MR. FRANCIS AND THE FOOD
COMMISSION,
We gave in our Lasue of yesterday the report of five members of the Food Supply Commis- sion. The following is Mr. Frincir's letter with regard to the delay in the
report, to which we refer elsewhere only a
Hongkong 20th December, 1990. e--I have, within the last hour, received from Messrs. Osborns, Marshall, Maitlan), Fung Wah Chun and Hartigan, members of the Food Supply Commission of which. I have the honour to be chairman, a copy of report signed by them and sent in to you with a cover- ing letter dated the 18th instant, of which they also sent me copy: I 7 received frost Suomi as self, of which it appears they have pleo want you
also sent
a copy,
I have no objection to make to the report they have sint in to yon on the subject matter of the inquiry. It embodies in brief the con clusions at which we baanimously arrived.1 should have had very much pleasure in signing it if they had inked me to do so, the P
There was 23 thay in the presenting of the
LIQUID FUEL.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 16th, 1901
leaving the tanks the oil passes through a filter:: two alters are provided, but only one is in use at a time, the other being in reserve for use i 178 UTILITY AS A PROPELLING POWER. the event of the first becoming blooked. The In continuation of our abridged report an filtars are small upright cylinders about 3 feet the interesting paper read by Mr. John Lam-inches by inches, and take up hardly any
Space. bert, the Superintending Engineer of the Cosmopolitan Dock, at the Institute of Engi- neers and Shipbuilders on Saturday evening we give the following:--
With regard to the very
material gain in the deadweight carrying capa city, and which must be a very great elvantage of liquid fuel; an example was given in the case of a steamer with a consumption of say 20 tons of coal per day. A run from Colombo to Ailen would require a stock of at least 250 tons of soul on board, hat as many merchant steamers do got call at all coaling ports, a common practice was to coal at Suez Canal direct for Singapore, or say 23 days' steaming. A steamer therefore
had to take a minimum of 50 tons of coal. It
THE CHINA LEAGUE.
The secretaries of the principal chambers of sommars of the United Kingdom were outer tained at luncheon on the 19th ult, by the China League at the Hotel Métropole. Mr. Yerburgh, M. P. (president) occupied the chair.
Within the last few days, I have had a Equid fuel rivet forgo sent to me for trial and report thereon, and I found it to work very well A little trouble was experienced at first lighting up, but after the flame was going a little time and the brickwork was heated up, it was all that could be desired. Petroleum oll was the | The oil can be turned into each filter by fuel used, and compressed air the spraying menus of branch pipes and valves, so that a mediam. A number of inch rivets were put block in one filter does not entail the smallest into the forge, and were heated up very quickly delay or stoppage, After leaving the filter the Sixteen inch rivets were next put in and ail passes through a beater, warmed by the live timed, and in five minutes the whole sixteen They were re steam going through to the pump, where it is were hot enough for use. raised to about 185 degrees in temperaturemarkably tree from scale, and seemed to one temperature and remain at that and thence to the barners, From the heater it passes through the pup Thers seemed to be no possibility of gatting responsibilities of the British Empire, which
of. the riset too hot and metal dropping off, as is often the ouse with rivets whioli are heated in a coal fire, when the get neglected. A much larger number of rivets can be heated in this forge than with the ordinary rivet forge. The brickwork was quite incandescent, no smoke, and the fine was very clear and bright, quite a white heat.
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In conclusion I must express my indebted nows for a good deal of matter contained in this paper to Messrs. Sainzel Sumusis, Holden, Wallis, Orde, Ragdon and Eooles and others, and I trust that my efforts have been the means of explaining the methods used in barn
thereto.
