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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1924.

THE PROGRESS OF AVIATION.

The

ESSEX-SIX

Built by Hudson Under Hudson Patents

Two of the Latest Machines.

GENUINE BALLOON TIRES

Give Greater Riding Ease, Braking Efficiency-Shock Protection

With all the old-time Essex qualities of performance, and rellability, you now get; Full size, genuine balloon tires-Added beauty and distinction—Easter riding- Easter stearing-Almost doubla braking efficiency.

Naturally when balloon tires had established their superiority Esses would adopt them. They are now standard equipment. They add an even greater measure of riding ense, stendi- news and good looks to the notable values of

the Coach. With the advanced system of spring suspension and low center of gravity. safe comfortable travel is assured on all roada and at all speeda.

The Essex Six la bult by Hudson under Hudson patents. Thus it is the product of the famous 6 cylinder experience of the Birth largest builder of molor cars in the world. It alone aliares the advantages of design and construction for which the Hudson Super-Sir is celebrated.

The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Telephone, Central 1246 or 1247

38, Wong Nei Chung Road,

Happy Valley.

SOUND VALUE

Sound products evolve from sound principles.

Dodge Brothers Motor Car is the product of an institution whose principles have always been conceded to be pre-eminently sound.

Sound manufacturing methods that place infinitely more importance on quality than quantity-- Sound financial standing, which permits 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 com- plete confidence of the public-

A sound sales and service policy through which buyers are assured full value for their Invest- ment These basic principles being sound, it follows as an obvious consequence that Dodge Brothers Motor Car represents sound value

Particulars.

Boadator 2-3-passengers...

Standard.

Special.

$2,370

$2,640

$2,430

Touring 5-passengore...

$2,700

$8,100

Business Coupe 2-3-passangers

$8,300

$8,580

Business Sedan 5-passengers

$3,780

69,780

Coupe 4-passengers

$3,980

$8,800

Sedan Type "A" 5-passengers

$4,000

The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

88, Wong Nei Chung Road

•

Happy Valley.

Barling Bomber, world's largost airplane, belonging to the U.S. Army.

Stout All-Motal plane, which competed in the Dayton Chamber of Commerce race for large capacity planes.

THE NEW MOTOR PENALTIES.

NEED TO ENSURE THAT JUSTICE SHALL BE DONE

that aloofnoms to such a wicked scandal cannot be allowed to continuo Motoriets must be easured f 11 protection from por Boual animosity and prejudioo, and come under the law only in! direct proportion to their break- ago of the law. The personal (By Capt. E. de Normanville prejudices of those "bumptious in the Daily Chronicle)

bumbles" must bo eliminated. Every sane motorist will wel- come the anas of the now Criminal command therefore. I() wel- With all the weight at my Justice Bill just introduced, and coma the heavier penalties; (b) the demand for heavier ponalties demand that adequate stops be for drunken and proved reckless drivers which has frequently been administered justly (which is the taken to ensure that they are advanced. So far, so good.

obvions intention of those formu- But I would ask you to notice that I was "welcome the aimslating the Bill), and (c) point out several well-known of the new proposals. They are Courts there is at present no drastic-and they should be earthly possibility of getting Jus. drestio. But "Fiat justitia, ruatico in any motoring case-RO coolum."

From the motorist's much so that the police and the point of view that must be the officials in those areas will toll

in that

molto; and it should be that of all those who may be called upon to plead guility.

[you it's uvoloss to do other than administer such law,

"Let justice be done even if the heavons fait." In direct pro-

HOME OFFICE ACTION.

portion to the penalty of the law, As with reckless driving-so the administering of justice must with drunkenness. Some months: be ensured. Granted that one age when urging heavier penal. vital essential-Justice-there is tion for orunken drivers, I stipu- nothing in the new proposals to lated that if anyone is charged which any ane mrtariat can with this offonso an independent reasonably take exception.

dootor should be called in.

NOTORIOUS INJUSTICE.

