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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

OLDSMOBILE SIX

MOTORS OF GENERAL MOTOR

111-Inch Wheelbase—19.84 H.P., (R.A.C. Rating)— 185 cuble inches piston displacement-1928 models.

'Dlekey-sent Roadster

4-seater

G.$1,175

Touring Car ...

5-geater

1,175

Sedan (2-door)

5-seater

Sedan (4-door)

.6-seater

1,250 1,350

All prices subject to change without notice.

Keen appreciation has greeted Oldsmobile's smart new beauty. Naturally such modish lines and striking colours would win the lion's share of admiration from those who know it only by sight. But every day Oldsmobile perform- ance seizes the attention of those who never knew it before- because you can't know it till you drive the car. This thrilling, smoother performance is the crowning feature of Oldsmobile-the overflowing measure of value now yours nt prices lower than ever before.

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33 WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD,

HAPPY VALLEY.

ONLY TWO

Only two makes outsold Chrysler last year. These two have been in the business for nearly a quarter of a century. Chrysler has risen from 27th to 3rd Place in 4 years.

See the Chrysler at

A. LUNG & Co.

SERVICE STATION :

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WANGHAI:

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19, Queen's Road. Phone C. 1219.

1928 INDIAN PRINCE

ANOTHER SHIPMENT HAS ARRIVED of the Famous 1928

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Prince's Building.

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1928,

MOTOR NEWS FROM GREAT BRITAIN.

[Special Report to The Hongkong Telegraph by R.A.C.]

London, Jan. 20. at a time, these fans are used for An examination of the figures carrying away the fumes. of British Motor Imports and 1927 was a very successful year Exporta for, 1927 shows that the for Douglas machines, which, total exports increased as com-among other successes, achieved pared with the previous year, the unique performance of t which itself established a recording the Team Prize in the Stock total. It was during 1926 that Machine Trial, the Scottish Six British motor exports for the first Days' and the International. Six time exceeded importa in number Days.#

The Development of Motor

Transport

and value, the total of the former reaching 32,388 for private cars. commercial vehicles and chassis. Last year the total exports It has now been decided that the amounted to 35,696, the Increase Motor Transport, Exhibition will over the previous year represent not be held in London this year, ing a value of nearly £1,000,000, but no doubt the various shows The margin of exports over Im-held in the Dominions will contain ports was about £3,500,000.. represenative types from British The Improvement shown, when factories. Undoubtedly ·last taken in conjunction with the unyear's Exhibition made clear to doubted benefits to be expected the world the great progress from the visit of the Trade Dele-effected by British manufacturers, gation to Australia and New not only in the design of vehicles Zealand last year, gives grounds for more or less normal use" for the considered opinion that satisfactory roads, but, equally, in the future of the British motor respect of the production of Industry in the Overseas markets vehicles capable of operating le distinetly bright.

funder the worst possible travel-

Turning now to the exports ofing conditions. Motor Cycles. and Accessories, At the Show the new "Sentinel" statistics recently published in six-wheeler made its first public The Motor Cycle ahow that these appearance and was at once reached the record value of icclaimed as a worthy product of £3,059,917, an increase of nearly the Shrewsbury works. In teats it £450,000 over the returns of 1926. has carried a load of 15 tons over Curiously enough, while this re19 miles with a consumption of presents an increase of 17 per i ewt, of coal and about i nint of cent., the value of the exports of al, while its handiness is demons- Britain's chief competitor shows trated by the fact that it can be In decline of similar amount.urned in a circle of 62 ft. The author of the article referred Jinmeter, and brought to rest from to makes some very interesting speed of 12 mp... under full computations. For instance, he oad in 22 ft. on a wet road with-- suggests that the total value of font sign of skidding. Among re- motor cycles at present in use in cent purchasers of this type are Great Britain, based, upon theuch firms as Messrs. Hoyle, Ltd., extremely low valuation of £25 nd the Cement Marketing Co." per machine, la, no less than

| £16,000,000. Further, that on the Assumption that every rider spends only one shilling a week,

H.R.H. Reviews Progress.

