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Message Receipts For January 1934
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An index number will be issued in time for publication an the 20th of each month, and as the course of these traffic re-
indication ceipts has always afforded a valuable
of world trading and commercial activity. It is hoped that, in addition to providing an indication of the Company's trafie for its stock- holders, it will be found of value to observers of world economic conditions,
Index Numbers »
These index numbers represent the estimated monthly re- ceipts from traffic as related to comparable trame in the year 1829: It should be noted that since 1929 the operation in var dous overseas areas has been taken over at different dates py the local associated companies, and the total figures for 199 100, taken for purpose of comparison in establishing the index have therefore been adjusted, when necessary by the omission of the receipts accruing in the areas affected. The index num bers are, in consequence, all shown upon comparable basis.
Monthly figures reduced to working day average. Working day average of comparable receipts. year 1929-
1934 69.9 718
100.
January
February
→ March
1990
1931
J933
1993
96:0
76.3
73.4
95.7 81.2
82.9
71.7
04.5 79.6
77.8
70.4
April
91.8 74.5
71.4
71.8
May
36.1
63.8.
67.7
70.7
June
88,0 €8.€
84.7,"
70.1
July
80.8 64.7
83.2
67.5
August
82.1
61.8
69.6
· 85.9
September...
81:4
73.0
71.4
67.9
October
8.25
77.8
73.2 72.1
November
80.4
79.0
73.0 ..71.8
December
87.1
78.8 ...83.6
78.7
FUTURE OF
· BRITISH FILMS
camera,men
or
FOOTBALL IN
THE SUN
of
It
Some of the most astute people The end of August in England connected with the worlds' Almusually marks the beginning of Industries have turned their eyes the Football Season, "and so towards London as the most pro- happened this year. In every part mising centre for their future ac of the country the grounds open- tivities. Douglas Fairbanks. for ed. and great crowds of people example, recently announced his assembled to see the first matches.. intention of settling in England The real enthusiasts. which with the object of producing nims; there are hundreds of thousands,
do and he is only one of the many
not like to miss these first actors,.. actresses. producers, matches, even if, as is often the and administrators case, they are less important and
far less spectacular of foreign studios to find more
than those scope here than elsewhere. It is played later in the season,
However, this a simple fact that London now
season's first offers more possibilities for the matches were played in very ex- production of films than any other traordinary circumstances, for the city; and for several reasons. country was enjoying one of the best several heat-waves experienced this In the first place, the
English footballers are equipped studios in the world are summer.
unaccustomed to
play in London
neighbourhood. quite in Secondly, for the production of the heat and on grounds hardened by multi-lingual film, its geographical a long period of sunshine. The position is unequalled. Thirdly, play much better on a ground the trade depression has affected slightly softened by rain or damp England less than other great atmosphere, and when the weather producing countries; and overhead is cold or, at all events, temperate. charges are less. For these res- Consequently. the first matches sons alone the British flm indus-,this year were, disappointing, as try has wonderful opportunities of the playing of the English teams development and. happily, has not so often is when they go abroad been slow to take full advantage, of them. Films now made in England are the best in the world. If they have gained so greatly in three years, the promise for the future is even greater. Those in control of the industry are deter- mined that it shall offer to the world only work of the highest quality. Although British prin ducers and technicians have still much to learn, English actors and actresses many of whom have made their names" on American films, Chaplin for example-are equal to any others. Then there is the great tradition of English imaginative iterature; and the English countryside with, its un- paralleled beauties for settings. An intelligent type of person 15 finding attractions in an industry Hence, one may safely prophesy a which presents so many oppor- brilliant future for the British tunities of fame and fortune. film,
and appear in a climate and on grounds to the nature of which they are unaccustomed. 1 here were, as might be expected, many minor casualities amongst the players; and even the crowds of spectators did no altos.her co- joy the high temperature, Never- theless, the teams did their best unaccustomed circums- the tances, and experts were satisfied that the
promises 'new season much excitement. The warm and dry summer. with unclouded sky for long periods was wonderful for cricket, tennis, golf, camping. "hiking", swimming and many other outdoor amusements...
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INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH
Traditional Industries
It has often been pointed out thas the task of the research worker in the "traditional in- dustries, in which knowledge has. been acquired over long periods hy processes of trial and error, is different from that in those newer industries where progress from the beginning, has been founded on a more or less Arm scientific basis. That its utility may be as great in the former as In the latter was shown in a Reg- lecture entled "Industrial earch: A Business Man's View," which was delivered by Mr. Ken- aeth Lee before the Royal Insti- tation on Friday, December 15. He expressed himself as in no doubt as to the value of research to the textile industry, and lus brated his belief by giving account of the work that had been successfully undertaken to provide cotton with properties similar to crease. It appeared that if the hairs of the cotton could be filled with some elastic material such as resin, rubber or casein, this end could be achiev ed, but the practical "difficulty, was to do this without affecting the colour; wearing strength, and other useful qualities of the ori- ginal fibre. These obstacles had however, been overcome, both on a laboratory and a works scale, and it was now possible to pro- duce uncreasable cotton and artificial silk, whose strength was 30 per cent. greater when dry and 100 per cent greater when wet than the
An
IRON PRODUCTION IN CANADA
Motor Cars And Locomotives
of
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Ottawa-The manufacture fron and steel and their products is one of Canada's basic indus- tries Iron ore te not now pro- duced in Canada, as the known deposits though extensive, are not of suficiently high grade to perinlt economic recovery, under present conditions. Yet there has 'been bullt up a primary steel industry of considerable impor- iance, and the secondary fabricating industries have been expanding steadily to meet the country's increasing requirements. There are now four concerns which make pg trọn in Canada, one being in- Nova Scotis and three in Ontario. The former uses, Nova Beotia coaf and fron pre from the great Wabana, de- posits which it controls, on Bell Liand, Nowfoundland, while the Ontario works are dependant on foreign ore and coal, which are brought from the United States. These companies have blast fur noces with a rated capacity of 1.5 million tons of plg Iron per annum. Open hearth steel far- naces and rolling-mills are also these companies, -operated by
which produce steel ingots, blooms rods, rails, and billets, bars, structural shapes plates, sheets, Including
electric steel fürnaces, there were 18 steel plants in operation in 1931, which, with the 19 rolling mills, 4 pig iron plants and a terro-alloy plants, represented a capital of $104,500,000 and em- ployed 8,026 hands to produce primary products worth $36.911.- 245.
