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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1926.

First Erskine Six Shipped To Paris Salon."

You can pay for your Motorcycle

out of income

If you do not wish to pay cash down

for either of the following:

·A. J.

TRIUMPH

DOUGLAS INDIAN

FRANCIS - BARNETT

Motor Cycles

"PAY AS YOU RIDE" take 6 months or more

and have the use of your cycle all the time,

(STOCKS CARRIED

ALEX. ROSS & Co. (China), Ltd.

Sub: Dealers

KOWLOON MOTOR CAR & CYCLE EXCHANGE CO.

Michelin Tyres Mean

The cheapest

in the long run!

Sole agents for South Chines

J. GIBBS & CO., Week days Phono C. 704

BANK, OF. CANTON BUILDING After Offico hours Phone C, 4532'

CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LTD.

FOR

"ALL CLASSES

OF

MOTOR INSURANCE

WRITE FOR PROSPECTUS

HEAD OFFICE:-

ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG,

TELEPHONE:

C. 1121-2

SOCONY

MOTOR OIL

MODERN OILS FOR MODERN, MOTORS

REFINED UP TO A Standard NOT DOWN TO A Price

The first Erskine Six, bored and ready for shipment to Puris. Staniling beside it is President Erskine.

When A. R. Erskine, President engineering staff on Mr. Brski pe's of Tho. Studebaker Corporation return from Europe at the "close" of America, as the last nail of 1924. The combined genius of driven in the shipping box that a $100,000,000 corporation started was to carry the first Erskine Six the task of translating this ideal to the Paris Salon he knew, that into an actuality. Every resource a dream had come true, and an of the corporation and of its other opoch in Studebaker's 75 $1,000,000 Proving Ground and years of history had begun. experimental laboratories word brought into play to determine For the Erskine Sir, revealed that the Erekino Six, as it was at the Paris Salon as Studo- finally concolved, was ready_for bakor's new 2,1/3 litro European the markets of the world. Test car, is the ombodiment of an after test pronounced the car ideal conceived two years ago in ready for its debut in the world's Paris. Thore Studebaker dealers greatest international motor from all over Europe had gather- show.

"

od to toll Mr. Erskine their con- After the first car produced was coption of the ideal type of car tested and approved, it was dis. for European drivers. The de-mantled, packed into its specially scriptive composite of this ideal designed box stencilled," Paris car, derived from the cumulative Salon, Paris, via Havor," experience of men who were ex-started on its long journey- parts in their knowledge, was forerunner of a now devolopment turned over to the Studebaker lin motordom.

PHILIPPINE IMPORTS.

Statistics For The First

Nine Months.

Passenger cars, trucks, motor parts and tyres imported into the Philippines from January 1 to September 30, this year, were worth approximately P.8,000,000 according to Customs statistics on the frat nine months.

From the United States, Great Britain, Gormany, Italy and Franco came 2,940 motors, worth P.3,705,161. The United States) furnished 99 per cont. of these.

The value of motors imported steadily decreased, as the number imported increased. In January 197 passengor care were import- ed, the averago cost price boing P.1,287. The September, figures show 179 passenger vehicles with an average cost price of P.1,220.

During that period,,1,140 trucks wore imported, valued at P.943,- 408. In January only 28 trucks were imported, at the cost price of P.23,364, or an average cost price of P.835. The number of trucks imported in September in- creased to 79, worth P.77,473; or corresponding increase of avorage cost price a car to P.981 Purls for passenger cars and trucks imported were worth 094,776, tyres 12.1,363,557.

4

MY FRIEND THE EXPERT.

and

He come, my friend, and tells

me what to do. Explaining things I never know About the sparking plugs and

things,"

About the valves and piston

rings;

How to keep my batteries right So that the lamps will stay

alight.

•

From him is hid no myatory In all my car's sad history. The magneto's secret whim Is like an open book to him. He knows just what it is that

៨០០s Wrong

with •риліра dynamos.

and

He understands precisoly why My fuel consumption's grossly"

high.

In fact, ho knows just what is

what

"About the whole confounded

lot

But last night I forgot my

manners,

And seized the biggest of the " spanners

And battered out his brains.

J. S. H.-in The Autocar.

A PICTURE RECORD...

Swiss delegates will bring a complete photographic review of automobile use in the land of the Alps to the World Transport Con- P.1,-grose which will be held in New

York January 10 and 11."

foundations!

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Fit Dunlop

and be Satisfied

THE foundation of Dunlop tyre.

quality is Experience.

AWAY BACK IN 1888

"DUNLOP

WAS THE NAME IN THE TYRE WORLD.

The accumulated experience of the years iain every Dunlop Tyre you. buy. That's why Dunlops yield the longest mileage and are so utterly satisfactory under all conditions of

service.

DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND. Branches Throughout the World. DUNLOP THE STANDARD by which ALL TYRES are JUDGED.

A Year 'Round Car Giving Many Years of Service

STANDARD SIX DUPLEX-PHAETON Itfuktraced

THE lasting satisfaction of fine car

T

ownership is offered you in the Stude baker Standard Six Duplex Phaeton. Studebaker endurance is proved by hun- dreds of Studebakers with records of 100,000 miles or more, which are still in daily service.

The Standard Six Duplex Phaeton, an open car-may be made a closed car in 30 seconds. Roller side enclosures are drawn to give closed-car, comfort in bad weather -an exclusive Studebaker feature. Let us show you the Duplex Phaeton and take you for a ride in it.

ADD

The Hongkong Hotel Garage.

(The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.).

Car Sales and Phone

Accessories C. 4769

"Service Phone "and Parts C. 4602

KELTY

STUDEBAKER

BUILDERS OF QUALITY

VEHICLES. FOR 74 YEARS

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The first touch of the throttle imparts to the driver the thrill of a spirited thoroughbred, heart pulsing, eager for action!

A few minutes in traffic-or hours on the open road-leave

a rich satisfaction börn of the certainty that this car has no equal in performance.

Nothing but a ride in the Packard Eight can tell you its story!

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On your next trip to Buenor Aires, visit the Packard sales-" rocm, Calle Florida, 643.657 |

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Hongkong,

DISTINGUISHED

TRAFFIC IN LONDON.

PLANES GUARD FOREST.

FAMILY

INSURANCE ON TIME.

Massachusetts. compulsory in surance law is forcing many

Traffic problems have London worried and many plans for ro-

Airplanes are being used to motorists to take out Insurance gulation to speed vehicles on the streets are being considered. great advantage for forost patrol on the deferred payment plan Elovatod viaducts for motorists operations on the Pacific coast of popularly adopted by automobile. and pedestrians, dividing ground America. In the operation of the dealere. Insurance can be

highways into fast, slow and mo- forest patrol from June to ohased for as low a rate a 63

djum lanes and construction un- dorground thoroughfares, are among the plans considered.

October, 245 new fires were dis- covered by airplane observers.

down and remaining cost payable

in six months.

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