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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

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OTOR transportation, of men or materials, is to-day obtained with maximum security and comfort -and-a-minimum-cost when the 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 in Ilve rubber, eliminating internal friction, while the pliant body of the tyre successfully withstands the blows and strains-of-road-contact, thus-combining- comfort with long tyre life.

Security against skidding, gud appearance and car, protection are additional benefits.

have boon recalcitrant lo adop ting them will, booner or later, bo forced to admit error. This! does not moan, of course, that four-wheel brakes are absolutely nocessary; but the publie thinks they are, and that is an end to it. As a matter of fact, the four- whool brake id a splondid thing.) evon on the lighter, cheaper cars; and, in the hands of the average UBor, thoir advantages more than outwaigh their roal or imaginary disadvantagos.

In France, all the car manufau- turers excopt Citroon employ brakes on the front wheels, togo- thor with either rear wheel brakos or transmission brakḥs. In Eng- land, at this writing, twenty com- panies have adopted four-whool brakes, placing them on some of the most distinguished and ex- pensive British machines. In America, to dati, four whicol brakes have become standard or optional equipment "on about thirty-five makes of pars, inolud- ing Duvsonborg, Laon Rubay, Packard Single Eight, Rickon- brakor, Buick Four, -Bulok Six, Oakland, Cadillac, Marmon, Chalmers, Locomobile, Valio, Rollins, Elgin, Stutz-Davis-Hay- nos, Kissel, Paigo, Westcott, and others, those named approximate- ly in the order of their adoption of this now'system of braking. Not all of those will be available to the motoring public immediately.

In some cases, the four-whoci brakes adopted are the products} of the engineering staffs of the car manufacturers. In a great many others, however, they are equipped ar manufactured under license from their origins- tors, Hutchi ак tho makers Lockheor hydraulic

The DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. four-whed brakes on a tho

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Show Room and Service Station (Happy Valley)

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26 Nathan Road, Kowloon

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One of great fears that the public has had concerning four-wheel brakos has bann the doubt as to the stability of design, construction and matoriale, if they should bej inanufactured by the buildors of of

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the Lockheed or other standard ¡ four-wheel brakes eliminates fear. It is much bottor thus than it

A fall range of flotor Car & Motor Cycle Tyres & Tubes carried at each of the above addresses] would be if each car maker had to

Firestone

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MOTOR WORLD IN 1924.

TENDENCIES IN ENGLAND), U.S.A., AND ELSEWHERE

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doviso his own four-wheel brak- ing system without infringing on patents already taken out by Fother manufacturns.

HALLOON TYRES.

Balloon tyros are, likewise, coming in for universal adoption all over the world. The agitation: for those now and comfort-produc- ing tyree began in America, wont to Franco and then to England, thus reversing the usual pro- Es in automobile engineering. Already they are being made in different sizes by twenty or thirty American tyre manufacturers, and are standard or optional equipment on a great many cars. The production of automobiles In France, about thirty manu- is growing steadily in the only facturors have, adopted thom as four countries where automobiluj optional equipmont, but always) manufacturo is an important for small, light cars. In America' Industry, writos George N. Sut-balloon tyres are appearing on ton, Jr., in Vanity Fair. This somo of 'tho heavlest and fact has much to do with the most expensive machince of both tendencies in chassis Construction American and foreign makos, and body design for the im-Soveral 'remarks aro in order mediate future. It is uniquestion-concerning balloon tyres. Their ably true that, as standard pro- universal adoption is left entirely duction, increases, the adoption with the car manufacturers, but of novelties of design and they seem to be waiting for the

Nevertheless, the season of 1923- domand will not camp, unless 24 will go down in motor history encouraged by the manufacturera

SEVEN. Ongineering features declines. public to demand the change. The

Two seator with dickey seat, Electric-Light- Ing, Electric Starting, Spare Wheel with tyre,. Tool Roll and Accessories, Side Screens, FOUR WHEEL BRAKES.

PRICE READY FOR THE ROAD - H.K. $1650.00.

Demonstration on application to the Sole Agents for Hongkong and South China.

ALEX. ROSS & Co. (China) Ltd.

Bank of China Buildings, Hongkong. Telephone Central, 27 or 2457.

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Many people have the nabit of getting a new car 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.

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Cadillac ; Dodge'; Ess02; Hudson: Lacomobile; Marmon Singer: Willys Knight; Winton-Sir; practica ly new FIVE-PASSENGER CLEVE- LAND SPORT MODEL.

Remember A Used Car 18 only as good as the

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as having produced the greatest and their dealers. Very few duce "coaches" with a somewhat number of rovolutionary changos motorists are going to discard similar "soft top" construction. of any similor period since auto-their present equipment of cord Dull colours have been the key- " fabrio tyros without boing note of all the American shows

mobiles were.first made.