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Groat proportion of cataracts and diseanos affecting those advancing in life occur to these having some slefinianey in the construction
The Chairrosa in proposing "Our Guests," observed that the chambers of commerce re. presented the interests of our great trading industries in whose vigorous life the welfare of the country and of the Empire depended. There had bean an ideas prevalent among the com mercial community that the league sousisted of a body of jingoists who wished to add to the were already almost too heavy. That had prevented people here and there from joining them, and so. Lo was anxious to dissipats say
of the eyea-the many years of "Bye Strain' the Chinese, and the trade of China for all the ending in serious forms of disease. Glasser world." Let the nations of the earth strive for the trade of China by friendly competition, and specially adapted in youth to those requiring he was sure they were all willing that the sava and preserve the sight. the best man should win. Given fair Constantly racorring headaches, spells of play, he believed that the Britisher would dimness when reading, weak eyes, the letters win, They hoped to gather into the ranks of running together; my of these symptoms indi- the league those with special knowledge of Farcate a dedcisney in this form of the are requir Eusteru affairs, and to be able, with the help of auch exports, to farnish chambers of commerce ing Glasses only to correct and curs. with information which would be of vaine to
M. LAZARUS supplies his 'SPECTÀ- them as affecting the various interests which CLES only after testing the sight. they represented. They also bad the advantage Parliament like air, Walton, who had approach of having associated with league members of
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of the issues involved, and had put before country the result of his experience. It was in Obvious
the league stood in a strong position to give the advice which chambers of commures at one time or unother might need, and they would also have the benefit of being represented in the House of Commons by men who had made a special study of the subject. He hoped that the great chambers of commerce would see their way to
give the league their support, without which, he confessed, they could not do the work to which they had set their hand. Chaniker), in responding, said he believed that
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Another advantage derived from the use of liquid fuel on steamers was that trimming was altogether dispensed with, and that in heavy weather a steady head of steam could be The Morse! bad two single ended boilers, three maintained and in hot and close weather furnicer to suck, and three burners to each steady head of steam could also be insintained, farmaco. The barzers are arranged in a triangle as the oil did not require ́ a draught, as is then the centre of each furnace door, and about rivets have been allowed to remain tos long ond | auch impression. Their motto was "China for
Gin. apart. The barners are Korting's patent, are about din. long, and the orifice of the nozzle case with coal.
is so small that the end of a good sized pin would hardly enter. The barners are all sot parallel to each other and to the central line of the for furnace. There isn cook on the pipes supplying the oil to the furnaces, and basides, each burner I only wish to correct ons bring mistake in
has its independent cock. Thas the barters of the last paragraph, which runs as follows:
(12) We desire to state, in conclusion, that
say formace can be worked as a group of three, the delay in the publication of the Food Com
and opened or extinguished simultaneously, or they can be worked as single burnors and one, mission report has been due to the Chairman of the Commission being unable to anord time
two, or there be lighted or extinguished as reing liquid fuela and the apparatus pertaining quired. This is of great advantage in getting of for the promcution
the the Ingary and · pre-
The Chairman said they had all listened with paration of the report
p steam, as the heat can be applied gently at are in us that three sull burners, each ur great interact to Mr. Tambert's payed the question with an intelligent appreciation C.LAZARUS&CO.,
It is obvions that each There were several good remarks in it, not only inquiry. The members were unable to sit for
was stated that with liquid fuel the same steamer of which can itself be regulated within in reference to liquid fuel for boilers, bat in more than two days in the week for a couple of hours each day, and the taking of evidence was would have an ample supply with 300 tons, and certain limits, adnit of a far more delicate burning it for other purposes, and he was sure that with such gentlemen in their ranks proceeded with with sil due diligence, and was she would therefore be able to carry at least 200 adjustment of the heat than one large burner, Mr. Lambert had struck a very good note
as is used in other systems. The arrangement bringing it before them that evening. He had completed in July last. The delay has been, in
tons more cargo than under existing cream also is of great advantage when little steam is not the least doubt but that many of the think. the preparation of the draft report, anil I regret stances. In stoamass of larger consumption the wanted, as when the steamer may have to proceeding engineers would take the paper to heart, to say that my time was so fully occupied
slowly, in a river, or in thick weather, one or two and endeavour to make good as of it. I with my own business that I could not get it Mving of course would be more material.
