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tions of the, World" will be read by foreignera in this part of the world with particular interest, for if anything has more than an- other tended to retard China's progress in the past it has been the incessant warfare of provin cial governors against one an other, and if anything is more likely than anything else to re tard it in the future it is the asti vities of Communists. It is, therefore, excellent news to learn

TUESDAY, JUNE 19, · 1928.

TOOL STEEL,

NEW HIGH SPEED- MATERIAL.

time occupied in the two cuts be--- ing exactly one hour. This parti- cular demonstration was them concluded. as: it was not intended. to test the material-to-its limit. It may be stated, however, that during the machining operation the nose of the toot reached a red heat and that when the tool was Samuel Osborn & Co., Ltd., taken out of the rest and the ad- Sheffield, are introducing a new hering particles had been remov- cutting material, called S.O.B.V. ed it was scen. that the cutting

LOCAL AGENTS.

cutting alloy, which may be des- edge was in a remarkably, good that the Tuchuns are to be curb-

cribed as high-speed steel con- condition. In fact, beyond n ed and that the. "Red" menace taining more than 30 per cent, slight depression formed as usual. which was a year or so ago of alloy and which offers several tong the top cutting face, it ex- spreading so rapidly throughout China to its utmost detriment is advantages to the machine tool hibited few real signs of use.

According to the calculations of to receive "special treatment" at man and the production engineer, the hands of the new Govern- using the word in its widest sense the firm, the metal removed was It cuts at higher speeds than has 3.15lb. per min. or 1891b. dur- ment. If the Nationalists are

The able to undertake these successful- so far been possible with ordinary ing the test run of 1 hour,

high-speed steel and takes bar as tested in our presence had ly they will not only confer upon heavier cuts: more important a Brinell hardness No 285, their country incalculable good but will earn the respect and still, it will machine considerably equivalent to. 62 tons tensile.

harder materials. As compared As regards the demonstration goodwill of the rest of the world. with other cutting materials it of the cutting capacity of the has the further advantage that material, on toughened non-mag- from the heat-treatment and netic manganese steel, a short Capt. B.. R. Forster, Private machining point of view it is not length was gripped in a dog chuck. Secretary to HE the Officer Ad-essentially different from an or-It was forged and therefore some. dinary high-speed steel,, that is, what irregular on the exterior, ministering the Government, de: it can be annealed, forged, ma- being about 8in. outside dia- parts on Saturday on four months' chined and heat-treated in prac-meter. The tool was of the same. leave which will be spent in Cann- da and the United States.

A Chinese woman, aged 34, of Kowloon City, and her seven-year- old daughter have been reported missing since Saturday afternoon.

Fines of $10 each wera impos- ed by Commandor Newlll, D.S.O., R.N., on the masters of two trad- ing junks for causing obstructions by anchoring in the Southern Fair- way.

Early yesterday morning n thief entered No. 193, Arst floor, Holly- wood-road and made off with two leather bags containing $70 in money and clothing to a total value of $185.

Yen Hsi-shan, who are purely Mesara. Lammert Bros. are Northerners in the geographical auctioning household furniture at sense, and whose sphere of in-7. Knutsford-terrace on June 26 at 11 am. and at 2, Torres-building at fluence is confined to the North, 11 am. on June 27. Details in may find it more convenient for advertising columus. Peking to remain the capital. Whether there will be any - feeling on this score remains to be seen. If Yen Hai-shan and Feng Yu-heiang intend to play for safety, as they appear to be doing, they may even prefer Nan-

strong enough politically to have

·

Dr. Wellington Koo, formerly Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs at Peking, is coming down

from Shanghal to Canton. He will probably arrive here to-morrow, says a vernacular report

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material and 1in, square in sec- tion bat of round-nose form. With this a cut about 8/16in... deep by 1/32in. feed. by 1gin. long was taken, the cutting speed being 9ft. per min. A second cut initially of about the same depth was taken, partly over the already-turned portion, the total length this time being about 24in. In this cut, which occu- pied 9 min., the cat for 314. min. was nearly in. deep, that is over a length previously un-- turned. During this demonstru- · tion the cuttings came off in short curls, the turned work having a silvery appearance, but towards the end the tool, while still cut- ting, tended to run off. There. will probably be many workshop engineers who will regard this second demonstration as even. more remarkable than the first.. All cuts in both tests were made dry.

