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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT,

Matchless Quality At

Moderate Price

This is the reason for the universul demand for Fire- stone Card Tyres.

They are scientifically Ight in every detail--from the many plies of gum- dipp 3 cord which "form the strong, pliant body, to the enduring? road-grip- plng tr.ad,

They satisfy the buyer who wants technical rea- sons for mileage and are equally fogical equipment for him who requires only that his tyres bear public endors ment and an viable name,

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Most Miles per Dollar

Firestone

The DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

'24 Des Voeux Road, Hongkong

Show Room and Service Station (Happy Valley)

Central 482

Central 3950

A FORD VESSEL.

A NEW MOTOR SHIP.

Detroit. April 26,--Hero in tho heart of the Ford industrios another stop was taken today to link these great manufacturing plants more closely and securely with the sources of raw materials, when the Ford Motor Company's Bucond steel freightor, the Benson Ford, was launched at the ship. yards of the Great Lakes Eng- ineering Works.

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The ship, which is named after Henry Ford's grandson, Benson. Recond son of Edsol B. Ford, was launched at 11:30- A. M.

The

Veskel will into service about July 15th. joining the Henry Ford II, which was launched several months ngo,, and will carry iron ore from the Ford mines in northern Michigan to the gront blast furnacea at the River Rouge plant of the company hare. On trips from Detroit the bonts will carry Ford coal to the upper peninsula of Michigan.

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The Bonson Ford, which will}

Jako of the largest one freighters, is of standard type lako bulk freight sloamer design, 612 feet over all, with a 62-foot boam, and a

carrying cargo capacity of 13,000 tons, It will carry a drow of approximatoly forty mon.

Like the Henry Ford II, it is a motor ship, operated by a Diosol angine of tho Bun-Doxford two- cycle type which will dovolop 3,000 horse-power. Tanks, with a capacity of 300 tone will carry fuel oil for the operation of the main engines and the auxiliary Diesol motors which will drivo the oloctric generators to provide electric curront for the operation of tho many pumps sed auxiliuries.

The fresh water supply for the cabins is curried in two total, capacity

DURO MOTOR COMPANY. tanks with

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of 20,000 gallons. This wator supply boforo going to the rooms is all filtered and purified. The usual practice on vassola in

[A full range of Motor Car & Motor Cycle Tyres & Tubes carried at each of the above addresess] to supply distilled water for

STARTING, LIGHTING, IGNITION famous for

thef Burvice

they render

Columbia

Storage Batteries

Wo sell batteries.

We recharge batteries. We clean out batteries.

We' runow battery jars. We renew battery plates. We rimaw battery bridges.

We renew battery terminals.

We renew battery separators.

We renew battery 'containers.

We open up buttorios for inspection.

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We loan you a buttery while repairing yours. We furnish a most complete motor car battery service. We have a large stock of spare parts for Columbia

Battorios.

HINTS ON WASHING YOUR CAR.

HOW CARE SHOULD BE

EXERCISED.

Upon returning from a trip in the country where rud accident- ly was plushed on your car. make it a point to remove the -mud-immediately as there is a possibility of streaking or spot. ting the finish.

The easiest way to remove mud

drinking purposes only and furnish raw water for all other! purposes. In this caso, however, all water will be purified so that there will be no water on the ship which is not perfectly safe to drink.

All living rooms will be hosted by electricity and all cooking done on electric ranges. In fact, the electrical equipment through- ont the vessel will be completo in overy detail.

All auxiliary machinery such anchor windlass. as pumps, mooring winches, winches for Opening and closing the hatches will be electrically driven.

Main whistles mounted on the

is to use just enough water to stack will be electrically operat oak it off. Do not rub it or use led and in this connection there bo installed DIL the a stream of water under pressure will

tho'

Vossol an hose with the nozzle removed foremast of

illuminated lettur "F" which will flash in unison with the oper Do not allow Hoapy water oration of the main whistles. The

is the besi.

Hoap to remain on the "painted numo Ford" written in script,

surfaces. After the car has beenausted on each side of the washed thoroughly dry it without

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delay with a clean chamois, but stack, will be artifically illumin under no circumstances should the same sponge or chatnois he

SATURDAY: JULY 5, 1924.

THORNYCROFT

COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ¿

A TYPE FOR EVERY REQUIREMENT For Passengera or Merchandise ·

TRUCKS

FOR HAULAGE

FROM-

2 TO 6 TONS

BUSES

SPECIALLY

DESIGNED FOR THR COLONY.

BRITISH BUS FOR BRITISH COLONY

TRUST A THORNYCROFT WITH YOUR TRANSPORT

Tel. 32.

