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HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1931.

GAS INDUSTRY

FEATURES.

MR. STONE'S INTERESTING ADDRESS.

ROTARY CLUB TALK.

The many apt varied uaes to which was is applical, recent deve lopments in its application and the fangreaching »Trek of voal tar pro. duets obtained from the manu- facture of gas on the dye industry, (were points dealt with by Mr. H. E. Stone, at yesterday's Rotary Club ¡lancheon. which WIR held in Messrs. Lane Crawford's restan- cant, unsfer the Chairmanship nt | the Hem. Mr. W. E, L. Shenton,

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G. T. MidiBeton, of Singapore, as al guest, the Chairman introduced the apeaker, explaising that he had had very considerable Cx- perience of his subject as he had been, for the greater part of his in life, with municipal service

For various parts of England,

puanelling. many years he was with the Cor-hardening and poration of Birmingham and for Coventry 30 per cent, of the gas ten years Borough Gas Engineer made by the local gas undertak to the Corporation of Birkenheading is used in the motor factories

of the city. Rotarian Stone anid. The gas industry is an essentially British prodart and tusdag, after a period of 130 years, Britain still main. Tains the lead in gas engineering practice

Uses of Gus,

Mr. D. Mel, Campbell, frum reserve, In whipbuilding, rivet heating, bas Kone chief engineer officer, Case hardening, and annealing. | Kingyunn, are all carried at to gas fired) Mr. G. Winter, sup'y. third engineer

ethere, Sonchow, is on reserve.

Mr. C. A. W. Duff, sup'y. Third Lengineer uffierr, Sovchow,

Turners.

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Coal gas was fired thefactured

In the printing trade, large and appdien an illuminant

quantities of gas are now used: Progland by a Scotsman. William

C_Lemercier, in printing the Daily Marro for Murdock in 1800, who obtained it

instance 8,000 ra, ft. of gas per engineer oflleer, Tungehow, is on short y het by cual in iron retoris

fr+18+ hour are consumed,"

S. MacDonnid, accond tion gas is this manufactured

Knife blades in Sheffield, fish; by the destructive distillation of husks in Redditch, crane chains engineer offer. Klating, has gone

second engineer officer, Tungchow. enal and to-day this process im

in the Black Country, gold and | Capt. N. Pounder, if the Shasi, is enmeal but by heating: selected silver strip in Birmingham, are ¦ on reserve. kinds of coal in retorts construet-all annealed by gas.

dnt refractory materials at temperature of 1300-1400 deg. 1. The coal under these conditions ylehte gases, tarry Vapors and

nmonia, and leaves

In the textile inthistries gas is used for burning if the project- ing ends of fibre from the yarn hard and the nap from woven fabrics

preparatory to dyeing.

| |ur of roke. Thes ***

are purified from Tar. Am- nonia. Sulphur ele.. and then sent out vin the stasholder to the district through large cast iron E22124.

Mr. E. J. E. Cox, second officer, Taiyuan, 1s on reserve.

Mr. R. Learmouth, sveond officer, Kiangsu, has

Breond officer, Rune

nccond Mr. F. Hindle,

officer, Kalgan, Is gn reserve.

Mr. J. C. Williams, second officer.

Fayu.

Changchow, has gone second officer, Kalgan.

Mr. V. A. Houtskel, from

Home leave, has gone second officer, Kalgan. Mr. E. Bruce, second officer, Kan-

In the food trades many new uses for gas have been developed. drying nuts, frying fish. It is used for ripening bananas, baking biscuits-one biscuit oven recent ly installed being 210 feet long (chow, has gone second officer, Kiangau. and consuming 5,000 cu. ft. per; buur-boiling sure for sweet Kinn, has gone on special duty. manufacture and baking broad.

Mr. J. Paterson, supty chief officer,

Capt. G. R. Torrible, of the Shasi, has gone chlef officer, Wusuch.

After briefly explaining how gas is manufactured, the speaker continued 1 per cent, l the energy stored in the coal is res covered by utilising it for gas manufacture, catupared with 20. 25 per cent, only, when it is burnt under the best asible conditionsmed in Great Britain has ia-Shast, has gone command, Waahsien.

for steam raising.

Open Jet laminant.

The result of all this enter. prise in developing new for gas has been that the gas co-

creased by 65 per cent, during the Just 20 years, and 27 per cent. Horing the last 10 years.

Valuable Bye-Product-.

Capt. A. H. Bathurat, in translt, bas gone command, Ngankin.

Capt. B. A. W. Marrable, of the

Capt. J. Robinson, of the Wanhsion, has gone chlef offleer, Seochow.

ME. P. P. M, de Frolins, chief offeur, Sonchow, has gone command, Shani.

Mr. W. P. Bruce, in transit. has

Fon supy chief officer, Kintang.

Coad gas wat at first multor ed for use as an illuminant, bein

The residuals obtained in the

Mr. B. Williams, chief officer, Nan- turni in open jets. when

the manufacture of gas have also been chang, has gone sup's chief officer, hydrocarbons contained in the gathe subject of much research, fuKintang. gave luminosity to the lame the early stages of ines manufay- Mr. F. A. Galbraith, sup'y chief Lure the cake, far and ammis officer, Kintans, has gone chief offleer, weee thrown away. Soon, how Saneling.

