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EMPRESS OF ASIA AUGUST 29TH.

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LET us give you a demonstration Now. 100,000 have been sold

in America in One Year.

-DRIVE THE CAR and appreciate the reason.

GEMAN & CO., LTĐ.

HONO KUNO.

DURO MOTOR CO., LTD..

KOTLOON,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24th,

1927.

MOTORING NOTES

A Weekly Review dealing with Matters of Interest to all Local Motorists.

Notes from Great Britain-The Luxury Coach-My Car, Jane, and I-Fiat Successes-Popularity of the "Whippet"- 6,000 Miles in 5,000 Minutes-Giant London Omnibus.

Still more testimony

about

DUNLOP

GIANT

NOTES FROM GREAT THE LUXURY COACH. POPULARITY OF THE |

BRITAIN.

[FROM A LONDON CORRESPONDENT.]

II.R.II. the Prince of Wales, has consented to act as President of the World Motor Transport Congress which will be held in London this

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As a direct result of the great increase in long-distance travel hy coach and the institution of regular Mr. John N. Willye, Prebident of coach services between towns and Willys-Overland, stated that, as far cities often widely separated, the fas production was concerned. May need has shown itself for comfort was the biggest month in the his analogous to that provided by the tory of the Company.

Shipments for the month.' railway, and with the most modern toca of coach this comfort has he said, "were 49 care the total value being approximately been equalled if not surpassed.

The advances in this direction | $23,000.000. Exact figures of retail be sales for the month are not yet available, but it is safe to estimate that they indoubtedly exceed the shipments."

nutump, adding yet another import-have proved themselves to PNEUMATIC TYRES

Satislied users continue to write us regarding the outstanding performances of Dunlap Giant Pueumatic tyres.

Dear Sirs,

19th May, 1997,

We think you will be interested in our experience with a set of BAYED 96 x 6 S/S Dunlop Tyrps put into service on a new 24-seater The total mileage up to last Albint Bus twelve months ago.

Of the original seven night covered by the vehicle was 33.116. tyres, three are still in use, although they have not all bean running the whole of the time.

The average distance borer is over 40,500 miles per cover; and, three of the covers are still ranning, we are expecting an average mileage of betws -n 44/09 and 45,000 miles per cover.

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Thene results are very similar to our experience with your tyres on other busre.

Yours faithfully,

For THE LEICESTER & DISTRICT BUS COMPANY,

(Signed) F. EL GERARD.

DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED, FORT DUNLOP, BIRMINGHAM.

HONG KONG BRANOF:

JEA, DE, Your ROAD CENTRAL

TELEPHONE: C. 4554,

[A.P.B.]

MORRIS

Cars

REDUCED PRICES, BETTER VALUE.

MORRIS-COWLEY 11.9 H.P.

2 Seater DICKT

4' TRACK 8'8" WUBELHAE: ROADSTER TOURING (4 DOOR) 4 Seater

COUPE

2 Seater

Senter

MORRIS-OXFORD 13.9 H.P.

NETT CASH PRICES

FOR DELIVERY "London Hong Kong

£160

2190

177

210

-182

220

195

235

SALOON

4' TRACK 8'10" WHEELBASE

ROADSTER

2/3 Seater DIOÖKY

£220

£2.50

4.5 Scater

240

270

2/3 Seater

245

290

4/5 Seater

265

X10

4/5 Seater

295

340

825

870

TOURING

COUPE

BALOON

CABRIOLET

LANDAULETTE. 4/5.Beater...

MORRIS-OXFORD 18.9 H.P.

4'8" TRACK 8'10? „WHEELBASE

MORRIS OXFORD 15.9 H.P..

4'8" TRACK B'8" WHEELBASE

TOURING.

SALOON

TOURING"

SALOON

& Beater"

5 Seater

£260 288

£995 $35

5. Scaler

5-Scater-

£325

-378-

(All prices include FOUR WHEEL BRAKES)

and full equipment)

€365

435

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season.

ant event to an already crowded This year's series of Ex. hibitions will be particularly com- plete. The Motor Show will be open from October 13th to October and. Next in order is the Cycle and Motor Cycle Exhibition which will occupy Olympia from October 31st to November 5th. Finally we i have the Commercial Motor Trans

port Exhibition from November 17th to November 28th. The World Motor Transport Congress is timed to take place just before the last named event.

i This report followed very closely

which Mr. Willys made. the one upon the completion of the frat year's production of the Whippet, in which the sales reached 110,000. Commenting on the general accept- the Whippet Mr. Willys. ance of

greater this season than ever be for, and there are now in regular service many really strikingvchi cles. Among them, for example, is coach in which every passenger is provided with a telephone earpiece, and the microphone through which the ecurier speaks is used in con junction with a two-valve amplifier. Other vehicles have been equipped with travelling buffets from which a cocktails, etc., can be served, and

The trend of the modern light recently, say

The Commercial car is distinctly toward the type of Motor, we have seen a most luxuri- construction ambraced in the Whip- ous example which embodies a pet. The Overland Whippet was complete kitchen for the serving of brought out only after years of en- light meals, tea, etc. It has numer gineering development at our fac ous cupboards and cabinets" for tory in Toledo, and when first aa- holding spirits and liqueurs, and nounced in June of last year, it was The meetings will be held on

sets of china and glassware su considered by some as a radical November 14th, 15th and 16th, and dient to meet the needs of the 20 departure from the engineering the subjects to be discussed are

occupants. This same vehicle is standard of that date. We declared They also provided with a hygienic lava at the time that it would only be of the highest importance. include discussions on road construc-

tory complete with folding wash-a short time until other manufac- tion and improvement in relation

atand similar to those employed in turers would come to realize that to the development of motor trans the cabins of ships. Incidentally, Willys-Overland had solved the port; motor transport as an instru-

the kitchen attendant or steward is problem in the light four cylinder mens of development of world re-

in communication with the driver held by producing a car economical sources: the necessity for co-opera- by means of a special signalling to operate, safer to drive by reason. tion between rodd and rail trans- device.

