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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1956.
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
New Corrosion-Resistant
A
Compound
fibre-reinforced plastic
Controlling Plant Pests Extracting material
HOW RESEARCH IN BRITAIN
IS HELPING
COLONIAL AGRICULTURE
IN many colonial territories, the protection of growing crops
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from insects, and from the plant diseases of which insects NEW FINNED
are so frequently the carriers, is a matter of vital concern.
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The Entornolog£ V ts matt ered -tuely
If not prepaid a booking fee is wing plant of 50 conte in charged.
MUSICAL
QUTSTANDING sand and balare nested in Wisuntoster a Red Poppy Suble, Petrovchika, Don Juan,
By My Vente Rimane, Hungarian Rhapeales, Peer Gy Sarter, Carmen, 1. Arlealente Sutles, E Babies Suites,
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The Plant Pathology Depart- rent diule with the nature of Araks pel the conditions that favour €12 Mand JETOTASE growing crops, while
15,000 Aphids Por Beanstalk
The the in-
soon after the eclling of the aphida on the beans,
Another method of controlling aphids and the viruses they offeri bring a matter of condem to many colonial territories—which
are
by
to
TUBE HEATER
The General
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Electric
A
Fats
which can be applied by brush on metal surfaces is claimed to be an important new
From Bones development in the field of corrosion- resistant compounds.
drawing
What is claimed to be The makers are particularly corrosion by aggressive atmo- their new product to spheres, sea water, hydro-curion a revolutionary process the attention of maintenance products and a
wide range of for extracting fats from chiefs of oil refineries, charlesi chemical agents, both gaseous
processing plants and structural and liquid form. bones has been perfected steelwork. in Britain after seven years' research.
Complotoly breaking away from conventional method, t major discovery by the Inventor of the new process was that in certain conditions prevailing during pre-treatment of the raw material, fat contained in bone cells
br set tre and separated by thermo-mechanical means after the bones have been
cruched to the required size.
CNY
The material is a mixture of synthetic resin or latex with high alumina cement, reinforced with a tough woven fabric by a patented process. It is clubm- ed to bo an effective and economical protection against
Killer For
Application is in two layers, fabric, making a total of about interspersed with the Woven
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усту sting.
little pre- paratory treatment is necessary It is sufficient to remove 10050 reale and rust by wire brush, Moisture does not cut the effec- itveness of the application,
The
compound (designated is likely, because of the toughness of the layer produced,
VG),
10 be
composed
of
othin
The Clothes especially applicable for Moth Grub
Scientists
The
from entire operation, the loading of the bones on to the conveyer feeding the pres
in the Plant treater, to the separation of the Virus Research Unit of released fats, feeding stuffs and Britain's Agricultural Re- substantially depend bones, is search Council have de-
automatic ond semi-conÛnuous,
Co. Ltd has developed finned tube heater which combines
high A
rating with a large surface area. It is particularly suitable for industrial ovens and etrying where temperatures of 200 degrees F to 350 degrees F natural con- vection ovens working between
Total time for raw material such
the heater to be underest in its Bnat forin temperatures has an operating martace
Is, it is claimed, approximately ten 30 minutes, compared with up to pevature of about 500 degrees F. 40 hours for processing
equivalent butch by the usual The heater comprises A mild method. steel but with a crimped gill, of 4 J. outside diameter. This tube houses
The fundamental work, much lower
The stems parts of
of Inter-related. corried out grasses and cervals. The range
Fal metlogy.
there Plant of event plands of
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vestigated Personal $5.00 per insertion! th. Kotha-t Expostaneudal A good example of the delati- not exceeding 25 words. 25starimų, news iz-ndrin, is there, vd work which has to be per- has been experimented with ແ
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formed in connection with any Rothamstal k control cents each additional word.
one Investigation is provided by predators. These are the insects
By which Department attempts that are being made t
non-injurious with the control the bean aphia Aphis crops and which foodT un the ef IntN which affeet fubuo -which can 20 avriously virus spreading aphids.
with their life damage beau crops. In this case grycles, and with
The method used la the influence it has been necessary
"age" to atusly contain anall of weather en ther Dievment the life-cycle of the insect with which are than sprayed with on groups of plants and praplatinitas
great care
Insecticide which effectively kitis any insects present,
A certain
are required. number of aphids per stem are then introdured in Es some eages while into others there are introduced both apistes and predators such as ladybird or hover-firs Cover a period it thus becomes possible to estimaty with dome accuracy what would be the result of introducing such presiators to standing crops.
