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To w WiKOWLOOK BAY, Tiephone: 87061 Day and Night. Work Manager W. D. HauLISTE. -

Telegrams MOTTALE,"

THE EGYPT AND THE means of these tanks the diver has

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Increased Range and Safer Outfit.

DIVER'S TASK.

complete control of his equiți- brium. If he wants to go down he lets water in through a valve; if he wants to go up he blows it out by means of compressed air.

"You will notice the jointed legs and arms," aald Mr. Havis. "The tools the diver wants hammer, nipper, etc. are attached to the ends of his arms before he goes down, and he works them from in- side with his banda,

"In this outfit the diver does not The location by divers of the walk about. At least, he does best ner Egypt, which was 'dunk off by working in close liaison with Ushant eight years ago, has those on top and making them prompted the conclusion that "the move him about. If he wants to go major portion of the problem of a few yards he says, 'Move me to deep-water alvage has been many yarda N.E. " solved."True, fire tons of gold and 45 tons of silver have yet to be recovered, and this will neces

sitate the removal of machinery by hooks and electro-magnets, and blasting through several decks. But the heaviest part of the task in front of the Italian salvage boat was to and the ship, and then to examine her where she lay, 400 feet under water, a depth at which divers have not worked hitherto, except experimentally. And this has been done..

The great merit of this outfit is that the enormous pressure of the sea water is not communicated to. the diver. At a depth of 300 feet the pressure is ordinarily over 180 Ib. per square inch of the body, which means that nitrogen forces itself into his blood stream. But this outfit can sustain thé pressure. The Process of Decompression.

"Even when this latest outfit is

Jurialiation and Hepsira of Digel Engines and" Motors se Marina and Blonay

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IRISH

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Establishment Urged

by Industrialist.

HIGH FREIGHT RATES,

A plea for an Irish-owned Mer cantile Marine has been urged by the Cork, Industrial Development] Association. Reviewing the com- mercial prospects for the city and port it states that the column of exports should lead to the neces

sity of support for an Irish ship ping service owned in Ireland, and circumstances tended to make the question of such a service a mat- ter of primary commercial Im. portance.

الأميرة.

Alluding to freight rates, the not employed a second invention report states that the remedy for has relieved diving of much of its what it describes as the evil of

unpleasantness and monotony, and

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I asked Mr. Gordan Davis, a has greatly lengthened the diver's such extortionate retes was self- BRITISH WUCHOW

director of Siebe, Gorman and Co., submarine engineers, of London, who have played a large part in salvage work for 111 years, whe ther he agreed with the conclusion quoted (writes an Observer cor respondent). He replied, "It all depends on what you mean by deep sea. The sea is a couple of miles or more deep in some places But, undoubtedly, the auceess with the Egypt has proved that you can locate and examine a wreck, and recover valuables, at a depth which would have been impossible a few years ago.

"The picture of a diver the public is familiar with le of a helmet

and waterproof flexible LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, NEW YORK, BOSTON, BALTIMORE, AND clothing lowering himself from the side of a boat or walking about the bottom of the sea. You can reckon that this diver could operate at a maximum depth of 300 to 340 feet; But a new outfit has been evolved by a Kiel Br, who tried it out first on a mountain lake la Upper

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working time-which is important evident. It urged that with big owing to the short season, and the outward cargo available the suc few hours in each day, when diving

"The result of these Improve

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extent of these exports should, It is stated, warrant belief in the pos sibilities of the Irish Mercantile Marine.

is practicable. It used to be neces-cess of an Irish-owned. Mercantils If it sary for a diver, in order to re- Marine would be assured. lenso gradually the pressure to was found practicable, continues which he had been subjected, to the report, to make a law that stop at various stages on his way Irish 'exports, and subsequently all up the shot rope. That was very imports, should be carried only la disagreeable, as well as a great waste of time. But the necessity Irish-owned vessels, the success of Is the third largest river in the Chin-

8.8. "TAI MING”), of doing this has been obviated by such shipping. would be secure. ese Bepublic and second only to the the submersible decompression The prospect for such a de- Yangtze in importanc). This magni- (649 tone Capt. W. H. Lawton.}

'NOVEMBER. chamber (which happens to have velopment of shipping is not how ficent, trade route was opened to fors

MON. 10th FRI 21st been invented by Mr. Davis's ever encouraged by the further eign traffic In 1897, but how many

26th 16th SUN.

