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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

SATURDAY, APRIL

1927.

STOP TIMES -

· LOOK - LISTEN HARD, MONEY TIGHT!

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Why throw away money on big car upkeep when the Austin "7" will do the same job for a cent mile? It will take you there and bring you back, There is just as much pride in an Austin "7" BS there is in a Rolls Royce.1

25% DOWN

The Easiest of Deferred Terms arranged to suit your Individual Pocket. Stocks Carried

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

HONGKONG.

-and-

The Kowloon Motor Car and Cycle Exchange Co.

KOWLOON.

B. S. A.

1927

O.H.V.

MODEL

3.49 HP.

MOTOR CYCLES

NOW ON HAND

A REMARKABLE

ADVANCEMENT

IN B.S.A. RANGE

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

SOLE AGENTS

MOTOR SPIRIT

SHELL

MOTOR OILS

CENTRAL FILLING STATION OUTSIDE CITY HALL, HONGKONG.

The Asiatic Potroleum Co., (South China) Ltd. Hongkong."

cars.

BUYING A SECOND-HAND CAR.

Advice to Purchasers on Some of the

Knotty Points that May Arise.

"

To the uninitiated the purchase, of a second-hand.car may 'scom to be a simple matter of aclection and payment. In many casca this is so, but it is quite possible, and inderd cast, for a -set of circumstances to arise which introduces difficulties for the buyer and even the seller terminating sometimes in a Court of Law. In the following, notes a Solicitor points out the pitfalls which may beart the unwary and how these may be avoided.

It is only necessary to glance therefore, important, as 4.1 in- at the small advertisemont pages |surance company would not be of any paper to realize the extent obliged to pay on the sellor's of the market for second-hand policy after the property had Some publishers run a do-passed to the buyer, even though posit systom which is most useful the seller retained possession. A in preventing loss where it might prudent person will insure a Car otherwise occur, but there are, directly he has bought it, and apart from the risks ordinarily especially so if he does not tako run, many legal points which the immediato delivery of it He may private seller and buyer should do so either by taking out a new boar in mind.

policy in his own name, or by THE PASSING OF THE PROPERTY. gotting the seller's policy trans- Sale is a contract which may be done through the local

ferred to him. This may general-| some future time, and it is im-agent of the insurance company, portant to determine when it is In cases of doubt, it might ba intended to take effect, or in dorsed in favour of both parties.

wise to get the "old policy en- other words, when the legal pro- porty in the thing sold is to pass to the purchaser. Muny things may happen between sale and do- livery, and it should be made clear in whom the proporty vests, The Sale of Goods Act pro- vides that this property shall pass when the parties intend that it shall pass, but that if no intention. iş indicated, certain rules must

tako effect immediately or at

So far we have assumed that

the risk passes with the property, but to this there is an important exception, namely, that if tho sellor un-reasonably delays de- livery, and loss or damago occurs a consequence, he will be re- sponsible whether the property

USED CARS

DODGE, BROTHERS PASSENGE

Sedari

The De Luxe Sedan

CARS.

Roadster

∙G$1,700

Special Roadster :

Bumble Seat Sport Road-

stor.

1,250

THREE

Touring (B-passenger)

1,125

Special Touring (5-pas-

senger)

1,175

SPECIAL

OFFERS

The Sport Touring (5)

1,210

Touring (7-passenger)

1,320

Special Touring (7)

1,870

Coupo

1,280

Special Coupe

1,880

1,835

Special Sedan

1,885

1,515

GRAHAM BROTHERS COMMER-

Chassis only (ton) Chassis and Cab Com-

plete Express Body Truck com-

G$ 925

1,055

plete Canopy

ick 'com-.

pleto

1,340

1,365

H.K. $2,000.

Screen Su Canopy

Truck

.

1,880

Panel Side Canopy

Truck

1,890

"H.K. $1,400.

STUDEBAKER-Special Six Coupe 5-Seater. Six Cylinder 36 h.p. Has run less than 2,000. Miles.

: PRICE

H.K. $3,200.

CHALMERS:-7-Seater Sedan 1923, in good condition.

PRICE

ARROL-JOHNSTON:-5-Seater.

PRICE

These cars may be inspected at

The Hongkong Hotel Garage

Telephone, Central, 4759.

CIAL CARS.

GRAHAM BROTHERS 1-TON.

