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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1929,

MORRIS Cars

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HONG KONG DELIVERED PRICES.

MORRIS MINOR

BAD. Horre-Posony Bating 8.4

Brake Horer Power Zit at 9200 Revolutions,

Piston Pikptaerment 116.9 Cubic Zach, Wheel-Hane 78 Inches, Spred 56 M.PH.

Modal

Tourer

Saloon

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F. V. D.

Packing Kett

Factory Extras Shipping Hongkong Wright

Delivery Price 4-pass. 1,200 lbs. £126 £ £17 £145 4-pass. 1.450 lbs.

# 32 rice includes Triplex Glass, Spare Wire Wheel, Tiro and Tabe, Bumpere and Extra Hand Horn.

Hongkong

135

MORRIS-COWLEY (48" Track)

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1. A', Aura Pores Hating 11.9

Brake Roto Parei 25 ad 3gen Revolutions,

Piston Displacement 142,54 trukir Fach. Wheel-Bare to Tweken. Speed 77 MAH.

Rondster

176*

Tourer

Light Van

8ewt.2,015 lbs.

Coupe

Saloon

Fabric Saloon

Traveller's Car .. 2-pass. 2,036 Is. 4-puss, 2,040 Is. 4-pass, 2,180 lbs. 4-paus. 2,035 lbs.

f 4-pass 1,985 lbs. £100 £3 £27 £190 4-pak, 2.910 Ibs.

176 5 30 210

175 3 32 210

180 5 30 215 180 7 38 225 190 10 40 240 190 10 40 240

Hongkong Price includes Triplex Glass, Sparo Wire Wheel, Tire and Tub, Bumpers and Extra Hand Horn,

MORRIS-COWLEY (56" Track) ·

RAP, Waper Power Buting 18,9

* Banke Have Power 28 at 1200 Reenbutions,

Pistan Displacement 202 Culic Inch. Wheel-Bone Ină incher, Speed 6 M.PH.

Tourer Saloon

5-pass. 2,320 lbs. £180 15 £35 £226 5-pass. 2,140 lb. 200 10 45 200

Hongkong Price, includeă Tríplex Glass, Sparo Wir Wheel, Tire and Tub, Bumpers and Extra Hand Horn.

MORRIS-OXFORD kar 14/28

HAM, Hure-Power Hoting 15.2

Brake Buzze-Pavers 28 at 320) Revolutions,

Pistau Displavurent, 282 Culle inch. Whoes Bone Jutik, buchen.

Speed 55, M.P.U.

Roadster

Tourer

Coupe Saloon Saloon de Luxe Fabric Saloon Traveller's

4-pass. 2,210 lbs. £200 £7 £33 £240 5-pans. 2,390 the. 215 7 38 256 4-pes. 2,430 lbs. 226 20 46, 290 -pass. 2,5:30 lbs. 240 25 45 310 5-pass. 2,646 s. 266 20 45 336 5-pass 2,410 lbs. 256 15 46 315

Brougham 5-pass. 2,685 lbs. 260 10 46 305 Hongkong Price includes Triplex class, Leather Uphols tory. Spire Wire Wheel, Tiri and Tube, Bampers, Extra Hand Horn.

MORRIS-OXFORD --- ̧

1.4.0. Home Phar, Bating,155

16/40

Brake Hojke-Papier Brut 4200 Rendations,

HINTS.

FOR THE

MOTORIST

ALBERT L. CLOUGH

STARTER TROUBLES.

The usual causes of starter Answer: There is no good rea-: fatture are tack abouttery, power, son to doubt the dealer's statement, imperfect contexions Homewere Nearly every manufacturer in- starter circuit, vailure of the creases, the output of his engines, motor property po ransmit it from time to time, by improvements power to Lue engine nywneel and in design and construction and engine conditions which overload often without making any increase tae motor. the lights, when in bere or stroke. Most of theso switched on, do not burn, the bat changes are not readily apparent, tery is evidently "dead" or discon- consisting in such alterations as nected and if they burn only dim- increased compression, lighter and ly, it is probably too much exhaust- etter balanced moving parts, im- ed to operate the starter fast proved manifold ction, larger in- enough to give results or possibly let valves, better carburetors, to make it function at all. If tighter fitted pistons, superior cam pushing the starter pedal, almost outlines and many other details. or quite extinguishes the lights, it | A try-out of the now model will is almost certain that the buttery soon enable you to decide for your- is too low for successful starting, [relf as to whether the claims aro The emedy, of course, is recharg-warranted.

