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HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

HOW TO GET GOOD SERVICE FROM

MICHELIN TYRES

Keep tyres pumped up to correct pressure for the load they have to carry.

We can tell you

what this should be.

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 having sharp edges which cut the walls of the tyre near the bead,

Most cars in Hongkong, run on under inflated

tyres with the above diánstrous results. ·

Have your wheels examined front and rear for irueness 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 3438.

China Building, Ist Floor.

NERACAR

Rollability Economy Comfort

Cleanliness Simplicity! Safety.

THE LIGHTWEIGHT MOTOR CYCLE WITHOUT A PEER

With the advent of the "NERACAR" and olean two-wheeled transporta tion, the best known families of Great Britian are taking to this economical and comfortabla manns of transportation. Prominent among English users are the Following:-

The Earl of Haddington M. C.

The Earl of Beeliva

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

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

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

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

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

Capt. L. F. Sloane Stanley..

Professor E. Eurys-Roberts,

Pr. J. P. Droom, M.B.E..

Dr. E. H. Folton, M.B.E.

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

and many others too numerous to mention.

Her Cirace the Duchess of Mul.

-borough-

The Marchionus of Hoadfort. The Lady Joan Wentworth Fitz-

william!

The Lady Donalia Wentworth

Fitzwilliam.

The Lady Mary Stuart Wortley. The Lady St. Germans,

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

Hanu driving without spooding.

Free demonstration. Sold on easy torms.

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

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

Tel. No. Central 1264.

Oldsmobile

Price $2.500 fully equipped Including, Diso Whools, Spiro Cord Tyre & Tabe, I oublo Bar Bumper. The Oldsmobile Four Cylinder Fivo Passenger Touring Car now. sells at a price horetofore unknown in its olann. It offors you a buying opportunity that you cannot afford to overlook.

Tolaphore Central 3691, Distributors.

CARROLL & CO.

CLEAN LAMPS.

Lamps should havo bulbs of equal candiopower, clean reflec- tors and be proporly focused.

DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.

FOR PEDESTRIANS.

"SAFETY FIRST" GUIDE

COMPILED.

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1924.

BRITISH CARS ABROAD.

|INFLUENCE OF HOME TAX.

And what is the "hardy annua”, in question and what is its now gulso? As the last shall be first

woll take the guixo:

The long-promised podestrian's Of especial interest to motorists manual has appeared in Paris, in Hongkong, is the following and is now to be had for the ask-article, written by Captain E. do Normanville, in the Daily ing. It is a delightful little Chronicle:- booklet, illustrated by Marcal I wonder if you mind a "hardy Capy, an artist whose work is annual" for our consideration to- somewhat akin to that of Georgs day?. There's no suggestion of gardon hints"* Morrow or Arthur Whatta. Thomy turning on a'

offusion-it is a motoring" hardy book contains about 60 moral annual" which I would serve re maxime for the use of those who chauffe with a now angle sauco. are still rash enough to lasist upon going about Paris on their feet. Some of the advice is vary much to the point, and one or two Way out in distant Narkobi. I examples are worth quoting. Fot have some good-hourlod frionda Instance, "When a vehicle in the personnal of the Royal' approaching you head on, instand | East African Automobile Associa

tion. fa a much appreciated fit of wavering about, stand perfectly of kindly courtesy, they have stilland fix the drivor with your mudo me an hónotary mombor. I eyo." This sounds liko tho woll- must drop in for lunch ona day' And pursuant to known advice to those surprised next week. by a lion, but it is quito, a sound their courtesy I had in my mail bag of yesterday a letter from the maxim, navertheless.

nocrotary.

MIXED FEELINGS.

"On the pavements, never walk

It is he who is responsible for along the kerb, and if you wish to the shortly-coming-along hardy stand still, see that you aro close annual in a now guino. He gives against the wall." "Before cross-me to think. Ho givos mo to ing the road, watch the direction think oven with fury. And ho gives In which the vehicles are travoll-mo-Statistice. He tells me in the unlying exactness of prociau ing; they cannot come from more

figuresjusthow many motor-ay-clos than one side at a lime,"

and motor cars there are in East) Africa, and Whence They Came

How are your powers of por- picacity this morning?. I wonder if you have begun to soo through this preamble to the facts? Wo have a procise ledger of all the motor-curs and motor-cyolds in East Africa-and Whence They Como. Got it yet?

Would that this wore truo ! "Leave the roadway to the vehicles, as they leave the pave mént fo you,” or, an Lewis Carrol might have said: "you let the traffic alone, and it will let you alone." The book is a tribute to

The total numbers of motor-cars the kindly thought of M. Naudin, and motorcycles aro almost the Profect of Police, whó is solo-identical. But hero's tho rub. Of ly responsible for its appearance. the motor-cycles no fower than 83 Que hesitates to say that the book por cont. are of British manufaé

ture. Of the motor-cars only will not do any good; yet, at the

bare 6 pur cant. nre of British same time it must be admitted that manufacture. accidents in Paris are not usually the fault of the pedestrian. They Aro duo to one speciile cause- speed.

