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ENGINEERING AND BUILDING
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THE INTREPID."
The yacht Intrepid was built in Manila in 1997, and fitted with Ra
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM. AT: ATHENS.
PLUMBING FIXTURES.
ELECTRICITY GRIDS
IN EUROPE.
PROGRESS IN FRANCE AND GERMANY.
About the sama tirgo is the passage
Katil; quite recently the numerof the British Act of 1920, which sus types of metal fittings for the made provision for the construction bath room were made of brass and of the national grid and for the con subsoquently nickelplated, Cleaning centration of generation in a much then 'ephstituted an important item reduced number of large power sta in maintenance. The applicationtions, Dr. Oskarvon Miller was of the series of nickle-silver alloys entrusted by the German Ministry" for sanitary purposes is now be of Industry with the task of draw-
8 BHP. Petter Engine ha au The resent successful completion, auxiliary. She is 47 ft. long, 13 by an American firm, of the water Et. benn and a draught of ft, with a tonnage of 21 tons and are supply system of Athens and has just recently concluded a cruise Piraeus, including the mostic maring pressed forward, partly owing ing up a similar scheme for Gor of four months, from Manila in the Philippine islands, to Naples, ble-faced dain at Marathon was This development it described in adopted was that provision should to their non-tarnishing properties. many The basis of calculation Prior to this cruise some thousands marked by the erection at the foot some detail in the June issue, of of milus were done and in the trip of the dam, of a replica of the the Nickle Bulletin (Vol. 4, No.be made for a doubling by 1035 of from Manila to Naples, it is Athenian Treasury at Delphi), which deals with the applica the per capita consumption of
hospitals, railways, and marine in. tion to household fittings, hotels, 230kw, houra recorded in 1927. "It stallations.
was estimated that, pssuming
estimated that woll over 5,000 miles;
'CHINA AND SCRAP METALS.
The issue also contains interest-population of: 63,000,000, the maxi- ing contributions on the nickel-iron mum demand at any moment woulú alloys in low-frequency transfor-
ITALY'S LAND-RECLAMATION PROGRAMME;
mers and the numerous applica- then be 8,550,000kw., equivalent to tions of nickel and its alloys in the 402kw, hours Empress of Britain. Extensive re-would be furnished by 217 power per capita. This ferences to recent work on the an- the value of the issue, which is ab- plication of nickel contribute to stations averaging 41,000kw. tainable from,, the Bureau of In-
German Scheme. formation on Nickel Imperial
The principal divisions--the coun Chemical House, Millbank, Lon-try is divided into 13-are West- don, S.W. 1.
phalia - Rhineland 2,000,000kw.,- Thuringia. Saxony 1,700,000km.. Bavaria 870.000kw., Berlin and dis- trict 700,000kw., and Silonia 020,000kw., all the others boing be Linked with the Italian policy oflox 500,000kw. The scheme involves agriculture, and relief of unem 5,640,000kw.,cf which 2,160,000kw, population increase, promotion of the construction of new generating ployment is the policy of land re will be hydro-electric stations of stations with a total capacity of
farm lands on a large scale. This turni storage, and pumped storage), policy contemplates the reclamation 11,840,000kw. will be steam stations for agricultural purposes, during a fired with lignite, and 1,750,000kw. period cf 14 years, of about
coal-burning steam mission lines, 5,000,000 acres of swamp or waste including the strengthening of some land. It is the greatest project existing lines, is contemplated. Of ever undertaken for the permanent these 2015km, will be double-circuit betterment of Italy's economic life. 93,000-volt routes (partly of 400
were covered, during which time the Through this building access is engine ran splendidly often under gained to the observation galleries adverse conditions and with the knowledge that she was overlonded. I of the dam, The installation carried out by the agents for the Philippine Islands (Measrs. Fredk. Wilson & Co.) of Messrs. Petter & Co.
Chin one of the world's ENGINEER AND MISSIONARY. largest markets for scrap metais, Problems of traffic and transport The United States has a fair pro were the life interest of the late portion of this trade, but all things Mr. Philip Bartt, whose death oe equal, importers seem to prefer carred at the age of 98, on Juno European scrap. Generally speak 8, at Harpenden. In 1877 he joined ing. European scrap in offered in the old North Eastern Railway, lots with narrower tolerance than and when he retired in 1914, was the American wire shorts being Chief Traffic Manager. He was offered in bundles of "specided one of the founders of the Institute length and of not more than five of Transport, and for a long period stated diameters, for example. lems at the London School of Britain in standard "rectangular was, Lieturer on Transport Prob-Plate cuttings are supplied from Economics. He wrote a number of shapes only, while aint of this books on these problems, including material from the United States in-clamation and improvement three categories (natural flow, na- "Principal Factors in Freight cludes a variety of sizes and shapes Train Operating" and "Railway and the edges vary widely Electrification and Trafic Pro- lems." A member of an old Quaker. Lincolnshire family. Mr. Burtt's interest. in foreign missions was evi-j denced by visits to China in 1000-10 and 1929-30, and to India in 1920, on behalf of Quaker mission work: China Committee for 23 years, and
vides for the complete reclamation conductor gretion), 1.345km. will paid particular attention to the
of waste lands, including works of be single circuit 220.000-volt routes, welfare of Chinese students in this
The manufacture of household-up irrigation and drainage, filling in, and the remainder country and at his London home pliances in France has developed construction of communication lines or lines of 80.000 volts and kept open house for them. In 100 since 1920 to such a point that to-- facilities, and, in fact, the estab he received from the Chinese Gov day about three-fourths of the lishment of entirely new communi-mated at about £160,000,000, and it
upwards. The total cost is esti ernment a First Class Order of domestic demand is satisfied by ties. with villages, farm houses, is believed that the combination of Chin Ho na a token of appreciation French articles. Paris is the cen and all necessary, facilities. This water power and steam stations. of his work for Anglo-Chineseter of the electrical manufacturing work will involve an expenditure which will lo interconnected, will friendship.