MOTOR TRUCK CHASSIS

AND COMPLETE VEHICLES:

Chassis only

G$1,190

Chassis with cab seat..

1,255

Chassis

with complete

enb

1,320

Express Body Truck

complete

1,515

Canopy Body Truck

complete

1,560

Stake

Body Truck

1,595

has passed or not. An example MIMIMMIMIMI MIMIMI MUMUMTIME complete

of this occurs where A, buys a car;

be taken into consideration in de-from B, who promises to deliver terraining the exact time at which it the same day. If B, without it does pass.

good.cause, fails to deliver that Where there is an actual sale day, and his garage is struck by of ascertained goods in a de-lightning during the night and livorable state the property in burnt, with the car inside, he will them passes when the contract is made and it is immaterial if the car, for it would not have been lime of payment or delivery is lost if B. had fulfilled his part of postponed. Hence, if A buys a the bargain and the car had not car from B as it stands-that is been in the garage that was struck, to say, has to do nothing more

or not. nor

be liable to A for the value of the

NECESSITY FOR INSPECTION, When a second-had car" is

to it--the property in it passos bought from a private person it is unless otherwise agreed, im- mediately on the making of the up to the purchaser to assure bargains it matters not whether himself, by inspection if neces- credit is given

sary, that there are no hidden whether A takes the car away faults. For there is no implied with him or leaves it with B. If warranty of fituessin these then, A leaves the car with B, cases, and the seller, so long a8 and it is stolen from B's pre- the buyer, is responsible for he does not deliberately deceive mises, A, being the owner, will bo'

ias doos not entitled to tako

proceedings nothing that against the thiof, though he has specifically guarantee. Inciden- never had the car in his actual tally, if a guarantee is required, physical possession. And again, a higher price is generally de- if in the same circumstances Bmanded, as it quite reasonably had gone bankrupt before de may be. livery, his trustee would, in the

If, however, the seller is one absence of fraud, be unable to whose business is the holling of claim the car as part of B's assets.

cars, and buyer makos known to him the purpose for which he re- THE ASSUMPTION OF OWNERSHIP. quires the vehicle in such a way Where there is an uncondition- as to show that he relies on the al contract for the sale of specific seller's skill and judgmont, the goods and the seller has to do soller is bound to see that the our something to the goods in ordor said is suitable for that purpose. to put them into a deliverable This is an implied warranty stato, the property passes when which is provided for by the Act that has been done by the seller and cannot be repudiated by the and the buyer has been acquaint- dosler.

and

ed thereof. Therefore if A. in ENFORCING THE BARGAIN. our previous exàmplo, had agreed

Supposa & man buys a car but to buy the ear, but had asked Bloaves it with the seller whilst ho to take up the big onds and grind gets the cash froin his bank. If, in the valves first, the property in the meantime, the sellor gets, would not pass, apart from & better offer and subsequently mutual agreement, until this had refuses to complete the bargain! been done and B had informed A by accepting the money that the car was ready. Con-handing over the car, what re- sequently, until then, A. though he medy has the purchaser? might have paid in advance, and,

In the great majority of cases aswe shall see later, have been in a be would be able to take no action position to enforce delivery, could in a court of law, to enforce de- not have taken any action as livery, since for this purpose it owner against any thief, would be necessary to show that Incendiary, or other wrong something had been paid in door in respect of the car.

carmest or by way of part pay- Where & car is sold on apment, or to produce some written proval, a private person will note of the contract signed by the sometimes lot the prospective seller. This would not often be buyer use it for a few days to sen possible,

how he likes it before deciding to The moral is that it is sound Buy. If, then, the car is stolen business, when dealing with a or destroyed, or either party stranger, to offer a shilling or so meets with financial disaster, be- to bind the bargain as soon as the fore the buyer has. madis his de- terms have been settled. cision known to the seller, how Beware of young people, for a is it to bo said in whom the pro-person under the age of twenty- porty in vested? If a time limit for one years is not legally capable approval had been fixed, the pro- of binding himself to pay for what porty would have passed on the he buys on credit or to carry out oxpiration of that limit if the car is bargain unloas the subject- Word not returnod before. matter is something which comes Similarly it would pass on the within the class of things called lapse of a reasonablo timo if no necessaries." Broadly speak- limit were fixed. The Act also ing

nocosearies" are things

A Privilege for YOU

Unless you live right "in the blue"

"you are within the "Territory" of a

Morris Dealer.