It was difficult to arrive at the exact saving in burners in each furnace can be turned of, as re there were any members I resent who would like completed in time to satisfy the impatience of my colleagues. I am unable myself to see consumption by the use of liquid fuel, if any, gaired, thus saving fuel and steam. Besides
to say anything on the subset they would be that there was any very great urgency, I was and that was really what they had to consider as regalation by the cooke, the amount of oil coming glad to hear it. preparing
a very fall and detailed report, two engineers from a scientific standpoint, more through the burners can be increased or reduced thirda
of which had been completed and than the price of fuel. If properly used there at will by pumping faster or slower. approved by Mr. Marshall, to whom I sent it should be a saving in quantity of consumption. Ou the Mossel they usually pump at from 25 a short time ago, with a request that he would, irrespective of price, and Ls (M. Lambert) to 30lbs pressure. Back burner passes through as I was so full of work, finish it for me, he knew personally that extremely large quantities hole in the furance door but very slightly being fully acquainted with my
could be wasted by inefficient burners and larger than itself, and the burners are curring in them. Sch
unskilful manipulation of the regulating devices, lighted by introducing a fame through this hole
as soon as they are turned on. The
spray That should be borne in mind before accepting ostensibly accurate figures. Looking at the heated oil catches at once.
Behind the furnace door there is a dumpar matter from a purely scientific point of view," Mr. Lambert continued, "certain trials which opens by means of a screw handle on each side of the furnace door. The damper opens which have been made seem to point to a material saving in the susumption, and that to the extent of about 6 inches, and is so con- stracted that it fits tight whan closed. A elide if any thing like that can be saved it must be a greater caring then applied to ships in the sazao closes the hole through which the oil spray advantageous manner, from the fact that the pusse, so that when the barners are put ont amount of fuel savod euns additional freight. end the hoilers allowed to cool, the ingress of With liquid fuel there would be no fire tools to cold air is completely prevented, and the repair, or firebars or floor plates to resew, and furnaces sool slowly, thus minimising the risk the absence of smoke or dust suables the ship to of damage by rapid contraction. By an arrange kept olemer. In mentioning the absencs of ment of cylinders placed in the fornaces the smoke I have no doubt but that many will have air entering the furnace is heated to about the noticed from some of the oil burning steamers Sums temperature as the oil. This camper and visiting our port that at times there is quits cylinder arrangement I believe to be the patent the reverse of absence of smoke, but that is of the superintending engineer of that stearo often caused in raising steam before the bridges ship curapany. By means of the damper the and brickwork in the furnace have become heat amount of air entering the furnace can be el. To insure a perfect combastion it is regulated Every means is taken to prevent the admission of cold air oither while the When the fires are barsing' they should and burgers are working or after they are extin- perfect combustion is taking place there should guished. The furnace door is Hanged, and be an absence of smoke and the brickwork shots airtight, being further secured by means of assume a white hout. If there is smake there a layer of fire-clay placed round the edge of the cannot be a complete combustion, which een door space before closing to light up. adily be seen from au binary potrokaut
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and cox. Instead of doing so, a meeting of the other members of the Commission was held, to which was not summoned, and the report prepared which has been sent you.
I
I probably ought not to have sesepted the appointment as a member or chairman of the Commission knowing how fully occupied I am in my profession at all times. If have put the Government to any inconvenience by no doing I apologise to the Government and to the I have the honour to be, Bir, Your most
JNO J. FRANCIS.
qedient Servant,
The Honourable:
The Colonial Secretary,
HONGKONG'S FINANCES. The following are the Financial Statement
for 1900 and the Assets and Liabilities of the Colony, as published in the Gazette:--
"FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR YOU-
·LOAN ACCOUNT..
£ 8, d.
Dr. To inscribed stock loan at 31 per cent. interest, to be paid off on the 15th April, 1949
Cr.
Dy Huling fond
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Arrears of taxes
341,709.15.1
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to have the brickwork incandescent.
Mr. Lambert then went on to consider the d. mode of carrying or stowing the fuel on board 16,485,139 ships, and the dangers in connection therewith. He said: It is only but a few years since the carrying of petroleum in bulk was resorted to, On the 31st December, 1960,
and at that time it was considered most im- KENYTS.
