TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1932.
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THE CHINA MÄTEN
Many Accidents In Happy Home
Home Industry
Thousands Injured And 755 Die
THE
"SAFETY FACTOR
extremes the
In Ruin Of
Aged Farm
How Wild Spot Was Turned To Refuge.
QUICK TRANSFORMATION.
"Some day," we said in our most serious manner, we are going to buy a farm and live in the coun- try" Our friends smiled, for suppose it was the last thing they
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Trans-Ocean Air Lines Nearer
America Developing Giant Carriers
QUESTION OF PROFITS
BIG CONTRACTS IN MACHINERY,
In the search for greater speed in plane operation over the southern The current Home Office report automatic safe-load indicator, the ever expected to see us do. We on Factories and Workshops is requirements for which are specified were professionals born and rais- regular air transport. greatly im-route of the North Atlantic. presumably the last for which Sirth the report. In this connection ited in the city, and accustomed to proved designs have been the res No matter what the range of the Gerald Bellhouse, Chief Inspector may, however, be recalled that in urban manners and conventions, so suit of a period of somewhat follow aircraft, however, operation over for the past 10 years will be re- the report of 1923 it was observed no doubt it was difficult for anyone years for the manufacturers. It short legs will always increase the sponsible. He has taken the oppor- that although the number of crane to visualize us in a rural setting.
has become a truism that the raison ratio of payload to useful load and tunity accordingly to review some accidents was high in only four
But not so with us! We were con-i of the changes and developments cases was an overload responsible.
tinually on the lookout for our d'etre of flying is its saving of time. thus be more attractive from the made, during the period in question.. Overloading 'Cause,
|“farm," but to no avail, for we To a greater extent than ever be commercial point of view. It is for The most notable of these has been
It is not clear in the current never seemed to find it. And then, fore, aircraft designers everywhere this reason that the northern is- the prominence given to "Safety First, a motte which carried to its report what proportion of last year's one day, driving through a sparse but particularly in America, are land route continues to arouse so logical conclusion would have ruined accidents was attributable to an ly settled section of the country-
in building up the time contrast be much interest and to lead aerolo- every Industry in the country. It overload. The total number of ac- about 20 miles from the town has, in fact, been denounced as the cidents due to cranes or winches is which we lived, and two miles from tween flight and every other means gical and meteorological expedi tions into Greenland such as those meanest of all sfogus, and by way given as 2,819, of which 17 appear the state road-we came suddenly of transportation.
a dilapidated, unoccupied;
Range with load is another prob-with which Pan American Airways of contrast some of our publicists to have been due to collapse, to upon are impressing on the rising gen-breaking the jib, or to overturning, lonely old farm on a corner which
I can best describe as an elbow, lem of the aircraft builder that is is at present associated. It is for.
this reason mainly, also that the eration the wisdom of Eving dan. Quite a number of accidents were
due to
men being struck by the with two lovely locust trees in the being attacked with earnestness. ingenious seadrome idea retains gerously."
cranes when the crook of the elbow.
Herein lies the crux of the problem ever fresh vitality. -Fortunately, our
ration, to the handles of hand
There," we said, "is our farm!" despair both of foes and friends, load got away whilst being lowered.
of Atlantic heavier-than-air lines. In buildings, most accidents are Getting out of the car, we never does carry to maxims by which it professes to be due to falls, to which faulty scaffold- tempted to explore, but the grass it is worth while repeating that at we present no aircraft exist that can guided, and Safety Fiat has, according and unguarded openings con- and weeds were so tall, that
tributed. It is noted that the could make no progress. Momen:| operate over the United States-Ber- ingly, been interpreted as conating larger firms have a good record in tarily, discouragement, surged
muda-Azores-Europe-route- with merely such provision as is com- this matter, but the need of ade- over us at the utter desolation of mercially practicable. This is often very much more than many "occu-quate fencing is often ignored by, the place, but as we stood and look-payload. A giant flying boat haa piers" are at the outset disposed to the small contractor. There have ed about us, we marveled at the set been completed for the navy and will been a number of cases of falls ting. It was like a forgotten spol soon be test flown, however, which
Substantial contracts are still admit.
through roofs covered with cor- in Arcadia There was no other holds but much promise if convert- being received by British motor- An interesting illustration of this rugated asbestos sheeting, and the house in sight, and scores of state-||
ed to commercial use. While the vehicle and accessory firms, who, is given in the present report. It importance of providing duck ly elms and malpa lined the coun
since the beginning of the year, is common knowledge that-the De-boards and craw) boards is em- try road over which we had driven, navy and the manufacturers
have experienced distinctly better partment has established at Horse-phasised.