WED. father). It is lowered to the diver statements in the report, that in foreigners travel on this important For Information apply to at his first stop, he climbs in the course of the next decade the waterway? The scenery along the through a door at the bottom, the control of the manufacturing in-route is beautiful. We recommend it chamber is shut, and he is hauled dustries in the Free State will te

to any person who wishes to spend a up to be decompressed in comfort lost by local ownership which la on deck. To ascertain the correct stated will be passing away, and

short and economical holiday. rates of decompression for various the manufacturing arm of the depths and periods under water country, it is said, is being fiscally Professor J. S. Haldane went protected for the economic ad- through an exhaustive series of vantage of what is described as self-experiments.

foreign combines.

lishments. Apart from Govern Passed Into Foreign Hands, ment netlon, however, Irish manu- Thursday 20th December, 10 am. Bavaria. Only a dozen or so have ments is reflected in the uninumber of industries are facturers, it is urged, should take

been made as yet, and there is only cedented depths at which diving is one in this country: we have it being done. The salvage of about maintained of which ownership steps to open departmental stores

Presiding at the annual meeting here. This is the outfit that has 25,000,000 worth of ballion from and control are stated to have in Irish cities and towns, with

of the association, Senator Dow- been used on the Egypt, and it was the Laurentic was, of course, a largely passed into foreign hands, branch establishments later in

dall dealt with the question, and used also to get down to the magnificent feat, but the Laurentic The atmosphere of Insecurity and Great Britain and U.S.A.

As a further plea, in support of said he had offered £500 as Elizabethvila, which was Bunk off was in only 180 feet of water, the Inadequacy of proper protec veasel left harbour began to pace Belle Ile in 1917 with, it was be- which to-day seems Inconsiderable. tion, is stated in the opinion of the an Irish-owned service of shipping guarantee if the project were to and fro reciting poetry, com-lieved, precious stones worth a The Elizabethville was in 240 feet, association to be one of the main it is pointed out that in the, de promoted, when he attended mencing with English verge and million in her. As a matter of the Egypt in 400 feet

reasons for the lack of native in-velopment of the agricultural in meeting in Dublin early this year. dustrial enterprise.

dustry along business linos a big He was sorry to say that those running through Latin, Greck fact, a curious thing happened in 500 Feet Down French and other languages, in a the case of the Elifabethville. Work will certainly be possible It is urged that action should be measure of the future prosperity directly concerned had hing back. steady spate that did not cease When the divers got to the safe at 500 fest," said Mr. Davis "It taken by the Free State Govern of the country depends, and an ImThese were," he added, "the mer until they were safe ashore at which contained the precious will be quite dark at that depth, ment in view of considerable loss portant export trade in farm pro in the cattle trade who had con- Calais. By this means, Sidgwick stones all they found was 250 in but 5,000-candle power lamps will in State revenue, as a direct result ducts has been always the basis of voned the meeting to support the

remove that dificulty. This means of foreign-owned multiple estab-external trade at Cork port. The project." Journal of Commerce. explained, he had always succeed Belgian franes!"

that scores of wrecks which ad le warding off mal de mer The Diver Up To Date..

hitherto have been out of reach" except once.

On the exceptional occasion he was shown the outfit and it will come within the scope of was interrupted by an officer who reminded me at once of the con-diving, or at any rate it will be tame with a message from the ning tower of a submarine. The possible to examine those which captain begging him to desist as trunk is of steel, the top portion are belleved to offer a reasonable come lady passengers were fright comprising windows of hard glass, chance of an economic return. ened by his behaviour, which they and containing respiration and Our chast is littered with wrecks, took for a sign of madness. He measuring apparatus, and, a tele particularly, in the stretch between complied with the request and phone, while in the lower part the Land's End and the Lizard. There buoyant tanks and a seat. By are many considerations to be almost immediately, was sick.

borne in mind of course, but the scope of the seeker after sunken treasure has certainly been do finitely extended, stay

Far further particulars please apply ta-OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,

--Tel: 28061.

M. TAKEUCHI. Manager

MAL DE MER,

PROFESSOR SIDGWICK'S LABORIOUS CURE:

A small phial of mercury hung Found the neck, which is the latest prophylatic recommended for the prevention of sea-sickness, has at least the merit of being much easier to come by than one in which Professor Henry Sidgwick placed bis trust.

The late Mr. A. C-Benson re corded how he once made a Chan- nel crossing in company with Sidgwick, who as soon as the

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