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THE CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 1930.

THE MOTORISTS' PAGE T

ANTHE

WE

ABOUT MOTORING THE "SPORTS COUPE”

PRICES GREATLY REDUCED!

"EXCELSIOR

MOTOR CYCLES

In order to give way for 1930 models which are coming, our. stock of motor cycles have to go at greatly reduced prices.

Take The Advantage Right Away! THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

HOLE AGENTS.

For low-cost MILEAGE

buy

FISK

All-Cords.

These tough tyres will give you

dependable service long after ordin-

ary tyres are scrapped. The FISK

ALL-CORD process and special

heat and wear-resisting treatment

make such MILEAGE possible.

'Hundreds of motorists here in Hong

Kong are getting unusual service

from FISK tyres. Why not make

your next tyres FISK ALL-CORDS.

the tyre that's

FAMOUS FOR MILEAGE

Obtainable at all garages upon request.

Sole Distributo

GILMAN & CO.

Tel. C.290, 4A, Des Voeux Rd, C.

A Little Chat On Tyres

New Light Aeroplane For Owner-Pilots

My telephone bell rang this A new standard in light seroplans morning, and a distant voice ask-comfort and speed is not up by the ng me to recommend the best for Desoutter "Sports Coupe". eign tyre, as the speaker was dis- The Desoutter is the first Bri satisfied with his Dunlops. Ish light aeroplane of which it can spent three minutes abusing him be said that it has been designed heartily, because I know perfect solely to meet the requirements of ly well why he is dissatisfed, and the private owner and beare why he will ba evon more dis-resemblance to the open-two-seater satiefled with any

foreign tyres biplane used in the War. which may form the subject of his

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It stands in the same relationship.

future experiments. He la one of to the conventional light aeroplane. the most brilliant fast drivers in as the sabon motor car does to the my acquaintance. He drives a open tourer.

The pilot and two passengers are car which is capable of about 75 mollea *N hour, and, hardened sheltered from the elements in read-ainder though. I am, I sit in comfortable enclosed cabin, in which conversation is possible in ordinary a state of trembling apprehension

tones. No special flying clothing i by his alde whenever circum-

is required, and in place of the stances force me to travel in his bucket seat in a tiny cockpit pro- car. He has over to my know-vided hitherto there is a wide ledge hit anything, but he avoids cushioned seat for two people serious crashes more frequently the back of the cabin, with ample than any other daredevil I know, room for the passengers to stretch

their legs. and by narroșor margins. His normal driving is a succession

of crashing accelerations, hectic

Two Passengers

The most remarkable feature

brake-work, and audacious speed of the Desoutter is that this la; bursts. As a natural consequence, crossed comfort and the ability to he does not on an average obtain |

more than 10,000 miles from one carry two passengers instead of one set of Dunlop tyre covers, and as has been achieved with a very many of this sazer, and more small increase in the engine power lelaurely friends habitualy regis-and the cost, and is actually ac- a higher speed. ter round about 20,000 miles per sompanied by sel, he imagines that his tyres are Fitted with a Cirrus-Hermes engine of inferior quality. He will have of 105/115 h.p.. his eyes opened if he switches to an inferior tyre, for he will be lucky to average 5,000 miles on sete of certain covers which could

be named.

the Descutter cruises at 08 miles an hour and has a top speed of 112 miles an hour. Technically, the Desoutter is far the simplest and cleanest. light aoro- plane yet produced as there are no wires or enhles in the structure of the machine. It is a monoplane built on the same lines as the famous, Fokker air liners. The wing is built in one piece and is fast driver without approaching covered with plywood so that the his termerity. At the present expense of maintenance is reduced moment, through a serious error to a minimum.

I am absolutely convinced that personality is the culprit, for two main reasons. The first is entire ly personal. I rank as rather a

of judgment at the Show, 1. And This is the type of aeroplane myself the owner of a 70m.p.h. | which has been selected by National car which has a fierce clutch, Flying Services, Ltd., as their plenty of acceleration, too high a standard air taxi. It will be avail-

top gear, brakes of a power which able for hire at 15. 6d. a mile for is almost unique in the industry, two passengers. The first Na- and. the sort of steering which tional Flying Services air stations makes your tyres squeal in quite to be equipped with Desoulter ma- gentle cornerwork at quite low chines will be London, Hull, Leeds speeds. There could hardly be a and Reading worse specification for ripping rubber of tyre treads. Up to date my set of Dunlops have done

sion

HIGH COMPRESSION

You are hearing and reading much about "high compres

*high compression engines **

"high

compression fuels

"high compression performance."

