1926-07-24 — Page 9

MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, 24th, JuŊy, 1926.

(Boing the Official Orjun of the Hangkang Automobile, Assyriation).

Storm Damage,

Practically every local motorist is thinking mostly of the great damage which has been done to the Colony's rpads, by the do- vastating storm which visited Hongkong on Sunday night and

CURRENT

- COMMENT

some drivers are prepared to

take a.chance" on matters like that, we make public the formal decision that the road is officially closed.

Now territories Rods,

The road to Castle Poak will Monday morning. It is to be doubtless be out of commission feared that niotoring will be our- for a very long time, depriving tailed or disorganised for some the motorists of Kowloon the considerable time to conte-just pleasure of a visit to their favour. at that time of the year whone bathing beach. There is a pleisure inotoring makes its very big fall just past Tsin Wan, stringest apposte Poak residents on the site which is being prerar- will Huffor greatly in this respect, fed for the Asia Camband Briquet- Iar alt ronds tending to the Peaking Company, and, beyond that, areontiraly blocked to moter There is according to report at trafle and will not be cleared for least one bridge that has been Simpo time. Residents at Repulse carried away. 4: je impossibi Bay are more; fdrlunate, as enta then get flurough to that resort by yet to say when this road will be way of Queen's Road and Pokopeted, but it will certainly be fulum Road to Aberdeen, or viam considerable fimes hence. As regards the Taiph Road, we

the lower part of Garden toad, arn that this is open for traffe Lower Albert Road, Arbuthnot right round as far as Castle Ponk, Road, Chine Road and onwards so that those not afraid of a long The Hobgkong Hotel buses are journey and fortunate enough to running to Repulse Bay by way possess the motor equipment ean of Queen's Road. The motor still anjoy the delightful bathing service to the University und facilities of Castle Peak. Tolix Villas, vis Caine Road, has temporarily censed but it is hoped atud and Band." to resume in a short while. Rendering lielp.

Usually, it is not a very difficult task to keep motor cars in this. Carugo "service cars" have had Colony relatively clean, but this past wook has seen mud-spattered a busy time, this wook rendering cars abounding. Even a drive assistance to unfortunate motor through town in the early part of ists who have hecore stuck in the week meant a plough through the mud with whit the town has deep mire and sand, and cars boen deluged. One favourite

were, in many places, xk,deep. place for such hold ups was in As the wind and sun of Wednes- Queen's Road between Garden day dried out the moisture, the Road and Arsenal Stree, just mud gave place to dust and the near to where the burst nullah unusual spectacle of a notor-car threw up tons of mud and sand. going down Des Voeux Road Perhaps the most epectacular Central and leaving a trail of damage done to any road was dust behind it was presented. that inflicted on Pedder Street, outside the Hongkong Hotel. A favourite parking place has boon put out of commission and there is no doubt that it will take some considerable time to put this street back in usable condition.

No erious Mishaps,

TRIPOLLRELIÁBÍLITY. MOTOR TRIALS.

500-MILE RUN WITH BON- NETS FASTENED DOWN.

RIGHT

WRONG

THERE'S DANGER IN WRONG DRIVING...

The right way and wrong way of passing a slower vehicle, with another approaching on

a narrow road, are shown here. The safe method is to permit the approaching driver to pass and be sure of a clear road, before going ahead.

HENRY FORD

BEGINNING."

JUST

GOING TO BUILD

» CHEAP CAR.

Volstead Adt because it is so absolute. Ha fools that any! amendment to it which would permit the manufacture of alcoholic beverage of only a

{ AUBURN CARS.

