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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1931.

The most

Conclusive Evidence

of SUPERIORITY-

... this cross sectional diagram clearly illustrates 7. Points of Superiority which the Air-Flight Principle Tires by Fisk alone can offer

you.

The De Luxe, Rugged and Fisk, each a First Quality. Fink, embodying all of the exclusive Improvements of the new Air-Flight Principle of tire construction. They represent the utmost that your tire money can buy in their respective price felds. Their larger alc-chamber, carrying more air at a lower pressure—their carcass, constructed of Fisk's patented and exclusive All-Cord- their flexible sidewalls of Jive rubber-their streamline tread, multiple cable head and greater road contact-- the combining of all these new and exclusive features result in still another-The Air-Flight Dalance.

FISK'S 7 POINTS OF SUPERIORITY

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COACHES & OMNIBUSES

MOTOR VEHICLES

Pioneer Manufacturers of Commercial Motor Vehicles

HUGE BRITISH AIRCRAFT.

Handley-Page Carries 38 Passengers.

NOISE GREATLY REDUCED.

service early next year, on the completion of exhaustive trials.

Two Types Designed.

LEAVE CARS.

Advantage of the "Buy- Back" System.

er two marine air giants are accommodated in the forward mail-carrying given greater through the uncomparable scenery

the

Actually, there are to be two typen of the maching, One, which will be known as the "wostorn” type, is to be used on Continental air routes and also on the Euro- A SIMPLE MATTER. pean sections of the main Imporla!) First flights of the inrgest, pha-18614

Airways lines to Africa and India.

There is no doubt that when feet lonx. contains two It will carry a full complemont planning a trip to England one of Henger-earrying land airplane in luxurious saloons connected by a of forty-two persons, including the most necessary details to take the world, the Handley-Page type corridor along which are a toilet the crow. The second type is 42. herald incalculable develop-compartment

Into consfloration is the question refreshment Bume as and

the first except for ments in commercial lying, writes buffet on one side and a large interior arrangement and will be of having a motor car at one's dis- Rolfe Baltzell to the New York mall and baggage compartment on enlled the "eastern." The slight pesul in order to be able to tour Herald Tribune.

the other. Eighteen passenger changes made are to One

abounds throughout are larger but even in nature the compartment and twenty in the type the passenger accommoda-

capacity. In this that

British Isles. sen-supported creatures grow to aft saloon. In the latter smoking tion will be reduced somewhat to greater sizes than the biggest land will be permitted. The saloons allow for semi-tropical. conditions car as they are not familiar with Many peuplo husitute to obtain beasts. So in aviation, leviathan are each about seventeen feet long and in order to make room for the details that are required to promises always to excel the and seven feet high.

kreater load in malls and freight make this a really simple matter. mammoth in bulk,

In addition to the accommoda- This new giant, however, istion for thirty-eight passengers Although negotiations are now In order to assist the travelling dertle

and Cually

controlled, provision is made for two pilots going on in America with Pan- public as much as possible, our Four engines, each developing a land a stewardess with a steward American Airways for a joint associate members Messrs. Loave maximum of 600 horse-power. presiding at the bullet.

trans-Atlantic airmail with Cars Limited have made arrange- drive it within a few seconds to Noise reduction, hitherto Imperial Airways, the British ments in order that a prospective

speed at which the immense thought impossible, is gained in company la chielly concerned at traveller can arrange biplane's wings, the upper pair this big new craft. The saloons present with providing reliable car of any make at his dispoon! measuring nearly 140 feet from are outside the vertical plane of air communication within the either on arrival in England, or at tip to tip. lift it from the ground. the propellers and engines, which empire, and all other air routes any date that he may set. The

Rises in Seven Seconds.

Is the region where there is the are regarded as secondary. greatest noise. Further, there is

Fuselage of Metal.

