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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1925.

WARNING CARELESS MOTORISTS.

A Novel Idea From New York.

INDIAN PRINCE.

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BALLOON TYRIS STANDARD EQUIPMENT

JEWETT SPECIAL A Thrifty Six Built by Paige

The Jewett Has Taken the Worries

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out of Motoring

you contemplate buying a motor car, consult n Jewett owner-ask him how well satisfied he is with his Jewett.

If all the merits of a Jewett were thoroughly understood by prospective motor car buyers, the sales of Jewetts would be doubled.

The many exclusive engineering principles of ti jew ett håve transformed the motor car from a complicated piece of machinery designed for the meeltanic to a simpli- fied means of locomotion with no worries for the layman.

Arrange for a personal demonstration.

JEWETT SPECIFICATIONS:

Engino-d eylinder, 14 x 51 fahelented log lågh pressure olling to main and connecting rod beating two unit electrical starting and lighting, themeostatically controlled) summalle spark dvance Palo-Plonken axles; extra heavy ↑ lanh ")" beam stel Yenues fimproved type fonte speed transmissions dry piste clutchy special alloy steel springs, 15" in front, 54′ in cesty all nimal universal fulness force-feed chawls Tubelestina.

Stucial models fornstched at slight extra coat with alilitkomat #gadpment Special Robinres Mure Grich with unlistarery to match, apar card tyre, tubo unil presectori bumpers front and reari nickeleil rádistoe rád mutametry trunk and trunk rack. Descent ani two arteri amantatie -sejtdscreen wiper and rent view androry wear woop atgrande mun visste | parkling lights un ensets. Ilic steel or wire wheela opittored an old rivende fy nz plight estes rost,

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1245 or 1217.

33, Wong Nai Chung Road, ................................. Happy Valley

EXCEPTIONAL RIDING COMFORT

The new Dodge Brothers Touring Chr is exceptionally comfortable to ride in; It is good looking ; and it incorporates many important refinements of detail.

The body is longer and lower, eliminating side away, affording more leg room, and enhancing the beauty of the lines.

Deeper scats, long underslung rear springs and longer front springs, give ampe assurance that country touring can be enjoyed with- out weariness or fatigue.

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Yet with all these improvements. and many others, it is still func- amentally the same car-built on the same chassis and powered by the same sturdy engine. -

The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Registered Head Office and Show Room:

33, Wong Nei Chung Road (Happy Valley). ...Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

PROKRI LAWS

Th. wrecked motor car was placed on a busy thoroughfare in New York with a sign on is as a warning

to careless motoriste tɔ do a little thinking waile sitting at the wheel of chair car.

THE BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY.

PROSPECT AND RETROSPECT.

of the British car, as compared w.th its foreign competitor, con- tinued to improve. During the sear the first all-British motor, Joxaibition

successfully!

jo gan:sod. This took place in Aus tratia and the results were such as to justify the hope that the The year 1934 saw the British experiment would be repeated {motor'ii dust-y, revealing obvious there and elsewhere. Moreover,, signs of recwory from the leng | British manufacturers for the first and de p depression cauad b fine got together with a view to: the general lump in trade, Afconducting a campaign at home [vernin number of firms ot to ane trago the British public to insufficient financial strength | Upy British, cars. Statistics aro had been elim nato i Others, always dangerous things, but it is that had undergone temporary at least interesting to notica that Įdifficulties, were in con rae of re-despite the removal of import Jennstruction. Everywhere there du ies imports of foreign cars was a murkoj tendency towards into Great Britain huve steadily [price reduction and output in decreased since this propaganda sufficient quintéy to make this commended and it must certainly [connnereially possible. Almost appear that an atmosphero has equally general was the tendency been created in which Britishors |te reveal in all the main features homo aro, as a rulo, disposed to of new models a marked interest how a clear preferenco tor British, in the needs of the

vonicles. Overseas markets.

overcome.

For the time being, this propa The troubles of the industry anda, w ich has been conducted were not, however, altogether mainly through the Press and has involved considerable expen- In the commercial vehicle branch there still remain home market and has been based d tare has been limited to tho ed on the market a considerable| number of surplus Government Primarily on the question of om- vehicles markoted at

playment, the argument boing) prices that the British motorist, who is

with which no manufacturer also a taxpayor, is bottor advised could possibly empate on equal to pay for keeping mon in work

toms. On the whole, however, that to

The only 24 H. P. Machine fully equipped: Electric lights,[Horn. Amp.Meter, Mechanical Oller for less than $500.

