Mat 1, 1914. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 960 THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN. CONTENTS. Editorial Articles :— page The Senghenydd Report ....................... 961 The Output of British Coal..................... 962 Articles :— Reports on the Senghenydd Explosion.......... 949 An Internally-driven Compressed-air Haulage... 955 The Hailwood Combustion Tube Oil Lamp....... 956 Obituary.................................................................... 959 Labour and Wages........................... 962 A Modern German Colliery Plant .............. 965 Tests of Brake and Clutch Liniugs.............. 966 Silver “ Ceag33 Lamp for Royal Princess........ 967 Mining and Other Notes ......................__ 967 Approved Safety Lamps ...................... 968 The Freight Market __ __....................... 972 Open Contracts............................... 973 Abstracts of Patent Specifications Recently Accepted 974 Catalogues and Price Lists Received............ 976 New Patents Connected with the Coal and Iron Trades .................................... 976 Government Publications ..................... 978 Publications Received ..................................... 978 Parliamentary Intelligence ................... 956 Continental Mining Notes ..................... 959 Indian and Colonial Notes ..................... 969 Notes from the Coalfields ........................................... 969 Coal, Iron and Engineering Companies ......... 972 The Coal and Iron Trades .......... 957—959, 963, 964 The Tin-plate Trade ........................................... 959 The By-Products Trade ....................................... 959 The London Coal Trade _____..................... 964 Miscellanea :— Partnerships Dissolved....................................... 959 Coal Trade Benevolent Association______.......... 967 Hull Coal Exports ....................................... 976 Immingham Coal Exports—Grimsby Coal Exports 978 ____________________________________________ ADVERTISEMENTS. ______ Offices for ADVERTISEMENTS and PUBLICATION— 30 & 31, Furnival Street, Hol born, London, E.C. 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PLYMOUTH CORPORATION ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT. rPhe Plymouth Corporation is prepared _L. to receive TENDERS for the supply of 9,000 tons of clean good quality STEAM COAL suitable for use without breaking in coking mechanical stokers. Specification and form of tender may be obtained from the undersigned before May 18th, after a deposit of 20/- has been made for each copy, which deposit will be returned after receipt of a bona fide tender in accordance with and on the form provided. Sealed tenders duly endorsed must be delivered to the undersigned not later than 12 noon on Thursday, May 21st, 1914. The Corporation does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any or the whole of any offer. Electricity Works, Signed, E. G. OKELL, Prince Rock, Plymouth, Borough Electrical Engineer. April 30th, 1914. Qeo. N. Dixon & Co., 43, Castle Street, Liverpool, Auctioneers and Valuers, COLLIERIES, Brickworks & mining Plant. ________________________________________ In Crown 8*o. Handsome Cloth. 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Contents —Objects and Scope of Electric Mining Installations.—Distri- bution Systems.—Choice of Transmission System and Pressure —Electric Power Stations.—Switchgear in Generating Stations.—Power Transmission. — Electric Winding Engines. — Electrically-driven Pumping Plants. — Electrically - driven Mine Fans. — Electrically • driven Compressors. — Haulages and Hoists.—Auxiliary Machines for Working Inbye.—Electric Locomotives.—Electrically-driven Coal Washers, &c.—Machines Specially Designed to Facilitate Transport.—Electrically-driven Rock Drills.—Switch- gear for Installation Below Ground —Flame-proof Installations.—Electric Signalling Systems.—Electric Shot Firing.—Index. “ Quite up to date, and may be recommended to all interested in pro- gressive mining.”—Australian Mining Standard. LONDON: CHARLES' GRIFFIN & CO. LTD., Exeter St., Strand. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WOOLWICH. TENDERS FOR STEAM COAL. r Phe Council of the Metropolitan Borough JL of Woolwich invite TENDERS for the supplv of STEAM COAL for their Public Baths for the year commencing 25th June, 1914. The amount required will be about 2,100 tons. The persons or firms tendering will be required to make a declaration that they have paid and will pay trades union rates of wages and have observed and will observe trades union hours of labour upon all work carried out for the Council. The person or firm whose tender is accepted will be required to enter into a formal contract, copy of which can be seen at the Town Hall, Woolwich. Full information and forms of tender may be obtained on application to me at the Town Hall. Woolwich. Sealed tenders, properly filled in, must be delivered to me at the Town. Hall, Woolwich, not later than 12 noon on Wednesday, the 15th May, 1914, in envelope endorsed “ Tender for Steam Coal.” The Council do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any tender. Town Hall, By order, Woolwich, ARTHUB B. BRYOESON, 27th April, 1914. Town Clerk. TO COLLIERY PROPRIETORS AND OTHERS. rPhe Corporation of