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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Are the Improvements

Roview this notable list of Dodge Brothers Improvements-- cf progressive an important twelve months' record engineering:

A new five-bearing crankshaft (replacing the three-... bearing type)... A new two-unit starting and lighting system replacing the single-unit type). Aircleaner of improved design. Spark and throttle levers placed above the wheel for greater conveni- ence. Dickey seat for Sport Roadster. Stylish new body lines. Rich and attractive new colours. Increased Improved all steel body construction.

driving 'vision. Indirect instrument board lighting for De Luxe and Sport types. Far great riding cpm: fort.

Impressive new smoothness and silence of engine operation.

Greater beauty, greater convenience and remarkable new silence and smoothness, at prices that no motorist can now afford to overlook!

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1240 or 1247.

33, WONG NEI CHUNG. ROAD,

HAPPY VALLEY.

DODGE BROTHERS

MOTOR CARS-

500 New

STUDEBAKERS

Each Day!

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CARS OUTCLASS IN POWER & FLEXIBILITY ALL OTHERS OF THEIR SIZE AND WEIGHT.

HONG KONG DELIVERED PRICES.

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1927,

SUMMER MOTORING.

Boom Stories and Plain Facts.

MOTOR SPIRIT

SHELL

MOTOR OILS

MODERN ROAD-MAKING.

Huge Maintenance Cost.

EXPERIMENTAL SECTIONS.

[By Sir Henry Jackson, M.P., Member of the London and Home

Countles Traffic Advisory Committee.]

If one

[By H. Massac Buist, in the Observer.)

In the endeavour to produce as cheaply as possible, motor manu- facturers build cars throughout the year. By contrast, the bulk of each twelve months' production Is die posed of during approximately three or, at most, four months. Conse- quently since the restoration of summer time many thousands of a large proportion of which word buyers have taken delivery of cars, Therefore large numbers of machines have passed out. of the stores of manufacturers and in this coun"> concessionaires

It is agreed by all who have £50,000,000 per annum. given the subject consideration penny per superficial yard per that, now there are so many annum could be saved this would mechanically propelled vehicles on represent n. minimum of 100 a the highways of the country, a mile, or £10,680,000 per annum. great endeavour must be made to As it is in practice quite usual for maintain the permanent ways in a the costs of modern road construc-ordered months ago. condition sufficiently good to suption, including foundations, to run port the increased traffic in alto over 308, a yard, the commercial satisfactory manner. It is urgent justification for cutting those that repairs to the roads should costs, commensurate with the pro- be as infrequent as possible, and vision of a proper factor of safety, that the cost to the ratepayer and must appeal to every economist. taxpayer should be kept within the smallest possible limits.

"Road Up."

are

boing

While Londoners are sometimes prone to think that the streets are always "up" and that no sooner

Town and Country. There are some cases in which, notwithstanding the devaluation of money caused by the war, the higher wages paid with shorter working hours, and the increased costs of material, costs of road improvement and maintenance are

over

try to agents en route to the public. In consequence we read of many hundred cars having left a given works on such and such a a day. From this follow stories of an alleged motor boom.

That, however, is neither the in- dustrial. nor the trading situation: but a record number of cars was taken into use in this country Inst year in spite of the strikes; and, doubtless, those figures will be sur passed this year. How, then, is it

trading conditions, Mr. David Bee- croft, informs me "the industry going ahead very rapidly, and the success is being very largely with a few concerns rather than with a great many manufacturers. It is not likely for us that when the industry is doing well that means that all the companies in it are going ahead. Ratner, General Motors may be making very rapid strides, whereas....is losing the same amount of business." And so

The highway engineers, of the country have, with the resources at their disposal, carried out great permanent improvements on our first-class roads. It is fair to say thut the best brains in science and civil ongineering brought to bear upon this most even lower than they were in 1914, that there is no motor boom either but this only applies to big centres

in this country or in America or important subject. The Ministry of population where traffic has on the Continent of Europe? Be- of Transport, in conjunction with always been heavy, and where cause the world possesses a greater the National Physical Laboratory foundations were always an motor manufacturing capacity to- and the lendere of the Local essential part of road construc-day than demand docs or could at- Government Service, have applied, tion. Traffic now hae t wide tain to. Thus, in the United States and are applying themselves to

range, travelling

country of America, perhaps the greatest the problem with reasonably satisroads which were never properly authority on manufacturing and factory results. When the weight constructed, the only foundations and kind of traffe using a parti-being those provided by the cular road is known, it is now accumulation of metalling applied agreed that engineers can, at quite during maintenance operations, a reasonable cost, design and It is upon these country and rural construct a road capable of supreads that the big burden of cost porting it.

