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SCIENCE
'PAMPHONIC LOUDHAILER RUNS ON BATTERIES
With increased requirements for safety at sea a British firm has recently produced a loudhailer for use in exposed positions and which is run from batteries and can thereby be used in an emergency if necessary.
of
The equipment la unusual in ment is mounted on the hinged that it is housed on vibration- lid vo that every component is proot mountings In R sheet unmediately visible should ser- metal cose with waterproof vicing be required. die-cast cover. All the equip- All the componenta are
and high stability
tropicalised where necessary. Arrangements ure made to feed ether one or two loudspeakers, which can be at some distance from the main equipment.
Trend Towards
Heavier
Construction
...
The equipment can be left in a stand-by condition, occasion. ing
on small draini
the balleries. The equipment then springs to lie when the mwitch on the microphone is pressed.
The audible renge of this There is a marked trend equipment is considerable.
The equipment can also be in the
towards heavier construc-used on land to assiet tion and more powerful docking of ships, the parking of drives to machines to cars, or marshalling of trains. It is also suitable for police cars, meet modern demanda.
political canvassing, advertising. This is noticeable in mill-feboats, yachts and other small ing machines and is par|craft.
in ticularly
the development of copying lathes and multi-tool lathes
marked
The agents in Hongkong are The China Engineers. Limited.
designed for high rates of Gas Turbine
metal removal by the full
use
of cemented carbide
tooling.
The size or motor Atlee -
Generator
MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1956.
ENGINEERING
OXYGEN
EQUIPMENT
of light-weight A new Type oxygen equipment, believed to be the lightest in the world, helped a British glider to win Iwo-seater class World the Com-iding championship at the St u 4,600-kw Ye, France, recently.
pears large for machining the The Shell Petroleum diameter and length of work-pany have ordered
puree acconunosisted
These
extensively
maschines
arc
21220
Kas
al
from и gas turbine-generator
firm for base load used Manchester
on naturat automobile operation. I se
bar work
Serta, British North Bornico.
The plant will be similar
of axial- design to the range
designed by flow gas turbines the Manchester Arm for opera- bon of natural gas or distillate et fuels and suitable for use CIT base load, peak load, or stand- kaifs by duties where separate
301 tustry forgings.
Since lathes of this lype have high rates of output, it is usually necessary to instal bar centring much facing machines to service them.
lothes These also €24116216 power-operated work or quick-acting chucks drivers.
There are. however, other of the application of aspects high horse-powers. Many ma- chines—often relatively small
machines- and other have separate feed motors with, further motors for
miling
perhaps
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES pld traversing.
"CALAK"
Damages cargo ex
Durian
1312 total
power
Therefor avathable SP1 a relatively small be considerably Hone things thal or the nati
mavisine my
electrical
motor This vessel will
Again, the demands nnds by be surveyed by Merry Gourd &
Tuiler
Turbines and generators Are creating need for larger and more powerful machines which will retain fair measure of! flexibility.
What Ju l
29 and 21. 1938, Je a.m.
on AURÍ and consignees are requested to inve their tongeniallyes present during the marvey
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Hong Kong Birds
Herletots, G. A. C. 1953 Hong Kong Birds, P vil+233, 11 pis., 8 in colour, numerous blacie- -and-white drawings in text. Hong Kong: South China Morning Port, Ltd., HK$35.00.
a most welcome handbook for ornitholo gists resident or station. ed in Hong Kong. All the hitherto recorded species are Included; plumages are clearly and concisely described, and a short account is given Df field. characters, voice, habits, status, etc. The illustrations except for three plates of photographs, are all by Cdr. A. M. Hughes, and include four attrao. tive plates of the heade
Would
of 42 species and many useful drawings in the text, The writer of this review
hayu beneßted greatly from this book when station- ed in Hong Kong some years ago, Even now, on referring to it, some 40 unfarolilar species on which notes were made at the time have almost all proved easily Identifiable.D. W S
(Extract from "The Ibie" offfale Pruan of the Hellish Ornithologists Union,': British Museum).
M. POST HONG KONG KOWLOON
Conspicuous among this type of plant is the horizöntså boring
Chine.
