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DIESEL ENGINES IN DEMAND

HONG KONG DAILY

At Selby to the designs of the A Weekly Column Of

same architect; a four-cylinder 80 h.p. engine for Installation in the yacht Cambria, which is be ing converted at Camper and Nicholsons, Southampton; two six-cylinder 120 hp. units for

yacht building at Vosper and Co.'s yard to designs" by Laurent Olles und Partners; and

Many New Orders For installation in a 12-knot 62 feet

Glasgow Firm

GLENIFFER ENGINES

So much has been written about industry drifting South that it is a refreshing change to note that an industry is drifting North.

According to the increasing number of orders coming to the Clyde district for highspeed Diesel seems that in this engines t brunch of the engineering in- dustry, the West of Scopland is more than holding it's own.

One firm in particular, Glenif- fer Engines, Ltd. Anniesland, have since the beginning of the year 'received so many orders thaŁ it is taking them all their time to cope with the demand. This is inost significant in an industry where competition is so keen. As is well known, there are numerous long-established builders of Die- sel engines in the South, yet dur- ing the past year the Anniesland firm received what was probably the cream of the Diesel engine orders for high-class yachts con- structed in the Unlied Kingdom.

At present they have on hand some 25 Diesel engines to be in- stalled in yachts taking shape in Clyde yards and in England. En- gines of different

powers were

bullt recently for owners of 'fish- Ing boats, harbour service craft, patrol boats, and during the past year a large number of high- speed Diesel engines were ship- ped overseas.

The high-speed Diesel is now the most popular unt for the propulsion of all classes of small craft, and as a result the Glenif- for Company have a consider- able number, of yacht conversions on hand where petrol-paraffin en- gines are being removed and their place is being taken by high- speed Diesels.

at Anniesland

Order for Australia Among,, orders recently booked was one for six, engines, each of eight cylinders and developing 160 h.p. These engines azu to be installed as twin-Screw sets in three vessels for service in Australia. The vessels will be employed as water buses at Sydney, Australia, each being designed to carry over 100 passengers.

Two of the Gleniffer eight-cy- linder 150 h.p. high-speed Die- sels were built last year to be in- stalled in a Canadian patrol boat. These units formerly weighed 56cwt. each in cast iron, but by utilising an aluminium alloy for the bottom half of the crankcase and one or two other parts a saving in weight of over 17 per cent, was effected.

Twin-screw sets of four-cylin- der 18 h.p. Diesels for two 65 'fect yachts to the designs of Messrs G. L. Watson and Co., and build- ing at Messts James Adam and Sons, Gourack, and Messrs Henry Robb, Ltd.. Lelth; two six-cylin- der 72 h.p. Diesels for installation in the Schrmouche in place of 'petrol/parafin engines which are being removed: two three-cylin- der 36 h.p. Diesels for a 50 feet yacht buliding at Rosneath by Messis James A. Silver for a Glas- gow owner; an 80 h.p. Diesels for installation In a small tug under construction at the Rowhedge Ironworks for use on the Thames: a three-cylinder 38 hp, engine for an auxillary ketch being built by Messrs Alexander Stephen and 3ons. Linthouse.

Clyde's Motor Ferries Work on hand of more than passing interest includes the Die- sel engines for the three ferries being built by Barclay, Cutle and Co, to the order of the Clyde Trustees. The engines in this case, will consist of the Gleniffer D.C. 4 cylinder units of 85 h.p. It may be added that numerous contracts for the D.C engines have been received during recent months, while the latest produc- tion from the Anniesland `works, what is known as the D.B. Die- sel, having a cylinder diameter of 43 inches and a piston stroke of 6 inches, is of increasing popu- Jarity among owners of small mo- for cruisers and,,auxiliaries..

To the above list of engines on order must be added two Diesels

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Swatow Gossip

(Special "to" "Hong Kong Daily Press"}

Swatow, March 12.

19th. Route Army.

More soldiers of the eliminated Route Army have arrived in Swa- tow lately, but the authorities lost 110 time in "shipping" them to Canton. We have no use for these stragglers in this place, as one never knows what trouble may be created by a small batch of them They are always repatriated as soon as they arrive.

The Beggars,

As usual, every year at this time, Swatow is visited by numbers of beggars from the North, chledy from Hankow. They lack a very

miserable lot, begging and sleeping in the side streets. The public are doing a lot to alleviate their sorry condition. A thousand pities in Swatow we have nothing like a House for the Poor as one, sees in other countries!