HUGE SALES INCREASE.

small percentage, and perhaps Shipments by the Auburn Auto not intoxicating in fact, would be mobile Company for the month of a mistake bacnase it would blunt

Henry Ford's views on subjects the edge of the law. At present April, 1926, according to informa ranging from prohibition to the he feels that the issue is clearly tion just released by E. L. Cord President of the Auburn Auto- thre's future cost of a Ford motorcar-defined, and things ara either which the Detroit manufacturer black or white." Ho fools that mobile Company, wore declares he is only just begin-any "grayish" interpretation of times grensor than shipments for April, 1925, in spite of the fact 21 greater ning to build cheaply-wore given the law would be

od several times during the month to a press representative hore victory for the wots than would that production was badly delay- Mr. Ford expressed emphatic at first appear.

due to inability to get material support of the Volstead Act,

"How far do you think you into the Auburn factory fast declaring alcohol is "out of date" can carry your mass-production enough to keep the two produc- in an industrial age. Ho told how methods in reducing the price of tion lines going, his company savos millions, by Ford cars 7 was the next "I predicted in January of advanced production methods, question. and how from the outset of his career, his ideal has been to give low-cost transportation to the plain people.

1926," said Mr. Cord, "that the

There are not many reporte of actual serious damage to motor vehicles by the storm because The last few years have scena there was littlo or no traffic most marked growth of the motor abroad at the time the deluge movement in the whole of Nor- was at its height. A motor-cycle thurn Africa and particularly in

Auburn company would ship as combination was, however, seen Algeria and Tunis, for while very

Mr. Ford did not hesitate..

many cars in five months in 1926 to be lying upside down at the satisfactory roads exist, the rail-

"Why, I haven't bagun to as they shipped during the entire foot of Village Road, having an-way service is inadequate and the

make a cheap car yet." Every-year of 1925 and as the market parently been washed down the commercial and industrial classes road by the rush of waters. The have not been slow to realize the

To receive high wages, the thing I've done so far is just evalue of the cars we have already shipped in the first four monthe expects its start. motors of the Fire Brigade have economipal valub of motor trans- Ford Company

of 1926 amounts to G.$7,540,000 QUALITY IN IT. been rendering wonderful service portation, for both goods and workers to give a fair return in

as against G.$2,119,000 in the work. Mr. Ford said. by pumping out the 'basoment passengers..

irst four months of 1925, it looks floods in business premisos,

From the start of the motor-like my prediction would be car. It is not surprising, therefore, "We never have had drun-car business, at the beginning of ried out, as we are still behind that the recent 500 miles reliabi-kennuss in our plants. Wa Temporarily Opened.

the century, my idea was always lity trials from Tunis to Tripoli, eliminated that before prohibit to build a low-priced car. I want our orders and our retail sales The Traffic Department has organized by the Tripoll Section ion began. We were always

ing to registrations, are keeping wisely decided that as so many of the Automobile Club of Italy, prohibitionists. A man can't do/ed to sell a car anybody could throughout the country, accord-

buy. But I wanted to sell a car of the ordinary motor roads are met with complete success. The what we expect him to do at our that had quality in it. That's the pace with our increased produc- closed, which make it very distance had to be covered in two wage scale unless he lives a re-

tton. Our chief difficulty at this difficult for resident to reach stages of 250 miles oach, namely,gular, decent life. That precludes only kind of car 95 per cent of time is to get the material into

the people want."

our plant fast enough to make points, the following "closed" from Tunis to Cabos and from alcohol.

Only once di Mr. Ford manu-possible the production justified roads have been specially opened Gahes to ripoli, each car boing.

facture an expensivo car, and that by the orders on our books." was against his own desire. It was in the days of the Detroit: Automobile Company At the insistence of certain directors, a

as a temporary expedient

The Albany. Hollywood Road, as far ...Graham Street,

Lyndhurst Torraco Wellington Street, from

tinger Street to Queen's Road. Pottinger Street.

Ice House Street (south of

Queon's Road) for bath ways nature. traffic.

"You think that if the saloon came back it would slow up Detroit's mass production indus- tries?"

