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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1933

ENGINEERING AND BUILDING

MOTOR ROAD FROM CANTON

TO HANKOW

CHINESE TRAVEL BUREAU'S BIG SCHEME

Direct communications between and Shaokuan, the northern ter Hankow and Cantou, long a dream ininus of the line that runs up from of far-seeing Chinese, will soon be Canton,

reality if the China Travel Ser- vice is able to carry out its present plans, according to an official of the burenu recently, says the Can

ton Gazette.

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An announcement will be made as the scheme is fully worked out. In the words of Mr. C. P. Chin, assistant Vice-president of the China Travel Servier, the situation is as follows:

Ferry Closing

While the question of joining Canton and Hankow by rail has now been settled with the returing

"Al present there is a motor af indemnity moneys by the British Boxer Indegrity Commission, the road from Changsha, Hunan, le Passengers, question of immediate communicate Canton border. tions between the two cities was left however, will only have to begin unsettled until the China Travel their motor ride from Chnehow to

Service, was commissioned to work

out a system of highway travel to bridge the gap between the two nities while the railway is being

bailt.

erous mountains and rivers on the way to make the journey anything but monotonous.

"From Hsiao-Tang, the border town of Hunan, to Lochang, a small eity in Kwangtung territory, is a stretch of mountainous country

about 70 li or 3 kilometres in length. There is neither railway nor motor road. The nature of the country is such that the sedan chair is about the only feasible means" of conveyance. There is a river near by, to be sure, but for most of the year it is not navigable. Here is where The Travel Service, comer in. The Service is going to provide the proper means of communication bosides looking after the comfort the whole of the passengers.on journey. ·

From Lochang to Shaokuan there is again motor road. It is only about a ride of 33 kilometres, From Shackutin to Canton there will be regular trains. "

SHANGHAI'S NEW THEATRE

Many Interesting Features

"A THING OF GRACE AND HARMONY "

THE IRISH SWEEPSTAKE

ELECTRIC, MACHINERY FOR

THE DRAW "

G.E.O. Electrical Equipment At The Irish Sweepstake Draw."

Shanghai.-The Grand Theatre, Shanghai's newest Cinema Theatre, An electrical installation which has been completed, the finishing will probably be of great interest to touches are being added and the many of our readers is that at the beautiful institution will have its Plaza, Dublin, where the draw fee Irish Sweepstake 011 the formal opening within the next the few days, it is announced by United Grand National" took place Theatres, Inc., owners. With the The popularity, which these sweeps opening af the Grand, Shanghai have gained in the last two years now has an edifice of which reai- may be gauged from the huge sums feel proud and of money distributed after each deunts may well

The organisation of these which takes its plae with the best draw.

evenle necessarily called for very theatres of the world.

careful attention to detail.

Architecturally and decoratively, the Grand is a thing of grace and harmony, combining the purity and symmetry of massed design with clear, rich colouring and quiet luxury. The colour scheme is ut pale gold, green in its various shad- ings, buff and deep black.

DRAINAGE OF GEORGETOWN, BRITISH GUIANA

AN EXAMPLE FOR HONG KONG TO FOLLOW

A STORY OF DIFFICULTIES SURMOUNTED

struc-

described in this paper, the sanitary failure of electric supply, sewage Before the execution of the works of pumping, due to a prolonged

can be released into the surface- condition of Georgetown was ex-

water trenches at eight points dur- lingly bad, the methods of wage disposal chiefly comprising ing such times as the tide level cesspite, for the larger premises and permits. The pumping stations are pails or earth-pit privies in the underground mass-concrete poorer quarters. The Colonial tures. The total length of drains Goveriumont décided to calls in the constructed for house-connections late Mr. Howard Humphreys to ad- was nearly 100 miles. vise on the best means of sewage- disposal, and he reported, in 1931, advocating a water-bourne system. Constructional work was put in

Apart from the business side of the undertaking, the method of dealing with the vast quantities of tickets received proved exceedingly efficient. As they arrived for the

stacked into trucks running on a At the request of the railway

draw at the Plaza, the tickets were and provincial authorities, the Throughout the theatre artistry light railway, and were emptied China Travel Service has sent a and corifort go hand in hand, out;

into either one of two mixing mach- Heia Tang which is a small town presentative to Hunne to make standing features buing two grandines, each of which consisted of on the Hunan border. The ride is proper study of the route and to staitenses, one on either sils, a large rectangular box in which 33 li or 398 kilometres. At Heng-range with local authorities for cending from the lobby to the up- the tickets were thoroughly mixed When per promenade; striking fountains by an air draught produced by sang, in the vicinity of which is protection of passengers'

