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"PUT A NEW SPRING DRESS ON YOUR CAR,"

PAINTING

Motor Cars and Cycles.

ELECTRO-PLATING OF "Motor Car and Cycle

Parts-

MACHINE SHOP- Lathe Work" "Milling, Planing,

Drilling, etc.

WELDING--Oxy - Acetylene Welding of

Motor Parts.

UPHOLSTERING-T

ops.

Broken

Cusions. Unshton "rovers." etc., made and repaired.

ELECTRICAL-Generators, Starters, el adjusted.

repaired, re-wound.

BATTERIES-All makes of Starting. Lighting, and Ignition Batteries repaired and for re- charged New Columiliia. Batteries in stock..

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LTD.

Expert European Supervision,

Telephone Central 3950.

MICHELIN

A. J. Allison, Service Managur,

THE MICHELIN "CABLE"

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

CAR DESIGN ADVANCES STEADILY

New Models Show Many Improvements.

Considerable interest in, molor circles has been aroused recently regarding the tendency for four- whoel hrake, equipmont .เก American cars. European cars with that equipmont have been exhibited here at the last two salon shows, hul the only American car previos do this). year, which adopted the principle was the Dussonberg, which show- ed hrakos on the front as well as the rear wheels on the 1921 chassis, which is practically the one in use today. The recent an- auuncement of four-wheel brake

ipment on the new Packard "single-cight, followed last week by similar action from the Rie- kenbackor Motor Company for me of its chasis models, "reveals an interesting engineering pro- gress in the design of motor vehicles. Other manufacturers have been studying the question, and it would not be suprising to [see other American automobiles fitted with Faur brakes bafore the close of the year.

in discussing the present! hru koi American front wheel [design, Antonietige, Industries.

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by

Some

The type of contruction,aost widely used in Femen has as yet) seen no commercial applications; in this country; but is believed to be receiving careful considertion}

promineat passen per CAT manufactureres. In this typ the brake ramshaft is! operated by # universall fshaft located above the knuckle pivot and connecting at its inner end to a short shaft with bearings in the frame side niëmber above. the front axle. While thifis an excellent construction mechani

ally, it involves the use of a larger number of parts than softe other constructions. Among these fare. Gur universal joints, two of which must have sliding shafts (?) their equivalent, with consequght need for lubrication and dust Texclusion."

"Every year since the horseless. carriage first demonstrated its Jability to convey people and

materials from one point to an- other" improvements have been

CONSTRUCTION accomplished in its mechanical

Increases the zileage of

the tyre and improves the

Tanning of the Car

AGENTS

makeup and appearance." said H. Ford Brokaw, technical director เที่ the West Side YIMAA. Automobile" Schoul! ***These changes C

not jespecially noticeable from one The contrast. yeur in the nexi. |however, is very marked if a per- son "plices one of the original along present-day kdesign.

LEPACK & CO. LTD.models

50, 52. Quran's Rd. Central.

HAUL BY TRUCK

HAVE YOU TRIED IT?

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

TELEPHONE YOUR ORDERS TO

KOWLOON 226 CENTRAL 3950

MR. CAR OWNER!

Why not send us those LAMPS, FITTINGS, etc. from your car and let us make them like new ?

THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT

(OF THE HONGKONG, HOTEL CO. ITDJ

EXPERTS IN PLATING ·

was

A-CAR EHİR EVERY PAÜÏLY.

**For several years there have [been those who declared that the

marker for automobiles (saturated. In spite of this pres Idication more cars have been ||'manufactured and bold during the last few months than in any pre- vious period. Factories continue); to be erecte for the purpose) furing out oven greater quantities. At the present rate it looks as though the line is coming when no family, circle will be considered complete with- Tout its motor car.

that

"Other prophets held motor cars had reached such a state of perfection that little im- provement could be expected..

The innanfacturers of these machines, by employing the highest ki ahtainable. have succeeder each year in bettering the quality." Ascars are increas- ed in efficiency the demand also' increases.

THE TRACTORETTE.

Following in the path of the farm tractor, manufacturers now. are putting on the market a light garden tractorette. designed especially for gardens and truck farms, which enables' one man to do the work of three or four. The first show ever held of the gardien tractors, demonstrating their efficiency, has just been held, A 15 year-old boy operated one ef the tractors in the demonstration, at has planter and cultivator en ottachment, and it can be used It push a lawn mower. Thr rows may be cultivated at once.

CARBON DIOXIDE"

A Speed Bug camped on iny gasoline tank And wiggled his fuzzy head; "Opon her up, old top, to-day a

The roads are fine," he said.

A look to the rear. the const is lear

As I list to the motor's hum !

The sun shines wide,o'er the country side.

Ob Bay, this is going some.

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Buia end cop, conïes hsilin upTM And he first looks very mad.

"Well, here goes I, old hunk of Pie And I turned on all I had. Another look at the comin' on cop And thought Theard him say: That bird ain't goin' nowhere But I guess he's ont his way o

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And due to arrive in nothing fint, "But don't intend the late."

