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MAIL NEWS FROM CHINA

Railways, Mining And Road Building

CANTON HANKOW.

RAILWAY

Nearing Completion

Canton, Jan. 11. The laying of rails on the cen- tzal section of the Canton-Han- kow Railway between Shiuchow, northern Kwangtung, and Chu- chow, eastern Hunan, will be com- pleted in a fortnight; it is au- thoritatively learnt...

To inspect the work, Mr. Lin Hung-hsin,

signated both banks of the Yellow River at Chungmou and Kaifeng. northern Horan, for experiment. Kuo fin.

SIANG (HAN) RIVER

CONSERVANCY":

Hankow, Jan, 11.. Two survey corps or the Bans River Engineering Bureau left here yesterday to inspect the con- servancy work along the Slang (Han) River and the Yangtse

Rriver, Managing-Director

in charge of the section, has ar- rived at Pingshek, northern Kwangtung, from Hengyang, south-eastern Hunan.

Luo Min.

TSINGCHENG-CHINGHUA

LIGHT RAILWAY

Taiyuan, Jan. .§. Shansi gentry and merchants are jointly planning to build a light railway to link up aTsing- cheng (Tsechow), south-eastern Shansi, with Chinghua station on the Taokow-Chinghua Railway in, northern Henan, so as to de- velop the market for native pro- ducts in that part of the province.

A petition has been sent to the Ministry of Radways seeking permission for the construction of the line. The entire route will cover a distance of 84 kilometers and a sum of $2 millions will be needed.-

'Kno Vin...

"REINFORCING DYKES

Kaifeng, Jan. 11.

New methods for the reinforce- ment of the river dykes have. been devised by the Yellow River Conservancy Board By order of the Board, the Horan Provin- olal River Affairs Bureau has de-

Complying with the request of "the Engineering Bureau, General

Chiang Kai-shek, President the Military Affairs Commission “- and concurrently Con.mander-in- Chief of the Bandit Suppression Forces for Hupeh, Honan and -Anhwei,... and General Chang Hsueh-llang, Vice Commander-. In-Chief, have instructed the Pio vincial Governments of Eupeb, Honan and Shensi to accord every faculty and adequate protection to the engineers. Kuo Min.

TUNGSTEN MINES IN

KIANGSI

HONG KONG TM DAILY PRESS SATURDAY JANUARY 19, 1935.

THE KUANGTUNG

DYKES

Growing Need For Financial Aid

The report of the Engineer-in- Chief of the River Conservancy Commission for Kuangtung pro- vince for the period from Octo ber 1, 1931 to September 30, 1839, has just been issued. The analy sis of the hydrographic work does not cover the complete period. stopping short at September 30, 1932, where in other branches of the activities of the Commission the work of the full two years is tabulated and, where necessary.. described.

An important part of the Com- mission's work has been the re- pairing of washed out dykes and advising and planning for far- of "mers to enable them to repair their own dykes. "Applications for Anancial assistance to repair dykes continue to low in to the Commission and as far as the funds have permitted, help has been rendered, partly in the form of grants, partly as loans to the dyke committees with the obliga- tion on their part to repay the loans within a stipulated time, generally `extending over two or three years, the report states, As a result of this assistance there appears to be a growing need for some financial institution strong enough to provide the dyte.com- mittees with long term loans.

Nanchang, Jan. 11. Tungsten mines in southern Klangsl, whose total annual out put is estimated at upwards. of 7,000 tons, will be taken over and operated by the Provincial. Gov- ernment, it is learnt. A Tungsten Mining Bureau is to be establish- ed under the Provincial Govern ment. Proceeds from the mines,

The example set by the Com- mission in repairing and streng- thening dykes has evidently bad a good effect, as an increasing interest: in keeping their dykes in good condition is being shown; by farmers who, a few years ago, seemed to be indigerent to this important duty.

