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With the object of effecting ment Company, Limited, 45, Gros- through traffic on all national rail-venor place, London, S.W., are

ENGINEERING AND BUILDING

ways upon the inauguration of the supplying, through Mears. John HARBOUR DEVELOPMENT

railway ferry across the Yangtze at Pukow, a conference has been held at Nanking of ranking officials in the Ministry of Railways and of

the

Thompson (Water Tube Boilers), Limited, two sets of panel-mounted instruments for the boiler-house at the Stuart-street Power Station, Tientsin Pukow, Nanking Manchester. Each set of instru Shanghai, Shanghai-Hangchow-ments comprises draught, CO., Ningpe, Lung-Hai, Kiaochow-Tai and temperature indicators and re nan and Peipingiaening Railway corders. Administrations.

Questions regarding control, transportation, through traffic, de counts, and other technical matters were discussed, and the whole traffic system is to be recognized with the railway ferry as the contro from

Electrical distance ther- momoters are also being supplied.

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PROGRESS SINCE THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE OF 1923

RATIONALISING

·PROGRESS OF SCRAPPING.

POLICY.

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BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR ELECTRIC WELDED

COMMERCIAL EDUCATION

INTERESTING BUILDING IN NORTH ACTON

H.R.H: The Prince of Wales has consented to be Patron of the Bri- à one-storey, fetory, which is now tish Association for Commercial; being erected in Victoria-road, Education. The Association, of North Acton, is interesting from which Sir Francis Goodenough is the fact that in ite construction chairman, accomplished its first ob- welding instead of riveting is be SHIPPING TONNAGEject by successfully organising the ing employed throughout, this work International Conference on Comhaving been undertaken as a de mercial Education, held in London monstration by Messrs. Agile (Lon.") last July, the closing session of don), Limited, 32, Alfred-place, which was addressed by his Royal London, W.CI. " Highness It has for its future The factory covers an area of Conditions in the world's ship-object the co-ordination and atimu- 4,060 sq. ft. and has a 40-ft, span. ping industry during the past few lation of efforts on the part of em- The steel framework, the material years have been largely influenced players, educationalists, and par forming which was supplied by raise the standard of on- Messrs Aston Construction Com- by two factors: trade is considerents to ably less than it was in 1914, and the further education and training London, N.1, consists of 24 stan- trants into commerce, to promote pany, Limited, Eaglo Wharf-road,. the tonnage is now 20,000,000 gross aaad, in volume as well as value of tons, or 60 per cent. more, than it of those engaged in commerce, and chions, 10 of which are arranged which all schedules and traffic ar- include vessels to be fitted with port displayed 'by its people, the, both domestic and foreign trade, was in that year. The result is thereby to advance the interests of along each of the sides and two at British trade at home and abroad. the ends. The sections forming. rangements will be modified to fit 140-h.p., Dissel propelling, machin- pust decade has witnessed a rapidį the Japanese capital to-day stands that there is less cargo to carry The next meeting of the Association the stanchions were delivered on development in harbour facilities, fifth among the leading ports of and more ships to carry it in. The will be held at the Mansion House, site out to length, and in. fillets

Though Tokyo holds an impor.

London, on May 2. The now Pre wars then welded on to form the tant place as a Japanese port why

ident Lord Eustace Percy, wild bases. The material for the trus has the harbour of Tokyu been

preside, and Sir Josiah Stamp will ses, which are supported on thes without public repute for so many

deliver an address. The offices of stanchions, was similarly delivered laid out "on concrete. years? The following reasons have

the Asociation are at 3, Endsleigh- and was been advanced by city officials:

stools, welding being effected after street, London, W.C.i.”

the parts bad been set to exact (A) Since the Tokyo munici

size. The in, fillets on the angle pality began seriously to develop the city functions as a port, a

in with the new scheme.

Messrs. Richard. Dunston, Limit. ed, Thorne, near Doncaster, have just received orders for eight now ships, some of which are barges of the Regent Canal type, while others

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comparatively short time has elapsed.

first of these causes need not be

examined here, but as regards the second it may be said that it arises from the policy of subsidies which has been adopted in more than one country, combined with the desire of others to obtain 2

national commercial fleet.

