“HONGKONG TELEGRAPH :: MOTORING · SUPPLEMENT,
HUDSON
Super-Six
Hudson has outsold all fine cars for eight years. That shows how buyers acknowledge its supre- It is famous as macy as a value.
a long life car. Many have served upwards of 7 years and 100,000 miles.
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It combines economy of upkeep and operation with
the per- formance, ability and smoothness of costly cars.
Its price makes it the most con-
Hudson spicuous value
offered.
ever
ESSEX-BUILT BY HUDSON:
5-passager Touring..
$3,000
HUDSON SUPER-SIX PRICES:
+passenger Touring... 7-passenger Touring..
$5,900
54,000
(Above prices include five card tyres za five wire wheels!
The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.
Latest Models on View at our Show Rooms and Service Station Wong Nei Chang Road, Happy Valley. Telephone Central 3950.
DOMINION
RUBBER
A balanced tyre is as strong in all parts at in any one part
Royal Cord Tyres are balanced by tes
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Stocks held by the
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Royal Cord
A Dominion Tyre
The HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS LTD.
BRITISH GRAND PRIX?
A USEFUL TIP. Whilst applying the
CARE OF THE CAR.
Some Useful Hints. Never pour cold water in an overheated engine unless the engine is running, and even then use a small stream
Fill the grease in the water pump regularly. It will make the pomp packing last longer and keep the pump shaft from wear ting and rusting away.
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SARCASTIC.
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Hints for Motorists of Importance.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1923.
YOUR DUTIES IN EMERGENCIES.
When to Waive Rights in Safety First Interests
There are many minor differ- Rather sacrastic, but humorous withal, is the following, by Mr.ences in correct driving duty and CV. Wood, San Francisco courtesy when touring on the will not hurt the soul of anyone open road by comparison with reading it open-mindedly and dense traffic conditions. The latter quite possibly may do some good.is far more exacting, says Capt. E Mr. Wood entitles it "Ten Hints de Normanville in a Home paper. It is also far more exacting in for motorists of Importance." Get
its demands on the alertness and that for motorists "of importanskill of the driver, and on what
Read on:-
ce."
I may terra his (or her) implied 1. If a pedestrain crosses your path when you wish to turn a responsibility." Many motorists corner, stick out your hand and appear unable to appreciate these try to slap him in the face. If facts.
In all road conditions you have! you fail to hit him, turn around and bless him out roundly, using always a legal and a common the strongest words you know. sense "implied responsibility" This will greatly impress him for taking adequate cognisance with your importance and add to of any abnormal conditions. The mere fact that you, personally, his respect for you.
are doing the right thing does not! end your responibility. And please note the important word
not in the last sentence.
In this matter there are two of activity- main divisions
-duty
and!
2.--When transporting any "wet goods" in your car, be sure to place same in as conspicuous a place as possible, perferably on tha front seat by your side. Your very boldness in the matter will no doubt convince the police that respectively. you are a friend of the chief and "courtesy." And somewhere inbe-i tween there is an almost indefin- they will not try to stop you.
3-Never let another automo-able mixture of the two which is bile pass you on the road, even difficult to express in words. Wel at the expense of having a collision will take the duty point first.
By law and common sense and wrecking your car. Your! reputation as a fast driver must you must always act in accord- ance with circumstances. It is be upheld at any cost.
It is again a matter of difficultly;
When asking your girl's not enough to say. "But I was family to help fit the car, be sure perfectly all right. It was he to leave the back seat in its usual who wrong.” dusty condition. Also go over all' the bumps you can find. This to say just how farduty demands probably will save you the an- that you should go. It is obvious. noyance of their accepting yourly an instance of "circumstances alter cases." A few days ago 1. next invitation to ride.
had a personal experience which 5- Do not bother to sound your, hern when anyone gets in your may help to elucidate the matter. way. What does he think bis! It comes under the "daty "head- ing. And this is what happened. eyes are for!
I was taking a left-hand bend well on my proper side. One al-
as is on left-hand bends! A
6. If a traffic cop attempts to arrest you for speeding, slap him soundly on the back and tell him you have heard that gag before, big Lyons van, with a trailer. laughing jorially all the while, was coming the opposite way- and then drive off. No doubt the also on its proper side. There: cop will think you are a good fel-j was comfortable room for us both. low and will make further attem-and some two yards of clearance
between us. pts to make your acquaintance.
As we were about to pass each However, such presumption. should not be encouraged; and other an imbecile driver on a under no circumstances slacken Morris Cowley came round the; bend, overtaking the Lyons van.j your speed.
And he was doing 22 to 24 miles An ad- per hour for a certainty. mitted imbecile.
When you meet a small car, do not leave the centre of the road. These little fallows must
That fact, however, did not end; be made to remember who is pay- ing for our highways. If you my responsibility. Unless I could! give them an inch they will pro-save the situation, he was bound! bably take three-fourth of the to crash into the trailer. The pathway on my left was clear- road, anyway,
$ Cut a corner whenever posso up on to it I went. sible. It may save you as nutch as three seconds in reaching your destination, provided you do nur! crash into auther car. In these modern times we must learn the getting value of a second in anywhere.
Un
Do you expect economy and protection simply because yon ask for a quart of “light" oil-or "medium" oil or "heavy" oll! If so, you will be interested in these facts:
One well-known "heavy" oil has the same body at 1500F -(average crank-case temperature) as another well- known “light oil. Two well-known "light" oils are equally far apart in body. Among oils classified as “light”. medium", and "heavy" there exists a wide variation. There is no accepted standard for light, medium and heavy oils;
In asking for "a quart of light oil" you run the risk of getting "light" oil to-day. medium" oil next week. and heavy oil before the month is out.
