HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
The New ESSEX
5-passenger Essex Touring
complote with Disc Wheels,
Cowl Lamps and Five Cord
Tyr89,............
5 2,375
A Six-- Built
by
Hudson
Note How Experts Praise It
“Hudson has produced a super Essex. It looks like the proverbial knockout.'
From Automobile-Topics:
"The New Essex is a revelation of per-
formance,
ease of riding and of smoothness."-Prom Motor Age.
Steers easily, even on loose gravel at 50 miles per hour,"—Frum Motor, World. "A wonderful value-a car of which
Hudson engineers have a right to be proud,"--From Motor Life.
Possesses qualities I didn't believe could be incorporated in a closed car at the price."-11 A. Tarantous, in
·Mator (U.S.A.)
2500 New ESSEX Buyers Each Week Throughout The Country
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.
HUDSON SUPER SIX
Latest Models on View at our Show Room
and Service Station.
Come and see them.
ESSEX MOTOR CARS
Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley.
THE FAMOUS B.S.A.
B.S.A.
MOTOR CYCLES, generally admitted to h the finost valuo-for- money machines now on the market, have met with a greater Jeruand than ever this rengon.
Tho range has been extended, denil inprovements have neen incorporated on all models, and the BS.A. reputation for norvico and reliability has been greatly enhanced by the results of reliability trials, and the experiences of thousands of private owners during the part season in the British Injos, on the Continent, and in overy part of the world where motor cseling is in vogue..
We shall be pleased to show you medots of rise famous machinos.
Prices from $475.00
Take the lift to the 4th. floor.
SINCERE'S
Sole Agents for the famous B.S.A. Cycles.
HARLEY
DAVIDSON
1924 MODELS IN STOCK{FOR INMEDIATE. DELIVERY SHEWAN TOMES & CO. Sole Agents, Tel. C.781.
Telephone Central 3950.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1924;
R. A. C. NOTES.
BY AN R. A. C. CORRES- PONDENT.
much more intelligent type than the men used for the same work on the tramways. This is an oxporimont on the company's part whoroby they hope to gat mon able to convorse intelligently
One of the most important and with their passengers on sch
interesting events organised by subjects as fares and routes, and the R. A. C. since the war has who will, in addition, prove boon the Six Days Small Car courteous. Boouuso the com-Trials recently hold in Groat pany's officers believe that a Britain. The solooted routes pres- tired employee is saldom onted enormous diffioultion. The courtous employee, they are
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working their inen in shifts of gradients of the hille were very Novero and the road surfacos in from lobe to five hours only.
The drivers will be Russians, many places were abominable. The cars were required to pass and these men are also boing through deep water splasites and.
Armstrong Siddeley.
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FOUR 14. ".
THE ALL BRITISH
TOURING CAR.
Lrained-carefully in theft work. Fin-fact:-to-show-themselves.cap They are proving apt pupils and able of meeting the worst possible FIRST COST-VERY-MODERATE- can be trusted confidently on the |conditions extant any where
TORČN
The machinus the company'
wbord ronds of any kind
PETROL CONSUMPTION-
low
26-28 miles
per Gallon.
are using aro Tilling-Stovens 28-it report of the judges RUNNING EXPENSES....... Exceedingly
serves to show what immense seater auibuses. Thoso Himprovements have been effected the-famous "buzes used by the in-the-design-and-production of London General Famibus Quan Ismall cars since the war.
they are also used yobicles are of an essentially pany: many other larg towns in Eng British type and have the advant- land and extensively in Australia. ago of boing not only low priced Canada and india.
but extremely oconoinical in use. The type of bus the company toss of the competitors are using is ideal for Shanglan despite the bad conditions, ran The engines of the between thirty and thirty-five Tilling Stevens
ronds.
what
YOU CANNOT BUY. A
BETTER CAR..
and also a goid imodal in its class, NEW MODEL ARRIVED.
known as "petrol-electrin Thes to the gallon. The Gwynne, petrol engine 18,
mechanical which secured the principal award ly, absolutely isolatet from did no loss than, 46.2-miles per the differential gour, doing away gallon and showed itself capable | with gear-iwx and clutch. This of a speed of over fifty miles un means that no rond sucks an hour on the track. possibly be transmitted direct to The ears
were divided into!
