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MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1924.

ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST SALESROOMS

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The salesroom of the New York Branch of the Buick Motor Campany at 55th Street and Broadway. New York, sells and delivers more and more dollars worth of automobiles than any other salesroom in the world. And its sales are increasing all the time.

now Buicks, This Buick Branch delivered, during 1923, 24,565 representing a cash value of $39,591,918. In 1924, it is expected that about 30,000 cars will be deliver.d, a business of over $50.000,000. Few if any of the great New York department stores will do as great a volume of business.

From August 1, 1924, to May 16, 1824. deliveries of this Branch amounted to 20 139 Buicks as compared with 16,295, deliveries. for the same period the preceding year. This represents an increase of 3.844 ears, or a 23-1% gain. Sales of this Branch for the first two weeks of May 1924, were 1.231 Buicks as compared with 945 sold in the same period last year. This is an increase of over 30%. It is no wonder that a record breaking volume of business is expected for the new season,

Because the value of Buick output has each year been greater than that of any other exhibitor, Buick has held tirst place in every National Automobile Show in the United States during the last six years. In 1923, Buick sold 218,516 motor cars, representing a value of $302,752.950 not 'including war tax or freight. In the New York district alone 12-5/10%

of the 88,026 new cars sold in 1923 were Buicks.

SOLE AGENTS:

HONGKONG & KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD.

26, Queen's Road Central.

Telephone No. Central 1036.

In planning your PICNICS or joy rides,

don't forget K. 226.

Our livery cars give satisfaction.

THE

DURO MOTOR CO.

NATHAN

V

ROAD

A good car merits a good, clean, roomy

Only a limited number of cars garage. can now pe accommodated.

"THE CAR YOU WANT-AT A PRICE YOU

CAN AFFORD'

Chandler Spoodstor, complete with new top, now carpets, now upholstory and now paint. Engine thoroughly overhauled and in splen- did condition. An exceptional bargain at... 32,500

() Locomobile Touring Car, complete with six now Cord Tyros, now top, new upholstery, new carpet and now priat, logino thoroughly overhauled and in splendid running ordor

Studebaker Spesial Six-Sports Body. Paint in fine condition, disappearing hood. 2- passenger Dickie seat, five wire wheels, five Cord Tyres in good condition. Owner driven; total miloage less than 6,500 A vory unusual bargala at.....

$4,000

$2.000

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

with which you deal,..

Check (-) the car you wish further information about and mail this advertisement to us TO-DAY

THE DRAGÓN MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

33, Wong Nel-Chung Road,

Hongkong.

CARS

FOR HIRE

STORAGE

ROAD HINTS.

Wipe oil or grease off casings, Watch out for the road hog. Keep the car well lubricatad. Drive slowly through towns. Keep brakes in good condition. Speed hurts tyros, especially ju hot weather.

Watch for railroad orossings, and road breaks and curves.

Keop tyres woll inflated, radiator full and fan belt tout.

On hot days coast down slopes with engine shut off.

Sound horn at turne and ap- proaching orea's of hills.

Work your spark levor to re- lieve the ongino.

Shift your when motor begins to labour on a grade.

Abrupt stops, quick starts and

side skids are bad un'tyres.

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STORM LEAVES PATH OF RUIN.

Six persons were killed, a dozen seriously injured and property loss is estimated at more than $1,000,000 as tho result of a storm which swept Wisconsin. The above picture shows a wrocked home and motor truck at Black River Falls,

INTERESTING ITEMS.

PARS WORTH READING.

Tho grade of a hill at a turn is lans if you will drivo. nearer the coutro of tho road. How near to drivo deponds, of course, upon the amount of traffic on the road and whofbor you can see a safe distance ahead.

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Indianapolis Spoedway winner broke last year's record of 90.95 miles an hour by nearly eight miles an hour.

