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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

The Mark of Quality This mark identifies Firestone- the tyre equipment which measures up to the high standard of service we curselves. aim to deliver.

The Firestone process of Gum-Dip- ping accomplishes the great vital nced in tyre service ! If prevents friction and avoids excessive heat,

On Tubos this mark indicatès select- ed rubber and workmanship of highest skill.

Ask for both tyress and tubes bear- ing the Firestone name and Mark of Quality.

MOST MILES PER

DOLLAR

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO. LTD.

Control 1946 1947-

3.5 Wong Nui hung out, (Flippy Valley DRAGON MOTOR LIVERY SERVICE, C. PAU, PROPRIETOR.

24. Des Voux Roa, (Hongkong)

Central 442.

Kowloon 226.

THE DURO MOTOR COMPANY Nathan Road, (Kowloon)

[A tuli rarge of Melor Carland Motor Cycle Tyres & Tubis cerried at'oach of the above addresses.]

Firestone

The New ESSEX

5-passenger Essex Touring

complete with Disc Wheels, Cowl Lamps, and Five Cord

Tyres,

A Six

J

$2,375

Built by

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1924.

CARS SWAMPED BY STORM.

When a cloudburst struck near Manitowoc, Wis., flooding streams and fleide, atomotiles wero waehod off the highwLYB. One man was killed and thousands of dollars of damage done.

SAFE DRIVING.

IMPORTANCE OF GOOD TEACHING.

able to drive with safety to them. selves and to others.

---If anyone thinks this an over- s'a omont of the need for. im- agination, let him observa the traffio at cross-roads or at a bad corner. Lot him note the num- There is, in my opinion Paye a Home writer, much to be said for ber of drivers who, roalizing in the placing of signs to indicate advance the possible prosonco. of definitely first and spennd clase other vehicles use their horn roada. Multiplication of signs early enough to be of real use as howovar, must be guarded warning. He will probably find of that some, drivers nover sound against, for the usefulness notices and danger marks can their horns at all, and that most easily be nullified if there are too of those who do, sound them too many of them. What is wanted late. The value of a warning is standardization and more given practically on the cross- common sonse. Every motorist road or corner is as nothing com- can call to mind road on pared with one given woll in which there are too many warning advance.

That is an example. The pro- algns-so many, in fact, as to make a driver careless; while Perly-taught man usos his in- other places are potential death-agination all the time, and so is traps for want of proper warnings, ready for emergencies. It is the Cross-road- aro naturally second of time which is saved in. dangerous placos, because the mental process and in the re- collision there is a more or lose sultant physical action which rightangled contact, and where counts in a tight place and pro- two routes cannot be obviously vents an accident

Again, a delicate sense of touch classified, signs should certainly

bo put up. They should be of a the handling of a motor is in- the simplest construction, to dispendsable for good, safe driv catch the rye easily and to delivering got novices are noldom their meaning instantaneously, taught it. Sit beside a driver who and they should be a standard knows the art and in turn beside pattern everywhere. They one who has never bean rightly should be readable without-undue taught. The one will steer a difficulty at night, though acmooth even course almost im cidents at night are rather less perceptibly, and even in difficult common than by day. Perhaps conditions: the other will steer plain colour signe, green on the by a series of movements, turning main and rod on the subsidiary the wheel only when it has to be off-turned, and not gradually in rout, would ha more cacious than lettered designs, and advance. The one is safe at high it ought not to be difficult to make speeds and can be trusted in an Btoo ra them effective after dark. This emer ency because ho proposal, if I remember rightly, touch and not by rule; othor makos ⚫the Was suggesti-d to me some time ago for use in London by Captain car jalt and swerve and often BUFOR A needicos accident Cable, the cleansing engineer of the City of Westminster. It has through side-slip...

When every motor private and been though that any such plan commercial, is supplied with would encourage road-hogs and conduce to higher speeds on main roare; but personally I do not

think 80. ++

the

propor braking on all wheels, as I hope they will be two or three years henos, delicacy of touch on the brake pedal will perhaps be of less a count. At present it is THE PRINCIPLES OF DRIVING. The main cause of dangerous of great importanco, and so also driving undoubtedly lies in bad is the control of the hand-brake.) 101ching. Most of the dangers on A good driver fools his brakes on; the roadarise not from criminal a bad drivor, with his heavy carelessness and callousness, but touch, uses thom harshly and from inexrerience and lack of unsympathetically. How many

Hudson tuition in the principles of gond now drivers, who often pay large

Note How Experts Praise It

·

"Hudson has produced a super Essex. It looks like the proverbial knockout, " - From Automobile Topics.

