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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEEKLY MOTOR

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FOR SALE

Buick Touring No. 165 Good

CUPANULER

MVC-J81584nger

LOCOMOBILE-passenger

Box No.1477 Hong-1

Five now Balloon Tires on new rim. Five tyres. Balloon wheels. Engine 48 H.P., cash. R.A.C# and chassis recently Telegraph. thoroughly overhauled. Splendid Condition throughout. $3,500.00. kong Telegraph HARLEY Sport model.com. pled with electric lighting Selespeedometer, etc., in good con- dition, price reasonable. May be ne by arrangement. Bos, No. Hae Hongkong Telegraph." VOTT Mintorcycle. D. A. SPO

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MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1926.

MOTOR NEWS FROM GREAT BRITAIN.

SPECIALLY WRITTEN. FOR THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." [By "R. A. C"]

over

Even an ordinary, four-wheeled vehicle can do excellent work on

doubtedly have improved models. to show. For the 1926 · sbasan Messrs. A. J. Stevens & Co.,, are. placing on the market an entirely new 4.9 h.p. overhead valve mac- hine. This mude its first public appearance in the 1925 Senior Tourist Trophy Race, when it set) up a record by making the fastest up in the history of these races with a speed of nearly 69 miles per hour. Since that time the valve diameters have been increas ud, but the engine dimensions re- main the same. The usual A.J.S. gear box is fitted, but tho control operating mechanism has been volute spring occupying a very slightly varied. The clutch has a

allowing more room for the rider's small internal space and therefore left

An addi-

ORBIN.-Motorcyle speedo-urney undistured. Only a few has definitely fixed the opening sprung and very comfortable. It

of

Road every day, No. 196.: Nocns. ALMSON. Two seator,bes pposed that for ordinary branch of the industry a bi-annual market at the remarkably low

British Motor Export Trade.

Progress recently made in the by the engine. Not only is the design of roadiess motor vehicles weight on any one axle thus has been very substantial, and a reduced, which, particularly if of the latest pneumatic tyres are fitted, makes recent test of one models serves to show what extravelling over soft ground com- now paratively easy, but the, movement traordinary obstacles can

surmounted. The vehicle at the point of suspension from under test was an F. W. D., manu- the chassis is only half that of factured by the Four Wheel Drive either one of the rear axles, with Lorry Company, of Slough, and the result that travelling equipped with endless tracks in rough ground is a comparatively

foot. Expanding brakes place of rear wheels. In this comfortable matter. machine the front wheels as well ns the rear wheela or tracks ure,

apply to the front and rear wheels. At the last Show Menars. Rudge-

hole A engine engine.

twenty-two weights are not excessive. Thus, Whitworth introduced a notably BUICK 6-cylinder 7-passenger FOR SALEylinder is of course, positively driven by the soft ground, provided its axle

The brake pres- running order. Five good Tyres of 40 H.P., R.A.C. Rating, Only inches deep and slightly wider for instance, two Jowett touring improved system of breaking for on live Wire Wheels. $1,500.00.53,000 for quick cash sale." Box than the wheel track of the vehi cars of only 7 h.p. recently crossed motor cycles.

cle had been cut in the ground, without difficulty 160 miles of un- aure is applied to both whcela by the sides of the hole being verti-charted desert on the eastern ex-a foot lever and, in addition, the On view at Dragon Garage No. 1474 longkong Telegraph. Happy Valley,

CADILLAC.-8-cylinder 5-cal and not sloping. Into this tremity of the Sahara. The aver- front brake can be actuated inde- was deliberately ige speed maintained was up-pendently by an inverted lever on passenger Cadillac for $1,500 the F. W. D. Six-cylinder.

Box No. 1475 Hongkong driven, the endless trucks resting wards of 20 miles an hour, the the handlebar. This firm has Chandler cashi

on the level ground, but the front petrol consumption was consider- just produced a new laminated wheels being right down the hole ably better than 20 miles to, the spring steal sidecar chassis which Touring Car No. 157. In good] Telegraph.

