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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1929.

MOTOR-CAR CENSUS OF SHANGHAL

Local Problems: Interior Demand.

The progress of the motor tho shortage having been over- yehicle industry in Shanghai has come. been; one

Whether the Increase in Shang- may say, almost phenomenal, as is shown by the hai alone from 1928 to 1929 is quarterly statistics issued by the indicative of a general increase frame departments of the S.M.P. throughout all China ports is not und the French Concession. The known, but the healthy balance of increase in the number of licenced seven months here January 1, vehicles during the past 20 months 1929, to July 31, 1929-0f, 1,521 has been steady indeed, and the ears, as compared to 1,667-cars number of privately-owned cars in for entire year of 1928, may be the International Settlement be taken, we think, as an index for tween July 1, and October 1, 1929, several years to come for China in words more than two cars were upsets" in the political situation was augmented by 159. In other general, providing, of course, that purchased on each business day in 'do not occur, the Settlement.

W

NEW RECORD.

European Speed-boat Champion.

SEGRAVE AGAIN.

Great Britain now holds the motorboat speed championship of Europe in addition to the world's record speeds of $67.7 miles an hour in the air and 231.38 miles an hour on land.

Sir Henry Segrave, who obtain. ed the land speed record in the Golden Arrow racing car at Day- tona Beach in March, has been declared the winner of the Prince of Piedmont's Cup in the Lide speed-boat races.

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Prince of Piedmont's Cup for the Miss England has won the. Championship of Europe at the Lido, when she set up a speed of 92.8 miles an hour, neither of Commodore Gar Wood's two entries, the Miss America V, and the Miss America VII could sur- pass this achievement.

Miss America VII.'s best speed over the measured millo was 90.8 miles an hour, two clear miles an hour, slower than Miss England. The race for Count Volpi's Cup, over a 16-miles course, opened in the afternoon."

Mechanic Hurt.

CHRYSLER

-above all others.

SOLE AGENTS

Tis, 8,000,000 and Rising, The Racecourse Bottle-Neck.

Estimating the average value of This article deals in the main a motor car, landed, at Tls. 2,000, with statistics, but many of the China paid more than Tls, 8,000, "old-timers will remember whon 000 for motorcard in 1928. few motorcars were used for busi-During the first nine months of ness purposes in Shanghai. Not this year, it is estimated, that at so many years ago the traffic pru- least 1,300 cars passed through blems of the police departments Customs here, this figure being concerned ricshas and carriages; based on 1,521 cars for seven Again using Tls. 2,000 now motorcars block the roads (months. during rush hours. In 1920, few as an average price, the Shanghai cars could be seon on the public and those people in the thoroughfares during the rush interior who purchased machines hours, but the picture to-day through Shanghai dealers, spent

Miss America. VII. crossed the is as different us day from nearly Tls. 4,000,000 on this item night. Two steady atreams nearly one half as much as all starting line first, Miss America V. second, and Miss England third. of cars stretch from Yates China expended in 1928. Road (both · ច Bubbling Although no actual statistics Travelling at 03 miles an hour Well Road and Avenue Edward) to are available for the period under Miss England passud Miss the Bund. The asual run between review, one may believe that America V. and caught Miss these points during normal traffic dealers allowing, of course, 30 America VII, before two miles had is not more than seven minutes, per cont. difference between land been covered.

Miss Ell steadily increased while at noon the driver may [ing price and retail price-paid to expect to spend 20 minutes on the the Customs no less than Theeraad, velling at a terrific Journey, As an example of the 630,000,. This at 221⁄2 per cent. specta sutenly, Miss America delay occasioned by the large num-duty. In the first seven months of VII. also travelling at about 90 ber of cars, one may instance the this year, 672 cars were shipped milce an hour, bounded at least 30 conjeation between Mohawk Road direct from America to Shanghai. feet into the air and on striking and Thibet Road from noon to In addition 591 cars arrived from 2.16 p.m. of great inconvenience Japan, most of them having been "Mr. Philip Wood, who was pilot- to motorists.

assembled in Japan with American in the boat for his brother, Com-

Gar In 1909, there were but a few parts. Only 258 cars from other modore

Wood, was not nondescript machines on the countries. passed through the seriously hurt, but his mechanic, roads. On October 1, 1929, 20 Shanghai Customs from January 1 Mr. Johnson, was unconscious

when taken out of the water, years later, official statistics show to July 31, 1929.

