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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

ESSEX

Hidden Values Keep Essex Young in Long Service

After fifty, sixty and seventy thou- sand miles, Essex cars keep the dash and action of new cars. They stay tight and quiet. They keep their economy of operation and maintenance.

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Service like that is not accidental. It results from hidden values which are fully revealed only in long hard service. Attention to detail extends to parts you never see. Finest roller bearings are used where commonly For the plain bushings are used. weight carried the Essex frame is the sturdiest bullt, save one.

Qualities like these make Essex cost less in the long run than the low- est priced cars, because of the dif- ference in repair, maintenance and replacement costs.

ESSEX - Built by HUDSON:

5-passenger touring $3.000

HUDSON SUPER-SIX PRICES:

4-passenger touring. $3.900 7-passenger touring...$4.000

(Above prices include five cord tyres on five wire/wheels.)

The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

Latest Models on View at our Show Rooms and Service Station Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley. Telephone Central 3950.

HOW TO USE YOUR BRAKES.

Varying Procedure for

Different Cases. Which is the best way to usel

habit of unly using the pedal brake lexcept for holding the car still on a bill), get out of that babit. It's a bad one.

THE EMERGENCY STOP.

We now have to consider the joccasion when one's only thought!

IMPROVING CAR EQUIPMENT.

Advantage of Luminous Indicator Needles.

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What are we going to see in

the brake of a motor-car? Should is actual brake efficiency--an the way of minor equipment im-1

To

emergency in which we to

attain maximum braking atop the car as quickly as possible-models? In what directions can effect, should both brakes be used when travelling at a "godish "small details be altered to give greater driving comfort and safe- simultaneousty or only one? *peed. Capt. E. de Normanville says: You remember that braking ty at comparatively no increase

means absorbing momentum. [Flaf cost?

First of all the normal use of

TERĜISINS IN TEMPER.

When motoring on Friday, in Lancashire I was held up by two policaman, as were all other motorists on that road Wapull ed up our car at once, thinking we were to show our licence, but, instead, we were naked to buy Hékets for their police sports, the cheapest price being 2s."--Landon Daily paper.

It was a wayside constable.

And be stoppeth drivers three. Won't you buy my pretty

tickets sir.

For our local sports ? quoth

bê.

But one driver answered, “Nay: Last time I drove this way.

You stopped me and measured

my number plate. Demanded my licence and

made me late --

For a pressing engagement. I

had on that date:

So there's nothing doing to

day."

And the nexi

**Rab,

one answered,

Last time we met, your job

Was to hold me up in a trap

You hid

Like a snake in the grass.

The deed you..did

On that occasion, cust' me two

quid.

So I can't afford two boltTM

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And the third on? answered, too. And said- between me and you,

I think it better that I should:

The day

nor

Report his answer. was hot And-anghow. I told him

what

He thought he had better du

Firestone

Firestones Lead the World in Trye and Tube Value.

Most Miles!

Per Dollar

LISTRIBUTORS: The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

MODERN PUBLICITY.

PLoo shows Mr. E. E Sheppard, who is on a long- motor tour for the purpose of boosting the beauties of a Canadian seaside resoTI.

I can't give you a direct "Yes" our engine is turning round at One of the chief directions in or "No" to these queries for the 2.500 rpm. there is a consider which improvement could be simple reason that the circum-able momentum" stored up in made is in regard to the visibili stances will alter the cases. So its flywheel, crankshaft and so on.ty of the various instrumente on

the facia board, says a Home! we must consider the points from various aspects.

We can dissociate this mo-writer, who continues- mentun from that of the car in,] Some people say that in 90 per A really experienced driver brakes is to arrest the progress of a fifth of a second, by incent, of the causes of car failure "feels" when his engine is besin- stantaneous declutching. Welthe event happens in daylight ging to run short of oil. In fact, the car which, of course, you must therefore do so down with It may be true in fact, I think in the good old days we never! know! Their effect when in both pedals at once.

something closely approximating had oil gauges and had to rely so action is to absorb the momentum)

But surely it has our powers of" feel In an emergency stop at speed to it is ture. of the car and the load it is car! rying by means of generating on top you cannot use the engine nothing to do with daylight or friction The friction goes into as a brake, because there is too nightlight as such?

The real reason is that the vast heat, and the heat into the at-much momentum stored in it. mosphere. And an back to the That momentuar can be got rid bulk of driving is done in the starting point-as Pepys might of (and that is what braking islidaytime. so that naturally the

by clutch withdrawal in a frac./bulk of mechanical troubles is likely to be open, you are "in the have put it.

tion of a second. To get rid of it happen in the daytime.

