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The event in the China news this week is the resignation of Chiang Kai-shek, who has retired to Ningpo after bringing his staff from Nanking to Shanghai. At the present moment political affairs, so far as the Southern forces are concerned, are in a state of chaos. It appears that what is left of the Hankow regime is attempting to gather together the reins at Nanking and form a united Nationalist party. The full story of Chiang's eclipse appears in this week's “Overland Mail," together with descriptions of the fighting between his troops and the Northerners, in which the former were badly defeated.

Matters of interest in Hong Kong and China generally, including an interesting local murder trial and important state- ments regarding the customs surtaxes which the Nanking Gov- emment was to bring into effect on September 1, all appears in the "Overland."

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THE CHINA MAIL

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SIMPLE TROUBLES.

SOME OBVIOUS REMEDIES.

OPENING OF NEW, JAVA FACTORY.

In the presence of a large gather- ng of interested people the new fac- tory of General Motors, Java, was who visited the new plant Included opened at Tanjong Priok, Those the Governor-General Biddle and West Java; Admirals of East, and Adjutants Chiefs of the Departments of Agri- of the Services;; culture and Finance: the American; Consul Directors of the Nether lands Discount Company and In- ternationala Credit-en-Handels Veereeniging Rotterdam; and the Chief Customs Officer.

On cars on which the Autovac GENERAL MOTORS. system of petrol feed is used, a possible trouble may be due to the failure of the device mentioned to, lift the fuel from the tank at the rear and pass it on to the carburet tor. If none of the fuel pipes are Bfany of the stoppages which blocked, loose unions on the suc- occur on the road are due to some tion pipe from the induction pipe quite small, trouble which can be to the Autovac may be suspected. remedied in a few minutes by some- Another reason for a complete one who knows how." Indeed, no stoppage may be magneto trouble, reliable is the modern car that For example, the adjustment of the serious trouble on the road a platinum points in the contact almost an unknown thing, and the breaker might have sinckened off experienced motorist, may, what-so that the gap is so wide that the ever lies before him, be sure of points never meet. In this case running to schedule time even on screwing the points back and lock- a long journey (says the "Motor")ing them firmly with the lock nut It is the novice, however, who so that they are separated by a may waste hours and a great loss space of 1-84th of an inch when of time and temper on the roadside open will effect a cure, simply because he or she does not know exactly what la wrong. It is humiliating, to say the least of it. when, after the unhappy owner has laboured on his engine for two or three hours, an expert comes along and cures the trouble in a minute

or two at the most.

A brilliant and bern) reception was necorded the visitors, who were received in one of the Company's godowns which had been turned into a veritable flower garden.

In a speech welcoming the visi tors, the Managing Director (Mr. Davision) pointed out that the con- struction of the plants marked a new era in the Industrial life of Java. He explained the various thanked those who had co-operated. operations of the Company and

explained the method and purpose Mr. Howard (Export. Manager) of the Company's work in Java and emphasised that Americans them- selves considered their Netherlands Indian Settlement Company wherein large capital was invested. The foremost prin- ciple of General Motors regarding imported materials was "Quality."

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The Deputy Mayor of Batavia (Meinheer van Nieuwenhovenhel- bach) pointed out the great signi- ficance for the Netherlands Indies, especially Batavia, and wished the Company every success.

The Chief of the Department of| Agriculture, in the name of the: Government, emphasised that the

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Another possible but rare occurrence is a breakage with the contact spring; in which case a cure can often be elected by taking a small piece of rubber, as, for in- stance, a small piece of inner tube and fitting It in such a position that its natural resiliency tends to We will deal first of all with force the platinum points together, causes of complete, stoppage when But before examining the contact the car is running along the road, breaker, however, it will generally for if the engine begins to run pay make certain that the Igni- badly the chances are that the tion switch has not accidentally novice will prefer to carry on until been knocked into an "off" position a garage ia reached, where some-and to ascertain whether the one with more knowledge than he switch wire from the terminal an possesses can deal with the pro-the contact breaker cover is rub- blom.

bing against the chassis or some Assuming the car to have been metal part of the body. It should normal and that it suddenly comes be remembered that the ignition is to a standstill after a certain switched off when the wire from the amount of apitting in the carburet-contact breaker is "earthed," that tor or banging in the allencer the Is, connected to any part of the first trouble to be suspected should frame or chassis of the car. be with the fuel system. A good It will generally be found that deal of unnecessary work could be the quickest way of discovering saved If It is first made certain whether the trouble is due to whether there is any petrol in the ignition is to unscrew one of the tank: If there is a reasonable sparking plugs, resting it on the amount of fuel available the next cylinder block or any convenient move should be to ascertain whe-metal part of the engine, but keep-settlement was not only of local ther it is reaching the carburettor,ing the terminal end clear, and then significance but of the utmost im-1 which can be done by attempting pressing the starter button or turn- portance to the entire Netherlands to flood the instrument mentioned ing the starting handle. If any Indies and hoped that the future by pulling up the jet needle or thing is wrong with the ignition would be "as auccessful as the depressing the flooding plunger system, it will not, of course be start has been to-day." He then, provided.

possible to get a spark at the plug to the accompaniment of rouring Unleas petrol either gushes points.

factory sirens and bands playing through the vent hold in the floati “In the event of no spark being Dutch and American Anthems, om- chamber lid, or flows rapidly from obtained from any of the high-clally declared the factory open, the carburettor, the petrol pipe tension wires, and the contact after which the visitors were con should be detached, where it joins breaker being in order, it is possible ducted on a complete tour of inspec the carburettor, and it should be that the carbon brush in the dis-

tion. seen whether petrol flows freelytributor may have broken or fallen with the tap turned on; If it does out, for,. no matter how pitted it

