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FURNITURE

ON VIEW FROM MONDAY,

THE 18TH MAY, 1936.

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The WANT ADS SAVE YOU

The Job Printing Department

Book Binding,

Machine Ruling,

of the

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is equipped with all the latest and most up-to-date appliances for the production of first-class work,

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

Script Type

COMMERCIAL PRINTING

turned out accurately, and with the greatest despatch, under the direct supervision of experienced European's.

Gold Lettering, and Marbling, etc.

All executed on the premises at the shortest notice.

Law Work,

Ledgers and Account books, A speciality, and

at prices which compare favourably with any printing establishment in the Far East. Estimates furnished.

A Total Of More Than 100,000 Horse-Power

SOME REMARKABLE FACTS AND FIGURES

The largest order of its kind ever placed for British air-line. equipment is now being carried out for Imperial Airways.

It is for the engines that will drive, the new feet of Empire flying-boats, and is being executed for Imperial Airways by the Bristol Aeroplane Company Ltd.

Each of the new flying-boats will be driven by four motors, and the total power developed by the engines now under con- struction represents a figure of well over 100,000 horse-power,

to sufficient drive ar express locomotive from Loudon to Car- Isle.

Now being completed, for fitting into the first batch of flying-boats, are a series of engines of the Pegasus X type. This is a nine- cylinder air-cooled radial engine. super-charged, which can develop 900 horse-power with 2 total weight of little more than 1 lb. per horse-power, and which is so compact a unit that it is only 54. inches in diameter.

The busy scenes in the works at Bristol, with these motors in con- struction, recalls the time. 28 years ago.

late when the

Sir George White, one of the most in- fluential men of his day in the West of England, decided to start building aeroplanes.

THE YEARS OF PROGRESS . A small box-kite type of biplane, driven by a 50 h.p. motor, was the Bristo factory's Arst product. This was followed by other ma- chines of Improved types; and when the Great War came the famous Bristol fighter, among other military planes, made Bris- tol aircraft known" throughout the

world.

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his life's

"'

PARLIAMENTARY AIR COMMITTEE AND THE EMPIRE FLYING.

BOATS

The other day those Members of Parliament who form the Par- iamentary Air Committee paid a visit to the works of Messrs. Short Brothers at Rochester, where the Empire flying-boats of Imperial Airways are now under construc- tion. The manufacture

Mals new commercial air-fleet is direct and indirect employment to ap- proximately 3,000 people."

of

In their tour of the works the

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"LAYING OFF THE ODDS"

Judicial Tribunal's Hearing

London, May 11. The Judicial Tribunal of Inquiry into the alleged leakage of budget information Will morrow, when Sir Maurice Hankey. the Cabinet Secretary and Sır

be resumed to-

party visited the shed in which Richard Hopkins of the treasury there is a "mock-up" of the hull will give evidence on the machin- of one of the glant flying-boats. ery of preparing the budget: The "showing details such as the con- Chancellor of Exchequer will also struction and arrangement of the give evidence if tribunal destres in armchair seats in the saloons, and hear him. the method by which the day ac-

To-day after a statement by the commodation "in certain of the saloons can be transformed into taken from the deputy chairman

Attorney General evidence

comfortable sleeping-berths for night flying. The

was

the

was

banal a preliminary list of tran-

The Attorney General gave

sactions which included

-

he said

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THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1936

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IN ONE LOT

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PROPERTIES

Situated at. Un Long, New Terri- tories and registered in the Distrite Land Offco, N. T., North as

It is now afteen years since the Bristol Aeroplane Company began its development of air-cooled aero-

of Lloyds and a number of insur- luxuriously ance brokers and stockbrokers. The THE engines this work being under the charge of an expert who has made equipped smoking-room was much latter included Mr. Lesile Thomas.

admired; as also this particular feld

pro- son of the Colonial Secretary who menade where, through con- acted in certain transactions on study, Mr. A. H. R. Fedden.

veniently-placed outlook windows, behalf of Sir Alfred Bates.". In Afteen years of progress passengers will be able to watch comparing the first "Jupiter" with the panorama of land or sea that the "Pegasus" of to-day-the"out-is passing below. put per litre of clyinder capacity has been increased 130 per cent: the specific weight, in spite of the addition of gearing and super- charger, bas heen reduced 40 per cent; fuel consumption has been reduced 25 per cent: while maxi- mum crankshaft speeds have been increased from 1,625 to 2,925.

In the engines now being built for the Imperial Airways flying- boats 60 tons of steel forgings are in yet another big shed the actual

In another shed the members of all relatively by insurances against the Committee watched tail increases which in fact were im planes, fins, rudders, and alterons posed in the budget. A number of for the flying-boats in course of these were effccted for Sir Alfred of construction; also nacelles for Bates who is an underwriting mem- the engines. Then they passed on ber of Lloyds and according to in- to inspect the manufacture of a formation given to the tribunal | series of huge petrol tanks each were for the purpose as Judge of which holds 600 galiona. In an- commented of laying off the other section of the works frames odds." and tails were taking shape; while

OTHER INSURANCES

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Other insurances were effected being used for cylinder barrels, hulls of several of the flying-boats for Sir Alfred Bates who the A- crankshafts, connecting rods, air-were seen in process of erection: torney General sald was

old screw shaft, and gears. And this also the main-planes for these friend of Mr J. H. Thomas and TAW material, will be machined giant machines. down to about 25 tons of finished components.

