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$2,250

1929 Model

NOW ON VIEW

at

KIN CHEONG HONG

37, Connaught Road Central,

Telephone C. 6.

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Beam-Lite

Auto Bulbs

and- BUSES

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OFFICE:

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THE SUPER SEVEN

TRIUMPH IS A MARKED SUCCESS

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MORE ABOUT KALAHARI VENTURE

THE SIX WHEELERS

A most interesting sequel to the successful trossing of the hitherto

est details, and because-and this is the journey, and were

THE CHINA MAIL,

COMMERCIAL CARS DANGER OF DAZZLE

ACROSS AUSTRALIAN

. CONTINENT....

OLD GOLD FIELDS

For the Arat time in history the vast continent of Australia has been circled by goods-type Commercial Motor Vehicles.

NEED FOR TEMPORARY CONTROL

[By John Prioleau]

Few of the many problema cun- nected with the safe and comfort- uble driving of our motor-ears have proved so difficult of solution as the counteracting of headlight dazzle. This has been accomplished by the

When we used acetylene gas-a now famous MaoRobertson Expedi-

form of lighting which many of us tion which loft Melbourne on April 12 last, and after a 10,000 miles trek sincerely regret, owing to its through undeveloped country and powerful yet diffused rays-we did wild, little-known areas, arrived not suffer a quarter of the discom- back at the starting point on fort we feel to-day from even the September 12, having completed its cheapest and nastiest electric lamp." hazardous journey in five months-There were, of course, not tenth exactly in accordance with scheduled nor a hundredth of the same num- time.

It was from a desire to gain from ber of cars on the road in those firat-hand experience a better know-days, but even so, when we were ledge of life and conditions in the faced with a pair of big lights, little-known areas and also tolabelled, as was the grandiloquent stimulate interest in the 'potential

wealth lying idle in the great' Aus-custom, 5,000 or 10,000 candle- were not temporarily tralian hinterland that the idea of power, we sending a well-equipped motor ex-blinded us we are now. pedition around the continent was It was no doubt the quality of the first conceived by Mr. MacRobert-light itself rather than the degree of its power or penetration which

Ban.

They party consisting of 12 mem-made it so much better a driving bers under the command of Mr. W. Jight than electricity, but whatever Dunkerley, who had charge of a the reason, we are now left, for bet- previous expedition deres Australia ter or worse, with the latter as an

illuminant

fatt in 1925, were conveyed by two universal "Karrie "WO6" type rigid-frame which has given occupation for all six-wheelers which were selected as sorts and conditions of interested being the most suitable type of persons, from Government depart menta upwards, ever since the war, transport vehicle available for a with, it has to be conceded, ex- task of such magnitude, and the tremely meagre results.

Devices route selected was as follows:-of every imaginable description Adelaide, Coolgardie. Perth, Darwin, have been invented, patented, put Newcastle Waters, Townsville, Rock-on the market, and forgotten. Al- hampton, Brisbane and Sydney.

most without, exception the only ones which, have survived have been those which coat more money

"Breaking In"

skeletons remaining.

At Perth

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1928.

OLDSMOBILE

-FLEXIBLE PERFORMANCE

Snap-and you are away in front of traffic. When the road opens up the speedometer mounts with pleasing case. Mile after mile you roll along - relaxed, care-free, facing the hills and sands, confident in your knowledge that the reserve power of your Oldsmobile will surmount them all.

Body lines that reveal a scientific understanding of proper proportion-interiors whose appointment express exacting tasto -things that you naturally expect of fine cars. Oldsmobile Six gives you all these-at a price within the range of millions.

Touring

.M$2,500.00

Roadster

M$2,500.00

Sedan (2-door)

.M$2,600.00

Sedan (4-door)

.M$2,800.00

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.,

Telephone. Central 1246 or 1247

LTD.

33 WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY,

A FINE CAR OF LOW PRICE

ja

TRIUMPH RANGE

A MACHINE FOR LADY CYCLISTS

SADDLE TANKS

with

PONTIAC FEATURE

A NEW COOLING SYSTEM

GREATER EFFICIENCY ̧

Through the Introduction of an entirely new principle of radiation the Oakland Motor Car Co. hes again been first to introdata s

The "cross flow" radiator, anh,of the features of the new series Pon-

tiac Six, is the latest achievement

The two Karrier vehicles were than the general public want to I believe I have tried every named "Burke" and "Wills," after Pay

single one of them-or, at all the famous explorers who set out on that tragle expedition to cross the events, of those which have been for sale-except the dipping arrange- continent of Australia In 1861, and ment which is hardly, in the strict- their successful achievement is est sense, a dazzle-cure, although, striking demonstration of the pro- it would go far towards making the gress of transport facilities within roads safer and pleasanter at night. the Commonwealth.

