1926-05-15 — Page 13

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MORRIS

PRICE REDUCTION 1st May, 1920

Cars

PRICE REDUCTION 1st May, 1926

MORRIS-COWLEY 11.9 H.P 4-WHEEL BRAKE MODEL

ROADSTER

2 SEATER

OCCASIONAL 4 SEATER

TOURING

COUPE.

SALOON

4 SEATER

4 SLATER

4 SEATER

New Prices Old Prices

212

€ 223

222

234

2.33 246

250.

265

290

305

MORRIS-OXFORD 13.9 H.P. 4-WHEEL BRAKE MODEL

ROADSTER

2. SEATER

TOURING

4-5 SEATER

3/4 COUPE

CABRIOLET 4-5 SEATER

2 SEATER

SALOON

4-5 SEATER

LANDAULET 4-5 SEATER

New Prices Old Prices

€ 285

£ 300

305

320

355

375

* 390

410

·410

430

.420

440

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1926.

AUTOS v. RAILWAYS.

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present figures in an effort to provo can more economically handle its And after considering atato from the rall head is very cheap this,

lese thun car load freight and license fees and gasoline taxes, for the railroads pt 3 6-10 per The latest official spokesman affect tremendous economies in Mr. Dahl concludes: "It is more cent of the cost, but in return for KEEN COMPETITION IN U.S.A. with the figures is Mr. T. R. Dahl, relieving its terminal congestion." accurate to say that the motor that the revenue from niator pro- secretiiry of the White Motor Com For this service 55 railroads are vehicles pay somewhere near 90 ducts in the same year given to (Special Report to The Hongkong pany, one of the biggest truck using motor trucks, as against 38 per cent of the cost of the high-the railroads actually amounted

Telegraph by Israel Klein.)

manufacturers in the country and last year.

ways ovor which they operate.", to over $400,000,000.

Railroads' Share. In the controversy between rull. therefore keenly interested in the

"Accordingly, if the entire high- When it comes to revenue, its road and automobile, the question highway revenue question.

the motor truck that bears the As for the railroads' share, way bill of the railroads is charged "Who pays for the highways?" is Mr. Dahl points out that the major cost of the highways, Mr. here's Mr. Dahl's argument: against purely the automobilo

revenue, that tax bill is only 8 1- likely soon to become "Who pays only competition suggested be- Dahil inalsts. And here again he "What part of the highway bill por cent. of the revenue derived! what for the highways?"

tween motor truck and railroad is recalls figures of the U.S. Bureau do the railroads pay? In 1924 from the automobile "producta." For the railroads are fast that of short haul moving. But of Public Ronds. Here they are: they paid $34,163,000 of the] taking to motor trucks to convert since it is conceded that the short-

Thus ho tries to prove that "Taxes on motor vehicles during $1,181,000,000 highway bill, dr their short haul loss-than-car-load haul is unprofitable to railways, 1924 amounted to half the total 6-10 por cent. What return do motor trucks pay more than twice losses into profits. And they're he adds, "the motor, truck has in this manner making use of the relieved the railroads of unprofit highway bill of the nation," Mr. the railroads get for this share of as much for highway use than do

the highway bill? Dahl reports. This bill Was same highways for which they able use of its freight equipment

Motor $1,181,000,000.

"It is immediately evident that vehicle had been complaining they had to for long haul profitable freight.

taxes were 8551,000,000.

Adding to this charge that of every ton of freight handled by pay more than their share anyway.

"Those taxes equal 02 per cent. the railroads, except such as is gasoline taxes in 44 states, Mr. of the expenditure for the state loaded at industrial sidings, must. Dahl concludes that the railroads and federal road system, the high-be carried to and from the rail- have an advantage of 400 per cent, ways which carry 80 per cent, of road over the Fighway. Provid-over the motor trucks on the item

ing a roadbed for freight to and of maintenance alone.

Cure of Old III.

Now it may be turn about- "In addition," Mr. Dahl explains, with the railroads using. rather it has placed in the hands of than paying for more than their railroads an auxiliary means of share, And the truck makers transportation whereby it itself the traffic."

the railronds for their own road- boda.

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Particulars:

Standard: Special:

"Essex Six-cylinder Coach..

$2,000 $2,200

Essex Six-cylinder Touring

$2,000 $2,200

!

Hudson Super-Six Couch!".

$3,000 $3,200

Hudson. Super-Six Touring......

$3,000 $3,200

+1

Hudson Super-Six Brougham------

$3,600 $3,800

Hudson Super-Six Sedan

$4,000 $4,200

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

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33, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY

TELEPHONE CENTRAL 1246 or 1247.

ATTENTION

FORD OWNERS

Arrangements have now been completed whereby Ford Owners are enabled to purchase

GASOLINE and TYRES

AT REDUCED PRICES.

ANDREW HARPER

AUTHORISED FORD DEALER

6, Queen's Road Central

Chatham Road, Hunghom...

MANY USED CARS.

Salt Lake City automobile deal- ers find that the number of used

cars

Tel. C.4895.

Tel. K.1216.

AUTO AD BEST.

العال

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and lowered and a stream line effect created

by raising the radiator and headlamps. The

colours of tartan green, carmen lake or mole-

skin deep grey are optional.

THE FORD

H.K.$965

TOURING CAR

Delivered in Kowloon. Balloon Tyres H,K.$50 extra. (Self-Starter H.K..$125 extra.)

Andrew Harper

Chatham Road, Hunghom, Kowloon: 6, Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong,

Telephones: C.4895 and K.1216.

Ford