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THE BRITISH GAS INDUSTRY.

SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DURING 130 YEARS.

INTERESTING ADDRESS, AT ROTARY CLUB TIFFIN.

The various ways in which gas is employed in modern indus tries, was illustrated yesterday at the Rotary Club tiffing when Mr. H. E. Stons delivered an address on the British Gas Industry."

The Development of

The Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, who presided, in introducing the speaker, "said that Mr. Stone had spent the greater part of his life in municipal service. He had been for many years in the ser- vigo of the Corporation of Birmingham': and had been for ten yearë Borough Gas Engineer in "Birkenhead.

SOME AMAZING FIGURES.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1931.

THEFT OF P.WD. PETROL.

CHARGES), AGAINST LORRY

DRIVER FAILE

SEDITION CASES.

POSTERS AND PAMPHLETS

FROM CANTON...

POLICE VIGILANT.

Several persons were charged in. the various Police Courts yester day in connection with seditions propaganda.

A fine of $400, or in default, three months hard labour was imposed by Mr. Williams or Chinese who was arrested as he stepped shore from one of the Canton boats.

HONG KONG STOCK MARKET.

YESTERDAY'S TRANSAC

TIONS.

Prices generally showed an onsier tendancy yesterday morning, except for a few stocks, which were in demand at current rates Liquida tion appeared to be going on, although in several instances a large part of the forthcoming Settlement has already been arranged,

Cantons and Hong Kong Tires could have been obtained at $1,500 and 1,450, respectively, and Under-

Et the reduced rate of 851. Steamboats were sellers at the

slightly reduced figure, of $261.

Wharyes were in demand at #151 Providents (old) were offering at ssh, but the new shares were in demand at. $9.60.

Mr. Stone's addresses "was as follows:-The gas industry is an essentially British product and to day, aftor a period of 130 years, stances; 8,000 qubit feet of gas per nedy said that Mr. Fletcher of the two pamphlets, the subject of the $13,80, and at the close there were

Three charges wore preferred against a P.W.D. lorry driver at Central Magistracy yesterday, but the defendant was discharged, the Magistratë holding that the syt: dence was not afficient to con- vict. The charges were (a) steal ing 4 gallons of patrol, the pro- party of the P.W.D., (b) receiving 4 gallons of petrol knowing sams to have been stolen or unlawfully

Inspector Booker, the officer in obtained and (c) unlawfully hav-charge of waterfront search work, ing in his possession 4 gallons of said that the accused was arrested petrol.

pn Sunday night as bo stepped A F. G. E. Rondall of Messrs | ashore from the Canton boat. He Russ and Co., appeared for the had a newspaper in his hands br naves. In the printing trade, large

defence.

threw it away as he was about to quantities of gas are now used; in

Outlining the one for the probe stopped by a Chinese detective. printing the Daily Mirror for in-souution, Detective-Sergeant Ken Inside the newspaper was found

Public Works Department, made a report at No. Police Station to the effect, that patrol was being stolen from P.W.D. lorries at the Wanchai depot. As result I told him to tako off his shoes and this report, Chinese detectives were found some photographs in them sont to koop a look-out and on which I immediately tore up

Accused was fined. as stated September 23 a Chinese officer, who was stationed behind a door above. in ons of the houses in Lockhars Road, noticed, the defendant store outside a garage and take, down a tin of petrol. This was over recovered from the backyard of drying nuts, frying fish, baking arrested. The driver of the lorry the garage when the defendant was biscuits-one. biscuit oven recently had since absconded

hour ara consumed.

charge."

Inspector Booker: I think this man is a bit of a smuggler and has done this sort of thing before.

In another case fine of $35, and

Hotels (old) changed hands at

buyers at $134, with sellers asking $14. The now abaros were put through at #13).

Tands were on offer at $90.

Realties, which were dealt in at 813, "bad further sellers at the close at $131

Britain still maintains the lead in gas engineering practice.

Knife blades in Shefeld, fish Coal gas was first manufactured hooks in Redditch, orane chains and applied as an laminant in in the Black Country, gold and England by a Scotsman, Williamsilver strip in Birmingham, are all Murdock, in 1800, who obtained it annealed by gos.. by heating coal in iron retorts.. In the textile industries gas is Coal gas is thus manufactured used for burning of the projecting by the destructive distillation of ends of fibre from the yarn and coal, und to-day this process is the nap from woven fabrics pre- earried out by heating selected paratory to dyeing, kinds of coal in retorts constructed of refractory materials: at a tem pertare of 1300-1400 degrees C. The coal under these conditions vields gases, tarry vapors and ammonia and leaves a hard residue installed being 210 feet long and Mr. Fletcher of the P.W.D. the same night on arrival here enlos at 15, closed with buyers,

of coke.

