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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAMEE

THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY

YEARS OF LEADERSHIP

NEW

VENTILATION WIDER SEATS

BUICK

DEEPER CUSHIONS INTERIOR LIGHTING INCREASED HEADROOM ADJUSTABLE FRONT SEATS DUAL WINDSHIELD WIPERS STEERING WHEEL AND CONTROLS IN

the Silver Anniversary models Buick has recognized the important part which riding comfort, a term relatively unknown until a few years ago, plays in owner satisfaction.

Here are a few of the seventeen new factors that make the 1929 Buick the most comfortable car we have ever offered.

Buick

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

33, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.

BUMPING

ELIMINATED.

New Tyre of

Springing.

An invention which keeps a motor car chassis in a horizontal

DRIVING JUDGMENT.

Thinking in Terms of Feet.

position even after the off-side wheels have been driven up on a word a suggestion to motorists seven-inch kert, and frees the chassis from bumps, has been invented by Mr. D. Brown, a Newenstle engineer.

respondent describes this new and bouncing of ordinary wheels on The Daily News motoring cor- ly thereby avoiding the reciprocal exhaustively tested method of the rigidly connected axle. motor car springing as reducing

the unsprung welght to a mini- Chassis Remains Rigid." mum, adjusting springing to the

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A Canadian police magistrate is to be commended for putting for

which, if generally followed, should bring about a safer condition of af- fairs on the roads. Some drivers speed and time in relation to dis- are deficient in their judgment of

tance.

MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1928.

FUEL FRAUDS,

Adulterated Gasoline Sold in U.S.

RESULT OF SURVEY.

A "gasolino 'rackel" that may prove to exist nationally has been disclosed by the Cloveland Autorio- bile Club from a survey it made of) the types of fuel sold in this area.

The survey shows that much adul- terated gasoline is being sold to mo torists under various guises and that at the back of the attraction of lower prices lie greater profits duo to the mixture of Infaríor oils with the gasoline.

This situation was revealed by tho nulo club after It had been led to make the survey and analyze some 49 different brands of gaso- line sold in the Cleveland area, upon complaints made by motorista and dealera.

"The reason at the back of this adultoration is two-fold," saya Mr. Fred H. Caley, secretary of the Cleveland Auto Club.

Cheat Fuel Tax.

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"One is to cheapen a product, so that it may be sold under a price that reputable firma, selling an hon- est product, are compelled to charge.

"The second is that adulteration of gasoline permits the sale of a product upon which partial pay- ment of the state gasoline tax of three cents a gallon miny bo ovaded.

"The 'racket' worka pretty much In this fashion:

"A certain quantity of gasoline in purchased-100 gallons, for n- stance. On this purchase the state) gasoline tax of three cents per gal- lon is paid.

"A quantity of kerosene then is purchased, but on this no tax is re- quired.

Make Double Proft.

"Then, by mixing with the 100 gallons of gasoline about 30 gallons of kerosene, 130 gallons of alleged motor fuel are produced. These 130 gallons are sold to the motor- ine public, who pay the full tax on each of the 130 gallons of alleg- ed gasoline.

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"Hence, adherents to the prac tice of adulterating gasoline not only defraud the slate but also the unsuspecting motoriste."

The answer to this situation, ac-. cording to Mr. Caley; is legislation that will halt the sale of such products. The Cleveland Automo- -bllo Club to going to use its in- fluence toward the passage of auch a law in Ohio.

HUGE TURNOVER,

Buick's Remarkable Trade.

W.

In the year ending March 1928) the automobile-buying public paid $365,000,000 for Buick cara during that period as compared with $250,000,000 for the cars of the second highest producer in the fine

Churchill, general sales manager car field, according to a statement released recontly by. C.

of the Buick Motor Company. The magistrate really elaborates

Mr. Churchill also reported that. Arms for the front wheels, sup- this point when he advises drivers Buick sales for the month of May load, thus facilitating sleering,ported rigidly fore and aft, and to cease to think in terms of miles exceeded these for April by almost preventing wheel wobble, and arranged at the lower end on and hours and to thinks in terms of from the retail delivery reports 5,000 cara. This Agure was taken Assuring greater passenger space vertient steering pivot. Provision feet and seconds. Enlarging upon and regular wear and tonr of Lyres. is also made to avoid lateral this, he continues: "If an object and reflecta good businenв condi-]

The "Swass" car embodies the Invention, which costa 4 to the orthodox single-type steering ahead from where you are sitting at

atresses, as when turning corners suddenly crosses your path 50 ft. tions in all parts of the world. car, of a rubber buffer mechanism, which reduces a five or eight inchis retained, all the steering gear the wheel and you are travelling at vertical rise from the wheels to being spring, instead of unsprung, 30 miles per hour, you have only un inch, each wheel having two weight." spring buffers,

one second in which to act to avoid if the object is only 26 ft. away. A an necident, and only half a second

in p

CLEAN UP CALIFORNIA.