ráЛf fastenings, etc, untreated materials. This research; continued Mr. Lee, had been started with a definite object, and had achieved a des finite resuls. The question arose how many more such results
obtained in would have been industry generally, if research had been carried out with greater actlylty. That It was no So active as it might be was shown
Among the secondary Indus- by the fact that many of our
tries, the production and main- paying newer industries were heavy tribute to foreign countries tenance of railway cars, lacomo- lives and parts is of first impor- in the form of licence fees. Wire-
there were 38 tance. In 1931 less apparatus, gramophones and telephones were all being, largely plants for this purpose and 21,773 produced under this form of res-workers were. employed. The triction, as were electric lamps, non-corroding steel, mitiminium alloys. Permalloy and other im- portant materials, to a less de- gree. The position was aggravat- ed by the fact that, in future, we should have to look more and more to our home markets for our business, though a way to great prosperity would be to make other countries pay for the use of our brains if they would no take our goods. To do this meant an intensive development of re- search, particularly in the older industries, which were built up before the time when highly- trained scientific men were àvall- able. Engineering.
LONDONERS AND THE
CUP
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value of products was $57,885,070,
Automobile
manufacturing
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one of Canada's largest indus tries with 9,545 employees, pro- ducts valued at $59.674,345 and a capital investment of $59,838,057 in 1931. This was not a repre- sentative year and the figures are hardly indicative of the real importance of the industry. Re- cently a number of new auto and truck factories have been estab- lished in Canada, so that there are now 28 factories in operation, with a yearly · capacity of 'about 400,000 vehicles.
There are also numerous works for the manufacture of machinery. agricultural implements.. sheet metal products, foundry products and similar articles of iron and steel and the variety of products: made in these establishments is' increasing yearly.
In
Production of pig iron Canada during November last amounted to 29.582 long tons which was the highest tonnage London, Feb. 3. reported for any month since July A hostile air feet wishing to 1931 when 40,303 tons were made. spread death and destruction in The production in November 1932 London would have found ample was 14.149. For the first eleven targets yesterday, Nearly 200,000 months of 1993 the cumulative people were gathered at four Lon-production of pig iron totalled don football grounds, yelling them-190,464 tons, an advance of 30 per selves hoarse over the F.A. Cup-time cent over 1832. London takes its football much more seriously than most Norther- ners imagine, and the evening pa- pern here had been discussing yester-
day's prospect every day for a week MOTOR TRADE ‘ẠT HIGH beforehand. Most of them, inciden- tally, rated Manchester City as one
of the most dangerous" teams still left in the competition..
PRESSURE
The only complaint which those engaged in the Coventry motor trade have to make at present is that they cannot obain supplies with sumelent rapidity. Hence, while the various works of the city are working at high presure, in some cases production is not as high as it might be.
The most curious thing about yesterday's four matches in London was that Chelsea, playing against a weak Second Division team from Nottingham, attracted a bigger crowd than the powerful Tottenham Hotspur side, who were meeting another London club-West Ham. Chelsea are at once the butt and the darling of London football crowds. Everybody laughs at them and re- peate phrases like the famous "Ger- many has left the League and Chel-overseas markets..
Light car firms are all active, and one firm alone is shipping to no less than 60 continental and
sep will be leaving soon” or vaT- There are definite signs of im- jants on the same theme, but every-provement in the motor ercie In- body wants Chelsea to win.
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dustry, a noticeable feature in the revival being the feturn of inter- est in side-cars of the family typė, The tendency is to get away from the ultra lightweight machine. The demand for pedal cycles is very large.
A new electricity record, was re- cently established in Birmingham when the wdasiy "output" resched 2,500,000 units, dia mainly to the increased demand for current for industrial peEPOSES.
The Austin Car Co., of Birming- ham, are now employing 16,500 workpeople a record in His- tory of the firm.
'HUSH-HUSH' LOCOMOTIVE
Higher Speed, Lower Fuel Consumption
Under conditions of "closest secrecy, a giant new locomotive is being built at the LMS. Rail- way works at Crowe. It will be driven by a power installation adapted from the principle of a marine steam turbine engine; and it expected not only to give higher speeds but also to operate on smaller consumption of fuel.
The new engine represents part of the reply of British rallways to the challenge made by the German "Zeppelin" railcar which has achieved speeds of more than 100 mp.h. It will be the third of the "Princess" type of locomotives, the first two of which, the Prin- cess Royal and Princess Elizabeth, Have set up new records for the daily service between London and Glasgow since they were intro- duced a few days ago.
In addition to maintaining higher average speed than
B that
of the first two Princess locomo- tives over the 4014 miles between London and Glasgow, the new "hush-hush" engine will, it is hoped, reduce coal consumption by anything up to 25 per cent.
The new "Princess" will only differ slightly in appearance from her two sister engines, each of which is believed capable of 90 miles per hour. Buch parts as the -connecting rods and cylinders will not be visible.
Bo great is the secrecy envelo- plag the new locomotive, it is understood that mechanical details may not be available until the night trial ruris are ended. possible modifications complete. the According to present plans tests will be made early in the summer.
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