HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1924.
FAMOUS BEACH WHERE SPEED RECORD WILL BE ATTEMPTED.
COLLAPSIBLE AIRPLANE.
This is the "Cranwell," a collapsible airplane recently exhibited at Lympus, England. Its wings fold up so that it can be wheeled into a garage.
Ho-How did your father get his start?
Sho-I'm not euro, but I think mother found him in neutral and eranked him up.
-Life
Furchaser What is the charge for this battery?
Garageinan-Ono and one-half
valts.
"How much is that in American money?'
.--Amhorat Lord Joff.
AMERICAN WORLD FLIGHT
The following testimonial has been received by
The Asiatic Petroleum Company, Ltd., London:---
"The "SBELL" benzine which you shipped to Iceland and Greenland for the American Round World Flight proved entirely satis- factory. Our Flight met with the greatest difficulties in the artic regions, heavy polar pack ice on the east coast of Greenland made it necessary to fly direct from Iceland to West Greenland, and the high test qualities of Shell benzine contributed largely to the success of this long and dai gerous flight."
USE SHELL MOTOR SPIRIT AND
BE SATISFIED.
DICYCLE
SAILING
A CLOSE UP
OF: "$10 KAUGOMI
"SIG” HAUGDAHL TRAVELUNG 150 MI. PER HOUR
ORVAND DAYTONA BEACH. GREATEST: NATURAL I SPEEDWAY
IN THE WORLD
Toursmonts and events for golf amateurs, both man and women, will be froquent. Ormond Beach is one of the greatest golf contres in the world with just the right climato.
Daytona Beach is the finest;{motorcycle spoed kings a chance fastest natural speedway in the to break the record of 116.7 m.ph. world. When Tommy Milton on the world's fastest and safest made a record of 156 4 milos per dirt track. hour in his 16-cylinder Dues-He has lined up
a giantio enberg the world thought he was) going some. But M. Moglia ecn-when the Olympic Champlon swimming carnival for February
One of the biggest moulal events nected with the Ballot and Talbot swimmers, mon and women, will Washington's Birthday ball at of the season will bo the Darracq campanien of France ban rather from all parts of the designed a 400-horse-power car country in the greatest winter or Martin of. Florida will be famous Hotel Ormond. Govor built solely for speed, which will contest in years.
Heroes and
be accompanied to Amorica by berginos of the Olympic matches prosent. This is a costume ball its ownor. He proposes to shatter will have both rough and smooth Vernon and the loveliest flowers with a picturesque model of Mt. all existing records at Ormond-|
Daytona Beach and claims he has water in which to compete.
and palms of Florida as decora- reduced weight in a new way. Close to the brach is the fa- Įtion.
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championship Ormond
Each cylinder has a carburetor mous
Within the past few years and a superchargor to permit a Beach Golf Links, for those Ormond Beach has stepped into full fuel supply at highest possible many years favoured by John the national limolight as one of the spoods.
D. Rockefeller, Sr. and scores of greatest centros of clean sport in Tho beach now affords other golf celebrities, professional the world. But at te close the
Thirteon amateur
will bo bix season of 1924-1925 straightaway of 25 to 30 miles, and 500 feet wide of hard packed sand, tournaments are scheduled. with ranko as the record broakor smooth as a billiard table. The top notchors in the golfing world with varied diversions in this proposed erection of a 1,000 ft. starring. Among players ex-garden sport of Florida. bridge batween New Smyrna and pected to compete are Bobby Daytona will give a continuous Jones, the greatest amatour stretch of 70 miles of boach for golfer the game has ever produc- smashing long straightaways. ed, Fruticis Quimet. who bas Director of Sporte, Ray Mc-jheld both the national opon and Carthy, is planning some motor amateur championships, Joese cycle races on the beach this Swootser, Max Maraton, Alexa
The Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S.C.) Ltd. winter with some of the world's Stirling, Mrs. Dorothy Campbell
(Incorporated in England).
speed demons taking part. Hurd, three times holder of the mány This will furnish spectators a National Crown and thrill and give some of the big others.
ESSEX-2 SIX
Built By Hudson Under Hodson Patents
Essex Touring
Genuine Balloon Tires
Standard Equipment
The addition of balloon tires gives a final note of distinction and luxurious riding confort to the mechanical superiority and notable performance of today's Essex.
Its advantage of price and value is more marked than ever.
Economy and performance are better. More accessible for replacementa or repairs, which means less moirítenance expense. Essex tires are genuine, full-sized balloons. And with lower center of gravity and unique spring arrangement they give greater safety and comfort on all roads at allspeeds. To all you know of Essex reputation is added the confidence that it is built by the Hudson Motor Car Company, on the famous Hudson patents.
The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.
Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.
88. Wong Nei Chung Road
Happy Valley.
PASSPORTS FOR GERMANY.
In view of the recent changes arising out of the decisions of the London Conference (Dawos Heport) the Automobile Associa tion has obtained the fallowing! official statement regarding the visa of Passports for Germany, Occupied and Unoccupied :-
British subjects proceeding to those purte of Germany - still remaining in Allied
military occupation do not | requiro to have their pasti poris vise hy a Oortman consular officer, but must have them endorsed at the British Pa sport Office, as valid for travelling to Ger- man occ pied territory. British subjecte travelling to
territory recantly ovaoust-| ed by the allied military forcos will require the| German consular vias. Visitors to any territory which may be ovacuated in the futura will requiro the Gorman visa. aftor such territory has been evacuated.
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ARTIFICIAL PETROL.
M. Daniol Birthalot, tho fa ranns Fronoh ohemist, etstos, aco intinz to the Paris corraspandent of The Times, thit ronant-exparimanta | by a number of Franoh oh mir a in regard to the production of motor solrit from animal · aut vozatable subatan ins kava bing orowood with 8000094 M Bartholat anya: The physio of
sborstory rotarihis s finishod; but the phase of indu trial production has got got ho fran, but we are on ts threinold
In loss than five yours y na willi {sos ftatorios for the production| of artificial patrol going up Jibroughout the country and competing footively with the output of natural patról”:
now
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