1926-04-13 — Page 11

TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1926.

ALBERT

FOR

DAINTY DISHES-

THE CHINA MAIL.

STEAM TURBINE.

STORY OF ITS GREAT DEVELOPMENT

Lindley decided in

der

LIVE BRIDGES

froma, Masers,

ELECTRIC WIRES WEDGED.

UNDER T

A DIALOGUE BETWEEN CONNOISSEURS the steam would be regarded mere. Weber of Zürich and Six-William The forty and bolter also became

"Ho.

Where are you going

She-Way To Albert, of course, where we are sure to get tha

dnost French Pantry and the best cooking,

Eo-That in so Hin Freach Cakes: at 81.00 per dozen, h

Maderia Cakos, his Big Cakes, ble Toe-Creams (combined;" with excellent ouisine) are made exclusively with the butter, milk and cream of the Dairy Farm Co., Ltd. She-Quite ao... and he also has a new menu comprising:

Rfty now dishes which you can enjoy any time from 10.80 am to Midnight.

Queen's Road Central (Opposite Hongkong Hotel Building)

SHOEMAKERS

(Japanese Hand Made) Every Kind of Footwear MADE TO ORDER.<

CHERRY & CO.,

6. D'AGUILAR STREET,

Opposite Kayamally & Co. Telephone: Central No. 491.".

Hongkong, March 29, 1914

HONGKONG HEIGHTS.

For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and mainland is published:-

Island

Feet.

Victoria Penk

1823:

Signal Station

1774

Mt. Parker

1734

Mountain Lodge

1725

The Eyrie

1725

Peak Hotel

1305

Taikoo Sanatorium

1000:

Mt. Davis

877

Bowen Rd. (ilterbeds) 29

Mainland.

Taimoshan

Kowloon Peak

3124 1972

Never a moment sick!

"Never a moment sick

wrote a doctor to us about his son,. Hugh "I would like everybody to know the value of Glaxo and use it."

Give your baby Glaxo- the food the doctors.give.. to their own babies-the food that builds firm flesh, plenty of bone, and a strong constitution, " Ask your Doctor !....

Glaxo

"Builda Bornia Babies" Write for Free Sample and Descriptive Booklet to

Sólo, Agents: W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,

Hongkong.

unit for tha station, whera cient space available: médation of reciprocating, sets of It was in 1881 that the late Sir the output required. As was na-

While passing under a low call the Frederick Bramwell, in a discus. turul under the circumstances,"

over Pottery-lane, way bridge alon on the Dawson gas producer terms of the contract were very Openshaw, Manchester, a large stringent in respect to the guarstuet boller, weighing six tons, be- held by the Engineering Section: antess, and provided, for the makceme wedged aguthat the over- of the British Association thening of exhaustive tests under the head tramway wires, pushing them meating at York, ventured on the direction and supervision of Pro-into contact with the metal bridge, prediction that by the year 1881 fosser Schröter of Munich Prof which became electrified.

Lindley himself. The result wasive but the driver escuped in- ly as an interesting relic of

a striking victory for the new prime jury bygone age, having been supersed mover. The bullders guarantees The current twisted and buckled ed by the Internal-combustion were easily surpassed, & condition the lines of a coal-siding near the engine. Two years later Sir which, it may be vald, Incidentally, bridge and affected the track Charles Parsons built the first of has almost become a hab with signalling apparatus to three.

the Heaton firm The steam rate signal-boxes. his compound steam turbines attained was 19.4-15. per kilowatt Levers controlling the siding This had, we believe, a steam rate hour, which was a better figure than points also became "five" and the of something like 210 lb. per had then been reached by the bost, pointsman had to leave them. kilowatt-hour, and an output of reciprocating sets. For several Tway care were unable to perhaps 5 kw. Insignificant as it succeeding years the latter were, pass the spot for three house and might well seem, this constituted conservative of power stabien en-on foot to joli other cars,

however, still installed by the more passengers had to make u detour the "eloud no bigger than a man's gineers, but the limit of Improve Mr. G. Brumpton. a signalman hand" which WD's. destined to ment in their eclency-was, soon on duty in the cabin - mearest to spread, and to overcast the fairest attained whilst that of the turbing the bridge, and to a "Daily Mail prospect, then opening before the showed a steady progression. Inreporter saw a bluish dame internal-combustion engine, and to with a 4000-km aet supplied to the in the coal siding. The signal 1906 a new record we established | burning round one of the rolls secure a new lease of life for Carville station of the Newcastle bells began to ring, and continued steam. At the bline Sir Frederick on-Tyne Blectricity Supply Com for 20 minutes or so, Two other Bramwell spoke the gas engine pany, with which a steam rate of || signal required probably about 12,000 13:28 lb.. per kilowatt-hour was affected?" British thermal units per brake attained. The correspondng: figüre horse-power hour developed. This for a 50,000-kw set recently cons 'would now, of course, be consider-- { structed by Mesars. Parsons for the

ed a very poor "performance, but | Crawford Avenue Power Station in. it was nevertheless most markedly Chicago is estimated at 8.88 lb. per: superior to that of the first of the kilowatt hour-Engineering:"" compound steam turbinee. It is

not surprising therefore, that for years most practical engineera, derided the possibilities of the utter; the difficulties in the path: of which were increased by the fuct that the steam turbine laj essentially a large-unit machine, whilst at the outset there was no market for high-speed prime

movers of other than the very smallest sizes, The early türbines were, moreover;"non-condensing, and failed, accordingly, to benefit by the fact that the turbine can utilise the "toe of the diagram" which is necessarily rejected by the reciprocator.

IS THERE A BABY IN

YOUR HOME?

wero similarly-

WIFE AS COUNSEL.

