1931-08-13 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1931.

NOTES AND NEWS.

When Strange Noises Develop.

HEADLAMP DAZZLE.

MOTORISTS THIS IS YOUR PAGES

until trouble overtakes one, may be in a form that is painful or expen- aive.

pets

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the sticks of carbon being removed, PETROL SUBSTITUTE from one of them a brush can be fashioned quite easily with a pocket knife to replace the worn ponent

com-

Successful Experiments

at a Gasworks.

At a meeting of the Belfast Corporation Gas Committee the manager reported that the problem

factory substitute for petrol for use" in internal combustion engines con- been trolled by a magreto had solved after exhaustive experiments ·

When dazzling head lamps are met, the boat plan is never to look at them, but to direct the eyes to the If this is noar side of the road. When a car is several years old, done only the very brightest of there are many etrange noises headlamps will cause any real in-

It is not commonly appreciated which it may develop. For in convenience. When a driver is stance, a tapping sound when the really dazzled he should slow up, that a speedometer cable will not if necessary continue to give service unless it engine ticking over is often very even stop altogether hard to trace. First ascertain if on no account should he "chance is periodically lubricated. One way the sound is coming from the tap-it." for cyclists' reflectors are often is to remove the top end and pour which may be making the of doubtful efficiency, while podea oil down inside the casing; but a Manufacturers of automobiles, are noise, due to having excessive clear- triana. of course, are, entirely un- far better plan is to remove the of producing from coal tar a satis-} to-day including in their vehicles ances. When it is decided that the lighted. Needless to say, well ad- whole cable complete, attach a piece every possible safety device, four-noise le not due to this lubricate justed lampe on all sutomobiles are of string to one end of the inner the best way of cable and draw it out through the, wheel brakes, improved steering, the tappets very thoroughly with essential, and

more efficient engine oil. Should the sound then achieving, this end is to take the other end. The inner cable can better lighting and provision for vision front and rear spear, torn tuppet guides may car out an a quiet, straight road then be generously scared with Adjust. "Vaseline and pulled back into 123

in the chemical works section of But the fact of such safety pro- definitely be said to be the cause that has no street lamps. vision, being provided for inotorists of the difficulty. Another cause of the bulbs one at a time so that each casing with the string.

the gas departments. On one test in their machines all goes for mysterious "tapping sounds" is the gives a fairly long but not too nar-

with the new fuel,' he said, a 'bus naught unless the safety equipment presence of a small flat or one of row is kept in good order and will the cars, thus making the tappets

motion, in the steering gear can be had run twelve miles to the gallon noted by the driver if he turns the against eight miles on a gallon of Function properly. Four-wheel jump at certain speeds.

right front wheel to its full turn petrol. In addition no loss of en brakes are almost worthless if they

Motorists are often pazzied when

ing position, and then tries the gine power was experienced, while are not properly adjusted, while the battery and. lamps must have at driving after dark by many lights

steering wheel. In this position he there was no carbon monoxide In can watch the steering wheel and the exhaust gases. It was also Lion to keep operating at maximum and shadows unless they know how

the front wheel simultaneously, and claimed for the new fuel that en- efficiency. The trouble is that so to faterpret their meaning at a

note the exact amount of looseness.gines knocking....... was eliminated forget all about glance. This however, 15 targely a case of ignition-failure If the play is more than an inch and there was no danger from fire, many motorists maintenance until something goes matter of practice and the best ad-time, caused by a worn

with no spare brush and a half It is advisable to have as the new fuel

was non-inflam wrong in the form of some hold-up vice that can be given to the novice brush, and

the steering adjusted in the inter-mable. or mishap. It is far better to preis to drive cautiously and not to available, a very good temporary ests of safe and comfortable driv went faults by a little occasional worry over the fact that other cara repair can be made by breaking up

Ing. faster. be travelling 'much and attention than waiting may

an ordinary fash lamp battery, and

care

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beam without any black

patches in the centre. The lamps themselves can then be adjusted for angle, the object being to light up the road immediately in front of the car and at the same time to illuminate the road ahead.

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carbon

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The amount of play, that is loat

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The manager added that the pro- duction by his department each year would be approximately half a million gallons, which would help industries using mechanical trans-

Although breakdowns are not very frequent, or, at least, such that it is necessary to tow the ear, home, there are one or two points which port, as the fuel could be produced at considerably less than the pro- are worth mentioning for. the bene

fit of motorists who might be in-sent cost of petrol.

volved in such contretemps. The driver of the towing car must re- member that he should not endes- vour to drive hard. It is dangerous

to go fast. The driver of the tow- ed car should remember to keep the tow rope taut all the while, for which purpose it will be necessary for him frequently to use the brakes. On a decline the brakes should be applied freuently. One of the best ways to secure the rope is to pass it through the dumbirons of the towed car. to form a triangle. the other end being secured through the off-side rear dumbiron of the towing car, or in a triangle through both, as with the rear car. This provides a central pull

TRANSPORT IN SPAIN.

The political situation in Spain "has resolved into a bloodless revolu- tion. The transition period ha been a hard one for business under- takings, but the calm resoluteness of its people is making itself evi- dent and the beneficial effect of the backward trickle of exported funds is being felt already.

Spain Is still in automobile adolescence. From poor roads to super highways is no short step but a stride which has been forced upon the country by sheer weight of economic advantage. As yet only 200,000 motor vehicles are register. red, but this represents one unit to every 100 of the population. The country is still capable of enormous development. It has great natural resources, the exploiting of which will demand transport, and with prosperity will come the need for passenger Bervices and the con sequent supply of public vehicles and private motor cars.

Provincial Spain is no exception in its prejudice against revolu tionary changes in matters which effect the everyday lives of the peo- ple. Pitched battles have in turn waged over tram and telephone, rail and road transport. Motor cara had their turn but ridicule is a lying jade, and acceptance has re- sulted in rural roads with their dan- gerous

and precipitous sides being converted into broad safe highways, comparable with those in any other country,

corners

The huge two-wheel carts with their platforms swinging to within a few inches of the ground, and drawn by a miscellany of beasts from the diminutive donkey in the lead to the owner's fineat mule in the shafts, is now rare, Great automobile service stations stand whore stables once stood. Motor transport brings fresh to the mar- ket In a few hours what once took ns many days,

Development-depends on the peo- ple themselves, for cheap transport Is necessary and trucks subjected to a disproportionate tariff area hind-

·rance" rather than a holp to the commercial prosperity of Spain.

Nature's Fairest Adorns Epsom Downs Derby

6653

Sumter foshteme at Epsom Downs, England. Mannikins watching

the brilliant Derby Day crowds from the vantage point of a new Buick.

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