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THE CHINA, MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1957,

SCIENCE

MODERNISED DISTRIBUTION

SYSTEM AT

PORTLAND DOCKYARD

Baltior, to comentinacations and Pirelli-General Cables For New Ring Main

advertisejente to the Secretary.

Telephone: 2851) (8 iinee).

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Hallsbury Mond

Telephone: 44160,

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And Feeders

AN interesting cable installation for the Admiralty is at present being carried out on the Isle of Portland by Pirelli- General Cable Works Ltd.

nine

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1853 BINDER SPORTS, 4-**H), *** cellent condition, 333.000 miles. $4,200, Arared February Tala Phone Brown 25231 after 6 p.m.

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STAMPS

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POUSADA INN,

Prala Grande.

Cable: Pousada.

BETOSS

the

it to

for

Tho scheme for the re-sufficient head room. The cable organisation of the electricity was then hauled by winch supply syniem at Portland underneath the bridge and Dockyard to meet the require- loaded on the other side ments of the futura Was first transport to the crane berth, Planned in 1854 and called for some distance away.

supplementary supply to be Prior to this the Naval craft taken from the Area Electricity had been fitted out with a

high-tension special Board. The new

operations. network within the Base com- 1 ramp apron for the cable The submarine power cable prises an 11kV ring connecting

one was laid now substations,

first and whilst this section of the ring being taken

operation wis proceeding, subterraneously

marker buoys were attached to to enable the pilot and tele- phone cable to be laid adjacent on the following day.

Most In conjunction with the 11kV

of the excavations for were unusual, ring a 54-pale dry-core, pilot cable wrenches

telephone cable has been and in some cases-due to the Inld. From each of the sub- local topography of the stations a comprehensive yard, portions of which cable system virtually been reclaimed medium-voltage radiates to the various buildings the sea with quarry overburden -the man-handling of solid in the Yard.

blocks of stone weighing up to One of the most

interesting two tony was frequently necES- operations in the course of this sary, as blasting in this area is contract

submarine prohibited. crossing. connecting the Mere und Boot subutations a dis- tance

1,100 yards. Naval

and

Was

the

Dock- have from

craft, loaned by the Admirally, Owing to the very restricted were manned by civilian

per- access on one portion www

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of

the for

sonnel from the Boom Defence route it became necessary Depart

Gooport and the drum lengths of 300 yarch to for 800 yard's Dockyard, under the supervision be over-pulled of the Contractor' Engineer. along a railway embankment.

In order to reach the loading berth, a heavy drum of cable, weighing over 20 tons, had to be unloaded from the road haulage vehicle at a bridge in The Yard where there was

When it is considered that the weight of this cable is approxi mately seven ions, it will bo appreciated that effort, involved was consider- in- able.

the

manual

ENGINEERING

A ylaw of the submarine cable-laring, operations át Perliand.

Oil And Water Separator

A

For

SEPARATOR

Air Lines

has been produced by a Walsall firm which is remarkably efflødent in that it completely removen oll from, air linea at tempera- tures up to 300°F. and water FEGIT!

lives where

condensa- tion has taken place,

Oll normally exista in compress- ed air in the form of very One particles, and the result In an aerosol (s liquid to stablo suspension in air) with which normal ters and

separators are quite unable to

deal.

separator consists of banks of long fibre felė pada.

Another interesting section of The Dew the installation called for the laying of 100 yards of non-

Boat Construction draining cable on a section

TIMBER REPLACES STEEL

Timber is being used instead of steel in three 100-foot class fishing bouts under construction at Scottish yards for Aberdeen

One

owners.

recently launched at Anstruther is the largest vessel to have entered the water the old-established

yard

' of

Messrs Alexander Ailken. The other two are being completed at Montrose and Sandhaven.

are

if the results are satisfactory, further similar orders expected to come from Aberdeen owners who are faced with the urgent need to replace agcing fleet.

The main advantages claimed for this type are the initial cost about £40,000 compared | Of

with £70,000 for steel- constructed units-and the longer life; independence of aloel deliveries, which today are irregular; and the "liner" con struction which enables crew's to line-fish for better qualities or adapt their craft for trawler work.

