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CAMBRIAN MOVE.
Cardiff. It is proposed to volun- tary wind up colllery companies controlled by the Consolidated Cambrian, Ltd., of Cardiff. It is pointed out that the liabilities in- curred prevent a continuance of the business, The shareholdors have received a circular calling an' extraordinary general meeting, to consider the resolution, and that Sir Gilbert Garnsey be appointed liquidator.
STEVEDORES' CLAIM
A paper on "Lubricating Oils" Judgment was given at the was read by Mr. Hector F. Polson Liverpool Assizes, in an action in at a meeting of the Glasgow and which Messrs. W. H. Rhodes' and
The Cambrian Collieries, Ltd.. West of Scotland Association of Son, Ltd., master stevedores and Foremen Engineers and Draughts- master porters, of Water-strest, together with the Glamorgan Coal men, held in Glasgow.
Liverpool, claimed an Indemnity Co., Ltd., Naval Colliery Co. Ltd., and Britannic- After dealing with the origin from the Towage and Shipowning (1897). and the refining of mineral oils in and Salvage Company, of Ham- Merthyr Coal Co., Ltd., are in the various countries, Mr. Polsonburg, the owners of the steamer "Cambrian Combine" formed by spoke of the suitability of differ-"Bille" in respect of an amount the late Lord Rhondda, the bulk of the shares of the four companies ent grades of all for the lubricat- of £789 78. 6d., paid under the Sails kence on for about 3rd Janing of machinery. The lubrica-Workmen's Compensation Act to being held by Consolidated Cam- Sails hence on/or about 22nd Jan.tion of steam turbines, he said, one of their employees, who was brian, Ltd, which was formed as
In some injured on the ship in the course
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tion does not affect the holding small units, and the requirements of his employment. of, a turbine all, other than vis- Evidence had already been given company. HOMEWARDS FOR BRINDISI, VENICE AND TRIESTE,-
cosity, might be summed up in the that the Injuries which the man word "etabilty." A turbine oil sustained were caused through the must be selected to withstand the breaking of a leading block which con-was used for the purpose of top slow oxidisation effects of tinual neration and circulation at ping a derrick on the ship, and the intermediato temperatures pre- which it was alleged, had not been
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vailing in turbine lubrication. At properly inspected by the ship, and nearly 8,000 men. The naval the present time the requirements owners, who had provided the gear pits were stopped recently, but the were generally believed to be best for the use of the plaintiffs' work-fate of the other collieries, which satisfied by a North American low men in unloading the ship. are still working, is not at present gravity oll, although it was pos Witnesties were called for the de- settled." sible by Improved refining methods fendanter toy the effect that the to produce olls equally suitable gear in question had been periodi for lubrication from other erudes.cally inspected, the last time be On examination of the lubrica- ing only a month before the ac tion requirements of the various cident.
types of the internal-combustion Mr. Justice Humphreys, in sum- ungine it was realised that all ming up to the jury, pointed out these presented the same require the absolute contradiction of evi ments, with the exception that dence on the part of certain wit crank-case fuel dilution must re-nesses for the plaintiffs and for ceive consideration in dealing with the defendants, and said that if petrol-paraffa engines.. It had shipowners provided tackle for the been shown in practice that in the use of persons coming on board vast majority of cases
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and the requirements of such an condition to be used for the pur- oll were principally viscosity. Air pose for which it was intended. compressors required oil similar to His Lordship commented en the that suitable for internal-combus fact that it had been admitted by tion engines, except that the tem-witnesses for the defendants that peratures reached in the cylinders there had been no test of this par- were not so high.
ticular block beyond taking it He advised all draughtsmen apart and cleaning it, and it had when
of designing any type
been suggested by the plaintiffs' machine to give the question of counsel that there ahould be lubrication serious consideration. periodical testing by the use of The Success -or failure of a
welgbts, in order to ascertain whe- machine might depend on its eff-ther the tackle would bear the cient and economical lubrication. strain which It. might be called Mechanical lubricators should be upon to do. fitted wherever possible. A drip- feed lubricator might give the cor- rect number of drops per minute when full, but only about two- thirds of the correct supply when quarter full. Excessive wear would take place na a consequence and the lubricating oil would probably get the blame. Syphon Túbrication should not be arrang-
Without leaving the box, the jury found a verdict for the plain- tiffs with costs.
SWEDEN'S OUTPUT
After the drop in Sweden's In- ed for when a high viscosity lubric-dustriai production, resulting from ant was required, as only low the labour troubles in the early viscosity lubricants would "syphon part of the year, output has pro-| efficiently.
IMPROVED GRAIN VAN
gressively increased, and in some casea the speeding up has been remarkably quick, owing to the at- tempts of the Industries to make The LM. and 8. have introduc up, for the losses incurred during ed at Avonmouth a new type of the first part of the year. Thus, bulk grain. van, which is a vast in spite of the fact that the dis improvement on the old type of pute at the tron mines was not open railway waggon, which had settled until the end of August,, to be sheeted to be protected from the production figures from the the weather, The new carriers Imonth of May have been consider are constructed of metal, and ably higher this year than during their carrying capacity is 20 tons; the same period of 1927. The In- At the top are sliding doors, dex of production of the "Svensk through which the loose grain is Kinanstidning" for September: re- poured, while windows are fitted gisters the Index figure of 119 to enable the contents of the against 117 for September last vehicle to be seen. When fully year (taking as a basis the volume loaded the sliding doors, which fit of production in 1923-4 at 100). perfectly, are drawn into position, The largest increase is shown by and thus adequate protection of the Iron ore Industry with 170. the grain is afforded during its The pulp industry comes second transit from docks to destination. with 146, while the average. Index The capacity is just double that number of raw materials and in- of the majority of the old type of dustrial necessities was 124. The open waggon, while the necessity favourable. September figures are of sheétior is also an important partly explained by the fact that|| matter, as the vans can be „des- that month was the first one in patched immediately they have | 1928 2 entirely free from labour been loaded
NAVAL MOVEMENTS
H.M.S. "Suffolk," after firing the salutes when Sir Miles Lamp- son presented his credentials at Nanking, left Nanking yesterday for Shanghai.
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