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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
Aviation, Engineering and Building
WORLD RUN BY ENGINEERS
This Mechanical Age.
The influence of engineers and the; Importance of their work in
the
daily life and the future prospects
of the world were emphasised by speakers at the ermieth anniver
12, 1933,
How The Macon Was Refined
Designer Describes The Structure Changes
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEW PRACTICE OF New Theatre For
RENT CUTS
Soochow
Y.M.C.A. Constructing Talking Cinema.
Owners Urged To Cease Lowering Prospects.
RIDICULOUS LOW LEVEL.
Construction of modern motion New York. picture houses in China is not par- Eugene C. Quinlan, of Quinlan ticularly confined to Shanghai. & Graef, renting agehts, belleves Several new houses are being built- in other cities of the country, in- that the time has come for build-dicating Chinese Interest in the
sary festival dinner of the London BETTER STREAMLINING OBTAINED ing owners to make a stand on movies-is rapidly increasing.
Association of Engineers recently.
The
This structure is the new Y.' M.
rent schedules. Mr. Quinlan sees The latest modern theater of this Mr. E. Brown, M.P.. Secretary for
Four questions have been put to That accomplished, we could seek more trouble and then, more trou-sort, to be constructed soon, is re- ported by The Allied Architects, Mines, proposing the toast
"Theme in regard to the airship Macon. to perfect and improve these feable, unless an owner maintains
40 Ningpo Road, a firm composed. Engineering Industry," said that writes Dr. Karl Arnstein, Zeppelin tures on later ships-just as the bolder front and refuses to bo of Messrs. Shen Chao, B. Chib engineers,
designers of airplanes do. through their
great designer.
How does the Macon differ from The test flights of the Akron and browbeaten by every prospect who Chen and Chain Tung, American
trained architects. machines, had given to the world!
the Akran?
its later operations showed that seeks space in his building. beauty, variety and power.
Since the two ships are identi- the swiveling propellers did give nightmare of every building owner, C. A. cinema in Soochow, schedul The question was: Could
and ical in size and power plant, how direct vertical thrust, upward or no matter what type of structure ited for completion in about four
was the speed off the Macon step-downward, facilitating take-offs, may be, is price-rent.
months. While it will not be a permitting landings to be made ned up?
"Every building has its own pe-large theater, having a seating ca- How much weight will be saved when the ship came in light with-
culiarities which must be and where in the second ship? out valving hellum.
taken pacity of only' 1,000, it will be an The engine How Important is the indicated (installation was effective. Air-into consideration." Mr. Quinlan excellent cinema for the showing of talking pictures to the residents jimprovement in speed and weight? planes were able to land to the said. "Among these we find prob-of Soochow
Any man who has built a house ship and leave it at intervals of Bably first, location: accessibility to power. The great works of the is apt to think afterward of a num-few minutes.
humanity find the courage
character to use the great gifts of engineering and allied industries for the common wealth of the universe? Up to the beginning of the eighteenth century the largest machine was one of one-tenth horse-
world were all done then with man ber of things he would have done One of our jobs on the Macon transportation facilities, proxim-
as the prime engine. Now there differently if he were to build the was to get a better streamlining ity to certain trade districte and NEW LANDING FIELD were machines up to 300,000 bors house over again-or to build a effect; to clean up the ship. This particular types of businesses, etc. |second house-changes that would was done by putting cowling
power in size.
Men must see that machine were make it more convenient and habi- around the outriggers, substituting Following closely on this is the not used to lower the standard of table. We have had the opportuni-several small ventilating hoods for type of building; desirability of feach large one over each gas cell space in general, and in detail with-
and fairing the radiators into the in ure particular building side of the ship.
their lives but to raise it.
Mr. A. E. L. Chorlton, M.P.. Pre- sident of the Institution of Mechani«! cal Engineers, Burd engineering was
of modern life.
of the people, including such
ty to build a second house.
Improvements Involved Major Alterations.
invol-
Take the new radiators. for In-ving light, air and facility of di- as stance. In former airships where vision into offices or lofts. Then,
to
i-
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radiators
AT CHUNKING.
Military Aerodrome Inconvenient.
