"FROM ARMAMENTS TO COMMERCE.
ENGINEERING FIRM'S SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE
SINCE THE WAR.
INTERESTING ADDRESS AT ROTARY CLUB.
How an engineering Erm, which before and during the Great War was interested only in the production of armaments, has successfully changed its scope of activities until it has become one of the biggest commercial engineering concerns in the world, was related by Mr. W. G. A. Turner at the Rotary Club lunchcoa yesterday,
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Bir. Turner is a Chartered Civil Enginoor and an Associato. Meinbor of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He is, the agent.. in Hong Kong for Messrs. Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd., in regard to their contract to supply a new plant to the Green Island Cement Company.
In connection with this contract it is of interest to note that the guaranteed output of the new plant will be 100,000 tons of Portland cement par year, and that the greatest care has been taken to prevent the production of dust. The huge kilns to bo -installed are also described.
The meeting was presided over by the Hon Mr. W. E. L Shenton" who appealed to members for assistance in connection with the fing day of St. John's Ambulance Brigade to be held on Wednesday, Juno 24. The services of lady-helpers are required. Mr. Shenton's appeal will be found below.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1931.
have been manufactured for Eng-l lah cement factories, and plants of this nature as well as, large grind
ng mills have been supplied at home and abroad.
New Gamint Plant,
As you all know, we have at the moment a contract with the Green Island Cement Company to install a complete cement making plant and whilst I will not attempt now to describe this plant I think that it will interest you to know that the greatest care has been taken to provent the production of dust, in overy stagn of manufacture, by the installation of Visco-Beth Filters in the cement factories and by the pro- vision of Lodgo Cotterell electrical dunt precipitators to entrap dust suspended in the Kiln gas
gasser. The guaranteed output of the plant exceeds 100,000 tons of Portland cament per year.
DETAILS OF NEW LOCAL CEMENT PLANT. will revolve at a speed of one. re-
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Mr. Turner's address was follows:-
Many of you, no doubt, havo wondered at times what has hap pened to the large armament far tories which were such important factors in the Great War; and I think that it may interest you to hear of the changes in production that have taken place in my own firm in recent years.
Ship-building.
In view of the foregoing, it is that the firm has been entrusted gratifying for me to be able to say with the building of many passen Ber and cargo ships; amongst these I may mention the 13,000 tons steamers for the Australian Com monwealth Line, named "Hobsons Bay," etc., also several large ships for the Orient Line, each of 20,000
The firm of Vickers-Armstrongs,tong Ltd, has probably the best equip.
ped organisation in the World for
the production of all types of war
vessels, together with their machin
and named ***Oröntcs," "Orama" etc. The Carinthia,"
"Antonia" and the "Scythia" for
the Cunard Line. The "Rangitira"
for the Union SS. Co. was launch
There are two rotary kilns, each 254 feet long and 11' 4" in diameter at the largest part; each kiln will weigh 389 tons when working and
volution in 40 seconds. They are fitted with the Vickers patent Reflex recuperator which removes surplus host from the kiln product and in conjunction with the new tame of this surplus heat, to dry the coal air-swept coal grinding mill uses before it is used in the kiln. `Both of these improvements in the manu facture of portland cement have been developed by Vickers-Arm-
stronga.
Another important section of the cement industry calls for the use of stone-crushing plants; wo recent
supplied to a new cement works
CRIMINAL SESSIONS
ARGYLLS PRIVATE ON TRIAL
TO-MORROW.
HONG KONG STOCK MARKET.
CROUCHER & CO.'S DAILY REPORT.
There are three canes for trial at cluding the Yaumat: murder case, this month's Criminal Sessions, in-
There was a fair amount of trad month owing to the absence of Dr. some attention; several riaes have who had to be postponed lasting to-day, most stocks receiving Kenneth Uttley, an important wit dlso to be recurdod
ness.
Unions, after sales at $600, are
August Banks also, after small wanted at 8810, with sales at 8020
sales at $1,005, were better at $2,005,
Wharves wore firmer at $167.50 and Providents at 93.80,
at 10 am, when two of the cases The Sessions will open tomorrow will be heard. Pts. Alexander land Highlanders, will stand his Paddum, of the Argyll and Buther-
trial before the Puins Judge (Mr.
Hotels continue in good demand, Justice Lindsell) on charges of robbery with violence and common
sales being effected at $17.25 cash. assault. The offences are alleged and 17.00 August. Lands aro to have been committed on May 19nted at 208.60 and Humphreys at in Nathan Road, Kowloon, the com-1
621.80 cash and 822 August. plainant being a married woman aamed Wong So Lin
Ewos came to business at Tis. 14:40 August. Trams are still offer- ing at 891.40 and Talophones nt $37.00, Electrici are in favour "gain at $81.76.
Ices are, wanted at 85.25 and Cements at $20.75.
