THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 13, 1928.
THE CHINA MAIL,
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BUYERS GUIDE
MOTOR CARS.
ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY.-Hongkong, Hotel Garage, Queen's
Road. C.4759.
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BUICK-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 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. Lang. & Co., 19, Queen's Road, C. Tel. C. 1219. HANOMAG.--Wai On Theung, Ltd., 243 Des Voeux Road, C.
Tel. C. 711.
MORNIS, -Hongkong Hotel Garage,. Queen's Road. 0.4759.. OAKLAND..-Lane, Crawford, Lift..
OLDSMOBILE--The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd, 33 Wong Nei
Chung Rond, Happy Valley.
C.1247.
PACKARD.-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 Wong Nei Chung
-Road, Happy Valley. C3247.
PONTIAC-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.
ROLLS-ROYCM-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road, G.4769. SINGER-Gilmani & Co., 48, Des Voeux Road Central.
STUDEBÁKEM.--Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. VAUXHALL -Lang, Crawford, Ltd.
WHIPPET. Gilman & Co., 4a, Des Voeux Rd., C. WILLYS-KNIGHT.-Güman & Co., 4a, Des Voeux Road Central.
MOTOR TRUCKS AND TRACTORS.
BROCKWAY MOTOR TRUCKS--The Asiatic American Co. Tol.)
C. 244.
CHEVROLET--Hongkong. Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4769 FEDERAL TRUCKS.-Kin Cheong Hong, 37, Connaught Road C.
Tel. C. 6.
G.M.C. The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 Wang Nei Chung Road,
Happy Valley... C.1247.
GUY.-A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Rd., C. Tel. C. 1219. MORRIS-11ongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. STUDEBAKER-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Rond. C.4759.- WILLYS KNIGHT TRUCKS,—Gilman & Co., Ltd., Des Voeux, Rd. C. MOTOR CYCLES.
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B.S. A The Sincere Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Road. C.1007. NEW BUDSON.--A. Lung & Cọ, 19, Queen's' Road" C. Tel. C.
1219. RALEIGHA, Long & Co., 19, Queen's, Road, C. - Tel, C. 1219. ROYAL ENFIELD-A Ling & Co. 19, Queen's Road C. Tel. 0
1212.
TYRES AND ACCESSORIES. ACCESSORIES.--Hong Kong Hotel Garage, Queen's Runil.' 'C.4759. ACCESSORIES.--The Duro Motor Co., Nathan Road, Kowloon. K.228. AUTO-TOTAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.—Keller, Kera
THE GOLDEN AGE
-FRENCH ART DESIGN IN
PARIS
FINISH IN LACQUER
BRITISH CRITIC
PRÄISES AMERICAN
MANUFACTURERS
GOOD AUTOMOBILES
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Two outstanding exhibits which | The ability of American motor evoked many favourable comments fear manufacturers to build au- by the Parisian Press, at the 1928 tomobiles which give the utmošt ju International Automobile Salon performance and comfoft is stressed were the Loula XIV Limousine jin an Interesting article by Capt. mounted on the Studebaker Pre-JE. De Normanville, n leading sident Elght chassis, and a "modern British motor critic in a recent art" Erskine Six Royal Sedan.. The Issue of the Auto Motor Journal of two cars were specially prepared for London." exhibit at the Salon.
He pays high tribute to Stude- The spirit of the golden age of baker's new Director Sedan'as an, France was chosen as the decora-ļexample of the success of an Ameri- tive motif for the magnificent cap builder in creating an inexpen- limousine. The exterior coloursive car with high standards of per- scheme is blue, black and gold, withformance, style, and comfort. [radiator, wheels, lamps and exterior "This car has a number of In- hardware finished In gold lacquer.genious detalls in its equipment, and also, some exchisive features.
