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ME. FRANCIS AND THE FOOD

*COMMISSION.

we refer elsewhere

We gave in our lane of yesterday the report of five members of the Food Supply Commis sion. The following is Mr. Francis's letter with regard to the delay in the report, to which

Hongkong, 20th December, 1900. Sir-I hare, within the last hour, resolved from Mears. Osborne, Marshall, Maitland, Fang Wah Chan and Hertigan, members of the Food Supply Commission of which I have the honour to be chairman, a copy of a report signed by them and went in to you with a cork ing letter dated the 18th instant, of which they also rent me a copy. I received from them at

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LIQUID FUEL.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH, 1901

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THE CHINA LEAGUE,

INTIMATIONS.

The secretaries of the principal chambers of EYE-SIGHT.

commerce of the United Kingdom were enter- tained at luncheon on the 15th ult, by the Chias M. P. (president) occupied the chair. League at the Hotel Métropole. Mr. Yorbargh,

MR, N. LAZARUS, Oconlist-Optician, of London and Culcatta, may be consulted for SPECTACLES at 16, Queen's Road Central (R. HOUGHTON & Co.) (Nearly opposite the HONGKONG HOTEL).

9 a.m. to 5 pm Business Hours:

Great proportion of cataracts and diseares affecting those advancing in life occur to

leaving the tanks the oll passes through a Alter: Within the last few days, I have had a liquid two filters are provided, but only one is in use faal rivet forge sent to me for trial and report thereon, and I found it to work very well A at a time, the other being in reserve for use 1 the event of the first becoming blocked. These little trouble was experienced at first, lighting ŽITO UTILITY AB▲ PROPELLING POWER, In continuation of our abridged report on filters are small upright orEnders about 3 feet up, but after the flame was going a little time that could be desired. Petroleum oil was the the interesting paper road by Mr. John Lam-inches by 6 inches, and take up hardly any and the brickwerk was heated up, it was all

space,

The Chairman in proposing "Our Guests," bert, the Superintending Engineer of the The oil can be turned into each filter by fuel used, and compressed air the spraying Cosmopolitan Dock, at the Institute of Engi-means of branch pipes and valves, so that a medium. A number of inch rivets wore put observed that the chambers of cumamerce re block in one filter does not entail the smallest into the forge, and wore heated up very quickly presented the interests of our great trading neers and Shipbuilders on Saturday evening delay or stoppage. After leaving the filter the Sixteen inch rivets were next pat in and industries in whose rigorous life the welfare of the live timed, and in five minutes the whole sixteen the country and of the Empire depanded. There oil we give the following --

1 passes through a heater, warmed by

They were ro had been an idea prevalent among the com. Another advantage derived from the use of stun going through to the pump, where it is were hot enough for use. liquid fuel on steamers was that trimming raised to about 185 degrees F. in temperature.markably free from scale, and seemed to mercial community that the loagus consisted of

From the heater it Purses

reach ene temperature and remain at that. a body of jingoists who wished to add to the through the pump: There seemed to be no possibility of getting responsibilities of the British Empire, which was altogether dispensed with, and the inhy and thence to the bas single ended boilers, three the fret too hot and pieces of molten were alronay almost too hoovy “That had weather a steady head of steam could be The Hossel two self, of which it appears they have also sent you steady head of steam could also be maintained, farance. The burners are neranged in a triangle † rivets which are heated in a coal fire, when the them, and so he was anxious to dissipate way of the eyes-the many years of Bye Strain' the mame times joint latter addressed to my maintained and ix hut and close weather a furnaces to each, and three barners to each metal. dropping of, as is often the case with prevented people here and there from joining those having some deficiency in the construction an the oil did not require a draught, as is the the centre of each furnace floor, and about rivets have been allowed to remain toe long and such impression. Their molto was doing for Let the nations of the earth strive for I have Roy objection, to make to the reports with coal. With regard to the very are part. The burners are Körting's patent, get neglected. A much larger number of rivets the Chinese; and the trade of Chins for all the ending in serious forms of discane. Glago

about 6in. long, and the orifice of the nozzle can be beated in this forge than with the world.

them save and preserve the sight. they hare sent in to you on this subject-matter.

