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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

STUDEBAKER PLEASURE CARS

HONGKONG DELIVERED PRICES.

ERSKINE SIX,

RAU, Harr-Power Ruting 18.15,

· Brake Horre-Power 43 at 3,000. Nryolutions.

Platon Displacement 100.37 Cubic Inch

Price

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Wheel-Bare 103 inches.

Speed 62 M.P.II.

F. 0.

Packing

Modut.

Meti Weight

Facialy

'. Entran

Phipping

Delivery

Tourarmoure

5-pser. 2,425 be.

G# 835

$ 75

#250

$1,100

Cabriolet

Hondstor

2-pass. 2,420 lbs. 4.pans. 2,105 lbs.

875

..75 .310 1,260

Club Brdan

S-pass. 2,525 ha.

Bodan Regular

-pass. 2,600 lx.

Cabriolet Royal

4-pas, 2,500 1.

965 860 100 945 995

50 250

1,250

$10

1,270

100 310

1,355

70 310

1,375

Bodan Royal

5-June. 2,700 Ite,,

1,045

95

314

1,450

Hear Bumpers, Extra Tire and Tube, Extra Bulb Horn, Hydraulic Shock Absorbers. ROYAL MODELS have 6 Wire Wheelk.

Hong Kong price includes Wire Whools, Leather Upholstery, Front and

DIRECTOR SIX.

B. Hari Paese Nating 22.04.

Brake Horse Power 7und 2,5ena, H. culations

Pietera Meplacement type tabić turk.” Wheel-finer 113 Inches

Duplex Tourer

Tourer. Club Sedan

Tourist....... Coupe Bodan Regalar Berlino...... Victoria Rayn Cabriolet, Royal

Speed 57 MPAL.

Sass 3.113 tbs. (1$1,195 (1895 (14320_081,610

Sedan Royal...

Barling Royal....

Bedan

3,033 116. a-pass 3,186 ika.

7- 3,080 D

95

2-pass. 3,115 s. Sepan, 3,270 He 453,324 ¡14.

Spon. 3,18 s.

4- 3,155 19.

5-p. 3,405 lbs, 5-pass. 3,455 .

1,395 1,405

1,265

135 1,385 1,345 1,905

135 300 1,265

1,700 1,335 135 390. 1,860 1,345 170 300 1,905 1,395 170 300 1,955 170 30 1,955 170 390 2,025

0% 320

1,680

390

1,710

320

1,740

390

1,760

Hong Kong price includes Dine or Wire Wheals, Leather Upholstery, Front and Rear Thaapars, Extra Tire nad Tule, Extra Bulb Horn, Hydraulic Shock Absorbers. ROYAL MODELS love 6 Wire Wheels and Tourist Frank.

'COMMANDER SIX.

2.1. Horrt Power Rating 36,04, Bruke Hark-Power 85 at 2,800 Revolutions. Platan Displacement 2%.8 Cubic inch.

! Speed 72 MPH.

Wheel Base 121 incher.

-5-par. 3,635 lbs. 081,495 0$140 436425 (1$2,060

Berline Victoria Hegal

Sedan Rogal

-pass. 3705 11mm, 6-puan. 3,530 159. Sens. 2,805 30x

Berthie Regal

1,575 140 1,625 140 1,405 180 1,745 180

426 2,140

425 2,190 425 2,270 2,350 425 - 3,855 1. Hong Kong pries includes Dise or Wire Wheels. Leather Upholstery, Front and Rear Bumpers, Extra Tire and Tube, Extra Hulh Horn, Hydraulic Shock Absorbars. REBAR MODEL SEDAN and BERLINE have 6 Wire Wheels and Tourist Trunk.

PRESIDENT. EIGHT,

RAC. Harry Pumper Ustiny 46, 47.

Bruke Horse Paner 1m ut-2,uum' Ne valutiona,

Piston Displacenant 313 Cubip inch. Wheel Rose 121 Inches,

Randster...

