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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1926.

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CITROEN:---1926 Model All Steel BUICK Touring No. 352. Citroen, fitted with Speedometer,wood wheels and spare rim. -Eightday Clock, 2 Eluctřic ¡lørns, tyres. Price $750.00 cash.

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HINTS

FOR MOTORIST

THE

ALBERT LÄCLOUGH

WHAT GAS MILEAGE ARE YOU GETTING ?

ACCIDENTS IN PENANG.

DISTURBERS OF THE

TRAFFIC..

That the chapter of accidents in the main business stroots of Penang is not longer, can be laid The next hundred-philo trip! APPROXIMATE FUEL ECONOMY

to the credit of the patiónee' of you take, wouldn't it be worth OF DIFFERENT CAR TYPES.

those who make their Way while to find out how much gas Just as a hint as to the expect busy hours. Sometimes the noises through the traffio during the you used and the miles you ed gas mileages of various cars in the stroot outdo the confusion travollad por gallon? This will of recent design, it may be said give you a chance to compare that milenges from 18 to 24 Bro

of Babel, and the thoroughfaros, the mileage you are actually attainable with four oylinder cars

are filled with darting, shouting, securing with that which you of modorate weight, mileages

gesticulating Asiatice, frantically should be gotting. Forhaps you from 14 to 18 with sixes of endeavouring to find a way out of may find that your gasolina ordinary weight and of 10 to 14 mixed up together in a bewilder- the tangle: All maribor of vohioles economy is as high as can be with eights. Those figures areng muddle, their drivers furious- expected from the particular car more approximations and doubtly rating each other. Carts you are driving, but on the con- less would prove "incorrect for bump into carts, or the beasts trary you may discover that your many makes and models but they drawing them come together in Cur is using far more fuel than it represent what may "be called hopeloos entanglement. One of

Hould and is thus proving unduly "oducated guesswork." expensive to operate. WHAT IS THE OTHER FELLOW'S

CAR DOING?

the chief causes of the ever-in- creasing congestion of traffic is the hand cart. As a means of

The unfortunate creatures doom- conveyance of goods those ap- pear to be the most popular,

ing picture, their muscles strain- ed to pull them, prosent a saddon-,

and their eyes almost popping spiration bathing their bodios out of their sockets from the de- inand upon their over taxed? strength. The people who hire- these handcarts are responsible in most cases, for the congestion.

scoms to be the custom to pile of goods that would try the pull- thom with overwhelming loads

ACTING ON YOUR FINDINGS. If you find that your ear u308 considerably more gas than you How high gasoline mileage testimony of other users and from decide it should judging from the you should be securing can best general considerations based ho ascertained by inquiring of a upon the cylinder number of its 2 seater Roadster with dickey, two number of other users of identical engine, the car weight weather on to the point of bursting, por;' gallon, and by asking the local to you to find and remove the In a cars, as to their mileage per conditions and so forth it is up representative of your make offcauses of its fuel lossos, if you car, how any miles your car caro anything about economy of ought to be expected to do, oni operation. gallon, on a 100 mile run underf WON'T RUN ON "MAO." ordinary conditions. Some of the M. S. writes: When I switch figures you thus gel may be the ignition of my Fard car from exaggerated or in error, but by battery to magnate the engine considering only those from stops, although when it is idling sources you feel are reliable, you will sometimes run for & time of what degree of fuel economy back aros. Do you think the car like yours ought to show, magneto is woak and needs

recharging?

DODGE-Touring. 6 pusanger months, owner driver, unier 2000 1926 Model, "Dodge car for miles. Owner buying a 4-seater. $2,100. Perfectly new and in Apply H.K. Hotel Show Rooms for splendid condition. It is a private appointment.. car driven by the owner. Mile- age about 400." Owner wants to PACKARD SIX-Condition in buy a smaller car. Will not con-every way as new.

