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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:

SATURDAY 26th DECEMBER, 1131.

Being The ufficiat Organ of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

Storage Batteries

GLOTE

for maximum Power and Life su table for all type. of motor

CAFS, trucks

radios. &c. con be had either dtied or fully charg. od with acid for inmediate

Use.

All at ransomubie prices.

The Hongkong Motor Accessory Co.

Bank of Dantza Bullding. ist for. Kowloon Branch: 440

Nathan Redd

FOR ALL

CLASSES

OF

MOTOR Insurance

WRITE

FOR OUR PROSPECTUS

China Underwriters, Ltd.

HEAD OFFICE Hongkong Bank Building,

Des Vur Road Central.

Tel. 28121.

CURRENT

COMMENT

An Improvement.

1 has been recently noticed that; public car vehicles on the Chater Road stund have adopted a better; weathe in accepting fares, Le, the Best car on the rank is given pre-j ference by the other drivers, and P's others move up in turn would appene that Oficial Action ha F 21 in the matter, for a gan is now on duty who sees that The correct system Es followed,

Ex WILD doubt

very

Kreat improvement has been effected, it is to be hoped that the

will public

assist by always engaging the first car on the rank. inngine that other drivers would be quite justified in refus. ing fares, if their vehicles ** not in the correct place in front for the line.

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Pedder Street.

A

Pedder Street has

Junt

the congestion of yore, thanks to the prehibition of parking, but it does acem somewhat unnecessary to prevent ears from stopping out! side

a shop for a few minutes. There ares

no reason hy

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USED ΤΟ

SMUGGLE ALIENS.

A neat scheme of smuggling aliens across the Mexican border was diacavored by police at San Jose, Calif., reeently when they seized the automobile of Allen Cuborn and found the arrangement shown here whereby four men could be conceal in it. Coborn got $250 each for smuggling the an into the United States,

river should not be allowed to POPULAR MIDGET. Have his car to pay a hurried vint to one of the shops, and providing his business takes about; five minutes venience would be caused.

or AO,

JIM

TIME SAVING.

incon

Power Washers for Garages.

PROFITABLE PLANT.

Large-Bodied "Small" Car.

THE NEW HILLMAN MINX.

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There has hien a general ten- dency towards putting large boties un small chassis, but manufacturer has called the Haan Company in this rexpects for, in their new Minx, they have Most garagEI

and service started a car which really des ent four gooul-seized people in jene have by now realised the

the assis value of power ear washing, but alsolute comfort, yet

has a wheelb one factor which has in many

u no more thon fl. X ins. Moreover,

uver, the comprehen

ses operated against the instal Family Saloon model, lation of such time-saving and

fitable tuipment and the ively equipped, sells for as little high cost of plant.

as £155 at home. Add to these tarting features the facts that

12 months, con- the car is a thorough good-looker, tinuous experimental and research;

power-a hp engine-that it will do

For nearly

work hne

Anme

been carried out bipped with ample

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Newton of Taunton, to ascertain over G m.ph. and 35-40 m.p.g.. the possibilities of marketing and it is obvious that, in the complete range of high-pressure the Hillman Company have;

ar washers

which would over-runtly achieved something sensa- the disadvantage of hizitional. first cost and which would enable

So much one is forced to admit complete full pressure, full capa when one examines this new pro city, reliable and simple car duction. First impressions are washing to be made available at most satisfactory, for the Minx prices within the reach of every an exceedingly attractive car, so 'rader. The Newton-Retorforen beautifully proportioned that it Washer and the Newton-Hydraphas not the air of being a small Junge Washer are the results car at all. The symmetrical lines this study.

of the body are such that one gets Washer incor-n Impression of bigness and

dignity

hen, when one enters nne finds ample tex-room

and

The Rotorforce orates a patent rotary pattern pump, which has only two moving headroom combined with a width

arts: its mechanical efficiency is.

per cent, and it is quite the back seals, of no lean than iseless in operation. Seven 60% ins. It is simply amazing.

models are prodaceti, | Turning to mechanical details from the one gun to al

the engine is a four-cylinder, with Side-by-side valves, 0 9.8 h.p

lubricate

nearly 80

JOIN

he sp

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ASSOCIATION

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pressure

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six gun unit, and in this was R.A.C. ratluk. smallest garage, or even the and cooled by thermo-syphon an private car owner, can use power fan. Ignition is by coil. The washing as can also large garages Minx engine has one outstandin-ly and service stations.

meritorious feature-a 3-bearing

The Hydraplunge type has been erank:

to meet the demand crankshaft-so seldom found in smail car engines. And yet it i that annoying

velse who prefer a pump off the one solution to

Tom

the plunger type. The designthump" which disfivures so many reduces the cost of maintenance, otherwise pleasant machines. meh parts no do. wear requiring

con-

renewal only after long service. In The chassis is strongly fact, the complete washer can, after trusted and extraordinarily well years of hard work, at any time sprung: the rear springa, indeed be brought back to the equivalente no less than 44 Ina. long, and shock absorbers are Stted all During the lonvthy and testing the Minx under-

of new condition at negligible ex-

ponse.