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other classes of care as well. For

a while Was tha fashion to

and

Every your 9604 the intro- pretty well convinced that balloon held so far this season. Vanity duction of a considerable number tyros are going to produce onough Fair" doplores this tendency; but, of structural novelties in the improvement in the car's riding a long as the public is satisfied motor world. In o

majority quality to warrant the cost of the with black care, or cars painted of cance, however, Bach of change: And it in entirely in such sombro shades of blun thoro iK confined to one incumbent upon manufacturors black, brown rod and groen as 10 ur two companies, frequently and deafors to do the convincing. concerns which are not of great Evon if every car in America Pear black, there is really not financial strength. Often their wore available (as it is) within 1921, following the appearance

much wo cun nay. For a time,į novelties are put gut with the balloon tyres -optional of aport model rosistors and tour- hope that they will creato a con-equipumant, the public would siderable demand on the part of stick largely

ing cars, it seemed as if their brill.) 10 its

presentant colours would dominate the the motoring public, and thus typo of tyres, It i thoro place their sponsors in the lead fore, in the province, of car of a crowing movement. Noedless, manufacturers to supply theen DWI standard touring COTR. to say, the frequency with which now tyres as standard equipment sedans, sedan-limousines this happens is not very encoura- or, at least, to show the public even cabrio-lots and even cabrio- Ring. This year, however, we unmistakably that most of the lots and landaulats, in which the are witnessing, not only in this propaganda which is now going colour schomon were bright, live- H. la Vack, riding New country but in Europe as well, the the rounds against balloon tyres ly and brillant, but in porfact Tho Tenth International Cycle Imperial machines fitted with J.universal adoption, by public and is based on falso premises. and Motor Cycle Show has been A. P. enginee, secured four more industry alike, of several radical arranged to take place from motor cycling recorda at Brook improvements in motoring. November 3rd to 8th, 1921 (both lands recently. Over the milo on a The developments on which the

Fabric bodies are quite another mount he broke the attention of motoriste afid manu-matter. In Europe, there is the the King has graciously consont- 350

facturers alike has been concon- Weymann body, sad in Amorica ed to give his patronage Fur world's record in that class rated for the past six months, and the Meritas body quite similar in the purpose of this "Exhibition, achieving a moant spoed of 89 11 which will be in the forefront of their design and construction. In which will be the largest of its miles per hour, and on a 230 e e public discussion doring the cur- France and England « number of kind over staged, it has been machino ho secure:] worl.t's rent year, are four-wheel brakes, very, importent manufactureran vary decided interent in small; found necessary to ulilae, the recard over the mile at 847 balloon tyres, and fabric bodies, have adopted the Weyman light town cars. This is a healthy whole of the acaomundarion cm. h., and British records ever Other minor pinta cunconize fabric body, whion differs only sign. Therehttle machines, which Olympia. It is computed that the mile and kilometre at 89.207 which there will be considerable lightly from the American pro have beenho lionmasely popillar thora will be three miles of ex-mph. and 91.01.

m.p.lagitation are the ingrensing uso duct, as standard equipnient for in the barter European cities, are hibits, composed of the productospectively

{of small, light, economical care one of its inclule. Among the immensely practical. They are tions of over 300. frais, 91, par CLOSED GARAGS FATAL.

for city uso, colour schemes, im- well-known British cars now appearing with thuys nodan and proved methods of carburetion to available with then light-weight broughambodies, which are dainty It took 13 per cent of carbon reduce fuel consumption, and the and low cost closed bodies are the and comfortable and have plenty muloxida ur exhaust gas in a relative morita of four, six and Sunbeam, Daimler, Talbot, Singer, of room for two or four people of Fifty-four nations were ropre closed garage to kili a dog, in a eight cylinder engines of I different Triumph and Rover. In America, moderate proportion. Their post- sented recently at the world test conducted recently by the types.

no.manufacturer hen announced line, consumption is low, thuir motor transport congrass held in U R. Bureau of Mines. Thi

FOUR-WHEEL DRAKK3 the introduction of fabric bodios, power and speed moderate, their Detroit Transportation by truck amount We produced in 20 Four-wheel brakon are here to although, of course, there ATO wheelba-on short, deilir kurné ́and rail was discussed.

stay, and manufacturers who quite a number of them who pro-fing radius email

datas inclusivo), and His Majesty

cont. of whoin are British.

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FABRIC BODIES,

harmony. Now the pendulum Rooms swinging back to black. In matters of colour, the American motoring public soome consorva- tive, to say the leant.

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