Yet another
matter of IT- plane is the
slage at which the optrid itself does damage
It has been found that in song the potential damage is much less once entabi stage the best method In the plant's developement has of controlling the prst has been been passed; and, since the date at which the bean-aphid teaves that Remedi
recently on plots, each contain its free-host ke the crop varks Lum able to give practical advice on
In 20 remes of beans.
triatively vally This problem.
plots, which are stunted not at tinits, experiments i Work has be
Rullanted bren PattiMİ
Htself but outside timing to see as on gall mvices, such as the the town of Bishop's Stortford, sawing of the cogs might not. tion cards on sale "5. C. al. Post." Anna reed midge and the lucerne en different insecticides have or itself, solve much of the prob-
midge which
quantities, tt been shown
Somewhat siderable increases in yield can continuing
male grata, 17 klaven, 750 Alexandra Hover" telephone 36160, 30037
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out by such number they ruin the Entomology Department,
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The inventor
Dr E. M. Vyner,
director of Sheppey Glue and Chemical Works, Ltd, Cedar Lodge, Bonehurst Road, Horley, Surrey, England.
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structures sheeting since it afforde
strength as well as corrosion protection. Extensive tests have confirmed
the
applicability of the material in shipyards and oil refineries, in gas producing plants and also in sewage treatment works, Ministry of Works has reported
Ono department of
Britain's
veloped a virus which is very good results for containers stated to be as deadly to conted with the compound and subjected the corrosive action the clothes moth
of formalin. Firm ja: VG myxomatosis is to rabbits. (London) Ltd, 6-0, Newman Passage, Oxford Street, London, Director W..
Dr Kenneth Smith, of the Unit, states that work en the destruction of the clothes
moth has been in progress for Radio Hongkong
some years.
"We now have રી virus," he says, "which can be sprayed or dusted into clothing, furnishings and so on. It kills the grub, So for not the grown moth. industry has made no use of the discovery, but it is available if He slates
Manufacturers seem that certain
dis- required. advantages, such as contamina- tion by solvents in the finished dealing with mothe." products, are absent in the new method.
to prefer chemical means of
requdro a fresh application.
One disadvantage, It is pointed out, is that the virus will not and stand up to dry cleaning, Savings in steam and electrl-treated clothes of fabricn would city are around 85 per cent und 50 per cent respectively.
Labour savings, too, over usual methods
are substantial It is added that it is possible to Automatic temperature 'con- obtain 100
recovery trols for controlling room or from the starling material, and oven temperature can be sup- that better yields are obtained of plied as required,
High quailty products.
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Dr Smith says that so far it has been tried out on a small scale, not on a factory level. Although Latrly expensive го produce in small quantities, Dr Smith believes it could be pro- duced much more cheaply on a commercial scale.
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0. Time Signal and Programme Summary: 0.03, Stock Market Re- port; 0.08, Peter's Party: 0.30, "A Family Affair" A new series of features on international collabora- Lion, Prepared by Vulled Nations Radio, No. 7-"Ramparts of the | Mind": 0.45, "Box 200" Bert G|Bett at the organ (08); 7, Popular Classics; 720, "Viewpoint" A Week- by Magazine devoted to the Arts. Edited and introduced? by Janet Tomblin; 7.5D, Wensher Report; 0. | Tune Signal and The News (bon-
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Source," (Delibes) (played by Howard Bar- low and Zile Concert Orchestra). "Symphony No. & in E-Flat Major, Opus 82, (Bibellas). (played by the Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Erik Tuxen); 10.30, The Terry Laseldo Quintet: 11, Dite with Dreamland- Featuring the songs of the mile Cote Singers; 11.30. Prelude to Mid- night; 12 midnight, Close Down.
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