THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1929.
Prest O-Lite
Batteries designed for your car÷-Stecks Carried for your convenience.
¡ VOLTS
AMP. HOUR
SASSY
18
Best Lite
TYPE
/GASE
RUBBER
סנן
!Thu
Brest OLite
Battery
For your car DIMENSIONS IN INCHES
W. H.
PRICE
EACH
REPLACEMENT
Sung- GROUP
OYO
03 MIL
514
80
BLI RUK
Q
85
A-013 JF
DO
DO
02
A-611 86
RUDBER
行
100
A-018 JF
DO
5
8
112
A-013 SH
DO
101XX DI
843
136
A-416 SH
WOOD
11EXTIX DE
303
130
636 JKH
180
A-617 SH
RUBBER DO
19jxjx Dj
OAD
800
150
A-127 8
WOOD
814
17
D2
1911 K
DU
$80
Group No.
Prest Olite
1 Stalker Light & Std. Sires, fardner, de. 9 Studelakor Big & Spice. Shen, Chryslor, &e.
5- Case, Cole, Cunningham, Old quobile, Ke.
4 Buick Std.. Chevrolet Erex, Ford, &c.
5 Buick M., Clander, Hudson, Orkland, Ae.
6 Homobile, Packard 8. Willys Krüight, de,
Hodge, Gardeer 8, Orabum Bros, Truck, te.
12 Loconabile. Mack Truck, Rolls & White. Cad Special Chulillua Buttery.
Cys Motor Cycle Battery-Horley, ludínu, &c.
Prest-O-Lite
THE HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE (THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.) 25, Queen's Road Central
Tel. Central 4759
OIL
WHEN IT IS THINNED DOWN
THE CHINA MAIL,
TRAFFIC IN U¡S.A.
---;",
THE CAR-TEST IN COLUMBIA
NEVER GARAGED
17-50 H.P. FIAT
VALUABLE MACHINE FOR TOWN WORK
ON THE ROAD.
One car to every three persons! For those who require a quiot, That is the amazing claim made for smooth, town-carriage, type of car the State of Columbia-a little at a reasonable price, the new 17-50 patch of land measuring (original-h.p. alx-cylinder Flat will particu-! ly) ten miles by ten, wherein no larly appeal. The car is not excep ono Votes and wherein is built tionally fast, but the section of the America's beautiful capital city of motoring community which requires Washington. Three persons to this type of vehicle does not usually every one car! This is the situa-regard high speed as being an asset. tion in Washington-wherein I re-A curlous point is that, even so, the sided recently for six months, writes Flat can keep up a round pace and a high average; it can, indeed, bo
1
a correspondent,
When one frst arrives in Wash-driven rather faster than the normal ington one gets the impression that rate of traffic even on the beat of there must be a race or a carnival the main arterial roads, without In progress, or something of an showing any sign of distress or equally exciting nature, to bring giving evidence that the engine' is out cars
In thousanda. For. day overworking, the best running speed and night, the streets are lined with being between 35 and 40 m.p.h.
For town work the machine is cars-yes, by night, too, for there are thousands upon thousands of admirable, the engine being smooth cars which have never seen the in--at one time almost completely side of a garage since the first day silent--and flexible from about 10, they were put into service. They mph. upwards. As in the case of stand like faithful steeds outside, other Flat models, the gear ratios, their masters' houses.
particularly top speed, tend to be There is no way adequately to low) an arrangement which possesses the describe the fecting of amazement the advantage that most of with which one first sees car after day's work can be done on top gear car parked 'one behind the other only; acceleration on top in trafic before house after house and down is very good, as the table shows. street after street. Here and there
Quiet Gears
The new Buick is the new Style
More than handsome... more than luxurious··· a wonderful new type of motor car beauty a thrilling turning point
It will be imitated, of course! The naw, the fine and the beautiful always inspire emulation. But so great is the cost of building the risgnificent new Fisher bodies for the Silver Anniversary Buick that imitation will be possible only to much costlier cars, and even these will find difficulty in fallowing where Buick leads!
!
#1,500,000 has been expended in manufacturing the dics alone for the new Buick bodies; and the gracefully curving side panels which form ons of their distinguishing characteristics represent. the most expensive steel paneling work employed on any automobile in the world!
