1927-04-13 — Page 8

Overland Whippet" Cars.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13th, 1927.

Overland "Whippet" Cars.

EASY TERMS TO SUIT ALL, PURSES.

Unequalled in elther Quality or Frice.

See them at..

THE DURO MOTOR CO., LTD.

132, Nathan Rd., Kowloon.

or Apply

To the Distributors

GILMAN & CO., LTD.,

Hongkong Bank Building.

Teleph. C. 290.

MOTORING NOTES

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Bean

CARS

HAVE THESE

FEATURES

Perrot-servo four-wheel brakes. Dunlop balcon ened syren with spare wheel and tyre, ksprod gear box with right hand game control, grease gun chassis lubrication. detachable cylinder head, genuine fire-quali ity leather upholstery. licence holder, deiving mirror speedometer.

petrol gauge, electric

and bulb horni," jump- ̈“

mistic windscreen wiper,

shock amorbers, luggage

«grid, spring gaiter, lear

mats and complete set

of tools it box

Models and Prices

12k Chasin

12 kp 2 meter Tour £275

13h4ater Town

12 h.p. Four-door

Staph

34 h.p. Chamis -

2412_2/3-ST

14 hp. 41 seter

TOUTL

14hp. Four door

Saloon

:. M

- £245,

Long 14 à p. Chnen"

Long 14b.p. Four-

door Saloon

Long 4. Saloon

Long 14 hp.

Lendrulette-

11/5 hp-lander

Chand

1/30 hp.2/stat

· Tourer-

18/50 42.ter

JOUSET

18/50 Four-door

• £440

+ 1975

. 1375

£575

Landaulers C400-

'Phone C. 4554,

The "Fourteen" 4/5 Seater

The Comprehensiveness of

Bean

CARS

Bean Car models for 1927 offer you a compre hensive range of types and styles. There are the Bean Twelve," the "Fourteen," the Long "Fourteen," and the 18-30 hp. 6-cylinder. For coachwork you have the choice of 2/3. Seaters, 4/5 Seaters, Saloons, De-Luxe Saloons. and Landaulettés. And every type and every model represents the highest possible value.

A Good Picture-The Taxis-Concerning Advertisements-The Personal Factor.

EBY AN OWNER-DRIVER.]

A GOOD LECTURE.

The Institution of Shipbuilders and Engineers of Hong Kong is to be heartily congratulated for its cnterprise in supplying Mr. Bellamy with a platform "(and sounding board) so that he could explain, in a non-technical manner, some of the difficulties of urban transport

work

So they built a wonderful sort of abus, with easy seats and all sorts tho passengers. Iced water was avail- of arrangements for the comfort of

able--perhaps other drinks also.

soon as they put these buses

tell for them." No longer did the on the road the Swell" people wife and daughter of the wealthy

They preferred the laxwy 'bus, man use the private motor car.

LOCAL CONDITIONS.

Very little was said during the lecture about local conditions, but The success of that plan opens it was easy to realise that some up all sorts of possibilities for Hong thing will have to be done in the Korg. We may even sugggest that ceor future unless Hong Kong is to the local Tramway Company should suffer a great deal of inconveni-run a luxury bus service between enco,

the East and West ends of Victoria. The trams are slow, but the poorer classes would continue to use them, Those who were able to afford the

SLOW MOTION.

luxury vehicles would pay up fifty cents instead of ten cents for a trip.

CONGRATULATIONS.

One of the most surprising state- ments made was that which referred to the "slowing down" of traffic in big cities. Most of us were under the impression that the intro duction of the mechanically pro-1 pelled vehicle had resulted in an increase in the average speed of gratulate the ex-President of the It may be permissible to сод- traffic in big cities. We were told, Hong Kong Automobile Association, however, that the average rate of Hoa. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, on his progress across one of the big latest honour, viz., promotion to cities in the United States had been the Executive Council. Perhaps he proved to be something like two and Д half miles per hour.

