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SATURDAY, APRI HONGKONG-TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

DODGE BROTHERS

MOTOR CARS

So universal is the car's reputation for long life, that exceptional mileage records no longer excite surprise.

Touring, Cars that were built

by Dodge Brothers during the of their existence

first year

as

motor

car manufacturers.

are still in active daily service,

STANDARD MODELS.-Complete with five Disc Whools and

five Cord Tyron: 3-passenger Roadster.. 5-passenger Touring

.52,400

SPECIAL MODELS.-Complete with Nickelod Radiator Shell, Cowl Lights, Nickolod Front and Rear Bumpers, Rear View Mirror, Automatic Wind Shield. Wiper, Scuff Plates, Motometer and Lock, Bpocial' Blue Leather Upholstery, five Disc Wheels, and five 6-ply BALLOON TYRES:

3-passenger Roadster..."

5-passenger Touring

$2,650

52,700

The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

Registered Head Office and Show Room, Wong. Nei ChungRoad (Happy Valley).

Telephone Central 3950

If the writer were asked to sum tonner up the Dennis' 2-2

THE

DENNIS

2-21⁄2 ton Model

Write for leaflets of models in

which you are interested.

Alex. Ross & Company

(China) Limited. Bank of China Building, Duddell St. Telephone C.2487

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HE WOULD DESCRIBE IT AS AN · ESSENTIALLY HIGH-CLASS, WORM→ DRIVEN MACHINE, BUILT ON THE ORTHODOX LINES OF BEST AO- CEPTED STANDARD PRACTICE. THERE IS NOTHING EXPERI- MENTAL OR DARING IN THE DESIGN: THE CHASSIS IS JUST A REPRESENTATION OF RIPE EXPERI- ENCE ACOUMULATED OVER TWENTY YEARS OF SOUND WORK."

How could you describo in fewer words the essential features of the machine you nood for your. transport services. Horn "you have up-to-dateness in design, round- ness of construction, quality of material, dependability-all combined with, and benefiting from, an experience of motor inanufacture which dates back boyond the "- passing of the. Light Locomotive Act, in 1895.

BRIEF SPECIFICATION:--

30 h.p., 105 x 150 mm engine, forood lubrica- tion to working parts by gear-driven pump, largo oil sump in crankcase, high tension. waterproof magneto, external Forodo-lined. clutch, gato ohango 4-spoed and reverse gearbox, with direct drive on 4th spood, stoering by worm "wheel, scator, Dennis worm-driven back axle, ota. The hand brake is of the oxpanding typo, and the foot brake acts on a drum bahind the gearbox, both brakes being easily adjusta... blo by hand puts in accessible positions. All chassis are fitted with front mudguarda and Dunlop solid tyres, and supplied with I head, Itail and 2 side lampe, tool kit,i lifting jaok and horn.

RUMOUR - DENIED.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY BUICK MAKERS.

In view of a great many rumours which have prevailed of laté regarding the manufacture of the Buick car, the General Motors Export Company, of New York, which controla' Buick sales, have sont to all doalors n letter of denial. Buch's letter has just been received by the Hongkong and Kowloon Taxi-cab Company, local agents for the Buick, and we gladly give it publicity. Tho latter, dated March 1st,, states:-

Gentlemon-Tho immediate and striking Buoooss of the new 1924 Bulck was such as to play. havoc among its immediato com- potitors. Doubtless by some of thom, rumours were set on foot that Buick was being sued by another manufacturer, specifical- ly mentioned; for patent infring- ments,

As these rumours became more widespread, Intorosted parties added to thom, until a number of people not having sufficient im- mediate knowledge of the motor car business to appreciate the tallacy of the story wore led to believe that Buick was actually paying this other manufacturer à royalty por car.

So far as it is known no part of this story has ever appeared in print in any American publica- tions for obvious legal reasons. However, it was always part of the rumours that a friend of somo one know some one else who had seen the story in print.

26 1924

THORNYCROFT

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A TYPE FOR EVERY REQUIREMENT For Passengers or Merchandise

TRUCKS

FOR HAULAGE

FROM

2 TO 6 TONS

BUSES

SPECIALLY DESIGNED

FOR THE COLONY.

