THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.
TODAY'S SMARTEST ROADSTER
JASH engineers, one of America's most competent technical groups, designed and built the Nash "400" to bo today's most modern, most efficient motor car. The "400" has two spark plugs of big aircraft type to each cylinder. These make higher compression practical, in- ! suring quicker ignition, smoother acceleration, 22% more horsepower, 5 miles per hour greater speed, 2 miles extra from every gallon of fuel.
Outboard mounted hydraulic shock absorbers cushion every road. Centralized chassis lubrication olls 21 vital parts at a touch. A new steering mechanism provides the' world's easiest driving control.
Everything from bumpers to tyre locks is included in the one price. There are no "extras" to buy other than spare tyres. Every Nashon the salesroomfloor(aready for the road. Nash efficiency is clothed with Nash beauty. Here is a' charm of colour, or grace of contour to delight the most critical eye.
And because of great volume production—a car of truly moderate price-a luxury car without luxury's usual penalty.
WONG SIU WOON, Sole Agents for Hongkong and South Chino, Telephons C. 1474,
21, Pottinger Street. SERVICE STATION-76, Das Vans Road Central, Telephone C. 644.
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NASH 400TM
A NEW CAR---BUT PROVED
a
Marquette is a now, but it is also
known product. The spirit of thoroughness which leaves nothing to
chance has led Buick to completely prove the merit of Marquette by months of testing at the General Motors Proving Ground.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1929.
ART
OF SAFE DRIVING.
Some Old But Good Advice,
7
BUS TRANSPORT.
Where London Is Supreme.
In the December number of the American journal, "Bus Trans- portation," there appears an shop, devoted solely to main Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., one of the largest bus companies in the United States, operating 570 buses. In this article the follow-
One-floor building with an area of 111,000 sq. ft.
"Ground area of 10 acres.
Present facilities for 1,000 buses.
The most practical step taken inf← Safety First-the most impor-article on a new centralized bus the public interest since motoring tant rule of the road. bogan in England stands to the Drive carefully, and courteously, tenance work, built by the
It credit of the National Safety First is dangerous and dia- Association, whose National courteous Executive adopted a series of To take corners on the wrong "Safety Hints for Drivers of Motor [side. Vehicles" presented by the Safety To cut in, or to cut things tooing facts are given:
fine. Rules Committee.
The object of the Committee in To assume that the road is clear. undertaking the work on behalf To overtake at corners, bends, of the Association was not to put cross-roads, road junctions, just out rules that should be original, before street refuges, or any- but rather to condense into a tow where without the certain know- non-contentious hints all that ledge of a clear road. practical experience as to the chief To turn Into, or out of, a road causes of accidents had accumu-except Dead Blow. lated, and such as would appeal to To drive so that you cannot pull every driver of a motor vehicle. Jup clear of any possible danger. The N.3.F.A. does not attempt to To assume your warning signal refer to all possible causes of is heard if no notice be taken of accidents, but it believes that the it: proper application of the 'pro-
To descend hills too fast.
posed rules will be found to cover. To force your way through such important matters as atten- groups of persons boarding or tion, courtesy, control, anticipa alighting from tramcars. tion, knowledge of signals and To drive too close to, or too fast knowledge of law. All sources of past, other road users. information have been tapped for To leave a vehicle, on a bend, or the rules but they are not design-anywhere where it may be an ed to cover every conceivable obstruction to other traffic. hazard.
To reverse unless you Know that all is clear.
Six Cardinal Rules. The aix cardinal rules to ensure eafe driving are set out by the Council as follows:-
1.-Always keep your eyes open and your wits alert.
2.Always keep yourself and your vehicle in safe driving order, 4. Always anticipate danger." 5. Learn, give, and obey the recognized traffe signals.
6.Obey the law, in letter and apirit.
These points are elaborate as follows:-
Attention. Always keep your eyes open and your wits alert
The human element is to blame in the vast majority of accidenta.
Undivided attention must be given to the task of driving a car.
