HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
DAY IN AND DAY OUT
Day in and day out, in all parts of the world, Dodge Brothers Motor Car serves its owners faithfully and at low cost. This is because Dodge Brothers have consistently built their product more staunchly than strict manufacturing practice requires.
Employing only the finest materials, they have insisted upon an exceptionat margin of excess strength in every part that takes a mafor strain.
· STANDARD MODELS.-Complete with five Disc Wheels and Sve
Cord Tyros:
3-passenger Roadster
5-passenger Touring
$2,400 .... 52,450
SPECIAL MODELS.-Complete with Nickeled Radiator Shell, Cowl Lights, Nickoled Front and Rear Bumpers, Roar View Mirror, Automatic Wind Shield Wipor, Scuff Platos, Motomoter and Lock, Special Blue Leather Upholstery, five Disc Wheels, and five BALLOON TYRES:
3-passenger Roadster 5-passenger Touring
$2,650 $2,700
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.
Registered Head Office and Show Room:
Wong Nei Chung Road (Happy Valley).
Telephone Central 3950
DENNIS
COMMERCIAL Vehicles
by
are manufactured Messrs. DENNIS BROS. OF GUILDFORD, ENGLAND. the oldest firm in the Motor Engineering Industry, and the pioneers of the "Worm Drive."
WORM" gear is the only gearing that shows INCREASING EFFICIENCY WITH USE. Other gears WEAR OUT: The "worm gear- WEARS IN.
THE
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use of "worm
gearing in Commercial Vehicles is now almost universal. The compliment thus paid to Messrs. Dennis Bros. Ltd.,, by the leading makers of the world, will convince. the thoughtful observer that they were RIGHT, and that he will be well advised to decide in favour of a
"DENNIS" machine when adopting or extending, the use of Motor Transport.
GREATER COMFORT:
PROBLEM OF EASY RIDING.
One of the greatest problems Jupon which motor engineers are controing their attention is that of producing bettor riding comfort for automobile passengers, - /
This is one of the fivo major projects before tho rosearch dopartment of the American Society of Automotivo Engineers this year. Tho other four are fuols, truck transportation costs, gears and highway construction.
The problem of riding comfort offers particular difficulty to the Jonginóers in that they have tho human olomont lo contend with. Thore is nothing stablo which they can measure Every person is differont in his foolings and reactions from the rest.
Little information has boon available even in learning what that aro. the basic factors determine the riding qualities of) automobiles, let alone trying to study them and improve on them.
There is, however, a gonorally' accepted working basis for the rosearch activities into this line of automotive engineering.
The psychological and physlo- logical effects of auto riding are boing studied, for instance. What offect change of speed has on a passungor, whother spood feels better than another, or what affect the seat upholster. ing has on the rider are all im- portant questions to bo considor.
ed.
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Then there are topics such as the affects of wheelbase longth.) spring suspension, unspring weight, typos of tyres, types of seats, backя and floors Ai irregularity of the road, that are being studied scientifically,
Besides the technical questions applied to riding comfort, the automotive society's résearch de- partment has to consider the varying sides of human nature, and the effects of riding changes on different persons. For ex Jample, Dr. H. G Dickluson of the United States Bureau of Stand- ards suggests much questions for rosearch as:
Do different people have radic ally different idons about dis-i comfort ?
Are motions which are plens- ing to soma; displeasing to Tothars?
Are persons, equally sensitivo to motions or forces in different directions and, if not; which are more important?
Physicians in the United States own 144,000 cars.
Rim cutting is largely caused by dented or even slightly, hont rims;
Elovon out of every 13 motor] vehicles in the world are in thei United States.
Twonty-one racers have already entored in the Europaan Grand Prix at Lyons, France, to be held in August.
SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1924.
THORNYCROFT
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
A TYPE FOR EVERY REQUIREMENT For Passengers ́or Merchandise
TRUCKS
FOR HAULAGE
·
FROM--
2 TO 6 TONS
BUSES
KATĀ
SPECIALLY
'DESIGNED FOR THE COLONY.
BRITISH BUS FOR BRITISH COLONY
TRUST A THORNYCROFT WITH YOUR TRANSPORT
Tel. 32
SERVICE and ECONOMY
SPARE PARTS CARRIED
SPECIFICATION and PRICES HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI ~ HOTELS LTD.
IN STOGE
Tel. 32.
Snap Up Your Car!
If YOU want YOUR CAR
to look right and act right, remember that we are Auto Doctors and have built up our business success on the founda. tion of service.
Remember :-The best of cars need repairs at times. As reputable service men, we won't try to make you feel that of all makes of cars yours is the worst, For that you have a peculiarly wretched
car.
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Honesty is important as well as service. You get both from us.
*Our Service at Your Service."
The DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Expert and Constant (European Supervision.
Telephone Central 8950.
A. J. Allison. Service Manager.
Bolo Agenta,
Alex. Ross & Co., (China) Ltd.
Bank of China Building, Duddell Street.
Telephone C. 487
TYRE PRICES ARE DOWN
Do you know it. If you are not acquainted with the reduced tyre prless, and for revisad pries list.
DUNLOP CORDS,
Prices on application.
marketed at lowes, price con- sistent with the production or the World's best tyre. Only the very best raw material is the good enough to secure mileage which is built into the Dunlop Cord.
Dunlop Cords are UNIFORM throughout the World. They are built to a uniform standard of quality to secure the longest milenge in all climates,-AND THEY COST NO MORE THAN OTHER MAKES.
The Dunlop Rubber Co., (China) Ltd.
Bt. George's Building, Hongkongr
Phone C4854
SHELL
the aromatic non-pinking spirit
MEETS every need of the
motorist -quick "pick
· up," muximum mileage, domi nant power, utmost speed- plus real economy. SHELL gives you everything.
Amalie Petzolewa Ca (Soch China)