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THE EXPRESS LIFT CO., LTD.
WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE BUSINEES OF
SMITH, MAJOR & STEVENS, LTD.
EXPRESS SMS
LIFTS
MODERN LIFTS
FOR
MODERN BUILDINGSTM
SPEEDY RELIABLE SERVICE
FOR DETAILS APPLY TO
THE G.E.C., QUEEN'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD.
EVERYTHING SEC
ELECTRICAL
Copyrięce.
Taurive Licensees
Members of the C.M.A.
Specify
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1932.
ENGINEERING AND
BUILDING
WATER WORKS FOR HIGH ELECTRICITY RATES MAKING CALCUTTA
SAN FRANCISCO'
COAST RANGE TUNNEL
San Francisco,-The Const Range Tannel, which it is anticipated will be completed next year, forms the
CALL OUT OIL LAMPS
·IN U.S.
of
Richmond, Va.-Thousands North Carolina people, who former- ly used electricity for lighting their
BEAUTIFUL
WORK OF IMPROVEMENT
TRUST
SINGAPORE ENGINEERING FIRM
CHAIRMAN ADMITS LOSS OF $500,000
NEW ENTERPRISES
and services which we have avail- able, in the reasonable hope that in return we may rely upon an in orrasing, measure of support from the industries concerned.
Bangkok Interests,
As the last general meeting. I referied to the negotiations whieli were then proceeding with a view to the more ecmomical operation. of our interests in Bangkok. The Singapore. Although dividends of 7 per cent. on the preference been that our business in Bangkok I result of these negotiations has and 24 per cent. on the ordinary way merged with that of the Bang kok Dock Co., Ltd., wherein wo
In beautifying the city, the Cal-shares were approved at the annual
last link of the Hench Hetchy water homes, have gone back to the nsa cutta Improvement Trust, states general meeting United Eng hald approximately six-tenths of
Francisco.
supply project for the city of San The system comprises two impounding reservoirs in the Sierra Nevada-Lakes O'Shaug nessy and Eleanor-and 138 miles of gravity aqueduct (about 07 miles in tunnel) leading to the reservoirs | a little to the South of San Fran- cisco. It will give a daily supply
of the old kerosene lamp, because in its Annual Report for the year cers, Ltd., a question by a share- they are no longer able to pay rates 1931-32 that it has spent since it holder drew the information from charged by the power companies, began its operations in 1912 a. the chairmaai that the company had according to Mr. Stanley Winn. 9,58,10,000 on the acquisition of land sustained a loss of $300,000, if de- R.preciation, writing down of stocks borne, of the North Carolina State facluding buildings and
and maintenance of reserves were 2,28,48,000 on engineering worka.
included. Corporation Comunistion.
Only one power company operat- ing in the State has voluntarily cut its rates this year, Mr. Winnbaruc
Roads Improved,
the share capital. The principal factor which dioated our action was that owing to the unfavourable the volume of business available. trade conditions obtaining in Siam
became insufficient to keep both organisations profitably employed.
Business conditions in Sinm in common with other countries have continued unfavourable, and in
of 250,000,000 gallons in the initial said arguing that it would be taken in hand 57.49 miles of road had conto for a change of policy, connection with the working of the
good business for other power com, panies to make rate reductions.
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A number of complaints were voiced at the meeting, Mr. H. L. Up to March, 1931, the Trust had K. Graburn stating that the time
stage of development and of
of which 401 miles have been com- placing at the head a commercial 400,000,000 gallona ultimately..
