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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Harley Davidson

1924 MODELS IN STOCK FOR

IMMEDIATE DELIVERY.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO. Sole Agents, Tel. C. 781.

YET

ANOTHER SHIPMENT

JUST ARRIVED OF THE FAMOUS

B. S. A.

MOTOR

CYCLES

An early inspection is advised.

THE SINCERE CO.

UPHILL

It's Always An Uphill

Climb When A Truck

Is Not Properly Cared For

IKE the Chinese doctor, we pride ́ourselves not so much on curing trouble as on preventing it.

of

Proper care a truck DOES eliminate trouble and expense. Many business men who like to keep down costs praise our service highly.

2

The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Export and Constant European Supervision.

Telephone C. 1246 or-1247.

A. J. Alison, Service Manager,

1924 OLYMPIA

MOTORING

AN EXPORT TRADE VIEW

(By an Overseas Trade Observer.);

SUPPLEMENT SATURDAY, JANUARY 10,

FIRESTONE ACHIEVE-

MENT.

AN INTERESTING CABLE.

Boadors will no doubt bo plo-

I am very glad that I visited ed to read the following asblo Olympla this year, because rooontly received here from the the exhibits of British man- Firestovo Tyre and Rubber Com- ufacturers "thore, offer a most pany:-

"Race resulta National Cham- amazing choice to the Colonial buyer, whether he is looking for pionship Culver City California a town vehicle or a "camp" oar. December 14th 250 milos as Hill Hartz Milton Incidentally, most of the many-follows: facturers of British care confirm Comer Shattuc Shafor ronpoctivo an idea that I havo chorished for oara MillorSpecial Durrant Special a long flimo, and that ie the Miller Special Durant Fiat Duson- existence of a very marked ton-borg all two litre care averago timo donoy on the part of overseas 126 miles per hour breaking all buyers towards British goods. world records this distance stop

Dealing with what is popularly all winning cars Firostono equip known as the "Colonial modelped stop Hill neithor changed that is to say, a fairly heavy tyres nor stopped stop great day type of car which will give good for Hill and Firestones." norvice over the

Just think of the tramandoun 'camp" or: "bush" tracks-I do not think [strain that the tyres were forced. that buyers from the Dominions to undergo at the terrific spoed of (or, indeed, any overran coun- 120 miles per hour. Yet Firo- trios) will have any diffealty in stone stood up to the highest finding cars to suit their require-standard of quality which bas mente; and, what is moro, in always been maintained and Olympia they have a far widercarried Hill to victory and the range of British cars to choose Nvional Championship. That from then that which is offered all winners choose Firestones is by imported cara, We all know, in itsolf sufficient evidence of of course, that a fow American their faith in the product, for makre uro strongly entrenched in tyres are one of the most import- the Daminions, but they are all act deciding factors in the win- more or less the same as regards ning or losing of a raco,

All Firestone Gum-Dipped power and appoarance, and they all possess the common factor of oord tyros are built of the same Jow soling price. With the many material with the samo careful. British cars shown at Olympia, workmanship and dolivor equally howover, the story is vory diffor-depoudablo norvico. ont, as there are several excellent] British products in the 20 h.p. olaes which are offered at prices almost да low as those of the batter-class American (or Canadian) car; and the bost of of succeeding cars are judged. in that all these British cars have Whether you realize it or not, you individuality stamped all over are always uncorsoiously saying. thom.

"How much smoother this engine rune," or "The old car nover did, that." It is a very good way to appreciate the important strides that have been made in automo-

YOUR FIRST MOTOR CAR. Your first car is the yardstick| by which the faults or the virtues

THE QUESTION OF PRICE. The matter of prico, too, is worth commenting upon. As I have just faid, there are several British "Colonial modoja" offer-bilo dosign, as well as the mie- ed at very tempting prices, and takes you mako in choosing

one must remember that even the subsequent caza.

most hardened overseas motorist!

with somewhat "Americanised "i

| ideas will agree that the British

product is sure to be worth more should be to say that I think

to.

The British

"Even better than

my former Essex"

Adventagon of both Hudson and the former Essex aro combined in the new Essex Coach.

料

And with finor body and a 6 cylinder motor, built on Hudson patents, its cost is much less than Essex closed car comforte ever sold for.