will fall for many years to come. Even in what we know as the trafe area of London there are many miles of these lightly con- structed roads which are now for is a new surface laid than it is the first time called upon to sup- broken up for some utility service, port the motor omnibus' and the commercial motor such cases are, fortunately, by noj ordinary

Considerable sums of means common. It may be a vehicle. surprise to the general public to money must be spent upon such know that the pavement which ronds before they can be brought was taken up last year in White-up to a standard which would hall had actually been down, enable them to support the traffic under most trying traffic condi- which may reasonably be expected tions, for more than 15 years, upon them for, any, the next 15 or In this traffic area while Victorla-street, until relaid 20 years. last year, had been in service, many road improvement achemes subject only to the qualification are urgently required, and until that "sundry repairs had been they are carried ont traffic must carried out from time to time, for suffer vexatious and costly delays. The road leading to the Victoria more than 25 years.

Docks is one most urgently need- Experimental sections of varying attention. Traffic using this ing types are now laid on many road in its travel to and from the ronda in the neighbourhood of docks is held up at railway level large cities, and these are being crossings for as long as In the Midlands of England one tested to destruction under minutes at a time, and in conse-big motor factory is practically known weight of traffic travelling quence traffic in contiguous roads marking time and another has dis- at accurately ascertained speeds, is slowed down to about elx miles missed many hands, against which the effect of impact due to spring an hour. Mechanically propelled others are working to full capa- ing being also noted. The value vehicles are consequently being city, though none is so foolish as to of obtaining accurate information in this manner cannot be over-put out of action and traders are increase the production scale for which it has budgetted. There- stated, because of the large suma

I am satisfied that, while much fore, buyers can get delivery of a of money annually expended upon the improvement and maintenance has been and is being done, there few favoured makes of car only at

again using horses.

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Injurious Sensationalism. Again, in France the other day He is known one manufacturer advertised for 10,000 more hands. to be making money. But scarcely two other firms are in a like en- viable case. In fact, the situation is such that, suddenly, the French Government increased the tariff to what is admitted to be in practics a prohibitive extent, to the great excitement of those doing business in Trans-atlantic-built cars on the The situation in Italy Continent. was recently referred to in these columns.

of the highway system of the is considerable room for improve-proportionately a very long inter- country. In Great Britain there ment both in the laying of our val. But such are the exceptions in the that prove the rule. Yet we hear ways and

of a motor boom. Consequently, are about 178,000 miles of publie permanent highway, costing the taxpayer management of the traffic upon the representatives of two trades unions are now seeking higher and ratepayer Bomething like them--The Times.

terms for their members from manufacturers who have planned

OIL PRODUCTION.

Leaping Ahead.

ary this field had shown its ability their present prices so as to pro- to produce 800,000 barrels of oil mote sales, but not to admit of cost of production. Increases in daily. Such a huge outpat com-

These tales of non-existent booms pletely overtaxed pipe lines de-In the industry in the gross are, in- signed to carry away the oil.

cidentally, Injurious to the workers. The full output of the field is For it is certain that the buying The American motoring public estimated at 360,000, barrels daily. public is not prepared to pay more should be able to take its joy rides Thatis about 14 per cent. of the for motor cars than the prices at and its summer tours at a lower aggregate production of the coun- which they are listed to-day. Un- fortunately there are at least two cost this summer. There is every try. prospect of

It now seems probable that there ket something has got to give. will be further huge over-produc-That something will be prices, say tion of crude oil this year. This oil officials. means lower prices, from crude oll Production Is Hastened. to gasoline.

ERSKINE SIX.

Tourer

5 seater G.$1,150

Business Coupe

2 seater

1,150

Custom Coupe

4 seater

1,250

Custom Sedan

5 seater

1,250

STANDARD SIX.

Folding Top Phaeton

5 senter G.$1,450

Duplex-Roadster

3 senter

Folding Top Sports-Rondster

3 senter

1,405 1,485

Duplex-Phacton

5 seater

· 1,190

prices.

Folding Top Tourer

7 seater

1,530

Coach (2 Door)

5 senter

1,600

Country Club Coupe

3 seater

1,690

Custom Victoria

4 seater

1,700

Custom Sedan

5 seater..