ENGINEERING & BUILDING

SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY

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English Yard's First Launch In Four Years

Days when prosperity reigned. In Wearside salpbuilding were recalled at the launch of the motorship Sutherland from the Pallion Yard, Sunderland, of Messrs William Doxford and Sons. This was the firm's first launch. since 1930, and it was pointed out that 30 years ago the Fallion Yard launched ships at the rate : of one each fortnight. In one year alone the firm launched 91,000 tons gross of shipping.

Since 1930 the yard has been empty until May this When Str A M. Suther- the order for land placed the vessel just launched. It was followed some months later by a repeat order, and now 1000 men are employed Last month also Lord Runciman, the veteran English shipowner, placed a con- tract with the firm for a 9000-ton motorship on his own account

Immediately following the launch of the Sutherland, which is the order of Messrs B. J. Sutherland and Co work was started in laying the keel of an- other vessel for the same firm.

year,

The Sutherland is a cargo ship of 9150 tons deadweight, and ber dimensions are:- Length 423 ft. breadth 54 ft, and depth 28 ft. Sin (moulded). O the shelter deck type, the vessel is fitted with patent batchways and boat davits, while electric welding has been used throughout on an extensive

which amount to about $3 - MACHINE WORKS scale. Messrs Doxford are also

lions yearly, will be used for re- construction work in the province. The mines "in question have hitherto been operated by private interests and the tungsten cre was exported through Kwang

tung

Kuo Win,

METAL · WINDOWS

MANUFACTURER .

MADE IN HONGKONG FROM

IMPORTED BRITISH ́MATERIAL

95% BRITISH.

THE TAI YING STEEL WINDOW MFG. CO.

TALIPHONE: 97482.

OFFICE 89/85, CHUN YONG STREET, FACTORY-NORTH-POINT; HONG KONG,

SHIP & ENGINE BUILDERS,

SHIP & ENGINE REPAIRERS, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL

· ENGINEERS.

BOILER MAKERS.

IRON-FOUNDERS.

(Licensed To Manufacture

Jerk Lang Perlit Iron) *

BRASS FOUNDERS.

FORGE MASTRES".

OXY-ACETYLENE. AND FLECTRIC WELDERS.

·DRY DOCK.

Length 787 Feet. Length on P Blocks 750 Fest Breadth at entrance

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

KALVAGE

OF HONG KONG

GTAIKOO" V.P.G.N. 600 Meter

LIMITED.

BUTTERFIELD

. HONG KONG

-Depth on Centre of BIITEW0BT) 34 1 6 LE

THREE SLIPY ATB →→

Capable of mdling Ships

to 4,000 Tons. Displacement

100 TON Electric Crane at Bes Wall

Tafting reach 30 feet

25 TON High tower fintry

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SWIRE Agents,

IN SHANGHAI

Corner Stone. Of Plant Laid

Shanghai,

The ceremony for the laying "of the corner-stone for the project- ed Central Machine Works "In Shanghal was formally held here on New Year's Day with Mr.

Kung-po, Minister or diary officiating. Over 50 prominent Government officials and indust- rial leaders were present, includ- ing Mr. Liu Wei-ohi, Political. Vice-Minister of Industry.

The projected plant is situated 13. the northern bank of the Chenpeichiao, near Pohsungchen, south of Chenju, and occupies an area of 130 mows.

Such a plant has been long planned but was not definitely fixed until the establishment of the Ministry of Industry when the Central Political Council decided to allot part of the proceeds of the Yellow River Conservancy Loan and the Loan for the promotion of Electrical enter Prises from the British Boxer In- demnity Refund towards the con struction of the plant. The "cost" is estimated at $3,100,000, of which $2,500,000 (£123,008) will be se- cured from the British Boxer In- demnity for the purchase of ma- chinery and equipment.

It is understood that the plant will be devoted to the manufac ture of machine tools, engines and accessories to meet public demand: and will not compete with exist ing private owned enterprises --- Kuo Min.

KIAOCHOW-TSINAN RAILWAY

Encouraging Year

The revenue of the

nan Railway during the past ear is most encouraging, acc ing to

arrived

supplying the machinery, consist- ing of their well-known opposed piston type of engines.

