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SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1928.
EMPIRE'S BIGGEST TIN smoke and fumes, "thus increasing
SMELTER.
LATEST METHODS OF SCIENCE.
the output of the works by 2 per cent, equal to 200 tons per annum.
LETTER GOLF.
CENT
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* Additional Markets,
Hero's one way to make money fast-change a CENT. Into Lord Derby, after the inaugural DIME in four strokes. ceremony, congratulated the diree- tors of the Anglo-Oriental Mining Liverpool, July 13.
Corporation on building the largest British-owned tin smelter able to "Before performing the simple deal with Imperial tin. He ap act which will start in this build-preciated that those who started ing a great industry, may I wish such works in this country bone the company and all those whetted not only themselves but the work here prosperity in years to Colo..ies from which the produce came, und the more they could come, and may there works bring link the two together the better to a town with which I have very for all of them. Not only so, hut intimate connexions that happiness they found additional markets for and prosperity which work alone their goods. can give,"
Thus spoke the Earl of Derby to-day when he pulled a lover which set alight the great furnaces of the Empire's largest tin smeltor, the new Penpoll works at Seaforth Liverpool. A party of nearly 200 guests, including many members of Parliament, had travelled from Euston to be present at the core mony.
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In 1905 ten tons of Nigerian ore were Imported; of a value of £18. Last year the imports were ΟΜΟΣ 1-The idea of letter golf is to 11,000 tons.
chango one word to another and He congratulated Mr. John do it in par, a given number of Howeson, the Chairman, and those strokes. Thus to change COW to associated with him in their onter.HEN, in three strokes, COW, 2-You can change only one prise in the matter. In these days HOW, HEW, HEN. there was not much courage in looking ahead, but the Chairman letter at a time.
You must have a complete had locked not only at the increase which would come from the new word, of common usage, for each works, but in the various processes, fump. Slang words and abbrevia- he had taken steps to increase the tions don't count. output to an extent which might mean an early Increase in the works, What we wanted was cheapness coupled with efficiency.
The capacity of the new Penpoll smeltera is 1,000 tons of metallic in a month. When the smelter is enlarged, the output can be in creased to 6,000 tons a month, or more than half of the world's pro duction of tin. Nigeria provides Mr. John Howeson (Chairman of the principal source of supply. the Anglo-Oriental Corporation,)
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on entirely British soll under en- The importance of Penpoll, Hos presiding at the luncheon, eald tin tirely British control.
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