pleted of which 13.88 miles are of administration, as the technical Bangkok Dock Co., Ltd, no divi- The Coast Range division of the The power companies are pro- 80 feet width and over. An im- men have had quite a good indend was paid by the company for aqueduct runs in a westerly and ducing abundant power, more, in south-westerly direction from Tesia fact, than they can sell at prevail. Provetont effected by the Improverings Objection was also taken the year, ended Dec. 31, 1831. Electricity in Sarawak, portal at 300ft, elevation to Irving- ing rates, and, if they would roducement Trust during the last five years to the manner in which the balanes
We have concluded arrangements ton portal at 310ft, and consists their rates, they would hold their which has met with simultaneous ap. sheet had been drawn up of a continuous tunnel 25 milea customers and at the same time preciation; has been the excavation the intention of withholding from with the Government of Surawak long joined to a second tunnel 31 increase the sale of electric current of the large artificial lake on the us our losses" but. it was pointed whereby we are now participating accounts had been with them in the promotion of a south of Calcutta with its islands out that the miles long by a short length of for domestic purposes," he asserted. and surrounding pleasure grounds made up, as in past years, when public company for the purpose of Creek. The famished tunnel is of has requested the power companies 23 open spaces with a total area of siphon across the valley of Alameda The State Corporation Commission In all the Trust has provided over there had been no complaints.
The chairman, Mr. J. A. Pating the electricity supply under. taking over, organising, and oper
circular section 10ft, in diameter.
It is lined throughout with concrete; to submit statements, with full data
miles tunnel five shafts were sunk
" with
from din. to 2ft. thick. In the 25 as to rates, investments and earn- 773,34 bighas. Of these the lake Strachan, announced that, having takings already established in the area covering 412 bighas of land. Berved 28 years with the company towns of Kuching and Sibu in the Eastern Park with an area of and its predecessors he now wished Sarawak. We accepted the pesi- as bighae and the Cossipur-Chitpur to retire from the East on the re-tion of general manager of theso Open Space with an area of 156 turn from leave next year of the undertakings from Jan. 1, 1932,
bighas have not yet been handed present general manager, Mr. B.
1. Chambers. over to the Calcutta Corporation.
and the scheme of reorganisation. including the installation at Ku- ching of additional plant, is 'bów
Shrinkage of Business. In the course of his speech the completed.
Fruce on points to the tunnel inge, this information being asked grade, and from each shaft a cross with a view to making a survey cut was made in each direction. The which may result in an order for tunnel is 95ft. north of the shafts downward revisions. At the other end of the cross-buts. at a distance of 8010. from the shafts, short lengths of blind tunnel were constructed in each direction' sandstone slacks into running and to provide chambers for battery! charging plant and the storage of in a very short time after exposure, tools and materials. These blind while the shales are in a constant headings will serve for the attack state of movement, as is seen from on the second tunnel, which, when the slickesided fragments into required, will parallel the first at which they break up. A funnel of a distance of 175ft. The deepest shaft is about 760ft and the shal- quicksand, which extended to the was one from the Ahoeritolla Sport. serious reduction in the purchas-specified territories, of span con-
lowest 250ft., and the longest section surface of the ground, was pene
between shafts is 6.2 miles. The geological formations traversed are, trated in one place. very difficult for tunnel work, con-- sisting mostly of shales and various kinds of sandstone, interspersed
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¿Continued, on ntaz Volumna. Y
Methods of Construction.
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Popularity of Parks.
:
The Trust's parks continue to be Chairman said: --
The unfortunate position of the im great demand as playing ground
for athletic clubs of all kinds. staple products of the country, Among the applications received unmely in and rubber, caused a
ing Club for permission to practise ing power of the community and swimming in the lake at the Cos resulted in an unavoidable shrink- sipur-Chitpur Open Space. The two age in the volume of business of all
Rubber Sheels.
Another addition to our activi- ties is the acquisition of the sole right of manufacture and sale, îù «
crote products which are produced under a new and patented process.
our Furthermore, ano. of
ath-
Work on the shafts was begun in football grounds at the Eastern Park departmenta; our werks, being sidiary companies bas recently de- with clays and gouge. Some of the 1927, and in spite of the difficulties were shared by no, fewer than 13 panticularly affected not only by signed and produced new and im- clubs and the five football grounds the practical cessation of demand proved ranchinery for the manufac good progress was made up to June,
at the Cossipur-Chitpur Open Space for new machinery, but by the fall-ture of rubber sheets, which has 1930, in which month nearly one mile of tunnel was driven. In the by..15 clubs. The six tennis courts ing off in requirements for repairproved successful and economical at the Eastern Park were alloted parts and renowals which the cur to six different clubs. The neigh-tailment of production in both the aforementioned industries has en tailed,
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Lamela-Dislampera • Lacquers.
