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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT

AMOVEMEM HINTS

FOR

What Others think of

the new

"World" Morris

The very largely increased demand for the new Morris models, both at home and abroad, is in itself ample proof of their superior qualities.

Previous Morris cars so good that they achieved overwhelming supremacy. The

models are far better. Sales figures prove it.

new

were

MORRIS

"the Wheel of the World"

from £190,

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.) Car Sales end) Phono Sorvien Phone Accessorios C. 4759 and Parts (C. 4602

Protection

For light lorry service, where conditions demand extra protection and speed and yet do not justify the cost of pneumatics-this Im -proved R-M-C Tyre is heartily recommended, It gives protection that cuts cost of repairs, preventing damage to loud; and the oxtra mileage reduces running cost. Can be fitted to present wheels,

As permanent filling for one torry or i special sot to be used interchangeably, this Firestone. Maxi-Cushion is most bonvanisht and economical.

THE

MOTORIST

ALBERT L.CLOUGH

THE LAID-UP BATTFRY.

If you lay up your car and advida my trying this? Would thereby throw its battery "out it be worth while?

of a job," don't conclude that has found this change to be suo- Answer: Unless your mechanic your responsibility for it is ended, cessful in other engines like this, for the battery must be dared for we should not feel like advising whether it is in service or not, you to have it mudo. Reducing Thera, is internal leakage of of piston weight would tend in current in ovory battery, which the right direction, without gradually roducos it to a dis. doubt, but how far it would help charged condition and if it is problematical. Your connect- remains in this exhausted stata fing-rud weight would bö unalter- long enough the acid in the ed and the fact that this engine's plates may convert part of the crankshaft has but two bearings matorial upon thom to irreducible and is not counterweighted for load sulphate, which will not running balance makes us fear again become active when re that the good effect of the charging is attempted. The lightened pistons might not he capacity of the battery may thus sufficient to remove vibration. I be permanently reduced. More-might, however, transfer the over if a battery becomes vibration period to higher discharged by being cut. of speed, at which you do not drive- service, its liquid may become so so much As the present sales weak in acid that it will froczo value of this car is not groat it with damaging results at very is for you to decide how mucli moderate winter temperatures, you want to spend upon it, with Never lay up a battery especially no complete cortainty of porfectly in winter, unless a hydrometer successful results, tort shows it to be fully charged and every month or even oftener, during its period of dieuse giva

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SPEED AND FUEL ECONOMY.

Question: Will an automobila

it a test and if the liquid in any covering a distance of twenty coll is found to be below about miles at a speed of forty miles 1175, have it recharged. This per hour, uso more gas than as if

be done by running the it covers the same distance at engine if the battery is still in fapeod of twenty miles an hour? the car or by a rectifier. Now Answer: Gongrally apoaking, that radio sets are so common yes. The average road speed of the motorist who has an A bat- cars is considered to be some tory charger Can 1350 it to where around 25 m. p. h. and recharge his car battery. Even most of them are so designed as a few days connection with a to give their highest gasoline trickle charge will freshen up a miloage at about this rate, but car battery that is not too far somo very powerful cars and discharged. Espécial care should some cars especially built for be taken to keep the plates of a high speed give their best gaso- disused battery well covered lino mileages at higher rated with liquid by the addition of than 25 m. p. h. distilled water. If it is certain

P

KEEPING NICKEL FROM

RUSTING.

that a car is not to be used for months it is better to remove its battery: perferably to a heated! basement or to some part of the Question: In laying up a car, house where it will be convenient what can be done to protect the to rocharging apparatus, Off bright parts from rusting during course, all bother and responsibil- the winter?

ity for a battery can be avoided|

Answer: Giving these parts

which we know.

by placing it on storage at a bat- light but complete coating of ery service station, where it will vasoline is the best precaution of be kept on a trickle charge and will be ready for use at any time it is called for.

ADOPTING LIGHTER PISTONS. Question: Tho, engine of my four cylinder car vibrates

noticeably at spends around 28 to.

THE DERURALIZING

OF BRITAIN.

