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Four Five Box
DEN 1926 Model All Steel BUICK Touring No. 352,
Otted with Speedometer, wood wheels und spare rim. day Clock, 2 Electric. Horns, tyres. Price $750.00 cash. Wheel Brakes, & Complete No. 1473, care of "Hongkong
fitted with Balicon Tyres, Telegraph." Weather equipment. further
ulars apply P. O. Box 285.
MORRIS
COWLEY.-110 h.p. 2 seater Roadster with dickey, two TED.-A second hand Austin wheel brakes 1925 model. In use Must be in perfect condi-] 6 months, owner driver, under 2000 State price. Reply Box No. miles. Owner buying a 4-seater. are of "Hongkong Telegraph." Apply H.K. Hotel. Show Room for
SALE-1925 Rudge Whit- 4.99 h.p. has done under miles, condition as new, cap 65 m.p.h. 4 valve 4 speed Apply Rox No. 51, care of ngkong Telegraph."
appointment
TRANS-CONTINENTAL RECORD.
FASTEST TRAIN BEATUN..
South Bond, Ind.,-Whon the wires flashed the' nowa of the record ocean-to-ocean run of· Ab Jenkins and Ray Pook in a stock modal Studebaker Big Six Sport Phaoton on June 17, a final thrilling chaptor was written into the annals of many attempta to beat the fastest train time from Now York to San Francisco in an automobile.
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The combination of two, Salt| Lako Oity business mon and their Studebaker had finally dono it-in the record-smashing timo of 86 hours, 20 minutes,
It was a victory not only over the abbreviated timo schedulo that had defeated the soveral previous attempts, but also, over tempestuous elements. For the grouter portion of the trip, the heaviest rains on record for this time of the year bent down on the plunging car, obscuring the driver's vision and turning the dirty roads into stretches of slippery, treacherous mire.
Jenkins and Pook had broken
all of the records in their own territory, holding practically every one of importance in the Wost, even though neither is a. professional driver. Johkins is a In successful building contractor PACKARD SIX. Condition
Five perfect in Salt Lako and Pock, the owner every way as new.
Five-passenger, Superb of a large garage. It's just a Tyres.
Cash $4,200, engine (45113-12). no offers. On view at Dragon them, this road racing. Garage, Happy Valley
DSON SUPER-SIX (No. BUICK-6-cylinder. 7-passenger 206) Latest Model 7-passenger, Brick Touring No. 165 Good run- iring. Low milenge. Owner-ning" order. Five good Tyres on ven. Still on original tyres. five Wire Wheels. $1,500.00. On 10.00 worth of special equip view at Dragan Garage, Happy ht. 29.40 hp. engine (R. A. C. lley. ting). Guaranteed in superb | adition. Owner going on leave. bargain at $2,500. Box No. 35, re of Hongkong Telegraph."
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HUDSON-G-cylinder
passen
ger Touring equipped with five Brand new Balloon Tyres on New wire wheels. New top, uphol- EW RALEIGH solos fitting Jucas story, carpets, Bosch Horn. Also ghting, speedometer, ameter and new Carburettor and Radiator, orn from $485 and spare parts. new paint and all bright parts 925 0.11.V. Matchless & Hender-nickel pinted. In perfect running on combinations. Douglas, and condition. cout solos. Apply Motor Cycle only $2,200. Apply Box No. 1492,
care of "Hongkong Telegraph."
Exchange K.655..
hobby and a recreation with
"Let's go clear across the country," said Ab to his driving
partner,
Wo've licked railroad
time to a stand still in the West."
"HEAVY RAINS FROM START.
They drove aust, leisurely. Juno 14th was set for the start of their cross-country attempt. And on the 13th it rained.
That rain was just a 'sample of the dronching downpour to fol- low. Right at the start frour Now York, at 2:07 a.m. Eastern Daylight Saving time, a delay in getting the stamped Western Union departure cortificate caused the drivers to miss tho. first forry.
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potrol and food.
Wyoming, but they wore, still an The driving was easier through
hour lato at Rock Springs, leaving there at 10:46 June 16th.
Fogs in New Jorboy-five A real bargain for grade crossings blocked by mill where a stop was made for more
trains and a road filled by rock blasted from a quarry in the samo stato-driving rains that. amounted virtually to a cloud- burst in Pennsylvania, those wore the trying conditions that met the drivers on the first lay of the trip from New York to South Bend, the home of Stude- bakor.
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AUSTIN-Alex. Ross & Co. (China), Ltd., Bank of China Bldg.
C. 2487. ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Rd.
CA750.
AUBURN-Universal Auto Supply Co., Asiatic Bldg. C4915. BUICK-Hongkong & Kowloon Taxi Cal Co., Ltd., 33 Des Voeux
Road C.1036.
CADILLAC Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. DODGE BROS.-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 Wong Nei
Chung Road, Imppy Valley. 6.1247. ESSEX The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 3B Wong Nei Chung Rd.
Happy Valley. C.1247.
FORD-Andrew Harper, 6, Queen's Road. C4895.
