1947-11-15 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1947.

THE STANDARD

FOURTEEN SALOON

I STA 47

FAR EAST MOTORS

20, Nathan Road,

Kowtoon.

Tel Nos, 56840

67250

44ORRISFLE

"MIL

FLEXIBLESHAFTX"

MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT

Available in many types and sizes, rover all classes of work. partenlarly the scarfing, frazing amt polishing of aluminium and other non-ferrous castings, in- cluding the sanding and fine frish polishing of conchwork, Wings Instrument panels, etc.

The Special features of the machines are mlaptability, de- pettability & interchangeability.

They give many years" servier with very little attention, the cost of running being excoption- ally low.

They are installed in all the leading aireraft and engineer. Ing works where apres and necpiracy 15 of the utmost importance. The overhead suspension type machine in the most popular; speed and efficiency being increased by freedom of movement for the operator.

"Morrisles" equipment Is British made throughout and tested by workmen with years of experience វ៉រ polishing machinery.

For further information apply to

REISS, BRADLEY

CO., LTD.

National City Bank of New York Bldg.,

2 Queen's Rd., -C.,

Tels: 28006-7.

MOTORING NEWS AND

AND VIEWS The New Soviet "Pobeda" Car

Britain Jostled

Into Back Place?

"Britain, for 50 years a le- der in motor- ing, now finds herself jostled Into A back place."

This sentence forms the key- note of a statement issued by the Society of Motor Manufac turers and Traders on the

abolition or the basic "petrol ration at home. The state

ment continues:—

"The price of cars is inex- tricably bound UD with the the home Any sharp restriction of the homo market will in-

numbers gold market.

crease export costs.

"Buch an increase would, in a few weeks, have the effect of losing this country more than £5,000,000 it hopes to save by cutting off the ration. The motor industry is at present earning £1.000.000 a week from overseas. It would be folly to risk losing this vital earning power.

"The technical development of the industry, on which ex- ports are bullt, depends on the

18

·

The new Russian "Pobeda" (pronounced Pob-Yed-A) or Victory cars are seen lined up in a Moscow square. The four-door saloon was to have been shown at the Prague Automobile Show which opened on October 18th but| was suddenly withdrawn for "technical reasons." The first Soviet car to enter the market since the "Zis" two years ago, the Pobeda has a 4-cylinder 50 bhp engine, with a rated speed of 118 Kilometres (74 miles) an hour. The tonneau in the rear holds a spare tire and luggage. The car is now in production at the Molotov Work. (APhoto).

HIGHWAYS OF THE FUTURE

Concrete As "Elastic" As Steel

A vision

of

highways, | building material, but the fù- ful construction." ho said. continuance of the home mar-bridges, and airport runway's ture success of concrete con- "European methods have been ket with its quick reaction to paved in the future with construction will be advanced successfully revised by the new designa."

crete as elastic as a steel sheet, materially by prestressing Roebling Company in tests and Condemning the petrol cut, free of cracks and joints, was through elimination of crack modeln. the SMTT says that the rea-presented to the annual meet age," Coff said.

The Roebling work sonable mobility of the public

on pavements in original. ал essential feature ofing of the American Associa "Prestressing is the applicn-| "Runways 5,000 to 6,000 feet; modern civilisation.

tion of State Highway Officials. tion of cables and wires to the long and 200 feet wide can be "Very

many employees of I. Coff, of New York, consult-{ construction of crackless and made out of one slab without motor manufacturing

coming engineer for the John A. jointless pavements for roads, joints. panies come to work

A sample of 14,000 in cars Rebling & Sons Co., which airplane runways and bridges. quare feet was designed and and on motor cycles. The basic ration is largely used for built the Brooklyn, George By using wire assemblies ten-built by Roebling engineers in this purpose,

Golden Gate sioned and anchored in their their new Washington, and

Chicago warehouse, "These employees will now be Bridges, anid the use of "pres-tensioned position in concrete and the design assumptions thrown on to an already over- tressed" concrete was the most slabs, they can be made just as have been entirely confirmed." burdened public transport sys important factor in the future plastic no steel sheets. Smooth. tem and workers morale will not be improved by the Gov-

of concrete construction,

jointless, durable and crackleza Increasing numbers of Aus- ernment's decision.

"Reinforced concrete BA a runways, highways and bridges tcallan components are being whole has been u success UB O are the natural result.”.

used in the assembly of Coff Bold the technique of European chassis. The Austra producing concrete of highlian industry generally (which compressive strength had been South Australia counts as its

largely on a virile and healthy "The motor industry depends

garage and service trade, witli- out which both cars and com- mercial vehicles cannot be kept on the road, particularly hav- ing-in mind the present age of many vehicles,

"This trade is bound to suffer severely by the Government's

action."