868,000 practicable, and highly dangerous, and high 970,000.00 wages and other considerations offered to 304,42 engineers to sail in these ships, and I re 38,332.14
member myself at the time very exaggerated 15,400,00
1800.00 yuras about the first ships carrying bulk 51,678.90 oil through the Canal, how anxiously all. :- 103.00 bourd had to watch the temperature in 15,000.80 the tanks whilst in the Red Sex, sad the continual dread of the ell reaching such a temperature that they might be blown up $9,136, 188.19 at any moment. Now there is almost a con- tinunt stream of oil stormora coming through
Arrears of Crown rent,
Arrears of land revenue, now territory
Arrears-miscellaneous
Advances
Suspenas boase Korvice i
Proxe, Money Order Offies.
Water recurnt:
Buspense account.
Total asseta
~~ZIANILITIES.
Military contribution
$81.71
399.78
210
of
The bricking arrangement differs in this system to the arrangement of same in other system. There are two bridges, the first is practically a wall closing the whole diameter of the Furance, with circular hole exactly in the middle some 15 in, behind this holy is another tridge or pillar, the exact construction of which I am unable to give, as it could only be seen from the front of the furnnes through the hole in the first bridge.
The absence of a service tank containing more or loss: heated oil, fitted with gauge glasses, etc, distinctly raiuinises the risk of Bro in the okeheld.
One drawback of the system appears to be the consumption, which is decidedly high. The Mosel is 1,300 horse power, but is usually run at 1.200 horse power.
To develop this power she burns according to the engineer 18 tons per day, but this does not quite agree with his farther statement that
i. h. p. per day.
After a pause, Mr. Lambert said he believed there were one or two engineers in the room who, though they were not then using liquid fel, have been doing so, and their opinions
would by valuable.
Mr. Helm (secretary of the Manchester
the chambers of commerce were more than The Chairman remarked that the iacus ready to respond to the chairman's appeal. He sion was not confined to members of the Insti. was of opinion that the movement would spread, tation. if there were any visitors present, whe und uns ground on which he based his expecte had anything to my the sabject they weretion of the success of the league was that it had at liberty to express their views.
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nothing to do with party politics or anything-Rs. 1,450, packed. Mr. Soppat said he had been running with to divert attention from its main object. Equid fuel for the past 18 months, and found
Mr. Henrio Murray (secretary to the London that it was very beneficial compared with ecal with Chamber) also responded. He said that they regard to cleanliness and saving of hour. Of had not been satisfied in the past with the course there was the question of water, and Luftantion that the House of Commons had thought with vessely constructed for it he did given to commercial questions. Efforts had not see why it should not be universally adopted. been made to bring about a better state of With ordinary care and attention liquid feel things, and there were hopes that the position should supersede coal. He conid not find any would improve, fult at all with what had been stated that evening. (Hoar, hear, and applause)
Mr. Stirling, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Murphy and MF. Kirkwood continued the discussion, their remarks using principally as to the construction
of the bridges referred to in the paper.
$ the Red Sea and the day of high wages the copsnmption is 78 of a kilogramme per kind in the lands of the native firmou,
the
Mr. Watson" (secratary of the Elickburz Chamber) submitted the toast of The China League.
the chambers of country.
Captain Forey Smith, who went through the siege of the Legations at Peking, afterwards narrated his experiences, and bore testimony to the conddence which Sir Claude MacDonald inspired in Britishers and foreigners alike dar ing that trying period.
