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Electrical Co-operation

And Planning

The annual dinner of the Br!- tish Electrical, and Allied Manu- facturers' Association was held at the Connaught Rooms, London, on Thursday, May 17, the Presid- ent (The Earl of Derby, KG, be ing in the chair.

all the facts before it." The toast of "Our Guests" was proposed by Lord Weir whose remarks were mainly of a political nature. Re- ferring to the grid., he said that it was the first and by far the Without wish-greatest example of the complete

ing to appear unduly imaginative, it would seem that the speeches made by the two members of the Association were designed to draw the representatives of the Government

present regarding their intentions towards the elec- trical industry. If that were so. they were not very successful, as the replies dealt mainly in gener- alities with which a good deal of "Co-operation in Industry" was „proposed by Mr. M. J. Ralling

the chairman of the Association. who said that twenty years ago "Individualism was the prevalling however, be- note. The war,

scientists, sides stimulating..cur inven.crs and engineers, also taught us that the pooling of in terests made for strength and em ciency. That lesson had led the British electrical Industry, since the cessation of hostilities, to build up a system of co-operation maré successful than any organ- isations in other industrial lands. s products had A reputation which was second to none and it had thereby succeeded in re- gaining a leading position in the markets of the world. During the past two years the Govern-: ment had taken steps to counter the dumping policy of other com-

tiive countries, but it was their duty to inaugurate similar measures for the protection of..

Industry the protection of the

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from within. In the end, cut-" throat competition benefitted no" one, and lowered the standard of industry generally. The value of a strong central co-operative-or- ganisation. such

their own. therefore, seemed to be beyond argument; for it could "perform a most valuable service to the country, by acting, as a clearing house to which leaders of Ane ance could come for advice. Rall- way electrification" was one of the subjects which might be dealt with in this way. It had already been theff pilvliege to be con- sulted by the Government on a number of occasions, and given still further recognitim, he could vianalise a great Increase in the Association's capacity to be of service. Dr. E. L. Burgin, Parlia. mentary Secretary" to the Board of Trade, in reply, insisted that the duties of his Department were not so much to restrain, as to foster, trade and he hoped that the electrical industry "would take it into their confidence and lay

planning of a nationaj utility ser- wice in any great country in the world. It was not socialism, but an example of Great Britain's commonsense and evolutionary method of dealing with major problems on "a constitutional ba- sis. It had resulted in placing the electrical industry in the very first rank for work of that kind, and had enabled it to deal with the most advanced foreign de- mands with complete confidence. While he agreed with Sir Josiah Stamp that steam traction could be further improved, he suggest- ed that if the same consideration were devoted to electricity, even better results would be obtained, This country was, in fact," partic- cularly suitable for a very wide adoption of electric traction.. Lieutenant-Colonél, J. ́ Colville and Sir John Brooke replied. Finally, the health of "The Chair- man" was proposed by Mr. John Taylor, and Lord Derby's reply showed that bla technique in the difficult art of after-dinner 'speaking is surer to-day then it

ever has been,

DANGERS OF BREATHING

ASBESTOS DUST

Pointing out that there are se- veral varieties of asbestos con- taining various proportions of silicate of magnesia a writer in the Bulletin of the industrial Commissioner of New York State says that breathing the dust of this substance is bad for the health, just as the breathing of almost any other foreign süb... stance is deleterious. Workers who have to handle asbestos fibre or material should. It is stated, avold as far as possible breath-

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dust, and employers should take care to have suitable ventilation in places where asbe- stos dust is generated. It is quite probable, the writer goes on to say, that the disease resulting from the breathing of asbestos 'dust will be similar to that re-. sulting from silica. If that be so, manufacturers or handlers of asbestos products might begin immediately, he suggests, to pre- vent trouble, because of the 'fact that, like silicosis, the disease can be prevented. There is, it is add- ed, no cure

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FATAL ROAD ACCIDENTS

Crucial Factor

Not Speed

The Report on Fatal Road Ae- cidents during 1933, which has

published by H.M. Stationery

Office, forms'an'addendum and amplification to an eariler do- cument covering the first six months of that perlod. We dealt "with this at some length at the time, it appeared, and nothing has taken place in the interim to alter the views we expressed on that "occasion. It is equally clear that as yet nothing been

has

done to check the great loss of life that is occurring on the roads of the country. Dur- ing the year there were *7,001 fatal accidents involving the death of 7,202 persons. The best that can be said about these figures is that they are not so high as those for 1930. The number of accidents analysed da 6,942, involving the death of 7,134 persons and of these 3,401, or 49 per cent. occurred between one vehicle and a pedestrian, and accounted for 3,517 deaths There were 2,285 accidents be- tween moving vehicles, represen-"- ting 32.9 per cent. of the total. Other causes were collisions with stationary objects and animals, the latter, however, accounting for less than 1 per cent of the total.

