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SERİ CARS

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMEINI).

4" THE];CAR. YOU WANT-ATŢEA PRICE YOU CAN AFFORD"

( ) Cadillac 6-passenger Touring Car

$1.500

( ) Chandler 7-passenger Touring (64560)

( ) Chandler 4-passonger Speedster

( ) Cleveland s-passenger Sport Moué........... () Dodge Brothers 6-passenger Touring Car.

(585181)

$1,600"

$2.500 $2.500

$1,250

( ) Dodge Brothers 5-passenger Sedan

() Essex 5-passenger Touring

$2,00 $1.650

~(-)-Essex-6-passenger Sedan

-$1,800-

() Hudson 7-passenger Touring (52888)

$1.750

Locomobile 7-passenger Touring

$33.200

Marion 7-passenger Touring

$2.750

() Singer 7-passengor Landaulette

$3,200

()

$2.500

Winton 7-passenger Limousine,

REMEMBER: A Used Car is only as good as the firm,

with which you deal.

Check the car you wish further information aliut and mout this mtvertisement to us TO-DAY

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

33, Nung Nơi Chung Hond

Nume...

Addrese.

Hongkong,

A NEW SHIPMENT OF "SERIES 3" NERACAR.

THE LATEST MODEL.

IT

AN A.L. PERFECT MACHINE.

was "Sorion 3" Neracars that won 1st, 2nd, 3rd., and team prizes in the National SIX DAYS Trial; that won the run froon Itoading to Pittsburg and return, Pennsylvania State Championship, and wou, the Pennsylvania State 24 Hour Enduranco Trials and tha Roliability and Endur- anco Torts in Holland and Italy. All mountainous rantes.

A dandy, littlo machine, capable of BIG perform-" ANCES. Keeps rider cloan. Simple, easy to handlo 200 milon for $1.00 of fuel. Ridu all seasons, any weather.

FREE DEMONSTRATION - SOLD ON EASY TERMS.

(Tel. No. C.1501.]

DE SOUSA & CO., LTD.

Sole Distributors for South China. China Building, 7th Floor.

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 Abdin Pyrroleum Ca (South Chunks hiể

ATTENTION TO FUEL

SYSTEM

HOME MOTOR-CAR

-PRICES.

FUEL LINE. MUST BE KEPT) _REMOVAL.OF.:McKENNA,

OPEN.

The fuel foed system of the modern mator cur consists in the main of a tank, usually placed

DUTIES.

There appears to be a wide- spread misunderstanding among motorists and prospective car;

in the rear of the car and holding owners about purobano prices, on-

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1924.

THORNYCROFT

COMMERCIAL

VEHICLES

the principal supply of fuel. pocially those of imported models BUILT ENTIRELY OF BRITISH PARTS BY BRITISH LABOUR.

From the tank copper pipes carry says a Tines correspondent, the fuel to the carburotor, nsual. In the first place, it is uskumod ly, through a vacuum tank that directly the MoKonna duties

| which in the ordinary mean now on foreign makos coming into the employod of getting the fuel to country are removed, on August the ongino. In addition to these 1 next, motore in general will principal units_therà are strainur/come-downin_prica;_and_again, and sodiment traps, to clean the that owing to the limport duty of {fuel before it got to the carbure-13315 per cent. being' ropoalod, itor.

foroigu oara will be reduced by a Obviously the oporation of the third in purchase price. Both engine depends on the free flow suppositions are incorrect. Why? of fuel from the main' tanks to Because the possible “"onts" havo the combustion chambers. If for already been made in the_latest_ uny reason this flow is interrupi› | quotations of imported ears, home fed, the engino will misfire, lose productions are not, in my opinion power and may even refuse to likoly to be sold at lower ratos in lim at all if the condition is the near future, and last but not

serious enough. This condition toast, the 331á por cont tax does) will obtain whether the fuel is fod not apply to the cost of the com- | by vacuum orthy gravity. It in plets imported car as catalogued essential, therefore, to von that and offored ready for the road in Įthe fuel line is kept opon and tho] this country.

flow of gas to the carburetor isi It is clear that if the importor unimpoded.