Bedag...

Berlino ...

Speed Su M.PH.

4.pen. 3,558 lbs. G$1,850 G# 60 G#359 0332,260

5-pass 3,700 $.

150 1,685'

430 2,265

5-ps. 3,810 lbs.

4-pass. 3,715 s.

1,783 1,850

150 430 2,365

5-pass. 3,820 11.

1,850.

100

190

430 430 2,470

2,470

y 5-pass. 3,000 bm. 5.p. 3,950 1x.

1,850. 190 430 2,470 1.550 100 430 2,570

Cabriolet State Victorin State Sodan State

Berline Stale

Hong Kong price includes Disc or Wire Wheels, Leather Uplicistory. Front and Rear Bumpers, Extca Tira and Tubes, Extra Bulb Horn, Hydraulle Shock Absorters. STATE MODELS have G Wire Wheels, Luggage Cirid und Tourist Trunk.

PRESIDENT EIGHT.

iMAG. Horse-Power Rating 18.43.

Bruke Harst-Powry HMI at 3,000 Revolutione.

Piston Displacement did fubic Inch. Wheel-Hase 141 Juchre,

.Tourer Badan

Cabriolet State Hodan State Tourer State...

Speed 80 MPH.

7-pitas. 3,905 1. #2,285 $105 G#370 0382,760

2,725

- 4,105,

150 2,085

Beden State **

4-p, 4,015 11, 5-puns, 4,235 1. 7-pass. 4,110 lbs. 7-p. 4.295 lis. 5-ju. 4,285

130

490 2,250 130 490 2,870 2,250

130 490 2,870 2,485

80 970 2,935

2,350

400 2,970

2.350

130

430 2,070

7-pnes. 440 1hs.

2,450

130

3,070

L. rate ............

7.x. 4,310 is.

2,450

130

450

3,070

Ilorline

7-pan. 4,155 lb.

2,185 150 490

2,825

Berline State...garena Berlino Stato......

400

Hong Kong priso includes Dise or Wire Wheels, Leather Upholstery, Front and Rear Bumpors, Extra Tire and Tubes, Extra Bulb Horn, Hydraullo Shock Absorbers. STATE MODELS have & Wire Wheels, Luggage Grid and Tourist Trunk.

·Equipment and Price subject to change without notice.

THE HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE

* 25 Queen's Road Central - Tel. Central 4759.

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MOTORING SUPPLEMENT.

GRAF ZEPPELIN'S ENGINES.

Five Powerful Reversible Motors.

USE

OR GAS, LIQUID FUEL [Special Report to the Hongkong. Telegraph.]

Front view of one of the five 12-cylinder engines on the Graf Zeppelin.

SATURDAY," DECEMBER 1, 1928.

once overy 1,000 hours, and that major overhauling will be nocer sary only once every 2,000 hours. "This advantage is-largely attri- butable to the use of the new Maybach roller bearings through- jout virtually the entire engine.

THIRD LARGEST.

Chrysler Corp.'s Position.

CONTROLS NINE CARS.

manufacturing capacity of 700,000 cars and trucks, a gross, business of 500,000,000 dollars, and a of power potential earning 40,000,000 to 50,000,000 dollars. The now enterprise with a fundou debt. of 61,000,000 dollars and 4,420,000 shares of common stock Belling in the market for about 400,000,000 dollars, will have 40,000 stockholders and 25,000

employees.

Under the afliation scheme,, Dodge Bros. Corporation became division of the Chrysler Corpora- tion, and the power of this com- bination has been increased al- ready, for two now divisions of Chrysler have been formed to manufacture the Plymouth and De Soto cars.

"Another quality of importance to airship operation is the VL-2's direct rovarsibility. An airship is handled much like a steamship. The acquisition by Chrysler Its engines must at times go astorn Corporation of Dodge Bros. pro so that the ship may moor or land,perties became a reality on July Formal approval by as a steamer docks. In previous 29, 1928.

