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Taranaki Daily News, 12 May 1921, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS. MOTOR CYCLES THAT AHE GUARANTEED GOOD. 1916 INDIAN, in fine order ...... £75 1917 INDIAN, Electric ,£lO5 1915 DOUGLAS ,£5O 1916 BUDGE MULTI, 31 .....* |£3s 1918 BIG X £75 1917 ALLON, h.p. £55 1 Genuine INDIAN SIDECAR, like new. NEW P.M. DOUGLAS AND SCOUT INDIAN IN STOCK. PERCY J. DOUGLASS. MOTOR SUPPLIES, DEVON ST., NEW PLYMOUTH. CALL AT ONCE FOR A DEMONSTRATION. MOTOR GAUNTLETI, GLOVES GLOVES yVE are showing a splendid aseortment of the Famous WALRATk GAUNTLETS, in Brown Leather, Black Leather, and Velour, all beautifully lined and finished. These goods are just landed, and are offered at prices that must appeal to you. CALL IN AND SEE. All Sizes in Stock. STAINTON & CO., NEW PLYMOUTH. ’Phones 732 & 190. P.O. Box 142. SOMETHING SOMETHING NEW. GOOD. THE EASTING* WINDSCREEN. Makes a Side Car as comfortable as a Motor Car. Gives perfect protection to the passenger in all kinds of weather and adds to the appearance of the Side-car. Suitable for any side-car. IRA J. BRIDGER, MOTOR CYCLE DEPARTMENT. 'PHONE 66 ELTHAM. MOTOR CYCLES. 1 3J-h.p. “8.5. A. £27 10s. 1 3A-h.p. “Triumph” £35 1 24-h.p. “New Imperial” .... £45 1 3J-h.p. “Rudge Multi” £75 I 3|-h.p. “Royal Ruby” (countershaft) £B5 1 4}-h.p. B.S.A £9O 1 5-6 h.p. “Rudge Multi” £7O J 6-h.p. “Royal Ruby,” late model £ll5 1 6-h.p. “Royal Enfield & Sidecar £135 The last six machines are equal to new mechanically, and guaranteed as such. THE ELTHAM MOTOR CYCLE REPAIR DEPOT. Next Bank New South Wales. ’Phone 164 J. H. BODiJE, Eltham.

AMERICA v. ENGLAND. £T fVould be a pity to allow the public interest and amusement that was engendered by our reply to a recent famous advertisement of one of our competitors to die down for the want of some further interesting information on the same subject being disseminated, so whilst we ar&. awaiting their next effort we wish to mention another aspect of the controversy. For the sake of pleasurable argument, we will admit that the “White” Truck fairly represents the best class of truck that America produces, and we presume our opponents will admit that the “Leyland” likewise represents the best class of Truck that England produces. Whatever may be said of the American superiority over England in Motor Car production and value, we venture to say that no unprejudiced person will argue otherwise than that for solid value and long-lived service, English Commercial Vehicles far out-distance the Yankee goods, even though the selling price here is higher than the American of similar tonnage —and by the way the actual selling price here of the English Truck is in many cases actually lower than the American ones—but we will take say two machines of 5 tons capacity each with the English machine selling at £l7OO and the Yankee at £l6OO. The point is that the English machines are built to the Imperial weight of 22401bs per ton, whereas the Yankee builds his to the short ton of 20001bs, but both are commonly referred to here as 3-ton, 4-ton, 5-ton, and so on, which is obviously wrong. Now, in the case referred to above, the actual built-in carrying capacity of John Bull’s production is 11,2001b5, and Uncle Sam’s is IO.OOOIbs, although, mind you, both are referred to as 5-ton machines, and the English price is £lOO more—so that to get at the beginning of the real value of the trucks yoii must divide the carrying capacity of each into the selling /Jrice, with the result that England wins handsomely, as always when value is considered, as follows— Cost per lb of carrying capacity: England 3/0| America 3/2 2/5 Let this be an.argument in support of purchasing British goods, which is the market for our produce. WILSON’S MOTOR SUPPLIES, LTD., ELTHAM AND WANGANUI. New Plymouth Representative: P. A. Bulmer, c/o Jellyman’s Garage. PHONE NO. 504. REMOVAL NOTICE. J BEG to announce that I have removed to offices above the National Bank of New Zealand, Ltd., recently occupied by Messrs. Fitzherbert and Fitzherbert. ■ • A.C. LAWREY, SaHcitoF;