It must be remembered that a very much greater number of people move abont in big cities to-day than was the case only a few years ago. O

will try to persuade the trailc system at the bottom of Garden authorities to introduce the gyratory

Road. There are also many road improvements long overdue to which the other hand it is certain that the attention of his colleagues on we should like Mr. Bernard to draw the number will not diminish but the Government.

will increase. Indeed the increase

is likely to be at a greater rate in the future than in the past.

THE TAXIS.

IN LONDON TOWN.

One of the most interesting re- Suppose we take the case of a marks made by Mr. Bellamy in the urban young married couple who Eve in course of the lecture on one of the London suburbs. The transport to which I have already man probably takes a bus or "a j

referred was respecting the advan- tram from outside the house to the tage to the public which resulted if nearest tube station.

all of the public vehicles of a city of one commercial undertaking. are placed under the management,

He travels

underground and then takes another mbchanically propelled conveyance to the office.

#

If he goes home in the evening and takes his wife up to town to a theatre he will go through the same experience. He may even use a couple more vehicles it they go to a favourite restaurant for a little supper after the show. Each of these people may ne a dozen different vehicles in the course of

day.

H

A correspondent who was present al the lecture says that after it was over one well-known local resident

went to Mr. Bellamy and comment-

ed on that remark which he referred to as a recommendation for "unity of command."

"Why don't you take over the local taxis, Mr. Bellamy," he is re- ported to have said. "Your scheme of unity of command would perhaps beneft the public if the system of local taxis and the machines were improved."

Their parents, at their age, led quite a different sort of life. The woman stayed at home all day and the man seldom left the home record the opinions expressed by WE ARE BEAN AGENTS, in the evenings. Thus the great in-Mr. Bellamy on this subject, be It would, perhaps, be unfair to

crease in the number of vehicles

cause he was speaking without required for conveyance of passen

any idea of publication. It may, gers in the big cities has not been, due entirely to the growth of the the hope that there will be some however, be excusenble to express population in the arban areas. It improvement in the present arrange. meats of pubic hire of motor vehicles in Hong Kong

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

WE SELL AT ENGLISH PRICES PLUS FREIGHT, has also been greatly affected by

SOCONY

MOTOR OIL

MODERN OILS FOR MODERN MOTORS

REFINED UP TO A Standard NOT DOWN TO A Price

what is called the "restlessners " of the age.

The "restlemens !! is perhaps due to the fact that now-a-days people demand more amusement

TRANSPORT PROBLEMS. The whole tendency of modern citier is to have this, unity of

It is also dus to the fact that easier management for public vehicles. It

facilities are now provided for urban |'has to be 'recognised that there are transport.

LUXURY 'BUSES,"

Dowadays transport experts, just as there are experts on the subject of law, medicine or engineering, and

One of the very interesting state-it does seem to be a pity that the alcats made in the lecture was that local tramway company did not turn which referred to the popularity of it attention to the problem of "luxury 'buses" in one of the transport by motor-bus some years American cities. The story runs ago. Is it now too late! something like this.. There was a The local Government would service of public vehicles-omni- probably be reluctant to give a buses running from the "Swell" monopoly for all transport facilities. residential quarter to the centre of There is, however, surely no reason the town. All of the Swell" why some arrangement, similar to people used their own private cars. that made with the telephone com- public vehicles were used, we 'pany, thould not be arrived at. The may suppose, by servants and any great object is to have an efficient workmen, messengers and others and a cheap system of urban trans who were in the Swell" locality. port. Some people may believe Then one day a transport man had that indiscriminate competition is a brain wave. He said "Let us beneficial, but in London and in the rád a luxury public vehicle at about United States it has been proved five or ten times the fare of the that unity of command is to the presens 'buses,"

advantage of the public.

CONCERNING ADVERTISE-

MENTS.

JJ

An amusing incident is said to have taken place during the recent lecture on transport.

