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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1932.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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THE MOTORISTS' PAGE

Feminine Influence

On Automobiles

STANDARD MOTORS DRUGO IN SHARP RECOVERY.

Profits Jump To £201,700

In Seven Months.

Women Drivers Move Out During the year to August $2,

Of The "Back Seat"

EXECUTIVE'S OPINION

1932, the sale of the Standard Motor Co.'s products expanded to ja marked degree, says the directora [report, issued recently, the turn- over the preceding year showing as increase of 80 per cent, while With worden comprising ap, and economy of operation, and are

the profits rose by 187 per cent,

The accounts disclose a profit proximately 20 per cent, of all quick to recognize advancements licensed motor car operators in the A study of Auburn sales this year fit in the previous year of £70,298, which promote these vital features. of £201,697, comparing with a pro- United States, the influence of the shows, that scores of women have Ordinary shareholders receive a feminina motorist is being felt In become enthusiastic users of Dua)-!

Ratio since the automobile industry to-day as

Its Introduction by dividend of 10 per cent. and a Auburn.

bonus of 5 per cent, the last pay- never before, according to N. E.)

"By combining maximum power ment having been, 10 per cent. in

McDarby, vice-president in charge

in traffic and effortless speed on 1925-26. It is proposed to place of sales of the Auburn Automobile the open road, with smoothness of £100,000 to general reserve, £40,000 operation and unprecedented econ-

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omy, Dual-Ratlo has found a high-to tax account, and £1,000 to staff Basing his estimate OB

ly receptive audience among the fund, leaving a credit balance of Issuance of State drivers' licenses feminine motorists of the United 22,434 to go forward, compared

DAVIE, BOAG & CO.Ltd throughout the the stated States. Women no longer are can- with a debit of £4,514 brought in.

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Overland China Mail.

A WHOLE WEEK'S NEWSPAPERS IN ONE.

Thrills and spills featured the last race meeting of the year at Happy Valley on December 10. Although three riders were thrown from Australian ponies during the after- noon, no serious injuries were sustained, Mr. Leo Frost and Mr. S. N. Pan, two of the unfortunates, riding in later races. Mr. A. W. da Roza, was the other victim, and he was not seen in the saddle again during the afternoon. The three Autumn Champions events provided no surprises, the favourite winning in all three races. Mr. Frost won both China ponies' Champions, but in the Queensland Autumn Champions, his mount, The Giraffe, Jumped the rails and threw him. leaving the field to Polar Star, the favourite, and Lucy Glitters.

The meeting is fully reported in the OVERLAND. CHINA MAIL.

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The Legislative Council concluded Its last meeting of the year on December 8, when His Excellency the Governor, Sir William Peel, spoke briefly, but on a hopeful note, of the prospects ahead of Hong Kong and with gratification for the year just past. The time was fitting, he said, at the last meeting of the year to express to members of Council his appreciation of the advice and criticism they had given.

A report is given in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL,

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After being exposed for three days to biting cold winds and heavy seas in a disabled fishing funk, four Chinese fishermen were picked up by the Ellerman and Bucknall · `liner, ss. City of Rangoon on December 9.

They were rescued only in the nick of time, as their boat was rudderless and on the verge of sinking, while the food and water supplies were most exhausted. The men went out fishine on December 5. In squally weather. They were accompanied by several other boats of the Swatow fishing flect.

A story is given" In the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL,.

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Lady Peel was welcomed on December 7 by Mrs. W. T. Southorn, as Hong Kong Commissioner of the Girl Guides' Association, to the annual meeting of that organisation in the New Sandilands Hut. Lady Peel la President of the Association.

The meeting is reported in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.

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McDarby cited the rapid asscend-tent to remain in the 'back aaat." ency of the woman driver during To-day they are to be found behind the last decade as responsible for the wheel, driving with equal, and, many of the outstanding advance in many instances, greater skill ments of the automobile industry. than men.

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HOME MARKET SAFE.

