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THE CHINA MAIL"BRITISH-INDUSTRIES· FAIR SÚPPLEMENT, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1949.

JEWELLERY &

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CUTLERY Hobbing Machines

For the second year in succes | cases, plastle and crystal glasses; in post-war production. Britain, sion the Jewellery, silver, cutlery, loose diamonds; and jewellery, in fact, leads the world in clock and horological industries will findings in all, metals.

These will be shown by 175 in occupy the whole of the National

100 Hall at Olympla in the forth-dividual standholders and coming British Industriea Fair. Composite standholders. The total London,

cost of exhibiting at the BIF. in 1940

Exhibits to the value of more than £1,000,000 will be shown by who the combined industries, have been set the impressive ex- of approximately port target

£11,000,000 (excluding loose dia monds, the exports of which, com- bined with other diamonds,

worth of brought £14,000,000 dollars to this country during last year).

The trades to be represented include fine jewellery, costume jewellery, domestic and hotel hot- low-ware, and flatware in gold, silver, electro-plate, stainless steel. speculum, pewter, and so on; tol- let requisites in precious metals. enamel, ivory, and fancy metals: trophies, medals. and regalia: kind, including safety razors, razor blades, electric shavers; mechanical and electrle clocks, timing systems, watches, watch straps and bracelets, watch

cutlery of every

production, and has also made a healthy stort.in watchmaking. Already British manufactures, have a wide oversea trade, for it is readily recognised. that Bri

is estimated at approxi-tish craftsmanship is the finest mately £50,000, or about 0.5 per in the world. cent of the export targets.

The exhibits in the horological Once again Mr. Hulme Chait-] section will cover a greater diver- wick, ARCA, is the architect ressity of design and manufacture disposition and than ever before. Alt-mains ponsible for the

be seen in various general layout of the hall, whose clocks will

to the Fair floor space is again divided into gulses, and visitors four sections respectively for the will no doubt be impressed by the production of a wide range of Jewellery, silver and plate, horolo- gical, and cutlery section.

popular gratle timepieces fitted with 30-hour and eight-day movements. During the past 12 months British factories have been able

Focal Point

Last year the diamond exhibit

to introduce many DAW was the focal point of interest,

models at prices that have G with royal diamond Jewellery on exhibit by gracious permission of popular appeal, both in moulded of and wooden cases. Marine clocks Princess Elizabeth, Duchess

as supplies to the British Ad- Edinburgh. This year the horolo- gical exhibit will predominate to miralty and extensively used in some extent, as belts an industry the Merchant Navy will be on with pendulum which is making such impressive show, together

post-war production. and lever clocks as used in most strides in

departments, and Britain, in fact, leads the world] Government in making such impressive atrides 1 business houses.

Tea--China's Age-Old Drink

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The Chinese were the earliest people to consider ten a beve-

05 As early

Tang Dynasty, about 1,300 years ago, tea-drinking had already become

rage.

By Ving Ming Ku

a fairly regular habit with the

people's social pro- Chinese people. Soon more and, English

so popular more people took to tea. To in-gramme. It became vite a friend to a cup of tea has in England that from the King nobody footman, long

of social down to the become a part activity among the Chinese, Ten, would feel well without drinking

tea several times a day. among the Chinese, is even more popular than wine.

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tea

drinking green tea in excess will cause indigestion and affect the kidneys. It also destroys the red corpuscles of the body. Black tea is more beneficial to the old and brings to young people wake- fulness, rapid increase of white corpuscles and blood pressure.

Hong Kong's manufacturers are taking greater

1949 share than last year at the

British Industries Fair at London and Birmingham. One of the parti- pants from the Colony is the Tat Ming Engineering Works which' manufacture a a variety of equipment, Including hobbing machines illustrated here. This machine has been built for a 300-ton sugar cane mill and can also be used for cutting spiral gears, worm wheels and spiral screws.

Photometric Tube To Measure Light

A photometric tube for the ac-spread tunning curate measurement of light short waves. quantity will be seen at the Bri- tish Industries Fair.

down Lo,, very

The Mullard Moisture Meter, recently tested by the Board of In making "Cocktail Tea", 15

Grain Commissioners for Cana- kinds of choicest tea leaves are selected from Anhwel, Cheklang. It will be shown by Mullard da, will also be shown. The prin- Is tea-drinking harmful? The Kiangsl, Fukien, Hunan, Hupch, Electronic Products, Ltd., of Cen-clple of the meter is measuring Taiwan. These tury. House, Shaftesbury Avenue, the change of capacity occurring Tea was first Introducer' to answer is yes and

Under Kwangtung and

condenser plates re-London, W.C.2, whose other now between two scientifically Europe in the year 1610. When scientific analysis

may be teas are then the Europeans first drank tea, divided into many kinds, and each Aned and specially blended. It exhibits will include a new tetrode when moisture laden. grain is in

was with they thought tea-drinking

its peculiar qualities. It gives a mild, sweet flavour, pro- (directly heated type) for use introduced between them; as the a. high fre-¡ dielectric constant varies with conductive

agreeable stimulating mobile equipment, longevity. The should be used with discrimina- duces an

tetrode for use the presence of moisture the to age and dif- effect and sobers the mind. It is quency double Dutch considered tea a kind of tion regarding

A compro- difference of capacity can be re- of health. People good for the old and young, in fixed stations, animated grass which everybody ferent states should drink, and thought that drink any kind of tea and the strong or weak. It is assuredly hensive range of miniature and corded on a direct-reading meter, through sub-miniature valves and a double calibrated in percentage of mois- the best ene could do was to result is sometimes more harm-good for a dry throat

smoking or excessive drinking, superhet, radio receiver designed ture-control Four meter scales drink 40 or 50 cups a day.

ful than beneficial.

overseas countries blood-pressure for

with are provided, two for wheat and for a cold, high

oats and barley. and mental fatigue.

special features including band two for

-to

By the year 1738, ten-drinking already became an item in the

Green tea contains more caffein and tannic acid than black tea.

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