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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

STUDEBAKER'S NEWEST EIGHTS ARE SEASONED EIGHTS

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EIGHT-CYLINDER performance has won favour everywhere. Buyers insistence on eight-cylinder power and smoothness has hurried more than 20 car makers to introduce new eights at recent international Motor Shows.

Three years ago Studebaker pioneered economical eights at the price of sixes. The brilliant performance of President, Commander and Dictator Eights has won for Studebaker more The accomplishments in- official records than any other car. clude the unrivalled world record of 30,000 miles at more than 68 miles per hour. Studebaker-world's leading builder of Rights-offers you improved new models. Each is backed by 78 years manufacturing experience.

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SATURDAY. MARCH 22, 1930.

-AIRPLANES IN CANTON.

The above picture taken in Canton, shows one of the five Ryan Broughams being paraded through the streets. These machines are now employed on the air transport line between that city and Hankow.

THERE SHE BUMPS.

Joltograph Record.

CHECKS CAR HANDLING.`

To ascertain whether cars roughly handled after they crated and shipped from factory, the Oakland Motor Company has invented a

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HIGH CLIMBING.

Sealing the Andes.

SIX-WHEELERS' SERVICE.

Six-wheeled trucks are proving the their amazing utility in Ecuador Car S. America) where they are special being used as a transport service the across a mountain range 16,400

feet high.

device. This is known as joltograph, and is a near relative of the seismograph, the delicate instrument which records earth tremors.

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The instrument is placed in truck loaded with cars for livery in the U.S.A., and all exces- sive jolts or bumps are registered on a revolving card. The time is also recorded, and so the shipper can tell exactly where and when the mishandling occurred. The device consists of a circular eard slowly revolved by clockwork, and passing a pencil, which marks a fine line on it. Jolts or bumps make the line wave, and the amount of the depres. sion indicates the force of the bump. The joltograph has proved valuable as an additional protection to the company, and the buyers of Ithe cars.

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Some of the difficulties of transport in Central America are diminishing us six-wheeled motor vehicles conquer the mountainous passes of the Andes. Formerly many of these roads were only traversed by mule or horse teams, and were thought to be. im- passable for cars.

The establishment of a motor of between the towns service Rio Bamba and Guaranda, in Ecuator, has shown the capabili- ties of modern six-wheelers. For centuries, communication between by towns was maintained the horses, mules, llamas and donkeys, which took 24 hours on the jour- ney. A Morris commercial wheeler demonstrated that the journey could be completed in five hours, and now regular service is maintained by Morris trucka which carry 12 passengers 10 cwt, of freight nearly every trip...

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The six-wheelers have to negotiate the rise over the Cima, Pass, which is 16,400ft. above sea-level. From San Juan, 20 kilos out, the road rises 6000 fl. to the Pass at an average grade of 1 in 5,, while there are long stretches of 1 in 3 grades.

ONLY ONE.

World's Record Aspirants.

NO AMERICANS.

It seems certain that American attempt will be

made

to break the world's speed record at Daytona this month.

None of the American racing drivers has any plans to enter a car though rumours tell of one- that is being prepared this year for an attempt in 1931.

The entry of Herr von Benz is also doubtful. If he does not start, Haye Don, in his twin- engined Sunbeam Silver Bullet, will be the only contestant.

SURFACE SIGNALS.

London Experiment.

FLUSH WITH ROAD.

Illuminated traffic signs, flush with the surface of the road, and lighted from below, are being tried as an experiment in London.

They replace the white lines at which traffic has to stop when held up by policemen on point duty:

It is said that the signs can be seen clearly at night, even through mud. If the present experiment is satisfactory, the scheme will be carried further, and the signs pro- vided with red and green 'lights for the control.of traffic...

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NEARLY READY.

American Austins. MARMON

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Production of the Austin Seven

in America is due to commence at the end of March. Prepara- tlons are being made for an out- put of 500 cars per day.

The plant of the American Austin Co. is nearly completed. Sir Herbert Austin, designer of the car, now is in the USA. on the company's business.

Despite the Wall-street slump and the over-production problemis of the American motor industry, experts predict that the baby car will find a place for itself in American usage, and that it may and traffic minimise parking troubles.

BUYS BRITISH.

N.Z. Imports.

The number of cars imported Into New Zealand during the past nine months bents all previous records. An appreciable share of the increase was in favour of British cars, imports of which were valued at £597,528 as against £392,266, the previous best,

The number of British chassis imported was 2732, an increase of 67 per cent. on the correspond- ing period of last year.

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- pioneer, and one of the world's greatest industrialists, acknowledges world's debt to

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PASTEUR

Engraved on the walls of the new Ford building in Detroit (U.S.A.) are the names of the world's greatest men, considered by Mr. Henry Ford as leaders in their own particular field. Foremost among them will be found the name of

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The Pioneer

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