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MORRIS TRUCK WITH CATERPILLAR

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TRACK

SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION NEAR CANTON

THE VEHICLE FOR ROUGH COUNTRY

'Main Advantago.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1932.

SPARKS

FROM THE PLUGS

A remarkable demonstration of « į valuable in ambulance work and standard six-wheeled two-ton Mor- in the transportation of glassware, ris commercial track took place the furniture and other breakable meri ather day in the country just cut-chandise, without fear of damage. side Canton city. Driven by Major Through its ne, perishable com; B. Barrett, Far Eastern Factory dities, such as fruits and veges repreșulative of Morris, the vehicle tables are protected from jolts and which was at that time fitted with jars, thus keeping them in a corti the caterpillar tracks made its waytion to fatch the highest prices. Through the Ying Tong military i training camp drili ground to the

For the benefit of the non-techni- Bras Dog Hill opposite, The j gradient was 1 in 3, the soil sandy cal render it may be explained ami loose but the Six-Wheeler made that the main advantage of this The top without any indication of type of vehicle has over the ordi- strain. On its way down it nego-nry four-wheeler lies in the fact that its scope is not limited te munde Finted ruts, in some plaent of n depth of 18 inches, and traversed vonds. Its performance over virgin thein with ease. High military of.round is equal to that over the this reason the of both the local and the highway. `Far Kwangsi armies who were on hand machine has been bought by the

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cross-country transport. In the first MOTOR INDUSTRY IN

place, ita initial cost is compara- tively low while its construction is

suck that the maintenance of the

machine calls for but, littie more

attention than the ordinary four. wheeled type of comunepeial vehicle, In fact a few are already on com inercial and military service in Shanghai and Nanking.

Military Uses.

For military purposes the Morris Six-Wheeler has been very largely adopted by the British Army in Great Britain and abroad and by

GREAT BRITAIN

MORE CARS EXPORTED

STEADY GROWTH IN NUMBER OF VEHICLES registeRED

While, the British motor industry has not weathered the worldwide financial storm without showing any effects, it has done as well as most, and better than many, similar in dustries, as an examination of the statistics for various phases of the industry will show. In this respect -statistics, that is the motor in-

MOTOR TRADE IN JAPAN

DOMESTIC PRODUCTION

INCREASING -

A number of British Austin and Morris cars were disposed of dar ing the second quarter of the current year at reduced prices, in order to clear stocka, The German Opel was not considered by the trade as a serious com petitor for this year's business. Sales of American cars were slow, owing to the exchange situation and to the anticipation of new models

the Indian Army for work in the dustry is very well served; in fact offered by a leading Americkn pro= |

the claim that it is the best, informed industry in this country finds ample justification.

National financin] stringency re niting in individual shortage of cash would be expected to cause a general decrease in the use of motor

ducer.

WON BY ONE-FIFTH OF A SECOND

SIR HENRY BIRKIN BEATS

MR. JOHN COBB.

Sir Henry Birkin and Mr. John Cobb, twa of Britain's best racing drivers, decided a private arg ment in quito h friendly way on the track at Brooklands,

BRITISH MOTOR. INDUSTRY BUSY

OVERTIME IN BIRMINGHAM FACTORIES.

Following the news of the cree- tion of El now factory by the Wolseley Mater Company at Bir- mingham, other Birmingham firms engaged in the motor-ehr industry Sometime ago they were discuss-report an improved state of affairs, ing the speed of their cars, and The Austin Motor Car Company, they decided that they would see which could cover thice laps of the track-just over eight miles in the

fastest time.

Sir Henry Birkin, in a Bentley, beat Mr. Cobb, in a Delage, is a matter of a split second. Sir Henry's average speed whe 195.24 miles an hour.

Ltd., state that their new pro

caived, and they have taken more gramme has been favourably re-

orders during the first three days following its announcement than they did in the whole of the ear- responding week hat year. Over- time is now being worked in many Birmingham factories manufacturing motor-cars, accessories, and com- ponents. A firm of sparking plug

The ovent was called a "Three- Lap. Invitation Racc for 100 sovereigns," and it was a very close and electrical accessories manufac thing.

hilly country of Afghanistan and

The Dat Automobile Company 1 Their military

(Japanese) introduced a new small Northern India.

2-cylinder 4-passenger car knowg us. uses include the transport of am,

Datsun. Though selling fairly well. munition and military stores over

it can not be said really to compete surfaces almost impossible for man

with any car produced in America.. Local production of trucks haa or heast to negotiate, the towing of guns and limbers, the rapid trans-vehicles, and particularly of private been greatly stimulated by army port of troops and also for ambul- cars and taxis. However, various orders, and the three domestic reports and analyses. furnished by manufacturers are now operating at ance work. In connection with the the Statistical Department of the capacity. The volume of sales in evinee high praise over the per- British War Office, Air Ministry 1st it may be mentioned that the Society of Motor Manufacturers the motor-truck field continued to second lap it could he soon that he

Pers

formance of the Six Wheeler.

