninety Mile Beach sible for a motor vehicle to load up to make their way under their own and the mudguards are lodged. fair, and often our main highways ducts, gave a dinner to all their there is no other course suitable engine is a special Napler Schnei- foreign cars to handle British pro- in order to regain the record aspire production throughout. The The tank is made in two separate are not all concreted or bitumenised, Dealers in Morris cars and trucks, for the high speed which will be der trophy type loaned by the Bri- to 10 o'clock at night and still power to the sea. Now given over arrive in time for the opening of the to the peaceful pursuits of Indus- unita, the forward unit containing the road surfaces generally being while a successful Morris Ball was required. He is there now, prepar-tish Government, the wheels and inland sh markets at 6 o'clock the try, this building and the launch-two 600-gallon compartments and much rougher than those obtaining organised by their staff. A tribute ing for his reckless ruh. following morning. A saving in ing slip directly opposite, promise the other unit containing three 500-in England. freight charges was also effected, interest to those who

visit the gallon compartments, giving a tota!! "Up to date I have had no aug terprise of Sir William R. Morris, tion, Smith's attempt, which will to the smallest nut and bolt, is tyres are of British manufacture, was paid at the dinner to the en- After many months of prepara- while the rest of the car, down and the advantage gained of deliver-¦ Rouge Plant.

carrying capacity of 2,600 gallons. gestion. whatever of mechanical ing the fish direct from the trawler The manufacture of the famous Each compartment is fitted with a trouble, and apart from adjustments Bt in visiting Australia to ascar be the first of its kind in the Australian material.

Eagles followed the Ford idea of Steel Barrel Co.'s Patent self-clos-of a minor nature there has been no tain her exact requirements in the Southern Hemisphere, will be made

for arrangements Three months later, the idea was construction. First, while the ing foot valve, and a sump, which expense in the mechanical upkeep way of motor transport.

over the 13 mile stretch of sand on attempt have been completed and put into practice and an A.E.C. huge facilities were being run up is so arranged that the tank would of the car, Petrol consumption

Ninety Mile Beach, Awanui. along the River Rouge, a "sample completely drain out if standing gallon, while the oil consumption is MORE ALBIONS FOR MALAYA. culent shell-fieh from which

a delicate photo-electric timing oil-engined "Mammoth" placed

averages slightly over 22 miles per

A curiosity of the beach is that machine has been installed on the service. This vehicle is a special chaser" was constructed at the on the camber of the road on

It is covered with tocheroa, auc-beach. It is estimated that Mr. short wheelbase model bullt to company's Highland Park works, steep hill, in either direction. also very moderate. I cannot ex-

4Smith's time will be accurately comply with the regulations of the ten miles from water. Once built The tank is mounted on 10 steel press too highly my appreciation of

famous New Zealand soup is made. recorded, no matter what speed Dock Authorities.

this model was knocked down and feet, aud between these and

the car and the super-excellent ser- the

A fleet of very intereating Albions racing will not greatly harm the the completion of his dash.

Although it is claimed that motor he achieves, within ten seconds of The Rouge plant chassis & rubber block of about vice it has rendered. The body is has recently been put into service in tocheros beds, the Canning inter- The "Mammoth"

doing transported. is now totaling 1,800 miles per facilities made ready, the construc-1/2ins. to 2ins. is placed in order entirely without a rattle and is very the Municipality of Malacca. The esta and the Maoris are much con-beams of light projected across the week, with peak loads. The fuel tion of the boats were made in the to minimise chassis vibration, and

The timing will be controlled by machines which are specially de-cerned consumption works out at 10.8 same manner as that pioneered by prevent this from being transmitted

signed for the collection of night Tocheroa in this area, and pro-recording machine, and as the car about the future of the track, connecting with an intricate m.p.g. Altogether the vehicle has Ford in the building of auto-to the tank. covered 34,500 miles.

soll, are mounted on 261n. x 8in. testa against motor racing have breaks the beam on commencing and There is no mobiles. Each was constructed This is a very essential feature rest between runs; the vehicle does entirely of steel sheets. Parta of design, as the tanks themselves WAR OFFICE SIX-WHEELERS. possible loading line and are fitted ities.

solid tyres so as to have the lowest been made to the fisheries author-finishing the mile stretch, the action not wait for a return load. Im were bent in shape and angles by are made of unusually thin plate,

will be registered and the time mediately the fish is delivered, it re-huge presses. Rivet holes were the bottom portion being in. and

with special bodies consiting of 24 The British War Once has lately compartments (12 opening on each is smooth and hard, there being no

When the tide is out the track estimated. torna poat haste to Hull where an punched-forty at a time.

The the top 12 gauge.

taken delivery from Morris Com-side in two rows of six each) into dips to allow

Smith wil take about eight miles other driver is waiting to take on keels of boats each more than 200

The accommodation for carrying

mercial Cars, Ltd., of Birmingham, which the containers can be insert-streams.

the forming of to reach top speed, one mile to make the next load.

feet long, rested upon cars. These the hose pipes is arranged in the of a fleet of six-wheeled saloons for ed, each compartment having its

bis dash and eight miles to pull up, So well has the A.E.C. formed the assembly lines. The form of two tubes running through

use, over undeveloped country.

