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ANOTHER RECORD.

THE MOTOR VAN.

$5.68 m.p.h.

FORD SALES.

TWO NEW RECORDS.

Cheap Oil Evils.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

MOTOR-CARS & CYCLES ~ 10,000-MILE TRIAL.

IN CEYLON.

Mr. H.L. Dowbiggin, Inspector- General of Police, Ceylon, gives figures of registered motor cars and cycles in this Administrative

[report --

saving

pur-

fw cappers

Good Work by Dorman Engine.

A writer in Indian and Eastern Moders says ——

Over $7 Miles an Hour.

Both Victor Horsman and Her The fallowing article which| bert le Vack broke records at appeared in The Grocer beats out Brooklands recently. Although sound arguments in a manner travelling over a wet track Hors- that should convert any reader

There is, just now, a perfect man with his three and a half who has not given to the subject

There are 4062 registered motordeluge of R. A. & certificates and horse-power Triumph and side-the thought that it deserves --

cars and 1.850 motor eyeles in the the performances under them car, created world's records far! "About every twelve months island. Of these, 349 motor cars might very well be termed, with five and ten miles, covering the jam brought into contact with an are registered for trade

Daminie Sampson, "prodeegious!" former distance in Smin. 3.sec.engine that has been ruined poses and 837 as public convey-But the one I wish more particu which represents 77.30 m.ph. His through its owner trying to save lances. There are in the Istand lacly to refer to relates to a 10,000 time for ten miles was Smin. a few shillings on a drum of oil 217 motor buses for conveying tiles trial with a 10-15 h.p. West- 0,55sec.—74,91 mph.

Usually it is a pleasure car, but passengers for hire. The num car. entered by Major B. Prescott- Le Vack on a two and three this time a light van some four ber of taxi-eahs on the streets in Westear, D.B.E., of Herne, Kent || quarter New Imperial, riding solo, months old is concerned.

Colombo is 22. The number of From March 3 to April 19. the created world's records for the same distances in Class B His A smooth-tongued individual, motor vehicles in the Island has car covered. 10,0212 miles. The increased from 745 in 1911 to road portion of the trial was) time for the five miles flying start representing an alleged ail com- was 3min. 25.59sec.-87.53 m.ph.. pany, called on the owner, in-3942 in 1922. There are 6.926 covered at a set average speed and for ten miles from a standing quired how much he was paying persons licensed to drive motor running time only) of 19.8 mph.

After the road portion of the trial]| start 7min. 0.014sec. -equal to for his oil, and offered him a ve vehicles.

gallon, drum- at half the pric....

the car was timed over the flying) balf-mile on Brooklands Track, He gave the usual assurances that what he was supplying con- juf

and attained a speed of 43.96|| stituted the last word in lubrica-j,

Na gallon. The necessity for ph tion. The owner, as a business the finest oils obtainable canaot Now, the four-cylindered en-į man, was naturally attracted by the overemphasised; the best are gine in this Westcar was entered the prospect of halving his oil really good enough for the separately. by Messrs. W. H bill, and when a sheaf of analyses high speeds and high tempera-Darman and Co. Ltd., of Fore- Detroit, Mich. Aug. 10 Juls the quality of the stuff offered. endure.

was produced as a testimony to cures they are called upon to gate Street, Stafford. It was des- The leading oil com-scribed as the 4. M.V. type, and brought two new sales records to not having the faintest idea what amies have been at great pains bad a bore of 69 mm and stroke: the Ford Motor Conpony.

In addition to bringing retail order.

they were all about, he wave his to find a grade of oil suitable for of 100 inm so that the cubic

deliveries of Ford cars and trucks

practically every type of vehicle rapacity was 1,496 and the rating For the first few hundred miles ancient ant modern and if 11.9. The R.A.C. certificate gives: into the mid-summer season with: A new high record for the month, everything appeared to be satise their prices are slightly, in excess the total distance covered, as July also carried the sales figures factors. Not a motorist himself, of unknown firm, the certainty stated above. The fuel consump- for the year past the million mark. he was not able to appreciate né goud gervice is worth paying tion was 37.19 miles per gallon of the equivalent to 41.59 ton-miles Increasing popularity of the anything different in the running shutething for. Many

With regard to Ford is most strikingly illustrated of the engine, and his driver did discure concerns are merely imper gallon). in the figures just announced not complain. Moreover, as the porters of what is left over when the consumption, the engine' which show that from January sump was not drained when the the oil companies have had the sump contained 5 pints at the start of the trial, and was not 1 to August 1 this year sales of new it was put in, it had, to pick of the market.

drained during the trial. The car and trucks by the Ford Some extent, the benefit of the

Although the parchase of Motor Company totalled 1050,986 body and hear resistine qualities god brand of it is half the battle of itpur in during the trial, in the United States alone. And this testedjass Tubricant he had it is important also that it shallxding the initial quantity in

