1956-09-24 — Page 8

CHINA MAIL

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NOTICE

THE HONGKONG

YAUMATI

SCIENCE

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1956.

NEW MIDGET UNDERWATER

TELEVISION CAMERA

WHAT is claimed to be one of the smallest and cheapest underwater television cameras yet to be produced is announced by a United Kingdom firm. It is a hand-held underwater camera which enables divers to be effectively supervised from above the water.

obesorver can view the under- water soone displayed on large- serve'}} picture monitors on board ship

This development is in with The curreTIL und of relieving the diver of as many encumber- Cancer at posible The fite

swimming diver, carrying ts 4135-77 melt-contained breathing A record of the pictures re- apparatus, is rapidly

replaema producedi an the seren Cas

the invily-clad slow-moving easily be made by photographje conventional dive.

15ut the fact that the diver is now moving around much more umestricivily has created munications problems.

have lo

TOPANSKE much more convenient method of oblaining permanent woords then takinge photography

anche wa Dem

-

で new camOTI is intended fur

down to depths mperation

A larger version

The perzonnet en boud ship 13 information transmitted by tin diver This HELY JARNOČÍN SOM

mismider- steet and valuable item legat

With the new camera, ineffenst of having to rely on the divợpt- 1port, || number of expert

of 250 for will be able

to operate 3,000 feed below the surface,

The current small mudel is creased in an aluminium sphere | only 19 inches in diameter. [1 cm be held in ʼn diver's hand or

rable from suspended by

#

Moscow Buying the propelled by an

Scottish Tweed

A Scottish

Lwred mill han signed a contract In Moscow to

more supply than 3,000 pieces of cloth to a Soviet truding

or- ganisation.

can-

A plece normally vinta cloth.

of 60 to 65 yards of

The Manager of the miil said that the contract wili keep the mill's 100 workers busy until well into

next

year, Britain will receive 5,000 tons of wheat in ex- change for the tweed.

&

FERRY

Though

he look han- dreds of patterns

to

Moscow with

the

CO., LTD.

Notice is hereby given that An Interim Divident of Two Pallars and Fifty Cents per Shure

the Company's

Issued tapital has been des clared in respect of the year ending 1st December, 1956.

Dividend Warrants will be available for collection at the Registered Office of the Company. No 144-148 De Voeux Road, Central, ht Hour, Hongkong, or will be dealt with in accordance with standing instructions, on and ufter Monday the 22nd Detaber, 1956.

Notice he also piven that the Share Register of the Company will be closed from Saturday the 13th October, to Saturday the 20th October, 1956, both days inclusive.

:

By Order of the Board, LAU CRAN KWOK, Managing Director.

Hong Kong.

21st September, 1956.

To ADVERTISERS

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Special Announcements and Clavalled Advertian- ments as usual.

THE BOYS' & OILS' CLUBS ASHOCIATION

of

invites your support in helping tợ train The Hongkong citizens to-morrow, Subscriptiona atostíó þe sent to The Hon. Treasurer, Tise Toys and Girls' Clubs Association, War Memorial Weltace

Centro, Baithorn Playground, Wanchal,

Telephone - 14431.

WATER

IS PRECIOUS

USE IT.

WISELY

manager said, a substantial proportion of the order

Wan

for

blue serge. navy

the Russian

In Iweel. preference was for "dark- inh colours", but always of very good quality.

Estrie. Mitis. Selkirk, Scotland.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

By Air

Burma, India

Pakistan Middle

East, Great Britain de Europę, 6 pm.

By Surface

Mathpplies, p.m.

Indiana, 4 D..

Mace, 0 pm

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

By Air

Peking. Shanghai, Kumming. Han-

kow, 7 ..

Indo-Chine, France, i am.

North Borneo, Australia, New Zea

land, Noon.

Philippines, 2 p.m.

Malaya, Indonesia, 2 p.m.

Guam, Ilawall, USA, 2 p.m.

Formosa, & p.m.

Thailand, Burma, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain. Europe, p.m.

U.5.A., Canada, 0 p.m. Philippines, N. Borneo, d pin

Japon, & P..

By Surface

China, People's Republic, 7 a.m.

Maceo 1 p.m.

Indo-Chine, 1 p.m.

Maceo, & p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTENDER, 20

By Burface

China, People's Republic, a.m.

Koren, 11 a.m.

Macen, 1 p.m.

Malaya Ceylon,

India, Pricingani, Aden. Middle East. Italy. (P. India Faroela via Karafil), B p.m.

Macao, 0 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

By Eurface

China, People's Repubile, 7 a.m. Macao, 1 p..

Philippines, 4 p.tz.

