1933-02-07 — Page 3

Driving Methods and Upkeep Costs

SOME HINTS FOR THE OWNER.

DRIVER

In these hard times, the motorist mado; but, on a level road or down- who desires to reduce his running hill, get into the next higher gear and upkeep ousts to the minimum as soon as the engine is moving the should take account of his driving ear easily on the lower one.

nethods, for it is possible. if not probable that ataong them are some Exceadve Road Speed. that could be modified, with effect in securing greater economy in mo toring costs.

Principally, there is scope in mast, enses for ultimate rather than immediate economy. For example, two factors of prime importance in ultimate costs of upkeep are over. loading the ear and running the engine at excessivá speeds.

Overloading may not harm the engine, apart from the fact that it will have to run a larger number of revolutions per mile owing to the probable need for more frequent and more prolonged use of one or other of the lower gears. But when overloading occurs the tyres up doubtedly suffer reduction of their mileage-life. Excessive depreciation can be prevented to some extent not wholly, by any means-if the in- dation presULING are

A high rate of depreciation-in other words, Excessive wear of mechanical details and tyres-is encouraged by driving at a road speed that 13 exsive in view prevailing conditions, such as rough roads or uneven surfaces anywhere. On a moorland track 10 m.ph. may be an excessive speed, while on badly potholed or very rough and 20 op.h. may be the reasonable maximum. The steering, springs, engine supports, frame, bodywork, and other purta may withstand the shocks that occur at higher speeds; they may do so once or a dozen times, hut they say not, and if there is no real need to run the risk of a broken spring or what-not, why do so.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 1933.

MAIL NEWS FROM CHINA

CHIANG KAI SHEK

RECEIVES GREAT WELCOME

AT NANCHANG

CHINA'S BOY SCOUTS

BIG RE-ORGANISATION: SCHEME

OPIUM SUPPRESSION

ANOTHER DRIVE BY CHIANG KAI SHEK

Nanking, Jan. 30.-In compli anes with a proposal of. General Jan, 30.-Generał

Chiang Kai Shek, the Central Go Nanchang,

will shortly despatch Chiang Kai Shok, President of the Military Affairs Commission, re

Nanking, Jan, 28-A change in vernment" ceived a great welcome upon Lis the organization of the China Na-special agenti to assist the Provin arrival here by gunboat yesterday tional Boy Scouts' Association has cial Authorities in the task of afternoon. The city, was beflagged been effected in view of the nation opium-suppression. The National and thousands of people lined the al crisis, Cenexal Chiang Kai Government, in an order to the streets. General Chiang was re- Shek, President of the Military Executive Yuan to-day, enjoins that ceived, on landing, by General Affairs Commission, has been made the Provincial Governments bo no- Hsiung Shih Hai, Chairman of Chairman of the Association, with tified to this effect.

General Chiang's petition states the Kiangsi Provincial Govern General. Ho Ying Chin, Minister that despite official efforts for the ment, and General Ho Kuo of War, and Mr. Tai Chi Tao, Kwang Chief-of-Staff to the Com- President of the Examination suppression of opium during past years, the cultivation of the opíum. mander-in-Chief's Headquarters of Yuan, as Vice-Chairman... the Bandit-suppression forces for Four sections have been created poppy continues to flourish and has the Kiangsi-Kwangtung-Fukien bor- The Boy Scouts Headquarters has now extended to provinces hither-

also been restored. General Ho to unaTected.

While some military comman Ying Chin and General Chang Chin Chung Dean of the Central ders and local officials tolerate, Military Academy, have been made permit and sometimes force the tous merchants thrive in the illicit onmmander and Vice-Commander people to grow poppy, unscrupu of Boy Scouts.

der regions.

Detailed reports were submitted to General Chinag on the bandit situation in the province and the defest of the "Reds' under Chu Te and Mao Tse Tung from Fu-

It is learnt that the new build.drug traffic.