"The New Essex is a revelation of per- formance, ease of riding and of smoothness." From Motor Age.

"Steers feasily, even on loose gravel int 50 miles per hour."-From Motor World.

"A wonderful value -- a car of which Hudson engineers have a right to be proud."-- From Motor Life.

"Possesses qualities I didn't believe could be incorporated in a closed car at the price." H. A. Tarantons, in Motor (U.S.A.).

2500 New ESSEX Buyers Each Week Throughout The Country

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

Latest Models on View at our Show Room

and Service Station.

Wong/Nel Chung[Road, Happy Valley.

Come and see them.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

driving. The balanca -except for fees for so-called tuition, learn a fow road-hogs who will always the why and wherefore of braking exist-ls the result of ill-made-for instance, that the hand roads and ill-constructed vehicles. brake should never be pulled or Signs and notices at the best pusted on with the catoh en- aro a compromise. They may re-gaged? It in all the smaller and mind a driver to be careful, but finer points that make up the art no number of them will supply of driving; these can be learnt if the aanso which enables one to ono is taught in the right way at visualize possible danger before-the beginning. But until motor- hand. Motorists are not taught drivers as a class are taught to enough in the beginning to use uso their imagination and to their imagination and to develop develop their road sense and a their road-sense; yet without good touch, the number of need- those it is impossible to become a less accidents will not be materi wood driver. Perhaps a really ally reduced "Any fool can drive That is a sentiment high average standard cannot be a motǝr.". expected because the mechanical | fatal to enfotv. By all means lot sance is more a gift than an ac-there be effective signs and quisition, but by proper teaching notloos at the roadsides. But, most parsons who are sound men-above, all, let the standard of tally and physically should be teaching be raised.

TESTING RIDING QUALITIES.

One of the methods used to test an auto's elding qualllles. This is by setting up two checkered boards ou s car and Tuning the auto along a white camera photoraphs the motion. The by thosmovements of the board in a

walle':authovie ods are noted to the bord.

Armstrong Siddeley

66 FOUR 14. " THE ALL BRITISH

TOURING CAR.

FIRST COST---VERY MODERATE

RUNNING EXPENSES Exceedingly

low

PETROL CONSUMPTION--- 26-28 miles

+

per Galion. YOU CANNOT BUY A BETTER CAR.

NEW MODEL ARRIVED.

i

Demonstration, Invited.

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

C. 4758-Car Hire Servico for Hongkong,

C. 4759-For Motor Showroom.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

BRITAIN'S LEADING LIGHT CAR.

The

Austin

Seven

Givaa car comfort and protection at the price of a combination." Running cost is under 3 112 conta per mile for 2 adults and 2 obild-'. ren, considerably less than tram fare. All the refinements' of a jargo car at a fraction of the. first and running costs.

Electric lighting, with dimmer switch. electric horn, electrical starter. Complete all weather equipment... Curtains open with door. Spare wheel and tyre. The 4 cylinder engine la water cooled, three speeds are provided, and brakes fitted on all wheels. Chaeris. lubrication is by grease gun. Complete set of tools and· · spare parts supplied with each car. British construction throughout.

Price delivered Hongkong, ready for the road £188;0;0;- Sports Modol-2 roater with specially tuned motor, guarantood speol of 50 m.ph. equipped with speedometer and shock absorbers 2198:0:0. Catalogue, demonstration and full information from

Sole Agents:-

ALEX. ROSS & CO., (CHINA) LTD.

Tel 21 or 1487.

Bank of Chias Bulidings, HONG LONG,

Tot 17 or 148T.

THE QUALITY ARGUMENT.

DUNLOP

CORDS.

The Dunlop Cord is a “quality” tyre. It is built to an ideal-not to a price. But just because of its pre-eminent quality it is as cheap a tyre as any motorist, can buy, for long mileage. it yields. reduces cost-per-mile to minimum.

Are you profiting by Dunlop QUALITY and Dunlop SERVICE?

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Supplied: DUNLOP RUBBER Co. (China) LTD.

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