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MOTORING

HONGKONG MOTOR ACCESSORY

COMPANY

specialises

all kinds of ACCESSORIES

SPARE PARTS

Electric horns. Body polish Brakelining. Hand Jacks Lamp balbs

Foot pamps Tire patches. Wrenches

*. c. Ac., c. **GORMAN**

and

"LUCAS"

storage batterir. suitable for all motorcare, cyclas and radian. ALL AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES Call and inspect, Bank of Canton Bldg. Tel. 20577.

SERVICE

CURRENT

SUPPLEMENT

COMMENT

An Example.

a very

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SATURDAY, 13th.) SEPTEMBER, 1930.

Being The Official Organ of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

MODERN ECONOMY

IN INDUSTRY. Sale of By-Products Reduces Costs of Manu- facture at Ford Plants.

. An increase of $2,570,100 in the by-products business of the Ford Motor Co.-last year as compared report with 1928 is shown in a made public by the company to- day. Sales in 1929 totailed $19,- 344,373 while in 1928 they were $16,774,672.

What might have been serious accident recently, serves as an example of the danger caused by trees bordering motor vehicle throughfares, so placed, as to make it possible for vehicles to collide with them. The case in point refers to the mishap which befel an ambulance carrying an The report serves to illustrate, unconscious patient. Fortunately, according to officials of the coun- beyond a few cuts sustained by the pany, the extent to which modern crew, caused by flying glass splin-industry can reduce the cost of ters, and the damage caused to the vehicle itself, nothing very serious happened, although sheer good luck must be thanked for the jesenpe.

Now Is The Time.

There appears to be no provision made as yet to preserve parking space on the new Praya Reclama- tion, although it will be most disap- pointing if the opportunity to pro- vide for future requirements is not made now. It does not need very much foresight to visualise the de- mard Ter parking space In that locality in a few years hence, and

manufacturing and consequently the cost of its products to the consumer by the elimination of waste and the utilization of by. products.

In the Ford plants nothing is thrown away. Raw materials not only serve their purpose in the production of automobiles, but they are made to yield vast quan- tities of still other raw materials that are used in the plants or seld in the market.

REAL SERVICE!a suficiently large area should be million dollars worth

Latest Machinery Expert Mechanics European Supervision

WAY WE SERVICE

YOUR CAR?

NO JOB TOO SMALL NO PROBLEM TOO INTRICATE.

MAIN SERVICE STATION 23193

10, CROSS LANE TANGHAI

THE PEAK...... PRAK GARAGE

29208

IN CASE OF

AMERICA'S SMALLEST CAR.

Great Popularity Anticipated: [By Israel Klein.]

The Bantam Austin... solution to the traffic problem?

Butler, Pa., June 28. however, for tall or stout people The new "Bantam" Austin, in getting in and out of the ma America's smallest automobile, chine. It provides for two pas The $19,000,000 worth of by will soon be seen scooting in and sengers. products mentioned in the report out of the traffic and parking in Perhaps most unusual about the represent only the sales of the the spaces left by larger cars, with car is the tiny motor, a fourcylin- company. In addition several its initial appearance today. der L-head engine about half the size of the regular four now on of by- earmarked for the purpose now.

used in the com- products were

It is the smallest car ever shown, the market. It develops almost

the Supervision Wanted. "

pany's own manufacturing pro- smaller even than

tiny 15 horsepower and is so economi older motor-cal, say Its makers, that it will Scripps-Booth that Although the so called "pirits cesses.

From coal, the company pro-ists might recall. Its cost is $445 do 40 miles on a gallon of gas and cars" do undoubtedly serve a most

will speed the car up to 45 and useful purpose, the importunity of duced and sold $4,313,000 worth at the factory here.

