HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING
PLEMENT
FEBR
LYMPNE GLIDER. CONTEST
87 MILES
flown on 1 gallon
of Shell!
Flight-Lieut. W. H. Longton, in his great achievement on a Wren Mono- plane, in the "Daily Mail" £1,000
Prize Glider Contest at Lympne, used
SHELL
SPIRIT
PERFORMANCE IS PROOF !
THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., LTD.
Dennis
MOTORS
As used by The Hongkong Government.
2-2 ton truck
chassis
THE TRUCK WHICH HAS PROVED ITS WORTH IN HONGKONG
SOLE AGENTS
Alex. Ross & Company
(China,) Limited.
BANK OF CHINA BUILDING, DUDDELL STREET.
TELEPHONE
C.
2487.
NERACAR
THE LIGHT WEIGHT MOTOR CYCLE . WITHOUT A PEER.
You can go as you are on the "NERACAR”. Wide fenders and broad deck protect your clothing from dirt, dust, oil and grease. It is in every respect a gentlemen's motor cycle.
Strongly built, safe and economical, it is capable of doing 115 miles to the gallon of gas and 35 miles per hour-plenty enough speed.
DE SOUSA & CO.
Sole Agents for South China.
2nd. Floor, St., George's Building,
Telephone No. Central 1284.
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"Nice chassis, that!" "Are you speaking of the lady or of the cat?
DRIVING A CLOSED CAR
FIRST RACES IN JAPAN.
GOOD WORK BY OAKLANDS.
Where Care is Necessary. Commenting on the fact that
Although Japan is rapidly closed cars admittedly require more care in driving than open taking its place among the lead- cars, a writer in Home piper ing nations of the world in the en- says would elaborate "the couragement of sport and in the of morter cars, no serious need for greater care in all steer use ing movements, more particularly, effort has been made until recent- ly to promote motor car races in la right-hand turn.
For such steering movements the Island Empire.
The first regular organised you should always give yourself plenty of tirae to look in the motor races ever held in that mirror I mean the driving mirror country took place recently on only of course, in case any lady the one inile dirt track at Susaki readers should think I mean such under the auspices of the Imperi- mements opportune for admiring al Automobile Association. The association and the group of their personal charing!
Never dash up to a corner, amateurs who hastily fixed up take a last moment's glance in some old cars for racing müst bel the driving mirror, and swing given due credit for placing round the corner. That's how Japan on the racing map. accidents happen.
THE RIGHT-HAND TURN. You know when you want to take a turn, and it is just as easy to commence procedure for taking
Only two of the drivers had had any previous racing ex- perience, and the cars were mostly old ones, having only such ordin-j ary preparation as could be made
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for Motor Car or Motorcycle
THE
size of your tyre bills depends upon how much mileage you get out of your tyres. Watch Them. "Fit a Dunlop Cord next time. Note how much longer it last than other tyres. The test of its merit is on your car, not in our argument.
BE FREE OF ALL TYRE TROUBLES
•
DURING 1924.
fit Dunlop
SUNBEAM CARS.
and be satisfied
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fitted with four-wheel brakes, and and at the rear is a similar crown each with limousine landaulette emblazoned in colour. An ad- body, and two 16-40h.p. 4-cylinder ditionat érown is also affired models, one with limousine body to the radiator caps, but this is and the other with an open tour-only used when the Governor. himself is actually in the car. A ing body.
These four cars are particular-plain radiator cap is used on occasions. Το ensure ly handsome examples of Sun-other
of the They are prompt recognition beam craftsmanship.
For New Governor of Bombay.
The new Governor of Bombay, it enrrectly at, say, 100 yards in a repair shop. No great speed. before you come it, as it is to do was made beruse of the poor the Right Hon. Sir Leslie Wilson, painted a beautiful shade of bright Governor's car at night time & condition of the track, but in has taken out with him a fleet of blue and lined with fine red lines. green electric bulb is fitted in the races of this kind, the real sport Sunbeam cars.