But it is not in the matchless grace and beauty of exterior do sin alone that the Silver Anniversary Duick eclipsen otter cart. The velvet mo hair unholstery in the elosed models-the
will be a break in the long lines to The gears are reasonably quiet allow the regulation distance from, and are easy to handle, the steering a fire-plug to be observed, or to gear has a low ratio so that the big now the streets to intersect, or to machine can be manoeuvred easily make way for a private entrance in a confined space, and the sus for vehicles. The regulations as to pension allows the car to ride easily parking are very strict and every over rough roads--38 befits an vehicle must be parked facing in the Italian machine--especially when [direction in which it would normally, fully loaded. When running light, be travelling-you will not see two or at low speed, the springs are, a parked ears facing one another in little hard. On the indirect geare America. In the one-way streets there is just about the usual amount {traffic may sometimes park on both of noise, no more, no lesa, and on sides, but it must then all point in first the car should be able to climb the one direction. The queerest the side of a house," as the saying experience I had was to drive down! runs. Certainly on a 1 in 714 a fairly lone one-way street be-gradient there is plenty of throttle tween two long rows of cars within reservo, even on second gear. just enough room for my car to Then, again, the gas distribution is squeeze through—It was like driv-good, there being no flat spot in the CLUTCH CARE
ing to a race meeting, except that throttle range, even while the car is it was about eleven o'clock at accelerated from a walking pace on Intelligent use by drivers of the
night.
top gear by opening the throttle clutch can do more to lengthen, its
Superb Control life than good construction in the
suddenly to the full. Parking space is also regulated i The brake actuation in inter- factory. Propor engaging and
by means of notices which prohibit esting. When the car is first taken disengaging at the correct time, parking at certain hours, or in cer- jover one can well imagine that the and intelligent use of the gear-tain places, or ever altogether. brakes
are operated by a shift, will materially lengthen its Business houses may obtain polico powerful form of mechanical servo of the car, as this comes into opera activity period. Never drive with
notices reserving them a certain motor. Actually there is no servo the foot poised on the clutch pedal, section of the pavement. During motor, but the brake shoes at the tion whenever the hand brake is on, for this tends to keep the clutch the day it is the down-town sec-rear have
a self-wrapping action and there is a possibility, therefore, partially disengaged, encourages tions of the town which are crowd-and the actuating mechanism is of leaving the car in a garage with slipping, and damages the clutch
ed (and this "day" extends unt!!
very powerful. the clutch to aid the engine in
the congestion shifts more to the pulling over a hill in top gear.
Never coast with the clutch out taining parking room are 30 great,
suburbs. The difficulties of ob- ordinarily short distance, but the driver should use the pedal care- until certain that it is fully dis-that it is actually no advantage to
fully at low speeds until he has be- engaged, and the engine is idling.
vory
in body design
hardware and Strients--the many appointments of luxury and convenience-are all of the richest quality; and the bracing of the bodies, which im parts strength and durability and freedom from squeaks and rattles, is the most efficient and effective known to motor car praction.
In dashing beauty-as in fleet, powerful perform. ance the world holds no equal for the Silver Anniversary Buick with Masterpiece Bodies by
Fisher.
THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY
It is more than handsome, more than luxurious- It marks a' thrilling turning point in body design. And the motoring - public, buying in such tremendous volume us to force the great Buick factories to work day and night tosupply the demand. is elevating it to the prominence of a vogue!
BUICK
WITH MASTERPIECE DODIES BY Pisha
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.
33 WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.
13.
WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT...BUICK WİLL BUILD THEM.
Periodic drainage of the oil reservoid is one of the most im- portant details in the efficient operation of a car. Upon examin- ation of the old oil in the crunk- case you will probably find that it has been thinned in use. Chemical analysis would show the presence of varying percentage of fuel (motor spirit), depending chiefly upon the way your car is operated the length of time the oil has been allowed to remain in the crankcase, and thec endition of the engine.
In making use of the carburet- If the clutch is disengaged, the use a car at certain times of the come accustomed to the, car, other. 'in the main fuel tank, the tool box!
drawn into the manifold and
through overheating. Never "slip" after theatre time), but at night car can be stopped in
As a result, the
an extra-
1
the stop notice alight all night, thus Imposing an unnecessary drain upon the batteries.
Air and Oil Cleaners Provided There is a roserve compartment
wlso the wheels are liable to lock, is conveniently carried on the run- day for town purposes. Many a suddenly. ter choke valve to start the en- ammeter should show discharge. time during my residence in Wash,
ning board, and the spare wheel is gine, a large amount of fuel Considerable damage can be done ington I have ridden four blocks to
Four Wide Doors
strapped in position rigidly on one In common to the transmission, clutch, uni-a thiatre and have had to go three
The standard fabric saloon is of the front winga. versals, and differential by coast blocks the other way to flautare very comfortable and quiet; it gives with its kind, the suction-operated very volatile portions of this ing down-hill with the clutch dising space; this is sheer waste of an ample view all round, since there windscreen wiper will not function evaporate to form the explosive engaged, especially if engaged time and money. In the ordinary fare, three lights on each side, while at full throttle, but it is efficient in
cylinders. Only the lighter and
mixture. Part of the remaining liquid fuel mixes with the lubri- cant on the cylinder walls, and compression stroke, escaping into the crankcase and diluting the
suddenly after the car has gained momentum. Never race the engine way.
