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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, AUGUST 27,` 1932.

MORRIS BUS GIVES REMARKABLE

PERFORMANCE AT CANTON

Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Sole Distributors for Hongkong

and South China of Morris Cars, Trucks and Buses,

have Received

the

Following Certified

Statement from the Kwang Chow Bus

Company, Canton:---

On August 3rd, 1932, an official test was carried out on my Morris Commercial 2 ton Motor Bus by a representative of the Motor Dept. of Messrs. Dodwell and Co., Ltd.

The bus was driven all day from 7.0 A.M.--10,0 1'.M. under normal working conditions, i.e. all rec. gnised stopping places were observed and in addition, the bus was stopped whenever a passenger wished, to alight or fresh passengers to join.

The total distance covered in the day was 131 miles and this figure was accomplished on exactly 2 (two) tins of gusolene (10 American gallons), thus giving an average of 13,1 working miles per gallon. Previous to the foregoing, another official test was performed on my bus to ascertain the actual distance which could be covered without stopping on one (1) American gallon of gasolene.

I attended this latter test in person and was aliewn and convinced that the distance which could be covered is 16.68 miles.

I certify that the above figures are correct.

Signed:

THE KWANG CHOW BUS COMPANY,

TRUST A THORNYCROFT WIth Your TranSPORT

DEAL DIRECT.

THORNYCROFT

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Pioneer Building, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

TEL. 56752.

TRUST A Thornycroft WITH YOUR TRANSPORT

BEAUTIFUL HIGHWAYS IN U.S.A.

Above is shown a section of a Michigan highway near Munising bay illustrating how trees have been cut down on bends of scenic roads to open up vistas of water, trees and hills to motorists. Low photo shows tree planting and land-

scaping on a city boulevard.

Lansing, Mich., July 29. Michigan roads are "going back to nature," and, consequently, that atate now possesses some of the most beautiful highways in the country.

GAS AND MILEAGE.

Useful Hints.

By James F. Donahue.

Although it's hard to believe, the way you sit while driving your car has a lot to do with gasolino mileage you get out of it.

1,206,836 CARS IN

CANADA...

Canada now has a total registra- tion of 1,206,836 cars, the average being 8.6 persons for motor vehi-

lo..

This is a smaller average popu- lation per car than that of any The driver's position is as im-country except the United States, portant for his comfort as it is for with 4.6 persons per car, and Now the economical performance of the Zealand and Hawall, both with 7

persons.

car.

In the case of motoring, its "sitting" rather than the "stance" of golf that is the by-word.

Some drivers have the habit of shifting constantly from throttle

it regulates the position of the closed. Turning the screw back a throttle when it is supposed to be little will permit less gas to be to brake pedal and back. This is fed through the carburettor and 80 especially true in traffic.

This practice leaves no room for keep the engine idling more slowly. case and comfort at the wheel. for

As a result, the driver will be re- the driver mentally is always on lieved of the strain of working both brake and throttle in traffic to auch HEY! WATCH YOUR

an extent. He will find driving more restful. And ho will get MILEAGE

more mileage.

a strain on himself. the alert and physically is adding

tion of trees, the moving of desira- ble trees so that they will not be destroyed during construction, the most likely, lies in the fact that The ronson for his doing thia, complete planting of all barren too much gas is flowing through the areas, development of roadside carburettor while the engine in sup springs, sodding and planting of posed to idle with the foot throttle The reason for this is that engibarren slopes, and grading work in closed position. The result is neers, foresters and landscapera |In connexion with any of these that the car keeps moving forward are co-operating in road construe. | items.

faster than the traffle allows, and tion in an endeavour to make over

so the brake has to be applied con- stantly to check it.

ngly gashes and piles of earth left In Mother Nature's ensemble after construction crews have finished their jobs.

In Michigan's road construction plan, the highway engineer stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the land- scape architect. After the former is finished, the latter comes along and replants trees, bushes, shrubs and flowers, not in straight rows like city tree planting, but in as natural a grouping as possible.

"In addition to this work, our resident foresters have charge and supervise the placing of public utility liries within highway limits,

Another contribution to dis- comfort in driving is the opposito to riding the clutch. So much has been said about thle that many drivers do exactly the reverse and find their left foot Jumping back and forth, when in heavy traffe.

