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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1929.

MOTOR VESSEL RE- BOTTOMED.

KOWLOON' DOCK'S EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT.

MACHINERY TRIALS,

WATER SITUATION. «

INCREASE OF 258 MILLION GALLONS LAST WEEK..

The total storage in the islanti reservoirz on Monday morning, according to figures supplied by the Director of Public Works, amounted to 1261.80 million gal lons, showing an increase of The trial trip of the motor ves-258.06 million gallons during the sel Raby Castle, lasting from

past week: the amount collected Tuesday to Wednesday morning, marked the last stage in a magni- from streams being 289.10 million ficent piece of work performed by the longkong and Whampoa Dockyard Company.

Practically the whole of the Ahip'a bottom was torn off when she went nshore in the Philippines in January, and the dockyard built new one on to her at their Tal Wan Works.

It is regarded as the finest piece of dockyard work in the Far East. To cumplete it, it was necessary entirely to remove the huge Diesel engine from the ship.

The little group of men who bearded the Raby Castle at the Hongkong and Whampoa Dockyard, on Tuesday morning, gave no out- ward impression of the fact that em- the briel journey they were barking upon was the culmination of the greatest fent of dockyard en- gineering in the Far East,

Everything aboard the big motor vessel was sick and span, heren- gines were in tip top condition, her BU DA sour de the day she was Jaunered,

uhrers and crew rendy or the great trial which was the to prove to the work what Hongkong and whampaa Dockyard would have Cou 40. No VIL thought that a new'nun « diuşsaltä tuwed ago that same vessel wis slowly into Hongkong harbour with her button must 10 off, a erypied, bass of 1pon alla 81001, AN sae sailed down that same harbour yesterday sa' was a vessel of which Any owner might be proud, and re- presented the biggest job that the Rockyard have tackled.

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Here are the facts, which speak for undanserves, regarding the work performed

Castle. on the Raby On January 20 of this year the vesset ran aground in the Philip pine Islands and had her bottom al- most completely torn away. Some weeks later her owners decided that she be towed to Hongkong and that the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company be entrusted with the Culossal task of re-bottoming the Yussel. To do this it was neces sary first to remove the 600 ton Diesel engine from the ship, in such a manner as not to damage a single part, and to return it when the re- Dottoming was completed,

gallons.

CORRESPONDENCE.

['

Flowers and Funerals.

To The Editor of Hongkong.

Telegraph.1

Sir-Sone weeks ago you very kindly published a letter from me under the above heading.

It is gratifying to know that letter with so favourably received by many of your renders and now beg to acknowledge receipt of the sum of totale.. Dollars, Sixty-six, sent to me by the office staff of Messrs. But- teifield and Swire, as follows:

The week's consumption 31.86 million gallons and is made up an follows:

From City Mains 31.04

Kowloon Water Supply.

In Memory of the late Mr. H. J. Love,

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The total storage in the main- and reservoira on the morning of Monday, amounted to 438.68 mil- lion gallons, shewing an increase of 41.54 million gallons during the past week.

The week's consumption, ex-. eluding supplies to Hongkong is 25.17 million gallons.

The yield from the Shing Mun during the River and stream week is 67.24 million gallons.

OBITUARY.

MR. HAROLD GRIMSHAW.

Geneva, Aug. 7.-

The death Has verurred of Mr. Harold Grimshaw, Departmental Chief of the Diplomatic Divi- sion of the International Labour! Onice, on behalf of which he re- cently visited Java and South Africas

Mr. Grimshaw made a special- study of the question of the forced inbour of natives.-Reuter.

dockyard conclusively proved that their work is the equal of anything so thoroughly and in the world, satisfactorily did they perform the job. In addition to the re-bottom- ing, various girders had to be re- placed, while it was necessary to straighten a number of others,

WL.E.M:

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Total

.800.00

*Th above amount has been makkel

Hongkong On A The Benevolent Society, for which they are deeuly grateful.-Yours, etc.,

FRANK BAYLIS

Hon. Secretary, General Charities Asen,

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THE LOCAL PROGRAMME

FOR TO-DAY,

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10.30 pm. Close down.

