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THE ARMY

21 YEARS OF TOC. H

New Colonels

London, Apr. 8.

Duchess Of York To

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, MAY 2. 1936.

ENGINEERING AND

Lieutenant-Colonel Alleyne F. Attend Celebrations THE CONSTRUCTION OF

Chater, R.E, who is promoted co- lonel, to-day, is 48 and has served since 1937:

the

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London, Apr: 17. Arrangements are wel advanced He has been in India as acting for the celebration of the 21 years major, statt omcer, RE, and bri-activity of Toc. E, described by its gade major, and has taken part in founder, the Rev. P. T. B. Clayton, operations in the Abor country. in Vicar of 'All Hallows, Barking by Mesopotamia and Perila, and

the Tower, as # movement "to #gatst

Mohmands and teach the younger generation class Swatls. He was appointed Com-reconclitation and unselfish ser- mandant of King George's Own Bengul Suppers and Miners in 1933.

The coming-of-age festival wil The consequent promotions in the R.E. are of Major Reginald W. be held in London from June 21 Cardew, M.C., India, to lieutenant-to June 28, and there will be other colonel and of Captain Henry G. events in provincial centres during Pottle, M.C., Egypt. to major.

Major Harold V. Von 3. Thorne,

vice."

THE MERSEY TUNNEL

A Full Description Given

engineering work, the preceding and succeeding weeks. Over 300 visitors from dis-

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tant parts of the Empire are who is promoted lieutenant-colonel

pected at the London celebrations, in The Royal Corps of Signals, was including a contingent of abou: 60 commissioned into the Royal In-from South Africa. niskilling Fusiliers from.the, rariks during the War, and has been en- ployed at the War Office and in Egypt. Two.captains of The Royal Corps of Signals get majorities Captains E. L. Farnail and A. J.

Hannah.

THE BURSAR- OF CLIFTON

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BUILDING

SHEFFIELD STEEL ACTIVE

received very careful consideration and engineering branches, new

with

Important works extensions are taking, place in several directions. In the production of raw and semi- Anished additional furnaces are being laid down, while the demand for stainless steel has expanded 'so | much that several frins have been A paper on "The Construction the finished arch. This road was compelled to extend productive

one was read also used for bringing up the iron capacity." In

instance two of the Mersey Tunnel" before the Institution of Civilining. By this arrangement each

electric furnaces--one of 20 tons Engineers by Mr. David Anderson face was independent and not and the other 10 tons capacity-

A full subject to delay owing to

the have been on Tuesday, March 10.

laid down. Another description of this important civil transit of excavation or material arm is considering the erection of

which was belonging to other parts.

the largest electric furnace in opened by HM. King George V on The ventilation of the tunne! Europe. In the heavy machinery July 18, 1934, together with detalls of the ventilating plant and other from the beginning. Full-scale plant, including forging presses, equipment, has already been pu- experiments were made in a sec-rolling mills, and lathes, and other bilished in Engineering, but we may tion 1,000 ft. in length, which was finishing machines are being in add some supplementary informa-isolated from the remainder by stalled. The market in basic and tion from this latest communica-brick bulkheads and was fitted acid steels and similar materials is tiori.

a remorable celling with as active as ever. Current output The under-river portion of the adjustable openings in it. Three is well up to the standard of that were investigated. The of January, when gross production tunnel, which is 5,204 ft. long, is a systems

a record level. Rolling complete circle of 44 ft. internal upward transverse such as is used reached diameter and is constructed In the Holland tunnel, New York: mills, foundries, and press shops cast-iron rings. The remainder of the downward transverse system, are all working at high pressure. fr which the fresh air is intro-There is a good demand for bars, the

duced from above and withdrawn rods, sheets, and strip, Makers of from below, and the upward semi-structural steel are handling more transverse, in which the air is inquiries; they have good pros Introduced below and withdrawn pects. The railway rolling-stock from the whole cross-section of position shows little change. the tunnel from the roadway up Makers could comfortably handle

bigger wards. Temporary blowing and

volume of business. exhaust fans, each with a capacity Overseas requirements are not subs" of 300.000 cub. ft, per minute were tantial: A revival of trade with installed and quantities of petrol India is eagerly anticipated. De up to 20 gallons at a time were veries of forgings and castings to spilt in the roadway, while bales shipyards having a direct associa of damp hay and straw were tion with this area have been Ignited to produce dense clouds of maintained. Makers of all types smoke. Smoke candles and a por- of bollers are busy, while those de-

concentrating on table steam boiler were also em-partments

loved to enable the air currents manufacture of hollow forgings to be observed in detall. The and boller drums are doing a good downward transverse system was trade. Electrical extensions, oil-re- found to be a failure, because it fining and hydrogenation schemes Vienna Apr. 8.

