THE SALVAGE FLEET,
Visit to Depot Port.
A correspondent in the Journal Commerns writes: For of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 1918.
which have been PUBLIC INTELLIGENCE. Vessais, torpedord or mined or havS
suffered damage from other CRILEGS, JOCKEY first aid from the pat them in a rescos tags, which position in shore where salvage overstions can be put in band. When the vereels are pumped out and lifted they are alterwarda re-
An Interesting Test,
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When the Digest printed the the first time since the outbresk moved to a position in which list of one hundred words selected -of-war those who took part temporary repairs can be under-by Prof. Lewis M. Terman, of in the visit arranged by the taken, to enable the ship to pro- Stanford University, as a test of Admiralty to one of the principal ceed to a repairing port where the intelligence of the average announces that the Jaly more salvage porta were enabled from permanent work can be carried
adult it was predicted that readers ment of ore from the Leks personal inspection of the plant out.
...would try it on their families and Superior Midea totalled 10 659, and workin hand to form an ade- The case of a vessel which was gusto ides of the character of the visited will indicate the character friends. As yet no reports have 200 tone, breaking all, records. service which the Salvage Section of this preliminary work, and reached this office of any severed A Curleas Economic Problem. of the Admiralty is rendering to the same time throw light on one family ties or estranged friends London, July 6.-There is the national cause. The need of the tragedies of en service. a reaalt, adds the journal. Mr. growing interest bere in an econo of ships is still greater than say The vessel in question was in J. E. Paap, principal of the Lodi mio problem, arising out of the other requirement, and although collision with another ship at Academy, California, tried it on fast that, cost of production of the salvage of merchent vessele 2.30 s.m. in thick weather when his students, but they couldn't Transvaal gold from low-grade is only a side line of Admiralty both vessela were navigating help it, and they made a brave ores is tanding to rise above the sativity, it is one of the most without lights. The vessel effort Oas patriotic youth standard price of the metal. important departments of the collided with wean large oil defined
hat Russina Merchant Buying work organised from the nerve tanker, and grest tongues of Americans ara composed of.” An- centre at Whilehell.
ms arising from ignited benether thought "milksop
Now that the agricultural The programme of the recent sine swept over the ship'e deck new kind of breakfast food season in Mongolis is well over,
6 / France; ment 5.02) visit included not merely an from starboard, resulting in the "Guitar" was variously defined Russian merchant of the name Demand, New York. 84% inspection of one of the latest instantaneous death of many of as "a disease of the bead" and of Mr. Hilkoff has commenced an Bombork. additions to the mirage fleet, but the crew, and even those who "a lamp on the throat, while extensive buying of cattle Demand, Bombay... Nom a risit to the scens of operations jumped overboard found them perfunctory" was thought to through a number of his agents TT Calcutta "where a large cargo steamer was selves swimming in a sea of barn mean the "organs of the body
shout Nagan, Chaengohun, Cheng-Demand, Calcutta... Nam **** TOID. were and jaggler" a being salved. The latest type of ing oil, although some
chistan, Sapingksi, Pamien Demand, Manila. In a letter to the Digest Mcheng, Halun, etc. They are Demand, Singapore. 152 2) Erivage vasol is a converted gun- rescued by a destroyer. When the
boat, the composite halls of these rescue tage arrived on the scens Paap Rays:--
reported to have already bought On Haiphong The test was taken by eighty over, 1,000 heads.
