1930-10-11 — Page 11

MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SATURDAY, 11th. OCTOBER, 1930.

Being The Official Organ of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

HONGKONG MOTOR ACCESSORY COMPANY

specialises

in all kinds of

ACCESSORIES

and

SPARE PARTS

Electric horas. Body polish Brakellning.

Hand jacks Lamp bulbs

Foot pamps Tire patches. Wrenches

&c. &c. &c., Re.

"GORMAN"

and

"LUCAS" torage batterice

suitable for all motorcars, cycles and radios.

ALL AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES Call and inspect, Bank of Canton Bldg. Tol. 20577.

SERVICE

CURRENT

COMMENT

China's Contrasts.

Pictures apearing on this page convey the impression that pro-. gress is being made in the vital matter of opening up motor trafe reutes through important districts, and the very fact that such work is extensively being carried out in various localities does show that the authorities. concerned are keenly alive to the needs of the age. But China is indeed puzzle. One would imagine that where the authority exists. to. build and maintain modern roads, there would also be authority to. protect the interests of those who, by placing motor vehicles on the roads, assist in achieving the aim of the builders:

Protect Enterprise.

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It naturally follows that good communications influence traders and others in investing money in

-REAL SERVICE! motor vehicles, and the taxes they

Latest Machinery Expert Mechanics European Supervision

MAY WE SERVICE

YOUR CAR?

NO JOB TOO SMALL NO PROBLEM TOO INTRICATE.

MAIN SERVICE STATION

10, CROSS LANE WANCHAI ne

THE PEAK.... PEAK GARAGE

23193

29208

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IN CASE OF

EMERGENCY

23193

Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

MODERN MOTOR SERVICE.

Effecto

FINISHES

RAINT YOUR OWN CAR! ALL COLOURS KEPT IN STOCK AS WELL AS THE NEW FORD SHADES.

Arabian - Sand, Dawn Grey; Niagara Bine and Gun Metal Blue.

W. 8. MOSES & 00., LI

Bola Agents,

pay for the privilege of using the roads prove a legitimate, and fruitful source of revenue to the country. But all enterprise must be protected, and yet we hear during the week, that public trans- portation companies in Canton are having to strongly protest against the common practice of military, police. and ather Government employees using their vehicles fares. It is without paying asserted that at times, the whole of the space in public huses is decupled by these non-paying pas- sengers. While such impossible conditions obtain. progress in China will continue a the pro- verbial snail's pace.

Motor. Auctions,

Weekly motor auctions will be conducted by Messrs. Hongkong Used Cars, Ltd., at their sales room in Cameron Road, Kowloon. This business is an innovation to Hongkong, although it is, of course, popular in other parts of

the world. An advertisement relating to this appears elscwatre in this issue.. The New Buick.

During the week, a representa- tive of the Telegraph was afforded the opportunity of taking a trial spin in one of the latest Buicks with the new straight 8-in line power units. The experience was most impressive, revealing a standard of control eficiency which thoroughly agrees with the claims made by the manufac- turers, The Buick slogan about "better cars" is of course, woll known, and in all truth it may be stated that this latest produc tion is indeed "a better Buick," and that assertion in itself is a surprising tribute when the excel- lence of every previous Buick car is remembered. Gear changing is a remarkably simple matter, and the claim that changing from second to third, or third to second. can be accomplished at a speed of 40 m.p.h. was put to the test and proved in the most definite manner. It is somewhat usual to

WUCHOW

BUILDS MODERN

MOTOR ROADS.

1931 "Harley Davidson" Can be Cabled for Now.

That China is fully aware of realisation of that much desired that the work is actually proceed- refer to the "smooth flow of power" when criticising new cars, the necessity of building good state of affairs seems ages away. ing, no definite evidence can be but the term may be employed in roads is amply demonstrated by It is true that many districts have secured that this is so. We feel no hackneyed manner when write the pictures shown above, recent awakened to the knowledge that sure that the Canton Authorities ing of this super-Buick

Aly taken in Wuchow by a Tele-trafe arteries must be built if appreciate the mutual benefit pleasure awaits every motorist graph representative. Up-to-date progress is to be recorded, and one which would accrue, and we look who becomes the owner of one of methods are employed, and a trans- looks forward to the day when the forward to the day when celebra- these powerful

formation from the old ricksha densely populated cities and towns tions will be held to mark the com- luxurious

roads to modern automobile routes in the southern territory will be pletion of such a thoroughfare. machines.

is gradually being effected. It is linked to the Colony of Hongkong In the meantime, It is indeed grati- by such evidence as this, that hope by a network of roads. A road (fying to know that many cities are is rekindled that China will as-from Canton to Hongkong, is showing a keen desire to keep sist in toe dawn of a more pro eagerly awaited, but although abreast with the times as far as perous era, although at times the rumours are at times overheard rond building is concerned,

