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CHARLES, GREENWOOD

THE BUICK ENGINE:

TRIPLE-SEALING AN ENGINE.

Tho greatest enemy of the modern automobile engine is dirt This may enter the engine in three different ways through the car buretor, the oil, or the fuel. In the new Bufck the engine is what is known as tripled-sealed that is, every possible precaution in.

A most excellent maxim ont The question involves what is taken to exclude dirt from the which, in part, is founded the pros-known as "the principle of remote-moving parta. perity of the legal profession, Isness of damago," and without

This triple-sealing consists of "Ignorantia juris haut excusat." going into the grisly details of a

an air cleaner, an oll strafner and Translated in a manner which is doctrine concerning which the a petrol Alter.. guaranteed to bring the grey hairs legal profession itself is still some.*.

of any master on the classic side what hazy, we may say that in The air cleaner is used to In- in sorrow to an early gravo, this case the damages are not too sure clean air in the carburetor usually means "£ and costs," or remote. It is fairly obvious that Insuring longer life to the pistons, more literally, It is never a do-D cannot sue A (who is entitlad cylinders, bearings, and sensitive tence to say that you were ignorant to expect that a reputable firm carburetor parts, and the angina of the law." The maximis ou like B and Co. will do their work in general. Much of the sediment which I am rather fond of quoting properly), but he can sue B and that is always present in the

HANDLER-Six-cylinder, FOR SALE:-2- toz Truck Hot only because of the wholly Co., or C-probably B and Co. will fubricating oil is due to dirt ind- chassis. 6-cylinder engine estimable reason comprised in my be called on to foot the bill, as. Cing its way into the engine soven-passenger Chandler Touring Car No. 157. In good of 40 H.P., R.A.C. Rating. Only at sentence, but also because is hardly likely to be worth through the carburetor air intake. In addition on the Buick, the air cleaner usable condition. Five good $3,000 for quick cash sale. Box there are still so many people quite "powder and shot,"

A No. 1474 Hongkong Telegraph.content to be entirely "ignorantia A could recover his costs from operates on the same principle as tyres on five wire wheels,

Juris"-until the time comes when and Co., or C, if he is unsuccess-that utilized in the ordinary cream bargain at $750.00, Box No. 1478

they discover "haut excusat.". The fully sued by D.. Hongkong Tolegraph.

object, therefore, of this little dis-' cussion will be to remove from the minds of the renders of The Morris Owner that "ignorantia" that may exist therein "juris automobilia”—} which may be very bad"Latin, but, nevertheless, expresses a, very laudable object. In other words if Chandler passenger

for we can obliterate the "ignorantia" Box No. 14761 the "haut excusat" will obliterate

itself.

UICK-6-cylinder 7-pussonger B

Buick Touring No. 165 Good running order. Five good Tyres oh five Wire Whools. $1,500.00. On Viow at "Drugon Garage, Happy Valley...

OCOMOBILE-7-passouger L

Touring. Now top, paint, upholstery, valves and Magnoto, Five now Balloon Tires on now Balloon wheels. Engine (48 HP.,

NADILLAC-8-cylinder 5- passenger Cadillac for $1,500 cash." Box No. 1475 Hongkong Telegraph.

CH HANDLER. 6-cylinder 7

$750,00 cash. Hongkong, Tolograph,

A motorist whom, we will call. A takes his car to B and Co., In

R.A.C.) and chassis recently BUICK Touring No. 352. Four order that its back axle may be thoroughly overhauled. Splendid wood wheels and spare repaired. An employee of B and condition throughout. Price rim. Five tyres. Prico $750.00 Co., one C. is called upon to do $3,500,00. Box No. 1477 Hong- cash, Box No. 1473 Hongkong the work.. C is financially interest kong Telegraph.

ed in the result of the 8.30 to uni extent that causes him to neglect his job, and the back axle is in- reassembled. Subsc- correctly quently, A is driving the car at

Telegraph.

BUYERS' GUIDE

MOTOR CARS.

High Street, when the axle seizes. and the car swings across the street

and knocks down and injurea D.

Can Dsuccessfully sue A, B and Co, or C, for damages, and if he unsuccessfully sues. A caut Are cover his, costs front B and Co.

The USA is responsible some quite brilliant ideas.

separator. That is, centrifugal force separates two elements of different specific gravity The sir is drawn into the engine, the cleaner gives it a rapid rotating motion.

force Centrifugal yeparates the dust particles from the air. The spiral motion of the dust alongside the inside surface || of the cleaner, brings it to the rear circular end, and it is forced through a small outlet into a re- movable container. The clear air moves spirally through the centro. portion of the cleaner through a directing plate and leaves the for cylinder in a straight line, to enter

the carburetor.