material gain in the deadweight carrying caps is so small that the end of a good sized pin world ordinary rivet forge. The brickwork was quite the trade of China by friendly competition, and specially adapted in youth to those requiring of the inquiry embodies in brief the con

the best man should win. (tiven fair Constantly recurring headaches, spolla of clusions Xhicle is unanimedaly arrived. I oity, and which must be a very grout advantage hardly enter. The burners are all set parallel incandescent, no smoke, and the fiume was very he was sure they were all willing that

is cock on the pipes supplying In conclusion I must express-my-indebted-play, he believed that the Britisher would dimness when reading, weak eyes, the letters shond has had very no please in aging of liquid fuel, an example was given in the case to such other and to the-central-lins of the clear and bright, quite a white heat. it if they had asked me to da solute cut of a steamer with a consumption of say 20 tone the oil to the furances, and basics, each burner ness for a good deal of inatter contained in win. They hoped to gather into the ranks of running together; any of those symptoms indi...

of For only wish to cars one trilling mistake in

vanhieu of three, Wallis, Orde, Rusden and Ecoles and others, Easteru affairs, and to be (12) We desire to state, in conelonioumat would requires stock of at last 250 tons of conlaby furnace can be worked as

with information which would be of value to Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTA the delay in the publication of the Food Com o board, bat as many merchant steamers do and opened or extinguisher simultaneously, or and I trust that my efforts have been the such experts, to furnish chambers of commerce ing Glasses only to correct and curs.

they can be worked as single armors, and one, means of explaining the methods need in bura-

affecting the various interests which CLES only after testing the sight, mission report has bonn ins to fài Choleman not call at all coaling perta, a common practice two, or three be lighted or extinguished as ring liquid fuels and the apparatus pertaining them of the Commission, being mabis to prd times to coal at Suez Canal direct for Singapore, cuired. This is of great advantage in getting

They also had the advantage they represented. of busing associated with league members of for the prosecution of the tujuiry- and the prev

up stebi, us the heat can be appilat gently ut – The Chairnian said they bod ab listened with paration of the report.

ed the question with an intelligent appreciation There was no delay in the prosecution of the had to take a minimum of 500 tons of coal. It inquiry. The members were unable to alt, for was stated that with liquid fuel the same steamer up. It is obvious that three small burners, each There were several good remarks in it, not only

of the issues involved, and had put before the itself be regulated within in referenca to liquid fuel for boilers, but in which can more than two days in the wook for a couples at bours each day, and the taking of evidence was dat de amply supply with 300 tons, and certain limits, sulmit of a far more delicate burning it for other purposes, and he was sure country the result of his experience. It was Dr. Lambert and struck a very good note in obvious that with such gentlemen in their ranks proceeded with with all due diligencs, and was the would therefore be able to carry at least 200 adjustment of the best than one large burner, is used in other systems. arrangement completed in Faly last. The delay bar been: in tons more cargo then under existing circum-a in great advantage when little scent bringing it before them that evening. He had the league stood in a strong position to give the not the least doubt hat that many of the think advice which chambers of commerce at one time or another might need, and they would also the preparation of the draft report, and I regret stances in steamers of larger consumption the wanted, as when the steamor may have to proceeding engineers would take the paper to heart. to say that my time we so fully occupied ving of course would be more material. slowly, in a river, or in thick weather, one or two-

and endeavour to make good nes of it. I have the benefit of being represented in the with my own business that I could not get it

burners in each furance can be turned off, as re there were any members;resent who would like House of Commone by men who had made a completed in time to satisfy the impatience

the grest chambers of commercs would see their of my colleague. I am able myself to ser

quired, thus saving us! and steam. Besides to say anything on the subject they would be special study of the subject. He hoped that way to give the league their support, without that there was any very wrest urgency. I was

regulation by the cocks, the fount of oil coming glad to hear it

which, he confessed, they sould not do the work preparing a very full and detailed report, two

through the burners can be increased or reilused

to which they had set their band, thirds of which had been completed and

at will by pamping faster or slower. "approved by Mr. Marshall, to whom I sent it

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the lant paragraph, with runs as follows of coel per day. A run from Colombe to Adon has its independent cock. Thus the burners of this paper to Messrs. Samuel Samuela, Holden, i the leagne those with special Kh the help of ente a deficiency in the form of the eye requir

Kroup

thereto.

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or my 23 days' steaming. A steamer therefore, and increased as the furnace gate warned very great interest to Mr. Lambert's paper, Parliament like Mr. Walton, who had approseCPAZARUS&CO..