sprays of illuminated our blowers, two to each machine. fanns Hengshan, one of the five this route is opened to traffic, the tossing

were, individually saered mountains in China, passen entire trip from Hankow to Concrloured water, highly comfortable The blowers A representative of the burena isgers will have to cross a ferry beton will be done in approximately upholstered chairs, concealed lights, driven by a 3 h.p. G.E.C.Wited poor quarters. The city is flat must always work as close as pas now in Hunan making preliminary cause it is on the right bank of the three days at the cost $40 for or indirect lighting, ideat air-conditon" squirrel cage motor controll- investigations with a view teo Hangyang river that the south dinary travelling.to 850 in de luxe tioning, an illuminated tower, more ed by pushbuttons operating C.E-C. establishing a motor, bus link behound motor depot is situated. In fashion. Baggage and parcel trans-than 2,000 seats, the best and latest direct-to-line starters.

The tickets were then transferred tween Chuchow, the terminus of the the entire trip, there are something! fer service will also be started at in sour equipment and acoustics,

the same time."

thick, rich carpets, an artesian well to a large drum. 22 ft. long and line that runs south from Haukow, like 101 bridges. There are num-

And spacious lobbies and pro- 7ft, in diameter, said to weight 74 tons, which rotated slowly at a menades.

Sound Equipment.

speed of 2 to 3 r.p.m., driven by a Witton squirrel eage The sound equipment is the same 7 h.p. as that used in the new RKO Roxy motor through reduction gearing Theatre, New York. This consists This motor was also push-button of two complete theatre equipments controlled through a G.E.C. direct inter-connected to prevent a shut-to-line starter, the push buttons be down due to failure of some part ing, mounted in convenient of the machinery or personnel. To position beside the drum. During insure a bright and steady picture the three days occupied by the There are installed two of the latest draw this particular motor was Simplex projectors complete with started and stopped over 500 times, the latest type of high intensity Inclined fins running the complete are lamps, four projectors being in length of the drum ensured that stalled to give uninterrupted per the tickets were kept moving dur formance, two projectors being the ing the actual draw. maximum used in ordinary opera- tion.

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Sewage Pumping Systein../ Sewage pumping is effected by

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the vertical-shaft centrifugal type, float-controlled automatic pumps, of

ench The population of Georgetown in installed in duplicate in 121 was estimated at 34,430. The station. They are driven by direct- 1931 census gives a return of 61,890, coupled electric motors, which range in size from 24 h.p. to `h.p. The The area of the city is 1,812 neres, including 466 acres of open space. aggregate power of the mintors in On the 1901. figure, the average den stalled is 808 h.p. In the design of persons per acre, but it has beening points hail to be considered:- sity of population works out at the pumping machinery, the follow- estimated that the figure is as high (o) In view of the relatively high as 100 per acre,,in the more crowd-cost of electric energy, the pumps. And lies at the mouth of the Desible to their highest efficiencies. () inerare river below mean high- The pumping machinery must be Surface-water drain standardised as much as possible. water level.

network of e) The automatic electrical equip age is effected by a drainage-canalis, trenches and ment must be robust and resistant drains, all practically entirely open, to hot, humid, and saline atmos- (d) Provision After heavy rains large areas be pheric conditions. 'come inundated.

must be made for protecting the Source of Water Supply. machinery against damage in any Water is obtained, from an irrign- eircumstances. (e) Means for the tion conservancy, and is pumped immediate and automatic notifien- through the city mains. In 1927 the tion of any breakdown in the pump- daily consumption of this water ing machinery must be provided. was about 70 gallons per head.

Working Expenses Low. This water is intended only for It was concluded that the idrai flushing and washing. For drink-method of estimating the true work- ing purposes roof-collected rain- ing-range for each pump, on a sys- water is stored in vats. For many trm such as this. was to calculate rearons this practice is a menace the minimuma-hend conditions usin

for to public health. In spite, however, a value

n in manning's pure water formula equal to 0.010, and to wil of the absence of à supply, the local authorities decid-culate the maximum-head conditions ed to carry out the sewage soheme using a higher value for 7. The tickets were drawn by a

A supervisory signalling systern number of aurees representing the The city is divided into twenty was developed to record the opera various hospitals Every time the four automatic sewage-collecting tion of the pumping-stations and to immediate notification nt drum was stopped a nurse opened areas and the whole of the sewage give

small trap door in the side of is pumped. Each pumping area re trouble. The scheme has been in the drum and withdrew a ticket sembles the others as far as pos full operation since 1929, and the which was collected and noted by sible. At the centre of each area working acets-apart from that ol is an underground electric pump slectric energy-are particularly the commissioner of Police who

Oning-station to which the whole of | low, owing to the automatic fenturva handed it on to the announcer, previous occasions the announcer the sewage of that area gravitates. of the design. The cost of electri had to hand down each ticket to The sewage is pumped into a gys energy (31d. per unit), is reflected the checking table below the plattem of rising maina connecting in the large annual current bills, to a common sea outfall. In the bat, even so, the total working- event of any pumping-station being costs of the new scheme barely ex- completely shut down, the sewage cred that of the old extractor and into adjacent arens night-soil carl services.—Mr. G. H. overflows through special manholes. In the Humphreys and Mr. I. M., E. Ait- unlikely event of a total cessation ken in Engineering.