Hand-Made improved "beyond the most most important industrial asset)

Automobile

Shanghai, Nov. 14. A Central News dispatch reported front Taipeh, Tat. wan, today that 32 expert car mechanics have just

com- pleted the first "hand-made" automobile, in which only the chassis and a few other parts imported, the

Although the omission of the amber after the red in Glasgow traffic lights

were has been a con- siderable success, its limited success in other parts of the country has caused the Ministry of Transport to discontinue it in Glasgow too.

VAUXHALL “12” & “14”

De Luxe Saloon

• STOCK AVAILABLE

A Medium-sized Car of Low Cost which offers a Lively Performance and Outstanding Fuel Economy.

CHINA INTERNATIONAL MOTORS LTD.

Balest

783, Bank of East Asia Bldg,

22 Tel. 31446.

Service) Státion: 7

#Tol, 28489.

Fest

being all hand-made.

The dispatch said that the manufacturers, who made the first car in 20 years, are ready to produce one car per month. One distinctive feature of the car is an automatic catch for all four doors on the sedan-United Press.

RADIO TAXIS

Further details have now beon) received of a system of taxi- control hy radio.

An enterprising company in Cambridge Camix Ltd.in con Junction with the telecommunica ton

Uvision of Pye Ltd. pleneering a system of fleet con trol by means of two-way radló telephony

Sixteen of the "Austin" taxi- cabs operated by Camtax Ltd. have been equipped with compact Pye revolver/transmitters,, by moans of which they maintain contact with the head office of the company

After having watched and 35- tened to the system in operation, technical experts say that this means of controlling · taxis Or other fleets of ears" which may bo moving in a given area is practicable proposition."

It Pays To Play Safe

859; Hennessy Road. Don't Pass On

A Corner!

optimfatic expectations" but looks forward to a period that its

Иве previously had unprecedented prosperity. been restricted by adverse fac- tors which are eliminated by prestressing.

of

New cars produced in Britain during July totalled 24,903, as "Prestressing has been used compared with June's 29,208. in Europe for several bridges of Five were car-marked for the extremely slender and grace- Services and 12,667 for export,

SUNBEAM-TALBOT

TEN AND TWO LITRE

This car has 3.11. air of Innate good breeding that distinguishes only a choosen few. More than that it is

very fast aupremely comfortable and a delight to handles

Britain's Most Exclusive Light Car,

PRODUCT OF THE ROOTES GROUP

GILMAN & COMPANY LTD.

Telephones: 56789 & 58800

MOTOR CAR

COMPREHENSIVE and THIRD PARTY

INSURANCE

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents

London & Lancashire Insurance Co. Lia

Royal Exchange · Assurance Guardian Assurance Co. Ltd.

Representation in Principal

China Ports ensures continuity of insurance Including facilities for the Insurance of Leave Cars,

WHAT SORT OF TROUBLE SCHOOL OF MO1 ORING DO YOU PREFER? (No. 6)

You're an un-

usual motorist ¡F

your

isn't

answer

EXPERT BRITISH TUTOR

"None" LEARN TO DRIVE EASY, CORRECT

Why not do

something about

it now, lastend METHOD BY EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN.

of leaving it till

too late? Sum-

met has been

tough on your car, you know.

Go to your re Rular Service Station and get

them 10 check

口烧

OVERHEATED MOTOR ?....... the regular

Parking Places To Be Assigned

Notices are being sent by tho

a Trafic, Office to all owners of motor commercial vehicles, atat- Ing that licences will only be renewed on July 1, 1948 provid- ing licencoes have previously in formed the Traffic Office of the locality of the garages and park-: ing places used by such vehicles.

Should a licence fall to, de-1 signate, any special parkding | space, continues the notice, the Police will endorse on the lleence the parking place assigned to the vehicle.

The acknowledgment form at tached to the notice must be signed and returned to the Traf- fic Office (Hong Kong or Kow- loon) at the earliest opportunity. Police allocation of parking places for commercial motor vehiclos is in order to stop the practice of lorries being parked "at any convenient place or where the drivers (or owners}" think is the most flourishing locality M

It will, no doubt, also aimpilty control of these lorries by the Traffic officers, as well as put- ting a stop to cruising", d

The first three cars in both the Craigantler hill climb, and the Brighton speed triala used Lodge sparking, plure.

trouble-spots.

APPLY:

MODERATE FEES

7 BELFRAN ROAD, KOWLOON. Tel. 39269.

GOING TO THE UNITED STATES?

Have a

Buick, waiting for

you on arrival there.

For details, see

CHINA INTERNATIONAL MOTORS LTD.

Service Station1,2, 350 Hönneky", Hond

128439