All-British Car. "Mammoth" proved its reliùlality ships entered at one end from the the tanks.

and, according to the regulations of These interesting new produc- dants is mounted behind the body signed by Don Harkness, and conclation, must make bis return run

A platform for atten- The Enterprise, which was de- the International Automobile Asso. under conditions which are, at the fabrication building hardly more

tions, have power units of six The chasais used as the basis of structed on lines similar to those within 30 minutes. Between 600 least, strenuous, that a repeat order than a skeleton. They left at the

cylinders developing over 70 hp these waggons are Albions of the of the "Golden Arrow," Sir Mal- and 700 flaga will be used to mark for another oil-engined machine has other as completed vessels.

and aro easily capable of 60 m.ph. 30/85 cwt. types. been placed.

jon roads,

colm Campbell's Car. is an Em-the track along the beach.

to the market.

TUES

A new

180 of the India.

A BRITISH BUS WINS.

A

much admired.

Each

While the turning out of Eagles! Another triumph for British en- generally to those of large saloon The bodies conform was the most heralded of Ford gineering-this time in Denmark. cars, the drivers and their assist- war-time achievements, another of Practical tests of three new types ants being partitioned off. LARGE AIR FORCE ORDER.

equal importance was the provid-of buses were recently carried out, model is equipped with two excep ing of 5,000 tractors for Britain in Copenhagen, before drivers and tionally roomy and comfortable of nine special By 1917 a food crisis threatened members of the Tramways Depart-bucket seats with arm resta, bebind fleet khaki-finished Morris Isla touring the British Isles. Not enough ment models has been commissioned for draft animals remained to do farm! In the unofficial vote as to the corner auxiliary seats and ample which in turn are to be found two Royal Air Force in work. English factories were all comparative merits of the vehicles, luggage space.

engaged on munitions. At the re- of the 81 persons voting, 75 favour-well as the driver's compartment, The main body, as These vehicles Bre similar to quest of the British Cabinet those which were supplied some cable asking ald was sent to Henry Danish, and 3 the German.

Aed the English vehicle, 8 the

possesses a near-and-off-side door, months ago to the India Store De-Ford. C. E. Sorensen, then in

and in addition a wide. rear door, The winning bus was an A.E.C. partment.

charge of tractor manufacture, was 120 h.p. 6-wheel "Renown," similar making five doors in all. dispatched with complete draw to the three axle vehicles operated including folding tables for map Thousands of persons inspecting inge. But the lowest bid obtain by the L.G.O.C., and several Cor- reading, etc., and drop windows Interior appointment is lavish, the new Chevrolet aix have express-able by the British Government porations in Great Britain, but, in ed surprise at the tremendous proved to be $1,500 per machine. this instance, Atted with a Danish operated by lifts. Triplex safety difference in body appearance Through the Ford company Soren- built body.

glase is Atted throughout. caused by the two-inch longer sea offered to make 5,000 tractors wheelbase. With interiors com-jia America at a cost of not to pletely redesigned and an

added exceed $700 each, with delivery to the plants in the United States sweep to exterior lines, the "big start within sixty days. The en- that built Liberty motors were pro- car" effect both inside and out la tire shipment went through in less duced by Ford. Automotive much more pronounced than in any than three months.

methods of manufacture proved In- previous Chevrolet model.

NEW HILLMAN VAN.

Of outstanding interest to those All cylinder forgings used by all valuable in reducing costs, For who require speedy, economical example, the contract price for transport for light loads is the new cylinders was $20, yet through im Hillman 6-cwt. Light Yau-a pro- proved methods this was lowered duction which is designed to stand to $12 and the contract changed to up to hard service with a bare conform. Quantities of listening minimum of attention and is cap- devices and 2,781,578 helmets were able of an unusually high road made. Better ways than were at performance.

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first used gradually brought the The chassis is on orthodox, and cost of helmets from thirty to very' modern, Hoes; it has a 4- seven cents each. More than cylinder, side-valve engine of 9.8 $1,000,000 worth of work was done h.p. rating, with 8-bearing crank. in the production of special, de- shaft; a 8-speed gearbox, 7ft. 8in. vices for the British naval depart-wheelbase and 4ft track. The ment.

Three ton-tanks propelled springing deserves special notice, by two synchronized Model T for the rear springs are no less motors were manufactured and than 44in. long, and the vehicle is, 89,548 cars delivered to the United, accordingly, capable of negotiating States Government for ambulances, the worst road surfaces with really special delivery and other uses. effective insulation from shocks for Nearly 10,000 gun calssons were the load. The tyre size is, moro- bailt, d

over, larger than that generally All was set to make 6,000 six-ton fitted to vehicles of this type, being tanks and 15,000 one-ton battle 4.50in. section. tanka when the armistice. came. The performance of the 6-cwt When pesca arrived 7,000 Ford Hillman Van is remarkably, good: workers were represented on the it is "nippy" to a degree, possessed largest service flag of any factory of excellent acceleration, and most in America.

Segonomical to run.

Throughout the war the Henry Ford Hospital was known as Mili- tary Hospital No. 36.

the war

lended it, did not cease to fun

as a haven for soldiers. In scores

of cases when the gover

powerless to asaint

were, not "directly trái

A 19-year-old boy of Puers, Bel lum, who had never left his

cantly designed an ry part of which ar heela he himust built;

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