A TYPE FOR EVERY REQUIREMENT .

For Passengera or Merchandise

THORNYCROFT

-BEST-

BRITISH

MOTOR VEHICLES

THORNYCROFT

NOT

FOREIGN PARTS

ASSEMBLED IN ENGLAND, BUT ENTIRELY

BRITISH

had waited until the McKenna SERVICE and ECONOMY

The vacuum system"In the dulles worn actually repealed to tinat analysis is a gravity lower the price of his car, no one system, because while the vacuum in his sonses would have bought in the intake manifokl is used to| foreign model during the three lift the fuel from the main bast motaring months of the year, tauk, which is at atmosphoric Consequently, definita roductions

into pressure.

the vacuum wore

Boon announced a tank, it flows from here into the possible, fires in most cases carburetor by gravity,

stating that no further cuts will Tel. C.32. Whatever system is used, the bo mado during August. Thus

AB

SPARE PARTS IN STOCK

Trust a Thornycroft with your Transport.

Specifications and Prices

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

Tet. C.32,

principal essential is cleanliness. the home buyer of a foreign make IF NOT A THORNYCROFT-BUY AN ENTIRELY BRITISH LORRY.

In

The strainers of traps must be already pays a duty-free price. emptied and cleaned out at least As to British cars, at first sight it unco a month in cold weather might soom that those, too, would) and every two wooks in warm become cheaper-in fact, that) weather. Do not trust to strain-makers here would have their ing the gasoline before it is put in hands forced, and, through koener the tank. No matter how careful competition, he "brought into you may be dirt and foreign lino," as soine would have it. matter will get past the strain certain cases there may well be) and collect in the fuel system.slight reduction in prices; but the Eventually it gots into the float) way does not appear clear for bowel of the carburetor, where either substantial or gonorul cuts, it impodus the flow of fuel and much loss or both. Causes spitting, stalling, of the engine, use of power and all the ling of troubles.

NO SENSATIONAL REDUCTION.

British CAT manufacturers uspocially those who are engaged In the gravity system the pipe upon the production of " popular which carries the fuel from the models, have already drawn the tank to the carburator must not line fairly closely botween profit) have sharp bonds, because those and loss. In this case, bearing in) Rive a chanco for sediment to mind that purchase price is collect and stop the flow. In naturally based largely upon this type of system the carbure-factory output, is it likely that for must be cleaned every so with increased competition, ro- often. A trap or plug is usually placod in the bottom of the car burotor flout bowl. Empty this trap once a month.

sulting, at any rate, in somewhat decronsod sules, the botue màn- ufacturer will be able in the neur future to lower his quotations 7| With the vacuum systein, in Personally, I do not think it is. addition to observing all the laws Morcovor. the Cont of raw of the cleanliness" as outlined materials is increasing rather above, the tank itself may some than diminishing. As to the timos nood attention. Tost question of imported cars being the tank by opening the pot sold here at two-thirds of their cock at the bottom and if more farmer prico, this is quito beyond than one six of a quart of gas the bounds of possibility, except, flows out, you may be satisfied perhaps, in a fow isolated cures [that the system is working pro- where a maker wants to do some perly. Dirt or foreign mattor in spade work, is in a big way, of the line may prevent the vacuum | business, and can afford to un- tank from ing. When the dersoll for a time. The duty does: lengino is run at low spends for a not come on the retail price of flong time, the vacuum may be so the complete machine as it is reduvod that the tank will not sold to the motorist in England, The remedy in this case is to run but on a very much smaller the ongine with throttle closed figure, for, duty is charged [for a few minutos, when enough on the factory cost, while vacuum will be created to fill the freightago and duty-free tyres all tank.

influence the ratie between tax- ablo and retail figures. The pos sible reiluetion to the motorist

IF FLOAT LEAKS.

