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IG. P. LAMMERT.

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ÁVOTIONEER, APPRAISHA AND SURVEYOR -Public Auctions-

THE Undersigned has reosived tas

☛Co., to sell by Public Auction

TUESDAY, the 18th May, 1910, at 3 p.m.

co

this Sales Rooms, Duddelt. Street, The Steamer "DAGMAR" as she now lies in the Menam Ricer, Bangkok, with all her machinery, gear and appurtenances, sic,

1457 tons grews Reg.

021 tons net Res.

1800 toas deadweight, capacity on

17 feet mean draft. Speed 10 kinta.

This Steamer went alors in the Galf of Siam, was salved; and towed to Bangkok, where she was dry dockad and patched up.

Inspection orders en application to the Fast Asiatic Co... L., Bangkɔt,

The Steamer to be at purchaser's risk after all of hammer, when purchase money is to be paid.

For full particulars apply to

GEO, P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer. or

MS, THORESEN & Co,

Hongkong.

INTIMATIONS.

ROF. DANENBERG'S PUPIL'S

PIANOFORTE RECITAL.

(2nd Performance.)

Kindly assisted by Mrs. H. A. JONES, (vocalist) TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY), the 17th March, at the St. Andrew's Hall, City Hall, at 5.30 PM. Sharp.

Tickets obtainable at the Anderson Music Co. or at the Door at $1.00 nach.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA OLUB.

THE FIRST GYMKHANA MEETING OF THE SEASON will be held at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, the 20th instaat, commencing at 3 P.M.

The Charge of Admission will be $100 for others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club or Gymkhana Chab

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half

Price.

INTIMATIONS

„BOW TO AVOID ENFANTILE: AILMENTS.

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When there are disenses prevalent in the season, it is the most dangerous to Infanta and Great Care must be taken in feoding them with propor food otherwise they would give their Mathura lot of trouble. To ruid the trouble is to feed them with LAC TOGEN which resembles human milk. It is easily digested and promotes healthy appetite. 1s keeps the Infants thriving and free from all Infantile Ailments.

SHIU FUNG TẠI & CO

Mola Agazta for Honghong and. South Chiza." Naa.. 17 de ani. Commanght Bond Central,, Hongkongs

Telephone Not, 1999 à 130

WE

HAVE

Great varieties of used and unused

POSTAGE STAMPS.

Single, sata, packets, bage, and on approval Books.

FOR COLLECTORS.

GRACA & CO.,

DEALERS IN POSTAGE STAMPS, POAT CARDE, SEDE, Toys, &c. No. 10, Wyndham, Street, P. O. Baz. 620.

Hongkong,

JAPANESE MAKERS,

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

TO

ORDER

The Committee invite the Ladies of CHERRY & Ju.

Hongkong to be present.

Bongtong, March 12, 1920.

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF

No

CLUB.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that & GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the above Club will be Weld at the Office of Messrs. Jardine. Matheson & Company. Ltd. Des Vœux Road Central, Hongkong, on the 23rd of March, 1920, at 5.15 p.s. to consider the financial position of the Club ther matters as detailed in the - posted in the Club premisce Happy Valley, Fanling and Be Water Bay.

NOTICE is also bereby given that at the same time and place certain Resolu- tions. Ba detailed in the notice posted at the Club premines at Happy Valley, Fanling, and Deep Water Ray, will be proposed an Extraordinare Resolutions. Should they or some of them be passed they will be submitted for confirmation as special resolutions ton further Ex- traordinary General Meeting which will

be subsequently co vaned.

By Order of the Committee.

L. 8. GREENHILL,

Hem. Secretary.

Honghong, March 12, 19

HONGKONG CHINESE RECREA-.

TION CLUB.

The Annual

TENNIS TOURNAMENT Will be held on the Club's Ground, Commencing at the End of March, 1920.

ENTRIES are invited for the follow- ing eventä

1. Championship Singles. Entrance tre, 82.00. Open to Chinese in this Colony,

Challenge Cap kindly presanted by Messrs. Peter Dawson Ltd., Úlasgow, to be held for cos year and won outright if won 2 yearA

in kuroraion.

(folder:-Mr. Nz Szo Kwong,, 3019),

1. Handicap Ringles. Ea- trance fee, 81.00. Classification to be ar- ranged by the Com mitter. Baadiory Doables. Open to

Entrance fer, $1.00) mambera

ach player. To be only.

“entered in paies, S

4. Handican. Mixed Don-

bles. Entrancs ... fra,

$1.00 each player, To

be entered in pairs.

Entrion CLOSE on SATURDAY,

20th March.

UN HEW FAN,

Hou. Secretary,

c/o The Bank of Canton, Ltd.

ZAGORE STREET, Spod a Bonggeng Hotel, Telephone No. 481.

Hongkong, dates 9), 1914.

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MERCHANT SHIP PROBLEMS.

