1925-01-17 — Page 7

MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, 17th. January, 1925.

Being The Official Organ of the Hongkong Automobile Association),

LOCAL MOTOR

NOTES & NEWS

The writor of these notes was Those are the main argumentą privileged during the past wook in this mattor of British ris-a-vis to have a very interesting con- American motor products, and versation with a local owner of an one fears that it must be left to English car a 16 h.p. Wolskoley, individual purchasors to make such as wandonsribed by a special their choice. One main factor correspondent in this Supplement operating against the roady salo last wook. The conversation of British cars horo is the general, turned on the subject of the com- lack of ready purchasing facilition parative rarity of British made the absence of socks-and the cara in Hongkong, the Wolseley inability to buy spares and get owner thinking such a position sorvico. Until some enthusiastic! the revorso of what it should be piensors get busy on the mattor The British motor car industry is the position will, we think, ro- in a bad way, he said, and it was main very much 28 now, timo that car owners in Hongkong

gave a little more consideration

Just a week ago there was

to British makes before buying another drop in the local price American maken. The difforonco of petrol.

in price, he said, was more than

galion por

From 95 conts

it has dropped made up because of the longer to 90 cents an approciable life and general superiority of the fall when one comes to sottle up car. And thon camo the old

In month's running bill. · Only a argumont always interesting fow months back it was $1.00 per because it has novor baon settled.gallon, and, although we think that the price is too high as compared with prices at Home The importors of American and in Americs, the reduction is sara and they are in the vast welcomed. When

ownor-i majority-arguo this wise driver of a modorataly-powered "Though it may be true that car can run out to Castle Peak English cars have a longer life, and back for just less than $2 or the averago Amorican car is round tho Now Territories for loss) good for 23. many miles than $3, it cannot be very strong as anyone reasonably wants cutly argued that motoring is of

of a car. Who wants to own prohibitive cost. ton-year old Fashion in cars are continually

oar, anyway?

the

HANDSOME CONVEYANCE FOR HOTEL GUESTS.

This is the handsome motor bus which moots all steamers and trains at Shanghai to pick up visitors who are to stay at the Majastic, Astör, Palace or Kalou Hotels. This picture was taken outside the Astor House where some new arrivals may be a slight- ing from the conveyance. This omnibus, besides rejoicing in a really sitrao ive exterior. is quite the most comfortable thing to travel in, and is much appreciated by guests of the Shanghai Hotels.

MOTORS V. RAIL-

A STORY OF COMPETITION.

Automobiles, especially the

RAPID DETERIORATION.

CARS SCRAPPED TOO QUICKLY.

changing and a car bought to A Singapuro paper, in com-privato passenger variety, have Automobiles are going to the day, will look a distinct "back monting on the growing traffle in beon outting a noticeable swathi junk heap fastor, than they number" in ten years' time. The that city, points out that the from the income of the railroads,aught to. number of miles an American number of motor-cars, buses, in the last few years.

Why?

is by no means yet porfooted, The initial cost is a tremendous factor in salus, and the American manufaclutors out that cost down as low as possible, give good value for money, and produce an automobile that will last any owner as long as he would desire it. By the time it has grown old ho can afford to got a now one."

A HOME CASE.

MAGISTRATES' EXTRA-

ORDINARY DECISION.

DETROIT

NEWS.

AN INTERESTING -CEREMONY.

The formal opaning in. Detmit of the Book Cadillac Hotel, the tallest hotel structure in tho world and the largest outside of

car will do before it is fit for the and lorries rogistered thore is Highway improvement has Becauso too many drivers, Now York City, occur ed Monday scrap-hoop is quite enough for 5,278 and the number of motor-brought more travellers out on the who don't want to bother with night, December 8th, and was any vohiole the design of which oyelos 1,137.

road, while the steam linos have repairs and tyre trouble after the the occasion for signal recogni- had to cut down not only on short first year or so, trade their cars tion by civic organizations and baul but long haul transportation.in for now ones.

leaders in the city's commercial, Information dealing with the As a result, dealere in junked financial and manufacturing effect of motoring on railroads, autos are piling up riches, thanks circles. which brought out these points, to more than two million auto Among the congratulatory was put before the Interstate owners. Last year, the U. 8. presentation's made during the Commorco Commission at Wash-Commerce Commission estimates, ovaning, two from the Cadillac Ington by C. M. Burt, chairman of valued at $2,000,000,000 Association was rocon'ly con- Trunk Liao Association.

A mombor of the Automobile the passongor department of the junked-taken apart for

word Motor Car company attracted the unusual attention. They wore a plocos that wore still usable. custom-built Cadillac enclosed viotod by the York Castle (Yorks)

His guros showed that it was That's annual figure. East Riding) Bonoh on a chargo not so much the motor bus as the:

car and a painting by N. C. of failing to produce his registra- privately owned automobile that at about six years, on an averago, artlats, prosented by the motor The life of an auto in figured Wyath, one of America foremost tion book on the roquest of a was hurting the railroade Local Some live much shortor livos, car compay in reorgnition of the Police Officer.

train travel in. Bomo casos has others last years longor. This uso in common by themselves The alleged offence acourred dropped as much as 73 por co t. depends on the usage, "It might have boon trus years whilst the motorist was driving since 1916 while motor touring includes mileage and care, and hostelry of the naine and coat-of- which and the ownerя of the now ago, when the manufacture of his car from Yorkshire to London over long distances has cut alhe construation. Jars was in its vory infandy, that The cat was stopped by the police most as deeply into the profits of radical changes in motor cars woro inevitable. But is that truo to-day 7 The pedal cycle has heon what it is for over generation, and there le many an owner of a Sunbeam, a Rover, or

Such are thoir arguments. Now lot us take the argumont for the British produot..

a

some other good make of pedal

biko who has had his machine

for very many years and who is

for the purpose of a licence in pection, and the moterist was also asked to produce his registration unable to do. book which, of course, he was

the steam roads.

