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FLYING BOAT.

Sets up New Record of 92 Miles an Hour.

TWO TWIN-SIX MOTORS, Averaging better than ninety-

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Packard engines until they turned 2800 revolutions a minute, Wood mado it cortain, almost from the start, that the old mark was due to fall. The motors were turning 2000, the wheel was making 3450 revolutions, and the motors por formed perfectly. At no time was Jany trouble encountered.

Although ho did not think the two miles an hour in six trinds of boat was doing better than 80 one nautical mile cach, Georgo miles an hour, Wood believes that| Wood, piloting his Misa America it will yet travel faster than 100| VII., on the Detroit River (USA), m/p/h. shattered by more than twelve miles an hour the world's record of sayon years' standing for apeod boats and hydroplanos.

The big Packard motors used in) this boat are the ones previously fitted in Miss America VI. They were too powerful for that" huli, Wood's actual average time was and the boat sank The engines 92.808 miles an hour. The were raised from the river bed, previous unofficial record, held by taken apart, and reassembled. The himself, was 80,667,

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GARDNER ENGINES IN NEW HONGKONG LAUNCH,

The Installation of a ect of Gardner engines in the new launch "Lila" which has been built by Messrs. W. S. Balley & Co., marks Another step in the modernising of the launches belonging to the Harbour Master's Department The "Lila" is indeed in every respect a modern ship, and her buliders have spared no pains to make her one of the most com- fortably equipped and furnished launches in the Colony.

initial charge of the air receivers and as a standby should "the charge, through any cause, be lost. An accumulator of 100 ampere hour capacity is neatly fitted in a locker and this supplies current for lighting throughout the vessel, a number of dans and a 5 cubic feet refrigerator. Provision is also made for an electric search- light with deck house control.

The Lla la designed by the huilders not for speed but for com-

A view of the engine room.

fort and high class finish and is a handsome teakwood vessel of 80 in length by 16' beam with raking atem, cruiser stern, and flared bows for eca-worthiness and wide deck space forward.

The trials were held on December 21st., and the party present on that occasión were loud in their praises in the steadiness and beauty of the new craft, as well as in the excellent perfor- mance of the new Gardner engines. At each end of machinery space It is interesting to note that an- is 3/16" steel bulkhead insulated ather act of Gardner engines have with asbestos 2" thick and panelled been ordered for a launch now with Philippine mahogany; the being built for the Hongkong-peak bulkheads are also of steel. Cheung Chau Ferry, Service. At each side of engine room are These will be of greater power the all fuel tanks of 1/16′′ than those in the "Lilu" which steel plate and necessary fittings, consist of a Twin Set of Gardner, with controls led to dock. 4-cylinder, Crude Oil Engines, The deck cabin is forward of developing 144 B.H.P. at normal boiler casing, neatly panelled with rating. The shafting and pro- Philippine mahogany and with pellers are direct driven through railway carriage windows at sides clutches and ns the engines are and fore end and curtains of the compressed air reversing windows; the settee is covered type, heavy and bulky transmission with Rexine and has spring bot- floor covered with reverse gears are dispensed with. tom and Each engine is complete with ita noleum. The state room has own elreulating pump, bilge polished brass poris fitted each pump, and air compressor, so that side, and sides of room and ceiling the risk of complete breakdown is in Philippine mahogany and with practically eliminated.

spring beds and drawers. Settec

Group taken on board during the trials.

Auxiliary Set.

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with lockers beneath, hair-stuffed An auxiliary set is also fitted, cushions and 'holland cover; floor comprising a amall 3 B.H,P. covered with linoleum, dressing Gardner Paraffin engine, direct table and wardrobe of mahogany coupled to a 1% K.W., 32 volt, C.D. and curtains to ports with two Lancashire dynamo of the battery braas gimble laraps. Toilet below. charging type. It also drives deck with under-water-line Java- through a clutch a small air com- tory, wash basin, mirror and hat pressor which Ja, used for the and coat hooks and towel, rail with

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The principle of condensation, which has long been known, has been used to decided advantage in many other fields of mechanical endeavour but up to the introduc- tiled floor, brass gimble lamp and tion of this new type radiator ins

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ventilatora, never been applied to the automo Cabin forward panelled with bilo. mahogany and with two sofa berths, dressing table, drawers tion as compared to the old type and leckors and hinged ports, floor radiator its operation allows a de covered with linoleum, curtains) sign of much greater rigidity. The over ports and brass gimble lamps, core is surrounded by three tanks Cabin abaft engine room fitted one at either side and one at the with spring bed and drawers and top. Thus the tubes are braced on similarly panelled, dressing table three sides as compared to two on locker, hinged ports, linoleum and the old type. gible damp. Lavatory on port

Water is introduced into the tank Aide with under-water-lino W. C. wash basin, hat and coat hooks, at the top and flows from thore into linen locker and led flour, brass the cool water tank at one side. From there it passes into gimble lamp and polished copper the engine. After passing

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ventilators. Kitchen on port side Iwith cooking range, sink and through dresser, tiled floor and oil lamp returned to the tank at the other Crews galley abaft kitchen with alde of the radiator and then flows cooling range and lockers, tiled radiator core cooling surface where horizontally through 384 inches of floor and bulkhead lamps. Orews) lavatory on starboard side aft with it is cooled and returned to the

cool water tank. under-water-line W.C. wash basin, tiled floors and oil lampa. Bath- The primary advantage of this rooms similarly ted and with new design lies in the fact that ang onarolled bath. Crewa apace water or anti-freeze mixture which| aft with alx bunks. The rail and may become vaporized while passing fender of vessel are fitted all through the engine is cooled and round with heavy polished brass condensed before it reaches the out- coping and all bollards and fair- leads, etc., are of polished brass.

The vessel is wired for search light and 39 light and fan points and all the fitting and upholstery are of the very highest class.

let vent and remains in the a soling system, therefore, as a liquid. In the vertical (old) type radiator this low vent and be lost to the system. vapor would pass out of the over-

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