The offence is very serious, not only to the public, but also to the

But the utfor lack of justice in reputation of the party alleged to certain known courts in the ory-be guilty. And it is by no means ing blot on British justice at the easy in many cases to state prosent time. In several courte, whether a person is drunk, parti- any motorist is condemned before ally drunk, lightly inebriated, or the case is heard it is a foregone just “happy." conclusion.

The world still being human,; In some cases this utter look of thore will be acoldents whon justice has been notoricus for alcohol is 99 per cent to blame, years past. It is a known scandal and "other circumstances "only in law ciroles and even admitted 1 per cent.; and there will equal- by higher police officials, Biasily be accidents when other and prejudice are ovon admitted circumstances" are 99 per cont, by some of those precious ex- to blame, and alsohal only 1 per amples of law-givors from their cent. And, obviously, many own mouths. They have openly others botwoon those extromos. admitted their personal animosity; Consequently Justice domande, to motoring.

that all reasonable procautions: That is a big enough blot on the should be taken to assess the fault prostige of British justice when when it is alleged. And the only it's a more question of 20s, and way to do that is to supplement the opinion of the divi-lonal sur- But for £50 finos and imprison-goon with that of an independent mont-it simply won't do. The medical man; and should he not bo British idea of fair play will not available, then two Independent stand for it. Neither will British witnesses should be called in. motorists.

costs

Consequently the introduction In short, therefore, I ropeat of ponal reforms (which I gladly that for the administering of welcome) carrios with it another those heavier penalties we must vital problem: The known die neuro plain Justice. And that: ponsers of prejudico in motoring means that the Home Office has mallers must be relieved of offloe, got to do something equally or adequate stops takon to prevent drastic and equally desirable- their coutinuing to imposs person- to thwart some of the prosent ad- al animosity as different from ministrators of unadulterated Justico.

motor Injustion.

PREJUDICE MUST GO!

I has for long boon a matfor

HARD ON VIOLATORS.

E

Power

enough

and to spare !

VEN with the family aboard, the little Austin Soven' is game enough for the longest climb. The beautiful balanced engine has an astonishing reserve of power, and it is more economical than tram-fare. The Austin Soven. represents the cheapest form of travel extant, and that with exceptional comfort and dispatch.

The

Austin

Seven

SPECIFICATION- "

Electric starting.llishtlus, endihorn. Full all-weather equipment, spare wheel and tyre. Four cy:inder water-cooled engius, three-apézón; brakes to all four whet

Standard Modal

9ports Modal

Chisals

LISS

K170

120

THE MOTOR FOR THE MILLION.

Sole Agents for Hongkong & South China

ALEX. ROSS & CO. (CHINA) LTD.

Bank of China Buildings, Queen's Road. Telephone 27 or 2487.

Hongkong.

1-24-33

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RECTIFIER METHOD."

HONGKONG.

Hebter pil and the water. This Boaldos his idea, there is a vapor la then returned to the ins means of rectifying the orankisko manifold and the cylinders: of wondermont to me that our The worst punishment over caso oil as it is being used. A where it is burond, while thwi Home Soratories have novor acen moted out to spood law violatore dovico for this purpose has been lubricating oil that remains, be fit to intorforo with the open die has boon, hit upon by Judge designed, and is now being, por hind is returned to the crankcase ponsation of motoring prejudice Thomas Riley of Malden, Mass, footed in different ways, but to---Thoro are disadvantages in this in several of our Courts. The He makes the culprita memorize, ward the same goal, and bystem, as against the ouerdas so'ndal in,8o generally known. the section of the law applying By running the diluted, olljoribed by Anderson) who claimi but with those now penalties to their infraction and repast. It through a still or rectifier aitaob, him in the chos par method. Butl they are not too heavy for correctly in face of a long stayed to the engine exhaust, enough předticability, the advantana akas "definitely proved" offender-in prison,

heat is obtained to: volatilize the yet to be demonstrated set