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TUESDAY, JANUARY
Aviation, Engineering and Building
BRITISH 'PLANES' SUPREMACY.
Machines Supplied
6 Countries.
Norway, Japan, Estonin, Jugosla-
via, Denmark, and Greece have or- ; dered the machines from H. G. Hawker
Engineering
Company,
which employs over 1000 workers
17, 1933.
Britain's Year Of Air Progress
Empire Routes Show
Record Traffic
at its factory at Kingston-on- AFRICA SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
Thames. The engines are suppliedį by Rolls-Royce Ltd.
Each of the is for
Aero Show in Paris, it was reveal ed that no fewer than six foreign Governments have, during the past two years, ordered aeroplanes to the value of hundreds of thousands of pounds from one British firm.
The countries
Norway, Japan, Eathonia, Jugoslavia, Den- mark and Greece, and the Arm is the H. G. Hawker Engineering Company which employs over 1,000
Are
Thames. Engines for the machines
Airways Cairo-Capetown air
mail.
2. The appearance of the "Ata
lanta" monoplane air-liners,
designed specially for the con- ditions which exist along the trans-African airway.
THE CHINA MAIL.
ROYAL TECHNICAL STEEL HOUSES
COLLEGE.
Glasgow Institution's
{ '
Review.
The annual report of the 136th session of the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, which was adopt ed at the annual meeting of the Governors of the College, on Octo-i bor 18 last, has recently been published.
partment
of
Mechanics
PREDICTED FOR
UNITED STATES
Potent Development In Industry.
ECONOMISTS VIEWS.
CONTRACTS LET FOR
NEW BRIDGE.
St. Lawrence Project Near Montreal.
FIVE - SEATER AUTOGYRO.
Latest Development Of Windmill Plane.
London.
The Lake St, Louls Bridge Cor- Much importance is attached in paration has announced the award-ceronautical circles to the decision ing of contracts for construction of to place an order for an experl- - the Lachine-Caughanawaga bridge mental autogyro machine to carry Washington, District of Col.
over the St. Lawrence River. The five passengers. It will be fitted Mase production of steel housing, new spau from Montreal Island to with a radial engine, probably on
K
and
men to be
BUILDING RESEARCH BOARD.
Co-operative Scheme Pending.
DAPE
The Building Research Board,
It contains particulars generally considered by economists the south shore will be erected at a Armstong-Siddeley 500 h.p. Pan- of the work done during the 1931-as the most potent development in cost of $2,550,248 with A. Janin and ther. It is estimated that the ma- 32 session. In spite of the many industry in the immediate future. Company, Limited, of Montreal,chine will have a top speed of 160 dificulties experienced by industry. It now awaits only the solution of undertaking the work on plera ap miles, a cruising speed of 130 and a In many important respects, and vice, on which route the big 4-the class enrolments have not varled the inancial problems involved inproaches and cement work at a price slow speed of about 20 miles por machines similar to those used by in spite of economic conditions, engined "Heracles-type air-liners greatly during the past few years, marketing to make this revolution of $1,786,000 and the Dominion hour. The constructors expect, the
those for day classes boing 8,578ary conception in the
construction Bridge Company, Limited, Montreal, machine will be able to take off the R.A.F. The question of selling striking progress has been ackles are now in regular operation.
The spaciousness, comfort, and during the 1931-32 session, as com-field a reality, the Department of the erection of the superstructure after a run of about 70 yards and manufacturing licences to certain ed by British air transport during
the basis of at $779,248. The lowest bidders will land at low speed, needing a countries is under consideration. 1982, In four main directions, quietness of these machines have pared with 3,422 during the 1930-31 Commerce belloves on
On the eve of the International among many, has development rendered them extremely popular session, and those for evening reports from structural steel pro-received the contracts
the very short run to pull up.. been chiefly marked. These may with travellers, providing as they classes 5,518 and 5,590, respectively, ducers.
bridge is to be completed and open- "The Importance of steel housing ed for traffic by May 1, 1995. be indicated briefly as followedo a real form of de-luxe air The various activities of the De-
and in American industry," the bureau 1. The opening for traffic of the travel.
The work of the Janin firm will Anal stages of the Imperial During May more than 3,000 Mechanical Engineering, which in said, "can hardly be overestimated commence immediately and is to be passengers flew in British aircraft clude commercial testing and post when its potentialities are realised. carried on throughout the winter between London and Parts. This graduate and staff research, have To the nation's basic Industry, with from 160 to 800 total exceeded very considerably been well maintained throughout the steel, it offers the most promising engaged on the construction acti- the highest ever attained before. Bession under review. The prevail-field for recovery which can be en-vities. In June the figure reached 4,311, ing depression has led to a diminu- visioned in the industrial horizon. The St. Lawrence River is ap while by July it had reached 4,576, tion in the number of the special It has been estimated that steel proximately five-eighths of a mile and in August stood at 4,700. All problems dealt with, but the volume housing alone can abgorb 60 por wide at the point where the new which was established in 1920, has
cont. of the structural steel output highway bridge will add another men at its factory at Kingston-on- 3. A gratifying increase in loads previous figures, in fact, wont by of official testing remains at a high and that the production of sheets traffic entrance to Greater Montrent made a practice during the last six
carried by air over both Con- the board during the summer sea-level. tinental and Empire routes. son of 1932.