Thero in a chance that it

GAS TAX AFFORDS BIG INCOME. will come back," said Mr. Ford car costing $2,000 was put out. omphatically. "There is abso- Only a few of these were ever

Washington.-Nourly $150,- marketed, howovor. Mr. Ford lutely no possibility of the repeal withdrew from the company in 000,000 was paid in gasoline of the Volstead Act. It has come about a year and organized the taxes in 1925 by motor vehicle

Ford Motor Company to carry operators, according to out his idea of a lowpriced car. bureau of public roads of the To-day Mr. Ford's plant can U. S, Department of Agriculture. mako 10,000 cars a day, To Mr. This is an increase 83 por cont. Ford this moans only a

over the total for 1924 and four

to stay."

"But if"

the

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ARE YOU READY?.

Has the call of the open road gripped you? Are you longing to "give her the gas" and enjoy another sensop of motorcycling?

But, just a minute before you take that trip. Is your machine. In the best of condition to insure another long period of motorcycling pleasure, free from trouble and worry?

Do you expect maximum power from a carbon filled motor? Are any bearings worn? Aro adjustments neces- sary? If so, remedy these things now when it's very easy and inexpensive. Later, repair bills may result from neglect.

"

If your machine needs attention, we can do the work, unless you do it yourself. At any rate, buy your parts from us.

For we use and sells only genuine HARLEY- DAVIDSON parts

REPAIRS ON ALL MAKES OF MOTORCYCLES.

THE GASCON MOTOR CO.,

2, Kwong Wah Road (Opposite The Steam Laundry) Telephone K1242,

Mobiloil

Make the chart your guide

Some motorists go so far as to select a lubricant.because

it looks good. There isn't one man in ten thousand, be he

chemist or otherwise, who can judge a lubricant from

appearances.

The only real test is actual service. Words and claims- may sound good, but when it comes to service for which you have paid hard cash and have a right to expect, there is only one brand of oll capable of fulfilling your expecta- tlons; and that brand le Gargoyle Mobilcil.

VACUUM OIL CO.

given a limited aniount of fuel and having its tank soaled, the as bonnet also being fastoned down, and an official carried broud to soo that the rules were observed. Pet-It was thus impassible to do any work or make any, adjustments whatsoever on the cars, and the trials were of a severely practical In the class up to 1,500 co., first Ico Houso Stroot, south of prize was won by a Fint 501 Queen's Road. was tecently driven by Mazzacorati;'an O. M. Mr. Ford interrupted. oponed to, up-traffic only, but, driven by Puriente was second; a

There is no 'if' about it. If Fiat 500 ware can Fiat 502 and a for the tinio being

respectively third and fourth and is one of those words we ought to

got along without. The word has Hardly a week passes, he told and one-half times the total in motor cars and chassis continuos in the first quarter of 1925, It should be noted that Peddora Citroen finished fifth.,

The first five in the class for no possible use in this connection. the writer, without some im- 1923 The increase is the result to be satisfactory, the number although imports of complete Street, botween Queen's Rond Central and Des Voeux Road cars of more than 1,500 cc. ware We have outgrown alcohol and provement in production methods of the wider use of motor shipped in the first quarter of 1926 commercial vehicles, increased improvements yield only a slight number of states which had not in the corresponding period of the arrivals of touring care is Central, is closed to traffic until Di Marco on a Lancia; Rizzo on the saloon. They haven't any or machinery. Some of these vehicles, adoption of the tax by acing 9,159, compared with 6411 from 86 to 358. The decline in further notice. It would be a Rolland Pilain; Ghez on Do place in an industrial age."

saving on individual parts, but proviously resorted to it and 1995. On the other hand, imports doubtless connected with the ro difficult for a car to got through lage, Do Mortiore on Delahayo,

Mr. Ford favours the swooping when they are aggregated the higher rates of taxation by other of touring motor cars in the first imposition last year of the

three months of the current year, Safeguarding Duties. atatos. at present, but, knowing that and Avvocato on a Berlist.

and clean-cut phraseology of the sum is immense.

cars

proceed both up and down.

atart.

The British export demand for were 2,669, compared with 7,531