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THE CHINA MAIL,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1928,
HAND THE MOTORISTS PAGEAN
POWER and SPEED
with SILENCE,
SAFETY and ECONOMY.
THAT'S
B. S. A.
MOTOR CYCLES
THE MOST RELIABLE OF ALL MACHINES.
COME & SEE THE MODELS IN STOCK.
THE SINCERE CO., LTD.
BOLE AGENTS,
ROYAL ENFIELD MOTOR CYCLE
All models in stock. Cash or Terms.
A. LUNG & CO.
19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. TELEPHONE C. 1219.
BUYERS GUIDE
· MOTOR CARS. ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's
Road. C.4759. BUICK-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 39 Wong Nel Chung
Road, Happy Valley. C.1247. ...
CADILLAC.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. CHEVROLET-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. CHRYSLER.-A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Road, C. Tel. C. 1219. HANOMAG.-Wai On Tseang, Ltd., 243 Des Voeux Road, G.
Tel. C. 711. MORRIS.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C4759. OAKLAND.-Lane, Crawford, Ltd. OLDSMOBILE.-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 88 Wong. Nel
Chung Road, Happy Valley. G.1247.
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PACKARD. The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 93 Wong Nel Chung
Road, Happy Valley. C.1247.
PONTIAC.-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.
ROLLS-ROYCE.--Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C4759, SINGER-Gilman & Co., da, Des Vœux Road Central.
STUDEBAKER-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. VAUXHALL-Lane, Crawford, Ltd. WHIPPET, Gilman & Co., 4a, Des Voeux Rd., C. WILLYS-KNIGHT Gilman & Co., da, Des Vœux Road Central.
MOTOR TRUCKS AND TRACTORS. CHEVROLET-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road, C.4759. FEDERAL TRUCKS Kin Cheong Hong, 37, Connaught Road C.
Tel. C. 6.
G.M.C.-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 38 Wong. Nel Chang Road,
Happy Valley. C.1247.
GUY.-A. Lang & Co., 19, Queen's Rd., CTel. C. 1219. MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. G4759. STUDEBAKER Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road C4759. WILLYS KNIGHT TRUCKS-Gilman & Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Ed. C.
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MOTOR CYCLES.
B.SA.The Sincere Co., Ltd., Des Voeur Road. C.1067,
TEL: G. NEW HUDSON A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Road. C.
1219. RALEIGH-A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Road, C. Tel., C. 1219. ROYAL ENFIELD Lang & Co., 19, Queen's Road C. TeLC
1219,
TYRES AND ACCESSORIES. ACCESSORIES Hong Kong Hotel Garage, Queen's Boad, G4759 ACCESSORIES. The Duro Motor Co., Nathan Road, Kowloon. K.226, AUTO-TOTAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS-Keiler, Kern & Co. Ltd.. 916-19, Connaught Road, Centrál, ver
COLUMBIA BATTELIES. The Dragon Moter Car Co. Ltd., 33,
Wong Nel Chong Road. Happy Valley. G1247.
FIRESTONE TYRES The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd; 33. Wong
Not Chung Road, Happy Valley C1247,
MILLER ACCESSORIES, A. Long Co., 19, Queen's Rd, STEM TEL C.1219,
MILLER TYRES A, Long & Co., 19, Queen's Rd C
PRESTOLITEL BAJ
Hongkong Hotel Garaga
HIGHT TRIBUTE
CAR PAGEANT
PAID TO STUDEBAKEN
DESIGN
FAMOUS DRIVERS
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MANY. BEAUTIFUL EXHIBITS
THE GRAND TATTOO
Following are some notes on the Car Pageant which participated in Hong Kong's Grand Tattoo:-
High tribute to the design of Studebaker cars was paid by a group of famons racing drivers following the close of the recent St. George's Car-(Miss Barbara 30,000-mile run at the Atlantic City Badden, Miss Joan Black, Misu Speedway near New York City. In Dorls Brooks, Miss Doris Booker.) this run, two stock model.Studebaker The base of the decorations was President Eight Roadsters covered the St. George's flag with the the distance in 26,326 and 26,329 white rose of York and the 'red St. George minutes. Two stock Studebaker rose of Lancashire.