Five perfect alder offers Apply Antonio F. Tyros. Five-passenger. Superb Batalha--Expedients Sinico-My-engine (45113-142) Cash $1,200,

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Owner:

Juffers. Off view,'ai Dragon will obtain a pretty accurate idea o mag although it misses and ing powors of a horse, give the

678206) Latest Model 7-passenger | BUJCK-6-cylinder 7-passenger Touring. Low mileage

Buick Touring No. 165 Good run. driven. Still on original tyres.ning order. Five good Tyres on $300.00 worth of special equip five Wire Wheels. $1,600.00. On

ment. 20.40 h.p. engine (R. A. C. view at Dragan Carage. Happy The 9/20 h.p.

Rating). Guaranteed in superb|

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condition. Owner going on leave. HUDSON.-6-cylinder 7-passen "A bargain at $2,500. Box No. 35.er Touring equipped with five care of "Hongkong Telegraph.”

Brand new Balloon Tyres on New wire wheels.

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NEW RALEIGH solos fitting licas stery, carpets, Bosch Horn. Also lighting, speedometer, ameter and new Carburettor and Radiator, horn from $485 and spare parts, new paint and all bright parts 1925 O.H.V. Matchless & Hender-nickel plated. In perfect running. Bon combinations." Douglas and condition. A real bargain for Scout Holos. Apply Motor Cycle) only $2,200. Apply Box No. 1402, Exchange K.656,

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BUYERS' GUIDE

MOTOR CARS

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

0.2487.

ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Rd.

C.4759.

AUBURN Universal Auto Supply Co., Asiatic Bldg. C.4915. BUICK-Hongkong & Kowloon Taxi Cab Co., Ltd., 33 Des Vocux

Road C.1036.

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

Chung Road, Happy Valley. C.1247.

ESSEX.--The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 83 Wong Nei Chung Rd.

Happy Valley. 0.1247.

FORD.Andrew Harper, G, Queen's Road. C.4895.

G. W. K-Gilman & Co., Ltd., H. K. Bank Bldg. Tel: 0.290.

Road, Happy Valley. · C.-C.1247.

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HUDSON-The Dragon Motor Cur Co., Ltd. 33 Wong Nei Chung LINCOLN.Andrew Harper, 6 Queen's Road. C.4896. MORRIS-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's, Road. C.4795, PACKARD. The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd 33 Wong Nei Chung

Road, Happy Valley. C.1247.

ROLLS-ROYCE.-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Road. C.4759. SINGER.-Gilman & Co., Ltd., H.K. Bank Bldg. Tel...290. STUDEBAKER-Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's Read. C.4759. STANDARDAlex. Ross & Co. (China), Ltd., Bank of China Bldg..

C.2487.

MOTOR TRUCKS

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

C.2487.

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FORD-Andrew Harper, & Queen's Rond. C.1759,

FORDSON TRACTOR-Andrew Harper, 6. Queen's "Road. C4759, GRAHAM BROTHERS-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 33 Wong

Nel Chung Rd., Happy Valley. C.1247.

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

MOTOR CYCLES

A. J.S-Alex. Ross & Co. (China), Ltd., Bank of China Bldg. C.24187. B. S. A.-The Sincere Co., Ltd., Des Voeux Road. C.1067. DOUGLAS.-Alex. Ross'& Co. (China), Ltd, Bank of China Bldg.

0.2487.

HARLEY-DAVIDSON--The Gascon Motor Co., 2, Kwong Wah Rond,

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. TRIUMPH-Alex. Rosa & Co. (China), Ltd., Bank of China Bldg.

C.2487.

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TYRES AND ACCESSORIES COLUMBIA BATTERIES.-The Dragon Motor Car Co., Ltd., 38,

Wong Noi Chung Road, Happy Valley. C.1247. DUNLOP TYRES-Dunlop Rubber Co., Hotel Annexo Bldg, C.4554. FIRESTONE TYRES.The Dragon Motor Car. Co., Ltd., 33, Wong

Nel Chung Road, Valley. C.1247.

