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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

The New ESSEX

Built by Hudson

A 30 Minute Ride Will Win You

It is an easy way to tell if the new Essex gives greater value than was over provided at this price.

Take a ride. It has answered the question for thousands, No car we ever introduced has had such a reception. It Is drawing bigger crowds. It is selling taster. Every- one is talking about it.

Priced much lower, the new Essex provides a larger, handsomer body, with even greater passenger comfort than the former Essex.

And its 6-cylinder motor, built by Hudson, gives the smoothness of performance for which the Super-Stx is famous.

Has Qualities of Both Hudson & the Former Essex

In all that counts for long, Gasolino, oll and tiro mileage satisfactory sorcice at low are exceptional. A further cost the now Essex combines satisfaction is the low cost the most suitable details from at which all replacement both.

parts are sold. Ask your dealer for the parts price list. See how handling is simpli- In every respect the New fied. All controls are easy. Essex moots the requira-. simple and sure in operation: ments, of dopendable, com- Steering is as easy as guid- fortable transportation, free ing a bicycle. Its motor dexi- of burdensome expenso, bility makes gear shifting

almost unnecessary, except in A ride will give you a con- starting. Note how com- viction of goodness and fortably and safely it holda quality, such as you never even the roughost roads at expected in 4 car of its all spoods.

price.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

HUDSON,

SUPER

Latest Models on View at our Show Room

and Service Station.

Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley..

Come and see them. ·

ESSEX MOTOR CARS

Telephone Contral 3950.

Buick's Twentieth and

Greatest Year

_T_is.now twenty years since Buick

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first began to manufacture and soll Buick motor cars.

Significant of Buick's achievements and position in the industry through- out these two decades are Buick's accomplishments in this, its twen- tieth year of existence. During 1923 MILLIONTH car. During these same twelve months Buick broke all production records for cars of its class.

Buick built its

In August, 1923, after long and intensive research, Buick provided the public with the proved Buick four-wheel brakes-just as more than twenty years ago Buick added to motor car utility and efficfoney by

producing the valve-in-head-engine.- And, for the sixth consecutive year, Buick occupies first place at the National Automobile Shows-a posi- tion awarded

upon volume of business.

Noteworthy as is this record of past achievement, it assumes added mean- ing as a substantial promise of an even more successful future. For, from the rich background of ex- perience with all of its unequalled manufacturing facilities and in- spired by a deep sense of personal obligation to Buick friends, owners and the general public-Buick will Beek ever to maintain on an higher level its position as the Standard of Comparison.

SOLE AGENTS

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON TAXICAB

Telephone No. 1036

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CO., LTD.

CHEAP MOTORING.

HOW PRICES COMPARE.

Within recent years a great

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1924.

FOUR-WHEEL BRAKES.

INTERESTING COLLEGE

DEBATE.

deal of talk has been olroulatod When the sparks consed flying, (about the shrinkage in the pur-aftor a hot debato in the public [chasing power of the dollar, says apoaking class of the Tacoma a writer in the U.8., but in spite of City College one night recently, the condition which actually ox-another point had boon settled in ists, it is possiblo for the publlo the affirmative in a class of 30) to buy moro in automobile ”vatno men under the loadership of E. G. than could be purchased ten Harlan, doan of the school. The yoau ngo. That this is true is question was—“Rosolved; That; borno out more oloarly by asurvey four-wheel brakes are superior to of commodity pricos recently two-wheel brakes." More than compiled by, the National Auto- | two-thirds of the mon of the mobile Chamber of Commerco. class, who woro judges, voted in.

favour of the four-wheel brakes.

C. A. Bussard of F. D. Hill &

INTERESTING FAUTS.

It is enlightening to note from Co: and Paul Scova of the Rainier, the report that a buyer can pur- National Park Company wore the ohase $1,11 worth of automoblo, winning debators. Opposed to $1,01 worth of gasoline and $1.23 them on the negative side of the

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worth of tyron for a dollar of to-question to argue were 1. E. FIVE-PASSENGER TOURING CAR

day as compared to that of 1913, Osborne of the Rainier National

Based upon figures from the Park Company and R. W. Ander various govorimontal büroaus on of the Wheeler-Osgood and private statistical depart. So intense was the interest in Company's, sales dopartment. ments, this aurvey comes as a the debate that it is likely authoritative compilation and

Herves to prove why the industry that a general debate on the same ie enjoying increased activity.subject by leadors of all the According to the N.A.C.C., better Tacoma City College speaking highways and the general nood classes will be held in the future foramotor transportation account

at the Chamber of Commerce. for large share of the increase in

Mr. Bussard and Mr. Scovo notor vobiele registration, but made a thorough study of their this is further augmented, the in-subject. First they wont fute the dustry fools, by the fact that the mechanical, principles of the public roalize that a dollar will Buick four-wheel brake construc- buy inoro in motor products than tion. They assembled facts and in most other linos.

figures on brakes, their care and usage. Then they took a domnon-

MOTOR CARS BETTER BUILT TO-DAY.

