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"Canton" Nos. 1, 2 And 3
The P. & 0. liner "Canton," oa her first post-war voyage to the Far East as a civilian passenger the vessel, is due to arrive Colony en November 17th,
A vessel of 18,000 ton, the "Canton" anlled on her maklen Yoyage in October, 1938, her 18,- 000 SHP engines giving her the useful speed of 18 knots. Built by Alexander Stephen & Sons, of Glasgow, she has accommodation for 300 First and 244 Tourist Class passengers, with cargi space for 18,320 tons deadweight; this Includes 700 tons of re- frigerated cargo.
No. 1
д Was
of
The first "Canton"
small vessel even la her day in com- parison with the size of others in the P. & 0. fleet. In the 1840s most of the P. & O. vessels were anything between 1.000 and 2,000 tons, the "indestan" being
actually over 2,000. The "Canton," built in 1848, was only
with 148 tons.
Indicate 160 Horse-power. She was sent East act as a feed ship to carry cargo and passengers between the regular mail steamers and constal ports not reached by the larger linera.
to
Shortly after
the "Canton' arrived on the China Station the
here were Authorities
greatly troubled by Chinese pirates in P
and harbours along the Chinese Coast. The headquarters were at Bias Bay.
Sme warships were employed in an effort to root out
these
pirate ficet, and nests, one of them being H.M.S. "Columbine," two-masted salling ship armed with twelve 32-pounder guns,
September 28th, On
1849, H.M.S. "Columbine's" Commander sighted a number of junks and opened fire on a fleet of fourteen pirate eraft. The fire was return- ed, but the failing wind stopped any further action.
Next day .M.S. "Columbine" was lying becalmed and a large fleet of junks were making their dscape under oars or long sweeps manned by relays of rowers from the heavy crews curried in the
Jak
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An experimental jet-propelled 'plane-the first constructed in France -is seen resting on top of the French 4-motored aircraft "Languedoc" before being taken 9,000 metres up for its first flight. Leduc, the French engineer who designed the plane, said the test was successful. When this photograph was taken, the pilot was already in the jet-plane, named "Leduc," ready for the take-off. (APhoto).
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Electronics Research
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be mounted, to permit testing its the core of matter from explod FRAZAR &
Pressure Changes
an
pro.
The "Canton," coming upon this scene, took HMS. "Columbine
with shipbuilding In Low and brought her to a
Vickers- the name of junks were position where the within effective range of the war- Armstrong, whose shipyard at ship's guns. A brisk action fol- Barrow-in-Furness has spread
the ship of the lowed.
fame pirate throughout the world the
This leader ring on the warship both of British shipbuildera. with round shot and graps. Ayard has just turned out anber on steel cradles, One end of number of the rew of M.S.
engineering masterpiece which it is attached to a cradle, while "Columbine" were wounded, but
has nothing whatever to do with the other rests on rollers to allow the pirate fleet was practically destroyed. The next day the "Can-shipbuilding, but which will be for expansion. ton" embarked and carried the of decisive importance to traffic
of the future. wunded to Hongkong.
It is an all-wolded pressure In the painting of the action
the dimensions Wilkinson, R.O.I., chamber, by Norman
of
pressurlsing and heating equip-ing like the atomic bomb. If an which hangs in the First Class which must be without parallel ment, as well as the behaviour answer is found, it may prove lounge of the present "Canton, anywhere in the world. It is to of aircraft structures, controis "a hundredfold more significant
than the atomic bomb Itself." some of be launched from the Vickers and engines. the artist has depicted
Dr. William E. Shoupp. the effects of the pirates' fire in Armstrong Works at Weybridge, the tem pils of H.M.S. "Colum-Surrey; and Inside it will be re-
manager of the electronics and bino" a few grape holes in produced such conditions of
nuclear physics research in the the "Canton's" funnel,
temperaturo and pressure as an Plant installed will be able to Westinghouse research labora- The flag signal flown by the aircraft would experience flying produce temperature variations torlesin cast Pittsburgh, Penn- warship, as shown in the paint-
the stratosphere at over a range of 140 degrees Cen-sylvania, announced the pro- ing, is her order to "Cast of the through tow line." If it should be asked heights of 70,000 feet and more.tigrade, from 70 degrees above gramme in an address before the why this order should have been. Pressure, the force applied to zero to 70 below. Stratosphere National Electronics Conference
in Chicago, made
by signal instead of by a surface (normally about 17.4 aircraft are unlikely ever to on-
The objective of the with counter lower temperatures, so shouting through apeaking ib, per sq. in.) varica trumpet over the short distance, atmospheric conditions and that their behaviour will begramme is to learn the nature of the the "Binding forces" which hold the answer is that in the heavy height above sea-level. Changes tested as thoroughly in firing and with the noise of the in pressute are the nause of chamber as they will in practice. nuclear particles together. "Canton's" engines and paddles, changes in weather, but these Pressures from one atmosphere Dr. Shoupp said: a verbal ardor might have
to one-twentieth com-down
"Soveral logical theories have misunderstood, but the flag signal parison, for example, to
een changes are negligible in
those atmosphere can be produced; been offered to explain the bind- had to be acknowledged as seen which occur inside caissons used and this fall in pressure can be Ing action, but our alm is to get and understood by the answering
minutes, which a conclusive answer. Once we pennant which was hoisted on the for working on bridge founda- effected in 90 "Canton."
