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'THE CHINA MAIL,-THU RSDAY, JUNE 3, 1940,

QUALITY FITTING,

GIBBONS

GILMAN & COMPANY LTD.

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Telephone

XIMG.

Farnsworth

MODEL ET-651 ALL-WAVE RADIO

This handsomely designed, plastic table model surely appeals to the senses in 'bath' appearance and peri formance. AC Superheterodyne: Three wave bands, 535 to 1805 K.C., 3.3 to 0.25 M.C. and 8,6 to 21,8 M.C. Multi-lap universal power transformer operates on alternating current of 50 or 60 cycle frequency. with Safety-type line voltage selector switch for volinges from 105 to 220 volts. Beautiful tone that will please the most exacting listener.

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ENGINEERING PAGE

TROPICAL ROOF

CONSTRUCTION

AN AIRCRAFT BRAIN

Britain now has zi new and Bri-

It

by

Sume of the firms which have flower tie-beam is also arched.tish designed been engaged on the production Each truss consists of two sym- clectric nu- of -"Arcon" temporary pro-metrical triangular frames, known tematic alt- fabricated house have now in an half-trusser and fabricated craft pilot. troduced a light-weight cally with lattice bracing from steal has been de- transported and easily erected tubes. Two half-trusses are join-

-veloped roof to meet the requirements of ed directly at the lower centre Smith's Alr- engineers concerned with colonial

colonial corners, and by a bracing tube craft Instru- strug development. The roof le

In known at the upper centre corners, to

and by The same

"Arcon," or กนกพง

то Arcon," | form a complete russ. The out-

ments, could be used Is distributed by Messer

sserar corner of each half-truss is for complete- Taylor Woodrow Construction bolled to the top of a column. ly automatic Limited, 25, Wilton-road, London. In each bay there are eight pur-

nights. This S.W.1. While reasonably satisfac-lins attached to the rafters, seven auto pilot lory materials for walls and purlins attached to the tie-beams, uses A new floors are usually available over- and n

Cor system called is often some difficulty in rent- are fastened to the upper pit is claimed, seas, it is contended that there and a purlin at each cave.

beets "Rate - Rate" asbestos-cement

control which,

ing a building, The Arson

trund.

The supporting pasts, comitans, td the frame of the roof, in bayn of 30-t. span and 10-fi lang. Den made of steel tubes. The columns provide [height to the enves of 7-ft. @ In Each Is inserted in R concrete foundation to a depth of about

rugated

will, it is hoped, meet this deling, over the whole area of the

roof,

to form an outer roof, and eliminates the to the under

side of the lower danger urpurlins to form an inner roof; the

KYTOS tumbl latter sheets do not extend as ing and the

formed between the upper and far as the caves, bit

space is need for eng- --rechoa- The lower sheets which permits air to sms, circulate in the roof.

detecting ele- The material required for erect-men

menis contained a three-bay structure, 30 ft. by 30 ft., weighs approximately

the gyro unit: tons, and consists

this has three of eight identical

and columns, 105 Ib. ench; 51 purlins,

interchan Ke - 47 Ib. cach four able truss braces;

дуго- eight half-trusses, | 187 1b, euch: 54 straight sheels copes which and 18 curved sheets; and three rule

meuSUITE

11., and has an arrangement of Danges at the top for attaching to the truss 23 purlins. 'The rafters of the Trusses are archert to form a vulge rouf, and

the

New ICI Development

More than

ing a

bags uf bolts. The fra

framing. with- out sheets, can be erected by un-

Dre

In

the of turn Karn respec-

tively

skilled labour in approximately the

verticul

50 man-hours. All steel members and horizontal are protected by hot-dip Kalyanisand Ing. The Arcun tropical ront is axes. Separate Is electric servum thus highly resistant te atmos-moturs £32,500,000 worth pheric corrosion; it is also design-employed

of goods were exported by the to

ur.

each. In

ils

ure to Imperial Chemical Industries, theed to prevent insects from utfack- control rud.

ing the material of the structure

structure der big United Kingdom chemical or infesting the roof.

aiterous can be and elevators, It can group, in 1947. This is disclosed used for a variety of purposes, and in the Company's annual report.