GOOD YEAR TYRES-Alex. Ross & Co. (China), Ltd., Bank of

China Bldg. 0.2487.

MICHELIN TYRES.-Europa-Asia Trading Co., Pedder Buliding.

0.3488.

MICHELIN TYRES John Gibbs & Co., Bank of Canton Bldg. C.704. FRESTOLITE BATTERIES. Hongkong Hotel Garage, Queen's

Road. C.4759.

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Answer: Possibly it is weak but before getting new magnets or having the prosont ones re- charged you had better examine the magneto switch contacts, and sno that they are all right and also inspect the magneto contact, which is donated on the flywheel housing Dirt sometimes gets funder this contact and interferes with the magneto current. This contact is got at by removing jhe screws which bold down the magnoto binding post, whiên the contact can be lifted out and cleaned. If you find no imperfect contacts anywhere in the mag neto circuit the inferonce is that the magnets must be weak..

cart a shove to get it going, and the puller on in his progress then expect the impetus to carry

under such conditions of congos- through the streets. Naturally, tion, the man is forced to come to a stand-still to await an open- ing through the traffic. Rows of these carts can be seen standing. one behind the other falmost on! top of one another blocking the way of pedestrians and motorists alike. When they come to start again. the trouble begins." The all their attempts to get under. abnormally heavy loads rosiets

way.

Goods come tumbling down, the pullers strain and tag unless some kindly-disposed on and groan, cursos re-echo, and looker comes to the rescue and starts them off with another shove, they would probably be C. II. B. asks: (1) What makes compelled to remain in station- storage battery cell short-ry position. This problem of circuit? (2) What should each congestion is becoming more and" Ld. [cell.test with a voltmeter ? (3) How is storage battery electrolyte

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BATTERY QUESTIONS.

Answer: 1, Wearing through of the insulating separators, which allows contacts between the positive and negativo plates or the collection in the bottom of the jar of "shed" active material from the plates to such a height that it touches the bottoms of the plates. (2) About 2.05 volts when fully charged, from 2.0 to 1.9 volts during the useful period of the discharge and 1.7 when it is practically discharged. With charging" current flowing the voltage may rise to 2.6 volts. (3) By slowly adding concentrated, chomically pure sulphuric acid to distilled water to make a mixture of the desired acidity. To make electrolyte of 1300 gravity about 39 per cent. by weight of acid of 1.842 gravity is required.

GAS FEED IRREGULARITY. L. McC. writes: When my car is standing headed downgrado, the engine idles quite fast with the throttle entirely closed and whon it is running downhill, gas feeds fast, even when it is sup- posed to bo shut off. This is a four-cylinder-car, but I only get 12 m. p. h. with it. The car. buretor has been inspected and adjusted carefully. Do you advise replacing it or what can you suggest P

Answer: Your carburetor is so, constructed that the in- clination of the car should make no difference in the fuel level and the amount of gasoline fed the engine. You had better not change it until all other possible causes of trouble have bien. eliminated. It looks as though you might be getting some fuel fed directly to the intake, from the vacuum tank, through the suction pipe. Remove the plug in the top of the vacuum tank, some time when the engine is idling abnormally fast, and see if the tank level is not altogether too high, so that gasoline can flow into the manifold through the suction pipe. If this proves to be the caso, you may have a punctured fout in the tank or something else may be wrong.

Of approximately 234,000 milos of roads in Indian, nearly 160,000 miles are unmetallod, and, there- fore, not ideal for motor traffic, although dofinite action is being takon in bringing about improve- ment in this direction.

more of a menace, due mainly to the hand-cart question, and

the authorities should take the matter in hand by rogulating the weight of lorde to be carried.-- Straits Echo

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A HINT.

Paint the under side of your engine hood with aluminum paint. This will reduce the amount of heat coming from the engine and bonding to mar the finish on the outside of the hood. Use aluminum paint, also, for the under side of the auto top to reduce the heat from the sun and reradiated into the car..

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