I WILL KART AN ELECTRIC WIPER TO REPLACE THIS OLD ONG!

ing, assuming that there is nothing Electric Windshieldwiper, elso wrong, with the 'battery. In Question-My car came equip-} case the lights do not dim,notice-ped with one of the windshield ably, when the pedal is pushed, it wipers that me worked by the indientes that little if any current | vacuum of the engine and i want flows in the starler circuit, due to to replace it by an electric wiper, failure of the clreuit to be closed but I notice my Instruction book or to very high resistance connex- says, "consult your electrical ser- tions. Under these conditions, vice station before attaching ad- see that the battery ensle-clamps |ditional lights, cigar lighters or are fight and free from corp-lon, | other devices on" the electrical that connexions to the switch are | syytem, which may place too great tight and that it really makes an Iool on the battery." Would in- firm, clean contact, that the cable stalling this electric wiper cause connexion to the motor is secure any trouble on this score? and that the startermotor bushen) have a good bearing on their com mutator. If none of those atten- tions remove the trouble and the battery is not dead, there is pro- | bably something wrong with the motor itself. It sometimes hap- pens that, when the pedal is push- ed, the starter motor can be heard! humming, but the engine is not turned over. This is because the pinion on the motor shaft does not move into mesh with the Bywheel gear of the envine on account of its being stuck on the threads along which it is intended to trnyal freely. Usually quiting kira- seg on these thread, will clean thent and remove the trouble. Should the motor start when the pedni is pushed and instantly stop Inbruptly without turning the engine, this may indicate no fault with the starter, but that the bat- tery is weak or that the engine turne over abnormally hard, due to cold stiffened oil, a seized condi- tion arising from lubrication failure or stiffness occasioned by overtight piston-rings or bearings. Sometimes the starter may fail to crank an engine, which has stood idle for weeks in a cold place and preliminary hand-cranking may be neressary to free stuck parts, Very slow rotation of an engine casings per motorist, while the may mean that the starter is over rate of inner tubes is slightly loaded, as above described, The higher, or 3.1 per motorist. stalling of the starter motor when they lie on kod Cagement

Answer: No. It docă not call for a large current and is in uso such a small part of the time that its effect on the battery charge will hardly be noticed.

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BY THE WAY

HE average motorist buya

nearly three tyre casings at- nually, according to the Auto- mobile Club of Southern Cali- exact rate is 2.8 fornia, The

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RATE Father: "What is that stuff on my new car? Where have you been 7"!

Calm Son: "That's only traffic jam" e

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may be caused by the jamming of its tooth in those of the flywheel gear, and usually the teeth will not elease of themselves. High gear nhould then be engaged and the cur pushed back and forth in the TN view of the remarkable, per- hope of demeshing the pinfo, formunees of Thornycroft Faulty alignment of the pinion- uhaft with the flywheel is a usual cause of this trouble,

Minor Changes.

Piston Pieplucement did 12 Cable Duck, Wheel-Hasr 114 Luckers.

Spied on M... Tourer ......... 5-pass. 3,050 lbs. Salonu

5-pass. 3,190 lbs. Fabric Saloon.. 5-pass. 3,065 lbs.

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£295 £7£43 £345 310 15 65 380 320 10 G5 385

FLOOK'S TABOUT

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THE

SAIBE"

I GOT,

Hongkong Price includes Tríplóx (ilass, Leather Uphols- tory, Spare, Wire Wheel, Tire and Tubo, Bumpers, Extra Hand Horn.

MORRIS SIX

H.AC. Bone Power Rating 11

Brake Horse-Power 20-ái szra Revolutions.

Platon Displacement 284 23 Cubic Inch. Wheel-time 217 Kuchen. Speed 65 M.P.A.

Tourer

Coupo

Saloon

5-pass. 3,150 lbs. £345 £10 £45 £400 4-pass. 3,235 lbs, 306 16 GO 435 h-pass. 3,280 lbs. 375 20 60 455

Hongkong Price includes Triplex Glass, Leather Uphols- tory, Spare Wire Wheel, Tire and Tabo, Bumpers, Extra Hand Horn.