33 m. F. h., but this vibration is The Commercial Car. not nearly sp bad at 40 m. p.,h. My mechanic says that the in- stallation of alloy pistons will TM overcome this trouble. Do you

Firestone

REMOVABLE MAXL-CUSHION TYPES

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1217

33, Wong Nei Chung. Road, Happy Valley.

Those who love the quiet coun- tryside of England, the spacious grandeur of Scotland, the colour- ful glory of Wales and the quaint charm of Ireland look upon the comimercial motor vehicle as the approximate antithesis. But it does not really, says The Com- mercial Motor, deserve such an imputation. The goods lorry may not, when travel-stained and worn with work, be essentially beauti- ful but it has romance; for it brings the products of the far- away mansion and to the humb- tost village home; it places upon the tablos of the great and the lowly luxuries otherwise unpro- curable.

Thib bus and the coach are rapidly becoming graceful in line and tasteful in appearance and ridding themsolves of the ugliness inherited from the horsed vehicles of 30 years ago. At the samo time, they are acquiring a now charactor from the better class of passunger now giving them their patronage; there is, on the whole, agranter air of refinement about them that was the caso when they first came into public favour.

The user of commercial motors ia human being with as doop an appreciation of the charms of the countryside as any other way- farer; love of sylvan scenery and pride of national possession in the historic treasures of our land are just as fully his. He, too, is deeply concerned at the threat of te doruralizing of Britain, and his voice will never fall Faint in tho chorus of disapproyal of any threat to rob the country of any of its charm. Ho in ready go to shape his own course of action that it may help to conserve all that is left of the beauty and in- torest of our islands and to pre- vont incongruities and blemishes in a land that is fair to the aye and u whét to the imaginatión.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1927.

TRAFFIC LINES. PUT TO TEST:

DODGE BROTHERS

PASSENGER CARS.

The lines of whitewash that used to be daubed on the pavement for the guidance of motorists and pedestrian have now turned to a durable, bright white paint. Tho paint is put through a durability test, shown here, in which four different mixtures on as many blocks are put into an abrasion macfilio which imitatos the conditions of the road unut the war of many tyros

GIANT CAR PROBLEMS.

28. Dashboard Instruments.

Roadster.

081j100

Special Roadster

1,150

Rumble Seat Sport Road

ster

1,256)

Touring (5-passenger)

1,125

Special Touring (5-pas-

songer)

1.178

The Sport Touring (5).

1,210

Touring (7-passenger)

1,320

Shecin! Touring (7).

1,370

Coupe

1,285

Special Coupo.... Sedan

1.385

1,385

Special Sedan

1,385

.1,516

The De Luxe Sedan

DODGE BROTHERS:

COMMERCIAL CARS.

.G$ 925

Chassis only (ton) Chassis and Cab com

plète

·1,055

Express Body Truck com-

.plėto

3,340

Canopy Body Truck com-

plete Screen Side- Canopy

Truck

1,365

Side Canopy,

Truck

1,380

1,390

GRAHAM BROTHERS:

MOTOR TRUCKS.

..G$1,190 1,255

Chassis only (1-ton) Chnesis with cab seat... Chassis with complete :

Body

cab Express

The first problem that confronts the driver is starting up his 500-Panul hp. enginos. One of the engines is aquipped with a large metal bottle containing compressed air. This bottle has pipes lending to If the ordinary motor-car owner and turns the engine over until it the 12 cylinders of the engine. The compressed air is released of the giant 1,000 h.p. Sunbeam then connected up to the gour-box took his place in the driving seat starts under its own power. It is motor-car which Major Segrave by means of one clutch. The is to take to America in February other engine is then linked up by for an attempt to reach a spoed means of the second clutch, and of 200 miles an hour and to lower the first engine starts it up. all oxisting world's records he

The driver next has to syn- would find himself a little bo- chronise the running spadds of wildered by the multitude of the the two engines by means of the instruments on the dashboard and engine revolution in dicators. by finding that there were three Finally, when ho, wants, to start clutches to operate.

the car he uses the third clutch There are in all 28 dashboard by means of which the power is instruments and no luxurios such transmitted to the back axle and 4s a clock or inspection lamp. wheels.-Ex. The instruments are made up as follow:

England's oldest steeple-keeper, Mr. Jdteph Rayner, of Gec-street, Conwell-rond, was 91 last month. All His Bre he has been connected with St. Andrew's, Holborn. For fifty-two years he was bell-ringer, and now superintends the bell- ringers hd the work in the steeple.