Bearskin Rug
The symbolic double "L" Louls but to my mind. Its pre-eminent le Grond appears on two medallions chorm is the possesatón, of a good of delicate necillepoint lace on the sized engine which is capable of back of the wide lounge seat in the giving you remarkable car, per- luxurious rear compartment. Aformance.
bearskin rug covers the parquet! To give you an impression of floor.
nwhat it can achieve we will take Separating the rear compartment, the case of Brockley Hal from the chauffeur's' scat is 'a that well khon gradient drop glass, below which is a cabinet which is
deceptive in
The Director
vory
of hand carved walnut containing the way it reduces car speed when three compartments. On the doors approaching the top." The sensa- of the main compartment is the tion of floating over it with the [characteristic double "L," while the speedometer a little beyond the 40
doors of the smaller compartments m.p.h. mark at the top was are embellished with a fleur de lis. pleasurable. There are elaborate vanity cases and apecially designed dome and corner lamps. The ornate interior hard- ware, designed to harmbatze with the period fittings, is finished In soft rose gold. Silk window shades are mounted on rollers concealed in the cornite,"
16-19, Connaught Road, Contral." And Litd., ?
COLUMBIA BATTERIES The Dragon Motor, Car Co., Ltd., 33,
Wong Nei Chung Road. Happy Vallez, G.1247,"'. FIRESTONE TYRES.-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33, Wong
Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley. C.1247.
MILLER" ACCESSORIES—A. Lung" & Co., 19, Queen's Rd., Ch
Tel. C1219.
MILLER TYRES.--A, Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Rd., C. Tel. C:1219. PRESTOLITE BATTERIES.÷Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's.
Road C.4750.
Modern Art
"The quite exceptional accelera- tion and climbing capabilities of the Director are not obtained by any undue rear axle reduction, but solely by that good sized engine of high efficiency and a. car so built as to eliminate all unnecessary weight; in other words, by perfectly correct methods.
In the Erskine Royal Sedan, Studebaker in the first to apply the modern art motif In a motor car. "Naturally. there are four-wheel The beauty of the body lines fg brakes, but they are of special type, strikingly emphasized by the daring embodying amplified action of the finish of French violet, silver and brake, shoes. The brakng system lustrous black lacquer. Bonnet, cowl is very good, as it is not only highly and body panels are in
and a light efficient in result, but suave shade of violet. Visor, roof and progressive in achieving that re- rear quarter, are finished in silver. [ault."
DA are wire wheels. The most The British expert was greatly striking feature of the colour impressed with The Director's scheme is the handling of the body outstanding riding qualities. - "I belt and running board apron, tried her with onmyself aboard, which are finished in two shades of and also with a full load, and in violet, and carry an irregular both cases the riding was very modern art motif.,
smooth. Another point which is The interior is in Ring with rather exceptional is that the extreme modernity. the ex-noticed this good quality whether terior. The wide lounge eats in on good roads, moderately good both front and rear compartments roads, or inferior ronds.
ono
are covered with brilliant tapestry "The car has an exclusive feature
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of futuristic design, which is also in being equipped with ball bear BRIGHT PROSPECTS used on the heavily upholstered ing spring shackles, the primary armi resta flanking the rear seat.object of which, as I understand it, The rich. effect of the patterned is to eliminate squeaks and rattles tapestry of the seats Is carried and the need for Occasional ad- further in the sheen of a silver justment, while also practically tapestry on the celling and side-eliminating the trouble of lubrica walls.
tion, as once in 20,000 miles would The great interest displayed in probably be enough for such bear- the two Studebaker models by ings." crowds attending this year's Salon was reminiscent of the popularity of the famous Erskine Blx gold chassis. first shown at the Salon in 1927.