Kuch 03 offices, warehouses, harnessed The report luys stress on the and by erecting walls up to the amplifier channel to the appro-about the

schools, bungalows, hostels, etc.,

to through Importance of increasing competi-

corresponding axis. Live effetency in

export fields, cages of the inner roof, a veran-priate gyroscope.

The gyrosignal Use of this "Rate-Rate" control Lord McGowan, the Chairman, dah is provided, and the circula-is fed to the amplifier and back-s distinct Trenu displacement emphasising that "British indus-tion of air in the root ensures ed off by ย

cool conditions inside the

signal propor-control and displacement feed- try will have to stand or fall by ing. The principal components feed-back

build- tional to moter

speed from a back used on convential auto- its own effetency and its capacity

generator ол the plots marks a great advance in to produce goods at competitive by Messrs. Stewarts and Lloyds, rate of movement of the control

of Arcon roofs are manufactured servo-motor rotor shaft; thus, the technique. prices."

PICTURE SHOWS the new all- Limited, and Messrs. Turners surface As made proportional to electric automatie aircraft pilot

The Company's policy "through-

out the war ant since has been Asbestos Cements Co., Ltd. the rule of turn of the aircraft' installed in an Avro aircraft.

"10 keep prices as low as possi- ble".

The Immense amount of deve- lopment work carried out by the LC. in 1947 is shown by the slalement that the value of fixed assets increased from approxi-

000 during the year.

in which in which

Decca

Navigator Extension

~ povicularly promisiifnounced recently by Lloyd's List to his steam trawlers of some days but despite this the Decca

Kl.000 petroleum chemicall

work

MUREX

WELDING ELECTRODES

THE JARDINE ENGINEERING CORPORATION

14-18 PEDDER STREET, HONG KONG,

TELEPHONE 30311.

PAINTCRETE

Waterproof, Washable, Stonehard and Non- Flaking Material for Decorating Cement and Stucco, Roughcast, Pebble Dash, Brickwork. Lime Plaster, Asbestos Cement Sheet, Wall- boards, Etc., unaffected by Alkali and can be applied to New Concrete or Cement.

Years of exposure to the worst weather con- ditions will not affect the lasting properties of Paintcrete, whereas ordinary distemper starts to perish from the day it is applied. Its brightness and weather resisting properties. remain for years on the outside walls of houses and flats.

Stocked in white, broken white, primrose, daffodil, pastel blue, light cream, midcream, dark cream buff, portland stone, paleapple green and brick red..

MANNERS ENGINEERING LTD.

mately £70,000,000 to £84,000, ne

A new Decca navigator which The Decen systern is at present the same time, had reached the

operated on liners and used by a wide variety of ves-fishing ground. During one trip One scheme

romising other deep sea vessels wus ansels from large passenger ships there was danse-tok for four made is the

150 tons.

system enabled him to keep his works at Wilton, North England. Use of this British system,

position absolutely on the fishing Here, construction is stated to be considered one of the most ac-

Не ac Degree Of Accuracy grounds. described the well ahead and the first plants been confined mainly to coasting int curate in the world, has hitherto

navigator as the "Anest ald to scheduled to produce perspex fot

The_system_enables a naviga-fishing which I have so for ex- the plastics

-vessels. Its exter_to_tell his true dead course. Industry-will be in and--short sea

perienced." production before the end of this tion to ocean-going vessel by a simple reading of two dials The trial was so

has been made possible by the no other instrument is neces that six further fishing trawlers successful year. Therefore, constructional introduction

will be concentrated on a feature known as the lane identi-/sary. At present, accuracy

of an additional

to are being equipped immediately. Mercantile Bank Building plant to crack petroleum for the nication system. This will enable 200 miles is claimed, an extreme bera

within 300 yards at a distance of It is anticipated that large num- manufacture of chemicals.

of other vessels will be While

cracking of crude ships to switch from one chain of

Decca stationa to another by range of 1,500 miles giving ac- similarly equipped with Десса petroleum is not a recent deve- lopment, since the oil industry rotation of a simple switch and curacy of half a mile in daylight in the near future.

automatically receive signs in- cracks millions of tons yearly, dicating the ship's position. whereas the oll industry applies

Decca's wide range of applica- the process mainly for the pro-

tion is indicated by a report pub- On completion "of the Danish lished in last week's "Syren" on duction of molorear amt aviation chain of Decca stations this sum- fuel, Wilton's object is

