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TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1933.
Aviation, Engineering & Building
ALL ELECTRICALLY
WELDED BUILDING
Great Saving In Material.
A one-storey factory, which is now being erected in Victoria- road, North Acton, is interest- ing from the fact that in its con- struction welding instead of riveting is being employed throughout, this work having
don, W.C.1.
4,060 sq. ft. and has
Business Man's Air Express
New Service Proves Successful
EVENING PLANE TO PARIS
one's
THE CHINA MAIL.
MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION.
Steady Progress Made During Year.
The annual exhibition of the
NEW BANK OF ENGLAND
Building Half Completed.
Model Railway Club, which was OLD TRADITIONS PRESERVED held from April 18 to April 22,
showed no diminution of the in- The first half of the new Bank terest in the rational and inter-of England is now in the main, Jesting hobby that the club exists completed, and is in process of
to foster. The quality of the ama-occupation.
re-
teur work seems to improve with) Sir Herbert Baker and Mr. At 6.45 p.m. evening air ser- do a full day's work over here,
succeeding exhibitions, and A. T. Scott, the architects, have| been undertaken as a demonstra-vice to Paris, which has just been and then devote the whole of the the model which gained the first carried out their design as far tion by Messrs. Agile (London), Instituted by Imperial Airways, next day to business appoint-prize, a 0-4-0 locomotive and ten-as possible in the spirit of the Limited, 32, Alfred-place, Lon. is proving already of great ad-[ments in Paris, without any in-der, O gauge, was of a very high original builders,
vantage to business men, and terruption of
Sir Robert not only to those in London but routine, flying back on the even-considering its small scale, was wherever practicable, have
normal standard of workmanship and, Taylor and Sir John Soane, and, The factory covers an area of also to those travelling up from ling of the second day and being surprisingly accurate.
a 48-ft.big provincial centres.
ready for business again as usual
tained their actual work. Many of the other exhibits span. The steel framework, the "People are already calling this on the following morning. were equally praiseworthy, and
Within the old external Soane quarter to seven evening service "It is increasingly the habit, the only adverse criticism that wall, which has been underpin- material forming which was sup-of ours the business man's air we find, for business men in the may be made is that small-scale ned and preserved, there have plied by Messrs. Aston Construc-express," explained an official, provinces, when they have ap- construction is so popular. Per-been rebuilt the several old Soane
"Dinner is served in the tion Company, Limited, Eaglej
air,pointments in Paris, to come up haps this is inevitable with Banking Halls, not as separate Wharf-road, London, N.L, con-machine has
every evening soon after the big to town from their local centres amateur work, and it may have disconnected unita as before, but ascended from by some train which enables been emphasised on this occasion on the same axis and opening sists of 24 stanchions, 10 of Croydon, and the Paris air-port them to catch an air-liner out by the models forming the fine into each other and into the en- which are arranged along each of Le Bourget is reached each ward-bound for the French capi-display contributed by the "Asso-trance halls of Threadneedle-
tal. And from this point of view ciation Francaise des Amis des of the sides and two at the ends. night at 9 p.m.
Street and Bartholomew-lane. they say that this new 6.45 p.m. Chemins de Fer." Most of these tinuous unit, and the vaulted and The sections forming the stan- which business men tell us they them admirably, because it fits and many of them had been con-
"The point about the service departure of ours for Paris suits models were one-tenth full size, doomed ceilings, which
They now, therefore, form a con- chions were delivered on site cut find so convenient is that it eain with their other arrangements structed by the apprentices of such ingenious and characteris-] to length, and 1⁄2 in. filets were ables them to complete a day's with the least possible encroach- the French Railway Companies.tic features of Soane's designs, then welded on to form the bases. work without interruption and ment upon business hours.
then, avoiding the fatigue of "One may mention, incidental-
can be well seen down a long The material for the trusses,
Outstanding examples night travel, to catch this even-ly, that for those who wish to models of an all-steel electrically- Inside the building the chief
were, vista. which
are supported on these ing air 'plane to Paris and be in reach Paris a little earlier in the welded first-class coach for the feature is stanctions, was similarly deliver-the French capital in ample time evening, we now have a machine Nord Railway, and one of an Courtyard, half of which has the great Garden ed and was laid out on concrete to have a good night's rest be leaving Croydon. each afternoon electric express
fore starting a fresh day next at 3.30 p.m. This reaches Paris the Paris-Orleans Railway de- the east, and will eventually be locomotive for now been built. It is bounded on stools, welding being effected
morning. .after the parts had been set to
signed to work with direct cur-bounded on the west, with an Problem Solveč.
