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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

ESSEX

ASIX

By Hudson

"The Car for Everyone"

saya noted "MOTOR" authority

The New Essex possesses many qualities which I did not believe could be incorporated in a closed chrt the price.

"It is a type long needed in this coun- try. It possesses grace and beauty, can travel at sustained high speed without passenger discomfort, is sur prisingly economical to operate and does not cost much to buy.

It le unusually smooth, acceler aten better than the previous Essex, which is saying a great deal, and 'is 'tha' car for everyone."!-H. A in MOTOR.

$2.375

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1924.

AMBITIOUS MOTORWAY HAZARDOUS PEACTIEC.

SCHEME.

·A £5,000,000 PROJECT, Capt. E. do Normanville, writer to the Daily Chronicle :-,

We have Napoleon's word for

"WARMING UP" CAR IN GARAGE IS DANGEROUS.

The dangerous fallacy that the atmosphere in a closed garage la safo as long as an automobila

it that an army marobos on pagine continues to function has specifio portion of its anatomy-boon disproved by a teat conduct- Pittsburgh though a Tommy I wot of sald in fed by engineers of the interior. the early days of his war training department at tuo that it seemed to him more like oxperiment station of the U.S.

buroau of minói. the "bany part" of his feat.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

Telephone Central 3980,

33, Wong Nei Chung Road,

Comfort, Safety And Long Mileage

ON

NE reason why more and more moʻoris's turn every year to Firestone Cord tyres

is the comfort which the live, buoyant body of the tyre provides.

Another is the sense of security which comes from the staunch resistance of the cross and square tread against skidding.

Comfort and security are definite Firestone advantages, added, always, to the economy of

Most Miles per Dollar

Firestone

Happy Valley.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LTD.

24, Des Vœux Road, Hongkong

Central 482

Show Boom and Service Station (Happy Valley)...... Central 8950

THE DURO MOTOR COMPANY.

26, Nathan Road, Kowloon

Kowloon 228

And a nation's industrial pros-1-An-ordinary touring car of parity marebes on its transport popular mako, whlob is operated facilities: so that as one form of daily, was run into a brick garage transport becomes pre-eminent, having capacity of approximato-

Armstrong Siddeley.

FOUR 14.

THE ALL BRITISH TOURING CAR.

conditions must change con- 17 3000 cu. ft., a dog was placed FIRST COST---VERY MODERATE

currently if one is going to keep upon the driver's seat, and the space with industrial develop engine allowed to continue run-

zont

ning at an idling speed, which is RUNNING EXPENSES....... Exceedingly

Continuing our highbrow do- much slower than the averago ductive.philosophy. It follows that motorist would use for "warining as the tisp of motor vehicles ad-up" purposes. The doors of the

vances in leaps and bounds as it garage wore closed, and after 20 PETROL CONSUMPTION.

is now dning-it baboves us to min operation of the engine, the

improve road transport facilities dog lost consciousness and fell to

by mad.davelopment.

GENTINO SOMETHING DONE.

the floor of the oar. An analysis

of the air at this time disclosed I think it is just over 16 years the presence of 1.3 per cent. of since I first started the public carbon monoxide, which is suffi advocacy of special roads builtand cent to cause unconsciousnOBS reserved for motor vehleles. And and death in a few minutes. The now, at long last, we seem to be automobilo engine was allowed

low

26-28 miles per Gallon.

YOU

CANNOT BUY A BETTER CAR.

really getting to close grips with to run until it stopped for lack of NEW MODEL ARRIVED.

the problem.

air, which occurred at the end of

I have before me a verbatim two hours, when the porcentage report of a doputation which bas) of carbon monoxide present in tho just waited on the Government garage atmosphere was indicated asking that facilities should be at 21 per cent, an almost instan

Demonstration Invited.

granted for the paseare of the taneously fatal amount.

The engine fanstioned six times TEL. C. 32 HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE TEL. 0.32

Motorwaye Bill. The deputation

1 by the Right Hon. as long as the dog retained cone- rolandor of the olousness, proving conclusively Northern and Wostora Motor that the continued operation of angiue in a closed way from Coventry to Man- engine will continue to function |chester, and work can bo long after the operator has lost

started so ВООП as Parla-consciousness. This experiment] montary sanction is obtained. was conducted in a garage several When they do start, I hope times as large as the average ono they'll decide to call it the car garage, and it is, safe to as Northern-Western Motorway in-sumo that a' dangerous concentra stead of its present name, which tion of carbon monoxide would is somewhat of a mouthful. result in a 1-car garage in less.

WORK FOR THE WORKLESS. than half the time recorded in This projected new road from this experiment. In other words, Coventry to Manchestor would the dog would have lost conscious- link up Birmingham, Wolvor-nose in about 10 min, after the hampton,. Dudley, Walsall, starting of the engine, which] Stafford, Stoke, Macclesfield, would have continued running for Stockport and other similar about one hour. beauty spots of minor size.

