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TUBE HAS OWN COPS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING JUPPLEMENT.

NEW STEAM CAR.

A new type of steam car is bei

A apecial police force of 300 men is being trained, to conducting. produced for experimentation | traffo in the new vehicular tun- la Detroit, with the purpose of hels under the Hudson river, in introducing it soon to motorists. New York. The tubes are expect- Several stockholders of a former ed to be opened for traffic about steam car are said to be interested

In this one. the first of September.

Prest-O-Lite

Batteries designed for your car-Stocks Carried for your convenience

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AMP. HOUR

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TYPE

63 MR

611 BHK

CASE

The

Prest Olite

Battery fir 'our car

MENSIONS

IN INCHES L. W. II.

PRICE

REPLACEMETN

CYO

A 613 J

RUBBER..

DO DO.

44 XJ X 64

$17

$30

$35

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A-611 $11.

RUBBER

350

6

100

A-615 J

DO

103XX

$40

6 112

DO

102X74 93

$60

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135

WOOD

$70

6 130

6 160

ROBBER DO

街 370

CAC

880

A-127 81

WOOD

PAXTAR

805

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$76

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7 Dodge Gardner 8, Graham Bro Truck,

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Cya Motor Cycle Battery-Harley, Irudian, &c. M/C MORRIS replacement Battery.

Prest Olite

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(THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.)

25, Queen's Road Central

Tel. Central 4759.

HINTS

FOR THE

MOTORIST

ALBERT L. CLOUGH

THE INOPERATIVE SPEEDOMETER.

Squeaky Clutch Lollat. Question. The clutch of my sedan always aqueaks, when I press the pedal down, whether tho gears are engaged or not. What causes this?

A car can, of course, be run ance of which is based on service with its speedometer out of com-rendered by a cur. Another use mission and a considerable frag-of mileage indications is in deter- tion of the cars on the road are mining whether, tyres, gasoline being so cporated, but it is foolish and oil are affording the degree of to get along without the services service which may reasonably be of this useful instrument, especia-expected from them, lly considering the slight effort required to keop and expense

than nine it working More times out of ten, the only thing wrong is that its driving-chain is broken, most commonly because it has not been kept lubricated. A few minutes stop it the speed-

Answer: If there is only a omeler service station usually suffices to make the necessary re-single squeak just as you move the pairs and the coat is trifling. A pedal, it means that the pédal link- properly, working speedometer is age needs olling, but if there is a of value not so much to tell how continuous squeak, while the pedal fast a car is being driven or to is down and the engine running, Indicate the distances between this comes from lack of lubrica- towns, and cities as it is to record tion of the throw-out or release the distances which its car has collar. On this car there is an been used, form a basis for takingjoll reservoir with an oil hole in care of it and cheeking up its per- its cover. located on top of the formance. The mileage recording clutch-spring housing, at the rear part of the speedometer is a "ser- of the clutch, which should be vice meter," indicating in units kept full of oil and which should of hundreds or thousands of miles, receive replenishment about every how much transportation the car 250 miles. has delivered to its owner and it

Repairing Radiator Leaks. is now universally recognized that

Answer-No, we do not know for each unit of transportation preduced by a car there is requir- of any manner in which leaks in ed a definite amount of eare and a radiator can be permanently re- soldering maintenance, in the form of lubri-1 paired except to have a

Therefore job done. Generally speaking, cation particularly, elapsed mileage readings form the the use of compounds introduced only arallable indication as to into the water, which solidify in when, oiling and other attentions and stop leaks is inadvisable be should be performed in order to cause of the tendency of the solid keep a car in fit condition and un-matter in such compounds to clog less they are available, ear main-radiator passages and to adhere tenance Becomes a matter of pure to their inside surfaces, thus re- guesswork, with a very strong dücing the cooling effect of the presumption that neglect and radiator.. rapid deterioration of the car will be the result. Eagine oil should be changed after a certain pre- scribed mileage has been run or damage will result, but this can- not be accomplished accurately unless the speedometer is working It is the same with all other main- tenance operations, the perform

THE B.M. W. TOURING MOTOR CYCLE

12 B.H.P. MODEL R42 500 c.c.

The new B.M.W. Touring Model represents the latest and most progressive form of engineering development applied to motor cycles.

