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BATTLESHIPS BUILDING

NO COMPETITION

ENVISAGED

London, May 28,

In the debate on the supple- mentary estimate of £10,300,000 for the new programme of naval Construction in the House of Com- nions this evening, Lord Stanley, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty said he shared the op position's regre at the necessity for this very consid:rabie increase

EMPEROR SAYS

HE HAS NOT ABDICATED

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HOPING TO COME TO EUROPE SOON

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1936.

ENGINEERING AND BUILDING

MARINE INSTALLATIONS

Some Varied Problems

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REPLACEMENT

PUMPING MACHINERY

For The Golf Course.

The problema presented by mo these must be well cross-chocked Extracts from an article which Jerusalem, May 11.

tive power required for mariçe | and kneed, The Emperor of Abyssinia dentes that he has at any time abdicated Purposes are of a varied nature. his authority He made this de- claration in an exclusive ment to me to-day, writes a cof- respondent.

state-

and each must be considered on its merits,

The replacement of an existing power unit resolves itself into the the bequest.on of how many of

existing Attings can be used again tsuit the new unit. A new pro-

the

i naval expenditure and at the fact that The incessant efforts made by every British Govern

In the case of Ashing cra.t the ment since. the war to get an

of working" has to method agreed Imitation of armaments

studled as different sections v. had not been more successful. On

He emphasised that he had left the coast have their pecularities the question of battleships, Lord

his country sú as to be in a bet-in this respect. For instance, the Stanley said that he could only ter position to plead Abyssinia's Comish nsherman works on

peat they were not building

cause in quarters where the voice starboard side of his vessel which against any single country but t had ben proved by the mere facto Justice could be heard. For this means a centre propelling engine. That Germany. France and Italy purpose he took with "him all the

high offelals of the central Gov- the long hours of slow running were all buliding battleships, that ernment but left behind all the when paying out the line Atted

th Even in day of battleships was not over machinery, of the provincial and on the port side. and i was essential to start as

municipal Governments.

case of twin screw propelling en- is the starboard engine early as possible in replacing the rapidly aging British battlefleets. -British Wireless..

COAL MINES BILL

Redraft To Be Made

London. May 28. The announcement arising out of the decision of the Government last Monday week not to go 10 ' division on the second reading or the Coal Mines Bill" after the opposition had developed on both sides of the House to the amend- ments which the Government in- dicated it would introduce in the committee stage "was made by the Prime Minister

the In

House Mr.

of Commons this evening. Baldwin sald the Government was held by the principles of the Blil but had decided. It must be

postponed ill autumn as sufficient

time

was

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avallabie

with possibly a smaller unit, for

The Italians, he declared, used gines

L-appeared In "Golf Illustrated" and written by Mr. R. A. Swain- son, A.MIME., are reprinted be- low and will, we are sure, be of Interest to our readers.

Few colt clubs realise that the

machine

on the

i

water pump is practically the only und

multipurpose peller of suitable, diameter pitch for the new conditions will no doubt be required and if the course. propeller shaft is not too small There 023 clubs which find this, together with the stern tube; work for their pump all the year For twin round. In the spring and autumn need not be replaced. screw vessels where the shaft this machine is called upon centres are Axed the layout the

in worming process;

the the machinery may not quite as

summer it is in everyday use for new vessel. good as that for a

watering; in winter there

alteration but with care

.'ו

for

1s

all varieties of gas without serious culte close to the centre of the Engine seatings invariably require draining to be done, and at any

elleet except in

the

of vessel, case

Static pull rather

than some

moment the pump may be called

the speed is the consideration where this can be kept to a minimum-upon to deal with an outbreak of

hyperlie, which destroyed the morale 01 the Abyssinian soldiers, who were entirely without means to attend to the burns it caused.

terrible

The Emperor to-day spent a re- latively quiet day: During the morning he allowed a fim com- pany to take a sound-film.

the

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concerned and as ac- tugs are commodation is not of paramount importance the space available for machinery Is large percentage or the hull. The comfort of pas- be In launches should sengers carefully studied which means that engine room space must be kept to a minimum. The genera

whilst cargo vessel and coaster being of a slower type with large hull does not usually have a long engine room, as the cargo space must be kept to the maximum possible.

single screw vessel is Where a being converted to twin screw, hogging pieces can be fitted to a wooden vessel to take the stern gear and in the case of a steel Fessel bosses hullt into the frames. with possibly one spectacle frame necessary. Care should be are taken that the existing air re- tanks. and other ceivers. fuel components. are capable of any fresh demands which may be made on them.

A new vessel gives better scope for an ideal installation arrange- ment but here again the space available is not unlimited and every effort should be made to give a compact arrangement consistent with accessibility.

fire.