had to act against the natural in various parts of the world are A Viennese Court has granted a

rise and calling for these products, some a plaintiff

tendency of hot air to order to separation

record size. Further whose wife had left him for the

oecause 15 brought down the smoke being of strange reason that he was born

which would otherwise have re-headway is reported by arms turn-

露 semi-

main tunnel has circular upper portion, either of cast-iron or bf steeh ribs and con- crete with a concrete invert. On one short length a cast-iron invert is used. The branch tunnels are of similar construction, though the

diameter. The cast-iron lining was constructed in the way usual for tube railways and under-river tunnels.

On June 23 there will be a meet- ing at the Mansion House, presided Mayor. The aver by the Lord Duchess of York w attend on June 26, when the League of Wo- men Helpers of Toc I will hold their festival at Crystal Palace, and will also be present at the service t be held at St. Paul's Cathedral Colonel G. E. Badcock, C.BE on the same day. A feature of D.S.Q.. whose retirement is an the festival will be a service of nounced to-day. joined the Army dedication, to be held at St, Pau" Service Corps' in June, 1904, after Cathedral on June 22, and the cele being educated at Wellington Col-brations will conclude with a service lege and Pembroke College, Cam-

a of thanksgiving in the Albert Halsemi-circle is only 26 ft. 6 in. in bridge. He went to Gallipoli in 1915 as D.A.D.T., and in October cr that year he was appointed As- sistant Director of Transport, a position he held til February, 1915. For his services he received the brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel, the C.B.E.. the DS.O., and four men- Lions in dispatches. From 1919 to 1922 he served at the War Office às D.A.D.T.. and from 1922 to 1925: he served as O.C., RAS.C., Ber- muda. In 1927 he was in China as O.C.. R.A.S.C., Independent Brigade, From 1929 to 1931 he was Chief Instructor, R.A.S.C., Training Col-

or June 28.

INCOMPATIBILITY

OF STARS

Viennese Wife's Reason' For Separation

TUNNEL SITE

As the site of the tunnel lay in the Upper and Middle Bunter sandstone beds blasting was exu- ployed; the following procedure being adopted in the pilot head- ings. The excavation or the upper 7 ft. of the face was kept from 8 ft. to 10 it, in advance of the lower Portion, thus forming a convenient work bench. Four horizontal holes 5 ft. long were drilled in a con-

the

lege, and was then promoted to an instructor to the Senior Officers under a star unsympathetic to her verging direction in the centre of mained at ceiling level to eye level, ing out automobile steel and at-

substantive colonel, and went as

School, Sheerness. In 1934 he was appointed AQM.G. (Movements) at the War Office, and before the complation of his teasure resigned

In order to take up the secretary-

lege.

own. The two had been happily married" for 10 years, the husband, as his wife stated, having originally

been given preference over two other'sultors because he had been born on August 18, when the Lion

Had learned from his horoscope.

ship and bursarship of Clifton Col-was in the ascendant. This, as she predestined him to be an ideal mate for a woman who, like her- self, had been born under Aquarius, the water-carrier,

Lieutenant-Colonel H. F. Grant-But:le, D.S.O., M.C., who has succeeded him at the War Office. is promoted colonel to-day. SKILL-AT-ARMS · CERTIFICATES

The Duke of York has consented to present 12 certificates for the competitors who are placed first, second, and third in foil, epée, sabre, and bayonet competitions at the Royal Tournament. These certi- neates will take the place of those previously presented by the King when Prince of Wales.

THE KING INSPECTS GRENADIERS

Bettalion He Served With In France

But after 10 years the husband told the wife that his birthday was really August 28 August 18. He claimed that the mistake was due to the priest who filled up his birth certificate, but she alleged that he had known of her faith in astrology and used this artifice to win her. In any case, from the moment of his confes- sion he became repugnant to her. She consulted the Armament and found that she could not possibly live any longer with a man who had really been born under Virgo, 3 constellation antagonistic to Aquarius.

cut.

media.