This comprises On the front of the radiator of head of the car immediately above is found in the competition furn two 34-60 h.p., 6-cylinder, models, each car is a nickle-plated crown, the windscreen. ished by the various events rather than in extreme speeds.
so incorrectly only 10 yards from
the actual corner.
zear
This is the prescription. At about 100 yards from the corner satisfy yourself as to the position
The surprise of the meeting in front of you. If it is not quite
was the performance of two 1918 "easy" and open, slow down a little, when it will soon become so. Oaklands, which were entered by You can then devote a second Mr. George Fujimote and his or two for an adequate place in associates, and were driven by the driving mirror. If there is Mr. Nakamura and Mr. Ishibuka. someone following immediately These old cars, which had pre- behind you, put out your arm to viously been used in hire service. indicate your intention of turning. were prepared for racing by eut
You should then commence to ting the frame and reducing the! work your way gradually towards wheel base to 95 inches, stepping the right-hand side of the road, up the timing, stiffening the without, of course, inconvenien- springs, and providing a cing oncoming traffic. This ratio of 3. 4 to 1. They were gradual moving over will make entered in five of the eleven your intention clear to any faster events on the first day, and won following traffic which may have every race in which they were begun to overtake you since you lentered.
Of the eleven contest fite glanced in the mirror.
were at three miles, two at five THE HAND SIGNAL. Unless the circumstances are miles, two at in miles and two) Oakland such that I can make absolutely at twenty-five miles. certain about everything which won two three-mile events, one is going on immediately at the five-mile, one ten-mile and one!
тасе Both rear of the car.. I always signal twenty-five-mile with my arm for a right-hand turn. Oaklands were entered in four of If the road is quite clear in these contests and took first and front and you have sufficient time: second places in all but one. to make quite sure that it is clear! During the tancheon interval behind, well there's nothing to a special contest was announced. signal to. But it is just as well to Mr. R..C. Hevessy drove Mr. Nakamura's Oakland and, despite do so as a habit.
But for clnsed car dri ng the the handicap of being unfamiliar; most useful signal of all is the one with the car and never having which our highly ingenious driven around the track before, officialdom quite forgot to men-won by & length.
tion! The gradual moving over On the second day, eight events of your car to the left or right, were held. The drivers had be- the concurrently with slowing it down come more accustomed to gradually, makes your intended track and some of them showed! daring. They took the corner at once apparent to other more road users.
turns at high speed, skidded Another point to be considered sharply and gave the spectators in closed car driving is visibility. many a thrill. The track had Badly" positioned and too large become badly rutted by the racing corner posts should be avoided, care and no speeds higher than 60 Last year many cars sinned badly miles per hour were made.
On the whole the meeting was in this respect, but there is a general improvement in this sea-a very creditable one and the crowd of spectators seemed to son's models.
HINTS ON "QUIPMENT. enjoy the sport. It is hoped that There is also the question of other meetings will be arranged driving in rain, with particular in the future. reference to the difficulties of
Knight driving in such circum-
stances. You must eiber fit an
automatic windscreen wiper in And a sun glare visor is also a the equipment, or be prepared very useful fitment, and should to drive with the windscreen automatically find a place in the partially opened.
equipment of such cars.
Every manufacturer of a saloon But thought one may specify type car should standarised an such aids to Safety First driving. automatic windscreen wiper in as peculiarly desirable on all the equipment, more expecially if enclosed cars, there is really no the car is to be owner driven. notable difference in driving.
Over 90% OF ONE MILLION
STILL IN Service
Since delivering their first car, Dodge early in December 1914 Brothers have manufauctured and sold one million motor vehicles
Over 90% of all these cars are still in active service.
This striking fact stands alone.. a unique and overwhelming tri- bute to the principles and meth- ods responsible for a product of such enduring worth
The price of the Standard Model 5-passenger Touring Car, complete $2400. with Magneto and with five Cord Tyres is
COME AND SEE IT.
The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.
Registered Head Office and Show Room.
Wong Nei Chung Road (Happy Valley).
Telephone Central 8950