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Notwithstanding the drought o the last three seasons, some golf revenues have considerably club increased where such clubs have kept their greens in good condi- tion by judicious watering.

WHEN GREENS DRY

Where the

have greens

been left to dry up, not only has the

revenue

gone down. but heavy. expenses have been incurred in re-turfing. This question of requires very careful watering consideration or more harm than 600 may be done to the greens.

One often hears the remark

"there's nothing better than the rain," but this has been proved to be entirely erroneous. Amazing results have been obtained by

CABLE TO GENEVA

Referring to private property be- longing to the Royal family left behind, the Emperor told me that ine Abyssinian Government had respected all the private pro-

nere conversion from an sau Italians. of

It perty

pre-

tc of engine "power is being mad

can usually be sumed that he expects the same

the Stern tube- treatment from the Italians to-

Accommodated by boring out the wards Abyssinian property..

rudder post as these vessels are The Emperor declared that from mostly of wooden construction: The question of engine opera- outsel he considered that If the rudder post is too short.tion from the deck, is one which economic and financial Sanctions, hogging places secured to the keel is rapidly coming to the fore and

we give the in this connection rudder post will give from

The necessary support.

rudderlustration of how this has been

embodied in the bridge telegraph watering the greens from surface will have to be cut away to torm the propeller aperture and any of a tug which is engined with water ponds or a

bea Petter Atomic Marine engine has been formed into a pond by area can of steering

adam.

Here we have loss

of the direct reversing type, deve- use of compensated for by an addition to

B.E.P. The engine water which has been sun-warm-

ed and brought to a temperature: the outer edge of the rudder. Asloping 195 the extra weight of machinery revolutions and direction of rota-

ation are treated on the tacho- normal with the atmosphere, so increased draft will give an

of the that when applied to the greens meter mounted in front similar weight must be removed from the ballast packed around steering wheel, and the pedal at there is no danger of chilling the the keel. Suitable engine bearers the foot of the telegraph column fine leaf fescue. which the green- of substantial proportions will be controls the air for starting pur-keeper is so anxious to encourage. necessary, and to ensure rigidity poses. G.J.N.

were far

after which themselves recess in the heavy Parliamentary complete, would be ineffective by t.metable. The Government themselves, and he always pressed would make use of the interval for their intensification. to redraft the Bill which would Include changes announced in the debate on the second reading.--. British Wireless:

QUEEN MARY':

Broadcasts For Children

!!

London, May 28. Messages from the liner Queen . Mary to-day record the run

326 miles from Cherboug was ac- complished at an average speed VI 28.73 knots. Passengers are nanimous in declaring her mar- vellously comfortable ship. They "say there is almost complete ab- sence of vibration and out of sight of the sea. Itself it is hard to be- Beve cue is "aboard the ship.

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The Emperor cabled at length to Geneva in view of to-day's sitting of the League Council, and also spoke by telephone to London and : Paris.

All day there was a steady pro-

cession of passengers to the Em- peror's hotel carrying articles with which members of the Royal party could replenish their wardrobes...

It is covicus that the Emperor contemplates going to Europe in the very

searching for a private house

near future. as he is

which to Instat his family.

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CORONATION DATE

London May 28.

It is announced in the London

Westminster Abbey

and

ENGINEERING NOTES FROM GREAT BRITAIN

LIGHTING IN INDUSTRY

School children all over Great Gazette to-night that the Corona- Britain will laten in to-morrow | ton of King Edward VIII will take afternoon to a descriptive broad-place in

од The importance of light in in- cast from the liner in mid-ocean Wednesday, May 20 (12?) next year, dustry is recognised to-day "more specially arranged for schools. The date was formally approved than it has ever been. At the same Sir Edgar Britten, Commander by His Majesty at a meeting of time there is a good deal of mis- and Mr. Llewellyn Roberts, chief the Privy Council this morning at conception prevailing as to just engineer, will go to the micro- Buckingham Palace which was what are the fundamentals of good phone and themselves tell the children something of their work and responsibilities.-- British Wireless.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT

London. May 23. Newspapers 1 comment on the draft orders in Council under the Government of India Act issued yesterday express satisfaction It had been possible to fix April 1, 1937 as the dace for setting up of the system of provincial, Autonomy

attended by several Cabinet industrial lighting. Ministers. the Archbishop of Can- Whatever lighting is chosen for terbury and Earl Marshal To industrial premises there are cer- morrow morning the Coronation tain things at which it is neces- will be proclaimed by Heralds at sary to alm. The lighting must be St. James Palace. Charing Cross. planned, no matter whether day- Temple Bar and Royal Ex-light or artificial, to increase pro- change....

quetion, to avoid wasts and mis- British Wizplean.

rakes, to cut down accidents to the minimum and to promote the com- fort and well-being of work peo- plu.