DESULPHURISATION

OF IRON BY SODIUM CARBONATE

this drift to create a conical cut.

As the experiments showed that tinga, while aircraft requirements Around this a further series of the top duct could be done away reach a high level. The tool bran* holes were drilled, their direction with the upward semi-transverse ches are operating at high pres- gradually farning out until that system was adopted, and the sure. Engineers small tools are of the last semes on the perimeter amount of fresh air finally decided progressive

Among the was parallel to that of the tunnel upon was based upon the assump busiest Unes are precision imple- The holes, beginning at the central tion that 1.5 cub. It. of carbon ments, twist drills, hacksaws and

charged were then

with monoxide was emitted by a motor blades, and fles. Sheffield Cham- ber of Commerce is handling more car per minute. at the cut, diminishing to lb.

Inquiries on both home and over- gelignite, 1 lb. per hole being used

AFTER OPERATION per hole at the trimmer series.

seas account. Among the latest These charges were fitted with

After the tunnel was put in are: fromn Baghdad for twist drills; mercury-fulminate detonators and operation in July, 1934, 1s was de-from Dudley Port for spring-steel

to test the efficiency and a 8 ft. length of black fuse and cided

strip; from London for sharpening were ignited by hand in correct performance of selected fans, in machinery, and steel cutters; from and not rotation. The result of a round order to see how far the duty re-Dublin for steel stamping dies and gave a progress of from 3 ft. to 4 quired was being obtained and how cutters; from Leven for mild-steel it. After the removal of the ex-nearly the guaranteed efficiencies rods; and from Manchester for cavated rock from thẻ drift an were being reached. The quantity sledge hammers. equivalent length of benching was of air passed per minute was mea- drilled horizontally and vertically sured at the stations that had been and blasted. Progress averaged 40 established in each approach duct. ft. per week of 110 hours. The The pressure generated by each excavation in the "break ups" fan was measured by Kent curved- from the pilot headings for the tube manometers connected by

The use of sodium carbocate as upper portion of the main tunnel rubber piping to Pitot-tube heads was carried out by using the pilot placed on either side of the fan.

a redning nüx in the manufacture

engineering heading as a cut-shot and blasting The electrical input to the motors of high-grade the rock towards this cavity. The was read by wattmeters, the effi- castings has been referred to in 10wer portion was blasted down ciencies of the motors and gearing our columns on several occasions. from the rock floor into the crown baving been previously obtained

A striking demonstration of its from tests carried out by the value of the bottom heading and the

in producing clean and gorge thus created was then work-makers.. It was estimated that the close-grained castings on a large fan emctencies so obtained were ed out to the full sections.

scale has been furnished by the accurate to about 5 per cent, the recent completion of a contract greatest source of error being due for a 10,000 cub. ft. compressor to the dificulty of reading air placed with Messrs. Walker Bro- velocities. The result of the trials thers (Wigan), Limited, Pagefield was satisfactory, bractically all the Iron Works, Wigan, by Messrs. fans tested complying closely with Anglo-American Mining Corpora the guarantees. In the one case tion, of South Africa. Included in where it was substantially lower the machine are nearly 250 tons of the cause was the unavoidably bad cylinder, flywheel and other cast- arrangements of the faninings, varying in weight from 20 ventilation building of awkward tons, the largest cylinder casting, shape

In Court the wife inflexibly maintained that she was wont to look to the stars for guidance in all her actions, and could only be London, Apr. s

happy with a man born under the The King went to Chelsea Bar-eign of the Lion, whereon' the Court racks yesterday afternoon to in- gave a separation order, with the spect the 3rd Battalion of the Gre-rider that blame for the rupture of nadier Guarda, who have just re- the union rested with the wife turned from service in Egypt. He alone, wore the uniform of Colonel-in- Chief of the Brigade of Guards.

It was with the 3rd Battalion of the Grenadiers that the King saw active service in France during the

war.