Equipment and Price subject to change without notice,,

MORRIS SERVICE

BEFORE YOU PURCHASE ANY

CAR INVESTIGATE

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THE DEALERS' SERVICE AND INSPECT STOCKS OF

PARTS CARRIED -COMPARE MORRIS VALUES AND ASK US FOR A

DEMONSTRATION.

THE HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE

25 Queen's Road Central

Tel. Central 4759.

POWER MORE I

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vehicles in Brazil, it is not sur. prising to learn that the branch of that company in Brazil has re- ceived a repeat order for 10 30-cwt. chassis for delivery to the Rio de Janeiro Light & Power Co.

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E municipal council of Paris

Te considering the installation

of moving underground.side- walks to avert a majority of trallie accidents in that city. Three platforms, travelling at varying speeds, are planned.

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full stomach in the cause of many automobile wrecks, ac- cording to well-known

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Question I bought a—car about a year ago and now the local dealer wants me to trade it in for one of the new model, the engine of which he says develops five physician. This is noticeable in horsepower more than the old one, the increase in accidents after although it is of the same size and Thanksgiving, Christmas and New to all appearances practically un-Year, when after a big dinner charged. Is there anything in the the automobile driver becomes above claim or is it merely drowsy and incautious, according "bunk"

to the physician.

MORE MOTORS.

British Progress in Jamaica.

PPROXIMATELY 122,000

Amfles, or 50 per cent. of the

main roads in the 36 states in the snow belt will be kept free from

American snow, the

Automo- bile Association reports. About $5,425,000 will be spent in this undertaking.

According to the annual Colonial Report for Jamaica, trade

OCTOR (questioning. négro in 1927 was the most satisfactory

chauffeur): applicant for since the war, for although the ex-i travagant Egures of the post-war

"George, are you married?" boom were not upproached, the "No, auh, gose, no, auh. Ah high mark reached was directly makes my own living." due to steady progress over

years.

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73-mile stretch of concrete.

several verdiention of the plenti. A road, recently completed tre

tude of money during the year," tween Denver and Colorado states the report, it may be men- Springs, Colo., has not a single tloned that the values of the railroad grade crossing in its motor cara imported amounted to entire length. Formerly there Over £227,000 of which more wore 13 auch, crossings on this than £72,000 was accounted for route.

by care manufactured in tho British Empire. Five years previously the corresponding figares were £120,807 and £19,000 respectively,"

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FOTORISTS of the British

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Ікісн contributo about £29,000,000 annually for the upkeep of roads.

The Choice .of the-

G. W.R.

L. N. E. R.

and

SOUTHERN RAILWAY

for their new

RAIL-ROAD SERVICES

THORNYCROFT

SIX-CYLINDERED

COACHES & OMNIBUSES

Preferred by experienced users!

Further particulars of our Lorries, Vans, etc., for

1 to 7 tons, and Coaches or Omnibuses for 20

to 45 passengers forwarded on request to :---

JOHN I. THORNYCROFT & CO., LIMITED.

UNION BUILDING

HONGKONG

FIFTH

FLOOR.

Telephone Central 4881.

Write us and our representative will call.

DEAL DIRECT.

This higher-powered, full-track

MORRIS-COWLEY is built for the roads you use!

THE worst roads hold no terrors for a car with a high clear- ance, 56 in. track and magnificent workmanship of the new high-powered Morris-Cowley-a car specially designed and built for World motorists. Costly materials, perfect machinery and fitting have provided rugged resistance to road shocks and daily wear.

And a Morris costs less to run, lasts longer and needs fewer replacements, while giving complete comfort through excep- tionally roomy design and studied care for detail.

The Morris 1929 range includes open and closed cars with a choice of colours and a variety of body styles unparalleled. Each model, from the Morris Minor to the 16/40 hp. Morris-Oxford, sets a new standard of outstanding value in its class.

Morris After-Sales Service is world-wide and world-renowned, and- prices of Morris Cars and Spare Parts are fixed by the Factory.

Ask your Moris Dealer for full details of these fine products" of Europe's greatest automobile building organisation.

MORRIS

MORLIS MIGFORS (126) LTD., ÇOLLZY, DXFORD, ENGLAND

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