This material, we are Informed, has been under test in other works than those of the makers. For instance, it has been used for some few months in India on

Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo (Kubrake-hardened tyres which it Wei-chun), one time Minister to the Court of St. James and a former Peking Premier, who may be coming to Canton.

will turn at higher speeds than are possible with the firm's well- known Double and Triple Mushet: steels. Thus brake-hardened Len- der tyres, which had previously to be cleaned-up 'at a cutting tically the same way as say an 18 speed of 18ft. per min., with king to be the capital so that they down at Honam, a suburb of Can- The coolles of the Japanese go-

pier

cent. tungsten high-speed 3/16in. traverse; have been turn- steel. can have a free hand in the proton. who went on strike on May point hardly concerns us in these speed of 36ft. per min. with.

Moreover, although the ed in the same way at a cutting vinces which, they control. If 15, following the Tainan incident, columns, it is, we understand, 5/16in, traverse. the Manchurian Party comes in resumed work yesterday morning supplied at prices but slightly in The agents in Hong Kong are at all, it will realise that it is not after negotiation with the Japanese advance of those for best high- Messrs. Reiss Massey & Co., Ltd.

speed steel, The new material (Engineering Department), Ex-- will hold a high temperature on change Building.. a voice in the choice. In any case, Gwen A. D. Ashwell, who wrote the tool edge itself and yet go on Peking or. Nanking as the na- the book "Spangle Arrives" refer-cutting, or, in the workshop

RUNNERS IN TROUBLE. tional capital will make no differ-red to yesterday, is the sister of phrase, it will cut sweetly while Mrs. R. M. Henderson, of Hong the tool is red hot. It is available ence to Manchuria.

Kong, and cousin of Mr. J. H. R. in the form of bars of any section,

Prosecuted by Dr. Choy, assist-- But such a question will be of Hance of Messrs. Butterfield and blanks of any sizes for milling ant Port Health Officer, Lau Woo,

Swire, 3watow. considerable interest to the world

cutters, form tools, etc., and tools Fung Shi-sun and Chan Sheng- of any size or shape, if necessary choi, boarding house runners, were at large and, as we have been told,

For carrying 450 tins of kero hardened and ground ready for charged with boarding the 8.8. has engaged the serious atten- sene in a place other than the Dan-use. The blanks and bars are an- "Prominent" whilst the vessel was -

for machining. Aying the "Q" flag in the Quaran- tion of the Diplomatic Corps in gerous Goods Anchorage, and fail-nealed ready Hong Kong. Tuesday, June, 19, 1928. Peking. It has been suggesteding to register his arrival in port, Hardened toolholder bits can also tine Anchorage, Dr. Choy gave the master of a trading Junk was be had that simply require grind evidence of only detaining Lau: that if a removal is made to Nan-yesterday fined $25 on each charge ing.

Woo, while the police stated that BETTER PROSPECTS ?

king, it will become another by Commander Newill, D.S.0., By the courtesy of the firm a the defendants were handed over. Angora. In spite of the warning, R.N.

representative of the "American to them by the Chief Officer of the Prospects appear to be better

Machinist was present recently ship. As there was no evidence to-day for the Chinese Nationalist

on Woo-lane, in a report made to lal cutting a

Li Fal, a silver smith of No. 2, at a demonstration of this mater- against Fung and Chan, Com-*

shaft of nickel mander Newlll, D.5.0., R.N., dis- Party than was the case last

to bring the revenue-producing the police, alleges that a foki named chrone steel, an air-hardening charged them. Lau was fined $50 week. Even though a working

departments to Nanking. Per-Lau Pak absconded some time be material that is about the hard or one month's hard labour, understanding may be based

Jn addi. tween June 11 and 17 with 58 taela est usually machined. only on the flimsy foundation of will have something to say on this entrusted to him to make a tea set on

haps one or more of the Powers of silver, worth $80, which had been tion, a considerable cut was taken At a meeting of the Shanghai compromise, the various leaders subject shortly. The Nationalist for a customer.

DEATH.

HARKNESS.-On May 16, in Lo- don, Mary, daughter of the late James Harkness, of the English Presbyterian Mission,

Swatow.

a section of influential National- ism is striving might and main

in the North are showing less de-Government has been fortunate

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non-magnetic toughened

manganese steel, a material with Postal Employees. Union, it was re- which the workshop engineer solved that a petition should be stre to quarrel. The series of to the extent of securing con carrying six passengers in excess material of somewhat similar the long gown and the exclusive use Pleading guilty to a charge of usually has to deal by grinding sent to the Nationalist Govern. only and although we believe that ment recommending the abolition of cables in which different quarters tinuity in representation abroad of the number allowed by his character had been machined of the Sun Yat-sen costume. They are reported to have pleaded with No Chinese envoy has yet said licence, Leung Fuk-tsal, coxswain Marshal Chiang Kai-shek to re- that he will not serve Nanking. Jof the motor boat "Cheng Lee 1 elsewhere, we are not sure that it recommend that the latter should

ployed, driven by a 30 h.p. motor;

it took, we believe, only 10 h.p.

