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THE CHINA MAIL,

COL INTEREST

B. S. A.

MOTOR

CYCLES.

The consistent reliability of B.S.A. motor cycles is well known all over the world. For touring or sporting work you cannot get a better machine than a B.8.A. or better value for your money. The attractive appearance of the New Models cannot fail to attract attention.

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PRICE $350.00.

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PRICE $575.00.

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BUYERS GUIDE

MOTOR CARS.

ÁRMSTRONG SIDDELEY-Hongkong Hotel

Garage, Queen's

Road. C.4759.. BUICK-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 Wong Nel Chung

Road, Happy Valley. C.1247. CADILLAC.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759.

C.4759. CHEVROLET-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. CHRYSLER-A. Lúng & Co., 19, Queen's Road, C. Tel. C. 1219. MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. OAKLAND.-A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Rd., C. Tel. C.1219. OLDSMOBILE. The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 Wong Nei

Chung Road, Happy Valley. C.1247.

PACKARD. The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 Wong Nei Chung

Road, Happy Valley. C.1247. PONTIAC-A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Road, C. Tel. C. 1219, ROLLS-ROYCE.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queon's Road. C.4769. SINGER-Gilman & Co., 4a, Des Voeux Road Central. STUDEBAKER.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. WHIPPET.-Gilman & Co., 4a, Des Voeux Rd., C. WILLYS-KNIGHT.-Gilman & Co., 4a, Des Voeux Road Central.

MOTOR TRUCKS AND TRACTORS. CHEVROLET.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759, G.M.C.-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 Wong Nei Chung Road,

Happy Valley. C.1247.

MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. STUDEBAKER-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4769,

MOTOR CYCLES...

B. S. A.-The Sincere Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Road. C.1057. ROYAL ENFIELD.--The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 38, Wong Nal

Chung. Road, Happy Valley. C.1247.

TYRES AND ACCESSORIES. ACCESSORIES.-Hong Kong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. ACCESSORIES-The Duro Motor Co., Nathan Road, Kowloon, K.226. AUTO-TOTAL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.-Keller, Kern & Co., Ltd.,

16-19, Connaught Road, Contral.

COLUMBIA BATTERIES-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 38,

Wong Nel Chung Road. Happy Valley C.1247. FIRESTONE TYRES-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 83, Wong

Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley. C.1247. MILLER ACCESSORIES A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Rd, G.

Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Rd., C. Tel. 0.1219. ES Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's

MILLER TYRES.

BUSY GOING AT AKRON FACTORY,

'PHONE AND WIRE.

Akron, O., Feb,-

many

я

THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1928.

FOTO MOTORISTS:

CHRYSLER.

LOOKS FORWARD TO GOOD YEAR.

MOTOR MAGNATE'S VIEWS.

Prosperity in the United States Thousands of telephone calls, will continue, in the opinion of daily, over a system large enough Walter P. Chrysler, president and far the ordinary city of 2,500 chairman of the board of directors

of the Chrysler Corporation. homes and greater than

"There is plenty of evidence towns up to 5,000 homes, are maiter of commonplace routine that business is fundamentally sound and that upon a conservative over the system of 215 inter-

basis," said Mr. Chrysler. "Short- at the departmental telephones huge factory in Akron where ages for some time have developed Miller tyres are made. According in a number of important indus- to`a recent survey, there are about tries and this must be interpreted 10,000,000 families with telephones

to mean that production must re-

sume, I am confident there is

business generally.

an

automobile

"As business improves for the automobile industry, business will every! also improve for the steel indus- inter- try, the railroad industry and the Miller building industry.

The automo-

the industry

in all the citles of this country of accumulation of orders which will 2,500 Inhabitants or more. The greatly stimulate the total population of these cities is about 114,000,000. The average is about one telephone to twelve familles. Thus, the departmental system at the factory is large enough to serve a 'bile industry is not only the larg- est of all, based on wholesale value elty of 2,580 families.

