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Paterson Engineering Co. Ltd.

WATER TREATMENT

PLANT

Sole Agents;

THE JARDINE ENGINEERING CORPORATION LTD.

1416 PEDDER STREET, BONG KONG.

TELEPHONE 30311

Newly Arrived

Very suitable for Schools, Institutions,

etc.

SELFRIDGE'S BRITISH-MADE STEEL BEDS WITH SPRING MATTRESSES

Sizes: 6' 3" x 3' 0"

6' 3" x 2' ("

At reasonable prices

ORDER BARLY WHILE STOCKS ARE HERE

RELIANCE TRADING CO., LTD.

David House.

Tel. 26:10

APB

VEELINK

THE LINK

V-BELT

WHY PRODUCTION GOES UP WHEN VEELINK GOES ON

SOLE AGENTS IN THE FAR EAST:

"ALBERT SHAYO & CO. (Shanghai)

Stock Carried by---

ALBERT SHAYO & CO. P.O. Box 107 Bangkok.

And

D. ESSES

4A, Des Voeux, Road, Room 1

2nd floor.

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1947.

ENGINEERING: Continued from Page Eight The Rapid Filter System Of Water Purification

The majority of water sup- Frequently lime, chulk or | "blowj sand" system, developed | a total enpacity of 2,000 million! plies are unsuitable, in their sodium aluminate ly added to by James Simpson in 1829, and gallons. During the rainy sen- natural condition, for drinking balance the hydrogen-ion cun- at one time in common use in on the water collected consider. purposca, and require some centration (pl value) of the Great Britain, as well as on the fable sediment, which choked the form of treatment, To deal water, and this enables a very Continent, This method con- filtration system. It was decid. effectively with raw water, and amall doge of coagulant to be nists of a bed of sand supporteded to install six Patornen filters, make it fit for human

con-used. If the raw water is de- by Inyer of gravel, provided Fench 24 ft, by 12 ft, together sumption, the Paterson En- ficient in hardness the clarified with drains at floor level to with, the necessary housing for gineering Company, of Kings water may be alightly neid, and" permit uniform rate of per- the filter operating platform, way, London, developed a form able to absorb leads from the colation, la time the sand be the chemical treatment plant of filtration known na the plpes through which 12 pasats. comex cotered with a film of land the Alter cleansing Paterson rupid älter, which can

living and send organisms, and machinery. deal with a greater volume off water than the old methods of ałów filtrations.

All particles in water nyc ¿ kept in suspenslor by electṛlegif charges, which repel them from e another. As the particles may be too minute to be inter- cepted by SUZA ordinary filter Bystem, they have first to be grouped together in a flocculent condition. The coagulating re- agent used 14 usually aluminium Hulphate, which neutralisen the electrical charges so that the particles group together, making them capable of being removed either by sedimentation or by Mtration.

Precision Tools' Combine

British Engineers Small Tals & Equipment Co. Ltd. (BESTEC) An overseas selling organisa. tion set up by the leading British manufacturers of precision Ch. gineering cquipment. BESTEC offers

throughwul to customers the world a wide range of Bri- lish engineering products of the highest quality, and this quality will be maintained as additional products are added to the range.

Six engineering tools manufac turers belong to the BESTEC or. ganisation. They are:

Braoke Tool Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

A. A. Jones & Shipman, Ltd.

F. Prati & Co. Ltd. -

Coventry Gauge & Tool Co. Ltd. Taylor, Taylor & Hobson, Ltd. E, R. Watts & Son, Ltd. Several other leading British |

Join this list..

BESTEC permits overseas cus.

engineering firms are shortly to

Nentraliser

this covering retains the aux. The plant, with a capacity of This acidity is neutralisail by pended matter, while further 3 million gallons daily, han the addition of on alkall, such changes in the chemien con. apparatus for mensuring and as me or chalk. The reagent dition of the water are affected | recording the quantity of waler feeding apparatus should" "res- | by, bacteria and other mlero-treated, and for the addition of pond readily to the fluctuations organlarna

below the on and

the necessary aluminium,; aul-; in the flow of water, as it is | Alter "surface," The main dis- † plate and Ume. Final sterilisa- important that the reagent used (advantages of this system are tion is ensured by a Chloronome, should be in proportion to tie the slowness of operation, and Paterson filtration systems volume of water.

the great area required to deal were also installed at the Elflott Two other chemical methods | effectively with any large diter stution, and the Shing. Mụn of purification vaed arc the volume of water.

Waterworks scheme 01 the lime-sodat process of water To combat these defects the mainland. softening, and the use of chlorine | vapid or mechanical filter was for the destruction of pathogenle bacteria in water for drinking supply, swimming baths, sew age, etc.

developed, purifying the water by means of artificial filtering films, and using tin efficient method of cleaning the filtering without removal, thus speeding up the entire process, and re- quiring less apnee for operation,

It of great importance that the filter, whatever its type, be capable of rapid and efficient cleansing. If the cleansing ar- rangements are inadequate, the plant becomes ineffielent, the quality of the filtered water deteriorates.

