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THE CHINA, MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1957,
SCIENCE
MODERNISED DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM AT
PORTLAND DOCKYARD
Baltior, to comentinacations and Pirelli-General Cables For New Ring Main
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Prala Grande.
Cable: Pousada.
BETOSS
the
it to
for
Tho scheme for the re-sufficient head room. The cable organisation of the electricity was then hauled by winch supply syniem at Portland underneath the bridge and Dockyard to meet the require- loaded on the other side ments of the futura Was first transport to the crane berth, Planned in 1854 and called for some distance away.
supplementary supply to be Prior to this the Naval craft taken from the Area Electricity had been fitted out with a
high-tension special Board. The new
operations. network within the Base com- 1 ramp apron for the cable The submarine power cable prises an 11kV ring connecting
one was laid now substations,
first and whilst this section of the ring being taken
operation wis proceeding, subterraneously
marker buoys were attached to to enable the pilot and tele- phone cable to be laid adjacent on the following day.
Most In conjunction with the 11kV
of the excavations for were unusual, ring a 54-pale dry-core, pilot cable wrenches
telephone cable has been and in some cases-due to the Inld. From each of the sub- local topography of the stations a comprehensive yard, portions of which cable system virtually been reclaimed medium-voltage radiates to the various buildings the sea with quarry overburden -the man-handling of solid in the Yard.
blocks of stone weighing up to One of the most
interesting two tony was frequently necES- operations in the course of this sary, as blasting in this area is contract
submarine prohibited. crossing. connecting the Mere und Boot subutations a dis- tance
1,100 yards. Naval
and
Was
the
Dock- have from
craft, loaned by the Admirally, Owing to the very restricted were manned by civilian
per- access on one portion www
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of
the for
sonnel from the Boom Defence route it became necessary Depart
Gooport and the drum lengths of 300 yarch to for 800 yard's Dockyard, under the supervision be over-pulled of the Contractor' Engineer. along a railway embankment.
In order to reach the loading berth, a heavy drum of cable, weighing over 20 tons, had to be unloaded from the road haulage vehicle at a bridge in The Yard where there was
When it is considered that the weight of this cable is approxi mately seven ions, it will bo appreciated that effort, involved was consider- in- able.
the
manual
ENGINEERING
A ylaw of the submarine cable-laring, operations át Perliand.
Oil And Water Separator
A
For
SEPARATOR
Air Lines
has been produced by a Walsall firm which is remarkably efflødent in that it completely removen oll from, air linea at tempera- tures up to 300°F. and water FEGIT!
lives where
condensa- tion has taken place,
Oll normally exista in compress- ed air in the form of very One particles, and the result In an aerosol (s liquid to stablo suspension in air) with which normal ters and
separators are quite unable to
deal.
separator consists of banks of long fibre felė pada.
Another interesting section of The Dew the installation called for the laying of 100 yards of non-
Boat Construction draining cable on a section
TIMBER REPLACES STEEL
Timber is being used instead of steel in three 100-foot class fishing bouts under construction at Scottish yards for Aberdeen
One
owners.
recently launched at Anstruther is the largest vessel to have entered the water the old-established
yard
' of
Messrs Alexander Ailken. The other two are being completed at Montrose and Sandhaven.
are
if the results are satisfactory, further similar orders expected to come from Aberdeen owners who are faced with the urgent need to replace agcing fleet.
The main advantages claimed for this type are the initial cost about £40,000 compared | Of
with £70,000 for steel- constructed units-and the longer life; independence of aloel deliveries, which today are irregular; and the "liner" con struction which enables crew's to line-fish for better qualities or adapt their craft for trawler work.
THE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NORTH AMERICA HONG KONG service OFFICE
announces the appointment of
MR. JOHN ACKBER
Assistant Manager
MR. PHOON HYIM
Agency Superintendent
THE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NORTH AMERICA
Founded 1792
announces the appointment of MR. JAMES L. FAGAN Manager for the Orient replacing
Mr. William A. Carr
who is presently at Head Office
of the Company
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the rock face having an inclino
of one in four,
which have been specially produced for this duty. These pads become wetted by the contaminated air, passage of
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
MANDRAKE-TIED
A ROPE AROUND
HIS WAIST-- WALKED INTO A
FOG-LOTHAR TRIED TO PUEL HIMOUT-DID
DREAMIT?
FERDINAND
NANCY
AUNT FRITZI,
I'M HOME
DID YOU GET YOUR
REPORT CARD?
JOHNNY HAZARD
YOU'RE BOTH PALE AF GHOSTS! WHAT HAPPENED, KIDETPLANE ACT UP. DE SOMETHING I
NO-HERE'S WHERE LOTHAR : WAS DRAGGED! -- THEN THAT FIREBALL CAME OUT OF THE FOG-
LET GO OF THE ROPE
YES; MA'AM
LET ME SEE IT
Mechanical Coin Counter
on
POWERFUL DRUG FROM THE
PIG'S GLAND
A tiny pea-like gland from the pig holds the secret of considerable rellef for arthritis sufferers,
Until a curallye properties wore discovered, this pituitary gland was just part of the worthless offal discarded by the slaughterhouses. Now; s the source of the powerful and
long acting drug ACTH (adreno - cortico - trophie hor- mone). ench gland 18 worth 3d. About 900 are needed 10 produce a gramme of ACTH,
A Scottish Jaboratory is now manufacturing sufficient ACTH lo meet the demands of all the
im- sterling countries. Recent |provements in production have made the drug more powerful, And with effects lasting three four timps på long as the ori- ginal Injections.
ACTH is only one of about 30 hormones produced by this laboratory on one of the new industrial estates on the oul- skirts of Glasgow. Each have but their special applications, thelp rejuvenating powera are invaluable for treating a wide variety of complaints,
and
the
rheumatoid
Metrayick high frequency Injector for aro welding shoot melai (with
coyer removed).
