1937-12-27 — Page 11

NEW SALVAGE VESSEL

(Continued from Pare 1)

AUXILIARY SALVAGE HOLD The bunkers are arranged at sides of boller room and are eam- structed so that they are suitable for the carriage of coat or oil fael. Forward of the boiler room is situated the crew's space and the

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space below is utilised as an aux- fary salvage hold, in which are stared materials and tools neces- sary for salvage repairs. Fresh water is carried in the bottom tanks situated below the engine room and salvage holds. Fuci oll for the Diesel auxillarles and salvage pumps is carried in a tank immediately aft of the engine room.

The petty officers' rooms are situated in the bridge tween deck space. Quarters for, the salvage crew are in the space under the raised quarter deck aft and in the bridge tween decks.

Accommodation for the omcers and European members of the salvage party is on an exceptional- ly elaborate scale for this class of vessel. The saloon house contains a spacious dining saloon withi

pantry adjoining. Five rooms capable of accommodating nine persons are arranged at sides of saloon. The steel" house on the navigating bridge deck contains a large room on the port side for the Captain, and on the starboard side are rooms for the Chief Om- cer. Wireless Operator and wireless cabin. Bathrooms are provided for Officers and Salvage Engineers.

SALVAGE PARTY OF 195 The vessel has accommodation for crew and salvage party of 185 consisting of Captain. Chlef om- cer. Chief Engineer, 2nd. Engineer; seven Salvage Engineers. Wireless Operator: Afteen Petty Officers, twenty-two crew and one hundred and forty six salvage crew.

The spacious wheel house and chart room contains many modern navigational devices. The steel

vernment Marine" Surveyor's re- quirements consist of a 26'0% motor lifeboat fitted with a motor of 14 BHP., a double-ended 26'0" lifeboat. Five buoyancy apparatus each for 22 persons and a suficient board. There is also installed a number of life-belts for all on

flat bottomed scow of robust con- struction to be used for transpor- ting pumps and other heavy gens..

The boat davits which are of the "Oswald" Patent gravity type provide amply head room below the boats and give good deck space. A large refrigerated store room is provided in bridge space and a frigidaire is atted in the pantry.

A powerful steam combined wind- lass and capstan is situated on the forecastle for operating stock- less anchors and cables. The an- chors are snugly housed in pockets within the line of shell plating.

Two strong capstans are provided or. main deck abreast engine casing for working derricks and for warping purposes.

The steam steering gear is placed directly on rudder stock fitted with hydraulic brake gear and controlled from bridge by telemotor.

A Merryweather fire monitor is fitted on raised platform on boat deck.

TAI KOO DESIGN

Twin triple expansion engines of Talkoo design are fitted, 'capable of developing a total of 1,800 I.H.P. Each LP. cylinder. has separate steam and exhaust piston valves for economy and smoothness of working.

Two coal. burning multitubular return tube bollers fitted with hot air forced draught, and designed for a working pressure of 200 lbs. per square inch, provide steam for the. main engines, auxiliaries, and salvage hose connections. During normal harbour duties only one

always maintained at maximum pressure and practically atting as a steam reservoir, being available, day and night, for emergency calls.

The main circulating pumps are designed to function as salvage pumps and are capable of dealing, with 600 tons per hour against a suction head of 40 ft. through a multiple, suction valve chest on the main deck, which is fitted with four 8" bore hose connections.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1937.

PEACE AND

PACIFICATION

Germany's Demand For Future

Paris. Dec. 25.

The purpose of his journey to Germany and his impressions there are explained by the former French Premier. M. Fandin, in the "Paris Soir."

The purpose of the journey was, he declared, to become acquainted | with the German point of view. Germany demanded return of her African Colonies Lord Halifax had received precise explanations of the German point of view and the French Government had been informed about it in London

The decision never to return to the League, announced by Ger- many's leading men. had to be considered as definite.

Regarding the general organisa- tion of peace in Europe Germany was suggesting that a Franco- German Entente would be a much better instrument of peace and pacification than a resuscitation of the League. Covenant, which had been a disappointing failure as far as practical application was con- cerned.

Germany was pointing out that French conception of the status quo was opposed by dynamic con- ception of historical development Germany demanded that her vital interests would not be blocked by France. A Franco-German agree ment would evidently be only a

pact of mutual confidence which could be guaranteed by agreement

on armaments.

Whatever might be the outcome of the experiment, whether recon- ciliation of the various "axes" of

feverishly arming Europe be pos- sible or not. It should be borne in mind that quick action must be taken. M. Flandin concluded.-- . Transocean News Service.

ADDIS ABABA

Cairo, Dec. 25.