When across the road I'm driving at, Hauls a grand old box car freight.

Bout forty rods of stowing up I'm done for how, in facti When I thanked ali Mogul houn 19 For the rind was double tracked.

Now Enthe guy, thar yet," says Can sel a litt'e'pven."

The copper at, where he was at While I ran that freight a race. The logger toited his Whistle then When he had looked around, Was he, just making fun of me Or blowing some one-horse town?

An Irishnan Sat in the larger house.

And set the crossing switch.

The old freight train, took the southbound main.

And me, I took the switch.

I woke up in some mud. I guess,

Apainin' in my neck. ".

Six geese were paddling der my machine

A surry lookin' wreck.

While I pries from off my meet

A busky gander goose.

That cussed cop, comes pilin' off"

The little old red Caboose!..

". Perhaps it's just my kind of luck

That makes me sometimes sizh

He took ute to the hospital

And left me high and dry.

A speed Bug sut for my gaztia vari

And wiggled his fuzzy head,

My hack was parked along the curb

The old town sure was dead.

But he blew, when he heard me speak to him.

In a sort of friendly way.

You can park your carcass some other spol.

Fm not riding out to-day."

FORD 1923 OUTPUT.

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2 SCIENTIFIC BEADLAMP

DIMMING...

GERMAN MOTOR INDUSTRY.

Exports Continue to Increase.

A report on economic conditions

FOUR. WHEEL BRAKES.

French & British Cars to be am

Equipped

"Is it not a fact that nearly all

in Gormany up to last March has the French cars for next year will just been issued by the British | have front wheel brakes, and that, Government which contain: so far, practically no British cars oumber of facts: calculated to have adopted the principle? Why interest the motorist,

don't you insist that British

It almost 'sooms as if 1922 was manufacturers should keep ab- | a year of morger" mania in Gor Proast of the times ?**:

Dany. Hugo Stinnos, of course, Thus an irate correspondent leads the way and out of the 1388 says Capt. E.de Normanville in the undertakings that now comprise Daily Chronicle. But in such his group, un organization capable respects you can be sure that the of controlling a complete range British manufacturar is able to af motor products is possible. look after himself. We wore the The machinery for an export inventors of front wheel brakos trade in this group also exists, for and the original experimenters.. it has ramifications in Austria. And we gave them up. Hungary. and Jugo-Slavia, and conteus a number of shipping lines that botwoon them visiti [most of the ports of the world:

warrant a

conditions now The point is whether the chang-

return to a discarded principle. And my correspondent"can, rest : assured that quite a number of British manufacturers are at the

present moment carefully experi inenting with front wheel brakes,

Not Always Suitablė......

Krupp "Group Strong. The Krupp group is also worthy of special antice. It has two organizations for the sale` off motor vehicles and one for power) farming machinery, while a tradé concession has been concluded with the Soviet Cavernment, Last year the number of trucks pro- duced at Essen was 450 por cont. We did not know how to design Several manufacturers more than the total for 1931, them.

in the first place it must be ad- mitted that the reason we gave up front wheel brakes was because..

while power farming ducts rushed into front wheel braking increased during the same period Systems and encountered serious by 275 per cent. The Stinnes Fouble- group also devoted much attention It has since been proved that to the output of trucks

the correct design and instal-

It might be said that local auth-lation of front wheel brakes is motive buying, so far as actual one of the most difficult problems neads are concerned, is normal: yet encountered in automobile The shortage of money is com- construction. It would, therefore, pensuted for by the fact that there he foolish for any manufacturer is always a fear, owing to conto adopt the principle until ho tinted depreciation, that what had proved it conclusively to his cost one mack today might cost own satisfaction.

two in a fortnight's time. Owing) And it does not follow that bu- to the depreciation of the mark,cause this innovation is proved floor "motor vehicle taxation re-successful on "the Smith car that quires constant amendment. it will necessarily be successful At instance showing the aver-on the Robinson. Neither does sion to the paper mark 'is given it follow that because it is

by the General Gorman Auto-suitable for French motoring i mobile Club, which stipulated conditions, it is, therefore, suited

that the subscription for the first to British requirements half of 1923 should be two gold marks per member.

Wages Low.

French and British Conditions.

The French temporament und Despite the low value of the motoring conditions are consider mark the German motor industry ably different from our own. The retains large advantages in labour average French driver is fuel and transport costs, while its hustler. He likos plenty of "all group syndication insures the in-onftaring, and loves violent dustry a cheap raw material sup: acceleration and retardation. ply. Last January it was agreed And his national, highways give. that the wages of skilled worker him cope for speeding. engaged in motor car manufacture

But the average British driver should range between 896" marks and 669 marks per week: These content to tour at about 75 per is more staid. He is normally sums are ridiculously small when cent. to 80 per cent, of his car's the value of the mark in foreign maximum speed and then only. markels is considered. Wages

ton pen roads. Consequently. flucinato almost weekly but never his need for front wheel brakes get near east of living prices. It says inuch for the German : worker's patriotism that strikes in such circumstances are almost unknown.

There is a

is less acute.

