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MAIL NEWS FROM CHINA

SURVEY OF NANCHANG- PINGHSTANG HIGHWAY

Survey of the route of the Nan- chang-Pinghsiang (in southern Klangs near the Hunan border) Highway will be resumed and a surveying party will leave Hang- chow for Kiangsi, in the middle of April, Mr. Tseng Yang-fu, com- missioner of Reconstruction for Chekiang and concurrently Direc- 'tor.of the Highway Bureau un- der the Headquarters of the Pre- sident of the Military Affairs Commission, will be "in charge of the construction work on the new Kiangsi highway. :

NEW ROLLING STOCKS

The Lung-Hai Railway Admin- Istration is understood to have placed an order in Europe for steel passenger coaches at a cost of more than ' $3,300,000. The new cars will be used on the direct service between Hsuchow and Stan, che western terminus. of the line. It is also learnt that the Railway Administration 13 planning to purchase a number, of high-speed locomotives,

DIRECT SERVICE

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For the benefit of summer tourists especially, a direct"«ser- vice between Pelping and „Tsing- tao via the Peiping-Tsinan sec- lion of the Pelping-Shanghai through train and the Klaochow- Tsinan Railway was put into operation on April 1. For the next six months, trains on the direct service will leave both des- tinations every Monday, Wednes- day and Friday.

OMNIBUS SERVICE

Omnibus service was started on April 1 on the Talpingpu-Maanpu portion, in north-western „Hunan, of the Taoyuan Yuanling section of the projected Hunan-Kwei- chow Inter-Provincial Highway. Surveys on the Taayusr-Changte section has been completed and construction 19 to be started shortly.

TRIAL RUN SUCCESSFUL

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A trial run on the newly com- pleted Nanking-Wuhu Rallway was made on April 1 and the re- sult is said to be highly satisfac- tory, The line is expected to be formally opened to freight traffic In early April, while passenger traffic is scheduled to begin in the middle of the month.

AIR SERVICE TO BE RESUMED

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Barring unforeseen tances. operation of through alf- plane service between the Shang- hai-Hami and Hami-Tacheng sections of the Shanghai-Sin- klang Airway will be started on April 15, it is stated at the Minis- try of Communications. The section between Shanghal and Hami, eastern Sinkiang, will be operated by the Eurasia Aviation Corporation which will extend its present Shanghai-Lanchew (Kan- su) service to Eaml The air- plane service on the Hami- Tacheng section will be run by the Sinklang Provincial Govern- ment, Hami will be the connect ing point of the through service.

NEW WHARF AT LIENYUNKANG ·

Construction work has been completed on the No. 1 Wharf at the port of Lienyunkang, the eastern terminus of the Lung-Hai" Railway in northeastern Klangsu, enabling three 3,000-tons steam- ers to berth alongside. The No. 2 Wharf has also beeri opened for coal transportation. In order to improve landing facilities at the port, the Lung Hal Railway Ad- ministration in-planning to erect a 1,000-kilowatt electrio plant. Additional cranes will be install- ed for loading and unloading of cargo. The cost of the pro- ject is estimated at $2,000,000.

'FOREIGNERS IN CHINESE CONCERNS

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In response to an inquiry from -- the Ministry of Industry, the Judicial Yuan has rendered ruling regarding the status of foreigners serving as directors and comptrollers In Chinese" "cof. porations as follows: A foreigner 15 permited to "bé elected director or comptroller in a Chinese cor- poration only, when no such rea- triction is stipulated in the re- gulations of the corporation, or in the Chinese law-

BUSES AND HOTELS

Omnibus services on the pro- jected National Sian (Shens)- Lanchow (Kansu) Highway and the Shienst Provincial Highway in north-westerni Shensi will be simultaneously put into opera tion on May 1. It is announced.

Ten omnibuses have, arrived here for the Slan-Lanchow run. Hotels at convenient stations' on the highways have been for travellerS.- Kuo Min

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1935.