"What," great many car owners are asking, "doen 'high compression' mean to me?" Here is a simple explanation.

Each cylinder of your engine may be likened to a muzzle- loading cannon. The cylinder is the cannon; the piston is the bullet; and the mixture of benzine and air is the powder charge.

The tighter the powder charge is packed before firing, the greater the force to the bullet. Similarly, the tighter the gas vapour in the combustion chamber is compressed, or squeezed before ignition, the greater force of the piston's stroke. If other words, the higher the compression the greater the power.

Higher compression in a motorcar engine is obtained by decreasing the size of the combustion chamber.

The power an engine generates depends largely upon the quality of the lubricating oil used, because if the oil does not seal the piston rings, the compressed gas vapour escapes. Low- priced, low quality lubricants can not be expected to keep com- pressed gas vapour from escaping. Neither can they prevent wear between cylinder walls and piston rings.

The New Gargoyle Mobileil not only furnishes maximum lubrication but, at the same time, prevents gas vapour from escaping. That is why it is by far the most efficient and .cconomical motorcar engine lubricant.

VACUUM OL COMPANY

MOTOR TREND

Toward Sleeve Valve Engine

FOR THE SHAH

PARIS SALON

A Pierce-Arrow Town

Car

For Two World Famous Cars.

The definite trend in automobile South Bend, Ind. (By Special) Paris (By Special Correspon ownership toward the sleeve valve Correspondent)-Age-old- tradi- dent)-Historic Champs Elysess, type of engine is evidenced by the tions will be swept aside early infamous for generations as the centre of International society and wide acceptance of Wya-Knight 1980 when His Majesty the Shah fashion, is slowly but surely giv about 6,000 miles, and are pracy than any driver or relays of tically equal to now. This axperi- drivers ould hope to do. It has open sport cars for southern re of Persis will replace his great ing way to the aristocrats of ence accords with several recent now been adjusted to such A sort use as well as an increasing white State carriage, gold trim motorom. A generation ago the experiences posting ve the same nicely that. It reproduces the demand fur closed models for med and drawn by white Arabian heart of the Farls residential do trict: lined with the palaces “of effects of road test under a variety business and pleasure driving steeds, with a new Pierce-Arrow nobility, It now holds the palatial direction. All my recent cara have been really fast, and have of conditions with almost wathe throughout the United States. Straight Eight All Weather Town establishments of the truly great

Car. In appointments, the new motor cars of the world. the average owner cares to drive: If the engineers, desire to test the With its wide range of body parce Arrow will be equally as been driven rather faster than matical precision. In other words,

One of the few remaining land-

alth of:

salon

lavish as the former equipage of marke this historic thorough, the Rulers of the Peacock Throne are recently disappeared to make permanent - Parlo The car, when completed, will be

e-Arrow and Studs. berhaps the most elaborate, and baker mot cars. In the inau- *** "costliest motor car over produced: guration of the showroom there

by an America

was much that was reminiscent of", The colour

fashion traditions associated with.

Winter driving is made easy by " with

lampe the manual heat, control, engineers know from the dash,

guards can do." "AD G verkar alleged starting on cold mornings and per

them mits operation of the car at all mini

they | times under conditions>most" Buít)

and on all of them Dunlops have wear of a tyre at 60 m.p.h. for styles and colours in both tha registered a completely satisfac-twenty-four hours, and test two Great Six and the popular ##10-8," tory mileage in spite of somewhat sets of covers on the machine and Willys-Overland has covered the ruthless usage, including that mild at Brooklands track respectively, under-inflation which is a conces the difference in the two sets of pe car and medium priced field sion to comfort on roodern roads results will not exceed three or more thoroughly than ever before, Moreover, my eyes were opened to four per cent. The machine can offering a car powered by the the absolute character of Dunlop be set to execute and reproduce famous sleeve valve engine for quality two years ago, when and tests on rough roads, wet roads, serv

L'every purpose.. other maker asked me to try out dusty roads, tests of acceleration, his new supertyre on a sports wheel aplo, tests at high tempe-a- car taxed at 12 hp. It was not tures, and a host of other lams really at all a violent vehicle, but

So the Dur itate up that super-tyre at the

what ther when a faul rate of "one det par 3,000 mile and when it had devour sets, I reverted to "ordin merelal Dunlops, bought price from an ordinary And in due course typical Dunlop five-

My second. thisidlag

economy and maxinum peri

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Control; Testured.

and the

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The recep

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at the reception was Roland de Graßenreld- Baron de Graffens distributor of Pierce-

with the

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