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METAL WINDOWS

MANUFACTURER:

MADE IN HONGKONG

FROM

IMPORTED BRITISH

MATERIAL

95%% BRITISH.

THE TAI YING STEEL WINDOW MFG. CO.

TELEPHONE: 27439.

OPVICE:--- 89/83, OHUN YONG STREET. FACTORY-NORTH-POINT, HONG KONG.

Shanks SANITARY

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LTD

# BARRHEAD-SCOTLAND

SANITARY

ONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1934.

SMOKING AT LAST

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Fires of blast furnaces. whose chimneys have not known smoke for nine years will be rekindled in Monmouthshire early this year.

The Cwmbran 'works (near-New- port) of Messrs. Guest, Keen "& Nettle olds will handle an order for 100,000 steel sleepers and also turn to making 500,000 iron chairs (sockets for holding the rails in place).

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The effect of these orders is already being felt in the colliery and allied industries. The pits of the Blaenavou Coal Co. are al- ready working to capacity and a large number of unemployed miners

Dire to start work at Cwmillery, one of the hardest- hit. districts.

WARE

MODERN SANITARY EARTHENWARE APPLIANCES IN WHITE & COLOUR

THE JARDINE ENGINEERING CORPORATION,

14, PEDDER ST. TONG HONG.

(Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hongkong)

SOLE ACENTS

This engine can be fitted in a few hours in place of the old Petrol engine on any standard make "of small or large truck or bus or pri vate car chassis without any altera- tion or special strengthening to any of the standard equipment whatever."

THE

LID,

SHAMEEN, CANTON,

ENGINEERING & BUILDING

TRANSPORT

FROM 1498 TO 1933

A Wonderful Scottish Record

It seems

almost inconceivable that any transport concern to- day should be able to trace itself back as far as the reign of James IV of Scotland, yet there is evidence that the Shore Porters Society of Aberdeen "was in exis-· tence well before the end of the Afteenth century. The Shore Porters (then called "Pynours") are first mentioned in the Aber- deen Borough Records in 1498 as a body recognised by the community to intromit with all Imported and exported mer- chandise, always under the con- trol of the Aldermen and Council of the Borough. That the body was in existence well before 1498 is indicated by an extract from the Burgh Records of 1502, which referred to the charges for bear ing and carrying of goods within' the town

"extended and divised" by the Aldermen, Bailles and Council "lang tymes obefor."

The Shore Porters were STB- dually organised into a Guild with Deacons. to control and take responsibility. and all their "Gaddis Pernels" or tips, plus penny per week per man, were put into a box as a mutual beneft. fund. In 1638,

this scheme was submitted to the council who showed their ap- proval by granting twenty pounds (£1. 19 4 sterling) to start the "box. This was the origin of the Shore Porters Superannuation Fund.

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In 1636 a severe test of strength ́was imposed on. men wishing to Join the society, whose essential duties consisted of loading and unloading vessels and carrying goods between ships and mer! chants' boc Other work en trusted to Porters later in- cluded t easuring of the webs

manufacture when H

NEW PERKINS DIESEL.

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came

into operation and the care of goods in bonded stores, while in the early 19th century and, in fact, up to the introduction of wheeled vehicles, the Porters had practically a monopoly

of pas- senger carrying and used a team of 8 or 9 Sedan chairs in steady employment

The Shore Porters used to wear a distinctive unifrom consisting of # "braid bonnet, blue swallow tailed coats with brass buttons, and corduroy trousers. This uniform Was varied to "a decert black dress" sult with the "braid bonnet" on the occasion of a funeral, when the coffin was borne by the Share Porters. There 33

a record that the body of Mary of Guise was, in 1560, "carried by some Pynours to a ship." "

A writer in 1887 records the intimate association of the Shore Porters with the removal of fur niture, in which work they had nearly a monopoly unti the advent of great carting con- panies, and it is stated "even yet are favourites" from the extreme care and delicacy with which the 'Lares and Penates are handled."

With such a long historical recard, it is difficult to imagine the Shore Porters Society making use of motor vehicles, yet such is the case and this age-old con- cern by placing a repeat order for an Albion 3-tonner recently expressed Its satisfaction with modern methods of transport.

CHINA'S NAVIGATION

RIGHTS

Shipping Association to Petition "Nanking for Recovery

As the Bino-British and Sino- American commercial treaties are. to terminate shortly, the Chinese Shipping Navigation Association is planning to arge the authorities to recover China's navigation rights during the negotiations for a re- vision of these treaties. Mr. Chen Peh-kong. Becretary-General of the Association. was reported to have been instructed to draft such a petition to the Ministry of Com- 'munications.