North Borneo, 4 D.mn. MONO. 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

By Surface

China, People's Republic, 1a.m.

Macro, 1 p.m.

Indo-China, 8 p.m.

Korea, 4 37.00,

BATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

By Surfac

China, People's Republic, 7 akani Formosa, 11 ato Milan, W. Auriraits, Parcels via

Noon

SURA, C. & B.. Asuntos,

Zaslané, 4 p.m.

China, Peoples Republic, ⚫ p.m.

electrically-operatori steerable

"It

would be possible to launch it from

submerged subenazine ond operate it by re- mote contact

The electORSE! details of the Tequipment are similar to those of the existing them's industrial | television camera

'The first and original under-

j water camera made by the com-

pany

in the Selence is now

| Museum ad

Lancion

ENGINEERING

JOHANTANU

In

two

3

Following extensive reophysical survey during 1954 and 1955, two marine exploration drilling platforms were established during April-June 1956 by The British Malayan Petro- leum Company Limited and Barawak Oilfields Limited. The platforms are at Ampa Pulches and Stwa, 25 miles and 8 miles respectively off the coast of Brunel and Sarawak. Prefab- cleated in Holland, Britain and Hongkong, the platforms were both launched sections, the drilling platform being later connected to the living quarters sockien by

Each is virtually a self-contained community KINGWAY.

with its own radio and power stallon, helicopter landing platform and living quarters for some 35 crew members.

Picture shows: The first pair of jackets for the Ampa Patches platform before launch-

Ing.--Shell Photograph.

SWIM FINS FOR SHELL DIVERS

South Kendagen. M

of this washer version th US Navy has up to now bought | seven Fen have been pur

chased by Canado, three by by Italy, three by Britain, two Japan, or one each by Polend, Philand, Australia, New Zeniatub and ertruhzx.

Pye England!

Ltd,

Cumùridge, İ

Rome, Sept. 23. JODERN diving aids, such as goggles, swim fins. exposure suits and under water breathing devices, may help increase the pro- duction of trochus and mother-of-pearl shells in the Red Sea, if the recom- mendations made in a re- port to the Government of Sudan by the Food and

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

THE NEXT DAY ·

MISTER CRAB'S HOUSE --

FERD'NAND

NANCY

G' BYE,

NOW

IT'S RAINING

HUN--MILK FROM YESTERDAY STILL THERE-- NEWSPAPER TOO--WONDER IF ANY~ THING'S HAPPENED

TO OLD MAN CRAB --

H

I HOPE YOU DON'T CATCH COLD, PEE WEE

JOHNNY. HAZARD

TRY TO KEEP YOUR

FEET DRY

Agriculture Organisation ure adopted.

Such aids, stated the report.

could, if the fishermen were thoroughly trained in their use, "increase their efficiency and bring under exploitation 171- touched shell-beds beyond the depth of 30 feet. which is the practical

-501 THOUGHT I'D BETTER TELL YOU,,

WHATY THE MATTER, MAGE BUND OR SOMETHINGFL

GOOD THING YOU DID. SOMETHING SERIOUS MAY HAVE HAPPENED.

limit of present diving activities."

Drilling Platform Launched In South China Sea

THE British Malayan Petroleum Company, one of the Companies in the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, has been setting up a new drilling platform at a location known as Ampa Patches, some 25 miles off the coast of Seria oilfield, in Borneo.

drilled without further call on the mainlond.

tho

con-

The now platform Is much lubes, suitably braced to form larger than the three, which the a panel 80 feet wide and 49 feet comperty is presently operating high, was built into the gantries at locations "about 1 mile off- where the final bracing of ench shore. It has been designed for group of six tubes was carried an Ideal 100 drilling ouint with out to complete the jacke?' unit.

4-well derrick, having

The gantrice nocommodate two 20 X 30 foot base; accommoda- Jackets which are this

taken tion will be provided for the to sta in pairs. The launching crews and enough heavy

BID-

of the first pair of jacket took plice (drill-pipe, ensing, cement, place 12 weeks after the arrival mud and other necessities) will of material in the be carried to permit a well to be struction yard.

When weather and sen con- ditions were favourable the

with the two gantry barges

towed out from Inckets were

Yard the Marine Construction and over the River Balait bar at high tide. Speed of the tow was three knota. Arriving at

the location at daybreak, where a 1-foot swell was running, the guntry barges were moored by tuga prad winching to the exact spot was carry started. To

this out manoeuvre,

special moorings had been placed in position few weeks previously,

A helloopter landing-platta has also been built, however, for use in the transport of personnel, and day-to-day" require- meeste. Drilling crews, when not on duty, will live in com- fortable air-conditioned

quar

food

ters.

