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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING

THIS WAS 'ONCE'

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18,

CAR

Firestone

The recent unparalleled sales volume which FIRESTONE has enjoyed has been built up on the sound basis of MOST MILES PER DOLLAR-better tyre quality at no greater initial cost. On account of the extra inbuilt value car owners will continue to purchase FIRESTONE GUM. DIPPED CORDS and STEAM-WELDED TUBES in even greater numbers than at present,

Most Miles! Per Dollar

DISTRIBUTORS: The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

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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

Mald

Queen's Road,

Show Rooms

Tel. 32

The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd.

New

1924 HARLEY-DAVIDSON

ALEMITE LUB. RICATING SYSTEM

MOTOR CUTS VI- BRATION IN HALF

FUL-FLOTEING

SIDECAR SPRINGS

OLIVE GREEN COLOUR SCHEME

FIRST IN ACCELERATION AND FUEL CONSUMPTION TESTS FOR.COMBINATIONS HELD IN RECENT TRIALS.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

TELEPHONE ·781.

Abovǝ is seen all that remained of a luxurious sedan car after it was smashed to pieces by a railway train at- Forsyth, New York. The car became stalled at a crossing. The traia was derailed and nine people killed.

FOUR-WHEEL- BRAKES.

GROWING IN POPULARITY

Mr. C.F. Kettering. President

DODGE CARS.

Figure in City Fleets.

The city of Detroit's judgment

of the General Motors Researchion motor car values has a far Corporation, in the course of an article, says

reaching influence.

bought a fleet of 32 Dodge Bro- thers motor cars. Dodge Brothers

Every great invention in eye the city of Buenos Aires has just Away down in Argentina, the age changes the conditions of living and readjustments under the new order must then be made.), Rapid growth of the automotive Car was chosen, according to city officials, because Detroit has more industry has resulted in a

than 100 of them in its municipal traffic problem, which the develop-i ment of good roads is gradually for dependability and economy.

service, with an impressive record solving, but while this desirable!

ralief is being brought about, an The sale was made by the even more viral problem is pre- Dodge Brothers dealer, in the face senting itself--the problem of of keen competition. All the cars safety. This the industry itself are for the use of the police de must solve, if it is to continue to partment, which is rated as one prosper.

of the most efficient in the world. !!! The automobile's traffic to the feet are 20 touring cars, must be lowered. The trathc five limousines and seren ambul- problem may take years to solve jances

but the safety problem must be There are approximately 100 solved now. The demand comes cities which

operate Dodge

from every state and every com-Brothers cars in fleets of three or munity. A solution gradually more, and several hundred others being adopted by motor cet which have one or two in service. manufacturers is the installation The

SAFETY FIRST.

Average size of the of four-wheel brakes. This is Dodge Brothers fleets is 10. Los another step forward in increas- Angeles owns more than 100: ing the automobile for driver and Cleveland has 51; Newark, N. J., for pedestrian alike.

23: Kansas City, 25. The city of We have already built ample, Tokyo, Japan, uses 23 Dodge power into our cars-also ample Brothers chassis in its fire depart- speed. And because of power, ment. acceleration and speed. the necessity of adequate control hasi come to the front. Four-wheel brakes are by no means new. A: very large number of the basic patents on four-wheel brakes have already run out and an

Let your speed control American car with brakes on all the usage of the hon. four wheels was exhibited at the

rather than the horn New York show as long ago as control your speed. 1909. In Europe, the majority of, motor cars have for years hadi four-wheel brakes and have rully. demonstrated their merit. To the American who bas travelled; abroad, brakes of this type are tires every so often. anything but a novelty. There tires where four-wheel brakes is nothing intricate about four are used is eren and uniform on wheel brakes, They are simply all four tires. Because of less more or less of a duplication of individual wear, four-wheel brake the two-wheel brake principle hands do not wear out so quickly, applied to the front wheels as either. well as to the rear ones.' Their.

There, has been some question effects is to increase the factor about keeping four-wheel brakes of safety to a considerable extent in adjustment. Critics may say That their use is based on that it has not been proved that thoroughly sound principles is four-wheel brakes are going to be demonstrated by the fact that all as easy to keep in adjustment as electric and steam cars, both the average two wheel brakes. passenger and freight. carry Inasmuch as the duty on each brakes on every wheel, while the brake is very much less, it would newer types of steam train pas be expected that these brakes senger cars carry double brakes would stay in adjustment better. on every wheel,,

Wear on

Every great development in If it is necessary and wise to put brakes on all wheels of steam always met with negative argu

the motor car industry has

and electric cars, which run on

ment from people who are con- a restricted line of steel rails,

servative or who, for trade how much more necessary and: wise it is to place them on autothe objections to anything new. reasons. undertake to magnify mobiles that travel in traffic that

is congested with both cars and It is believed that within the next human beings. Four-wheel brakes two years cars weighing over for automobiles are already being brakes or a great improvement 2,500 pounds will have four-wheel welcomed by police departments will be made on the present type of and safety committees in every two wheel brakes. The addition in large city as a great step forward weight is but slight, approximate- in making traffic safer.

lly 50 or 60 pounds, represented by While increased safety is the two brake drums and two brake outstanding advantage in the use bands, with some of four-wheel brakes, there are machanism.

operating other advantages that will be re There may be considerable dis cognised by motorists as they become more familiar with their cussion as to the various types of use. When they are used, the operating them. Each engineer brakes or the various methods of danger of skidding is largely re-ill put his own interpretation on the problem. But the great Moreover, tires will last longer. principle of increasing by at least With brakes on the rear wheels 60 per cent. the braking action in only, all the wearing friction motor car is fundamental, and produced by the braking action four-wheel brakes will prove their is borne by the rear tires. From worth to the public as people be this fact arises the custom of come acquainted with them

changing the front and the rear through everyday use.

duced.

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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 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 Economy the "NERACAR" stands unrivalled.

The NERACAR was not buil: 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 my than 30 miles on level roads or 20 miles up hills, "NERACAR" has a reserve speed which is quite ample.

The NERACAR" was specially designed and built to racet 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 din, grease and oil. The NERACAR" answers all these requirements and its gasoline consumption is one gallon to 100 miles 1

Write or call for demonstrations

De Sousa & Company, Limited.

Sole Agents for South China. 2nd. Floor. St., George's Building. Telephone C. No. 1264,-

Columbia

Storage Batteries

olumbia Storage Bat- Clues are ideal for

starting, lighting, and igni- tinn on automobiles. The highest grade construction throughout universal ter- minals to fit all wiring. Their higher power makes them always dependable; their rugged strength en- ables them to yield extra. long service,

Your next battery should be a-Columbia—“famous for the service they render,*

The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Telephone Central 3950

A. J. Allison, Service Manager.

NOTICE TO. ADVERTIS Firms, desiring to avail themselves of ties presented through this supplement, are copy, not later than the Weinenday