The Akron and Macon were
Nanking. to-day the most important feature be almost three times as large
Work will begin immediately on The common needs. any ship previously built in the the engines were outalde the ship, there is the consideration of ser- the construction of a new landing ser-World. A number of major the radiator had the conventional vice offered the tennant by the field at Chungking, Szechwan, for vices on water, was, drainage, elec-provements were to be incorporat-uunting,
But with the engines landlord compared to the service the commercial planes of the China tricity, and transport, were all de-ed. Placing the engines and
on the new ship-placed inside we offered by other buildings. In ad- National Aviation Corporation. pendent on engineering
airplane hangar within the body of had to install a special radiation | dition there must be borne in The military aerodrome at Chung- Sir Philip Dawson, the chairman, the ship and the
The Bystem. use of awiveling i
were mind the type of tenancy which klang, which is being used by the proposing "Success to the Associa-propellers were perhaps the most mounted on the propeller shafts, characterizes the particular build-Corporation at present, is too far tion," said the industries 1nal were spectacular, but
Naturally, they constituted some ing, and last but not least must from the city and is therefore in-- there were many suffering most to-day were the heavy others, each involving major de-
!drag.
be considered the age and appeal convenient for passengers and for industries. New ideas wees needed, sign problems. Our first job on!
In the Macon the radiators were of the building as an attraction to the delivery of mail matter. What was wanted was not safety, Akron was to see that these now built into a structure shaped like prospective tenants.
sultable site has now been found at but courage with caution.
features worked out as expected. half an egg, placed against the "All of these facts must be borne Sanhupa, a suburb of the city, and ship's side. When closed, these in mind along with Investment General Liu Hsiang has been re- radiators offer practically no rests-jcarry charges, operating expenses, quested, through the Ministry of MARKET PRODUCE tance Lo the air stream. Open, and the depressed condition of Communications, to accord all fa-
the BIT, stream passes through general business of determining alcilities. Lie "eggshell," emerging at rental schedule paid to the land-
HONG KONG
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APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES,
Head Heart
Sept S. Sept.
coch
1933 1918)
C: Ctx.
Pigeons, Canton Hoihow
Turkeys. Cock Hon
Phonsant
a smaller opening in the rear, lord and tenant. The well rented) with little drag effect. Shutters, bollding can afford to stand its
Sept. 8, Sept. something like the louvres of a ground on prices and still maintain! ELECTRICITY FROM
1033 1018 1923 type automobile, enable the operation.
Cts. Cta. engine tender to regulate the alr Scores Temporary Leases.
flow, getting just the amount
of
"An unwarranted price-cutting cooling he needs. When any en practice is brought about through 8gine is stopped, the radiator
the granting of temporary leases.
28 closed, keeping the water warm in All landlords should unile and ban
ATMOSPHERE,"
Belgrade Engineer's Claim.
A
22 still air. The former radiators set the month-to-month lease with the EXPERTS PROBE DISCOVERY.
Belgrade.
to
moved it from vibration and any such under the period of one year A Belgrade engineer claims
tendency to spring a leak.
New Radiation System Obtains
Greater Speed.
have invented
as an absolute minimum.
a machine which "It is these malpractices which can extract and utilise the elec- are depressing prices to a level tricity of the atmosphere-an in- radiation system, by which is by no means justified even vention which, if it succeeds, may cutting resistance, should affect to-day. Until the landlords acchange the whole future of man- fuel consumption, enabling the air-knowledge these conditions and re-kind.
BUTCHER MEAT.
POULTRY,
Beef Sirloin
Ib. 34
24
Chicken
lb. 60
30
Prime Cut
30 28
*
群
Corned
42
24
Capons, Smail
Large
58
Nuck
33
#2
Doves
ench 34
Eggs, Hen (cooking)
per doz. 38
18
22 up resistance whether the engine,
was running or not.
per set 20
Eggs, Hen (froch) Fowls, Hainan
+
10
25
correspondent sacrificing of price Also, taking and allow no tenant to remain as the radiator off the outrigger re-
b.
62
85
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Geese
56 23
1.80
15. 29
each 32
80
The new
20
each 12
16.
15
61
27
Snipe
cách 22
ib.
g
1.80
Quall
F
set $1.50 $1.00
Partridges
lb.
45
1
da
F
Saddle
45 "
Almonds
Ib. 1.00
30
27
Apples (California)
++
30
per set
Banaras
(bride's)
16.
18
Carambola
30
15
J
Coconuts
excis
3b.
16
10
16
50
帅
36
25
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42
36
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Lex
Roast
Breast
Soup
Steak
Steak Sirloin Sausages
Bullock's Brains
Tongue, fresh
corned
Hump, Salt Feel Kidney's
Tail
Liver
Tripe
Calves' Read & Feet
Mutton Chip
Shoulder
Pig's Chitlings
Braina
Feet
Fry
Hend Heart
Kidneys Liver
Pork Chop
Loin
Leg
Fať or Lard
each
Sheep's Head & Feet per set 30
Kidneys
Bucking Pige,
Buet, Beat
Suet, Beef
Mutton
#1
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Heart
12
Liver
order
Vial
Sausages
No.
