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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLE

ATURDAY

JANUARY

LYMPNE GLIDER

CONTEST

87 MILES

flown on 1 gallon

of Shell!

Flight-Lieut. W. H. Longton, in his great achievement on a Wren Monc-

plane, in the "Daily Mail" £1,000

3

Prize Glider Contest at Lympne, used

SHELL

SPIRIT

PERFORMANCE IS PROOF !

THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., LTD.

PLEA FOR SAFETY FIRST.

CHILDREN

THE B

DRIVE

WITH

THIS TERR. CARE.

DUNLOP CORDS

for Motor Car or Motorcycle

THE Isize 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.

BE FREE OF ALL TYRES TROUBLES

DURING 1924. -

fit Dunlop

and be satisfied

AS SUPPLIED TO THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT.

and

Obtainable in all sizes from slocks carried The Hongkong Kowloon Taxicab Co.. Lid Kowloan, and J #fiths Co., Alexandra Buildings 0.76 (Suz days

& Holidays 4335)

DUNLOP

Rubber Co., (China Ltd)

Founders throughout the World of the Pneumatic Tre industry.

4 A. Des Vœux Road. Central

Hongkong - Phone C.4554

Dennis

MOTORS

As' used by The Hongkong Government.

2-21 ton track chassis-£740.-0-0

c. i. I. Hongkong,

THE TRUCK WHICH HAS PROVED ITS WORTH IN HONGKONG

SOLE AGENTS

Alex. Ross & Company

(China) Limited.

BANK OF CHINA BUILDING, DUDDELL STREET. TELEPHONE C. 2487.

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.

GEARLESS CARS.

Feature at Paris Show.

"Automobiles without

Here is a gris: reminder of the danger of excessive speeding. This monument, commemorating the deaths ot 32 children "sacrificed on the altar of haste and reckless- ness" during 1923, has just been unveild in St. Louis. Its broken column symbolizes the lives cut off befere maturity.

POPULARITY OF CLOSED CARS.

Moderating Price of Modern Saloons.

FORD OUTPUT."

Some Striking Figures. Detroit, Dec 1 Comparison off automobile production figures is sued by the Department of Commerce with that of the Ford

C. F.

WORLD'S SPEED RECORD.

REMARKABLE FEAT BY "ACE" CYCLE. The greatest speed ever official-

ladelphia, November 19th. 1923. The Ace covered z. measured course at the rate of 129.61 miles per hour for the solo machine. and 106.82 miles per hour with side ar carrying E M. DeLong Clocked with passenger. electric timer and witnessed by made by "Red" Wolverton on & Armoor Anderson, M. H. Yost, stock-type four-cylinder Ace with newspaper men, police officials three-speed transmission, over a land numerous riders of various straight-away course near Phi- makes of machines.

It is just over is months since Motor Co. gives the latter ap is timed for any motor cycle was I bought my first saleon-type car. (says & writer is a Home paper) Piximately 49 per cent of all and so far as personal choice goes: Passengers cars and trucks built I shall never be the owner of an in the United States in the first open car again. I think the days ten months, according to go of the open car are numbered, ex puny statement. cept in the very inexpensive class.

Car and truck figures show & total of 3,395,63% in ten months. And there is an unmistakable Ford figures for the sante period, general trend towards the still including as do those of other Creater popularity of enclosed companies, cars and trucks made! cars, and at the recent show it here for assembly in foreign was prinounced not only in the countries, are 1.539 374.

This exhibits but in the proportion of total does not include Manches Ísuch cars ordered.

TUT. England. which manu

Some people think that though factures practically all of its anenclosed rar may be all very own parts, or the Ford Motor Co. well for raing weather. it will of Canada. La totals, which prove too stufy in tot weather, were 27,506 and 69,452 respec- and also present greater difficulty tively for ten months. in driving-notably in regard to. A comparison of truck pro- reversing.

