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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

These 4 Values

of the new

World'

mödels

are converting the World

to Morris motoring:-

The Transport

" Value

thirty miles per gallon -fifty miles per hour

reliability that is proverbial' -ten years' service.

The "Comfort" Value

really efficient suspension -the famous silent MORRIS engine -complete equipment -Dunlop low-pressure tyros.

The Social" Value

-roomy English body --elegant appearance -delightful colours.

The "Re-Sale" Value is unapproachable

-because the car is almost monoto- nously reliable, and is backed by well-organised service.

Keep abreast of this big motoring "churye-oter,'

order pour Morris NOW-

MORRIS

"the Wheel of the World"

For Price £190 up

DELIVERED IN HONGKONG

APPLY:-

Hongkong Hotel Garage.

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IRISH TESTS.

FORD DEALERS DEMONSTRATE.

28-30 M. P. G.

COURTESY SHIELD.

NOVEL PACKARD FEATURE.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1926.

QUICK JUSTICE IN PARIS. BIG MILEAGE RECORD.

to gauge

SOUTH BUYS CARS. "In a tast Paris, Oct. 13th-Spood will maximum mileage that a Tord are poor in the Southern the Although economic conditions govern Paris traffic

arrosta can run on a gallon of gasoline, American Statea due to the hereafter.

at Charlotte, N. O, a Ford le slump in the cotton market, auto The reason for small heart-

said to have made 49.3 miles on dealers report that car salon aro Mounted policemen not only one gallon.

iparosting and it ofton is diffoult shaped fixtures placed on the will arrost a traffic law violator Three petrol consumption tests, inner side of the curve at both collect immediate payment.

but they will assess the fino and CITROEN TO INCREASE.

to make deliverios. hold by as many groups of Ford ends of bumpers on Packard cars doslers in the Irish, Free State, causes muoti speculation. One to cut down court rautias in ling planning to increase production Britain to

The purpose of this system is Citroen motor have definitely established the

company is A challenge by America to Great Ford car as boing as economical automotive expert writing in one with the government's economy of its flexible creeper track, or draughts match has been accept AD international in fuel as many loss powerful of the motor car trade magazines campaign,

catorpillar," automobile. vehicles, and superior to those of about unusual appliances found there ware a million people in for military purposes and 50 por Associations, and will take place

Now York, Oct. 10th "If present the output is 50 per cent.

At the ed by the English and Scottish on automobiles, explained that France buying automobiles on cent, for various civilian sorices at Newerk in March next the metal, tray-like piecos were the installment plan, that country designed to keep the bumpers prosperous than it is, saye would be far more happy and from springing when striking Alfred Reaves, general manager In all, forty-seven care of both something. Actually they are open and closed typos took part for an entirely different purpose Roeves believes that install- the National Automobile Chamber of Commerco. in the tests, none of them having beon tuned up especially for the and might be called both courtesy ment buying is sound economy occasion, and many of them shields and enamel protectors.

for purchases over $100, provided being virtually new cars. In every caso the roads travelled

the total cost as first payment, the purchaser pays one third of

4 power rating equalling its own. besides possessing advantages in the way of high dependability, long life, and country-wide sor vico facilities.

Packard engineers, asked to

wore main roads, in neither bet-explain the attachments, said it ter nor worse condition than has been found rear tyres of cars many others, and with the usual

percentage of grades and curves, pick up small stones on the read The distances were determined hurl thom against the bumpora by referring to ordinance survey froin which they sometime maps. The judges who supervis- ricochet against the rear fendors ed the tests were independent injuring the highly polished un- persona. The tests were made undor a variety of weather conpicked up by tyros are thrown

amel. Oftentimes too ditions, running from hot and with much force against other fair to windy and wat.

Gars On the road, sometimes doing considerable damage. The

atones

courtesy shield" of Packard cara catches any stones which might be thrown back from the

of

JOIN

rear tyros and, drops them back THE HONGKONG ACTOMOBILE to the road.

Under these circumstances, forty-sevon Ford curs ran a total distance of 286.66 miles, with an average msleage for each unit of 29.9 per gallon of fuel. The economy marks set by the high cars in the throe participating groups were 33.56 32.8, and 39.4 miles, respectively, por gallon of The distance covered was 93.50 fuel.

The three tests wore held in the countries of Cork, Galway, and Dublin.

28.45 MILES PER GALLON. The route of the Cork test was from the eity of Cork to the town of Tramore, by way of Fermoy and Cappoquin, and the total distance covered was 87.16 miles Seventeen cars, seven open and ten closed, participated. The average mileago for each car, par gallon, was 28.45, and the best marks made were 33.5 miles to the gallon, by a touring car, and 33.2 miles to the gallon, by a Tudor sedan. Four of the cars wore disqualified, one for having a nonstandard part, one for miss- ing the route, and two for missing a check at one of the control

miles.

Nineteen care participated in the test, an average mileage per gallon was 30.0,, The best marks were made by a touring car, with 32.7 miles to the gallon, and à Tudor sedan, with 32.8.

The route of the Dublin test ran "from Phoenix Park, Dublin, to Kinoagad by way of Trim: return to Dublin was by way of Maynooth, and the "distance covered was 88 miles.

Fifteen care took part, the average milango per car runding 90.9 to the gallon, and the best scores" being chalked up by B touring car with a mileage of 39.9 a coupe with a mileage and of 33,9.

The "Connacht Tribune" ro- stations which had been est-ported the Galway test in part as Jablished along the way.

follows:

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The Galway route ran from Ballinasloo to Tuam, via Mount- "The tests themselves were bellow and Morlough, and thenco exceedingly. to Galway, return being made to we may regard them as

water tight, and Ballinasloe by way of Athenry.practical demonstration of petrol consumption. They were all car- ried out on cars of the present year's model.. No petrol-saving gadgets were permitted; tanks were drained dry before the start; two tins were poured in, certified to contain four gallons exactly; a special filler.cap was fitted and carefully sealed. Then the cars started on their 93.50 mile trip. All completed the journey with- out mishap of any kind at an average speed of about twenty- five miles an hour. It is possible that greater mileage might have bcou obtained if the cars had not travelled in such closo formation, which renderad occhs- ional braking necessary. At the end of tho trip the car weighed in at Messrs. Sweeney's garage, Ballinasloe; seals were examined and found to be intact, and the balance of the four gallons ro- maining was carefully, drained and measured, under the super- vision of T. J. Kenny, who actod as observer throughout."

Mileage-Safety- Economy

The Firestone extra process of Gam-Dipping is the only known. method that saturates and coats every fibre of overy cord with a frictionless protective covering of ribber, giving greater strengthi and flexibility to the curds. „

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Of the weather and the roads the Tribune". said "

... the Galway test was, for at least half its distance, over ordinary maca- dam. ronds, and the... first forty miles from Ballinasloe' to Galway was against a dead headwind from the sea, with occasional blinding showors." It belioves that the achievon:ent of a Tudor sedan in doing 32.807- m.pe and the general-average-of- 29.965 were altogether credit. ablo."

In the Cork test, the Munstor Motor Association acted A judges. In the Dublin tost, this function was performed by 'of- ficials from the staff of the "Irish Motor Trader,"

In all cases, the gas remaining in the tanks at the end of a run was measured in containers graduated in hundredths of a gallon, thus allowing very clase calculation to bo mado.

Note: The imperial gallon used in the British Islos contains 277.274 cubic inches; tho Ameri- can "gallon contains 231.:

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