NO AUTOS ALLOWED,

brakes so vigorously as to lock the wheels. The speedometer can sometimes be used as a guide. For instanco. if the stroots are wot the... sudilon drop of the speedometer dial may not moan that the car is slowing down safely, but that the wheets have locked and that the car may be f liding forward at a spood of per- haps 20 miles an hour, though the speedometer may be dropping from 10 to zera at the very momont the observation is mado

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AUTOS FOR PRIZES. Where books for years past have been awarded to pupils in Iceland has closed its ports Paris, France, for high standing in solindarshin, automobiles, against importation of autos and other commodities for two years, motorcycles and bicycles will be The intention is to force Ico-presented. The Peugeot company landers to revert to the simple as ordered those as prizes to the tho life, causing thrift to raise theducation departmont

French govorument. depreciated valuo of the cur- rency.

BRAKE LAWS LAX,

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Should the engine refuse to start when you aro in traffic and An utter laxity of brake contra! you should move over to the curb has been discovered in the laws by means of stopping on the overing proper use and care of starter while the car is in low to have tho chis important part of the auto, gear, bo careful finds the legislative committos of ignition switch off. The engine the American Automobile As might take sociation. Connoctient is the while you are in gear, perhaps only state that has a definite re- upsetting your calculations and quiromont about brake perform resulting in a collision.

anco.

It saxos the stooring procosa whon worming in and out of a parking space to koop the car moving if only creeping when tugging at the wheel.

A notion to start

A WISE PRECAUTION. When driving the car out of the garage, apply the brakes a few has been washed. timus,especially when the car This teat will not only assure the condition of the brakes, but will.squeozo and

wator dry out tho

from the

To know how much air to carry linings. in a tyre, multiply tho email: diamentor by 20 pounds for rear tyres, and by 18 pounds for tho front.

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Electric railways demand density of population of 1500 por mile of track for profitable apor tion, but one-sixth of this is amplo for motor buses.

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TROUSERS MORTGAGED. A farmhand of Galesourg, mortgaged his trousers, shoes, cap and witch recently in trying to complete a purchase for a used car. Used cars are reported to bo selling as low as $5 down with the rost in mortgagoa.

SPEEDOMETER AS GUIDE:

Taxis with sinzio reats are said to be making good in Paris Earnings are said to be as groat as those of the larger taxis, Although charges have been cut in half. The cabs average 68 miles a day.

Holland plans to increase the import duty on automobiles,

and parts

motorcycles. Tho now trafff bill is now under con sideration by the Netherland Parliament.

During the past year 12,429 motor trucks, valued at $4.503,000, wore exported from Canada, as compared with 2,564 trucks, valu- When the brakes are looked so ed at $1,094,000, in the preceding as to slide the whole the speedo-Year. In the same period 57.481 automobiles, valued at $29,325- mater shouli drop back to zem, 000, were exported. sa arainst| if the car is not so old a model as 35.394, valued at $21,059,000, in to have the right front whools. 1922. Shipments were made to Some drivers do not seem to re-the United Kingdom, Australia, alizo who they have applied the New Zealand and other countries.

UNIQUE GATHERING OF BIG MEN.

Gathered at Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Mass., for, Ford, Thomas Edison and Harvav Firestone (left to right),

Brecently ware Henry

MICHELIN

TYRES

OFFER YOU THE

MAXIMUM

AT THE

SERVICE

MINIMUM

EXPENSE

Full stocks carried by

THE EUROPE - ASIA TRADING CO. China Building

Ask To See The Balloon Tyres.

A NEW SHIPMENT OF “SERIES 3" NERACAR.

THE LATEST MODEL.

IT

AN A.I. PERFECT MACHINE..

was "Borics 3" Noracara that won 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and team prizes in the National SIX DAYS Trial; thst won the run from Roading to Pittsburg and rotura, Ponnsylvania State Championship, and won the Pennsylvania State 24 Hour Endurance Trials and the Reliability and Endur ance Testa in Holland and Italy. All mountainous routes

A dandy, little machine, capable of BIG PERFORM- ANCES. Koops rider clean. Simple, easy to handle. 200 miles for $1.00 of fuel. Rido al seasons, ang weather.

FREE DEMONSTRATION-SOLD ON EASY TERMS.

[Tel. No. C.1604.)]

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

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