The Egyptian Government is contemplating removal of the Egyptian consulate at Add's Ababa to Djibouti, in French Somaliland. as a visible protest against separa- tion of the Abyssinian Coptic Church from the Coptic Patriar- chate in Alexandria.

|BOOKS TO BE AIR- CONDITIONED

British Museum -

Innovation

Reconstruction of the North West

Quadrant of the British Museum, where books are shelved, has just been completed. This is the first step of a programme of reconstruc- tion and rearrangement.

In place of the old "Iron Library," dating from 1854-57, there is a new steel library with fire-resisting walls and floors. It contains six instead of three floors, and will hold six times as many books as before.

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JÁCK HYLTON

AND HIS RECORDS

Court Order Refused

Mr. Justice Crossman, in the Chancery Division, refused a ap- plication made on behalf of Mr. Jack Hylton, the dance-band lea- der, in the action brought by him against the Gramophone Company Ltd. The case concerned royalties on records of performances made by his band under two agreements with the company, dated in 1927

and 1931.

Mr. Hylton asked that the com- pany should be ordered to file an Each of the other quadrants will affidavit fully stating what docu- be similarly reconstructed. Workments were in their possession will begin on the North-Eastern relating to royalties due on records Quadrant early in the New Year.

An innovation is an air con- ditioning plant, which keeps the atmosphere in the new stacks at a temperature that does not vary more than two degrees. This is primarily to preserve the books. but eventually it will be extended to the Reading Room,

NEW BOOK CONVEYORS Even more important from the readers' point of view is the new system of book conveyors, designed to make the fetching and delivery of books easter and quicker.

The plant for carrying books

consists of two elevators, each serving six floors and connected in the sub-basement by a two-way belt conveyor. On this travel stand-

ard wooden boxes containing the books.

The new apparatus, which is called the "Paternoster" system. because it counts boxes as pater- rosters are told, on a rosary, was borrowed from Germany. Two off- cials of the Reading Room paid a visit to the Prussian State Library, and adapted the type of conveyor in use there to the needs of the British Museum,

When the reconstruction is com-

Other improvements include a new system of lighting, making it easy to see books on the bottom shelves, Improved staff accommod" ation, and a more highly developed system of pneumatic tubes at the central desk for despatching re- aders' slips for books.

screen at fore end has five vertical boiler is necessary, the other boller, EGYPT'S PROTEST INpleted there will be eight elevators. sliding windows and a. Kents' clear view screen; over these windows a steel sun glare shield has been Atted. The cabinet for direction finder apparatus is incorporated In the Chart Table. The wheel house contains echo-suunding ap- paratus of "Euson" Admiralty type, recording dial "Chernikeeff" "patent log, a Dobbic-McInnes shaft revolution and direction indicator; tow rope pull indicator; barometer

Election of the Abyssinian priest. and other usual mautical instru-

Abraham, as Abuna, of Metrol- ments. On the sun deck"over wheel

politan. of the autonomous Coptic house there is a ralled platform on

Church in Abyssinia, which took In addition to the main circulat-place under Italian instigation s which is placed a "Huson" dead beat standard compass, directioning pumps, two auxiliary centri- regarded in Calro as an act of finder pedestal, and an automatic

hostility towards Egypt. feed arc lamp searchlight,

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circulating the condenser when the main pumps are on salvage duty: and to keep the engine "vely" A heavy lender of semi-circular during the constant manoeuvring section composed of wood comple- of towing duties, an auxiliary air tely encased in steel is fitted at pump is provided for maintain- main deck level and a heave hard-ing the vaccum in the condenser. wood fender and forecastle deck: Two 60 kilowatt dynamos, one level. Round the stern and at the being driven by a steam reciprocat- how large rope fenders are pro-ing engine, the other by a 90 B.H.P. vided.

twin cylinder "Talkoo-Sulzer", two- The life-saving appliances which stroke. Diesel engine, supply power comply with the Hong Kong Go-for the portable electric submer-

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Ever since the fourth Century the Abuna has been appointed and consecrated by the Alexandrian Patriarch- Transocean News Service.

SUSPICIOUS LETTERS

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Los Angeles Dec. 25. The United States is showing evidence of tightening up her guard of the entire Pacific coast after the seizure of a sheaf of letters, described as being of a suspicious nature from a Japanese steamer and the capture of a Japanese fishing boat by Customs

For fire purposes, pumps are fitted capable of discharging 200 tons per hour against a head of 240 feet through a Merryweather swivelling monitor. The two main agents. circulating pumps, when connected The letters were seized as the in-series, Tre also capable of dis-result of a raid on the liner Tat- charging 200 tons per hour against suta Maru in San Francisco. ja head of 240 feet for this service through a specially designed mul- tiple deck connection.

