THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1926.
TRUCK GOES A-FISHING.
Sealed Against Wear
Fishing is so good at times in Oregon, that the modern fisherman takes a truck, instead of o canoe... Here is seen a big catch of smelt being loaded for market."
THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET.
FIELD FOR BRITAIN.
to £11,500,000. Great now the best market in the world value furmator cars, and it passed his Britain's contribution towards comprehension why Great Britain this total amounted only to 12 was leaving that trade to a per cent, though it represented foreign country and to one of the 52 por cent, of her own motor car sister Dominions. In: 1924 the exports the balance of, 88 per cintinued) the U.S.A. produced cent, coming mainly from the The Autordr, in doaling with 3,500,000 motor cars, while Great, United States and from Canada. the Australian market for motor Britain produced 133,000. Tha]
Foxport of cars by the U.S.A. WAR The Australian Prime Minister 178,000, and by Great Britain (Mr. Bruca), in a recent speech 15,000. Of the care disposed of
Cars, says
As a sidelight upon the increas-
to the Australian Association of by Groat Britain in hor exporting activities of British manu- British Manufacturors and their trade, 83" per cont, wore boing facturors in the Dominion market, it is interesting to record that in representatives at Melbourne, intaken by the Dominions. emphasising the wishes of his In 1923-24 Australia imported Johannesburg alone no fewer fellow-citizens of the Common-70,478 chassis, and in 1924-25 than 18 British makes are directly wealth, said that Australia was similar imports amounted in represented by agents.
Studebake
STANDARD SIX
Studercher
The World's Most Powerful Car
of its Size and Weight
On the Dairy Farm or Shaukiwan hills in swift get-away and flashing pickup the abundant power of the Standard Six is a constant source of pleasure. And because its power is derived from a generous-sized engine instead of a small over-worked high-speed engine, it performs without strain and consequent wear.
AN ECONOMICAL CAR TO OWN
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Low in first cost due to savings effected by One Profit manufacture, which enables Studebaker to offer you a better car at a lower price.
Low operating cost because of the luigh quality of material and workman- ship used in its construction. For several years Studebaker repair parts sales have averaged only $18.00 per car per year.
STUDEBAKERS ARE BREAKING IN WHEN
OTHERS ARE BREAKING UP
Before you buy a car consult our friends-Studebaker Owners-and ask
us for a demonstration ona
Studebaker
HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE
(THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.)
Service & Replacement Parts: Phone Contral 4602,
Car Sales & Accessories
Phone Contral 4759.
Buick is the only car with the sealed chassis and the triple-sealed engine
No other car, regardless of price, accom- plishes the completeness of protection for operating parts now found in the Better Buick.
Dirt causes wear! So Buick has sealed all' Its operating units behind iron or steel housings. This is the famous "Sealed Chassis." It keeps dirt and wear out, lubrication in!
And in addition. every bit of air, oll and gasoline used by the engine now is cleaned Air cleaner, gasoline filter and oil filter are now added to Buick's famous protection against wear. This is the
Triple-Sealed Engine"!
You cannot find the same completeness of protection on other motor cars, Look for it before you buy. It means long life and reduced upkeep.
The Hongkong and Kowloon Taxicab Company, Limited.
33-35; Des Voeux Road
rol. C. 1030.
the Better Buick
Announcing
the
new
99
70
WILLYS KNIGHT
.. a car of unparalleled efficien
cy, out-performing anything ever built of its size, or type, or class!
Ite remarkably low price, plus its many dis tinctive advantages, undoubtedly place the *70" Willys-Knight Six in the front rank us the outstanding value of the world in the oli cylinder field.
Utilizing the principle of high-speed engine construction in a 'Knight type siccve-valve motor, with a 2 15-16 inch bore, and a 418 inch stroke, the power plant of the New "70" Six develops greater power per cubic inch of piston displacement, throughout its complete range, than any other stock American motor- car engine.
Speed capacity is la excess of 60 miles an hour. Its acceleration is starting in its accom- plishment. Its power on hills is a revelatiori.
Revolutionary Results
In speed and power the New "70" Willys- Knight literally out-performs all other stock care of comparable size. It combines the Kaight sleeve-valve engine in its utmostpers fection, with the finest and best achievements of brillant engineers on both sides of the Atlantic. This car presents an unparalleled engine efficiency, a super-efficiency possible of attainment only in the Knight type of engine It has a long, rqry effect, with moderate actual length. Here, too, in us economy of weight never before achieved in a motor car of itstype, Full Particulars from: THE
6
Other Distinctive Features Absolutely positive, mechanical four wheel brakes the perfected braking system of the most advanced cars of Europe and America system regarded by the best engineering practice as the most dependable and most nearly infallible of all brakes. Anew conception of road-stability-Beles tific engineering has developed for this car a particularly low center of gravity which pro- duces a truly remarkable rodd-stability. Atali speeds you are impressed by its perfectly stable equilibrium, and a complete absence of il road shocks. Driving, you enjoy a contin uously, agreeable feeling of solidity. Riding
yours la a comforting sense of security such as you have rarely experienced in any car. The easiest of all stooring The steering facility of this phenomenal car to literally amazing. Right Timken bearings cradle the steering mechanism with the utmost absence of fiction,
A remarkably, beautiful body-Fus style and smartness, Inside and out, this fine car is unrivalled by any other automobile ofits class; Theinterior has been designed with such scien tiile cractness that all waste space common to other cara has been eliminated. While compact to the last degree, this new and advanced "70" Willys-Knight Six is revolutionary In Its roominess and comfort.
UNIVERSAL AUTO SUPPY CO.
61, Des Voeux Road, Central.