DIMENSIONS

As soon as the barges were currectly located, strain on the jacket-lifting tackle was taken, after which the jacket' tubes were unbolted from the sup- 70 porting brackets.

After minutes.

the through hanging free and

jackots

ready

for

The foundation dimensions of the platform are 45 by 210 feet, md, in all, a total of 800 tons of steel is required.

The sup- porta consist of four 48-ton "Jackets',

neasuring 30 by 40 feet and 50 foot high, and spaced ot 30–!ct intervale. Back 'Jacket' ร

a separate lattice- braced structure huving six Jacket tubes, 49 feet long and 30 inches in diameter, which 24-inch diameter steel lowering. The sweld mean- plies of 1⁄2-inch wall thickness

ness while had increased to 2-3 feet, are driven about 35 feet into the due to a force 4 wind, Five comil sen-bod. The

minutes later, lowering of the space be" tween the pile and the jacket Jackets was started using four tubes is grouted with cement.

50-ton-capacity travelling blocks The Jackets were ressembled and

hand- 7-ton-capacity on store in the Company's winches, specially equipped for

Yard Construction

at lowering on the brake. list of recommendations the mouth of the river Belalt,

SUBMERGED contained in the report.rw miles from Sarin oilfield

The

In 45 minutes, the jackets* Others are concerned with briented in Britain, Holland were submerged

components had been pre-

27 feet and the improvement in boats, and Hongkong. To

rry the lowering was carty

stopped for 10 geur and methods, hand-jackets out to sea, two towar- minutes to allow La diver to ling of fish, government like steel gantries were mounted check that the bottoms of the tubes would not be aclivity, training of per- twa 700-ton burges, space jacket

50 feet apart and tied firmly by China

fouted by boulders on the col somel. China

Iwo 40-ton connecting box bod Aflor receving the divers Special.

girders. Bach potr of jacket all-clear, the last 6 feet were.

lowered

Tho in 4 minutes, "Jackets' Janded almost level and within 10 minutes all hoisting tackle was released and tied

This is only one of a lengthy

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

HOUSE IS EMPTY. LOOKS LIKE HE JUST LOCKED UP HIS DOG-- AND LEFTI

RRRRR

TIGE HASN'T BEEN FED. CRAB WOULDN'T

DO THAT.

By Mik

muk 7.24

By Ernie Bushmiller

BRNIA

BUSHMIL. 1. COM

By Frank Robbins

JUST SHOWS YOU HOW BABY Y'KIN GET: YOUR WINGS CLIPPED,

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back to the gantry.

With a 6-foot, swell running and in heavy rain, about 50 minutes

it took the to tow gantry barges entirely free of

to

of

Tho

the jackets, for which opera- tion one of the box girders con- necting the two berges has to be ruised to clear the top of the structure.

When the second pair 'Jackets' was brought to the location some days later, it was guided into the approximate position by the barges, and then ensed into the exact position by shared spacing template af

first pair. yoke was gradually lowered to horizontal, maintaining the second Jackets in their exact position in the process

To level the "jackets after siting, each of the four corner plies

of a pair of 'lackets' was provided with a top cross-beam

carried горе blocks matched to blocks fitted to lifting lugs on the Jackets and there were adjusted as neces«

rom the moment

the "Jackóz on the sea floor final

which

exec

reata tion begins. To avoid hazard

in transferring workers, on and olk the Jackets in rough weather. two prefabricated living quarters, with accom modation for two engineers and 10 labourers, are built on the pair of Jacketar prior to the tow to the location. Theso units are removed when per- manent quarters for the drill- ing phase have been com pleted.

Bret

IGNITION

Experience with the earlier offshore platforms bad-indlested that working with a floating crane was limited to the calmest weather period in loent sta con- ditions; therefore, for piling and the erection of steel-work, a special guyed derrick was the first item to be erected.

on the 'jackets" after iting. This derrick is skidded to various poslilons during construction in order to complete the piling and erection of the superstructure

10 feet.

length of the

over

A

the

vlati compromion Ignition driven

hammer was trod for the pil

ing, instead of the conventional ben-hammer, thus eliminating

need

for boller equipariem, u the ssociated dificulties of fuel and water.

Aamupply The completed drilling plat- form has a lower flo

floor, 180 by

·fect, carrying the mut ky tem, comerding unit, bulle elocate

etc., and an upper floor, mearring 180 by 80 feet onzy-

this and

.this situation

calls for a

San Miguel

04.

generators ..

These floors are supported" tho 18 plow of throw “jacketa") The other abe piles of the fourth Jacket provide the doordat for the 60 by 60 : fect of pro- fabricatodi Ivinse quien for su STREL BENE, Above them, the