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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

HARLEY DAVIDSON

1924 MODELS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. SHEWAN TOMES & CO.

Sole Agents,

Tel. C. 781.

THE FAMOUS B.S.A.

B.S.A.

MOTOR CYCLES, generally admitted to he the finest value-for-money machines now on the market, havo mot with a greator domand than ever this season.

The range has been extended, detail inprovements have baon incorporated on all models, and the B.B A. reputation for service and reliability has been greatly enhanced by the results of reliability trials, and the experiences of thousands of private owners, during the past season in the British Isles, on the Continent, and in every part of the world where motor oycling is in vogue..

We shall be pleased to show you models of these famous #chinos.

Prices from $475.00

Take the lift to the 4th. floor.

SINCERE'S

Sole Agents for the famous B.S.A. Cycles.

"THE CAR YOU WANT-AT A PRICE YOU CAN AFFORD"

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Chandler Spoodeter, complete with new top, now carpets, now upholstery and now paint. Engine thoroughly overhauled and in splen- did condition. An exceptional bargain at ... Locomobilo Touring Car, complete with six now Cord Tyres, new top, now upholstery, Ingine now carpet and

print. now thoroughly overhauled and in splendid running order

Studebaker Spesial. Six-Sports Body. Paint in fine condition. disappearing hood. 2- passenger Dickie soat, five wire wheels, Avo Cord Tyros in good condition. Ownor driven; total mileage less than 6,500 A very unusual bargain at.....

$2.500

$1.000

$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 DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.,

33 Wong Nel Chung Road,

·MOTORING. SUPPLEMENT.

|SIGNPOSTS REMOVE LAST DANGERS FROM DESERTS.

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MOSAUR

One of the desert signposts directing travellers to nearby springs.

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EXIT MCKENNA DUTIES.

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American desort longer hide the dangers that horotofore have been faced by only the hardiost of travellers.

Now thanks to the U. s. Geological Survey, the moskost auto tourist crosses the wide ox-

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1924.

THORNYCROFT

COMMERCIAL

VEHICLES

pangos of hot sand and sagebrush BUILT ENTIRELY OF BRITISH PARTS BY BRITISH LABOUR

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without tho slightest iota foar. Signposts direct him not only to the nearest town, but to natural springs and other! cases, that ho-and his auto- might be refreshed.

covering A fan-shaped area about 570,000 square miles, noarly one-fifth the area of the entire country, le now fully mapped for the benefit of the traveller. Signposta direct the tourists along the main roade and along byepaths to natural springs within the hottest and most arid regions of the south- west and west.

Not only has this work of map- ping the onsesofthese deserts becn conducted to aid the travoller but it has been of strategic Im- portance in obtaining knowledge of the water supplies along the 350 milos of the southwost frontier.

The maps showing the dosert watoring places include not only roads and distances and direction. but they contain detailed in- formation of the oases and oven analyses of the water,

As a result of this survey, touring through the deserts is expected to become almost as popular as travelling in the more inhabited parts of the country.

THE POPULAR

'DODGE.'

On August let the much-

In the nine months ended July discussed reinoval of the Me-1. Dodgo Brothers manufactured Kennu duties took place. The 155,000 care and or that date bad effect of this stop upon the motor sold 142,000 at retail. Against industry is, as yet, somewhat 16,000 in stock available for de- problematical. Time alone will livery there were

more

than

prove results. Mean-while foreign 12,000 unfilled signed retail orders competitors no doubt are prepar- in the hands of the company's ing for a raid on the British dealers. In making these Balos market, and it may well be that the dealers had only 15,400 used the next few months will witness cars on haud July 1. a big influx of foreign cars sell.

This proof that dealers of the ing, in the main, at lower prices than their British rivals. But company have not been over- the apparent advantages of first stocked this season is contained cost are frequently deceptive, as in a booklet, "The Sound Pro- overy motorist of experience Kress of Dodge Brothers Busi- knows. Running costs and de- nors," issued by the company, in prociation are the factors that which President F. J. Hynes count-most in motoring, and on makes the following statement. During a period when the the score of design and sound workmanship the truly ropro- general trend of the automobile santative British car brooks no business seemed quite definitely rivals. Moreover, it is to be re- downward and accumulation of was iu dealers' stocke membered that the majority of ears foreign care, and more especially general. Dodgo Brothers were those designed in America, show marketing the largest production a greater horse-power rating than in their history with no substan- In those of British manufacture and tial accumulation of care. this, under the present (dare we fact, for those nine months, our say peculiar 7) system of taxation greatest production period, we, on horse-power, goes a long way have had, wook for wook, a con- towards increasing annual run-sistently smaller number of cars ning expense and noutralising any in the hands of our dealers than for any other corresponding possible advantage in first cost

The lead hold by the best period. British cars, however, is held by As an index to the manner inj virtue of the more important which this annual retail bušinass qualities of mechanical efficiency has boon conducted, it is in- nd reliability, and this load interesting to note that on July 1 much lers a matter of accident there were only 15,400, used cars cur 3500 than the result of years of con-distributed sistant dovolopment towards the dealers. This shows very clearly retail business 9 thst attainment of an ideal.

uniformly on a clean, profitablej basis,

HINTS ON APPLYING BRAKES. There is a lot in knowing how to use the brakes for the beat results. One of the most import- ant points in this connection is

among

OLD TYRES FOR FUEL

Bum your old tyres as fuel-if

the necessity for making the you have a good stove and a

A TYPE FOR EVERY REQUIREMENT For Passengers or Merchandise

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SPARE

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IN STOCK

Trust a Thornycroft with your Transport,

Specifications and Prices

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

IF NOT A THORNYCROFT-BUY AN ENTIRELY BRITISH LORRY,

C.4759-For Motor Showroom.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS LTD.

C.4758-Car Hire Service For Hongkong,

ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST SALESROOMS

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

1923, 24,565 DOW Buicks, This Buick Branch delivered, during representing a cash value of $39,591,918. In 1924, it is expected that about 30,000 cars will be delivered, 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.

same

From August 1, 1923, to May 16, 1924, deliveries of this Branch amounted to 20,139 Buicks as compared with 16,295, deliveries for the period the preceding year. This represents an increase of 3.844 cars, 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 first place in every National Automobile Show in the United States during the last six years. In 1923, Buick sold 218,516 motor cara, 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 so'd in 1923 were Buicks.

SULE AGENTS:

HONGKONG & KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD.

26,, Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. Central 1036.

don't forget K. 226.

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NATHAN

ROAD

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an now be accommodated.

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