Tottenham Magistrate I am, In- clined to send you to prison.

Wife of the man in the dock: If you sand him to prison you don't punish him-you punish me and the children.

Magistrate I agree. He shall pay 408.

HONGKONG

HONGKONG HOTEL, REPULSE BAY HOTELI

MARATON PHAK HOTELADANG Telegraphic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGHONG" AND

SHANGHAI

a

'ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL, PALACE HOTEL) KALEE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL.. Telegraphic Address: CENTRAL, SHANGBALN HOTELS,

Tel: Kowloon

·No. 1..

LIMITED.

association with the Grand Hotel

des Wagons Lits, Peking.

PALACE HOTEL.

· Telə fädrson .**Palace"

Thres minutes from Kowloon Ferry Waart & Rallway Station) Butirely under English Management Electric Light & Fans: Throughout." Every Room with Private Bath.. "Lounge Bar & Billard Room Unrivalled Culsing under the personal superision of the Proprietor: Terms moderate. Special terms to families on application to..

Mrs. JH. ONBERRY, Proprietress.

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL.

Telegraphic Address: "ASTOR Telephone Central 170. 18, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

A first class Hotel centrally located, large and airy rooms completely renovated and refurnished. New Dining Room for Meals and la Carte. Excellent Cuisine. Monthly Tickets for Tiffins and Dinners. Under entirely new Management.

For further particulars apply to

H. TELLES JORGE, Manager.

ADELPHI HOTEL

SINGAPORE

Remodelled and Redecoratu “

THE RENDEZ-VOUS OF THE SMART SET

TEA DANCES

EVERY TUESDAY

DINNER DANCES EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY Specious Lounge Palm Court, Roof Garden-Cinema The ONLY HOTEL IN SINGAPORE fitted. Taronghoutwith Modern Sentration

ADELPHI HOTEL: LTD. HARRYH WILLIES,

Managing Directer:

A hot controversy took place in Honolulu recently among mem- bers of the congregation of the Kawalahao Church, fampus. Hi- waiian religious institution, when the question came, up as to whether the Hawaiian hule should be danced on the church premises. The congregation was planning a It was under these, exceptionally.

benefit social in the church's club. adverse conditions that Sir Charles

house and the hula was suggested Parsons, essayed the task of proving

as one of the numbers on the pro- the commercial practicability of

gramme. Advocates of the dance his ideas. but it was extremely

If so, or if you have young children, pointed out that the hula was uphill work.. A fair field was, in you should not be without a vial of originally a religious dance and fact, not secured th 1892, when Baby's Own Tableta, Children's al- the first condensing steam turbinements come quickly and means should that there should be no objection always be at hand to promptly fight to it as part of the programme. erected at the Cambridge them Baby's Own Tablets are the Those who were opposed to it power station. The bold decision ideal home remedy They regulate the said the hula had no place on the to install this untested type here bowels, banish constipation, colic and church premises, and finally car was due to Sir Alfred Ewing.. who

indigestion, check diarrhoea,

relieve ods and croup, alley teething pains.

ried their point when the colda had to face not a little hostile almost as if by magic, quiet the Reverend Akalko Akana ruled criticism ja consequence. The effi- nerves, and quickly bring calm, health that it should not be given on the cial tests, however, triumphantly giving sleep. They also expelt, worms church grounds. Kawainheo Chemists sell them, or post free, 60 justified him, the steam consump tion recorded being 28 lb. of steam

cents the vial from Dr. Williams 18 one of the oldest institutions in Medicine Co80 Kiangue Road, the islands, still standing on its per kilowatt-hour, which was quite Shanghai.

original site. Surrounding grass: as good as that of the average re

houses of another age have long

À. LL, MUROTEEⱭ TRAME PARI EDtrance, Klactile ciprocator set at the date in ques

since been replaced by stately. A Lift and Lighting Baropena Bath tion.. To those with vision, the

nad Baninay Tivings, Hot and Cold Water Bystem edifices of a modern civic char.

jchroughost Bead of Food and Berrios, teat results: then recorded were an

acter. It was built from coral indication of much better things:

stone with the help of King to come, and on the suggestion of

Kamehameha III and given to the the late Charles Brown,. Siz. William

Hawaiians.

Was

KING EDWARD HOTEL

CESTRAL LOCATION,

Tel Canti: 37. Taingraphio Address:--"V1070kta!

WITCHELL, Mano gati

MASSAGE

Mr. SHIMIDZU Mrs. HONDA.

24, Wyndham Street.

Tel C. 4915.

THE KWONG HIP LUNG CO. LTD.

נד

1

ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILER-MAKERS, BRASS, and IRON FOUNDERS. All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have over thirty years' experience: We own two Blipwaya and' can: accommodate any craft of 200 feet long.

•

"Town Ofica: 64, Connaught Road Central, Hongkong. Tel. Central No. 459. Shipyard: Sham-Spi-Po, Kowloon, Hongkong.... Tal Kowloos No. * Estimates furnished on application.

Hongkong, April 1,-1924.

淇淇鐵鐵

延

ASAHI

Sole

BEER

Agents:

MITSUI

BUSSAN

KAISHA.

1926 Model 4-Cylinder

Overland

ATTRACTIVE

ADVERTISING

Complete for the Road.

5 BALLOON TYRES

$1,250 Hongkong.

For Full Particulars Apply

UNIVERSAL AUTO SUPPLY CO.

LET US SHOW YOU OUR FREE ILLUSTRATIONS.

UP-TO-DATE DESIGNS FOR EVERY LINE OF BUSINESS.

"The China Mail”

HONGKONG'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER

Wyndham Street

tention