MOTORING
SUPPLEMENT
OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SATURDAY, 6th. DECEMBER, 1930.
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And
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THE
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Model 20 Two-Port
THE MOST UP-TO-DATE MACHINE AND THE CHOICE OF THE CONNOISSEUR,
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FINISHES
PAINT YOUR OWN CARI ALL COLOURS KEPT IN STOCK AS WELL AS THE NEW FORD SHADES.
Arabian Sand, Dawn Grey, Niagara Blue and Gun Metal Blue.
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Hole Agents.
CURRENT
COMMENT
Dinner Dance.
Members of the Homckone Auto. mobil Agenciation who have not ved made taħde pe arvations for th
Asin's Amna! Dit Marco op Becember 12th, are re
pleased 14
$
This Thy be alone en the Howling a Pemind Har
Upper Gooden Itond.
The work at widening the Eppen Garden Bar is practically com pleted now, and
AREN strea!
mpres ement has been elected. Good Sampras is also being made! with continuation dear the May Read, It should not be long before a considerable portion is opend te motor traffic. Another Accident.
killed in the vicinity of Yuunati These attairs will always be regorded from time to time, but Murely intelligent instruction Would tend to lessen such unfor tunare hapje mizura. Why Not Light?
DIESEL ENGINED LAUNCH FOR AMOY.
1931 “Harley Davidson” Can be Cabled for Now.
Since our plea for instruction tol
This is the second Gardner The trial took place recently of praised wheelhouse being placed school hildren on the subject of
A band capstan is engined boat built by the A.P.C. "Safety First" instructions when the M, B. "Yong Tal Shan" built forward,
Car for the China Coast and it will be Crossing traffic routes, another by Messrs. A. King to the order mounted the foredeck
anchor and warping purposes. Irrealled that about a year ago the of the APC. fatality has been recorded, #
This boat, of which a photo The motive power consists of "Petreux 1," built by the longkong thirteen year old student being
Pars alone has been designed Gardner 26 H.P. Semi Diesel Crude and Whampoa Dock Co, mate a meet the heavy local conditions Oil Engine running ut 450 rpm.non-stop run to Ponchow, in this <ť Amoy where heavy weather is Cardios engines are now so well ease the Power Unit consisted of often pountered, her hull and know in Hongkong that a detail-a twin set of 48 H.P. Gardner
inders being of specially massive led description of the power unit Semi Diesel Engines. construction.
fis unnecessary. Suffice it to say We understand that at present The leading dimensions are as that the engine is direct reversing day prices the fuel costs of a bont follows:
and works on the two stroke of the "Yang Tai Shan's" type work out at approximately 50 centa principle,
On trial the "Yong Tai Shan an hour on full loud showing an Fattained a mea speed over the immense saving over a
measured distance of 821 kuota driven bout of similar power. ant the designers are to be con- which In addition to running time sgratulated on this result. Later consumes fuel all the time she is
by.
The turning from Garden Road corner info Caine Road, on the
of Government Hous grounds. still remains poorly lighted, and one's sympathy goes it to the con- stable on duty. The earner is at dangerous one, and what is more, Is constantly under the eye of lend- ing Government OlBetals. Perhaps it is too small a matter to be ron sideret. Although it cannot he denied that the existing state of affairs do eat for an early remedy.
Seymour Rond
The setting back of the lamp standard the side of Seymour Road is removed einngerous bstacle, and motorists using that thoroughfare will doubtless appíres | "iate the impreventient
MORE FORDS.
Registrations in America.
Although the registration of new automobila In the United States up to June 1 of this year decreased 2 per cent compared with the corresponding period of last year. the listing of new Ford passenger cars increased 3.1 per cent. Itegis trations, which reflest actual de- liveries to customers, show 571,801 Fords, exclusive of trucks and com- mercial cars. This is 17,218 more than were registered inst year.
This rather remarkable showing coupled with the fact that 41.1 1 cent. of the cars registered-two out of every five-wery Fords is in- dientive of the extent to which the Ford lues regained its position of leadership in the automobile busi-
Thrve years ago Ford production was entirely suspended for nearly a year while plants were being re- saled for the production of the Model A. What has happened since. is relected fit the sales and regis- tration figures. The new Ford not only became immediately popular
former Ford awners, but it
its place in the gurages of the well-to-do. The "flivver" about which so many jokea had been told, was a thing of the past and in its stead was an entirely new nu̟tome. bile.
U.S. PROBLEM.
Variety of Traffic Laws.
Length R.P. Længth overall
Manked Beam
Draft in sun water
Moulded Depth
Registered Tonnage Gross Tonnage
19*** 18* 1242
6'0"
36-
9.85
21.89
steam
hot made a non-stop run to paring the trials Representa
The bout is built entirely of Amoy covering the 300 odd miles
anin 26 hours at an average speed tives of the A.P.C. Blessrs. A. Yaval and Teakwood with ordinary launch type stern and of 7.91 knots, a highdy satisfar-King, the builders, and Messrs. sumpan type bow. A faree cabin ry performance considering the Budwell and Co. Ltd..
supplied the engine, were present. Es provided aft, the substantial size of the boat and engine,
:
ENTIRE HOME-AND
MORE ON WHEELS!
When E. Z. Linders of St. Louls decided on n "home-on-wheels," he had one bullt that would include everything that home implies. In this case, as the pictures show, there's a washing machine in a rear compartment, along with collapsible boat and outboard motor. and a bathtub under the seat which can also be converted into a bed. Opposite the seat Is an entire kitchen, sinh, stove, electric refrigerator and all.
on a trip from city to city Invites, tourist following his own laws on death. arreat on many charges.
who
a. trip from New York to Washing The conference drew up a model In pointing out the need for un-ton would be in danger of arrest no municipal traffic ordinance in 1928, in which a list of model laws was The prosent condition of traffic form trafic laws throughout the less than 289 times. regulations in the United States, country, the national conference on Besides this, the conference de-given that could eliminate the Jan automobile driver who adheres street and highway safely in claced, the motorist submits him- present condition of various sys to his own city regulations while Washington has estimated that a self to accident, Injury or possible tems in different cities.
SEE THE NEW MODELS EARLY. The Gascon Motor Co.
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Value of automobile. Insurance in Wisconsin has increased from $2,064,360 in 1925, to more than $6,624,900 in 1930.
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Motor buses cannot operato on: Missouri roads if they exceed 30. feet in length, according to a res cent ruling.
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