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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1924.

ABOUT BRAKES.

HOW TO GET GOOD SERVICE FROM

MICHELIN TYRES

Keep tyres pumped up to correct pressure for the load they have to carry, what this should be.

We can tell you

When tyres are under inflated there' is con- tinual internal friction between the foundation cord and the rubber, causing overheating of the tyre and consequent rapid deterioration.

Water can also enter causing rust, resulting eventually in the rims yaving sharp edges which cut the walls of the tyre near the bead.

Most cars in Hongkong run on under inflated

tyres with the above disastrous results.

Have your wheels éxamined front and rear for trueness and tracking alignment. If they are at fault in this respect the tread of the cover is subject to a grinding action which quickly destroys the cover,

Keep tyres free from oil and grease.

Start and stop gently and take corners slowly.

Lastly-buy MICHELIN tyres from us and follow the above advice and tyre satisfaction is assured.

EUROPE-ASIA TRADING CO.

Telephone 5438.

China Building, Ist Floor.

NERACAR

Reliability Economy Comfort

Cleanliness Simplicity!

Safety

THE LIGHTWEIGHT MOTOR CYCLE WITHOUT A PEER

With the advent of the NERACAR" und clean two-wheeled transporta- tion, the best known familias of Groat Britian are taking to, this economical and comfortable means of transportation. Prominent among English users are the

following:--

The-Eurl-of-addington-M..C.

The Earl of Beclive.

The Earl Fitzwilliam, K:C.V.O.

Col. E. V. North, C.M.G., D.S.0.

Sol Sir Edward Ward, Bart, G.B.E.,

.K.O.B., K.C.V.O.

Lt. Col. C. Winterscale, D.S.O.

Capt. L. F. Sloane Stanley.

Professor E. Emrys-Resherts.

Dr. J. P. Broom, M.B.E.

Dr. E. H. Felton, M.B.E.

The Rov. F. W. Hassard Short, M,A.C., T.A.

And many others too numorons to mention.

Her firace the Duchess of Mal-

borough..

The Marchioness of Headfort.

The Lady Joan Wentworth Fitz-

william.

The Lady Donatia Wentworth

Fitzwilliam.

The Lady Mary Stuart Worlley. The Lady St. Germans.

100 to 115 miles per gallon of gas: 35 miles per hour. This means safe.

sane driving without speeding.

Froe demonstration. Sold on ousy termis.

DE SOUSA & CO., LTD. Sole Agents for South China.

Oldsmobile

Pelco $2.500 fully equipped including.

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

Tel. No. Central 1264.*

Die Wheels, Spare Cord Tyre & Tube, Double Bar Bumper.

The Oldsmobile Four Cylinder Tire Passenger Touring dar now solls

price. heretofore' unknown la ita eings. sopportunity that you cannot afford to overlook.

CARROLL

CO.

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It offers you a buying -

Telephone Central, 8491. Distributors.

MOTOR-CYCLE RACES. IN ENGLAND.

A Bill was presented by Colonel Moore-Brabazon in the House of Commons recently to pormit motor-cycle road races in England during four days in thỏ yenr

The object of the Bill is to have the tourist trophy races held on the mainland instead of in the Taio of Man.

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A sparsely-populated would be chosen, so that the clos- ing of the roads for the time be- ng would not disturb ordinary traffic.

Provisions are made for the safety of the publlo, and 'or- ganisors would havo, to obtain pormission from the Ministry.of Transport and the County Coun oil concorned,

INTERESTING CHAT ON

EFFICIENCY,

Motorists rarely worry much about the brakes,on their cars for the simple reason that nearly all

Yot types are adequately good, thoro is an opornious difforonco in the offciensy of varying typos and the manner in which they operate on different cars.

For the purpose of the moment, says a writor in a Home paper,' we are leaving out of our con- sideration the latest dovolapmont of four wheel brakes. They are in a class of their own, and when properly fitted and properly used givo unquestionable advantages

on most cars.

VETERAN MOTOR CAR WITH RECORD OF 475,000 MILES.

Windlaks 10 a712,000 VÄIS

NEW

Andelaker 475,000

MILES

But apart from the' question of front whool brakos why is it that; the older types still vary so enor, mously in the officiency of their performance ? Proplo like my- soll who are continually trying different makes of cars notice this marked variation of brake of-service; mileage equivalent to ficiency.

19 trips around the world-n There are so many factors to Studebaker built in 1918 proves account for the varying brake its endurance is practically in- power of different cars that it is

Five and one-half years of

exhaustible.

cars.

LIUQUERQUE

BIG SIX

The course of the trip-a distance of over 4000 miles.

not always easy to give the prob ablo reason for officiorcy, or comparative lack of it in any

One frequently hears of trans- given caso.