Compressed air for blowing com- partments on stranded vessels and for pneumatic tools is provided by means of a steam driven, two- cylinder, "Broomwade" compressor,

INTERESTING FEATURE

An Interesting feature is incor- porated in the towing hook, which, instead of being fitted with the jusual massive spring, is provided with a hydraulle, towing cylinder which caters for the tug's-max- Jimum pull, and a speed discrepancy of 2 knots. Thus the possibility of

United States destroyers. are ac tively patrolling southern - Call- fornian waters, several fishing boats have been halted and in- spected at San Diego.

The oficials of the Reading Room receive an average of 2,000 applications for books a day, and handle an average of 3,400 volumes.

The reconstruction of the North- West Quadrant has taken three years. It is hoped that when the other three quadrants are com- pleted, in eight or 10 years, it will take a minimum of 15 minutes to obtain books from the farthest part of the building.

At present the average time is threequarters of an hour, with; 15 minutes as the minimum, and 14 hours as the maximum.

DEATH OF JEAN LADY INCHCAPE

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The death has occurred Glenapp Castle. Ballahtrae. Sco- tland, of Jean Countess of In- chcapé.

A daughter of James Shanks, of Arbroath, she married the late Earl of Inchcape 54 years ago. He was then James Lyle Mackay, and by his outstanding "ability he became the great shipowner who, at the time of his death in 1932, was chairman of the P. and O. and the British India Steam Navigation Companies,

Lord and Lady Inchcape had known one another from child- It is reported that the Mexican hood, and when in the later years Government have ordered gun-

of her life she suffered from Il- boats to closely check Japanese health he showed wonderful de- fishing boats, following allegations that allen hydrographic experts have been sounding and charting Pacific Coastal waters.--- fruter.

"DRASTIC PUNITIVE

ACTION"

Shanghai Dec. 25.

votion.

Their third, daughter, the Hon Elsie Mackay, attempted to fly the Atlantic in 1938, but was lost. In his solicitude for Lady Inchcape he kept the news from her for five days, in an endeavour to prevent a netback to her health.

On his death he left her, with other bequests, an annuity £100,000,

of

[breaking tow ropes is reduced to à The Japanese army authorities Lady Inchcape leaves one son

minimum.

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MARYSE HILSZ

have decided to take "drastic and four daughters-the Earl of The portable pumping plant punitive action against the "Chi- Inchcape. Lady Craigmyle, Lady consists of air electrically driven

nese vandals who destroyed Japan- Janet Bailey, and Lady Ele Merryweather submersible salvage ese property in Shantung." declared Millington-Drake. pumps, each capable of pumping spokesman of the Japanese gar- 200 tons per hour against a head rison here to-day.

40 feet, four Diesel driven

He added that Japan reserves pumps, each capable of pumping the right to demand indemnifice- 200 tons per hour. and a large tion, and is prepared to obtain number steam driven pumps and guarantees that Japanese property pulsometers, thus providing a wide is not molested in future. (range of power units for salvage The spokesman said that nine

|purposes.

Japanese cotton mills in Tsingtao Oxy-acetylene plant is installed were blown up "by order of the for steel cutting,, both above and Municipal authorities in Taing- below water

tao," and claimed that Japanese property in Tsingtao, was being "freely looted by Chinese regulars

The hull and machinery of the vessel have been bullt under the

· Auk Pļi Seng's Trading Co., Ltd., survey of the Hong Kong Govern- | and mobs.”—-

ment Marine Burveyor.

Hongkong.

Bader,

Baigon, Dec. 25. Mile. Maryse Hilss, the French aviatrix, took off at 5.04 p.m. (G.. M.T.) yesterday on her return jour- ney to Paris, after breaking the Farts-Saigon record.

She plans to dy to France' in three hops, landing at Jodhpur, Damascus and Paris, and spending Christmas Day in the air.- Beuter.

returned. He wished to see the documents on which the accounts he had received were based.

Mr. H. G: Robertson, for the company, said that for nine years the half-yearly accounts had been rendered and accepted. Mr. Hylton was not entitled to reopen the ac-

count.

It would take months to prepare the affidavit claimed, and involve a search through millions of en- tries in the books. The statements already sent to Mr. Hylton showed sales in 18 territories all over, the world.

Mr. Justice Crossman said the discovery asked for ought to be deferred until the main issue, whe- | ther Mr. Hylton was entitled to.. reopen the account, had been determined. His lordship leave to appeal.

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"PEOPLE'S COUNCIL OF THE CHINESE REPUBLIC"

Petping, Dec. 25. Preparations for establishment of a new "People's Council of the Chinese Republic" were completed on Thursday, and the body was constituted "yesterday.

The Council will not be a poli- tical body, and itg task will be to "enlighten" the population regard- ing measures of the provisional government."- Transocean News Service.

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