It continues the famous Essex qualities of performance, economy and reliability,

Steoring is like guiding a bioyolo. Gears shift easily. Caro of the car calls for little more than keeping it lubricated. Its economy includes not only exceptional gas, oil and tiro mileage, but a policy of minimum maintenance cost with parts prices that will astonish you. 5-passenger Touring

5-passenger Coach...

$2,500 $2,800

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

33, Wong Nei Chung Road- Happy Valley

HEADLIGHT GLARE.

CONTROL OF LIGHT BEAM .MAY SOLVE DIFFICULTY.

It is a widely held belief that

they do not Intorfore with vision and the numbers on the front ficonsa plates can be road with. ease. This is because the ligh

sflected from the loanse plato to tho oyos is nearly, or more [thin, sixy times as powerful &

the headlights.

ESSEN

INCREASED TOURING. 3

FUEL CONSUMPTION FIGURES.

than the American so that, just that the time has now come for other DVorsoas supposing that he felt a litt a bit Colonial and doubtful as regards the cheapest traders to appreciato the fact. of the British types offered, heas they really are. could, by springing another £50 manufacturers have the goods. 10 £100, find British cars embody and they have them at prices ing all the various points des which will suit all; and they have manded by overseas traders plus them constru ted to suit the most

I a choice of colours and a, finish exactiny overseas conditions that the quantity manufacturer think that most Culo ia s who studied the exhibits at Could not give even if he desired havo

Olympia will admit the truth of As regards technical details, I this Vary well, then; lot thom was planned to noto that the do as the agents do in this coun- mans B itish manufacturers who try: take up the representation of are ottering for overseas trader-ho make they fancy, and pur are qu'te up to date as revande chase the cars in the ordinary

two Washington-In

.daya what is required in Australia. way. It is time to cease all this

motor vehicles in this country New Zealand, South Af ics, and talk of sending out numbers of the motor headlight glare problem

Toward evening the headlights made more milenge than all pass other parts. All the cars I in-cars on consignment and estab-is one of great mystery. difficult appear to become stronger, and enger trains in the entire year! epsated were provided with ample listing a chain of showrooms and of comprehension and almost they continue to brighten unti. This remarkabla fsot is gleaned.

the servien depots. All this can come insoluble. This belief is confirm nothing can be seen of the fading from a survey of fuel consump cooling arrangements in shape of large radiators with afterwards, just as it did in the ed by statements from time to daylight. This indicates that the tion figures for only one month head tanks, pumps and piping of care of the American cars after time predicting that blinding daylight has become less then last summer, large diametër. Tho

their agents had properly ostal headlights are to be done away one-six oth average road clearance was 10in.. which (lished a rufficient demand. with bocause none of the best headlights. If the beadlights are of Publio Roads report, tho Last July, according to Bureau is quite sufficient for ull practical. The motoring tendency oversea» illuminating engineors the now turned off it will be found domestic demand for gasolino purposes; and in mentioning ranto-day is veering towarte British country have fixed upon.

fow that one can still see fairly was 794.030,852 gallons, at least clearance I should s are that 1 do motor cars, and alert traders will. headlights which do not glare, woll by the daylight. This 85 per cent. of which was used not mean that by maine of large boid Think tako every advant and that after a certain date none is an example of the fact that the for motor vehicles. With more diameter wheels the centre of the age of his fact.

but these dovicos will be tolerated.{nye can adapt itself to change in than 15,000.000 of these on the jback and front axles had been

The dato comes and goog, and intensity of light that is beyond roads, the average daily fuel con- kept 10. from the ground I

the public minde more gloring the ratio of comparison. mean that the clearance of 10ir,

headlights on the roads than

sumption is figured at 1.4 gallons reprosented the lowost point

before the reform was put into Jeffect. trom the ground of any part.. not excluding brake drum», brake connections, and haust pipes. Whool-track in the cise of the larger type of caraj was invariably 56in., and spring- ig had obviou-ly beon & Istio of considerable study, near y every minufio urar fitting 'some form of rebound dampor

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THE LIGHTWEIGHT CAR. Now to deal with the tyre of mido British; car which has motor car manufacturors famousl during the past six or seven years) -the light car: Tho oversone buyer has an almost unlimited) choloo. Ho

buy highly serviceable cars from about £180 to £400-cars which will compare very favourably with ho Continental oars which selling freely in countries liko South Africa,

oan

Aro

A great many people think that the British light car has no place abroad boosuse of its (rotativo- 1) narrow trick, but thewa prople [forget that thuro are hundreds of buyers in oversans countrfor who use their cars in the great je ties only, where the rouda. }' in -t as good as those in England.

are by no mains,buf; and w: list] "I am on the subject of, whnol- track, it he worth Man lun foz that saveral manufac1urer- of high-clava British light car offer their product with a 500.] triak for thoro who want it" }

It' I may venture to make a 'genda suugestion in connection with Britton" "trace" ovariums. I

LIGHT ON HAND.

