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-HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1934.

Firestone

Faith in ultimate accomplishment strengthened by uncom Promising standards must precede every great pchlevement. to the performance of FIRESTONE QUM DIPPED CORDS, the Firestone organization sees the rewards of over twenty years of incessant effort toward better tyre quality. Millions to-day are receiving mileage from FIRESTONE CORDS that seemed beyond the realm of possibility.

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 Hotela Ltd.

FACTS THAT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVESTM

1924

Four wheel

brakes

OFFICIAL POLICE

BUICK PERFORMANCE

BUICK PERFORMANCE

BRAKING LIMITS Tests always car-

ON DRY ROADS

ON WET ROADS

ried out dry ... roadst

9' 2"

10 m.p.h. 15 m.p.h. 20′ 8′′ 20 m.p.h. 27 25 m.p.h. 58

10 m.p.h. took 2

10′ 2* 15 m.p.b..

16' 8167 .20 m.ph.

27' 1* 25 m.p.h.

33' 814* 41' 314

#1

"30 m.p.h. 83′ 3′′

30 m.p.b.

,f

BUICKS

95 m.p.h. 113

35 m.p.h.

10 m.p.h. took 3'11"

15 m.p.b.

17

20 m.p.b.

25 m.p.k...

30 m.p.h.

11: 9* 20 8" 29*9* 42 9

35 m.p.b.

53* 1*

(Speedometers were tested before and after the test and

were found to be registered correctly.)

1924

Four wheel

brakes

BUICKS

THE HONGKONG G & KOWLOON TAXI-CAB CO., LTD.

50 MILES. AN HOUR ON « ICE.

The day of the motorized ice slad is here, and this particular one, built by Mr. J. E. Morehouse at McCook Field, Daston, makes a speed of fifty miles an hour over

frozen waters.

PRODUCER GAS AS MOTOR FUEL.

EXHIBIT AT BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION,

MOTOR CYCLE RACES.

MORE WINS FOR

FIRESTONES. Following are the results of the at the motor cycle races opening meet of the new Ascot 58 mile motor speedway at Los Angeles, Sunday, January 20-

A forthcoming exhibit in the Palace of Engineering at the British Empire Exhibition, which

Asent Helmet 1 lap (5S should prove of great interest to all who are concerned with read mile): time 37.25 seconds.-1. Transport in the Overseas Empire, Gene Walker Indian, Firestone is that of the Packer gas producer tyres), 2, Ralph Hepburn (Harley,

While Firestone tyres): 3. Kay We plant for motor vehicles.

on most other grounds the intern- ishaar (Harley, Firestone tyres. Alhambra Derby 10 laps al-combustion engined vehicle is usually preferred to the steam (6.1.4 miles); time, 3 min. 54.25 vehicle, it must be acknowledged seconds.-1, Gene Walker(Indian. that the latter. in addition to its Firestone tyres); 2, Ralph Hep- admirable qualities of durability burn (Harley, Firestone tyres): 3. and reliability, generally bas the: Ray Weishear (Harley. Firestone immense advantage of being able tyres).

to utilise cheap fuel locally: Los Angles Sweepstakes.-15 available. Now, if a practical laps (9.38 miles): time 9, min. gas-producer plant can be applied 26.2 5 seconds.-1. Ray Weishaar to an ordinary petrol vehicle, the (Harley. Firestone tyres); 2. Ro result is that a fuel such as wood bert Sarkegian (Harley, Firestone which. tares)3. Everett Bresee (Indian. charcoal can be used. generally speaking. is obtainable Firestone tyres).