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following month there was an ex- plosion of methane gas, and the remainder of the work has had to į be carried out under the same con- ditions as in fiery mines. A varie ty of tunnelling methods are em-
bourhood of Dhakurin Lake con- tinues to grow in popularity as an evening resort and considerable pub. lio interest has been aroused by the
The incidence of these unfavour able factors has given rise to con- siderable thought on several 'cecas
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in operation and satisfactory sales have resulted. At one of branch establishments another new
and inexpensive maching for the same purpose, but of a tmaller capacity, has passed the experi- mental stages and production should commerce as an early date.
Several civil, structural, elec- entirely closing certain of our trien! and other engineering con. branch works in the interests of progress economy.
wards in connection with the scheme
played, according to the nature of Proposal to extend the lake westsions on the part of your board as the ground, but generally some for developing the area cast of the advisability or otherwise of)
variation of the top-heading me- thod is found suitable. Few sec tions stand without timbering, and
Russa road.
Besides stating the
maintained for so many years
.
The feeling has been, tracts in hand will be completed in bad portions of swelling ground achieved by the Trust in pushing however, that the withdrawnt of during the current year. and even closely spaced sets of 24in, by through various schemes of opening facilities which the company has should prove remunerative, hut the 20in, section have been crushed like out new roads the Report says that would undoubtedly be a handicap adverse conditions which obtain in matchwood. In many places it has the Trust's staff were notively en- to the industries of the country and the staple industries of the country might ultimately prove detrimental, at the present time, coupled with been found essential to place lin- gaged during the year in prelimin to the future interests of the com- the Government scheme of retrench- ment in respect of public works ing by means of the cement gun ary work connected with several, pany.
For the present, therefore, it is and in other directions present an immediately after excavation, and new schemes of importance which
the intention to continue to main unpromising outlook and give cause a thickness up to nearly eft. bas are to be undertaken in the near, tain, with the aid of skeleton staffs for considerable anxiety in regard
as for some time paat, the facilities to the future.
For Constructural Work of Every
been placed in this way, using cal future.-Times of India, cium chloride as an accelerator and steo] reinforcing rings to give some support to the roof lining during Betting. The standard method of lining, where more drastic methods were not necessitated by the char acter of the ground, was with cement placed by the Webb gun. The progress por heading has vari ed from as little as 78ft, a month up to about 800ft,, and the placing of the concrete, lining of the sides and arch up to 5,000ft...
Electricity is the primary source of power for all the work, and is derived from the main Heach Hetchy 102,000 volts transmission line by means of a sub-station, which in turn feeds a 22,000-volt line, about 30 miles long, running the length of the tunnel route. At each shaft and portal transformers provide outront at 440 volts···for power and at 110-220 volts for light- ing, and there are batteries of com. pressors and air blowers (used on: the exhaust system). Motor-driven centrifugal pumps are installed at
LIGHTING & POWER INSTALLATION the foot of each shaft and also half-
by an experienced
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
retained at our Hong Kong Branch-
The General Electric Co. (of China), Ltd.,
QUEEN'S BUILDINGS,
HONG KONG
way up the deepest shaft, while other pumps in the sections of the tunnel and near the headings are driven by compressed air to avoid rink' of fire and to fasilitatə` the placing of the pumps in the posi- tions in which they are wanted. Where possible mucking is effected mechanically by the Conway- mucker, which has been developed. to high degree of officiency for work in confined spaces. In the worst sections only hand labour is possible, progress. being made. al most inch by inch against the nov ing and welling ground Battery locomotives are used for transport, and the skips are tipped into ~ hopper at the foot of the shaft, where the hoist skips are filled,
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