The number of accidents oc- curring on straight roads was 4,808, or nearly 70 per cent." of the total, while 4,199 took place where the traffic was very light. and only 224 where it was dense. which seems to provide one an- swer to those who argue that speed is "per se" not a course of the trouble.. Over 85 per cent. of the accidents occurred in clear weather and nearly two-thirds of the total in daylight. The most fatal hours were between 7am, and 9 a.m., 12 noon and 1 pm.. 5 pm, and 6 p.m., and 10 p.m, and 11 pm, the third of these periods being the worst. Saturday was the day with the highest. and Sunday the day with the lowest, average. Of the 9,612 vehicles involved. 2.790 were private motorcars, 1,959 motor cycles. 1939 motor vans and lor- ries, and 1.625 pedal" cycles. As regards speed. the figures would- suggest that in the 6.857 cases. In which estimates were given. 1.300 of the vehicles involved were proceeding at speeds not exceeding 10 m.p.h.. and 2,818 were at speeds not exceeding 20 m.p.h.

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THE PRESERVATION OF SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS

There is always a grave risk... that apparatus with which great discoveries and inventions have been made will completely dis- appear, and in fact, in the past. in many instances it has done so. . From time to time diferent pub- lic bodies have recognised this fact and appreciating the impor- tance and desirability of preser- ving such appliances have taken steps to arrange for their safe housing and care. But there are many difficulties, in securing ob- jects of this kind, particularly in their original form. More of- ten than not, atesearch worker or inventor will subsequently modify his first successful ap- paratus or device, beyond recog- nition. Or again ̋he may, on the completion of some particular piece of work," strip it of parts Even for use for other things. If he is willing to present the ap- paratus to a public Institution for preservation, it will often be- .come necessary

to supply him

with replacements for some of the more costly parts, such as he might desire, or at least expect. to utilise in future work, Fre- quently finänelal questions will not allow of anything of this kind.

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TRADE MARKS REPORT

The Riches of the East

It was written of old that "he who would bring back the riches of the East must bring the riches of the East with him!" Bo he who desires to proît by a peru- sal of the report recently pub- lished by # Committee of the Board of Trade on the reform of the law relating to trade marks, must bring to his task a mind conversant" with the existing law on the subject. For the la- dours of the committee have re- sulted in the production of a do- cument which is by no means easy reading. It is not even easy for the lawyer who is unfamiliar with a highly specialised branch of the law. It is still more dim- cult for the layman.

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It is however, desirable that some of the more important sug- gestions of the committee should, If possible, be explained in langu- age that shall be at once non- technical and apposite, and this the following remarks attempt to do.

It is significant of the need for inquiry into the law and.

Most of the examples of early Instruments or apparatus known to us to-day date from the Eigh-' teenth and Nineteenth Centuries. Those from carlier times have only survived in rare and isolat- ed cases. The reason for this is not far to seek, for the practice" of gathering together objects of any kind for their interest or ra- ", practice relating to trade marks rity is comparatively recent and for a long time it was only in the houses of rulers or wealthy nobles that such collections-Write made; even then objects were se- lected rather for their value or artistic merit or some similar reason, and without particular regard to their historical impor- tance,

It is known that many valuable old pieces of apparatus are con- stantly being lost, through the Ignorance of the present. gw- ners. Often passed down from generation to generation, they are finally put on the scrap heap with "other rubbish." So small is the trade in scientific anti- ques to-day compared with that in art, that few people are able to assess the value of anything which comes to light, and there are still fewer people actually searching for such treasures.

For his presidential address to the Institute of Physics on Tues- entitled "Physics day, May 15

and Science Museums." Sir Henry Lyons spoke of the work the In- stitute had done in assisting him as director of the Science Mu- seum in South Kensington, and of the similar service it is still rendering to his successor. Bome time ago a speciaj committee was set up by the Institute with the object of locating pieces of phy sical apparatus of special histor- fcal importance and to ensure as far as possible that anything of the kind should be preserved from deterioration or loss. By various means such as letters in The Times and elsewhere, and by in- quiries, the committee we under- stand, has brought to light many objects which were little known to physicists generally, and of which the historical importance had frequently not been fully ap- preciated.

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that the committee have found It "necessary to modify the very difinition of the term trade mark. At present it means. "ä mark.used or proposed to be used upon or in connection with goods for the purpose of indicat- ing that they are the goods of the proprietor of such trade mark by virtue of manufacture. selection, certification, dealing. with or offering for sale." Various proposals were made for amen- ding this definition, with the result that the committee recom- mend that it shall take the fol- lowing form. For the sake of clarity we have quoted alterations.

