1949-03-10 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1949.

"WINGET"

CONCRETE MIXERS

IN 7/5 & 10/7 CU. FT. CAPACITIES

AVAILABLE FROM

SWIRE & MACLAINE LTD.

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CONNAUGHT RD. CTEL. 30331.

316 sizes,

ENDLESS V-BELYS

CAN BE

Gsizes

Replaced with only 4 sizes of Veelink

APB23.

As many as 316 sizes of industrial and fractional endless Y- hells can be replaced with only four reels of VeeLink, the link V-belt. From these handy reels required belt lengths are quickly uncoupled, made endless and installed. Belt re- placements for any type drive are always on hand. Rapid turnover of VeeLink on reels cilminates spare belt deterior- ation. Complex, costly belt Inventories are ended. Stock re- cords are simplified. Standard reels hold 100 feet, save stor- SKO, ¿paco. –..

VeeLink goes on quickly and easily...lowers machine down- time.

On drives with outboard bearings. It is installed with- out moving the motor or dismantling the machine,

Savings on drives of this type have been estimated to run as high as 9/10 the cost of Installing any other V-belt.

VEELINK

V-BELT

Veelink--known throughout the United States-has *proven Twelf in service on thousands upon thon- sands of drives. Wherever It used higher levels of power irons. mission efficiency are attained.

Tested Proved Adopted

by Industry

Aitzostahir, 10 amp Length

Adaptable 10 Uni

Stocks Of All Sizes Available

Sole Agents-KIU FOONG TRADING CO.

26, Connaught Road, C.

Tel. 28403

ENGINEERING PAGE

Research On A GIGANTIC CONTRACTING JOB

Big Turbine Under Way

When seientists working un- der the direction of the Wind Power Generation Cominfte te pare the British Electrical and Allied Industrids Research As- sociation finish their job, work may start on the building of Britain's first commercial large- serie wind turbine-a modern wind mill to generate Home. 1,000 to 2.000 kilowatts and to feed electric power 'direct to the existing sys em

The Wind Power Generation Committee includes representa- tives of the Ministries of 'Supply and of Fuel and Power, and the Iritish Electricity Authority and the North of Scotland's Hydro- Electric Board,

small testing station and selling

:

British Robot

Travels Faster

Than Sound

BRC

FABRIC

ELECTRICALLY CROSS-WELDED STEEL WIRE MESH

IN ROLLS OR SHEETS

FOR CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT

Block Available

DAVIE, BOAG & CO., LTD.

The many lorries veed at the APC Project.

Chartered Bank Oldg.

Agents for:-

robut

Britain's wind-power experts have already spent six months working on the tops of 500 feet An instrument-carrying hills in the Orkney Islands north aircraft, developed by Britmur's of the Scottish mainland, braving Ministry of Supply in co-operation winds which often reached 90 with the Royal Aircraft Extablishe miles per hour. After building " ment at Farnborough, England,

Vickera-Ar

Armstrong, ha re- up wind velocity and direction cently flows at a speed approach

corders, the scientists left theng 000 miles-an-hour at a hecht Orkneys, and now they are si--

of over 30,000 feet, m which n veying Britain's western seaboard. titude the speed of sound is about preparing to build more recording 860 mp.h, so that the verity of stations on the coasts of Scotland, the British robót was one and-n. England and Wales.

half times that of sound.

scientists

The small team of hope that just as modem hydro- The racket-propelled muchine electric power stations nove de- was tracked by radar throughout veloped from primitive water | ita flight and its instrument read- wheels, similar progress might be ings were recorded on the ground made in the Beld of wind power. by means of a telemetrie device

Bulldozers at Work

Britain Leads APC Project

In Television

Ready Soon

An 1,260 kilowatts wind turbine,

"Britain still lends the world in established in the Seally Isles. built on 2,000 feet hill known as

No pictures The minature robots, having the television cl!. Grandpa's Knob In Venmont, in most features of a full-sized nir-

clearer, and no Bets are the United States, was operative craft, are carried under the belly superior to what her own crafts.