But other things being equal, four-wheel braking is undoubted- ly more efficient than rear wheel greater output per man toquiument alone or even with day than in 1913, although this is the addition of a propeller shaft not compensated for in produc brake. The reason for this ib- tion owing to the introduction of erased efficiency can be simply.

explained. the 56-hour week.

Have you watched & bus start Foreign demands have kept the industry very busy, but credit away from rest when the driver conditions are difficult making has leg, the clutch in too sudden- the financing of export insiness? You probably noticed the very ente. From January to body give a "kick" up. October, 1913, 10,900 zons of Greater Efficiency Explained, motor vehicles and motorcycles). were exporterk During the camg

When you apply a set of front

period of 1922 the figure was 16, wheel brakes you get an effect 300 tons, while 10,136 gas engines opposite to this. The weight of for vehicles and airplanes were the car is thrown forward on ka also exported during these 10 the front wheels thereby increas months...

ing their adhesion to the road Overgas prices, as might be and conequently their braking imagined, have fluctuated to a efficiency. remarkable „extent. This has The back wheels of a car are caused irritation ur customers just the opposite.

When your and placed endless, obstacles in car is running along the road you the way of agents. Complaints have what I might term (say) as to deliveries both in quality 100 units of latent stopping and punctuality are numerous ability. If the tyres are all equal and world-wide. The reasons and the weight distribution is for these protests are, first, the assumed equal, you would have

"Certain lines of business thit could Πελά profitably iso trucks or delivery wagons or To Reach 2,000,000 Cars, A new scheine to overgine the superfluity of orders which caus-50 units for the back wheel and Louring cars when they could

dazzling headlamp nuisance ied sales to be effected to the 50 for the front, only get fifteen miles on a gallon Detroit, July 18-The Ford suggested. The current which highest bidder regardless of con- tractual obligations; Second, the fila inenti passes; of gasoline find that they cannot Motor Company will build more lights. afford to do without them when dars in the second half of 1923 through variable resistance exercise of foreign trade control they can get twenty "q twenty-than in the first half, it was re-controlled by a selenium cell. Trade Agreements Made.

The latter is fixed to the cür in] =

NEVER" SO "CHEAP AS NOW,

the

Commercial The contemplated output in the such a position that: the light;

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Now put your rear wheel brakes on. Your "stopping unita" instantly change place. You may have 60 on the front wheels and only 40 on the back.

five miles to a gallon of gasoline, ported to-day.

So front wheel, brakes are inure When ears are produced that)

efficient, and therefore to be en-.. will make fifty miles the demand domestic plants alone for this your froth the lamps of other cara will arranged last year with Russin,couraged. But the point I want will be even greater.

is 1,800,000 cars and trucks. fu fall upon it as they approach. Italy, Finland Latvia. Czecho the first six months the company As the glare of an oncoming car Slovakia, and Chile. Those with on to appreciate is that the produced 801,473 cars and trucks increases the lamps of the sel-Spain and Portugal lapsed, while manufacturer is the best judge as. to whether they are suitable for "An interesting factor in the in the domestic plants, so that the enium-fitted vehicle are autom-negotiations

present his partielar day and its average industry's development has been schedule calls for an output of atically "dimmed" by increased proceeding with Poland, Bolivia, the selling prices of automobiles. 998,527 vehicle in the last six resistance and consequent reduc- Brazil. Liberia and Sim. The purchaser.

There are many good roRSONK tion in the current available. most-important of these inter- Molor cars never were so reason months of 1923. able in price as to-day. This is Including the output of both There are distinct possibilities in national agreements is that with why front wheel brakes are not necessarily suitable for all cars... [domestic and foreign plants, Ford the idea, but obviously all cars Russia, and will no doubt result probably due to a number o£!!

absorption of many things, including mass produc-has already passed the million would need to be equipped within the tion, the power of good advertis-mark. With no sign of let up, at the automatic dimming device, German-made cars, lorries, tract-

has made this offort, more diffi- ing, good anagement and co-the present rate, Ford will pass so that a nice balance in the re-ors, motor boats and airplanes,

German motor manufacturers cult. Lignite production is petition. While it cannot be ex-the 2,000,000 mark by the end of duction of power of buth sats of:

headlamps of two approaching have established agents in several rapidly increasing as a result of pacted that automobile prices the year.

Ford figures, for the year so far cars would result. The selenium of the more important towns" in coal difficultios, but its calorife will go lower, "the industry has

qualities are limited. It does not. established a reputation with the in both domestic and foreign apparatus, unfortunately, does this field.

A great attempt is being made pay to transport lignite any dis- public of putting their products plants are Cars and trucks 941,-not deal with the problem of on the the market at the lowest 245; Canada, 46,871 Fordson dazzle from the point of view of to render the country self-tance and, accordingly, motor possible prices consistent with tractors, 58,557, and Lincoln cars, the cyclist, horse-driver, or supporting in motor fuel, although fuel is being refined from it

pedestrain.

the loss of the Ruhr coalfields' adjacent to the mines, good business principles,'

3,512.

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