1111
On 1100-lype machine. 11 which the column slide along a bed, has a 16 inch (25.4 cen- timetres) spindle driven by a with 100 horse-power motor, additional
inotors (some up to 30 horse-power) for effecting the varicus feeding and fast traversing movements required. William Asquith Lid, Hay. Yorkshire, England.
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FACTORY FIRE
Fire broke out at the Leda Industries (Rubber Works). Lið. of 83, Pak Tad Street, Kowloon, at 10.13 this morning.
Amall quantity of e cloth REMONTINI, was burnt al; The fire was oxlingulished by employees before the arrival of four fros
of trom 1,750 kw to 5,000 kw are required.
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Metropolitan Vickers
Elec- Trafford Park, trical Co. Lid. Monchester 17, England
Made by a Yoovil, Somerset, company who specialise in air- craft atmosphere control systems and high altitude breathing ap-
the paratus,
equipment has been kept specially com- pict and light in weight for uffe in light alrereft, small passenger
new
nuchines and gliders.
0
The vital part of the new flow selector equipment is consisting of a control unit and u content gougo, nkunted on a single panel measuring only
weighing 4 by 3 ins. and less than 1 lb. This unit allows
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
BEGINNING: THE NEW NEIGHBORS,
HUH--SOMEBODY'S
IN THE HOUSE NEXT
DOOR! BEEN VACANT
FOR TWO YEARS.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK, TIGE.
HOUSEFUL OF FURNITURE! IT WAS EMPTY YESTERDAY! WHEN DID THEY, MOVE IN?
AHEM-CAN ¡HELP YOU?
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Milestone
Radio Show In London
For the first time the transistor is seen in ro- ceivers available to the public at this year's Radio
Show in London (August 22 to September 24).
it in Incorporated in one of two all-transistor portables and in a larger number "hybrid" portables--these com- bine conventional
of
River & Harbour Models Help Civil Engineers
WORK OF BRITAIN'S HYDRAULICS RESEARCH STATION
By A. G. Thomson
THERE is no reliable method by which a civil engineer can calculate the effect of a proposed barrage or a scheme for flood protection on a river bed. In valves to coastal engineering works, such as the keep down the price while
construction of harbours and docks, securing economy In battery consumption,
further difficulties are presented by the A now type of instrument, fact that neither the characteristics of
tho battery-operated Bamo-
modicia. This combines a bat-
phone, is con in several waves nor the strength and distribution of tery-driven 7 in long playing the currents set up by particular wind record player and a transistor conditions can be mathematically de-
termined.
amplifier and is said to give 1,500 playing using only four U2 cells,
A car radio will be seen with a Arandstor converter as well es transistor output.
Printed circuits which mini- misc wiring and soldering (80 and reducing production costs) which save space, were seen in one radio receiver last year, but this year at least half-a-dozen
manufacturers
receiver
making use of them and this is established definitely now an the pilot to select Down
in receiver manu- 1,2,3,5 or 10 litres 1 minute technique the first four being those not facture. It is a British invention. mally required
10,000 f.
The third major event is
in table and 30,000 thorough change-over 17,000 ft 26,000 ft,
and in radiograms, ft, respectively. The 10 litres ardio sets, minute dow is necessary only to the design that provides the VHF wave-band as well as the In an emergency.
There are about Control
VHF models giving other usual bands.
in the Show. Now ranges can be supplied and By the end
the of this year, Hone, Light and Third the equipment can be used up BBC.
be
avouable w 40,000 ft.
programines will
fre- Interference-free based by the
units
The complete system
200
Yet a harbour of unsuitable each 120 feet long, 60 feet wido design may be unsafe for and
feet 6 inches deep shipping under certain conditions These are used for the investi- or very costly dredging opera- gation of problems involving tions may be necessary to keep the channel clear,
it
Waves and tider, which are
generated by
urod
010
ingenious basin
was two
barbour.
relative
mechanisms, In order to be sure of avoid- formerly occupied ing mistaken which, one the models of Lyttelton
which were been project had completed. in New Zealand,
to asper the could only be put right with und very great difficulty and at merits of different designs of
is extensions to considerable expense,
to the existing har- ow of desirable to carry out expert- bour from the point of view ments with very
accurately the protection afforded to ship- constructed models, which must ping anal the amount of dredging be fairly large.
required to 300ep the harbour After experiments on Before work is started on a the models, a suitable design for
in inajor project
colonial the proposed harbour extension territory.
was evalved, consulting engineers can obtain practical guillance from the Hydroulies Research Station, which is being
the Department built by Scientific
the
and Industrial Research ala cost excceding £500,000. Situated at Howbery
on this few eclector consisto of queney-modulation system, on an oxygen storage cylinder and VHF, to over 84 per cent of the a face mask. The cylinder is population of the United King- charged to 1,800 lb u sq. inchdom.
