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“WHIPPETS.”

A stock ROADSTER WHIPPET" recently covered 100 iniles at an average speed of 663 miles per hour-several times. reaching 70 m.p.b. (E.P.147).

A stock TOURER WHIPPET ran con- tinuously for one week, driven alter- nately by four drivers, without engine stopping and required no adjustment. either during or after the test.

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KOWLOON"

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 1927.

MOTORING NOTES

A Weekly Review dealing with Matters of Interest to all Local Motorists.

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is behind every

DUNLOP

fit Dunlop

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satisfied.

Motor Notes-Brighter Cars-Women Beat Men-A Beauty Show-

MOTOR NOTES.

CANS FOR PUBLIC HIRE.

Motor Deaths in America.

BRIGHTER CARS.

CANARY YELLOW AND VIVID BLUES.

INFLUENCE OF THE WOMAN BUYER.

The demand for brilliant colours

There was a rumour that Messrs. Lane Crawford, Ltd., intended to ́establish a taxi-cab service in the Colony, but, we are informed that it is entirely without foundation. The idea probably gained ground because several cars have been sech all motor. cars this year which has been noted and discussed at carrying a spare wheel in a cover

important motor shows throughout upen which Messrs. Lane, Craw.

the world, has striking confrma- ford's name and the words For tion in the experience of the F. B. Ilire " are, boldly painted. As matter of fact these are cars which.S.A. They find that bright and

Stearns Company of bave been sold by Messrs. Lane, unusual colour schemes for both six Crawford to private purchases. A cover is supplied for the spare and eight cylindered Sterans-Kaight wheel on the condition that the cars are very popular.

shall appear it.

tyre you buy wellorganised and eficiently ad-

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THERE IS A DUNLOP TYRE FOR EVERY STANDARD RIM. [APH]

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WE have just received a

shipment of these famous

SPORTS

MOTOR CYCLES

AND SIDECARS

THESE SNAPPY MACHINES ARE NOW-

ON

SHOW

IN OUR SHOWROOM. CALL

AND SEE THEM

EARLY.

Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

"SOLE AGENTS.

Cleveland,

Recent selections of colours for both open and enclosed models in- ministered taxi service might be a clude canary yellow, vivid blues of hoon but there are many difficul the fighter tones in combination ties in, the way of a European with yellow and cream, upper struc- tures of black and brilliant maroons, successfully conducting such an enterprise. Competition with the greens, unusual shades of brown Chinese owner driver for one thing and other colours for the lower body As things structures, with particularly bright would be considerable.

against are now before a car is hired fo striping.

body the street, some bargaining with ours, Many of these variations the chauffeur is always necessary.

are not only unusual, but are ex- and afford, a To obviate this it might be worth tremely attractive while adopting the Hon. Mr. W. E. welcome change from the sombre L. Shenton's suggestion at the last colours which heretofore had beca meeting of the Legislative Council.

He asked whether the Government were prepared to fix a scale of

insist charges nod to

that each motor-car plying for public hire should carry meter registering uch charges, The Government will presumably make its views known at the meeting of Council ta-narrow.

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A "GARAGE, FOR KOWLOON.

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widely used on American cars.

It is eald by Stearns officials that women buyers, and wives who ac company their husbands in select- is the family car, are playing an important part in this changing tendency in colour selection. Rare- y ever does a buyer, if given an opportunity to chose, select one of the conservative colour combinu tions which had before been the standard selection of most manu- facturers,

So widespread is this tendency. When formal approval has been in fact, that several of the progres- give the Hong Kong Engineering sive railroads in America are paint- nad Construction Company plan tong all their rolling itock in "stan-" erect a new garage in Kowloon dard combinations of vivid colours, which will provide accommodation in an effort to identify their lines for 20 private motor cars in lock-up and gvs them distinction in the spaces, while other cars will be minds of their passengera and stored in the main part of the build shippers.

The garage is to be erected on the vacant land at the corner of Chathad Read and Cameron Road, the Gnancial association of the two pany of Australasin providing for and will have two entrances. The companies and the closest possible wenty lock-up garages will be 10ft. technical and commercial alliance by Bft, and the large main garage The arrangement involves the sale soft. hy 25ft. A definite scale of to the English company of 500,000 charges to be made has not yet been shares at 937, with a call on an fixed. At first the building will additional 300,000 shares for 猛 Sir

be temporary in character, but if period of four years at 30- the venture proves a success, then Eric Goddes, chairman of the Eng- permanent building inay blish company, and Sir George crected.

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CHINX AS A MARKET.

The rapidly increasing number of motor vehicles in use in the inland districts accounts for the higher shipments of gasalenc.- Amoy Custome Report, 1928.

Beharrell, managing director, will join the board" of the Australasian conipany. From the original" or- ganisation separate Dunlop com- lexico, Uruguay, Canada, India, panies have now sprung up in the United States, South Africa, France and Cermany.

Motor road construction Wat NEW STUDEBAKER MODELS. started in Kwangsi province

in.