H.R.H. The Prince of Wales

taking the average over the whole must have had an interesting ex- life of the machine, in. replacingperience when he paid a visit to he works of the Albion Motor Car parts and accessories, then £1,700,000 is spent every year, Co, Glasgow and was able to com- Such figures go far to show that are there the latest productions, this prosperous industry is of such as the new rigid six-wheel great national importance.

model, or a street sprinkler await- ing shipment to Bermuda, for in- stance, with a 1902 dogċart which is still in running order.

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Thus, all Reasonable Precautions

.: Motor Cycles in 1928.

The opening date of the 1928

A large proportion of the Albion Cycle and Motor Cycle Show at output has always gone to Over Olympia, by the way, is the 5th seas markets, and there is still Novembar and the Show will re-running in Johannesburg a model main open until the 10th. Last built about 1900 and filled with year's Show was not remarkable tiller steering and solid tyres. At for any fundamental changes, the the date of its manufacture, it was let by Hooper on progress shown being mainly in of very advanced design, for it in New Phantom, for instance, gain- This refers to the accurate loca- aRolls-Royce lamps has been standardised. the direction ol increased cluded magneto ignition, contain- efficiency coupled with greater in the flywheel, live nale anded the maximum number of points tlon of the filament in the bulb, convenience and comfort to the tout feed carburetter.

given to any car at the Biarritz and means that the difficulties of rider.

Thus, for instance, it has now twin of about 8 h.p. and still starts Paris Salon, where Hooper and Osram headlight lamps made to gine is a horizontally opposed Concours d'Elegance, and also the correct focussing have bean re-

Grand Prix d'Honneur. At the duced to a minimum. come to be generally recognised with extraordinary case. that a steering damper, is a valu The longevity of these veterans Co. exhibited for the first time, all the official specification are mark- able fitting, especially on a fast says much for the quality of the the cars shown by them ware sold ed "BAS," (British Automobile machine, and some makere su original materials and workman before the end of tho show and a Standards), and once motorists At the Hampstead Police Court this as part of the standard speci- ship. fication. Four of the standard for instance which its proud

have focussed their headlights to the. Automobile, 'Association has There is a 1904 Sunbeam, large number of orders booked. 1928 "Matchless" models are fitted aver makes a point of driving up Hooper Limousines, which are they use them, there will be pracber who was charged with failing Incidentally, King George's two suit these lamps, and so long just successfully defended a mem- with a built-in steering damper.to every Olympia Show from his always used on State occasions, tically no need to alter the adjust- This is not an attachment, but has Surrey home. It is apparently as are being fitted with the Daimler ment.

to keep his rear number plate been designed for machine reliable as when it originally left Double Six engine.

Again, the Lucas Dipping Re-clean. Tho allegation of the the actual friction surfaces being the works and will keep up a At the time of writing the full flector is an effective, yet in- Police was that the number was carried at the hottom of the steer-steady 28 to 30 m.p.h. for hours details of the Monte Carlo Rally expensive, method of solving the not easily distinguishable as the Ing head, with a neat control knob at a time. As the old car still has are not yet available but it la dazzle nuisance, and is being plate was covered with dry mud, at the top, above the centre of the the орел high-seated

re- body, known that the much travelled widely adopted. When the

handlebar.

car and

a Good Defence,

fashionable in 1901, its appear- A.C. Acddes of the Hon. Mrs.flector is dipped the beam is and that defendant was, therefore, For the 1928 A. J. S. models ance jo strange in these Victor Bruce, driven from Stock- thrown downwards and deflected clearly guilty of a breach of the greater efficiency is claimed, com-anys, but that is all that can be holm, acquitted itself well, carry- towards the left, so that it is turn-law. bined with the fact that the new mid against it and the record of ing off the Coupe de Regularito, ed away from the eyes of a driver engines are

oncoming more robust, runells milenge, if known, would be besides being 6th in the Rally and in an

The A. A. solicitors argued on cooler and aro-mechanically-more impressive-as-it-is-still-used-al-gaining 3rd place in the 1,500 cc.illuminates, most usefully, a strip behalf of the motorist, that the silent than their predecessors. most daily for business purposes. class at the Mont des Mules hill along the near side of the road whole trouble was due to the fact. The Cylinders and "hends of the

climb. The Acedes fabric saloon ahead. The dipping action is con- that defendant had, passed over new models are thicker and have Figures that Count. always attracts a great deal of trolled very simply by a pneumatic some very muddy roads, and that, more radiating surface.. Also, A mileage of 104,000 miles since attention owing to its smart device in which a plunger, mount as all reasonable precautions had experience having shown

