1927-04-30 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30. 1927.

THE "AUSTIN SEVEN"

THE BEAN "SHORT FOURTEEN."

| DODGE BROTHERS PASSENGER CARS.

The Austin 7 is as good as its name, and it has an extra good name.

REMEMBER, A FEW $s WILL DELIVER TO YOUR DOOR ONE OF THESE MODELS.

Balance payable to suit

you.

Stocks carried.

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

New Offices, May 1.-Prince's Building.

2 Beor,fee House St. Entrance.

Some Features

of

B. S. A.

1927 MODEL MOTOR CYCLES

INTERNAL EXPANDING HUB BRAKES.

on both wheels.

IMPROVED LUBRICATION SYSTEM

which provides separate feed for front chain A REAL SILENCER-GRACEFULLY TAPERED TANK

A PERFECT RIDING POSITION

SCREW ADJUSTMENT ON GEAR BOX

for accuratuly setting front chain tension

Ask for catalogues from

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THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

SOLE AGENTS.

MOTOR SPIRIT

SHELL

MOTOR

OILS

CENTRAL FILLING STATION OUTSIDE CITY HALL, HONGKONG.

The Asiatic Petroleum Co., ('South China) Ltd, Hongkong.

(Photo Mee Cheung.)

The makers of the Baan claim that they are the oldest manufacturing concern ongaged in car production to-day. Seeing that the firm has a history of 100 years, this claim Before motor cars were appears to be woll substantiated. made, the firm was already noted for its forgings and stamp- inge, and the reputation so made has been turned to good account. The above photo takon for the Honglong Telegraph on Stubbs Road, is of one of the first of the "Short Foureen" models to arrive in Hongkong, Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd. boing the agents.

INCOMPETENT MOTOR DRIVING.

One Line Vision.

THE SKID AS MASTER.

By 11. Massac Buist in

the Observer.

BLOCKING THE ROAD.

A Friendly Hint to Nervous Novices.

first

[ By Capt, E. do „Normanville in "The Daily Chronicle. I

Naturally, all motor-car drivors cannot be exports, and the novice The lowering of car cost in is with us day by day and very

But while the. synchronism with the develop-welcome, too.

duty is "Road ment of the product, and the novice's

roasomble expected improvement of trading Safety,"

thought conditions during this year, will should be given to those who are rosult in over 100,000 new vo. not novicos. hicles being taken into use in Nothing is more exasperating this country. The majority of to the ordinarily seasoned driver them will range between ten and (ie., 'the great bulk of those on fifteen h.p. current Treasury the road) than to be prevented rating. Already on the roads in from overtaking by an obvious this country one sees that motor novice or unduly nervous driver.) trading is beginning afresh. Now

Please do not misunderstand cars in private ownership are to be found frequently on every by-"get out of the way for the fast I am not advocating any way, as well as continually on driver" policy. I am merely tak- every highway. Every season of ing exception to the bad cases of the year provides characteristic "keeping in the way"--which is road conditions. Of course, snow, entirely differant, and only due to rain, and cold winds cause the lack of knowledge of circumst- majority of drivers oithur to use closed cars or to employ open ones with the all-weather equip-i mon in service.

mo.

ancos.

One often encounters this dim- culty both in traffic driving and less frequently) on the open road.

How to Tell Delay.

But all means lot the driver who, for any reason, does not want to overtake a bus, keep bo- hind it, but he or she should not concurrently "hang on" to the crown of the road.

A NARROW RECAPE..

Motoring in the first month of 1927 convinces mo that the major- ity of closed cars give the driver too restricted a range of vision, and that a very great number of people are so constituted that, without specially training them selves, they cannot see more than While always making safety narrowly in one direction at a the absolutely predominant fac- time. This results in the croation tor, the novice or norvous driver} of considerable danger by those can reasonably keep a little to who, nevertheless, have no inten- the loft. tion of driving recklessly. Last week I was nearly run down one'is inconveniencing other pee- head on by a woman driver in ple? If other cars and taxis keep on ovartaking one it is obvious that the average traffic speed is higher than one's own.

closed car, and who started to

overlake a lorry at the moment I was approaching both on a road wide enough for four lorrries abreast. She was merely concern- ed with the act of overtaking the lorry. Apparently she was quite unaware of my approach in broad sunlight, for by the rule of the road she should not overtake in these circumstances, even though there was room, had she driven properly. But for my putting my! car on the footpath, fortunately ompty, there would have been an accident; yet she left several foet clearance between her car and the lorry she was overtaking. The only thing not typical about that case is that unnecessary margin allowed by the driver, who could see in a single line ahead of her, and could take not cognisance of any but one thing on the road at a time. Moreover, whon at the last moment sho porceived me, still sho held on her course panic-strickon at the situation revealed, and not evan slowing her car, far less deflecting its course, for which thero was ample room.

DRIVING DO'S AND DON'TS.

How is ono to know whother

In such circumistances keeping reasonably to the loft will make everybody happy.

HA

01020 BY NEA GENJES, ING,

I know a fellow who won't buy a dinner but he will drive you out to a fork in the rond and spoon.