Fivn gond usable condition.

was infinitesimal.

were countries where roads are often The cars for At this point the vehicle our live wire wheels. A CHANDLER-B-cylindar 7. well above the centre of the axle. gallon, and the loss of wiiter was should appeal particularly in

passenger $750,00 cash. bargain, at $75000 Box No. 1478

Box No: 1476 stopped with the towing hooks heavily laden with fuel; oil, water, bad by reason of the fact that no and the drop arm of the steering provisions for four persons and tubes or brazed parts are used; Hongkong Telegraph,

Hongkong Telegraph.

gear actually resting on the for-

Their success may have been is thus much reduced. Touring New top, paint,BUICK Touring No. 352. Four ward edge of the hole. One camping kit for a long journey. and the possibility of breakages

wond wheels and spare would imagine that in such # upholstery, valves, and Magneto,

Price $750.00 position the most that any vehicle partly due to the fact that they tional point in connection with ex. were shod with balloon tyres, but port is that the chassis can be Box No. 1473 Hongkong might be able to do would be to

back out. In this test, however, in any case their axle weight was packed in a very small crate.

so low that there is a good margin The popularity of the sidecur and the bottom forward gear

of safety if tracts of soft, wind is again evidenced by the introdue, engaged and DOUGLAS, Harley, Indian, booster gear were Price Dorson combinations, those are the chile, ayawept sand or equally soft mud tion of a new by tot brodu

Triumph Company. This is of 1926 Motor Exhibitions. light construction, having four Douglas, Cleveland, Indian, Har-renson of the front wheels being are encountered. ley, Indian Scout solos. From driven, hoisted itself quietly and

The Council of the Society of points of attachment to the motor The body is roomy, well Apply Motor Cycle easily out of the hole, enabling

the machine to continue its Motor Manufacturers and Traders cycle. 75. 00: Exchange, Kowloon.

years ago any claim to perform a date of the Olympia Motor Show is designed particularly for use in mater, 28 wheel. $15.00 feat of this kind would have of 1926 as Thursday, October 21st. conjunction with the Motel "p": been regarded as optimistic to 1t is not intended that a Commer-Triumph, the horse power of cial Motor Transport Exhibition which is 4.94 h.p., and the whole Apply Box No: 1485 care "Hongkong Telegraph."

the verge of lunacy.

At the same time, it must not should be held this year. In this combination sells in the home painted fawn. Nearly new cross country work the chain Exhibition is generally regarded price of £53-7-6

The Cycle and Motor Cycle Ex-

Export trade in British motor sary spares, Available end of oversize tyros and inany extras. track vehicle is the only possible as being adequate.

vehicles Is certainly growing month. Price $300:00 Apply Very fast. $1,000. Inspector solution. In this connection, cer- Box No. 1486 Hongkong F. Bradley, Aberdeen Police tain forms of six-wheeler have hibition, for which the British Cyelę and Motor Cycle Manufac Station.

aurers Union is responsible, will at a very rapid rato, and one of Telegraph."

open on Monday, October 4th. the most promising markets is The British Motor Cycle Industry Motor News from G. B. Three is undoubtedly in a very strong Singer and Co., of Coventry, tell- position, and "The Motor Cycle" me that they are exporting a recently published a statement to really substantial number of their the effect that British machines 10/26 h.p. cars to Australia every hold 80 of the world's speed re-week and that the demand for the cords. Equally, there is no ques- | newer 13/34.p. six-cylinder tion as to their abilities so far as model is growing rapidly. concerns long runs, under touring:

over country of the most difficult possible character.

The months of August, Septem- ber and October of the year 1925 showed a total export of. 9,520 British motor cycles as against 7,367 during the corresponding months of the previous year.

As regards Africa, the Govern In connection with this it is

Konya has recently rather interesting to note that ment of more than one traffic authority in place an order for a number of the Overseas Dominions is adop-Albion chassis designed for "net ting motor eyefes for the use of loads of 25 ewt. The selection the police, mainly for the purpose of this particular make is no of overhauling other and larger doubt the result of experience, motor vehicles that are breaking inasmuch as Albions have for t the law. In Western Australia long time been working regularly the type standardised is the Mat for the Governments of the Gold Coast, Nigeria, Uganda, Nyasa- chless 0.9 hp. Sports big twin, land, Tanganyika and Kenya, ny for the obvious reason that, in ad-well as the South African Govern- dition to reliability, this machine

ment Railways. has tremendous acceleration and a speed capacity of just about 80. miles an hour.

'In South Africa the motor bicycroft about two years ago eles supplied to the police. are of met with an admirable receptivni the ESA. make. East London led in India, Australia, New Zealand, the way by mounting a policeman South Africa and other overseas on a 9.96 h.p. B.S.A. combination, markets. This statement applica thus constituting the first official particularly to the long wheel motor cycle patrol of the South base variety designed to be fitted motor African Police of any town in the with motor ominbus Union Subsequently Johannes- coach bodies. Under War Ofice burg followed suit by providing tests the ordinary A. 1. chavis members of their force with 4.93proved capable of doing forly miles an hour and averaged 16 to of h.p. B.S.A. solo machines,

17 miles to the gallon, also climbing a gradient of 1 in 4% under full load, traversing water 18 inches deep and making ite

dand, way through 10 inches of soli

BUYERS GUIDE

MOTOR CARS

AUSTIN.Alex. Ross & Co. (China) Ltd.. Bank of China Bldg.