TEASERS.

Answer The "China Mail" Questions:

TO-DAY'S POSERS.

had the full and hitherto unma be made only of cloth of Chinese main is significant. The last in- This state of affairs should facili-was yesterday fined $80 or one achinable qualities of the manga-

mako, dicated that the commander-in- tate matters but will the Nation-der Newill, D.S.O., R.N.

month's hard labour: by Comman- nese steel dealt with in our pre- chier may accompany Feng Yu-alists who have diplomatic experi-

sence in the Osborn works. hsiang, the "Christian General" ence and are at present out of

The arst demonstration was Before Mr. W. Schofield at the the cutting of air-hardening to Peking. General Yen Hsl office be content to be unemploy Chinese was charged with being in per cent. carbon, 21 per cent, Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, nickel chrome steel containing AT shan of the Shansi group and led? A cable from New York possession of 20 lbs. of coal in silicon, 45 per cent, manganese, General Pei Chung-hal of the stated that Dr. C..C. Wu, one Hunghom. Defendant had three 029 per cent. sulphur,,024 per Kwangsi group are already there. time Foreign Minister at Nan previous convictions, one of which cont, phosphorus, 1.10 per cent. The mere fact of Chiang Kai-king, has appealed to the State sentenced to six weeks hard A 12in. centre Stirk lathe was ern-

was committed at 1904.

He was chrome, and 3.94 per cent, nickel shek and Feng Yu-hsiang going Department at Washington to labour. to meet their colleagues assum negotiate a new treaty giving ing that they do so soon-will China the management of her General Li Fook-lum, commander though, owing, to circumstances, From day to day a series of half. give rauch encouragement to the own finances and abolishing ex-Canton, arrived in Hong Kong from be measured. The tool was of difficult to answer but not always of the former "Papersides" at the exact electric input could not | a dozen questions, not tremendously Party generally. There is also traterritoriality. Dr. Alfred Sze Shanghai during the week-end, to 114in. square material and of so simply solved as may be thought, the announcement that General is the recognised Minister at gether with Mrs. Line Chung-kal, Sheffield Testing Works form and appear on this page. Answers are Chang Hsueh-liang has succeeded Washington. If such an appeal a member of the committee of the the bar being turned was for the given on page nine. his father, Marshal Chang Tso was to have been made, he should Li Fook-lum is staying at his new diam. It had been rough-turned Nationalist Government. General first length machined any 8in. lin, as the leader in Manchuria have been asked to present it. It house at Taipo and Mrs. Liao is before and as the cut proceeded it gest Navy? ^^/

1. Which country has the big- The "Young General," as the sun is hoped that there will be no staying at the King Edward Hotel was seen that it included a num is called, has been known for pro- more confusion in this respect as

ber of segregations and hard 2. And the strongest air force grüssive tendencies for some it does not help China and lessens haukiwan, Yaumati and The cutting speed was 40ft per

During these few days the Chin-spots as well as small cracks. (naval) 7. time. His assumption of office the regard of the Powers.

8. How old is Dome Clara Butt? may lead to peace with the Na-

Aberdeen have been bunfly prepar min. and the cut in. deep by.

ng for the Dragon boat race in 1/16in., a length of 2ft. 9in, being OPE

4. Where In London in celebration of the Dragon Boat first rough turned, taking 254

tionalist Party and thereby pave Tuchuns

and Communism.

the way to nominal, if not prac“We will naturally discard any Festival on Friday. Yaumati, min. The tool was then imme- Adelphi Theatre? tical, recognition of the "one gov

militaristic form of government Aberdeen and Wanchal will each diately brought back to the loose which has been the practice; in the sand in two dragon boats for the headstock of the lathe and, the 5 What institution has for s past, and we will not tolerate any faces. The full programme for speed of revolution being increas- slogan "No Destibute Child Ever person aiming at the destruction of modern spelet Insultations, such as Friday hall not yet been completed ed, slightly so as to maintain the Refused Admission Communists but preliminary races will be held cutting speed, the tool was dug-in an

ernment for the whole of China.

We are not inclined to be so

optimistic about the question of

This extract from the Nation on Wednesday and Thursday after near the end of the bar when it 6. Who la the Cardinal - Arch the seat of government. The Na-allat Government's declaration noon near the Typhoon Shelter, ran practically the full length of bishop of the Catholle Hierarchy in tionalists proper, plasing the late addressed to "The Friendly Ne-) Yaumati am ziso in Wanchal, the bar, namely, if the total England

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