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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1928.

Try a MORRIS -it's different.

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[F. you have been used to low efficiency cars try a British Morris-it's different. Listen to the healthy purr of its highly. tuned engine; how eagerly it responds to the slightest whiff of gas. Pull her into first, put your foot right down-note the quick get-away as the engine revs up against its load; then the lightest and simplest of gear changes and the car gathers speed in the smoothest of second gears; then back into top and away you go-40-45-50, smooth, silent, comfortable; only the subdued, you contented hum of the exhaust to tell how well the engine likes its work.

This is motoring the Morris way-motoring with power and efficiency-economy and reliability. It is no accident that the Morris is England's most popular car.

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1928 EXHIBITION PROGRAMME.

THE TWO-RANGE

· TRANSMISSION,

CHANCE REMARK

"FORETOLD.

A Device Providing Mr. Walter Chrysler's

Greater Efficiency.

Motor trucks, no matter in what

Career. Many years ago Walter

Great Britain's Effort. The 'Society of Motor Manu-

P. facturers & Traders, Ltd., In already actively engaged in map- ping out its programme and make-class of service they are being Chrysler, now president and chair. Ing arrangements for the 1923 used, must prove themselves econo-man of the board of directors of Exhibitions in connexion with the mical in the full sanso of the word. the Chrysler Corporation,- Was Industry.

The owner of a passenger auto-working for the Chicago Great This programme of necessity de- mobile seeks comfort, pleasure, Western Railroad in mands an immense amount of pre- and satisfaction, and these are the Iowa. One of the prominent Jalways buying the most improved paration, for in its efforts to main-pay. The owner of a motor truck, and fastest automobiles available, iminary consideration and pre-things for which he is willing to citizens of the community who was tain the position of London as the on the contrary, is not looking for had a Locomobile he wanted to Automobile Market of the world it comfort, for pleasure, nor for the

Oelwein,

passenger, painted cream colour is faced with a task of some same type of satisfaction as the sell. It was a 1905 model, seven- The Motor Exhibi. owner of a passenger automobile, and finished in red leather. Mr. magnitude: tion, which annually takes place He is seeking efficient transporta-Chrysler wanted to own the car Olympia, Is acknowledged tion. The yardstick by which he but he felt reluctant to part with at throughout the world to be the measures the value of the truck he so much of his money to buy it.

Finally the car was offered to Mecca of motorists, and the large has purchased in the amount of number of visitors who come from ton-mllcage he gets from his truck Mr. Chrysler for $1,000, a lot of all the corners of the earth to per gallon of gasolone used. money to Mr. Chrysler, in fact, But Mr. Kensington bears striking tesil Economy therefore, is just about most of his capital, mony to the magnetic attraction of the essence of motor truck value. Chrysler wanted to own a car and transmission, so he went to the bank, drew out that venue and to the appeal of

The two-range motoring.

which is one of the principal fox- $1,000 and came into possession of Old friends of Mr. Chrysler now The Automobile Exhibition this tures of the General Motors heavy his first automobile. year will constitute the 22nd of the duty tracks, is a direct contribu- series of International Motor Ex-on to moter truck officiency and living in Oelwein to-day toll the story of how Mr. Chrysler took hibitions organised by the Society fuel economy.

apart that red and cream coloured

Mr.

and will take place at Olympia- Briefly, the G.M.C. two-range giant regularly from the day ha from Thursday, October 11th, to Saturday, October 20th. Here it transmission is simply a gear box bought it until he left the town to will again be possible to ace, under which provides two separate sets go to Pittsburgh to become assO- one roof, the latest products of of ratios for the four forward and clated with the American Locomo the automobile factories, not only one reverse speeds. There are, active Company.

J. C. Jepson,, of the Minnesota of Great Britain, but of all the cordingly, nine speeds in all which Important automobile-producing the General Motors truck operator Mutual Life Insurance Company, countries of the world, while in may use, fourth speed on both now living in Oelwein, tells how, years ago, he found Mr. Chrysler addition to the exhibits of chassis ranges being identical In ratio. and complete cars, the examples The mechanical construction of in overalls underneath the car. of the high degree of artistic work-the G.M.C. two-range gear box is Mr. Jepson remarked to manship of those firms whose busi- extremely simple. Change from Chrysler that he seemed to be ness it is to specialise in coach-high to low range or vice-versa is spending considerable time on the work never fail to exercise a great made by a lever which throws into car. Mr. Chrysler repiled:

"Jep, here is something which attraction to visitors.

mesh one of the two pairs of con-

that the automobile will revolu- Exhibition such as this that one countershaft two different speeds. tionize transportation in this coun It is only on the occasion of an stant mesh gears, thus giving the has come to stay. I am convinced is able to appreciate the range of There are only five more major accessories and components that parts in the two-range transmis-try. And some day I am going to

facturing automobiles." go towards making the modern sion than there are in the usual get into the business of manu- Mr. Jepson says to-day that he automobile the wonderful produc-type of gear box tion that it is, and which tend, In heavy going-in mud, sand, often thinks of that chance remark further, to make motoring easy and over poorly-surfaced roads, or of Mr. Chrysler's of years ago. comfortable.