Quick Change.

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Its bill climbing power over the

India Office and the Colonies and found to give very satisfactory re-amazing mapner in which the two and Traders show that whereas the he confined largely the two lead- sults. Today it is giving efficient back axles and each back wheel can number of new motor vehicles of ing American low-price makes. đầu, the rond the caterpillar tracks, service to more than fifty different articulate to meet the roughest road all kinds, registered during the Practically all the motor-cycle were taken off the rear wheels in countries. It is interesting to note surfaces leaves the platform of the eight months ended May 1832 de-basinos chrisisted of 3-wheel rear- Tess than 15 minutes and the writer that a Morris Six-Wheeler truck truck body practically on the horierensed, as compared with the cor- was given to understand that they was the first motor vehicle to pene zontal at all times.

le fitted in about 20trate through the rocky Nankau minntes.

Without those the machine Pass and reach the Great Wall of roughest country is obtained by the made its way back to the training China.

provision of an auxiliary gear box ground with spread and snoothness!

which increases the number of gears nuequalled by any other ranchine į

to eight, and by the fitting with in this country where good motor enterpillar tracks for emergency use, of the arthundox four-wheeleri type. He was also given the opportunity roads are still few and far between, The engine is a four-cylinder type,

Marris Six-Wheeler truck developing over 43 to see how when traversing uneven the

brake horse ground the platform remained hori- should prove to be a solution in power, the stroke and bore being 125 zontal, rendering it particularly many directions of the problem of and 53 respectively.

Valuable in China.

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responding period of the previous year, by 14.791 vehicles, there were actually registered at that period over 35,000 more vehicles than at the same time in 1931.

ear commercial vehicles, with the exception of small purchases of sola machines and side-car units by the army and the polico. Domestic production of regular-type motor- cycles has been increasing, whereas formerly it was confined almost ex- Corner Turned.

clusively to 3-wheel commercial These figures show that while con-units.-Counterre Reports. ditions may have been more than usually difficult, they have been far from tragic. Furthermore, examin- ation of the available stafistics sug. gests that these same conditions have recently been much more diffi calt than they are now, and con- sequently indicates that a corner has been turned on the road to better times.

An examination of the figures kept by the 8.M.M.T shows that during the six months ended June 1932 there was a decrease of more than £65,000 in the value of private cara, taxis and their respective chassis imported into this country: and a decrease in all motor indus- try imparts (including parts and accessories, tyres, etc.) of more than £73,000.

In the same period of 1032, on the other hand, private ears, taxis and their chassis exported number ed 13,900, against 9,246 in the first six months of 3931, the respective values being £1,714,000 and £1,501,750, or an increase this year of £219,250. Other items in the list of motor, exports did not keep pace with the actual cars and taxis, and the totals, including commer- cial vehicles, parts and accessories, and tyres, showed a decrease in value for the six months of £350,000 odd, thus more than neutralising | the advantage gained by the private.

cars, etc.

The actual production figures for 1829 and 1931, plus the official esti mate as to production conditions for this year, suggest again that

the worst is over. The total num-

ber of vehicles of all kinds pró |duced in 1020 was 216,603; in 1931, 220,307; and the estimate. is that for this year no greater decrease than 4 per cent. need be feared.

Another indication of develop ment lies in the quantity of fue: consumed. In 1913, this -ጊዜ 101,040,001 gallons. After the war [admeanacdita complicate the re

cords, there was a steady yearly increase, with the sole exception of 1020-1027, when there was a decrease in the annual consumption of ap- proximately

gal- three, million lone Consumption for 1031 maa 1,025,400,000 gallons. Apparently, whatever may happen to produo-- tion, registration, export and im port figures, the fuel consumption of the kingdom steadily rises.

Mr. Gobb Leads.

At first Mr. Cobb shot alread and established a lead of over 200 yards. During the first lap all tint. Birkin could do was to hang on. In the

was crawling up, but so slowly did the distance between the two Pars diminish that spectators thought

it was Mr. Cobb's race,

On the third lap Sir Henry secm- ed to shoot forward, and when too yards from the finishing post is could be seen that his radiator just projected heyand Mr. Coll's ear, and he won by one-fifth of a second. In this event an electrical ray, which enables the timekeeper to tell within 1-100th of a second the (Continue an next Colunca,)

turers state they can hardly turn out their products fast enough.. The demand is certainly greater than last year, and it has neces; sitated, the re-arrangement of as- sembly benches and the working of

overtime to meet the conditions.

exact moment the cars pass trim, was used for the first time in this

country.

There, was a close race between a Riley driven by E. K. Hayson, and a Talbot driven by I. M. C. Hepburn in the Junior Short Handi-

cap.

They entered the straight side by side. So close were they when they passed the winning post that only the judges could tell that. Hep. burn was just ahead,

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