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MAIL NOTES FROM CHINA
Huge Capital For Paper Mill
Nanking, May 21. With reference to the proposed. paper mill sponsored by the Min- istry of Industry; it is learnt that the factory will be capitalized at $4,100,000. Paper-making mac- hirery and the hydro-electric plant are estimated to cost over $3 millions."
The plans and estimates have been forwarded to the Board of Trustees for the Administration of the British Boxer Indemnity Refund, which meets next Mon- day to consider the application of the Ministry for a loan of £330,000. The mill. when in operaion, is expected to turn out 35 tons of newsprint daily. --Kuo Min.
TUNGKWAN-SIAN RAILWAY
Slan, May 21.
With construction work com- pleted on the road-bcds. bridges and tunnels along the Lung. Hal Railway, rails are being laid as far as Huahsien from Tangkwan under the direction of "Mr. Yen. Chief Engineer. Train ser- vice is expected to be operated in three months.
It is learnt that upon conclu- sion of the engineering work on, the Tungkwan-Slan section. the Ministry of Railways will extend the Lung-Hai Railway farther to Lonchow. provincial captial of Kansu."
"The roadbeds of all highways in northern Shensi have also been completed. Omnibus ger- vices will be operated "as soon as the bridge is bulit-Kuo Min
CABLE SERVICE
Tientsin. Max 20. The agreemen: with the Great Northern and Eastern Extension Telegraph Companies regarding the operation of Shanghai-Taku submarine cable line having ex- pired, the Tientsin-Taku section was formally taken over by the Tientsin Telegraph Bureau this morning, in accordance with the orders of the Ministry of Com- munications.--Küb Min.
WUSIH-SHANGHAI
HIGHWAYS
"Wusih, May 20. Steps will be taken to complete The Wusih-Shanghai Highway before August 15 so as to provide communication facilities for the forthcoming Ave Southeastern
Provinces Travelling Exhibition. This decision was reached at meeting of the Preparatory Com- mittee held here yesterday."
In order to improve the high- way service, Mr.P Shen Paj-hsten, Provincial Commissioner of Re- construction for Kiangsu, is con- ducting an inspection of the dff- ferent highways in this province. -Kuo Min.
RECONSTRUCTION
DIFFICULT
Nanking, May. 20.
A group of newspermen from Kwangtung and Hongkong, who have arrived here on an inspee¬ tlon of conditions "In Central China, were the guests of Pre- sident Wang Ching-wel at a tea party yesterday afternoon
In a brief address, President Wang said that the economic backwardness of the country has rendered the work of national reconstruction extremely dim- cult. It is, therefore, imperative
st to develop the productivity of the nation. for only through productive reconstruction
can national- unification be achieved. To accomplish this task. Pre- sident Wang continued, we must rst remove all obstacles in the way" of productive reconstruc- tions, replacing obsolete methods with modern and scientific sys- tems and by the extermination of banditry and purgation of officialdom. Only when this is done, can we" proceed actively with the work of national recon- 'struction.
The bandit-suppression cam paign is being faithfully prose-" cuted by the Government, and efforts to purify ometaldom are also being made. Mr. Wang said. While no definite measures have yet been devised for the road- justment of the various admin- istrative systems, the Govern-- "ment has decided to make defin- ite efforts in this direction in the near future."
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The visiting journalists were entertained at dinner last even- Eng by the Nanking Press Association. They paid a visit interest various places of at the Capitalf this morning, and attended a luncheon at Nanking City Party Headquarters. The party will continue their in- vestigation tour to Nanchang and Hankow shortly-Kuo Min...
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1934.