Riding the clutch is harmful if enough weight of the foot is put on the pedal to cause the discs to allp. But heavy traffic, where there is much stopping and starting, would sap the energy of anyone trying to Jobey this warning.

to allow the foot to reat lightly on In a case like this it is enough the cluch pedal, so that pressing down on it and letting go up to the point of releasing the discs entirely would still leave the foot in ready position.

This relieves the driver of quite a strain. It prépares him for quicker emergencies. And it per mits him to keep up close to the The remedy lies in adjusting the follow in front without too much

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as well as the removal of roud-stop screw at the carburettor, where, danger. side advertising signs."

Before any road is built, the chief engineer of plans and design,, who is also a landscape architect, work with the chief forester on lo- cation and genern) design so as to insure that state highways will bej built with beauty as an important; inctor.

State Buys Forest Land. Work From Photographs

To insure highway beauty In some cases the landscape through timbered arens în the crew goes ahend of the construc-state, the State Administrative tion gangs, photographing and Board annually appropriates $50,- sketching the beauty aputs. After 000 for the purchase of 400-Loot this is done it is comparatively right of ways. In the last three simple to replant the mulilated years more than 2165 acres of tim- area almost as natural as it was ber along highways have been pur- before.

chased from this fund. According to Phelps. Vogelsang. It's surprising how much can be state forester, Michigan is divided done toward road beautification into 10 residences, and each one with a comparatively small amount has a resident forester or resident of money, landscaper. These men work directly under supervision of the state forester at Lansing.

Each resident forester has from seven to 14 counties under hi charge and in each county he bar developed at least one crew of eight or 10 men who devote their entire time to roadside develop- ment work. The duties of these crews consist of general main- tenance of trees, shrubs, planting, development of roadside springs, maintenance of roadside parks, and other work.

"Practically all the roadside work is done through our main- tenance organization to

which these crews belong." Vogelsang informs. "Our work is financed both through maintenance and construction.

"Each year we budget on our maintenace projects certain amounts to be placed on each sec- tion of road to cover the care of trees, shrubs, parks and so forth.!

Route Studied Beforehand. "Whenever a new road is to be built the resident forester inspects the new location and prepares esti- mates on the cost of all roadside work to be done on that project. Such estimates include preserva-

TRAFFIC PROBLEM OF KING CHARLES.

Coaches Forbidden to Park in the Streets.

The traffic problem is no new puzzle to civilisation. It existed as far back as 1600, as shown in an order issued in that year by King Charles II of England. reart:

According to Vogelsang, the de- partment plans to spend about 3108,828 in construction planting ind maintenance, planting. This amount of money will plant 25,- 40 trees, 57,650 skrubs, 363,700 ver-greens, and will also finance trimming, transplanting, welling and grading,

THE PEUGEOT 201 “C”.

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really appreciated by newcomer to motoring. The Peugeot 201 has been admired by technical experts all over the world. It la made from the very beat raw material at the great works, af Montbellard-Sochaux, the most modern and best equipped factory in Europe,

Jeugeot

Sole Distributors:-

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-

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A TRULY MODERN MOTOR CAR

1. DEEP BANJO FRAME.

2. OUTBOARD SPRINGS.

It

"Wherons the excessive number: of hackney conches in the City of London are found to be a common nuisance, the streets and highwaya being thereby made. impassable. and dangerous:

"Wa command that no person or persons permit or suffer said coa- ches to stand or remain in any of the streets."

There was a decrease approach- ing 60 per cent. in the value of motor vehiclen imported into Now Zealand during the first thron months of this year, compared with the total for the same period in 1981

3. SILENCED CHASSIS AND

BODY.

4. OIL TEMPERATURE CON-

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5. DASH

REGULATED

SHOCK ABSORBERS.

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G. DASH CONTROLLED

FREE WHEELING,

7. SUPER HYDRAULIC BRAKE WITH NEW CEN. TRIFUSE DRUMS.

8. SYNCHRO-SILENT GEAR

SHIFT.

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21, Pottinger Street. SHOWROOMS:

109, Hennessy Road, Hong Kong. Tel. 28672.

35. Nam Kwan Ye Maloo, Canton.

Tel. 21474.

SERVICE,

101, Hennessy Road, Hong Kong. Tel, 28672.-

Globe Garage, 40 Nam Kwan Ye.