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FIAT

MODEL 522

PUTS THE FIAT CAR AHEAD

25 YEARS 6 CYLINDER EXPERIENCE

The present 6-Cyl. FIATS come from an unbroken line of 6-Cyl. models since 1907. The experience gained undoubtedly reflects itself in the present series.

In short, they lead because they set a standard which others try to reach.

Inclined straight line drive, side valve engine, flex hub clutch, lockheed duo-hydraulic brakes, silent third,

braced girder

chassis. special purification system for air, oil and petrol, anti- theft protection, completely equipped and low gasoline consumption-20 M.P.C.

Let us give you a demonstration without obligation.

MUST WE COMMIT HARI-KARI ON THE HIGHWAY?

(Asks Sir Max Pemberton).

The nation, we are told, is at about it? The "movement" was Inat awake to the true nature of the, dead we sald, if these gyrations

could not be stopped. motor poril.

As a motorist and cyclist who It was stopped, for the steel- has been on the blich-road for studded tyre kliled it. Henceforth more than half a century, I am un- the motor-car became the safest moved by the announcement. Too vehicle on the road. To-day it is often have I seen this clamorous the most dangerous, becauso akid- awakening. Too often has it ding has returned and We are ended in legislation which but back to the perils of the ninetics adds to the total of the which so appalled us. slaughtered.

To these perils, grave enough, When, in the year 1896; the are to be added those of our num- motorist was first allowed to put hers. We are becoming like the the red flag into the cupboard and locusts of the desert. We have al to go forth joyously on the Queen's most killed the horse, and highway (though he may have got threaten to drive the locomotive A beneficent Par- nowhere at all) the public did not from the rafla. regard his machine as an imple- ment of killing. Rather was it amused by his difficulties and his nolainess.

We

lament has bidden us increase our speed and d-n the consequences. The police are concerned only with the press of the frame-“gel them moving" is said in effect. So the wretched pedestrian gathera up his coat-tails for she pulls up her skirts) and runs for it.

Nation of Motorists

Seven years later the peril had begun to be manifest and a new Act was passed. Yet even then the man who killed ran the risk of a lynching. It was his one dread- ful upprehension. To kill; Lo The gravity of the problem maim. Better burn a hundred should be above jeating, yet too motor-cars than come to that. joften is its nature obscured by the bulton, We.cannot put the clock Motorists back, that is evident. are not a party, they are, the un- tion. If the nation chooses, then, to commit harikari upon the high- The choice is way, it must do so. its own.

No-

Alert and Hooting So he drove with a prudence that this modernity would deride, Cross-roads found him alert and hooting, He was frightened be yond words of "schools" and places where children sing. Very wrong

One thing is quite sure. ly, he swerved to avoid dogs and sometimes broke his own neck (to thing will be done by Ministrica or say nothing of the necks of his by Parliaments. Economists pro- passengers) when so doing, VII-perly declare that too much money lages found him crawling. He re-la being spent upon the roads. membered that the deaf and the Traffic experts clamour for "speed- dumb and the blind may be abroad Ing-up." The enroner and his jury

with meet weep

tha unhappy and prepared himself to them.

driver

120 just Then came the first "side-slip." killed an infant on the highroad. How well I remember the talk of it The death rolls are those of a con- in the clubs. A driver had found tinuing war, but few are really his car spinning round and round moved by them. All, in like a top. What was to be done

who

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fact,

SKF

SPLIT BELT PULLEYS

have great strength combined with lightness--permit great circumferential velocity-are accurately balanced -have no rivets are easily mounted on the shaft- have interchangeable rims have great power transmitting capacity and are economical in power.

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Hongkong.

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AGENTS:

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CHINA BUILDING.

Tel. 22221.

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WITH YOUR TRANSPORT

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THORNYCROFT

SIX-CYLINDERED

COACHES & OMNIBUSES

MOTOR VEHICLES

Pioner Manufacturers of Commercial Motor Vehicles

Rockne Six Offers Quality at Low Price

Long, low and aerodynamically streamlined is the Rockne Bix "75" five passenger, 4-door sedan shown above. The powerful six cylin der motor develops 72 horsepower and assures a smooth, consistent bigh cruising speed. The unusual chassis length-114 inches- relieves it of that condensed appearance which makes the low price of other inexpensive cars so evident. Convertible sedan, con. vertible roadster and coupe models also are available on the Rockne "75" chassis. Wire wheels are standard equipment, as are free wheeling and synchronized shifting.

Below--A smart V-shape radiator aheli features the modem styling achieved in the Rockne Six. One-piece steel wings lend the swank of custom salon care.

The wide, symmetrical bumper is faced with chromium as are radiator shell and headlamps. The radiator, bonnet, top and the front and rear mudguards effectively blend in an ensemble that pleases the eye while fulfilling the re- quirements of the latest research in motor car wind resistance.

4 or 6 Wheels

4 or 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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Abundant roominess; adjustable front seat; three-spoke, stcet core steering wheel, adjustable steering column and aviation type instruments feature the Rockne Six 95." Free Wheeling control is located on facia at left of steering column. Hand brake lever and gear change lever are forward in the Rockne Clear Way Front Com- partment. This new positioning allows the driver to cater or leave through either doorway with case,

The long wheelbase of the Rockne "75" is supplemented by an extra wide rear trend which not only accen tuates the exterior proportions of the ear but makes possible a wider rear seat thon has been customary in cars of this price. The interiors are up- holstered and furnished in the man. ner of costlier cars. The Rockne Six fa manufactured by Rockne Motors Corporation, a Studebaker subsidiary, with offices and factory in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

Note the slanting louvres, sloping radiater and sloping wind- screen of the Rockne Six "65" convertible roadster. This ultra modern car, mounted on a 110-inch wheelbase chaisis and powered by a 66 h.p. engine, has been designed and built to standards of quality never before achieved in the low-priced field. The power plants of the Rockna Six have that notablo freedom from vibration that is inherent in all Studebaker sponsored engines. In keeping with the practice followed in high priced cars, engineers have further defeated vibration by cushioning Rockne engines in live rubber at all four points of suspension, as illustrated at right.

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