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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

The New ESSEX

What Experts Here and Abroad Say About It :

"Hudson has produced a super Essex.

proverbial knockout:"From Automobile Topics.

It looks like the

"The New Essex is a revelation of performance, ease of riding and

of smoothness.”—From Motor Aye-

"Steers easily even

on loose gravel at 50 miles --From Motor World.

per

hour."

"A wonderful value-a car of which Hudson engineers have a right

* to be proud."—From Motor Life.

“Possesses qualities I didn't believe could be incorporated in a closed

car at the price."-H. A. Turantous, in Motor (USA).

And "MOTOR" of LONDON, ENGLAND Says:

"For a very considerable timo the Eesox car has been one of the most popular American produc- tions marketed in this country, and has won an enviable name for reliability and road perform- - ance. Good as the four-cylinder model has proved to be in sor- xico, however, the manufacturers have superseded it in favour of a six-cylinder model. It repro- sents a very great advanco in design on the old car, and is one of the most interesting American vehicles that has ever been im- ported hore, chiefly on account of the fact that the ongine is only just over two litres capacity.

Outstanding features are the splayed rear somi-elliptic sU8-

ponsion, the sturdy frame, acces- Bible power unit and components, oll system of chassis lubrication, gonoral finish of chassis and bodywork, and the remarkably

low price.

From oven

"So much for the details of the chassis. A short run on the road proved to our satisfaction that the car did not holio Ita appoar- ance. The engine is vibration- less and will take the car along at so slow a spead as 214 milos per hour without a tremor from the transmission. this low spood, a ready pick-up can be obtained without chang- ing down. For a 2-litre power unit the accoloration on second "Even better than my former ESSEX" It is the most talked of car over brought out by Essex. Old ownors say it duplicates the pop and dash of the former Essex up to 50 miles an hour, while far surpassing it in smoothness and riding

€480.

Thousands who examine und ride in it daily uro Teglawing auglitios never expected in a car of till 12 100 bentost riding car they ever knew. Safo, conforlable and stondy on al!

2500 New ESSEX Uwners-m

BALLOON TYRES.

EVEN PRODUCERS DISAGREE.

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1924.

Bome 10 or 18 have done so with regard to one make of tyre. But oven they leave it to the auto buyer to decide whether he wants balloon or high-pressure tyre equipment.

Tyro makore suggest they may Balicon tyres gonorally aro conceded superior to the regular got together oventually and stand- high-pressure type, yet there is ardize their balloon tyro types, so much doubt and groomont and sizos, just, as they did thoir among tyre manufs over high-pressure tyres soon after the Bizos and types that post car war. At prosent, howover, they makora are waiting for the cloud are working Individually and ap to cloar away before they will parently against ano another.. adopt the balloon tyre as regular

equipment,

At prosent there are two typos of balloon tyros-tho full balloon and the somi-balloon or balloon- tyros,

The full balloon tyro is the kind having much larger cross- sectional area thau the rogular typo and using almost twice as much air at about half the pros-

lu terrific; in fact, it is one of sure. It is highly flexible, due to the most livoly cars in which we the fact that its side walls are have riddon. Thirty miles an four-ply, instead of six or eight- hour or over seems but 10 or 12, ply.

The semi-balloon tyre is practi- so smooth is the engine, while ordinary main-road gradients cally an oversized cord, with loss can be surmounted in excess of plies in its sidewall fabric con-

struction and with less pressure. 45 miles per hour.

Duo to the much larger size of "The atooring is, particularly light for an American produc-the balloon, the wheel must be tion, very accurate, and anjumaller, so that the over-all The diameter of the wheel and balloon ample look is provided. brakes, both hand and foot, tyres is the same as that of the could not be botter, for they are regular whool and high-prossuro very smooth, progressivo and tyre. powerful in action. The trans- mission is noiseless, and in every way the new Essox six-cylinder can be put down as a real de- light to drive,"

'DIFFERENCES.

Use of the semi-balloon tyro on the regular-sized whool, however, increases the over-all diameter.

Some tyre makers contend this whool diameter is not changed, because the weight of the auto flattens the soft tyre down to the regular diametor. The conten-

say. Thousands of Owners roads at all spoeds. A special design that will interest you accounts for that. It starts instantly in any weathor. Stoors easily as a bicycle. Gears tion is also made that, despite shift noiselessly at a touch. Even those who keep this difference in diameter, the but casual track of gasoline and oil mileage, aro goar ratio la not changed ap astonished at its economy in those rospects.. And preciably and the tyres do not in- the minimum service cost policy, continues these torfore with fenders, brakos or economies in inexpensive maintenance throughout frame, all the years it serves you. And take a 30 minute ride to learn the facts.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

HUDSON SUPER SIX

Latest Models on View and Service Station.

at our Show Room Come and see them.