BRITISH BUS FOR BRITISH COLONY

TRU ST. A THORNYCROFT WITH YOUR TRANSPORT

Tel. 32.

SERVICE and ECONOMY

SPARE PARTS CARRIED IN STOCK

SPECIFICATION and PRICES HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS LTD.

A. C. RECORDS.

ANOTHER BRITISH ENGIN EERING TRIUMPH.

As regards the general public, Buick has always maintained a dignified silence regarding this ridiculousatory, and has rover noticed it to the extent of publish- ing.

any statement broadcast, We have received the following However, it was finally felt that letter from Mr. S. F. Edge, the for the benefit of any dealer who famous motor expert :--- would he helped by a written

Sir,At the beginning of the statement should some. prospec- now Brooklands Season. I havo tive buyer bo misled by this rum-boon looking over the records' our, it would be fitting to inform standing at the end of last season all distributors defintely of thio and find that the Amazing A. C. fatueness of this rumour.

holds 85 records in all, more than Therefore, under date of all other cars put together in the November 22, 1923, the fullowing three classes open to the, A., C. statement was issued, addressed The Amazing A. C. holds in to dealers and customers by the Class A. (maximum capacity 1639 President and General Managor c. c.) every record without ex-) of the Buick Motor Company;

As one or two of our distribu-

The Autocar say's "the most tors have informed us that this coveted, rocord of ni": and the rumour has been spread to savor Amazing A. C. holds it, of course, al countries outside of the United-101, 39 miles in one hour in the States, doubtless due to the same 1500 c. c. Class.

coption.

sources, we thought it bost to Finally, the Amazing A-G pass Mr. Bassett's letter alang to made the fastost climb of Brook- you. You are at liberty to make lande' tost hill, open to every car, such use of it as you see fit, al-irrespective of engine power, in though we feel that in most in-the world, with the time of 8.28 stances it is unnecessary and un-seconds. desirable to dignify rumour of

I think you will agree that the

this oharacter by à public denial. A. C.'s performance as shown in

Yours, etc.

(Sgd.) L. H. KURTZ. Director of Advertising.

Mr. Bassett's lotior was follows:

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To Dealers and Customers :— While we all realise that, unfair methods employed by any com- pany or individual will act as à

we

these figuras is wonderful and 1 think your readers will be pleased to hear that, once more British! Engineering challenges the world.

Yours, etc.,

S. T. EDGE.

London, March 15th.

boomerang and eventually retard part of this company to make any the prosperity of the originator, radical changes,

feal called

проп at We fool that you are ontitled to this time to state that reports the above information as a con- being circulated to the effect that tradiction to propaganda being the Buick Motor Company. has circulated by competitors, who been sued by one of its competi-desire to retard our salos. You tors for patent infringements are can emphatically state that such absolutely untrue and without reports are absolutely without foundation in any way, shape or any foundation whatsoever.

Yours, etc., manner.

As long as the buying publio (Sgd.) H H BASSETT. continue to appreciate our pre-President and General Managor,

Buick Motor Company.. sont design, as it certainly seems

to, there is no intention on the November 22nd, 1923.

HARLEY DAVIDSON

1924 MODELS IN STOCK/FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

LYMPNE GLIDER CONTEST

Tel. 32.

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 !

LTD. THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO.,

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS,··

Firms desiring to avail themsolves of the publicity,faa}}}- tics presented through this supplement, are requested to send copy not later then the Wednesday preceding publication.

PROOF

The fact that practically all the makers of the best English cars fit

DUNLOP CORDS

standard equipment, Indisputable FRCCF of Tunlo superiority. You camet adept a sofer colicy than to take your cue from the recple who frow to wit, the Car Morulacturere. Remember too every Lunlép tyre in to Colény Ins thig Importent protection behind viz., the rereozal protection of the Manufacturer's own Branch organisation on the spot.

THE

Dunlop Rubber Co. (China), Lid

Phone: C4554,

FROM'

St. George's Balidfag

HONGKONG