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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1935.

SOUTH AFRICA'S EMPIRE

EXHIBITION

British Government Wonderful Display

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BOTANICAL MARVELS:

PHOTOGRAPHERS BIG EFFORT.

Nearly one year ahead of time, ; ing to be the first exhibit for the Empire Exhibition, to be held at Johan- nesburg, South Africa, from Sep- tember, 1936, to January, 1937, has

arrived at headquarters.

This curious development, which probably stands unique in the hi- tory of such shows, is due to an accident. A Dutch University Col- lege at the town of Potchefstroom, came into possession of a covered wagon, very like those "Prairie Schooners" used by American set- tlera. It had survived an entire century since it helped to bring; thousands of Boer Voortrekker, or pioneers into the wilds of South Africa, where now the flourishing Foldiaden Transvaal and other

•provinces exist.

erected by the mother

BOILERS SCALE FORMATION

WATER SOFTENING FOR STEAMSHIPS

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Notable Plant On The "Queen Mary"

CEM

Brid

The latest scientific practies for Large steamship operation.includes the softening of the make-up water for the ballers so as to avoid scale formation. A striking ex- country. Standing 90 feet, it will exchange plant on the "dua"

ample is a combined me inter alla be remarkable on ac- count of its absence of any name.

principie, with quartz sand prés- Only a group of gigantic Union sure filters, taat is installed on Jacks 38 feet in length, will afford the "huge new Cunard-White Star the necessary clue "together with

Uner Queen Mary," now being the Royal cost-of-arms, 15 feet completed at Clydebank by the square, which will be carved inLoom, who have long specialised Paterson Engineering Co. Ltd. of the facade,

on water softening and general purification.

Inside, a glass and protize globe over so Leet in circumference, will be, the dominating feature of the

By this means the make-up 'wa- main hall. On it will appear theter for the water tube boilers, stor- British Empire in red, and by 'in:

ed in double bottom reserve feed genlous mecnafiical devices li will

tanks and the hot-well, will be not only be made to revolve, but maintained at zero hardness with it will demonstrate, vividly that: amount of soluble salts, since the

out the presence of "The Sun never sets on the British Commonwealth of Nations.

King's Permission Galleries rounding this re-

Any undra

me plant will est remove all the temporary hardness" (calcium) Unable to house this venerable

bicarbonate), Pure soft water al- relic, the Council of the Potchefmarkable exhibit, will heighten the operating the extensive laundries. so is of great importance tor; stroom University College" sent it 'lusion that it is floating Loon board the modern uner, result to the Empire Exhibiton, which

space, while from various leveling in a great saving in soan promptly accepted this item for wit be displayed a panorama giy- ite Transportation Section. -

Whole Empire To Take Part Virtually the whole British Em

ing the Story of the King's Ships,

Speed at 12 Knotu

It may be remembered the the Mechanisation of the British "Queen Mary" is 73,000 tona gross Army, the Stary pire has now agreed to take part Triumphs of British Tropical Meared high pressure water tube of Flight, and 1018 feet long, driven by off in the display at Johannesburgdicine, and other outstanding boilers, and single reduction gear-

next year

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Great Britain, Canada, AusÉR AL--- lis, Southern Rhodesia, Kenya "Colony,. Zanzibar, and mang others have definitely accepted,

while satisfactory news from Iz- dla and New Zealand is due at any time now

spectacles.

Each of these displays will range up to 150 feet in length and will require the use of models and

lighting fixtures, the cost of which

is very heavy.

His Majesty the King has given Mr. Claude Taylor, Head of the his personal permission for the Exhibition's Branch of the De-use of certain property of the

Crown... partment of Overseas Trade, has just concluded a crowded but

Such a the rate of growth in

-ed turbines with a designed spced,| of 32 knots, although up to 35 thots may be attained

softening includes combined lime and soda ash or lime plant, closed sand filters to give absolutely clear water, equal to towns supply, and anal base exchange treataient for zero hardness.