and engage the clutch when the
the rear window is of considerable, all other circumstances. There are size. The body has seats wide! two useful cubby holes on either One would think that, with such a crush of traffic, "driving would be enough for all requirements, the sides of the instrument board, the
American traffic control la such
works down by the rings on the rear wheels are caught in mud and an absolute impossibility. Not so.ront cushion being Sft. 8in. across bonnet aides can be fitted into
sand.
motorists seem
I found then
by-passes
an air-cleaning
and the rear cushion $ft. Gin. In retaining supports when ralsed,' oil there. The remainder, and by It is easy to tell when a clutch that the difficulties are consider addition, there is a very comfortable which is a convenient point. The far the larger part, is blown out is grabbing, but if it slips, most ably smoothed out. The polled act foot rest for the rear passengers, engine detalls are good; the mala through the exhaust and is wast-plight. To test for slipping, simply
unaware of their with plenty of "pep" and they are while the front seat can be adjusted supply of engine oil ed.
armed with powers which they do fore and aft and the rake of the through a big filter; the vacuum When the liquid fuel has mixed set the emergency brake, and let not hesitate to use if occasion de squab altered to suit the driver's feu tank, which incidentally is
the clutch in slowly while the enmands.
It is convenient, also, to larger than usual, has a glass Alter; with the lubricant oil on the
"good tastes, cylinder walls and in the crank-gine is running, and, the gears are scouts" on the whole; nevertheless, have four wide doors, three of and the air intake of the carburetter
in low. The engine 'should stall
Few Pedestrians
which can be locked with the is provided with
device. case the body and lubricating instantly if the clutch is right.
The police are supplemented ordinary trigger mechanism, while
As is usual with, Italian cars, the value of the oil are decreased, practically in proportion to the Most clutches now have a simple with such contrivances as auto the fourth has a key lock, so that amount of fuel present.
adjustment to increase the clutch matic signals, one-way streets, all with the windows raised and the engine. If anything, la overcooled, which is a fault on the right side, plate or disc pressure.as slipping one-way squares, and so forth, all doors locked the car
the water being forced through the of which contribute to traffic ef- moved by unauthorised ciency. So far as the police are when parked. In addition, the gear jackets by a pump driven by the concerned John Brown the motor lever can be locked in neutral and tall end of the fan spindle, both fan lat seems to be quite distinct from the ignition switch can be locked in and pump in turn being driven by His Majesty the King has récent- the same John Brown when a the off position.
Concerning Equipment
Hence the necessity for drain
ing the crankcase,
SILENCER
develops.
KING'S NEW CAR
cannot ba persons
a belt from the crankshaft just behind the damper. As a rule, a belt drive for these components has
ESSEX TOURING
$2,250
1929
Model
NOW ON VIEW
at
KIN CHEONG HONG.
37, Connaught Road Central.
TO CLEAN PLUGS
Telephone C. 6.
TIMELY ACROBATICS
An Italian doctor was crossing a
railway line at Monstebelluns when
од the
If your car is new, drain the crankcase after the first 250 miles of travel. Thereafter drain every 1,000 miles during summer and
ly acquired a new car, his fifth in pedestrian; the average American every 500 miles during winter.
When draining of the crankcase twenty years. The Royal cars are traffic cop does not treat the The speedometer looks a little as to be watched carefully, as if the so well kept that they are fit for motorist with the same considera- though it had been added to the car belt becomes too slack both the fan oil is neglected to winter weather, serious trouble may also result duty many years after they have tion as he does the pedestrian, as an extra, and surely a machine and the pump go out of action from an accumulation of sludge, been discarded. The new car is all-fact which is not to be wondered of this calibre should have a trip together, but the Flat belt adjust- which may cover up screens or British with a "double-six" engine at considering how he is harassed, as well as a total mileage recorder, ment seems to be easy to operate. stop up the oil lines or drillings, and is painted in the usual dark by the former.
Also an internal light and some form. All minor chassis bearings have cutting off the oil supply and caus-crimson. As is well known, the In Washington the pedestrian Is of roof ventilator would be worth oil gun nipples, the engine oil filler Most pluga: consist of three ing burnt out bearings.
