1930-12-03 — Page 2

NOTES OF THE WEEK.

TRANSPORT EOR BAD ROADS.

́ ́HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1930.

MOTOR NOTES.

"THE PETER PAN OF

MOTORDOM."

One of the reasons, perhaps, for the extraordinary popularity of the

THE LOW LOAD LINE GOODS VEHICLE.

REORGANISATION OR DEFEAT?

BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY AT THE CROSS-ROADS.

FINANCE---THE GREAT DRAWBACK.

CRUDE OIL FOR 'BUS

TRAFFIC.

PETROL ENGINE OBSOLETE

IN FIVE YEARS!

Is the ordinary petrol engine doomed as the power unit for heavy passenger vehicles.1

OVER TWO MILLION MOTORS.

£25,000,000 IN LICENCES.

NINE MONTHS' FIGURES.

Motor lovrics used in lons develop ed countries where ronds are rougli, loose, and able to bo

"washed. cut" periodically, have a life, which is, to say the least it, strenuous, and in the case of many! of them, short. Among the tow which really stand up to their job | small cars is its suggestion of youth ander such conditions is the Albion, and virility. which has earned a unique reputa tion for its ability to give, poliahle ervice, day in, day out, even in districts which are notorious for their heavy going,

TE is not surprising therefore to tearn that no less than thirty Over- sas Governments use Albions for their transport work and find them satisfactory. The Albion Worka in Glasgow have recently received a ropeat order from the Govern inont of Nigeria for A number fleet of Albions which thin Govornomes of motorists and prospective auch varied purposes as the carry-handicap to them of the horse-power | rather than pets. Rolls Royce have transport.experts that they predict gross amount is subject to deduc- of 30 cwt. lorries to be added to the

anent has acquired during the past number of years. Another recent repeat order for the same type of chassis was from the Gold Coast Government, who purchased ton of this popular Albion model.

MENDING CELLULOID

SIDESCREENS.

It is claimed tint split celuloid in side screens can in repaired by painting the edges, after seeing that they are exactly flush, with Now. Skin, a surgical preparation which can ho bought at any chemist's The

No Grecian god or goddess, no figure of history, conveys the idea of them qualities so well as the charactor of Barrie's "boy who would not grow up "--Peter Pan. The Singer Corapany, therefore, in "The Peter selecting the slogan Pan of Motordom" to apply to their well-known "Junior" cars, have acquired goodwill in a million

There is an increasing tendency for carriers of light bulky goods. especially those of a perishable nature, to make 360 of motor vehicles built on chassig of the passenger carrying type. Three chassis are, of course, generally fast, well sprung and capable of One still hears the claim that carrying high capacity bodies. British motors lend the world, and Chassis of this type also make an the Motor Show, which opened at

basis excellent

for live stock Uympin recently, is a galaxy of vehicles, the low frame being a cupavering skill, but the fagt re- great advantage for the latter mains that Britain still take second One of the most popular place in an industry in which she type...( chassis for this class of work is the was at one time aupremo. - Albion, and a considerable number More and more cars of United af both four and six-cylinder ma-States manufacture are soon on the

every jear, drepite chines have been put through for rond

i

the

WAK

A retura has beca issued by the Ministry of Transport recently giv. ing particular of the gross receipts from the taxation of rond vehicles for the period from December 1, 1020, to August 31, 1930, and of the number of motor vehicles register- ed for the first time during the These Inst everybody's motoring needs, and A demonstration of a 35 h.p. high-month of August, 1830. cares net two boots" for what speed oil engine 'bus, with a carry.

