CHINESE TEXTILE
INDUSTRY
:
INCREASING USE OF
ELECTRICITY®
PIONEER WORK DONE BY GERMAN FIRMS
THE oldest mechanical industry, For connecting the motor to the
Tolden, and even to-day by spinning machine, the shore wedge
far the most important branch of belt-driving has been almost ex- industry, is the manufacture of clusively employed for years. It cotton. It was in 1885 that the lasts a long time, takes up little first textile factory driven by space, and starts of very smooth-. stes.m was erected in Shanghaily. It is only moderately tighten- with 65,000 spindles and 600 ed so that the strong belt-slip looms. This plant later raken, which takes place when the motor over as the Sung Sing No. 9 Cot-starts off, principally on the small- ton Spinning and Weaving Mill by er motor disc, is only gradually an important Chinese cotton con- taken up by the machine. cern, was in operation up till 1933, The higher the number of re-
soon rolutions of the spinning-machine., The first installation followed by others, all steam-oper-thereby increasing the peripheral
ted
speed of the wedge-belt, the more| English contractors are respon-it tightens, and at full rotation ble for the erection of nearly all reaches its normal tension. Cur- the Chinese textile factories which rent-reversing or corimutator mo- exist to-day. For the electrifica-tor together with spinning re-l tion of these plants, however, the rulators have not been introduced German electro-industry did the on account of their high price. picneer work. The first Chinese
Protection Of Motor
The protection of the motor is cotton spinning mill to be equip- Ded with electric power was the receiving in China the attention Soey Chee Cotton Mill-to-day the it deserves. To-day only first-
motor protection switches| Sare Sing No. 7 Cotton Mill, in class
the year 1907. The work was car-with bi-metallic releases and no- ried out by the German im AEG.ch releases are admitted.
Particulalry popular are the mo-) (General Electric Company), andj the Shanghai Power Company, the tor protection ou switches, which public electricity works of Shang-jare operated by a press button. 0: hai, farnished the electric current late they have been trying where Įpossible to connect up all motor First Factory
technical
SCIENTIFIC MARVEL
NEWTS HEARTS
· SUCCESSFULLY
TRANSPLANTED
Princeton University Experiments
OTHER ORGANS PREVIOUSLY TRANSFERRED
Princeton New Jersey); K31858 Experiments involving the sac-
cessful transfer of the beart of, one creature into the body of anožlier have been described at Princeton University here be
A room in a Chinese spinning mill, with six-cooled motors.
THEORY OF EXPLOSION IN
LOST SHIP MYSTERY
Wreckage From Paringa Washed -Up: On Australian Coast
Melbourne.
A possible clue to the mystery. of the steamer Paringa, which disappeared in mid-December while towing an oil tanker to Ja pan for breaking up, is a states. ment that fire broke out in ber bunkers before she sailed.
It is suggested that an explo- sion may have sunk the ship with all bands, which would zecOUNT for her failure to send out any signals of distress before her dis- appearance.
The Paringa had on board three British officers and a crew of 26 Chinese Barly list month a hatch identified as belonging to the missing ship was picked up on the store at Lakes Entrance, Victoria.
FAREWELL TO DR. W.B.A. MOORE
Gloucester Hotel
Function
PRESENTATIONS MADE
Society of America.
ROTARY WELCOMES fore a meeting of the Zoological
·· GERMAN GUESTS
Dr. E. E. Cällins and Dr. W. E. |Wright, who conducted the experi-
ments, announced that they had. Yesterday's Meetingsplanted the hearts of ben eme
*
REV. K. MACKENZIE DOW ON CLYDESIDE CONDITIONS
[bryo newis, fàto the bodies of ten adult news The newts with the two hearts lived and functioned Įalmost normally for 100 to 165
days
A hearty welcome was ex- tended to officers of the Ger- Then they died, the scientists man cruiser Karlsruhe who were stated because they were “freaks” the guests of the Hong Kong and not 23 healthy as ordinary Rotary Club at their weekly zewts. tiffim yesterday.