It will be voted that in each very cheaply just in those districts where petrol is most expensive. A levent every money-winning posi-! 100-mile rest of a 3-4 toa lorry, tion was won on Firastone Motor- conducted by an independent Cycle Gem-Dipped Cord Tyres.

authority. show- and exper:

ed

that

in

the

dis-

tance named, when running on MOTOR TRUCK TYRES. petrol, the fuel consumption was

13 gallons. The same lorry with; the Parker plant ran the same) distance on 158 lbs, of charcoali

A NEW DEVELOPMENT.

tyres

for

Now even if we put the price of The Laited States Tyre Com- petrol at the moderate figure of pany has announced the new 2- a gallon and charcoal at the Royal Cord pneumatic truck-bus high price of £4 a ton, the result tyre. The new tyre, in addition one to embodying in a truck tyre for is a saving of over £1 on hundred miles or nearly two- the first time the famous Royal pence-halfpenny a mile on the Cord tread design, also utilizes fuel bill. In Overseas up-country web cord and sprayed rubber, two districts petrol may cost as much of the revolutionary discoveries 45 6- a gallon, while wood char-in tyre manufacture recently sn- coal may be available at, say, £1jnounced by the United States a ten. In this case the saving in Rubber Company.

In discussing the new tyre, the favour of the latter is something more than ninepence a mile. It officials of the Company do not is easy enough for the prospective besitate to claim that it rapres-

of user to make his own compara-ents a long step forward in the tive estimates on the basis of the manufacture

and of commercial vehicles. The pre- local costs of

seat announcement is interestingi charcoal.

because of the sweeping nature of The Parker apparatus costs the changes announced. abcut £150 complete. It can be The Royal Cord tread design. readily applied to an existing used for years on the quality pas- vehicle by any local engineer.senger car tyre at the bead of the It consists essentially of three apnited States line, has been pliances; namely, the gas pro-adapted to the new truck tyre, ducer, the dust extractor and gas slight modifications having been cooler, and the Sas scrubber. made to meet the greater exac- The Royal In connection with the producer tions of heavy work. there is a band blower and an air Cord tread design has long been!

most scienti valve. The producer is placed considered the alongside the dadb, the air valve fically designed non-skid design. being within reach of the driver. on the market, a feature of The dust extractor is situated especial interest to bus operators, amidships and the scrubber cross-

petrol

wise behind the back axle. The The carcass of the new type is hopper of the producer carries made of web cord, the new type of enough fuel for about thirty tyre fabric developed in the miles, and additional bags of fuel laboratories of the. United States can be carried alongside the Rubber Company. Each cord in driver. The water consumption the carcass is given a bath in is small and the necessary supply rubber latex, pure virgin rubberin for the day can be contained in the liquid form in which it comes what used to function as a petrol from the rubber trees in the Far tank. It is stated that the cost East.

of maintenance of the plant is

very low.. Its weight is less than The treed and oner substantiai 450 lbs. and it does not occupy rubber parts of the new tyre are: any space which would otherwise made of sprayed rubber, another be available for the carriage of product of the Company's labor- useful load. The plant has been atories. Sprayed rubber has been successfully applied to vehicles hailed in the rubber world as the sent Overseas to the instructions toughest and most uniform rub- of the Crown Agents for the ber ever produced for commer Colonies and is being used with cial purposes.

good results in many countries The new tyre is a scientifically including Africa, India, Australia, developed track and bus tyre New Zealand and Japan. It is constructed to give perfect understood that's Parker plant pneumatic cushioning at any thoroughly suitable for using speed over all types of roads. coke as well as charcoal is likely The rigid tests to which it was be available, at an early put on the Company's test fleets date.

uphold all the claims made for it.

to

TRIUMPH

1924 Model Motor Cycles. Just Arrived

4 H.P. Triumphs Model S.D. equipped ready for the road with

Electric Magdyno Lighting Set Roller Chain Drive, 3 inch Tyes. Price:-H. K. $800.

SOLE AGENTS

Alex. Ross & Company,

(China) Ltd.

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

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THORNYCROFT

COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

TYPE-FOR EVERY REQUIREMENT.

British Bus for B.itish Colony

SERVICE and ECONOMY.

and PRICES SPECIFICATION

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

Tel. 32. SPARE PARTS IN STOCK.

Tel. 32.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, limited.

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

Firms desiring to avail themselves of the publicity facili- ties presented through this supplement, are requested to send copy not later then the Wednesday preceding publication.

HARLEY

DAVIDSON

1924 MODELS IN STOCK FOR

IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

Sole Agents; Tel. 78172

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