'showed in decline compared with Austin, Humber or Morris are dag capacity of 104 passetigers, was

car which has given at Southall, Middlesex, ro August of the previous year, ing. He producen

contly. n definite utility value and

Exports' Prediction." which, he knows only too well, will not appeal in the lightest to the The result of the demonstration,

"motorist or the man- sporty

coupled with research and experi aboul-town, but which does attract ments by the Shefeld Corporation, the great bulk of those who look Coventry City Council and other apon their cars as useful articles municipal bodies, has so impressed ing of sheep, horace, baths, clothing tax. The patriotic Briton may ask been left entirely unperturbed by that: and furniture, Albien passenger why. The reason is improvident the "baby-car" vogue, and have gone on building the 40 horse-power The phrase as a matter of fact, chassis are also in use for travelling finance

showroom work and by the Scar- The two companies which are atmodels for which they are famous, aptly describes the car's qualities. borough Corporation for an attrae tacking the world's market for just as if the Road Tax was non- Its youthfulness is not to be com-tive van with built-in dioramic motor-cars with most success a existant. These two great under..

Austin inkings, in other words, build pared with babyishness." True, views which are used to advertise Morris Motors and the it has the liveliness of the "baby" Scarborough. Most of these vans Motor Company, and it in signif- utility into their programmes and concerns are follow a specialist policy, while -and more; but it has the lines of cover long distances from their cant that these two

youth," whilst it pays only the base, and the reliability of Albion financially prosperous. Quito clear other manufacturers are frittering chassis is a feature which makes ly they have the necessary financial away their resources in trying to them particularly suitable for this resources at their command to open please everybody, from the wealthy class of work.

up new ground, and to produce business man to the spendthrift in- models specially suitable for over-

surance clerk. sens needs, whereas many other pro- ducers continue to aim at the happy medium of finding a type of car equally suitable for British and agree is almost an impossibility, so widely du national requirements vary.

motorists.

saine tax as the babica."

It has four doors and providea comfortable geating accommandtien for four adulta, with ample leg-room front and rear. The character of Peter Pan indicates it accurately: It is not a baby" for it has de-

FITTING WIRED ON TYRES.

Many owner-drivers who experi- ence difficulty ia átting tyres to

Basis of Speculation. But we may be told, surely

The gross amount received in pay- ment for licencce issued during the nine months ended August 31, 1930, £25,291,350, compared with €23,032,315 in the corresponding The period of the previous year.

tions in respect of rebates, refunds, statutory deduetions, including costs of collection and administration and Corporations making their own the proportion due to the Excke. house-lighting gas will be able to quer, under the Finance Act, 1926, - manufacture enough crude oil from the coal to supply their buses, intion of motor-cycles and vehicles

from the act receipts of the taxa dependent of outside oil sources.

taxed.on horse power.

Within five years the patrol engine for 'buses will be obeniete, killed by the high-speed oil engine using crude oil.

This, in turn will mean cheaper household gas by reason of the savi ing of the money spent on petrol and residuals from gas mañufag- ture, now waste, will bare a good value.

A new big market will be opened

mines.

edges of the screen should be sup- veloped so far alrendy; but it ob-wellbase rims appear to overlook Colonial needs-which most expert Morris is following the opposite for the product of British coal ximate numbers of licences current

ported carefully until the New-Skinstinately refuses to grow up"-

is dry, when it will be found that inte a large and more expensive the fact that the sole purpose of a quite strong repair will result. var.

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the well is to make fiting an easy matter. I advantage to take of this fact it will be found that even a now tyre can be slipped on with very little effort.

The whole secret is to see that the wirud edges of the tyre on one side fit properly into the well so that the side diametrically opposite will have room to pass over the outside diameter of the rim. No difficulty should be experienced when the wheel is off the car, but when a tyra has been fitted with the wheel on the axle care must be taken to jack up the wheel to a height that will lift the tyre two or three inches above the ground, otherwise it will not be possible to push the lower portion of the tyre into the well.

NEW TROLLEY 'BUS SERVICES.

new

Sir Arthur Stanley, Chairman of the South Lancashire Transport Company, recently opened a trolley 'bus route to operate be tween Alfreton und Ashton in La cashire.

His speech, and those which fol found at the Howe Bridge Depot, visualise the day when the whole 38 miles of route enyered by the Company will be worked by trolley

'buses.

tram-care.

Financial Weaknessos. Britain en produce cars which will find na roady a market wyer- seas as any of foreign make, but sho will find herself unable to weaken the American stranglehold at the industry unless and until she puts her financial house in order.

