1928-10-18 — Page 11

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1928.

THE CHINA MAIL,

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THE MOTORISTS' PAGE JA

POWER and SPEED

with SI ENCE,

SAFETY and ECONOMY.

THAT'S

B. S. A.

MOTOR CYCLES

THE MOST RELIABLE OF ALL MACHINES,

COME & SEE THE MODELS IN STOCK.

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

SULE AGENTS.

SUCCESS FOLLOWS SUCCESS!

MONET-GOYON CHAMPION OF FRANCE (Tourist)

1928

FRENCH CUP.

Machines up to 250 c.e.

1st HONOUR on Monet-Goyon,

CHAMPIONSHIP OF FRANCE.

Won four years in succession, 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1927

on Monet-Goyon Machines.

The Latest 1920 Modela are due per

S.S. "CITY OF MOBILE"

: and

S.S." CITY OF PERTH."

For Particulars:

THE FRENCH MOTOR CYCLE CO.

46, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

BUYERS GUIDE

MOTOR CARS.

ARMSTRONG 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. CHEVROLET-Ilougkeng Hotel Gamage, Queen's Road. C.4759. CHRYSLER-A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Road, C. Tel. C. 1219. HANOMAG-Wal On Treung, Ltd., 243 Des Voeux Road, C.

Tel. C. 711.

MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C4769. OAKLAND.—Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

OLDSMOBILE. The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 Wong Nei

Chung Road, Happy Valley, C.1247.

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

Road, Happy Valley. C.1247, PONTIAC.-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

ROLLS-ROYCE.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759, SINGER.—Gilman. & Co., Ya, Des Vœux Road Central. STUDPRAKER,-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759., VAUXHALL-Lane, Crawford, Ltd. WHIPPET-Gilman & Co., 4a, Des Voeux Rd., C. WILLYS-KNIGHT.-Gilman & Co., án, Des Voeux Road Central,

MOTOR TRUCKS AND TRACTORS. CHEVROLET.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759, FEDERAL TRUCKS.-Kia Cheong Hong, 37, Connaught Road C.

Tel. C. 6.

G.M.C.-The Dragon Motor Gur Cai, Ltd., 33 Wong Nei Chung Road,

Happy Valley. C.3247.

- GUY.—A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Rd., .C. Tel. 6. 1219. MORRIS.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Rond. C.4759. STUDEBAKER.—Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road.” C.4759, WILLYS KNIGHT: TRUCKS-G3mua & Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Rà. C.

MOTOR CYCLES.

B. 8. A.-The Sincere Co., Ltd., Des Vœux Road. C.1007. NEW HUDSON-A, Lưng & Co., 19, Queen's Road C.......... Tel. 0.

1210.

RALEIGH.-A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Road, C. Tel C 1219. ROYAL ENFIELD.-A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Road G. Tel. C

1219.

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, Rem Co., Ltd

16-19, Connaught Road, Central.

COLUMBIA BATTERIES-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd, $3,

Wong Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley. C.1247. FIRESTONE TYRES The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd, 33, Wong

#Nei Chung Road, Happy. Valley. #C.1247;

MILLER ACCESSORIES.-A. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Rd, C.

Tel. C.1219.99 T

· MILLER TYRESA. Lung & Co., 19, Queen's Rd., C. ~Tel. Cizi FRESTOLITE BATTERIES. Hongkong Hotel Garage," "Queen's"

Road. C.4750,

"SWANKY"

NEW PRESIDENT 8 ROADSTER

STUDEBAKER'S LATEST

A swanky new President Eight 'roadster, gleaming with colour and bright chromium plating, has been announced by the Stude- baker Corporation of America. Its low fleet lines, accentuated hy an entirely new treatment of mouldings and colour finish, re- flect the brilliant performance of the 109-horsepower straight eight motor, which offers 30 mile speed.

The new roadster is a car of re- markable beauty of line and co- flour. A khaki hood with natural wood bows folds flat into a trim, tailored boot. The chromium Iplated windscreen folds forward. The new Studebaker radiator shell, deep and narrow and topped [by a winged radiator cap, the massive headlamps and the cowl lamps and metal cowl bead ‘are also plated with brilliant tarnish- proof chromium. Five wife wheels with large chromium plated hub caps are standard equipment.

Ample Room

Genuine leather upholstery covers the deep cushions in driv- er's compartiment and the com. fortable dickey seat. Ample room for luggage and golf bags is pro- vided in the rear deck, accessible through a door set just ahead of the right rear mudguard, Tools are in a locked compartment in the left door. The facia board is fit- ted with a cigarette lighter in addition to the regular instru- ments which are set under glass in a dull silver frame and indirect- ly illuminated.

The President Eight chassis is equipped with Studebaker's new and exclusive ball bearing spring shackles, which materially in- crease riding comfort by permit- ting more efficient spring action. They eliminate rattles" and squeaks. Sufficient lubricant for upwards of 20,000 miles is sealed in each shackle at the factory. Hydraulic shock absorbers front land rear are also standard equip-

ment.

Twin Coil Ignition

One of the new mechanical fea- tures on the motor is the system of twin coil ignition, which sup- plies a hot, full spark at high motor speed. Well designed crankcase ventilation system makes it necessary to replace motor oil only at 2.600-mile inter- vals after the first 1,000 miles of operation.

What does it mean to the motoring public when four strict- Iv,stock Studebaker President Eight automobiles each travel 1000 miles in less than 30,000

minutes?