Motorists are waking up to this danger. That is why more automobila owners ask for the correct grada of Gar- goyle Mobiloil than for any othar three brands of oil com- bined. And that is why specific gradas of Gar Gogle Mobil oil are recommended by more automobile manufacturers than ever before.
With the correct grade of Gargoyle Mobiloil in your crank-case all doubts as to correctness of body are settled once and for all. The uniformity of each građe of Gargoyle Mobiloil is strictly maintained.
USE ONLY
GARGOYLE
Mobiloil
Make the chart your guida
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.
Firms desiring to avail themselves of the publicity facili ties presented through this supplement, are requested to send copy not later then the Wednesday preceding publication.
NERACAR
SAFETY
FIRST."
For safety. Reliability, Strength, Cleanliness and Economy the "NERACAR" stands unrivalled.
The NERACAR" was not built for excessive speed. On plain level roads, it will give a speed of 35 miles, whilst on hills such as the Chin Wan Hill-it will give a speed of 25 miles per hour, as proved in the recent trials. Considering that most people rarely go motoring at more than 30 miles on level roads or 20 miles up hills, the ** NERACAR” has a reserve speed which is quite ample.
I might very easily bave burst:
The "NERACAR was specially designed and built tyre. But duty demanded that
to meet the needs of people who, in their daily avocations should save the Idio: from
and pleasures, find that what is really required is a reliable, idiocy. Unfortunately I could-
fair priced. ligh: two-wheeled motor car that will carry 't get his number, or I should.
them about safely, economically, at a fair speed and without certainly have summoned him..
Then there is the question ofthe risk of having their clothing soiled by dirt, grease and oil The "NERACAR" answers all these requirements 2nd its gasoline consumption is one gallon to 100 miles!
Write or call for demonstrations
9.-If you should run into the courtest. I doubt if there is one rea of another car, simply hack amongst us who does not oc- as if casionally take a little more than! up a little and drive nothing had happened. It is de his "rights" in traffic driving. I This is a question of good man- cidedly beneath the dignity of certain is plead guilty myself!
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notice such a small matter aners rather than safety. It must wrecking the rear of another car. always be a matter of "give and The other fellow should not have take." As you probably "take" [on occasion, you should always) beea in your way, anyhow.
10. It is advisable, when driv-. be willing to "gire.” The most important nut on the ing a car. to first get one's self automobile is behind the steering into a state of intoxication. It wheel
may make it a little unsafe for! others, but it relieves you, the driver, of a certain sense of re sponsibility which you otherwise' might find rather wearing on your nerves. Besides, you will have
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Red lead or shellac may be used to stop a small leak in the gasoline tank.
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The longer the main bearing plenty of time to think things the auller the thump.
over after the accident, and the court may give you an opportuni- ty for a change of occupation
A single strand of fine copper which no doubt will prove very wire, wrapped in the bottom of beneficial to your health. thread on pipe, will stop joints | Motor West.
from leaking.
If a piece of hard felt is used
when straightening fenders. less
WHEN CAR IS STORED.
damage will be done to the paint. If the car is to be stored, the battery should be recharged every
A tap filled with grease willix weeks either from an outside "keep chips from getting into source or by allowing the engine places where they are not wanted to run at a charging speed three or four hours. Evi, taking every- when thing in consideration.
A hand hammer. a strong storlog a car it is best to remove back, and a weak mind make a the battery and have it stored at
or bearing scraper.
a battery service station, where it will receive the proper attention.
Cylinder head bolts always should be gone over after the engine is warm.
If the electrolyte gets below the level of the plates, add distilled Corrosion of the metal parts of water to bring it up to the proper the battery can be avoided by level: but do not take hydrome- keeping the battery clean. Dilutter reading until solution has ed ammoria or baking sods and become thoroughly mixed.
metal At a luncheon given by the polish to the bright parts of the Royal Automobile Club to the car during the clean up following Sunbeam Co. to celebrate its re-a rup, tie two corners of the cent victory in the French Grand polishing duster round the radiat- Prix. Louis Coatalen suggested r filler neck and let the re- front of the warm tubes. A tho- that a British Grand Prix be heldainder of the duster "air" in in 1924. Brooklands, be thought, roughly dry polishing rag hates could reproduce the conditions of work and gives a far better finish. an international road race. by Rubber and fabric hoods should for cleaning off the top of the making cars come up the finish-)
rarely be washed with petrol: use battery. ing straight every lap. a sharp ordinary soap and water.
To determine whether a battery bend being built in it to compel will wear rapidly it not folded drivers to use brakes, change gear down carefully so as to avoid has been rebuilt ar repaired, look and accelerate once every circuit. friction. If hood bounces, strap for a bright spot that usually ap
it down to the supports.
HOODS.
Hoods
Do not
water make an excellent solution
Ever notice the colour of metal} poles on a storage battery? The negative is a sort of velvet-finish grey-the positive nearly a gun- metal.
This would provide the equivalent leave the hood folded if wat; the pears at the end of each connec. Don't blame it all on the bat
& difficult corner once every fabric may mildew or rot. To re- 214 miles. It is possible this proof boods, use flexible paint as suggestion will be adopted supplied for collapsible tosta
tors also look for the number tery; perhaps the condition of the which is factory molded on the engine had much to do in tanning
the battery down. connector.
De Sousa & Company, Limited. Sole Agents for South China. 2nd. Floor. St. George's Building. Telephone C. No. 1264,
1924 Buicks & OAKLANDS
The following 1924 Buick & Oakland Models, (equipped with 4 wheel brakes), have arrived in Hongkong:-
Four---7 Passenger Touring
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Two---4 Sports Four--5 Special
Phone Central 1036 demonstration.
(Maroon colour)
and
arrange for
Large assortment of spare
The Hongkong & Kowloon Taxi-Cab Co Ltd.
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