special Special lamp-lenses, Much of the route had not pre-balos seteenu (very expensive viously been traversed by motor these), discs and dimming gadgets truck, but during the first stage of have all been tried out on my own the journey which proved valuable cars with varying degrees of Sometimes, for "breaking in" the party, no failure and success.

ense of the expensive THEY GOT THROUGH trouble was encountered, although as in the

occasional delays were caused screens and in the case of one form through the trucks becoming logged of lens, the results have been pro- in loose soil.

mising enough, but either because At Coolgardie, famous for the the things cost too much to buy gold rush of 1893, the travellers or because the makers lacked the

you must reduce your speed to a found instead of a rich city, a few necessary capital to make them ness means that, for safety's sake,' forlorn pepper trees where pave-cheap enough to appeal to every-crawl, or even stop-as so many of ments used to be, and many of its one, I found I was experimenting us do now. Yet if we all blacked with something which had only a out." without exception, I have no It is generally acknowledged that

buildings like those of A war- the Triumph Super Seven, which

wrecked town with only the gaunt temporary existence and offered no doubt English roads would be a impassable Kalahari Desert by

real solution of the problem.

deal safer on Saturday and Sunday was introduced at the last Olympia Captain B. Clifford with two Morris

nights than they, are now. Eye-Protectors Show, was a marked success from Commercial Six-Wheelers was refer-

For obvious reasons the problem the moment of its inception. It was red to in a recent issue of "Motor

Better results have been achieved has never been so serious as now, One of the five new models which On reaching Perth, It was found with various kinds of eye-protec- and will get worse month after the Triumph Col. are Introducing universally received as the "finest Transport

"The two Morris-Commercial six-that the expedition had. covered tors, either in the form of shields month. It is torture to drive along small car in the world" by reason

machine with welded steel saddle the motorist. of its very advanced design, the ex-wheelers used were relinquished by 2,350 miles in 23 days, an average attached to the windscreen or of any main road within forty miles for next year is another 2.77 h.. development of major importance to cellence of finish down to the amall-Capt. Clifford at the conclusion off over 100 miles per day, and this special spectacles. I have had ex-of London or in the neighbourhood tank and separate oil tank. There

despite the fact that the lorries perience of a variety of these, and of any big towne, for at least five taken to

mechanical lubrication a great point in its favour-it was Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. In weighed considerably over seven in one or two cases I have found hours after sunset and when the auxiliary foot pump, and the design

relief from the searing glare of on-several thousand fresh cars belong of the frame providos a specially of the pioneering activities that a big car in miniature. It is not mid-July there arrived in Southtons each!

As to the vehicles themselves, coming headlights. Yet these are,ing to the 1929 class of owners are surprising that at its astonishingly | Africa a United States scientific ex low price it was acclaimed a winner. pedition of three professors with each as previously stated, is of the from their very nature, by no means added to the traffic, our roads after low riding position which will have given Duco, four wheel brakes, A great deal of nightfall are likely to be among the peal particularly to the lady rider the fuel pump and many other now As soon as deliveries of the Super two cinematographers, the object Karrier "W06" type, which incor-infallible. Seven commenced its performance being to endeavour to discover whe-porates a 30-48 hp. four-cylinder their success depends on the dis-most dangerous in the world. It Internal expanding brakes are fitted widely accepted major improvements

friction discs are incorporated in

The principle of condensation, on the road was most carefully ther Central Africa is the cradle of engine, eight speed gear box, and is tance at which they are fixed from is a matter of the gravest urgency to both front and rear wheels, while to the motoring public. observed by the public, gwners spoke the human race. They party came mounted on 96 in. by 6 in. single/the driver's eyes, In the ease of that the use of high-powered lam the construction of the front forks. which has long been known; bas

glare-guards, and on the nature of should be placed, temporarily, of it with enthusiasm, and reports with two very heavy American Dunlop tyres all round. The bodies the rond, in the case of the specta-under official control. I say tem-