"Altogether, at the present rent at 1,500 volts, and to haul a open vaulted colonnade. exact size.
"This service, in fact, un-time, we have four services each train of 650 tons at 110 km. per The 14-in. fillets on the angle doubtedly solves a big problem way daily between London and hour. An even larger model, to
Derbyshire Stone. bars were also welded on before for these needing to travel fre- Paris, and on June 1 this will be one-third full size, showed a The new Threadneedle-street the finished trusses were raised! quently on business to the French augmented by an additional de hogic for the new all-steel coaches entrance hall is now open to the
capitel. It means that one can parture, making five in all," of the Eastern
into position and welded to the stanchions. The contraction due) to these operations is said to have been very slight, and could] have been counteracted by strain- ing the bars with clamps before the welding took place.
In this way most of the gus set plates generally employed and many of the cleats have been displaced, while it has been possible to utilise n' simple de sign, especially at the bases of the stanchions and the centres of the truss.
It is claimed that by using] welding instead of riveting a saving of about 9 per cent. inj -material has been effected and this could have been increased to as much as 20 per cent, had the structure been heavier and.of the multi-storey type. The saving in the cost of the steel-work was about 15 per cent. All the w has been carried out by a single welder, the electrodes used be- ing of the coated type, the metal in which had a tensile strength of 29 tons per square inch and an elongation of 18 per cent. to 22 per cent. over 22 in. En- gineering.
FIRST EFFORTS TO
FLY.
HONG
at 5.45 p.m.
KONG MARKET PRODUCE
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Beef Sirloin
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1933 19181
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BUTCHER MEAT.
Ib.
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#1
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Breast
Soup
Steak
Steak Sirloin Sausages Bullock's
Brains, Tongue, fresh corned
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Railway of public, but much of it remains France. This was also made by hidden by temporary housing of apprentices. Moriels of platform certain offices, The walls, and trucks for the Nord Belge Rail-the domed and vaulted ceilings way were very instructive. of both the inner and outer halls, are built in solid stone from the
A tendency towards group models is to be commended, Hopton Wood Quarries in Derby- model of a river and dock basin. shire.
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with all pertinent buildings, sid-, The quality of the masonry of June 19, June ings, cranes, etc., including a these complex domes and vaults 1933 1919 Scherzer rolling-lift bridge was in this stone, which is as hard as Cts. Cts. very interesting, particularly as marble, has perhaps never been the several units were copied equalled, and it reflects the very from actual examples in various highest credit on the British 30 parts of the country. A tube masons of to-day.
POULTRY.
Chicken Capons, Small
lb. 66
n
60
Large
Duck
J
66
45
П
Doves
each 40
22
18
Eggs, Hen (cooking) per doz: 38
Eggs, Hen (fresh)
Fowls, Hainan
40
Ib.
58
28 station layout formed another, It was decided that the treat. 28 similar example. These were ment of the new parlours, which, 22 shown in the British section.
include the court-room, the com-
The displays by the profes-mittee rooms, and the governors' sional model makers and firms and directors' rooms, should be
26 producing small tools were good, in the same familiar style as the
85 and showed the steady progress old. These parts of the old Bank
made towards realism and the were built by Taylor, whose de-
24 increasing provision of facilities coration was in the Adam man- 80 for accurate work.
per Bet
each
Head
Canton
Heart
16.
Grete
Hump, Salt,.
Feet
each
Kidneys
Tail
가
Pigeons, Canton
Hoihow Turkeys, Cock
Hen
•
lb.
"
1.80
lb.
26
13 Snipe
Pheasant Qual! Partridges
each
Ib.
each pair 2.60 2.50 onah 25
61
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FRUITS.
27
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per set 5
jb.
18. 15
Bananas
(bride's)
20
Heart Kidney's
each 15
10
Pork Ch
50 BO
Chop Loin
20
Liver Calves' Head & Feet set $1.50 $1.00
Tripe Mutton Chip
Leg Shoulder Saddle Pig's Chillings
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Heart Kidneys Liver Sucking Pigs, to
order Suet, Beet Saet, Beef
Veal
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Exhibits ranging from pre Barbel historic times to the latest Mar- Bream coni inventions are now on show in Rome, and will very soon be Carp shipped off to Chicago.