ENGINEERING

OVER THE EMPIRE

Bird's Eye Point Of View

AND BUILDING

FIRE ENGINE

Streamline Model

More" than 100,000 people have already seen the photographic exhibition," "Flying Over the Em-type to combine in one machine a pire." which has been arranged

ANOTHER NEW SERVICE by Imperial Airwayy and the

Peiping. Apr. 19.

An omnibus service for Pel- ping will be, instituted by the Municipal Government, to aug

Tick- ment the tramcars and shaws which are row the popular means of communication.

Regulations governing the or- ganization of an Omnibus Ser- vice Company have seen drafted and submitted to the Municipal Courell for approval. Thirty omnibuses have been ordered, and the service is exected to be started on June 1.--

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LONG DISTANCE

· TELEPHONE

Foochow, "Direct/service on one section the Foochow - Changchow - Amoy" long“- distance telephone line-between Foochow, provin- capital of Fukien. and Chuanchow city, in southern Fukien,--was officially operated recently, The completed at the erd of month.-

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RAILWAY EXTENSION

Kanking.

since taking over operation of the City rallway from the Nan- ring Municipal Government, the Kianguan Rallway Company has decided to extend the line from Chungchengchleh station to" the outskirts of Wuting Men (Gate) "vla Pafutang, Tashihchieh, Yao- chlaheng and Chinhulḥo (River). SO as to serve the Increasing number of people dwelling in the suburbs of the Capital

NANKING ELECTRIC

SUPPLY

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of Consignment electric equipment and materials for the Nanking Electricity Works; pur- chase by the National Recor struction from Germany, arrived "here yesterday.

To increase the output of electricity for the Capital; the National Reconstruction Commis- sion recently - placed an order in Germany for a new electric gene- rator and accessories at #cost of $145.000. The Commision contributed $90,000; the balance: is provided by the Works.—

CONTROL OF WATER- WAYS

Tsinan

Acting under the instructions | of the Provincial Department of Reconstruction, Messiș... Keng. Ling-yung and Sung Sen-tlen Directors of the River Affairs. Bureaux in charge respectively of the Shantung section of the Grand Canal and the Slaoching Ho (River) in northern "Bhan- tung, left here recently for Nan- king to submit detalled plans to the Natonal Economic Council for control of "the waterways.--

The plans for the Grand Canal consists of irrigation work at Taochengpu, utilizing the water from the Yellow River and the construction of water locks - at Liaocheng and Lunchrii, west- ern Shantung to regulate the flow. The estimated cost is $280,- 000.

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interest of which has been en- hanced by a remarkable dalles- tion of indra-red photographs taken by a "Times" photographer during an air. 'voyage over the Empire routes, and lent for ex- hibition by the Proprietors of that paper.

After an inaugural display in London last July, the opening ceremony being performed by the Under-Secretary of State for Alr this pictorial air pageant went on tour throughout the country, being shown in most of the important provincial cities.

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Actually three of these exhibi- tions are now touring in the British Isles, while one has out to Australia, and another is being staged in Canada with the sup- port of the Canadian National Council of Education. At Ottawa the exhibition was ranged in the main hall of the National Museum, just on 1,000 people attending the opening ceremony.. The exhibition has also visited Montreal so 23 ta coincide with the annual COM- ference on flying which was held there.

OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN

In the minds of spectators, as they move from picture to pic- true in the wonderful collections that have been assembled, comes a realisation of what it means to operate as Imperial Airways and their associated companies are .now doing-regular services by air over a total distance of ex- proximately 20,000 miles.

One sees a great 4-engined afr- liner leaving the London air- port on the first stages of an air- Journey across the Empire. Paris appears below. Europe is Ieft behind. You see a big flying- boat winging its way above the Mediterranean. with all those coastal and Island beauties which are view to such advant- age from the air.