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"A trade mark other than s certification trade mark'

shall mean a mark used or proposed to be used by the proprietor' upon or in physical or other relation to' goods for the purpose of in- dicating or so is to indicate & connection in the course of trade between the proprietor of the mark and the goods"

these

A "certification trade mark shall mean a mark registered un der the provisions of section 62"

A brief explanation of changes in the definition may be found useful. In the first place. a ceruncation trade mark, being "A mark" registered by some as- sociation or other body and be- ing, connected with the origin. material, or quality of an articlę It is obviously convénient to dif- ferentiate between the certif- cation, and the ordinary trade mark. The words "by the pro- prietor" are inserted in the de- Anition for reasons connected with 1 recommendation of the committee" that a trade mark should, in future, be assignable Independently of the goodwill of a business. It is..therefore con-" sidered necessary to make it clear in the definition, of a trade The great rapidity with which physical science has abvanced

mark that an applicant for re- since the beginning of the century

gistration must himself bave used or must himself propose to hás tended to obscure the his-

use the mark to indicate a con- torical aspect of the recent deve-

nection in the course of trade lopments. We have voluminous written records and

between him and the goods. accounts

This requirement may, however, of .the experiments which have

be relaxed in the case of what been made.

well

are termed "registered usere" and as fairly complete accounts of the apparatus

proposed use by à compány not and machines

incorporated at the date of re- which were employed; but it is extremely

gistration. difficult to describe apparatus in sufficient detail to enable reconstruction to be made years afterwards. Apart, therefore, from what we may call the sentimental: reasons for en- suring the préservation of such apparatus, there is the more ma- terial one of 'regarding' it as es- sentially part of a record of the greatest assistance to later wor-: kers in the same field, as well as to seriously-minded students,

AH" In the Day's : Work "Meat Packer Gets Divorce from ging Wife. In other words he canned; the tongue.

Registered Users

This kind of user of a trade

certain

mark is to be met by other recommendations of the committee in relation to register- ed users.

The next Important question dealt with by the committee re- fates to certain amendments of section 9 of the Trade Mark Act, 1905, which states "the essential characteristics of a registrable trade mark. It has always been requirement that a trade mark shall "be ""distinctive" and for the purposes of the existing law that word medna "adapted to

distin

Recent Engineering Contracts

Mesars Sir William Arrol and Company, Limited, Glasgow, have béèn' awarded a contract for a four-ton 'electric wharf grabbing crane for the Gas Light and Coke Company's works at Brentford.

Messra. Bradley Pulverizer Company, 37, Walbrook, Lan- don, EC.4. have received orders. for two of their 30-in Grian mills from Messrs. Robert Broad- bent and Son, Limited. Staly- bridge, for use in limestone quar.. ries, which they are equipping with complete pulverising plants: and for one of their 24-10, Griffin mills from a company in India for 'grinding burnt lime, and lime- stone. We understand that the Arm's apparatus is being used to an increasing extent in quarries for pulverising limestone, whin- stone, and ather materials to fine powder, to be used ag Allers for road mastics, paint, abrasives, and other purposes, "and also for agricultural limestone.

Messrs. The England Electric Company, Limited, Stafford, have received two important orders for transformers. The first is from the Central Electricity Board,'

the goods Kuish

of the pro- prietor of the trade mark from those of other persons." and in determining whether a trade

mark is so adapted, the tribunal may, in the case of a trade mark in actual use, take into conside- ration the extent to which such user has

rendered such trade mark in fact distinctive for the goods with respect to which it is registered or proposed to be re- gistered. The committee are of opinion that the definition should be extended" to make it clear that it means adapted to distinguish the goods of the pro- prietor of the trade mark from those of other persons, either ge- nerally or in any home or export market or markets to which the registration may be limited. As to "distinctiveness," they are Of opinion that it should be possible for the applicant for registration to rely on aby clrcumstances which he can prove have in fact rendered the mark distinctive of his goods, and this in the case of a mark which is not being actually used-Engineering,

for two 20,000-kVA transformers for installation at Bury. These. will operate on the 33-kV second- ary transmission systern and will be coupled with on-load tap changing equipment. The second order is from the Victoria Falls and Transvaal Power Company. for a 45,000-kVA bank of transfor-" mera. These will be used to couple together a 42,000-volt and a 21,000-volt system. On load tap- changing gear will be provided to give a wide range of voltage"re- gulation on the 42,000-volt side.

Messrs. The General Mectric Company, Limited, Magnes House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2, have secured from the Transport De- partment of the Glasgow Cor- poration and order covering 85 sets of tramway-car electrical equipment. A total of 170: Witton tramway motors are involved. each set consisting of two 60-h.p. self-ventilated motors of the in- terpole type, together with a met of grid resistances, and two trari'- way-car type circuit breakers. The above is a repeat order, 450, similar motors have been supplied In 1930,

Mr. J. R. Johnston, Globe Works, Hyde, Cheshire, has rece- ived an order of thirteen 18/18- in square plalted-hemp· driving ropes, each of 18 it. 7. running length from Messrs. The Bouth Kirkby Featherstone and Hems- worth Collieries, Limited. Ponte- fract for their South Kirkby Col- Hery. An order for twelve 1-in. square platedhemp driving ropes, each of 80 ft. running length, has also been received from Messrs. The Powell Duffryn Steam Coal. Company Limited Ystrad My- nach. near Cardiff, for their Aberoman generating station

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