Aluminium and magnesium alloy torgings and castings, weighing a total of 58 tons, will be used for crank-cases, cylinder-beads, reduc- on-gear casings, and rear.covers. This raw material will be machin- ed down until it weighs 23 tons of finished components.

MATERIALS USED.

Over 70 different kinds of materials are used in the manufac-

his son who was Sir Bates' stock-"

Mach interest was displayed in broker. Bates was gravely con- are experimental tank which has cerned with effecis of the possible been installed in the works of increase of taxation on his Invest- Messrs. Short Brothers,

and In ments. which a model of the hull of one of the Imperial Airways flying boats was seen under test.

VETERANS OF THE AIRWAY

One of the veteran pilots of Im

The Attomey General explained that both Bates and Lealle Thomas saw the Colonial Secretary at East-

Demarcation District No. 116, Tot Nos. 2239 and 2241, together with buildings thereon and known as Tai Kiu Houses Nos. 82, 83, 84, 85, 80, 87, 82, 89, 92, 98 and 94.

Demarcation District No. 118 Lot No. 12468 together with buildings. thereot and known as Tai Klu House No. 90.

Demarcation District No. 116 Lot Nos. 3206 and 3507.

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er. but they would all three say T

no reference was made in the pre- sence of any of them to what might happen in the budget and that no disclosures were made by the Colonial Secretary. Mr. J. H.

later.

British Wireless.

ture of a "Pegasus" engine. All perial "Airways, Capt. W. Rogers, Thomas will himself give evidence. this raw material is submitted to now calculates that he has crossed searching tensile, hardness, grain-the Channel by air more than now and other tests in the inakers' | 4,000 times. During a million miles works. And when it reaches the of flying, Capt. Rogers has carried Bristol factory these tests are re- 55,000 passengers without injury to peated, and "checked; to prevent a single one of them, any possibility of faulty material being used in production,

Andther of the "million-mile"

WIRELESS ON THE - EMPIRE ROUTES

Wireless experts are now comh- pilota of Imperial Airways is Capt. pleting a long-distance Empire The majority of components are A. B. H Youell. He started hia, tour, most of it carried out by air, submitted to about 20 different in- aviation career at the age of 16, in which they have been arrang- spections and tests. Each engine mending punctures in aeroplane ing for the Improved wireless is given over 30,000 inspection tyres at a fiying school. A year equipment that will be necessary operations to ensure ita reliability later he was piloting one of the on the Imperial Airways routes and durability under all conditions. school biplanes, and has been fiy- when the new programme of fly- The manufacturing accuracy of ing ever since and when he is not ing by night as well as day comes most of the components is within piloting air-liners he often takes a into operation next year,

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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1986 COMMENCING AT 11 AX.

AT THE SALES ROOM, DUDDELL STREET.

15 Cases, Beads

'Boot Polish

Materials for making Hats Electrical Fusез

1410

6

"

5

8

Metal Ware

"

3

Wood Ware

2

Ornamenta

- Dresner

2

...

Doll Heads:

2

for

Telephone Wires

Ladies

Cloth for making Hats Table Lamps

1 Case Trimmings

a tolerance of one-thousandth of busman's holiday by dying his An important feature of these an inch. Some are considerably family down to the seaside in a improvements is that in tropical aner than this, being of the order small saloon-plane."

zones the old medium-wave in- of one ten-thousanth of an inch. Another of the Imperial Airways stallations are to be replaced by When operating th one of the veterans. Capt. F. Dismore, has short-wave apparatus; white on giant imperial Airways fying spent 24 years in the service of fresh sections of the routes new boats, and when engaged on a aviation, and has carried approxi-stations will be established. 2,000 miles Atlantic night, the mately 80,000 passengers. Famous When medium-wave wirless is, following figures have been work-politicians, financiers, and sports-employed experience has shown ed out in respect of each "Pegasus men recognise him and pause for a that electrical storms are a sourcé engine:-

friendly chat as he goes aboard of interference. Short-wave com- one of the great air-liners to pilot municatiori, however, is much less them to Paris, ‛,*

affected by such conditions, and is 4 Rolls Newsprint

Each crankshaft will turn nearly 2,000,000 revolutions,

Each supercharger Impellor will turn 13,000,000 times.

apTM-

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Artificial Silk Bandings

Badio Scales

11

Buttons and Aluminium

Pencils

1

Anti Smoking Fluid

also

and

Capt, O. P. Jones, yet another of" to replace medium-wave the air veterans of Imperial Air-paratus at many stations, Each, magneto will supply 8,000,- ways, is now well on the way to Next year's accelerated services, 006 sparks.

completing 1,250,000 miles of fly-involving regular night-fying, wiil | A Quantity of Sundry Goods Each propeller tip will traveling. During his 19 years ag mean that more facilities in direc- 7.000 miles in its revolutions.

pilot, Capt. Jones has ñown more tional wireless will be required.

Each ball in the impellor ball- than 50 different types of aircraft. To provide such augmented facili- races will tura 50,000,000 times. When he is not flying he is fond of ties there are to be more than 20 | TERMS |--Cash on Deliveat.

Each "Pegasus" engine has near-swimming; while he is also a suc-new stations along the main Em- ly 168.5 square feet of cooling area. cessful breeder of bull terriera pire air routes which will be able During a 134 hours' fight this dis- his kennels being managed for him to provide aircraft with bearings. sipates 260 BHP. in heat energy---- by his wife when he is away flying, and positions.

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