Two operatora are kept busy of product, but It also is a tremen- through each working day making lous buyer of raw materiala, And outside connections for the various appreciate what factory telephones. Interdepart-means to the steel industry, the mental calls are handled with the railrond industry, the petroleum Automatic dial system by which industry and the rubber industry.

"I don't want to convey the im- conections are made without the]

are pression that 1927 has not been a aid of the operator. eight automatically operated tele- good year for the automotive in- phone lines from the plant to dustry. The contrary

average retail de- cutside points only, and ten manual Taking the lines that operate either incoming liveries of all makes of automo- or outgoing calls. The system in-biles, including the Ford, for the cludes two direct private long dis- first nine months of the last five tance wires to the local long dis-years 1023 to 1927 inclusive, as a tance exchange and one direct pri-basis, the deliveries for the first vate line to Cleveland, 35 miles nine months of 1927 have been 93.1 per cent. of the average.com- from Akron.

There

are

is true.

The telephone and telegraph pared with 113 per cent. for 1926; play an important part in the daily 199.77 per cent. for. 1925; 90.8 per business of this large corporation. cent. for 1924 and 103.3 per cent. Miller branch managers in distant for 1923. It will be observed that cities.communicate by long dis-the retail deliveries of automobiles tance telophone when emergencies in the United States during the demanding immediate action arise. past five years have fluctuated be- tween 9.2 per cent, below average Less insistent emergencies handled through a regular sending to 13 per cent. above average. The and receiving telegraph station idea that the automobile industry The is highly volatile is a popular mis- located in the Miller offices. services of one telegraph operator conception and the relative stabil and a clerk are required to care for ity of the automobile Industry as! the telegraph business of this com-indicated by these figures wili com- pany. The new age of speedy empare favourably with any large in- ciency has made commonplace, the dustry in the country. instruments of communication that were novel a few years ago.

TRADE ENVOYS.

AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS

PATTERNS.

"The decrease in the volume of year automobiles purchased this has been contributed to substan. tially by the temporary withdrawal of Ford cars from the market.

"There are some people who view: 1928 with uneasiness because the! coming year is to be presidential year. To me this la curious. Well do I appreciate that economic re- actions have been experienced dur- "During 1927 the development of ing presidential years, but for the the American automotive export life of me I can find no economic changes. business has taken two definite justification for such trends," said Mr. A. C. Peters, There is no good reason why a pre- Sales Manager of the Packard sidential year should have any in- Motors Export Corporation, influence on hasiness. And I for speaking of the amazing increase one don't believe it will have any in the exportation of cars during influence during the coming year. the past year. Mr. Peters

"When one takes. a glance inte tinued:

the future and tries to determine "First; foreign markets are be what the months ahead have in ginning to look upon the automo-store for business one must re- bile as a necessary part of modern member that our credit supply is Ife instead of as a mere luxury so great and so flexibly available, and are accepting the American- built automobile as the best avail. and the Federal Reserve System is able product to meet their grow being conducted so efficiently and functions so smoothly, that there ing needs.

con-

over. Then,

and

is little possibility of depression. "Second; American motor manu- The day of the wide swing away facturers are giving the export markets more serious study, recog-from prosperity is nising that, intricate though the too, our banks are stronger than business is, it offers a splendid, op- they ever were. American indus portunity for profitable expansion. try is. in possession of cash

"As a result of these trends It quickly negotiable securities far] naturally follows that the automo-in excess of those held in former tive business in all parts of the years. Our credit structure is in world is patterning more and more a healthy condition. along American lines. The ac- "We in the automobile industry captance of our methods in one in-have experienced a good year. Ex- dustry will, in the long run, help port business le becoming more We look business in other lines. To this and more important extent the American automobile 18 forward to the time when American one of our best commercial ambas- companies will be exporting a mil- sndors.

llon cars to countries all over the "The automotive industry has world. definitely proven that with, the "American business should gain right product, offered at the right satisfaction out of the fact that it price (and in the right can look back upon a year of good way), the stiffest tariff barriers business and can look ahead with can be surmounted and a satisfac confidence. I look for a very good tory business volume obtained,

