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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TRIUMPH

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21; 1925.

&

LOS ANGELES TO NEW YORK.

Came Across Continent in Motor Boat

SOUND VALUE

Day in and day out, in all parts of the world, Dodge Brothers Motor Car serves its owners faithfully and at low cost.

This is because Dodge Brothers have consistently built their product more stauncbly than strict manufactur- ing practice requires.

Emplying only the finest materials, they have insisted upon an exceptional margin of excess strength in every part, that takes a major strain. These cars are made by Dodge Brothers at Detroit and at Ontario, Canada.

TRIUMPI

Autisman OəİVE

There are thousands of thoroughly satisfied "TRIUMPH" ridors throughout the world-and this popularity is your aurest guide when purchasing a MODEL "P" or "S.D." TRIUMPH machine. The Triumph mounts are the mounts

• that count.

Price

£59. 5. O

Saturday Aftoranon Service at 1A, Chater Road until 5 pin,

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

BANK OF CHINA BUILDING, HONGKONG.

ROME-MELBOURNE-TOKIO-ROME

FLICHT

Commander De Pinedo

broke all previous records records in his

epoch-making flight of

33,000 MILES

ALL ON

"SHELL"

ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO., (S’C) LTD.

The

(INCORPORATED IN GREAT BRITAIN.)

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Completing all but the last lap of their trip from Los Angeles to New York across the whole continent-in an eighteen Loot long motor hoat. two Americans, John Edwin Hong and Frank S. Wilton, not to montion Spy-Wapate, their dog, arrived recently in Montreal and stayed for a day or two before proceeding to New York.

The entire distance was covered by water with the exception of one portaro

of 400 miles from Celllo Falls, Washington to Fort Benton, Montana. Their boat the Transcontinental" is an 18-foot craft, & feat

abeam, and powered with two four horse power Evinrude outboard motors. They left Astoria, Oregon, May 20, after having their beat shipped up the const from Los Angeles. The route was via the Columbia River from its mouth to Celilo Falls where the boat was loaded into a box car and sent on 400 miles to Fort Benton where the journey was resumed down the Missouri River for 2,280 miles into the Mississippi to St. Louis, then up the Mississippi to the Illinois River as far as Ot tawa, Illinois; through the Illinois and Michigan Canal to Joliet, Illinois, and through the Chicage Drainage Canal inte Lake Michigan. From here the voyage was plain salling to Montreal, where they landed at the Canadian Pacific Pier No. 8, having moored their boat alongside the "Montcalm. Mosara.

Hoag and Wilton followed in reverse direction the course of the early explorers, Columbus, Hendryk Hudson, Champlain, Cartier and La Salle. Thede, mishaps commenced early when, fo the Columbia River they ran afoul of a sunken leg which tore the stern out of thele boot After this laadventure, which they finally weathered safely, they had

nd comparatively no bad luck, except for the tornadoes, heavy storms and rinky ráns down little-known rapids, which might naturally be expected.

Their adventure is unique, the only attempt previously made being about 18 years ago when a similar expedition ended at Blamarch, North Dakota, after traversing the same route. Then, however, the adven tarars were as held up by adverse conditions that thoy, yema quartakım by winter and their bank maa tumbed in the m

SPEED GAINS LITTLE.

It's hardly worth while to speed, fintis the Automobile, Club of Southern California, after several tests. Tests were made in try- ing to gain time and in complying with speed Inws. The former. method gained only five minutes in an hour's driving.

AUTO INDUSTRY LEADS The auto industry, including the value of highways, employments of men, and the money spent by motoriste is now placed ahead of the railways as the greatest American industry.

ESSEX-2 SIX

Built by Hudson Under Hudson Patents

GENUINE BALLOON TIRES

Give Greater Riding Ease, Braking Efficiency-Shock Protection

With all the old-time Essex qualities of performance and reliability, you now get; Full sins, genuine ballpönıtires-Added beauty and distinction--Easter riding- Easier, stearing---Almost double braking eficiency.

Naturally when balloon tires had established their superiority Essex would 'adopt them, They are now standard equipment; They add an even greater measure of riding case, steadi- moss and good looks to the notable values of

the Corch. With the advanced system of spring suspension and low center of gravity; safò, comfortable travel is assured on all ronda and at all speeda.

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The Ear & built by Hudien moder Hudson patents. Thus it is the product of the famous 6-cylinder experience of the sixth largest builder of motor cars in the world. It alone shares the advantages of design and construction for which the Hudson Super-Ble ia celebrated.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co.,

LIMITED

39 WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD

HAPPY VALLAY

ROAD CONFERENCE...

IMPORTANT EVENT IN

ITALY.

Construction and maintenance of highways will inks second place in the consideration of the International Road Congress to be hold in Milan, Italy, next year.

Already representatives of the various countries making up this body are planning to make the question of traffic paramount in its deliberations.

A programmé has already been. arranged for this congress, and steps have been taken to collect! the world's treasure of interesting and helpful information on the subject of traffic.

In this work, up to the time of the mooting, a census of traffic conditions and problems will be made in every country. On this census, it is expected, a basic law will be approved by the congross for adoption in each participating country, so as to bring about a more uniform regulation of auto traffic, especially in neighbouring countries.

Development and planning of towns will be another important "consideration during the meeting. Reports will be received on the successes or failures in planning: localities for the control of traffic, and on these some fundamontai traffic code will be attempted.

Another important question under discussion will concern the maintenance of special roads for motor traffic alone. In this dis-. cussion will enter the matter of conditions that justify construc- tion of such roads, what authori ties would be needed for their initiation and construction, finan-) cial arrangements, contributions from public funds, the matter of tolls, rulos for traffic circulation and exploitation, relationship nud connection between motor roads and other highwaye in the in torostu of safety and the con- tinuity of traffic generally.

Highway construction and maintenance will be the athor general subject considored by the congrces.

USED CAR CAMPAIGN. · Motorists are going to be taught.| how to buy used cura. The Na- tional Automobile Dealers' Asso- clation is beginning an extensive campaign to educate ita membera and the public in the proper pur- chasing and selling of used cars.

The DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd.

Registered Head Office and Show Room:

33, Wong Nei Chung Road, (Happy Valley).....

Universal Service

! The world over, the year round-Firestone Tyres make motor car travel more secure, easy and economical,

Whether on city street or mountain trail or along marshy, muddy lowlands, a motorist may safely trust to Firestone Gum-Dipped Cords.

Most miles for the money under all conditions in the record they have established everywhere The greater volume of air protects the car, and the tread holds it true to any road.

Building facts about Firestone are interesting, let us explain them.

Most Miles Per Dollar

Quality

.Central 1246 or 1247.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

33 Wong Nei Chung Road, (Happy Valley)...........

Central 1246 or 1247,

Firestone

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