3 recent trial Installation in to to Use mer this new receiver will make North Sea fishing trawler. petroleum as a source from which it possible for ships to use both to manufacture a wide range of the English and Danish-chains system

This was

test of the essential chemicals such as sol- and to obtain full service of the trawler and vents for paints, callulose, lacquer Decca

and two miles after dark,

Arat

by a a-British fishing and the skipper reported navigator system from that the extreme accuracy of the for cars, saccharing drugs, anti-Ushant to the Southern Baltic. Decea navigator in

--- malncial poludrine, fibres such as Particularly, ocean-going vessels position enabled him to pick up fixing his nylon and dyestuffs.

entering the Western Approaches fishing grounds in the shortest will have automatic Indication of possible steaming time. On one their position on the last and occasion he had been able most difficult stages of their voy-make at least three hauls before other vessels, which left port at

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ages.

NO 'IDEA SHORTAGE' AT BIRMINGHAM

to

а

A tour of the Birmingham) 4. For dairy farmers. 'section of the British In-vacuum cooler by means af dustries-Pair-in sourch of new which milk goes direct from the ideas among the exhibita quick cow to the churn' without being ly produced a bag of a dozen to exposed to the air at any time. testify to the ingenuity and skill. Corrosion-proof tubes for of Britain's manufacturers. sea-water pipeling on board

Here they are.

ship, where conditions of service 1. An aluminium beer-barrel would make other types of tube which, because of its lightness, liable to corrosion and erosion. will speed-up deliveries of beer 8. A mobile safety saw which from browery to publican.

halves the cost of cutting

2. A boller for use in railway props, posts, and firewood, rest-rooms, made, at the request doubles the output,

pl and

of British Railways, Midland

9. An electric fire with, imila- Section. It is claimed for the ilon coal in which the heat ac- bailer 1tbl it combines the virtually comes from the cont." It tues of the constant-flow type consumes cigarette-ende -and and the reserve type of water-matches accidentally thrown boller, and, because of its low the "coal" by unau consumption—it uses 2.5 cubic tors.

unsuspecting visi- feat of gas an hour-it neel 10. A safely gas-tap which

has a spring-like device.

never be turned off.

оп

The

3. A plation claimed as the device is automatic, and foot- only product by means of which, proof in whatever position the In a single operation, rust can gas-tops are used and it is im- be removed from any metal, its possible for the recurrence prevented, and key decidentally, t to be turned surface obtained for the applica- 11. Aheat-resisting

enamel

tion of paint, enamel, or plat- which is claimed to be the near- Ing

est paint equivalent -to.-vitreous Cooring composition in which | news,

4. A patented "cork", coment

coment esamel,-but-without Its brittle-

Liquid colours have been incor- 11. A jigsaw machine which porated, The Boor in warm, will cut out plastic,... plywood, silent, and waterproof. ...“,- || aluminium, 'cast-fron, and "mild |

.D.A.combined le.and saw steel. of specially treated steel wire With non-clogging tooth,

F. TAYLOR""

THE NEW ELECTRIC

Tel: 34174

COOLERATOR

Kitchen-Saver!

MORE SPACE INSIDE....... TAKES LESS OUTSIDË

74

cu. ft.

"Impossible? Not at allfide's the result of this Coolerator model's [compact; streamțined design.. (Note its dimensions.) And this has been accomplished without reducing the thickness of the imike

Mord storage ice få ihn istah

WED MONÍA a new reizigers406. *

But they run into the problem of suing the average seven or eight cu. it, modèl into an already crowded kitchen. Is's too wide or too tigkatkan man ka

To answer this, Cuoterator angioners bere developed a 756 cu. ft. electric teftig, erior that WILL AT IMO amajl kitchena andapartments Complewin every respect, it has a 25 th built-in frasen Sood Secker with a septrasa kheti for three ice cube Star, two special salt-bonte abeliwa, a bis Frivind vegeÁŠKU CETOPHOMORETRATIONING tesy and an interior light Opérated by a `bermetically-erried "Econ-O-3dime" trods

ing unit, it bagshree some of cold.

Truly, you'll get the SEUST for your money when you buy e Coodersor DRA77)

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