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ALL COLOURS KEPT IN STOCK AS WELL AS THE NEW FORD SHADES Arabian Sand, Dawn Grey, Niagara Bide and Gun Metal Blue,

Mrs. Fairbanks with the Packard Eight Sedan which was placed at her disposal whilst staying in Shanghai.

CURRENT

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HIGH TRIBUTE.

Chevrolet Economy

Praised.

TRIP OVER U.S.

Atlanta; Nov. 9.

GOODYEAR WINS.

International Race Victory.

BALLOON EVENT. | Speedway race for 1929, has WON prize money totalling $156,000.

Seventeen years, of, research and The important part played by during the last four years. It was Paying high tribute to the ecoh- experience in the construction and Hongkong in the automobile trade runner-up in the 1926 ans 1927 ony and performance of the low-operation of balloons was reward- in South Chin.. is liable to be over-events, driven by the late Frank priced automobile, especially on ned when Ward T. Van Orman and looked, and only this week we Lockhart, Meyer drove it to means of long distance travel, Rev, his aide, Alun MacCracken finished- have heard the opinion expressed that an annual motor show would victory in the 1928 and 1929 G. W. Gasque, rector of the first in the International Ballona Episcopal Church of the Incarna- Races at St. Louis, Missouri, U. S., prove of the most assistance in

tion, to-day revealed some of the winning the Gordon | Cars in Fiji Islands.

Bennett further developing that trade..

new six- Trophy, Second and third in this accomplishments of his There is much to be said in favour In 1906 when the first automobile cylinder Chevrolet conch on a re-race were United States Army and of such an event, although as for was introduced in the Fiji Islands, rent 10,618-mile loop tour of the United States Navy, respectively. as we can see, the greatest probe natives regarded it with Western half of the United States, Van Orman piloted the Good- lem would be in securing a suit-superstition, claiming that devils during which, he averaged 22.3 year VIII and came down able location for such an event.fornied the means of locomotion. miles to the gallon of gas. making a distance of 341 miles.

events.

after

It might be possible to erect a Today the native superstition as The long trip was made on sched-His balloon was a new 80,000 cubic large matshed for the purpose, al- been entirely overcome and regis-ule time so that the minister could foot bag, the most modern develop-

generally. Coolie Trucks,

though it would first be necessary tration in the islands numbers fill speaking engagements in promi- ment by Goodyear in balloon con- to investigate the amount of sup more than 1,070 earg as compared nent Episcopul churches along the struction. It wore a conventional port which would de förthroming. with 100 In 1918.

way. The route led from Atlanta white coat with blue lettering and The idea is undoubtedly a gond one, World's Biggest Car.

to Chicago by way of Nashville, was equipped with a lightning and if put into operation, should)

An automobile 125 feet long. across the Southwestern States to recent victory by Van Orman was Evansille and Indianapolis, thence shield effected by Van Orman. The prove of great value to the trade twenty-feet wide and forty-five Seattle, down the Pacific Coast his seventh International Race, six Teet high and will wheels forty through Portland, San Francisco having been made as pilot and ene feet in freumference has been and Los Angeles and back home he won the race from Antwerp and as aide to Ralph Upson. In 1926, In view of the damage caused to designed by an engineer in Ger- across Arizona and New Mexico. our roads by overladen, coolle many for desert travel. It is in- drawn goods trucks, shod with tended to accommodate 150 passen-of the trip, which discloses Intercal United States. The first trophy is Dr. Gasque kept an expense book Gordon Bennett Trophy for the the first leg on the second James

fron tyres, it is particularly Inter- rers and 200 tons of cargo. ing facts about the performance of in the possession of Belgium. The esting to observe, that, at Shekki Roads in China.

the car. Having been newly pur-year before, Van Orman had [City, at the northern terminus of the Macan-Shekki Railway, the nu-

chased when the trip began, the car travelled farther than any other In China there are claimed to was not extended during the first entry, but was disqualified for thorities have banned iron tyres be nearly 18,000 miles of roads 500 miles of driving. During this landing on the deck of a ship at on these vehicles, Quite a novel ever which cars can travel in period it averaged 18 miles per sea, a feat unique in ballooning,

favourable seasons of the year. gallon, the statistics disclosed. motor vehicle tyres being utilised The new government is busy with When the car was broken in the held in the country represented by International Races, are always reconstruction and road building gas mileage was greatly increased the pilot winning the previous for the purpose. These are ap- parently fixed in a satisfactory which it. is hoped to unify the included driving in cities and in 1926 victory, all the races have as one of the major means by For the entire 10,618 miles, which year's race. Since Van Orman's manner, and give the appearance country, bring back prosperity open country, the Chevrolet con- been staged in the United States. of belung pneumatics. As a matter and prevent famines. At Shang-surned 470 gallons of fuel, an aver E. J. Hill of Detroit won in 1927 of fact, the old outer covers are hai, there are more than 12,000 age of 22.3 miles to the gallon. The and Captain Kepner in 1928, bring- merely nailed to the wooden wheel. passenger ears and trucks. Many gas bill was $107.18. Sixteen anda ing the second Bennett Trophy Fuel From Molasses,

individual aperators are establish-half gallons of lubricant was used, permanently to the U.S.... [ing bus lines into the interior.

solution has been discovered, old

Production of fuel alcohol munu- factured from molasses has become a successful enterprise in Australia, The new motor fuci la known as "shellkol"

Until recently it has not been possible to distill alcohol to a greater strength than 95 per cent: und tile factor limited the techno-

logist in creating a suitable fuel for burning" in Ordinary automo- bile engines as at present design

ed.

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SIX-WHEELED 'BUSES.

costing $22.25, The minister's book showed no expenditures mechanical repairs.

Van Orman's victory in this for year's International gives the United States the first leg on the third Bennett Trophy and assures holding of the race in the U.S.

OLD INNER TUBES. again next year,

Useful Hints.

the owner into going about with his. tyre under-inflated.

Cities Adopt Them. Following the

If the car is driven only 10,000 Southampton and Liverpool, the are wisely purchasing tyres that plan to use new inner tubes after example of Now that so many motorists or less miles per year it la a good City of Portsmouth has put into give safe service up to 40,000 the car has gone 20,000 miles or The manufacturers hope even-service a fleet of Thornycroft six-miles it may be an appropriate so. This rule naturally does not tually to make use of the entire wheeled motor-buses, surplus molasses of Queensland

time to point out that. no such apply where a motoriat concen- Thornycroft's were one of the mileage should be expected of the trates his mileage. for which there had not been any pioneers of the rigid six-wheeled Inner tubes if the motorists does! Because' air has to be put into. use until this discovery was made, chassis and concentrated on the not cover this distance: In less the tyres rather infrequently when N. 8. MOSES & CO., LTD., Car Wins G$150,000,

smaller types, principally for use than two years. they are new there is a natural, Bole Agents,

in countries where its capabilities. The

Miller Special in which of travelling acrons rough country porous with age. This means that the frequency of inspection as time Inner tubes become hard and inclination to forget to increase Louls Myer won, the Indianapolis made it useful.

they leak air alowly and thus trick! passes.

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