11.78 knots per hour. This is regarded as most satisfactory.

After general cruising up and down the coast, the Raby Castle re- turned to Hongkong and will leave. for Manila fo-day or to-morrow. This is her first part on a voyage

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on

But while the engine was out of the ship, the yard was not idle so far as it was concerned. Work was immediately commenced on the machinery, and it was thoroughly overhauled. With the exception of The Ruby Castle was the first

one crank pin bearing, there were British motor-slip to employ the no defects of any note in the en-round the world, the 'usual run of Buchi, System in its engine room,gine, and this, of course, was ex-vessels of her class owned by In bare essentials this system compertly repaired. prises a gas turbine driven by the hot exhaust blast from the Diesel cylinders, and driving in turn, centrifugal blower which draws air from the atmosphere and delivers it to the air pipe connecting the inlet valves. The system is one of which little is known at the moment, consequently it was necessary that engineers thoroughly acquainted with the Diesel engine and the Buchi system be pret to act in conjunction with the dockyard of- ficials. For this purpose. Mr. Fletcher. General Surveyor, (iste of Lloyds"). Mr. James' Chisholm, and the late Mr. Thomas Pollard, who died here last week, were despatched to Hongkong by Messrs. James Chambers and Co. the owners of the vessel.

Perfect Co-Operation, These gentlemen, and the officials of the dockyard, worked throughout the whole job with perfect harmony, and this was an enormous factor in the success of the work, The contracted, time for the job was 112 days, but it was completed in 108 by the dockyard, the vessel being ready for sea on Saturday Inst. Competent engineers, both aboard the ship and in the yard, have ex- pressed the opinion that this would compare favourably with any per- formance in a Home dockyard, 1,

The men who handled the work for the dock and who deserve the greatest credit for their achievement were. Mr. E. Cock, M.B.E., Assist ant Manager of the yard, Mr. Scott, Superintendent of Engineering, and Mr. Cronkdake, foreman of repairs, Mr. M. Cowper, 2nd engineer of the assistant Raby Castle, acted as supervisor on behalf of the owners before the arrival of Mr. Pollard, and after his lamented death last week.

Messrs. James Chamber and Co.

Brief Speecher. Dinner on board the vessel Tuesday night, after the hard work of the day, was a happy meal, and rave the gentlemen present an op- sortunity of expressing their pride in the work, and of thanking one another for mutual assistance. Mr. Cock described the great harmony with which the ship and dock of- lelals had worked, while Captain Edwards responded with a brief, ramantika" "Speech in which be hanked the dockyard men for the At 9 am on Tuesday the Raby indnesses they hnd extended to his Carlle put to sea, for main milcers. Mr. Chisholm put in a ward for the wives of the dockyard chinery trials, lasting until 9 a.m. yesterday morning. On board shellicials, who had done much on the carried all the officials already menial side during their stay in Hongkong. The speeches were con- tined in the work, with the excep zluded by Mr. Owen (representing tion of two Of these one was the

Mr. Pollard, and the other Mr. Messrs. Dodwell', agents for the Fletcher, who was unavoidably ah Raby Castle), who smilingly said that he deplored the fact that trial trips which passed off so MUCCEAN- sent through illness.

fully and happily were not of inore frequent occurrence.

'Exhaustive Trial,

Mr. Chisholm, who will now act * Chief Engineer of the vessel as far as Port Said, tended his charges

A kindly thought on the part of as he would a child throughout the Captain Edwards was the despatch- trial. A .more exhaustive one-ing of a telegram to Mr. Fletcher, would be hard to imagine, and it who is laid up the Repulse Bay proved that the work in the dock Hotel, conveying the regrets of all had been most sound.

For hours on end the vessel steadily answered to her helm, turning and cruising along a five course just outside the When the engine had been re-mile moved--in sections of up to 60 tons, harbour. Her average speed with In weight-the work of re-bottom- the Buchi System in operation was ing was commenced. Here the 12.63 knots per hour, and without

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that he was unable to be on board. The Hongkong and Whampon Dockyard Company will prepare a detailed report on the work on the Raby Castle, as *Don

Mr. Fletcher has recovered, when the whole task will be described from

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