ESSEX

MOTOR

CARS

Telephone Central 3950.

Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley.

Special

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We have been appointed SOLE AGENTS for

the famous English--

GARNER

PASSENGER BUSES AND TRUCK CHASSIS

Manufactured in Birmingham, England.

In June next we shall receive —

One 24-Passenger Bus, Complete

and

Two 2-Ton Truck Chassis

all of which are equipped with pneumatic. tyres.

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THE HONGKONG & LTD.

Telephone No. 1036

MOTOR CYCLES IN U.S. on the Continent, does not appeal New York, 22,981: Pondsylvania, to the Amoriaan oltizon. In 1919 19,817; Oblo, 15,300 California, Considering how great a part the total number of motor oyles 14,654; and Massachusetts, 11,733. the Internal combustion engine registered in the United All of those States, however, plays in the daily life. of the States was 240,090, but ovory show a fall, with the exception of United States, the comparatively year sinos there has been the last named. At the other ond limited use of the motor cycle is a steady decline, until at the and of the list comes the huge. State somewhat surprising. Apparent of 1919, the figure stood at of Nevada, which has but ninoty

motor oyoles. Then come Miss ly this mode of travel, which is 171,569. 198

so popular, not only in England, Theßtatos registering the great-auri, with 14; New Mexico 172: but throughout the Empire and est number of motor cycles aro Wyoming, 291; ann Arkansas, 300

This picture shows the difforonco between high- prossure and balloon tyres, While a "hard" tyro (above) bumps over a rut so as al. most to strike the rim, the soft tyre (boh ) rolls over with much less jar.

Plug

mako a

That, however, is open to dis-HOW TO REPLACE PLUG.

tyre makers pute among the

When gani piatufco*to* themoly you thuir major cause pasto of flaked graphito and. of difference. The chief conten- oylinder oil and smear this on tion lies in the sizes bost suited the throads of the plug. This for general use...

will not only help to make the Two manufacturers, for in plug tight, but will provent the stance, advise a 31 by 5.25 bal-plug and the motal of the cylin- loon tyre to replace a 31 or 32 by dor from fusing together, due to

4 high-presssure casing, But the heat, so that the plug cannot when. it comes to the larger tyre, be taken out again.

ono offers only an inch larger

Bize with the same diameter of casing, while the other has bal- loon casings ranging in diameter

A HOME-MADE KNOCK DETECTOR.

An excellent knock detector

TRIUMPH

Britain's Most Famous Motor-Cycle

IMMEDIATE DELIVERY FROM STOCK OF THE

1924 MODELS

VAST IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE PREVIOUS models

We shall be pleased to demonstrate.

Alex. Ross & Company,

(China) Ltd.

Bank of China Building, Daddell Street.

Telephone C. 2487.

19

Studebaker

24

LIGHT SIX

up to 23-inches to replace a 5-can-be made from an old can and FIVE-PASSENGER TOURING CAR

inch high-pressure casing.

a piece of 3-16-inch cold rolled ANOTHER TYPE.

steel or drill rod. The device is Now the tyre manufacturers constructed by threading the rod plan to widen this difference even at one end for the can. Thread a further. Some are contemplat-nut on to the rod, and then place ing a compromise between the a washer against the aut, inset the fall balloon tyre and the semi-rod into the hole in the can and ballon. It is an effort to meet faston into position with another certain objections made by the washer and nut. Finally solder auto makers, and at the same the lid of the can in position and time approach the full balloon the device is completed. Hold- tyra as closely as possible.

ing the can against the car and The result is car makers are the rod against the engine will wary of adopting the balloon tyre. permit locating the knock.

UPHILL

It's Always An Uphill Climb When A Truck Is Not Properly Clared For

LIKE the Chinese doctor, we pride

ourselves not so much on curing trouble as on preventing it.

Proper care of a truck DOES elimi- nate trouble and expense. Many business men who like to keepd own costs pralse our service highly.

Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Export and Constant European Supervision,

Telephone Contral 3950. A. J. Allison, Service Manager,

Price $2.700, Completely equipped. Colour. Green or Black.

New Models Arrived.

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