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GERMAN SHIPPING
GREAT INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
IN ALL BRANCHES
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
SECTION.
NEW QUẢY WALL
1
AT SOUTHAMPTON 94 FEET DEEP
170 ACRES RECLAIMED
That the past year was one of The Southern Railway Dock great industrial activity in Germany | Authority is going ahead with its €13,000,000 dock extension scheme is a matter of common knowledge. at Southampton. Since the work In almost every branch, from the commenced last April 170 acres of basic to the finishing industries, mudland have been reclaimed which of approxi- notable progress was recorded. But, entailed the removal as in the completeness of its previ mately 10,000,000 tons of "spoil." in the speed and The second part of the scheme to oua eclipse, 30 thoroughness of its recovery ship be undertaken, that of building the ping must be accorded pride of will on completion be the finest and new dock wall, which, it la stated, place. Before August, 1914, many possessed sca-going steam and deepest in the world, is now in
Ger-
hand.
sink at a greater rate than the opposite, the monolith will lean to the side offering lenat resistance In such a case grabbing will cease in the wells on the low side, and, be concentrated on the wolla on the high side, until the monolith has been restored to a vertical con- dition, when grabbing will be re- sumed uniformly in all wells.
"When a monolith has been sunk to its final depth," said Mr. McHaffle, the bottoms of the nine wells will be sealed with mass eon- crete, as will be the three back wells. The six front wella in each monolith will, however, be left unfilled in order to relieve the pres- sure on the too of the wall and con- centrate it on the heel for purposes of stability. The line of monolitha forming the dock wail, or quay, will than be covered with a.concrete deck which, with Alling above it, will constitute the finished quay, on which provision has been made for the necessary lines to carry, the cranes and permanent way.
construction of the quay as possible, "Following as closely behind the the cargo and passenger sheds, rail- ways, electric light and water ser- sailing vessels of a total gross re-
Mr. McHaffe, assistant docks en-vices will be installed, and it is gister tonnage of over 5,000,000 tons. After the war the retained sineer, who is working entirely on hoped to have the first berth, 1,000 the extension scheme, told a repre- feet in length, ready and fully [only a total of 501,900 tons, or a sentative of "The Christian Science equipped for use in two year's
tenth of her pre-war tonnage, 25 per Monitor" that the quay wall to be time." cent. of which consisted of tugs, built will form the southern or sea- lighters and trawlers. From second ward boundary of the land to be in the world's 1st Germany was re-reclaimed, and will run spproxi- duced therefore in 1919
to the mately parallel to the River Test, at thirteenth place, and in a Consular distance of about half a mile from report written early in the follow Southampton West station. It has ing year it was declared that "the been designed for 45 feet of water future of German shipping is alongside at low water of spring universally regarded as full of dif- tides, or 68 feet of water at high ficulties" and that "a great outlay tide of spring tides; and will thus
The contract for the building' of' this immense dock wall has been secured by Sir Robert MacAlpine and Sons, the famous engineers, The total length of the dock wall la to be 3,800 feet. In its construction 600,000 tons of gravél, 90,000 tons of cement and 3,100 tons of steel will be used. It is hoped to com- plete the whole work in four years.
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HAKUSAN MARU
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Saturday, Saturday,
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Tuesday, 27th November. to:-OŠAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
MTAKEUCHI; Manager.
George V. Brothers (near stern rail), skipper of the motorboat "Banfield," which went on a risky ocean voyage from New York to Cadiz, Spain. His brother, Charles A., is the engineer. Map shows route the adventurers were to take.
of capital will.... produce steadily accommodate the largest ocean declining receipts."
liners. The width will be 45 feet and the depth from coping level to toe will be 94 feet, so that it will rank as the deepest dock wall in the world.
78 Concrete Monoliths The wall will be formed by 78 concrete monoliths, aunk side by side through a bank which is being constructed for the purpose and partly as a reclamation bank, so
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
The Dollar Liner. "President due here at about 2.00 Taft" was p.m. yesterday. She will sail to-day at 6.p.m. for Manila,
The Ben Line a.s. "Bennevis” from Leith, Middlesbro', Antwerp; London and Straits is due to arrive here to-day.
The American Mail Liner "Pre-
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MON. 29th OCTOBER.
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has been The metamorphosis rapid. In 1925 Germany had re- turned to the fifth place among sea- faring nations, and although in the next year she was passed by. Italy, to-day her share of the aggregate tonnage is only exceeded by that of England, the United States and Japan. An indication of the magni tude of the effort involved in this
sident Jackson" is scheduled to that the work of building the wall
Manila for Hong Kong recovery may be gained, as is point and reclaiming the land behind can
to-day: at 4 'p.m. and will ed out in the instructive analysis of proceed simultaneously. The mono- arrive here at 7 am. on Mon- the underlying causes from the fact liths will each be 45 feet square on
This steamer will that Germany's mercantile marine, plan, and will have 9 open wells day, Oct. 29. in spite of the world-wide depres- about 10 feet square, formed by sail at 8.00 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. sion in the shipbuilding industry, internal partition walls 3 feet G 30 for Victoria and Seattle via. has now been restored to fully 80 inches thick. The lower edges will Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama per cent. of its pre-war strength. be provided with heavy steel shoes, In the main, the factors which also 46 feet square on plan, and 5 have contributed most to the re- feat 6 inches high. These will be habilitation are the same as those constructed of steel plating, riveted which have been evident in every to steel angle framing, so that under the external and partition sphere of German industrial regen. eration. Cautious opportunism on walls of the monoliths they form the part of the shipbuilding yards "Y" shaped troughs terminating in heavy steel cutting edges, the func- during the period of the post-war tion of which will be to cleave their slump, conservative Anance in the early stages of recovery and un- way into the ground during the
sinking of the monoliths. romitting zeal and enterprise in the
The operation of sinking a mono- search for new markets have been lith will commence with the erec- the distinguishing features of an tion, on the site, of the steel shoe, achievement which redounds to the which will then be filled with credit of all concerned. That their concrete. Grabs operated by power- confidence is beginning to meet with ful cranes will then excavate the substantial rewards is evident from spoil from the nine wells, causing the financial result of the leading the monolith to sink gradually. As companies during the past two the sinking progresses, successive years. Although the aggregate courses of pre-cast concrete blocks, share, capital ranking for dividends each weighing on the average five last year showed an increase of 70 tons, "bound together, and bedded per cent. over that of the preceding and jointed in cement, will bo bullt period. the total distribution was up until the cutting edge has roach- ralsed by more than 100 per cent. ed the desired depth. Several thou And a study of the interesting sand tons of large cast-iron blocks survey of the balance-sheets of the will be on hand to assist the sinke
Ing.temporarily, should the friction: leading companies indicates that between the sides of the monolith quite apart from the potential bene and the ground they are in contact fite in that respect likely to accrue with prevent the monolith from from the impending release of con sinking under its own weight. fecated property, their pre-war Each Block 7,000 Tous policy of buliding up substantial re. When downward movement has serves has been, it possible, even been started by this means, the more rigidly adhered to.
COUNT THE
“MAILS.
See Pare 33
cast-iron blocks will be removed and the building up of the courses of permanent concrete blocks will be continued: as hefore. Each mono |-lith will weigh about #7,000 tons, and the necessity of guiding these huge structures during sinking, and maintaining them h a truly vertical direction, will be appreciated. Tafe will be chie controlled by grab shing ln the wellar For instance, if one side of the monolith tends to
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