For the present, attention will be possible to save ten per cent. on the confined to two points. First, im weight of material used to build the provement in methods of propulsion, | huli of a 400ft: ship the vessel would and secondly, improvement in the carry 150 more tons on the same dis- material used in shipbuilding.

placement, and if the post of the Thanks mainly to the indefatigable material were the same the saving in efforts of Sir Charles Parsons one big first cost at present rates would amount change is likely to be made in the 20. roughly, £5,000. near future even if steam propulsion During the war. the need for rigid is maintained. The geared turbine (in airships led to a considerable use of which respect attention may well be an alloy of aluminium, “which, it is called to the paper printed in the ship-understood, is approximately as strong building edition of some weeks ago on as steel, and, speaking from memory. this subject by Mr. R. J. Walker be about one quarter its weight. Un- fore the members of the North-East fortunately, this metal is very costly, Coast Institution of Engineers and at the present time, the price being so Shipbuilders, and to the discussion much per pound, but if only it were thereon appearing elsewhere to-day) is possible to produce it in commercial certainly a definite step forward. Then quantities even at treble the price of again: the internal combustion is of steel we should have no more steel great potential value and may revolu- ships.

We live in a progressive age, at least it is frequently called by such a name, while some individuals, express their inability to keep pace with the progress of developments in the realms, of science and industry. They point to the wonders of wireless telegraphy, of aviation. of surgery, and events of major importance which have taken place in almost every scientific feld, even during the last decade, and de- cide that never was there such a mad ness for progress and development.

Others again look on each fresh discovery as only opening up a vast finise ship propulsion during the next This may seem somewhat far fetch- field for further research-virgin soil ten years. But whatever form ofed, but it was not so very long ago hitherto undreamt of. Aviationthey, Power-producing plant is introduced that steel suitable for shipbuilding was say--why we have scarcely begun, is a most inefficient transmitter, Des-near future may see the production of the screw propeller remains, and that a rarity, and who knews but what the the day will come when we shall laugh pite years of research, the screw pro-a workable alloy possessing the best at the present speeds, and when every peller defies accurate definition, and qualities of steel and of, say, half its other form of transport will be ob-its design is little more than guess-weight. "solete; electrical energy, why even now we are discussing the possibility of utilising the immense incalculable energy stored in atoms.

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work aided by scientifically-defined If 'Britain could, only lead the way

Kraits. Is it impossible to devise a in such a revolution the question of more efficient intermediary than the, our future commercial standing would screw propeller" wherewith to trans-be definitely sealed: The prize is a form the energy of the fuel used into worthy, one and the progress already forward motion of the ship? just made towards obtaining strong but think of the present cycle in the aver light alloys justifies the anticipation of age cargo steamer-fuel to burning the scrapping of steel in favour of a gases which transform water by trans more economical metal. "Admittedly. mission of heat through steel, into many mechanical difficulties might

Readers may take their choice as to which point of view best suits their temperament, but in the meantime it may be permissible to draw these ultra-scientists serious attention to a few problems connected with every day life which would pay for their steam, thence this steam by expansion arise, just as they have hampered pro- This being an article on drives a piston down a cylinder rum- gress, before, but such troubles fave engineering, or more particularly on ing a crank, which causes a screw to a way of melting before the light of shipbuilding and shipowning. that revolve in the water, this screw parti experience.

attention.

branch of industry alone will be dealt ally slips in the water and partly In conclusion, perhaps another pro- with but that does not mean to say thrusts forward; Anally, the thrust blem may be mentioned. How long that our daily problems are similarly block transmits the forward pressure will it be before every ship can be confined. There is plenty of room of the screw to the ship. Science has automatically discharged in, say, one- for the practical scientist, willing to enabled the engineer to transform third of the dime at present required? demean himself by confining his at these operations into an easy mechani-fournal of Commerce tention to to-day.

detail the whole matter seems decided- cal cycle, but when contemplated in

ly round about....

Since the introduction of mild steel into merchant ship construction many improvements in methods of construc- tion end in general character of shipi But it is when the question of designing have been introduced. Ships material is considered that the most have gradually become more and more alluring prospects present themselves. economical, and the process is a con- During the war shipbuilders were inuous one. To-day we get a bener forced to use substitutes in order to material and a far better distribution of increase production, but unfortunately that material in the ship. One-time scientists were unable to help them, essentials are now found to be un-and they had to fall back on wood and necessary. The weight of material attempt to utilise concrete..

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required to curry unit weight of mer These two materials increased, the chandise is much less now than it was lightweight of the vessel, and, there, Jehirty years ago. Lloyd's 1885fore, speedily dropped back immedi Rules compare very unfavourably with ately the war emergency passed. that cociety's rules of to-day, and the The material which is to supercede comparison will be greater when new steel must be of the same order of rules based on the Load Line Com- strength as that metal, should be of mince's recommendations and on the approximately the same relativo cost, experience and latest practice of the but must be lighter than steel. These society are published.

requirements practically confine the substitutes to other metals,

But to-day it is only possible to pare of firde bits, and after so many years of steel ships it is surely tie for some revolutionary changes, and the main question is in what direction are such changes efther likely or dim practic able?

It must be remembered that every ton saved on the lightweight of a ship represents so much additional displace ment available for cargo, which catgo produces freights representing practic ally all profit For example, if it were

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