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HARLEY DAVIDSON
PROTECTING THE PAY BOLL.
THORNYCROFT
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
BUILT ENTIRELY OF BRITISH PARTS BY BRITISH LABOUR
A TYPE FOR EVERY REQUIREMENT
1924 MODELS IN STOCK FOR
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. SHEWAN TOMES & CO. Sole Agents, Tel. C. 781.
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THE FAMOUS B.S.A.
B.S.A.
MOTOR CYCLES, gonerally admitted to be the finest value-for-money machines now on the markat, have met with a greater
demand than ever this season.
The range has been uxtended, detail inprovaments have boon incorporated on all models, and the B.BA. reputation for Borvice and reliability has been greatly enhanced by the results of reliability irinls, and the experiences of thousands of privato owners, during the part sonson in the British Islos, on the Continent, and in every part of the world where motor cycling is in voguo.
We shall be pleased to show you inodols of these famous achines.
Three strongly armoured cars in Kansas City are boing equip pad to save pioney and securities from bank robbers.
The bank ears are equipped with a stool chain attached to the -steel-money-box-and-winding-on-a-winch Wherever the box in takon, oven insido a bank, the chain secures it to the armoured car. If robbers happen to hold up the messenger, all ho does le drop the money box and the chain is pulled into the car with the box of valuables. The chalu is strong enough to resist cutting except with an scotylone torch.
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Above is shown one of the armoured cars with safety chain in
HAPPY CROWD OF YOUNGSTERS.
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THORNYCROFT
BEST
BRITISH
MOTOR
VEHICLES
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THORNYCROFT
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SERVICE and ECONOMY
SPARE PARTS IN STOCK
Trust a Thornycroft with your Transport.
Specifications and Prices
HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE
IF NOT A THORNYCROFT-BUY AN ENTIRELY BRITISH LORRY) C.4758--Car Hire Service For Hongkong. C,4759-For Motor Showroom. THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS LTD.
Prices from $475.00
Take the lift to the 4th. floor.
SINCERE'S
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Sole Agents for the famous B.S.A. Cycles.
NEW SHIPMENT OF "SERIES 3" NERACAR.
THE LATEST MODEL.
IT
AN A.I. PERFECT MACHINE.
T was "Sories 3" Neracars that won 1st., 2nd, 3rd., and team prizes in the National SIX DAYS Trial; that won the run from Roading to Pittsburg and return, Pennsylvania State Championship, and won the Ponnsylvania Stato 24 Hour Endurance Trials and the Reliability and Endur anco Texts in Holland and Italy. All mountainous routes,
A dandy, Httle machino, capable of BIG PERFORM- ANCES. Koope ridor oloan. Simple, easy to handle. 200 milos for $1.00 of fuel. Ridu all seasons, any weather.
FREE DEMONSTRATION - SOLD ON EASY TERMS.
LTD.
[Tel. No. C.1584,}
DE SOUSA & CO.,
Sole Distributors for South China.
China Building, 7th Floor,
U.8. ROADS.
ROAD COSTS HIGH Noarly $2,000,000 will be or- Connecticut spent more than ronded within the next year by 81 400,000 above the fees it roediv the U.S. Dapartment of Agricul- od from auto owners in 1923, for ture for the construction and highway construction and main improvement of highways run tonanco, And contracts are on ning through and adjacent to the for further improvements. national forests of the country.
Hore in shown a happy crowd of New York stum children being given a treat by a kindly taxi-cab driver.
COMPULSORY INSURANCE. cause it will tend to make drivors
more carelous.
3. The boat way to reduce
2. Drivers would be more caro- ful if none were permitted to AS VIEWED IN AMERICA.
carry insurance, or if they had Compulsory liability insurance to assume at least part of the by motorists, will soon have its loss. hearing in America.
By next year it will be one of accidents is to strictly enforce tho major issues before.4% of the the existing traffic regulations. state legislatures, say members: 4. Cost of such insurance will! of the Motor Vehicle Conference add $450,000,000 frinually to tho Committee in New York.
cost of operating motor vehicles It has already been considered in the United States.
majority by a
5. "The amount of uncom- of the state legislatures, but so far has met pensated loss for which this with little succes. Nineteen expense would be entailed is states, however, have met it part unknown and should be determin- way. They require bonds or od before undertaking com- Uability insurance from truck and pulsory insurance." bus owners.
FOR THE PLAN.