tions or inalle submarines. The is equivalent to a climbing rate do so it may no longer be neces
sary to smash down the door latter can prove fatal to human of 1,000 feet per minuto.
But how does the stratosphere (of the utom's nucleus to find beings if they do not take placo: gradually,
chamber tablf react to atmos-oat what is inside. With the key pheric changes? In order to in hand we could simply unlock avold awkward sources of trouble the door and look inside.
"According to the chamber, its structure and
the electrical Research into such pressure plant are housed in a building, theory the nucleus should In those days, comparatively changes has been carried out for as has already been said. This plode rather than stick together limited, so that the "Canton" and many years in England, which bulkling has wells surfaced with as it does. This is because it is some others of her type built
material 12 inches made up of positively charged was a leader in this field in this Insulating about that time were designed
neutral particles mainly as cargo carriers, although connection it is only necessary thick; farther precautions in the protons and
specially constructed called neutrons.. Since Ike each was fitted with accommoda-to mention the studiep of Pro- shape of
fessor Haldane and his assis foundations have also been taken charges repel you would expect tion for a limited number of pas-
against the effects of "frostj protons to blast one another lants. sengers.
The stratosphere chamber heave",
out of the nucleus, Actually they built by Vickers-Armstrongis Objecta to be tested enter the sick together with much forca unique by virtue of its vast size chamber through a door weigh that tremendous blows often are: alone. It weighs 215 tons, and ing 65 tons. The other end is necessary to separate them.
40-ton "It is these mysterious bløding encloses a volume of 40,000 cu. permanently scaled. A ft. After its completion at Bor-hydraulic Jack is used to move forces wo are attempting to row-in-Furness, It was brought the door and chamber, Driving analyse and measure. If we are by road, In sections, to Wey-power will be obtained from a successful the results may prove Malaya and Sarawak have bridge, where it was erected like private generating plant develop hundredfold more significant placed orders with "a United a ship on the stocks.
ing 1,760 horse-power, although than the atomic bomb."United Kingdom firm (Chance Brothers) The very bulk of the chamber since all the units will not be Press. for £28,000 worth of lighthouse is astonishing. It is 88 feet long, in use at one time the anticipated equipment. It will be used for 44 feet broad and 82 feet high, peak load is 900 hp
Bottle tops, double lacquered the rehabilitation and modernisa- The plates are more than half- The great strides made in air and with a well finished crown tion of present navigational in-an-inch thick. The main cylinder craft construction and the io cork, can now be ordered in
has a working length of 60 feet creased speed of modern aircraft large quantities front the Unit The same firm is at present and a diameter of 25 feat, he have made such demands on mened States. constructing 16 Ighthouses to The stratosphere chamber will and material as to render o5-|- the Far East It also has been be housed in a bullding about a solete all test chambers previous At a recent ranting of the Brot asked to draw up plans for the hundred yards from the erectingly in existence. The new Vieleh Motor Trade Association Ltd.. modernisation of lighthouses in sito. Launching it into position lakers-Armstrong Stratosphere Gilibor, : pf J4" Gibbon China and the East Indies,As no any matter, but is helped by Chamber will fulfil the now re- (Motora), Ltd. was elected' presl sociated Press.
supporting the whole stool cham- quirements.
dent in succession to R. Anderson.
No. 2
In 1889, and was a vessel of 3,333
The second "Canton" was built
tons and 2,500 hp. The passenger trade with the Far East was still.
Lighthouse Equipment
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