Inc., share- designs this was accomplished by Dodge Brothers, reversing gears between engine holders, took place at a special and propellor. Those gears added meeting. to the engine's weight, required

Thus came into being In the on- longer and heavier power cara and wore the cause of frequent larged Chrysler Corporation, the third largest motor company in the trouble.

Chrysler's importance in the "Roveraing gears have been world and the second largest eliminated by the VL-2's ability to publicly-owned, with permanent motor world can be gauged from run in either direction. Shifting assets, on April 30, 1928, of the fact that ho new controls the of the camshaft, which changes approximately 35,000,000 dollars, manufacture of bine different pas the timing of the 36 overhead working capital of 80,000,000 senger vehicles four Chryslere, dollare, totál resources of three Dodges, a Plymouth; and a valves, is the only readjustment 178,000,000 dollars, distributor- De Soto-as well as Graham Bros. entalled.

déaler organisation of 12,000, a trucks.

Two Fuels Help Flight.. "Perhaps more significant to the

tors.

advance of lighter-than-air craft faed into "blue gas. Its weight was the adaptation of the VL-2 to the fixed a little heavier than air so use of either gasoline or the now that it will drain by gravity from the storage bags into the carbure- The advan- famous blue gas*

Also its consumption will tages are tremendous. Carrying gaseous fuel is solely a question slightly lighten the ship and of space; weight is a negligible counteract an equally slight loss of buoyancy through the inevit Ifactor.

able seepage of the lifting gas. "Furthermore, the structure of

"The VL-2's Hquid fuel con- the ship must be considerably stronger and heavier if large Aumption at full load averages quantities of liquid fuel are to be about 38% gallons per hour. carried. Gaseous fuel imposes no "The crankshaft turns on seven istraln upon the framework.mall roller bearings and a com- Nevertheless, the Improved dura-hined main and thrust bearing.

Humin skeleton of the Graf Zeppe Lubrication is by spray, one of in has been built stronger than pressure pump and two seavenging the structure of any previous ship pumps, one at each end of the so that the use of gaseous fuel crankcase, so that the drainage provides an additional margin of may be caught at whatever anglo safety.

"Instead of a great deal of water ballast, to be dropped if buoyancy

the ship may tilt.

"The VL-2 is V-shaped and

is lost during Bight, a quantity of water cooled. One Intake and two gasoline (eight tons) is carried exhaust valves serve cach cylinder on the Graf Zeppelin. As soon as and are operated from a commen it becomes necessary to lighten the camshaft between the banks off

Robert Bosch "While weight is the primary ship, the fuel is switched and cylinders. Two Five 12-cylinder 550-horsepower {

an airplane gasoline used until enough has magnetoes provide the ignition." reversibile engines, using either consideration in liquid or gaseous fuel, carried the engine, fuel economy and

consumed to afford the Graf liability are the prime requisites desired extra, buoyancy. giant German dirigible, Zeppelin, across the Atlantic to of an airship engine," he goes on. "This is because on long cruises America.

These motors are enlargements and perfections of the type of engines on the U.S. navy's dirigible Los Angeles, which was taken over from Gurmany where it was built in 1924. A description of the new motors and the way they are used in the Graf Zeppelin has been given out by F. W. Von Maisler, general agent of the Maybach Motor Company, which has built them.

re-

been

"The VL-2 was adapted to

an airship motor runs as long as gaseous fuel by hollowing the 100 hours without stopping. If it throttle valves of the fireproof can save fuel, while producing a Maybach carburetors, of which From the bags con- given horsepower, the reduction in there are four, one, to each three the total amount of fuel that has cylinders.

into three valve shafts. to he carried will more than offset taining the blue gas pipes lead is greater weight.

Change Made While Running.

BY THE WAY

THE General Post Office have

Good for 2,000g Hours. Most airplane engines requlro

"An adjustment valve controla overhauling every 200 hours or so.

