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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

HINTS FOR THE

A British Master Motor

If you could visit any one of the seven *huge Morris factories in England, you would know at once why no engine, in

any car, at any price, gives more con- sistent

い

low-cost running than the

Morris master motor.

From all over the world comes daily proof that the "heart" of the Morris car is a master product-tuned to mechanical perfection-built of best British material for a long life of faithful service. No wonder so many motorists are changing over to the Morris. Have you tried out a new "World" model? :

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the Wheel of the World'' from £190.

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MOTORIST

ALBERT L..CLOUGH

HOW ARE YOUR TYRE CHAINS?!

Almost anytino now you may would probably find that it was find you nood chains to safely very small as compared to that medt snowy and fey road con-through the exhaust. It is doubt Iditions. In some parts of the ful if oil that oscupos by the ronds have already breathor is worth saving, as it frozen, and thawed forming doon must be heavily diluted. No harm slippery ruts which require thom. in trying your proposition, how. Fallen leaves collected on the ever. ronds, when wet, dovelop danger. ously "skiddy" tendencios and mako tho

of chaine

advisablo on country roads and sord city streets. If your chains

WHEEL DIAMETER AND SPEEDOMETER READINGS.

Question: The standard tyre

were 'protty woll shot" when equipment of my car is 33 x 4 you discarried them last spring, inch, but I have put on 34 x 41 tyres all around." How much It will be well to look them over and replace those cross chains difference will this make in the that used to tap on the mud- speedometer readings?

The cirenmforenco guards so annoyingly. If theAnswor: cross chains are all pretty badly of your new tyres is about 3% worn, it may be good policy to grouter than of the old ones and replace them all and start the the wheels will thus turn about winter with a sound antiskid the same porcentago less times in covering a certain distance, equipment. Perhaps you bought, which will make the spoodometer a new car this summer. If so you probably did not think of road about 3% low as to both chaine then. If its wheel dia-speed and mileage. For 100 miles melor or tyre cross-section is actually covered your mileage different from that of your old recorder will now show about 97 car, just remember that the old miles (assuming that it was correct for the old tyres) and chains will not it and that you when you are actually running will have to get a pair of the right size, proferably before the 50 m. p. h. the indication will be first heavy snow storm catches about 18.5 m. p.,h. At the same) you unprepared, time it will be woll to lay in a sup-" ply of cross chains and, by the way, a pair of special chain-pliers)

Question-One of the canis of makes the replacing job a mugh my engine has worn some- unsier one! You probably have what fat on the top and makes not been carrying your chains on a knock which is audible for the car during the summer, but some distance. Is there any now it will be wall to have them fromedy for this? Will any harm aboard, if you make, any long be done if it is left as it is? trips..

1.

IMPERFECTLY HARDENED

CWM.

Answer: We can н00. no remedy other than replacing the BADLY WORN CYLINDERS.

entire cam-shaft with a new one, Question. I have heard it said as the cams are integral with the that if the pistons of an engine jshaft. Evidently this particalar are worn more than ten thou-can in some way "failed to be sandths smaller than the cylinder properly hardened and, this being bore, it is of no use to put in now the case, the flat spot will pro- piston-rings, what do you say as bably continue to enlarge with to this? The pistons of my engine an increase of noise and oven- are so badly worn that I use a tually an appreciable effect upon gallon of heavy oil per 100 miles, the running of the engine. which seems mostly to be lost Running it in its presont con- through the breather. Can I put dition can do no sorious harm. a sponge in this und save somo for the oil?

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SUPER ROADS..

American Schemes COSTING $200,000,000.

Answer: Cylinders as badly. worn as yours require recon- ditioning, oversize pistons and oversize rings. Even though the wear were much less than icis. fitting new rings in the present pistons could hardly be expected to give satisfactory results. Cor-

New York, Dec. 10th.-Nearly rect piston clearance is not over 0.004 for this engine and it would $200,000,000 will have been spont soom that your present ones must before 1933 by New York and slap noticeably, It may seem New Jersey for perhaps the most that there is a large loss of oil ambitious programme of traffic through the breather, but you relief in the country. The pro-

grammo includes:

The Hark

Quality

Recognized Value

which the Firestone name-all over tho.

world.

