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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

SATURDAY, JUNE

1925.

Motor to Work or Sport at ct. per Mile.

SHOWING THE “CLEVELAND” FOUR WHEEL BRAKES.

The new Indian Prince, the Personal Motor goes

90 miles on a galloon of Petrol.

It is light--safe--clean and only half the weight of an ordinary motorcycle. You can learn to ride one in 5 minutes, costs less than any other high.. ́ grade machine.

Call or write to-day for illustrated booklet con- taining full information about this wonderful 23 H. P. Machine.

1925 Stock carried'

Remember the Prince is fully equipped and sells for less than $500.00 Hongkong. Alex, Ross & Co., (China)ILtd. Bank of China Building, Hongkong,

B. S. A.

MOTOR CYCLES

Famous For Reliability and Economy

Full Particulars from the Sole Agents: THE SINCERE CO.

1 WAT'S IT

THE 1925 HARLEY

The first shipment of 1925, Harley Davidson

Motor Cycles with side-cars, will arrive the first week'in, June.

Book your order now, as there are only a limited. number of machines left.

ASK ME TO POINT THE 7 NEW IMPROVEMENTS.

Gascon's Motor Hospital,

2. Kwong Wah. Band,, (opposite the Steam Laundry) Kowloon, 'Phone K. 1242.

•

A. GASCON,

Agent for the new 1925 Harley Davidson,"

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DEVELOPED MOTOR-CARS. control operates only when the cased in steel. Nevertheless, the car is moving forwards, the brake instrument board and steering

THE "SPECIAL SIX

BY H. MASSAC BUIST,

Ico

the car is moving backwards. SURE, BUT EFFORTLESS CONTROL.

MICHELIN

TYRES

OFFER YOU THE

MAXIMUM

AT THE

SERVICE

when wheel appearance of MINIMUM

One of the rarest; and therefore most memorable, joys of motor- The brakes, both fore and aft,

Bri

walnut wood by means of a trans- for scheme. The use of lacquer. finish for the coachwork gives it both quality and durability.

upholstered The excellently scats are commendably comfort- ing is to find high expecta are of unusually large diamaterable, the back being supported tions roused by car design and and width, and are enclosed, the precisely where one wants it production are surpassed by design of the covers emboding & when traversing European roads. actual performance on the road flauge which tends to oust off The car is so rigid that there is That pleasure has been mine in any water thrown up by the absoluto absence of warping ten- regard to the 29 R.A.C. h.p., 65 passage of the car over wat denoy alike in chassis and coach- b.b.p.: "Special Six" (6-cylinder roads. The use of disc wheels, work. Studebaker has sent us Lehead engined) 1925 Studebaker together with the wide axle de- something that represents car, which has hydraulically con- sign, enables absolutely true utterly now standard in merit. trolled enclosed internal expand pivotal steering to be obtained in irrespective of cost. This is a car ing brakes to all four wheels. conjunction with the use of 33in.which one can drive all day long This chassis, together with the by 6.20in. ail-rubber non-skid without experiencing fatigue.. various types of standardised paaumatic tyres. Toe steering One has not even to withdraw the coachwork with which it can be pillar is staged in extremely clutch unless the exigencies of equipped, bristles with novel and rigid fashion, yet I experienced traffic compel the vehicle to bo much-to-be-appreciated features. nather vibration nor any harsh brought to a stand. Of opurse, which have been proved quite nass.

you can start on the second of the sound in service. Though it is

It will be appraniste thit this three speeds forward. something of a discovery to find

Jear is quite out of the com nga. that the long-looked for turning You can atear it arounia corner point has come to that industry while in the act of applying the through the enterprise of the 72- our wasal brikas suldenly sai year-old, Studebaker Company. with the maximum force, yet you with factories in Canada, whose will not need to use more than newstyle care represent the open-the pressure of the thumb. and ing of an entirely fresh chaptor in its history, and entitle the firm forefinger on the steering wheel. Tried on wat surfaces, including to serious consideration

the tarrad. Bort both along the when judged by European stand-straight and round curves, it was ards on those particular matters

aven

is there any tendency to skid

in which undoubtedly we have found that in ao circumstances lod, not the least of which is tho problem of braking all wboals.

of

as a result of brake application. four

Yat the details of the design have the too гога marit What is the advantage of hav-implicity, an fessential point if ing hydraulic control for your reliability of service is to be at- brakes by mesas of using the oil intained. The brakes the gear box, which has a piston powerful; but the use of them chamber, containing pistons, gear

even to the full extent does not pump, and control and release

make the occupants feel that

are vazy

valves? 'Four-wheel brakos they are being projected 'out of their seats. That is dus largely to what I would call the ease of initial contact of the brake shoes with the drums occassioned by the intervention of the hydraulic control.

ought to embrace, among many other features, altogether unpre- cedented power at command at the will of the driver, also the ability to apply little, or great, braking effort with equal abrauco of muscular effort. One does not! want to pull up always in next to Gradation of decel- по врасе. eration is as desirable às, overy To gradation of acceleration.

OUTSTANDING POINTS or APPEAL

I have left myself scant space. apply brakes by mechanical con in which to touch on other not- chassis, trol, the driver has to control his able features of this muscles in exactly the manner in These include a highly praise. which a piano virtuoso controls worthy absence of any tendency the muscles of his fingers. It to lurch when corners are taken follows that in his touch one at speed; a hardy engine of good driver will differ from another, balance which can be driven but with hydraulic brake control, from three to 70 miles an hour on as designed by Studebaker, the top goar without any charttering, driver's physical force is not used yet the ignition advance is auto- to apply the brakes directly, but matic, a carburettor which you' merely to open a value to any loan open full at those milos an,, desired degree that represents hour by pressing the hemispher no more effort than turning on a ical control to the maximum right tap. This, therefore, neutralises away, yet there is never a stutter any clumsiness on the part of nor a backfire, and a quite original the least skilful driver, or of the hand brake control by means of driver who has no judgment, be-pulling out what one takes at C relief valve opens first glance to be a hand pump on automatically at certain pres- the dash, and which has an inst suro, thereby preventing wheel-ant reloase. All wood used for locking. But this hydraulic coachwork, and so forth, is en-

CRUSO

AND THE PILOT SURVIVED,

DRIVE IN

EXPENSE

Full stocks carried by

THE EUROPE - ASIA TRADING CO. China Building

Ask To See The Balloon Tyres.

To Hongkong's First Filling Station Texaco Gasoline, Oils and Greases

Free Air and Water.

TO HIRE A GOOD CAR

Bright and Sheltered.

For General Service and Prompitude.

-SPhone K.226.

THE DURO MOTOR CO.

Nathan Road, Kowloon.

THE BUICK "SIX"

Owners express surprise that a car so power-

ful and spirited as the Buick Six operates só Such outstanding smoothly and quietly. performance explains why the car is winning and holding the good will of all who buy it.

SOCONY

MOTOR OILS

GASOLINE

This smashed and crumpled airplane is the best of ovidence of the dangers encounted in the recent international fying racos over the Alps. The orash camo in landing and the aviator escaped harm.

For Demonstration.

Please call or Telephone C. 1036.

HONGKONG & KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD.

33 & 35 Des Vœux Road Central.

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