To anyone desiring a really good been used to decided advantage in spread far and wide. The manu- creased by needful supplies of food, the needs of the expedition. One driver may very, easily be caught calamitous if the responsible au- the new Triumph 2.77 h.p. model endeavour bat up to the introduction If the road is winding the porarily advisedly. It would be lightweight with plenty of power many other fields of mechanical of its splendid capabilities were trucks, with their weight much in- were specially constructed to meet the facturers' claims for the car were water, fuel, etc. The intention was incorporated a fuel tank in which a "blinded," and once he has look-thorities were given powers to limit can be recommended with confid- of this new type radiator has never

experienced to enter the Kalahari from a point reserve 300 gallons of petrol was ed straight into the "eyes" of head-lumination, but I feel sure it ence. It will be recalled that re- been applied to the automobile. mctorists, and, in consequence, the some 50 miles further north than carried, whilst the other contained lights the rest of the world is black would hasten the solution of the cently a similar machine created From the standpoint of construc- demand for the Triumph Super the starting point of Capt. Clifford's a water tank of 80 gallons capacity to him, and its occupants invisible. problem if some temporary com- quite a stir in Australia by covering tion as compared to the old type the 568 gruelling miles between Mel-radiator its operation allows a de Seven further increased, so that to expedition, go due west 200 miles to in addition to compartments for This question of focussing is all-promise were reached.

important, as I discovered the other meet this production was

of the Kalahari, then storing oil and grease.

As an example of what I mean, bourne and Sydney in the remark sign of much greater rigidity. The greatly the centre accelerated.

north for the 300 miles to Victoria hose suction pumps, tenta, stretcher-square of metal gauze, rather like a definite period only, say one year, In other words heating the scheduled one at either side. and one at the Lorry spares, hauling winches, day, when, I experimented with a should be glad to know that for able time of 16 hours 81 minutes, or core is surrounded by three tanks, The Triumph Co. have decided Falls, and so cross into Rhodesia by beds, mosquito nets, tinned food, and fine ment-safe netting. At a dis-no car could be licensed unless it time of the Interstate Express by top. Thus the tubes are braced in very wisely, it must be admitted, the railway bridge at that point.

"At Serowe, the jumping-off

all the various equipment, required (tance of thirty inches from my eyes were provided with means for 62 minutes. not to make any very drastic altera- tions for 1929, but various modifica-point, the party was warned by local for a trip of this description were it was only a little better than use either dipping or dimming its head- In addition to a new. nippy light-the old type.

there will be} weight machine, tions have been introduced, largely farmers, who all own cars, that the housed in a wonderful and com-less, but held fairly close up it was lights. Neither of these attacks the in respect of bodywork, which, com-trip would be impossible with the manner, while a dozen rifles distinctly successful, not only in trouble from the right angle, but marketed a 5.49 h.p. side valve at the top and flows from there into

proved useful in more than one quenching the dazzling rays but in while experts wore engaged in the model, wifch by reason of its the cool water tank at. bined with a slight reduction of vehicles employed; the waggons

enabling, one to see the near side search for the ideal systera, the rest prices and more complete equipment were far too heavy, and creeper-

British Ploneers

of the read (where the unseen cy-of us would, at a slight extra cost, sturdy dependability and power. From there it passes into the engine, an ideal. After passing through the engine it make the 1929 range of models even track or caterpillar types were the

clist of our nightmares always drive in comfort and comparative sidecar, mount for the family is returned to the rank at the other

ful engine will make better value than ever.

only solution. The party persisted, The adaptability and smooth-believed to be), level with the safety The Observer." traversed 30 miles of the deep sand, riding qualities of the two-six-lamps of the oncoming ear.

this side of the radiator and then. fors man. Incorporated in.. discovered the warnings were accur-wheelers during the whole journey other glare-guard device, however,

model fa a semi-dry sump sys-horizontally through 384. ́inches of The chassis specification of this ute, and returned. The railway line exceeded all expectations and con- seems perfectly successful when at-

tem of lubrication with, integral radiator core cooling surface where HIS £3. MOTOR-BIKE very interesting little car includes a was followed, the Rhodesian ploncer firmed the belier previously held by tached to the screen 30 in off.

spur gear "delivery and scavenging it is cooled and returned to the cool four cylinder engine of a capacity road being taken to Bulawayo, Mr.. Dunkerley that so far as Aus What is needed is something on

of pumps, oil feed Indicator and water tank. of 832 c.e. This is fitted with a north-east from Serowe.

