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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

SOUND VALUE

Sound products evolve from sound principles. Dodge Brothon Motor Car Is the product of an in- stitution whogo principles have always born conced- od to be pre-eminently sound.

Sound manufacturing methods that place infinitely more importance on quality than quantity-

Sound financiai standing, which permite uninter- rupted development and adherence to the policy of constant improvement-

A sound method of selecting dealers, from which an organization has grown that enjoys the complete confidence of the public-

A sound salos and service policy, through which buyers are assured full value for their investment- These basic principles boing sound, it follows as an obvious consequonos that Dodge Brothers, Motor Car represents sound value

Standard.

Particolars.

Special.

$2,870

Ioadster 2-3-passengers

$2,640

$2,430

Touring 5-passengers

$2,700

$8,100

Business Coupe 2-3-passengers

$8,800

$8,500

Business Sedan 5-passengers

$8,780

$2,750

Coupe 4-passengere

$8,080

$3,800

Sodan Type "A" 5-passongers

$4,000.

The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247. 33, Wong Nei Chung Road

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THE REAL BALLOON TYRE DISCOVERY

SUPERTWIST.

You are probably thinking about buying Balloon Tyres. As you know, Balloon Tyres are much larger than ordinary tyret are run at lower air pro geures. Thoy smooth out bumps, save your car and its occupants.

But to be practical, a Balloon Tyre must stand up and give good mileage under the constant flexing and bonding to which it is subjected.

The durability of Goodyear Balloon Ty res is assured by a now discovery-Supertwist cord material.

Suportwist is an extra durable cord material developed by Goodyear especially for Balloon Tyres. It is a fine, lightly woven cord with an extraordinary stretch. It givos and takos as the Balloon Tyro flexos and bonds.. It is your assurance of greatly increased riding comfort if you equip with Goodyear Balloon Tyros.

Goodyear Superwist Cord Balloon Tyres are made for the now small-diamotor wheels or to fit the wheels now on most cars without change.

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In Balloon Tyres as in Others GOODYEAR MEANS GOOD WEAR

GOOD YEAR

BALLOON TYRES

MADE IN CANADA

DISTRIBUTORS

ALEX ROSS 8 CO. (China) Ltd..

BANK OF CHINA BUILDING MONGKONG.

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Happy Valley.

ARROL-JOHNSTON.

THE CREATOR OF THE POLICY.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1924.

BRITISH EXPORT, TRADE, CAR, BUYING SIMPLIFIED.

There are many signs ofim-| I have on several previous dos provement in export trade and casions referred to the value of Overseas, organisation of manu- the method of obtaining cars on facturers in various branches of the deferred paymont system the British Motor Industry, says Captain E., de Normanville Thus, for instance, the common in the Daily Chronicle, i impression that Canada, owing|| And it is gratifying to note that to ita propinquity to the United there are at prosent several indi- States, is a closed market to the callons of the development of thej British industry, is negatived by plan in this country. the fact that Thornyosoft's have Hitherto thero this been some recently opened dopots at Toronto | little diffidence, about it. It did and at Montreal.. Those will not soom quite the correct thing. provide service facilities and will Some folk were disposed to #neor bo used for the stocking, and at it. And, above all, it was not] assembly of Thornyoroft chassie a thing that your next-door neigh- and marine engines. A fair num- bour was to have an inkling of. ber of Thornycroft motor vohioles Why all those fear, doubts, aro already in service in Canada, and false "Impressions? In the and the fact that the opening of United States such systems of theso now dopote following the car purchase are the normal visit of a representative of the routine of the business. The valo firm to Cabads, shows that pos outright-in regard to most mo- eibilities are regarded favourably, dole is the exception

At the other end of the scalo, than the rulo.. British motor cycles are Lot only causing history to repeat itself by Car purchase, by the deferred repolling an invasion of the home payment system is like ovary. market somewhat similar to that thing else. Properly used and which occurred and failed in the administered, it can be a boon to case of the pedal oycle many both parties. Improperly used years ago. but are equally eata and ill-used, it can be a curse to blishing their supremacy eleo both parties.