President Sedans each rolled up 30,000 miles in less than 28,200 minutes.
and the Dragon were shown in all- houette in front of the radiator. This car was entered by St. George's Society-mounted on "Bean" car and lighting effects carried out by Mr. A. J. Allison of Messrs. Lane Crawford's Garage. Decorations by Mr. F. Mowfung of Messrs. Der A. Wing & Co. Silhouette designed by Colonel Bird and set up by Der A. Wing & Co. The girls distributed red and white roses en route.
Probably no one is better qualified to speak with authority on the merits of an automobile than these men who make driving a business. of They have driven many makes cars under a variety of conditions and "know a car when they see it."
"When you're hitting 72 on a wet, slippery track around three a.m., and the fog is thicker than soup,
Dutch Car-This car was you're got to have a well balanced, easy handling car to stay right side presentation of a Dutch Wooden up--they are unquestionably the Shoe decorated with tulips. The finest stock cars I ever drove." following ladies were seated in the This was the comment of Zeke shoe, with Huminated Tulip head- Meyer, winner of many racing dresses: Mrs. de Bruyn, Mrs. vàn honoura, in speaking of The Presi- Heurn, Mrs. Keyzer, Mrs. van dent's performance.
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Nieuwenhulise, Mrs. Ramondt, Mrs.
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"I've never in my life seen any-de-Vries, Mrs. Wierink. The thing like The President Eight. It Dutch car was entered by the Dutch is the nioet wonderful: stock car community-mounted-on have ever driven," was the opinion model Ford chassis and decora- of Clin Bergere.***
tions carried out by the ladies
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Jimmy... Gleason, veteran"""race" driver anya, "After helping drive mentioned above. The President 80,000 miles I can say
It is the greatest stock car I have ever handled."
On alighting from one of the cara
Blacere Co.'s Entry-The Sin- cere Co. entered a B.S.A. Motor
Cycle' and Bidecar most beautifully
at the finish of the long race against decorated and carried out in won- time, the diminutive Babe Stapp (derful detall, showing a crane's declared that there has never been
a run like that 30,000 miles in The next surrounded by a typical Chin- President Eights. "And in all the ese waterside scene.
world there are no, finer cars we "Flat-Special mention should could have made it in."
be made of the "Fiat" exhibit which was carried out with the usual Italian thoroughness.
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India was represented by a Farsee the platform. Mr. G. Murray of and lady reclining on a gorgeous Indian the Hong Kong Electric Company couch, a symbolic elephant being was directly responsible for the
TRAFFIC SCHOOL.
Others who helped pilot the Studebakers to their great new re- cord were, Johnny Krieger; Harry
A. Lung & Co.'s Entries-A. Essie Rose, Canada-Miss Phyllis direction the lorry was travelling. A. "Doc" Meyer; Eugene Batten, 1st Lt., A.C., U.S.A.; Ralph L. Lung & Co. prepared eight cars Capell, South Africa-Miss Yvonne The cross on the plinth was illumin- Kelly, India-Mrs. K. S. Pavri).ated from inside and showed up
Police authorities in Dortmund, Stewart and Fred Winnaf. -All were very enthusiastic in their and it showed considerable enter-The car represented the British Em-very well against the dark blue
prise on the part of this firm pire and was carried out in symbolic background. In order to add to have equipped a sort of traffic praise of The President.
old-fashioned fashion, the base of the decorations the Scottish character of the car school-room in one of the city's The magnitude of the record The model of an these care achieved in travelling galley was well carried out and Red, White and Blue of the Em-coration scheme a 5 square foot tures, transparencies, etc., dealing being Flander's Poppies and the and also to lend colour to the de- police stations with models, pic- with regulation of traffic and pre- 80,000 miles at speeds well above a mile, a minute, is difficult to the "Mencius" car, depicting a pire. The front of the car carrled panel has been, let into each side vention of accidents. Here het of the plinth and takes the form only, the police, but also drivers of visualise. But these "men at the story from the "Mencius" period, a Wembley Lion in silhouette,
Britannia was seated upon a dais of an illuminated thistle on automobiles and citizens in general guns" who whipped The Presidents was striking and effective,
of gold supported by the four white ground
can familiarize themselves with around the board track, day in and
Standard Oil Co.'s Exhibit. The
outposts of Empire Australia, The car was essentially an illu- traffic rules, the various signs em day out, for 10 days and 18 nights
There minated car and the figure of St. played, danger points, etc. realise what it means, and respect Socony Float was & representation Canada,-India and South Africa.