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The process of sedimentation helpa to remove a voluminous precipitate formed by addition of the reagent, leaving only the normal residue to be removed 1 ftration. The removal of the precipitate is brought about by the introduction of the water inte specially designed sedimen tary tanks, in which the process of precipitation is mechanically assisted, and means of disposing of the precipitated impurities }

Bowen Road provided. The Paterson En-1 The slow sand filter system gineering Co. Ltd. has designed was formerly

in Hong Various forms of sedimentation Kong. but it was discovered that tanks for use

this system was not capable of conditons, and for dealing with dealing efficiently with the sus pended content of the water, especially during the rainy aca- son, and a rapid gravity filter system was installed.

under Various

different classes of water,

"Slow Sand" After the suspended content of the water. has been reduced to normal proportions, the water

11Red

The Paterson Engineering Co. Ltd.. who are all developing more efficient means of water nurification, are represented in Hong Kong by the Jardine Engineering Corporation.

BENLOW GOLMET

THE LIGHTER. THAT'

NEVER FAILS!

OBTAINABLE IN

GOLD AND 'OTHER ATTRACTIVE COLORS

AT THE FOLLOWING

AUTHORIZED DEALERS:

THE WING ON CO., LTD-Des Voeux Road. THE SINCERE CO., LTD-Des Voeux Road THE CHINA EMPORIUM, LTD.—Queen's Rand THE SHUI HING COMPANY.—Den Vocux Honti WHITEAWAY. LAIDLAW & CO. LTD.- Des Voeux Hd. TABAQUERIA FILIPINA-22b Des Voeux Rd. WAI KEE JEWELLERY-Hongkong Hotel Bldg. THE DRAGON SEED CO-37 Queen's Road THE DRAGON LIGHT CO.~37b Queen's Road KEENSEN COMPANY-China Bldg., Queen's Rd. YEE HING COMÍPANY-62 Des Voeux Road INDIA EMPORIUMİ-18A Queen's Road CHEONG UING STORE-53 Nathan Road INDIAN BAZAAR-55 Nathan Road

Dimitrov REVITALISE GLANDS

Denies Intrigue

Belgrade, July 29. Bulgaria is "absolutely oppos-

to the division of the world the Lamps,"

into two enemy

to

REJUVENATE BODY

ENJOY LIFE TO ITS FULLEST

by taking the refuvenating Hormone preparations of Bulgarian Premier, M. Georgi THE BRITISH GLANDULAR PRODUCTS LTD., LONDON Dimitrov, who arrived in Zagreb

(The original Gland firm ....... established 1920) the water derived from a catch-told the

The Bowen Road filters, where on a short tour of Yugoslavia,

Yugoslavian Govern is passed through fliters of ment area of 3,000 acres, most. suitable

ment leaders yesterday. design, to effect they slopes covered with method used for filtering is the in four storage reservoirs with The usual vegetation, collected The water

tira? clarification.

Smoke Detection By Photo Cell

equipment has been designed by A photo-cell smoke detecting

"We are absolutely opposed to any policy which would lead to new aggression and a new war in the Balkans, In Europe and in the world,” he said.

The time had come, he said,

to undertako "practical, concrete They and efficacious consolidation of our brotherhood on the basis of close political and egunumie and cultural cooperation.

Whe Fountain

of Youth

He was speaking at a luncheon given at the Presidium of the Yugoslav National A5- sembly, and the speech was re- leased for the public only today..

take as close as possible to the munist International), said that mirrors are mounted on the up-head of the Comintern

Dimitrov, who was formerly (Com- The General Electric Co. Ltd., boler, and are protected by ro- the visit of the Bulgarlan delega tomers to buy all the products of af England in conjunction with movable armour plate glasses tion was "of much greater im- these companies trough a single the Admiralty primarily for which prevent their oiling-up port than a mere visit of friend- source, thus saving time, money its purpose is to give the boiler These glasses are fitted in slid-

marine use with oil fired boilers, under working conditions, ship.” and indecislan, ' Between them, these companies, and the others attendant immediate warning ing carriers and are casi'y re-

of a smoky condition in the up-movable for cleaning. yet to be included, provide ú com- plete range of precision equipment.