This meant that the race had to that there are no less than 11,726

be re-run, motor vehicles of all descriptions

It took the form of two trials.... licenced by the French Concession Statistics of all cars operating and the Settlement. Of this numin Shanghai on October 1, 1929, an average speed at 69.23 miles an Miss England won the fixat at ber. 7.221 have been inspected by do not bear out this ratio of Con-hour, and the second at 72 miles the Municipal Police while the tinental as against American made an hour. minority, consisting of 4,495, and cars. No less than 13 miles of She has thus carried off. every their licences issued by the French American cars may be seen in international, trophy in the meet- Municipal Council. In addition Shanghai in excess of 100. Four to these are cars licensed by the British manufacturers have moro

ing. Chinese authorities outside the than 100 cars here. There are Settlehients.

two French and one Italian patent in this class. Sixteen American firms have 4,581 passenver machines on Shanghai thorough- faras-3,013 in the Settlement and 1,838 in the French Concession. Of British eara, 1,174 made by four firms, can be seen daily here, while the two larger French re- presentations total 578 cars. The 988 Concession 3380

118 On July 1, 1929 there were 4,450 Italian Fiat has 417 cars here. privately-owned cars in the Inter- The popularity of passenger national Settlement. Three cars in Shanghai follows: months later there were 4,609, an Make increase of 159. The increase in Buick.

Ford motor trucks was from 1,260 to

Chevrolet

the water burst like a shell. The Republic

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Settlement Comparisons. The classifications of power driven vehicles follows:

Cars Trucks Cycles International

Settlement 5088 1404 French

739

1404, and for motorcycles from

Car Nationalities.

706 to 739. Unfortunately these Morris Cowley 506 statistics from the French Conces-Fint

sion are not at hand, but it may be said with safety that the in- crease approximates that in the Dodge International Settlement.. Fifty Austin more hire cars were registered in Essex the district north Edward VII in three, months and Morris. Oxford 246 156 trucks for hire increased in num- Hupmobile ber from 608 to 718.

G.M. IN RUBBER.

Motor tyres are to be manufac tured by the Opel Company, in Cologne, and a factory is to be opened shortly.

by the General Motors Corpora

This company is now controlled

tion.

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Pontiac ..: '87 :51 3G Wyllis Knight 81 53 28 Peugot......

80 41 30

In summarizing the motor truck situation, we find that American makes lead British makes by be- tween 5. und 6 to 1.

The table follows:

French

342

Total Internat. French 941 617 324 778 388 .390' 691

274

249 232

417

286 132

Citroen

384

165, 219

Studebaker

379 337 209 128

266 · 113

304 199 105

301 169 132

279

193

26

Name

90

Ford

353 253

219 155

64

Chevrolet

247 .

132 115

201 111 00

Stewart

142

108' 133.

Renault

106 60

84 58 50

194 76 118

133

87 46

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121

89 32

118

89

20

111 78 33

04 72

22

of Avenue Nash

Chrysler

In our issue of October 8, it was Whippet shown that in 1927 as compared Rennult with 1926, that the import of Overland motor care, in to China dropped Rugby from 4,499 to 3,328, and, that in Standard 1928 this figure had again risen to Oldsmobile 4,065, more than 50 per cent. of Erskine

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Settle. Con- Total meat cession

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Omnibuses 70 73 International. .60 34 26 Morfla

44 29 16 Republic

44 30 14 Statistics show that Buick leads in passenger cars-private and hire-with nearly 1,000 cars, to be exact 941. The ubiquitous Ford is on hand on more occasions, the number of trucks 606, added to 778 passenger cars, making the grand total of 1,384 motor vehicles. The combined total for the Chevrolet-591 passenger and 247 trucks-compounds 838, while the Morria passenger cars and trucks come to 796. In the latter instance, it must be remembered, that 99 per cent. of the Murrls passenger cars LFO privately owned.

In the motor cycle field British makes predominate. Of 11 popu- lar patents, nine British manufac- turers turned out 398 cycles of 739

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The Trafic, Toll of Life....

This large number of motor driven vehicles, 11,725, do crowd Shanghai roads seemingly to an amazing degree and as a result, during the nine months, ending September 30, 1929, there were 6,432 accidents in which these types of vehicles were involved in the Settlement alone. No less than 1,526 persons wero injured in motor accidents and 77 persons died from Injuries received. Taking into consideration only 'the muchines registered in the Settlement, 7,281, the conclusion is arrived at, that, on the averagė, one of every five machines hag caused injury to pedestrians - or people in ricshas or other motor driven vehicles,

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