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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

For Any Need Or Any Road

WHEREVER the need is felt for a

thoroughly serviceable all purpose Light car, there you will find the Austin Seven. No other car in the world can do the same job for so little an outlay. Every time you turn your head you see an Austin Seven. They have replaced many big

cars-tut no big cars have replaced them.

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The Austin Seven is the only car in Hong- kong that has a resale in 1 hour's notice. Whether new or three

years

old. When you buy an Austin 7 you buy an automobile, not a toy.

JOIN

AUSTIN

OF THE RANKS ENTHUSIASTS TO-DAY, by paying the few dollars which bring one of these famous little machines to your door. Balance to suit YOU. What could be fairer? Stocks carried.

Terms to suit.

ALEX. ROSS & Co. (China), Ltd. Prince's Building. 2 floor, Ice House St. Entrance.

THE

MOTOR UNION

INSURANCE CO LT

Incorporated in England

(Under the auspices of the Automobile Association)

BEFORE INSURING CONSULT US ON OUR COMPREHENSIVE POLICY

Local Agents:-

THE UNION TRADING Co., Ltd.

York Building.

Phone C. 587.

CHINA UNDERWRITER, LTD.

FOR

ALL CLASSES

OF

MOTOR INSURANCE

WRITE FOR PROSPECTUS

HEAD OFFICE:-

ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, HONGKONG.

Announcing

TELEPHONE:

C. 1121-2

New Arrivals

2

of

B. S. A.

MOTOR CYCLES

Model S27 4.93 h.p. O. H. V. Model 127 3.49 h.p. 0.H. V. Model B27 2.49 h.p. De Lux

Our economial handling cost, complete stock of spare parts, and efficient service ensure complete satisfaction to every B.S.A. rider.

Lead the way on a B.S.A.

Sote Agents:

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

STUDEBAKER CARS IN AUSTRALIA.

This fleet of seven Studebakers is in daily use in and out of Melbourne, Australia, trans- porting excursion parties to the various resorts in the Australian Alps, Lakes, and Gram-

plans.

An interesting example of the city folk away from their urban be found the phrase, "All tours by Half-day trips, luxurious balloon tyred Big Six popularity of Studebaker automo-lives each year. biles in foreign lands where inade-whole-day trips, week-end tours and Studebakers," which gives a black quate railroad facilities restrain extended motor trips into the most and white idea of the popularity the vacation tourist from visiting picturesque places in the State of of this type of automobile in Aus- Road conditions in the ter- out-of-the-way resorts may be found Victoria are to be arranged through tralia. in a fleet of Studebakers owned by the Swanston service. Many places ritory covered vary from what the Swanston Motor Tourist Bur- of beauty that cannot be visited by Australians call "fair to good" to what they call "pot-holey" or ‘a rail are on the bureau's routes. cau in Melbourne, Australia.

The Swanston bureau offers vaca- The Swanston Bureau, the oldest "little rough," but the officials of tion or "holiday" tours to the Aus-touring service in the State of the tourist bureau have selected tralian Alps, Lakes, and Gram-Victoria, operates a fleet of Stude American cars because of their power and pians, all of which abound in majes-baker touring cars and on all of superior strength,

economy of operation. tic natural scenery and beckon the the bureau's advertisements

may

AEROPLANE'S TOUR RECALLS EARLY MOTOR CARS.

built then.

›

an

hour. Freidrich on a 2-litre Bugatti averaged 66.4 miles hour. Schrierer on Talbot in the 3 litre class won at an average of 66.8 miles. Segard on Panhard and Levassor was the fastest in the 5000 cc. class at an average of 85 miles an hour.

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IF CLOTHES MAKE THE.

MAN

Automobile makers have read macadam, dirt, sand and rock the series of reports printed inroads, and over grades running up The Christian Science Monitor to 20 per cent., only three cases recently showing the performance of broken aprings were reported. of the 14 aeroplanes in the third. "Likewise, only three bent axles National Reliability Tour with and two cases of engine trouble almost as great interest as aero were reported. A majority of the nautical men, according to automo- competing machines made each tive engineers here. They de day's run without a step from start clared that the performance report to finish and it was a rare sight on the flying machines, if com- to see a car halted at the roadside pared with the reports of the auto- for repairs. More remarkable, mobile endurance" tours and the low cost at which light cars testa of 20 years ago, show how may be operated, has been a well the American motor pioneers revelation,

"Mr. R. E. Olds, in a 16-horse- They called attention to the fact power Reo, kept a careful account that just as the acroplane is now of the gasoline and oil consumed the subject of "reliability tours," and the costs were only $12.10 for so was the automobile, in the early a 1,000-mile run from New York to

As a small peace-offering we will days of its development, tested by the White Mountains." runs over specified routes, with On this last-mentioned trip, 30 give the buyer of any of the follow- prizes for those motor cars which motor cars with 108 passengers ing motorcycles the choice of an Al finished within the prescribed made the trip. in less than two Insurance Policy or a Speedometer time without mechanical defects. weeks, only two cara failing to fitted to his mount. In addition, a specially favourable Sound Almost Funny Now. finish, these being delayed by we make In the yellowed and frayed reasons foreign to motor failures.price for cash.

Names, Old and New. pages of newspaper files 20 years: old, accounts of the famous This record, engineers claimed, "Glidden Tours," then the out-excels that of the third National standing event of the motor world, Reliability. Tour, in which 12 out may be found. They relate in of 14 aeroplanes finished, the other

what is almost a humorous way in two being forced to land because the light of the modern motor car, of engine failures. It is to be the effects of "thank y' ma'ams" admitted, however, that the air upon the frail bodies of automo-tour covered 4,000 miles, as com- biles of that day and of the diff-pared to the 1,000 miles of the) culties of the tourists in climbing automobile tours.

the mountains or of braking their In these early motor tours, in- augurated by Mr. Charles J. Glid- cars on the descending grades.

