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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1924.

THE FIRST BICYCLE MADE.

Firestone

The 250-mile National Championship Race at Los Angeles, California, ao Thanks giving Day-November 29th. on Their 11 mile Based speedway, was won by Bennett Hill, driving a Duesenberg Special, carried on Firestone Gum-dipped Cards and Steam Welded Tubes. Hill averagzi 132.22 miles per hour, and covered the entire distance without a stop. It is worthy of aste that not only the first, but the SEVEN first drivers to cross the line were handling machines equipped with Firestone gum-dipped Cords and Steam Welded Tubes.

Most Miles

Per Dollar

DISTRIBUTORS: The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

*

1 Ton THE GRAY

TRUCK. 1 Ton

We are pleased to announce the addition to our agencies of The Gray Truck.

The Gray Truck Chassis is a sturdy, thoroughly dependable job with every part designed and built especially for truck purposes. The Gray Truck represents the very last word in up- to-date light truck construction. where speed and minmum delivery cost per mile are absolutely essential. Specifications, aside from its heavier construction for truck pur- poses, are essentially the same as those which have brought to Gray passenger cars THE WORLD'S ECONOMY RECORD.

33.8 MILES PER GALLON

on a run from New York to San Francisco. THE GRAY TRUCK CHASSIS

is fully equipped with

Generator, starter, battery, drum head lights, dimmers tail light, front fenders, and complete tool equipment.

Specification and Prices from

Hongkong Hotel Garage.:

Tel. 32-

Queen's Road,

Show Rooms

Tel. 32

The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd.

It was invented in Here's a picture of the first bicycle. 1817 by Lanfrad Von Drais and was improved later by J. 'Johnson and Dinear, who took out a patent in 1820 for the

irst velocipede.

GADGETS.

owner does not do his own developi jing. The film pack type has the advantage over the roll film.: which is more popular, in that 'any one film may be developed The furnishing of their cars parately, and it is not necesary, with accessories and "gadgets to wait many days, or

Useful and Otherwise,

wastel

is a fad that captures most memang films, to get any particular-i| turists sooner or later, says ally wanted picture.

SPARE PETROL writer in a Home paper. For-,

unately for the gadget makers. The irritation dng to runding and unfortunately for the owner's out of petrol far from anywhere on pocket, it is generally sooner, and a wet night has to be experienced mary pounds are often spent in only once to come in for full things that are little better than appreciation. It znay he best useless.

gavoided by the fitting of a two-i In the hope that a few words of way tap in the main tank. advice may be useful in prevent- Turning the tap one" way draws' ing foolish expenditure, and in only the main supply: mirning it indicating what things there are the other draws on it reserve, available which really are worth supply of two or more gallons. having because they coatibute to according to the size of the tank. the car owner's confort and Such taps are cheap, and easily. pleasure, 1 will give you a few fitted. Why the fitting is not suggestions

more general goodness only knows.

SOME CAMERA HINTS?

Fuilize this, a earrier for ai

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a camera a car accessory of gadget? If you have any doubt on the subject, let one be stolen from "pare can on the running board your car the easiest thing in they not be very pleasant in-

appearance, but it will save the world and the insurance com interior upholstery of the car and pany will remove all doubt by preserve the comfort and remper

very emphatic repadiation of of the passengers on

liability!

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fallacy results

a dan

that camera

journey.

lung

a

But a camera will give more!"

ESSENTIAL ACCESSORIES.. joy to the motorist who knows how to use it than will many! There are three accessories! another more elaborate and more that I would never be without.

It is quite: The first is an engine-driven tyre! expensive adjuser.

to give good pump. These pumps there are

into must have several models--screw an expensive lens. It is not a sparking plug orifice, and blow fallacy that the more expen up a tyre in what seems like no sive a camera and its leas may time on a hot day when you have be, the more difficult it is to get just passed some less fortunate

rerspiring satisfactory pictures. By getting owner

over the developing and printing done by inflation of a tyre by means of an A first-class firm. the motorist urdinary foot or hand pumps The will get entire satisfaction from second is a spot-light though you' a camera of which the negative must not use it in Godalming Fize is 24 by 31 inches, and unless you want to go to prison. enlargements up to 7 by 3 inches The third vital accessory is a will surprise many an alleged petrol pourer. I have used one! for which I gave Is. Gd. for some! expert

For convenience in handling two years now and can" still and especially when travelling empty a can of petrol without a on tour, the film camera has splash or a spot being spille!.! distinct ativantages, while its: But get a good one some of them! drawbacks are negligible if the are "duds!"

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 Hangkang,” 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 models. Catalogues may be obtained from the SOLE AGENTS:

Alex. Ross & Company,

(China) Limited.

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

NERACAR

SAFETY

FIRST."

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

The NERACAR" was not built for excessive speed. On plain level roads, it will give a spead of 35 miles, whilst on bills-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 hills, the

“NERACAR " has a reserve speed which is quite ample.

The NERACAR was specially designed and built to meet the needs of people who, in their daily avocations and pleasures, find that what is really required is a reliable,' fair 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 soiled by dirt, grease and oil. The NERACAR" answers all these requirements and its gasoline consumption is one gallon to 100 miles!

Write or call for demonstrations

De Sousa & Company, Limited. Sole Agents for South China. 2nd. Floor, St. George's Building, Telephone C. No. 1264.

1924 HARLEY-DAVIDSON

ALEMITE LUB- RICATING SYSTEM

MOTOR CUTS VI BRATION IN HALF

New

FUL-FLOTEING

SIDECAR SPRINGS

OLIVE

COLOUR

FIRST IN ACCELERATION

·AND FUEL CONSUMPTION DESTS FOR COMBINATIONS HELD IN RECENT TRIALS. -

GREEN SCHEME

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

TELEPHONE 781.

SAFETY FIRST-

The first requisite for all motorists is coolness: when coupled with gen tility towards all other road users it inculcates safer driving methods.

FOUR-WHEEL BRAKES.

Praised by Chief of Police.

Buick four-wheel brakes will play a large part in reducing traffic accidents in Clarksburg. U.S.A., declared Chief of Police Wolfe: after he had put one of the new 1924 models through the most gruelling test. Jamming on, the brakes while travelling at high speed around curves, down bills and close behind other cars, the chief found that the Buick braking system responded per- fectly on every occasion, bringing the car to a stop in an incredibly short space without skidding or grabing

"Its the biggest stop forward ever made in the automobile industry," said Chief Wolfe after he bad finished the severe test. "I'm not an engineer and I don't know anything about the techni- cal points of these brakes, but! what I do know is that they! reduce the dangers of accident to a minimum. I never dreamed that a machine travelling at high speed could be brought to a stop so smoothly in such a short dis tance. Why, it seemed that the! car stopped almost within its own length when we were going 35 or 40 miles an hour.""

We have a large stock of 6 and 12-volt batteries for the following AND many other cars:

Auburn

Briscoe

Buick

Cadillac

Chandler

Chevrolet

Cleveland

Doge Brothers

Elgin

We will promptly

Essex

Ford

Gardner

Hudson

. Hupmobile

Магток Maxwell McLaughlin Oakland Overland Packard

Paige

Studebaker

build you a battery,

from our large stock

of Columbia battery parts

4311A

and to your precise require-

ments, provided we do not have

in stock the exact battery you need.

Columbia

Storage Batteries

YOUR NEXT BATTERY SHOULD BE A COLUMBIA !

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LTD.

Us

Expert and Constant European SupervisoD

Telephone Central-3958.

A. J. Allison, Service

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