ENGINEERING AND BUILDING"
MODERN ROAD ENGINES
The modern type of traction-en. gine dates from 1870. In which year the late Mr. T. Aveling introduced a design embodying a steam- jacketed cylinder placed on the boiler Darrel close to the smoke- Dox, the crankshaft, intermediate shaft and main axle being "carried in bearings in the rebox side- plates which were extended up- and backwards to receive wards them. A worn and chain steerage controlled by a handwheel on the footplate was employed, so that one man could both drive and steer the engine. This type of three-shaft engine was generally adopted by most makers up 1890, and is still made by Messrs. Wallis and Steevens. of. Basing- stoke. and Messrs. Thomas Green and Sons of Leeds. In 1878, how- it ever. Aveling brought out the four- shaft transmission, in which two Intermediate shafts are used; en- abling most of the gearing to be placed inside the bearings, most of the firms engaged in the trade in-
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corporating this arrangement inte their designs from 1890 onwards. Messrs. Charles Burrell and Sons, of Thetford, carried out some ex- reriments to determine the relative efficiency of three and four-shaft engines in 1880-00, and as a result, found that the former would pull a 25 per cent, greater load at the same speed, cther things being Aqual Messrs. Burrell continued. to build the three-shaft type unt they ceased business about ve years ago, and certainly their en- gines were amongst the best in every respect. Of seventeen Arms building traction-erigines in 1900, nine made the four-shaft type, whilst to-day, of, about ten, makers, only two build three-shaft engines. --Engineering.
The Agreement
Mrs. Brown had been attacked by a large and fierce dog while out for a walk with her husband. To her disgust. - Mr.“ Brown" had taken immediately to his heels, leaving his wife to her fate.
"You're a coward," she told him later, when she had made her escape. "Fancy leaving me to be bitten Uke that! Why didn't you grab its collar?"
Mr. Brown, looked meek,
"Well, dear," he pleaded, "when we were married we agreed never to keep anything/back from each · other, did we?"
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As a result of preliminary con- versations which took place in Warsaw between representatives of the Polish Government and Polish industries, and Mr. Arthur Mullins, C.B.E..the Commissioner » of the Overseas Trade Develop- ment Counel, a United Kingdom trade mission was constituted. and proceeded to Poland The nim of the mission, which was composed of representatives of various industries, was to hold discussions with. Polish industries and Institutions with the object of ascertaining in what direc- tions the export trade of the United Kingdom to Poland could be lacreased. The chairman was Sir Eugene Ramsden, Q.B.E.. while Messrs. A. Mullins and D. H. Lyal, of the Department of Overseas Trade, accompanied the mission as official members. The
motor-vehicle industry was re- presented by Messrs. L. Waltori, W. E. Rootes, and A. O, Tookey: the iron and steel industry by Mr. J. I. Piggott, C.BE, the wood working and agricultural-mac- binery industries by Messrs. J. C. Robinson and J. A Goodwyn, respectively; the electrical goods and apparatus industry by Mr. W. G. Bass: the Welsh tin-plate industry by Sir Edgar Jones. K.- B.E.; and the Federation of Bri- tish Industries by Mr. C. F. I. Ramsden, who was accompanied by Mr. Szyinanowski, The mis- slon returned to this country after a stay of seven days in Poland. and a meeting was held at the Department of Overseas Trade. London, at which statements on the work of the mission were made. Sir Eugene Ramsden" said that all the members had rece- Ived
a most cordial reception wherever they had gone in Po- land.. At present, the balance of trade was very much in the far- our of Poland; the ratio of im- ports from Great Britain, to ex-·
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"A non-ferrous alloy which claimed to possess a high reals- tance to acid corrosion together with exceptionally good physical properties has recently been in- troduced. It is, we understand.