four-wheel brake equipment, and port; possible improvements in

easier to handle under all condi- facilities for international travel by

tions because its type of coastruc-1 road; fuels and fuel supplies; and

tion was along the most scientific- ally sound, engineering principles. the development of motor vehicles suitable for service on. bad roads

It is an established fact that since and for cross country use. The

the introduction of the Whippet, Congress, though not organised by

many other manufacturers have the Government, may be regarded

adopted the Whippet style of cou- Rs at least a semi-official event,

struction, and still others are plan- since it is already definitely known

ning to follow the principles of con- that the Imperial Government and

struction so typically Whippet.- the Governments of the Overseas

low centre of gravity design, Dominions will be well-represented

economy of operation and four- at it, and there is every reason to

wheel brake equipment **** anticipate that foreign countries will prove equally interested.

Visitors from Overseas to the Ex- hibitions or Congress may note,

FIAT SUCCESSES.

4.

In speed trials held recently at Lisbon, over a distance of one kilo metre, standing start, a aporta type 8 h.p. Fiat (model 509-5) was not only an easy winner in the 1,100 cc. class, bat beat all the cars in the 1,500 cc division, as well as four in the 2,000 cc. class, two in the 3,500 cc. class, and one in the divi sion for cars of more than 5,000 cc. The 8 h.p. Fiat has a piston dis placement of 900 cc.

5,000 MILES IN 5,000 MINUTES.

A four-year-old Fiat 501-S won first place in the 1,500 cc, sports with advantage, that the Autome-class, while a Fiat, 301-SS captured mile Association has established an the Goodyear Cup. office at 11, The Avenue, Southamp- ten. where motorists landing at that port can obtain all the information they require. As regards registra tiun, the Automobile Association Announces "that motorists may now proceed to the nearest registration Authority before complying with the requirements of the British law. Thus, those landing at Folkestone or Dover can drive on to Canter- bury or Maidstone before going through the hecessary formalities; Southampton has its own registra tion office; and these landing at Newhaven will find an office in Lowes.

A FEW STATISTICS.

Probably few of the motorists who like to step on it" and watch the speedometer needle swing around to six or seventy miles an hour ever realize what a terrife ofdeal is im- posed upon the motor of their cars by auch speed. If they did, they would have a lot more respect for the staining of an automobile power plant.

Just recently a Studebaker Com- British Motor Cycle Success.

mander did a history-anaking run of The important successes achieved 5,000 miles in less than 3,000 by British motor cycles both at minutes. The only sound which home and abroad are, so numerous reached the spectators was a sub- that it is quite impossible to keep dued "whish of the exhaust, but pace with them. At the opening inside the motor a veritable fusil- event of the Brooklands season this lade of red hot explosions war being year, Mr. Herbert le Vack put up a fired-1,100 explosions to the minute remarkable performance in the three- in each of the six cylinders; a total lap Scratch Race. This he won at of more than 33,000,000 explosion an average speed of nearly 95 miles for the trip. When the car had an hour on a 408 c.c. New Hudson completed 5,000 miles, each piston During the race he actually com. had been forced up and down a pleted one lap at the rate of a little total distance of 1.750 miles-more over 100 miles an hour, a feat only than 10,000 miles for the six-each once before achieved by a 500 e.c.

piston making 11,000,000 strokes. at machine.

such a rapid speed that the eye would have been unable to follow them, even had they been visible. Each of the wheels rotated approxi mately 3,300,000 times.

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Overseas Achievements.

British motor cycle successes have equally significant outside Great Britain. Thus, for the fourth year in succession, the B.S.A. team of motor cycle won the team prizs

From a single forge and a tiny stop which began with a capital of

in the Paris to Nice trial; only three $68, to nearly two square miles of

of these machines were entered, and

planta and B100,000,000 of assets is the amazing growth recorded by

all three went through without The Studebaker Corporation in losing a mark, though the course three quarters of a

had been stiffened to such an ex- tent that only about two-thirds of the competitors finished at all. Of the foreign machines in this trial, The Motor Cycle points out that the most successful were those fitted with British engines, These were of the Villiers two-stroke types; four of them being tiny little units, of

manufacturing.

century of

Selfridge's Delivery Fleet. One of the biggest fleets of de- very vans in London is that operated by Messrs. Selfridge, who conduct deliveries by ear over an area of fourteen hundred square

no more than 172 c. capacity miles. For quite short distance nevertheless, all won gold medals and cups:

work horse vans are used; next comes a limited area in which élec trically propelled vehicles are em- Twenty-four Year Old Engine.

ployed, and finally some 65 petrol Messrs. John Thornycroft vehicles operate the main service Co recently bad an enquiry for Of these, 24 are Star vans; and I' spares in respect of an engine understand that. Messrs. Selfridge which, when its number had been intend, in future, to concentrate on traced, was found to have been this make, owing to the admirable built in 1903. On investigation it results given up-to-date. For in was discovered that this engine, stucco Vrchased in after ears, service in a lorry, November, 1921, has now run about has now been installed for driving 20.000 miles without a single in e saw. Incidentally it is worth yoluntary stop, and without any noting that the spare parts required kind of repair except the relining for it were in stock and, therefore, of a brake, necessitated by reason could be supplied immediately. For the ineguant halts involved in

(Continued on next Column.)

delivery work

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It is interesting to note that the majority of "Whippet" cars sold by Messrs. Gilman & Co. in Hoog Kong are built in Canada. All of them are constructed with right

hard drive.

(Continued on page 9.)

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