Constraction of a mooring mast on the U.S.S. Patoka

t being completed at the Norfolk navy yard. The above photo-skotoh shows how dirigibles of the Rhenandoah typo will be moɔred.

JUST ROOM FOR ONE !

No greater thrill can be enjoyed than that of a spart around a race-track in one of those racing cars. The one- man soat was designed by Cliff Durant, a winner in the Indianapolis Spuedway rasok.

INFLUENCE OF THE TAX.

section of our industry failing But it is unquestionable that The British motor-cycle at the whilst the other suction of the this national imbecility is largoly par at fault. You cannot any. It is zenith of popularity, and the same industry enjoya

tho fault of tho British man- British car at the nair of de- Jamount succo**?

afnoturor himsolf-because those mand. On the one hand the un- paralleled supremacy of British It would be an exaggeration to figuros so palpably give the lio Only a wook or en ago, eight achievement; on the other British Bay that the entire fault rests to the assertion. Whore the taxa- with our (printable vocabulary ion ayatom does not adversoly sorious motor accidents were re-failure. ported from various parts of Am I not right in putting it to always fails mo here) inconceivaffect design-tho motor-ayalo- France in one day, and in all but you that this is a new guise for bly imbecilo system of taxation, the British product is supreme Where aro wowhich forces us to build cars un-thoughout the markets of the one case the accidents had fatal an old problem? resuite. Fourteen people were killed to find the culpability for one suitable for overseas markets world.

altogether during the day. One cannot say that in ovory caso the accidunta in question were duo lo juxcessive speed, but as they most- ly consisted in head-on collisions and cars turning over on corneru, tho inference is very strong. The speed manin seems to be inherent! in a very large proportion of French motorists, but whilst in the country it is usually the motorist who suffers in an ac- cident, in Paris it is the pedestrian who is unlucky as a rule.

As an example of, the kind of thing which is of daily occurrence in Paris, I was walking up one of the main boulevards a wook or two ago, when an individual driving a light dar came down the road at a perfectly appalling speed. Tho boulevard in question is one of those with a sort of inland pavo-| ment, planted with a double row! of treos on each side, botwoon the main roadway and the sidewalk proper. When nearly opposite to me the car had a torrillo okid, jumped the island pavement. struck a troo, turned completely round, continued backwards over tho intervening strip of roadway and, finally jumping the second pavement, struck the wall with aufficient forco to tour one hask wheel right off. (That's the worat of those semi-floating axlos) By a leap in the right direction, I managed to avoid bn- ing spread all over the wall, Tho driver was still sitting in the remains of ble car, so I wont baok and asked him what he thought he was doing. He said: "I was avoiding a podostrian." It was gently pointed out to him that such might be the case, but that ho had not boon far from getting another one.

It is a good plan to stop about eight foot in back of the oat ahoad when traffig halts, and when The popularity of front-wheel almost ready to start, allow the brakes in France is a contri-1 car to begin creeping in "low," and butory cause to the frequent thon switch to "second" as the traffo, blooks, as overyone lins starts moving. This is much arrives "all out" at the famo Corrospon- better than making a habit of placo.-Continental

dont of" The Motor." starling off in "second."

BUDGET-FOR AUTO EXPENSES.

OIL 18 VITAI. · A great deal of time and will be Aaved to a exponso

Every moving part of the ear motorist who takes pride in must be thoroughly covorod. with his ear through the use of a film of all, both for protection a budget system. In the op- of the engine and to eliminato orating ́exponess of a car, the friotion. This increases not only major Itoms. might be listed, as the offioiéney or number of miles gasoline, oll, tyras, supplies and por gallon of gasoline, but it almo repairs.

prolongs the life of the entire OBT.

Maximum Performance at Minimum Cost-

M

ma-

[OTOR tran-portation, of men or

terials, I to-day ob ained with maxi - mum se urity and comfort and a minimum cost when he tyre equipment is Firestone.

The structural advantages in these big Cord tyres exactly provide for strength with flexibility. The Fire- stone process of double gumdipping completely insulates each cord la live rubber, eliminating Internal friction, white the plant body of the tyre successfully withstands the blows and strains of road-contact, thus combining comfort with long tyre life.

Security against skidding, good appearance and car protection are additional benefits,

Most Miles per Dollar

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

26 Nathan Read, Kowloo........

-24 Des Voeux Road, Hongkong...

Kowloon 220. 482. ...........Contrat

Show Room and Service Station (Happy Valley)......Central 3050.

(À full range of Mater Car and Motor Cycix Tyres and Tubes carried at each of the above addresses).

Firestone