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The Grand Theatre boasts the Carrier system of air-conditioning, thus taking a place with work famous theatres. The capacity of the cooling system is equivalent to the melting 144 tons of ice per day. The Carrierem is designed to give a maximum amount of air mo- tion in the auditorium, as this is nue of the contributing factors to human comfort. This will be ac form on which the drum was mount- complished without ercating ed a procedure which became very draughts,

tiring. For the "Grand National The system as designed will draw, therefore, a small electrically maintain conditioning within the driven conveyor performed this zone of comfort throughout the duty and deposited the ticket on year. During the summer the sys the checking table in full view of tem will so the air and remove the general public. the excess moisture, and in winter will heat the air and add moisture in the form of aqueous vapor to make up the deficiency..

Seating System.

new

It is of interest that the Plaze originally a dance hall, has been suitably converted for its purpose. A new lighting equip- ment has been installed by the G.E.C. which is not only decorative, In quipping the theatre parti- but also provides adequate lighting cular attention was given to the for the large amount of clerical seating systemand to the sents. work involved. Floodlighta fitted Sents are paramount importance to with 1500-watt Osram lamps, were the success of a theatre. Encomtrained on the drum during the fortable, too-small or too-large draw, and two 1000-watt spotlights chairs mean, annoyed, uncomfor picked out the announcer as he table patrons The management of called out the results. In addition, the Grand is certain that patronsight G. E. C. cinema studio lighting will find the chairs the acnes of units were available to enable the comfort. Every one of the more cinema photographers to take their than 200 seats is a good one.

pictures. Even the last chais of any row is satisfactory in every respect, being perpendicular to the centre screen of the stage.

The theatre has its own artesian

CONSTRUCTION OF HIGH-

well, capable of producing 400 gal-WAYS IN EASTERN SECTION ions of water per hour from a

depth of 500 feet. Water from the Since Mr. L. Fah took up the artesian well is utilised for the air-post as Director of Highwaya Con- conditioning plant and also is suitstruction Bureau, the net-work of able for ordinary domestic pur-

poses.

highways, in the Eastern Section, of which General Li Young King is -Pacification Cominissioner, is near Interior Decoration,

completion. While the first minin Pure black Belgian marble was line has been open to traffic, the used in the interior decorative second main line will soon be ready scheme. Marble was used for five for use. In order to expedite the vertical columns in the lower pro- completion, the Pacification Office menade. The columns, stand 12 has voted an. appropriation of feet from the floor to the ceiling 8103,000 for the construction of and the marble in cut in three so bridges along the line.-Cañino tions of four feet per vertical see-Gazette. tion. Two lateral columns on the: lower promenade were also furnish- ed with marble. On the upper pro menade five vertical and two lateral columns were furnished with this decorative marble. The main staircase in the entrance

CANTON SWATOW RAILWAY

lobby was partially laid out insible for the construction of the A Preparatory Committee respon- black marble. with treads? and risers of the game marble to mate

Canton-Swatow Railway has been

The acoustics of the new Grand appointed and members will be are as nearly perfect as is possible, formally sworn in to-day, June 13 The round insulation was supplied in Swatow where a representative and installed by a well-known local of the Provincial Government is ta be present to administer the oath of firm. Beautiful green tiles, with

office. The Committee will be head- effective silver borders were suped by Mr. Lung Shes Hok

Ac plied. The acoustone tiles are on cording to Mr. Lung, this railroad cumbustible. Glass of almost every project forms a part of the Govern- description was used in the comment's 3-year Plan of Reconstruc atruction of the theatre, inglating tion, and the earnest co-operation of milk-tinted glass for the tower

The colour scheme is unique and the public is essentia) for the early gives the building an individualis realization of the scheme which tie personality, the predominating means so much for the development of the districts concerned. The green with its various shades en- velopes the atmosphere in complete route has been carefully considered restfulness, and it particularly has and fixed by the authorities and a quietening effect on strained nerves, sarvey will be started shortly.

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