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copper-rich alloy containing additions of zinc, silicon, alumi- nium and nickel alloyed by a special process, and is call Tün- gum alloy, an appellation derived
The sixth Annual Report of the Central Electricity Board, which was published recently covers the twelve months ended December 31, 1933, during which general träding was in eperation in two districts. Central Scotland and Mid-East England It VIDS thus possible during a large part of the year to concentrate the electrical produc-from Tungay, the name of the metallurgist who discovered" it. It is marketed by Messrs. Tun- gum Sales Company. Limited. Iddesleigh House, 32. Caxton- street. Westminister, London. S.W.I The alloy which is cap- able of taking a high polish, has a rich golden colour; similar to that of 22-carat gold. and re- sults of tests furnished by the producers of the alloy Indicħtë, that it
possesses a high resis- tance to the action of 10 per cent. potassium nitrate solution, sulp huric acid (1 per cent. and 10 per cent.), sea-water, acetic acid, . strong tartaric, tannic and 'citric acids, 5 per cent. phosphoric acid, vinegar, concentrated by drochloric acid. lactic acid, a solution of 10 per cent. ferrous sulphate and 1 per cent. sulp huric acid, and other solutions. Its resistance to corrosion by sea water is so good that it is claim- ed to be "unaffected by sea-
tion of the whole of the require- ments of those areas in a few of the best-placed and most efficient stations, and, as the growth of de- Dand has exceeded the estimates, the financial results were most en- couraging Actually, 76 per cent of the total electricity supply was Henerated in 30 out of the 25 selected stations, and, owing to interconnection, the increased de- anand was met without any capital expenditure having to be incurred on generating plant. The revenue obtained was sufficient to enable the whole of the operating and ad- ministrative expenses to be covered
and to allow a small margin to be carried forward. In addition, in other areas where full trading was not in force during the year under review purchases and sales were made by the Board to facilitate fréquency standardisation and to cbriate extensions to generating plant, and a balance of some 30,0001, was thus obtained, which has been credited to capital expen-water corrosion." In support of this we were shown a Tungum diture. In this connection, it may
in- wire rope, which, we were oe recalled that the Board is per- mitted to capitalise"Its Interest and y
formed, had been immersed in to suspend its sinking fund charges
sea water for two years. The marhue growths, &c., had been for a period of ten years, but it is now anticipated that it will not cleaned off and the rope cer- be necessary to take full advantage tainly appeared to be in excel- of this provision. It may, there- lent condition, visual examina- fore, be said that the results are tion falling to reveal any trace such as to disappoint the pessl- of its long immersion. It. 18 mists, and there, is every reason to stated that though subject to suppose that they will be still für-
slow tarnish, the surface, wher ther improved,
properly treated, will, for indoor purposes, retain its colour a very considerable time:
"Normally Chargeable"
The report deals in detail with.. the basis on-which trading is car- ried on. It is pointed out that ports to this country. being of supplies are normally chargeable the order of 21 to 6. The Po- lish Government and people ap- preciated this. and desired that the gap should the lessened. All the industries represented, would benefit as a result of the efforts of the mission, and, in particular, the prospects of the motor-car industry had been considerably Improved. In this connection, the oft-repeated statement that Polish roads were very bad was much" exaggerated; actually all types of cars were in everyday use. The present duties on im- ported
motor vehicles however, were extremely high. Mr. Mul- Hins said that every section of the mission had had an opport- unity of meeting all the import- ant actual or potential users of
United Kingdom geeds, and the conversations which had taken place would undoubtedly. «fäcilit- ate further negotiations. It was also stated at the meeting that there was a wide field for elect- rical and wireless goods not at- present manufactured in Poland, -Engineering.
ARMORIAL BEARINGS FOR ENGINEERING IN- STITUTION
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At a recent meeting of the Council of the North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, Mr, Summers Hun- ter, C.B.E., Past-President and Honorary Fellow, presented the Warrant of the College of Arms, granting armorial bearings the Institution. The Arms in- clude an ancient, ship, with sails set, and a tower' between two wheels. The crest comprises, a suh "encircled by a chain, and the motto is "By Science, In- dustry and Hopour. The two wheels are, symbolical of en- gineering as a whole; the mean- ing of the ship is obvious; while the tower occurs in the Arms of the City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in which the Institution has its headquarters. The sun, which is the source of power and light, encircled by a chain, is symbolic- al of the science of engineering. which consists in harnessing the forces of nature to the use of
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at the grid tariff for the area, with the proviso that the owner of a selected stallon may repurchase so much of the electricity produc- ed at that station as he may re- quire at the cost of production. plus 2
of proper portion Board's expenses, and need not pay more for his total supply than it was to have cost him to generate for himself. In framing the grid tariff long-perlod budgeting has been adopted, and the scale. is such that revenue expenditure, in cluding interest and sinking funds charges, is covered. The budget perlod approved by the Commis- sioners is ten years, and though in the earlier years outgoings may be more than income, in the later
years the surpluses should be suffi- cient to recoup deficiencies. There has been some criticism and mis- understanding of this method of finance. In spite of the fact that there is nothing novel about it. It, however, provides for stability, and In view of the increasing de-. mand for electricity, it is quite safe to adopt it. The tariffs have, "in fact, been fixed on the principle of elving the industry the immediate
benefit of the surpluses which will be realised later on.
On the technical side the report for obvious reasons contains very much less information than has been usual The last tower was erected at Breamore on September 5, 1933, roughly five years after the ercation of the first tower-near. Edinburgh, and by the end of the year the conductors had been practically completed. During the year, additional lines were erected between Bonnybridge and Falkirk, Folkestone and Dover, arid North- umpton and Kettering.