On Saigon ships being particularly suited to they found her on fire throughout
On Bangkok Falvage operations, and the ber entire length, the magazine students, who are about evenly equipment of these vessels sdmir- by this time haying caught fire distributed in grades 9-12. The South Manchuria Ill-Suited for Sovereign ably illustrates the advance, which with a consequent explosion of highest mark was 90 per cent., has been made in salvage vessels the contents. The heat we so two received 85 per cent., dix dering the war period. In addition great that it was only possible to others were above 80 per cent, to lifting tackle capable of dealing board on quarter. Notwithstand and the rest ranged down to 49 with weighs up to 40 tons, the ing, a naval commander who was cent,, which was the lowest. A equivalent includes the latest type in charge of the operations few of the definitions given, of pumping plant. The vessel.visit-managed with the assistance of think, will be of interest;
board ed has been provided with steam three of the crew motor, and submersible pumpe of ship and make fast the tog's various capacities, and while each towing bawser to atera bollards single vessel is capable of dealing on starboard side and a second with large quantities of water, tag secured her hawer to stern After considerable stocks of pamping bollards on port side. plant are maintained at the towing for five hours the vessel karious ports, so that additional struck a mine, parting the first power can be obtained at short tug's bawser. This was again notice. In one recent instance, secured, bat as the chip was still where a large ship of the liner barning fiercely, seventeen hours class was being solved, there was after the collision had taken place pamping installation available a number of shots were fired into within a short period of the com- her below the water line and ea mencement of operations, haring grounded early on the following capacity of 12,000 tons of water morning. It might have been per bour. The largest six of thought that the case of each s eteam pump is the 12 inch, which ship after being in collision, oa bas a capacity of 800 tons per fire, suffering mine damage, hoar, experience baring ehon gonfire, and stranding was quite that larger sizes are apt to be hopeless, but the Salvage Fleet unwieldly, and that it is prefer has now commenced operations. able to duplicate these wets. In and it is expected that the vessel addition, 8-inch and 12 inch oil-will be firated and brought into driven motor pumps are also carport for repeir at an early date.
This is one example of the kind ried, these have a similar capacity
to
Nay-what Americans are
composed of Achromatic-s peculiar smell, Piscatorisl -the Episcopal
Charch."
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Shagreen to feel shy, to be
embarrassed. Laity-alow, balf awake, Charter to burn to a crisp asb. Charter a diagram. Shrewd to string, like shrewd
pine-apples,
- $374
5.60 Gold Leaf, per oz.... 43 80 Bar Silver, per oz... 494
SUBSIDIARY COINS
DISCOUNT PER $100, H'kong 50 cta sub. -
par... 10 5
$1% prem. 716% dia.
Cotton Cultivation; Experiments have been made by both the Kasatang Goverment and the 8. M. B. Co, about the cultivation of the cotton plant in
Manchuris, says
the South Manchuria Daily News. The native: kinds are of poor quality and are of no good for other Canton than domestic mass by the Crosses with Chinese farmers. American and Indian kinda have been fought but with unsatis factory results. All these are
ascribed to the climate and rain-
fall of Manchuria which make there districts ill-suited for grow ing the cotton plant. We hear
that the Kwantung Government has given up its experimental Milk op breakfast food.
raising in disgust. As for the Paddle-a emall body of waters. M. R. Co., it has been carrying
together.
remains of
i
· Straw-the
barley crop. Güitare dieense of the head. Mellow-something nice to eat,
grows on vines.
an the experimental caltivation these three years) but is said to have chosen not to repeat it this
year.
of prussie acid in its composition. For four seasons the botter besa has been grown in Burms, and yield somewhat more prassic acid although the bears are found to than the original bene, the quantity is negligible, and less than that yielded by the ordinary Rangoon besze
Adulterated Tea.
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In order to ensure that only zenuine tea shall pase into England, all consignments Are examined at the ports of astry by inspectors approved by the Lords Burma and Madagascar Beans,
of the Treasury. Doubtfal The edible beans moet com samples requiring a more com Stave bose or steel to support. Perfunctory organs of body.monly met with in Borma and riste examination are sent to the!
varistine Fisunt-when tires are figunt. Madagascar" are
Colomb of Government laboratory. The ed they are filled with air.
Phaseolus lunatus, the kidney number of each samples dealt Liity-working class of the beep, of which we grow two with in the year ended March
church.
varieties in Britain, the scarlet 31. 1917, was 13,296 of which runner and the bricot bean. 1,172, representing 65,511 Jb..
Fixed Deposits received ad! Barms (or se it is sometimes were condemned as containing interest allowed at rates which called Bangoon) beans are of two and or other foreign matter. may be ascertained on applica-
lo addition, 488 samples, or lion. 34,666 lb., were reported a "anfit for human consumption " There was, however, the Govern ment chemist points out, no evid-
Selectman non-working clase,
opposite of Isity. Shagreen-bsebfalzess."
milk.
Milksop a rag to wipe ap kinde, a small reddish bean and a white bean resembling small haricots. It has been found that the beans of the red variety.com sin prasic acid to some extens,
Oubre-money:
Sapient having sp. · Fensed in controlling a fish, Drabble-to monkey around. Oohre musical fustrament. Juggler-s veio.
Brunelte to be red. Guitar-lomp growing on s
throat.
