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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEEKLY

MOTOR

WANTS

NOTICE.-Small advertisements for those columns should be addressed to “Motor Supplement" THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

The abarico 16 60 coats for 30 words. 2 cents for every additional word, Terms Chell with order,

Advertisements must be recolved by noon on Thursday preceding publication.

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Box Numbers soppiled when required, but ropiles must be called for At this offeo.

FOR

SALE

ROSSLEY. 25/30 HP BUICK Touring No. 352. Four

R.F.P. Model Type 9, fitted

wood wheels and spare Price $750,00 with Cunard". ludy, painted rim." Five' tyros.

Box No. 1473 Hongkong red-spare wheel and all accos-cush. sories-excellent condition. Apply Tolograph. Box No. 1509 ejo "Hongkong. Telegraph."

CADILLAC3-cylinder 5-

pussongor Cadillac for $1,500 Box No. 1475 Hongkong

AUXHALL 14:40 H.P. cash,"

seater Open Turing-total Telegraph. milage 690-spare wheel and all

Accessorios-excollent conditionEW RALEIGH'S and Spare Full particulars and prics from

Parts. Triumph, B. S. A., Box. No. 1508 e o "Hongkong Indian Scout, Douglas, Harley Telegraph

Solos. Matchless, Indian, Hond- ATCILESS.- Motor Cyclo erson and Harley Sport Coin- 347 C. C. Sido valves, 1925 bination. Motor Car and Cycle model, electric light, speedainater Exchange Telephone K655.

MA

leg shields. Miloago 300 only,

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, MAY

World Leadership

justifies

Still Lower Prices!

Grahmen Brothers announce z aubatan Hal reduction in the prices of their complete line of trucks and motor cochem, affective January 7,

NEW PRICES

1-Ton Chassis-UE.

$075

Ten Chassis-OB

Tou Low Chat--MB

-Ton, 158 Chu-FB

14-Ton, 158 Low Chala-Li

1.Ton, 138′ Chus-ED

YB Bua Uharsis ...

1.6. b. Detroit

1005 1315 1365 1415 1575

This is their third reduction in eight mouth. It brings the price of their product far below any truck of com. parable mérit,

Large production jusiifica low.pricor" Graham Brothora are the largest excly- sive truck manufacturers in the world.

The Dragon Motor Car Co. Ltd. 53 Wong Nei Chung Bond, Happy Valley Telephone . 1246 or 1247

GRAHAM BROTHERS TRUCKS

Sold by Dougz Buchans DEALERS EVERYWHERE

8100. Apply Box No. 1494 c/o Pinary SIX-Condition The 9/20 hp.

Telegraph."

every way as now. Five- perfect Tyres. Five-passenger. Superb engine (45113-42). Cash On view at $1,200, no offers. Dragon Garage, Happy Valley. BUICK-6-cylinder Y-passenger

HARLEY-Sports, model com- plate with electric lighting Ret. spoedometer, etc., in good con- dition, price ruusonable. May be Hoe by arrangement. Box No.

Buick Touring No. 165 Good 1490 co "Hongkong Telegraph." running order. Five good Tyres FOR

OR SALE:-2-ton Truck on five Wire Wheol. $1,500.00. chassis. 6-cylinder engine On view at Dragon Garage, of 40 H.P., R.A.C. Rating. Only Happy Valley,

Box

$3,000 for quick cash sale. f-1 UDSON. 6-cylinder

No. 1474 Hongkong Telegraph.

new tyres.

7-passenger Hudson Tour-

SINGER seven-passanger Lan-ing in splendid "condition, Five dauletto. Six practically brand new 34 x 7.30 Balloon New upholstery Tyres on five New Wire Whoots. carpet, paint, Radiator and Car-New top, upholstery, paint, cars Carburettor, burettor Everything first class. pets, Stromberg 48 H. P. engine (R.A.C. Rating) Bosch Horn, and Radiator. All newly plated. Price bright parts in splendid condition. $3,000.00. box No. 1593 Hong- kong Telegraph.

ROVER

Car-1926

DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE SPECIAL COLONIAL MODEL BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE HONGKONG

- AND ~~

HINTS

FOR MOTORIST

THE

ALBERT L. CLOUGH

POWER WASTING FRICTION:

from the use of two gaskets unless the engine knocks and thus indi-| cates that its compression should be lessened.

by mine as if it were standing still. Have ground valves and checked the timing, without any beneficial results. What do you advise?

Is there any source of power wasting friction about your car, which causos fuel wasto and woar of moving parts? Sometime, when it is standing on a smooth

Car Lacks Speed.. garage floor, in neutral, with the

Question: My late 1025 Ford brake off, see how much force it coupo will not run faster than 32 requires to push it back and forth

p. p. h. with the throttle wide and if it seems to move unreason-open, while other Ford coupes go ably hard, look for the causes, or instead, when driving on a hard, level road at 26 miles an hour, throw it into neutral and see if it coasts freely and as far as you

Answer: Most likely your on- think it ought... Manufacturers gine misses some explosions, when think so much of such tests that running fast. This might be the some of them 'publish' figures of case and you not notice it, with the normal force required to move and engine at very high speed. You better make sure that the timer coasting distances of their cars.

makes perfect contacts, that tho Among causes of removable fric-spark-plug gaps are not too wide tion are the following: Dragging and that the dgnition systemi is in. brake-bauda, too soft tyres, too perfect condition in all respects. tightly meshed final-drive gears, Also sce" that nothing has happen-| front wheel or rear-uzle bearings ed to the timer control linkage to too closely adjusted, inek of lubri- prevent full allowable spark- cant in transmission or rear end, advance from being aecure.! or too viscous and stringy lubri Check up brake and transmission cant used in these housinga, nor bands to see that they do hot drag. parallelism of front wheels and We nasume that this coupe has misalignment of the front with the standard final gear ratio, and Hot rear axle. In the case of Ford

a special low one. cara too tight adjustment of low- speed and reverse transmission bands is a very common cause of constant friction. Anyone who once gets a line" on how his car pushes about or how well it coasts when everything is right, can enally determine whether anything Is binding, after brake or other get more speed out of it with adjustments have been maile, byway to permanently add weight less gas. Is there any possible repeating these simple tests.

