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Interior Decoration-Modern Furniture
"ATHENA"
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TAI-PING BUILDING, 4TH FLOOR, 16, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.
To create a room, or an entire home, which expresses not the art of the decorator, but the individuality of the client-not alone to assem ble choice pieces in harmonious relationship, but to infuse each interior with the spirit of the owner this is, invariably, our conception of the commissions entrusted to us. We invite discussion of your problems.
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HONG KONG ĐAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1932.
ENGINEERING AND
EAST AND WEST
EARLY PARSONS TURBINES. Į the Five Year Plan, while the pro- duction of lead had also reached Two direct-current furbogenera the figure fixed for 1933. On the tors constructed by Messrs. C. A. other hand, the progress made by Parsons and Company, Limited, as heavy industry had not been 08 long ago as 1807, for the electric rapid as the economic interests of lighting of Haggerston Castle, in the country required. The coal and Northumberland, have just been ro metal industries were unable to moved owing to the dismantling of carry out their respective program. mos, but a distinct improvement the castle. Those early machines had been noticed during the last developed 24 kw. and 80. kw., ro- few months. The organisation of spectively, at 3,500 r.p.m., deliver the railway and river transport ser ing currant at a pressure of 100 to vicos was not satisfactory, and this 150 volts, at that time a very wids was having an adverso offech on the range of voltage. The turbines other branches,of national activity." normally worked condensing, with The difeultios ancountered in in- a vacuum at full load of 25 or 26 dustry and the transport services in. Haggerston Castle was the seat were mainly due to inadequate or of the late Christopher John Loyganisation, the absence of personal land, one of the original directors responsibility, the equalisation of of the Parsons Marine Steam Tur wages, faulty management, and a bine Company.
relaxation of labour discipline..
HEATING OF CABLES CON. NECTED TO LAMP HOLDERS
RECENT ENGINEERING CONTRACTS.
Owing to the high operating tem. perature of the filament and the Limited, Stamford, have received a Messrs. Blackstone and Company, presence of gas in the bulb, tas contract for the supply and erec neck and cap of a gas-filled incan despent lamp reach much higher tion of the whole of the machinery temperatures than those of vacuum required for pumping crude sewage lamps. The result is that the first and storm water at the Suginton inch or so of the connecting, honda Pumping station of the City of Not. often becomes hot enough to cause tingham. The contract provides the rubber insulation to deteriorate, for the supply of four 9-in, and and there is, in consequence, a risk two 12-in. Blackstone Unchokeable that short-circuits may occur in the crude-sewage pumpe, together with holder. The rate at which this dea 3-in. general-purpose pump. The terioration takes place depends on pumps will be electrically driven the temperature, but as a result of and controlled by font-operated comprehensive tests made by a Sub- automatic switch gear. Committee of the Electrical Ro- search. Association, it has been found that this temperature de ponds on a number of variables, among which the most important are the effect of the design of ene
Mesars. Vickers Armstrongs, Limited, Vickers House, Broadway, London, S.W.L,, have received an order for one of their Cardon- Loy tractor trucks from His Highness the Nawab of Bahawal-
Менита.
ing on the dissipation of the pur hent, the amount of heat flowing
Ruston and Hornsby, through the cap of the lamp to Limited, Lincoln, have received the holder and the temperature of from the Russian Clovernment an the hot air in the convection cur order for 100 vertical oil engines ranis rising from the lamp. An ap for the equipment of new Ashing: paratus has been developed to chessels.
abla then convection currents to be Messrs. The British Thomson- shown on a screen and photograph-Houston Company, Limited, Rug- ed, while attempla are being made to discover the bees method of ro ducing the temperature rise.
SHIPPING CONTRACTS.
A contraes has been placed with Alexander Stephen & Sons, Ltd., of Glasgow, for a cargo vessel of be tween 7,000 and 8,000 tons dead. weight to the order of French
owners.
Ardrossan Dockyard, Ltd. have. received an order for a paddle steuner for river service abroad The compound engines are to he constructed by M'Kio & Baxter, Paisley.
Messrs Lobaitz & Co., Renfrew, have secured a contract for a rock- busting vessel for foreign owserą,
PROGRESS WITH SOVIET FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
by, have obtained from the London, Midland and Scoltish Railway Company an order for six 1,5000. kw, rotary converters,, with starting panula and transformers. Thess machines are required in connection with the increased traffe on the will be installed in ench of the sub- Euston-Watford line, and one unit stations at Camden, Bushey, Stone- bridge Park, Dalston, Willesden, and West End Lans. Each of the new machines will be rated 1,500 kw., 830 volts, 25 cycles, 500 r.p.m. Further, in connection with the change-over at Birmingham from 25 to 50 cycles, "The British Thomson-Houston
18 Gompany been awarded the contract for the reconstruction of six rotary con verters, three at Cheapside and three at Court-road substations,
at
Messrs. The Westinghouse Brnkc and Saxby Signal Company. Limited, 9 York-rond, Kings Cross, London, N.I., have received orders from the Southern Railway Company for the supply of materi Mr. Weinberg, Assistant Secrual for the new signalling installa tary of the Genera) · Council oftion at Brighton. These comprise Trade Unions of the Soviet Union, all-electric locking frames, illumin gated recently that both the petroated diagrams, peint machines, Teum and the electrical engineering colour-light. signals, &c. This ma trades had already completed the terial will complete the light-signal programms laid down for them in syalom from Coulsdon to Brighten. -
PNEUMATIC-TYRED RAIL COACHES.
SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT IN FRANCE.
TYRE MILEAGE OF 20,000 OBTAINED.
branch lines where a frequent ser vice of small units might be expect. ed to attract a good deal of patron- ago. It will be obvious that with pneumatic tyras" the weight of the irchiele must be cut down, to the minimum. This has been necom-, plished by adopting construction approaching in design to the body. work of aeroplanca, with the result that the weight is kept, down to 126 cwt. loaded, or 123 cwt. per wheel.
The tyre takes, of course, a Tho Chemins de Ferdo l'Est have special form and consists of a just put into service 30 rail motor-straight-sided tyre held in position, conches fitted with pneumatic tyres, against wide inner flange by a The vehicles carry 4 passengers and removable ring. The size is. 33 in. have an overall length of 42 ft. 8by 4 in., and it is inflated to n in. They are carried on 10 wheels, pressure of 85 lb. per square inch, in two groups of six and four, resThe wheels are of the disc type, pectively. The front group of giz with 25 in, by 4 in, rims, detach has a wheel base of 8 ft. 84 Fable from the brake drums, Inside in, and of these, Jour are the tyre there is a solid rim which driving wheels, the main drivers will support the load in the event boing coupled to the "Tending axlej of the "tyro being deflated. If w of the bagle by roller chain. The puncture or burst oecura, this 'ar- trailing wheels of this bogie merely rangement prevents the wheel from act as onrrying wheels. The en-dropping more than in. A spare ging unit, is a Panhard-Levassor can be put on in about five minutes, model of 27 h.p. capacity. The and
the system of lamps on trailing wheels are arranged in a drivers' dashboard shows when any bogie of 4 ft. 7 in. wheel base. The tyre has lost 14 b, pressure. The coach has a central compartment, tyro mileage no far obtained is 21 ft. long, for passengers, two stated to be about 20,000. luggage compartments, and at the front end a driver's and angino compartment. The luggage com
space.
62. m.p.k.
partment provides 210 ou fl. of maximum speed of about 02 m.p.b., The engine and goare givea
with an average of 86 mp.. for, Outcome of Experiments." long runs, and 34 m.j.h., for runs with frequent stops. The adhesion This model is the outcome of a with such tyres is about three times series of experiments by the Miche- that of the ordinary steel tyre and in Tyre Company to produce a rail, so that there is no dificulty lightweight vehicle fitted with pneu about cutting down weight and matio tyres suitable for 1780 on still retaining power of high ac-
BUILDING
These
HOSPITAL.
STOCKHOLM UNIONing demande of next generation. It is expected that the whole project. will be completed before the and of five years frone now, and the total coat of construction is estimated at
TO SURPASS FAMOUS CITY HALL.
LARGEST BUILDING PROJECT OF CITY IN GENERATION,
well above 20 million kronor"
· (£1, 111, 112). Wien entirely com- ploted the new, un on hospital will the city of Stockholm during this be the laayoso building crooted in
generation,
Maternity Wards,
alexation and braking. conches are, in fact, itatud to AC colerate to 50 m.ph. from resim a distance of 650 yards, and can be on wet rails or in 40 yards on dry 'stopped from 60 mph. in 60 yards
The final decision for the building rails, Such performers would, of Stockholm's new Central Hox- In this connection t has been (of course, not be possible with steel-pital surpassing the famous Cityfoned that the most urgent need of
provided in forward and reverse. construction, will be taken within mothers. tyred stock. The same speeds are Hall in size as well as in cost of hospital borths is for prospective Owing to the prevalent The performance is given as 14 the near future. The constantly tendency of living in small modern miles to the gallon.
growing population necessitating apartments where no propor care sore hospital berths is forcing an can be given to the mothers these early decision on the part of the are turning in a constantly grow- City Fathers for the construction of
ing degres the hospitals wishing the long "planned union hospital to take advantage of their staff of that will fully answer present re- ; skilled" physicinus, modern comfort quiroments and even meet the grow and sanitary conveniences.
The vehicles are said to be very story, quiet in running, and rom fortable, shocks from rail joints. eto, being completely absorbed The couch is designed. To be run by the driver only.
Maison Marnac, Ltd.
Gloucester Building
Dress Designer from
Patou, Paris.
We are showing a wonder- ful and glowing array of
new evening styles--sleek,
suave and ruffled.
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Sincere's Stock-Taking Sale
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Hartmann Wardrobe Trunks I.K. $120, (Gold $30) ` Belber Cabin -Trunks, 40′′ ¦ ̈
H.K. $49.50 (Gold $12.50) Sewards Wardrobe Suitcases 82′′ H.K. $55.00 (Gold $13.50); Chinese Made, Leather Suitcases 24′′
H.K. $8.50 (Gold $2.10)
WHETHER you are about to travel or already in course of travelling, you may need some new or additional Trunks or Bags."
It may be of interest to you to know that American trunks are sold here at lower prices than in U.S.A..
This is specially true during the Sincere's Stock-taking Sale now in progress.
Call for numerous other Bargains!
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