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6. There is no assurance that} What has brought on the fight the rates will be kept at aj for compulsory liability insurance minimum, for all motorists has boon the over-in-creasiri accident and Against these objections aro death rato, while, at the same the following reasons for com- time, not more than one-third of pulsory liability insurance. the automobilu ownore in the 1. It will reduce accidents by United Statos carry liability making drivers more careful. insurance.
2. It will insuro compensation
Irresponsibility of two-thirds for injury to persons or damages of the drivors in this country is to property from car
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owners
Special Dodge Brothers Motor Cars IN FOUR TYPES
Four special'ippes have recently been added to Dodge Brothers standard line of motor cars
A Touring Car, a Roadster, a Type-A Sodari, and a 4-Passenger Coupe.
Those typos have boon' oroated for that substantial group of motorists who favor individuality in motor car appointment and design.
In fundamental construction they are identical with Dodge Brothers standard product. Their accentuated smartness, however, is strikingly obvious in many olaborations of equipment and refinements of detail.
Special 6-ply, ballon-type tyres, nickel-trimmed radiator shel on touring ear and roadstor (optional on closed types) front and rear bumpers, motomator with look, special blue loather upholstery (for touring car and roadster special body striping, roar view mirror, automatic windshield wiper, scuff plates, cowl lights And stool disc whools constitute the moro important itoms of special aquinment.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Telephone Central 3950.
33, Wong Nel, Chung Road
Happy Valley.
3-passenger special roadster... 5-passenger special touring.
..$2,730
..$2,790
-4 passenger special coupe
5-passenger special "A" sedan
7$4,115
.$4,140
This five-passenger special type Dodge Brothers Touring Car was given an actual road test in Hongkong-th, result belig 23-3'4 miles on one Imperial gallon of Texaco gasoline.
the great Caned bohind the otherwiso irresponsible. present drive for this farm of. 3. It will insure compensation insurance.
to dependents for injuries to or HITS POCKETBOOK. death of tho ohiof meana Against it is an overwhelming of support, from car owners majority of auto manufacturors who aro judgment proof. and dealers who foar a drup îi 4. The cost of such insurance the purchase of automobiles by would not be a burden on car the alimination of tho80 who ownors, because it would be kopt + can't afford to pay insurance at a minimum by the state under- premiums in addition to install-taking such Insurance. inants on their care.
Unproven arguments from bath clubs representing the car own-batable subject among legislators, 'And from tho automobilo sides, make this an extromoly de-
should 90 por cont. of the auto neod of such insurance, there is ors comes the protest Why And even if they do agree on the owners who are ceful drivors, liability of another break on the pay for the damuves incu,d be form that insurance should take, With the addition of state the remaining 10 per cent, w whether slate or private or both The result is expected to be a funds, the money spout for better are irrosponsible and rocklons?*
tion. After chooking up. on BETTER AUTO FUEL.
In fact, the experimentare BAY'
soft carbon, grostor 'Increase in motoring roads in the national forost areas.
Recent texts of a bonzol duld temperatures of the crankcase, benzol creates a through these wonder spots for will run well up toward the three the chief reasons behind the Although these aro probably
made by automotive experts at oll and radiator, they found that which easily blows out by way of tourists and a greater intorest in million mark.
Ohio State University, point to the benzol fluid they used was tho the exhaust. the national parks and other re-
drive against this form of insur
A form of benzol fuel is being A Detroit chain grocery store the superiority of this kind of coolest of all with which they The states in which federal anco, booause they hit
had experimented. **
sold in Columbus, Dayton and servations of the west.
the firm has established one of its fuel for motoring, funds will be used for this pur pocketbook, several other ob-chain stores on wheels. It is
According to the experiments, The tests also revealed more surrounding sections of Ohio, More than 250 milos of now pose, Include Arizona, roads will be constructed, and Mexico, Nevada, Thah, are:
"Mototeria' Now factions are put forward. Thess called a
and is benzol gas runs cooler in an mileage with benzol Testad Boveral more miles of completed | Minaosota, Montana u
manned by a clerk, who engine than gasoline. Exoonsive with some of the "anti-knock" Vom DÌHT METHOD.
the last 103, yura -highway will be improved by re-ado,
cashier and driver as well. It is heat, they point out, has a ten- solution showed as prest power In and the territory of
Insarthe first store to go to the dency to break down motor oil and anti-kaook results aa the American public invested over surfacing,, widening or regrading. Alaska.
anoo wilf inozçage nocidosta be-nousewiže.
and retard proper lubrita others.
,000,000 for motor vak
"MOTOTERIA" STORE.