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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1929.

MRS. PEPP'S CHAUFFEUR.

FEDERAL MOTOR BUSES IN CANTON.

Sat up. late.

[From the Diary of Mr. Pepp.].

[By Fred Gillet.)---

running

Studying ways] Drove my wife to her club in Long and means,

maps and account) Little Sackville Street.

Lithy pipe. After an books. Having paid for the ear, wait. licence, insurance, and subbed to hour my wife came out of the club. various clubs, can now rest on my looking mightily disgruntled. financial oars, barrir

"Chauffeur, I find I have forgoi- exes, parking fees, the police and ten my bank book. Drive home 1" other trifles. Have arranged ideal routs for our first trip into the country on the turrow.

Downbetimes.

"Madame," I said, "if I can be of any service to you, my modest. purse is at your disposal." Enthused to

Ishull "Thank you, Wallace. She be able to repay you after the next proposed alternative roule, viz:rubber. I only need a small sum Can I trust via Whitehall, Pall Mall, mast-ten pounds or so.

As a matter of Buckingham Palace, followed by you, Walince?

wifo re proposed rúral run. Wife received suggestion coldly.

a two hours' tour round Hyde fact, I have been playing bridge į

with the Duchess of Plazutoro, Park, and so home.

and--but don't mention it to my husband, Wallace!"

Pride and Prejudice.

"But, my love," prolested.

"Madam, that is strictly between "now that we have a car, surely you and me. I have a little money we should take the first opportuni-saved up for emergencies such as ty of escaping from the maddin this." And I handed her a ten- crowd? Let us seek out the line-pound note, insisting on accepting her 1.0.U. for it. As soon as sne ly moors, the distant hills!"

hád re-entered the club i drave off alonit. Called at the perruquier's on the way and doffed my tran- pings, and so home.

Now we have "No, Mr. Pepp. got a car,, why hide it under a bushel?

Why bary ourselves in the country?"

"To get away from the crown). my dear?

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When Mrs. P. returned later in also in high Jixicab, and dudgeon, I told her that I had dis- "But if 132

solitude, missed Wallace Swanedgar at a nobody will know that we have,got munient's notice for deserting his post and leaving her in the largh. Wife vastly perturbed.

a car.'

"If that is your only objection,

"Let this be a lesson to you. we can advertise in the Agony Column: Mr. and Mrs. S. P. have Mrs, P. I warned you. Put not Ther Kind friends, vour Trust in chauffeurs, Hot a motorcar.

Wa necept this, the only intimation will rob you right and left, No passengers wanted. Think of will have no more chauffeurs,' green fields and yellow corn- fields!""

"

"Indeed we will, Mr. P. This one did not rob me-on the con-

"Pray do net speak so sillily," trary, in fact, Wallace Swaned- a pleasant young said Mrs. P. "I want to see the gar seemed

One green and yellow expressions of fellow and very obliging. envy on the faces of our pedestrian that one could confide in. I think neighbours."

you have aeted hastfly in discharg-] Argument continued ad lib, anding him. It was his first offence, so to Hyde Park. Wife much so he should have been merely contented to erawl at 16 m.p.h., warned. You must re-engage him. until she saw the Smithers of Mr. P." Surbiton in their Isis Six driven. by a livered chauffeur. melancholia set in.

Then

The Villain Enters. And so next niining, much against my will, 1 reinstated It is clear Wallace Swanedyar.

Mounting Ambition. ** On reaching home, "Samuel," that I must take more extra Haid Mrs. P., "we must have aordinary measures to cure my wife chauffeur too-in a green livery." of her expensive yearning to he My dear, have you not a hus-driven by a liveried mental. Ami 180, oil with my mufti, and on with band? Every

his own my motley, chauffeur, is the bost policy. What is the use of buying a cart if we are not to have the pleasure of driving ourselves?"

When I appoured with the car, Mr. Pepp anid: "To the club,

Wallare:

"Very good, my lady."

Parkers..

"But you are not in livery."

But, did I drive to the club? "Mrs. Is you know, 1 am

No. It was in my mind to take often livery. And, in shart," Mrs.

by Hyde P., we cannot allord a chauffeur. the fresh air of the country, rather And, moreover, Mrs. P., chauffeurs than that breathed

unreliable. They smoke #110

employers, In spite of her protesta, I drove gaspers, rol, their gamble, and even if they do not far into the country at an exceed

At length I drink, they are liable to go off. ating goodly speed. any time for a joy-ride and leave drew up at a village hostelry and their employers efther is the lurch said, "Madum, I trust you have enjoyed this joy-ride as much as or in a standardised ditch."

I have, And now, will you de continued. Some- Argument

me the honour to partake of a dish thing must be done. Next morn of tea?" ing betimes decided to consult

She was mightily indignant. Parker about iL Purker is the sort of man, who would probably do not take tea with servants," she have just heard of a cheap second said.

"Tat, tul, Madain! No offence.

hand robot-chauffeur whose owner You take your tea in the coffee

was going abroad.

room."

Parker made brilliant 'sures-room, and I'll take a dish of some tion. "Pepp," he said, "why not thing more potent in the tap hire a livery and engage yourself,

After an interval I went to the incognito, as your own chauffear?"

coffee room and said, "Madam, I Suggestion approved. Hied me can no longer conceal the truth 10 R theatrical perruquier in from you. I love you." Maiden Lane, where I did hire me "You are horrid person, and a green uniform with tinsel trim-I hate you. Leave me, and let me mings. Likewise had myself fixed never see you again." up" with a black wig and heavy

moustache.