Cultivate Road Sense.
More accidents are due to care- lessness and thoughtlessness than to ignorance,
"
Use common sense to ensure safe driving.
Courtesy.
Always drive as you wish others to drive.
Durich
MARQUETTE
BUILT BY BUICK
Marquette
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.
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33, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.
It is courteous and considerate--- To keep well to the left. To overtake only after muking sure that the road is clear, and after giving warning.
"To listen for warning signals from the rear, and to signal on overtaking traffe, if the road. ahead is clear.
To use your horn with discre tion.
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Possible expansion for 2,000 buses.
181 man employed.
600 completo bus overhauls B
year.
It is interesting how insignifi- cant these figures are compared with the following for the Chiswick overhaul works of the London General Omnibus Co
One-floor building with an area of 320,000 sq. ft.
Ground area of 31 acres. Present facilities for 4,500 buses.
Possible expansion for 6,600 | buses.
2,000 men employed.
4,500 complete bus overhauls
a year."—"Bus and Coach."
EXTRACTS HYDRO-
GEN.
Fuel from Water.
A discovery that may be of value to the motoring world has been made
CHRYSLER
-above
all others.
To exercise special care in pass-by Pazi Hausmeister, a young Ger OLE AGENTS ing all animals.
Control. Always keep yourself and your vehicle in safe driving order-
Be completely master of your vehicle.
man engineer, who claims to have found an economical method of ex- tracting hydrogen from water.
Hydrogen has long been known as a good motor fuel, but hitherto it has required so much energy to separate it from water "that it's production cost more than it was worth."
Don't drive if you are not physically fit to do so..
Hausmeister claims that he can, Frequently inspect your vehiclo. Always keep brakes and steer- by a process of electrolysis under ing gear in faultless condition. pressure, obtain hydrogen in a com-
Keep all your lamps in good pressed liquid state more
omically than petrol can be pro- order.
Never leave a vehicle unattend-duced from crude oil. ed unless it is fully secure.
Anticipation.
Always anticipate danger:- Don't Imagine that people- especially children-or animals can always be trusted to do the sensible thing.
Be prepared for anyone else on the road doing the wrong thing.
Beware of pedestrians stepping suddenly off the footway.
Don't drive fast past schools or through populous places.
when
Be specially careful driving on tram-lines and on greasy or cambered roads.
Don't apply,brakes suddenly or violently except in
extreme emergency.
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Learn how to correct a skid. Beware of following other vehicles too closely, specially
trams.
Reware of vehicles suddenly turning out of the line of traffic, Always remember that main roade traffic has not right of way over other traffic.
Traffic Signals,
the
Learn, give, and obey recognized traffic signals-
Don't slow down, stop, turn, or cross to the wrong side of the road without endeavouring to show your intention to following traffe by giving the recognized signal.
The mere giving of a signal docs not entitle you to obstruct other traffic.
Always look out for the signals of the driver of the vehicle in
front of you.
for and Always look out promptly obey, police signals.
Always pay attention to road warning signs.
All newspaper readers, whether they own motor-cars or are pedes- trians, should memorise these golden rules and should make. them known by process of discus sion, and so forth. to all. their acquaintances. If these rules are observed, accidents in connexion with the use of motor vehicles would be reduced by 90 per cent.
FRONT WHEEL DRIVE.
New Ruxton Soon,
Negotiations for the production of the front-wheel drive Buxton. in the USA. were completed re cently. The new car will be pro- duced in three planta, one each in Cleveland, St. Louis and Detroit.
There will be two models, a runabout and, a sedan, and 1200 will be bulit before the end of this year. Mr. C. Harold Wills, of Detroit, once Ford's chief en- gineer, is vicepresident of the new company, which will be known as the New Era Motors. Wills had a large part in designing, the new car, both models of which will sell for 4200 dollars at the point of assembling.
econ-
The Republic Motor Co.
of China.
(Successors A. LUNG &:00. Auto Dept.).
30 32 ex Voeux Road
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and Save
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