If the float springs a leak, the owing to the removal of the duties innor shell may be taken out by in more like 10 per cent. than 33 removing eight screws and the

nur cent.

tank may be filled with gasoline It will be seen, then, (1) that to get you to the nearest service no startling and sensational ne station. In use the vacuum currence in the prices of imported tank ever becomes empty, you cars generally is likely to take can fill it by closing the throttle place on August 1 next; (2) that and ranking.

the chances of the prices of Sometimes dirt or sediment gols British cars as a whole being andur the flappur valve of the reduced during the summer are tank and the remedy for this is anfficiently small to be left out of to squirt suine Lasoline into the the general calculation; and (3)) top of the tank thioroby washing that the foreign car is already the dirt down and permiting the boing sold at lower Le, duty-froo, tank to function again.

prices.

COLLISIONS AT CROSS- ROADS.

SIR A YARROW'S DEVICE FOR AVOIDANCE.

When

two motor care

Ho

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS LTD,

Special Dodge Brothers Motor Cars IN FOUR TYPES

Four special types have recently buen added to Dodge Brothers standard line of motor cars

A Touring Car, a Roadster, a Type-A Sedan, and a 4-Passenger Coupe.

These types have been created for that substantia! group of motorists who favor individuality in motor car appointment and design.

In fundamental construction they are identical with Dodge Brothers standard product. Their accentuated smartnose, however, is strikingly obvious in many elaborations of equipment and refinements of detail." Special G-ply. hallon-type tyras, nickel-trimmed radiator shel on touring car and roadster (optional on closed typost front and rear bumpers, matomater with luck, spacial bue Ieather upholstery (for touring car and raudster special body striping. one view mirror. automatic windshiel wiper, scut plates, cowl lights and step dise wheels constitute the more important items of special-oquinment.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 3950, 33. Wong Nei Chung Road

Happy Valley.

3-pastener special roadster....

5-passenger special touring

4 passenger special coupe

$2,730

.$2,790

84,115

་

S-passenger special "A" sedan

$1,140

[up the crose-roads on both sides

sooner than he could by dired)) vision, and ia onabled, as it were, Įto see round the corner. By this plan the driver, in addition to sooing straight ahead, can see up the cross-roads both to the right; Junt to the left without turning) This head round. That is to say, about to orous, one another's path he can see what is coming in throo it is of the utmost importance directions simultaneously. that the drivers should and onch This device is not claimed by: other at the earliest possible mo- Sir Alfroi Yarrow as now.

PLENTY OF PROSPECTS." those getting above this ligure bo. A battery export, who was ment in order to avoid a collision, understands that something simi

ing included among the owners, asked: Can you sum up the Automobile men in Amoriva i

caro of the 'starting ond lighting An approaching car can be seen lar was proposed many years ago.

The wor ingoing prospects; only when the line of sight le but it did not then attract atton-are hopeful. Their statisticians:

adi" Watch the animotor! It is: not obstructed by balldings or tion, probaly because it in only in have figured out that there are amount to 28,150,000: That is, system in a word or two?" answer huditos.

rocont years that the danger more prospects for automobiles invet of them are considered pro the pulse of the electrical systems incurred when motoring

Other details of care, follow, cof has than there were owners at the spoots. To enable the driver to soo ahaan realized. With this device, beginning of this year.

Not for new cara, but for the course, and must be attended to, motor-car about to crass his path, it' is reasonable to conclude And auto ownors in the United used cars turned in by the more but the animator is put on the dash? Sir Alfred Yarrow has placed at that the risk of collision at Stato at the end of 1923 number fortunate ones higher up in the to notify you of trouble bolo the extremo forward, ond of his cross-roads

13,464,000-not including income scale, who in turn buy it gets serious, Attend, to tha may be matori od car two mirrors fixed at right ally

now.CLIS, OR USE Carntikgu and, ule, troubler will reduced. In Sir Alfred motor truck operatora...

So saturation is still far, för baradinded to the vanlihing/ angles to one another, By means Yarrow's car the distance between. The prospects are those getting of these mirrors the driver can see the driver and the mirrors le 8ft below a $1500 yearly income, away.

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