MINING

REORGANISATION

One of the most important in- dustries in Great Britain is that

of coal mining. Without her pre- RANDOM NOTES

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clous and almost inexhaustible coal Belds the country could never have achieved pre-eminence in the industrial field. Unfortunate- ly, the industry has been one of the most disturbed in regard to relations between owners miners. Strikes and lock-outs have been frequent. Some years ago the Government took a more active interest in the industry, with a view to improving organi- sation and ending mining dis- putes.

In 1930 a Coal Mines Act lald down a general plan of re-organi- sation of the industrial structure and of organisation of production and sale. Output, prices, and marketing were to be controlled by the colllery owners; subject to supervision by the mines depart- ment. With regard to production considerable progress has been made, but prices and marketing have been imperfectly dealt with Now it is reported that the Gov- ernment will

again intervene. They are said to be contemplat- ing compulsion, and a Bill to give the Government power to amend the existing scheme is to be laid- before parliament. Many colliery owners are in favour of the chan- ges the Government propose to make, but a minority are opposed to them. A reorganisation Com. mission which recently reported on the industry indicates that, dras- tic remedies must now be applied. and unified control of the Indus try is essential.

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Another big order has been placed by the P. & O. Company for E fast mal and passenger steamer of more than 20,000 tons, which will be built in the same shipyards:

Nine ships are under construc- tion at the Barrow shipyards for the British, Portuguese, and Bra- zilian Governments and it is ex- pected that all these will be laun-

ched early in 1934.

TRAIN CRASHES

IMPOSSIBLE

Claim for Italian Device by Electrician's

Two working electricians, Sirio Citterio and Palmino Vacchina have been demonstrating to re- presentatives of the Italian State Railways a system of signals of their own invention. They claim that it is both "original and Infallible."

If adopted, the invention with, It is declared, make railway dis- asters such as the recent one in France an impossibility.

The inventors say that their. device consists of three electric bobbins, one of which is buried near the block, the other two being put on the side of the tenders of engines and directly connected with a light signal quadrant.

When the engine comes up to the buried bobbin the all-neces- sary warnings appear for the driver to read. In the event, of his becoming suddenly, t and "For the purpose of improving falling "to see the lights, the the Chinese shipping business, à bobbins on the tenders are set general meeting of representatives, in motion by a device which of various Chinese shipping com- automatically puts on the brake panies will be held under the au and stops the train within a few spices of the Ministry of Communi-hundred yards. cartons on March 20 at Nanking. The inventors claim that their It is reported that the Association system could be 'successfully used will submit the petition during the

at level crossings. These are very meeting.

numerous in Italy and cause a large number of peeldents.

BIG ENGINEERING CONTRACTS

Some important engineering: contracts have recently been. awarded to Lancashire Arms.

The Vulcan Foundry of Newton- le-Willows has been awarded s contract for five locomotive bol- lers for an Indian railway.

Messrs. Walker Brothers, of Wigan, have received an order for: a £5,000 washer for the Mersey tunnel. This machina st ane operation will wash one-half of the circle of the tunnel.

new

Substantial contracts for the manufacture of engineering tools and equipment have been receiv- ed from the Soviet Government by Messrs. Craven Brothers (Man- chester); Ltd. of Reddish. Dur- ing the past two years this firm has completed a large number of contracts for machine tools plac- ed with them by the U.S.S.R. The "placing of the latest ärders: follows the recent visit to Russia of the managing director at the Soviet's invitation.

Orders for agricultural imple- meris have been placed with Lan- cashire firmis by New Zealand.

The Great Western Rallway Company has ordered 5,000 tons. of steel rails from the Lancashire Steel Corporation Limited

ANOTHER STEEL MILL IN NEWPORT

IF

Messrs. Whitehead Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., of Newport, Mon... with one of the most modern steel plants in the country, have installed an auxiliary mill to cope with the Increasing demand for steel hoops."

The new mill will give an in- creased output of from 1,000 to 1,500 tons a week and provide work. for 100 extra men..

BIG LINERS TO BE BUILT IN LANCASHIRE YARD

The Barrow, Lancashire, Ship- yards of Messrs. Vickers-Arm-" strong's have obtained a contract from the Orlent Steam Navigation Co. for the building of a new mail and passenger liner for their London-Australia service. Messrs. Vickers-Armstrongs have built four steamers in recent years for the Orient Line, each of 20,000 #tons,

The

new vessel is to be larger.

The building of the new ship

will employ an average of 3,300- men and women for eighteen months.

NEW INDUSTRY FOR

DEPRESSED TOWN

Through the efforts of the Merthyr Chamber of Trade a com- pany has been formed with £11,000 capital for the manufac- taire of pistons near the site of a metal works. About 150 men will be employed.

Tradesmen and general publie are supporting the venture, and the Mayor is to lead the

cam-* Faign to secure. further new in- dustries Merthyr" has been one of the most severely depressed. industrial towns in South Wales.

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