King's cars carry no mamber plates, getting to be rather a rara avis, having, since the car becomes a little is on the same side as the dipstick, parts, namely, a rustproof steel On commercial behicles drain a purple light on top indicating the and I have noticed that in America, stuffy with the windows up, and it and the ignition distributor and body, a gland nut and an insulat- his engine stopped as an express every 750 miles in summer and identity of the Royal Materist. generally the man in the street is inclined to be draughty if both contact breaker are high above the ed central electrode, the insulated train from Padua came in sight every 500 miles in winter. ›
treats the traffic with considerably the driving compartment windows engine and quite accessible. The material generally being mics. Turning aldeways in his seat,
are lowered, The single-panel engine starts easily when cold, and To take It to plecos two span he placed his hands exact distance.). Those towers are more respect than he does in other fitted with red and green lights and countries. Pedestrians do not often windscreen can be raised sufficiently takes very sittle time to warm up ners will be needed, one of which steering wheel and comersaulted take chances. Those who do are to ventilate the Interior of the car when once started. Daring a night is employed to grip the plug body, over the rall. The train struck the the trafle "cops" take their que candidates for elimination in this thoroughly but there are many run the head lights did not appear whilst the other is used to un-ear and reduced it to fragments, from them. When no policeman is on duty the trafe in the streets merry flustration of the "survival
occasions when this form of ventila, to be powerful, but it may have been screw the gland nut. You will be but the acrobatic doctor was only (Which run at right angles to the of the fittest" "Attent being flos is rot too convenient.
that the battery of the particular able, then, to dismantle the plug bruised, and remarked, "Who can Probably, too, he congratulated and the General German Automo-avenues) takes ite cue from the anonymous with "wary" in this It is obvious that the alde lights car tested was not fully charged at and clean the central electrode say I have never sayed a life?"
case. "Jay-walking" is not have been added to the equipment the time.
with, petrol-soaked rag. bile Club have joined in establish- traffic in the avenues.
healthy pastime in America to-day to comply with the lighting laws of
Do not damage the insulated himself on the fact that he was not Outside of New York many
driving a saloon! Ing a prize competition for the best
material. mufflers or silencers for motor-methods are used. For example, in In New York I saw a monument Britain the extra "dimming" bulbs
Also wash out the plug body cycles and automobiles. Three prizes Washington there is first of all the erected to the memory of pedes
On some cars the magneto is in with petrol and scrape away any will be granted in each of three plain policeman with his whistle trians who had been killed by taxi- in the heat lampe are for Con cabs; on it was a plate on which tinental uso. These dimmer bulbs
may categories: For mufflers for two and his white gloves, not to men the number of deaths recorded, to come into operation when a con- rather an exposed position, and carbon deposit you cycle motors for motor cycles, tion his chewing gum, his ready date was given anything to invenient control on the centre of the misfiring and similar troubles may When you reassemble the parts 10,000, 5,000 and 1,000 marks, and tongue, a freely-displayed transpire the people to be cautions! steering wheel is used, but the result If the magneto is not proof take care to set the points cor- future owner should remember that against the effects of moisture.rectly; if your car has colligni- biles, 8,000,::, 3,000 1,000 hardly perceptible, bulge under his Speaking of traffic control, each for town work it is beter to move! If it is found that in heavy rain tion, the gap should be .08 in., marka. Notification was be sent not Jacket. Then there is the same town employs various methods, al- the main lighting switch, cutting water is apt to get into the but with a magneto it is amalier, later than Dec. 1 to the "Deutscher gentleman armed with a long pole though the same general tendency out the head lights altogether, na magneto, cure can usually be namely, .02 in: Make sure, also, grafenstrasse 18, Berlin, B, W. 62, top of which is a sign having the Fifth Avenue are installed with the main head lights are alight of the contact breaker and die Schalldampfer-Wettbetrieb, Land- fitted into a revolving base and on York the main thoroughfares like otherwise the battery current le effected by smearing vaseline or that the gland nut is screwed home
wasted, because the dimmer bulbs very thick grease around the edges tightly... where all particulars of the contest words "Go" and "Stop" printed on can also be chtained. The contest it in appropriate colours. At night towers in the middle of the street though that fast can easily be over tributor covers The Beating com is open to makers of mufflers in all time this arrangement is supple and situated at intervals of every looked. For general use, alss, it sound should also be marred the high countries. Delivery of entries mented by a lamp fitted with ave or six blocks. (I forget the would probably be wise to Incor- around the pants where must be made between February, I coloured lenses which is fixed on (Continued at foot of preceeding crate a switch to cut out the tension cables enter the distributor and May 1, 1929.
-tôp of the pola,
Column)
Illuminated stop notice at the back casing
The Automobile Club of Germany
for four-cycle motors for automo cheon and that significant, though:
and
la noticeable in them all. In New
THE MAGNETO
find.
In the U.S.A more than 55 per cent, of the cars are owned in towns of ten thousand Inhabitants or un-
derk
SPEED
BEAUTY
SERVICE
YES SIR ITS A --
YOU M
PONTIAC WANT
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.