As it is feared that the whole chow (Linéhuan), eastern Kinngsi.

ing of the Boy Scouts Association

country may become involved A military conference will be is to be located at Wutaishan.unless fundamental measures are convened immediately and definite Construction work has already been taken to uproot the evil, General. instructions given to the various started and is expected to be com- Chiang proposes a scheme whereby As regards high speeds on good commanders who will participate pleted on May 5. General Chiang special officials are to be despatch.

cruising in the imminent campaign. With roads, the comfortable higher than speed of the car rather than the 200,000 troops under his direction Kai Shek has contributed a sum of Bonal, though it is highly improb- eaximum claimed by maker or General Chiang expects to exter $100,000 towards the constructioned to the provinces where the evil

nhin that any driver would think agent should be the highest at of naing his tyre pump on each and which the car is usually driven, if every occasion he purpoars carry-couomy is important. The 10hp ing five or six adults in a small, family car may be capable of 55 or fourseater, or overloading a larger 40 m.p.h., tmnt such sprods imply car proportionately with passengers more rapid deterioration than the or luggage, or both.

Reasonable Overloading.

No doubt all car owners are more or less compelled now, and again to carry an overload, and no great barm will done unless the addition al weight is really excessive; but in the latter event the rear springs If they do not actually break, may take a permanent "set," which im. plies loving their camber and the need

feruising speed, which usually can he put at 9023 por cent, lower. Moreover, driving at or near the aximum implies higher petrol and oil consumption and increased tyre wear.

Forcible Braking.

mainate the brigands within the shortest period possible in con- junction with the Fukien and Kwangtung units.

The 18th Army under General Chen Cheng captured Chinchi, eastern Kiangsi, on the 29th after defeating the "Reds" under Lo Ping Hui in the vicinity of Hau- wan, near Fuchow. A large quan- tity of ammunition was seized.-a Kuo Min,

HUNAN “REDS

DEFEATED

Commering at speeds that cause the ear to heel over unduly or the tyres to "bowl" increases upkeep ents ultimately, for heavy stresses Gre imposed upon the tyres, for replacements. True,

springs, and hodywork. Needlessly springs can be reset, but rarely is heavy braking has similar effect, PROGRESS ALSO IN HUPEH the restored camber retained for url also reduces the life of brake any length of time, even with only mama and liners. If forcible normal loads. An overload should braking is really essential, obvious never represent more than 23 per 1 the brakes should then be used tent. of the normaal full load, and to the best effect; but otherwise let in calculating the latter the average them be applied gently and as in weight of an adult should be taken frequently as possible by using the as lost. To cope with that ratio engine as a brake, after anticipat of overland. ag well as to scoure ing earlier the need for deceleration sennamy under ather conditions, the or a stop.

inflation correct tyre should be meticulously maintained from week to week,

presures

Hankow, Jan. 30.-In a telegram to the Commander-in-Chief's Head. quarters, General Ho Chien, Chair man of the Bunan Provincial Gov ernment and concurrently Comman der of the 4th Boute Army, re- ports that the "Reds" under Ho Lung after suffering roverses at Unfair use of the steering is hard the hands of the 10th Division au- on tyres and may stress the steering der General Li Chio and the new. detail; it is exemplified by forcibly organized 34th Division under "Racing" an engine unneces sarily or excessively results in unly rotating the steering wheel in General Chen Chu Chen, have con

order to divert the front wheels centrated at Sangchib, north-west- due waar of every moving part, as

while the ear is stationary,

ern Hunan, and are seeking escape wall as reduction in petrol and oil

to other cities. Owing to the vigi economy. The engine should not,

It need hardly be sail, in conlance of the Hunan units and the therefore, be run at high speede clusion, that, beyond driving

mobilization of the Hupoh forces, when and where there is no need, methods, there is всорс for or at higher speeds than those at economy in the processes of upkeep, in western Hupch, the outlaws are which it is designed to run, on high and in this connection it must be expected to be disposed of within gear or low. Prolonged use of a emphasised that the use of

a short period. low gear where the engine will quite priced "no name" oil merely be easily "take" higher ratio is an cause it is cheap to buy, continuing example of "waste of revolutions." 10 じゃじ deteriorated oil in the By all means accelerate the engine engine and stinting the use of the thoroughly on a low gear to gain ail or grease gua are examples of speed on a rising gradient, so that false coonamy in upkeep and are to a change into a higher gear enn be tus decried on that necnunt,

low-

expenses.--Kuq Min.

