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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MO

THE ADAPTA

OF THE TRACTOR

The type of tractor purchased by General Ho Feng-Jing, the Defence Commissioner. cau travel anywhere. This interesting picture shows a Citroen car. fitted with tractor attachment. Braveling aver rough country. The adaptibility of this tractor for civil purposes was demonstrated by the xpedition that crossed the Sahara Desert.

GERMAN AER PLANES FOR SALE.

Rear view of aeroplane of type offered to the Sanking authorities in unlimited numbers by a German firm whose representative is now in Shanghai. The machine purports to be of the latest model "two-man bombing type, but is said to be really of pre-Armistice model."

THORNYCROFT

Once again the supr.mary of the worių jamynet

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is demonstrated by the recent order of the City of Tokyo for 20 Two-ton -"BT" model Trucks.

This order was placed after the Government had made extensive tests on the fuel consumption. 43 miles to 5 U. S. Gallons of kerosene was the enviable record made by a

THORNYCROFT

in these keenly competitive trials,

Once a Thornycroft user, always u Thornycraft booster,

Stocks and Parts carried in Hongkong" by ---

THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

· THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED.

SUPPLEN

MOTOR "FUEL

Some New Experiments,

The year 1934 will witness the spread of a more powerful and more affolent motor fuel than has | heretofore been in, uso.

This prediction is made on the basis of testa now being conduct- jed, and uses already being made,

of new automobile fuels.

Large oil companies, here and there, are trying out a new from of gasoline in which some ethyl fluid is injected. In the south, a similar fual is being used. In the gas-well regions of Ohio. Pennsylvaniz wad West Virginia, a praonass by which gasoline can be, extracted from gas is being tested.

Other compounds are introduc- ed at regular intervals. All promising to reduce the cost of fuel for motor cars, produce more mileage and cause less carboniz tion.

Yet, from the Bureau of Mines comes the assertion that coarse: gasoline isn't any worse than the refined or "high test" variety that it works as well AJ any cleaner fuel. But the advantage of the costlier) fuel lies in its apacity to start a cold motor sooner than the other, and to keep the free cylinders comparatively from carbon.. So far as mileage fis concerned, there seems to be

no advantage.

MORE MILEAGE.

It is on the matter of mileage, however. that. the motorist will profit this year, if the inventions and discoveries of chemists are commercialized. There is for instance, the ethyl gas produced in the General Motors Research. Laboratories in Dayton, last year. Greater mileage. greater power.

AUTO SHOW

MOTOR STATISTICS.

greater economy are claimed for Some Interesting Figures. this fuck. And all it consists of,

say the chemists responsible for Traffic ir cities, and on fae its discover, is a small portion of [ethyl Buid to ordidary gasoline.

In the south, fuel, smilar in acomplishment to the ethyl gas. tis cow in use.

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BETTER ENGINES.

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL.

MOTOR CONGRESS.

To Be Held in Detroit.

"Air-Sprung

HEAL

Tyre.

The attraction of the North British Rubber Co., Ltd, "at the Olympia Show, was their "Air-

May 21st to 24th., 1924, have sprung" tyre, which is of the days on the highways, has he been selected as the dates for the straight-sided cord type. This come so congested that many World Motor Transport Congress, tyre has been specially designed believe there can be no room for which is to be convened at Hotel to be used with reduced air pres- more. Well. figures just compiled Statler in Detroit and at which sures, without creating an object- by the U. S. National Antomobile all economic phases and problemstionable acote angle in the Chamber of Commerce show the jaffecting every branch of the tyre wall. and it is of much At the same time, automobile situation isn't as bad as all that. automotive industry will be dis-farger cross-section than the engines are being perfected to There has been greater conges-jcussed by delegates from all im-. the point of assisting the feel intion but not to

ordinary tyre to carry a similat the extent of portant nations on the globe.

"With the world wide aspects load. bringing about more mileage, at saturation.

It is provided with a less COST and in reduc-

The increase of new motors of the automotive industry, even special non-skid tread, but there ing the carbonization ard

produced in 1923 has been only deciding on a proper date for a are no metal parts or steel studs, knocking that motorists no 50 per cent. above that of the World Motor Transport Con- simply three treads-one up-- have to tolerate. All indications year before. Which isn't as gress, presents problem," standing in the centre, which seem to point toward adoption of great a degree of increases as the according to Mr. H., B. Phipps, "air springs" the car, under certain advantageous features of 60 per cent. rise in 1922 produc member of the Foreign Trade minimum loads, while, at each the Diesel engine to produce this tion over that of 1921.

Committee of the National Auto- | side, there are supporting treads, result.

mobile Chamber of Commerce. which come into road contact However, here's the anomaly

Although originally planned to automatically, when necessary. While the 50 per cent, increase provide joint conferences between or when carrying a heavier load of 1923 production over that of foaly motor vehicle manafacturers or an over-load. 1922 amounted to 1,354,936 äutos and foreign automotive dia- ! and tracks, the 60 per cent. in-tributors, officials and editors of

Inventors have been working

ROUGHT

ROLLS-ROYCE.

on the high-compression prin- ciple, with view of incorporating it in an automobile engine.