Motoris's in England havO no fear of being mieunder. etool, when they signal a stop, right or left turn. On the back of the gignal hand the motorist carries a prism plass which reflesta in red't}@ light from the hea-Bihin: •f the motoriat bebind. It NOIVOS: ASƐa good warning-

as strong as the

OLARE O MES AFTER NIGHT,

& car. When day,ght disappears the

Assuming 14 miles a gallón as headlights glare intensely. Some average mileage, the total daily On a cloar, cool night the stars say it is because the light is too mileage made by U S. motorists eparkle and are brilliant; when strong, yet no change has been amounted to 300,000,000. the full moon rings the stars near made in the headlights and it is Improved roads, it is added, it censo to be visible; ae dawn known that the daylight which may appreaches the moonlight begins rendered them invisible is more millions of dollars in faol con- have Saved motorists to fade, and when the sun rises than sixty times as piwerful. Itsumption alone. Rosearch at the the moonlight disappears. At is evident, then, that headlights Lowa State Collogo shows that this time the stars, moon and sun do not glare because their light where a gallon of gasoline is are all abining, but only the is too strong for the eyes. As consumed on a poor road, only sunlight is visible. This is due daylight increases the glare de seven-tenths of the fuel is nendad to 巋 physiological property creases.

over improved roads just as long, What happened is this: the eye or more lights are present the automatically adapted itaolf to eye automatically adapts itself the strongest light. During the

of the eyo.

Whenever two

to the strongest light, and if this day the sunlight was more than Convorsely, any light can be is more than six times a sixty times as strong as the bead-made to glare by surrounding it ́ strong as the other lights it lights and made them invisible with a much weaker light. If the renders the weaker ones in-Toward avoning the intensities surrounding light is less than vlaiblo. This is known as the constantly became less until it one-sixtieth as strong as the law of mes nation, or Fechnere came within the range of com-included light this will be blind- law, after its discoverer. The parison, when the headlights be-ingly bright. It is assumed that physiological range for com-gan to brighten. After daylight no other than the two lights parison of lights thus is narrow. became weaker than the band reach the eye and that the phys.

While it has been shown that lights, the latter rapidly increased siological effect produced results the ere can adapt itrolf to seo in brightness until daylight fell to frm the action of the two lighte by lights ranging in Jateneity belowone-sixtieth ofthey intensity only. from to 1.000.000, a peculiar of the headlights, when the glaren -Light is projected upon surfacom phy-iological fact is that, an intensely. In the morning, when and objects and fo reflected to the master where a light In in the dawn appeared, the process was eyes. It is by this reflected light scale of suronsity, the range of reversed. The eye followed the that wo sie. The reflected light, comparison, 60 to 1 remain strongest light much as a com-is always weaker than the pro- cons ant. When this range is pass noedin in artracted.

Jated light, its actual strength xcoedod the weaker light e

<me

GLARE NOT IN LIGHT ITSELF., Varying with the nature of the Invisible, no maiter

Glare, therefore, is not zomas ¿y faces and abjects. Taking whether it as a small fesction thing which exists in light, but is the projected light as 100 in the * fone candle power or one thous que to a physiological change in dve following carer, the fi fisated- and rarele power.

the eys. Burrounding...... any light would be 78 for the light ADAPTION OF EYE TO LIGHT light -: which glares, with a prof oled on snow 75 when pro- Un a bright day automobile «tronger, ligha will fustantly rejected on a white screen 24 on manolights may be turned on. move the glarn, and if it is more mandatons only 8 on ordinary And in many instance will he than sixsy times as strong will sayib, and minus 1 for the lans Havisible. When they are spen runder the glāzina ligos: Lavfidis, projected on black rouda