Another position. Were that true of the airship the flow of gas according to the motor, it would mean tearing it throttlen'

Tule Gd order with Morria The VL-2, which is the technical down after twice crossing the valve, inserted into the gas feed

Commercial Cars, Ltd., fer designation for the new motor, Atlantic, necessitating either a lines, permits a change from

550. develops

horsepower at long lay-off for the ship at the gaseous to liquid fuel or vice versa several hundred vans of varying Friedrichshafen and 600 horse- end of each round-trip or two sets in a few seconds without inter-capacities for Post Office Work.

Tests to which the rupting the engine's operation or

Each of these is fitted with a power at sea level, due to increased of engines.

at Impairing its power. subjected has been compression, aluminum plutons VL-2

"After long experimentation, a special locking device so that the and carburetor alterations, says Friedrichshafen indicate that it

from the driver's sent. will need minor adjustments only number of gases were compound-rear doors can only be unfastened Von Meisler.

ROBERT PHILOSOPHIEJ

ON HIS DOUBLE IDENTITY,

•Fred Gillett•

A Tottenham constable drew forth the following com. pliment from a motor offender: "His gentlemanly manner made, my situation far less unpleasant than it would otherwise have been,”

Of the sums officer, another motor ofender said: "You are a dirly rotten. I only hope that you will be the Arst man that I run over." (DAILY PAPER).

One likes my gentlemanly style;

Another calls me rutten.

My virtues are all broadcast, while

My faults are not forgotten.

It seems I must have two insides

Boneath my tan and frecklca;

One half of me is Mr. Hyde'a,

The other Dr. Jekyll's,

My Ego is that is, I am a joke,

A sort of curate's egg with double yolk.

It's "Robert this!" and "Robert, that!"

Liko Kipling's Tommy Atkins,

And all the while I've got to smile

Like Ethyl at T. Pratkynn,

They've stopped my chewing-that, by. gumi

Is hardly quite the thing, boys. And since our now head chief has come

They class me with the "Byng Boys." Take it all round, the p'liodman's lot is not What you might call a huppy beauty spot. Against the shins of other clapa My shins I'm often barking. They put me on speed-limit traps

Or Hyde Park nosey-parking,

I cannot call my solo my own

Whatever way I fix it.

"Please let the poor police alono!"

That's Joynson's ipse jíxit.

There's two of mo; one's mild and super-placid; The other fa what Jix might call sub-acid.

(By special arrangement with the Morris. Owner).

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TUDGE to Speeder—""I'll give you

JUDG

days or twenty-five dollars. What'll it be?" Speeder" take the twenty-

five if you don't mind."

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was so good for

Young, auto dealer of Sand- point, Idaho, that he sent Invitations to all motorists who bought cars from him, led them down the main street loaded by a brass band and into a banquet hail, where more than 80 dined.

J.

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GRAHAM Oates, the motor

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That's

's why our repair service is better.

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TRIPLEX

(Non-splinturable)', English EDxylas just arrived.

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LAZARUS

THE OPTICIAN.

JOIN

cycle "Ace" and late of the THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE

Royal Air Force, is attempt-

ing to ride from Halifax to Van- 'couver on all-Canadian territory. He is riding an all-British Ariel motor cycle and hea for 500 miles ridden on railroad ties.

This is the first lime a trip across Canada has been attempted on a road vehicle..

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TOURIST—“Is this a healthy

Tellmate?"

Western Constable-"Us according to what you been doin","

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THE California State Automo-

Tile Association Attains its

majority with the celebration

of its 21st birthday. This organi- zation now has 720 employees serving thousands of motorista.

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TN its 21 years of existence, the

Calorie

tion has put up 84,000 direc- tional and warning signs. These cost $625,000, and the cost of maintenance is $40,000 a year.

EPRESENTATIVES of fifteen

Ruter and two Canadian pro-

vinces attending the Eastern Conference of State Motor Vehicle Administrations, recently held in New York City, unanimously adopted the proposed law having two separate braking sys tems on all automobiles.

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