A gigantic contracting job for some time, until, in 1945, the of Mosquito aircarst, which car

Inan can pro

produce." scheme was abandoned following ry them to a high altitude befere This statement by Mr. N. running into several million HK an unfortunate mechanical failure. releasing them. The plotless Collins, British television expert dollars and involving the shift- The development of windpower machines are powered by a rocket who recently toured the Americaning of 400,000 cubic yards of is of special importance in Britain motor using

special fuel. The industry, is amplified anil endars- in view of the meagre endow-bots have a fuselage 12 fect in eet by Mr. Ray Norris, Technical earth (about the same number ment of natural water power, and length, And 13 Inches diameter. Editor of the Electrical and lindic of tons) is expected to be com- the fact that wind conditions are and the wing 8 8 feet.

A number Trading Journal in a special art-pleted some time in July by particularly promising in the

have been made, wh of these machines

icle which he entitles "Beautifully United Kingdom where, in a not on the intention is to fit was Simple Television Receivers

the Chins Constructing 'Co., of und tail units of different shapes, In his article, Mr. Narri, says, the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank some of the wings being swept "Asked to describe

England's Building for the Aslatic Petro- back at

elevision receivers my firal reply leum Co. at a steep angle, Fifteen seconds

after the robot ; They are beautifully simple. has been relea

released from the Mas-That is, they combine the beauty quita, the automatic pilot forces of good engineering with the sim- into level flight and it flies at full plicity that concenfs art. speed until its fuel exhausted. The automatic pilot the operates the controls, causing it to plunge into the sea. The fuel supply lastn

70 approximately

econds. during which time theircraft covers about 15 miles.

tou distant future, hornes may be illuminated and factories may be powered by electricity generated by wlad.

British Steel Has Big Plans

for

The British steal industry has enlarged its development plans to give an output of 17,500,000 tona In 1953, the Iron and Steel Feder-minute of the flight atlon announced last night. Last year's objective of 14,600,000 tons was exceeded by close on 400,000 tens,

it

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TO REPAIR PIPES

Tal. 20117

BRITISH REINFORCED CONCRETE ENG. CO.,LTD.

RUBBER HOSE

British & U.S.A, made

RUBBER DELIVERY HOSE,

RUBBER SUCTION HOSE,

RED RUBBER TUBING.

Stocks corried by

A. MING & CO., LTD.

105, Des Voeux Rd, C.

APC's new installation, known (Opp. Central Market) Ds the "Kun Tong Project" is located on the Kowloon side of Lyeemun Puss and, at Present, can be reached only by launch it begon or on foot. Work on

A new scientific method of lato in February, 1948, and__did_

of water Every slopping the flow

not stop, even for a day, until costs the pipes while effecting repairs and Chinese New Year,, 1940: One

maintenance carrying out Ministry about £300 but the ex-

work

o! about half periment worth

been money. has

embodied in the thousand men,

local While the model is flying, it sends "Freez-Seal Unit" by Freez-Seal them

Colony-ites, have out radio messages of what it is Equipment Company, Ltd., (245 been employed throughout the The industry's seven-year

doing along six information chan Burlington Road, New Malden, operation. In addition, 30 lorries, £250,000,000 development pro-nels and the experience gained will Surrey, England). This firm has three bulldozers, three cranes be invaluable when supersonic supplied it to a number of munt-

gramme, approved by the Governigh's are made with full size,cipal water companies in various und what is believed to be the f

ment in 1946, aimed at expanding capacity

14,100,000 tons to piloted aircraft. from 10,000,000, or at increasing pro- the duction from

level in 1946 to 15,000,000 to 15,500,000.

Frame

like At the

time it was sufficiently flexi- ble to be capable of adaptation to meet still greator requirements.

Thus, with the demand for steel still axceeding all expectations, Britain's steel-makers are ready to undertake further large scafo capacity expansion.

BUILDING SUPPLIES

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"YORKSHIRE" "CEMENTONE”

"PUDLO"

"HEATRAE" "EXPAMET"

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STOCKS AVAILABLE

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"CHATWOOD"

Asbestos Cement Products. Boilers, Domestic.