THE INSURANCE COMPANY

OF NORTH AMERICA HONG KONG service OFFICE

announces the appointment of

MR. JOHN ACKBER

Assistant Manager

MR. PHOON HYIM

Agency Superintendent

THE INSURANCE COMPANY

OF NORTH AMERICA

Founded 1792

announces the appointment of MR. JAMES L. FAGAN Manager for the Orient replacing

Mr. William A. Carr

who is presently at Head Office

of the Company

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the rock face having an inclino

of one in four,

which have been specially produced for this duty. These pads become wetted by the contaminated air, passage of

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

MANDRAKE-TIED

A ROPE AROUND

HIS WAIST-- WALKED INTO A

FOG-LOTHAR TRIED TO PUEL HIMOUT-DID

DREAMIT?

FERDINAND

NANCY

AUNT FRITZI,

I'M HOME

DID YOU GET YOUR

REPORT CARD?

JOHNNY HAZARD

YOU'RE BOTH PALE AF GHOSTS! WHAT HAPPENED, KIDETPLANE ACT UP. DE SOMETHING I

NO-HERE'S WHERE LOTHAR : WAS DRAGGED! -- THEN THAT FIREBALL CAME OUT OF THE FOG-

LET GO OF THE ROPE

YES; MA'AM

LET ME SEE IT

Mechanical Coin Counter

on

POWERFUL DRUG FROM THE

PIG'S GLAND

A tiny pea-like gland from the pig holds the secret of considerable rellef for arthritis sufferers,

Until a curallye properties wore discovered, this pituitary gland was just part of the worthless offal discarded by the slaughterhouses. Now; s the source of the powerful and

long acting drug ACTH (adreno - cortico - trophie hor- mone). ench gland 18 worth 3d. About 900 are needed 10 produce a gramme of ACTH,

A Scottish Jaboratory is now manufacturing sufficient ACTH lo meet the demands of all the

im- sterling countries. Recent |provements in production have made the drug more powerful, And with effects lasting three four timps på long as the ori- ginal Injections.

ACTH is only one of about 30 hormones produced by this laboratory on one of the new industrial estates on the oul- skirts of Glasgow. Each have but their special applications, thelp rejuvenating powera are invaluable for treating a wide variety of complaints,

and

the

rheumatoid

Metrayick high frequency Injector for aro welding shoot melai (with

coyer removed).

Metrovick HF Injector For Welding

Many of the hormones are synthetically, now being made

When welding by pro- such as cortisone, ACTH several others have stiil notcesses using an electric yielded to the scientista

is sometimes secret of their malecular

make are it be extracted desirable to start the arc up and have to from parts of animals and other without allowing the natural sources. For those pro- duced

basic electrode to touch the artificially bho chemical is cholesterol obtain workpiece,

the ed from woollen waste in

Through miles It Yorkshire mills,

is also found that somė of Clectrodes, of piping and surrealistic-look-, combinations

and cause the very fine par- ticles of öll and water to A machine which counts coagulate, which increases the coins of any shape or alze particle size, ap that the oll 2,000 a minute, three or four and water are chally separated times the present speed will be from the air stream,

show at Britain's biggest

Business The filter is self-cleaning

and ever

Eficiency discharges collected all and Exhibition, at Olympia, London, ing plant the chemelals emerge shielding atmosphere and com

as specialised hormones, water through an automailo ext June,

alve, so that it will operate for long periods without any Made by attention. and without Altering medium

saturated.

position of parent metal require an OC voltage higher than the be safe limit, to maintain a stablo All the horINONES Enfield AD

ATC the (Middlesex) firm, the machine packed under the most hygienie becoming will

be a big time and labour conditions,

absolute ensuring

The Metrovick' HF Injector res sterility. saver for bank,

stores, big

The girl packers, provides a solution to both theso

must

1

numbers

It is available for wall mount-aside piers, transport com- gowned and masked like nurses problems by superimposing a Ing in 2 sizes: (1) The E, 200 panies, and other concerns in an operating theatre, mand high voltage on the output of with a capacity of 20 cfm at bondling

which the great

ofi pulate the machines

welding transformer or 100 psi. (2) The E. 250 with a coins A Landon-made machine load the tiny phlala and bottles generator at a frequency auf- capacity of 65 ofm at 100 pst. which counts bank notes at for distribution in Britain, over- clently high to remove danger (Firm: Alfred Bullows and | 50,000 on. hour nearly ai ses to the Commonwealth of electric shock, Sons Ltd, Long

also countries, and Latin American l). England).

countries.

