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AT THEIR SALES ROOM. "No. 85, HANKOW ROAD, KOWLOON....
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
Comprising:
Black Wood Ware, Teak Dining "Room, Drawing Room, Bed Room, & Office Furnitare, Rattan Ware, Carpets, Ruge, Porcelain & Glass Ware, Cutlery, Brass and E. P. Ware, Ornaments, Electric Table Iampe and Fans, Pictures, Clocks,
etc., eta.
One Electric Refrigerator
ON VIEW FROM WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH JULT, 1937.
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Commercial Future Held Very Doubtful
HINDENBURG DISASTER
DUE TO FIRE
As a consequence of the tragic end of the famous German alrship the Hindenburg, the attention of the public and that of every serious student of aeronautics has once more been directed to the yet undecided question of long-distance flight, whether the future lies with the airship or with the aeroplane. The disaster to the Hindenburg may or may not prove more than a temporary set-back.
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Travel by airship will certainly lose popularity, for the time being. but as concerns the fature, much will depend upon the re- sult of the investigation now taking place; for the present that, aspect of the subject may be dismissed in a few words.
Whatever may have been the immediate cause of the disaster, the only fact so far disclosed is that it was due to are and not to any "structural defect. It bellum had been used in, place of hydrogen, it is fair to assume that the airship would not have been last, although there might have been something in the way of an "Incident"; but if the Hindenburg had been inflated with hellum her buoyancy and her margin of urt would have been reduced by sp- proximately 14 tona, which would represent the loss of a pay-load of the magnitude equivalent to 150 passengers and crew with an al- lowance of cut each for luggage,
R.101 LOSS
The dilemma is the same as that which resulted in the loss of the R.101. In the design and construs- tion of that airship everything possible was said to have been done with the object of making her "safe." Diesel engines by Messrs. Beardmore were adopted to do away with the danger of petrol; special provision was made In the construction of the hull to enable her to resist bad-weather conditions and to ride out a sturmi at her mooring post. But these very precautions resulted in the buoyancy being cut too fine; the Diesel engines and some other components came out just a little neavier than expected.
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probably have resulted in disaster in any case.
In discussing the future of the airship "vis-à-vis of the aeroplane It would be wrong to make too muen of the disasters of the past; a great deal of experience has been accumulated, and doubtless there are many more lessons to be learnt.
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* FURNITURE
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FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1957
COMMENCING AT 2,30 PM.
Ar Taxi SALES ROOM,
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STREET
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FORNITURE
Comprising
Black Wood Ware, Teak and Iron Bedsteads Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Washstands, Side bastday Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Table Ice Chests, Chests of Drawers Bodrcases, Desks, Tables, Chairs Armebairs, Filing Cabinets, Flower Standa, Hatstands. Carpets, Rugst
£250,000 CRASH Cutlery, Porcelain and Glass Ware
Guns Knocked Over
By Steamer
SCORE OF SAFETT On the score of safety, we may assume that the aeroplane-of the future will be driven by not less Inan four engines of suficient power to render the plane safe to ay with any one engine uut of com- mission. Such machines exist to- day. On a large machine it is fur- ther possible to make provision for the rectification of minor de- Capt. F. A. Buckley, who com- fects while in the air; this means manded the battleship Malaya that a breakdown involving a when she was in collision with a forced landing would be a very Dutch steamer off the Portuguese care occurrence. It is already re- coast, gave evidence before Mr. cognised that, the Diesel type of Justice Buckhill, in the Admiralty engine for flights of long duration Division has the advantage of the addition- al "deadweight being more than compensated by the economy and saving of weight in fuel; thus the danger from fire is practically eliminated, or at least reduced to very small proportions." The stages down over long atretches of water could be negotiated by flying boats. which if brought down could be navigated under favourable condi- tons or would remain affoat for a considerable time in bad or
A lack of buoyancy fa an air-stormy weather. ship is a fatal defect. It was one The writer feels very doubtful of the findings in. that particular whether the airship has any pro- case that there had been a serious spect of a commercial future at leakage of gas, but that merely all-Dr. F. W. Lanchester, FRS, rxaggerated a defect that would in "Engineering."
CHAIN DRIVES FOR PRINTING PRESSES
A good Illustration of the capa- there being thus 32 chain drives city of the chain drive for work-tu each of the two presses. ing under exacting conditions 1s
A number of auxiliary chain provided by the recent installation, drives are also used. The chains
of two 20-unit Hoe line printing presses for "The Dally Mall," Each unit is driven by, a motor of 45/50.ho. rumming at, 1,500 r.p.m., transmission from the motor to
the first impression cylinder being by one strand triplex roller chala. From 12 of the units farther trans- mission by 'duplex roller chain" is made to the autopasting machines,
FUTURE OF
COTTAGE
BIRTHPLACE
are tensioned by jockey wheels and accurately transmit the mechanical synchronisation employed, a pro- perty of great importance where exact registration is required, as in The speed at which the drives run the colour units of the presses. may be visualised from the fact that the folder sections of the presses feed, folt, cut, count and deliver 17 papers per second
NEW LONG-RANGE BOMBER
Engine With Double Supercharger
**
The collision took place in toggy weather, and it had been stated that the damage to the Malaya cost nearly £250,000
The plaintifs were Rotterdams che Lloyd Company, owners of the Kertosono (7,329 tona), who con- tended that the Malaya collided with the Kertosono through negli- sence in navigation,
Brass and E. P. Ware, Ornamental Pictures, Electric Table FanK ́ANG Chesterfield Coushite and Armchairs Lamps, Gramophones and Recordi
ele, eto.
also
1 Ultra Violat Bay Machine
Electrio Refrigerator
and
3: Modern Style Suites (Drawing Room, Dining Room and Bed Ecom 2 Remington Typewriters & "Foth" Camerai (New)
Ox VIEW FROM THURSDAY,
Tax 15 JULY, 1987):
For the Malays it was pleaded that the accident was solely due TKEMS-CASH OF DELIVRET. to the Kertosono's negligence. Both ships denied negligence.
