HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
"THE CAR YOU WANT-AT A PRICE YOU CAN AFFORD" _(_)__Cadillac-5-passenger Touring Car
( ) Chandler 7-passenger Touring (54609) ( ) Chandler 4-passenger Speedster.....
$1,500 $1,500
32,500
( ) Cleveland-5-passenger Sport Model...
$2.500
( ) Dodge Brothers 5-passenger Touring Car
(585184)
$1,250
{) Dodge.Brothers 6-passenger Sedan
$2,500
( > Essex 5-passenger Touring
-81.650-
() Essox 5-passenger Sedan
$1,800
( ) Hudson 7-passenger Touring (52988)
81,750
( ) Locomobile 7-passenger Touring....
$3.200
I
() Marmon 7-passenger Touring
$2.750
$3.200
$2.500
( ) Singer 7-passenger Landaulette.....
() Winton 7-passenger Limonaine.
REMEMBER:~A Used Car is only as good as the firm
with which you deal.
Chat this for you wish further information about THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., 14,0 --
33, Wong Nei Chung, Road.
Name.....
Address...
THE AUSTIN
Hongkong.
SEVEN
Two seater with dickey Seat. Electric Starting. Electric Lighting, Electric Horn, Dimmer Switch, Spare wheel with tyre, Side Screens, tool roll and accessories.
FOUR WHEEL BRAKES.
H
NOISY MOTORING. -
HOW TO MINIMISE INDIS- CRIMINATE HOOTING.
Capt. E. de Normanville, writes
OVERHAULING.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT
POINTS:
There are several points that
as follows to the Daily Chron-should not be overlooked when a
Jiclo
motor is takon down for over
Agreed that it is wholly in-hauling. probable you take any interest in
our privato. family affair-the
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1924.,
THORNYCROFT
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
Those Include piston slaps BUILT ENTIRELY OF BRITISH PARTS BY BRITISH LABOUR.
fact still romaine that we have a and an inspection of paria such delicious little tow on in The as cil linee to see that no cracks Daily Chronicle offices. You now have developed during part usagy they've been Pinching My Thau- and that they are dor,
porfactly
falestr
A TYPE FOR EVERY
BEST
I hope my vernacular does not dective you as to the enormity of the platons should be carefully While the motor is torn down the offence porpotrated against gone over to see that the con- my august person-and Our col-hooting rods have been properly umn. But I ask you whether you lined up. If the rod is not in THORNYCROFT would not have that pistols for line it will show up worn spots. two and coffes for one" feeling at opposito points on the top and whon roading the following para-bottom1 of the pistons. Out-of- graph in a column of The Daily line connecting rods will causo Chronicle not handed Our Motor-so-called ing Article?
piston slabs, This is what they wrote the and connecting rod bushings. will inoroaso wear on the wrist pin other day:-"But no ono seams cause the motor to heat and losg to have thought of stopping or power, and must be guarded diminishing or qualifying the against with all care possible. nolsos which have added a new horror to olty life. Why for ex- ample, shonlany and every kind woll as most of the other largor of motor syron or hootor be per-power mitted, when a horn can be con- lubricatad as regards the crank- plants ого prossuro structed to produce a boautiful shaft and connecting rod bear and soothing sound?"
All main and crank baar ings should be filled up with at
TOO MUCH TOUTING,'
Paige and Jowelt-motorn” NG
jinge
Of course, if I were really as least .002 inch clearance. This French as my name, the Editor adjustment is very readily made and all the Leader writers would by reason of the fact that tho be figuring in the obituary column thickness of the thin metal shims
BRITISH MOTOR VEHICLES
REQUIREMENT
For Passengers or Merchandise
THORNYCROFT
NOT FOREIGN PÁRTS. ASSEMBLED IN ENGLAND, EUP ENTIRELY. BRITISH..
SERVICE and ECONOMY
at the present time. But there's is just the same as the clearance Tel. C.32. Homething worse than the fact desired. that they are not. They're right --they hit the nail on the hoad.
Why do wu pernist so much and the bolts drawn up tight from each hoaring one at a time,| indiscriminato noise from motor- Ítalling how..it done through aion can be folt whon the shaft is
until the differenco
nerves?
SPARE PARTS
IN STOCK
Trust a Thornycroft with your Transport.
Specifications and Prices
HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE
The shims should be removed IF NOT A THOR\YCROFT~ BUY AN ENTIRELY BRITISH
in ten-
Whilst we no not know thei Mobu Zh... 27 inch thick
cause, the fact romains that command that
there is far too much toot-tooting, out of the crankcase at periods] and the bulk of it is far more varying from 40 to 1,000 miles. raucous and ear-splitting than Cur recommendation is that the circumstances warrant or safety mileage must not excood 500 bo- domande,
fore changing the oil. Somo car
Pity 'tis 'tis true-but we must owners appear to believe that this egain como back to the eternal recommendation is an effort by to deduce moral; sorry, the ail.companios to soll oil. and all that. It is rare, then that This most certainly is not the case. I find it necessary to give a full With present day fuels, crank- blast from my electric hora-per-caso dilution is getti g to ho mora haps once a week, and I drive and more common as a factor in
30 milos every day in engine wear. It is real oonnomy. Anmo London traffic. On all normal to drain out the oil which has ocension a polite mild toned bean contaminated in tho crank- toot is adequate.
CANO.
DRIVING ON THE HORN,"
In purchasing oil, da nat huy You remember the story of the
one just because it is chon. It dear Irish mother who watched mys to use the very best lubring!- her son's regiment march. parting oil. The grade recommended and afterwards said it was
by the manufacturer of your car foine sight-but, be jabbers, should be used if possible, they were all out of stop except | our Patrick."