Yet the account of the Glidden den, contestants were set to the tour of July, 1905, at a time when task of finishing certain sections the automobile. had been on sale of the bour each day, careful for commercial purposes less than records of delays and failures were From the account of the five years, indicates a degree of kept. proficiency in its manufacture Glidden Tour of 1906, the state- which compares favourably with ment is made in a dispatch from the report of the national reliabili-Bretton Woods, N.H., that "three ty tour for aeroplanes.

Pierce Arrows finished with per- In fact, aeroplanes are now in fect scores and no repairs." their twentieth year of develop- Interesting in this account are ment, and the comparison between the names of many motor cars the results of the motor tour after which have long since passed out! less than five years of automobile of the picture. Pope Toledoes," "Metz" and production emphasizes.anew the "Pope Hartfords," Ruccess attained by the pioneer other names which were by-words motor car manufacturers who did a score of years ago, dat the not have the benefit of the years accounts of the tours, while at the of experience with the gasoline same time, many of the cars which moter which preceded the aero-to-day have a record for staunch plane producers' researches.

Kept Cost Records Too. The New York Herald in July, 1905, speaking of the Glidden tour, said: "Throughout the trip, over

IMPORTING LESS.

Britain's Motor Year.

PROGRESS DESPITE

performance were, in their earlier years, giving promise of the future success by their, ability to nego tiate the hazards of the tour with-| out breakdowns.

Tyres and parts, Exports: £6,343,111 Imports: £9,761 Re- exports: £881,051.

The normal growth of the indus try was undoubtedly handicapped by the effect of the coal strike," says the report, which also points out

that the mobility of mechanical transport was also fully proved at With the exception of parts and that period when railways were tyres, Great Britain's motor ex-completely paralysed.

STRIKE.

ports largely exceeded imports dur-]

Comparison with 1925 shows ing the year ended June 1926.

that last year's motor imports into This is disclosed in the twenty-Great Britain were £4,423,967 less fifth annual report of the Society that the previous year, while ex- of Motor Manufacturers, and Trad-ports advanced slightly from £13,- ers of Great Britain.

500,668 to £13,644,279..

During the year, 14,865 cars valued,3,283,510 were exported, while 12,075

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Then style makes the motor- cycle. We have the best styled motorcycles; they have power, specxd and class.

This offer is for 30 days only, whether for cash or hire purechase plus 90 days free service on his mount.

It will pay you to buy now.

FRANCIS BARNETT '

Model 4 Model 5 Model 9

A. J.

Modal Hi

£36.10.0. 39. 0.0. 45. 0.0.

£116.10.0. 65, 0.0. 61.10.0.

Model H3

Model H5

Model H6 Model H8

73. 0.0.

66. 0.0.

TRIUMPH

N. Standard N. De Luxe,

TT. SD:

TRUMP

INDIAN

£55.0.0.

60.0.0. 83.0.0. 72.0.0.

Indian Prince

Indian Scout

Indian Chief

G.$265 330. 380

Indian Big Chief

390

DOUGLAS Douglas EW.

£59.0.0.

Why not call and let us tell you about our EASY TERMS. How simple they are, and how con sideratel

We can promise you an enjoy.

# worth £1,933,266| were imported. Of these 1,092 Swiss Automobile show held at In conjunction with the annual valued at £222,918 were

re Geneva, speed tests over the fly-able chat, and you will not be exported.

Figures for chassis (both pri Eaux Mortes road, the competing

Ing kilometre were held, on the pressed to make a purchase. vate and commercial) wera: Ex- porta, 17,224, £499,249. Imports: ing and sporting models and sub machines being divided Into tour- 10,430, £1,401,269. Re-exports: divided according to engine size. 187, £88,042...

Commercial vehicles: Exports:

In the 1500 cc, touring, class the

1148, £568,409; Imports: 700, I winner was Scheiber on a Fiat in £117,190. Re-exports: 71, £14,863. 89.9/10. Bec., averaging 56 miles an

ALEX. ROSS & CO. (CHINA), LTD,

Prince's Building. 2nd Floor. Ice House Street Entrance.

3.

1927.

CYPRUS IS MOTORING. HIGH POWER HEADS.

Since the island of Cyprus in Use of an anti-knock compound the Mediterranean went to Eng-in gasoline has brought out a land after the war, it has greatly special high compression cylinder increased its motor registration. head. It is believed that the auto From a dozen in 1914 the number manufacturer offering this type of its cars has gone up to more head, for this special gas, will be than a thousand.

followed by others.

AUTO ADVERTISING.

EXTRA FOR TRUCKS.

Automobile club officials aro During 1926, 50 automotive con-combating truck owners in their cerns spent a total of $42,000,000 effort to nullify the Wagy bill in on advertising in newspapers and California, which Imposes a higher magazines. These figures exclude tax on heavier trucks and reduces cost of art and mechanical work- the tax on light trucks, for use a substantial sum in itself.

of highways.

Give your high gear

some

exercise on the hills by using

the pasoline that brings the mountains down to

the motorist

SOCONY

RES US FAF OFF

MOTOR

GASOLINE STANDARD DELER ON NEW YORK

SOCONY

ATG. U.S. PAT. OFK.

Gasoline for Oil

STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK, 26 Broadw

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