Its appeal, according to its manu-150 miles an hour. some of the drivers is calculated of coke in excess of its own re-

Remarkable about this car is to cause them to lose all sympathy quirements. In the production of facturers, will mostly tend toward

the fact that it is built almost the coke, $825,000 worth of am-the family needing a second or with the public. Empty ears are

for shopping entirely on ball and roller bear- to be seen any evening following a monlum sulphate was obtained third automobile circular route, Chater Road, Ice and sold through Ford dealers purposes, the business man who inge-the crankshaft, transmis House St., Connaught Road, Pedder organizations as a concentrated has to make short run calls, the sion shaft and rear axle. It has four-wheel internal expanding an apbrakes Street-and so on, obviously seek-fertilizer. Light oil was retrieved small business requiring

and special shock ing fares. At times pandemonium in the process of making coke and propriate delivery car and the absorbers front and rear.

turn the company school boy and girl who demand reigns on the stand in Chater from it in Road so eager are they to secure Passengera and the most un- explainable aspect of the whole nuisance is that the police take no action. Why these people should be permitted to create a public nuisance is passing understand- ing, for it surely should be an easy matter to provide adequats police supervision. The method of parking alone makes for con- fusion, although the end to end arrangement is doubtless intended to allow vehicles to move up as those in front are engaged. That this is not done is patent to any observer, and it would perhaps bo better if a scale of charges were drawn up and posted in each of nearly $237,000 for the year, canized in appearance, has exact of our most urgent traffic and

vehicle, thereby removing the present, bickering which all adds to the confusion. In the mean- time, those desiring to engage a "pirate" will be rendering a public service by refusing to take one of the "Louting cruisers,” proceeding instead to the stand, and taking

EMERGENCY the first car of the line, thereby

23193

Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

MODERN MOTOR SERVICE.

PRATT & LAMBERT EFFECTO AUTO FINISHES

́ALL COLOURS KEPT IN STOCK

AS WELL AS THE NEW FORD SHADES.

rewarding those drivers who are unfairly penalised by remaining on the stand.

Number Plates.

There is far too much lattitude in the matter of number plates for. private vehicles, it being almost impossible to distinguish some numbers of passing vehicles, es-

produced $2,357,000 motor benzol which through filling stations in Detroit and vicinity.

Waste wood from the Ford saw

Cheap to Operate.

worth of economical transportation that] was Bold would not take up too much space

So light is the car, weighing on the campus.

The Bantam Austin is there for only 1,180 pounds, that it is all these, for it has only a 75-inch declared it will travel from 20,000 wheel base, against 103 of the to 40,000 miles on one set of tyres, nearest small car, and only a 40-while the operating expenses, for gas, oil and tyres will be less inch tread, against 56 of the aver-than three-fourths of a cent age auto.

mills and body plants in northern Michigan is converted by destruc- tible distillation into such useful products as charcoal and indus-

trial chemicals. Sales of char- coal amounted to $509,000 an increase of nearly $147,000 over the year before. Products of wood distillation, which find their way into manufactured rubber goods, formaldehyde, artificial leather, lacquers, and a host of other things, showed an increase

Sales amounted to $561,000.

HUGE BUSINESS.

Sums totalling approximately £276,000,000 were advanced by finance companies of the United States during the current calendar year for automobile purchases.

LAW DECISION.

Car Insurance.

A Decision was recently given

mile.

"The little Austin," says A. J. Copy of English Car.

Brandt, president of the American The car that is being shown to-Austin Car Company, "is intro- day throughout the United States duced as an auxiliary for every for the first time is the American type of automobile,

"Because of its size, weight and edition of the English Austin. It looks almost like its original, ease of operation, the Bantam which also has been quite Ameri-Austin brings a solution of some parking problems. Highway

ly the same engine and chassis, experts see in it an important and the same operating charac-factor that will encourage neces- teristics, but is built entirely in sary rather than waste transpor- this country.

tation on our roads, for it is clear The car is low, although it has that motorists who use a five- a clearance of 8% inches, and is seated passenger car for two- rather roomy inside once its occu-seated transportation require pants gets in and settle down. ments add much to the problem There might be some difficulty,l of traffic congestion."

SCRAPPED ANTIQUES.

£5 Per Car.

pecially by night. A few private in the Appeal Court at Irak to the FORD FINDS IT PAYS. vehicles may occasionally be seen with the focal plate attached effect that in the event of the total above or on a Home number, and loss of a car an Insurance com- the effect is naturally confusiÏDK.

CHARING CROSS BRIDGE.

New Plan Wanted.

