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Firestone
More than ever before car owners are seeking the sign of **Most Miles per Dollar" when buying tyres.
Buying on a sound basis of mileage and value, the public has naturally turned to Gum Dipped Cords. In these quality tires they are finding the extra satisfaction which Firestone ensures through superior methods such as gum-dipping, air · bag curing, and rubber blending and tempering.
The FIRESTONE sign is a guide to economical tyre buying.
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Most Miles
DISTRIBUTORS:
1 Ton
Per Dollar
The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.
THE GRAY TRUCK.
1 Ton
We are pleased to announce the addition to our agencies of The Gray Truck.
The Gray Truck Chassis is a sturdy, thoroughly dependable job with every part designed and built especially for truck purposes. The Gray Truck represents the very last word in up. to-date light truck construction, where speed and minmum delivery cost per mile are absolutely essential. Specifications, aside from its heavier construction for truck pur- poses, are essentially the same as those which have brought to Gray passenger cars THE WORLD'S ECONOMY RECORD.
33.8 MILES PER GALLON
on a run from New York to San Francisco. THE GRAY TRUCK CHASSIS
is fully equipped with
Generator, starter, battery, drum head lights, "dimmers tail light, front fenders, and complete tool equipment.
Specification and Prices from
Hongkong Hotel Garage.
Tel. 32
Queen's Road,
Show Rooms
Tel. 32
The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd.
FACTS THAT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
*OFFICIAL POLICE
"Four wheel 10 m.p.h. 92
1924
BUICK PERFORMANCE
BUICK PERFORMANCE
1924
BRAKING LIMITS Tests always car:
ried out dry roads)
ON DRY ROADS
ON WET ROADS
15 m.p.b. 20' 8
10 m.ph. took 2' '15 m.ph.
brakes
20 m.ph. 27'
20 m.p.b.
25 m.p.b. 58'
BUICKS
25 m.p.b.
25 m.p.h. 30 m.ph. 83' 3'30 m.p.h. 33.814 30 m.p. 35 m.ph. 113'. 35 m.p.h. ·41′ 31′′- 35 m.p.h.
+
" 10' 2"
16' 814 27 14
20′ 8′′ 29 9
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+
*59.1′′
(Speedometers were tested before and after the test and ware found to be registered correctly.).
BUICKS
10 m.p.h. took 3′11′′ | Four wheel 15 m.p.h.-" 11" 9"
brakes
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON TAXI-CAB CO., LTD.
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over Safety Councile
Show You are Sincere
ABOUT SATER
CAMPAIGN
Mrs. Emily P. S. Moore, President Coolidge's aunt, is conducting one of the registration booths in the Safe Drivers Club's membership campaign in Washington. Like her illustrious nephew, she is a native of Verment
TURNING TO THE LEFT.
TWICE ACROSS-
CONTINENT.
On Harley Sidecar.
Safety First Performance.
In articles criticising the From Chicago to Los Angeles. officially recommended traffic Los Angeles to New York City, signals I made casual mention and New York City Back to Chi- of the correct method of taking cago, is the long-distance trip left-hand comers, says Capt. Elmade by Louis and Jerry Patek. de Normansille who continues: of Berwyn, Illinois, with their I have been surprised to receive Harley-Davidson sidecar. Their a year, letters from several correspond.travels extended over ents asking for a fuller explana- from one summer to another, and tion of this simple manoeuvre. “ what they didn't see in that time But as some are not an fait isn't worth mentioning. At least, with it, one may presume that that's what they say, and when there are others, so that the faller it is considered that they went! explanation asked for may prove via the Yellowstone Trail and generally advantageous.
Columbia River Highway to Los
I am, however, beset with an Angeles, stayed through the initial difficulty in the fact that winter in the famous movie city, Lincoln the recommended signals are came back over the "officially recommended. The Highway, almost baking en route fact that they exhibit a very over the Mojave Desert, and took thorough ignorance of good driv-jia Coney Island at New York ing habits, and the habits of all City, you have to admit that good drivers does not get over they did see a whole lot
"Mojave Desert is certainly a the fact.
