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HONGKONG TELÉGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1924.

DODGE BROTHERS

MOTOR CARS

Those who have, driven the Touring Car longest are its most enthusiastic advocates. They know from experience that with rea- sonable care the Touring Car will them faithfully for many years.

serve

They were not surprised when Dodge Bro- thers recently announced that more than 90% of the million vehicles they have built during the past nine years are still in active service. Yet this astonishing, record is probably the highest tribute that has ever been paid to a motor car.

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STANDARD MODELS. -- Completo with five Dise Whonis and five Cord Tyres: $2,400 3-passenger Roadster

$2,450 5-passenger Touring... SPECIAL MODELS. Complete with Nickeled Radiator Shell, Cowl Lights, Nic- keled Front and Rear Bumpers, Rear View Mirror, Automatic Wind Shield Wipor; Scuff Platon, Motomoter and Lock, Special Blue Leather Upholstery, live Disc Wheels, and five BALLOON TYRES : $2,650

3-passenger Roadster 5-passenger Touring...

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$2,700

The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

Registered Head Office and Show Room:

Wong Nei Chung Road (Happy Valley).

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Telephone Central 3950

NEW BRAKE PATENTS.

BRITISH AND BELGIUM ENGINEERS DEVELOP NEW TYPES,

Two four-wheel brake patonis,) one in Belgium and the other in England, have many interesting foaturos, A Brussels engineer| has developed a method by menna, of which the brake cumshaft lever} hus connected to it a cable which]) passes round a nulloy, the axis of which may be fixed in any posi- tion in a slot in the front whool. When the pullay is placed co-axially with the stoering pivot, the brakes are not affected by stouring movements, but by mov ing the pulley to other positious! in the not the braking effect of} the inner whol on a curvo may! bo made either greater or loss) then on the 'butor whool

The English patent relates to a form of servo-niechanisın. Two, concentrically arranged brake drums are provided and the anchor; plato of the shoes operating on) the smaller drum is free to move) around the comon axis of thei drums: by its movement it applies! the second brake, consisting of a pair of shuos in the outer crunt. The brake lover applies the amallor pair, of shook and the! consequent movement of the anchor plate applies the outer | pair of shoes through toothed Hogmonts formed on the anchori plato and the end of a lover connected to the brake cam- shaft of the outer shoes. The specification provides for the| angular movement of the anchor) brackets of the rear wheef brake shows to apply to the front wheel jbrakes, and the brake shoes may

be replaced by brako bands.

DRAIN THE OIL.

To keep an engine in first class condition" the crankcaso should! be drained every 500 miles.

TAX IN DENMARK.

All passengers cars sold in Don- mark will be subject in the future to a graduated salós tax of 15 to 30 per verit. of the value. This! tax will be in force until Jan, 31, 1925, and will be an addition to the horsepower tax, now in force.

BUSSES INCREASE.

Busses are coming into general use in France. One large com. pany, six kilometers from Lyon) is placing an order for 18 bussos to fransport their workers to und. from work. An automobile plantį near the same city has already! | started uservice of this kind.

TYRE TIPS.

When the tyre goes down from

a puncture, or especially through a slow leak, be sure car fully to examine the inside of the case before-inserting the repaired-tube- It is quite probable that you will find a bit of glass, small nail or some other destructive article ihat bus thrust its way through | the tread or side walls, and shouldi

b taken out. Also examine all;

the cuts in the casing, on the outside, pull out all nails, taéksi or glass, and fill the cuts with tyre puty.

THORNYCROFT

COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

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 COLÓNY

TRUST A THORNYCROFT WITH YOUR TRANSPORT

Tel. 32.

SERVICE and ECONOMY

SPARE PARTS CARRIED

IN STOCK

SPECIFICATION and PRICES

HONGKONG HOTEL” GARAGE Tel. 32.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS LTD.

Fordson

THE UNIVERSAL TRACTOR

SEVEN REASONS FOR BUYING A FORD

1. You are taught to drive free.

2. You can get your car to-morrow.

3. You get FORD SERVICE which beats any-

thing in the world.

4. You get spare parts at proper Ford prices. 5. You get the best and cheapest car, truck or

tractor in the world.

6. 8.000 are buift every day! If they were not

the best, how could so many be sold ?

7. Trucks, Tractors, Sedans, Runabouts and

Touring Cars are actually in stock.

Order now from-

ANDREW HARPER,

AUTHORISED FORD DEALER.

No. 2, Queen's Road, Central.

On and after JUNE, 1st, at No. 6 Queen's Road. Telephone 3665 Central.

USERS' CONFIDENCE IN DENNIS LORRIES.

THE Co-operative Societies of Great Britain have OVER 400 DENNIS VEHICLES IN DAILY

USE.

EXPERIENCED lorry users KNOW lorry value in terms of carrying power - through actual per- formance of one lorry against another.

They know that Dennis lorrles do the most work for the least mosey, and they back that knowledge by increas- log their equipment year after y ar, · ·

Purchasers of one or a tew forries can safely follow their ex imple.

DENNIS

Sola Agents –

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

Bank of China Bullding, Duddell Street. — Telephone C.2437.

INDISPUTABLE PROOF

al Dunlop superiority is eentaised in the fact that practie-ly all the makers of tas beat English Cars CHOOSE

DUNLOP

'Phono C.4554

CORDS

AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT,”

[CHOW THE CAR MANUFACTURERS' LEAD, they know!!

The DUNLOP RUBBER

CO., '(CHINA) LTD.

St. George's Bldg. Hongkong.

Pries on, application.

· Also obtainable from stocks carried, by the Taxicab Co's Branches ut Hong/cong & Kowloon, niso by J. Gibbs & Co.: Alexandra Building. Fundoya & Holidays Oentral_4588;

SHELL

gives a sense of security based on „proved merit

OTHER Mains Spirit, the world

at being " good s Shell"-worthy compliment. You get more power and grentur milanga to the gallon from Shell, Motor Sperit;. because it comes straight from natura rich in aromatics and napthone,

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