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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1932,

MOST MODERN FIRE proximately 1,000 gallons per RETRENCHMENT COMMISSION'S

FIGHTING APPLIANCE.

(Continued from Page 1.) "FIRE SUDS" PLANT DESCRIBED.

A MERRYWEATHER INNOVATION.

The following description

minute.

RECOMMENDATIONS.

(Continued from Page 11.)

"Should any variation in the water supply to the tanks take place, autom je control of the engine throttle is obtained and the whilst realising that a certain delivery supply to the tanks ad-amount of defrauding of the rail- justed accordingly.

way by persons travelling without tickets is inevitable, are quite satis-

Successful Demonstrations. "A demonstration of this ap-fed that more could be done to check | paratua was carried out at Messrs. the practice. The Traffic Assistant Merryweather and Sons' Green-should supervise the work of the wich works on February 17, in the Traffic Inspectors and Collectors, by of presence of a number of promin- himself inspecting on the trains the plant and an account of suc-sentatives of the lending of com-ordinate staff knowing this would ent fire brigade officers and repre- several times a week. The sub-

cessful demonstrations appeared in pantes, and of the Board of Trade be more active than they are at a recent issue of The Fireman:-

and Lloyd's Register. ↑

present. The more rigorous pro "The first test demonstrated the secution of offenders and strong apparatus in use for fires in all disciplinary measure against the storage tanks.

railway staff would also tend to dis- "At a given signal the pressure courage this form of malpractice. water supply was opened up, the 4. The Kowloon-Canton Railway pump started, and the apparatus is the one Government department at full capacity for five which appears to keep its accounts;

during which time in a proper manner. The Commis- the sioners would, however, urge that foam the land used by the Railway should was delivered over a wooden barrier be revalued and a record kept, in

"It is an established fact that the most successful method for dealing with fires in oil and petrol installations is by flooding the sur- face of the burning liquid with al semi-fluid material containing an minutes, inert gas which amothers the powders flames by preventing the access of powder

oxygen.

run

were fed into hoppers. The

the.

at a short distance from the ap-case at any future time the British "The semi-fluid material known paratus, and those present were acction is amalgamated with as "Fire Suds" is obtained by mix-able to observe ing two solutions which increase quantity.

the quality and Chinese section.

in bulk to approximately their ori- "The second test demonstrated ginal volume, flow readily over the the utility of the apparatus for re- burning surface and form a foam ineries and similar plants. of a lasting nature.

Novel Plant.

Government's Comment.

The recommendation in the second paragraph will receive sym- "The foam "header" was removed, pathetic consideration of Govern- and a short length of canvas hose ment when the present Manager of "Merryweathers have for sev-

substituted. A jet of foam 1% in. the Railway retires. Similarly the eral years past been supplying diameter was then thrown vertical question of promoting a Chinese "Fire Suds" fire extinguishing ap-

y through ar ordinary branch pipe (rather than appointing a Portu- paratus to large oil storage depots for one minute, illustrating the re- guese) to the post of Traffic Inspec- throughout the world, and have sults to be obtained from foam tor will be considered on the retire- just produced an entirely novel hydrants served with this apment of the officer referred to by form of "Fire Suds" plant, the paratus.

the Commissioners. The Traffic first of which has been shipped to

"The third demonstration showed Assistant has important administra- Hong Kong. Capable of deliver the utility of the plant when re-tive duties to perform; to require Ing 200 gallons of solution per quired for ordinary fire risks. him to inspect on the trains 'several minute, the apparatus consists of "The apparatua was run on plain times a week would result in the two rectangular tanks having pro- water-no powders being used disorganisation of the traffic depart- portional capacities of two to one, and a powerful 4 in. diameter fire ment. Surprise visits are found to the larger tank being of galvanis jet thrown.

be sufficiently efficacious. The re-

ed steel for the soda solution, and

"The final test amply demonstrat-valuation of the railway lands, as the smaller of lead-lined steel ed the adaptability of the plant to recommended in the final paragraph, plate for the alum solution. suit the water supply which may has been taken in hand.

"Water is supplied to each tank be available. from a pressure supply and kept "The supply was reduced below

at a predetermined level by means the full pumping capacity, and the FRENCH DISARMAMENT PLAN, of float operated valves, supplied engine was automatically throttled through automatic pressure re- down, illustrating that the ap- gulating valves, allowing for any paratus can adapt its rate of pump-

M. Tardieu also starred at the possible variation in pressure from ing and the supply of powders to stirring speech he reiterated that Disarmament Conference, In a the source of supply.

suit a reduction in the water supply France's plan of an international "Over each tank is a cylindrical if this should occur when delivering force for the service of the hopper into which the dry powder foam, The water supply was then League of Nations emphasised

interdependence of the

ingredients of "Fire Suds" are in- increased to normal, and the engine the serted, and which are delivered at then automatically opened up again French proposals for the suppres o predetermined rate on to the sur-to full output.

sion of aggressive aims. Reu-

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face of the liquid below, into "These tests amply demonstrated ter. which they are thoroughly mixed the tenacious nature of "Fire Suds," by agitators revolving on a ver-which will effectively smother flames tical shaft which also operates the the surface of burning measuring device.

ofis or other liquids, and that auch a blanket of foam can be "Hatfleld" Pump..

pumped over a burning surface in "The supply from each tank is taken to a Merryweather "Hat-where the installation of any per- any relatively inaccessible place feld" pump having three single manent fire apparatus would be out of Shanghai shares have to-day The following cabled quotations acting barrels, two of which are of the question. utilised for the soda solution and monstrated that "Fire Suds" foam

It was further de- been received:-

one

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Tis.

Shanghai Lande Shanghai Electrics 'Bearer' 80.25

14.90 28.80

for the alum solution, and is not broken up by the impact of from thence distributed through falling from a considerable height. twin lines of piping to the polat "Another similar, of efflux.

but smaller "The "Hatfeld" pump is driven lons per minute, is also on its way plant, having a capacity of 100 gal- by a four cylinder petrol through a silent chain speed-reduc- larger apparatus.”

motor to the Colony together with the ing gear, the same motor being

Copies of the music of her twoj used for operating the mixing and,

favourite songs and a copy of her [agitating mechanism in the two It was stated in the House of favourite book Ovida's 'Wanda"

tanks.

Commons yesterday that the pre-were buried with the body of Mrs. **The apparatus is entirely auto-sent strength of the Regular Army Ellen Miles at Rookwood, Sydney. matic in its action; all that is, in the United Kingdom is 7,506 The late Mra. Miles had beeri, a necessary is to feed the hoppers Officers and 99,881 other ranks. soprano singer of some note, and with dry powder Ingredients, a The Territorial Army's strength is before her death had expressed a continuous supply of "Fire Suds" 6,899 Officers and 124,080 other wish that these articles should be being obtained at the rate of ap-ranks,-British Wireless Service. placed in her coffin.

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