Between this and progress to Refex Lamp Test.

ward a better, cheaper fuel there In view of the fact that is hope this year for greater universal rear lighting is verymileage, more economy and less much under discussion, and that engine trouble for motorists. contention is often made that) reflex lights would serve the pur- pose as well as actual lamps, and have the advantage of requiring! practically no attention, a recent official trial by the Royal Automobile Club of the "Y. Bi reflector cycle tail light is in teresting. The test duated with a car having two electric head-lampe and two alectric side lamps. fitted re- spectively with 24 and 12-watt bulbs. Two tests were made, the head-lamps only being used in the one and the side-lights only in the other. In the first case the range of the lamps being 262 feet. the reflection was visible up to 715 feet, and at that distance remained visible when turned through an horizontal angle of 15 degrees In the second, with sidelamps having

Was

COR-

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Novel Skid Preventer.

crease of 1922 over 1921 was automotive publications, the The prevention of skidding has much less-937,514.

World Motor Transport Congress always been a fertils field for the What queer tricks £gures do has been expanded in its scope so inventor, who has attacked the play:

as to include every branch of the

problem from many different Take the production of closed industry as result of the active angles. The latest is a Mr. F. T. cars, too. Thirty-five per cent. of co-operation that is being accord- Watson, who claims to have ed by the Rubber Association of achieved his object by so improv- the 4.014,000 new cars in 1923 were

enclosed. Thirty per cent of the America, the Motor and Accessing the suspension of the car that 1922 new cars, which amounted sory Manufacturers' Association, the superstructure answers inst to 2,639.064, were enclosed. Yet the Trailer Manufacturers Asantly to any side-thrust exercised thisapparent increase of only 6 per Fociation, the Motorcycle and incornering," and so prevents cent. in proportion, was an actual Allied 1 rade Association and the the wheels from losing adhesion increase in enclosed cars of from Automotive Equipment "Associa- to the extent of sliding laterally.

715,028 in 1922 to 1,235.000 in 1923.

CHEAPEST COMMODITY?

That's only an introduction to

the interesting facts brought out

tion,

Dunlop Manager.

The invention, known as the {"Rectaskid.", consists in effect of series of ball bearings interpos-. ed between the main and first- spring leaves. There is little doubt that its use would result in

by the N. A. C. C. figures. These Major-General Sir Reginald materially increased resilience, go into finances connected with Ford, K.C.M.G., G.C.B., D.S.O., and although it is difficult to ex-- production. registration of motor has been appointed General plain the reason, a demonstration cars, the car's relation to other Manager for India of the Dunlap of its action proved that the industries, and many other re- Rubber Co, Ltd., and has now danger of skidding was greatly

minimised. lated subjects.

arrived, to take up his duties.

For instance, conclusions of the N. A. C. C. statisticiaus show that the standard dollar buys more than its worth only in the case of motors and its closely allied products-gasoline and tires. Taking the 1913 dollar as the basis, it now buys 111 cents worth of car, 101 cents in gaso- line and 123 cents in tires.

range of 61 feet. the reflector remained visible up to 104 feet, and could be deflected through as angle of 65 degrees

Yet, in most other commodities. without losing visibility. The

Lieutenant Osborne Wood, son the 1913 dollar bugs only about possible deflection (with head-of General Leonard

Wood,

60 cents worth of goods. lamps) at 358 feet

113 Governor-General of the Philip Wes" degrees.

pines, who recently bought a Rolls-Royce car through the| agency of the. Hongkong Hotel motor department.

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Cutting the Cost. Low operating cost depends

The average retail price of motors has gone down to $811 in 1923.

A MOTOR NATION... The law of supply sad demand has worked true to theory at least in this case.”.

Other figures showing the

Aid to Economy. Remarkable results were ob- tained in recent trial of the P.A.S. Injector, conducted by the R.A.C. The device was fitted to the 11.8 hp engine of a cari weighing a little over a ton. With the injector out of action a con-pon careful attention of the importance and popularity of the sumption of 31.55 miles per gallon tions will help Drive in such

driver. The following suggae-car are these:

Registration of ears in the was obtained, the test being car way as to brake as little as United States is approximated at ried out at an average speed of possible. Always throw out 14,500,000-85 per cent of the total almost 30 miles an hour in a 22- the clutch and close the registration throughout the world miles run on the Brooklands track.

accelerator before applying Tire producten in 1923, 45,000,- In a precisely situilar run with brakes. the injector in operation, the buretor choke control in the posi-

Drive with the car-000; 1922 production 40,931,000.0 Total wholesale value of parts mileage per gallon rose to 39.05. tion that designates that the and accesories, exclusive of tyres, The device is designed to admit a engine is running on the carbu-$1,310,000 mixture of hot-air and steam tortor mixture and not the choke. Gasoline consumed by motor the induction pipe; it is controlled

by a lever fitted in any conven- Always drive with the spark fully vehicles in 1923 5.404:184,000 gal. lant position at the driver's band. advanced except when pulling loubout 1,000,000,000 more

'steep grides at low speed.

than 1922 consumption.

HARLEY DAVIDSON

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