A characteristic feature of the

ent on the Continent and elas-

Newton-Hydraplunge washer is where, it proved itself a car of

the provision of the patent Triperent rondability, more than equat Rellef. This automatically lifts to the worst

the suction valves when the guas Burfaces. are closed, relieving the electrie

conditions of bad

The gearbox provides throo

motor of load and appreciably re-reads and raverse, and tranam ducing running costa.

sion is by Hardy-S-icer progaller The gun themselves are in haft to infral havet axle. Power- every case of apecial design, easy four-wheel brakes of Bendix-| to handle and efficient in use Parrot, tyne are emploved. and They give a graduation from a aparate rear and side lamps are fine mist for body work.

provided. The petrol tank is at

CRUDE OIL UNITS.

Thornycroft Diesel Engines.

Truc to their traditions pioneers In the development of internal combustion engines for motor bent and vehicles, John 1. Thornycroft & Co., Limited, have ben persistently engaged for one time past in responding to the increasing demand for heavy sil engines.

Their early reputation was made with much improved steam engines equippest in banta

Lby

vehicles, and subsequently

KILA

road

led the

The way in producing these with internal combustion engines. Ten years ago they successfully developed the producer

fur motor vehicles, and actually won the French Government Trials with a

Thornycroft Jerry equipped, but this proved too much in advance of its time.

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Now they have again become prominent with new designs of Diesel type engines, examples of which they exhibited in the Marine Section of the Motor Show, suit. ably equipped for marine service, and at the Commercial Motor Transport Show, where one of there was installed in the new

truight

Thornycrot 12-ton six-wheeled chassis. It attracted great attention, while even greater the rear, and holds 6% gallons, interest was aroused by a working ferd to the earinretter beng bibit of this engine, where pump. The tyres are o 4.50 in. zevkou, which is larger than usual for a c of this size. An in-i

type C1/6 genious feature is the manner invix cylinders of 6.8 in. bore and engine, as it is designated, has which the tools are disposed, each in, stroke, and develops up to is its own special clip on a neat 100 h.p. platform under the bonnet.

TAKING PANES!

Prizes for Window Breaking!

SUCCESSFUL STÚNT.

were able to inspect and

it in

This Thomift

to

THE 1932 HARLEYS ARE HERE

a

Arrange for Demonstration with the Sole Agents.

THE GASCON MOTOR CO.

2, Kwong Wah Road

Tol, 50242

Kowloon,

SIMONIZ

TRADE MARK REG, V.S. PAT. OFF.

Keeps

CARS BEAUTIFUL

FOR

YEARS

at 1,600 rpm. Its #friends is the result of clever design of the combustion cham- bers, pistons, etc., and it is inter- sting to add a Thornycroft type of fuel pump and injectors is employed.

Although it is premature promise too much of this engine it the moment, it is encouraging to overseas warrs to know that it is so well advanced as to be shortly available as an alterna- One of the mast novel competitive to petrol engines for service Liens

at the Triplex Company's in districts where tha sports at Birmingham this year more scarce and expansiva. invited to hurl wooden there were was that in which all-comers

than his stalwart employees. The window eusement, and were offered anes in the centre of the window ti for coch outside pane they frame were of ordinary plate glass. broke!

Rudi were easily broken; no prize, This

seemed

a good thing until however, was offered for this. it was discovered that, as m'g'

In spite of

poor weather the have been expected, the nutald

grant success. manes were of Trinlex. Stron

ncluded in the party from London HONGKONG MOTOR ACCESSORY CO. men herled with all their might

ure Lt. Col. 0. C. But although the glass was Braham Cunnin ham. managing Clare, D.SO.. he chairman of the company. Mr. times "starred." no competithe

borts

were

A

fuel is

even came Resy to aiming the "irector, and Mr. Delneck. So ninney, Mr. Rezinald, Delpech, many members of the offl-e staff nies director and founder of the land of the Willeaden factory company, was no more successful attended that it was hoessary to

run a special train each way.

THIS WEEK'S LUCKY MOTORIST,

This

week's lucky motorist buy ban supped in Kowloon The owner of this car will receive a free supply of lubricating oil on application to the Texas Company (China) Leide

That's because of the mighty protection Siments provides the Anisl Simonis resolutely resists wear and tear. The finish Insta longer. Colors are kept from fading. And it's no work to keep your car always spotlessly clean, THE SIMONIZ COMPANY CHICAGO, U. S. A.

It's very to make your cer look wewe again with Bland Alansor. Then Kizunak gives Simos today! that eskedy protanden.

Obtainable from all Dealers-

Sole Distributors: Bank of Canton Bullding:-

GARDNER

ENGINES

FOR ALL PURPOSES.

Dodwell & Co., Ltd. Hongkong (Agents) Shanghai

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Our Policy includes:-

Expert European advice and assistance, Supervision during erection, Training customers'

Overhauls and

engineers,

Surveys, Maintenance Contracts and General Service. Spares caried.