1972, the first public highway built

Three newcomers of unusual die- boing the Kwellin-Chuanchow Road.

announced by This was followed by the roads tinction have been

The built by private organisations in

Studebaker Corporation of Watlam district while other roads America. They are The Commas- running from Liuchow to Nanning, der, The Director and the Erskine from Limehow to Kingyuan and Six Sport Roadsters. Sixty-one from Nanning to Lungchow have lished an average of 20 miles per tests with The Commander estab- either been constructed or are under constraction. For service Imperial gallon of petrol

Commissioner of Customs at Nan-

The

on roads in Liuchow district alone Director Sport Roadster is an ideal 130 motor cars have been ordered companion for The Commander. Funds appropriated for highway More than $100 worth of extra construction in the province last equipment is furnished without year amounted to 8810,000 in round extra charge on this new model figures. In his Trade Report for Nickel-plated front treat bi 1996 Mr. H. B. Hawkins, Acting tie petrol gauge, Atalanta radiator pers, engine thermometer, hydrosta-

sing, Kwangsi, writes: "Road con ornament, and coincidental fock struction under trained direction controlling both ignition and steer- was pushed forward energetically are a few of the many items by the Kwangs Department of which are standard. Engineering Public Works in 1990 Nanzing data on the Erskine roadster in 'motor-cars are now driven miles dicate that it is a brilliant perform- across the bills into the country er. Speed of 60 miles an hour; over ronds solidly constructed, ac acceleration 5 to 25 miles an hour cording to modern technical re. in 8 seconds; and climbing ability quirements. The road improve which takes it up a grade of 1 in ments now in progress are design, 11 in top gear are some of its ed not only to develop the eur capabilities. rounding" districts, but ultimately

to connect distant parts of the pro- A TAXÍCAN DRIVER'S FEAT. vince and to open up new outlets

to river, sen, and frontier."

wazine

an average

In a night dash to London to take a lady from Newport to the THE DUNLOP ORGANISATION. bedside of her dying mother & driver accomplished the distance of 156 The links in the chain of the miles in the remarkable time of

hours 50 mins.. world-wide Dunlop organisation are speed of 36 miles per hour. The forged still closer by a provisional car, which plies for hire in New arrangement, now officially an- port, was a two year old fourteen- nounced fromTMLondon. The directhirty Armstrong Siddeley, and toms of the English company have was one of a Beet of cars which entered into a provisional arrange assisted in the distribution of newe- ment with the Dunlop Rubber Com-papers during the general strike

(Continued on next Columa;)" last year.

MOTOR DEATHS IN AMERICĂ.

OVER 137,000 IN 8 YEARS.

WASHINGTON According to the National Auto- mobile Chamber of Commerce, mare prople have been killed by moter-cars in the United States

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4-Cylinder-15.8 H.P.-4 wheel brakes. PRICES from G.$900.

6-Cylinder-21.6 H.F.-4 wheel brakes..

PRICES from G.81,075.

THE BEST MOTOR VALUES TO-DAY,

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Home Kore

KOWLOON.

during the past eight years than | 3,500,000... the total number of "American Twenty-six per cent, of the kill soldiers who were killed in the led and injured were children under Great. War.

the age of 15 years, according to From Jan."Lat. 1910, to Dec. 31st, the figures, Last year it was cati- 1928, 137,017 persons were killed bý mated that 23,000 persons were kill- automobiles, while the total deathsed, an increase of 1,000 over 1923, of the was in the American armed and the largest death toll ever res forces was 120,050. The number of corded by automobiles for a year. those injured in automobile acci--Beuter, dents

Since the Armistice WDS

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MORRIS

COMMERCIAL CARS

HONG KONG

12 C.W.T. MORRIS 11:9 H.P. 9′ 6′′ W.B,

Chassis only with 33 x 416.8. Tyres

Lorry complete with Cab and drop sides'

Popular Van complete with Cab

De Luxe Van complete with Cab

11

1 TON MORRIS 13.9 HP. 10 2 W.B.

Fever Van complete

Hotel Bus Type T1

Bus De Luxe

CASH PRICE

£195

255

265

275

Chassis completely equipped with 53 x 5 tyres Lorry complete with Cab and drop sides

£235

295

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

310

325

335

350

970

370

430

450

Colonial Ambulance complete

485

Charabanc for 14 passengers

510

515

570

Special Saloon Bus Type D3

575

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

Chassis Z1 complete with 33 x 5 tryes

£290

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

320

350

385

400

550

30. C.W.T. MORRIS 15.9 H.P. 10′ 2′′ W.B.

Chassis Z. 3 complete with 82 x 6 tyres

£320

Chassis 7. 4 complete with 32 x 6 tyres & F.W.B. Type Z8 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...

350

335

415

430

415

30 C.W.T. MORRIS 15.9 HP. 11′ 6′′ W.B.

Chassis Z. 5 with 32 x 44 tyres, dual rear, F.W.B. Chassis Z. 6 complete with 32 x 6 tyres and F.W.B. Type Z. 5 Standard Lorry complete with Cab... Type Z. 6 Standard Lorry complete with Cab Type Z 5 Charabane for 19 passengers Type Z. 6. Charabanc for 18 passengers

£320

355

390

420

620

050

670

Type Z. 6 Special Saloon Bus

700

30 C.W.T. 6-WHEELER 15.9 H.P. 11′ 8′′ W.B.

Chassis only equipped with 32" x 4 tyres

£538

626

Type Z. 5 Special Saloon Bus

Chassis with War Dept. type Body

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