THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1928.
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HONGKONG DELIVERED PRICES. SERIES A. B. "NATIONAL"
** ROADSTER 2 Passenger
5 Passenger
Brake Horso Power 35 at 2200 Revolutions Wheelbase 107 inchos PACKING
SHIPMENT NETT CASH DELIVERY HONGKONG
8.A.E. Horse Power Rating
21.7
PISTON Displacement 107.9 Cu. In
NETT
FOB
EXTRA
WEIGHT
FACT
NETT
*** CHASSIS
TON
1765 lb
G$375
0621
G$184
G$ 580
2100
495
56
219
770
脚
2160
495/
56
210
770
5 Passenger
2430
585
45
270
000
H
* COUPE
2 Passenger
2305
505
45
270
010
13
* CABRIOLET 4 Passenger
2340
665
45
270
.980
บ
*BEDAN 5 Passenger
20
2505
1075
45
270
990
#
LANDAU 5 Passenger
2475
715
45
270
1020
*
Hongkong Price incitides spara rim Tyre &'Tübs, Right Hand Drive, A
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Hongkong Price includra pro fim Tyre & Tubs, Bumper; Bail Hárn, Drabs Dock Top, Right Hand Drive, *Hongkong Price includes spere rim. Tyrs & Tube, Bumper, Bull, Horn, Right Hand Drive.
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8.A.E. Jorgo Power Rating: $2137 *: Braks Horse Bower 35 at 2200, Revolutions Piston Displacement 170.9°C. The Wheelbase 124 inches
Obssuis 1 Ton
F
$195---
610
t
G$40 40
f
G# 720
860
2130 lbs
G$185 Chassis 1 Ton with Cab
2500 lbs.
185 Hongkong Price includes spare rim, Tyro, and Tube and 4 fenders.
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The record for duration of flight | The Flat A:22 T. engine is none for acroplanes on a closed circuit, other than the standard production act up last March by Stinson and A.22 engine, slightly modified an Haldeman at Jacksonville as to secure a lower petrol and (Florida) with a Stinson-Detroitoroll consumption without in any- monoplane which flew for 5 hours way sacrificing its power output, 36′ 30′′ continuously, was brilliant-which power was necessary to ly beaten on the 2nd June by rafse the plane rapidly and surely, Ferrarin and Del Prete who made as the total weight of the machine a. continuous flight of 58 hours was 6,560 ̈kg.*** (opproximately 35 minutes on a 8.I.A.1. Marchetti 10 tons, 8 cwt., 2 grs., 18lbs.). The 5.64 aeroplane powered by a Fiat same engine had previously been A.22 T. engine of 550 H.P.
given a bench test of 104 consecu+
It is worthy of note that in this tive hours without a single stop case the acroplane used was not a and gave off the same power at standard model adapted for long the end of the test as at the com continuous flight, which usually mencement.
means that all available space is Besides the duration of flight taken up by petrol and oil tanks, record, this exploit also broke the leaving the pilots to settle them- existing record for the longest dis- selves as best they to the tance ever flown on a closed cir lengthy ordeal, but was a machine cult by over 3,000 kilometers rationally designed for long non- (about 1,875 miles), formerly held stop flights and fitted with every by the Germans Ristiez and Edsard commodity which would tend to with 4,600 km. (about 2,012 miles) make the exceptionally long occu- since August 1927, as Ferrarin and pancy of the machine as comfort-Del Prete covered 7,800 km. (4,875. able as possible for the crew. miles).
This Arrangement was the out-
It is also interesting to note that come" of a close collaboration the distance 'covered by the two between the pilota and the builders pilots is greater than that covered of the 'plane and of the engine. by Chamberlin and Levine In their If due, account is taken of the fact New York-Eisleben flight, which for В that in order to ensure the utmost represents the record reliability of flight a whole series straight line flight, 6,294 km of Instruments, Including a radio (approximately 3,933 miles). apparatus, had to be installed on Out of four recent world's board, and that even a small bunk records, speed, altitude, duration for rest between turns was pro-jand distance, three go to the credit vided for the pilots, it will be of Flat aero engines, for besides readily understood that the fuel the two récords won by Ferrariu consumption of the engine had to and Del Preto, the world's speed be kept down to the lowest limits.record måde at 'Venice on March This was done without having to 30th last by De Bernardi, of make use of a specially built 512.776 km: per hour, was also made with a Fiat A. S. 3 engine engine.
