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MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

HONGKONG'S" TRAFFIC LAWS PARODIED.

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Truly, a Heavy Duty Tyre

Drivers of big cars; motorists traveling all kinds of roads and pavements; operators of buses and light lorry owners, have long wanted something extraordinary in tyros a super-stout extra-rugged tyre.

The new Goodyear Heavy Duty Cord Tyres for passenger care, buses and lorrios meat these qualifications exactly. It is built with extra plies of SUPERTWIST-the extra elastic and extra strong new Goodyear cord mater- ial armoured with circumferential sidewall ribs-powered with the famous All-Weathor Trend.

If you need a sturdy tyre for your service, you should equip with this now Coodyear Card Tyra.

Nert Time Buy

GOOD YEAR

HEAVY DUTY CORD TYRES

Made in Canada

DISTRIBUTORS

ALEX ROSS & CO., (CHINA LTD.).

Bank of China Building

HONGKONG.

SOCONY

MOTOR OILS

AND

GASOLINE

ATTENTION MOTORCYCLISTS !!!

JUST RECEIVED à Shipment of Self Controlled Air Cushions for Pillion Seats.

Alex. Ross & Co. (China), Ltd.

SHOWROOM, 1A, CHATER ROAD,

SHAY - HIC - I WONDER WHIGH-HIC-LEFT I DUGT TAKE

·STAN Hill

1925.

"Persons "heuring" tomis shuil keep neng the kerb on the left side of the road,''

CO-OPERATIVE EFFORT, developed in a sound financial

THE MOTOR INDUSTRY

SETS AN EXAMPLE.

seasons.

footing. The effects of the cam-' paign on the mind of the public were undoubtedly, good, and it is highly probable that it will be renewed year by year at suitable It is to be hoped also: There have been many signs of that it will in time be extended to late of the possibility of the Brit-cover the overseas Prese.

Another kind of 'co-operativo ish Government actively colla-. brating with British industries effort of the British motor in- in order to encourage purchasers dustry takes the form of tho all over the Empire to give pre-organisation of all-British motor! The shows in the Empiro overseas. ference to British gonds. Federation of British Industries In 1924 a very successful show is interested in a scheme which of this kind was held in Mel- would involve the raising of funds bourne, and resulted in a sub- from industries and individual stantial profit, the bulk of which, manufacturers, whose contribuit is understood, will be devoted. alons would be increased by some to pro-British propaganda con- agreed percentage from a central ducted in Australia. Moreover,

1925.

PACKARD ANNOUNCES

Packard announces that already more than 15,000 new Packard owners have found in their cars the most notable improvements since the introduction of the electric starter. These improvements are (1) chassis lubricator, (2) the motor oil rectifier. Together they double the life of Packard cars,

The Chassis Lubricator.

With the exception of six points that must be oiled

by hand once every

10,000 miles, the chassis points requiring regular attention, 45 in all, may the oiled in less time than it takes to sound the horn.

The pull of a plunger, a second of time, and every part is bathed in oil,

How much would your car be worth to-day if it had no electric starter? How much will your Car be worth two, three or four years from to-day if it has no chassis lubricator and motor oll rectifier?

These improvements, found to- gether only lu Packard cars, are aming the most important ever made in motor car design. While the electric starter in- creased the sale of cars-the chassis lubricator and the motor oil rectifier double the life of cars cutting depreciation 'In half and making the Packard the most economical car in its class to own, to operate and to maintain.

The Motor Oil Rectifier The motor oil needs to be changed but once in every 2,500 miles. The lubricating qualities are preserved through complete and automatic purification once every hour while the motor is running.

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The result-longer life of

parts, lower costs for oil, and quietness of operation.

First by ten years or more to protect the interests of owners through retaining standardized appearance and" in offer- ing no yearly montels, Packard is now first to make it easily possible for owners to get out of their cars the long and desirable mileage life built into them.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO.,

LIMITED..

33 Wong Nei Chung Road.

Happy Valley.

PACKARD

fund financed by the Government this exhibtion undoubtedly led to ASK THE MAN WHO OWNS ONE.

itself. In this way a large suma considerable amount of business

of money might be made available being done, and helped to prove British for propagandn purposes, and the that the present-day infhience of the Press throughout vehicle is really suited to over- the Empire brought. to bear in seas requirement. This year a such a way as, to discourage the similar show has been held at Adelaide, and it is hoped that purchase of foreign products.

It is quite conceivable that these all-British shows will be- this new campaign is to same ex-come regular events and will be tont inspired by what the British held from time to time in very motor industry has already been many parts of the Empire over- dalng and, if our information is seas, wherever the possibilities of correct, proposes to do on an even business seem to be reasonably wider seale in the future. Re- good and adequate exhibition) cently the industry conducted a buildings are available.

It will thus be seen that the campaign of Press advertising designed to encourage, the pur- British motor industry has not chase of British cars. The ad waited for Government assist- vertisements emphasised the unce, or for the collaboration of known merits of British vehicles, other industries, but has set an and the importance of employing example by co-operating within! British labour, but did not indulge itself in a manuer which provides in any derogatory statements as a strong answer to those critica to the mparative merits of who would wish it to be, boliovod foreign articles. In the first in- that the industry is not progros- stance, the campaign was confined sive or open to accept new prin to Great Britain itself, for the ciples, whether" as regards its reason that a substantial home methods of manufacture or the market is essential as a nucleus means adopted for marketing its before big overseas business can goods.

"FROM MOVIES TO MOTORS.

EXCEPTIONAL RIDING COMFORT

This new Touring Car is at its best where road conditions are at their worst.

Not until then can the owner fully appreciate its uxurious riding ease, nor the full superiority of the new spring equipment.

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All four springs are longer, with more and thinner leaves, and the rear springs. are underslung.

Made of tough, chrome vanadium. steel, they unite maximum strength with very exceptional resiliency'.:

MADE AT DETROIT AND AT ONTARIO, CANADA.

DOYS PARK YOUR CAR,

MODERN BUS SERVICE

Seattle, Wash, has a "tag hoy" A regular bus service has final- service, by which notorists down Jy been established between Now town may call a uniformed boy York and Philadelphia. It's the

to park their cars. The toys stand first time the railroads have met

in front of department and other

competition on this run. Each

stores ready to drive any mounts is equipped with running torist's car to a párking station- water, library and tables, and even

for a price, of course.

RUNS INTO BILLIONS.

Rotail value of new automobilos

a radio receiving set.

HARD ON DELINQUENTS British judges have no sym

sold in the United States i at year pathy with drunken, or rookless is estimated at $2,475,000,000, drivers. The police have a strict Adding to this an estimated total test for those thought to be drink of $575,000,000 for used cars tra- while driving If a driver can. ded in and sold, the grand total produce his drivers

of cars sold last year was asked

Beverly Baird went to Hollywood a few years ago from Texas to try to get in the movies. The best she could do able, and when she got injured she gave it was a job as

opened a garage, and says it beats the all hollow She's shown here with her three-

The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

33, Wong Nei Chung Road

Happy Valley.