The U. B. bureau of mines cells. And that is just what we want attention to the great danger of for motor traffic, whether anyone entering a closed garaże passenger or goods- a "through for the purpose of shutting off a ticket" and a through road from running engine. This frequently point to point.

happens, on occasions when a After the splendid training motorist starta bis angino and give you in this column, I'm sure leaves it running whilo ho returns) your mind has jumped ahead of to the houso for something ha! my oon. and you have already has forgotten. It is quite certain Bald, "What a fine, schema for under such conditions that dan helping the unemployed pro-gerous concentration of carbon blen And you're quite right. monoxide will occur in a vory It is estimated that the cost of short time if the garage is closed this. -motorway----will excoed and when the motorist returas £6,000,00, and in such a scheme ho is likely to encounter an the bulk of the cost goes in atmosphoro euticiontly charg wagen. Its inauguration will; with carbon monoxide

give employment for two or three to render hin unconscious years to some 20,000 workers in 2 or 3 min. and to cause his on tho job itself-directly death if he is not promptly and indirectly-and to a nearly rescued. similar number in trades which! In spite of repoated warnings would cater for the supply of the issuad by the bureau of mines! workers.

and the national safety council, NEED OF SPECIAL ROADS. the American newspapers con- Ono of the queries which will tinue to report deaths caused by prosent itself to the mind of the operation of automobile motorists is as to whether such engines in closed garages. Carbon special roada should be built and monoxide is given off by an run by private enterprise or by automobile, engine at all times the State or public bodica such and is extremely poisonous,

as the local authorities concerned. When it is necessary to warm up It would be difficut for the State the engine or to make adjust- to accommodate one district with-ments with the engine running, out being similarly generous to all of the doors and windows of another with equal demands. the garage should be open, or That would mean a complete better still, the car should bo eyetem, involving some hundreds driven into the open air where of millions of pounds, and as the poisonous gasos given off aro that would moan delay, It is hoped quickly dissipated. that the Government will sanction

the passage of the Bill, with a groako gun. When you have got clause enabling it to take over the the motorway at any future timo chase and pump a load of grease,

gun' primod, you start the jon equitable terms.

tho

into avery containor you can spot. Thurd will he no toll gates The usual number on the avor- across the new motorway, but age car appears to be 999-but do every vehiclo will pay on enter-as many as you can before your ing or lusving-much on the strength falls, knowing that your principle of taking a ticket for a attentions will be repaid with rallway journey. No gradient genuine gratitude

from will be in excess of one in 40-chassie; and that your trip will practically a level road all the be less squally and less squeaky, way and 40ft. wide.

Then you have, no doubt, heard that there are some brakes on i your car-éo remember that it is always proferable to adjust them bafora thoir failing effioler.oy leads to an acaldont. On most If your car has been in use for cars this adjustment is very easy some months, it is an well to have theoretically-but don't be daunt-

BEFORE STARTING.

WHAT TO DO.

[A full range of Motor Car & Motor Cycle Tyres & Tubes carried at each of the above addresses] a look round before starting, for ed; you can generally manage to

TOURING TIP.

IF THE OIL GAGE FAILS

TYRE COVERS FAY.

anything like a long trip. You do it in practioo' en well. "The could for example refer to the correct phrase when barking your book of words given you by the knuckles over this job le "Con-

The bureau of standards at Failure of the oil gare to Tyre Govora are good invest-manufacturer, in which you shall found it ** Washington saya aluminium rogister on many cars is due to monts. They not only improvo a find a chapter headed How to Get Thore is also a petrol filter on paint applied to

the under dirt under the ball-chock valvo; car's looks but protect the tyros Hor Property Oiled, or words to your car When It is partially adde of an

automobile and usually the trouble can be against weather, and especially that offoot, and referring to your choked the flow of petrol to the top will reduce.

consider eliminated by washing out the the sun, which deteriorates the car as different from your wife, carburetter is often so sluggish ably the amount of heat absorbed cabo and putting in now oil, car rubber on the upper portion of And you aball also see pertinent that you wonder why She From the sun, and radiated on the It is wise to drop a little oil on the tyre, that is exposed continu- thereto Lubrication Chart doesn't: Naam to pull too walk uzider isido. The temperature the working parts of the wind-ally. The reason that the other PRELIMINARY PRECAUTIONS. to-day ?" Tanthe, carburatiar Ville ibu ose will be more nearly shield, door looks and hinges tyres on the car ato not affooted is

This lubricating business is a pulling, too mucho. Found in natural shade, as This will help keep out the that they are obanging positions, tip-top game-sually played by water and other impu

"uqubake;"

J'continually:

one with the aid of an oil can or strainer.

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[Tel. No. C.1564.]

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