New "Baron" Steamer Messrs D. and W. Henderson and Co. Ltd., Partick launched the cargo steamer, Baron. Cawdor, which they have built to the order of Messrs E. Hogarth and Sons, Glasgow, ortop

The verket is built to the British Corporation's highest class, and is a single decker with open shelter deck and forecastle, and provided with the most up-to-date gear for the rapid handling of cargo, The machinery and boilers, have been

constructed by the builders, and consist of triple expansion engine with superheated bollers, designed to have the most economic results on services

The builders have another vessel on the stocks for same owners."

Forthcoming Cyde Launches Between 20,000 and 30,000 tons. of shipping will be launched on the Clyde before the end of the month

This will include a motorship from Messrs Harland and Wolf's Goyan yard, two motorships from the Kingston yard of Messrs Lithgows, Port - Glasgow, L.M.S. steamer from Denny's and a sloop from MesarS John Brown and Co's

Noted Morsey Launch

ад Messrs

The steamer Crispin, launched for the Booth Line by Messrs Cammel. Laird and Co., Birken- head is of Interest in that she Is the 10001st vessel launched by these noted builders.

This is the first versel to be fit- ted with the Howden-Johnson patent bollers, which are claimed to combine the respective advant- ages of Scotch boilers and tube bollers. The Crispin's installa

#den- tion consists of three Johnson ballers.

a single screw

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actua

triple expansion : engin

Baner-Wach exhaust?

Another Yet

Recently Palmers ». (Hebburn) Company was formed to take over the dry docks and repairing works of the firm at Hebburn, and at present negotiations are pro- ceeding for the acquisition of the steel-workan

PROPELLER DESIGN

Economies Effected By New Type

Improvements in propeller cobe

be

correspondingly, dangerous.

struction bave contributed in no The examination of a large num- small measure to the outstand...ber of typical propellers has shown that the exigencies of ing auccess of new merchant tonnage built during the past strength necessitate in many in-" few years. The service perform stances the adoption of cumber ance of a large number of Vessels ratios in the neighbourhood" of

the root which are in excess of of all types has been markedly improved, by the fitting of new the optimum value of 0.075, while propellers of an original design" the outer sections of the bindes This design includes new features would normally have camber ra- which are the outcome of inten- tlas which are less than this value sive research into the problems and hence the efficiencies of the sections are in both instances of ship populsion in the light of recent experimental work in lower than the maximum obtain- Clyde ship-repairers have had

hydrodynamics and also in the able. ** a very satisfactory week, one of alted held of aeronautical science. the busiest experienced for some As a result of exhaustive in- time. Barclay, Curle and Co.vestigations, the type of blade had 18 vessels for repairs between ther" "Elderslie Dockyard and Clydeside Repair Works. Five of the vessels were dry-docked for overhauling.

Ship-repairing: “

D. and W. Henderson and. Co had 12 vessels, 4 of which were Alexancer Stephen dry-docked.

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and Sons had vessels, the Blythswood Shipbuilding Com- pany 2. and Harland, and Wol 1. Work was also fairly brisk at the yards in the lower reaches of the river,

Leith Yard's Orders Orders for three vessels have been received by Messrs Henry Robb, Ltd, Leith within the past three weeks, and the drm's latest contract, is a 1600-ton motorship for Coast Lines, Ltc. The vessel will be the largest motorship in the British coastal feet. Two motorships for the Coast Lines the British Coast and the Atlantic Coast were completed by Measts

Henry Robb fast year,

Messrs Henry Robb's repair de partment is fairly busy, and dur- ing the

week they dry-docked two vessels and carried out sun- dry repairs on six vessels.