1.

In the food trades" "many new uses for gas have been developed. It is used for ripening bananas,

It

consuming 5,000 cubic feet per giving evidence, stated that he The gases are purified from tar,

hour-boiling sugar for sweet ammonia, sulphur, ote; and then manufacture and baking bread.

was in charge of the lorries. sent out via the gasholder to the district through large cast iron in developing new used for gauries did not compare favourably The result of all this enterprise that the mileage done by the lor had been noticed for some time

mains. Seventy-one per cent. of has been that the gas consumed in with the quantity of petrol issued the energy stored in the coal, is Great Britain has increased by 88 from time to time. It was known recovered by utilising it for gasper cent, during the last 20 years, that petrol was being stolen but manufacture compared with 20-25 per cent. only, when it is burnt and 27 per cent. during the last ten the source could not be traced. under the best possible conditions years. for steam raising.

Con! gas was at first manufac tured for use as an illuminant being burnt in open jets whou the hydrocarbons contained in the gas gave luminosity to the flame; Pall

Mall was one of the first streets "to be no illuminated, this event taking place in 1809.

The invention, in 1880, of the in- candescent mantle, by Welsaach, revolutionised gas lighting by in- creasing its efficiency to such an extent that one cubic foot of gas gave eight times the illumination previously obtained, and this gas bocame quito essily, the cheapest form of illuminant. This form of lighting using the incandescent mantle and highly efficient borners is still used in many of the prin eipal thoroughfares of London, and other towns to-day.

Cooking, Heating and Power.

Dismissed from P.W.D.

4

The residuals obtained in the manufacture of gas have also been the subject of much resourch. In the early stages of gas manufacture, the coke, tar and ammonia were thrown away. Soon, however, the value of coke as a smokeless. fuel became apparent aud to-day it is an important and valuable commo-ed, he is dismissed dity, being specially graded and prepared for domestic and indus- trial use. Tar is a complex mixture of substances. It is used for road making after treatment which res moves the water and light oils, and gives a durable non-skidding, sur. Ince.

Cross-examined by Mr. Rondall, witness said that the defendant was dismissed immediately after his arrest.

Mr. Randall Iramediately after Yes that is the system in the Government. If a man is arrest

By the complete" distillation of tar many valuable products are ob- tained, including bensol, creosote," carbolic acid, anthracene and pitch, and from these motor spirit, dis- infectants and many other valuable In the early eighties the gas in-products are prepared. dustry began to turn its attention to other applications of gas, being: stimulated in this activity by the competition of other forms of lighting, and so began the intro- duction of appliances for cooking, heating, power, etc.

Anilins Dyes.

aniline dye industry, which, since Tar is the foundation of the the discovery of the first aniline dye by. Sir William Perkin in 1850, has become of great importance.

Witness went on to explain that the defendant was paid on a dail: scale, and as he was under arrest he could not attend work, therefore another man had to be engaged.

Mr. Rendall: He is dismissed irrespective of the result of the arrest-Yes.

only suspended-No

Mr. Rendall I though they were

This concluded Mr. Fletcher's evidence after which a Chinese detective gave evidence bearing out Detective-Sergeant Kennedy's open

ing:

Mr. Schofield remarked at this stage there there was not sufficient the first two charges so these were ovidence on which to proceed with dismissed,

Defendant's Version.

an

were reported sales at Tls: 17, he were Shanghai Cottons at a surety of $100 for the defendant. 93, but Zoang Sings were

wanted at Tia 13

Star Ferries were reported to to be of good behaviour for ong year was the sentence of the Court, have been done at 801. The defendunt in this case come from Canton on the 8.8. Sai On and Ho, had one pamphlet in his posses was arrested on the Ping Ou wharf

Another man who was arrested

sion,

from Canton, told the Court that the papers were distributed to him in the street at Canton. Being

on the way down and gave no further thought to it. handed one, he put it in his pocket

Ho was fined 850 or four weeks' in default.a

"A Bit Billy,"