Dairy Farms, after sales at $32, were sold at 831.50. Watsons are better at 815.25,
Two men are concerned in the second case which will be heard by the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp). To Lak and. Tung Chau Fun are charged jointly with being in possession of paper intended to resemble and pass Gg. revenue paper, while there is an additional ment against To Lak only. charge of uttering a forged docu-
The murder trial is fixed for Mon-BREWERY FOR HONG KONG. day, June 22, before the Chief Justice. This case was originally fixed for trial last month and ad-
TO START NEXT MARCH.
journed for a week, when it was. discovered that the medical witness had left the Colony on a holiday without the leave of the Court. It was accordingly put over until
of the Daily Fress, one of the Interviewed by a representative Directors of Brewers and Distillers, Limited, the Hong Kong stated yesterday that the Company hoped to commenced the manufac ture of beer in Hong Kong by the
ed on April 16, this year and is now long and 4 feet wide, this machine Cheung, who is charged with the month of March, 1932.;~
fitting out at Barrow
murder of Kau Shuk at Yaumati on April 1. Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instruct- ed by Messrs, Deacons, has been assigned for the defence.
in Derbyshire a stone crusher of the the present Sessions. Accused is jew type with an opening 6 feet Wong Cheung, alias Wong Sik cry and armaments. In fact the man' in the street invariably, asso-
takes rocks the size of an ordinary ciates the firm with armaments;
office desk and crushes them down and considering that almost every
Two other vessels now being fitted
to six-jach pieces at a rate of 5 tons nation has been supplied without are, of especial interest, I refer
per minute. This machine weighs equipment by Vickers at some time, to the two new P. & O. liners, the 140 tons and this attitude is not surprising.
driven by a 230 "Strathaird" and the "Strath-horse-power motor. "It is however not so well known pelled by Turbo Electric machin navar." These two vessels are pro
thub, during the last twelve years, gaining a place in a field, which
this organisation has succeeded in /y; they will accommodate 1,100 to the Green Island Cement Co.'s
formerly had remained outside ite scope; that is to say, in commercial ship-building and en gineering, and this during a period when the so called "heavy indus. were in a depressed con-
tries " dition.
Specialized Branch, o! Industry. Armament work is an exception ally specialized branch of industry and is one which calls for a large amount of capital in order to provide the plant and building necessary to porduce such highly technical producte as armaments.
on
passengers and are in every way magnificent additionato. their
owners' fleet.
At our yard at Walker-on-Tyne, the Monarch of Bermuda," buils for Messrs. Furness Withy, is now fitting out. This vessel is designo- ed to run a luxury, servion from the West Indies to America and the ship is equipped with sil modern appliances both for navigation and the comfort of passengers: she is fitted out to passengers and is of 20,000 tone register,
accommodate 820
Marine Engineering.
these being the
would like to revert for a moment Before leaving this section I
plant. This plant is being entire ly supplied by Vickers-Armstrongs and includes the buildings, machin cry, electrical equipment, and all mechanical plant, the only exclud ed item being the concrete founda tions. This contract is one of the largest over secured in the Far East by a British firm.
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"Aeroplate Engines. Amongst other interesting com mercial work carried out at Bar row, I would mention the manufac- ture of aeroplane engine cylinders which involve the use of the most modern metalurgical and mechani- eal processes.
Prior to the war and, of course, turbines and boilers for most of the The reciprocating engines, steam during "the war, nothing but
Mining equipment is also made, vessels built were also constructed. armament work was undertaken,
including oil-well tools we have Some of these vessels were supreeeatly supplied a South African the general commercial field being loft severely alone. The end of the plied with oil engines, amongst nine with a winder drum, 30 feet war and the subsequent economics
"Moveria" in diameter, which weighes 10 tons. and the * Modavia ” for the Vickers-Gill Axial Flow pumps armaments practiced by all Donaldson Line, the "Narragan- are also supplied; one of these nations, had a very serious reaction sett" for the Anglo-American pumps has been running for two on British firms who had made a Co., and engines for the "Ondo speciality of this work, and it was Maru" the latter being the first evident that if these firmare to
Japanese motor-ship. keep their valuable workshops open, some other classes of work would have to be undertaken to augment the meagre armament orders then offering.
years in the Fen district at Home, pumping 25 tons of water per minute against a head of a feet. Reverting for a moment to tur- This type of pump is particularly bine driven ships, I would like to suitable for dealing with large say that we have succeeded in quantities of water, against a low developing a new form of toothed head, such as occurs in irrigation gear for the reduction gear between and similar propositions. They Now. workshops, in which war the turbine and propeller shafts; will also pump highly concentrated. vessels and their equipment are this gear is named the Vickers Buids and fluids containing solid onstructed, are obviously capable Bostock Bramley Enveloping Tooth matter. We have recently received of being used economically for!
Gear, and it has the valuable pro-an order from Egypt for several merchant shipbuilding and heavy engineering work, and it was toperty of carrying double the load large pumps of this type.
to that which the ordinary Involute these branches of industry that Tooth will carry. It has been Vickers-Armstrongs, at Barrow-in- Furness, decided to look for suit, adopted by several shipping com-
able. work.
Now the addition of these in
panies.
POLICE RECRUIT ATTACKED.
WEST POINT HOOLIGAN GAOLED.
