THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
POPULAR U.S. HOLIDAY RESORT.
SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1927.
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The Black Hills of South Dakota.
Rapid City, SD, Juno 21-) At Lead, in the northern part Nature has act up one of its of the Black Hills, is the Homestake most magnificent collections of Mine, the largest gold mine in the mountains and valleys, of erhyons United States. Since its discovery 1876, ..it has produced and gorges in the Black Hills in country of South Dakota, where $206,000,000 in gold. Enough ore President Coolidge has decided to is blocked out to, furnish the mills establish his summer White House, with 4350 tons a day for ning more Tourists, and vacationists have years. During tourist season, heen coming to this area year after guides take travellers over the year, filled with so many attrac-grounds.
tions that one visit isn't enough. As a result of this precious lode, This year an even greater caravan and others in the district, this has of tourists is expected than ever been, called the "richest hundred before, led by the president him-mile-square" in America. yelf.
Where President Stays.
Rapid City is the gateway to this wonderful region. This is
The game lodge, where Ponidont reached most directly by the Cus- ter Battefteld Highway, or U. S. Coolidge may stay, is reached from Rapid City by a good road south Highway No. 16.
There are several uther openings to Hermosa and then southwest to into the Black Illa district. The the highway from Fairburn to Sylvan Lake is only a Victory Highway, the Lincoln High-Custer. way, the Yellowstone Trial, and any short distance north of this, not of the other northern cross-country far from the Needles and guarded routes take the notorist across to by Harney Reak and Mi. Rushmore FU. S. Highway No. 85, going north to the northeast.
and south through Denver and Cheyenne and into the heart of the Black Hills.
For a straight cut through the greater part of the Black Hills the best route is northward from Hot Springs to Bello Fourche. Hot Springs may be reached by U. S. Highway No. 18, which runs. cross the southern part of South Dakota.
Good Roads Throughout. In the vacation area itself, there are many improved ronds that take tourists through pine-laden
From here, the route winds in forests, along deep canyons or sparkling streams, past pictures-and out, up and down, past Wind Cave, the Blue Bell Ladge and the que lakes and awesome caved.
up through the Here the wild deer and buffalo Game Lodge, till rom. Fishing is pleatiful Needles and Sylvan Lake and on Hiking is given along winding mountain sides to its full test over the precipitous Deadwood, not far from Lodd. trails laid down by the Dakota In-
to Spearfish and meets U. S. High- dians.
Custer State Park is in this ro-way No. 85 going north to Belle gion. the largest state park in Fourche.
and entrancing.
Here the road turns northwest
Only takes a day's wago, to run it for a month. Not a month's wages to run it for a day!
The only car which you can run and save money at tho same time.
REMEMBER, A FEW $s WILL DELIVER TO YOUR
DOOR ONE OF THESE MODELS.. Balance payable to suit you. Stocks carried.
ALEX. ROSS & Co. (China), Ltd.
Now Offices, May 1.-Prince's Bullding..
2 floor, Ice House St. Entrance.
ESSEX SUPER SIX MOTOR CARS
17.92 HP-110-inch wheelbase 144.67 cuble inches piston displacement.
Roadster
Touring
Coupe
Coach
Special Coupe
Sedan
CARS
2-seater
GS 980
5-seater.
G$1,150
2-scater
G$1,150
6-seater
G$1,150
2-seater
G$1,180
5-scater
G$1,250
HUDSON SUPER SIX MOTOR
20.40. H.P.-127-inch wheelbase-288.60 cubic inches piston displacement.
Touring
.7-ecater
G$1,600
Conch
5-scator.
G$1,775
Sedan
5-seater
G$1,880
Rumble Seat Sport Roadster
¿-senter.
G$1,890
Brougham (Custom Built)
5-seater
G$2,080
Sedan (Custom Built)
5-seater
G$2,270
Sedan (Custom. Built)
7-scator
G$2,375
PACKARD SINGLE SIX MOTOR CARRIAGES
29.40 H.P. RA.C. Rating-block test actually develops
more than 80 H. P-288.60 cubic
inches piston displacement.
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HELL offers you motor lubricating oil scientifically blended to do properly the
three things which oil ought to do.
1. At cold air temperatures, it is free flowing to give quick starting.
2.
rėla.
At crankcase temperature, tively thick to ensure economical .. consumption.
3. At cylinder temperature it has good fluidity to reduce friction but retain sufficient body to ensure efficient lubrication.
Shell Oils as sold to the public are exactly the same as were used to set up the world's speed records of 1926 for both cars and motor cycles.
Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S. China) Ltd..
ASIATIC BUILDING.
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MOTOR OIL
AS
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Towering spires, like this greet the tourist everywhere in
his drives through the Black Hills. This is in Custer State
Park.
America. It covers 100,000 acres, replete with thrills for the strang-
er.
Here also are "The Needles" or "Cathedral Spires," which jut up into the sky like the towers of Westminster. Then there is Syl- van Lake. quiet and restful, located in a big dip, more than a mile above sea level, while Harvey Peak stands 7254 feet high as a. great guard' to all this rugged aren. There is a game preserve com- prising several thousand acres, where roam buffalo, elk, deer, Jantelope, mountain sheep and goats.
Free for Campers.
The completed highways in the Black Hills are marvels 'of engineer- ing skill and models for mountain roads. Camping privileges are free to tourists near the State Lodge, where the president is ex- pected to stay, and at Sylvan Lake, Throughout the park, there are for convenient, Inviting spots camping.
A
Just outside Custer Park is Wind Cave.. This cave comprises mare than 200 miles of explored pas-
ages and about 3,000 rooms. trip of several bours taktas the tra veller through a succession of new beauties and attractions.
ENGINE CARE.
Cleanliness Essential,
As a diversion from moun- tainous roade, we get this through a forest of pize and spruce,
The of that lubricates the mov- Ing parts of a car has to be par ticularly clean. That is why we have oil filters and air cleaners to keep out the dust,
If particles of sand or bits of
MODEL 426-SINGLE-SIX-126-INCH WHEELBASE.
Phaeton
5-seater
*G$2,665
Rumble Seat Roadster
4-seater
G$2,765
Sedan
5-acater
G$2,765
MODEL 433-SINGLE-SIX-133-INCH WHEELBASE.
Touring
.7-seater
G$3,216
Coupe..
.4-seater
G$3,215
Club Sedán
5-senter
G$3,255
Sedan...
7-seater
G$3,835
Sedan Limousine
7-Heater
G$8,435
PACKARD STRAIGHT-EIGHT
MOTOR CARRIAGES
39.20 H.P. R.A.C. Rating-block test actually develops
more than 105 HP-384.80 cubic
inches piston displacement,
MODEL 336-STRAIGHT-EIGHT-130-INCH
WHEELBASE.
Phaeton
6-seater
G$4,185
Rumble seat Roadster
4-seater
G$4,200
Sedan
.B-seater.
G$5,300
MODEL 343-STRAIGHT-EIGHT-143-INCH
Touring
Coupe
Club Sedan
Sedan
Sodan Limousine
WHEELBASE.
7-senter,
G$4,430
4-seater. .G$5,370
5-seater
G$5,510
7-seater
G$5,625
T-seater
.G$5,725
The above prices are for delivery in Hongkong or · Kowloon. All prices and specifications subject to change without notice.
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Co., Ltd.
Telephone Central 1246 or 1247..
89, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD,
HAPPY VALLEY
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