Canton Freak
Water Fish
D
Codfish Aviation is well represented,
Craba from a model of an aeroplane Dace
Cuttle Fish built according to Leonardo da Eole, Conger Vinci's designs, down to the latest
Fresh Water seaplane. There will be the first
Yellow motor made in Italy, which claims Garoupa
Frogs to have invented these vehicles, Gudgeon and the last design in Fint and Herrings Alfa Romeo racers.
Halibut Lobsters
Mackere!
Models of fortifications, and ambushes invented by Julius Mullet Caesar, of his wooden bridge Perch
Oysters over the Rhine, will stand side by Pike side with a miniature of the Plaice Mont Cenis tunnal, a modern Pomfret, Black Pomfret, White example of Italian: engineering,
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From the valley of the Po come prehistoric daggers made Salmon
from human thigh bones. Etrus
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Boles
Tarbat
B.C., will be placed in striking contrast to the latest inventions Turtles, small of Italian genius,
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Almonds
Apples (California)
Carambola
Coconuts Lemons, China Lemons, American
Lichees, Dried ... Oranges (Canton) Oranges
Pears (Canton)
Peanuta
Persimmons, Large Pamelo, Siam
Walnota
Grapes
VEGETABLES, ETC.
Artichokes
Beans, Sprout
Long
Beet Root
Brinjals, Green
Red ...
Cabbage, Chinese
(Shanghai)
Cauliflower (Large) a (Medium) Carrots Celerity, Chinese Chillies, Dried
Eed
Green
Curry Stuff, English Cucumbers Garlic
Ginger, Young
Old
Horseradish, Indian Corn
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(Small)
16.
Lettuce
32
Okroes
13
Onions, Bombay
Green
16
36
Shanghal Pursley Potato, Bweet.
Japanese
86
65 10
Pumpkin
34 33
152.26
Radish Phubarb
Spinach
Tomatoes 10
33
33
fresh
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Turnips, Funt!
(Long) at Vegetable Marrow
Water Cress
Water Lily Boot
Kush Room
BUILDING IN SOUTH
AFRICA..
More Activity Expected In Near Future.
ner, and by Soane. The treat- ment throughout is confined to ja system of plaster walls with
mahogany
and doors
other joinery.
Of the preservation of features of the old Bank there are two remarkable instances. Deep in the recesses of the building there was a vaulted room, called the Inner Treasury, which only high officials were allowed to en- Construction interests in Southiter. This, one of the earlier Africa expect an early resump-parts of the Bank and designed
10 tion of building. Bankers there by Taylor, has been rebuilt on
28 are willing to finance new opera- the bottom floor, where it will tions, and the report says that form a vestibule to the great building societies. which are lecture hall itself to be built.
10 similar to our building and sav-under the Garden Court,
ing leagues, are advancing The other instance is the pre money to builders on good securi sant Princes-street entrance - ties, provided that the funds are an example of Soane's pure Greek for the purpose. of producing phase. This has been reproduc- space.
ed on the upper floor as a vesti- Financial stringency has pass-bule to the suite of rooms' which] ed there, it was said, due to the open on to the high portico over return of money from oversen. the Threadneedle-street entrance. ¡Building "interests predict that it These rooms are panelled in Eng- will be only a few months when lish oak, and will be used both as builders in South African cities a museum for the display of the 12 and towns will be active again. Bank's historical monuments and
Many buildings of various types for general purposes. are needed.
THE IDEAL HOMES EXHIBITION KING'S THEATRE
Settings for ideal dinner parties
as they would be planned by society COMING SHORTLY 1 hostesses; Mr. Frank Brangwyn's rejected panels for the House of
At Lord's War Memorial; a series of gardens flustrating scenes from famous plays, and reproductions of Senator Marconi's wireless cabin on board his yacht Elettra, and of Prof. Piccard's hermetically sealed globe in which he was drawn by a balloon into the stratosphere these are the outstanding novelties of this year's Doll Mail Ident Home Exhibition, which was opened at Olympia recently by Mrs. Baldwin,
This year's Ideal Home Exhib!- tion, whose exhibitors number over
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