4 Cylinder

15.6 H.P.

4 Cylinder

91.6 H.P.

•G $1,075

5 Seater Tourer................. G§ 400

• Senter Roadstar.... G$ 973 Seater Coach $1,000 5. Senter Sedan (4 door) 6$1,100 5 Soatar Brongham ... G81.150.

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Distributors.

HONGKONG BANK BUILDING,

was to use the film in China so that the Chinese might realise the ad- vantages of modern methods of transport in general and the vehicles produced by Messirs Blank in part cular. Unfortunately, however, all of the Chinese characters appeared sinologas present. upside down, according to ORG

PROPAGANDA,

A film was thrown on to the ing the vehicles shown were frankly screen in which the words describ-

appeared in Engilsh and then in paganda" has fallen into disfavour advertising the makers. They first Since 1990 the word. "pra. translation. The idea, of course, rely on it to sell their goods. what was alleged to be a Chinese but for all that commercial firms

G $1,125 G $1,200 G$ 1,979 *G$ 1,883

SHO Rooxt

DURO MOTOR CO., LTD.

NATHAN RD, KOWLOON.

things settle down in China," there There is a vague hope that "when will be a demand for all sort of motor vehicles, and in the meantime it is naturally thought advisable to acquaint the Chinese with the ad- vantage of modern transport. How better car that be done than by means of pictures? The one thing that really is essential, however, is

(explaining an up-to-date machine) accuracy. Imagine the feelings of a Chinese who sees the characters appear upside down on a screen.

(Continued on page 9).

MORRIS

COMMERCIAL CARS

12 C.W.T. MORRIS 11.9 H.P. 9 6′ W.B.

Chassis only with 33" x 8.8. Tyres Lorry complete with Cab and drop sides Popular Van complete with Cab

De Luxe Van complete with Cab

1 TON MORRIS 13.9 H.P. 10 2 W.B.

Chassis completely equipped with 33 x 5 tyres Lorry complete with Cab and drop sides

Tipping Lorry complete with Cab General Utility Vehicle complete Standard Van complete with Cab De Luxe Van complete with Cab Bakers Van complete. with Cab Furniture Van complete with Cab Ambulance Type A complete Fover Vän complete

Colonial Ambulance complete

Charabanc for 14 passengers - Hotel Bus Type TI Bus De Luxe

Special Saloon Bus Type DS

25.C.W.T. MORRIS 15.9 H.P. 10 2 W.B.

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Chassis Z. 2 complete with 33 1 5 tyres & F.W.B. Type Z, 1 Standard Lorry complete with Cab... Type Z. 1 Standard Van complete with Cab Type Z. 1 De Luxe Van complete with Cab Type Z 1 Charabanc for 14 passengers

320

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385

400

550

30,C.W.T. MORRIS 15,9 H.P. 10.2′ W.B.

£320

350

395

415

430

415

Chassis Z. 1 complete with 33 x 5 tyrės

Chassis Z. 3 complete wita 32 x 8 tyres Chassis Z. 4 complete with 32 x 6 tyres & F.W.B. Type Z. 3 Standard Lorry complete with Cab... Type Z. 3 Standard Van complete with Cab... Type Z 3 De Luxe Van complete with Cab Type Z. 4 Standard Lorry complete with Cab...

30 C.W.T. MORRIS 15.9 H.P. 11 6" W.B.

Chassie Z. 5 with 32 x 43* tyres, dual rear, F.WB. Chassis Z. 8 complete with 32x6 tyres and F. W.B. Type Z. 5 Standard Lorry complete with Cab... Type Z. 6 Standard Lorry complete with Cab... Type Z. 5 Charabanc for 18 passengers Type Z. 6 Charabane for 18 passengers Type Z. 5 Special Saloon Bus

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390

420

620

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670

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30 C.W.T. 6-WHEELER 15.9 H.P. 11′ 8′′

B

£588 626

Type Z.6 Special Saloon Bus

Chassis only equipped with 32" 43" tyres

Chassis with War Dept. type Body

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