3 gallons the rapidity of the increase in been using. Then, ae day wing of trade suited to the engine sumph, was demand is further entphasized by tyre trouble, the driver bad y There is a mistaken idea preva-pint equivalent to 2,808 miles) the fact that sales for the first make up time on the homeward lontong the uninitiated that per gallon.. seven months of the year, duning nimey, and for twelve miles of any good will provided it! As to the water-consumption, which th million mark was the accelerater was passed is not of to light aborty. But the total amount of water put into passed, were 397,796 greater than down hardă. At the end of this while it is advisable to err, if at the radiator during the trial was. for the same period last year distance, within mile of the all on the side of lensity, it is allons de pints.

garage, the luck piston seized, unwise to werdo it. This is Touching the work done, to re- July sales mounted to 156.90s, the con-rod was bent, and the especially true in cold weather pairs were made to the engine; | increase of 36,821 over the ylinder scored beyond repair because a heavy visenes oil takes during the whole of the

For the engine has its cylinders some minutes to warm up suth-trial, but the following adjust same month- a year agia, sixteen consecutive months now, cast en bloc, the total bill for re- ciently to circulate properly, and ments were made: 1,733 miles, Ford sales have been well over pairs and renewals would prob- this means that some parts of the dynamic belt 14 mins);2,447 miles, 100,000 every month.

ably pay for oil of the best brands engine will not receive their due fan an dynamo belts 12 mins. Production, which by the way, for the next five years.

share. However, as mentioned 4,716 mile-, dynam, belt 13 mins.A

when they totalled 659.1940

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is set at the higher schedule for Yet this penny-wise policy is previously, verification is only a În general, observations August than any month, so far, common Experienced owners, matter of referring to the makers wards the end of the trial, the apparently continues to be the who have learnt the economy chart, and, unless one has an ex-engine was inclined to misfire, or only factor limiting sales of Fundyof the best - regards ceptional knowledge of oils. it isappear weak, on two cylinder. cars and trucks.

tyres and other items, are prone folly to use any grade other than! It was found after the trial, that The Incal agent- aze Mops, to be niggardly over the oil that recommended by each won the exhaust valve heads, on thel Alex Ross and Chu

bill: very often for the sake cern."

NEW STUDEBAKER MODELS.

(two back cylinders, were con- jsiderably damaged by beat.

I am glad that attention Fa again been thus drawn to thes Dorman engine, of which, of late we have heard too little. Its per- formance during this trial comi firms my helief that it stands in! the front rank of prime moversi jant, in assembled cars, is a unit. of provert istrellence and re- Faiblity. In byetrone days. WPi heard a lot of Dorman perfore! tances, but for some tine nuas,) Hot & mention of them. I am lad it is again to the fore, end I hope to hear more and more! about it.

DUNLOP

CORD TYRES.

FIT DUNLOP CORDS They give maximun service at minimum cost-per-mile.

Obtainable from stocks carried by Hongkong & Kowloon Taxicab Co., Ltd. Kowloon.

J. Gibbs & Co. Alexandra Buildings, C.704 (Sundays & Holidays C.4532) and from the

DUNLOP

Rubber Company, (China) Limited.

Founders throughout the World of the Pneumatic Tyre Industry.

1A Chater Road.

ly reunio

New

New

HONGKONG

Phone C.4554.

1924

HARLEY-DAVIDSON

ALEMITE LUB- RICATING SYSTEM

MOTOR CUTS VI- BRATION IS HALF

Nex

FUL-FLOTEING

SIDECAR SPRINGS

OLIVE

GREEN

COLOUR SCHEME

FIRST IN ACCELERATION TEST FOR COMBINATIONS HELD IN RECENT TRIALS.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

TELEPHONE 781.

The 1924 Model Special-Six Touring Car

The 1924 Model Special-Six Five-Pauenger Coupe

The 1924 Model Light-Sir Touring Car

The 1924 Model Big-Six Sedan

The 1924 Model Light Six Sedan

Dennis

MOTORS

The 1924 Model Big-Six Fire-Passenger Coupe

BRITISH

CARS

Motor

By special arrangement with the Austin Car Company, Ltd., we are now able to supply AUSTIN iwelve and twenty h.p. cars in Hongkong, all charges paid, at the English factory list prices. Immediate delivery can be given on 20 h.p. Touring Models.

Prompt shipment on all other models. Catalogues may be obtained from the

SOLE AGENTS:

Alex. Ross & Company,

(China) Limited.

Bank of China Building, Daddell Street. Telephone Central 2487.

As used by The Hongkong Government.

2-24 ton track chassis-£740,-'0

c. i. f. Hongkong.

THE TRUCK WHICH HAS PROVED ITS WORTH IN HONGKONG

SOLE AGENTS

Alex. Ross & Company

(China) Limited..

BANK OF CHINA BUILDING, DUDDELL STREET. TELEPHONE : CH2487.