through an unusually hilly coun-He says that little did he realize In former years, until 1927, it try--the operator changes to the what Mr. Chrysler had said and It was the practice to reserve a day low range of the transmission. is probable that Mr. Chrysler him- Before the Exhibition, opened to Thirty per cent, additional pulling self didn't appreciate the full truth the public in which to afford faci- power at once is given the truck, of his remark. lities for the trade and the Press and under these conditions, on any

caso. The

When Mr. Chrysler went to

business of manufacturing auto- mobiles, and, after a series of notable demonstrations in that! field, finally organized his own company, the Chysler Corporation

to view the exhibits, but it has one of the different speeds includ-Pittsburgh to go into the business From been felt that the utility of this ed in the low range, the truck will of building locomotives he took reservation has ceased. Accord-outpull trucks of similar capacity his automoblie with him. ingly last year this private view fitted with transmissions of the that business he went into the day was dispensed with, and this usual one range kind. will again be the

On smooth, level highways, the charge for admission to the Show high range of the G.M.C.

trana on the opening day will be 108, mission is used. So much pulling on the two Fridays and Satur days during which the Show is power is not necessary here, and of to-day.

This is the same company which open the charge will be 2s. 6d.; on any of the speeds included in and on all other days-6s. On the the high range the G.M.C. engine four years ago was given 27th evening prior to the opening the turns over slower, with constantly place by the National Automoblie annual banquet of the Society will less fuel consumption, than is the Chamber of Commerce and to-day case with trucks which have con-has earned third position among be held.

ventional transmissions.

members of the Chamber, ranked Following the Motor Exhibition,

In other words, the G.M.C, two-according to sales volume. the Motor Cycle and Cycle Exhi- bition, organised by the British range transmission makes allow Cycle and Motor Cycle Manufacance for different types of road turers and Traders' Union, Ltd., conditions under which of Coventry will be held at Olym- trucks habitually have to work. pla, the period being from Monday. It providea a suitable set of gear! November 5th, to Saturday, ratios for bad road conditions, and another set specially designed for November 10th.

good road conditions...

Under the patronage of the S.M.M.T., the Scottish Motor Ex- hibition, organised by the Scottish Motor Trade Association, will be held from November 9th to 17th, at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.

After full consideration the So- clety has decided not to organise a Commercial Motor Transport Exhibition at Olympia this year, it bein- 12-eral opinion of manu- facturers connected with this branch of the industry that an Ex- hibition "bi-annually is the most satisfactory policy so far as they concerned. ATO at present

con- They will therefore, tent themselves by exhibiting if they think fit, at some of the more important recognised Agri- cultural Shows in Great Britain.

This comprehensive range of Exhibitions will afford an excel- lent opportunity for the world to see in particular the latest devé- lopments in the products of the British Automobile. Factories and to compare the products of this country with those from the Con- tinent and America. It can be no cxpmmaundian to say that the series. of Exhibitions have in the past proved unquestionable t products of British manufacturers of vehicles, components,

acces-

sories, and tyres, are second to none in efficiency and value, and it can confidently be anticipated that the Exhibitions this year will further confirm this.

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61300, BY MA "Well, this is the first time I ever heard of anyone driving right into a lake!”....

Yeah, I'm original that way!”

MOTORIST OR PEDESTRIAN?

Points of View.

[By An Owner-Driver.]

skill is. There should be a simple lawTravelling to the public danger."

Metering Manners,

and colliding with an old lady at

the bottom is a

more criminal person than I, who merely collided with a police trap.

As a pedestrian, 1 Imagined that the motor work was one vast, Half the people are rejoicing comradely conspiracy to drive us over the petrol tax, and half are off our legs. I now know different-

not

By.

The motor world is divided into аго who classes those I might have been amongst the

two ranks of rejoicers, who dislike be- chivalrous and those who are not.

on

country the

ing killed on the King's highway; Yet, as an ex-pedestrian, let me but I happen to have bought a car mention a few things that I have since then. I am busy now com felt strongly about. I feel so still. paring my "reactions" as a' pedes- Those dazzling lights one meets road--how trian and as a motorist.

As a pedestrian I intensely dis-bewildered one is in their glare liked motors, because they were and the deepened darkness after- always popping up from nowhere.wards, both in the car and afoot! In It seemed to me that there was no should feel very guilty if my place in the sun for those who lights were after that sort.

country Janes how often the walked.

"locals" plodding their homeward Now I feel otherwise.

way are forgotten!

In cities where that abomination No matter how carefully one of desolation, the tram course, rounds a corner, or how sonorous standeth where it ought not, how ly one hoots, a pedestrian is sure frequently motorists fail to draw

to be walking in the middle of the

and mount! It is very tantalising, road engaged, apparently, in medi-up to allow passengers to alight of course, to have, to slow down tation, with eyes elther lifted to heaven or fixed upon the ground. while a dear old lady argues about

As a pedestrian,. I agreed that the way to Tooting, but she has excessive speed was dangerous to her rights. As one who has not the publle weal. I rather think infrequently nearly been murder excessive slowness is now. Any-ed when trying to get off or on to way, I have been "trapped" in my a tram I feel with her. first week for mildly exceeding the It seems to me that those things which don't matter-like speeding limit for a few hundred yards.

on a clear road, or your number Was there not a time when being slightly obscured by luggAKO bleyclists were punished for-are jumped upon, while those acorching? Are not small boys things that do, such as I have men- allowed to roller-skate on the pavelloned, go unrebuked. ments without ist or hindrance? I may be wrong. These are but Speed is not a menacé. Lack of the thoughts of a new motorist,

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