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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

would is valuable.

a short time ngo, with w request that he would, | irrespective of price, and he (Mr. Lambert to 201bs pressure. Each burner passes through | fuel, have boou doing so, and their opimons Chamber), in responding, said he believed that

was diffult-to-arriva at the oxaus saving is consumption by the use of liquid fuel, if any, and that was really what they had to consider a sugineers from a scientific standpoint, more than the pric, of fuel. If preparly used there of consumption, quantity should be a saving an I was nofull of work, ash it for me, he knew personally that extremely large quantities being fully sequainted with Bariery, and con- bould be wasted by inefficient burners and anskilful manipulation of the regulating devices. curring in them

Instead of doing so, o mesting of the other. That should be borne in mind before accepting heated oil catches at once. members of the Commission was held, to which I ostensibly accurate figures Looking at the was not ammoned, and the report prepared matter from a purely scientine point of view" Mr. Lambert continued, "certain trials which has been sent you.

point probably ought not to have accepted the which have been made seed to appointment as a member or chairman of the material saving in the consumption, and that Commission knowing how fully occupieri I am if any thug like that can be saved it must be a greater saving when applied to ships in the same in my profession at all times. If I have put as manner, from the fact that the passo, so that when the barnera ure the Government to any inconvenience by so doing I apologise to the Government and to the amount of fuel saved means additional freiglit With liquid fuel there would be ne tire tools to Fiblio

I have the honour to be, Bir, Your most repair, or firebars or floor-plates to renew, and the absence of smoke or dust enables the ship to be kept cleaner. In mentioning the absence of smoke I have no doubt bat that many will have noticed from some of the oil burning steamers

ojedient Servant;"

JNO. J. FRANCIS.

The Honourable

The Colonial Secretary,

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HONGKONG'S FINANCES.

The following are the Financial Statement for 1990 and the Assets and Linbilities of the Colony, as published in the Gazette

FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1800. LOAN ACCOUNT,

Dr.

To inscribed stock loan at 9 per cent. interest, to be paid off on the 15th April, 143etse

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By sinking found

ABRETA AND LÄÄBILITIES,

Subsidiary cina

Coms in transit

Arrears of taxes

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On the fossel they usually pamp at from 25

a hole in the farnaos door but very slightly larger than itself, and the barters are Sighted by introducing a flame through this hole as soon as they are turned on. The spray of Behind the farmace door-there is a damper which opens by means of a screw handle on such side of the furnace door. The damper opens to the extent of about 4 inches, and is so con structed that it fits tight when closed. A slide closes the hole through which the oil spray put out und the boilers allowed to cond, the ingress of cold air is completely presented, and the furnaces cool slowly, thus minimising the risk of damage by rapid contraction. By an arrange meat of cylinders placed in the fortaces the air entering the furnace is heated to about the same temperature as the oil. This damper and san

Mr. Helm (secretary of the Manobester

the chambers of commerce were more than The Chairman remarked that the discus-ready to respond to the chairman a appeal.” He was of opinion that the movement would spread, sion as not confined to turibers of the Insti tution. If there were any visitors present, who and one ground on which he based his expecta had anything to say on the subject they were tion of the sucess of the league was that it had nothing to do with party politics or anything at liberty to express their views.

its main

object. Mr. Soppet said he had been running with to divort attention from

Mr. Kenric Murray (secretary to the London liquid fuel for the past 18 months, and found that it wasvery beneficial compared with ceal with Chamber) also responded. He said that they regard to cleanliness and saving of labour, Olad not been satisfied in the past with the attention that the House of Commons harl course there was the question of water, und he thought with vesseis constructed for it he did not see why it should not be universally adopted with ordinary care and attention liquid fuel skoud supersede coal. He could hot find any fault at all with what had been stated that evening. (Hear, hear, and applause.)

given to commercial questions. Efforts had been made to bring about a better state of things, and there were hopes that the position would improve.

Mr. Watson (socretary of the Blackburn

Mr. Walton, M.P., ip responding, wished

Mr. Stirling, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Murphy and Leer) salunitted the toast of The Chias visiting our port that at times thero is quite cylinder arrangement I behove to be the patent Mr. Kirkwood continued the direussion, their to make it clear that this leagne was founds

necessary

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or the

of the superintending enginour of that steato the reverse of absence of smoke, but that is

ship, company, By means of the damper often caused in raising steam before the bridges and brickwork in the furnace have become heat amount of air entering the furnace can od, To insure a perfect combustion it is regulated. Every means is taken to prevent the admission of cold air sithar while the to lure the brickwork incandescent. When the fires are burning as they should and Enrucrs are working or after they are extin- perfect combustion is taking place there should guished. The furnace ekor is flauged, and be an absence of smoke and the brickwork should fits air-tight, being farther secured by manns of astume a white heat. If there is smoke there a layer of fire-clay placed round the edge of the

door space before closing to light up. 1. d. cannot be a complete combustion, which can