Stop also and consider that tho current models of motor cars and the prosont typos of tyros are far better than ton years ago even at the lower prices which prevail at the present time,

atration of how Buick four-wheel) brakes perform on hills, on slip- pery streets and in traffic. Finally they analyzed the attacks on four- whool brakes by these manufac- turor who did not use them and tore those assaults to shreds,

No debate hold at the City aroused the interest manifosted in Colloge since its inception has this subject which has stirred the motoring world.

The pre-war dollar is worth only 61 cents to-day in the general cost of living. It is worth but 51.8 conts in clothing, 68,5 conts in food and 61.2 cents in rent. In view of

of all this, the automo- bilo industry has mot the problem of higher labour and materials and taxation expenditure by the economics of large scale producing, try not to flood the cylinders tion, and reducing prices, fooling that the public would respond to exceptional value.

TO AVOID COLLISIONS. When driving at a speed of 18,

20 miles an hour, never pormit the car to travel loss than

to

A. TIP FOR STARTING. Whon using the choko for start-.

with puro gasoline, so that no: explosion can take place. Two complete revolutions of tho ongino with the choke rod out will charge ovary cylinder with gas. After that, the longor the choko rod is out, the less chance of storting

"Did you see anything inter- 50 foot back of the car ahead.asting on your tour last sum- At this distance sufficient space

mor?"

I did," answered Mr. Speed-

is allowed to stop in case the stor. "I gazed on the boundless driver ahead should halt suddon- ly without a signal

INSPECT THE CAR WEEKLY.

A thorough inspection of auto- mobiles each wook is advised

prairies of the West. It fillod me with awo not unmingled with re- gret to soo that magnificent lot of parking space going to waste.'

by exports. This may-First Cannibal-The chief has appear unnecessary, but often hay fever." results in the locating of minor Second Cannibal-"Sorves him difficulties which eventually right; wo warned him not to, est might cause costly repairs. the grass widow."

TRIUMPH

The tremendously increased demand for Triumph Motor Cyoles is striking evidence of their vast and ever increasing popularity:- *5 h.p. Model S.D. Dynamo

$800.00

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4.99 h.p. Model R. O.H.V. Dynamo...$880.00 24 h.p. Model L.S. Dynamo 21h.p.

$675.00

$585.00

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

New Models Arriveč.

Before deciding on your car obtain specification

And let us demonstrate a 6 cylinder Studebaker.→→

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We Have Everything You Need For the Car

YEP! That's a fact- Accessories, Spare Parts, Magnetos, Columbia Bat- teries, Texaco Oil, Texaco

Grease, Texaco Gasoline, Acme Quality Paints and Varnishes, "Most Miles Per Dollar" Tyres and Tubes (Firestone you know 'em).

The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Expert and Constant European Supervision. Telephone Central 3950.......

...A. J. Allison Service Manager.

L.W.

Triumph models are equipped with Lucas

Dynamo Lighting Sets.

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Delivery from Stook.

HARLEY DAVIDSON

CHARCOAL FOR FUEL.amall dimensions, which allow portion of this loss can be re-

NEW BERLIET HAS GAS PRODUCTOR PLANT.

it to be carried, at the rear of a covered. The economy in fuel Passenger car chassis. The ox costs is 80 per cont. and while, tornal dimensions of the plant there is a loss in spoed, pick-up aro 23 x 23 x39 in.

is declared to be as satisfactory Paris, February 2-Berliot has' at the vory high temperature of ceremony, attended by the mill- The gas loaves the producer at as with gasolino. An official produced a gas producer plant 1400 degrees Cont., and is reduc-tary and local civil authorities, applied to its 15-h.p. passenger od to 60 or 70 dogreon before on marked the appearance of this car chassis, having a four-cylin- tering a sorubbor. composed of now vehicle. dor engine of 3.5 and 5.1 in. bore, motal oultings soaked in oil. and stroke and using gharcoal as The standard Berllet ongine has fuel.

"Sometimes undergono no other chango than The gas producer, which is the fan increase in compression. Invention of Engineer Import,

Sole Agents

wo dospair of soeing the world made safe for

With gas produced from cher democracy, and would be con- differs from others of the same coal the power loss is about 25 tont if only the highways could general typo by reason of ita per cont. but it is belived that a be made so.

Alex. Ross & Co., (China) Ltd.

Bank of China Buildings.

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