NEW COLONIAL SECRETARY

London, May 28. The King has approved the ap-

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THE IMPORTANCE OF

'DEFINITION'.

stream which

A still more important advantage of using surface water is that it contains the salts and minerals Indigenous to the land, and holds It suspension the natural fertilis- ing elements. It will be realised that clubs having a small stream o pond on their course are ex- tremely fortunate, and are acting unwisely in not making use o such a supply.

A good quality unkinkable rubber hose of 1-in: bore will cost ap- proximately tenpence

foor. per while galvanised, iron pipe will cost approximately fivepence per foot.

Whereas in the past almost every form of light was the result br raising matter to a high tempara-

DETERIORATION ture, this lamp-employs quite a different principle. Mercury vapour

Deterioration of good quality and rare gases, enclosed in a glass tube, allow the passage of an elec-rubber hose is nothing like the discharge-a continuous prevalent idea: clubs which have trical lightning flash, as it were. As the had rubber hose fifteen years still current passes, the molecules are and it in good condition. Water highly agitated and give out radia-

preserves rubber, but oxidises fron or steel. The deciding factor in tions in the form of light.

The Ostra lamp gives the bulk of the choice of iron pipe or rubber Its radiations in the yellow-green-hose is the position of the greens blue range, and by a fortunate; relative to the water supply. coincidence the materials, ma

stale plan of the course is invalu- chines and products of industry are,

to a very large degree, of a able, and in cases where a course character which can be most easily has several ponds it may be pos- reach any green from AN ALTERNATIVE TO seen by this coloured Ught. It is sible to

the adjacent pond with one reel SUNLIGHT

claimed, for instance, that the in-

If only

is one pond troduction of. this lighting has of hose.

a. run

of trop

pipe brought about an appreciable de-available

having connections at positions within a reel's length of any green would be found satisfactory."

As man lives in a world lighted

in eleven British Indian provinces pointment of Mr. W.G.A. Ormsby by the sun and with a physio- and for the separation of Burma. Gore as Colonial Secretary in place logical make-up adapted through- This decision has been facilitated of Mr. J.H. Thomas who resigned out the ages to suit the conditions by the Government's adoption of last Friday. Mr. Ormsby Gore of sunlight, it is almost inevitable the report, of Sir Otto Niemeyer on has been a member of Parliament that people should look on sun- the allocation of certain revenues without interruption since 1910. light as the most satisfactory of all between the central and provincial He had been first Commissioner kinds of light. But when attempts Governments. The draft orders or Works in the National Govern- ¦ are made artificially to imitate will be considered by Parliament ment slace 1931. He was the sunlight, either in intensity or col- shortly after Whitsunde recess. Under Secretary for Colonies from our value. It ly found that the cost British Wireless.

1922 to 1924 and again from 1924- 1929,-

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REPORT READY

the

London, May 28, The Home Secretary at question time in the House of Commons the had received announced he report of the Judicial tribunal appointed to enquire into alleged leakage of budget informa- tion. Sir John Simon added the report would be available for dis- tribution on Tuesday. "British "Wireles

FOREIGN SECRETARY TO HOLIDAY IN THE COUNTRY

prohibitive, except for compara- tively minute areas. Science, there- fore, has sought ways and means of finding an alternative to daylight, which can be applied to the large roofed areas of industrial build- and actual ings. Experiments trials of the latest and most re- markable source of artificial Ught,

crease in rejected parts.

to

In addition to improved vision, this lighting is also extremely

Since grit and sand may be efficient from the point of view of direct cost. On a lumenwatt, basis drawn into

the purp with "the the lamps give nearly three times water, ayold constructions which ttie light of a gasfilled tungsten are irreparably damaged by erosive" nament lamp, and, in addition. liquids. The reciprocating platon the burning life averages 1,500 or

18 -found ram pump hours, while it is less susceptible

stand up well to such .. use. to harm frém continuous vibration.

Leaves, weeds, etc., may be drawn into the pump and foul the valve, st that it is necessary to have quick access to the inside of the pump to clear, the valves without the

a skilled assistance of mechanic. A good pressure water is required at the sprinkler

NEW MEMBER OF COMMISSION

London, May 28,

of

to throw a high shower, and pres-,

the Osira, electric discharge lamp, į The King has approved the Invented and developed by the appointment of Mr. R.B, Ewbank sure is also required to force the London, May 28. General Electric Co.; England. as a member of the Commission water through the pipe. so that Dump must be capable of of the Government of Newfound-the The Foreign

Mr. have proved that an economical Becretary

succeed Sir John Hope delivering the required amount of Anthony Eden will spend Whit-source of lighting is now available land to

Simuson in Regtember next.— water at a pressure, of at least suntide holiday in the country which is,. In many cases, more

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