Monte Carlo.

The Customs Club's Monte Carlo Night on Saturday was again a huge success. There was enough fun for all and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Beautiful dresses of the ladies were to be seen, in spite of the fact. that such gala nights are generally "informal." All parties in that club are being looked forward to with keeness by

every one.

The

Dr. G. P. Burr, recent departure of the Aberdonian is deeply regretted. He of 160 hp which are for station-will be missed by all as a doctor ary and marine purposes for Aus- and "friend Old residents say tralia and Canada, respectively, that never in the history of Swa- tow have they seen or heard of any send-off so near in nature as the given to Dr. Burr by his per- sonal friends.

a number of Diesels for generat- ing sets and ship board sets for Canada and this-country, together with orders for odd Diesels for marine work abroad, where de-

tails are not yet avaliable regard ing the vessels themselves.

Among the generating" sets on -order at Anniesland are two of the 38 h.p. D.B. engines for opposite- handed lighting sets for installa- tlon on board a vessel in Canada. This is a repeat order from a firm which has had one of the D.C. engines operating in a work-boat, which completed a run of seven weeks without stopping. Illustr- ative of the reliability of the mod- ern Diesel, I may add that the D.C. engine referred to ran for 4000 hours during a period of seven or eight months and it was within that interval that the non- stop seven week's run was attain. ed.

SILVER STRENGTH

Buyers Want To Unload

I London, Mar. 12. ' Financiers here. attribute the continued firmness of silver less to the special demand than to the absence of sellers, as there appears to be a tendency to hold on to stocks,

General Marine Work

Other high-speed marine Die- sels on hand at Anniesland in- clude two six-cylinder 120 h.p. units for a 70 feet yacht under construction at the Southampton yard of Messrs Camper and Nie- -holsons to the order of a South African owner; two 80 h.p. four- cylinder engines to be installed in one of the vessels being built by Messrs William Denny and Bro- thers. Dumbarton, for the Irraw-. addy Flotilla Company: two eight-cylinder 160 h.p. engines to be installed in a 90 feet yacht building at Cochrane and.. Song. Selby, to the design of Mr. Nor- man Hart, and also machinery

What truth there may for a yacht of 102 feet being built these reports nobody knows but it

ex-

This tendency is possibly plained by the American reports that President Roosevelt must ex- tend his economic programme and Include large purchases of silver. owing to the failure of the big "gold purchases to raise commodity -prices.

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PRESS. SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1934.

BRITISH AIR MAILS

LOADS AND SERVICES

Formulation Of Future Policy

over

miles of

The first of the Government's ton homewards. This is a far subsidy agreements with Imperial lower volume, than is generally Airways will expire in two years. believed, and it has to be split up Another will end three years. later.

among "the Africa, India, and The replacement of the company's Australia lines strung out feet may well occupy two years.

approximately from

20,000 the issue of specifications route.

alrcraft. for new

In order that Government policy on, the subject of air mails may be defined in good time a Cabinet Committee is at present examining the question.

Managing Director of Imperial The following article is by the

Airways.

to

The value of air mail to the commercial community is now fully established and is generally accepted, and chambers of com- merce and other industrial bodies are therefore rightly attaching Increasing Importance

it. Business interests are anxious to be able to make use of air mail facilities at lower costs than at present and to have the air mail flying at a faster speed and at a higher frequency.

air

Well-known

Subsidy and Revenue It is well-known that the sub- sidy paid to imperial. Airways is on a decreasing scale, and

that the company has been charged by the Government with the task of it shall become self-supporting at developing air transport so that

the earliest possible. time. The company's progress to date is en- couraging; the cost a ton-mile has been reduced by about 50 per cent. in the eight years of its life. The company has also attained an en- viable position among operators of similar air services, and has re- duced the proportion of subsidy to traffic revenue to a point which we believe to be lower than has been attained by any other com- pany.