The Answer

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Answer to this question has been made by Paul G. Hoffman, Our request was granted. Official miles, the averages for the thir Vice-President of the Studebaker representatives of the A.A.A. tieth thousand miles being 71.6

appeared in our Detroit factories and 69.6 miles per hour, Corporation of America.

hour. But it stands to reason:

"Studebaker fully realises that and selected four President Eight "When the four residents had the automobile owner does not motors and four chassis at ran-completed the 30,000 miles the want to drive his car 80,000 miles dom from the assembly lines. A.A.A officials made their final in less than 30,000 minutes. In Studebaker had nothing to do recapitulation. They then certi fact, we know that the average with the selection of the four cars speed during the lifetime of the that made the run-it was a matted that the two sport roadstera not greater than 20 or 25 miles an unbiased A.A.A. representatives miles and 26,320 miles, averaging average automobile is probably ter entirely in the hands of covered the distance in 26,326 68.37 and 68.36 miles per hour "The four cars were delivered respectively. The two sedans aver that an automobile capable of into the hands of the AAA aged 64.15 and 63.99 miles an maintaining speeds ranging from officials, who drove them to hour for the entire distance. 64 to 68 miles an hour for. 19 Atlantic City and there, behind consecutive days, and 20 consecu-locked. doors, the cars were dis- tive nights will give more satis-assembled and examined by tech- faction under ordinary driving nicians to prove that they were conditions than a car not able to strictly stock in every respect. equal such tests as those, just Gear teeth were counted, pistons completed by the President were measured, tappets were Eight," said Mr. Hoffman. That examined. In fact every detail of is the real significance the 30,000 each car was carefully inspected mile run has for the automobile and pronounced strictly stock. owner.

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Two Seals Intact "Before the race started three seals were placed on each car by A.A.A. officials. At the comple- tion of the run the seals on the two roadsters were intact.

VICTORY LIGHT

SPLENDID TURIN MONUMENT

TO LOCAL SOLDIERY

attempt at artistic casting yet made. Twenty-five tons of bronze went to the making of it, and as there was no foundry available with a furnace capable of holding such a mass of metal, a special foundry had to be set up for the work. It is the largest cast bronze statue at present in existence. The On the summit of the highest of granite pedestal. contains 8,885 the hills which surround Turin cubic feet of faced stone and the stands the magnificent monument total height of the monument is 87 erected by the munificence of feet. Senator Giovanni Agnelli, Chair-

The great poet Gabriel D'Annunzio man and Managing Director of the wrote the epitaph which is inscribed Fiat, to the memory of the Turin on the pedestal, a translation of soldiers who fell in the Great War which is as follows:-

Placed by the express wish of

To the pure memory, to the the donor at a point which not high example of the thousands upon only renders the memorial visible thousands of our brother com from every point of the city and battants, who gave their lives to Some, Idea of what the cars the surrounding country, but which strengthen the light of the Father- went through may be gained primarily symbolises the sublime land and to propitiate by their from the fact that each crank- heights to which the valour of the sacrifice the future, the enduring shaft turned over more than gallant dead has raised them, the bronze, the ever renewed groves, 60,000,000 times, each valve memorial consists of a gigantic are dedicated by the workers of opened and closed more than bronza figure of Victory holding every degree, from their Chief, Giovanni Agnellf, mustered beneath 30,000,000 times arul, there were aloft a torch.

The torch is luminated by the standard of that brief word more than 260,000,000 explosions

powerful electric: lamps and each, that in the Beginning called forth in each motor during the test.

four Presi evening at supset throws. Its in the light-Flat Lux: Et Facts Est May Membxv+May stood up under such tense alternating beams, through the Lux Nova. ordeal is the best evidence darkness to remind all men of the Memxxv. 11

hloof the unusually high supreme sacrifice made by their service these cars brothers for the safety and honour

normal condi- of their beloved country.

Work of Art The monument, a pler ed work of art, i8"

Istic genius of Edoardo

of the foremost

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"Studebaker was fully acti quainted with the speed, power and stamina of the President, due "Then the cars were taken to to, the experiments of our engin the track, where drivers and pit eers in our research laboratories men and 16 official timers and and on our 800-acre Proving judges of the AAA were wait Ground. But Studebaker wanted ing The drivers were hired by to prove this performance in the Studebaker, but all timing, most convincing manner possible, suring of laps and It would have been quite simple speeds and mileages for Studebaker to hire a corps of hands of American timers, rent a speedway, and Association officials drive the President Eight to new "For 19 days and 18 nights the records. But we wanted our test four cars aped around the board to have the rothenticity of official track at speeds around 70 miles bake sanction. We wanted to prove per hour. Heavy rains, blinding Am beyond all doubt and we wanted fog-and blistering heat were en endura proof that everybody would be countered during the long Studebaker cars. All of these

days and nights of driving, but cords their total is larger than none of the cars faltered. The the records of all other mantilac

Heve

Request Granted

Stude now, holds 114 official rds for speed and of strictly tock

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The Victory Light reminds us and posterity of the loving memory. of the Fatherland for those who poured forth their life's blood in the dark days of war.""In honour- dfgni ing their memory we honour abso the eternal beauty of morili: valour.

It stands in the wilds plantation of young trees,

nembrance.

"So we went to the highest same smooth, eager performance turers combined were made for of which bears the name of American court of motordom, the prevailed at the close of the run one purpose, that of proving be American Automobile Associa as at the start. In fact, the two yoid an doubt the staming; speed Hion, and asked for their official roadsters each made their fastest and end rance built Into Stude-high excl sanction of our impending test time during the last thousand baker, cars.

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