In designing the R,42 model, it has been the maker's endeavour to procure with all possible expediency, every step of technical progress and every item of riding experience for the benefit of a wide circle, of clients. The outcome of this endeavour has been to produce--

The most modern Touring Motor Cycle of the highest quality. érer put on the market.

A FEW NOTABLE FEATURES Engine entirely water and dust proof.

Double Frame throughout.

Increase of engine power to 12 brake horse power. Rims suitable for normal or balloon tyres.

All gearing effectively enclosed in oil-tight casings. The universally recognised advantages of shaft-drive. Bosch head and rear lights--Speedometer-Horn. All spare parts in stock in Hongkong.

May we give you further details of this super-motor cycle?

If you are interested in the most luxurious two-wheeled machine in the world, please call or write for full specifications and particulars.

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PRICE H.K. $880.00

Sole Agents:-CHIEN HSIN ENGINEERING CO.

First Floor, Asiatic Building.

Oil-mixture Lubrication. Question: In regard to the oil with the practice of mixing

asoline, when "running in" a new that the engine, it seems to me gasoline would "kill"" the oil and. render it useless! How about this?

Answer. It is true that the gasoline dissolves the oil, but it does not alter its lubricating pro- perties. As the mixture of oil and Kasoline passes the carburetor the gasoline is distilled off from the oll, the gusaline vapourizes and mixes with air to form the fuel mixture, while the oil in the form of a very fine mist, is carried into- the cylinders with the combustible charge. Some of this oil mist set- tles upon the cylinder walls and forms a lubricating film upon them. Innumerable two-cycle en- gines have no other lubrication than that furnished by the oil mist. carried in with the fuel and the fact that they are well oiled is ample proof of the effectiveness of the method.

ELECTRIC BRAKES.

New System Suggested.

Beloit, Wis., June 17-The near future may see the adoption of an electric brake system on passenger cars that will require the least energy on the part of the driver to stop the heaviest type of machine within a short dis tance.

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Already this type of brake is being manufactured for use heavy trucks and trailers; and is being found more practicable than It is the the mechanical type. product of a Beloit firm that hus' been building truck trailers for some time..

According to L. P. Warner, an official of this firm, the apparatus requires less électricity to operate all four brakes on a heavy pas- Henger car than is needed to run one headlight or to blow, the horn

once.

"This is because the electrical energy is used merely to initiate the braking force," Warner ex- plains. "The braking force is actually applied by the forward movement of the vehicle. In other words, it is a self-energizing brake and the electricity is merely used to apply the mechanical brake which does the work.

"Other electrical brakes have been used before, but they used the entire amount of current and were not practical for commercial use,"

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Several passenger panies, including General Motors, ara said to be interested in this innovation, and Warner's firm is even now making up drawings to adapt the electric brake to their

cara.

SATURDAY, JULY

30,

1927.

A combination of mann- facturing excellence is found in the body of yielding but co-ordinated strength-the tough skid- preventing longwearing All-Weather Tread-mak- ing the Goodyear · Tyre that enjoys World Wide. acceptance.

GOODYEAR

ALEX. ROSS

Prince's Building, 2nd. Floor. Ice House Stroot Entrance

GOODYEAR

DISTRIBUTORS

CO. (China),

LTD.

HONGKONG.

Telaphone Contral 2487.

THE ERSKINE SIX is winning the world

or race up an 11% grade in top gear! Tests show petrol economy of 25-35 iniles per Ima- perial galion.

QMALL wonder motorists on five continents up from 3 to 25 miles per hour in 8% seconds, Care discussing this extraordinary Erskinesix Deluxe Sedan-Studebaker's new 2% lite car. It has established new standards of light car performance! It has established new stand ards of automobile value! Sport car performance in this comfortablefive- passenger sedan because of a lively, powerful six-cylinder engine. Sixty smooth miles per hour, if you wish. Eager energy that will whip

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Saferyad neverbefore in a small car. Low-slung all-steel body. Four wheel braking pulls this car up instantly, safely, even on wet or slippery roads. Full vision for the driver because of narrow windscreen pillars of steel. You must see the Erskine Six to appreciate it.

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25, Queen's Road Central

ERSKINE

Studebaker's New

2 Litre Cär

SIX