{tralia was concerned the commercial the lines of the French Code de la

Buying an 8-year-old motor-regulator with by-pass to cam The primary advantage of this three-fearing crankshaft, 1 very Here the party learned of Capt. six-wheeler would prove to be the toute, a dodge by which the blind-cycle

Charles Henry gears. It is a system which ensures new design, lies in the fact that any for £3, ing rays are killed, for the mo- Beeson, of Shorndean-street, Cat a constant supply of cool, clean water or anti-freee mixture which small Clifford's success, and were shown vehicle of the future. car.. underslung worm drive, one of the two Morris-Commercial } Full details of this eventful journent of meeting, their place being ford, set out for his first ride, on to the engine, the necessity of which may become vapourised while cannot be over stressed.. Indepen-passing through the engine is Internal expanding and hydrau-she-wheelers that had made the ney, would occupy an article of great taken by a sufficient driving light fically operated four-wheel brakes, journey possible. Mr. Grantham, length, but from these brief parti lighting of every car. Nothing, as the story of the ride when he was the fitting of a, decompressor en it reaches

incorporated compulsorily in the

Supported by crutches he told dent cam gears are embodied and cooled and condensed before semi-elliptic front and quar- the Morris-Commercial factory re-culars one cannot fall to be Impresa applied to the lamps themselves, ter elliptic rear springs. The track presentative, was fortunately in the ed with the important part that the can ever be regarded as a solution charged

at Greenwich Police sures easy starting,

and remains in the "cooling Is 3 ft. 6 in and wheelbase 6 ft. 9 in. town at the time, and he willingly Rigid-frame Six-wheeler is destined unless its universal adoption iCourt with driving in a manner The third new side-valve Triumph system, therefore, as a liquid.. In

The quality of the workmanship gave. A demonstration of the to play In the future and more rapid enforced.

dangerous to the public. He has a bore and stroke of 80 x 99, the vertical (old) type radiator this put into the conch-built saloon is vehicle's capabilities, climbing up development of outback areas,

Bald:

m.m., giving a cylinder capacity of vapour would, pass out of the over- unusual and distinctive, while the the giant ant-hills that are a heature which only need the right

When I got on the bicycle it 497.5 cc. There is semi-dry sump flow vent and be lost to the system. S That; in fact, is the crux of the would not start. I got wild with fubrication also to this model, and cold weather when alcohol, or same value offered is, exceptional at the of the Rhodesia landscape in some land of motor transport to encour

This is of especial-valuo during price. This saloon is credited with places. The leader of the American age and make possible, settlement on whele altuation. Within a "Suddenly it started, and I want Triumph rear spring-up stand with other equally expensive anti-freeze

the general design includes the new being the big car in perfect minia expédition quickly decided to take a large scale. ture.

this Morris Commercial and leave As British Pioneers of the Rigid- form of dazzle-diminution is adopt with it. It was a wonder I did anti-rattle device.

solution, la used for in warm wea- Two wide doors, with pocket in behind one of the American heavy frame Six-wheeler, Messrs. Karriered, provided that it la un not kill several people. I put the

ther when minh damage còn bộ

caused by the loss of water. each, give easy access, and footwells waggons,

Motors, Ltd of Huddersfield, Eng-versally employed. Even "black brake on, but the cable broke. I In the rear compartment provide In the course of the negotiations land, are to be congratulated on the ing. out," switching off the tried to get off, but if I had IN comfortable accommodation for fully the interesting fact was revealed production of a cross-country driving lights a practice great would have killed myself.

life in the collision, and look at grown ups. The front seats are of that during the 60 miles covered vehicle which can average over 500 ly to be condemned in exist "Then I tried to turn off the me now-walking on crutches. the bucket type, the driver's is ad out and back, when attempting the miles a week continuously for 22 ing conditions may serve as patrol but at that momenta In view of Beeson's injuries and A Tram Experiment Justable and the passenger's seat is Kalafari sand, fuel consumption of weeks under the worst conditions a temporary golution, If everybody motor-cycle combination came in his position in life the magistrate A novel form of tram, containing Arranged to tip.. The interior the American waggons was one mille and in districts so remote, that pre- does it. I do not believe in it view, and I could not help smash- imposed a nominal fine of 58. and a restaurant, will shortly make apartments are lavish and the body par gallón, compared with the dously no one had the temerity to myself, because the sudden change ing into it

suspended Besson's driving licence Its uppearance in the streets

Dusseldorf, Germany. Is cellulose finished in dual Folours. Morris-Commercial of 7 mip.g» undertake such a journey.

from blinding light to inky dark was practically ruined for for three years."

fully

endorsed by

Specifications

unusual feature for so

direction.

The Crux of The Problem

An-

able limits.It does not matter what

It:

three sides as compared to two on

Water is introduced Into the Lank

one white.

the outlet vent

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