The possible remedies are ob.

vious, if difficult to apply. One is prosperity. Though this opinion is bare were also welded on before to support the World Economic still held, it is generally, realised the finished trusses were raised in- Conference in the by no means cer- that it in questionable whether the

to position and welded to the stan- tain hope that it will lead to a high level of 1920 will be reached these operations is said to have chions. The contraction due to (B) For transhipment to the restoration of world trade by the for many years because of trade been very slight, and could have capital by barge or railway, all free interchange of goods and ser- barriers, the falling off in demand, foreign cargoes originating in or vices. Anuthor is to adjust the and the increase in native mana

been counteracted by straining the destined for Tokyo are handled at supply of tonnage to the prospec facture.

bars with clamps before the weld- the wharves in Yokohama, some tive demand not only by withdraw-| If this view is accepted, it is ob of the gusset plates generally em- ing took place. In this way most score miles down the coast. Thus ing artificial aids to new construc- vious that much of the existing ployed and many of the cleats have the Yedokko (native of Tokyo) has tion, but by scrapping old and ob- shipping will not be required again been displaced, while it has been never seen sizeable ocean-going pas-solate ships.

and might as well be scrapped, if possible to utilise a simple design, senger vessels anchored in Tokyo A document outlining a method some international scheme of com- especially at the bases of the stan harbour.

by which this policy could be carpensation to its owners, based on a chions and the centres of the truss.. (C) Tokyo's ascendency as Capi- Chamber of Shipping of the Unit- Accordingly, it was proposed ating instead of riveting a saving of ried into effect was laid before the due levied tonnage, can be devised. It is claimed that by using weld- tal of the Empire, its economic, ed Kingdom by a delegation from the meeting of the Executive Com about 9 per cent, in material has political and administrative leader, the Baltic and International Mari-mittee of the Conference last June been effected, and this could have ship, only has received full recognitime Conference on Tuesday, April that such a policy should be adopt been increased to as much as 20 tion by its people. Therefore, it has been with difficulty that the 11 The latter body, it may be re-ed, and though it was not initial per cent. had, the structure bean called, was formed in 1905 by ship-ly received with much enthusiast, heavier and of the multi-storey public at large has attached any owners interested in the White the number of supporters has in-type. The saving in the cost of the Sea, Baltic, and North Sea trades creased during the intervening ten steelwork was about 15 per cent, Notwithstanding these facts, the to agree on minimum freights. No months. At the meeting to which All the work has been carried out rapid growth of Tokyo as a port agreement was, however, reached we have referred, the President of by a single walder, the electrodes since 1923 is without precedent in owing to the revival of trade, and the Chamber of Shipping express used being of the costed type, the the Far Eastern area. Equipment the same fate met the plans which ed himself in favour of such a metal in and facilities capable of handling were formulated as a protection scheme and undertook to lay the strength of 28 tons to 32 tons per About 3,600,000 tons of freight an- against trade fluctuations, princi- proposal, that the Chamber should square inch and an elongation of naully have already been provided pally because of the opinion that formulate it in detail, before the 18 per cent. to 22 per cent. over for the harbour in order to permit | depression is only the prelude to council at its next meeting. anchorage for ships up to 6,000 gross tons. This has been done at an expenditure of Y.18,000,000 with- in the past ten years. Yet the capi- tal of the equipment is now far short of present needs.

real value to the harbour itself.

When further harbour, develop- ment recently became an immediate necessity, the municipal authorities of Tokyd devised a comprehensive plan calling for an outlay of ap- proximately Y.33,000,000 during a period of ten years toward recon- struction and extensive additions to existing port facilities. This plan received the speedy endorsement of the Tokyo City Assembly and was adopted on January 30 last after being discussed in a special session. of the Tokyo Port Inspection Com- mission called by the governmental Department for Home Affairs. This group of men is said to com- prise the most authoritative body! for determining the execution of new plans for Japanese ports. At this juncture the necessity of ful- filling the extension project for the port of Tokyo was fully recognized by the State, so the municipality ie bending every reasonable effort- to carry the plans into effect with- out longer delay.

1. Inception of the Port of Tokyo, Great earthquakes rocked the capital of Japan just before noon on September 1, 1923. The survivors of the devastated areas worked va liantly to rebuild & stricken city from ite ashes. They suffered from lack of provisions and the ne- cessary materials needed to recon- struct one-half of a bity that had been laid waste before their eyes.

It was due to this phenomenon that the development of adequate harbour facilities for Tokyo could be given immediate attention. Heretofore, harbour construction work had lapsed because of urgent efforts exerted to inodarnize the capital's public utility enterprises. With the first and second' Sumida. River improvement projects costing about Y.4,500,000, work of port de. velopment began in earnest.

Construction work for the port of Tokyo gradually came to be res cognized by the people as an in- dispensable undertaking for the restoration of the metropolis.

Under these circumstances, the third Sumida River improvement project was put into operation, with an outlay of Y.18,000,000. Upon its completion the harbour was to be capable of disposing of about 3,600,000 tons of cargo yearly, Thin work has been practically complet-

ed.

2. Present Condition of the

Port of Tokyo.

In Tokyo harbour goods, are handied in the following two ways: (a). Direct shipment of incom-

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