PETROL PRICES ADVANCED

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16812, 2 June 1926, Page 6

PETROL PRICES ADVANCED

PETROL TAX COMING. The above arc statements known throughout the industry. Purchasers of motor-ears will recognise the neccs- / sity for seeking the car that is economical in running as well as being strong and reliable. The Citroen car holds the world's record for least' petrol consumption, the 7-h.p. model doing 105.3 miles to the gallon under official test. The reliability of the Citroen is world renowned, and among the most recent purchasers are the British War Office and the London Taxi-Cab Sendee Company. The latter has put 1000 of these machines in service. Citroen’s new factory at Slough, 20 miles from London, is the largest factory under one roof in Great Britain, and is now in full swing, employing thousands of British work people, the output being over 1000 cars per week. Messrs J. Tombs and Co., Ltd., are the distributors of the'Citroen for the North Island, and will be pleased to demonstrate the car to all interested, at their showrooms, Collingwood Street, Hamilton, and Albert Street, Auckland.