Birkenhead, are pre- JL pared to receive TENDERS for the supply of ROUGH SLACK (Washed and Unwashed) and SMALL COAL (Washed and Unwashed), delivered at the Corporation’s Electricity Generating Stations, situate in Bentinck-street, Craven-street, and New Chester-road respectively, for a period of twelve months commencing the 1st day of July, 1914, and termi- nating on the 30th day of June, 1915. Forms of tender, together with any further information, may be obtained; from Mr. G. P. Shallcross, Borough Electrical Engineer, Craven-street, Birkenhead. Tenders, stating the price per ton delivered, sealed and endorsed " Tender for Fuel for Electricity Works,” must be sent in so as to reach me not later than 5 p.m. on Monday, the 18th day of May, 1914. All deliveries must be made from time to time according to the require- ments of the Borough Electrical Engineer. The person or firm whose tender may be accepted will be required to enter into a contract containing a clause as to the payment of the rate of wages and the observance of the hours of labour and conditions recognised and agreed upon between the trades unions and the employers in Birkenhead or in the locality in which the work for carrying out the contract is executed, as the case may be. The Corporation do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any tender, and reserve to themselves the right of accepting the whole or any portion of a tender, and will not make any allowance for or in respect of any expenses incurred by the parties tendering. Town Hall, By order, Birkenhead, JAKES FEARNLEY, April 28th, 1914. Town Clerk. ARMY CONTRACTS. COAL AND COKE. Qealecl Tenders for the above supplies for kJ/ Military Services at stations in the undermentioned Commands during twelve months from the 1st July. 1914, will be received until 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, 13th May, 1914, by the Officers Commanding the Army Service Corps in the undermentioned Commands or Districts. Aidershot Command ______________________ Aidershot. Eastern Command... Dover District________ Dover. Colchester District Chatham District .. Woolwich District.. Irish Command ... Curragh District .. Cork District _____ Belfast District Dublin District London District Northern Command Scottish Command... Southern Command Colchester. Chatham. Woolwich. Curragh. Cork. Belfast. Dublin. Horse’Guards, White- York. [hall, S.W. Edinburgh. Bulford. Portsmouth. Devonport. Chester. Guernsey. Jersey. Bulford District ... Portsmouth District Devonport District Western Command____________ Guernsey and Alderney District Jersey District_____________________________ jersey. Form of tender, conditions of contract, and any further information may be obtained on application at the above-named Head Quarter Offices, by letter addressed to the Officer Commanding Army Service Corps, or in person between the hours of ten and four o’clock. War Office, Whitehall, S.W., April, 1914. COUNTY OF LONDON. nphe London County Council invites JL TENDERS for the supply and delivery from 1st July, 1914, to 30th June, 1915 (a) of COAL of various descriptions for the Pumping Stations, Sludge Vessels, Ferry Boats, &c, in the Chief Engineer’s Department (Schedule No. 87), and (6) of COAL of various descriptions, and COKE for the several Offices, Schools, Fire Stations, Tramway Depots, Parks, &c. (Schedule No. 88), the deliveries to be made at intervals during the continuance of the contracts. Particulars as to the conditions of contract, &c., appear on the official forms of tender, which may be obtained on personal application or by sending a stamped addressed foolscap envelope to the Clerk of the Council, County Hall, Spring-gardens, S.W. No tender received after 11a.m. on Tuesday, 26th May, 1914, will be considered. Applicants are requested to state the number of the schedule which thev require County Hall, LAURENCE GOMME, Spring gardens, S.W., Clerk of the London County Council. 29th April, 1914. COUNTY BOROUGH OF WARRINGTON. ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT. HPhe Electricity and Tramways Com- JL mittee invite TENDERS for the supply of 10,000 tons of SLACK, to be delivered at the Electricity Works, Howley, during 12 months commencing 1st August next, to be delivered in accordance with conditions of specifica- tion, copy of which can be obtained from the undersigned on payment of one guinea, which will be returned on receipt of a bona fide tender. Five shillings will be charged for extra copies of specification. Tenders addressed to the " Chairman of the Electricity and Tramways Committee, Town Hall, Warrington,” must be sealed with wax and endorsed “Tender for Slack,” and delivered not later than 12 o’clock noon on Tuesday, May 12th, 1914. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Howley, F. V. L. MATHIAS, Warrington. Borough Electrical and Tramways Engineer. /Colliery, anticipated to produce 1,000 tons weekly, requires further capital for development on favourable terms or would sell outright.—Apply, Box 5651, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. For Sale, Combined Electric Generating SET, Beiliss & Morcom Compound Vertical Engine, 500 kw., A.E.G. Dynamo, alternating current, 3,000 volts, 50 periods; nearly new, being replaced by larger sets.—Apply to the BEDWAS NAVIGATION COLLIERY CO. LTD., Bedwas, Mon.