But, personally, I incline to the continental runs made by now The route took the Big-Six over desert wastes, mountain

But here is one recently trails, mudclogged roads and snow-covered passes. opinion that it is largely akin to the accoloration problem. If we accomplished in the United States have (shall we so call them?)" 100 by a vetoran Studebaker Big-Six Cleveland, Chicago and finally rua amounted to 400 miles, which acceleration units" to a one-touring car, which had travelled South Bend, Indiana, where the the Big-Six was required to cover main. Studebaker factorios pro regardless of weather conditions. ton car we shall obviously get over 475,000 miles. botter results than when the With a record for service total-locatod. Horo It has been placed And despite the fact that its in the Studebaker museum along cargo of nowspapers was equal SANIC saceleration powor

ising nearly half a million miles with the oxhibits of other historic to the weight of ton grown people applied to a similar car of 25 cwt. this Studebaker Big-Six touring cars and carriagee that Stude- ja scheduled epoed of 30 miles an

And in looking round for cause car, built in 1918, rooently left baker has built during the hour was demanded,

Nor was and affect in regard to varying Los Angeles on a triumphal trip seventy-two years it has boon in that all to make the trips doubly brake power achievements, across the United States. Tho. business.

profitablo, the car was often think wo find a similar solution distance from the starting point

called upon to pull a trailer load. to our problem.

to New York City is over 4,000 In Newspaper Service 3 Yearsed with an additional ton of If we have "100 stopping milos. But this patriarch of The veteran Studebaker attain- papers. All of this, of course, power units" in our brakes they motor care covered, the distanco ed its hugo mileage through over mountainous roads which will again show to markedly on Bchadule time. Never once constant, daily service over Cali- sorved to increase the task. greater advantage on a car did it encounter any mechanical|fornia mountain roads. The first Considering the strenuous re.. weighing a ton by comparison difficulty. Only three forced stops owner drove the oar 94,000 milos. quiremonts placed upon. this car with the same car loaded to 25 ware made to repair punctures. Then it passed into the hands of for more than five and one-half To Go in Studebaker Museum the Associated Transit Company years, its rocont trip across North

of Los Angeles.

Amorica seems to bo ono

cwt.

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. In regard to the power of our engines to the weight of the cars wo have more or less defined ratios for anticipated accoloration achievement. But in rogard to negative officioncy-we do not seem to study the problem with such close application: just why, goodness only knows.

I suggest, therofors, that the time has come when the brake efficiency of our cars should re- ceive the necessary measure of attention to ensure an average achievement more approximating| to the known highly officiont por-] formances.

Ono does not like to make com. parisons. but, I could pick you. out half a dozon makes of car in which braking officienty- ម pronouncedly, good.

-1-cannot-give-you-any-in-which it is pronouncedly bad, but there is a big gap between the average and the pronouncedly good. My contention is that that gap should' no longer gano.

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IMPROVED DESIGN WANTED.

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Muny people think that it is essential to have a differential operativo brake, in order. onsure maximum officiency. In theory the belief is based on sound mechanical facts; but in practico those facts can be inado; non-oporative---oven.

the at slowoat car speeds for which brake efficiency is desirable.

Another point is tho bottor officiency of the external type of band brako, a'la one or two lead- ing British cars, and most of those from the other side of the herring pond.

Against its claims we have mud, damp, and unsightliness as counsel for the prosecution. Why on earth have we not yet got a design for all-enclosed externally operating Vrakoa? It can't really be so difficult of accomplishment. I've threatened to design such a brako myself, and if someone does not produce it soon-well, I will I'm sure it can be done, noti only as a mechanical achieve ment, but also as a commercial proposition: It would be a stop forward on the ladder of infinite longth-Perfection,

POINTS TO WATCH.

1-Oil and water pumps. 2-Wrist pins, piston rings, 3-Timing goars and chains. 4-Springs and spring bolts. 5-Clutch yoke and bearinge. G-Valve and camshaft parts. 7-Univorsal joints and shafts. 8-Battery Aud Dlectrical

units.

9-Brake gear and brake lin-

ing.

10-Rear axlo gears and shifts. 11-Wheel bearings and spin-

dios, 18-Transmission gears and

besringe.

Not content with one trip Daily, for three years, this of the most significant accom- across the continent in midwinter, concern used the Big-Six to carry plishments in motor car history. the Big-Six was honded westward a three-quartor ton load of Los It clearly demonstratus the few days after it arrived in New Angelus nowspapers into the stamina of the well-built modern York. It visited. Philadelphin, Iheart of the mountains. The daily motor car.

A SPEEDY MOTOR BOAT.

The Nine-Ninety-Nine," owned by Edsel Ford, won the Miami (Florida) woepatakes, the American water event of the year. Photo shows the winning boat crossing the line.

LINCOLN

Why not ride in the most wonderful car

in the world ?

YOU CERTAINLY WILL if you by a

LINCOLN from :

ANDREW HARPER

Authorised Dealer

2, Queen's Road Central.

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