Westminster City Council re- cently considered a joint report of

Following the wrecking of more

BOUGHT WHEEL

PATENTS.

Sold a Company.

GEN. MOTORS' OPERATIONS.

pany must pay the full amount for than 18,000 antiquated motor cars Having steadily increased the which the car is insured, and not- merely, as in Britain, what is at Its Detroit (U.S.A.), plant, the use of wire wheels as equipment known as the replacement value. Ford Motor Goy.. has announced on ite cars, the General Motors It is believed that British con-that it will increase its facilities for Corporation now intends to manu-

facture them. cerns may be affected by the de- continuing the work on a more ex-

'At the end of June the corpora- cision.

tensive scale.

tion. had acquired the nécessary At the present time a force of 120 patent rights covering the manu men at the Ford plant dismantle facture of wire wheels, and produc- cars at the rate of 375 every 16 tion soon will be commenced by one hours,

of its subsidiary companies.

SPANISH DUTIES.

1931 "Harley Davidson" Can be Cabled for Now.

SEE THE NEW MODELS EARLY. The Gascon Motor Co.

2, KWONG WAH ROAD,

Tel. 56242

KOWLOON.

MOTOR UNION

INSURANCE C? 13?

Incorporated in England

(Under the auspices of the Automobile Association) PROMPT AND LIBERAL CLAIM SETTLEMENTS,

LOCAL AGENTS,

THE UNION TRADING Co. Ltd.

Phon's 27738. York Building.

AUTHORISED

SERVICE

FOR

FORD

WILLYS-KNIGHT

AND

WHIPPET CARS

BOSCH PRODUCTS

Spark Plugs. All Sizes. Magnetos. All Sizes.

Horns for Car or Cycle, 6 & 12 vt. Horn Buttons

Platinum and Wulfram Points.

If your Car is Bosch Equipped-It is the Best!

IDEAL MOTOR CAR Co.

Corner Lockhart and Marshall Roads. New Reclamation,

Tel. 23714, LOCAL AGENTS,

BAN BILLBOARDS.

MOVIES TEACH DRIVING.

the Law and Parliamentary and Motor Cars and Tyres.dealers at a fixed rate of 55 a car. pleted General Motors sold to the

The cars are bought from Ford When its negotiations were com Traffic and Public Lighting Com-

Corporation With the object of improving There are not any restrictions as Kelsey-Hayes.

the mittees on the proposed Charing Gross bridge scheme. The joint the position of the Spanish ex- to make, age or condition, except plant and manufacturing facilities committee considers that, from the change, increases of tariff duties that all cars must have some sea of the Jaxon Steel Products Co., which formerly has manufactured point of view of the City Council, have been placed on a number of blance of tyres and a battery.. any scheme for a road bridge at imports. In the case of motor This is the most practical way wooden wheels and rims.

-Minnesota recently passed a law! Charing Cross should provide cars the duty is increased from yet discovered of dealing with adequate facilities for the dis- 0.75 to 2 pesetas per kilog. At the crocks which are

By means of motion pictures, saying that rights of way of all field representatives of the persal of the traffle which it may present rate of exchange a peseta road, litter the used car market, from the rubber, glass, copper, highways must be kept frea of bill- National Automobile Chamber of reasonably be anticipated will use is worth about 6d. Taxes of 2 and make too many reappearances brass and lead. Chassis can be cut boards, Missouri has declared Commerce are turning potential W. 8. MOSES & CO., LTD., be prepared showing how

the bridge, and that a plan should pesetas per kilog, on tyres and of no "trades-in" by buyers of new up and melted again, and the wood that no billboard or signboard is automobile buyers into actual pur

any 2.00 pesetas per kilog, upon pneu. cars."

en sections of the body are ground to be permitted within 500 feet chasers in foreign. Lelds. The Bols Agents, `

consequential increase in traffic in matle tubes are included in the Salvage value would be the into Bawdust and fed to the of a turn in the highway or movies show how to operate an

automobile: to be dealt with.""

duties.

amount which could be obtained furnaces.

railroad crossing.

Arabian Send; Dawn Grey, Niagara Blue and Gun Metal Blue,

unsafe or the

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