1923 would be quite a large total appearance even after long dis-ed in any handy position for the been taken, the defendant had makers that plain bearings or for any car, but when it stands with ordinary soap and water the reflector. The lamps them pected of him in order to comply tance journeys. A wash down driver, operates the movement of done everything that could bo ex- standard work are superior to to the credit of a moderately makes the finish look like new, so selves are, of course, not moved, with the law. roller or ball bearings for the priced small car in Australia, such that it is not surprising that the only the reflectors inside being main shafts, all A. J. S. engines for this year, with the exception a performance goes far towards firm are now building open models affected. of the overhead camshaft models, demolishing, the old parrot ery with fabric covered bodies.

that the British car is unsuitable have plain mafa bearings and for Overseas conditions. The loved a very high reputation for WHERE MOST GET

Morris Cowley In question is the enterprise in their body work and

roller big and bearings.

Standard cars have for long en-

A novel form of auddle mountproperty of a Sydney man who the 1928 models bid fair to en- Ing has been adopted, the 1928 uses the car on business, averaghance it. models employing three pointing 80 miles a day and sometimes head for saloons is a case in point.

The "Stanlite" opening. suspension. The nose is hinged carrying very heavy loads in it. When closed the car so fitted is

HURT.

Of the 485 motor vehicle fatali-

The Bench accepted this argu iment and dismissed the summons.

GAS REVENUE BIG.

Four billion gallons of gaao-

to the top frame tube, and the During the time he has had the practically Indistinguishable from tics in New York City during 1926, line, consumed by states levying springs are attached to what is car it has cost him £21.in repairs, the ordinary saloon, except for a 274, or more than one-half, hap-fas tax, brought the U. 8. Govern- virtually an extension of the lower including the cost of a complete narrow strip of bending runningpened on crossinga of avenues ment a $100,000,000 revenues: for”.

tank tube, so that no under-frame overhaul. or seat pillar in the usual form is used, while the saddle position is lowered.

over the top of the body, but when where surface cars operate.. question of longevity, this is inges of an open car, it is only To rovert for a moment to the it is desired to enjoy the advan- apparently not a monopoly of necessary to loosen two winged A Name Well Known Overseas, motor cars but in also enjoyed by nuts, release two catches and marine engines of repute. In con-awing the head buck, where It can The Douglas Works at Kings-firmation of this, there is in be secured in position. Severe wood, near Bristol, have again existence to-day a single cylinder tests inve proved this opening been visited by a fire, which broke unit of 4 h.p., built 20 years ago head to be very durable, and there out in the plating shop. The fire by the Ailsa Craig Motor Co. is no doubt that it will prove very brigade was on the scene before (which has passed triumphantly popular, ****

any very serious damaga had been through a number of vicissitudes!

done, however, and though con- and yet still runs without a hitch Making Night Driving, a Pleasure, siderable inconvenience. was in all weathers. Since 1920 It caused it is satisfactory to learn has been stalled. In u. 15 ft. boat,trical equipment, night driving With the modern reliable eloc- that the output of machines will and during the war, when it was has lost all its terrors: Indeed, it not be affected to any extent subjected to particularly hard is sometimes preferable to driving Fortunately there. Is. 1 second work, it was sunk twice. Yet the by day, thanks to the greater free- plating plant in the factory. only part worthy of note which dom from traffic congestion. An interesting feature of these it has been necessary to replace Leading. olectrical accessory works, Illustrating the modern is the magneto. methods of manufacture in force there, is the wide employment of

Refinemente In Coachwork.

tmanufacturers, howover, continue to make the motorist's life an even engfor one by introducing various Last year British coachwork refinements.. from grinding wheels and such scored a number of successes on

"Sirocco fans for dust removal

like.

Quite recently, as the outcome

Also, on the test beds the Continent in the face of keon of numerous conferences, the where large numbers of engine's are frequently undergoing trials competition. A Sedanca Cabrio-light centre length of headlight

the first six months of 1927...

THEN

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