Among these things determine standards of value, Firestone Full-Size, Gum-Dipped Balloons are supreme in their field.

Built to a high. ideal, of finest materiale and workmanship and good clear throngh, these Tyres have established confidence in

Mileage toate show that they make any car deliver better sor- vice on any road. The Firestone process of Gum-Dipping builds a Tyro so flexible and strong that it. has set a new standard of safety, comfort and economy.

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FULL-SIZE GUM-DIPPED BALLOONS

1-The $40,000,000 twin tunnel system for vehicles under the Hudson, already completed and soon to be in operation.

2-Two express highways of the super variety, costing about $75,000,000.

3-A bridge from New Jersey to Staten Island, $15,000,000..

4-A high suspension bridge across the Hudson at Fort Leo, ¡$75,000,000.

When the Hudson vehicular tunnels are opened the first part of 1927, present congestion at ferry points will be relieved and trafe speeded up considerably.

At the terminals of this tunnel, however, police will have to copë with a concentration of tho diffi- culties that wore scattered among the ferry points. To avoid this, therefore, New York City'is plan. ning an elevated supor-highway running from the Manhattan terminal of the tunnel up the Hudson coast to meat Riverside drive, at 72nd street.

Construction of this road will cost $35,000,000, it is, estimated, and could be comploted in from 2 to 3 yours. It would not only speed up traffic from the down- town area, but relievo narrow streets now hopelessly congested. On the New Jersey side con- struction already has begun on the partly elevated boulevard ex- tonding 13 miles to Elizabeth, with a tunnel part way through the Palisades at the beginning of tho route. This express highway will cost about $40,000,000.

EXCISE TAX REMAINS.

The proposed reduction of th three per cent, automotive excis tax will not have the support o President Coolidgo. The adminf istration's position is that the- oxcise tax is a just burden to be borne by the usors of motor cars in return for the $90,000,000 which the goverment has made! available for road construction.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15,

Modernising The Conway.

1927.

MOTOR LIFEBOATS.decreed that, whenever a certain overhead valva 20-24 h.p. Alles number of passengers are carried, Craig marine motor. Those on- ships must also carry a propor-gines, which are made by the tion of motor lifeboate, it has be- Ailsa Craig Motor Co., Ltd, of como essential that the cadets Chiswick, London, W., are built should have a working knowledge on similar lines to the engines. of motor ongines. It is not yur- that the Royal National Lifeboat prising, theroforg, that the Train-Institution havo specially design "Machinery plays such an all-ing Ship Conway should bood for their powerful now motor important part in the manago-brought up to dato in her equip-lifehosts. In handling the Ailsa. ment and navigation of the mo- mout by having a now motor Craig ongino in this now launch dern Loviathan that boys on the launch fitted with one of the most the boys of the Conway will, training ships, besides being modern designs of marine motor therefore, go forth to the ses taught soumanship, also learn engines, Tho now boat which is equipped with a knowledge of all something of those wonders of now being built will be 30 foot that is latest and best in maring science. Now that it has been long and will have a 4-cylinder motor engines.

For the first time!

Only four

oil changes

VALVE-IN-HEAD

Bauch

The

HOYOH CANS

GREATEST

a year

It is no longer necessary to drain crankcase oil every 500 miles. Four-, changes of oil a year are enough, when you own a 1927 Buick,

The crankcase, in the 1927 Buick is minuum cleaned! & vital new im provement the Vacuum Ventiln- tur- dews all the crank case vapors cut into the open before they have an opportunity to do harm..

Now, all that is necessary is to add oil occasionally and change 47. times a year, simply as a super- caution.

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The problem for years has been to stop oil dilution. And now Buick has accomplished it!

Come in and let us show you the Greatest Buick Ever Built 1

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