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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SATURDAY, 30th. MAY, 1931.

aning The Official Organ 01

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

K.L.G.

THE SUPER-PLUG

Sole Apontscm***

The Hongkong Motor Accessory Co.

Bank of Canton Building 1st floor.

Kowloon

Branch: 475, Nathan Road.

(Next to Yaumati School!

FOR ALL CLASSES OF

MOTOR Insurance

WRITE FOR OUR

PROSPECTUS.

China Underwriters, Ltd.

HEAD OFFICE Hongkong Bank Building.

Des Vonur Road Central..

Tel. 28121.

BS.A

FOR BEST

VALUE Many 1931 Models

IN STOCK.

Hire-purchase Arranged.

APPLY TO THE AGENTS

SINCERE'S

CURRENT

COMMENT

Traffic Accidents.

The jury's chter at

receni

nquiry into the death of a Chunear palestrin (who tay killed Murough being run over by a motor has) suggesting that they speed of motor hoses should be redured to fifteen miles per hour: alon: Quen's Rond, will probably Sroduce much argument for and

agains1. That fatal accidents will neear, no matter whether the spend he twelve or twenty miles fer hour, is, unfortunately, in- evitable, and it must be admittedl that the fault lies very much with

bolestrians. Generally speaking," the standard of driving in the Chlony is high, and public bus drivers in particular, appear to be extremely careful, We eamot set the use of limiting the speed of butses if other vehicles may travel faster, und in any case, it is doubt- fut whether a reduction of speed by five miles per hour. would hissen the number of accidents per year. It is surprising that more fatalities are not recorded, tor Hongkong streets are a con- Linual source of anxiety to motor drivers. Pedestrians will dash

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in front of oncoming vehicles, and while this deplorable Lack of road sense, and failure to appreciate danger exists, from time to time accidents will be re cordes. From nuuther paint view, slow moving busies would probably create a greater danger than

present, because other vedricles would be continually petersen Thee.

Al

A Narrow Escope,

A motorist stopped his car the father day, ou one of Hongkong's busy streets, and without even glancing at other traffic, stepped out on the wrong site at the very moment another car was about to the

pass. The other driver saw door of the stationary vehicle sud- denly swing open, and only a smart pice of driving an emergency braking and swerve, saved the man who alighted from the offside of his ear. fran being badly injured, or

sily killed. is probable that the an who acted so thoughtless- ly gained experience which will Cause him to exercise duc caution in the future, and we trust that by giving publicity to the incident, other motorists wil refrain from stepping out on the wrong side. The habit is distinctly dangerous, and drivers and passengers alike should remember that there is a grave risk taken by alighting from cars on the trallic side.

At North Point,

It

Close by the Electric Company's North Point Installation, the road now takes a sharp turn to the right, and carries on through the new cutting where a fine wide throughfare has been laid. would be as well, however, to dis- play red flags, or a large notice warning motorists of the Budden turn, because the tram track takes the same corner, und unless motor- Ista are familiar with the change over, a collision might enally oc- cur. possibly with the barrier it- self.

HIGHEST MOTOR TAX.

Florida, nevording to the American Automobile Association, has the highest motor tax. In the United States. Special taxes levied in the stato total $52.78 a car, as contrasted with the lovy of $17.80 set by Illinois, the lowest tax state in the Union.

HORSE AS SPARE.

Oscar Warren, Vicalin, Calif., rodeo rider and cowboy, drives an nutomobile. in which he carries his horse. Recently he ran out of gas on a lonely road. He mounted the horse, drove to the nearest gas station, got his gas and rode back to the car!

The feet of 5 Double-Six Daimler cars, with Hooper coachwork, have just been supplied

to Their Majesties the King and Queen. There are three 40/50's and two 30/40's, incorporat-

ing the new Daimler transmission, fluid flywheel and self-changing gearbox.

Daimler Cars for King George and Queen Mary.

1931

THE COMBINATION "A"

REPRESENTS THE LAST

WORD IN MOTOR CYCLE

COMFORT, POWER. SPEED,

We are always pleased to gwa demonstrations.

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2, KWONG WAH RD,

TEL. 86342.

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HARLEYS

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CARS BEAUTIFUL

FOR

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thue viurdy, protautien your car always spotlessly clean, als today1

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DETROIT NATIONAL AIRCRAFT SHOW.

Four new modela displayced at the Detroit National Aircraft Show. Loft is the all-metal, Wasp-powered Lockheed Vega, built for General James A. Fechat. Lower left shows a rear viow of the Nicholas Beazley trainer, two-place, side-by-side open, folding wing monoplane, powered by a 35 horsepower Continental engine. Upper right is the Curtiss-Wright junfor pusher monoplane, a two-place open plano powered by a 30 horse-power Szekely engine. Lower right is an unusual shot of a one-place open Buhl "Pup," powered by a do horse-power Szekely engine. Aeroplano, manufacturers from all over the United States displayed their wares at the Detroit National Aircraft Show, April 11 to 19. At-top in a view of the now Detroit municipal airport of which most of the planes have been put on display, and action shot of the new Do- troit Lockheed Orion, with landing gear fully retracted, apcoding at an average of 235 miles an

Hour. Inest in Ray Cooper, manager of the airport.

MOTORUNION

INSURANCE CO LTD

Incorporased in England,

(Jader the auspices of the Automobité. Association)

SPECIALIZES IN MOTOR INSURANCE

For full particulars apply to:—

THE UNION TRADING CO., Ltd.

York Building,

MORRIS PROFITS.

Another Prosperous Year Record.

BRIGHT FUTURE.

Phone 27718,

of Government securities, against a reserve fund of £2,000,000 und reserve for contingencies of £517,- 020. Since the business became à public company in 1926, the goodwil has been

from written down $1,641,048, and the reserve' ac- cumulated from profits has renched Its present figure.

...

All the Ordinary shares, it will Another good year is reported by be remembered, are held privately Morris Motore, Ltd. Profits by Sir William Morris, and 'his amounted to £1,803,306. as compar friends. For the first two years no ed with $1,286,181. After meeting dividend was paid on them, in order the dividend on the £8,000,000 71% that the reserve fund might be ac- Proference shares and cumulated. The Investing pubifo per cent. income tax, there is a balance of holds the £3,000,000 7% per cent, profit of £820,994: ..

Preference shares, which are valued In the market at 21s. 6d. A divided of 10 per cent. free of tax is again to be paid on the Or- The release of, say, 500,000 of dinary shares, and 2391,048 is to the Ordinary sharea to enable the be written off the figure at which general public to take a share in the Roodwill stands in the balance equity of the business would sheet, bringing the amount down to popular with the market and I £600,000, Resorve for Income tax worth consideration. Some Idea or recolves £100,000, "and" £258,111 is their value may be gained from the carried forward, against £118,756 fact that although, the distribution brought in. The financial position was only 10 per cent free of tax, of the company is exceptionally representing £200,000, actual earn strong, assets including' £2,802,025 ling equalled over 40 per cent, 215