Lake. and so make possible ure replaced by clent glasses, required for a modern engineering maximum efficiency of combus- which are held in

reserve, at workshop, such as cutting tools, lion, with a consequent economy cant every 12 hours as part of gatges, measuring instruments, in the consumption of fuel nil. the regular routine duty of the optical equipment, workshop The equipment has already boiler room staff,

He denied allegations of the equipment, etc. The range is con. ¦ been installed on the niteraft Where the equipment is in-pointed out that excellent rela

creation of a "Slay bloc", and stalled in biler rooms working tions existed with Rumania and TABLE OF RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS under a pressure of air, practi- Albania, neither of whom were cal experience on board has Slav nattune,Reuter. shown that if the componente are all mounted with a half inch air gup between the up- take and tage mounting of the component, sufficient air passes in front of the armour plats glasses to keep them free from particles of oll over a period of 12 hours. If, however, the ioller room, is not under uir

central source.

of

can now

on

Control Box

H.K. AIR PACT SOUGHT

Manila, July 30, Colonel Jesus Villamor, Fili

NAMĖS

TESTRONES $10.00 per bottle,

VIRULES $14.00 per bottle.

:

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An extra powerful and effectivá - preparation fur la tha Male sex, composed of Gland Extracta, vitamina, and - meli- vated mineral, emmpounde, it, will, restore mușimum effelenty in stubborn and long standing conditions if · physical ins tency. A hormione rational and' safe, treatment which in not a temporary stimulant but which produces permenantly Beneficial requlix.

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tinuously being reviewed and incurrier H.M.C.S. "Warrior" cruased, giving buyers the chance and on the intest battleship to keep up in date with modern H.M.S. "Vanguard" on which niethods of production.

thoir Majesties travelled BESTEC also has obtained the their visit to South Africa. It services of the strongest agents has been successfully tested an in each territory, agents who have der service conditions on both the facilities for giving custom- these vessels and is obviously of ers the technical service so es- prime importance to ships of sential for high quality products, the Merchant Navy, particular- and who can deal most effective.ly those engaged on long voy- ly with the wide range of pro- ages, when a very considerablo ducts offered. The agent will, in saving in fuel can be realised. effect, be the sole distributing The application of the photo- pressure, it is necessary to pro- representative of the manufac cell to smoke detection renderside an independent air supply pino war nce, who is the direc turers who are members

obsolete the former method of to the plasses, and suitable attor of the Philippine Bureau BESTEC. The BESTEC organisa- rauging the conditions in the tachments are arranged on the of Aeronautics, is scheduled to tion is not Intended to swamp uptake by observing with the components for coupling up to

ut the individual manufacturers, naked eye a light beam reflect this.

#y to Hong Kong qu Friday to or their contacts with their cus.

ed in a mirror. With this ays-

discuss the terms of a recipro- tomers. It co-ordinates ita mem.

cal air agreement between the PROSTALIN bers' ectivites,

tem it was not always easy for and also greatly the operator to detect a change

British Crown Colony and the $6.80 per simplifics buying for both agents in conditions promptly, and con-

Thlippines Republic, the Do. bottle.. and customers, who

The control box, which is partment of Foreign Affairs piace all their orders with one: trol tended to be erratic. The taually placed in the main en-disclosed today.

photo-cell installation entirely | ginu control room, contains the

He will be accompanied by Each territory is covered separ. Overcomes such difficulties, since constant voltage current trans- representatives of the Foreign ately by BESTEC representatives, the indicator lamps give the former and calibrating resis- Offler whose inission is to form: OVERONES Directors and executives of operator immediate warning of tances. A 230 volt single phase ally establish a Philippine Con- DESTEC also make regular visits any change in the conditions in operation: In the event of there sulate there-Associated Press. to customers and agents in all the the uptake, even before the being only & D.Ç. supp'y avail- principal markets, one purpose smoke reaches the top of the able, a totary converter in em. of which is to design, and ad- funnel, and he can take prompt ployed to give, the requisite vise on. special equipment to steps to adjust the air and füol | A.Č. meet focal conditions and pro- valves. In consequence of this. There are two Indicating duction problems.

immediate response, the funnel lamp boxes for each uptake, one The BESTEC representatives can normally be maintained adjacent to the air and oll In Hong Kong are The Far East clear or with a slight haze as valve contro's In the boller Import and Export Ltd 127may be required.

ruum, the other In the main en-

Birmingham, July 29. Hong Kong & Shanghai. Bank

gice control room, so that the A fire in the Counell Houre Hunding, Hong Kong.

"shift engineer can also ace at of Birmingham did not inter- SKIN TONIC a glance the condition in the rupt the, lavish reception given TABLETS The equipment comprises os uptake. Each lamp box has to Mr. and Mrs. W Cooper bottle..

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eral Electric, Ltd, for making the machine already liest possible indication of any direct representatives of the speak to City Councillors at A his orders exceeding £50,000 on change in combustion, the pro General Electric Co. Lid, of pubile meeting of the City

Jector, photo cell; amplifier and England.

A Council United Fress

New Machine

Glasses In Reserve

take.

"

Fire At Civic Reception

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and at MECAU AGENCIA CONTINENTAL

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