China Lights were on offer at

done at $184, closed with buyers Comenta (combined), after being

at $191,

Watsons, which were reported

ten

Amusements work done at $24) Constructions (old) rould have obtained at $8, and the new shares. at: $1:80:*****

AFTERNOON SESSION. Further liquidation, took, place, and prices seemed inclined harden..

to:

Lam Lo was charged with the

Steamboats were on offer.at 825. possession of lebficts of an undesir-

Providents (old); after changing able character, and admitted the hands at 861, closed in demand at charge, pleading that he had come 85.30. The now shares were also the down from Shekki and was not ac-medium of sales, át $2.60, and at quainted with the local regulations. this rate they closed in demand. He accepted the papers from a man who was distributing them, at Shekki....

Inspector Brocker said the secus ed arrived here on the Venezia from Macao, apparently having first gone there by bus from Shekki. He had been here before, and knew people at the Wing On Company and at restaurant near-by who spoke well of him. Ho appeared to be a bit silly."

Mr. Wilkie Lam, Secretary of the Wing On Company, who undertook said defendant had been in Hong to provide aurety for the accused.

Kong for three years and had con- ducted himself well.

Hotels (old) were in demand at $14,

Lands, which were reported to have been done at 880, closed in de- mand at 878, with sellers asking 3793.

Humphreys (old) changed hands at $181.

Evos changed hands at Tls. 102, and sales were reported to the North at Tls. 17 and Tis. 17.10.

Trams could have been obtained at 821..

Osments were on offer at 10: $204, closed in demand at $29.

Dairy Farms, which were dope at

fine of imposed, Wilkie Lan understand, MNAVAL PROMOTIONS surety for a band of $100 effective for year.

Pamphlet From Canton.

ADMIRAL KELLY REACHES FULL RANK,

Archibald

That he received the pamphlet in Canton and forgot to destroy it was the plea-made by a man HE. Sir William named Lo Shing, who whe charged Howard Kelly, K.C.B... C.M.G.. before Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon M.V.O., Commander-in-Chief of the Magistracy with possession of a Ching Station, has been promoted pamphlet likely to create a disturb to the full mink of Admiral as ance of the peace,

from October " defendant was found to have a born in 1873, the son of Col H. H. Sub-Inspector Hourihan said the Admiral Bir Howard Kelly was pamphlet which exhorted all Chi Kelly of the Royal Marine Artil nese not to trade with the Japanese, lery. Entering the Navy at the He was a dealer in dried meat and age of 13, he became a heutenant fish on a small scale and had been in 1891 and while holding that residing in Shamshuipo for about 10 rank saw service in the Somaliland years later.

operations from 1909 to 1904. | Pro- moted Captain in 1911, he was phlet when he was in a ten-house appointed naval attaché to the in Canton, and after reading the Embassy in Paris and was in that contents, he forgot to destroy it..

Those pamphlets were distributed

office when the Great War began. by students in Canton. He had mo the cruiser Gloucester when that He was placed in commmad of idea where they were printed.

His Worship imposed a fine of Germse warships

vessel took part in the "obsse of the Goében and $20 or 14 days, at the same time Breslau in the Mediterranean, later felling the defendant to inform his holding several important appoint- friends not to keep pamphlets of meats on land. In June, 1919. he that nature.

Seditious Posters. on behalf of two, Chinese by Mr Admissions of guilt, ware entered A. E. Hall, before Mr. Williams at

was appointed as head of the British Nayal, Mission? to 'Greece,

the rank of Vice Admiral until and served in the Greek Navy with October 1091, when his resumed.

Tho gae engine was the fore

Although aniline "dyes were dis- runner of the petrol motor of to-covered by an English chemist,,, it day and the early development of was left to Germany to develop Mr. Rendall put his client into

In answer to the third charge, this form of power unit is largely the industry and, prior to 1914, the the witness box where he stated responsible for the progress which world's requirements were supplied that he had been cuployed by the has been made, in the evolution of by that. country. Since then the P.W.D. for. 14 months. On the moter ear and teroplane engines. production of dyes on a large scale day in question, he received or

Gas cooking appliances, are con

has been successfully accomplishedders to make five trips on his lorry stantly being improved, the domes by British Dyes, Ltd., in England. to different places and when this tic cooking lond in England being

