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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLÉMENT.

EASTERN MONARCH VISITS SINGAPORE

The King of Slam la here seen about to review the Bellish troops at Singapore; in a Butck used as the oficial car on His Majesty's recent tour of Java and the Straits Settlementa

Don't Judge

a car from what you hear, but judge it from what you see!. THE

1930

JOWETT

can be seen at the Showroom of the Ideal Motor Car Company.

After seeing it, you will agree that it offers most for money.

During the last month, we have said wuch about the car with an engine that has the "pull" of an elephant and the appetite of a canary!

STYLE -PERFORMANCE-VALUE.

Now On Show At

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Corner Lockhart and Marshall Reads. New Reclamation. Tel. C, 3714.

Demonstrations by Appointment.

PICK YOUR CAR.

An Impression of U.S.A.

Take Your Cholce.

I made some inquiries of taxicab drivers. These men know a vast deal about New York, and some‘of, them have also known life in Sing- Sing Prison.

"Sure, there are plenty of cars abandoned," said one very com municative driver. "I'll get you one myself for five bucks (51).;

SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1930.

FEELING THE

PINCH..

German Tariff.

cars have long been opposed to shipping cars to Germany, yor the favour shown American care, operating factories there, arm which have greatly limited the conferring at Berlin with the market to their own products both advice of the American commer locally and abroad.' ...

cial attache. The new Amert

The vigorous propaganda which can Ambassador to Germany, European manufacterers have Frederich N. Lackett, who left the spread in favour of their own cars U.S. in January, carried with him. has had its results on American a vigorous protest by the manu- exports. Last October, 3,470 cars facturars,

[By Harry W. Miller.]

U.S. PROTEST. When they first told me that

American motor manufacturers and trucks were shipped from The new bill if it becomes law. so little that people abandoned of colour, and for 100 you can are greatly concerned at a bill America to Germany, Italy, and will not be an unmixed blessing motor-care in American were worth For ten bucks you can have a choice them in the streets for the first choose the exact one you would like which will be presented to the 2,271,636 dollars, but the export ly put dealers who are handling Belgium. They were valued at to Germany. It would immediate- comer to drive away I was frankly-and have a new coat of paint on) German Reichstag in the near for November was 'only 1,783 cars American cars out of business, and it is verter it for another 60. But don't pick a future. Instigated by the German and trucks, representing a total if other European countries fol- incredulous. But

made-to-order body, they're too motor manufacturers the bill will value of 1.157,771 dollars. lesa truth.

Indeed, I found that to decide bocasily spotted, and it's a dollar to have the effect of making the

lowed suit this would have serious a dime that it'll be you that's pinch-import duty on American cars tween an unattached car and others ed and not me.

Market Curtallment.

consequences in their motor in- Just say...

dustries. In France there are is a first-class police puzzle. For

above a certain annual queta Anticipating a rather lean year about 800 dealers who are selling "Wait a moment," I interrupted. almost prohibitive. instance, one motorist told me made]"I don't want a car! I only want

in their local markets for 1930 the American cars and many, handle a practice of leaving his car at the to know about the old crocks."

The new measure provides for American manufacturers kerb in front of his flat. He ex-

are them exclusively. On the other an increase in duty on all cars becoming uneasy at the curtail hand it would be necessary for plained that the nearest garage wastedly I thought. "You mean the cent. French, Italian, Belgian, profitably exploited for so long. eperate in Europe to use local

"Oh," he said, a trifle disappoin- in excess of the quota by 400 per ment of a market which they have American half a mile distant and the garag honest-to-Jim discards? Do they Austrian, and Czecho Slovakian Until the decline at the end of last labour and build the complete car manufacturers who ing charge a month.

clutter up much? I reckon they manufacturers are said to be lend-year Europe was a large buyer of locally instead of importing com The car was uninsured, not lock-do, all- told. In this neighbourhood ing their support to the movement American cars. ed and had a rug lying on the back (96th-street) I guess there are and are asking their respective till

From January ponents. Ford and seat. When I spoke of the risk of hundreds of autos without owners. Governments to increase the duty worth 80,485,346 dollars were in Europe, and it would be neces General November 44,600 vehicles Motors already have such plants theft the owner was boisterously I know a flock of them myself on American cars and parts. amused at my guilolessness, and See that one over 'there? (It was

Manufacturers of went on to tell me of one of his 1927 sedan.) It hasn't shifted friends who had left the family a wheel for the past ten or twelve car in 102nd-street, off Broadway, weeks except once, when I drove it while he and his domestic entour-round the block to see if the engine age left on a holiday visit to was any good." Europe.

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Parked in the Streets,

A business man in downtown Manhattan, informed me that the most common-sense location for the car was at the kerb, where unham- pered access to it could be enjoyed.

He emphatically scouted the iden of leaving his limousine in a con- Kested public garage where fre- quently a score of cars had to be moved before it could be driven out. "Better to take the risk of get ting your car stolen than to robbed of its convenience," was how be a Fifith-avenue business man sum. med up the altuation. "Time is valuable and cars are cheap," he added, and gave his views about the derelict problem.

"There is too much cluttering up of residential thoroughfares by abandoned cars and there ought to be some way of getting them off the streets," he admitted. "But abandoning them is the only method of readily disposing of them. I have wasted too much time already in efforts tu sell my old cars.

"Now I simply buy a car and leave the old one standing in the street. I still regard il as mine, but it is a sort of negative asset. When it comes to the really old crocks that are mere- ly streaks of rust you can appre-| clate that there is quite a lot of good kerb parking space going to waste in this town.

THE

New BUICK

I asked why no one stole such cars and was rewarded with faint, tolerant smile.

ย

"Who'd want to drive off in a car like that with all these Ritzy limousines about? Folks," he said with dignity. "Have some respect for their positions."

NO TOWN FOR CROOKS.

Fewer automobiles are stolen and a greater percentage are re- any other city in the covered in Denver, Colo, than in United hile Club of Southern California, States, according to the Automo-

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