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HONGR

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 I

THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., LTD.

Dennis

MOTORS

As used by The Hongkong Government.

2-2 ton truck chassis

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:

NERACAR

THE LIGHT WEIGHT MOTOR CYCLE WITHOUT A PEER.

You can go as you are on the "NERACAR”. Wide fenders and broad deck protect your clothing from dirt, dust, oil and grease. It is in every respect a gentlemen's motor cycle.

Strongly built, safe and economical, it is capable of doing 115 miles to the gallon of gas and 35 miles per hour-plenty enough speed.

DE SOUSA & CO.

Sole Agents for South China.

2nd Floor, St., George's Building,

Telephone No. Central 1264.

These two motorists decided to take their old car for å spin through. New York City streets. This photo shows what happened after the 1900 model finally gathered momentum. But the traffic policeman is smiling, so evidently it isn't so serious."

MOTOR DEVELOPMENT. MOTORING PITFALLS.

Features of Last Year.

The outstanding motor im provements of the last year may be classed as follows, says an American writer:-

1.

Four-wheel brakes.

2. Ballon tyres.

3. Traffic transmission.

4. Multiple-lise, self-adjusting clutch.

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5. Perfected straight-eight. Of these, only one may be con sidered an innovation-balloon, tyres. All the others have been tried out or used in less improved form in former years,

autumn.

Points for Lady Drivers.

Every woman, motorist should pay great attention to the subjact of accidents and insurance. If you do not possess a brand-new! car, and are a reasonably careful! driver, it is sometimes worth while to take out a "third party”; policy only. Although it is an- nging to have to pay for damage which you do to your own car, itį is far worse to have an almost unlimited fiability if you damage some other person or car.

Remember that if you are fully insured. and you meet with an accident, you must never admit your fault, whatever you may feel about it, or your own in- ofsurance company will be entitled not to pay. If it is obviously the fault of the other persons con- cerned, it is better not to say much to them, but simply to take their name, address and number, and then drive on, if you can..

Balloon tyres were thought long before 1923, but they did not come into popular use until last Taxicabs about Akron had been running on these soft cushion, low-indated tyres for thousand of miles, just to test them. Now they are being adopted [quickly on all sorts of cars."

DUNLOP CORDS

for Motor Car or Motorcycle

THE 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 last than other tyres The test of its marit is on your car, not in our argument.

BE FREE OF ALL TYRE TROUBLES DURING 1924.

fit Dunlop

and be satisfied

AS SUPPLIED TO THE HONGKONG- GOVERNMENT.

Obtainabis in all sina from stocks carried by The Hongkong “and Kowloon Taleb C Ltd. Kowloon, and J. Gibbs & Co.. Alexandra Buildings 0.10% (B- days & Holidays 1.6333)

DUNLOP

Rubber Co., (China Ltd.) Founders throughout the World of the Pegmatic Tyre · Industry. co. SHEWAN TOMES & CO. Lid Hongkong"" — Phone. £.4554.

Petrol for Ceylon..

The high price of petrol which has formed the subject of much If it comes to an actual smash debate in the Ceylon Legislative between your car and another, Council and of correspondence The popularity of these tyres is is better to duck your head at the in the Press recently is likely to still to manifest itself, for they last moment, when you see that be further reduced sa the result have not yet been offered to the the smash is inevitable. The top of another company in Ceylon public without reserve. The of your bead is protected by your} tyres engineers are still striving hat, whereas your face is almost to gain the atmost perfection ou certain to get cut if the glass them before being adapted to screen is shivered by the impact. general use..

It is as well to keep your driv-

Just as tyre manufacturers have ing license permanently on the been reluctant to release their car, as the day you leave it in new product until fully improved your other coat is certain to be so have the advocates of four the day that you will be required. wheel brakes been installing their to produce it. inventions on more and more!

automobiles, despite persistent Although everyone ought to controversy and doubt. There know the rule of the road before hasn't be-n as much discussion they start to drive, it is astonish. against the balloon tyre as against ing the number of motorists who. the four-wheel brake system, yet through ignorance, or bad man- it is the latter that has taken the ners, disregard it. chance of testing public 3p-

proval or disapproval.

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Crossley Prices Produced.

Apparently the public hase taken in the improvement: with outspread arms. Even

Crossley car prices bave been some of the engineers and manu considerably reduced, simultane- facturers who had been out- ously with the provision of add- spoken against the wisdom of such itional equipment. The 14 h.p. an improvement have succumbed touring car is now listed at £395. and the 19.6 h.p. standard model

to their lure.

The traffic transmission, in-at £750. Four wheel braking can stalled in the new Chandler, is be fitted to the 20.70 h.p. sports nothing new. It was tried out model for an extra £35, the by pioneer manufacturers. Now, standard price (with back-wheel perfected and improved, it comes braking) being £875. A speed of forth as a relief for the nervous 75 miles per hour is guaranteed. motorist who winces at rasping)

gears.

Shifting is accomplished by an

internal form of transmission, but so that the clutch works evenly there are no gears to mesh. All all round.

Fears are already intermeshed. Among other important deve- So that there are no grating|lopments in motor manufacture gears, and no danger of stripping during 1923, may be included: |them-making driving safe „for 1. The businees type of sedans the most unaccomplished or coupe, which motorists may motorist.

use for business or pleasure. Packard has succeeded in per-The seats and their backs are fecting its straight-sight engine [removable, so that merchandise to a nicety. Perfect balance and can be packed into the car, as freedom from vibration has been into a track. Or they may be secured through a singular design placed together, to make a bed of the crankshaft. The moving for the occupant.

parts are in such perfect balance, Mechanical gear shifting- it is said, that the engine needs although, this has been in long bolting only to sustain its weight, use on many cere has come in while others have to be held for added improvement. It is rigidly to the frame to absorb another means of making driving some of the excessive vibration.

easy for the motorist.

The multiple-disc, self-adjust- 3. Air cleaner, designed for ing clutch, on the new Cole, is the 1924 Rickenbacker to remove another solution to the problem | dust and dirt from the air before of making gear-shifting easy and it enters the carburetor. Incom ailent

ing air is blown against a cone- Tendency to clatter, grab or shaped head that deflects the distort is practically obliterated, dust and dirt, and allows only say Cole engineers. The inter clean air to be drawn in. Less woven corded fabric and steel carbon deposit in the cylinders, plate makes for longer wear. The and less liability to grate and six springs, back of the eleven score the walls are claimed as plates keep there snugly together, benefita.

importing this very necessary commodity.

firm of exporters in "America and on arrival the petrol will be test- It is understood by the Ceylon ed and, if found as good as sny Observer that the new company other petrol, a consignment will . has entered the field and will be ordered.. shortly being petrol The com- The company has already ob of land in pany deals in

■lease petroleum lained products, oils, greases and com- Kolonnawe and stores are being pounds. The company has asked rected thereon to stock petrol for samples of petrol from a big when it arrives.}

A-HIGH STANDARD MADE HIGHER STILL

Nine years of concentrated effort by Dodge Brothers on a single type of engine and chassis has produced this new Touring Car which combines a smart, low and roomy body with a powerful flexible engine.

In the appearance of the new Touring - Car. its top gear performance, easy riding qualities, dependability and completeness of equipment, you will find that Dodge Brothers have suc- ceeded in raising still higher their traditional high standard of value.

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 x 4 cord tyre and tube.

Standard Model

$2,400-

The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

Registered Head Office and Show Room.

Wong Nei Chung Road (Happy Valley).

Telephone Central 3950