A glance at the accounts of à dozen leading British motor manu facturing companies displayes position which is by no means a It discloses, too, the credit to u9. reason for our failure to keep the lead in this great industry.

These twelve companies have total between then they possPSS TOTVC issued capitals of £14,700,000, and funds of £3,780,000 odd. Of the latter, Morris Motors alone account. for £2,000,000, and Singer, Triumph, A. J. Stevens and Relle Royce for £1,199,000. That is to say, five companies alone account totalling £3,780,000. for £3,100,000 of the reserve funds

If we dedues from these reserve figures the amounts owing to bank- ers, total reserves are brought down to £3,219,500, so that excluding Morris and Rolls Royce (which are both in exceptional circumstances) we find that the average reserves of ten leading companies are seme- thing like £50,850 each, whereas the average issued capital is £1,000,000,

like the majority of his com- tack. Certainly he is, but he, un- petitore, can afford to speculate, When he launched his Morris Minor on to a market where the Austin Seven already held sway there were many people who ex- Morris pulled it off; if he hadn't pressed surprise at this policy done, his great undertaking would not have been much the worst, whereas many another company might, if it had failed, have been faced with bankruptcy. Morria Motors have a capital of £5,000,000 and reserves of £2,000,000.

the scene

An immense sum now spent on

petrol imported from foreign fields will be kept in the country.

L.G.O.C. Tests.

numbers of licences issued and sur- Particular are given of the total

rendered during the aine months to August 31, 1030, and of the appro-

on that date. The total number of motor vehicles, excluding tram-cars and trade licences, was appro ximately 2,218,000, compared with 2,131,000 in the corresponding period The total The Associated Equipment Com. of the previous year. pany's 'bus fitted with a six-cyla number of mechanically propelled ing crude oil, reached a speed of 43 time in August, 1030, der, high-speed oil engine, consum-road vehicles registered for the first compared with 19,073 in August, miles nt hour in the test.

Six such engines are being fitted 1 1029, the figures for the several into London motor-coaches, and classes being:- six into London General Omnibus

Aug,, Aug., Company vehicles for experiment.

Following similar tests, Sheffield Corporation, on a basis of 50 buses, estimate an abnual saving of

..

To the outside observer it seems very much as though those behind | £13,000.

of the motor industry On this basis, the L.G.O.C. fleet of this country are too jealous of of 4,000 buses, fitted with similar their engineering reputations to engines, would save about £1,000,000 sink identities in an economically a year. worked-out merger scheme. If this is so, their engineering réputations will become a thing of the past before many years have gore, be cause they will soon not have the wherewithal with which to exploit

thein.

Will Snowden Show Them? Perhaps amalgamation will be forced upon some of them if the Chancellor of the Exchequer car- ries out his professed intention of removing the protective duties. The last thing anyone wished to see is adverse legislation for Bri fish industry, but Government be tion in this regard might at any rate have the beneficial, influence of bringing manufacturers to their senses and foreing upon them the necessity for drastic action to avoid defent at the hands of their com petitora.

THE GIRL MOTORIST.

For the inauguration of their trolley bus service the South Lan- A Four Per Cent, Yield.

ashire Transport Company have

Now as to results; the last chosen a fleet of ten Guy six-wheel dividends paid by all 12 companies ed double deckers similar to those amounted to a total of 10 per which have been in servive in Wol-

cent. (including the very fine verhampton and Hostings for a

dividend of the Austin company of number of years. The trolley buses 60 per cent for a period of seven nre capable of seating 40 passengers,penihs). Deduct the latter, and and whereas the tremenre did the eight miles journey to Ashton in an hour, the now Guy vehicles are expected to cover the distance in about 45 minutes, and the Company hope to maintain the same service with five trolley buses as with eight

rain, and exposure of the skin to for that renson, yield a particular bad weather all take their tell, and The modern built trolley busily high percentage of profit, as wit unless something is done to counter more comfortable and convenientness the experience of the General act these evils, the woman motorist vehicle. The trackless trolley buses States which has paid huge divi- than the most modern petrol driven Motors Corporation in the United is bound to suffer considerably from

a beauty point of view. of years ago with single decks and dends and bonuses to its fortunate solid, tyres are as obsolete as the present-day trams. The vehicles which the Sonth Lancashire Trans Amalgamation.” Mystery."" port Company are now installing Rumour has been rife for well are the last word is comfort.