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with its comes Egypt, pyramids and golden sards. On you y la fanty over the desert the gold- 'Baghdad,' with covered. minarets of the EI- Khadimain mosque gleaming in sun. After which the brilliant you catch a fascinating glimpse of that

Arch of marvellous Ctesiphon, relic of the Palace of the Parthtar Kings. On. devour- ing distance above the Persian Gulf with its Sheikhs, pearlis- here, and camels-on to Gwadar, Karachi, and further eastward along the great route which now

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13.000 carries malls miles from London to Brisbane in Australia

THE DESERT BENEATH

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The London Fire Brigade has recently taken delivery of its first all-enclosed motor-pump This, saya "The Times," in an nouncing this important advance in fire fighting, is the first of its

800-gallon fire-pump, a 40ft. ex- tension-ladder, hook-ladders, oxy- breathing-apparatus, and means for laying hose quickly tu the fire. The streamlined body is designed completely to protect Weather the men against the when travelling to a fire. This the design of machine

Is to Major CC.B. Morris, the Chief Officer of the brigade, and the makers are. Messrs. Dennis Bro- thers of Guildford, England.

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The large suction-hose, coupling up the pump to hydracts is stowed in tunnels running through the body to pre- vent it from damage when not In use, All the crew on this sp- the pliance are equipped with Iatest

self-contained type- of oxygen breathing apparatus, to enable them to deal quickly with smoke in basements and dangerous fumes with which the bridgade occasionally

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of 10 appliances breathing-apparatus These appliances will be so 018- tributed over London that શ breathing-apparatus crew will be available in the very early 'stages of any fire. If this ap- pliance provés successful it 13 anticipated that no further mo-

whether tor-pumps,

carrying oxygen breathing apparatus or equipped

motor- as ordinary pumps, will be constructed with- out giving complete protection to the men when proceeding to and from fire, The new de- sign represents a considerable advance from the standpoint that, because fremen are likely to get wet through at the end of their journey.there is no need to protect them from the weather on the way. Experience shows that it is worth while to afford the crews all possible pro- tection against any unnecessary exposure. When this type of ap- pliance becomes general firemen will have similar protection to that afforded to other users of mo- dern road vehicles.

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TOUR OF INSPECTION

Hauchow.

After inspecting the site for a main station here for the two. long-distance telephone services the Tientsin-Pukow and Lung-Hai Railways, Mr. Hu Bul- halang, Director of the Ergineer- ing Bureau In-charge of the pro- jected nine-province" long-dis- tance telephone network, proceed. ed to Tsinan provincial capital of Shantung. to continue his Inspection of the Tsinan-Tsingtao Live.

It is learnt that in addition to Particularly fascinating are one's pictorial Impressions of a

the Nanking-Hankow line, BUT- flight over Africa, The desert veys on which art nearing com- lies beneath. You approach the

pletion, installation work on the Tlentain-Pukow and and Lung- big-game lands, looking down on

Eal lines will be started in elephants and other animals of the wild from a bird's eye polat

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has been ordered. from rolling plains, alternate with

England forests, and rivers. It is the pageant of a mighty continent. that passes before your eyes.

In addition to this pageant in pictures of the great trunk sir- lines, one is shown photographs of the saloong and control-cabins of modern air-lizer; of the en- gines which drive them % 80 smoothly along the highwaye of the sky; and "of

the dir-ports, `wireless, and' meteo- rological equipment which now enable our British air-imers to "dy' with an all-the-year-round reliability of just on 100 per cent.

“BROTHERHOOD OF AVIATORS"

London, April, 25. Germany and Poland have join- the internationa scheme whereby reciprocal privileges are granted to private seroplane owners and amateur pilots on for eign tours, thus relieving them of landing and hangar fees etc.

The scheme for the conser vancy of the Siaoching Hoined cludes the building of a water lock at Changchfall and dred~~ ging the mouth of the river In northeastern Bantung, at & cast of $110,000.

MYSTERY BABY CAR

London, April 25.

