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

LEAD THE WAY

ON A

B. S. A.

THE UNDISPUTED LEADER..

WITH

AN UNEQUALLED RECORD FOR

RELIABILITY.

„NOTE OUR LOW PRICES OF MODELS IN STOCK

PETROL SUPPLIES.

PROBABILITIES OF

SHORTAGE:

domostio consumption of 7,780,-between production and consum 085 gallons, of which the motor sumption, so thin that the two sare of the country again, used will just about rast on the same botter than 80 per cent.

figures.

In the same period the inorodno in registrations over the precced- ing your was 17 percent, showing From time to time wo hear the that the tax per car on domestic ory that a fuel shortage is immi-production of fuel was increasing nent. Usually wo shrug, gur in greater ratio than car produc- shouldors and say that it probably tion and registration. In other prosages another rise in the price words, each car owner was mak of gasolino. A study of the situa-ing his automobile drive him a tion, however, reveals a condition few miles more opch year, at a which is far from reassuring and cost to the productive capacity of which shows that the possibility the country in fuel of something of a shortage is much more. like one gallon of gas for each 15 I dofinite than a rumour.

extra miles covered.

The total domestic, production. of gasoline. in the United States in 1923 was 7,555,945,145 gallons and the domestic consumption 6,665,035,280 gallons, of which the motor car used better than 80 per cent. In 1934 domestic pro- duction of gasoline was increased to 8,959,086,220 gallons, with a

IMPENDING SHORTAGE. No less

an authority that W. T. Thom Jr. of the United States Geological Survey has predicted that within the next ten years the diminishing supply of gasoline will have brought the cost of operating an automobile out of roach of the average citizen,

Ho says in purt 14" The time to prepare for a throatened shortage is now, not when the shortage actually occurs. Obvious no

of fuel than the cars of even five years ago. Thoro aro signs that still greater egonomics on this side will come."

This all brings to mind the dis- cussion of the European small car, re-designed by American. engineers for American use. In Europo petrol costs twice as much as it does in America. But tho European car goes twice as far.

@ on the same aincunt of fuel, So the cost par mile is not greater than here,

American motorists can get double the mileage here by adopt- ing the salient features of the European light car motor and

methods of building chassis and bodies. The answer would ap- pour to be reasonably simple. The European buildor gets his high motor efficionoy by using a small boro' a long stroke and building his motor to operate at high spood. He puts this motor

In 1925 the productive capacitythods of meeting the threat arocombining it with the present of American oil companies was moro economical care. If the strained to the limit, with a automobile engineer can produco constantly "increasing drain on noar that will give 1,000 milee the amount of fuel developed. By of operation on half the gasolino the end of 1026, when there should now required to do that distance ba 20,000,000 motor vehicles re- the effect is to double our fuel gistered in the United States, supply. The average car to-day thero is likely to come a line will give greater mileage per unit

A HINT

DRILLED KOLA

FLOOR

BOARD

A simple means of insuring the car, against theft is the clutch pedal lock shown boro. By merely boring a hole through the clutch lever, and] snapping a look into it, the) owner may feel safe in leav-, ing his ear

into a chassis of reasonable length and builds a body to suit.

The American car-using public must necustom itself to a car considerably smaller than the majority of those soon on the streets now if it is hoped to con- tinue to use cars in the same steadily increasing nuinborg.

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2.49 H.P. Solo, Acetolone Lighting - 3.49 H.P..

13.49 H.P... Electric

.$350.00 $450,00 $500.00

3.49 H.P. OHV. Solo, Acetoleng Lighting $525.00Į

IT PAYS YOU, TO BUY THE BEST,

Call & Soos before deciding on your noxt mount

THE SINCERE Co., Ltd.

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Salesroom at la, Chater Road, open every day, (Sun-

days excepted) until 5 p.m.

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

Bank of China Building and 1a, Chater Road.

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AUBURN

Durability To the careful, the lactor of durability in a car is of vast

Importance. Demand the car that will withstand day by day the hardest usage and keep sweet running. Things are done and care Is taken at Auburn factories

to insure better performance and longer life than any other manufacturer does.

It is its unusual stamina that transforms the purchase of an Auburn into a long

paying investment Drive-compare it the Auburn does not sell well

you will not be asked to buy.

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Full Particulars from:~.

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The UNIVERSAL AUTO SUPPY Co.

61, Des Voeux Road, Central.

Plane aro being prepared for For some time past slow." the building of a factory at moving horse traffic has been Kansas City for the purpose of prohibited in contral portion of producing synthetic rubber from Paris. As additional means of clefine hydrocarbons. This lessoning streat congestion in' all material is obtained from the big squares the rotary system petroleum, coal, shale oil deposits is in vogue, and the number of and refuse from garbage, 60sp works and turpentine factories. One-way streets is being extond- It is stated that the by-produote od at frequent intervals. Also, the of crude oil thrown away an- municipal services, the polico, nually by the petroleum industry and about 80 per cent of the alone are sufficient: to produce various largo stores have been

synthetic rubber. "equivalent to

180,000,000 lbs, of natural rubber. | motorised.

THE TOURING CAR

Price, with demountables,

Delivered in Kowloon,

H.K. $965.00.

Self-Starter H.K.$125.00 extra.

Longer life and lower cost of upkeep are ensured by

the all steel bodies of the Improved Ford Touring cars.

The removable storm curtains open with all four doors

and give easy access to both front and rear seats.

The gasoline tank is of greater capacity and is placed

under the cowl, ensuring an even flow of fuel under

all conditions.

ANDREW HARPER

Chatham Road, Hunghom, Kowloon, 6 Queen's Road, Central HONGKONG.

Telephone: C. 4895 and K. 1216

Ford Motor Company

Detroit, V U.2.A.

CONVENIENCE UTILITY

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