THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THE RO ́GU E
Cars As Well As Elephants.
By C. A. Polls in The Monis Ciner).
MOTORING SUPPLEMENT
"clutches are either savagely florco or will not grip at all. In traffic the rogue car is in its eloment, for it knows full well that this is its great opportunity, If you have to stop, its engine peters out and will not start again, and it seems to take a savage delight in the humiliation of its owner each time an insult le hurled at him by an eloquent taxi-man.
But the rogue has by no means exhausted ita repertoire when it stalls. When it does condescend to start, it loaps forward and charges into the back of the vehl-
clo in frout. At other times its
Most people have heard of reason, it is possessed of seven Togue elaphante, but I wonder dovils. It is insubordinate and how many people realise that vindictive. It is often actually and invariably it there are also rogue cars. Most dangerous. modern cars are highly civilised, ravages its unhappy owner's engine revs fiercely, and refuses sweet tompered and willing, banking account and does its best to slow down. Its speed is thirty miles or nothing, and progress They seem to delight in doing utterly to dostroy it. their best for their owners. They Most rogues are sulky in the through the traffic is exciting, to ard obedient, always ready to garago, and hard to stars. If they say the least of it...
This amiable propensity makes obligo, and you can tall by the condescend to fire at all they spit it practically impossible to ongage happy manner in which they purr back viciously, and try to break your gears, and the resulting as they akim over the road that your wrist. Their radiators spring shrieks from the goarbor cover they enjoy their work and tako, inaccessible leaks and pride in pleasing their masters. contactbronkor roekors stick at But now and then you still the smallest provocation. On the come across the rogue, and no-road they are gluttons for petrol body oun tell what makes it and oil, and love to strand you in isolated places with empty tanks.
rogue.
a
It is made of the same parts and receives the same factory
tlibir
Their gears are hard to change, treatment as its virtuous brethron. and slip out of mesh on awkward It looks the same as any other hills. Their brakes let you down car, but, for some unknown at critical moments, and their
an
you with confusion, even if no actual damage is done. On the open road the rogua.nar balioves in the surprise attack, in which method of warfare it is adept. It first lays itself out to inspire confidence by running along quite sweetly for a mile or two, then, without the slightest warning, it executes a super-skid which, unless you are exceeding ly wary, precipitates you into the ditch,
Its horn is mute at cross-roads where the police are activo, and it boils like a volcano on every If you are foolhardy enough to little upgrade.
Toguð away from take civilisation, it takes the opper tunity of showing its real natura by knocking the bottom out of its crankcase, or breaking an axle- shaft.
the
Desperation.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1926.
have been known to give their oare away to the first loafer who happens to pass by, and thego owners were wing, because it s no uso tinkering with a rogue, which invariably has a warped and twisted nature and is quite inourable.
I think I am safe in saying that most old motorists have met the rogue car at some time or another, but, lost I scare the new owner unduly (a thing which I should be sorry to do), let me baston to say that the broad is, fortunately, dying out, and that in all my experience I have never met, or heard of, a Morris rogue aware of the existence of such brutos, because you still may moot them on the road, and I have a thoory that many of the unexplained accidents that occur are due to nothing more nor less than the hunnish frightfulness of
All the same, it is as well to be'
On occasions like this, owner the roguo.
Ford
יי
AUTO INDUSTRY
GROWS.
TYRE SALES
Shipments of all types of auto
The automobile industry is tyre casinge show a total dooling having a rapid growth in Britain, of 1,683,304 for the first sight according to a report by the Eng-months of 1926 when compared ish government's chief inspector with the same period for laat year Balloon casings wore the of factories. is developing in both manufacture only class of tyres to show an in-
crease over the 1915 poriod, ing plants and garage repair shops.
Automobile work
To escape the tremendously heavy burden of death-duties taxa-
· Delhi, November 24: The Mah- tion the Duke of Devonshire has araja of Patiala has been re-elect- turned his family estates into a od Chancellor of Chamber of company under the title of Chats
of the Chamber next year conslate seventh duke who has taken this Princes. Tho.Standing Committeworth Estates, Ltd. He is the of the. Maharaja of Patiala, the step in the last few years. By Maharaja of Bikanir, the Maharaja, turning his estate into a company. a landowner avoids excessive taxa- of Alwar, the Maharaja of Dhol- pur, the Maharaja of Kashmir, thetion now imposed on large private- Nawab of Bhopal, and the Chiefly owned landed estates, and avoids of Sangli.
death duties when he dies.
ي
30%
THE
HE now B. M. W. touring model R.42, roprosente the latest and most progressivo form of motor cycle onginooring.
In designing the R.42 model, it has been the andoavour of the makers to procure with all possible ex. pedience, every step of techoical progress and every item of riding experience for the benefit of motor cyclists who demand the latest and best.
The most important improvements as compared to former modeis, are mentioned hereunder :-
Increase of engine power to 12 h. p., notwithstanding the Rame cylinder capacity, achieved by means of an improved utilisation of the coinpresrion chamber and an increased "cylinder couling surface.
Detachable aluminium alloy cylinder heads.
External contracting brake acting on the vibration damper
drum.
Cantilever aprings with shock absorber (récail spring leaf.)
Noisalow spiral Devol gear on rear on rear wheel.
Rima evitable for normal and, balloon type tyres.
The B. M. W. Touring Motor Cycle.
12 Br. HORSE POWER
Full particulars from:
THE LEYCESCO CHINA CO., LTD. Bank of Canton Building.
Prest O Lite Storage Batteries
W
THEN you purchase a Prest-O-Lite Storage Battery you are buying the highest quality battery possible to obtain at a price no higher than that, charged for ordinary batteries. Prest-O-Lite offers you both quality and low price. Let us show you the proper Prest-O-Lite Battery for your car.
The Hongkong Hotel Garage.
The Ford Ton Truck
Delivered in Kowloon
H.K. $990.00
Bodies Built to Order
ANDREW HARPER
Authorized Ford Dealers,
Chatham Road, Hunghom, Kowloon: 6 Queen's Road, Central, HONGKONG
Telephonest C. 4895 and K, 1216
Alex. Ross & Co. (China), Ltd.
} Bub-Dealers,
Bali of China Building, Hongkong,
"
Ford thicke" are the bed assurance prompt transportation in bad weather. The engine starte readily at all times, even though the truck has been exposed to the elements overnight, Light weight. and compact construction makes possible safe and easy handling in congested traffic, on slippery wet streets and over muddy country roads. With its qualities of simple operation, dependability and low cost of repairs, the Ford truck is a vehicle, good business sense does not overlook. Inex pensive operation and upkeep-minimum investment and depreciation charges and ample power are prime factors that have popularized Ford trucks.
Ford Motor Company
Detroit, U.S. A.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.