and which the old house faced. Be announcing no performance figures, conditions. ferry Road, Westminster; an Indus- Shipbuilding has generally had a hind the house, but so close that if there ig excellent authority Crossley Motors, Limited, Gor trial Muscum, in which the exhibits bad record in the matter of accl- seemed to
nestle against it 28 include safety devices of all kinds dents and new regulations came though to protect it, lay an apple for the statement that this metal ton, have recently been favoured Amongst the visitors last year was into force last year, but the state orchard, and in front stood the boat with 110 foot wing is ex-by the War Office with an
for seven six-wheeled motor a greatly disgruntled manufacturer of the trade would seem the worst most perfect tamarack tree I have pected to have arrange of 3,000 lorries, following an order from indignant at a demand for the pro-within living memory, and the ever seen, while between the house miles with payload equivalent to 45 the Air Ministry for 12 similar vision of certain safety appliances, heavy-metal trades are in about as and tumbledown barns were two of which the cost appeared to him bad a case.-Engineering. prohibitive. After being showr round the museum, however, he ended up by saying that he left with nearly as much respect for the Dep partment as he had come with dis gust and exasperation.
A Heavy Toll.
K. L. FLYING CLUB'S FIFTY SOLOISTS.
July Flying Time A Record.
AN AID TO BUSINESS
queeply old elms. led the farm!
Six weeks from that day, we own
Ejecting Wild Tenants Now for our plans. When I say
passengers.
Are
"British Firms Get Business.
order
machines. At Leyland, Leyland Motors, Limited, are buslly engag- An Ocean Service.
ed upon a number of important Should these expectations. be contracts for passenger machines justified by performance, the flying fet manicipalities in various parts
Sentinel Waggen Works, Limited,
the place was dilapidated, I put it boat in question would be able to of the country; and at Shrewsbury. mildly. Never have I seen so hope- make the Bermuda-Azores leg of the
In less a project for rebuilding, ocean crossing a distance of about
fact, two contractors were so dis-
are constructing steam waggons for several home and overseas clients. Vulean Foundry, Limited, New ton-le-Willows, have received an order from the Nizam's State Rail-
couraged that we decided against 1,900 miles-with a safe margin of their services. The house had fuel and might thus open the way to stood unoccupied and untouched for the long-desired goal of scheduled ways, India, for locomotives; and:
The total number of accidents re- corded in 1931 was 113,249, of which 755 proved fatal. Bad trade gen- erally means a smaller accident, list, july proved to be a most success five years "and had
but the reduction in the number of
been entirely
a robin's nest in a
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and
W. G. Bagnall, Limited, Stafford, are to supply ten boilers for metre- gauge locomotives for the Eastern
The Croydon Corporation bas Bengal State Railway,
Com-
AIR EXPRESS FOR TWO AMERICAS.
Nations Are Linked. By Service.
casualties is not proportionate to the ful month for the Kuala Lumpur taken over by the wild things of decrease in work done. This is Flying Club from all points of the field and the birds of the air. (Continued from previous Colunm.) party attributable to hands soft view. In the first place the flying There was from unemployment being more time was the highest since the Club chimney in one of the rooms, a looks the apple orchard. The din liable to septic poisoning. Sir commenced operations, in January, woodchuck's nest under the house, ing room has two windows Gerald observes that a few years 1981, and secondly the club had and a pheasant sitting on her eggs opens directly into the sun room, as placed an order with The Metro - ago the view was common that most the satisfaction of getting off its in the brush between the house and does the kitchen; so that the sun politan-Vickers Electrical
broken-down well. Wild rabbits, room is used for eating as much as pany Limited, Trafford Park, Man- electrical control accidents were due to machinery, 50th soloist.
The club was honoured by a visit skunks, and weasels appeared at the dining room. The exposure is chester, for and that if this were adequately
from H.E. the High Commissioner, the most unexpected times and southeast, so the room is cheerfully gear; and Cammell Laird and Com- would auto- protected accidents.
Sir Cecil Clementi, G.C.M.G., who places, while the orchard boasted sunny all day, and the view in every pany, Limited, Birkenhead, have matically disappear.
went up for a flight lasting over an several crow's,nests; and the house direction, though placid, is beauti-secured a £40,000 contract from the This belief was fostered by the hour, the chief purpose of which and barns were densely populated ful, particularly to lovers of nature, Birkenhead Corporation for a steam
ferry-boat-Engineering.⠀ and such as we are! fact that, at that date, a machine was to view the various proposed with several species of rats caused accident was reportable if it sites for the future Kuala Lumpur mice.