"It is interesting to note that year in 1928." during the last quarter of 1927-

Packard's exports increased 60 per Splashed mud has ruined many cent. over the same period last pretty frecke aines motors started year. For the full year export to run, but at last drastic action is shipments exceeded the factory's being taken in some places, In entire production in 1914. We Paris the law now requires that all look for further expansion of ex-commercial, motor vehicles weigh- port sales by the several best es. Ing three tons or over must be fitted tablished manufacturers during with some device which will effec thely prevent the splashing of mud.

When better automobiles are built, buicK WILL BUILD THEM

From roof to basement that's the way to buy a car

Buick welcomes this searching test

The man who buys a home goes over it thoroughly, from roof to basement, to make certain that it has the sound construction that means long and enduring service. That's the way to buy a home- or a motor car. And that's the way to prove the fundamental su- periority of Buick for 1928.

terial used-every nut and cotter

a-of the highest quality. pin-

Go into every hidden detail. There you'll discover the secret of Buick's famous dependability and long life-sound, sturdy construction throughout.

Buick welcomes this searching test-and invites critical com.. parison. And Buick is willing to leave the decision to you,

COUPES G$1,610 to G$2,350 SPORT MODELS G$1,525 to G$2,070.

Delivered.

Examine Buick.carefully, part by part. You'll find every bit of ma-

SEDANS G$1,615 to G$2,600.

BUICK for 1928

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1240 or 1247. 33 WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD

Chrysler "62" Fea- tures of Performance, Quality and Long

Life

1.8x-Cylinder Engia, of

Chrysler design

2. 7-bearing Crankshaft, with Interchangeable esimiese bearings

3.62 and more exceptions!

Mice Hour

4. Typical Cheviler Accelera

tion

5. Impulse Nautraliser

6. Wabbed Crankcase Com

struction

7. Ventilated Crankca

8.loves Steel Strut Pistons

9. Special Engine Manifolding

10. Rxclusive Type of Cylinder Hand and Combustion Chamber

11.Sichrome Valve 12. Of Filter

13. Air Cleaner

14. ThermostaticiiControl

15.Manifold Heat Control

16. Cellular Type Radiator

17. PullPressure Oling Syste

18. Rubber Engine Mountings

19, 15-inch-Base Rand Wheels 20. Balanced Front Wheels 21. Pivotal Staarlog 12.4wheel Hydraulic Brakes' 21, High Carbon Steil Springs. 24. Bpecially-designed Rear Axis for Balloon Tyres 24. Levellers on front and

Rose Springs

26. Jadirectly Lighted Instru

menc Panzi

27.Fedco Theft-proof Nay

bering System

28. Electric Fuel Gange

29. Headlamp Coact on

Bering Wheel

30. Narrow Cone Pillar

Ji. Adjustable Beering Wheel JL. Cedes Viar

35. Saddle Spring Beat

Cushions

34. Flas Figured Vichals

Upholstery

35. Rigld Type Curtains on

Tourer'

16. Adjustable Front Seat in ..Tourer

37.Low Cost of Gruelty 18.Double Beaded Body Coo

structiom

39. Chrysler Smartness of Ling 40. Attractive Colour Combl natione in great variety

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Sensational New LOWER PRICES! Quality Unchanged

40 Body Styles

Chrysler's sensational rise from 27th to 3rd place in sales in 42 months is the result of a phe- nomenal public preference that has continuously demanded a record-breaking volume of quality motor cars.

Chrysler's tremendous produc tion and rapid growth are the direct results of public recog nition of values and savings which only Chrysler Stand- ardised Quality can provide. You will then instantly recog nise why Chrysler cars--by the most astounding price savings which result from a huge and rapidly growing public de- mandare today more than ever the most marvelous motor car values in their respective price classes.

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Tel. C. 1219,

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