· FALSE. PRIDE.

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MICHELIN

TYRES

OFFER YOU THE

MAXIMUM

AT THE rather

whore. Thus, the Triumph Com-But why should it be "comme pany recently consigned in at "fsut" for Mr. Suburbia to say single shipment no lose that 172 Yes, old man, topping fine plano. cases of their products to a total Ruinous price, of course, some- weight of over thirty-five tons and thing over £300, but naturally I'm of a value of more than £12,000. getting it on the deferred pay- The sidecar combination, as ment system": and for the solf applied to trade purposes, by the same gentleman to be afraid of Enfield Cycle Company is becom- his friends knowing that he ie ing vory popular with postal getting a car on the same plan? authorities in many countries, including New Zealand and South Africa.

antiation. In fact, if the sound. There's no sense in such differ-

at all, it is very much more genu-| ness of the principle is accepted inely desirable for

motor-oar

Turning to aero ongines, it is significant that Mr. Fokker, the famous Dutch designer, has come than for a piano; and I've got no to Groat Britain for the engines shares in the piano business any. for his very latest production, how. having selected the 450 h.p.

Napier "Lion" as the power BOUND BUSINESA PROPOSITION. plant of his latest bomber.and Wo may accept as moral or torpado plano recently construct-

business equity, that before

ed for the Dutch Government. pledging himself to the cost of

to

To turn from specific instances any article, the buyer shound be general. statistion, the last satisfied as to his ability to meet issue of Board of Trade figures the debit incurred. show that, for the first time ini

But after that one basic point, history, the exports of the British the actual method of purchase-is Motor Industry

are now in purely a matter of busincas. At excess of the motor importe into sume a wealthy person buying, the British Isles.

a £2,000 car. He or she, muy bave o fow bundreds lying idle in

CAUSES OF IMPROVEMENT.

The reasons for this improved the bank, but other money in- state of affairs, are somewhat vested in sound industrials bring- numerous and complicated. The ing in 6 or 7 per cent. duties that have been imposed on

As a blunt business proposition forsign vehicles imported into it would pay better to get the oar Great Britain of recent years gave on the deferred payment system- the industry a chance of recon-)

bacause the advance:can be made! at & lower rate by sound structing itself and finding sufficient

jiaoncerza. work for factories considerably enlarged during the And it ie jack the same for the war. The removal of these duties, majority of us who have to thank while regrettable as a waste of our Inaky stars when the income TC. Pullinger, C.B.E., the man revenue and as indicating a total tax people allow us the privilege behind the Arroi-Johston Motor- lack of consideration for a great" of buying an under £500 car. cars, was born in London in 1966, industry employing much British- Bo long as your position war- the son of a Fleet paymaster labour, cannot do the harm (batant you setting saído the 12 or R. N., and educated at Dartford. it would have dono a year of sing down the 20, 25, or 30 per 18monthly instalmente, and pay- After serving his time in an ago. Now that the home market engineering firm he was appoint is again an open one, British pont, frot instalmont, the system

is-quito sound. nd to Woolwich Arsonal Royal manufacturers are, in fact, com- Gun Factory as a draughtsman. polled, while keeping p ices down Like many other leading spirits to the lowest possible mark, to do of the automobile industry he everything conceivable that can was an enthusiastic racing increase their over oss markets, cyclist, and winner of numerous When the removal of the duties pots" and gold medals, at the was first notified, there was a the oarly age of 23 was head of considerable and sudden decrease point. This is how we should buy the firm of Fullinger & Company, for the demand of many British the Smithrones car at £300 oyolo manufacturers.

cars, particularly those of the ordinary retail price.

M.