REDUCING WEAR.

You also know that the gepers tion of considerable friction means wear. And wear means- sooner or later-repair bills.

Thus we arrive at our first rule

In the use of instraments

.

Few people carry spare engine! oil in these days of at least 1.000 miles to the gallon. If, therefore, you and yourself short of oil, and ten miles to the nearest garage.

Houp."

hy letting it compress the mix which may help us to avoid With a luminous needle to the ture and overcome the internal friction of the engine would take trouble, there is, therefore, tail gauze you would get adequate several seconds.

reason why we should not be notice that you were nearing the provided with equal ability to end of your supply. Would it not see the said instruments in the be an improvement to have such dark.

instruments?

TWO BRAKES OR ONE?

IMPROVING EQUIPMENT.

of brake manipulatation-“ Al-; And finally two brakes or one Why isn't the indicating needle ways as little as possible." I when a quick stop is necessary? of every oil gange self luminous? follows naturally that when you Generally speaking, two. but you Is the engine less likely to runi

On this general subject I am do bave to use the brakes the must always remember that if short of oil at night? pressure you exert should also be your wheels are locked you are

And why not the same "night pleased to see that the Morris the minimum practicable. not getting maximam braking seeing visibility" for the speedo-cars are adopting the Boyce

meter. the clock, and even the radiator thermometer as a stan It is also as well to remember efficiency.

radiator thermometer?

dard fitting. You may remember|| that it is not only the brakes! The road wheels must con- There is the obvious answer that I urged the desirability of which get worn with heavy brake tinue to turn in order to get the that one can fit dashboard lamps, fitting this useful instrument za application, but also the tyres and maximum braking efficiency, and and, of course, that is the general standard some months ago. several of the chassis components. the point just before they are rule with most people. But few

Personally I use one of the When you merely want to stop, actually stopped is, of course, the really like to leave their dash- therefore, as different from an best.

board lamps on. To put it mildly, dashboard type, which are even emergency, always start in good You can get more even braking they do not help your driving more accurate and more readily time and let the car drift along application with both brakes vision if they are at all bright, susceptible to enrine tempera with the clutch in. Taks the partially applied, and therefore and if they're cut down to a fure variations. The only defect clutch out near the end of the leas likelihood of them snatch- glimmer you can't see the is that they are more costly. Fut that should not stop them being manoeuvre and just" finish offing and stopping the wheels. A instrumente. with the brake...

car with looked wheels is always In normal practice, therefore, standard squipment on, my, the

switches on the over £500 type of car. If you make a habit of this you more or less out of control and the driver.

when be begins At the same time I urged th will save quite an appreciable never at its bust braking dash

thing de automatio amount of wear and test. And efficiency. Properly designed gahould also make & habit of using four-wheel braking systems look tka 2005 brake and the hand fever after this important point

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

Firms desiring to avail themselves of the públicity facili-

ties presented through this, supplement, are requested to send

cupy not later then the Wednesday proceding publication.

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FIRST."

For safety, Reliability, Strength Cleanliness and, Economy the "NERACAR" stands unrivalled.

The NERACAR" was not built for excessive speed; : On plain level roads, it will give a speed of 35 miles, whilst on hills-such as the Chin Wan Hill it will give a speed of 25 miles per hour, as proved in the recent trials Considering that most people rarely go motoring at more than 30 miles on level roads or 20 miles up bills, the ́ ́ NERACAK" has a reserve speed which is quite ample.

The "NERAGAR" was specially designed and built meet the needs of people who, in their daily avocations wid pleasures, find that what is really required is a reliable, lair priced, light two-wheeled motor car that will carry- them about safely, economically, at a fair speed and without the risk of having their clothing sailed by dirt, grease sodi oil. The NERACARTM answers all inese requirements and its gasoline consumption is one gallon to 100 miles!

Write or call for demonstrations

De Sousa & Company, Limited.

Sole Ageats for South China. 2nd. Floor, St. George's Building. Telephone C. No. 1284.

1924 Buicks Arriving

The following 1924 Buick Models, (equipped with 4 wheel brakes), will arrive in Hongkong

the middle of next month :

by

Four-7 Passenger Touring

Two--4

Four---5

Phone - Central demonstration.

The Hongkong&

Sports

Special

(Maroon colour)

1036

and - arrang

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