400 and its capacity can be
is So the Show marks the estab- new ero in radio lites or 760 litres. The total lishment of a weight is respectively 8.8 lb or high quality era in which radio will take its place side by 12.7 lb.
Yeovil, side with the gramophone in Normeloir Somerset, England,
"hi-8" development.
Led.
UH-I'M MR. CRAB FROM NEXT DOOR. I WAS
LAST
NIGHT,
WONDERING WHEN YOU MOVED IN HERE?
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
LAST NIGHT?
MOVE IN A HOUSEFUL OF FURNITURE WITHOUT MY, SEEING IT?
DO YOU ALWAYS SPY ON YOUR NEIGHBORS.
MR.CRABY
FERDINAND
By Mik
TO TRAINS
a
NANCY
I'LL GO OVER AND TRY MY NEW WATER PISTOL ON
NANCY
JOHNNY HAZARD
By Ernie Bushmiller
THERE SHE IS
FANIZ BUSHMILED
·IMI'M STILLS [GOING :-TD, FLY: THAT RAGHI XM
GOND TOLİ
Robbins
number
open
Walford, basin.
at
of
Gold Coast Project
MODEL for studying the projected harbour at Tema, Park, on the bank of the River in the Gold Coast, is now being constructed in the camo wave Thames
near
This herbour
project Berkshire, this research
will be carried out in three rapidly taking shape, and a
The first stage will growing
model tages.
consist of a single finger berth investigations are in progress.
and the second of three finger Finally, kt is proposed The facilities
Howbery berths. Park include two wave basins, of the present
to reclaim some land on the site beach. There will also be a cance harbour for local fishermen The present design of harbour in ita yarious stages of develop. ment will be tested L. the model. Subsequently, the effects of shortening the breakt waters and of other modifica- tions will be examined,
EVEN
MAGICIANS
Cars Curlsberg
TRY
If we were
any fresher wed still be
on the vine!
Libby's
FROZEN STRAWBERRIES
TODAY
ROWNTREES
You can tarts the fruit!
San Miguel
As part of the same investi- gation, the breakwater of Tema Harbour is being studied in a wave tank to determine whether the design being tested will stand up to the waves likely to be encountered, Each of the rectangular blocks in the model breakwater is equivalent to a boulder weighing between five and ten tons. The experimente
Large
will indicate how noclos should be arranged and so that they will be isturbed by the largest waves. Varlous modification of the original design have been bested. One of them has given Butisiatsiory results, End will probably be adopted.
Room For Larger Models
to investigato associated with
order
problems
the flooding of a river, const erosion, or the silting of 'a har- bour. may be necessary to reproduce several miles of river or coastline, and the model may be much too big to be accďme › modated in a building of normal size. A building has therefore been planned in which work involving very large modela can be carried out, This will ultimately have a floor area of nearly four acres.
*
The first stage was com pleted early this year, and has an area of 300 feet by 200 feet. Five models are at present planned for it; One of them will be a reproduction of the to
Karnaferli Råver trojn the Patho
aboye its junction with
Haidh River some 20 miles upstream In order to develop the Pakistan port of Chiltothing. conditions in the river requiro to be improved. The model will be tureck to examine the problem involved and will be
hout 200 feet long.
· MELCİ
Flumer
`channals' oŽE Various type and sizes are also ...:: available for model studies. Domage we being caused to
a power station at Dokhells, Cypris,
by the action of waves forms undies certain carried out!
during conditions, in a wooden- . fume equipped with a wave-maker: enabled low well of mutable, chong construction to be recommended which completely excluded i
Bealdes helping find the me for
are being.
Research