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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 24TH, 1924

THE PROTECTION OF BUILD- | HONGKONG IMPORT TRADE.

INGS FROM WHITE ANTS.

The following notes are from the Hong- kong General Chamber of Commerce (UT LE WALKER ]

fortnightly report:-TENANTANA White ants are to be found in all Goods. Since our Inst report the Home

Cotton Piece Ganda and Fancy Cotton: the warm regions of the earth, and their farket in firmer, and it is difficult to destructive attacks upon the vulnerable get any concessions from makers whose parts of buildings impose ecutinual order books for the most part are far pense in repairs and watchfulness to ward from full. An improved exchange bas of theatened depredations, felped to bridge the van in values, and

The name of "white ant" which this destructive insect popularly bears, is rather misleading, because termites, to give then their proper name, are in no way related to the true ant. The true ant is distinguished by the shape of the body, the abdomen being connected to the thorax be a very thin anil nobile joint "This featurn is entirely absent in

termites"? orTM white ants.”

some business has transpired in Lawas and other dyed goods for Autumn ship ment. Clearaners have been hindered by bad weather, but there is plenty of enquiry and the tane generally is healthy-

Cotton Yarn. There has been a better. feeling during the fortnight under review and a fair business has been "Eraniacted at previous ratese pat

Quotations are:--No. 109. at: 8220 to $210, No. 124 at 3 to $213 No 164" at $210 to $215, No. 209 at $230 to $210 Ar rivals 1,830, Shipments all. Sales 2.300 bules. Unsohl stock 5.100 Bales Bar- gains 4,800, bales.

The habits of "termites" are very in terosting, and, like the honey bees, they form highly organised communities. Each colony consists of workers, soldiers, flying termites, and a queen and king. It is believed that the sung at hatching aft Woollons-Clearances are as a stand- all alike, and that their conversion inte stil, and there is no fresh enquiry. workers, soldiers, etc. is probably in-Haw Cottons-No sales to report and fluenced by the kind of food supplied to quotations are purely nominal-Indian them.

description at $40 to 838. Chinose staplo

Metal-There is no change in prices report with the exception of tin plates. which are easier. Very little business, all round.

quiet.

The principal food of "termites ist 812.to $60 cellulöst, and all articles such as paper, wood, linen, etc., which are nearly pare cellulose, are vagy "flable to be attacked:

Although it is by their attacks on timber and similar materials that the damage wrought by termites is chiefly, apparent, they have been known to attack line mortar and Jime concrete, which they penetrate by dissolving the line, with acidulour solutions. The soldier termite-of some varieties possesses a gland in the forehead which, secretes a milky acidulous. Auid; its ex- creța and saliva are also acidulous, while those of the “' workers" are alkaline.

Flour Stock: about",700,000. Market

Sundries –Market weak. Local stocks hessy.

Saltpotre-Stock 11,00 bags. Brisk demands forthcoming-from Fatshan and Sicklung for 7 per refraction.

THE HONGKONG LAND OFFICE.

In a very interesting paper read before, the Engineering Association" of Ceylon,

A RECORD YEAR, and from which I have quoted, the author, Mr. Austin Woodesou," F.R.I.B.A., states that there are frequent instances in (Mr. Philip Jacks) for the year 1923 wo From the Report of the Land Officer Ceylon where "termites" have pene- trated time concrete and lime mortar ears that the total money consideration. they have been known to travel up be on sales, mortgages, surrenders, and tween the plastering and the wall and to miscellaneous documents, registered dur make their appearance through the plasing the year 1923 was $223,998,507.85. tering near the ceiling. This power of dissolving line accounts for the auta boring through a solid lime concrete floor without visible cracks, crevices, or pores. There is no record of the termites damaging Portland cement. This clearly indicates that, if fands permit, the use of lime in all work up to ground floor level, and 66. should be avoided, and Portland cement substituted.

From the tables attached to the Be Pore we gather that 1923 was a record year for the Land Office. The number of deeds registered in 1923 was 6,837, and the number of Crown lenses issued was 200. In 1929 the respective figures were 146 and 207. In 14 the figures were The fees collected by the Land Office last year amounted to 123,631 as com pared with $73,010 in 1922. The total

One of the favourite haunts and breed. | was $46,094 more than in any year on ing grounds of white ants seems to be record.

underneath concrete floors, the assump The total area of land, sold and grant tion being that the moist condition of the Fed during the year was a little over 1,897 earth in such situations suits the habits' | acres,

of the insects..

Where it is proved that access of white. ants to a building is being gained from nests in the ground, the effects of such an attack can be cured by severing their connection with the ground. Mr. Woode son cites the case of a new bungalow built

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this post was cut off and the end mounted for Quotations on Upper Sorts and on a block of Portland cement concrete. Sole in Sides, Bends, Backs, Bellies SOUTH Thus the ants access to earth was cut and Shoulders, when bedrock, c.lf. off, and no other remedy was applied. Although the ants were undoubtedly left quotations will be submitted, and in the upper flooring, they presumably guarantees Best Quality. died, for no further damage occurred.

For further information on this subject the reader who is interested could not da better than obtain a copy of the "Trans actions of the Engineering Association of Ceylon, printed and published by IL Ross Cottle, Government printer, Ceylon, which is a reprint of the paper read by Mr. Austin Woodsson, E.R.L.B.A. (to which I have already referred), nad en- titled Termites, or White, Ants, and Their Attacks on Buildings. The in formation given in this publication is of an, essentially practical character, and is the result of the author's many years of experience as a Government. Architect. in dealing with buildings subject to tho attacks of thego insects. Since it is esti mated that two-thirds of the island of Ceylon is undermined by "termites," it

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The author formulates what be terms the ten termite rules," which are as follows

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1. Clear the site of all decayed - dig up adjacent posts, and destroy the ducens Aroid the use of fresh animal mature.

2. Uso cement instead of lime in con- ereto ground. Loore, and also in all foun dation work up to ground level if funds permit

La concrete floors on hard, clean bling previously sprayed with preserva- Live,

4. Contruct thick, impermeable, jointless cement damp proof barrier in all walls and carefully join this barrier up to the cement concrete foor.

5. Tay copercle floors with few expans sion joints to ensure freedom from tracks, but afterwards eierefully coment up theor

not use wood-skirtings on ground Hoor or closed electric wire casing.....

7. Ilo not place timbers directly in con- tact with the ground.

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8. Do not allow timbers to rest on er penetrats the purete ground Boor

Uso only seasoned timbers and those repulsed to be resistant to attack

10. Expose tiers to the light and air. ́and a cold dark, chid damp ensored spores. It will be seen that the prevention of dampness, which is so essential to the life of the white ant, is of prime import- ance, and to attain this end the author recommends the use of "Pudlo brand' waterproofer with the Portland cement, as this has repeatedly heen proved of the greatest servico in Colombo in making concreto waterproof and damp proof The Bustrated Carpenter and Builder.

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