GOOD ADVICE TO ALL MOTORISTS.
Traffic Signals and Safety Road Rules.
giving timely warning to following cara is as reprehensible.
of
One of the greatest ains drivers is to drive on the centre for crown of the road and keep
there. This is filching more than their right of the road; and in conveniences other users by rob- bing following traffu of the right Three things to learn are police to overtake...On an average road traffe control signals at danger it slows down all traffic remark points; to give and to recognize ably. In a narrow rond the act the hand and arm movements of forces pussing drivers so that they may know into the ditch. what you are going to do and you may understand what manoeuvro
vehicles almost
Most are Courteous,
they intend; and road manners. The drivers of most cara you In ali signals be definite. With meet you will find courteous and your licence you will have received considerate if you are the same. a diagram of the signals to be But there are others of a different given by the police and all vehicle type. They are, however, few, drivers. They are standard hut aro a problem with new signals, and you will find that drivers. I admit it is not a nice others, embellish or curtall them, feeling when first you see a power- but a study of the standard ones ful car doing the "knots" coming Is imperative.
towards you occupying more than A few words on road behaviour.its fair share of the road and Never slow down, stop, turn, or apparently determined to keep its eross to the offside of a road with-slation."
out giving a signal showing in Do not get unnerved or angrily ample time to following and ap-flustered. While keeping well proaching traffic what you in within your half of the highway tend to do. Ás onc Ameri-remember that such cars can be can paper had it: "Say it with decelerated wonderfully quickly, eyes and brakes, and save friends and the man driving will no more the flowers."
frisk a collision than you desiré The most profitable "afety" one. Further, control your thing is observallon. Little things speech. When you are experienc- | like "shadows, the glint of sun-ed you will be able to deal with
shine on a windscreen, telegraph his class.
poles that show an acute road Another trying experience will bend, a moving black patch just be your first drive at night with hodke high, a wisp of dust, wheel dazzle beams of following and on- tracks coming from a hedged field, coming car, lumps. Do not "black a group of children near a kerb or out that is, switch off-your garden gate, all should instinctive headlamps. No matter what the ly suggest to your mind possible other fellow does, keep your lights danger and a warning to be ready full on. When you have become for it.
experienced you will decide your- self whether you will follow the R.A.G. advice to keep your light White Hines on dangerous full on in passing or dip, dim, or carners are excellent safety marks black out as the nature of the and you must keep well within passing traffic appeals to your them. In saying "never stop Insenso of decency...
White Lines.
side a white line" I am not trying
to insult your commonsense, but|| pointing out a gross act of thoughtlessness all too frequent by
WOMAN RACING DRIVER.
Miss May Cunliffe, one of the best vans, buses, and private car known British women motor drivers.
It is also a dangerous practice to of the Sunbeam Two-litre Grand drivers, has recenly purchased one stop on any bend, white line or no Prix type racing cars, and intends whito line, or in fact even close competing with this at many of the to à bond. It is just as easy to principal events in the future. be considerate for the safety of These cars, designed on the lines |others, and 'to stop 50 yards or so of the successful Sunbeam which}| before or beyond the bend.. won the Grand Prix in 1923, but
No doubt you have read about since modified and fitted with super "cutting In. You should never chargers are capable of extremely puss a vehicle if you cannot regain high speeds. Innumberable suc- the near side of the road aheadjcesses have been, achieved on them, without causing it or an oncom-and a precisely similar machine was ing car to slow down to avold you. used by Mr. Kaye Don whon be re- Cutting In Is bad, but "cutting cently act up nine new records fa out" of a line of traffic 'without one day on Brooklands track.
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Lucas "KING ROAD" Electric Horns
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6 V No. 3¢ @ V No. 10
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Lucas "Safety" Observation Mirrors
Round-Dia, of Mirror " ..H.K. $ 8.00 Rectangular-Dimen, of Mirror 6" x 31′′
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Lucas Automatic and Hand-Operated
Screen Wipers
Automatic Wiper Complete
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The Lucas Inspection Lamp
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