The far reaching effect of the had been done, he went home, Defendant said he got the pum enormous, and the habits of the discovery of synthetic dyes is after having parked his vehicle British people are reflected in the illustrated by the preparation of outside the P.W.D. depot. Just output curves of any home gas Alizarin or Turkey Red. Prior to as he left his house to return to undertaking. All meal times are 1809 vunt tracts of land in Europe the lorry, he noticed lorry No. 16 alearly indicated by peaks in the and Asia were used to cultivate the coming up from the east and he curve and between the hours of Mindder Plant which was then the asked for a lift. He got into the 11.30 a.m. and 1.30 pm, on Sundays source of supply of the dye, and vehicle and noticed a tin, next to more gaa is sent out than in any the industry was valued at four the driver but he did not ask what other similar period during the million pounds. In that year the it was. When they arrived near Week For domestic purposes gas manufacture of the dye from coal the Kwong Lee garage, the driver is now used extensively for heating tar products was commenced and stopped and a boy came out from Gas fires, gas radiators, central soon the whole of the valuable the garage and took the tin in hoating by gas-fired boilers, have Madder industry disappeared. side. At this point witness become increasingly popular owing

The other bye-product, ammonia, arrested and taken into the shop to the ease of control and cleanliis converted into sulphate of am but when he and the detective came

Water heating by gas has no monia and used as a fertiliser, and out again,the driver had gone the Central Police Court in answer duty with the British Navy, and'}

is also used in the preparation of Witness concluded by saying that been highly developed and instan- other ammonium compounds he did not know what was the to charges of posting seditious was given command of the Emperor taneous hot water is now one of the The elasticity of the gas industry tin or that it had been stolen. Her Hell said that the first de rank followed in May, 1922, and he alogana of the industry. On the is well illustrated by the way in denied emphatically having stolen fendant did not deny that he had held successively the nests of Rear: industrial side many developments which it was able to assist in the the petrol himself. have taken place, the case of con-manufacture of explosives during Ho was discharged.--

put up the posters. He could not Admiral to the 1st Battle Squad. trol of all processes and the elimi- the war, when, in order to meet the

read and had been given the ron and to the 2nd Cruiser Squad nation of the personal element hay demand for Totuol, the basis of the

posters by the second, defendant on of the Atlantic Fleet. He was ing been important factors in these high explosive used in shells, spatial

wholmitted having written the promoted to the rank of Vice- activities.

plant was installed in all garworks ammonia, and 300,000 million cubie documents but denied that they Admiral in 1927. and arrived in In the motor car industry large and one gas company alone supplied feet of ghis

were unloplated to cause a breachHong Kong in February last quantities of gas are used for run-sufficient explosives to fill 100 million The industry is well equipped of the peace As a matter of fact

F.N.O.. Tanglaze, ning in engines, soldering, core 18-pounder shells,

my sciontifically and now developmental continued Mr. Hall, the second drying, annealing, case hardening

Rear Admiral Colin Kennetti and enamelling In Coventry 30 The gas industry now represents to the advantage of itself and of the defendant followed the first to the

Police Station going thore volum McLean CB OVO D.B.Q., per cent of the gas made by the capital investment of 200 million nation are constantly taking place.

rounds and employs 113,000 men,

tarily add a S.N.O.Yangtare, has been promot local gas undertaking is used in the

His Worship, after being shown | ed. Vics-Admiral. motor factories of the city SAN

the document, held that they were Sinne 1920 he has been Senior seditioun espiyeriddled Naval Officer on the Yangtze He Tartustrial Unes

The first defendant was food 30% is a son of the late Major General and the rebond $180, his Worship Charles Smith McLean taking into consideration the fact During the war, he served at

to the Police Station himself. Destroyer Flotilla.

In chipbuilding, rivet. heating,

all carried out in gas-fired fur-

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the annual wage bill mounting to over 15 million pounds.

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Speaker Thanked. Bakugan It uses annually about '18 million At the conclusion of Mr. Stone's tons of cool and produses 12 million address, Mr. B. R. Davey, speaking tons of coke, 215 million gallons of on behalf of Rothrians, thanked tar, 130,000 tons of sulphate of him for his address, which; he said,

indispensability.of gas.lt, d

literature

of India. His promotion to flag:

case hardening, and annealing: are Continued at foot of next column. Jnstrated in no andortain way the that the second defendant had gone Zebrugge and "with" the Harwich

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