The Caledon Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Ltd. Dun- dee, are continuing with the at- terations to the Perth and are proceeding with damage repairs to the Newport, while deck re- pairs are being attended to on the Error Hotty Servan

German Ships for Australla

⠀ According to a message from sydney, the purchase by Mesars Burns, Phlip and Co., Ltd. the Australian shipping company, from the Norddeutscher Lloyd Company or two motorships-te Neptun and the Merkur is now confirmed by Mesers Burns, Philp

These two vessels were to hay: been used by the Norddeutscher Lloyd Company for the now abandoned plan for a China- Australia service

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sections commonly known under the somewhat vague title of "Aerofoil Sections," has been so developed that each section of the propeller is given a shape and curvature which are ideally suit- ed to the working conditions pre- aent at each successive, radius of the propeller. This feature has been used in the patent Scimi tar" bronze propellers manufac- tured by the Manganese Branze and Brass Company, Ltd. No. special claim of originality is made in regard to the adoption of such features as a particular blade outline, variable pitch, and and streamline boss, but it may be said that the increase in efficiency due to these factors is very much subsidiary to the im- provements achieved by the specially shaped sections ensured by the above-mentioned type.

It is generally admitted that the back of the blade is of paramount, Importance, and, in fact, more important than the driving face, and also that as that portion of the back of the blade between the line of maximum thicknesses and the leading edge produces the major part of the thrust It Is therefore the most vital. It should also be remembered high- lft sections are extremely sen- sitive to small changes and may,

Ideal Back Curvature:

"In **Scimitar" propellers Ideal back curvature is secured, every-- where over the blade by the adop tion of a blade outline`which is fairly wide at the root and by lifting the nose of the root sec tions to compensate for the ex- cess thickness in order to main- tain the ideal shape. In that manner the pronounced instabil Itles generally experienced at the root sections of normal propellers are avoided, and in addition to obtaining sections at the outer radil which are better in the hydrodynamic sense, these latter sections are also considerably strengthened. The complete de sign

includes special stream- lined bosses and cone caps, which also contribute to the gain" in efficiency.

Up to the present more than 80 vessels of every class and size have been, or are being, fitted with this type propeller, In the majority of cases improve- ments have been obtained suka- clent to repay the entire outlay on the...conversion in about a year's running. Detailed log ex-" tracts suppiled by a leading Bri tish line adopting this design. show that the improvements ob- tained on their first five vessels so fitted were equivalent to £14- 000 per annum, while the total cost of conversion did not exceert

10,000,

HARNESSING OF THE TIGRIS

Far-Sighted Policy In Iraq

King Ghast of Iraq has inaugur- sted the construction of the bar rage across the Tigris at Kut, one of the schemes of irrigation which have been undertaken by the Iraqi Government. The consult- ing engineers for the works are Messrs. Coode Wilson, Mitchell and Vaughan-Lee, of Westming ter and the contrast was award-

One of the reasons for the sale, It is stated on behalf of the Nord- deutscher Lloyd, is to endeavoured in September to Messrs. Bal to facilitate mutual co-operation: in the international shipping problem, as well as to come to a friendly- understanding on the requirements of the England- Australia service.

ENGINEERING AND WOMAN

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four, Beatty and Co., Limited, of Queen Street, E.C., who expect to complete it within three years. The estimated cost is over $1,000,000, M

The scheme provides for a bar- rage and a navigation lock on the Tigris at Kut and, higher up the river, a head regulator and a canel through which the waters of the Tigris will be diverted as required into the Sh tất thủ t

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or these projects was the Hab- baniyah Escape, one of the prin- cipas irrigation schemes proposed by the late Sir William Wilcocks some years before the War. Its primary objects was to provide an escape for the spring food of the Euphrates by diverting it into the Habbaniyah Lake on the right bank of the river between. Fallujah and Ramadi, at the up- per end of the cultivable lands. The water level in the river then could be controlled south of Ra- madi and thus the mooding of the river year by year, with the con- sequent heavy damage, would be almost entirely eliminated. The other scheme is the Abu Ghuraip Canal, a maller operation,

is now wider way. The line of this canal runs from the lett of the Euphrates about six miles below Fallujah towa

to water abd

River

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