In 1924.

company's

when the

services.

authorities have operations were confined to urged that to secure these benefits i the European services, the services should be operated for subsidy amounted to over mails only as then no restriction 63 per cent.

of the total Ie on speed would be imposed by the venue. In 1032, it had fallen to need to study passengers comfort.under 45 per cent. of the total re- The influence on cost of these venue for the European proposals does not appear to have For the current year it amounts been given consideration and will to about 35 per cent. On the In- be dealt with later. but if it the dia line, which has been operat- Government's policy, to operate ing for four years, the subsidy fot services for mails only no the first year amounted to 73 pei difficulty need be anticipated from cent. of the total revenue, while the technical point of view. The for the current year it will repre- only immediate difficulty is purely sent only 35 per cent. of the re- inancial. The arrangement does venue. The Africa route is as yet His departure has stirred not fit in with the policy that has too young to offer similar statis-- the foreign community. though so, far been adopted by the Gov- tics, but taking the company's strangers can hardly understand it. ernment, and perhaps does not operations as a whole, and includ- The ladies did their bit by con-t into the best Imperial commering the Africa route, the percentage That. however is a subsidy to total revenue is prob- ributing a few strings of fre- clal policy.

which crackers--a thing any recipient will matter tipon

various ably about 45 per cent. at be proud of. They say if the sa- opinions and judgments may rule.

present time. There has. loon of the Hydrangea were roomy

A Question Of Load enough, the big crowd" it allowed to go on board, would have caused a heavy list. to the ship. As Capt. Kidby said, amongst other things during the presentation, they would miss the man with his ubiguitous attache case and one who would take charge of the "kitty?: and one who would want “a quick rub- ber at 6.30:"

Indisposition and Promotion," We regret to learn of the In- disposition of Mrs. Pedersen, the wife of the Tide surveyor, and wish her, a speedy recovery.

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To put the problem of air mails in proper perspective it is neces sary first to determine the total amount of first-class mail matter passing between Great Britain and other parts of the pire however carried. The latestngures avi- able indicate that about 1,850 tons per annum are carried from Great Britain to other parts of the British Empire, while the Empire sends to us 950 tons homeward in return. These figures have not been check- ed by the Post Office and, although I have every reason to suppose them to be correct, they must be On the other hand, we rejoice accepted as my own and not neces- to hear that Mr. S. Shields of thesarily official figures, Chinese Customs service has been . The difference between the promoted to Chief Appraiser. The amount of mall dispatched outwards promotion is most deserving. Mr.

and that received homewards has a Shields being an energetic and con- very important bearing on the cost sclentious worker,

and practicability of operating services for mails only. It im- mediately discloses one of the principal troubles of most tran- sport undertakings-nainelp, In- equality of load in the two direc- Hots. The problem, of load factor, Le, the ratio between load carried and capacity provided, is obviously of greater importance in air tran- sport than in any other form of Therefore, a service that would be required to carry twice as much load in one direc- tion as the other would operate under a severe handicap.

now

is pointed out that American silver speculators' purchases are and that they are most anxious to estimated at 200,000,000 ounces

unload.-Reuter.

SING YOURSELVES TO transport,

SALVATION"

Lord Runciman's Advice

Sing yourselves into Salvation,” said Lord Runciman, when be con- ducted the service at the Wesleyan Methodist Church here to-night. He adopted the old custom of read- ing the first verse of each hymn, and his vigorous voice belied his 80 years..

"It would be a bad job for this country, or for any country, to close down their churches," he said. "We want to get them filled again, and the way to fill them is by singing these old tunes."

Mall load in tons per anrium is an awkward unit for 'consideration "of this problem, and it is easier to consider the totäi first-class mail emanating from the United Kingdom to Empire destinations as 32 tons per week, and that re- celved as 18 tons per week, but that is, the total first-class mail: to and from all Empire destina-

tions.

The British postal administra- tion has on many occasions ex- pressed the view that in normal circumstances only from 5 to 10 per cent. of first-class mail matter small, for will stand surcharges. however accelerated delivery.

Recalling that, Ip the old days, the congregation rolled up against This view bas confirmation in the one another in their enthusiasm for |singing, he said:

amount of air mail carried by "We have got Imperial Airways services, which, much too respectable and orthodox for that to-day. But the people who by comparison with foreign air make their way in Christianity or

mall services, have in general very any other way of life have got to

low surcharges. be unorthodox."

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If we assume that view to be pessimistic, and that 10 per cent. of all first-class mail matter wil be sent by air if the surcharge be reasonably low, we find that the total air mall available on a sun- charge system for dispatch from the United Kingdom to all Empire destinations is only. 3.2 tons a week, while the incoming amount is as low as 1,8 tons a week.

Out of this all the largest single dispatch is to Canada, to which at present no air service is In operation. There are also cer- tata. other British possessions which cannot immediately be served by air; If we exclude these we are left with a maximum volume of mall available" "each week for air transport of appro- ximately 21 tons outwardz and 14

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