The lubricant may be likened to Well, I feel something similarla medicine. You would not think! to thai Either all these raucou-of buying a particular medicina) fell blast horn blowers are wrong in preference to one that had bean or I am; even though I'm not in recommended hy your doctor just quite such a small minority as bocause it was cheaper. Oil is a Patrick.
very important medicine for the But, believe me, it is not neces- automobile engino.
unholy row When the motor is overhauled with the horn all the time. the valves must, of course bo care- Poopls who also the use of the fully ground and all carbon re- warning signal nro invariably moved from the combustion poor drivers--or cada
chamber. It is surprising to one But make a practice of sooing that has not had the experience how little noise you need make what a big difference a small to secure your own and other amount of carbori will make in We
Price Ready For The Road - £188: 0. 0.asy to make an
(Sports Model - - - LIO. 0. 0.) Delivery Guaranteed in 6/8 works. Catalogues and full information on application to Bolo Agents for Hongkong & 8. China,
ALEX. ROSS & Co. (China) Ltd. people's safety in all normal cir- the operation of an automobilo
Bank of China Buildings, Hongkong.
Telephone, Central 27 or 2467.
ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT
ON
SHELL
Squadron Leader A. S. C. Maclaren O.B.E., D.F.O M.C., A F.o., is USING SHELL AVIATION SPIRIT
exclusively on his flight round the world.
FLIGHT FLIGHT
ACROSS
ΤΟ
ATLANTIC AUSTRALIA
FLIGHT
ACROSS
AFRICA
PERFORMANCE IS PROOF
cumstances. And when you get engino on heavy grades. the chanco pras the tip on to know of cases from our own ex- your friends. By the considerato perience where the car would be use of the warning signal you unable to negotiate a steep grado shall know the good and cou-until after a two day's'accumula- siderato driver.
tion of carbon had been removed. But as for those confreres of Be sure to have a clean combus mine who steal my thundor-baltion chamber before starting on I spill my ink at them.
your journey.
FORD AND HIS MONEY. cent interest. (Except that one
AN AMERICAN ARTICLE.
It must make Honry Ford dizzy
|
works for his money, while the other hae his money work for him.) The Ford Motor Company list
its combined 'assate as worth over 569 milion dollare, compared
when he rounds up a flock of ad- with about 400 millions two years
ding machines and figures out ago.
Such sum is beyond the im- what ho is worth.
It. in The Ford Motor Company, in agination of most of us,
its latest financial report reveals tromendously large. And yet the that its earnings were at least 82 alder John D. Rockefeller, ad million dollars during the 12 cording to some estimates, bas given away nearly that much for months ended. Feb, 29.
This is equivalent to 4 per cent. education, scionco, charity and interest on more than two billion, so on. dollars which figuro may not bo
Rich men, like Ford and Rooke-
far from the real total of the Ford fellor and Mellon, are unable to fortune, on the basis of earning figure exactly what they are powar.
THE HONGKONG & SBANGHAI HOTM
no Cans
Four special types have recently ve... aded to Dodge Brothers standard line of motor car-
A Touring Car, a Roadator, a Type-A Sedan, and a 4-Passenger Coupo
These types bavo been eroated for that substantial group of motorists who favor iridiyfduality in motor car appointment and design.
In fundamental construction they are identical with Dodge Dr-thors standard product. Their accantuntud amarinese, however, 18"Birkinghamhainus in 'many elaborations of equipment and refinemeats of deimir- Special 6.ply. ballon-typo tyres nickel-trimmed radiator shel on touring car and roadster (optional on closed types) front and rear bumpers, motom stor with look, special bue leather upholetory (for touring car and raister special body striping.
view mirrər, automatic windshlel wiper, suff plates, cowl lights and steel disc wheels constitute tha more important items of special equipment.
roar
Tei.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Telephone Central 3950.
33. Wong Nei Chung Road
Happy Valley.
3-passenger special condater. 5-gassenger special touring. 4 passenger special coupe
5-passenger special "A" sedan
$2,730
$2,790
.$4,115
.84,140
worth. Valuo based nu earning statement at nearly 21 millon The, utilisation of ducalyptus be in securing labourers to gather Along this lino, you can do power might shrink a lot, or it dollars. But "good will" in- oll na a motor fuel, has been con- the leaves, but la South Africa, some interesting figuring about might expand, if the proportion cludes reputation, prostigo and siderad bath in Australia and with its huge supply of choup yourself. Take your income for in which the fortune is invested the value of the Ford name as South Africi, and tests made in native labour, this problem, saya created by advertising and Australia are said to bave, given the South Africa Journal of in a year. Multiply it by 25, and wore liquidated-sold.
You may have furniture that business methods,
*** the following rósulta: 24 miles to dustries, cannot be considered, to you have the amount you are
gallon with patrol,28 form a serious obstacle in would cost $1,000 to replace. In really "worth."
Many corporations would pay the Income (entary, wages, etc.) in selling, you might have to lot it 10 times 21 millions to be hie to miles with half pötral and half way of us to the individual what interest is go for $800, Or, if it wore old duplicate the Ford god-Wilf" bucalyptus1xl} = "hd 16"fyflat bil poet" to money in the bank or luvasted enough, antique collectors might for their own businesses, sudalyptowall fanes publYSIEND
pay $2,000,"RE
160boll mixen with petrol, benzina, In banda.
and alcohol, and not For instance, a man able to
Tightening the fan balt too bonising agent earn $4000 a your is in practically the same boat as the man with a The good-will" of the Ford much invariably stretches it, ult of maguf
tensive sosli A
Frozen wealth and liquid] wealth are different things.
THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., (S.C.) LTD. fortune of $100,000 earning 4 per Motor Company Ja Itated to te rendering your Offort ussions,