MANDRAKE--ROPE- LOTHAR--WERE RIGHT, HERE IN THE FOO --NOW

THEY'RE

ALL

GONE!

WE CAN GIVE A OR WORKBLWAY |DESEREPTION, BUT Y HOLD ONE WEDLE YOUR

THERE ARE LOADS | AUTOMATIG FLIGHT-

DP, YELLOW SPORT RECORDING CAMERAS UNDERPLANES AROUND ON AT THE TING F

HOPE, SCOTTY! ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON WHEN SOME FOOL GIVIN PILOT. RAN HIS PUT-RULY

OUR NOW

LUITHER!

TIE A SHAMBI CHOULD HAVE KIS LUCENSE REVOKE!!

Street, Wat- | thousand a minute-will

be at the Exhibition.

By Loo Falk and Phil Davis

TOMORROW;

BUSHMILL

IT CAN'T-BET HOW COULD IT HAPPEN

WHERE ARE THEY?

PRÅKE AND LOTHAR

BY MIK

By Ernie Bushmiller.

By Frank Robbins

MIGHT SE MIGHT NOTE MAY: KNOW BETTER WHEN I GOT THAT FILM DEVELOPEDA

MUBY'VE BEEN, SCOTTYJ

LOOK, YOU'RE NOT {SUGGESTING THIS WAS | ANYTHING MORE THAN A

FOOL FREAK STUNTZI·

There's More than Magic

about CADBURY'S

They're

Wail Franz

Wonderful

CUTEX

LIPSTICK

AND

NAIL POLISH They always harmonise

ROWNTREES

IT'S THE BULL

CREAM WALK THAT ·

MAKES MANATKERY

CHICULATE SE

MILK

„this situation

calls for *

San Miguel

*

The equipment, contained in a welded steel box, consists of a high voltage transformer with a secondary voltage of 4,000V; a- capacitor, a double spark gap with tungsten points and a walee epolęd, air cored trans- Lorner to inject the high fre- quency voltage into the welding" circuit while Isolating the power frequency high voltage from it.

The secondary winding of the Fir cored transformEF carries the full welding current and is suitable for 400 amps continuous, of 480 amps on intermittent duty. The power corpilon of the unit is 100

watts.

This unit can also be used in conjunction with a Metrovick Bow control unit for inert-gas arc welding. In such casts a zelay, is tied so that a single push button switch operates both units.

Muir-Hill

Dumper

The introduction of a new machine of 1 cubis yard capacity is nounced by E, Boydell and Company Ltd, Old Trafe ford, Manchester.

This machine, known as the 8- Dumpor ta notable for its relatively high speed, up to 18 mph being avaliable, whilst a low contro of gravity, good weight distribution and adequate ground clearance, provide an Impressive performance unmade groun

A cross-braceti chassis of 5 inches by 24 inches chapel bolted and welded is provided

bumper

similar

with

dimension. Apart

from the rigidity of

the chassis in meeting the racks. ing itresses of travel over ringh ground, compensation for power murgs and Aromampiasion shocks, is provided by the resilient mounting

of "the engine and gear box assembly, whilst ... thờ body catch similarly le disipoes to remata

positivo and under all com

Hight

ditions.

operation

Girdling brakes are fitted, acting on the driving wheela and can be operated by the band lover, enabling the machine to be inched forward fog Bocurates load placing.

Careful, thoughs, has been glyen the question of mainte toriance orch, short from gendra

noteworthy in hav bushes" thrquiliout/

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