THREATS TO KILL EDDIE CANTOR

CHUTES CUT

To remove the spoil excavated trom the upper portion chutes were cut in the rock from axis level of the full section to the crown of the lower heading. The spoil was then tipped directly into the wagons and hauled to the shafts. The excavation from the lower half was holsted to a work, ing road, which was slung from

Eddie Cantor, the film, star, as ENGINEERS MUST BE TRAINED

New York, April 5, "

been threatened with death unless he ceases, anti-Nazi activities.

and

L

Iron

down to a few pounds; and the tofal quantitý ö: rejected castings The Inspection was his last pub-

was under 5 cwt. The mould for Jle engagement before leaving Lon-

the 20-ton cylinder casting took don for the Easter holidays. It

nearly three months to prepare, was the third time he had inspect-

The test pressure of the six cylin- ed a Guards Battalion since his ac- The threat has come in myste-

has true that in some instances the ders of the machine ranged from. A very serious position cession. He first saw the Welsh [rious messages from unknown arisen in the engineering industry, machine has been brought to a 280 lb. per square inch down to Quards on St David's Day, and sources.

caused by the shortage of siled point where a semi-skilled man 100 lb. per square inch, and we then the 1st Grenadiers before they Messages, which have come by labour. Too long have we expect does part of the work formerly understand that each cylinder left for Egypt.

phone and letter,"alad threaten the ed to get it from "zomewhere." carried out by craftsmen. There passed its best on the first occa

wife

five and now, with business still below still ; however, and in my opinion, sion. A handsome brochura, con- The King was received with a safety or hig

normal, we are finding it aimcult for generations to come, enough sisting of reproductions of photo- royal salute from the battalion, daughters.

But when I asked Cantor about to secure satisfactory employees in trade to warrant extensive appren-graphs showing the

Workin drawn up in a double line right

we tice training.

yarlous stages, has been published across the parade ground. The the threats to-day he said he was many skilled trades. Unless

tiain apprentices, where shall we Apprenticeship does more than by Messrs. Imperial Chemical In- men were in Service khaki un-not perturbed. form with grey greatcosts.

Addressing a Jewish dinner party. get our toolmakers, repair men. teach boys how to operate ma dustries Limited, Imperial Chemi- was the guest of draughtsmen, moulders, pattern- chines and use various hand tools cat, House, bank, London, Lieutenant-Colonel C. R. Brat which he

honour, he accused the German makers, estimators, and foremen? It instiix a spirit of loyalty and im..1, the suppliers of the sodium ten, in command of the battalion,

There are several reasons why plants stability in young men who carbonate used for the work. The was the only officer who did not Government of sending £18,000.

.000 into America mainly for some have done so little apprentice might otherwise shift about innlustrations. Indicate clearly the salute the King with a drawn

fomenting anti-Semitism.

training. Firstly, it is, remote from search of the never-to-be-found excellent work done by the mould- sword. Instead he raised his left

Wireless commentators and ma-mediate profits. Secondly, many ideal job. It serves as a very solider the clean appearance of the band to the salute. His right arm gazine writers in New York were, modern machines will turn out foundation on which to build up skip of the castings, and the very

he alleged, being bribed to be maximum production without skill- our future managerial staffs,

fine machined surfaces which it The King, with Lieutenant-Co-friendÿ to Nazis,

ed labour. Thirdly, a new appren- It is pleasing to be able to pub was possible to obtain. Ionel Britten and Major-General

Eddie has become the hope of tice will not be a skilled worker for on record that at Petters Limited B. N. Bergison-Brooke (G.0.0. the inillions of Jews as a leader of a long period-say a minimum of we have an Apprenticeship | London District), walked down the an anti-Nazi campalin:

tour years perhaps ab uut the Scheme in operation, full parties have a post graduate course. It is line inspecting the men,

He says that, beginning next time we fall into another period of lars of which can be obtained on essential, however, that engineer- month, he will dedicate time to depression Ten, year ago it was application. This scheme embodies ing apprenticeship becomes nation- working for the emigration of claimed that machines would dis- the training of premium pupileal if we are to maintain that high Jewish children from Germany to place the skilled worker. At beat trade apprentices, and vacation reputation for our; manufactured

this was a poor excuse. It is quite students. In addition to this, we goods which we so prize.-E.P.W, Palestine.

was disabled in the war.

Afterwards he took the salute at

the march-past, and then went into the men's quarters and spoke to them for a few minutes,

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