Sir Malcom Campbell who re record with his enormous Blue Bird Car will drive the new Mystery cently established a new landspeed baby car at Brooklands on Jubi Jee day, May 6. The car is one of the new MG, single seater racers which, although nominally of seven horse power, develops 110 horse power at 8,500 revolutions per minute and is believed to be capable of one hundred and thirty miles per hour,..

It represents a big advance racing design British Wireless

Britain, Austria, Hungary, Swe den Italy, Boumania, and, Japan are the other countries Joining in this exchange of hospitality.—--- British Wirel

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BIG TYNESIDE MERGER

Palmers & Vickers- Armstrongs

(Special Air Mail Service)

STEAMERS IN TWO SECTIONS

The announcement that the" 26,500-tons French battle crutaer Dunkerque has been built in two sections, which will be joined, to- gether in July by a composite method of riveting and welding. is a reminder of the great ad- vance now being made in ship- building practice and "ship sur- Kery."

Actually the building of a ship in two parts is older than the Great War. For vessels of a cer- Com- tain classnotably those missioned for service on the Great Lakes sectioned building has been the practice in this Vickers-Arm-country and the United States

for at least two decades.

London, April 8. ̧* An important amalgamation of two Tyneside companies was an- nounced to-day. strongs Ltd. have purchased the Palmers entire share capital of Hebburn Co. Ltd., the ship re- pairers.

The announcement of the mer- ger was made after the launch by the Duchess of York of the new P. and O. Uner Strathmore from

Vickers-Armstrongs' yard at Bar- row. Bir Charles Craven, manag- ing director of Vickers-Armstrongs," said:

"We hope that with the anan- cial.support of our company be- hind the present management at Hebburn, we shall be able to do something towards increasing em- ployment in one of the most dis- tressed areas of the country."

There will be no change in the management of the Palmers Co.. which will continue in the hands of Mr. E. L Champness" managing director."

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Mr. Champness sald this siter. noon that, as a result of the merger, the company's extensive facilities for ship repairing would be improved by alterations now under consideration.

The name of the company would not be changed, but the present board would probably be · streng- thened by the addition of Sir Charles Craven, managing director of Vickers-Armstrongs, and others. Palmers Hebburn Co. was form- ed in November last, with a "nominal capital of £100,000, to take over the ship and engine re- pairing and constructional steel- work interests of Palmers Ship- building and Iron Co. at Hebburn- on Tyne. In May last Palmers shipyard was sold to National Shipbuilders Security.

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NEW RAILWAY TRACK

Nanking.

As rails have been laid as far ag An-te Men (Gate), here from. Wuhu, it is announced 'by the Kiangnan Railway Company that freight service on the Nanking- Nanking - Shaoan (Kiangnan) Wahu section of the projected. Railway will be started shortly.-- The line is 90 kilometers long.

locomotives. Twelve

ordered trom the United States, will be delivered here by the end of "this - month.

It is also learnt at the Minds- try of Railways that the double- tracking of the" Shanghai-Nan- of the Nanking- slang section Shnanghal Railway is nearing completion and will be ready for service shortly-

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MILLION DOLLAR

PROJECT

Kalfang. million-dollar project" "for the reinforcement of the Yellow River dykes in Honan against flood has been mapped out by the Yellow River Conservancy Board,

The scheme includes the con- ́struction' of a new dyke along the river at Lanfang, northern Konan, to guard against the over flow of the river into its old bed and the strengthening of the embankmenta between Chinhokow and Chlupao to pre vent the overflow of the river into the Chang and Wel Ho (Rievers).

The southern dykes between Chukow and Shihilturg, the dam constructed by the China Inter- national Famine Relief Commis slon, as well as dykes at Chung- móu, northern Honan, will also be reinforced.

THE BRITANNIA

London, April 25. The King's yacht Britannis, which has been to Gosport for modification of her rig to bring her in line with the other yachts of the " class, returned to Cowen to day to compiète her #tting in preparation for the racing which opens June 1

But this the first occasion on which a great ship has been so constructed, and it seems to be forming a precedent, as it is the intention of the French Govern- ment to build their next large battleship, the France, of 35,000

tons, in, simillar fashion,

Ship surgery is à later, but equally fascinating, development, and from experiments now being conducted is likely to be viewed with greater favour by shipowners who wish to adjust their tonnage to economic circumstances. In=" deed, the shortening or the lens- thening of a ship has now be come practicable.