At any rate, this was the general of large-scale amalgamation on foot over a year that arogyan a scheme opinion of the offlelnis of the Com-in the British motor manufacturing pany and representatives from prae industry, and it is known to be a

The great thing is to protect the Lically every diatrist in which tram

fact that discussions have been hold: ekin Always use a goodly quantity cars and buses are run by the Con For some mysterious reason, how. of vanishing cream beneath the pany, who enjoyed n ride in the ever, nothing soms to have trane powder, and be sure to use paste, vehicles at the opening"

Tired of a definite nature, and the rouge in preference to the powder unfortunates of the trade stilled kinds, as it is much less drying. go blundering on

the average figure paid last yearTAKE CARE OF YOUR SKIN I companies works out at a shade on the ordinary capitals of thero over 4 per cent. per annum. This plexion than motoring a dust Nothing is worse for t'e com- is surely a ridiculous return on an of the road, sting of the wind and industry which to some extent is a luxury trade and which should,

stockholders.

ar

A harsh, weather-beaten skin is never beautiful, so that if she is wise the woman who spends a good deal of time at the wheel will de everything she can to protect hers. in this way." and to prevent it from getting spoilt

TRANSPORTING SHEEP.

Use a little puro vaseline on the There are obvious difficultice in lips before applying lipstick, and a Having read an account of a Lay. the way of rationalisation" and touch on the extreme edges of the Tand Lorry transporting shop reorganisation on the financial side. eyelashes to keep the dust from Australia. W F. Kolpin, of Mil. Most schemes of expital reorganisa-entering the eyes; dura, Victoria, wrote as follows tion would, of necessity, have to in- Then, after a long day at the Being interested in your report ef volve the raising of new money wheel, be sure to give the skin a carting sheep from Melbourne fu after the deadweight assete had home beauty treatment thoroughly. Sydacy by Motor truck, I should been removed by a reduction into cleanse the pores Water should like to make knows my experinces. gominal share values, and capital is not be used, I earted 1,300 fat, sheep over ter difficult to obtain even by 0: flourish. rible ronds in three tier Leylanding industry today, The same ob- trucks, not 23, but 100, por, lond.jection does not necessarily arise in Now son of those, sheep word as n scheme of "rationalisation," but long as 60 hours on the road and there is the difficulty of standardian I have been at the killing and alltion. If half a dozen oar manufac ware quite, free from bruising, etcturers got together" and pro I have also carried something like duced a standardised model, in an 12,000 starving sheep by my method Industry where individuality counts and my losses were not more than for a good deal, the door might bo one half per cent over nearly 200 opened further for the enterprising trips.

American manufacturer with one eye on feminins fancy—a great fac tor in our sales, A

Olive oil will be found much more! cleansing and soothing. Apply free ly on cotten wool, and wipe off firmly. You will find that all trace, of grimo will be successfully re moved this way. Now bathe the eyes with warm boracic letion, and take off the remainder of the oil; with witch-hazel.

At night, before going to bed, massage the face and neck with cold cream, and in the morning, after cleansing with a bot flannel, go over the surface of the skin with a hazel in equal quantities.

I might mention that my method involves no fastonings of any sort The shigen do not shift about from time of trucking-until 190 Wisnier, and witch.

They are run into trucks.by a port able race and unloaded by the same Clans no rough handling at either end.

How Fara It There are, however, very good an

This will effectively close the swers to this argumenti Onn.can be given in a word-FORD. Henry pores and leave the skin ready to Ford never worries about satisfying receive the make-up if it ir'used."

The

WISE

Cars taxed on horse

power Cycels, Hackney vehicles .... Goods Tohicles Other vehicles,

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Totals

was 15,070,

1030. 1929.

3,$79 9,065

4,047 4,833

475

656

3,054 3,893

613

600

16,070 10,073

BIRD

picks

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