industry and most of the factories of approximately $420,000,000 by enable current to be produced at specializing in household devices the Government. the remaining less than 0.20. a unit, are located in this region. Lyonsfunds to be provided by the Pro has four factorics making electric vinces and the landowners. vacuum cleaners, Strasbourg is a regional centre for the production of electric stoves and water he ters, while Lille has a national and expurt, trade in its electric washing machines,
FRENCH HOUSEHOLD
APPLIANCES,
The last few years have witnessed
He was a member of the Friends' in steady and growing demand in The law of December 24, 1928, pro- sq. mm, and partly of 300.8 mm..
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ELECTRICITY IN AGRICUL TURE.
"In France."""
110,000-volt
The Government has been active M. J. Mathivet, in arrecnt. isme also in:xecuting other projects of cf the Revue Générals, do public works, involving largo ex- Electricité, expresses the opinion penditures and embracing all that the various parts of France. types, including roads, water werk. are as well situated in regard- to port facilities, railways,.. nque ; electricity supply na the sub-divi- ducts, sanitary systems, bridges, sions of the Reich. He also s tunnels, schools, hospitals, public, serts that the average consumption buildings, and workmen's dwell per inhabitant in France is already. ings.
300kw, hours and that. It will cer tainly, reach, 500kw, hours by 1835.. Thanks to the manner in which, during the past 30 years, the French
One of the features of this year Royal, Agriculture show was the fore to take the form of star Government has cooperated by the: increase in the number of electrical with its centre in Paris and all the loan of engineers from the Mines. machines for use in agriculture.routes directed towards Paris from Department, the Department of anu, in this connection, the Gen the hydro-electric and steam sta Ronds and Bridges, and other eral Electric Co. has a noteworthy tions in other parts of the country bodies, the different electricity un- display. Witton electric mctor's linked up by a belt line surround-dertakings have worked on & com- were shown for driving food pre-ing the capital. There is already men bass in constructing their paring machinery sue has chaff cut-a 60,000-volt ring round Paris, but networks and in arranging their ters, grinders, kibblers, cake break an cuter ring of 220,000 volts is tariffs. ers etc., as well as for pumping and required to facilitate exchange of threshing Of particular interest energy between the. Parts system. was the portable farm "Drumoters, and the provincial areas and br France enjoys an advantage over which should make a strong ap tween the power stations of the Germany in that it is easier to ex peal by reason of its ense of trans-south and those of the north and change energy between the hydro portation and simple design. Then, east.
electric stations of the contro and
Importance of Paris..
as an example of the most up to In the centre and scuth an im- south and the steam stations of the date practice in self-contained elec-portant network is almost complete, north and east, because the prin- trically operated food prepafing Troyes. is a nodal point of consi- cipal consuming aren: Paris, is at machinery, there was a directderable importance with high-ton- the heart of the national network, coupled drive for barn machinery.sien lines radiating towards Paris, whereas in Germany both Berlin For the poultry farm, there were the Belgian frontier, Lorraine, Al- and Hamburg are well outside the many specialities, including light-sace, Marseilles, and the Mareges-national interconnexion
ayatzu ing fixtures for poultry houses, La Mativia-Viviez-Brommat group. The French network ought there electric brooders, egg testers and of power stations,
Montmred on previous column.}
so cn. Another interesting item was demonstration of G.E.C
electric soil heating cable installed for providing bottom beat in a garden frame.
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•@ BRITAIN'S SILK MILLS.
British mills engaged in spin- ning silk and silk-mixed yarns at. present humber about 80 and have approximately $50,000 spindles; those weaving silk.or silk-mixture fabrics total approximately 20 und: possons about 10,000 silk Troms while the total- of all kinds of looms is estimated at 30,000. Mits producing silk-and silk-mixed host--| cry are estimated to number 60 and possesа 23,000 knitting machines. In the 80 establishments devoted. chiefly to the output of silk "sp. parel there are about 14,000 knit- ting machines and an appropriate. number of hand or power driven. sewing and other machines,
Figures published by the Minis- try of Labour indicate that the estimated number of insured per- sona, aged 10 to 64, employed in the manufacture of silk yarn and silk and rayon fabrics on silk” looms, during March, 1031, totaled 49,400, of which 17,750 were males and „31,710 females“ ~On the basis of the" average number of employees per establishment it was calculated that the distribution of persons employ ed in all branches of the industry "WAH" EN TOTIowa: Silk and nick-mix- ture fabrics, 40,000; silk and "aille- mixture yarn 20,000 hostery, 42,000; wearing appared, 30,000 lace and embroidery, 5,000.
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