The bricking arrangement differs in this readily be seen from an ordinary petroleam

system to the arrangement of wame in other hamp 341,700.15.1

There are two bridges, the first is Mr. Lambert then went on to consider the system. Th mode of carrying or stowing the fuel on board practically a wall closing the whois diameter of -30,485.19.2 - hips, and the dangers in suction herewith, the furnace, with a circular hole exactly in He said It is only but a few years since the the middle some 15 in. behind this hole is am unable to give, as it could only On the alat Devamber, 1980. carrying of petroleum in baik was rosorted to, another bridge or pillar. the exact construction

and at that time it was considered most in-ef which 358,000.00 practicable, and highly dangerous, and high be seen from the front of the furnace through 070,000.00 wages and other considerations offered to the hole in the first bridge

The absence of a service tank containing 804.30

engineers to sail in these ships, and I re-

more or less heated oil fitted with gauge 30.512.14 member myself at the time very exaggerated 98,400.00

1,600.00 yarns about the first ships carrying bulk glasses, etc, distinctly minimises the risk of $1,675.89 oil through the Canal, how ansicusly all fire in the skehold.

One drawback of the system appears to be 109.00 on board had to watch the temperature in 8,000.30 the tanks whilst in the Red Sea, and the the consumption, which is decidedly high. The 853.91 contintal dread of the oi! rezching such Mosel is 1,000 horse power, but is usually ran

temperatura tlat they might be blown up

To develop this power she urna according $2,125,498.49 at any moment. Now there is almost

to the engineer 18 tons per day. but this does timal stream of oil steamers coming through the Red Sea and the day of high wages and not quite agree with his farther statement that 54,405.28 other inducements to men to sail in them has the consumption is 78 of a kilogramme per

i. h. p. per day. 45,000.00 vanished. With ordinary care oil steamers are

his I make equivalent to 21.1 tons per day, 3790 stufe as other shipsand all accidentsare general-

The engineer also stated that her consumption With the carrying 2,300.00 IF caused by carelessness. 16.567.15 of liquid fuel there is much less danger. Thers of the best Australian coat was 55 of a kilo 225,548.87

is a difference of course in the kinds of oil used.gramme peri. h. p. per hour. Which is to 7,330.00

Besides tar and other refase from gesworks, tone, a saving of 2 tons according to my figures, 17,500.00 34,200.00 | there are three kinds of liquid fuel. Firstly, but a saving of tons from the engineer's first American friends who were present to tell For London:-592 half chests tea from Amoy,

102.30 xened petroleum, which is scarcely used at all statement. 34,279, and that was the kind with which there WUS. DAY-

9,500.80

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Rotund of tarong

Officers' remittangon VA,

Money order roMITARNOBN

Transit charges, Sieneral Fest

Civil pension, CONS

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Private drainage worki

Public works

Miscellaneous men an

Balance over kun veh

Total Erbilities.

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881,91

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remarke being principally us to the construction of the bridges referred to in the paper.

ed without the slightest feeling of antagonisu towards the older institution known as the Mr. Kinghorn said it was a subject about China Association, it was felt that, in all which a great deal could be said, but as dition to the excellent work which had far as the discussion had gone that evening been done by that association, there was, nothing had been said about the economy at the present time, when other uations of it. He had been looking at the technical seemed to be making more vigorous efforts than papers which had lately arrived from bones, ever to secure the trade of the Far East, and and had found that the subject was draw especially in view of the crisis in Chica, need ing a great deal of attention, and as far se for a more active propaganda to be adopted steamers were concerned the question was one By means of educational work they hoped to interest in apholding commercial excite greater of economy. It seemed to be settled among profession that it was not safe to use the oil position in China. It was unfortunate that with anything else but steam in some form or the war in South Africa and resulted in this culler, that was to say, the oil tanst be vaporised country not being able to exercise a more power Chinese afairs. It must not be forgotton that we had had tried compressing it in various forms, and before it was used or allowed to escape. They ful infierce in connexion, with recent tried to mix it with water, hat with very little opened China to trade and did more trade with success, and up to the present the great difficulty China than all the other nations put together. hat been the quantity of water required to use dormany, the United States, and Japan were it on board steamships. He thought he was seeking to oust ne from the position of commer