That Dealer has contracted to give every Morris Owner in his territory Morris Service.

Thus you can be certain of

(a) A progressive firm who knows that good service is good business;

(b) Good stocks of spares;

(e) Mechanics practised in Morris

work.

within reasonable distance, the mo ment you are a Morris Owner.

MORRIS

"the Wheel of the World"

from £190.

HONGKONG HOTEL · GARAGE

(The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.) Car Sales and) Phone Service Phone Accossories JC. 4759 and Farts (C. 4602

says that the property will pass which are necessary to the minor when the buyer "signifies his op for his maintenance in that posi proval or acceptance or otherwise tien in life in which he lives.. AMMIM

adopts the transaction." Goneral-car may be necessary" to a

ly speaking, any act which, as young man of means, but it will sumes ownership, such as fitting not always bo so. It is, therefore,

The position is similar with re-

an extra air valve, or rovarnish-wise to insist on cash when soll MORE CRUDE RUBBER DELAY IS EXPENSIVE. ing without the seller's pormis-ing to a young person, for he can- sion, is an adoption of the con-not be forced to pay even after he tract. Such acts as these which comes of age. one would not ordinarily do to

Importations of oruda ubber California penalize motorista another person's car will cause gard to a married woman who into the United States from all 100 per cent. for not obtaining the proporty to pass and with it has no property apart from her sources during 1926 amounted to their license plates during the re- the responsibility of ownership. husband, onloss it can be proved 411,962 long tons, an increase solar period assigned by law. By over 1925 of 27,125 long tons, ac causing them to pay double for cording to the report of the Rub the plates the number of offendera bar Association of America. Inc. is greatly decreased.

İNSURANCE.

that she Botod .with

The question of insurance is, authority-Ez.

his

GRAHAM BROTHERS 1-1/2- TON MOTOR TRUCK CHASSIS

AND COMPLETE VEHICLES.

Chassis only

G$1,640

Chassis with Cab Seat...

1,700

Chassis with complete

Cab

1,770

Express Body Truck com-

plete

2,020

Stake Body Truck com-

plete

2,080

GRAHAM BROTHERS 2-TON MOTOR TRUCK CHASSIS

AND COMPLETE VEHICLES:

Chassis only

G$1,760

Chassis with cab seat

1,815

Chassis with complete

cab

1,895

Farm Body Truck com-

plate

2,200

Stake Body, Truck com-

plete Hydraulic

2,200

Holst Dump Body Truck complete 1-1/2 cubic yard eapa- city)

2,660

ESSEX SUPER SIX MOTOR

CARS.

.G$1,150

.G$1,200

G$1,250

Touring Coach (2-door) Sedan (4-door)....

HUDSON SUPER SIX MOTOR CARS.

Touring (7-passanger) .G$1,000 Coach (5-passenger)G$1,740 Brougham (5-passenger),G$2,035- Sedan (5-passenger). .G$2,215 Sedan (7-passenger) G$2,330

PACKARD SINGLE SIX......

MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 426);

Phaeton (5-passenger). G$2,750 Roadster (Rumble seat)..G$2,859, Sedan (6-passenger)". .G$2,860

"PACKARD · SINGLE SIX MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 433)::

Touring (7-passenger) ...G$8,305 Coupe (4-passenger) G$3,300 Club Sedan (5-passenger).G38,845 Sedan (7-passenger) G$2,420 Sedan Limousine (7-pas-

senger)

.G$3,520

PACKARD · STRAIGHT EIGHT MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model^386);

Phaeton (6-passenger) "G$4,200- Roadster (Rumble Seat) .G$4,390 Sedan (5-passenger) G$5,410

PACKARD STRAIGHT EIGHT MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 343);

Touring (7-passenger). .G$4,585 Coupe (4-passinger) G86,475 Club Sedan (5-passen

gor)

.G$5,020

Sedan (7-passenger) G$5,795 Sedan Limousine) (7-paš-

sengen).

יוי.

G85,888.

The above prices are in US Currency and are for delivery ex garage, Hongkong. All prices subject to change without notice. THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. Telephone Central 1246 or 1247

83 Wong Nal Chung Road,,

Happy Valley.