The Gasoline War From the letters we have lately received and from the report th: Messrs. Honigsberg give of their sales, the very satisfactory impression ix gained that motorists have fully waken: up to the importance of Supporting the "Apple Green" pumps in their fight against the oil monopoly. So far from the two big companies having crushed Messrs. Honigsberg by coming dow: three cents below his price, they would seem to have rallied more customers to him. This is as it should be, The extra charges per month to the average motorist filling up at the "Apple Greet pumps would not be more than two. dollars a month, if so much, and a very small price to pay as insurance against being delivered again into the hands of the monopoly. One point may be suggested to Messrs. Honigsberg. Many motorists do not come into town by Nanking Road, in fact avoid it if they can, and it fs not always convenient for them to come round by the Honigsberg garage when they wish to fil up. If feasible, it would be highly advantageous to have "Apple Green" pumps at Bubbling Well, in Avenue Edward VII, and perhaps in Avenue Joffre. Another point, this time for motorists. Attention has been called to the practice of drivers in the Straits Settlements to contract with a garage to take so much gasoline a month. We suggest that this good example might very well issuing that order, and then in the loneliness of these northern areas, swith their awful terrors, not knowing when the end would come or how. And, even if there was th: faint hope of saving their own Tives—and it was faint enough la all conscience—onie can think of the leaden hearls of these others.
Of such material, however, -must the men who xo exploring' these treacherous climes be made: they must be able to die, and they must able to obey. Th the same way. when the call comes to the most successful Polar explorer of to-day, Amundsen, to go to the rescue of Corner pilot, ws see the same it of self-negation. Amundsen could have rested on his laurels ton since, hut it is only toe mea to Lo feared tinue he has given Lis life in a brave endeavour to be of use where none was better qualified to do so. One other point occurs in this connection. We have hal little complimentary to say of anything that has emanated from Soviet Russia for long, but for the achieve ment of" Professor Samoilovich tu the ice-breaker Krassin there can be nothing but praise, not only for the Soviet Government's gene! Ju the act in placing all the skill of its aviators and navigators at the disposal of the unfortunate ex-blorers, but for their magnificent efforts. A cause such as exploration has thus bound people together a way that nothing else has been able to do, and we hope that lead to further coope! be followed in Shanghai, It would ¢Xtended idds, We help, Messrs, "Henigeberg te know thuded to the Scandinavian airmen Where they stand and "strengthen Who first brought relief to the Italia, their position in the struggle gasoline at reasonable prices. for but the world, we are certain, will the unable to restrain its admiration of their heroism.
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