A Bad Road.

and

The Castle Peak road between the thirteenth and fourteenth mile is in a really deplorable condition. In the early part of the Summer

the surface became disintegrated Penang-Singapore,

morning, their car being a second- four. The time in which the as a result of the hot sun melting

hand Fiat (Model 514). Mr. P. Chevrolet did the Journey was 13 the tar, and since that time, very

"The Penang-Singapore non- Bird of Italasia Ltd., Singapore, hours 38 minutes while the Flat little appears to have been done stop run record which was held and Mr. E. Marriotti of the firm's did the trip in 12 hours 51 minutes in reconditioning the surface. At by a Chevrolet "Four" was Penang branch drove the car-47 minutes under the previous the present time it is probably the lowered during a recent week-end alternately and they carried as a record. Starting out in a heavy roughest stretch of roddway in the by three motorists who left the passenger Mr. C. G. Barnes of the rainstorm the party almost Colony, and immediate repairing A.P.C. kiosk at Bagan Luar at Pinang Gazette. It was an excel- despaired of being able to do the is necessary.

8.80 on Friday night and arrived lent achievement in a car of much run in anything near record time. in Singapore at 9.21 on Saturday smaller power than the Chevrolet since the roads were too slippery

once

SEE THE NEW MODELS EARLY. The Gascon Motor Co.

2, KWONG WAH ROAD,

Tel. 56242

KOWLOON.

MOTOR UNION

INSURANCE C? 17?

Incorporated in England

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

LOCAL AGENTS,

THE UNION TRADING Co., Ltd,

York Building.

Phone 27738.

to permit high-speed driving but Channel Islands.

out of the wet districts Messrs. Bird, and Marriotti, The popularity of the Channel driving alternately, pushed the Islands as a touring ground för little car, to its utmost, their motorista is rapidly increasing, speed being over 60 miles an hour and for many years past the Au #t times. Having averaged tomobile Association has provided approximately 39.5 miles an hour, special facilities at Southampton the car raced into Singapore. on for assisting members in connex- Saturday morning with Mr. Bird ion with the shipment of their at the wheel and was pulled up motor vehicles.

outside the Italasia building. in This special port service has Orchard Road, the engine running now been extended to Weymouth, as smoothly as when the trip was where the A.A. has stationed a started. The only stops were for uniformed representative who at rafilling with petrol and oil-Shell tends the arrival and departure of products being used--and Mr. V. all boats, and renders every pos Pini of Italasin Ltd., Singapore, Bible assistance to members." was informed by wire of the pro

gress made at various stages. Ipoh was left at about ten minutes!

past 11 and at 6.32 the next morn-

ing the party left Muar behind to

IN CANADA.

arrive at Batu Pahat just after Good Progress Made by

7 o'clock"

the Was

The car which "Baby" Model (10-30 HP.) ran throughout the 507 miles

On

Thornycrofts.

ordinary Shell Motor Spirit and 62ND REPEAT ORDER. Golden Shell Motor Oil."

The original record held by the Some indications of the good pro- Chevrolet Four was also made gress Thornycroft vehicles are mak using Shell Motor Spirit and ing in Canada, since only a few Double Shell Oil.

New Members,

years ago the manufacturers tack led this promising market in their usual whole hearted way and found Since publishing the last list, ed Thornycroft (Canada), Limited, the following motorists have join- to operate locally, is given by the

ed the Hongkong Automobile Asso-1 news recently received that a 62nd ciation:-

G. W. Garrett,

A. L. Shields.

C. A. Melchers.

H. Raalgh Jen.

E. Himsworth. T. W. Carr. L. Jack G. A. Lawrence. R. M. Wood: Tan Eng Hool. J. A. Summers, J. Jones.

Miss E Samy. Y. H. Leung,

A. Brailsford.

H. A. Howes.

C. H. Rolfe Miss M Braga. G. Forder.

J. McFarlane, A. R. H. Phillips, RII Wild.

O'G. Anderson. A. B. Ramsay.

repeat order has recently been com pleted for the T. Eaton Co. of Toronto.

These people are the largest stores in the Dominion the Har rods of Canada-and starting in a small and somewhat experiment al way with Thornycroft vehicles; have now built up a very large fleet to which this latest addition is a ton Thornycroft type "RB" plat form lorry.

As can be expected competition with American trucks in this mar ket is very severe, and for many years the T. Eaton Co. operated these exclusively until they testad Thornycroft vehicles on which they have since standardised.

Other Canadian users of Thorny crofts are the Shell Co. of Canada, the McGill University of Montreal the City of Winnipeg Municipal Department, and Messrs. Fouse Brobst, amongst other big transpor contractors who have recently se quired Thornycroft zirwheelers go-any-where-transport,