A new grid point of supply was establish- ed at Beddington and facilities for increased supplies were given at other points. By the end of the year work on the 273 switching and transforming stations had been also almost completed. 'In- vestigations were continued with the object of reducing the cost of tapping the grid, and 300 KVA 132,000/13,000 * volt transformer
The alloy, which is available the form of ingots, castings, wire, tubes; sheet and strip. rods, bars,, and gauze, has a melting tem- perature of 1,150 deg. C. It is stated to have a short freezing range, and the best casting tem- perature is 1,160 deg. C.; the optimum forging temperature Hes between 700 and 750 deg. C. Provided a powerful press is em- played the alloy is stated to lend itself particularly well to extru- sion. It can also be deep drawn die cast, and welded, brazed or soldered. In the as-cast state.
the ultimate strength of the alloy is given as 24.tcns per square inch, and its elongation on 2 in... as 37 per cent. A test on a for- ged bar, which we understand has been carried out by Messrs High Duty Alloys.. Limited Slough, gives. in the as hot-for- ged condition, a yield point of 28 tons per square Inch, a maxi- mum stress value of 32 tons, an elongation of 30 per cent, on 2 in and a Brinell hardness of 129. After cold forging to the extent of 44 per cent. the yield point was 38 tons, the maximuin stress 47.5 tons, the elongation 19 per tnt, and the Brinell hardness 218. After further cold forging to the extent of 64 per centa these test figures were 46.8 tons. 61.4 tons, 11 per cent, and 218, respectively.
PROPOSAL
Another Million Tical Lottery
Bangkox, May 17.-
The facilities for having a little mild Autter are increasing apace. There is the Government one mil- lion ticals lottery with tickets at atical aplece and a drawing - if you please in the Buddhist Lent cinemas Then the
pre giving away motor cars, gold, wireless sets and gramophones to holders of tickets which bear the num- bers drawn. Each person enter- ing the cinema receives a num
bered ticket. and has to keep it. till the lottery is drawn. has resulted in huge crowds gathe to the cinemas for the time being and for the birth of a class whose business It is to go and bus tickets for those who don't want to stand. in a hot theatre janed and squeezed 'up, seating devasimoda- tion being unobtainable for it any regulations extsti is to exits being kept clear, e they are just forgotten abant. These tic- Bo re- ket purchasers telve muneration other
the than pleasure of trying to see the films screened
Now the Skymese newspapers are taking and in the game. Every day they publish coupons. For every or ten coupons printed in paper, a ticket in the newspady lottery is handed over. The lotteries consist of ten prizes, and are for all sorts of gifts lading gold The ob Ject is toaise the circulation. and get the cost of the prizes from the rw subscribers attract- ed by the excitement of a chance of getting something for nothing. As soon as the million tical lot- tery is drawn. Government, is announce has authorised an- other. The lokets will be issued under the supervision of the. De- partment of Revenue, and "tickets "will only, be available in Bang kok"
Delegates from the pro- vinces will, of course, be able to come in and buy tickets in the capital, so therefore, the restric- tion meas nothing.
To Exploit Gambling
There are also people who are prepared put up money to pro- Vide Bangkok, with a sort of Lido, with unrestricted facilities for gambling. the promoters are willing, in return for the privilege of or right to conduct games chance, to vide # sports ground, swimming pool, hotel and cabaret, The eald-be conce- sionarea are" willing to put up
Tes. 300,000 Revenue is hard to get these days but the very definite policy laid down in King Chulalongkom's reign "abqiishing public gaming may be expected to guide the. Administra tion still No surprise need be felt that there are people of wealth, capitalists of a sort, ready to explots and organise the gam bling propensities of the people.
Meanwhile it may be noted that not all a bed of roses for
Life.
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those who do win big prizes in lotteries A young woman in the provinces who won the last big prize of about £8,000 left ber winnings in the bank. But last week she had the itch to draw some of them, and journeyed to Bangkok to present her cheque in person at
Slam Commercial. Bank Ltduring her short, stay she received a telegram from her. home town to take precautions on her return journey as there would. be robbers waiting to waylay her Being sensible and unafraid "she reported the matter to the police." and four "bobbles" saw her safely right to her own front door.
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