Mr. Walton, M.P.. in responding, wished without the slightest feeling of antagonista to make it clear that this league was found
towards the older institution known as the Mr. Kinghorn said it as a subject about China Association. It was felt that, in ad- which great deal could be said, but as dition to the excellent work which bad far as the discussion had gone that evening been done by that association, there was nothing had been said about the eacnomy at the present time, when other nations of it. He had been looking at the technical
ever to secure the trade of the Far East, unl papers which had lately arrived from homeseened to be making more vigorous efforts than and ball found that the subject was draw especially in view of the crisis in Chios, neal
ag a great deal of attention, and as far as
for a more active
to be adopted. steamers were concerned, the question was one By LeccoR of educational work they hoped to of economy. It seemed to be settled among the excite greater interest in upholding commercial profession that it was not safe to use the cil position in China. It was uafortigate that with anything else but steam in some form or the war in South Africa had resulted in thik other, that was to say, the oil must be vaporised country not being able to exercise a mere power before it was used or allowed to escape. They fal induence in connexion with recent Chinese had tried compressing it in various forms, and fairs. It must not be forgotton that we had tried to maly it with water, but with very little opened China to trade and did more trade with suceuss, and up to the present the great difficulty China than all the other nations put together. has been the quantity of water required to use Germany, the United States, and Japan we it on board stearuships. He thought he was seeking to oust as from the position of commer cial supremacy which we had enjoyed, and it correct in stating that two steamers which were out here on the coast had given it up for that was with a view to creating interest in this sole roseon, that it cost them core to question on the part of employer and employed keep up the fresh water supply than the alike that the league sought the co-operation of dinerenice between the cust of oil and
commerce throughout the cost of coul. (Hear, hear.) Then there was another point which concerned the members of the Institute in this part of the work. It would not da to leave a mutter of this $4,405.7 other inducements to men to sail in them
at least it would not do to trust them en 25,000.00 vanished. With ordinary care oil steamers aro
is I make equivalent to 21.1 tens por day. tirely, and it would hardly be fair to 480,575.00 cafe got her ships and all accidentsare general.
2,800.00 ly caused by carelessness. With the carrying The engineer also stated that her consumption ask de engineer to keep his watch in the stoke- There were one or two points which 18.667.15 of liquid fuel there is much less danger. There of the best Australian coal was 8 of a kilo ole.
Which is to 23 stuck him in the discussion as being worthy *5,646.87 is a difference of course in the kinds of oil used. Framno per i. h. p. por hour.
Besides tur and other refuse from gusworks, tons, a saving of tous according to my figures, of notice, and he would like to ask some of his
Per steamer Stenfor, sailed on the 2nd Apr. Firstly, but a saving of 5 tons from the engineer's first American friends who were present is to For Londor half chests tea from Amy ,500.00 14,200.00 there are three kinds of Equid fuel.
them of the experience of Admiral Melville of 22.30 refined petrolemn, which is rearcely used at all statement. 34,779.46 and Uut was the kind with which there was per
She carries for engineers, and 14 engine the United States Navy as to the trials which 1.159 bales heap, 100 ales feathers, bales 9,560,80 bapa, the most danger, but the price of rehned
room baada, which includes mon for working had been going on recently. They must be Walk, 49 tales canes, 6 rolk matting, 200 casks preserves, 100 cases P. L. fans, 100 cases very interesting. (Hear, bear.) 328,393.35
Then the deck winches. petroleum does not allow of its ne.