Tests showed that the wheels The rear wheels, which are moved vertically six inches, but motorcar travelling 16 miles an up and beautify the roadsides of A state-wide campaign to clean driven through short shifts, move the chassis was kept rigid and hour is covering 22 feet per sec- California has been launched by the freely, vertically and independeat- İhorizontal at 45 miles an hour.

and; at 20 miles per hour it is Auomobile Club of Southern Call- covering 29 feet per second; at fornia. Civic organizations, wo-

TEST FRENCH FUELS.

MORE CARS GOING OUT.

Nearly one-fifth of the automo- ed France for over 1000 miles in biles of the United States are be

Twenty auto trucks and ears four,

a demonstration of the economy of ing exported. In May of this year, using French fuels as avainet im- 80,000 U. S. autos went to other ported gasoline. Only, gasea pro countries-more than were export- duced by French firms were used. led in any previous month.

MICHELIN

THE BEST

Tel. C. 2221

Tel. C. 4821

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HAVE A TRY

AND BE

CONVINCED

A. GOEKE & CO. DISTRIBUTORS

FIAT GARAGE DEPOT.

25 miles, 51 ft. at 40 miles, men's clubs, newspapers and city 68 ft.; at 46 miles, 60 ft... What officials are cooperating. should, therefore, he constantly in the motorist's thoughts is the time limit which his speed is actting for him should an emergency arise."

There are, of course, experienced MODERN

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drivers who will be able to say they have found all this out for themselves. On the other hand, thbro must bo many who havo' nover given thought to the number of feet} they are travelling in a second, and what, therefore, is the fractional period of time they have in which to act in face of an emergency.

A driver whose perception is thus trained in terms of feet and acconds is much more likely to have his car in constant control, and must be quicker to judge the speed and possible action, of some more ir- responsible driver. In other words, as it has been very aptly put, It is not space and time behind, but spacó and time immediately ahead that he may have to reckon with.

MACHINERY

That's why our repair service is beffer.

LANE, CRAWFORD'S

Ring C, 3103--Garage:

ACCESSORIES

Judgment in driving should al- A big display of "Ozidits" and ways be concerned in anticipating "Lucas" storage batteries suitable for the unexpected. Thinking in terms all cars. Also accessories of all kinds of feet and seconds is a sound polley, for motorcars and cycles such as, and the figures shown in this ar Electric horns, bumpers, spark plugs, tiele should impress upon all drivere body pollab, tyre patches, brakelining, the need for concentration upon the All at exceptionally low prices. Call jacks, foot pumps, wrenches, de., &o, job in hand, for, particularly in these days of crowded roads, driving MOTOR ACCESSORY CO.. Bank of and inspect THE HONGKONG does really call for careful calcula-Canton Ballding Tel. 0.677. tion all the time.

The Development of the Firestone Balloon Tyre Tread is a noteworthy example of how Firestone engineers insist upon knowing all the facts con- coring the Firestone products. In the special test machine shown above the tyre is pressed at normal load against an observation window." In this way Firestone engineers "look through the ground," in offcct, to make studies of tread action; as it actually occurs. They see exactly what your tyres do when rolling over the ground, and can thus accurately provide the tread which insures utmost wear résistance and safety.

It will pay you to accept the recommendations of Firestone engineers. Let us fit your car with a new set of Gum- Dipped Balloon Tyres.

MOST MILES PER DOLLAR

Firestone

Gum-Dipped Balloon Tyres

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1247.

83, WONG NEI CHUNG ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.

Chrysler 65.75

Now Chryder "65" 4-Door Balloon

AT LAST-The Modern

Car Style for the Modern Age

"HE NEW Chrysler Sixes-"65” and "75" are to far ahead from every point of view that Chrysler once more out-styles everything else that runs,

For sheer artistry of design, for luxury of grooming, for behaviour that but- Chryslers even Chrysler, for döwn- right value at their lower prices Chrysler has once more wiped out

every existing standard by which motor cars have been judged.

At a single bold stroke, it has initiated the style that re-styles all motor cars.

Chrysler

A. LUNG 8 CO.

19, Queen's Road, C.

Tel. C. 11/9.