Seeing is believing.

Stock carried.

ALEX. ROSS & Co., (China) Ltd.

Bank of China Building, Hongkong.

THE LONGEST MILEAGE TYRE IN THE WORLD,

DUNLOP

CORDS.

Dunlop grows its own raw rub- ber on its own estates in Malaya; weaves its own cotten fatric in magnificent Mills in Lancashire; and makes its own moulds.

This control of material and quality has a great deal to do with Dunlop supremacy.

DUNLOP RUBBER CO., (CHINA) LTD.

DISTRIBUTORS.

this unfair competition was brand and then havs to contri- THE HONGKONG

nake bis purchases

already distinctly on the wanobute towards dotes for the unem-

mast of the best surplus vehiclen!

having been absorbed, while the ployed.

performance of many of thei

Looking ahead. this argumont

cheaper machines had been such may gain a wider applicatio 1, The Government now in, power le further

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to

discourage

purchases. In general, the certainly anxious to do every- private car branch of the in-thing possible to encourage Im- dustry was in a far strongar porial trade by giving proforential condition than the commercial treatment to the Empire overseas. vehicle brauch, having bonefited So long as preferenca was all on considerably from the import one side and amounted to an dution known as the McKenna unreciprocated expression of good duties," imposed on cars import-Will on the part of the Dominions ed into Great Britain. In respect and Colonies towards the Mother of the commercial vehicle, the Country, the question of provid- homo markets had never been ing employment for hisown follow safoguarded in a similar manner. Countrymen could not enter into Fortunately,

the aelnotion of a car by any the McKonna duties tad by this time gone far motorist in the Empire overacas. towards achieving their main Directly, however, that the idea object, namely, the re-establish- of reciprocity takes a practical mout of the British industry inform, the position is changed, and its own home markot. Thot becomes really worth the while of the Dominion Govoramonts to duties had book re-imposed year by year, but in 1924 the Labour give substantial proference to Governmont then in

British manufacturors in return; power, adhoring

for concession providing employ- A policy very different from that adopted by ment for their own people. Labour partios in other part of the British Empire, decided use of modifications in the typo to discontinue tho duties.

of our now produced, the pro- The decision to adopt this prats of improved overseas trado policy led to a somewhat severe furing 1925 are very favourable It temporary sothack to the i is no longer possible to argue that dustry, accompanied by a con- British vehicles cannot be had at niderabo de orease in production strictly moderate prices, having

many factoris and

regard to their quality, and with corresponding incras in uncharacteristics rendering them employment. Had the duties really suitable for general over- hean removed a year earlier, the use. The British typos of cmsequencer wou'd rpro ably light car have been developed into nave been futslin many quarters

vehicles which will give really As it was, the position had boo good and economical sovice for sufletonily stron thonod to turn what might well have been a ragody into nothing more than a niefortuno Further price raduotione, not justified

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For this reason and also bo-

long period wherever made roada exist. They have the ed vantage over all competitors in For respect of cost of operaiton, ristricts where mado rade aro

HOTEL

Phoos C. 4554.

GARAGE

B. S. A.

MOTOR CYCLES

Famous For Reliability and Economy

Full Particulars from the Sole Agents.

THE SINCERE CO.

ordinary commercial grounde, lacking, there is now an ample even in the United States, speaks were realised, but the pollion ware rendered necessary in some ohoice among substantial British for itself. In respect of commer-was thorougbly artificial and quartors, and this meant a rather cars with which no fault can be clal vehicles, there has never been output was much restricted, with artificial state of affairs tempor- found in respect of auch points as any question of the unsurpassed a result that apparent profits arily beneficial to the purchasing wheel track, ground clearance, merits of the best known British were really being neutralised by public, but had both for workers suspension, engine power or cool-products. Thus, taking all the the loss of goodwill in the overseas

the ing.

Those cars, moreover, re-circumstances together, there is markots. Now, profits may be prosent quite as good value for every reason to expect the year comparatively small, but thard money as do any of their foreign 1925 to be the best year for the avery prospect of OVERSEAS However, throughout the year competitors. As to the de luxe British motor industry since the trade increasing rapidly, and the a really healthy and steady type of car, for which the markot Wr der and continued to develop and is necessarily limited, the popu-During the period immediately certainly being conducted upon business that is being done is speaking generally, the repute larity of certain [British makes, following the War, big prices a thoroughly commercial basis. -

and tho sharohoidors in industry.

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