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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 6 May 1921, Page 7

BUSINESS NOTICES. AMERICA" V L ENGLAND. TT would ha pity to allow the pub- •*■ lie interest and armisement that was engendered by our reply to a recent famous advertisement of one of our competitors ie die down for the want of some further interesting information on the same subject being disseminated, so whilst we are awaiting their next effort we wish to mention j 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 j 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 outdistance 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 £1700 -and the Yankee at £1600. The point is that the English machines fire 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 or 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 11,2001bs and Uncle Sam's is 10,0001bs, although, mind you, both are referred to as ston machines, and the English price is £100 more. So that to get at the beginning of the real value of the trucks you must divide the carrying capacity of each into the selling price, with the result that England wins handsomely as always when value is considered— as follows: Cost per lb. of Carrying Capacity: ENGLAND 3s Oid AMERICA 3s 2 2-5 d

Let this be an argument in support of purchasing British, goods, which is the market for our produce.

WILSON'S MOTOR SUPPLIES LTD. ELTHAM S& WANGANTJI. Hawera Representative: F. V. LYSONS, 12 Grey St. Hawera. BRITISH MOTOR CARS. THE TALBOT DARRACQ is a beautiful car, 16 horse, 3 and 5-seater. The A.C. Light Car, 11 horse, referred to by motor, journals as England's leading light car. Latest improvements. These Cars will be- on exhibtion at the Dominion Winter Show, Hawera. For price and particulars apply to— D. J. GOODWIN, 7 Cambria St., Hawera. Representative for Taranaki. MOTORISTS,

ELECTRICAL TROUBLES FIXEL, WE have pleasure in announcing ' that we have installed the wonderful AMBU TROUBLE SHOOTER, . The wonderful instrument that enables all troubles in the electric equipment* of American cars to be traced in a few minutes. This is. the most up-to-date electrical service in the world, and troubles that have taken days to trace by ordinary methods haye been traced by AMBU in as many minutes. Bring us your troubles and we will fix them. P. W. ALLEN, 1916 GARAGE, KAPONGA. WHEN YOU WANT THE BEST OUT OF YOUR CAR mAKE A KODAK with you on your- -*- Motor Trips and let us develop your snaps. Then you will be sure of having a permanent and pleasing record of your holiday. CAMERAS from 6/- to £19. MIDGET STUDIOS, Opposite Post Office, 'Phone 466. ** Hawera. j FITS U EYEGLASSES are the "custom made" glasses of the Optical World, and fully as important to yotir personal appearance. The neat inconspicuous met a'.! parts are the acme of quiet simplicity, meeting perfectly every requirement of good taste. CONSULT

SAXON JONES, D.5.0.A., PROFESIOXAL OPTICIAN, Rooms: Westwood's Phai-macy, High Street. Stratford every Tuesday at Mclnness' Pharmacy. NOTE. —We do every description of Optical Repairs on the premises. Bring your repairs to us. ' ARTHUR J. FAKE, BRICKLAYER & CONTRACTOR, ALL Classes of Brick Work, Plastering, Tiling, Furnace Work, Concrete and. Drainage executed at reasonable rates. Country work promptly attended to. Address; 14 Morrissey St., Hawera.