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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SATURDAY, 21st. FEBRUARY, 1931,

Boing The Official Orgen al

“THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

(VEN VER VERI SED MEN

THE 'A.A. AND M.U.

An Historic Amalga- mation.

Twenty years ago, (in January. 1011) two British Motoring Organisations, The Motor Union and The Automobila Ansociation, joined forces by amalgamation.

The new boy was known as,

Try The Famous K. L. G.

PLUGS

IN YOUR MOTOR CARS

and CYCLES

"FIT AND FORGET"

Sote Agents:- The Hongkong Motor Accessory Co. Bank of Canton Building.

1st Floor

Kowloon Branch

475, Nathan Road, (Next to Yaumati School).

CAPTAIN

MALCOLM

CAMPBELL'S

FAMOUS

"BLUE

BIRD."

The above picture was taken shortly before Capt. Malcolm Campbell left England for the United States, where at Daytona Beach, he succeeded in heating the late Sir Henry Segrave's record of 231 miles per hour by 14 miles per hour. Capt. Campbell is the only lying motorist who has exceeded a speed of 200 miles per hour.

"The Automobile Association and Motor Union," ("The A. A. and M. U."). The membership of The Motor Union was 8,500, and that of the A. A. 19,500.

Twelve years later, on the sug- gestion of a member of the old Motor Union Committee, the long name was shortened to "Automi- bile Association."

The amalgamation has been an Toutstanding BUCCONF. Starting with a joint membership in 1911 of 28,000. the total membership has grown during twenty years to over 400,000—a World's record Tor Motoring Organisations.

CURRENT

COMMENT

Those Crackers,

of

Once more, Chinese New Year celebrations, accompanied by the ear-splitting racket and din exploding fire-erackers, have puss- [ed, and motorists especially will have heaved nigha of relief. What alty it is that there is not

ative legend or belief which would render it essential that

be crackers

fired from the top of a high mountain, for by banning the Peak, a pilgrimage might then be made to one of the

A is well known, Mr. Charles McWhirter, who was associated with the Motor Union from its |inception, and was General Chaic-

man of the M. U. Finnuel Conehills on the other side, far away Imittee, has hern Chairman of The Automobile Association sincr

1923.

GOING HOME ON

LEAVE?

If so, the following will interest your

EXAMPLE OF CAR ON THE DEFERRED PAYMENT

SYSTEM OVER EIGHTEEN MONTHS.

To new ear, say....

$200:

*

-

Deposit one quarter

50:

-

£150:

-

15: 7: 0:

£165: re 6:

Interest

Balance of £165: 7: : to be paid in 18

monthly instalments of £9: 3: 9:

To Deposit paid

5 Instalments of 19: 3: 9:

FINAL ADJUSTMENT.

To re-purchase price-65% of £200

Rebate on interest

Less 13 Instalments still due.

Cash handed to Purchaser.

45: 18: 9:

£ 50:-:

£ 95: 18: 9:

£130:

-

-

6: 8: 11:

£136: 8: 11:

119: 8: 9:

£ 17:

ACTUAL COST OF MOTORING FOR SIX MONTHS.

To Deposit and five instalments pald

Thirteen instalments still due

Less re-purchase and rebate on interest.

Cost of motoring for six months

or £13: 3: 1: per month.

£95; 18: 9:

119 8: 9:

$215; 7: 6:

136; 8: 11:

£ 78:18: 7:

The above proposition applies to any make of car; now or second- hand. We can also arrange to have a car and chauffeur to meet you at the docks, to take you and your luggage anywhere, most reasonably and more comfortably than by tall.

All our cars, both now and used are sold under a re-purchase guarantee.

LEAVE CARS, IT

7, Upper St. Martin's Lane, London, W.C. 2.

WRITE FOR BOOKLET

Local Agents: JAMES H. BACKHOUSE, LTD, 1A, Chater Road.

ONCE ROTHSCHILD'S CAR.