Metrovick HF Injector For Welding
Many of the hormones are synthetically, now being made
When welding by pro- such as cortisone, ACTH several others have stiil notcesses using an electric yielded to the scientista
is sometimes secret of their malecular
make are it be extracted desirable to start the arc up and have to from parts of animals and other without allowing the natural sources. For those pro- duced
basic electrode to touch the artificially bho chemical is cholesterol obtain workpiece,
the ed from woollen waste in
Through miles It Yorkshire mills,
is also found that somė of Clectrodes, of piping and surrealistic-look-, combinations
and cause the very fine par- ticles of öll and water to A machine which counts coagulate, which increases the coins of any shape or alze particle size, ap that the oll 2,000 a minute, three or four and water are chally separated times the present speed will be from the air stream,
show at Britain's biggest
Business The filter is self-cleaning
and ever
Eficiency discharges collected all and Exhibition, at Olympia, London, ing plant the chemelals emerge shielding atmosphere and com
as specialised hormones, water through an automailo ext June,
alve, so that it will operate for long periods without any Made by attention. and without Altering medium
saturated.
position of parent metal require an OC voltage higher than the be safe limit, to maintain a stablo All the horINONES Enfield AD
ATC the (Middlesex) firm, the machine packed under the most hygienie becoming will
be a big time and labour conditions,
absolute ensuring
The Metrovick' HF Injector res sterility. saver for bank,
stores, big
The girl packers, provides a solution to both theso
must
1
numbers
It is available for wall mount-aside piers, transport com- gowned and masked like nurses problems by superimposing a Ing in 2 sizes: (1) The E, 200 panies, and other concerns in an operating theatre, mand high voltage on the output of with a capacity of 20 cfm at bondling
which the great
ofi pulate the machines
welding transformer or 100 psi. (2) The E. 250 with a coins A Landon-made machine load the tiny phlala and bottles generator at a frequency auf- capacity of 65 ofm at 100 pst. which counts bank notes at for distribution in Britain, over- clently high to remove danger (Firm: Alfred Bullows and | 50,000 on. hour nearly ai ses to the Commonwealth of electric shock, Sons Ltd, Long
also countries, and Latin American l). England).
countries.
MANDRAKE--ROPE- LOTHAR--WERE RIGHT, HERE IN THE FOO --NOW
THEY'RE
ALL
GONE!
WE CAN GIVE A OR WORKBLWAY |DESEREPTION, BUT Y HOLD ONE WEDLE YOUR
THERE ARE LOADS | AUTOMATIG FLIGHT-
DP, YELLOW SPORT RECORDING CAMERAS UNDERPLANES AROUND ON AT THE TING F
HOPE, SCOTTY! ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON WHEN SOME FOOL GIVIN PILOT. RAN HIS PUT-RULY
OUR NOW
LUITHER!
TIE A SHAMBI CHOULD HAVE KIS LUCENSE REVOKE!!
Street, Wat- | thousand a minute-will
be at the Exhibition.
By Loo Falk and Phil Davis
TOMORROW;
BUSHMILL
IT CAN'T-BET HOW COULD IT HAPPEN
WHERE ARE THEY?
PRÅKE AND LOTHAR
BY MIK
By Ernie Bushmiller.
By Frank Robbins
MIGHT SE MIGHT NOTE MAY: KNOW BETTER WHEN I GOT THAT FILM DEVELOPEDA
MUBY'VE BEEN, SCOTTYJ
LOOK, YOU'RE NOT {SUGGESTING THIS WAS | ANYTHING MORE THAN A
FOOL FREAK STUNTZI·
There's More than Magic
about CADBURY'S
They're
Wail Franz
Wonderful
CUTEX
LIPSTICK
AND
NAIL POLISH They always harmonise
ROWNTREES
IT'S THE BULL
CREAM WALK THAT ·
MAKES MANATKERY
CHICULATE SE
MILK
„this situation
calls for *
San Miguel
*
The equipment, contained in a welded steel box, consists of a high voltage transformer with a secondary voltage of 4,000V; a- capacitor, a double spark gap with tungsten points and a walee epolęd, air cored trans- Lorner to inject the high fre- quency voltage into the welding" circuit while Isolating the power frequency high voltage from it.
The secondary winding of the Fir cored transformEF carries the full welding current and is suitable for 400 amps continuous, of 480 amps on intermittent duty. The power corpilon of the unit is 100
watts.
This unit can also be used in conjunction with a Metrovick Bow control unit for inert-gas arc welding. In such casts a zelay, is tied so that a single push button switch operates both units.
Muir-Hill
Dumper
The introduction of a new machine of 1 cubis yard capacity is nounced by E, Boydell and Company Ltd, Old Trafe ford, Manchester.
This machine, known as the 8- Dumpor ta notable for its relatively high speed, up to 18 mph being avaliable, whilst a low contro of gravity, good weight distribution and adequate ground clearance, provide an Impressive performance unmade groun
A cross-braceti chassis of 5 inches by 24 inches chapel bolted and welded is provided
bumper
similar
with
dimension. Apart
from the rigidity of
the chassis in meeting the racks. ing itresses of travel over ringh ground, compensation for power murgs and Aromampiasion shocks, is provided by the resilient mounting
of "the engine and gear box assembly, whilst ... thờ body catch similarly le disipoes to remata
positivo and under all com
Hight
ditions.
operation
Girdling brakes are fitted, acting on the driving wheela and can be operated by the band lover, enabling the machine to be inched forward fog Bocurates load placing.
Careful, thoughs, has been glyen the question of mainte toriance orch, short from gendra
noteworthy in hav bushes" thrquiliout/
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