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WORLD TOUR BY CAR FROM AFRICA.. Four Johannescarg

Adventurers,

"The importance of winning "Official figures compiled by one feminine acceptance has been re- large eastern state shows that cognized by every successful manu- nearly two per cent. of all register- facturer since the earliest days of ed male automobile drivera figured the automobile," he said, "but it has in automobile accidents during only been in the last ten years that 1931, as compared with less than

·How-a-new type of transmission

Four Johannesburg men have. the winning of such acceptance one, per cent, of the total number of was tested out for 10,000 miles

set out on a world tour by motor- has entailed more than the mere licensed women drivers.

under the most exacting conditions

car, says the "Mata Mercury." embodiment of style and riding "This does not necessarily in is revealed by the Wolseley Com-

Many little-known facts, of in- They Latend to encircle the globe on comfort in the product.

dicate that women are better drivers Pany, of Birmingham.' "During this period, women have than men, but it does indicate that

terest to the public as well as four wheels. The great adventure When, some time ago, it was de to motorists, are revealed in the started with a modest tour of the learned to judge automobiles from women to-day understand the me- cided to experiment with a fre 1932 edition of "The Motor In-Union, when three of the men-S. the standpoint of the critical driver. chanical operation of the motor car wheel, a car was built up with this dustry of Great Britain," issu-Goldberg, formerly of London and Salesmen have found women to be as never before. The influence of device and driven for some months ed by the Society of Motor the Congo; A. Edelstein, described. more positive in their likes and dis- feminine. Knowledge and discern-by many testers and several main Manufacturers and Traders of as a Hungarian student with a flair likes than men. The first requirement is making hself felt in every

hers of the staff under the most Great Britain..

for photography, and H. Mellet, ments any women makes of a motor phase of the automobile industry severe road conditions it is possible car are that it be smart in appeár-]

The number of motor vehicles South African-set out in a ́ANI- to find in the British Isles. The in use in the United Kingdom man Wizard. Later they are to be ance and comfortable to ride in.

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"But just as important to her i BRITISH SUCCESSES intention was to run the car natilas at the September census of Joined by H. Kunz, a Swiss mecha-

perfect performance in every power [range coupled with maximum ease of operation. Controls must be accessible without strain, and light to the touch. There must be ample power for any emergency. lightning acceleration in traffic,

away.

THE NEW

IN IRELAND.

Light Cars -Triumph On Ards Circuit.

was necessary.

the free-wheel device failed, but 1931 was 1,688,075, of which nic, and a second Hillman, on the as the tests mentioned developed 1,108,715 represented private real business of "conquering no sign of failure or wear, it was cars-367,452 trucks and 80,182 Africa, as the first stage of eir decided that a more intensa, test hackney carriages,

cumnavigating the globe. Together As a result, the experimental Since then, of course, the total the four men claim mastery of ele- department

has increased considerably and is ven languages. evolved apparat.a Particulars are to hand from which allowed the free-wheel and now probably well over 1,600,000. Their route through Africa from England of the Tourist Trophy clutch to be tested out for the duction of motor vehicles in the and Broken Hills to Elizabethville, Tables dealing with the pro-Johannesburg is via Vistoria Falls motor car road race, held in equivalent of 10,000 miles running

and plenty of speed on the straight

Appreciate Smoothness Ireland by the Royal Automo- under conditions which were fur United Kingilom show that in and then due west through the "Women also are learning more bile Club of Great Britain. This more, severe to these components 1928 the production of vehicles Congo to Angola, and northwards and more to appreciate smoothness annual handicap event is the than the same distance of London was 95,000, of which 71,396 were to Dakker, the last British outpost

only one of its kind conducted traffic. S

private cars and 23,604 were on the North-West coast. If, as in the United Kingdom, and its The engine, gear-box and pro-commercial vehicles. seems likely, they are unable to popularity is shown by the fact peller shaft were coupled up to a