WNERS of HOUSES aitrated in the Central Division of the City of Victoria correct in stating that two steamers which were cial supremacy which we had enjoyed and it wus with a view to creating interest in this out here on the conet had given it up for that it cost them more to sole reason, that

question on the part of employer and employed and in the Western Division of Kowloon, who keep up the freal water supply than the afike that the league sought the co-operation of hare not had their premises LIMEWASHED diterose hotween the cast of oil and the the chambers of commerce throughout the and CLEANSED in accordance with law, are cost of coal. (Hear, bear.) Then there was country.

reminded that the period during which the another point which concerned the members of Captain Percy Smith, who went through the work should be finished ends on the 30th day of the Institute in this part of the world Itiege of the Legations at Peking, afterwards April, 1901, and the Sanitary Poard boing con would not dis to leave a matter of this narrated his experiences, and bore testimony to vinced of the necessity of cleanliness in its the confidence which Sir Claude MacDonald efforts to stamp out plague, is determined to kind in the hands of the native üremen. or at least it would not do to trust them en inspired in Britishers and foreigners alike dur-xigerously presenta any owner in default after

the above named data. it would hardly be fair to ing that trying period. tirely, and ask the engineer to keep his watch in the stoke

There were one or two points which holes. struck him in the discussion as being worthy of notice, and he would like to ask some of los them of the experience of Admiral Melville of the United States Navy as to the trials which had been going on recently. They, must be very interesting. (Hear, hour.)

Mr. Smith, the chief engineer of the U.S.8.

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31100,785.60 out of the earth, which would be dangster inflowing statements in connection with plate Concord, said he had taken a great deal of interest 13 eness esential oil, 5 esses qurios, 36 uke. P.itary Bearl Office,

$2,126,488.40

Not Lacluding $10.415.31, value of silver at Mint.

Treasury Hongkong, 24th March, 1901.

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Monday, 15th April

BEFORE ME HAZELAND.

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Then the dock winches 88,30 petroleum does not allow of its use.

Mr. Lambert concluded his paper by the $1,925,702.80 we hare the crude petroleum, just as comen

furnaces, and liquid fuel in use in the in the matter He was sorry to say be bad effects, 40 pkgs, sundries For Loulon pt. because it contains all the napthas, benzines

not studied up the subject much. He however Manchester: 126 bales waste silk. Fer Lon. so on, very light and highly influinmable: bat Colony :-

In couras of researel. I have come across gave his idea of what the experiments amounted on opt. Glasgow-100 casks ginger, For the onstem in hot countries where the oil is

to, and said that the liquid fuel was frequently London opt. Hamburg--b6 bales canos. Far mdally found is to expose the crude oil in open some interesting gatenients in connection with

used in merchantuem and mer-of-war. The re- Glasgow cases curios, 3 pkgs, blackwood- tanks and let the sun evaporate the lighter plate furnaces which perhaps, may bo of in- carbons so that the resultants can be used with terest. At Woolwich under ordinary circumsults of the Navy Department's labour had not ware, 2 pkgs, samples For HamburgHIP

canos abell. scfety. Some wells or ringe in Bornoe, I stances, the armour plate bending furnace was been raade known, therefore he was unable to believe, were found to contain so little patro. lighted suma four or five hours before the plate throw any additional light upon thour. They leum that it did not pay to refine 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 such a high plate for bending deponded upon its thickness, on torpedo beats, but if the funuces on those beats became dirty they simply put a little oil flash point as not to be at all dangerous. Crale one hour per inch being allowed. Taking a

on the top of the Ere, which barned sufficiently petroleum varies considerably. They might siz-inch plate they got from ten to eleven hours

to take the best 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 30 see what

Capt. Anderson said there was no doubt up "to

to 400 or 500 degrees As regards the ready for hending. Let as

The cold farmace

great credit was due to Mr. Lambert for the third kiud (Astatki) exclusively used on the liquid fuel will do. Caspian Sen, it is of a

to heavy trascly description was lighted, and after one hour it was found able paper he had read, and he trusted it would to be sufficiently heated, and a six-inch armour be the means of eliciting mere attention to the and not at all dangerous,

Regarding the tanks themseltes Mr. Lambert plate seven feet six inches by three fout subject in the future. He had been looking thought there should be no difficulty in well con was put in the furnace, end after one hour or into the question of liquid fuel for the purpose Victoria Despensary, a passenger by the launch structed ships having tight tanke, and not even a one hour and a half it was ready for bending of finding at the reason of the non-adoption BAUEMNHEIME The defendant denied the charge, u wanaky rivet, as ships constructed to retry oil is time in two hours and a half they had the work of lignia fu! by British shipowners in thee *Tekna by die, J. Haya, C

bolk have their tanks tested to more pressure of ten or cloven hours completely and satisface the vary great, nee made of 11 by Russians GEAACHEN...