(Mr. Clough gives some of the questions he receives from time to time, together with the answers. These appear weekly and provide

$3,000.00 Box No. 1492 c/o of KOWLOON TAXI CAB Co., Ld. an instructive reference).

Hongkong Telegraph."

BUYERS GUIDE

MOTOR CARS

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

. C. 2487. AUBURN-Universal Auto Supply Co., Asiatic Bidg. C4915. BUICK-Hongkong & Kowloon Taxi Cab Co., Ltd. 33 Des

Voeux Rd. C. 1036.

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

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. 1895.

G. W. K.-Gilmar & Co., Ltd., H. K. Bank Bldg. Tel. C.290. 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-Gilman & Co., Ltd., H.K. Bank Bldg. Tel. C.290. STUDEBAKER.-Hongkong fotel Garage, Queen's Road.

C. 4750. 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. 4760, . FORDSON TRACTOR-Andrew Ilarper, 6 Queen's Road.

C. 4750.

· 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. 4759. THORNYCROFT-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road,

C. 4759.

MOOTR CYCLES

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

0.2487.

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

Bldg. C.2487.

HARLEY-DAVIDSON.--The Gascon Motor Co. 2, Kwong Wab

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. PUCH-Leyseco China Co., Ltd... Bank of Canton Bldg, C. 1221. 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.

TYRES AND ACCESSORIES COLUMBIA BATTERIES. The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33,

Wong Nei Chung Road, Happy Valley. C. 1247.

TEL. C. 1036 -

-33-35 Dos Voeux Road,

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Questions: Would the use of two gaskets, instead of one, under the cylinder-head of my engine, increase or reduce its power?

Weighting Car to Improve

Riding Qualitles.. Question- find that when one or two other persona aré. rides much easier and I seem to with me in my Ford rondster, it

on such a car and, if so, how much should be added?

could be devised permanently, to Answer-Probably some way

add weight to

your roadster, cquivalent to that of one or two persons, but could you not secure the same effect on 'spring action by the use of some form of shock- absorbers or auxilliary springs, without increasing the dead Ansieer: Our belief is that it weight of the car and thus in. would reduce its power. The only creasing tyre wear and somewhat condition under which the two reducing hill-climbing ability? gaskets would increase the power You might investigate devices for would be in the case of an engine snubbing the racoil of the springs which habitually knocks from self- and see what results can be ob

detonation ignition or

of its tained. However, if dead weight charge. In such an instance, the is to be added, sheet lead is pro- two gaaketa, by reducing, the com-bably the best material to u80,89 pression ratio, might stop the neg. it would take up a minimum of ative work, of which the knocking room in the rear carrying space is a sign and thus increase the traeor "wherever else applied and ful power. As the useful output would not rattle. Sheet lead of an engine increase with com-could be readily fastened in place, pression, up to the point at which but you can experiment by usi knocking begins to occur, no in-cast-iron window weights or crease of power can be expected something of that kind.

Puch Motor Cycles

3-II.-P.

In order to introduce these oxcollent little machines, we

are making a special offer.

5330 CASH

$350 TERMS

"Call and muke an early inspection at our office.

LEYSECO

PHONE: C. 1221

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7 Fixats

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2 Thirds.

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AND THE

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Solos from $445. Combinations $675, ...Including Lucas Magdyno Electric Lighting, Complete, ready for the road,

Ask for Demonstration st MOTOR CYCLE EXCHANGE, Coronation Road, KOWLOON.

BRITISH

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(Made at Fort Dunlop, Birm- ingham)

They cost no more than other tyres,

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Look for the mark "Made in England"

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HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

Tel. 0.4759,

Distributors.

Studebaker

PRICE REDUCTION, 1st MAY, 1026,

HONGKONG NETT CASH' PRICES.

STANDARD SIX

Duplex-Phaeton Duplex-Roadster... Sports-Roadster... Country Club Coupe...

Coach (2-Door Sedan (Wool Trim) Sedan (Broad Cloth)...

Berline

SPECIAL SIX

H. K. 82,650

.. 2,600

2,990

2,990

2,760

2,990

3,200

3,350

Coach 2-Door). H. K. $3,350

Brougham..

BIG SIX 120 WHEELBASE

3,900

Duplex-Sports-Phasion... H. K..$3,650

Duplex-Roadster...

Sports-Roadster

Club Coupe....

Sedan

Berlino...

3,450

3,780

*3,800

4,350

4,520,

H. K, $4,075

4,775

4,900

5,075

BIG SIX 127" WHEELBASE

Duplex-Phaeton

Brougham

Tel. C.4750.

Soden

Borline

Prices subject to change without notice)

PRICES INCLUDE DELIVERY IN HONGKONG OR KOWLOON

IN

All models have balloon tyres,' d'az wheels, '4-wheel bydraulic braker, windeluicid wipirji

"mirror" "L50's, atv., etc, '.'.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE- (Tây Hồ 2xong ở Shanthal Hotel, Lily )

Car Sales and Phone

Accessories Q. 4760

Phone

Serviço and Parts LC 4602