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Some of the numerous applica- Statistics recently issued give tions of photo-electric cells are be the total imports of iron and steeling demonstrated in a particularly to the Tees for the five montha pad effective manner in a special exhibit ing March 31 at 3,141 tons, com- at the Science Museum, South Ken- prising 1,335 tons of pig-iron; 1,640 aington, London, S.W.7. The de- tons of crude sheet bars. billete, velopment of the calls themselves blooms and slabs; and 2,167 tons of is illustrated by exhibits of histori- plates, bars, angles, rails, sheets cat and modern types, and the ap- and joists. For the same months aplications are shown by means of year ago the unloadings reached working models or full-size, ap 69,543 tons, comprising 4,500 tons paratus. A buzzer sounds, for in of pig-iron: 60,772 tons of crude stance, when the visitor walks sheet bars, &c., and 4,306 tons of through a beam of infra-red rays. plates, bars, angles, &c.,; while and a door opens ahead of him for the corresponding per-war when he breaks a visible beam în period of 1913-1914 the imports passing though an open gateway. amounted to 31,268 tone, comprising In this sa the door is opened by 54 tons of pig-iron, 19,070 tons of means of one of the elector-hydrau crude sheet bars, &c., and 11,242 lic" Thrustora, made by Messrs. The British Thomson-Houston Com- tons of plates, bars, angles, &c.
Continued stendy recovery of pany, Limited, Rugby. The Thrus- trade is indicated by the official re- tor is, of course, operated by a turns of iron and steel shipped photo-electric cell through a relay. from the Tees last month. Those of pig-iron was the Inrgest for the past The automatic lighting and ex- twelve months, chiefly due to a sub- tinguishing of street lamps and the stantial increase in the deliveries lamps in a telephone kiosk is de to Scotland. Londings of manufac monstrated by a model in which tured iron and steel for March the effects of daylight and darkness were slightly heavier than the re- are produced by electric lamps, con- tura for February, Total ship trolled by a rheostat which the visi ments last month reached 31,866 tar, con operate for himself. An- tons, compared with 23,580 tons in other interesting exhibit is a model February. Scotland Was the showing the counting of packages, In rgest receiver of pig-iron intravelling on a band conveyor. In March, taking 10.116 tons of the this case, the packages pass through 18.403 tons shipped. Hong Kong, a beam of light which normally with an import of 201 tons, was the falls on to a photo-electric cell, and chief purchaser of the 1,555 tons the current variation in the latter of manufactured iron cleared last is made to operate a relay which, month. Of the 14,846 tons of steel in turn, operates a counter of the loaded, the principal buyers were: cyclometer type. The use of photo- Union of South Africa, 1,725 tons; electric cells for daylight recording Portuguese East Africa, 1,828 tons; and for photometric work is illus and India, 1,470 tons-Engineering trated by suitable apparatus, and their rather less obvious applica tion for the measurement of irregu- lar areas, such as animal skins, is shown by a model. In this, the ekin is placed in front of a uni formly illuminated screen, so that Messrs. The Hunslet Enginet cuts off some of the light which Company Limited, Leeds, have re-normally falls on a photo-electric ceived an order from the Chinese cell. The latter is connected to a Government Purchasing Commis- galvanometer, the deflection of sion
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One other piece of apparatus. which may be mentioned, in conclu sion, is intended for use in conner- tion with automatic telephone sys tems. As normally arranged, the fact that the wanted number is engaged or anobtainable is indicat- ed by a periodic buzz and a con- inuous buzz, respectively, but with the apparatur exhibited, the calling subscriber hears the words "Nam. ber engaged," or "Number unol- tainable," clearly spoken. For this purpose the speech waves are photo. graphed on to 'n strip of trans- narent.celluloid by a method simi- Jar to that employed in talking: films. The celluloid strip is attach ed to the periphery of a metal disc and arranged that a beam of light passes through the strip on to' n photo-electric cell; which, in the demonstration apparatus, is con- nected through an amplifier to 0 loud speaker. When a called num- ber is engaged or unobtainable the disc is automatically rotated. SO that the appropriate portion of the sound record passes between the light source and the cell. Thus, the words are heard instead of 'the buzz, and any possibility of mistake is obviated. The exhibition was opened to the public on March 25. and will remain open for three months.-Engineering.
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city, and since the development of low the barrage, and the effect of the National Electricity Board's inundations which now take place "Grid" system the scheme has in the upper estuary would be more favourable chance of success. greatly reduced. The social value" Tho Committee therefore put for of the scheme would be consider
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station to generate 2,207 million to complete the work; the number units of electricity, Owing to the i
nction of the tides the power would of men employed rising from
TO BE RE-OPENED. Preparations are being made by the Kiangai Provincial Government for the resumptios of work in the collieries at Fengkiang, 10 miles west of Yukan on the southern shore of Paoyang Lake, northern Kiange. According to reports of
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For many years suggestions have vary and be intermittent, and a in the first year to 27,000 in the kiang coalfield is estimated to con tain 80 million tons of coal and been made that the waters of the secondary storage schede was thirteenth year. The cost of the lines would be with easy access from Nanchang, river Severn should be harnessed also proposed. The energy neces-actual power station, reservoir and Krukiang and Juichow could be and exploited, and seven years ago sary to pump water to the reservoir transmission operated at good profit. It is un- a Severn Barrage Committee of the in the secondary scheme would r 196, 498,475 ; but in addition it in derstood that the authorities are English Economic Advisory Coun- duce the actual output to 1,630 mil i proposed to miškės road and a rail. considering the construction of a cil was appointed to enquire into lion units. Tests have been made, way bridge over the river and to light railway, dykes, and other the practicability of the proposals and the Committes are satisfied build additional dock accommode works for the efficient exploitation made. The water power would be that navigation would not be ham- tion involving a further expendi- 1of the mines.
used for the generation of electri- pered seriously either above pr be-lture of about £19,000,000,