By the end of 1926 the total And a way further north along the that 500,000 people witnessed dynamometer which gave the exact had risen to 198,000, and at the coast belt, they will proceed to Tit- contest, including 10.000 effect of the load of the rear end of September, 1931, it had buetes, and follow the recognised visitors who crossed from Eng- wheels, and, on the over run, the reached 226,807 (cars 168.997, road to Gao and across the Sahara land to see the classic contest.momentum of the car, A system and commercial vehicles 67,810) to Algiers. Their intention then is General Motors The race was run on the tortuous. of cams, electrically driven, was It is not anticipated that the to go to England and to proceed Ards circuit (Ulster) a course attached to the throttle and clutch. sales of home-produced vehicles through Europe and the Dear East that has in the past been con- The engine was started up and the in the United Kingdom will show to Palestine, and overland to Kar Isidered "slow" because of the cam gear opened the throttle until a decrease in 1932 of more than achi and India. Since this portion of the trip is remote, their plana many dangerous blind corners 8,500 r.p.m. (equal to 65 m.p.h.) four per cent. that have to be negotiated on the was reached. Then the cam closed

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SURMOUNTING “JACK”

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Mending Punctures on Roadside.

13 2-3-mile circuit. The distance, the throttle with a snap and at the That the home market is now tinuing through Asia to America. of the race was 410 miles, and same time, the clutch was with virtually assured to the British the competing cars were permit drawn. As the throttle was again manufacturer is clearly proved ted: for the first time, to be strip, opened, so the clutch was engaged by tables showing the gross im- ped.

and the whole operation repeated ports into the United Kingdom The event proved another every 28 seconds.

during 1981, compared with pre-- triumph for British light cars,

The “stationary car," as record- ceding years for Rileys were first and second, ed by the dynamometer, was-The figures of road costs and with an M.G. Midget third. The run in this way for 10,000 miles at of direct and indirect motor It sometimes happens that a mo- winner was C. R. Whitcroft a maximum of 65 m.p.h, and an vehicle taxation. it is stated; torist le faced with a tyre change (1087c.c. Riley), who won by 83 average of 46 m.p.h. The test ce "afford some indication of the in some lonely spot, and if it do cupled over 217 hours of day and fact that during the past few happens that the jack has been seconds from G. E. Eystonight running, and during this years special motor taxation has left behind or is out of action the (1087 c.c. Riley).

time the throttle, clutch, and free gone far in the aggregate to pay situation in one that seems hope. Whe

victor covered 869 miles wheel were operated nearly twenty for the whole of the road costs less at the start. The following in Ala 58m 48, an average of ight thousand times. When dis of the country hint will get anybody out of such 14.23 m.p.h., including stops for mantled, the parle under test show- It is stated that the average a difficulty, replacements. The race was full ed no wear whatever, and as the direct tax on all mechanically- Run the car so that the wheel of incident, and the duel between test could safely be taken as propelled vehicles mounted in with the punctured tyre is just off the winner and Eyston lasted for equivalent in severity to the ran- 1991 to £26 8s hours. Eyston's, average speeding life of a car under normal was 13.9 m.p.h. The third posi conditions, it was decided to in tion was filled by E. R. Hall, corporate them in the production | driving a supercharged “746c.c. models,

MG Midget. His speed average

the road and over some soft ground. Taxation Paye, Since the inception of the Road as a apare can of petrol or a large Put a support under the axle, such Fund no less than £277,000,000 stone (the latter can usually be had been paid indirectly, if not found on the side of the road with directly by the produce of epe-out trouble). Then scoop away the

classes of road vehicles. Of this, wheel awings clear. It will have 80 per cent had been allocated to to be made a little deeper in order

of 69.9 m.ph. Was remarkable classic In 1929 at the wheel of a cial taxation of the various earth from under the tyre until the for such a small powered car huge supercharged Earl Howe (supercharged Alfa Mercedes-Benz, his aver Romeo) was fourth, and estab-speed was 72.8 mph., a record road authorities in respect of to accommodate the inflated spare, ished fastest time with an for the event, but that the average speed of 80.5 m.p.h., ning car this year, with a with Sir Henry Birkin... (super- linder non-superchar charged. Alfa-Romeo)✨ a ^ close ine of only a little mo fifth, at 707 m.ph.. So strenuo one-seventh the was the pace and cornering, that out of 82 starters: 10 finis

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win-maintenance grants, but the change can then be made The number of motor vehicles quite easily. Afterwards fill in the in use throughout the world on cavity and drive the car off the in- than December 31 last waste proved

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consumption o 749,222 motor spirit in the United King 368,015 don during 1981 was 1025,000 galloner compared with 995,000- 16442 000 gallons in 1980,