It is a common experience nowadays to discover that when two cars are approaching one another on an otherwise empty thoroughfaro, with amplo accom- modation for both, suddenly tho quite conscientious and not ne-l cessarily inexperienced driver of reason than his agitatod handling one gets nervous. About thirty of the atooring whool. By no

USED CARS

Roadster

G$1,100

Special Rondster

:G$1,150

Rumble Seat Sport Road-

FOUR

ster

..G$1,250

Touring (5-passenger) ..G$1,126 Special Touring (5-paa-

senger)

G$1,176

SPECIAL

The Sport Touring (5) ..G$1,210

OFFERS

Touring (7-pussenger) ..G$1,320 Special Touring (7) ..G$1,970 Coupe

.G$1,275

Special Coupe

G$1,926

Sedan

Special Sedan

.G$1,825 G$1,875

STUDEBAKER :-- Special Six Coupe 5-Seater. Six Cylinder 86 h.p. Has run less than 2,000 Miles.

PRICE

H.K. $3,200. CHALMERS:-7-Seater Sedan 1923, In good condition.

PRICE

H.K. $2,000,

OLDSMOBILE :-7-Seater,

PRICE

The De Luxe Sedan......G$1,500

GRABAM BROTHERS COMMER- CIAL CARS.

Chassis only Chassis and Cab com-

.G$ 920

plete

G$1,056

Express Body Truck com-

plete

.G$1,270

Canopy Body Truck com-

plote

.G$1,805

Screen

H.K. $800.

Truck

Side Canopy

..G$1,820 Panel Side Canopy Truck .G$1,850

MORRIS-COWLEY TOURING.

PRICE

H. K. $800.

These cars may be inspected at

The Hongkong Hotel Garage

Telephone, Central, 4759.

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HAVE YOU

SEEN

these New Morris Cars at close examined their quarters? Havo you fine appointments, full epuipment, generous seating and delighful colours?

If you have not, you ought to vist the nearest Morris Dealer before you buy a car. "Otherwise you might buy another make and pay more money for less luxury.

MORRIS

from £190.

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

(The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.) Car Salos and) Phone Sorvico Phone Accossorios C. .4759 and Parts JC. 4602

İMMIMO MOMMÉ MIMIMO MIMUMİM

GRAHAM BROTHERS 1-TON. MOTOR TRUCK CHASSIS

AND COMPLETE VEHICLES:

Chassis only

Chassis with complete

enb

.G$1,170

Chassis with cab soat ....G$1,240

.G$1,305

Express Body Truck com-

plete

.G$1,485

Canopy Body Truck com-

plete

G$1,530

Stake Body Truck com-

plete

.0$1,565

GRAHAM BROTHERS 1-1/2- TON MOTOR TRUCK CHASSIS AND COMPLETE VEHICLES.

Chassis only

G$1,640

Chassis with Cab Seat G$1,705 Chassis with

complete

Cab

.G$1,776

Express Body Truck com-

plete...

.G$2,020

Stake Body Truck com

plete

.G$2,085

GRAHAM BROTHERS 2-TON

MOTOR TRUCK CHASSIS

AND COMPLETE VEHICLES:

Chassis only

.G$1,785

Chassis with cab seat

..G$1,850

Chassis with complete

cab

.C$1,020

Farm Body Truck com-

plete

.G$2,230

Stake Body Truck com-

plete Hydraulic Hoist Dump Body Truck - completa (1-1/2 cubic yard capa- city

.G$2,230

.G$2,595

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-passenger) .G$1,600 ...G$1,740 Coach (5-passenger) 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 scat)..G$2,850 Sedan (-passenger)....G$2,850

PACKARD SINGLE SIX MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 433):

Touring (7-passenger) ...G$3,805 Coupo (4-passenger) ..G$3,800 Club Sedan (6-passenger) .G$3,345 Sedan (7-passenger)....G$3,420 Sedan Limousine (7-paa-

senger)

G$3,520

PACKARD STRAIGHT EIGHT MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 336):

"

Phacton (6-passenger) G$4,200 Roadster (Rumble Seat) .G$4,890 Sedan (5-passenger) ....G$5,410

PACKARD STRAIGHT EIGHT MOTOR CARRIAGES (Model 343):

Touring (7-passengor) ..G$4,586 Coupe (4-passenger) G$5,475 Club Sedan (5-passon-

ger)

.G$7,620

.G$5,885

Sedan (7-passenger)...G$5,705 Sedan Limousine (7-pas-

sengen)

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

AMERICA'S TAXI BILL. UNDERGROUND ROADS. garage, Hongkong. All prices

The annual bill paid by taxicab. Underground passages for auto- yards the point at which thoir means all puch drivers are riders in the United Statos is mobilos at the principal street vehicles will most he puts one novices; on the contrary, a high estimated at $400,000,000, accord-intersections may be constructed side of his machine into the proportion have boon handlinging to a report of the Mid-Atlan- this year in Paris to rolleve traffic gutter, and then wrestles with a vehicles for six and even twelve tic Motor Transport Association, conguation. akid which occurs for no other months.

subject to change without notice.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. Telephone Central 1246 or 1247. 33 Wong Noi Chung Road, Happy Valley.