Lito engine and those unpleasant olossus on a price basis. In the
Demonstration Invited.
jerks and screeching which class with all appor price limit of TEL. C. 32 HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE TEL. C.32
ele
are thus
honour
of
follow the faulty slipping of £170, the Trojan was snecees- KORTH.
dono fut. In the next class, with a away with. The principle of the Hit of £285, and also in the petrol-electric engine is very class above with a limit of £10, simple. The y wheel of the Rhode ears secured the gold petrol engine is conceled sp medals. The representativos of with a dynamo, which drives un this make put up an adinirable electric motor, which, in turperformance and one of thom is connected on with the meshared with the Trojan the whools. Simplicity is the key.
"The securing note of the control All Speeds Autocar" cups specially awarded are achieved by the resistance in respect of low priced vehicles. lover on the steering column, and The Gwynno came into the class feonsequently the driver can con-limited to £275, while the' A.C.| contrato entirely on his steering secured the gold medal in the the value of this in Shanghai is cluss limited to £350, distinguish- very gasily realized. The bodiesing itself particularly in the hill of the cars are built of ash
climbs and the spoed test. In the' and oak, with polisted innbogany highest price class the award inside. The colour design will wont te dir Palladium. A special to rather unusual, being riela
gold medal was awarded to the
blue lined with red. Tho Lea-Francis for its good hill company's monogram will be climbing, consistont running and in Hitvor framed with red, excellent condition after the trial. whilst the Chinese character Phe Len-Franels is, by the way, will also be in silver. The
one of some twenty-live British wheels, also, will be painted to vehicles the ignition of which blund with the rest of the car depends on the B.L.1.C stationary Inside, the roofs will be painted
armaturo magnoto which, intro- white, giving a bright and cheery Eured only about two yours ago,] effect to the whole. The windows is becoming uxtremely popular. will be of the frameless varjoty,† sliding up and down a in CAUSES OF BREAKDOWN. SHANGILA MOTOR-BUSES." London taxi, the only difference The importance of a reliable
Bolweb th two being that ignition system is emphasised by| London taxi windows nover do.
statistics recently issued by the. R.A.C. as a result of the thous -GOOD PROGRESS,
Funds of rakes dealt with under Ten classis and sets of body the Club's "got you home"
SERVICE DUE TO START IN AUGUST.
Shanghai is to be served by a
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
THE AUSTIN SEVEN
Two seater with dickey Seat. Electric Starling, Electric Lighting, Electric Horn, Dimmer Switch. Spare wheel with tyre, Side Screens, tool roll and accessories.
FOUR WHEEL" BRAKES.
(Sports Model - - -
£188. 0. 0, LIO. 0, 0, extra) Delivery Guaranteed in 6/8 wooke. Catalogues and full information on application to Sole Agents for Hongkong & 8. China,
fleet of motor omsilages at last works have arrived up to date, schieme, which provides for assist Price Ready For The Road - - The China General Chanibus and these are being put together Ling motorists on the road in the Company intouds to put out the with all speed, consistent with event of breakdowns. About 44 per first part of its dect before the thornu chness. The fitting to-|cept, of the total brankdowns araj
be attributable to end of August, and as the months gother of a number has already found to
thy connected with go on and they gain experience been completed and the work of trunks
The seats are engine ant its fittings and of from the working of the first batch painting bogan. jof buses, other routes will be de extremely comfortable, and are thego troubles ignition figures at cided on, and by November it is covered with the best English 18 whereas, for example, hoped to have a fleet of 40, atleather.
Another great thing about these for 34% of the breakdowns, and loast six of which will be doulie
omnibuses is that the driver is valves for about one per cent. deckors, on the roads
Transmission And brakes The Company will commence placed alongside and parallel to operations on what is known as his motor, instead of behind accounted in all for 39%. the Route IX, that is from the Bund This results in a great saving of ito Avenue Haig, with six buses spaco, and in the opinion of many jand a six minute sorvice which greater aceurney of judgment
will be either accaloratedorslowed the part of the driver. down as the circumstances seem
to require but always the con-i venience of the public will bot studied.