So far as he had been

NIERSTEINZE Aling party. It appears, was on board, than boilers were subjected to 5 years ago. torily performed. Nor did the advantages of in the Caspian Sea. and on coming out of the water the com- Fires hird taken place, but in all cases they were this system stop there. The plate was remarkable to find cut it seemed to him the question

caused by faulty construction and neglect. ably free from scale, which could only be ac of supply had not been served. The question HocunETKEL plainant missed his pocket, which contained Regarding the various methods which had counted for by the absence of the detonierating was whether they could get supply for their LIEDFRAUMILCH

Another reason was whether they RISENHEIMEE KOSACKERBERG 25,909, the ten dollar bill. When the hunch reached bean adopted for burning quid fuel. Mr.influence of the products of corabestion in the vessels.

This important feature could keep up the price. As far as ke Blake Piar, P. C. Shepherd was called, and a Latobext said they could be divided into the said to save 108. per ton on tho metal, could atcertain the cost per ton of liquid HOCHHEIMER HÖLLI

ordinary furnace. search mada, The mots was found in a small following three classes

(1). Furauss isto which the oil is run or which amount it won't lose in deterioration fuel was twice the cost of coal. Mesers, Arm- tin box belonging to the fendant, whe

dropped and barot without gasifying or spray under the crdinary mode of treatment. This strong and Whitworth had made experiments SPARKLING HOCK

of liquid fuel with beneficial results. method of protested that it was his property.

the) Furages in which the oil is firat wholly after advantage; it could be applied to the with tigaie gel wine to statistics to show the LAURENHTINER

whole or any portion of the plate. Thus if benefits to bo desired from the use of oil, and NIELSTEINER plats required to be beat-ut one and only then (U). Furadoes into which the oil is sprayed.

affect the lighting by and by. (Hear, Hear.) The first was the oldest form of burning oil, the heat was directed to that part, Farther the referred to Kitson's light, which he said would Mr. Kirkwood went back to 1971 to show and was illustrated by the diagramme which had rate at which the metal was heated could bs been prepared. The latest example of oil regulated to a nivety by increasing or diminish-

what was done with the second launch which burning coming under the head of this classing the number of jets in use. I am not aware

was upon the waters of the Harbour in the was the arrangement on board the Russian whether steam or compressed air was used, but

I would that a liquid fuel was used in matter of coal for. As soon as they found use

suppose steamship Mossel.

"Through the courtesy of the owners of Then blacksmith's furnace for welding, that steam for it up went the price. Shell Transport and Trading Company, Ltd., could not be used.

I I have been using-liquid fuel as it comes here Mr. Lambert went on to say. I am enabled to give a description of it is she is now running, from Borneo, in the Walls lamps at the dock, but I am sorry not to be able to illustrate it on which gives good resuits, and is a saving as the board. In the Messel the fuel is stored in compared with refined petroleaza as formerly the ballast tanks, and in the cross bunkers for used. When the fuel oll comes too thick ward of the stokehold There is no service for use in these lamps and which it does tank, properly speaking, the being drawn sometimes, I have mixat it with a quantity of from the ballast tanks or cross bunker by means retined oil. I believe the same kind of lamps of mall Worthington pump driven in the are in use at the Naral-Yard extension here, His Worship (to defendant-You are dis Erst instance) by steam from the donaty boiler, and that the fuel oil is also used there with charged

The donkey boller is tead with coal. After access.

His Worship dismissed the case on ground that proof was not forthcoming that or the note produced was the actual one stolen.

BEFOBE ME. KEMY.

THE CHARGE AGAINST AN AMERICAN. Thomas A. Campbell was brought up on remand from Friday, 12th inst, charged with the theft of 8175 worth of property from Peter Larsen, & ship's officer.

Inspector Gauld-The complainant in this case has left the colony, your worship.

His Worship→→Then you don't intend to call any evidence?

Inspector Gauld-No, dir.

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The Chairman in canelosion said that after what they had hear he must say that Mr. Kinghorn had struck the right.nate when he spoke of economy in barning the liquid fael. In these days when the first thing to be thought of as economy in running a steamer, it was necessary to consider what fuel or class

of boiler it was best to us. He suggested the discussion be postponed for a fortnight.

This was agreed to and a vote of thanks to Mr. Lambert and to the Chairman brought the proceedings to a close.

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