DEPRECIATION

Jarme of·· Lo Siour Antoine do is Motho Cadillac, founder of the

Ол an average, however, city of Detroit. The presentations RESORTS REPORT.

dealors and insurance companies were made by H. H. Rice, pres- In a obeck-up of tourists travel companios figure annual de-idont of the Cadillac Motor Car by auto and railroad, among preciation about as follows: Car company. hotels at famous castorn resorts It has always been understood last summer,

First your, 40 per cent; second The body of the car was built by motorists that the registration most of the tourists got to these per cont; fourth year, 10 per Fisher Body corporation and the Burt finds that year, 20 por ooni; third year, 15 in the custom division of the book should not be kept on the places by auto. One at Poland cont; fifth year, 10 por cont: painting by Wyeth is a symbolic as proud of it to-day as when he car, but in a safe place at the Spring, Mo, reported 3.60 guests sixth year, 5 por cont.

orestion exemplifying "The Spirit first bought it. It is still giving owner. Moreover, the law doos by rall. Another hotel checked the first year's dopreciation on

permanent address of the car arrived by auto while 566 came Of course, according to usago, of Leadership." the best of service. Has not a similar stato of things arrived as obligation to produce his rogiatra- and 728 by rail.

not impose upon the motorist any up 2029 guests coming by auto sono cars may run as high as 60 regarde motor cars? Is not pretion book immediately in this way,

por cont, while it may be as low sent-day design, with all its per but to produce it within a reason- tramo if moved by train would average rate is put at 40 por cont. of the family eligible to drive the

THE RELIEF DRIVER. "Practically all of this resort as 20 por cont: on others, The fections of onglacering practico,able time. In these circumstances, naturally have patronized Pull-

When there are other members with its stream-line bodywork, Ith

Almost immediately on taking! improved susponaton

it sooms clear that there was no man service on account of the a new car out of the enlesroom, car they should be taught how to "provod performanos up to such a that the conviction was ontirely the traffic involved." adds Burt. most dealers. The reason is that anco when the one who holds tho legal ground for the charge and travel distance and character of this porcentago is deducted by drive. This will be great assist- the dealers get a 25 per cent, or operatore's lloonde is ill or away. Chooks of passengor auto traffic higher discount on cars from the become loose will cause a loud Electric connectors which have alno manufacturer. At least this must.

and

ita

orroneous.

ROAD CHECK

high standard that, oven if there are binor improvements to come, there is littlo room for radical bringing the facts to the notice of into important contros

The Automobile Association is change? Will not a car bought the Home Offlon with a viow to pointed to the immense businosa be deducted from the new or explosion in the muffler. Photo-day be rendering efficient and socuring the cancellation of this taken from the railroads by the that they have to buy back.

economical sorvico ton year conviction. honca British cars are doarer to

· buy because they are superior in

all those qualities that go to mako

EARLY TRADE-INS.

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automobile. One of these chocks. Boaldon, they must add charges on the National Highway st for another attempt at solling the service. That starts a good our aborland, Md., showed 2359 car, and if it has bon run the on a round of sales and trade-ins up long life and trouble-free sor- CAUSES OF SQUEAKING DRAKES.dars passing a given point in one toast bit, a furibor cost of rooon- ending in premature destruction vice. Should not

British Equoaking brakos Aro an day, about half of them having ditioning brings the deduction to in the junk yard. motorist in « British Colony buy offened to the public ear and can Maryland licorses

the 40 por contrato..

A dosler who pays $50 or $100 British cars, knowing that even if bo provontod by band adjustments it showed more than 1150 cars

for an old dát, although that auto ho has to pay a little more at the that will equalizo the pressure all passing this point, all from The first year, therefore, brings might have lived only four or five are he will get longer servico, around the drama by an occaslon foreign states, of which 32 were no law a roduction on the value yours and is still in running order and will be supporting a Britshal clearing of the surfacon of the recorded during the day, the of the car that it isn't worth trad would rather gell it as junk than Industry? Even if the fashion in lining and by avoiding protruding

"There is no assurance the ing. Repairs, general upkeep, are pay for repainting and repairing Dare dona change will he not borivats.

occupants of these onto would still; reasonable. The our has it on a long chance of rulling the proud of the car, he 'bought ten or

Nuts on the binding post of have avallod of train sorvion in hardly begun to give its nerviosoar in the renewed condition. He'd be taken off sy hand an 1843 way alcaple drawn tight a dlher

* When a headlight rim osnnot through the buckl twelve years ago and which is battery connections should be the sbience of automobile socom-|-. Yet thousands of auto drivers rather stand the loss that the to remove it by the die of WHI

till going strong.”.

Borowed tight at all times.

modations, Burt.commantai irada kiste darm in

TO REMOVE HEADLIGHT BIM, around the rim and pass the end