PNUSUAL FEATURES. There are mang unusumi tenturas in the way in which the company intends in work, from
view,! a Shanghai point of Inot
lrust of which the their main dugan, "For every passenger a seat."
in
carburation was on y responsible ALEX. ROSS & Co. (China) Ltd.
contannest
HOIL FOI: of trouble being the back axle shafts. The balance is made up of front axle and stooring breakdowns, road wheels and susponion, both these necounting for about 7%; a few dasas of lighting failures and SPARK TROUBLE TEST. about 10% of breakdowns due to
OTHER UNITS OF AUTOMO- BILE OFTEN BLAMED
FOR DIFFICULTIES,
accidents.
R.A.C. CERTIFICATES. During this spring four R.A.C. certificates hovo bean tuod in connection with trials of the
Sometimes the spark adjust-four-cylindar A.Cene of Empire
The busus are ment is a little off and the driver model and all-weather typo. All' large and roomy, and absolutolyoos.not know it. He may be four wore run to demonstrate the no standing will be allowed. If blaming some other units of the ability of the car to start and: it is found that at first people car for what is happening. Atravol using only top gear, nder have to miss busos as a result, brief but offective test of the average British roads. In the aggregate about 580 miles were then more machines will bo put spark is thun advisable, into sqrvico until there is room
To do this, discount the high covered at about twenty miles
пло
WAN
Bank of China Buildings, Hongkong.
Telephone, Central 27 or 2467.
EVERY MOTORCYCLIST KNOWS AS
WELL AS EVERY MOTORIST.
DUNLOP
for all. Another excellent featuro, tension cable from the coil. Then an hour. Four different routos
standard test particularly in Shanghai with it with a screwdriver touch the wore employed, at Toast
route no nearest metal part and hold it so being a money difficullios, is that coppers will be given or accepted. that the upper matal part of the frequently used in Olub trinis. If a passenger tenders a 20, cent screwdriver is about one-eighth The top gear alone was used not pioco, for say, a -15 'cent fare, ha of an inch from the high tensiun only for running, but also, for! will receive in exchango & motul torminal of the coil. Turn on starting. In thres of the trials the token worth five cents. This hatho ignition switch and fully potral consumption was measurod can use to pay his faro on the advance the spark control lover On the run from London to company's 'busos at some other, ou the steering post. When the Norwich and back this was 38.67 time, or, if he wishes, he can petcocks are opened (La rollovo miles per gallon, while on the It for cash at the compression) and the ongino Coventry Road between London: exchango company's offices in Arnhold cranked over by hand slowly a and Dunchurch the rate Buildings.
spark will jump from the coil 37.79 miles per gallon..
At A North-China Daily News rehandle to the earewdriver. prosentative spent a fascinating the moment of the spark the fly afternoon being conducted over whool should be in a position for Ono should always make it a the temporary works at Yangtzo-advanced spark. This is usually habit to inspect the tyran overy poo. Before going down to the marked on the flywhool and will day just before putting up the works, however, the reporter ha noen just preceding the marks ear for the night. A tyro that is was taken into a classroom where for upper, doad centre. If the punctured or has a low. teak so a numbor of Chinese were being arrival of the spark does not that it can become under-inflated trained as conductors. Those match with the mark on the fly during the night only means MANUFACTUJEN. mon have been specially chosen whool the spark is either too lato, time lost the next day in making for the work, and they are of a or too early, as the caso may be a repair or in adding air,
1. There "two 'dialinei kladı' oltyres, {2} CORD tyres, s ́d (hy FABRIO tyros. · 2.- FABRIC tyres are made of di tinctly edemper ad inforlor material ihan ara CORD tyre.
5.--There is no compari-où between the two materials, elikér is cosi' of pro duction, or la durabilty. 1924 T. T. RESULTS A SWEEPING
THIUMPH KOR
DUNLOP CORDS READ THE RESULTS AND NOTE THE ", PLACINGS NOW ON DUNLOP CORPS.
Compare these prices
Stocks carried,
26 x 244 Motorcycle Cord $12.50
26 x 24
13.50
26 × 24 (2) rim)
13:00-
26 x 3.
29 3
16.10 18.00
Obtainable from the Dunlop Co's pun Branch, also from Blocks carried by the Taxi Co and by Jr Gibbs & Co, Alexandra Bldg. (phone C704 Sundays & Holidays C.4536.)
Supplied a DUNLOP RUBBER Co. (China) LTD.