MONGOLIAN MILITARY

ACADEMY

is prevalent. These deputies are to direct and assist the local civil and military officials in suppres sing the growth, of poppy.-Kuo Min.

CHINA AND THE WORLD DEPRESSION

re-

Nanking, Jan. 30-Active pre

289,000 UNEMPLOYED EMIGRANTS RETURN parations for the establishment of Mongolian branch of the Central Military Academy are under way, it is learnt. The Military of War

Nanking, Jan. 30.-Chinese and the Inspectorate-General ofsidents abroad have been hard hit! Military Training have been in-

by the world depression which has structed by the Military Affairs thrown tens of thousands out of Commnission to draft, the necessary employment, according to reporte plans immediately in order to has to the Central Overseas, Affairs ten the realization of the project..

of both It may be noted that this scheme Committee. In the course of last

year, 983,300 Chinese, is in line with the Military Affairs sexes, returned to China Commission's policy for the train- It is understood that the Malay ing of lower officers in the rank

archipelago have suffered most and file of the Northwestern for owing to the slump in the rubber ces so as to strengthen national and tin industries in the Straits and in the Dutch East Indies. border defence.

The declino in the price of rice also affected Chinese millers in Siam.

FARMERS AND LAND- OWNERS

PLAN FOR, HEADJUSTMENT OF RELATIONS

Nanking, Jan. 30.-It is undet- stead that in accordance with a re- solution of the National Civil Af- fairs Conference, the Ministry of Interior has drafted a set of re- gulations for re-adjustment of re- lations between farmers and land-

owners.

..

In view of such conditions, the Committee has been holding meet- ings to devise measures for the re- lief of overseas compatriots.--Kuo Min.

SULPHURIC ACID OUTRAGE ATTEMPT ON JAPANESE

JUSTICE MINISTER.

Tokyo, Jan. 31.-Yutaka Hattori, 31-year-old, member of the Patriotic Young Men's Union, hurled a bottle of sulphuric acid on the porch of General Fan Hsi Chih, Director

the house of Mr. Matsujiro Koyama, of the Hupe Provincial Peace It is understood that the new Minister of Justice, at about nine Preservation Bureau, arrived at regulations, which will be submit o'clock this morning. He was in- Shasi, south-western Hupeh, on Sated immediately to the Executive stantly arrested by special police turday to supervise the operations Yuan, take into full consideration and was sent to the Akasaka Police against the "Reda" under Ho the interests of, both farmers and Station for investigation. Lung-Kuo Min.

Public Works Authorities Prefer

land-owners-Kuo Min.

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The arrested man confessed that he whe indignant at the slack.st- titude of Mr. Koyama regarding the punishment of Communists among judicial officials. No harm was done by the sulphuric acid as Mr. Ko-, yama himself was at the Diet ses Bion at the time,

CHINESE AND CHICAGO HIGH COLLECTION FOR COMING EXHIBITION

Nanking, Jan. 28.-Up to the! present, a collection of 50,000 Da- tive products and 5,000 exhibits connected with the National Re- volution has been received by the Preparatory Committee in charge of the Chinese section of the Cen- tenary Exposition of the city of Chicago. These articles will be on view at the building of the Acade- mia Sinica, Brenan, Road, Shang- hai, between February 4 and 20.

After examination by experts, the products will be packed and transported to Chicago for the ex- position. Tenders will shortly be invited in America for the con- struction of the building to house the Chinese Section of the Exponie tion-Kuo Mingove

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