At the recent A.C.U, conducted RACING PAYS, not it is more than likely that the may become or how dirty, the in-

silencer test, different makes of trouble is due to some blockage in side of the distributor may

silencers manufactured, patented be, the pipe, which should then be re-some sort of spark will generally Trophy Races, held on June 13, 15 Britain, were tried out in com Although the motor-cycle Tourist and sold on the open market in moved at its other end and blown be obtainable, even though it may and 17, in the Isle of Man, through, if necessary calling into be very intermittent and unreliable, generally considered to be speed British motor cycle. For this are petition, on a popular make of. service the tyro pump. If, how One other carbon brush which may tests pure and simple, it must not ever, petrol la reaching the car be at fault is that at the opposite be forgotten that the lessons learnt purpose a 1927 B.S.A. 24 h.p. burettor in ample quantities, a end of the magneto, and the diatri- from them have a very direct bear-was selected and each silencer was choked jet may be suspected. If butor, which presses upon the slip-ing on the design of the modern fitted in turn to the machine.and. the car was running at a normal pering..

touring machine. As a contributor judged according to the touring speed at the time the stop- If everything is, however, in to "Motor Cycling" points out, the given out. On the termination of page occurred, the chances are apparently perfect order, and the T.T. Races have given us the highly the competition the judges com- that the main jet was blocked. magneto 18 absolutely "dead." efficient motorcycle as we know it mented upon the fact that the The novice should obtain from there is the possibility that the to-day, and it will give us, year by standard B.S.A. silencers compar- the makers of his car or carburet- armature may be burned out or the year in the future, even tor an instruction book which will insulation in the condenser broken machines.

battered more than favourably with any tell him what is the method of re- down. In either case, nothing can moving the jets on the type fitted be done at the roadside, and the to his engine. On some, as on the magneto will have to be removed Zenith, a small plug beneath the and sent to the makers for atten- bottom of the instrument is un- tion. Examination of the contact a hundred and one other details, all screwed, after which, with the jet breaker points will often suggest of which help to make the machine key provided, the jet can be remov- the likely cause of 13 complete of to-day a completely safe, and ed. The other plug at the bottom magneto breakdown.. If the roadworthy vehicle. allows of access to the compensat-platinum is blackened, burnt arma- ed jet. On the Solex carburettortures are the most likely cause, the body of the carburettor comes while, should they be covered with away-after slackening off the big a white chalky coating, a faulty which the segments are joined by put on the top of the float chamber condenser may be suspected.

a contact of carbon, dust may cause lid, when the jets can be removed Short of serious mechanical misfiring, in which case the dis- with a small spanner.

trouble, there is not likely to be tributor should be cleaned with a The chances are that it will be any commonly experienced cause rag dipped in patrol. Improper found that one of the jets is block of a roadside stoppage other_than adjustment of contact breaker ed with some particle of foreign carburetion and ignition. Inter-points may also cause misfiring. matter and when this is removed mittent misfiring may be due to Intermittent misfiring may, of and the jets are replaced, the en-dirty sparking plugs, which should course, also be due to a floating gine should start and continue to be taken out and thoroughly obstruction of, the jet in the car- It should be remembered cleansed, the points being auhee buretter, or to water In the float that the petrol, which has been quently corrected to 1-50th of an chamber, which occasionally finds turned off while the carburettor is inch. Where, however, a block is its way in globules into the jet. being attended to, should be turned found to have cracked the insulation Spitting and other unusual sounda PRINTING on again before trying to start the or la thoroughly clogged up inter- from the engine may be due to engine. An unlikely trouble, when nally with oily carbon, it will need valves sticking up or to a broken It is known that the fuel fa reach-to be replaced.

valve spring. Occasionally valves Ing the carburettor properly, is that Occasionally the use of an unmade of poor material may ware QUALITY one of the carburettor controls has fallen off, so that the throttle closes and cannot be opened; but in this case it is generally found that the engine will continue to run on the Blow-running adjustment.

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The high speeds which are now of the other silencers tried out on commonplace in the island demand the machine. effelent brakes, strong frames, which tend to mitigate skidding, and

coupled with a mechanical tapping sound, may be due to the valve tap- pet having slacked off too much, or misfiring without any accompany- ing noise may be due to the toppet clearance being insufficient, so that the valve never properly shuts.

suitable plug in a high compression and need truing up. Misfiring, sports car engine may result in a breakdown of the insulation, so that the spark, instead of occurring be- tween the points of the plug, le taking place far up Inside: in which A possible cause of shortage case a new plug is also needed: may be an obstructed filter. If the Misfiring may also be due to petrol strainer is near the tank and sparking through the perished rub- The few hints given here should happens to be choked, it is evident ber insulation of high tension enable the average novice to extri- that sufficient petrol will not reach wires. Whether this is so can cate himself or herself from any the carburettor, but where the generally be detected easily by run-minor roadside troubles. A little strainer la in the base of the float ning at a fair speed in the dark, experience, with misadventures of chamber, fuel will naturally flow when any sparks from the high ten the type mentioned will soon enable from the petrol pipe, but will not sión wires to parts of the chassis a driver to spot at once the most enter the instrument..

can be seen. In a distributor; of | 'likely cause of any trouble, -

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