1923-12-15 — Page 11

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

LYMPNE GLIDER CONTEST

87 MILES

flown on 1 gallon

of Shell !

Flight-Lieut. W. H. Longton, in his great achievement on a Wren Mono- plane, in the "Daily Mail" £1,000 Prize Glider Contest at Lympne, used

SHELL

SPIRIT

PERFORMANCE IS PROOF }

THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., LTD.

Dennis

MOTORS

}

As used by The Hongkong Government.

2-21 ton truck chassis-£740-0-0 c. i. I. Hongkong.

THE TRUCK WHICH HAS PROVED ITS

WORTH IN HONG KONG

SOLE AGENTS

Alex. Ross & Company

China, Limited.

BANK OF CHINA BUILDING, OF DERIA, STREET TELEPHONE C. 2187.

THIS LOOKS VERY COMFY.

This shows the interior view of front seat of the Studebaker Special-Six 5-passenger coupe.

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1923.

CHINESE AIR MAIL SERVICE,

Two views of the Vickers Bomber, used in the Peking- Peitain air mail Service by the Chinese Government. These machines are equipped with traction propellers, and two Rolls-Royce engines." The cabin" accommodates

Lassengers.

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Need for British Co- Operation.

dr. E. A. Ronch, late Chairman of the Eastern India section of

HEADLAMPS AND COURTESY.

Should Action be Guided by Circumstance?

the Motor Trade Association. Regarding the dazzling head- writing in, The Auteur, says: lamp problem. Capt. E de Nor There is no necromancy abou? manville says: I am surprised the increase of American and find quite mumber of car Canadian trade the Americanwners ditering from the rule of manufacturer, who is also mainly the Royal Automobile Club. th-Canadian manufactures, The ruling of the R.A.C. has decided that these markets had seen in force for some consider i have a percentage of his outputable time. When it was made, ! in order to enable hin, to bringeritivised it. there Tas 10 nis production custs down reference to draming, and no ecompetitive level. He therefore more conteous" alternative. seat competent people wit-oncluded, "But as the premier adequate funds and clear motor body has trade a ruling. settled policy to

that we should all act up to it." Business Not only does he get old the same opinion to day his percentage of export business. but be gets his orders at a time of

year which admirably its bis

zheir main requirements 112-1

NICH OPPOSITION. must ant that

DUNLOP

CORDS

for Motor Car or Motorcycle

C. F.H

THE

"HE size of your tyre bills depends upon how much mileage you get out of your tyres. Watch them.

Fit a Dunlop Cord next time. Note how much longer it lasts than other tyres. The test of its merit is on your car, not in our argument.

As Supplied to

the

Hongkong

Government

I

--

PROVE IT FOR YOURSELF YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID

fit Dunlop

and be satisfied

DUNLOP

Rubber Co., (China) Ltd,

Founders throughout the World of the Pneumatic Tyre Industry. 4 A. Des Vœux Rd. C. Hongkong - Phone £4554

paduction manager, for many has rather opened my eyes. speed which is absolutely safe for rre-pondence of the last few in any case, I slow down to a British remseas marked- buy I knew that any road users the impaired visibility conditions when the pawural home demand held a view differing from the obtaining always in accordance is showing risen. His benefis RA.C_soline-but am surprised with the degree to which visibility not stop here, for indirectly head so

divers (from my point of view is impaired. gains on exchange in his raw

If I have the more powerful

differing.

+114+ ca?

"

material purchases, such as rome methods very similar to my own. driver's

I also find that several adopt light I dim down to the other from akarus. These big American

equipment and again fortores, often maintain expert. I will explain what I do for slow down concurrently, to the staffs in foreign territories to help the -ake of visiting further further limitation of vision.. their agents to keep technical Pinions-net as a rohater-suz If my fellow night traveller service, spare parts supplies,irst of all I make a distinct cap. or stop altogether, and switches off I slow to a genuine salevant advertising up to the mark.

Buy

gestion to the BA.C

who

Many of these new difference between meeting an-switch off. And that is the only staffs work several differearther car with headlights and hate way of switching off. lines so reducing and distributing meeting any other class of rout THE METHOD OF COURTESY. the exdental cost of this service, wer withour headlights: I also But, none the less, it remains a Can any British manufacturer Pake a difference for rars the late was of" switching off" and conscientiously say that he has headlamps of which exis: more it is the method I adopt when

combat the courtesy of the name than meeting other road users prerseas policy to the do riot include Roll- the degree of illumination, Fave no powerful headlamps, Rogte in this enquies, as I know Provided. And they are many.uch as motor-cyclists, cyclists,

I should mention, irst of all horsed cans, and so on. that they have their own field. organisation, but tagy have very

that the headlights on my car This is what I call the method little evere compeution to face are particularly good.

of greater courtesy. Surely, if a abroad.

THE ONLY WAY.

driver is willing to stop his car The usual objection:

When meeting another car with at the roadside and switch off his adoption of such a system raised powerful headlamps. I keep to headlamps, go one can suggest by the British manufacturer is on the extreme left of the road and there is any danger in so doing. the core of expense The only move over with a definite move. Yet if you are not in a hurry it Fahswer to this is that the businessthus inviting the other Fellow is courtesy which is very helpful is worth the outla. In any caseido likewise. If both keep well to other toad users, only costs the expense of a really efficient to the left, glare is considerably you half a minute, and nearly reld depot in such a place, ay reduced.

always earns "Thank you."

the

jas Singapore would be far lessi rhan at at first appear. The e-tablishment at a central point, such as this would enable sales! and technical and Sicencial re-i presentatives frequently to COVER) the Straits. Burma, India. Ceylon. China. Australia and New Zea land with the minimum delay and

expense.

The type of depot could re-i present half-a-dozen non-compe:- ing English cars, a lorry or twe fire engines and municipal at- pliances, a tyre manufacture. and paint, oil and accessor manufactures, and could possibly hold reasonable stocks in orde: to feed agents in the vicinity.

Enough has been said, I think. to enable any British manufae-! turer who really has confidence in the suitability of his prodret to judge of the possibility of collaborating with some of his neighbours in obtaining intensive overseas representation at a res- sonable cost. If any such manu- facturer cares to look into this matter. I would be pleased to forward statistics and compara- tive landed-cost, sheets which should convince him that com petition is not sacrosanot.” aud that he has a chance at presen of putting up a stiff fight, an regaining some of h ́s markets. ---

STUDEBAKER FRONT SEAT.

Abore isna interior view of the front seat

cf the Studes or big-sit assenger touring

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Obtainable in all shm from siccks carried by The Hongkong 33d Kowloos Taxicab Co.. Lii. Ision, and 3. Gibbs & Co. Aleraadit Xuildin: 0.704 (514- days & Holidays C 4351)

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. EXPERTS IN PLATING.

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS. LTD.

MIN

BRITISH CARS

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

Austin

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

-SOLE AGENTS:

Alex. Ross & Company

Bank of China Building Vide

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