THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
19.
1927.
THE MOTORING WORLD.
"EXPORT RECORD.
“SHAKE” SYSTEM.
OLDSMOBILE SIX
PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS
111-inch Wheelbase-19.84 H.P." (R.A.C. Rating) 185 cubic Inches piston displacement--1928 models.
Dickey-sent Roadster .4-seater
G.$1,200
Touring Car
G-seater
1.200
Sedan (2-door).
B-seater
1,250
Sedan (4-door).
6-aeuter
1,350
All prices subject to change without notice.
Keen appreciation has greeted Oldsmobile's smart now beauty. Naturally such modish lines and striking colours "would win the lion'a shure of admiration from those who know it only by sight. But every day Oldsmobile perform- ance seizes the attention of those who never knew it before-
This because you can't knew it till you drive the car. thrilling, smoother performance is the crowning feature of Oldsmobile-the overflowing measure of value now yours at prices lower than ever before.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO. LTD.
Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.
83 WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, --- HAPPY VALLEY.
Motorists everywhere are trying and buying the new World Morris
HE new Morris "" World" models were
Throduced just twelve months ago. Dur- ing that short time they have fully proved how well they filled a long felt need. For this is a car typically British in workmanship, in per- formance, and in economy. And in its design are embodied those features essential for uni- versal motoring. The "World" radiator com- bines handsome lines with ample cooling power; the re-designed chassis spells strength with comfort; the Dunlop "buttressed" tyres add to that comfort and ensure big mileage. In the "World" Morris you buy a car that will do 30 miles per gallon of petrol; 1,000 miles per gallon of oil; that will give you ten years honest service, and this year still better bodies, still more models, still greater value. Is it any wonder that motorists everywhere are trying and buying the "World" Morris ?
MORRIS
The Wheel of the World
PRICES FROM
THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE. (The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.)
Phono C. 4602 Phone C. 4759
Motor Traders' Club.
WES
General Motors Gain.
A new.
record export established by General Motors Cor- poration during the first
Bix months of 1927. The shipments to overseas dealera totaled 92,452 cara and trucks compared with 63,797 In the first half of 1926, an increase of 44.9 per cent,
Not infrequently the Britisher is nccused of offering rather a cold welcome to the stranger with- In his gates: Ile is, perhaps, tem- | peramentally leas able to give an Impression of heartiness than are members of certain other nations. but it does not at all follow that he is any the less anxious to do traders for the purpose of dictat- everything he can for his vialtors. ing letters. The services of ex- In the case of the British Motor perienced shorthand typists will Industry, a real organised effort is be provided, without charge; thus being made to offer every possible the Overseas British trader who kind of assistance to motor has, let us say, dietated some traders visiting Great Britain. business letters in, the course of With this end in view, the British 4 morning, can go across to the Manufacturers Section of the Royal Colonial Institute for his Society of Motor Manufacturers lunch and and Traders is establishing n afternoon to find his letters all centre or club for the free use of ready for signature, and if it is inconvenient to the visitor to re- motor traders from Oversens, "
Suitable accommodation has turn to the Club to sign his letters been secured at 21, Northumber when they have been typed, they land Avenue, London, W.C. 2.will be promptly forwarded to his This position is, of course, ex address for signature. tremely central and conveniently situated from the point of view of It is for hotels, theatres, etc. another and, from the point of view of Empire Trade, more im- portant reason peculiarly sultable for this particular purpose.
The premises are in a building owned by and connected with the Royal Colonial Institute, to which there is direct aceces by way of the Institute's newspaper room, in which are regularly displayed practically all the leading daily papers, and periodicals of the British Empire Overseas.
Next to the newspaper room is an equally comprehensive library of publications of all kinds deal- ing with all parts of the British Empire.
Comforts of a Club.
For the rest, the Royal Colonial Institute offers all the comforts of a West End Club, with the sole exception of bedroom accommoda- tion, which, after all, having re- gard to its position. adjacent to 90 many of the leading hotels, is a matter of minor importance.
Any hona fide motor trader visiting Great Britain is entitled to honorary membership of the Overseas Motor Traders' Club.
If he is qualified, that is to say, if he is of British nationality, the British Motor Industry will, imme- diately on his arrival, arrange for him to be put up for election by the Council of the Roval Colonial Institute without delay, paying any necessary fees an his behalf in the event of hja election as a Fellow of the Institute.
If and when he is elected, he. can use the Institute freely.