A special machine for the effi- could be stepped up almost to from the populous territory in the years of presenting annually a re- 4. The establishment, in India Contributing to this rapid elency testing of belt and gear capacity if the sponsors of the southern counties of Quebec and it port of its proceedings, in which is and Africa, of "feeder" air- growth is the fact that travel by power-transmission arrangemente is movement were unhampered by the will extend its sphere of usefulness; incorporated an account of work connecting with the airway to the Continent is, in many being erected in the Dynamics La-economic factors, retarding its deve to the international traffic to and carried out by the staff of the main routes, thus enabling the instances, now cheapr than by the boratory and should be available for lopment.
from the United States. The bridge Building Research Station at Gar Labour Saving. air-mail to serve wider terri- fastest de-luxe surface transport. experimental purposes during the
will be erected from Ville La Salle, ston, near Watford, "The steel house, engineers' polat near Lachine, to the India, reserva- This policy is abundantly justifi- tories.
What recent air passenger figures coming session. Furthermore, new The completion of the final sec- mean, from the point of view of wire-testing machines have been out, revolutionises traditional con- tion at Caughnawaga on the south ed if only for the opportunity thus On Land And Water
tions of the African air-mail, progress, may be judged when it is acquired by the Mining Department. ceptions of house construction in shore, the location being about six afforded the whole of the building Preliminary work in connection many ways and makes unnecessary miles west from the centre of Mon and allied industries to utilise the Esthonia has ordered "Hart" which took place early in the year, recalled that thirteen years ago,
reinforcing media used treal proper and at the foot of Lake results of the tests and minor re- biplanes, which, like the machines has enabled a weekly service to be during the first phase of the daily with the erection of the 5-ft. dia- various
support to walls St. Louis.
searches which are, Intentionally, more than meter open-jet type wind tunnel, to give ordered by Japan, have inter- operated in each direction between service to Paris not
and to prevent
capable of immediate application to changeable land and water under-London and Capetown, a distance about 100 travellers a month fiew mentioned in the previous annual and ceilings
Considerable plece
structural problems of daily occur. carriages while Yugoslavia has of 8,000 miles. The present Lon between the two-capitals.
report, has been completed and the warping. -Empire Routes
laying of materials, -G. W. R. ORDER FOR 100,000 renco constructional work on the tunnel by plece. now fighter machines of the type don-Capetown time schedule is one
Under the heading of "Intell!- which won the international race) of 11 days. This saves 6 days as On Empire air routes, as well as proper is to follow. The analytical tting and sizing and other hand
gence and Minor Investigations," round the Alps at a record speed of compared with surface transport. a those to the Continent, the year investigations on load and tempera-labour are obviated through the
this provision of solution to quos- and employment of steel sections, with in plate rings 2011⁄2 m.p.h.
To Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, has been one of most encouraging ture stresses
This is illustrated by ahells, initiated by Professor Kerr the resultant saving of both labour An order for 100,000 steel sleep-tions embracing the whole range of The Danish coast patrol has been and Rhodesia, the time-savings of progress.
and material.
ers of British-anufacture has just building materials and methods Increased by machines of the the service vary from 8 to 24 days. the fact that, for six months end-n few years ago, have steadily pro- to those Accelerations will, it is hoped, ing in September, and as compared gressed. New work completed con-
"Proponents of steel housing fre- been placed by the Great Western constitutes one of the most im "Horaley" type, similar used by the R.A.F. for some years soon effect farther time-savings wtih a similar six months in 1931, cerns cylindrical walls, in the same work. The Danish between London and Capetown, an passenger traffic on the Indian and plates and coned shells.--Engineer machines carry a heavier load than important part being played in African routes showed an increase ing. the standard model, and their speed such speeding-up plana by the new of more than 50 per cent. High- rate of climb and practical range "Atalanta" aircraft, the construc-speed Empire air travel-saving EMPIRE BUILDING is also greater.,
tion and flying qualities of which weeks compared with ordinary
GROWS APACE. have already evoked general ad- transport, can now be enjoyed at miration.
are supplied by Rolls-Royce Ltd.
The "Nimrod," a type closely re Inted to the "Fury," has, been ac quired by Japan, and this machine] claims to be the fastest ship-plane in the world. It is capable of 200 m.p.h. with a heavy load, and is to be used by the Japanese Navy,
Greece has had two "Horsley" machines which are stationed near Athens, one of them being used for special duties involving the trans- port of Cabinet Ministers and off- cials.