C. 2487.

AUPURN.—Universal Auto Supply Co., Asiatic Bldg. C.4015. BUICK.-Hongkong & Kowloon Taxi Cab Co., Ltd. 33 Des

"Nõeux Rd, C. 1036,

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

Chung R, 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. 1895..

G. W. K.-Gilman & Co., Ltd., H. K. Bank Bldg, Tel, C.200. HUDSON-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd. 33 Wong Nei

Chung 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.

SINGER-Giman & Co., Ltd., H.K., Bank Bldg. Tel. C.290. STUDEBAKER.--Hongkong "Hotel Garage, Queon's Road.

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

Bldg. C. 2487.

MOTOR TRUCKS

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

.C. 2487.

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. 1217.

MORRIS Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C. 4750. THORNYCROFT-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road.

C. 4759.

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MOTOR CYCLES

Alex. Ross & Co., (China) Ltd. Bank of China Bldg. C22487.

B. S. A.--The Sincere Co., Ltd. Des Voeux Road. C.1067. BOUGLAS.Alex. Ross & Co. (China), Ltd.

Dllg. C.2487.

Bank of China

HARLEY-DAVIDSON.-The Gascun 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, C.4759. ROYAL ENFIELD. The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33, Wong

Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley. C. 1247. RALEIGH. Kowloon Motor Cycle Exchange. K.655. (Day or

Night.)

.

TRIUMPH.Alex. Ross & Co., (China) Ltd., Bank of China

Bldg. C.2487.

immense potentialities. The type referred to is exemplified by the six-wheeled vehicle recently in troduced by Karrier Motors Ltd.. of Huddersfield, in which the four rear wheels are mounted on a kind of bogey and are all driven

World Leadership conditions

justifies

Still Lower Prices!

Graham Brothers announce a substan. tial reduction in the wives of their complete line of turks and mutor coachica, effective. January 7th.

NEW PRICES

1-Tan Chassis-B.

1 Tos Chassis--OB...

$ 975 1246

14-Ton Low Chars

14-Ton, 158 Chai-FB 14-Ton, 158" Low Chai-LR 3.Tini, 125 Charsis-EB.

1295 1515 1355 1415 1575

1 Bus Chargis

f. a. b. Detroit This is their bird reduction in eight i. It brings the price of their product far below nuy truck of com parable merit,

Large production justifies low prices Graham Bruthers are the largest exclu sice track manufacturers in the world.

The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd. 33 Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valloy Telephone ( 1246 or 1247

GRAHAM BROTHERS TRUCKS Sold by Donde Buer

DEALERS EVERYWHERE

The 9/20 h.p. ROVER Car - 1926

DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE SPECIAL COLONIAL

WITH THE HONGKONG

TYRES AND ACCESSORIES MODEL BY ARRANGEMENT COLUMBIA BATTERIES-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 83,

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

C.4564.

FIRESTONE TYRES. The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd.,. 38, Flynn Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley, C. 1247.

Hank & Co (China) Ltd., Bank

- AND KOWLOON TAXI CAB Co., Ld.

TEL, C. 1036 - 33-35 Dog Voeux Road,

Motor Cycle Improvements. It may already be taken for granted that this year's Motor Cycle Show will be very interest ing to overseas buyers, as many of the leading manufacturers will un

undoubtedly Austrália. Messrs.

The other day I noticed a train of thirty-one coaches on its way from Birmingham Lo London, Each coach was marked "Rover cars for overseas and on enquiry I ascertained that the whole consignment was destined for Australia.

The 30 cwt. A. I. chassis in- Thorny: troduced by Messrs.

CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED.

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(BRITIANS MOST POPULAR LIGHT CAR).

HONGKONG PRICES

MODELS IN STOCK

MORRIS-COWLEY

Roadster

(2 SKATER WITH DICKEY) Touring

NETT

£215. 0.0.,

(4 SZATEN. 2 WHEEL BRAKES) £237. 10. 0. MORRIS-OXFORD (4/6 SKATER-4 WHEEL BRAKES) £320, 0.0.

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