In a

certain state (the name of which

An all filter has been specially I cannot spell) a motorist was con-designed and developed for Buick victed of dangerous driving.

engines which removes harmful

Instead of fining him 20 dollars sediment from the oil, and which, a moderate pace down the local or sending him to the local Singut car speeds of over 20 miles per i

Sing, the judge sentenced him to hour, is capable of filtering all write out every report of a motor of the oil in the crank case every accident that appeared in the local

twenty minutes. This insures Papers during the following six months. The precise date on

clean oil through all the moving which the unfortunate offender parts. Large oil passages and low collapsed and died in agony from velocity of the oil going through writer's cramp is not available, but 150 square inches of filtering sur If the English papers are anything face provides efficient service by to go by he couldn't have lasted the filter under normal conditions very long.

for approximately 15,000 miles.; The filter is located on the dash, The lesson that may be drawn and takes the oil from the oil from this little episode is that system. at the rear end of the those in authority-both in the motor, cleaning the oil before it

or C?

World

AUSTIN. Alex. Ross & Co. (China) Ltd. Bank of China Bldg. Leadership USA. and the U.K.-are beginning goes to the rocker arm bearings.

C. 2487. BUICK Hongkong. & Kowloon Taxi Cab Co., Ltd. 93 Des

Voeux Rd. C. 1036.

CADILLAC.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C. 4759. DODGE BROS.-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd. 33 Wong Nel

Chung Rd. Happy Valley. C. 1247,

ESSEX The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd. 33 Wong Nei Chung

Rd., Happy Valley. C. 1247.

"

FORD, Andrew Harper. 6, Queen's Road. C. 4895. HUDSON-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd. 33 Wong Nei

Chting Rd. Happy Valley. C. 1247.

LINCOLN. Andrew Harper, 6 Queen's Road. C. 4895. MORRIS Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C. 4759. PACKARD The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd. 33 Wong Nei

Chung Rd, Happy Valley. C. 1247. " ROLLS-ROYCE.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road.

C. 4759.

►

STUDEBAKER.-Hongkong. Hotel Garage, Queen's Road.

C. 4759. STANDARD-Alex. Ross & Co. (China) Ltd. Bank of China

Bldg. C. 2487.

MOTOR TRUCKS.

justifies

Still Lower Prices!

Grahn

Brothies announce a sultan- Bal reduction in the prices of their complete line of trucks and motor coaches, effective January 7th.

NEW PRICES

-Tan Chassis-BB..... 14.Ton Chase-CB

14-Ton Low Chagri-MB 14-Ton, 158 Chris-FB 14-Ton, 158 Lew Chassis-LB 1.Ton, 128 Chatale -EB YB Bus Chica

... $ 975 1245

1295

1315 1365

1415

1575

... ...

I, o. b; Detroil

This is their third reduction in eight months. It brings the price of their product for below any truck of com barable merit.

Larga production justifies low prices. Graham Brothers are the largest exel sive truck manufacturers in the world.

DENNIS--Alex, Ross & Co., (China) Ltd. Bank of China Bldg. 33 Wong Nei Chong Road, Happy Valley

C. 2487.

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FORD.-Andrew Harper, 6 Queen's Road. C. 4759. FORDSON TRACTOR-Andrew Harper, 6 Queen's "Road.

C. 4759. GRAHAM BROTHERS-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd. 33

Wong Nei Chung Rd. Happy Valley. C. 1247. MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C. 4750. THORNYCROFT-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road,

C. 4759.

MOTOR CYCLES

A. J. S.-Alex. Ross & Co., (China) Ltd. Bank of China Bldg.

C.2487.

B. S. A.The Sincere" Co., Ltd. Des Voeux Road. C.1067. HARLEY-DAVIDSON.-The Gascon Motor Co. 2, Kwong Wah

Road, Kowloon. K.1242.

INDIAN-Alex. Ross & Co., (China) Ltd. Bank of China Bldg.

C.2487,

MATCHLESS.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C4759. ROYAL ENFIELD. The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33, Wong.

Nei Chung Rond, Happy Valley. C. 1247.

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The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.

Telephone U. 1246′ or 1247

GRAILAM BROTHERS TRUCKS Sold by Dua BRUTH

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to look with considerable dis- This filter in no way interferes favour upon motoring offenders with the oiling system of the charged with dangerous driving engine. as it is provided with a and the police court is daily be by-pass so that in case of clogging coming a better place for motorists the oil passes directly through the to stay away from.

rocker arma.