Buron Rothschild's Panhard

From the madding (and maddened) erowd. However, as we seeming ly have to tolerate n amunal pyrotechnie inferno, there should he start measures taken to protect motorists from the danger of bonthardment from upper stories by means of extremely dangerous -rackers and toy bombs. During

Reno, Nev. An automobile built, the holidays just passed, we have originally for Baron Rothschild, and heard of several instances where which saw service in this state for ilrivers have been subjected to

more than 20 years, is again in the this reprehensible

limelight, but this time as a curio. Warning should be issued that the old Comstock lode, this old car practice. Hauled in from a mining camp near Any person discovered throwing | crackers at vehicles, or pedestrians and it attracted more attention than was used at a display of 1931 cars, for that matter, would be liable to the new models. a heavy fine, and a few examples widely circulated, would doubtless hard & Levassor in France in 1902 This old car was built by Pan- have the desired effect.

Nathan Road.

at the fur

nt a cost of $16,000. Baron Roths- child entered it in the Paris- The grass plots at the far end

Madrid road race the following of Nathan Road are still undesir contest is not known. In 1901, it

your.

How it came out in this able, in spite of the guides in the

was purchased by F. W. Wool- form of whitened granite blockworth of ten-cent store fane, who

end. They particularly ornamental, and we

are not ook it to New York and used it cannot quite see the purpose they are supposed to serve. With modern fast-moving traffic, the wider the

teen person, excluding the driver. rond the better, and although in Berwick Old Bridge for five years, are prohibited from crossing over days was employed in the landscape part.

since gone, shrubbery by order of the Ministry of Trans- decoration of some famous strects and avenues. We are under the

It is anticipated that when the impression that modern streat new Mersey Tunnel Is completed planning airns at using every.

2,000,000 cars will pass through available inch of space for either

annually, and in the normal way it moving traffle or parking space,

will be able to cope with 3,000 vehicles an hour.

HUDDERSFIELD PARK.

On Site of Old Cloth Hall

SIXPENCE FOR 2. HOURS.

The Cloth Hall site in Market Street, Huddersfield, has been made into an official car park, and a fee of dd. per two hours or 1s. per day has boon fixed.

of the

With the Introduction Bennie railplane, in conjunction with the road bridge over the River Ribble, the first steps towards linking up Liverpool, Southport, and Manchester will be accomplished.

Vehicles scating more than four-

4

cost $16,000!

for a year,

Colonel W. S. Proskey, promi- nent Nevada mining man bought the car from Woolworth in 1908 and brought it to Nevada. For 20 years it was used in travelling to all parts of the state, rond con- ditions, or the lack of a road, fail- ing to stop the old Panhard. When It was retired five years ago it was mechanics declare it could be put «ull" in running condition, sad in order again.

The car has four cylinders. It is said to be the last model to use automatic intake valuca, which worked by the suction of the pls- tons. Transmission and differen- tial are

one unit, and the rear wheels are chain-driven..

THE HIGH ROAD.

A new Alpine road, a section of the Alpine Highway, is being constructed in Austria and will be one of the highest in the world. It will be about 30 miles long and about 8,250 feet above Rea level. It is expected to be completed in three years.

MOTOR CAR INSURANCE

PROTECT

YOUR CAR

AND

YOUR LIABILITY TO THE PUBLIC

BY A` POLICY" WITH

CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LTD.

Phone: 28121.

Hongkong Band Building.

1931 HARLEYS

Another Shipment 1931 Harley-Davidson Combinations.

DUE FEBRUARY 13th.

Per the "President Polk."

SEE THE NEW MODELS EARLY. The Gascon Motor Co.

2, KWONG WAH ROAD.

Tel. 56242

KOWLOON.

MOTOR UNION

INSURANCE C? EP

Incorporated in England

(Under the auspices of the Automobile Association)

SPECIALIZES IN MOTOR INSURANCE

For full particulars apply to:

THE UNION TRADING Co., Ltd.

York Building.

Phone 27738.

Announcing the Arrival of 1931

B. S. A

Greater Moter Cycle Value than you have ever had

ADDITIONAL OUTSTANDING FEATURES: Instrumental Panel (a's illustrated above) Two- Level Petrol Tap; Oil Pressure Gauge, eto. FOR POWER, SPEED, SILENCE, SAFETY, ECONOMY AND RELIABILITY. Choose a B. S. A. THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

SOLE AGENTS.

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