Kept Own Beat
Professor L Forster, Presi dent of the Club, said that the
Each transplanted heart, how- representative officers of the cruiser who were their guests ever, lived in its new environment Commander Wasemann, just as long as its adopted body. The grafted organ, more- Mr. Forstinmann and Mr. Mar-lived. kan. Capt. Siemens unfortun over, remained intrinsic, maintain- beat and not sin- ately was prevented by a prioring its own
chronising with the action of the engagement from attending.
were
The speaker felt sure that the old heart. Rotary Club was behind him in The operations took place. thei
expressing a most cordial wel-zoologists said, before the embryo
come
to
their visitors. He newts were more than a few days } would ask them to convey these old. This was neccessary because greetings to, those on board rewis "grow up" in two or three
weeks. ship. (Applause).
in 1912 the first Chinese textile switches to a central contactor in factory with its own electric stallation, so that every switch can Power-station was built in Wasih, be operated by press-button in the called the Chen Sing Cotton Millvicinity of the motor in question. The German electric industry "It was again the AEG. who deli-
German Replies
The two scientists, who in vered the turbo-generator, as well has been studying for years the
Rotarian AH. Veltman acted earlier experiments successfully as all the electric motors, with a problem of getting orders for plan-
jed as interpreter for Comman transferred legs and mouths from total capacity of about 1,300 hping and erecting the distribution As most of the Chinese textile System as well as for delivery of
der Wasemann, who thanked jone newts to another, used red the Rotary Club for their wel-jspotted newts for their heart- factories were built between 1886) the machines, as this is the only
come and said he had encounter-transfer experiments. These are of guaranteeing that the and 1914, according to the techni-way
Members of the St. John Amed similar clubs in many places small salamanders, of the same cal knowledge available at that plants will satisfy all
balance Association and Brigade and in Germany. He appreciat-family as frogs. period in regard to steam-driven claims.
gathered in great force at the ed that Rotary did a lot to Come To Standstill plant, an urgent need arose for
tea party held at the Gloucester bring people together in order In view of the present economic Hotel yesterday afternoon to bid to exchange views on different their replacement by electrical in- stallations with greater power. crisis in the Chinese textile indus farewell to Dr. W. B. A. Moore, matters.
In Germany they THE TRAMP AND THE PURSE Thus, since the year 1930, a large, the electrification of the exist O.B.E., District Surgeon, and had sought to promote co-opera- number of plants were electrified ing factories and the erection of Mrs. Moore, who are going totion and friendship with other A tramp picked up a purse while under the guidance of the German ew manufactories has come to a England on retirement, and
standstill. The last large electri-say au revoir to
to countries and they were glad to passing through Felpham on his electro-industry.
Mr. J. Ralston, see clubs with similar aims and way from Bognor to Littlehamp- The initial machines were driven fication scheme was that of the District Superintendent, and Mrs. to wish them, as they did the tom by the ordinary group system, and Sung Sing No. 9 Cotton Spinning Ralston, Dr. J. E. Dovey, Divi- Hong Kong Rotary Club, pros- He returned to Bognor Police the spinning machines all had in-and Weaving Mill in the years 1933 sional Surgeon, and Mrs. (Dr.) perity in the future. dividual drive, whereas in the and 1934, as mentioned at the be- A. L, J. Dovey. Corps Surgeon, The speaker of the day, the "It might belong to someone who looming industry the better situat-ginning of this article.
who are shortly going Home on Rey. K. Mackenzie Dow, drew a could not afford to lose it”. It must, however, be borne in leave. ed firms chose the individual drivej
touching picture, from personal The parse contained 13s. on account of the lower costs of mind that with a population of Dr. and Mrs. Moore were pre-knowledge, of the terrible operation, and the concerns of mo-over 400,000,000, China has-only sented with a carved ivory gure, poverty existing on Clydeside. derate and small means showed a 4.6 million spindles. We can the Chinese emblem of "100% preference for the group-drive, the therefore reckon on an intensified life, while Mrs. Dovey received ARTILLERY GUN installation costs of which are constructional programme as soca a bottle of perfume, and boxes of jas the momentary depression has cigars were presented to Dr.
lower,
Kinds Of Motors Used
been overcome.