The hearing was adjourned." Mr. Harold F. Flannery, a marine surveyor, who described the dam- age to both ships, said:
"In my view the greater speed was on the Malaya. She was prod ably travelling at 7 to 8 knots and the Kertosono 4 to 5 knots.
"Part of the stem of the Kerto- other part projected over the war-, sono was crushed back. "and the
ship and raked its "deck, some of the Malaya's 4-in high-angle guna being knocked over by the impact,"
LAMMERT BROS., AUCTIONEERS.
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of the following Valuable Leasehold Property situate at Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, being All that SIREN THAT."STUCK OPEN”
piece or parcel of ground registere "You have also an emergency in the Land Office
84. Inlar full-speed satern?" asked Mr. G. Lot No. 2964, together with St. C. Pilcher, K.C., for the Malaya, memuage erections and building
“Emergency," full-speed aster thereon known as No. 97, Des Yoox gives approximately twice the power to the engines," Capt. Buck-
Road West, Victoris aforesaid. ley explained.
Capt. Buckles, who was the PUBLIC AUCTION. nominal defendant, described times taken in stopping the Malaya. At a test, he said, 'when the engines were put at ordinary full-speed brought up in 350 yards in 2min astern at 7.1 knots, the battleship 24sec.
Mr. Pilcher: Have you made, a test with that?-I'should not like to...
Ordinary full-speed astern. be Details of the high speed and of the engines.
added, had regard to the salety
May Go To America long range of one of the new bom-
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Ares 1120 Squara fest. Annual Crowa rent $20.00.
To be Bold
IN ONE LOT
by
FRIDAY,
bers of the RAF were issued re- the fog, visibilty was 400 to 600 Capt. Buckley continued that, in The possibility that St James cently after testa carried out by yards. A siren, apparently a long Barrie's cottage birthplace at Kir- Vickers (Aviation) Limited, the way off, was heard, and he ordered PUBLIC AUCTION riemuir may go to the United Sta-constructors. This machine, the the engines to be stopped. Two tes was hinted at by Mr. John Vickers Wellesley, the Arst to be or three more signals were heard. Stevenson, general secretary of the built on the geodetic system of The Malaya's enghries were stop- Incorporated Society of Auction construction, is also among the ped for about four minutes; her eers and Landed Property Agenta. at aircraft to be fitted with the speed dropped to 3 or knots, and He stated that it was not true latest model of the Bristol Pegasus she was losing steerags way. In as had been stated, that Sir James engine which has a two-stake order to recover this he ordered Barrie's birthplace had been ac- super-charger. This engine in its half-speed ahead, every Quired either as a national me-
type tests gave a maximum power Capt Buckley mentioned that for morial or by the Kirriemuir Coun maximum output at a height of kept blowing, having become stuck for take-off of 980 h.p. and about a minute the Malaya's siren ell. The property was still in the market
17.75016 of 900 hp. With this wallester is obtained at height engine the best speed of the Mr. Pilcher: I suppose there was of 17,000ft, and this, according to right?
a commotion until it was put the arm's faurea, is 228 miles an hour.mega
At the moment there appeared & distinct likelihood of its being pulle ed down and rem
ewhere, perhaps to
Nearly 10
cottage," "was
flon
that the
* A remarkable - feature is the high proportion of useful load to structure/weight. Its normal load ed weight 10,9001b., but this may be increased at need to 12,- 500lb.,
open
"There was no commotion," re- plied Capt. Buckley.
THE 3RD DAY OF JULY, 1937.
AT 30'CLOOK PM.
by
Masura." LAMMERT BROS,
"AT THEIR AUURION BOOMK No. 4, DUDDELL, STREET, VICTORIA, Hong Kong.
Capt Buckley added that, to avoid the apparent course of the Kertosono, he altered the Malaya's tipas of Bale, Apply to
For further Particulses and Condi course to starboard.
Mr. Justion. Bucknili gavs Judg and the weight of the ment on July 9 xnd, according to empty machine is only 6,2351b. Its a Reuter mesange, held that both anga at a cruising speed vessels were equally to blame and 187 miles an hour is 1,325 miles, there was no gross negligence on
the overload this may either side.
bo
ceased to 2,270 miles. The Kangk
height of 17,000. La
minutes and the the Wellesley is 54.5 miles an hour
MJOHNSON, STOKES
MAST
Hongkong
hat Bank
Boltoitars the Vendors
MESSE LAMMERT BROSS
of the aeroplane and its take-off run in #alight 32,500. The landing speed of wind does not exceed 306 yards. Hoor Kong, 101
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