SERVICE and ECONOMY

SPARE PARTSTM

CARRIED

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

BARGAINS USED CARS

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Many people have the nabit of getting a new cur every year, no matter how good the old car may be. It is a good habit. Good for us be- -cause it helps the sale of new cars and puts some extra good used cars at our disposal. And that is what makes it good for you. Prices on application covering following makes of cars :--

Cadillac ; Dodge: Es802; Locomobile; Marmon :

Hudson i Binger:

FIVE-PASSENGER

AND one CLEVE-

Willys Knight; Winton Six:

practically new

LAND SPORT MODEL.

Remember A Used Car is only as good as the firm, with which you deal.

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The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

Registered Head Office & Show Room. Wong Nel Chung Road (Happy Valley). Call Central 3950.

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will be equipped with one main The navigating equipment will Gyro compass, with five used on the body which was used be the most complete of any ship peaters, a continuous recording continuous sounding for the running gear. Invariably on tho Great Lakos. In addition log.

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We give free battery Inspection service at our Wong Neija certain amount of grit remains to the usual outfit of magholic machine, a submarino sigual do in either a sponge or chamois and compassos deep sea sounding vice, radio direction findor and Chung Road. (Happy Valley) Service Station.

consequently will scratch the high machine and patent log, tho ship draft Indicator.

This includes: -

(1) Filling with distilled water.

(2) Hydrometer und volt meter reading. (3) Cleaning and greasing the terminals. (4) Cloaning and wiping off top of battery

ammonia or suda solution;

YOUR next hatiary should be a COLUMBIA!,

finish of the body.

Rubbing of sponges and cham-

oie should be done in` straight lines rather than in circlos. To provent water drying and spot- ting it is a good practice to cloun one silo at a time. Avold apply- with ing chamois and especially the

ponge with groat prosaura. Andi romombor do not rub after the surface is dry.

With the rond building pro- granimes in prograss overywhere there is a probability of your getting tur on your car, splashed up the wheels. Should this

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd. from experience at any time

Export and Constant European Supervision,

Telephone Central: 3950.................................A. J. Allison, Service Manager,

an effective method of removing tar is to dip a piece of chaose cloth in orude oil and apply, ali. owing it to remain on for a fow moments. After wiping the crudo oil off, if any tar romains, repeat the process.

An old mechanic aaya-I'70 As a last thought, do not mako Among numerous oxhibitors

somo folks shoot a lot it a practice to wash your car too of smaller numbers of machince, soon

oil around the oil often; excess washing deadens the P. and P. are interesting by of reason of their duplex cradle plug for a generator bearing, im- the finish of a highly polished aginin' that it would work its way car. Many car owners who are framo, detachable roar whole, in. What it did, in most casos, proud of their cars make this and other features. The 349 5.0 was to work its way down and out. mistake whereas a word of warn- model with three-spoed gear and perhaps novar touching the parting will insure longer life to the all-chain drive sells at £52.10.0, it was intended to lubricato, car's finish. while those who are attracted by When you're ollin' the car don't

high power and speed capabilities water the oil by puttin' it where

super sporta model, a feature of a repair bill. Let gravity do the route of the skidding car which is its large ground clear your work. It's what they call is always a fresh trail into tho

'solonce, but it's sense, anyway. unknown.

rance.

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ROADS TO NOWHERE.

BY BERTON BRALEY. Sometimes I grow weary of pavement,

Of ronds that are bullt of cement, Which hold you in ordered anslavement

Al lonat to a càrtain extent; Where driving's a guarded. progresion,

With motor-cops always on hand, Whore-all-the cars move in procession,

And all that you need is a band.

I like to get off of the highway

And drive over roads that are strango, Explore some unfrequented byway

Unmapped and unmarked, for a change; Away from the sign-boards and traffic,

Away from the smell of the gau, Whore there is ponce most seraphic.

And nobody's honking to pasal The roads may be crooked and narrow,

And muddy or rocky indeed,

The sort that is certain.to harrow

The soul of the man who wants spoed; It's all in the way that you view them,

I don't groot bad roade with acclaim. And yot I find wandering through them

Adds zost to the motoring game. -May bread concrete roads be extended

All over the nation, until Our main traffic highways ard splendid

And smoother than marble-but still

I shrink with a kind of dismay from

The thought and it certainly jara- Of days when one can't get away from

The endless procession of cars I

SHELL

the aromatic

non-pinking spirit

MEETS every need of the motorist-quick "pick up," maximum mileage, domi, nant, power, utmost speed- plus real economy. SHELL

·gives you everything..

The Amaia Portstewm Ca (South Ching) Lad

IN STOCK

Tel. 32.

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