"Anzac" symbolised the sunshine.
Andrew showed up well by a nice are illuminated pictures designal the genius that made possible such to scale of their usual "model" an unprecedented feat of endurance. service station. Besides the gaso- of her countries-peace and plenty, adjustment of electric flood lights particularly to teach children how The Presidents which made these line pumps, a complete and satis-aa she was noted carrying a baby mounted on the revolving plat to conduct themselves on the street.
and *surrounded by form. The overall height of the remarkable records were selected at factory line of "station servicing" kangaroo
To make the ex-wheat,, &c., &c.
lorry to the top of the Capsa was 16 random from the Studebaker factory, was displayed.
Canada was in an autumn setting feet and Mr. Stópani Thomson assembly line by two officials of the hibit realistic, Miss Sylvia Pethick American Automobile Association, was shown arriving at the station with a typical fir tree behind sur- who took the part of St. Andrew miniature "Rolls Royce rounded by one of the most impor- had no easy task to perform con- The cars were then driven, to the ina track under the A.A.A. supervision whereupon Master Richard Pethick, tant fruits of the country-Apples. sidering his precarious position on and were completely disassembled as operator, appeared with the before the run by the AA.A. usual Socony promptness technical committee. They were de courtesy. The "Rolls" was filled clared to be strictly stock cars in with gasoline, motor oil, water, in evidence. every respect. The Contest Board flat tyre was blown up, and to Africa stood in a desert setting
Astatic Petroleum Co.'s Exhibit. | of the AA.A. supervised the entire complete the standard service job, with a cactus trees and rough scrub The A.P.C. showed, a lorry, the ruh, häving 16 men at the track to the car was dusted off.
Missa typical-veldt girl complete with main features of the decoration check the cars and maintain time Empire Car(Britannia)
scheme being a largo replica of a Barbara Walker, Australia-Miss rifle, &c. &c. deg records.
The Empire Car was mounted on Shell," the firm's emblem. This a "Bean" chassis and lighting was supported by a display of tins that stock Studebaker models not effects carried out by Mr. AJ of Lubricating Oil and Motor only meet Wisconsin braking re- Allison of Lane Crawford's Garage, Spirit and other products so well quirements fully, but at every Decorations by Mr. E. Mowfang of known to the public. The lorry speed listed will stop the cars in Der A. Wing & Co., and dresses was brilliantly illuminated with less than half the distance called designed by Miss Violet Capell some geven or eight hundred elec "safe" by the State Traffic En-The silhouette of the Wembley sic lights and presented an at- Lion was drawn by Colonel L Atractive advertisement for the South Bend, Ind., USA Testa gineer's code.
firm. recently conducted at Studebak- At 10 miles an hour, Studebak-Bird and painted and set up, by
Japanese Car-This was a beauti- er's. 800-acre proving ground near er brakes will bring a car to a Messrs. Der A. Wing. South Bead by The Studebaker complete stop within four feet, St. Andrew's Society. Car-Mr. ful scheme of decoration carried out Corporation have revented some whereas the Wisconsin code re C. Gordon, Mackie this year's pre- to represent a Japanese Chrysan- Interesting facts concerning the commends nine to twelve feet. Atsident of the St. Andrew's Society themum Garden and conveying the stopping power of the amplified 40 miles an hour, a Studebaker can undertook to enter a decorated impression of the glory of Autumn. action four-wheel brakes which are be brought smoothly to a complete lorry to represent Scotland. The A touch of realism was added by standard on all Studebaker and stop in a trifle over 70 feet. The scheme of decoration depleted St the presence of Japanese ladies Wisconsin figures are between 148 Andrew the patron Saint of, Sce and gentlemen dressed in antique Erskine models
Uning as a basis for the tests a add 200 feet land standing on a pil recommendation chart complied A full comparison between the with the Scottish nation by C. N. Maurer, trame engineer results of Studebaker tests at the white cross on
·STOPPING POWER
"WHAT THE STUDEBAKER
CAN DO.
of the Wisconsinstate highway proving ground in South Bend, and g commission, it was discovered the Wisconsin chart follows
Wisconsin. Standard
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