At the moment a firm on Wear- side is "operating”, on two'cargo vessely so as to modify their stern lines, rearrange space to provide. accommodation for a few pas sengers, and replace the original engines for an oll-burning instal- lation. This involves the build- ing of a new stern inside the old stern, which is cut away after the" new structure is completed.

A general streamline effect is given, which is of importance to these ten-year-old vessels, as they are normally on a world service, and speed is a consideration of importance.

SOME "OPERATIONS”

It is to the Tyne and the Tees that we must turn for the most. spectacular examples of ship sur- Bery, in which vessels are cut or lengthened to fit new require- ments, and in which bad sections of a ship are cut away to be re- placed by sound graftings.

Most prominent of ship surgical practitioners is the firm of Smiths. Dock Company, Ltd., of North Shields and South-bank-on-Tees. One of their first commissions : was the atting of a midships sec- tion into a tanker. The science quickly developed, and new bow! and sterns began to be atted, the latter operation developing with the invention of streamline rud- ders and patent styles of propel- lera.

The method is to fit two water- tight bulkheads astern and shaft of the section to be removedor replaced. The cut is then made, and the sections floated apart to permit the removal of the un- wanted section, or to make room for the additional section.

If a new section is to be fitted, it is then built on to one of the halves of the ship in dry dock, the other half meantime. lying.

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either at the other end of the dock or outside at a fitting-out- quay. The new section also has

water-tight bulkhead, and. when it haj' been built on the dock is flooded and the remaining half of the ship is Hoåled ito Poaltion.

This is one of the most intric... ate parts of a very delicate task,. for when the dock is pumped out the last section must be lying absolutely dead right" to be riveted on to make a complete ship again. The slightest dis- parity in alignment or angle would make the vessel liable to strain at sea

The reasons for performing these operationą się varied. A ship may have been built "In the boom years to carry, say, 10,000 tons of cargo, but now on her regular runs there is only 7,000 to 8,000 tons to be obtained. Empty

space is expensive and wasteful. so the decision which requires courage is made that the ship. shall be “shrunk.”

Harbour ques, pllotagë fees,

are calculated on a ship's regular tonnage. As registered tonnage has no relation to carry- ing capacity. It is often dificult to devise a satisfactory method of operation.

SPEED AND COSTS New bows and sterns usually mean increased speed on the same fuel.consumption, or the same speed on less fuel consump- tion; perhaps in the former case allowing the vessel to make one- of two extra profit. eaming -V03- ages in the year, or, in the latter, enabling her to make a profit where it could not have been done otherwise.

Another examples of the inge- nuity of shipyard people was the "boiling" of a steamer, in a Tyne dock recently. O had congealed In the bliges arid tanks, and re- sisted all the known methods of removal. The only apparent me- thod of getting rid of the solidt- fed all was of open up the ship and dig the mass away,--an 'ey- pensive operatori,

But the ship doctors at North Shields decided to make one last effort to avoid using the knife, and determined to try out the bright idea of an official in heat- ing the whole ship.

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She was taken into a dry-dock, which was flooded to the; height of the obstinate bilges. Then every available" boller on the dockside was set goink, and steam" pipes were led into the water. Gradually the temperature rose. until the ship was almost hidden In a cloud of steam. By this time the thousands of gallons of water had heated sumciently to melt the of through the thickness of the ship's skin.

"In another case oil corrosion. badly affected the centre of a large tanker, the Saranac. She was cut into there pieces, and, with the destruction of her corrupt “heart," "a new cargo-carrying section, over 300 ft. in length, was Taunched and set in position. In less than two months the Saranac was once again a wholesome craft,

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