G. W. KGilman & Co., Ltd., II. K. Bank Bldg. Tel. 0.290.
Road, Happy Valley. C. 0.1247. HUDSON The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd: 33 Wong Nei Chung LINCOLN.--Andrew Harper, 6 Queen's Rond. C.4895. MORRIS. Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road, C.47957 PACKARD, The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd. 33 Wang Nel Chung
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five
At Salt Lake, the next сол- trol" and the home town of the drivers, more food and fuel was taken on and the car again hit into the mountains for Runo,
Nevada,
A whole hour was lost on one
THE FINAL SPURT. detour in Pennsylvania and the They reached there in the wee rains continued to obscure vision hours of the morning of June 17. and make the roads slippery, Supplies were taken on for the but Jenkins and Peck pulled final spurt over. the mountains into South Bend at 9:45 pp., and down into San Francisco. Contral Standard time, The car was running perfectly. minutes ahead of their schedule. At 12:27 P. M., the mud caked, grimy car pulled triumphantly to LETTER BEATS AIR MAIL.
a stop before the Western Union Here a letter was delivered to office in San Francisco and the WBB chocked Vice-president Hoffman of The arrival time Studebaker Corporation of Am-officially. Jonkins and Peck' their erica. A copy of this letter climbed wearily from mailed in New York by air mail seats, but they wore wide grins. atroxactly the same time. the car left, arrived in South Bend the next morning.
At all times consideration was given to the rights, of motorists, and in passing through citius speed regulations were carefully observed. High speed was made through the night on desorted
Read. Happy Valley. C.1247. ROLLS-ROYCE--Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Rond. C.4759. SINGER-Gilman & Co., Ltd., H.K. Bank Bldg. Tel. C.200. STUDEBAKER Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road C.4769, STANDARD-Alex, Ross & Co. (China), Ltd., Bank of China Bldg,country roadways.'
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A 48-gallon reserve petrol tank had boon sot into the floor of the tonneau, right against the back
They had done it-smashed decisively all existing trans-con- tinontal automobile records and even beaten the fastest train time t
The real significance of this remarkable record by. Jonkins, Peck and Studebaker is made more pronounced by the fact that the fastest time that a person can make by train between Now. York and San Francisco is 92 hours, 45 minutes. And it takes
DENNIS-Alex. Ross. & Co. (China), Ltd., Bank of Chha Bldg. of the front. This and changes 16 different engines and as many
C.2487. FORD Andrew Harper, 6 Queen's Rond. C4759. FORDSON TRACTOR.-Andrew Harper, 6. Queen's Road. GRAHAM BROTHERS-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 83 Vong
Nel Chung Rd., Happy Valley, · C.1247,- MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's 'Road. C.4769. .THORNYCROFT-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. MOTOR CYCLES
A. J. S.-Alex. Ross & Co. (China),,Ltd., Bank of China Bldg. C2487 B.S. A The Sincere Co., Ltd., Des Vooux Road. C.1067. DOUGLAS.-Alex, Roga & Co. (China), Ltd, Bank of China Bldg.
0.2487.
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON-The Gascon Motor Co., 2, Kwong Wah Road,
Kowloon. K.1242. INDIAN-Alex Ross & Co. (China), "Ltd., Bank of China Bldg.
C.2487.
cushion,
in the hood, back seat and tyre train crews to do this-over a carrier wore the only "alterations porfect rand bed. C.4759,made in the regular stock model The Studebaker Big Six Big Six Sport Phanton. On the lowered this rocord over floor between the potrol tank and treacherous roads by 6 hours 20 the front of the back seat, the minutes with one engine and auxiliary driver was able to one "crow" of two mon catch snatches of sleep, his head
FASTEST PREVIOUS RECORDS, an air propped up against
The motor car record acroBS the continent previously WAR IOWA ROADS SLIPPERY MIRES.
held by L. B. Miller of San Iowa. The Studebaker left there Weehawken, Now Jersey, to The next stop was in Clinton, Francisco,, who drove from at 4:10a.m., June 15, still on Oakland, California, in 102 hours, schedule. While Jenkins was 45 minutos, actual elapsed timo, driving, Pock ato a lunch of on July 14, 1925, This was 7 lettuce sandwiches washed down hours, 44 minutes faster than with black, heavily sweatened the previous record, but Jonkina coffee or malted milk. This was and Pock smashed Miller's re- the standard diot of the drivers Gord by 16 hours, 25 minutes, and their course was from Now York Jenkins was having hands to San Francisco, and foot-full. More than 2-1/2 A so-called record was made inches of rain had fallen on by Cannon Ball" Baker who Iowa's clay roads. They were claims to have driven from New slippery in spots, gumbo qung-York to Los Angeles in 71 hours, miros in others. But the oar 33 minutes actual running time. plowed through and left Council This trip, however, consumed 24 Bluffs an hour ahead of schedule. days and can hardly be con-
This hour and 20 minutes more sidered a record. were lost, however, in Nebraska, Numerous other attempts to where the roads were flooded al-equal or better railroad time most to the stage of impassability, have been made over a spread of They were 20 minutos late pull years, but it nover was accom- ing into Choyonne, Wyoming, plished until Jonkins and Pook
MATCHLESS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. PUCH-Loyseco China Co., Ltd., Bank of Canton Bldg. 0.1221. ROYAL ENFIELD-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 83, Wong Nel
Chung Road, Happy Valley, C.1247. TRIUMPH Alex. Ross & Co. (China), Ltd., Bank of China Bldg,
C.2487.
TYRES AND ACCESSORIES COLUMBIA BATTERIES, The Dragon Motor, Car Co., Ltd., BB.
Wong Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley, C.1247. DUNLOF TYRES-Dunlop Rubber Co., Hotel Annexe Bldg." C.4554. FIRESTONE TYRES.The Dragon. Motor Car. Co., Ltd., 83, Wong
Nel Chung Road, Valley. C3247. GOOD_YEAR_TYRES —Alex. Ross & Co. (China), Ltd., Bank of
China Bldg. C.2487. MICHELIN TYRES. Europe-Asia Trading Co., Pedder Building.
C.8438. MICHELIN TYRES—John Gibbs & Co., Bank of Canton Bldg. C.704. PRESTOLITE BATTERIES, Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's
Road. C.4759.
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4,775
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