Curse to onES.
to steam pumps of the same size. of work which is undertaken by The submersible motor pump of the salvage service and in the electrically operated type is the approach channels to por osed in the 4 inch and 8 inch repairing ports may be seen many Eises, the latter, which is the ehips on which repsire are in largest of this type yet made, progrees. One of the vessels 10 having a capacity of 350 tons per which a visit of inspection was! hour at 75 feet, and the 4 inch paid was first torpedoed on the pemp a capacity of 100 tons per port side and temporarily repaired, hour at the same lift and 160 and while making a passage to ber tons per hour at free discharge. proper repairing port was again op the These electric pumpa are driven torpedoed, this time off the ship's electrical installa starboard side in the engine- tion, bat bere it is not possible room. This hip, a kmin. for the salvage Tassel to remain screw steamer of 6,000 tons grose slongeids portable generating register, is now in dry dock await plant is employed. Under such ing permanent overhaul. One of conditions large chests containing the most interesting features of a complete steam plant equip-the temporary repair work is the ment are also available, and these method of fitting the standard · relf contained sets can be put Admiralty patch. The plating Burma Resources Committed aboard the vessel which is being destroyed by torpedo explosion
Bangoon, July 16.-The Barms may extend over a length of 45ft. Balved.
The electrical installation of and a depth of 25. The first Committee have considered the the salvage ship includes an operation is to take a mold of question of making Caska and alternator with an output of 187, the damage, which is the work of barrele, for which a large demand kw, coupled to a two-cylinder the diver. A rough mould hav. exists locally and throughout vertical steam engine, sa well ing been obtained, the next step India. The proposal is now as a lighting dynamo. An air is to ascertain if the mould will ft, nearing a definite stars. Informa compressor for the operation of and an arrangement of battens tion has been received in Barms pneumatic drille and other tools and thumb screws enables the from the Controller of Teaning having a capacity of 250 oubio diver to obtain a soffisiently Materials that caesia bark bas feet of air per minate compressed accurate mould for the fitting of been so overcat that it is possible to 110 lbs., is also included, as the patch. The work is exactly that there will be a shortage of well as an oxyacetylene plant for the same as that of the bilge supplies. The existence of peat cutting out damaged plates, and section of an ordinary wooden deposits near Maymyo is to be a line-throwing goo. A little ship. One advantage is that all investigated by the Central workshop, containing the necess. the drilling necessary can be done Transport and Food Steff: Com ary machine tool equipment, inside the ship so that the only mitters. The Barma Government makes each salvage ship a self work left to the diver is the fitting is taking steps to encourage the bontained unit. There are now of the nuts on the outside. This production of wheat, in areas a number of these in service, and i prossse ausbles the work to be where whest hea already been in view of the Deed of rapid carried out more rapidly" then successfully grown, in order to Balvage work, the feet in being could otherwise be the case, In reduce the quantity imported. reinforced by other ships of the other instances the repair work is
same type,
done in the dry by the use of a An ides of the character and ocferdam; and where this method magnitude of the work which is is adopted permanent repairs Dan which in addition is often baing curried out by the Salvage be carried out in many cases extremely hazardous. It is satis. Fleet may be gathered from the without any need for the vessel factory to learn, therefore, that statement that one of the Istest going into dry dock,
notwithstanding the large miaka additions
hish, commenced her The whole of the salvage work of vessels which have been salved Fon the acession of is under the direction of Captain under difficult conditions the 10th 20 Fred W. Young, and whatis. Josses of the 8siviga Fleet have gaged in done reflects the high
ious on the courage, recource
kill of the stil eng
mparatively light and that
er today to number cf porsóusel
so much so that there arose esce of intentional adulteration, some beeitation in using them. and it is to be noted that the The
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Madaga car bead, the quantity rejected, though large PEAK TRAMWAY CO., LTD. baiter bean" of our tables, is quite insignificant in relation is of the same variety s the to the total amount of tea import Barma varietyngmely, Phasio, ed. namely, approximately lus lunatus, but contains little 369,000,000 lb, including ten for prassic acid, having lost through the maufacture of ciff-ins. caltivation perhaps "ita power of Hejected tes in allowed delivery producing this scid. An attempt duty-free for 160 in the 30 has been made to introduce the manufacture of cffeine or theine, 12.45 pm to 1.18 Madagascar bean into Barms, in the alkaloid which imparts to the hope that the bean in ita coffee and ten their stimulating new environment might continue properties, and which is extracted to preserve the lessened quantity for use as a drug.
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