Copper Tubes & Fittings.

Cement Colouring Powder.

Cement Waterproofing Powder Electric Water Hoaters.

Expanded Metal.

Fire Places.

Fire Fighting Equipment.

Insulation: Heat, Cold & Sound, Ozone Generator.,

Oil Cooking Ranges.

!

Oil Burners, Fully Automatić,

Oil Burners, Range.

Plugging Materials.

Pumping Equipment.

Radiators, Oil Loaded Electric.

Rubber Flooring Tiles, Windows & Doors, Metal. Vault Doors & Safos.';

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

MACHINERY & CONTRACTING,

Kong & Shanghai Bank Building,

Jour Konk.

DEPT.

Telephone 28Q21.

now

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parts of Britain.

Machines To Be Shown At BIF

The leading part played by city supply is available. British Industry in opening up specifie

opening on May 2.

ing,

Other

examples are forest

only piling machine in this area. have been at work, fuil speed and full time,

The site, bis it neurs com- pletion, comprises some 35 acres. to Before the contractor went werk, biting down three quarters of a high hill, shifting the borth and rock, and bringing the low land up to level, it was occupied Chinese Temple and Chi- by n nesa

cemelary,

FOR

店金發明

Tols:

23012

司公限有

20147

QUALITY-DURABILITY-DESIGN

INSTALL

"Standard"

PLUMBING FIXTURES

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Agents:

the world's less developed areas sprayers which can be carried as will be well illustrated ni this a complete unit in a knapsack, year's British Industries Fair moblie compressor units for Now, the first ship has Alled dalrying and specially designed the first completed tank with The Birmingham sertion (Castor "outposts" ani providing oil; the first APC executive, and tle Bromwich) will show, for ex- considerable ample. machines

for Jungle of parts to serve many different first of five houses to be built for clearance equipment, for dam

uses and automatically suppiled staff residences. building, loveliers and exen- drinking pools for animals. vators, mobile saws for wood More personni Geeds are also cutting plants for house build-

catered for. One stand at Cas portable generators and the Bromwich will show a new power suppliers, cultivators and all-metal and glass shaving mir- and grass dryers especially ror the purpose of which is to adapted for tropical conditions, defy the ravages of tropical in- roud making machinery, trans- sects. There will also be a paraf- portable water borers and pump-fin fed stovo designed to carry ing units.

superior features of the electric example that fire but usable where no electri- considerable In-city supply exists. One manu- petrol-driven con- facturer has even considered the crele mixer, the development of the needs of Jungle tennis: he an electrically driven machine is exhibiting new. nylon tonnis shown at the BIF last year. racket string which will not rot This new mixer can be used in in' the mos; humid

tropient remote places where no electri- climato

interchangeability his family are installed in the ANDERSEN, MEYER & COMPANY, LTD.

One individual should arouse terest is 0

PHILIPS

FLUORESCENT TUBES

TL

|PHILIPS)

HIGH LIGHT COEFFICIENT,

DOUBLE THE LIFE OF INCANDESCENT BULBS,

LESS GLARE AT THE LIGHT SOURCE

Insist on T L tubes --- Obtainable at all Electrical Dealers. Solo' Agents: MANNERS ENGINEERING LIMITED.

Tál 14174, 1

DAVID HOUSE

ANNOUNCEMENT

TEL: 28091.

OLYMPIC MOTORS LTD, are pleased to announce that they have been in-

corporated under the Companies Ordinances of Hongkong as a limited company, to carry on the following businesses:

Motorcar Servicing & Repairing,

Garage and Showrooms.

Motorcar Sales (New & Used cars) & Motor cycles.

Sales & Service Agents for British CITROEN, ROVER and LAND ROVER cars. Importers of Italian Marble slabs, tiles & monuments,

干

Importers & Distributors of Insulux glass blocks and all sorts of Building

material.

Proprietors of the Confederated Traders.

Bankers: The United Chinese Bank, Hong Kong.

SHIU K. YEE Chairman, Board of Directors,

OLYMPIC MOTORS Ltd.

41; Lockhart Road. Hong Kong,

Tel: (2039