A recent unfortunate accident

The fuel strainer is placed in has served to focus attention on the fuel line to prevent dirt and the liability under certain circum-water reaching the carburetor. stances, that rest upon highway It is placed below the vacuum,tank authorities in regard to motorists, to

catch any sediment which and an epidemic of rond repairing that seems to be everlasting adds originates in the tank and to avoid the agitation of the "petrol in the importance to the subject.

strainer when the petrol is dump-

MORRIS Cars

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(BEITIANS MOST POPULAR LIGI

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MORRIS-COWLEY (SEATED WITH DICKET)

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£21500

(4 BEATRI 2 WHEEL BRAKES) £287 10.0. Touring MORRIS-OXFORD (475 B84720-4 WHEEL Bins) £320, 0.0

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A motorist cannot hold authority liable for non-feasance, vacuum tank. The strainer is but it is otherwise in the case of provided with a detachable glasă misfeasance. In other words, the bowl, making the dirt and water authority is not liable for leaving accumulation visible, and with a undone the things that it ought to shut-off valve for stopping the have done, but a liable for doing petrol flow when cleaning is improperly things that it does do. necessary.

aned from the inner to the outer HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

If you have the misfortune to lose your wheel in

super pot-hole,] With all these precautions, it is you cannot sue the authority for very difficult for girt and dirt, up a heap of material wherewith road, to get to the moving parts damages, but if the authority brings us well as dust particles from the

to extinguish your pot-hole, and of the new Buick engine. As the negligently leaves it about on the reasons for, wear in modern motor road, so that you are unable to cars are done away with, it can

avoid running into it-then you be expected that engines will last have an excellent chance of suing long past the ordinarily accepted the authority successfully. It span of life for an automobile.

The 9/20 h.p. pelson. ROVER

Car - 1926

DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE SPECIAL COLONIAL

may be a pity that failure to supress pot-holes is not a criminali offence, but, if it were, one is inclined to think that most County Transport has now issued some Council Meetings would take place regulations which in

comprise, amongst other things, a list of It is more than probable that authorised parking places, together the recent Press campaign against with details as to the number of motorists and motoring generally rs that can be accommodated has been reflected in the number of and the length of time they may verdicts of manslaughter that have remain parked. The regulations been returned against motorists. (S.R.O. 1925, No. 905) cost only Mr. Justice Rowlatt, addressing the fourpence, and would probably he Grand Jury at Cornwall Assizes worth more than that to any stated that in each of the three motorist who parka his car in the preceding counties in which he had City. They may be obtained from administered justice there had been H. M. Stationery Office. Strong a conviction for motoring mans- criticism may be directed against- laughter. Whilst reckless driving the regulations for the very good is always to be deplored, it is most and sufficient reason that in no sincerely to be hoped that juries case is a car to be allowed to re-

TYRES & ACCESSORIES. MODEL BY ARRANGEMENT will not develop a habit of return main parked for more than two

COLUMBIA.BATTERIES-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33,

Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley. C. 1247. DUNLOP TYRES.Dunlop Rubber Co., Hotel Annexe Bldg.

C.4554.

FIRESTONE TYRES.-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33,

Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley. C. 1247. GOOD YEAR TYRES-Alex. Ross & Co., (China) Ltd., Bank

of China Bldg. C. 2487..

PRESTOLITE BATTERIES.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's

Road. C.4759, **

WITH THE HONGKONG

-AND-

ing manslaughter verdicts against hours. The result of this restric motorists who, although they have tion is obvious where two park- undoubtedly been to blame for B Ing places are in the same neigh- KOWLOON TAXI CAB Co., Ld. have been gality only of an honest two-hours limit will mean that cars tragic accident, may, nevertheless, hourhood the termination of the —TEL. C. 1036-

error of judgment,

from the first place will be driven to the second and vice versa. The Both city and suburban motorists police will be given really glorious will be glad to observe that some opportunities for the daily exercise thing is being dune in, the matter of their well trained stop watches of providing parking places, for (By permission of The Morris London's traffic. The Minister of Owner.)

33-35 Des Voeux Road, HONGKONG.

(THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD 'Show Room Tel. 4759

Service Station Tel. 4602,

SEVEN

POINTS THAT WILL HASTEN YOUR ULTIMATE CHOICE

Commodious Desigu Wonderful Power"

Running Economy

3

4

Ease of Control

5

Weather Protection

Garage Space

-and Finally the PRICE

READY FOR THE ROAD, £169.0.0

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

Show Room No, La, CH ATER ROAD, OPEN on SATURDAYS until 5 o'olook.