Barbel
FISH.
Bream Canton Freil
Water Fish
Carp
Codfish
Craba
Guttle Fish
1882260°EERS INTR-82283 18as-ER 288g8|1
pair 230 2.50
each 40 "1.20
FRUITS.
Leptons, China Lemans, American
Lichees, Dried..... Oranges (Canton) Orgenes
Pears (Canton)
Peanuts
Persimmons, Large Pumelo, Siam
each 12
ib. 1.20
each
Ib.
*%
=28 | | |ZZZ83
VEGETABLES, ETC.
each 15
Walnuts
15
17
45
Gropes
26
Ib. 25
24
#
33
415
Artichokes
Beans, Sprout
Long
Best Boot ..*.
Brinjals, Green
Red
Cabbage, Chinese
(Bhanghai
Cauliflower (Large)
(Medium)
(Small)
Corrota Celery, Chinese
12
-10
Chillies, Dried
บ
Red Green
English
Curry Stuff,
Cucumbers
Dace
Eels, Conger
10
Yellow
10
Frogs
20
Garlic
80.82
40-
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Garoups Gudgeon Herrings
Hallbut
Lobel
Mullet Oysters
Pike
Perch
Plaica
Pomfret, White Pomfret, Black Prawni
Imon
Ginger, Young
Horseradish, S'hal
Indian Corn
Lettuce
Okroes Onions," Bombay
Green
Shinghai Puraley Potato, Sweet
Japanese Ameripan
Pumpkin Hadiah Phubarb (Fresh)
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Tematom
40 Tärniga, Pant
(Long) Vegetables Clayro
"518" | WADE" Lay Roots,
Bach
14
fuel on its cruises.
&
ship to cover more miles with medy them by accepting responsible This engineer. Alexander Jasliek, given fuel supply or to carry more tenants on reasonable terme only has after 15 years research-pro- based on an equitable appraisal of duced complicated machine The whole streamiine programme each building's worth today, there whose lamps burn night and day on the Macon, plus some improve-is no hope for a general atabliza with electric energy which is stat- ment in propellers, plus perhaps ■tion of prices and a fair shure of ed to be derived from the air. 80 little better workmanship on the business for all."
26 outer cover, due to the experience)
12 gained by the workmen on the first
10 ship-all these have contributed to
25 the result of getting higher speed 10 out of the same power plant.
Every piece of material or equip-] ment that went onto the ship was
weighed and we know that the Ma-
con will
UNIQUE PUMPING
EQUIPMENT.
Special Use On New be several tons ghter Docks In Southampton.
Jashek claims that the world fa nothing more than a huge mag netic motor, turning in the universe and producing enormous quantities of electric energy which have never yet been harnessed.
If his invention turns out to be practicable a source of energy in- calculably large, cheap and con- venient will be made available to
mankind.
The invention is to be tested by scientific experts with the utmost
than the Akron. Simplification of Interior design in the crew's quar- The pumping equipment on the ters, service quarters and olse-Southern Railway Company's now where has helped.
graving dock at Southampton, is care-Reuter. Speed is helpful in enabling the unique in its character, since the ship to move quickly away from scheme demands it should perform unfavourable weather or to avoid three separate functions, all automa-
tically controlled.
storm area.
Other changes in the Macon ars
A complete redesign of the electŕl- Broadly, the duty of this pump- cal system, including radio, tele-ng plant will be, first, to de-water the graving dock and 'so' leave the phone and generating plant, There were upward of 100 changes in all, ship high and dry when required: mostly matters of detail.
secondly, to Impound water, that is to maintain a level of water in the {wet basin when tide is falling; and thirdly, to deal with the storm water [that comes down from the hilla be-
hind Southampton
MID-ATLANTIC AIR PORT.
Floating Isle Completed.
to the present this has had
roe natural dow into the sea at the point where the great docks and
New York wharves are being constructed.
The Norfolk (Virginia) Associat- new works will prevent this ed Company have completed the free flow, and so artificial means of construction of the floating inland, discharging will be required. which "ts to be used as a port for aircraft on the Transatlantic roube.
To perform these varied fund-
* The laland will be anchored dur. tions the plant will conalat of four ing 1084 between the American D4-in. pumpa and thres IB-in: pumps, coast and the Spanish coast about it an output of 24 million gallops 500 miles from Norfolk. It will be per hour,
capable of accommodating 800 paa {sengers andŝa crew of 125 men. any or
According to cldess now in the of thes course of execution, thrus
PAYWDM, Lolanda will be anchored eventua
to the West or the {fifthɛons betweŭ
Vigo or
MUNOY
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FROM
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Is less than the par value,
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