The kitchen, done in apple green led to absence from work for one airport.
Even the contractor (for we and cream, is equipped with an elec day, whilst reports of other accidents On July 17 the club.co-operated finally found one who was interest-tric refrigerator and stove, and is a were required only if they resulted with the Malay States Volunteer ed in possibilities, too) smiled, delightful workship.
Even Blah- in the loss of a week's work. Now] Regiment -in their annual shock his head and said:
washing becomes a pleasure when the same rule applies to accidents manoeuvres. One machine was "Well, you have more courage one glimpses through the double of all kinds. It has been found, ac attached to the force defending than most folks, and certainly more window over the sink, the pictures cordingly, that machines are not Kuala Lumpur and was fitted with imagination; but I have, too, so que old apple orchard; and hears responsible for more than about two-way duplex wireless telephone we'll see what we can do. You have the united chorus of bluebirds, one-third the total, though those in set working on an ultra-short wave a good wall, a frame 24 by 24, and robins and wrens from their peste
SPEEDY DELIVERIES' which they are concerned tend to be which kept in continuous touch a heap of ideas. I'll do the best I in the trees and the bird houses serious. This is especially the case with the ground station, installed can to carry them out.”
which we were generous in supply- Exchange of merchandise from with lifting machinery, which was in a car and rendered valuable. All of the partitions were torn ing, and which are placed where we one airline to another in an air- last year responsible for 8,014 acci assistance.
out, the decayed clapboards were can watch the inmates.
express system covering the United States American continents, Cana- dents, of which 114 proved fatal.;
torn off, and with only the founda- The cranes employed in building]
"The sat which was entirely of tion and frame as a nucleus, & de-
The barns, which appeared abso de Mexico and South America was operations and in ship yards have been heavy contributors to the ac- local design and construction was lightful new home was built. The
through the system, to be known as cident list, but henceforward, no fitted in the shelf in the front cock walls throughout are rough plaster lutely hopeless, were rebuilt also. an interesting announcement of re- erane used by builders is to have pit, the batteries being housed in finished in a rich cream colour, and The larger barn was divided, and cent date. Shipment can be made 'any timber structural member, and the luggage locker. It is thought the woodwork is a lovely dull gum-Phe front of it converted into General Air Express, to any point
on wood, except in the kitchen and garage with concrete floor. The back If rated above 30 wt., is to be pro- that this is the first occasion vided with an approved type of walch duplex telephony of this bathroom, where enameled wood of that barn and the entire smaller in the country through the supple- type was ever been used in the air. work is used. The heating system in one were made into conventional mentary services of the bus and
182 cities. Another machine was attached to an efficient hot water one, there are "farmer's barns," where the tools me railroad and will go by air to Operating over American Air the enemy. Its chief function being slectric lights, and the water supply and a small amount of stock are bombing of the defending force is adequate and good. The latter is housed. Behind the barns is our and assisting umpires langmented, however, for sentimen vegetable garden. This we work our ways, Transcontinental and Weste States Airways, Pennsylvania Air- Cross-country fights with land tal reasons, by the old pump, which solves, and it is with a great deal en Air, Eastern Air Transporte monstrate to our metropolitan lines and Ludington Airline, co... ngs were made to Singapore, Tal takes the testad water from the of pride and pleasure that we de Transamerican Airlines, United ping, Telok Anson, Port wetten drilled well
friends what really fresh vegetables operation is also expected form Fan ham and Morib beach during the The Interior.
American Airways and Northwest month, des
The living room extends across in purchasing the mit was Airways. Door-to-door pick-up and The Club has again demonstrate the west end of the house, with a
delivery is to be handled by the
TARZAN
IS COMING.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION;
JE SOLE AMCHO CRAW LAME FALJODA DEMOTOS: KED BIGG BEPONT
GRE שם המדם.
SIRC BATC|
SPARGER SAGE HAR HAD HAIL FELT RE Nen 2cdo AROUGE
Wireless Novelty.
Em
are.
The Barns and Band,
Led the possibilities of the air in huge open fireplace in the center be/ecessary to take the entire, Malaya as an aid to-business, two tween two windows. An open stafyacres, which for a time" filled us Postal #Telegraph Company FOT
with apprehension.
of the flights being undertaken by case goes out of the living room, problem of working the members who had business away
WILD
Americx.
This looks like a sensible move to Iga" still further stimulate, the from Kuala Lumpul, and they were opposite the window at the left ofolved by turning it over
and opens into a spa bouring farmer, who takes the ension of air express,
*ble to
the double journey
two-
And the bat
tire resp sibility and report
Be Borrowfulɑ