BLOTTER HINT.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1930.
that driving under, the influenco. of liquor caused the wreck.
According to the blotter,
Propaganda with Driv-published by the Temperance
ing Licences..
CANADIAN IDEÄ.
Education Council of Toronto, it takes one-fifth of a second for s normal man's mental processes to stimulate him to brake his car in an emergency. Under the in- ફર્મ Toronto, Jan. 11.
fluence of only two ounces Automobile licences in Ontario whisky, however, it takes from this year were presented to pur- two to three-fifths of a second to chasers with a large yellow blotter perform the same operation-the on which is a picture of a wreck-logs of about two-fifths of a second ed car and typo below explaining in an emergency.
BOY'S UNIQUE STYLE
IDEAS.
اون لا
109-412
ESSEX
SUPER
SIX
RIDE CONTENTEDLY
ON MICHELINS
Distributors:
"Bill" Flajole's automobile body designs.
Bay City, Mich., Jan. 6th. You streamlined to blond with the con- may read "Body Designed by tour of the body. Flajole" on your car one of these There is a rifle sight on top of days. For "Bill" Flajole, 15-year-the hood for fast driving. An air- old youth, who has been drawing plane type windahfeld is used andi for only one year, is planning au- at the back of the seat is a head tomobile bodica here that are at rest, similar to those found in the
A. GOEKE & CO. tracting the attention of leading cockpits of many airplanes.
4th Floor,
China Building.
Depot
FIAT GARAGE Tel. 0.2221. Tel. C. 4821.
MICHELIN
STUDEBAKER
World's Largest Builder of Eights
soon will reveal
A NEW
EIGHT
setting new standards of performance...and economy: in its price class
designers in automotive circles. A special chassis, unusually low, Bill never took a drawing lesson would be necessary to accom- until this school year. He atmodate this body. It would have tempted to draw his first BU- a clearance of eight fhches. Seats tomobile body one year ago. And are low and form-fitting and both since then he has progressed .re the steering wheel and the sents markably well.
are adjustable.
.
Ifa futher got Bill interested in
To hear Bill talk of his speed- art. His interest aroused, young ater, one might think he was talk- Fajole attempted his first design- ing. The early attempta were ing of an airplane, for the extra crude, but it wasn't long before he sent in his job is called an au- acquired a distinctive style of his xillary "cockpit." This and the doors are opened by an electrical Since his start, Flajole has de-arrangement. There are no door signed numerous cars. His prize handles on the outalde because effort, however, is a speedster, the they would, break up the linea of latest word in streamlining, and the answer to every college youth's flaming desire for a motor car pos- sensing speed and class.
OWN,
the car.
As the rear seat is opened, a windshield, to preserve the com- plexion of women passengers,” out of the automatically comes bode with it.
Bill's speedster has a wheelbase of 147 inches, made necessary no that the wind will slip boek gradu Especially long fenders with a ally on the long body. Were the graceful low slope add to the lines) body short, Bill explains, the wind of the body. Spare tyres in fender are enclosed in cases of would slip back too fast and create wells
a vacuum, slowing down the speed, metal, chromium plated.
The body is streamlined as much
If
unusual feature about Fla- as a stock car can be. It has a jole's speedster is its top. convex radiator and a narrow long caucht in the rain, all that is slim body. The rear deck slopes necessary to do is to unwrap and comes to n point in the rear, small kit, which contains "the top, The trunk on the back also is and button it on.
SAFETY, SIGN POSTS.
REGULATE LAMPS.
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England has a new type of sign A new law in France provides pout which, when crashed into by that from May 1, 1930, all cars an automobile, will not damaga built shall be provided with a cer- the car. It is weakened at a spot tified type of head light, Caro a short distance from the ground built before that date will have aix and offers no resistance when the months' grace to get the prescribed]
lights. car strikes it.
All motordom
has turned to Essex
From cars of every price and size, motorists are selecting Esser the Challenger as their next car. In speed, performance, beautiful colours and economy, this fine Super-Six compares with cars costing far more. With 7 body styles to select from, riding ease and features usually found only in costly cars, Essex the Challenger bids you pit it against anything that motordom has to offer. We will gladly place a car at your command.
SSEX the CHALLENGER
THE CHINA MOTOR SUPPLY CO.
28-28A; Des Vœux Road, Central..
Telephone C. 1558.
Branch Office-486, Yat Tak Road. Canton.
THE HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE-
95 Queen's Road Central
Tel. Central 4730.
See the First British “1930" Motor Cycle to Arrive at Hong Kong.
THE.
GAYEST
'AND
HAPPIEST
EVENT
OF THE
SEASON
NORTON
MODEL No. 18 4.90 H.P.
The advancement for 1930 in British production of mootr cycles can be first represented in this Colony by tho "unapproachable " NORTON júst arrived. Many impor. tant improvements are embodied in the now NORTON designs, including enclosed valve gear and push roda, more efficient silencer, and rust-proof Chromium plating.
TAKE THE FIRST CHANCE TO INSPECT IT
AT
SINCERE'S
THE SOLE AGENTS.
To be held at the
On the Night of---
MARCH 7th 1930
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THERE'S GOING TO BE THE JOLLIEST
GATHERING OP-
REVELLERS
AT THE
FANCY DRESS BALL
PENINSULA HOTEL
From 8 p.m. to 1'am,
In Aid of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
TICKETS $7.50
Buy your TICKETS EARLY-
-Join in the Fun
and at the same time, help a most humane Cause
From
-The Hon. Secretary, S.P.C.A., C/o. Thomson & Co., York Building. Moutrie's, Anderson's, Tuang Fook Piano Co. or from Members of the Committee.
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