There he can lunch, dine, play billiards or bridge, meet and entertain his friends, and keep in" touch with the news of his own part of the Empire through the columns of his own local papers,
The special premises provided for the members of the Club as their private preserves are open to Overseas motor traders of all nationalities.
Present Aims.
In the first instance, the pre- mises do not need to be extensive; for the present they alm at nothing more than the provision for motor of accommodation truders from Overseas who wish to conduct business interviews, read the technical papers, write letters; make use of the telephone. or get little services rendered them, either of a business or of a social character.
If, however, the Club is found to fill a really serious and con- siderable need, the necessary ex- tensions will be undertaken later. Any motor trader intending to visit Great Britain this autumn Is advised to write to the Manager of the Overseas Motor Traders' Club. 21, Northumberland Avenue, London, W.C. 2, stating the approximate date of his arrival.
If he wishes hotel accommoda- tion to be booked on his behalf. an exact date should be given and also a clear indication of what he is prepared to pay for his uc- commodation.
The management of the Club will then make the necessary re- servation on his behalf, booking his room only for the shortest possible time, so that if on arrival he finds that it is not just what he requires he is in no way tied to it. Visitors who have no per- manent address in London to which letters can be addressed may use the Club for this purpose.
Many Advantages,"
Subsequently during their stay in Great Britain all that it is necessary for them to do is to keep the management of the Club informed as to their whereabouts, when all letters and other com- munications will be promptly for- warded to their address for the time being.
In some cases, visitors will find the Club useful for putting them into touch with the right officials of any motor manufacturers whose works they wish to visit, and for making the necessary appointments on their behalf by letter or telephone.
The Club will also be available, without charge, to Overseas motor
return later in the
The above will give a fair in- dication of the purposes for which this Club is being established, but necessarily does not define all the uses that may be made of it. Breadly speaking, the idea is to do everything possible to make the visitor feel at home on his arrival, and to assist him in every way in which he may require assistance during his stay.
Oiling Chassis Bearings.
First "greaso cups.
Then the grease-gun.
Then plunger-controlled, automa- tic lubrication.
That is the history of the oiling of chassis bearings; and now an other system has been invented, whereby the owner simply puts oil into a tank and forgets it.
Boon
At the foot of the tank is a needle valve, kept in place by a weight, and seated firmly while the car is motionless. But as as it begins to move the inequali- ties of the road displace the valve slightly, and oil is fed to a distri- butor and carried by pipes to every bearing part on the chassis, and even the spring leaves.
The rougher the road, the greater the play of the valve and the more oil sent to the bearings when they molt need it.
Something similar has been at tempted with a shackle bolt fitted with a ball valve and fed from of cups; but by that system the con- tinuous supply of oil was not as
sured.
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TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
Sound Operates Lights.
A device which automatically gives police and fire apparatus the right of way through congested traffic districts has been tried out in Cleveland, U. S. A.
HE. Witwer, the inventor, minkes use of the vibration from the warning horn or siren of firo apparatus to light at the street intersection to green in the direction that the apparatus is driving.
switch tho trafic
A sound receiver is placed, at the sode of the street a distanco from the "traffic light. When the. apparatus approaches the receiver and sounds its siren the instru-
ment connected with the traffic tho light automatically lights green right-of-way signal.
The horn or siren, set at a def- nito pitch, gives a determined number of vibrations. The re- celver, sensitive only to these vi brations, will not act when a noise of any other vibration is sounded.,
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SERVICE STATIONS
GAIN:
According to the Automotive Association, 88,000 Equipment automobile service stations in the United States installed nearly a billion dollars' worth of parts and This service supplies last year. would make the average carning for each station more than $10,000,
MOTORIST'S NIGHT-
MARE.
On the Bilege road in Sumatra, a stretch of about 1,000 miles, 1,000 hairpin curves are found within a space of 45 miles,
AUTOMOBILES INCREASE.
Automobiles in Great Britain now total 1,756,000. This is an increase of 176,000 over the total of last year.
top light, eliminating the danger of a collision.
Four receivers are used on principal intersections 80 that official cars driving in any direction will have the advantage of an open road. In case two cars are travell- ing in different directions the one which sounds its horn first gets the advantage of the green light while the other is forced to obey the red to green.
The sound receivers are placed far enough from the interesection so that there is time for the signal to show an amber caution light before making the change from red
Cotor
Colors unrivalled by the rainbow
Buick
now on display
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.
33 WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD
HAPPY VALLEY,
for 1928
the 24th year Buick-bat again fulfilled this promises. WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT...BUICK WILL BUILD