THE" HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1926.
WHERE
THERE
The "World" Morris
and its topee !
The Morris "World" radiator compares with the old "Home" radiator as a" thick pith topee compares with a light straw hat. It defies the sun in any part of the world and keeps the Morris engine at the temperature it likes.
By thus securing the wonderful Morris efficiency and economy in any climate, "the "World" radiator is one cause of the remarkable "change over" to the Morris. You too will change over from wasteful "woolly" engined 20-30 h.p. cars and be a Morris owner once you have experienced this economical efficiency on a trial run.
A
MORRIS
"the Wheel" of the World"
from £190.
Hongkong Hotel Garage.
OMMUMÀI
BRITISH OVERSEAS TRADE.
A Quaint Refresher.
Figuras are not always so dry An acquaintance of ours, who as they may seem, judging from does some very long distance the latest statistics issued in the trips, tolls us that one of tho Board of Trado Returns of finost refreshers en-route is noth-. September. There was an excess ing more or less than a visit to the of car imports over car exports barbor's for a hair-cut and shave. in 1925 to the tune of £1,825,385, Sometimes, he says, he becomes whilö for the corresponding afflicted with sleepiness after 200 period in 1926 the exporte gained miles or so, but finds that after- over the imports by à £2,032,999 this novel ouro he feels still quité majority.
capable of carrying on for an- other century,
Why?
America appears to have a British Cars at Parliament. mania for being "different" from other peoples, and will go to any
The number of British cLTS extreme in order to achieve this which entered Palace Yard, object. Their latest suggestion Westminster, was noted when is that tail-lamps shall be greon the House reassembled recently. instead of red. Soarching for aIn the space of half an hour reason, one wonders if a flavour nineteen British cars, with of Prohibition does not intrude British tyres, passed the gates itself into this move; but surely five foreign cars, with foreign 'gazing on the tail-lamp when it tyres, and three British cars is red" cannot be worse than with foreign tyres. M.P.e. aro eyeing the chartreuse when it is evidently living up to the "Buy green!
British "slogan.
Liverpool's New Landmark.
Cutting their own Threats, It is a short-sighted policy on the part of garage owners in Lon- A new four-floor building, part don to oppose so strenuously the and parcel of the huge new block efforts that ero being made which Lewis Ltd. are adding to to provido better parking facili- their famous store in Liverpool, ties in the Metropolis. Had it is to be the new home for Mossra. not been the case that the con- W. Wateon & Co., the authorised vonient garages aro invariably Marris Dealers in Liverpool. The over-crowded, the necessity for total area, including the base- parking space would not have ment, is no less than 50,000 arison, and this action cannot but
alienate the patronage of square feet, and 150 cars can be motorists from their interests. If accommodated in the basement on the other hand, this demand Garage. The architectural design has been created 1y tho of the new showrooms will be in motorists' natural antagonism to schematic keeping with the rest axorbitant garage charges, then of the street,
.."
the remedy lies in the hands of Brightening the Filling Station. the garage proprietors them- selvos.
The latost innovation to A Cure for Skids.
brighten the lives of motoriste is Now that the rainy season is what is known as the Bowser setting in, it is not a bad plan to Illuminated Oil Fountain. Built, change the front and back wheels, something on the lines "of the so that the tyres with the most petrol pump, the illuminated oil tread on thora are at the rear.pump consists of a group of tanks Although four-wheel brakes, have which feed various grades of done much to reduce the possibi- lubricant through a series of glass lity of skidding, and although a pipes, behind which a light is front whool skid is far more show. The effect of the light dangerous than a back wheel through the various grades of oil skid, it still femains a fact that is attractive and instructive, rear wheel skids are the more bringing prominently to the likely to occur in normal driv- minds of motorists the difference ing.
in the various grades
Instinctively I turn to a man if I am in a mess, and so far, I have not been far wrong. But when the day comes that I am reduced to calling upon a fat man-I shall MUMMI rely on myself. Lady Kitty Vin-
cent.
Powerful Traction and Long Mileage
Double Traction Tyres with Bighty powerful road-gripping cogs, are for the big lorries of heavy loads and hard pulls. Ap- plying overy ounce of power to the road, those massage tyres ride steadily over soft ground or up.... stoep inclinos,
The big volums of tough, lively rubber absorbs road vibrations and gives extra wearing depth.
There is a specialized Firestone Lorry Tyre for every hauling noed. Equip with them and avoid delays.
MOST MILES PER DODLAR
Firestone
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
33 WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY
FLYING PROGRESS.
Commercial Planes First.
FACTORS OF SAFETY.
After a score of years in experi- montation, aviation can count only about 5,000 planes in the air over the United States, exclusivo of those in the army, navy and marines..... Our automobiles num- ber millions.
The annual increase in the de- mand for automobiles has been so great that progress in automobile engineering could hardly keep pace with it.
Such advance in numbers abead of design and improvement would be deplorable in aviation. Per- manent popularity of the airplane must depend on its careful ong- inoering devolopment. Factors' of safety, reliability and achieve- mont must be given painstaking attention to. a considerably greater degree than was neces- sary in the case of the automobile.
Passenger cars came before trucks in automobile, history. Commercical planes como before pleasure planes in aviation his- tory.
DON'T FORGET TO
TEL. 0.1246 or 1247
Clean spark plugs and reset ignition points.
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY-A GIFT
%% H.P. 4 Cyl.
FIVE SEATER Tourer.
$5,000
Complete
% H.P. 4 Cyl. FOUR SEATER Tourer
$3,000
with Full Equipment.
OF HEALTH AND HAPPINESS!
S it possible to give such a IS
Christmas gift? Yes!-by giving your family a Humber Car!
a
An Automobile mesas fresh air, sunshine and pleasure for the entire family. It is an obedient and powerful slave who will carry you at the slightest pressure of
your foot through the country, up hills, down valleys, on picnics and visits. No one is too young or too old
for
to enjoy an Automobile ride.
THE ARISTOCRAT OF LIGHT CARS.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
Trucks That Do The Work
I When men and equipment are put to
test, it is power, strength and reliability that count.
These are the very qualities most desirable in commercial hauling for any business. Give Graham Brothers Trucks or Buses hard jobs that take unyielding endurance and they do the work. They do it at low cost throughout their long lives.
Graham Brothers Trucks, with Dodge Brothers Ton. Commercial Cars, meet 91% of all hauling requirements."
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
33 Wong Noi Chung Road, Happy Valley HONGKONG.
GRAHAM BROTHERS
TRUCKS
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