Still, they only recom- hot place," said Louis in his com mendations, and in the prime in-ments on the trip. "It's so bot terest of Safety First, it appears I think a fellow could fry eggs justifiable to draw attention talon the sand. It took us about
three days samer and safer methods.
to get through, covering an average of 100
are
TRIED AND FOUND GOOD.
In the first place, I do not want miles a day. There is a gas and oil station about every fifty you to think that anything new is being advocated. On the con- miles, and you can get water trary, it is merely the detailing of and plenty to eat, so there is no the driving habits of all expert. One thing that scared me danger "in going through the de- and experienced drivers as practhough was, my motor turned. tised for many years past.
black in colour. I asked every-
You may marvel at the astound- ing attitude of the A.A. in the body I met what caused it, but matter, but that again does not nobody seemed to know Finally affect facts. The facts remain when I got in the State of Colo rado and out of the desert, the simple, safe, and established.
What are the essential neces-motor turned back to its natural sities for a car taking a corner to colour."
"On Broadway in New York the left? They are three in sum-1 ber: to avoid danger for all users: we were never able to stop with- to maintain the maximum of out drawing a crowd around us simplicity for all road users: and and then it was all we could do, to avoid inconvenience to all road to answer the questions that
were fired at us."
users.
Louis adds that they made the The best way to attain those desiderata has been found in the entire trip from Los Angeles to nill of practical expericace during! New York City and back to Chi- the history of motoring and has cago within twenty-eight days. become the familiar unwritten There was plenty of rain, bad law of everyone possessing know roads, and a lot of mountains to ledge
of motoring matters climb," he says," but our machine has a lot of endurance. We except, apparently, the AA. ̧
finished the trip without exper iencing the least bit of engine trouble, and we also enjoyed every mile of the way."
A SIMPLE PROCESS. When wanting to take a tum to the left, all that is either necessary or desirable is the following procedure. Some little! distance before the corner-say:
100 yards or more gradually could entail no danger in any work the car to the left on the conceitable circumstances. road, gradually slow it down to And you also cause the min- the actual speed you will take the Imum of inconvenience toll other corner-and take the corner.
road-users by simply getting out There is no need for any am of the way and allowing them to waving or flag-flying. If you setĺ
pass. like that your intentions immedi- All this is childishly simple, and ately become obvious to following has been the accepted practice
traffic, and that portion which jof all experienced" motor-car
intends to take the same corner drivers for years, peat. In com- lines up behind you, and that por-pany with umpteen thousands of tion which intends to go on will other drivers of all classes, I overlake and go on
have done nothing different for How does this system meet the many years past. essentials necessary for the man- And never once has there been oenvre? You obviously avoid a symptom of "misunderstanding danger for other road users by by suyone, not have I ever heard getting to the left and slowing of a single case, enim, down and, incidentally, by bav The officially recommended ing both hands free for driving resignal for the purpose is a quirements.
bistantly stupid, retrograde step, AVOID MISUNDERSTANDINGS. adding to the dangers of the road. It is also obvious that you and, in conjunction with 80 maintain the maximum of sim-per cent of the time invisible plicity, as there is no possibility" stop." signs, must be relegated of your action being misto the limba of bad blunders. The understood by any following only other comment is the driver, and even if there were, it sooner the better,
BRITISH CARS
By special arrangement with the Austin Motor Car Company, Ltd., we are now able to supply AUSTIN twelve and twenty b.p. cars in Hongkong, all charges paid, at the English factory list prices
Immediate delivery can be given on 20 h.p. Touring Models.
Austin
Prompt shipment on all other models. Catalogues may be obtained from the SOLE AGENTS:
Alex. Ross & Company,
(China) Limited." - Bank of China Building, Duddell Street. Telephons Central 2487.
MR. CAR OWNER!
Why not send us those LAMPS, FITTINGS, etc, from your car and let us make them like newt
THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE HONGKONG HOTEL. EXPERTS IN PLATING.
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELA, LTD.
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