"Nay. Mudam. Am I never to

Kinger retrousse When I looked in the glass, see my ten pounds again?" methought myself as handsome She blenched and Blushed at an Italian opera singer. And so that. "If you had only obeyed home in my disguise, where I dald instructions and driven me to the my wife that my name was Wal-club, I should have been able to lace Swanedgar, and that Mr. Pepp repay you handsomely out of my had engaged me as his chauffeur. winnings. As it is," she sobbed

She, after gazing at my rig-out, "all is lost."

"Theil, Madam, we purl for ever. set off by my somewhat portly! figure, with high approval, said: Farewell, I shall present your "Very well, Wallace. You will 1.0.U. for payment to your hus- start your duties at once. Bring band in due course. This is u far the car round immediately. I am better deal than I expected it to going shopping. I shall be ready be."

in five minutes." 6.

In my capacity of chauffeur 11 purchased unto myself a packet

The Fruits of Diplomacy.

With that, I left her in tears))

of gaspers (though I habitually but not for long. Taking a suit- smoke a pine) and placed a case from the car, I hied me to cigarette behind my car. Also got the hotel bathroom, where I made me a midday sporting paper, and a rapid change, and walked into sat in the car studying form, as the coffee room clothed and in my 1 had scen the best-regulated old, familiar face. Affecting not chauffeurs do, while I waited half to notice her at first, I looked and an hour for my wife's five minutes beamed. to clapse.

"Why, Bess! You here!.What a As I hold the door open for my happy coincidence! But you are What ails thee, sweet: good lady, methought she did give in tears. me the gladsome eye-a thin she one?"

Mrs. Pepp flung herself into my hath not given me of late as often

"O, Samuel! You have as I could wish, "Oho, Mrs. P.!" RMB. thought are you going to fall in arrived in the nick of time. That love with your new chauffeur-horrid man! You were right, In other words, with your old hus-Samuel. He proved to be all you band? If so, I have no objection." said and more-disobedient, in- But, perhaps it was only the sulting, intemperate, a joy-rider, and, worst of all, a blackmaller. livery, And so off.

have Samuel, we will "never another chauffeur."

A Man of Parts,

#

Waited an hour outside milliner's while wife worried hats, Smoked all my gaspers and studied form, much to my discontent.

"Madam," I salt, I am your most obedient servant. Bld me to chauff and I will chauff.”

And go home.:

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The above pletures show types of "Federal Motor Buses recently bought by the Mo Fan Bus Co., and the Kwangchow Bus Co. of Canton. These were supplied by the Chinn Motor- Supply Co., of Hongkong.

SLEEP WRECKERS. Explosions, Rattles. LAXITY IN SUBURBS.

EARNED MORE. U.S. Car Makers.

42,970,989 DOLLARS.

A list of the total earnings of Continental-and American police have recently put a sudden ste to 12 representative motor manufac

fill seven of them have increased their noise makers, who, in rattletrapturers in the. U.S.A. shows that that income in the first six months of sounds and badly aljusted vehicles.

In this year. the street with emulate a boiler factory. Sydney these offenders against the trafic regulations get sudden warnings and prosecution in the city.

Five have earned from 9,000.000 to about 238,000 dollars less on The largest increase was Chrysler's the half year's trading.

In the case of truck, and car

In the suburbs, probably en 6,467.760 dollars. couraged by lax interpretation of the regulations, noize is rampant, manufacturers and makers of.. and its effects are worse because parts and accessories, the 1929 the surroundings. Noisy than was the case with car manu of the otherwise comparative quietinerease was substantially larger exhausts are common, and in this facturers. respect "buses appear to be th

rst offenders

of

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Muncy in Trucks, The combined earnings of three In most of the Northern Suburbs of the independent track manufac turers during the Arst six months the approkchen to the Terrs

of this year reached a total of wharves are down steep hills and 5,681,474 dollars, an increase of as the vehicles traverse these on their way to the ferries they emit 1.425.336 dollars, or 13.80 ner cent. The paris and accessories indus- every three seconds. The mi

loud explosion, repented, about the 1928 figuren, night peaen of one stately suburb y continued to enjoy the marked

during the past two years. is shattered about every half hour expansion that it has experienced The list of the earnings of these by this nuisance.

Another offence that seems to be manufacturers during the first uix chronic with motor buses in the months of 1920 show that the com- splashing of thick, black grease binel earnings reached a total of on the roadway, this is particularly 42,970,989 dollars, an increase of ruinous to women's shoes. A con-1492,927 dollars or 50 per cent. crete road, which has been in use above the corresponding period for about a year on the north side 1928. of the harbour, is already black

and "cause or permit waste oil to and shining from this cause.

The Metropolitan Traffic Act of dron on the roadway," New South Wales states that the Proper adjustment of the dur driver shall not "eause or permit burettor and regular Inspection the machiner to be work in such for off leaks would prevent these a manner as to cause undue'nokse,” mufsaners.

FAMOUS DANCER VISITS AUSTRALIA

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Madame Anna Pavlova is seen here with the Cidiline she chose for hur personal use, during her recent, Australian tour.

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