A PRACTICAL. EXAMPLE. Suppuse we take an example on ' basie which is known to bo sound, and to be cconomically practicable from the manufac

turor's or mator agont's view

From oycle to motorcar was an lighter classes. This effected, Suppose we pay a quarter down easy stage, and at 20 he joined for example, the output of the 10 £75, loaxing £245 still owing. Darracq, the well-known Morris factorios, but it is entis- To the original case price we French constructor, as designer factory to learn that the produc- should now be asked to incur

further indebtochwass to the tune? and assistant; driving some of tion of Morris-Cowley and the firm's racing machines and Morris Oxford cars is now again of per cent which is £It. Addi finishing third in the Paris-exceeding 00 a week, and a fur that 102 to time balance stilli Treport race. Shortly after, in ther rise to 1,000 a week is confi- owing, and it becomes £237. 1894, he joined Messrs. Duncan dently expected in the near If you divido that into 1 & Suburbie as Manager of their future. Mr. W. R. Morr's has, in monthly payments, it means works at Croisy Le Vosinet. Hore fact, been a great benefactor to setting aside just under £20 a ho designed and produced some the British industry by indicating month for the next year, andia

correspondingly how far it is successful motor ayolos and also just

leel one of the first small cars with 2 and practicable for British monthly if the period of deferred cylinder horizontal ongine, 2 manufacturer to go in the direc payment is 1 months.

Buck business can be done spoed gear and tubular frame. ...tion of direct compatition with

smaller

In 1896 ho installed and mana- the lowest priced fr roign products through perfectly reliable firme Rod & Weldless Steel Tube-Mill wi hout sacrifice of that standard and in a posfectiy siretyhtforward for Messrs. Test et Morot at of quality that is expected of manner. But, if you adopt, it, Lyon Valeo. In this capacity British engineering products.

ho

1909

awarded Was

A medal

make sure that you deal with one

of the goach companies doing such business. There are somo agatame

at the Paris Exhibition of Evidently automobile mon.have which are definitely more

for the woll-known decided to brighten the corners straightforward than others. La Mouche" a light car with where their cars aro. The announ single cylinder, air-cooled engine, coment that nort year's output of

with water-cooled combustion cars will be in all sorts of "vivid" BALLOON VS. ORDINARYK TYRES, head and fitted with two and colours indicates that our strenis four-seater bodies. Anothor of and roadways are to become as

M

A rookless automobile driver

his produotione, a 14 h.p. car, was brilliant ze the rainbow. Addi- can do a lot of damage to balloon enterad for an important raotional interont is lent to the as- tyres on his car by essaying to but was unfortunately wrecked nouncement by the statements of speed over ourbings, railroad ties, In practice by the professional the automobile man at their con- and similar objects in the driver fow days. bofore the vention in Atlantic City: The road which he would shrink raco. Disappointed, but not dis

women folk want dam that way." from if his car were equipped beartened, Mr. Pullinger outered The use of the word vivid in- with high air pressure tyras. Buy hie 6 h.p. car in its place and dicates that it is a man's propost loon tyres are no contructed that drove it himself to victory in the tion. Every woman knows from they will absorb ordinary prežno- race for Voiturettes.

her experienos, in assing her tions and depressions'in the woad, husband -Beloof "hile tion that but it was not the intention of * vivid " sad "some colour" are tyre manufacturer in pruducing

SAFETY FIRST.

A good drivör unvorýmakes synonymous. And when he this new tyre jo endourage trick” either steering movement or wants to do something he thinks driving. Balloons are no better braku application suddenly. The a bit foolish he always exauses equipped to ithstand abuse Khan mans gradually you do osch, tha himuslí by saying " the women are the high-pressure treat which better for the straty archu,voRNS FOIL WALbed it that wa

SERVICE

MINIMUM

EXPENSE

-Full stocks carried by

THE EUROPE - ASIA TRADING CO. China Building

Ask To See The Balloon Tyres.

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(Incorporated in England)..

THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING STRONG.