ADVERTISEMENT.
Coke.
"Kaiping" coal being bituminous makes a first-class coke. The Company have installed at Tongshan and at Chin Wang Lao coke ovens for the production of coke under qualified foreign supervision.
For the purpose of sales, the coke is graded into two classes, riz. --No. 1 is a first-class foundry coke, and is particularly suitable for large castings It is equal to Pease's or other first-class English cokes, and is superior to Baird's "Gartshore” or other good Scotch cokes.
No. 2 is a good coke for ordinary castings for which there is a good demand. It is also used for house stoves.
Coal Tar.
Coal tar of a good quality is supplied in barrels of 450 lbs., and in tins of 56 lba, required.
BRICKFIELDS,
Firebricks, Fireclay and Tiles.
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The Company have a very extensive business in the manufacture of a high quality of bricks and tiles, made from fireclay obtained in the district which is celebrated for its good quality.
The bricks are made from clay ground, pressed, dried and burned on the most approved and modern English method, and recently Bull's Patent Kilns, so extensively used with great success in India, have been introduced.
The brickfields are capable of turning out about one million ordinary square firebricks per month, and the quality and make of the bricks is guaranteed, the work being carried out under qualified foreign supervision.
A large stock of the ordinary sizes made in five different qualities to suit the trade, is kept in store. These bricks are classed as follows:
A. Class Bricks are specially suited for furnaces where the bricks are required to withstand great heat.
B. Class Bricks are suitable for fire grates and such work where the bricks do not require to stand any great heat.
C. Class Bricks are a first-rate building brick, uniform and well-finished, and are equal to first-class bricks of English make of this kind.
D. Class Bricks make a good building brick, but are not quite so well finished as C. Class E. Class Bricks are made to compete with the Chinese-made brick which is not much better than a sun-dried brick. Though apparently cheaper than this class of brick produced by the Company, it is not actually so, being smaller in area, besides lacking in finish and uniformity This class of brick is not recommended for high buildings nor for heavy construction work.
A specialty in flooring tiles made from fireclay is manufactured by the Company. Thes tiles are suitable for ship's galleys, etc.
The Company are prepared to make bricks or tiles of all kinds and of every shape.
CEMENT WORKS.
Portland Cement.
At Tongshan there are large cement works, fitted with the most modern machinery for th production of a first-class Portland cement-called "Tangshan Cement."
The works are under the supervision of highly skilled Europeans.
The raw products used for the manufacture of the cement are found in unlimited quantitie in the neighbourhood of the works, which cheapens the cost of production as compared with othe cements, thereby enabling the Company to hold the market for the whole of North China agains the keen competition of Japanese, “Green Island” (Hong-Kong), German and British cements
"Tangshan" cement has already gained the highest approval of many competent authoritie on account of its invariable good quality, constancy of volume, strength, fineness, etc.
"Tangshan" cement is packed in strongly-made barrels (carefully made at the works from thoroughly seasoned timber to prevent leakage through handling and on account of climat conditions) and in strongly made bags. The barrel contains 375 lbs. net and the bag 187; Ibs other sizes may be made to order,
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