pallnuts, 70 cases Chinaware, 0 casse cigars, Mr. Lambert concluded his paper by the Mr. Smith, the chief engineer of the U.S.S. 28 blackwoodware, 21 cases bambooware, $1,925.702.80 we have the crude petroleum, just as it comes
cayes, carios, 30 pkg
P. Balazos $1,100,785. out of the earth, which would be dangerous following statements in conuation with plate Concord, said he had taken a great deal of interest 10 kal
and-liquid #wella use in the in the matter. He was sorry to say and offerts. 4 pkgs: sundries. For bonden opte beco ass it contains all the nupthas, benzines and furnace,
not studied up the subject zuuel. He however Manchester120 tales waste silk, 82,120,488.49 so on, very light and highly inflammable but Colony-
For Lon In coures of misarch I have come across gave his idea of what the experiments amounted don opt. Glasger-100 casus ginger. For the custom in bot countries whers the oil is
sally found is to expose the crude oil in open some interesting statements in connection with to, and said that the liquid fuel was frequently London opt. Hamang bakes canes. tanks and let the sun evaporate the lighter plate furnaces which perhaps may be of inteed in merchantmen and zaon-of-war. The re Glasgow -7 cases curios, 3 pkgs, blackwood- arbors so that the resultants can be used with terest. At Woolwich ander ordinary circumsults of the Navy Department's car had not ware, 2 pkgs, samples. For Hamburg-4 safety. Some wells or springa in omnes, I stauces, the armour plate bending furnace was boun made known, therefore he was unabl
cases shell believe, were found to contain so little petro-lighted some four or five hours before the plate throw any additional light apon them. They leam that it did not pay to fine it, and that has was put in, the time occupied in heating the had not got so far as to authorise the oil in use been used as liquid fuel and is of suca bigh plate for beuding depended upon its thickness, on torpedo beste, but if the funner or those boats became dirty they simply put a little oil one hour per inch being loved. Taking a petroleum raries considerably. They might
to take the boat out of danger. get it as low as 30 or 40 degrees, or it might go from the time of starting till the plate was More what
Capt. Anderson said there was no doubt up to 400 or 500 degrees. As regards the ready for bending. Let as now
The cold farmaco third kind (Astatki) exclusively used on the Hil faol will do.
paper he had road, and he trusted it wosk be the bus of eliciting more attention to the subject in the future. He had been boking into the question of liquid fuel for the purpose
Contribution towards, back sorvices
for 1900 enakega pakilala
Deposits not available::
Rotind of taxes
· Qfoors' remittangos
Money order reinitiancos.
Transit charges, General Post Office.
Civil pension
Palico pensions
Private draingo works.
Public works
Balance overdrawd
Miscellaneatis.................. -
Total liabilition.
*Not including $10.415.82, value of silver at Mint.
Treasury," Hongkong, 29th Blarek, 1901,
POLICE COURT.
Monday, 16th April.
BEFORE ME. HAZELANIS.
CHARGE THAT FAILED.
to
flash point as not to be at all'dangerous. Drage-inch piste they got from ten to eleven hours on the top of the fire, which burned suciently
The Chinese engineer of the steum launch Caspian Sea, it is of a heavy trenely description was lighted, and after one hour it was found great credit was due to Mr. Lambert for the
Dalein was charged with stealing a ten dollar bill, on Saturday, belonging to Mr. Taylor, Victoria Disponary, a passenger by the launch The defendant denied the charge, and was defonded by Mr. J. Hays...
A bathing party, it appears, was on beard, and on coming out of the water the com. plainant missed his pocket, which contained the ten dollar bill. When the launch reached Blake Fier, P. C. Shepherd was called, and a search made. The noto was found in a small tin box belonging to the defendant, who frobeated that it was his property.
His Worship dismissed the case on the ground that proof was not forthcoming that the note produced was the actual one stolen.
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to be clently bented, and a six-inch armour Regarding the tanks themselves Mr. Lambert plate seven feet ex inches by three fest, was put in the farmaco, and after one hour or thought there should be no difficulty in well con- structed ships having tight tanks, and not aven a ons hour and a half it was ready for bonding leaky rivot, as shius constructed to carry oil in thes in two hours and a half they had the work halk liave their tanks tested to more pressure of ten or cleven hours completely and satisfac of the very great we made of it by Russie GRAACHED...
So far as he had been NIERSTEINZK thun boilers wern sabjected to years ago. taily performed. Nor did the advantages of in the Caspidu Sen.
in all cases they this system stop there. The plate was remarkable to find out it seemed to bin the question
Were Fires had taken place, bat
ably free from scale, which could only be ac of supply had not been served. The question HOCHBEIMER... cansed by faulty construction and neglect.