FROM ICELAND.

to have a

service rendered by Messrs. Leave Cars Limited in such that the traveller need not bother himself about any details whatsoever as every point is taken into sideration for him and the desired car is delivered ready to take the

con-

Hannibal, the first of eight.no engine in the nose of the fuse- glanta, piloted by Squadron-lage to transmit possible vibra- Lemier T. H. England and Captain tion and "drumming" through the J. H. Cordes, and inden in the cabin structure. The motors are fuselage with the comparatively mounted in the front (or leading) light burden of three tons of scrap edges of the wings, well away has just placed an order for three road with all the liceuces, taxes,

The British Consul in Ireland iren, rose in the space of seven [from the hull.

of the latest Morris steel-framed, insurance and every other dotali seconds and, with the engines running at cruising speed, moved

| usbestos-panelled motor houses, that the traveller may require, through the air at 117 miles an

including if necessary shipping The main part of the fuselage hour.

Incidentally, a very economiend It was flown on various con- ing noise caused by the fapplur for this popular product, by means without the allghtest trouble or is constructed of metal, eliminat-form of packing has been devised the car to the Continent, arrang

Ing Customs and other details binations of engines, the

pilot

of the usual fabric cover, with an of which the complete motor house throttling down to idling point inner skin of wood. Between the (in marked parts ready first on one motor and then another.

On the ground skilful metal and the wooden skins is a ercetion) can be shipped at small;

of Hound-insulating cost. padding control of the engines and the use material. The floor in thickly of wheel braken enable the pilot earpeted. At full speed the par-

to handle the machine as easily as a small light aleplane. In the eir safety "autoalat" wings Insure a full range of control and assist. in making landings in a restrict-

dr.

sengers should experience no more nose than in a Puliman car on,

a crack train to Chicago.

Despite

its Kreat size and power, the machine exceptional-

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VALUABLE RESULTS.

delay,

for

Cars can be bought elther out- right or on the instalment system, and at the same time it is easy to make arrangements to have a guarantee-repurchase value scitled at the time of making the original purchase, thereby enabling the

Sineo safety education work for traveller to adjust his travelling

iy quint in light. When in fight the prevention of accidents to expenses within a very small

on

Wan

the ber of Commerce.

The aircraft's total weight when fully

ver Radlett Airdrome, in Hart-children

first undertaken amount. loaded will approach fordshire. where Handley-Pake eight years ago, the ratio of child In order to facilitate matters Thirteen tons. Its muximum speed is 120,5 miles an hour, and it is/aircraft are assembled and flown, traffic fatalities has been decreas. Mesars, Leuve Cars Limited have rapale of cruising at 105 miles ful Jupiter

the Type 12. with its four powered nearly 30 per cent, according appointed Messrs. James A. Back- aircooled motors, to the National Automobile Cham-house Ltd., as their sole repre an hour. The paying load-pas-seemed to spectators sengers, mail and urgent freight |

sentatives for this district and ...will

ground quieter than small total in weight 8,100 single-seater training plane which

full details can be obtained from pounds, far greater than that

the latter and complete arrange- Highway grade crossing fatali-ments made as above mentioned. was aloft at the same time.

Eight of these huge craft have ties, which have increased alarm- ben ordered by Imperial Airwaya ingly in the United States during Many people who travelled to for the operation of its European the past five years, dropped off Europe last year employed the and empire services, at a total about 14 per cent. during the first services of this firm and are cost of more than £200,000. The six months of 1030. The total for highly satisfied with the service first of the fleet will be placed in the six months is 962 death. given them.

borne by any other air liner yet

built.

Comfort Predominant Note,

Comfort is IL predominating note in the design. The fuselage,

Why John--just look how easily and quickly we have left the traffic behind. We have a clear road ahead."

"Yes-the new Buick Straight &-in-a-line is cer- tainly the most thrilling car I ever owned-and I've paid thousands of dollars more for higher priced cars. It's just like Buick to build a car like this."

The reason for Buick's phenomenal performance is found in its new eight-in-a-line valve in head motor-its new and improved synchro-mesh trans- mission - and 38 other outstanding new features and advantages.

But with all this power and speed-Buick is immediately responsive to the slightest touch of its new steering mechanism and under the perfect and safe control of its big, powerful, smooth four- wheel internal expanding brakes.

May we give you a free demonstration ride?

4 or

6 Wheels

4 o 6 Cylinders

30 Cwt. to 10 Ton Loads

20 to 70 Passengers

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Pioneer Building, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

TEL. 56752.

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