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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1925.

454.327 AUTO OUTPUT.

OCTOBER RECORD.

Automobile production in the United States in October fotalled 404,327 cars, exceeding any

BRITISH ENGINES

ABROAD,

NAPIER'S SUCCESS.

As showing the universal popu- previous month in the history of larity of the British Napier auro] the industry, according to sgures engine, it is interesting to note. <compiled by the National Auto-that one of the latest machines mobile Chamber of Commerce, manufactured at Stockholm is This tolal compares with 404,374, fitted with one of the famous! the previous high record, estab-engines. fished in May.

This machine, the Heinkel- Napier, is a 2-seater reconnaiss The October figures show an ine: ease of more than 120,000 cars sunce machine for general mili- over the Septenther total, whentary work.

It is of German design, but as 132,759 cars were produced, and compare with 298,456 in October, it is forbidden to construct targe 1924, an increase of about 111,000 military machines in Germany arrangements have been made for automobira.

The remarkable increase is the construction of the Heinkel attributed to the higher output military type aeroplane in Sweden. the machine is extremely obtained in Ford plants, which

it: construction and have been behind their normal simple scheduled for several months, assembly, with the fuselage of An excellent foreign demand has welded steels tubes. It is capable also contributed to the increased of a speed of over 152 m.p.h., and

candy at t height of 25,000 ft. production.

1 gratifying to Britishers October's output brings the total for this year to nearly the to know that in here engine con- production reached in the fullstruction other countries favour

about the British product.

when of 1924, Sear 5,620,000 cors and trucks were produced. If the rate is main- tumed it is estimated that the 1925 total will approach the 1923 figures, which stand as the record for the industry.

PFALIANS ARE TRUSTED.

AFTER HIT-AND RUNS.

The French Senate is consider- ing a law providing for with- drawal of the driver's license for From two to six months if a motorist refuses to stop after aveident. If the Theft insurange in Rome. Haly, causing 4.n't pay.

The city averages person hurt is injured or killed, nude on thefts a year, although the license would be permanently

It has a population of 750,000,

an

withdrawn.

25 YEARS IN TYRE TRADE.

DESIGNER OF FIRST STRAIT SIDE TYRE.

75,000,00

GRAHAM BROTHERS

TRUCKS

SOLD BY DODGE BROTHERS DEALERS EVERYWHERE

GB

As Dodge Brothers power plants are produced in enor mous quantities, costs are naturally much lower than on engines built in limited numbers. This is prominently reflected in the price of Graham Brothers Trucks, on which the Dodge Brothers engine is standard equipment.

1-TON CHASSIS:

BB 130" W. D.

116-TON CHASSIS.A

CB 140 W. B.

U. 8. OY.

...S 905

...$1,200

PB 158 W: B.

...51,330

3

MBM. 140 W. B.

...$1,345

LBM 158 W. B.

...51,395

PASSENGER BUS CHASSIS:

VB 158" W. B.

...$1,000

YOUR CAR FOR 1926

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Price

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£169.0.0

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(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.)

and

Celebrating the building of the, the largest lyre production of any 175,000,000th automoblie tyre company in the world.

manufactured under his direc- Mr. Litchfield is the originator tion, and the completion of his fof the Industrial Assembly plan, Town 25 years of service with the a form of shop council under

Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Com- which 60 representatives pany, P. W. Litchfield, First Vice-senators selected by employees, President, announced resently a legislate on such matters as work- gift of $25,000 to the Welfare ling conditions, safety, sanitation, Committee of the Goodyear Indus- hours and wages, subject only to Trial Assembly.

the veto of the factory manager. The money is to be used by this The assemblymen, whose districts committee of employees, of the fare concerned sit in it all sessions plant to assist deserving workers, at which any change of wage is!

The plan hos for educational work, and for re- under discussion: warding unusual service or been in operation for six years. achievement. The gift is a he This is the second large gift distributed entirely within the made by Mr. Litehield. In 1914 discretion of the men.

he gave $100,000 to the men of The 75,000,000th tyre, a 44 x 10 five year service and over, the heavy duty truck tyre, was dis- income of which is distributed played during the celebration of latung service men in the plant. Akron's Centennial recently.

More than $100,000 in cash has Mr. Litchfield joined the com-been distributed from the earn- pany as factory manager in 1900 Ings of the original gift. when the company was less than Mr. Litchfield is credited with the first Straight a year and a half old and when bringing out its main products were carriage Side tyre, the first successful Cord tyres and bicycle tyres.

lyre, the first Pneumatic Truck Under his direction the first tyre. His latest contribution to Goodyear automobile tyre was tyre construction is the Super- built. The total production of twist Cord, a highly resilient cord 75,000,000 built ince that time material used in building balloon under his supervision makes it and high pressure tyres.

MOTOR HIGHWAY.

LATEST AMERICAN PROJECT.

MOTOR TOURING BOOM.

Figures supplied by the Auto- mobile Association show that Chicago, Oct. 20-Plans are motor touring in Great Britain being made for a road to be built this year has increased by nearly from Chicago to Milwaukee which 50 per cent. over last year. will exclude all crossings, During the four summer months of 1924, 143,000 itineraries were pedestrians and rail cars.

issued by the A.A. Touring De- The road will be wide enough partment. For the same period in accommodate 16 cars abreast. this year the output was 703,000 It will be possible to make the itineraries, with an aggregate entire trip in 75 minutes over this mileage of nearly 26,000,000. highway.

"We won't have any speed') cops," says Mr. S. Mayer, secre. Lary of the Chicago police depart ment and president of the Illinois Safety Council, who has planned" the superhighway.

Six Lancs.

ALCOHOL AND AUTOS.

W. H. Cameron, managing direc- tor of the National Safety Council, declares that statistics recoived from more than 85 cities show an The new drive will have six alarming increase in automobile separate lanes for The deaths due to intoxicated joy inside lands will be for high-riders. power autos which go from 60 to

90 miles an hour.

cars,

The second lane will be for cars on the elevated road above for going from 30 to 60 miles an hour, pedestrians.

and the outside lanes are for cara It is estimated that this new going from 15 to 30 miles an hour.roadway will cost $196,000 a mile, This road is to be built 1,200 but the saving in time and life) feet out from the present shore is expected to make up for the line on refilled land. It will be huge construction costs. 160 feet wide, 80 miles long and 12 feet above the lake level.

No Crossroads,

Mayer will put his proposed road plan before the mayors and city and county officials of Wil- mette, Winnetka, Evanston, High- land Park, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Wankegan, all in Illinois,] and Kenosha, Racine and Milwau

The crossroads do not cross the main track. They tunnel through and go under the main drive, having ramps leading up to the kee, all in Wisconsin, this spring.i main road.

"It's bound to come," saya

At each tunnel there will be Mayer, "for we have proven it to facilities for pedestrians to reach be a life, time and money saver the lake beaches beyond the road-in Chicago with the Wacker way. But there' will be no space Drive."

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