Regards the various methods which ad cuntad for by the absence of the Geteriorating been loptal for burning Squid fuel. Mr. infiuence of the products of combustion in the yon luther they could get supply for their LIEFFRAUUIICH Lambert said they could be divided into the ordinary fornave. This important feature could keep up the price. As far as le GEBENHEIMER KOSACKENDERG 25.90
was sant to save 10s. per ton on the metal, could ascertain the cost per ton of liquid HOCKHEIMER HOLL following three classes:
(1), Furnaces into which the oil is rano which amount it would lose in deterioration fuel was twice the cost of coal. Messrs. Arm- dropped and barnt without gasifying or spray-under the ordinary mode of treatment. This strong and Whitworth had made experiments SPARKLING HOCK
method of
The ing.
supplying heat also offered an with liquid fuel with beneficial results. (2) Furnaces in which the oil is first wholly other advantage: it could be applied to the speaker then gave some statistics to show the LAUBENKZIHEL
whole or any portion of the plate. Thus if benefits to be desired from the use of of, and NIERSTEINER rasified.* or partly
(3) Furnutes Into which the cil is sprayed;- plats required to be bent at one end only, the referred to Kiteon's light, which he said would
CALIFORNIA RIESLING The first was the oldest form, of burning oil, the heat was directed to that part. Further the affect the lighting by and by. (Hear, Hear.) and was illustrated by the diagrams whiel had rate at which the metal was heated could be
Do Hook... Mr. Kirkwood went back to 1871 to show been prepared. The latest example of oil regulated to a nicety by increasing or diminish
what was done with the second launch which burning coming under the head of this classing the number of jeta in uso. I am not aware
WHITE WINES. was the arrangement on board the Russian whether steam or compressed air was used, but was apon the waters of the Harbour in the
Mossel:
I would suppose that if liquid fuel was used in matter of coal far. As soon as they found use the courtesy of the owners of The blacksmith's furnace for welding, that steam for it up went the price.
and Trading Company, Ltd." Mr. Lambert went on to say I am excited to give a description of it as she is now running, but I am sorry not to be able to illustrate it on the ballast tanks, and see the fuel is stored in
cross bunkers for
Thomas A. Campbell was brought up enor
remand from Friday, 12th Inst, charged with Shell the theft of $17 worth of property from Peter Larsen, a ship's offer.
Inspecter Gauld The complainant in th's cash has left the colony, your worship.
In the Mossel
could not be used.
have been using liquid fusies it comes here from Borneo, in the Wells lamps at the dock which gives good results, and is a saring as compared with refined petroleum as formerly
Superior
The Chairman in condusion said that after GELVES...
Da what they had heard le rust say that Mr. Kinghorn La struck the right note when-he-SAUTERNE spoke of economy in burning the liquid fuel. In these days when the first thing to
When the fuel oil comes too thick thought of was economy in running a steamer, His Wership-Then you don't intend to call ward of the stokehold. There is no service for use in these lampe and which it does it was necessary to consider what fuel or class tank, properly speaking, the oil being drawn sometimes, I have mixed it with a quantity of of builer it was best to use. He suggested the ruy evilonos P.
from the ballast tanks or cross bunker by means refined oil. I believe the same kind of lampe discussion be postponed for a fortnight.
Inspector Geald-No, sir.
His Worship (to defendant)You are dis charged.
of a small Worthington pump driven (in the are in ceo at the Naval Yard extension here, first instance) by steam From the donkey boiler. and that the fuel oil is also used there with The donkey boiler is fired with coal. After success.
This was agreed to and a vote of thanks to Mr. Lambert and to the Chairman brought the proceexongs to a close."
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... 1893
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23.00 -25.00
9.00 10.00 1000 13.00
7.00
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7,00
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1 Botiler.
2 doz.
Boltles
8:00 $8.00
9.00 10.00
*7:00 8:00
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9.00 10.00. HAUT
11.00
13.00 HAUT (Hanappiers) 22.00 ·
H. PRICE & CO. 12, QUEEN'S ROAD. Hongkong, 10th April, 1901.
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$7.40
2,00
$.65
per cent. discount on orders of 1,000 and over.
Apply to
Wai. SCHMIDT & CO., Guruakers,
Hongkong.
Hongkour. 7th July, 1897.
JEN TING.
SURGEON DENTIST, No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET. TERMS VERY MODERATE.
Consultation Free. Hongkong. 23rd September, 1891.
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