6 oll pressure gauzes.

8 Magnato switches.

I magneto switch common to

the eight niagnetos.

3 radiator thermometers.

4 engine revoltition counters.

4 cdm shaft oil pressure gauges.

2 air compressión gaugos,

Stake

1,320

Truck

complete Canopy Body

complete

1,515

Truck

1,560

Body

Truck

completa

1,595

Chassis only

ton) Chassis, with Cab Seat Chassis with completo.

Cab

(1-1/2---

1,640

1,700

1,770

TO COLOUR CITY GAS. Express Body Truck com-

plete Stake Body Truck com-

plete

2,020

2,080

1,760

1,816

1,895

2,200

Stake Body Truck com-

pleto

2,200

Hydraulic

Hoist Dump

Body Truck complete.

1-1/2 cubic yard capa- city)

2,560

ESSEX SUPER SIX

MOTOR CARS.

Syracuse, NY, officials are planning to follow the lead of niany other municipal "govern- ments and coloupcity owned gaso. fine to prevent its use by private individuals.

THE

MOTOR UNION

INSURANCE CO LTD

LIBERAL CLAIM SETTLEMENTS

For full particulars apply to

THE UNION TRADING CO., LTD. Prince's Building.

STUDEBAKER

HONGKONG DELIVERED PRICES.

STANDARD SIX

Duplex-Roadster Duplex Phaeton.. Coach (2-Door, Sports-Roadster.. Country Club Coupe- Victoria

Custom Sodan....... Custom Berline

Chassis only (2-ton) Chassis with cab scat Chassis with complete Farm Body Truck com-

plete

cab

Touring

Conch (2-door)

Sedan (4-door).

.G$1,200 1,260

RUDSON SUPER SIX

1,800

MOTOR CARS.

Touring (7-passenger)...G$LGOD

MOTOR CARRIAGES.

Phono Central 578.

Coach (5-passenger)

1,900

Brougham (5-passenger)"

-2,260

Sedan (5-passenger)

Sedan (7-passenger)

2,440 2,560

PACKARD SINGLE-6

Phaeton (5-passenger) Roadster,

.G$3,200

3;300

Sedan (6-passenger).

3,330

Gold $1,425

Touring (7-passenger)

3,410

1,450

Coupe (4-passenger)

3,440

1.550

Club Sedan (5-passen-

1,550

ger)

3,480

1,570

Sedan (7-passenger)

3,570

1,660

1,710

Sedan Limousine (7-pas-

senger)

3,670

1,780

PACKARD STRAIGHT-8

Gold $1,800

..1,840

MOTOR CARRIAGES.

1,950

2,000

Phaeton (5-passenger)

G$4,100

Roadster

4,500

2,090

Sedan (E-passenger)

·5,550'

2,120

2.170

Touring (7-passenger)

4,660

2,240

Coupe (4-passenger)

5,640

Club Sedan

(5-passen-

ger)

5,780

Gold $2,160

Sedan (7-passenger).

5,900

2,440

2,660 2,740

Sedan Limousine (7-pas-

'senger

6,000

BIG SIX 120" WHEELBASE Country Club Coupo..... Duplex Roadutor........ Duplex-Sports-Phaeton. Sports-Roadstor

Fire Chief...

Victoria....

Custom Brougham....

Udsloth Berlino

BIG SIX 127" WHEELBASE

Duplex-Phaploni..

Brougham

The President Sodan...

The President Berlino

All prices include 4 wheel brakes spare wheel, tire and tube, windshield wiper, kindview mirro cigar lighter, bumpers, spare horn, tools etc., etc.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

25, Queen's Road, Central.

(THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.)

The above prices are in U.S. Currency, and are for delivery ex garage, Hongkong.

All prices subject to change without notice.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR ∙CO., LTD.

Tolephone Central 1240 or 1247, 38 Wong Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley.