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A NEW TURBINE.

INTERESTING PAPER BY

MR. P. C. BARRAND.

TELEGRAPE. FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1932.

HK.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT,

Weather permitiing the Finals of the open doubles will take place at 4.15 p.m. on Monday, 18th April, followed by the distribution

prizen.

The Brush Ljungstrom Steam Tur-of bine was the subject of a paper road to the members of the Institution of

Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hong-

THROUGH YUNNAN TO MOUNT OML

INTERESTING LECTURE BY

DR. PFISTER.

Kong, by Mr. P. C. Barrand, yeter CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. Association, delivered in St. An-

day evening, and below will be found extracts from the interesting dissorta- tion:

From LEITI, MIDDLESBRO.' ANTWERP, LONDON and STRAITS.

Before the introduction of the THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD. Ljungstrom type of steam turbine, re- peated efforts were made to reduce the considerable length of the reaction turbine as orginally designed by the Inte Sir C. A. Parsons and as a result of the progress along these lines tho combined impulse and reaction tur- The Steamship, bines as designed by Mesara. Brown and others wore Boreri, Bultzer brought on the market.

"BENLAWENS" Consignees of Cargo are hereby in-

at their rlak The Ljungatrem turbine was also formed that all Goods are being developed from the Parsons type with landed

into

In an Elustrated- lecture to the St. Andrew's branch of the Vic. toria Diocesan and Missionary drow's Church Hall, Kowloon last night, Dr. M. O. Pfister described a recent trip undertaken by him through the province of Yunnan to the Sacred Mountain of Omi.

Dr. Pister was impressed with the growth of modernisation in the interior and referred to its effect upon the habits of the inland people.

Dr. Pfister in the course of his lecture sald:

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN†duced without affecting the efficiency before the 6th May, 1932, or they, tures and becoming a modern city.

that the Forty-seventh

Ordinary General Meeting of the Company (since it registration) will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong, on Tuesday, the

the aim of reducing the length but hazardous and/or extra the result was to produce a machine Godowns of The Hongkong having a character entirely different, loon Wharf and Godown

whence and/or from the 'dleivery may be obtained. from those mentioned.

The axial length of the Parsons

No claims will be admitted after far away Szechuen you will find turbine is largely due to the width of the blades measured in the direction the Goods have left the Godowns, surprising modern development. of

the steam flow and experiments and all Goods remaining undelivered Thus Chungking, formerly liko typical walled city with its narrow were first made to ascertain the ex- after the 22nd April, 1932, will be Canton of the Imperial times, a All claims against the steamer must streets and bustling life, is gradu- tent to which this width could be re subject to rent.

be presented to the Undersigned on ally losing its characteristic fen- Annual of the individual blade. It was

that the blade efficiency was Indepen

All along front houses are be dent of the width of the blade, the in-i will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged let and outlet angles alone making any Goods are to be left in the Godowns, ing pulled down to make space for on the wider streets and motor traffic. To where they will be examined difference.

at 10 am, by the time-honoured gullda of water- Steps were taken to determine the 21st April, 1932,

carriera, wood-carvers and chair- advantages in mechanical essra. Goddard and Douglas. possible

these very narrow blades Warehouse

consignees of the motor-car drivers and the Regulations

Revenue Officer telephone operators. Although must have a could be built sufficiently strong and

attendance when damaged dutinble not always of irreproachable eff- Turbines

were designed with a goods are examined, total blade length equal to the differ- No Fire Insurance has been effected. ciency these innovations clanh Bill of Lading will be countersign. With the many little things of the

old Chinese household. ence in radii between the high pres- Aure and low pressure ends of the ed hy rotor of a Patsons machine and con- sideration was given to a turbine of radial Bow design containing one stationary and one rotating disc with cylindrical blade rings between.

19th April, 1932, at 11.30 n.m. for conning to be expected, if rings! To comply with the General Bonded coolies has been added the union

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The Register of Shares of the front Company will be closed Wednesday, the 13th day of April, to Tuesday, the 19th day of April. 1932, both days inclusive, during which period shares can be registered.

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Second Extra Race Meeting. (Postponed from 3rd April, 1932)

It

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A New Influence, Wherever you go. following the broad path of traffic, you notice the immense influence of modern Industrialisation. The develop- ment of Chungking and Chengtu, the nominal enpital of the four river provinces, and other large cities in the neighbourhood is in- timately connected with the open-

the under

upper Yangtse, where now a regular steamship

round. traffic is piving the whole year

ing up of distorting journals

Considerable Advantage.

became evident that it wouki be

ndvantageous to allow on the first axial Bow machines the bearings were as much as 3 diame to rointe in both there

ters long. The was not good prac- the relative directions; opposite

tice and there was a possibility of the blade speeds of the two halver

Alender of the system thus being doubled and

stress, also the critical speed was of likewise the steam velocity. The number of blade rings could then be lower order than obtains with short reduced to one quarter of what would bearings. It was supposed that there be necessary for a single rotation set was a low limit to the pressure per square inch which could safely be put of equal efficiency.

The advantages promised by then a bearing and also to the safe peri. radial flow design in economy in floor pheral speed.

Seventy-five feet per second and space, weight and saving material were considerable but the attainment of these advantages required the solu-seventy-five pounds per sq. inch were considered the highest limits allow tion of numerous problems of a me-able for a long time but the conditions chanical

in the bearings of the Ljungstrom are nature, capecially those in volved in the

construction of the

approximately 150ft. per second and blade rlags.

120lbs, per sq. inch. It must be un- Experimental work

Consequentlyderstood that the metals of the journ started with the blade rings and net and the bearings do not make con Enclo-until all the difficulties connected with wet but that the journal fonts on and

these details had been properly ever is supported by an all flim which se come were the complete ilesigns for

turbing laid down.

By courtesy of the Stewards of the Fanling Hunt & Raee Club, the above Race Meeting will be held at the Kwant! Race Course

On

Sunday, the 17th April, 1932, First Saddling Bell at 1.15 p.m. First Race at 2.15 p.m. Admission to Members sure will be limited to Members of This Club and Fanling Hunt & Race Club who must wear their Badges.

Non-Members will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure upon payment of $5 per badge.

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to the

parates the twe. The design must be such that the nil film can be forend and maintained.

are

1

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But there are still parts in

this all levelling Influence of mo- China, wide districts even, where dernisation has not yet been able to destroy the romance of a virgin country-a province, which due to its natural geographical inacces sibility. remote from navigable streams and railway lines, has up till now preserved its unspoiled character. This is Yunnan, the most western province of China, a mountainous and beautiful coun try. It is here in this secluded part of China that we find abori- ginal tribes which formerly had been spread all over China, but were gradually driven back by the more industrious and stronger Chinese element,

This was the case with the Mans, one of the biggest tribes now living in Yunnan and the

Each Member is entitled to 2 jed on the end of one of the alternator bed to give access to nuta and neighbouring province of Kwel- Ladies Tickets free on application | excitation current to both alternators, bolts. The internal parts are mad chow. They had been populating |

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When the work had advanced so for the Ljungstrom Steam Turbine Co.,

Dismantling. Ltd.. was formed and they built two

The working parts of the Ljung experimental sats, one of 500 Kw, and the other of 1,000 Kw.

turbine capacity.

comparatively, strom In the general arrangement of the small and of light weight. They

little dieulty set the turbine is placed therefore present Ljungstrom between two alternators and mount handling on their removal from the No heat insulation has to be shafts is an exciter which supplies

parts of middle and eastern China to the Secretary.

Both alternator fields are connected in accessible by removing the upper por Special Train services. Leaveories with each other and the exciter tion of the turbine casing and as the up to the second century before

and and the

the alternator

stators are per- casing forms the exhaust of the ma-Christ, when they were driven out ing Kowloon at 1.03 p.m.

5.58 manently connected in parallel, thus chine all bolts are comparatively cool of these districts and took refuge.

Straite, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, returning from Fanling at

East and South Africa, Aden, as the plant le shut, they lived more or less peacefully as exciting current is available during almost as soon

under their various kings and Egypt and Europe via Marseilles Rawalpindi GRETA GARBO P.m. $2 fare including admittanca automatically synchronising as soon and dismantling may be commenced in the highlands of the west. Here

e running up of the not the

down. charge to the Race Course.

rulers until in the middle of the The machine has no bedplate, the By order.

It will be seen that every effort ha weight being taken by the

13th century with the invasion of complete W. I. ALEXANDER,

condenser.

The great divantage of bert made to make each size of ma- Secretary.

this arrangement is that no load chine as efficient as possible, at the China by Kublai Khan, the Chin- conus on the engine room floor and san time keeping in main reliablene took possession also of Yur- all that. is necessary in the matter of lity" and experience has shown that foundations are two shall concrete the turbine can mure than hold its stools for the condenser. The walls own as a commercial unit from both of the station building and the over-

the economical and reliability head crane may be of lighter con- points, struction than is required for any We beg to notify the Publicher type of turbine. that have removed from 14. Queen's Road, Central, to 18, D'Aguilar Street.

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In the Ljungstrom turbine a sim- ple and Ingenious juint has been die- sised to solve the problem of linking un members which may be subject to stresses due to differential expansion. Blading System.

The blades are of the reaction pat fern milled from round bars in length of about 12ft, and afterwards cut in- to lengths of 3ft. and ground up in the direction of the steam flow.

Kern

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The Tribes of Yunnan. There are many other tribes In conclusion I should mention that which one meets when travelling

difficulty In designing Ljungstrom turbines of any size from through Yunnan. From the north 500kw, output and upwards and al. and north-west, from the Tibetan though, the difference in efficiency be border, came the Lolos or Nesus tween this type of machine and any as they call themselves. They are other type of turbine. is not quite so taller than the Maos with a war-motor-car traffic in these marked as the sizes increase, this like disposition especially in the rather than the establishment of beautiful. point more the foundations, and add sunu river) where they live

is than outweighed by district north of the Kin Sha (the railway line. ease and quickness of starting and en- tire absence of expansion troubles in the ease of the Ljungstrom.

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A very rigid ring is produced by the system, the binder being well sup... ported at both ends, and it will be considerable clearance can that be allowed between consecutive blade rings without seriously affecting the leakage of steams past the rings.

The bearings are unique in design, the length being somewhat less than the diameter. In the early days of the turbine long bearings were con. sidered essential for high speeds and

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wear

parts trip. The colourful panorama is

Rich in Minerals. Yunnan's Red Bels.

The country is rich in minerals.

zinc,

tin. copper, One of the most striking topo-especinily A third large group is represen-

Yunnan is Phosphates and coal are found in ted by the Chung Chia, which in-graphical features of cludes the Tai, Inoe and Shan the formation of large basins, high superficial layers. The main pro- red ducts of trading are raw cotton tribes from the west and south plateau, horizontal terraces, west. These tribes are distinctly beds as von Richthofen, the noted and cotton yarn, hides and oplum. On the way north you constant- different from the Chinese, al-German geographer named them though intermarriage for genera first. Kun Ming the capital with ly meet coolien with heavy loads tons has blurred the racial differ-80,000 inhabitants, is situated on of salt in large greyish Jumps, ences a good deal. Moreover many such a plateau surrounded by and all sorts of piece goods.

After reaching the Yangtse, Chinese costumes which mountain ridges. Further north

we had mountain about four weeks after make it at more difficult to tell after passing some

similar but higher left Yunnanfu another week'a ridges are them from the Chinese.

The women stick more rigidly plateaux. These red buds furnish travel further north brought us to to their tribal traditions than the very fertile soil for cultivation. our goal-China's most famous, men. It is by their elaborately The mountains are rather bare for sacred mountain, Oml, which Pok famous poet embroidered and adorned dresses the people are not yet sufficiently leang San, the that you can recognise the various enlightened enough to realise the praises se ardently in his songs. immense value of a sound affores. And indeed, Omi is worth all the tribes.

tation polley.

hardships encountered. Nearly I may now say a few words on the geophysical structure of Yun- On the plains, the ground is

supremely dominating all the sur large water tracks as well as of corn, kauliang, potatoes, ground rounding smaller mountains, Its nan. The main direction of the richly cultivated with rice, sweet 12,000 foot high, it stands out the mountain ridgea from nits, beans, cabbage and poppies. north to Bouth. Thus it is obore the greater cities are altun peak on the north west side a max- precipice 600 feet deep. Tho try, a traffic route developed in Chao Tung, both seats of English mountain is covered with luxuri vious that in opening up the counted-places like Tung Chunn and ive, rock with a perpendicular

soll of this direction would prove the mission stations. The

shrubs and thick underwoods, most profitable. An original plan theac basins is of a rich ermine vegetation, trees to the top, to tackle the problem by building red, a red clay, which is very slip- lovely lowers. Among the soven- a railway from Burma to Yunnan pery. has not come to fruition, whereas One of the most important fac-ty odd Buddhist temples, all clean the French enterprise, u wonder-tors on a long walking tour is to and very well kept, you can choose ful piece of engineering work con

the correct foot-wear. where to stay and surely there is imeditation and rest than Omi san. necting Yunnaniu with the const Opinions may differ as the most no place in Ching better for quiet at Haiphong, has proved a great suitable footgear, but I am con- At the conclusion of the address

Buccosn;

run

havo

vinced that for this kind of a trip

The further development will in Canton light shoes with native a hearty vote of thanks to Dr. probably be the prolongation of sandals fixou to them, are the most Pfister was corried. this line north to the Yangtse. But suitable.

I believe that the future will sea

There was a retiring collection The climate is perfect in Au-la ald of the funds of the Associa the development of an extensive tuma at the time we undertook the tien.