53,000 MILES
Paris
TWO CARS HARD DRIVEN RECORD
BESSARABIA
THE AMERICAN CAR
"General business conditions In Europe appear exceedingly_bright," cominented Pual G, Hoffman, Vice President of The Studebaker Cor- poration of America, on his return to South Bend, Ind.; from the Con Itinent in October". . "There is NEW ROADS ARE BEING
practically no unemployment on the OPENED
continent, and the wage of the workingman shows a decided im- Bessarabia, which became part of provement over previous years." Roumania after the war, is under- Mr. Hoffman, accompanied by going rapid changes and in the Howard S. Welch, Manager of Ex- whole region an ever increasing disport Sales for The Studebaker Cor- play of activity is apparent. The poration of America, sailed for problem of transport is receiving Paris, September 28 to attend the its due share of attention; new International Automobile roads are being opened up and the which, was held Oetobor 4-14. With more than 53,000 hard whole machinery of transport is be Later they were present at the driven miles on its speedometer, a ing steadily improved. With a view opening of the British automobile famous car which made motoring to encouraging every initiative in history has at last come to rest in this direction, both public and pri- show at the Olympia, London, the museum of transportation main-vate bodles are vying strenuously Mr. Hoffman said, "The Studebaker- Referring to the Paris Salon, tained by The Studebaker Corpora with each other in promoting trials, Erekine exhibit was the cause of tion in its administration building competitions and other means of considerable comment among the at South Bend, Indiana, U.S.A. propaganda. Notable amongst these French. It attracted crowds which The car is one of the two is the "First Tourist Trial" organ were equalled only by the displays Studebaker Commander roadsters, ised jointly by the newspaper of Citroen and Renault, cars of each of which brought to a climax "Cuvantul Basarabici" and the a series of American stock car Automobile Club of Bessarabis, racing victories by travelling 25,000 which took place on the 8th and 9th miles at sustained average speed of September, of 65.91 miles per hour.
ONE NOW IN MUSEUM
French manufacture.
Salon
WESTINGHOUSE
BATTERIES.
BIG SHIPMENT
ARRIVED.
Price from
$22.50 upwards.
Sole Agents:
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BRITAIN'S SHARE
“The Greatest" "European sales of Studebaker With The trial, open only to touring and Erskine ears will be the great- this achievement, these cars shat-cars, was run over a most difficult est this year in history, showing an tered all previous American speed course to about 280 miles.
increase of almost two to one over and, endurance recorda, for stock
last year. There is every pos- Trenty-seven cars representing cara and established new distance the following makes started Oak elbility that 1929 will show a most records which stood until broken land. Bufek, Overland, Ford, healthy gain, In view of the fact less than four months ago by the Erskine, Essex, Ansaldo, Oldsmo-Europe as a whole may be expected. Studebaker President Eight run bile, Chandler Rugby, Pearlems, to continue its steady recovery. of 80,000 miles in 26,326 minutes. Palgo and Fiat, A
It is interesting to note that the
cent. The Increase is largely due to More than half of the 58,804 miles A model 520 Flat tourer driven by American car is acturing, goodly
small cars of the 7 and 8 h.p, class, on the car placed in the museum Major Urdareanu arrived, firat with share of the European automobile
of which three makes were on the were covered at speeds in excess of out a single penalisation mark; business. This Is principally be
market, a fourth making its appear- 65 miles an hour. After its re-winning the Brak prize of 26,000 cause American cars are, as a whole,
ance in July and August. The cord breaking performance on the Lel A Bulok and air Oakland were better built and engineered.
value of the British cars sold waa speedway it made a tour of the classified second and third respec- European manufacturers are limit United States In the hands of Ralph tively,
ed to a comparatively small market According to advice received from about 25 per cent, of the total value Hepburn, the racing pilot, who has
and their volume doesn't allow New Zealand, in the first half of of the car salon
of 1264 commercial reticles been on tour in one of the President According to the Automobile Club heavy expenditures for engineering, 1928 Great Britain's share of the Eight roadsters which have proved of Southern California, one automo-testing, or the precision methods of motor trade in that dominion In registered from January to June to be the only cars capable of break-bile in every sixteen Is Involved in manufacture used by many Ameri- cressed from 974 sales, or about 211 were classified as British, or perk cent bretthone. fag The Commander's" endurance an accident annually, resulting in can makes," concluded Mr. Hoff- 15 per cent, in the corresponding about 18 and speed records.
the death or injury of some person, man.
OF NEW ZEALAND MOTOR TRADE
period of 1927 to 1,286 or 1944 per clanskied.