The necessary machinery has been ordered and is expected to arrive. in the Colony shortly. The factory is to be at Sam Cheng on the Castle Peak Road and at the mo- ment the large area of sea front which the Company is reclaiming is almost completed."
The factory's engineers are Mesura, Skods of Prague, Czesko' Slovika, and the local architects are Mesars. Leigh & Orango. It is P.CWeare, a European police anticipated that everything will be holligans in First, Second and over a hundred hands will be em- recruit, was attacked by some in working order by March next and Third Streets, in the slum district of West Point, when he attempted ployed when it is in full swing. to clear these thoroughfares on Monday,
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BIG REDUCTION IN BAIL.
OLD ASSOCIATES FALL OUT.
'One of his assailants, in an before his friends, actually grappled endeavour to play the bold man with the constable. In the struggle, the latter dropped his revolver and but for the timely arrival of a die- would have been dispossessed of it trict watchman, who lost no time.
The case in which Wong King Ng in assisting him in arresting the and Lai Kam, formerly employed apparent ringleader. This man- ro- sisted violently and bit the con Bonham Strand East; were charged at the Sun Tai Cheong firm, 129, stable on the wrist and chest when being taken to the Station.
with having, on various dates be- Inspector MeWalter, who 'pro-tween March 28 and June 1, stolen out stated in Court yesterday certain articles from the shop, came that it was possible that the men were trying to take advantage of up before Mr. E. H. Williams the new constable.
again yesterday. Charges of hav to prisen for two months.
P.C. Weare's assailant was sent ing embezzled $47.71 and, 824.88 on différent dates were also preferred against the first defendant,
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Steel castings up to 25 tona are made for the stems, stern frames and rudders of ships and iron castings up to 30 tons in weight learn that, the top half, casing of are made. It may interest you to one of the turbines of H.M.S. Lion, when completed, weighed tons.
I am afraid that this subject may ing to some of you, but I think have proved somewhat uninterest- that son will agree that very valu
ble national work has been done by Vickers-Armstrongs in convert- ing their plant to commercial work, Condensing and. plants aro a very important section to compete in the World's markets de-aeratoring ne by se doing they have been able
and have been able to provide of modern steam electrio generating for thousands of British work stations. This plant is also made people. (Applause.) at Barrow and we recently supplied 30 large evaporators to the Im- perial Chemical Industries Ltd. for
Tees, ANG ANAK
In connection with the St. John's
accumulators 14 foot in diameter ing announcement!--
Mr. H. L. Dennys appeared for the complainant firm, while Mr. M. A. da Silva was for the defence. Detective-Sergeant Flattery appear. od on behalf of the police.
Giving the facts of the case, Mr. Dennys said that the complainant and first defendant were, share- holders in the firm which carried on business in Chinese paper. The latter was chief buyer and general assistant. Inter the firm got into was sold to a syndicate which was difficulties and the whole business
represented by the complainant.
T
WAS IC-
The first defendant Land Engineering.
Flag Day
engaged by the syndicate as Double acting horizontal engines terests to the firma's activities,
buyer. During his absence in Wu- using the waste gas from iron and
Ambulance Brigade's Flag Day, to chow, he appointed Tam Chung meant that specialists had to be steel, works for generating electrio their power station at Stockton-on-be held on June 24, the Hon. Mr. manager. Sometimes in April the engaged for each particular branch,
power have been supplied. Of all | We have also constructed" steara
WE. L. Shenton made the follow-two defendants started a small shop and by so doing Vickers have placed commercial activities undertaken in themselves in the position of being
The Rotary Club is asked to in the same line of business, being and 80 feet long for the Ruth's take charge able to undertake the actual design cement industry probably offers the
regard to land work, the Portland Steam Accumulator Co.
of 18 collecting at the time in the employ of of new types of plant to suit widest scope on secount of the metallurgical research work at Stations from 8 am to 11 sm.
A very interesting piece of Collectors are required to be at the
stations, all centrally situated the complainants. Sometime later clients particular requirements and
certain articles were discovered. oxtreme suitability of the Burrow Barrow has led to the development Fifty Ladies are necessary for missing and when questionad about to experiment with a view to the works for the manufacture of the known as P.M.G. This alloy re
of a new non-ferrous alloy which is this purpos improvement of the clients existing very heavy and specialised machin places the usual bronzes and gun- lady friends and try to secure their been
Will members interview their
them, defendants said they had plants. Clients are thus certain of ery used in the manufacture of metal, and in a test witnessed by help. Having done this, members
temporarily borrowed." getting soryice în the fullest sense Portland cement. The machinery a ich Admiralty representativo are asked to send names and ad- the second defendant was dis- After evidence had been taken, a 21-inch ball valve, having a wall. of the word and can have full-confused in this industry is, without only 3/16 nch thick, did not burst
dresses of ladies to Botarian FH- fidenos that their, propositions have doubt, heavier than that used in until a pressure of 4,700 lbs per -the same, seal of completeness that any other commercial undertaking was observed until the actual frac post on Thursday, June 18, fendant was remanded until Friday, square inch roached No leakage 96 feet in ture occurred,
armdment clients have always en-Rotary Kilns medaur joyed.
kkaan kota diameter and 328
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