The latest and practice in water

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two

The lime plant on the "Queen highly successful visit to Johan- the space demands for the Em Mary" has a capacity of 300 tons, nesburg, where he has settled the pire Exhibition that even the 100- (672,000 lbs.) of make-up water preliminaries of the great build-acre grounds hitherto available per 24 hours and two sand filters, have proved "insufficient With 40" diameter are provided, clean- the permision of the Witwatera ed at intervals by means rand Unversity, which adjoins stem injector, along with Miner Park, the authorities' harg base exchange ... units. -- (vertieni been allowed to "overflow"? · Lexu

closed cylinders) operating witzi dour, where uo less than thres

the firm's "Basex" material to give acres are being devoted to nur-zero hardness with no alkalinity, series. All the glories of the Raw water is stored also in the credibly beautiful Cape of Good Hope flora, many of which are restricted to a few hundred acres, will for the Exhibition, be trana- rerred a thousand miles away at Johannesburg. *.

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All descriptions of Illustrated Catalogues, Circulars, Visiting and Invitation Cards with latest Royal Script Type,

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Far East Estimates

Rare Plants

ship's double bottom and pumped to the softening plant as required. High Pressure Tubes Water softening for steamships is due partly to the gradual intro-| duction into the mercantile mar- ine or high presatire: water tube The South African National Ba-bollers operating at say 600-600 tanic

Gardens at Kirstenbosch, lbs. per square inch pressure. For near Cape Town, are arranging | "Scotch bollers it is also ad tor the transportation of such practice to use unsoftened make- rare plants as the Bliver Tree, up water, which has to be taken Disa Grandiflors, Africandex, etc.

on board at many different ports, arrangements are in the and is often extremely hard. Un- hands of Mr. J. E. Wickens, late der these conditions a base ex- baud-gardener of the South Africhange plant only is generally can government, who is making sufficient, with sand alters if ne possible this miracle which "ex- perts declare will alone justify a visit to the Empire Exhibition

Hundreds of railway gangers in the wilds of South Africa are searing the minimum amount of Bolt- ching for queer rock-plants to be used at the forthcoming show,

Similarly the Dominions and Colonies are being combed for iner most interesting fora.

cessary.

For high pressure water tube bollers, however, the ideal practice is a zero hardness water contain-

ble salts and always definitely al- kaline to prevent corrosion, the

A considerable number of "Pa terson plants either of the Base Exchange for "daul" lime-base 'ex- Tae than who was Sir Herbert change type are now operating on Baker's chief assistant in laying board ship especially in the cake qut the city of New Delhi, Mr, 32 ) of Cunard-White Starliners.. A. Hoogtery, and who was like-Typical is the "Berengaria" "with" wise responsible for laying out in ime plant gravity sand alter and the virgin bish, the British Ein- "Baser" twin unit. Other instal- pire's newest capital city-Insaks, lasions are on board P and O" Northern Rhodesia, has taken overliners, notably the latest turbo- the position of Chief Consulting electric vessels the "Strathnaver" Architect at the Empire Exhibland the "Strathaird" with pres

sure Band fitters and twin "Basex" Native Life

set, white mention may also be South Africa's "best-known Post made of vessels belonging to the master, Mr. L B. Maggs, who Commonwealth & Dominion Line, nekded the country's largest office, British India Steam Navigation the one at Johannesburg, until Line, the Isle of Man Steam Pac- recently, is now Assistant General ret Co. Ltd., and the London Mid- Manager.

land and Benttish Railway. Photographers from every part) a fistlejalengka a of the world are expected at 30-pag hannesburg during the great “Em- | 'can mid-summer, will be a reality pire Meet? which will be held dur- during the Empire Exhibition, for ing the Empire. Exhibition, for a rink messung 200 feet by 70 which preparations are already feet, large enough for tourna- well advanced Over thirty coun-ments, is being laid out. tites are participating, while four different languages are employed In the

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