The "Hart" biplane, which forms the Hawker exhibit at the Paris
;
lines
F
rates which are very little higher,
variable
The reliability figures for the and which are in certain instances Union Jack Unfurled On African route, during a recent even lower, than those charged for
New York Structure. деп and period of three months, were 99.63 rapid dé-luxe travel by per cent. for northern sections, land. and 100 per cent for the south. A development of great impor
Big Increase.
tance, towards the end of 1982, was
New York. Sixteen days after the setting of how, was selected at random from During the year passenger the establishment along the Indian the first place of steel, the Union the R.A.F. squadron to which it is traffic increases were particularly and African airways of auxiliary Jack has been unfurled at the top; attached, and flown to Paris,
marked on the London-Paris ser- (Continued at foot of next Column) of the completed framework of the
Dear Sir/Madam,
Gloucester Building* (Residential)
bong kong
January 17, 1933.
Just a few lines to advise you
there will be a Carnival Dinner Dance on
Wednesday the 25th January, Chinese New
Year's Eve, ertension to 1 a.m.
We trust our old patrons will bring new guests to participate in this
celebration.
Assuring you at the same time
that no effort will be spared by us to ensure
successful and pleasurable evening.
Sincerely yours,
Pharman
STEEL SLEEPERS.
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quently point to estimates made by Railway. These will be used dur-portant functions of the Research the Department of Commerce that ing its 1983 relaying programme, by Station. A waste of 58 per
cent. is the end of which the company will During the last year or two the involved In the cost of building have laid in its main, relief, and volume of such inquiries has reach a house. This waste can be largely branch lines some 400,000 steel ed the maximum with which the eliminated, in the construction of sleepers, equal to 185 miles of track. Į existing staff and equipment of the the steel house, they contend, In- This new order represents some Station can cope, and the possibility asmuch as there is no waste in 10,500 tons of steel, in addition to of enlisting the assistance of com as which a further 46,500 tons of steel mercfal testing, houses" "in" a CO materials which are built and only a few hands are needed to rails, fishplates, bolts, and girders operative scheme is at present being assemble the sections which com-for bridges and structural work will explored in collaboration with the prise the steel structure-Reuter be required, making a total of various Interested professional
57,000 tons for the 1988 programme, bodlésr AN AIRPORT IN SPAIN
To Be Erected At Seville.
new six-storey British Empire Building, the first of the buildings of "Radio City" the Rockefeller Centre, to be erected in Fifth Avenue.
An agreement providing for the The building has been leased to establishment of a dirigible base, a British Committee, headed by including construction, mooring Lord Southborough, for a long mast and sheds, at Seville has been term, and will become the Now concluded between Dr. Eckener and York Centre of British commercial, the Mayor of the Spanish city, ac- Industrial and financial activities in cording to an announcement from America. Mr. Robert R. Appleby, the Zeppelin works. President of the British EmpireIt is understood the construction Chamber of Commerce in the Unit of the new airport will be taken in ed States, has been appointed of hand immediately and the port will cial New York Representative of probably play an Important part the British Committee.
when the Graf Zeppelin resumes its Exhibits of goods from all parts regular voyages to South America. of the Commonwealth of Nations By that time a new dirigible, the will take place in the British Em- 129th ship of the Zeppelin family, pire Building. Under an Act of now nearing completion at the Congress approved this year by Friedrichshafen yards will probab- President Hoover, these goods, willly be also in the air and might use be imported into the radio city for the new base. display free of tariff.
The new diribible, which was al- The British Empire Building will most entirely scrapped after the R thus become the first unit in what 101 disaster, was rebuilt in accor may be described as the "Free dance with a new design based on Port" of Rockefeller Centre-lessons from the catastrophe. The Reuter.
new luxury air liner will be Alled] with non-inflammable gas and dri- services connecting with the main ven by crude oil motora, reducing roates. Put into operation, in con- the explcalon dangers to
minimum junction with the Indian nirmall was a "feeder" line of more than Its greater fuel reserves, more- 1,000 miles which, connecting at over, will increase its cruising Karachi with services from London, radius, making possible a transat establishes aerial links with Bom-lantic round trip without refuel- bay and Madras. On the Africang. Finally the airliner will air-mail, during the year, "feeder carry aeroplanes conveying malls services were instituted between and passengers from the Zeppelin Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam, to their varying destinations. Kisumu and Entebbe, and Broken Hill and Elizabethville. The last- named "enables air-borne letters to reach the Congo, from England, In nine days.
Rapid Development
OLYMPICS NEW SHAFT.
A
A new propeller shaft, weighing over 80 tons, is to be made at the Bootle works of Messrs. Harland How British air transport has de- and Well for the White Star Uner veloped, in the eight years since Olymple which is undergoing a the institution of Imperial Airways three months
In 1924, 38 indicated herewithampton
YEAR
Aircraft of Houter
sengerä Carried
1924-1925169
1,780
1991-1982140 40
14,000
1895 162
By way of summary, it may becela, an recorded that Imperial Airways the have, alace their inception, flow Just on 10,000,000 miles, and have carried over 200,000 passengers and ce more than 6000 tons of
overhaul at South
Ir-Mall No. of
etters Carried
$200,000 6.800.000
Irgent freight. ortant aspect of reliabl are for flights.completed. has risen from 75.8. per 1924 to 96.16 per cent.” In
1933
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