Capt. N. Pounder, from reserve, ting lover, the value of coke as a smoki tess fuck became apparent, and up chief officer, Kintang.

Mr. J. Scott, second officer, Ninghai, Wetting it is an important ant valuhas gone secont officer, Woosung.

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The invention, in 1884, at the menadeseend mandie, by alach, evadulionused pat

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General Managers

y itu rensin its

In the early eighties the gas industry began to turn its atten tii to other applications of gas. being stimulated in this activity

ared.

Dye Industry,

Mr. F. F. Nayon, sup'y second! radest and seepared for cutestie officer, sin Peking, has gone secondl

Tar is a com-officer, Ningha to tell an extent that I eat, and indistrial less

Mr. F. C. Webb, serund officer. plex muxture of substaners. It is of pas pave eight in the 1

second Katie sup's amination previsasdy litained.ed for rond making, after treat- Wonsung has

rent which TPRONTA

oves the water and icer, the sune ship.

Mr. G. I. Fairley, master, Soochew, and this gas tumeme quite mu city

tita ils, and gives a durable

Les on PreTVO, the cheapest form of flaminnut,

Mr. H. Gifford, muster, Whangpu. This form of fighting, using the non-skiddine surfa incandescent maatle and highly. By the complete distillation has gone master, Soochuw.

Mr. W. J. Larter, master, Kiung- efficient burgers, is still used intar, many valuable moduets are

bensol, jehow, has gone muster, Whangpu. including obtained many of the principal thorough-

Mr. E. . Howard, second officer, officer. fres of London, and other townsregente, carbolic acid, anthracene

gene arrondi and pitch, and from these, motor Lenngwo, has tri-clay.

Changwe. spirit, disinfectants and many

Mr. D. J. C. Rubertson, from short other valuable products are pre-Jenye, has gone third engineer officer,

Hupsang.

Mr. R. D. Symington, third engineer offeur, Housing, is Kin reserve.-- 1 competition ·0f other Tat is the foundation of the The Skipping Review. Forms of lighting, and so began aniline dye industry which, siner! the introduction of appliances the discovery of the first aniline.. For cooking, heating, power ute. dye by Sir W. Perkin in 1856, has,

plosives to B 160 million 18 The gas engine was the fore become of great importance. runner of the petrol motor of to- Although aniline dyes were dis-pounder shells.

The gas industry now repre. day, and the early development of covered by an English chemist it this form of power unit is largely was left to Germany, to develop sents a capital investment of 200 pounds and emplovs responsible for the progress which the industry, and prior to 1914 million

were 113,000 men, the annual wage bi has been made in the evolution of the world's requirements

supplied motor car and aeroplane engines. the production of dyes on a pounds.

by that country. Since amounting to over 15 million Enormous Cooking Land. argo senle has been successfully It uses about annually 18 ml- accomplished by British Dyes Ltd..lion tons of cont, and produces 12 Gas cooking appliances are coin England.

million tons of coke, 215 million stantly being improved-the to-in

The far reaching effect of the gallons of tar, 130,000 tons of of synthetic dyes is sulphate of ammonia and 300,000 habits

Prior The industry is well equipped

mestic cooking loud in England title weed by the preparation of million cu. ft. of gas.

being enormous, and the

of the British people are reflected alizarin, or turkey red.,

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Water henting by gas has also a fertiliser, and is also used in the industry and would do 50 eating}

in the output curves of any home to 1868 vast tracts of land in scientifically, and new develop gns undertaking. All meal times Europe and Asia were used to cul-ments to the advantage of itself are clearly indicated by penke in tivate the Madder Plant, which and of the nation are constantly

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between the hours was then the source of supply of taking place. of 11.30 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. on the dye, and the industry was Sundays more gas is sent out thanvalued at four million pounds. In Gas in Laboratory Work. in noy other similar period dur- that

manufacture of the In expressing the Club's thanks ing the week. For domeste purro from conl tar products was to the speaker, Rotarian E. R. posea g is now-usad extensively commenced and soon the whole of Dovey remarked that from time to for heating. Gas fires, gas radin- the valuable Modder industry dis-time one heard statements which tora, 'central heating by gas fired

rather implied that appeareil.

the для indus- bollers have become increasingly Tho otlier bye-product, try was a thing of the past, but Outwards to: popular owing to the CIAO of ammonis, jn converted Into he thought Mr. Stone's address control and cleanliness.

Rulphate of ammonia and used as illustrated the remifications of the

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The elasticity of the gas Indus-nish, something which was more velopments have taken place, there is well Illustrated by the way easily, regulated and which could ense of control of all processes in which it was able to assist in usually be made to reach a high and the elimination of the per- the manufacture of explosives

temperature rapidly.

more Honal element having been in-during the war, when, in order to In the references which Mr. portant factors in these activities. meet the demand for Toluol, the Stone had made to such things an In the motor car industry inrge basis of the high explosive used in the dye industry, motor fuel in- quantities of gas are used for shells, special plant was installed dustry and synthetic dyes, they running in engines, soldering, in all gnaworks and one gas com could seo just a few of the rami coro drying. annealing, caso pany alone supplied sufficient ex-fentions of the gas Industry.

been-highly developed and in stantaneous hot water is now one of the slogans of the industry.

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