PERFECT VENTILATION,

varying temperatures.

in

duction figures show 62 per rent. Forde, the company declares. Total track production for this period was 320,285, of which Ford production was 200,996,

So far as weather conditions are concerned, 1 find the salon car infinitely preferable in all. circumstances. But you" must gets, and a more powerful edit- Cve a little commen engu ion, the Rover, at £350, varying the window positions for But even if you go in for stan- dard roachwork you can still In the recent cold spell. with have an excellent choice of saloon the windscreen close and the cars at moderate prices. Putting windows open about half an inch them in alphabetical order, these NOTE of good examples at the top, you could drive to were office in comfort without an over-which I picked out at the show: crat and get maintain proper Armstrong Siedley 14 h.p. at ventilation.

£480.. Austin 12 h.p. st £550,

In the little spells of really hot | B.S.A. 14 h.p.. sleeve valve. 415, whether which we had in the Buick 18 h.p at £560 Chevrolet! summer the top protection from 21hp at £330: Essex 1b.p. at the direct rays of the sun was £460. Hudson 29 h.p. at £550, most welcome, and by varying Riley 11.9 at £495 Standard 1391 the opening of the windscreen hp at £450 and £525: Vulcan 12 and the windows one could al-hp at £525. ways get just as much breeze as desired.

GANG A LITLE MORE WARILY:

So one may safely say that And the "breeze" in a saloon the saloon car of quality --alike in is quite different from the chassis, and coachwork-is, now breeze" of an open car-with to be found in the medium-price or without the hood up. With category, and how some people the closed car you can get the prefer to pay a good deal mora benefit of 3

gentle cooling for an open car, passes my un- draught, and do not have to hold derstanding. your hat on-or your bair up, as the case may be ! MODERATE PRICED EXAMPLES.

In the minds of most motorists, wheels on the propeller shaft, immediately in front of the rear the saloon car is still looked jaxle housing, and which autom-upon as 'a luxury, being neces atically come into action when sarily high priced. Until recent required.

ly it was but luckily trouble no longer obtains, i

that

There remains the point that the saloon car requires a little) ore care in driving than an

I admit it does-and) little more wouldn't do us any

open car.

harm.

You want a good driving

mirror to help in corner work, a good rear window, and remem- ber to make your steering move- The little six horse-power

ments gradually rather more With the advent of the Wer-gradually than is necessary with gears Latte eliminates the gear box featured the Paris show, October by having two large disks which mann coachwork, the cost of this an open car,

For being overtaken at night; 414 Gear shifting is held to be transmit the power to the rear type of body is reduced-and such bother in France that ale when in contact.. Speed is also the weight, which has like by a car with powerful headlamps several manufacturers have changed by moving the whole wise a bearing on the question of it is also desirable to bays launched attacks on the gear engine, which is of a small three cost.

cylinder aeroplane type, on its Two models of these type there The Voison ärm displayed axis so as to bring different parts which drew my attention at the difficulty in driving an enclosed

show were the little Binger 10 at car. car having a series of three of the discs into contact.

BOX

blind to the rear window. But is really no abnormal

SAFETY FIRST.

Don't leave it to the. other fellow take all the cate, all the time, always.

DODGE BROTHERS TOURING CAR

The comfort and beauty of this new touring car are instantly apparent. Long underslung springs, deeper seats and greater body length have resulted in an unusual degree of riding ease. The body is exceptionally trim and graceful. Swung low. to the road, with.. long, straight hood-and-cowl effect and tasteful appointments, the car reveals new value and sound workmanship in every detail.

The engine which remains essentially

needs the same...

no eulogy. It has proved its power and economy to nearly a million owners.

Latest Model 5-passenger touring cars on view at our Show Room and Service Station. Come and see them. Each Model is complete with magneto and with spare 32 by 4 cord tyre and tube.

Standard Model......

Dise Wheel Model...

$2,400 $2,450

The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

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Registered Head Office & Show Room...

Wong Nei Chung Road (Happy Valley).

Telephone Central 3950.