Custom Berline

G seater

1,710. 1,780

Duplex-Sports-Phacton

5 seater G.$1,785

Folding Top Spots Roadster

3 souter

1,835

Duplex Roadster

3 seater

Club Coupo

6 seater

Custom Brougham

5 senter

2,030

Custom Victoria Chancellor

4 seater

2,050

Custom Berline

5 seater

2,005.

3 senter

2,000

one year ago.

7 seater G:$2,220

7 seater

2,220

7 seater

2,675

7 senter

2,755

7 seater

2,925

BIG SIX 120" WHEELBASE.

Fire Chief Duplex-Rondster

_BIX SIX 127" WHEELDASE."

Duplex-Phaeton

Folding Top Phaeton

"President" Sedan

"President" Berline

"President" Limousine

1,870 1,905

All prices include" 4 wheel brakes spare wheel, tiro and tube, windshield wiper, hindview mirror bumpers, spare horn, tools etc., etc..

THE HONG KONG HOTEL

GARAGE

25, Queen's Road, Central.

(THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.)

cheaper gasoline With such an enormous supplunions that n ake a practice of tak- of new oil pressing upon the mar-ing quite insufficient numbers of apprentices for the sole purpose of tical figures. One knows of enses. foisting labour prices beyond prac of lads running about the streets as errand-boys, and who are long- ing to be apprenticed to a black- smith, but they cannot get bound, though vast numbers of hands are, and will be wanted in these and kindred trades concerning which a like situation is created artificially.

February

Of even

greater significance That prospect stands to-day in than the Seminole development is the face of the greatest winter con- the appearance of the new "gas sumption of gasoline ever known life" equipment in the great oil In January the country's 20,000, fields of the country. By the 4s 000 motor cars burned up 17 per of the "gas life," natural gas, a

This is the sort of thing that cent. more gas than was used in by-product of oil wells, is reintro January, 1926.

Coduced into the oil sand. This makes it almost impossible for fin- sumption ran 30 per cent. ahead of stimulates the flow of oil to the anciers to back manufacturers en- Very top. After the natural flow ceases gaged in British industry. But meanwhile production is only a small portion of recoverable few people are aware how extreme- tonping ahead by great bounds. oil is left in the ground to be obly limited post-war credits are in The daily average output of crudo talned by pumping. Formerly a this-impoverished.country. Those facilities would be greatly increas oil has reached approximately large portion was left. 2,600,000 barrola. Never before:

Of each 100 barrels of all coned if there were assurance that, in the history of the industry has tained in oil sand, it is possible when there is any possibility of im- that gure been attained.

Two Reasons for Boost..

under present methods to recover proving a trade, manufacturera only about 85 barrels. The "gas could go ahead without the fear of life" is making it possible to speed strikes, or of demands for increas- Two factors are chiefly respon-up grently the production of old wage scales over, and above sible for this startling rise in pro-over a given period. Exports be-thone on which the prices of their lieve It may even increase the goods were calculated. Buyers will duction.

total amount of oil that may be not pay enhanced prices; manufac- turers. know it, and bankers know One is the amazing output do recovered.

it better still. So that even if an veloped by the new Seminole field

But the immediate unmistakable employer were prepared to gamble, In Oklahoma. The other is the effect of the new method is to in- still the essential financial facilities widely spreading use of improved methods of accelerating the out-tensify output. By the use of it would be refused him. put of wells. This improvement Producers are getting from two to

three times as much oil a day as

All this is wholly without pre-

in technology is known as the "gas formerly. This is having an in- judice to the fact that more moter creasingly tremendous offect upon cara will be taken into use this

life,"

Of immediate significance is the total produtcion and upon market year, as well as more utility motor

vehicles, than ever before. Seminole fold. Early in Febru- conditions.

CENTRAL FILLING STATION OUTSIDE CITY HALL, HONGKONG.

The Aslatie. Potroleum Co., (South China) Ltd. Hongkong.

These 4 Values

of the new

'World'

models

The

MIMIMIMMIMIM

are converting the World to MORRIS motoring

"TRANSPORT" Value

--thirty miles per gallon

-fifty miles per hour

-reliability that is proverbial

ten years' service.

The "COMFORT

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Value

really efficient suspension

-the famous silent MORRIS engine

-complete equipment

-Dunlop low-pressure tyres.

The "SOCIAL" Value

-roomy English body

-elegant appearance -delightful

colours.

The "RE-SALE" Value is unapproachable

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-because the car is almost monoto- nously reliable, and is backed by well-organised service.

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