In textile factories they normal--
ly use motors which are entirely
of
BIG CATCH OF HERRINGS
Dovey and Mr. Ralston. From the Railway Division Dr. and Mrs. Moore were presented with two porcelain Chinese pictures on
and Chinese sik
closed, with or without ventilation One of the largest harvests of blackwood from outside. In the case
German fishermen off Heligoland herrings ever known was taken by scrolls.
group-driven machines, however, the closed type of motor is avoided owing to the difference in price, the first few days of last month. Ambulance. presided, and a large
and they get over the difficulty by -erecting the motor in an adjävént
PRACTICE
Times And Dates Specified
NOTIFICATION TO GENERAL PUBLIC
Mr. A. Morris, Director of
number of friends and well-
Anti-Aircraft gun practice will wishers were present:
Mr. Morris first expressed his end of Stanley Peninsula on the take place from the South-west: gratification at seeing so many dates and at the times stated be- spinning-mills, where it is intend-Brother of the Venerable Order of members of the Brigade present; low. The direction of Sring will
room free from dust.
Particularly in the case of old!
(Continued from Page :)
ed to transfer from steam to elec-St. John being conferred upon also the Vice Patrons and me he over the sea area bounded or trical operation, such a room is him, and had also more recently, bera of the Finance Committee the East by the Putoi Islands and often to be found on the short side conferred upon him the honour of He had received a message of re- or of the carding and roving room the 0. B. E
with an electric motor.
the West to Lamma Island gret from Sir Robert Ho Tunx (East end), and for a distance who, under doctor's orders, was
southwards of Stanley Peninsula unable to be present.
Services To Humanity.
of 12,000 yards.
A red flag and black ball by
Instead of the rope transmission, The presentation was then made which was formerly accomodated by the Chairman, after which Mrs, in this room, all they have to do Langley, District Officer of the aur when the transfer is made is to sing division, paid a similar bon- The Chairman referred in enlo- provide every connecting shaft our to Dr. (Mrs.) J. E. Dovey. gistic rein to the services of Dr. day, and a red lamp, giving one The Hon. Dr. A B. Wellington Moore to the community in gener. flash every 5 seconds, by night For operating ring spinning-also expressed his deep apprecia-al and also to the St. John Ambul-will be shown at Stanley Penin machines the dranght-aired motors tion of the services of Dr. and ance Association and rejoiced sula during all firings, and a have the advantage that, in the Mrs. Moore, from whom he had that, on the recommendation of lamich, flying a red day by day -continental Chinese climate, they received much valuable assistance, the Chapter General of the order, and showing a red lamp at night. enable the temperature to be re- Mr. Ho Kom-tong, speaking In His late Majesty King George will cruise in the vicinity of the gülated in the spinning room by a Chinese, followed in similar vein approved of the rank of Serving ring area
motors after which Dr. Moore suitably (Continued at foot of Preceding simple process. These were introduced two years. ago. [replied.
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Hinged valves in the air-escape} pipes permit the warm siz to be blown out in very wama SZOMERS, and lead the warmth of the motor Into the spinning-roam in relative- ly cold winters, serving as heating for the room.
Special Piping
As far as cool air is concern
motors of a spinning mo
be equipped with
-supply, and, discharge.
zpinning-room is in
It the apper
Column.J
Tourist Business Drops
Genera Among the countries hardest
A drop of two-thirds in the total hit by the slump were France and volume of the world's tourist trade Canada.
ia the five years 1923-34 is report in 1969 tourists in France
jed in a League survey just pub-|
lished at Geneva.
In 1929 the world: spent $3407 |000,000 on “touring.", in 1984 this
story, this sheet-iron pipe is figure had fallen to £178,000,000
placed
lower
The greatest part of the
the ceiling of the was the result of internal
is on ground-foor, the 100, is
tions in the United
000,000
more thou.
figure had
From
25 1936, 0900 rs. 1200 hrs. Date
1900
A
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WATCHMAKERS,
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Agents for ADMIRALTY ROSS-BINOCULARS - TELES
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