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Offices of the “Shipping World Ltd.” Effingham House, Arundel Street, Strand, London, W.C. Telegrams and Cables—“ Shipping World, London.” Telephone—2381 Gerrard. THE SOUTH WALES COALFIELD. PART II. By Henry K. Jordan, F G.S. (Past Presi ient and first Gold Medallist of the South Wales Institute of Engineers). This Paper, which deals with the western part of the Coalfield, has just been published by the South Wales Institute of Engineers. It consists of 81 pages printed matter with sections and diagrams. The large drawings are issued separately and comprise 1. a. Horizontal Section across the anthracite region of Llandybie and Pant-y ffynnon, and via the Dulais Valley to the sea at Swansea. It is drawn to a scale of six inches to one mile, is 8 ft. in length, mounted on linen, and geologically coloured. 2. Comparative Sections of the Lower Measures in the following areas (A.) Neath Valley. ‘ (Bl Swansea Valley. (C) Brynamman District. (D) Amman Valley. v. —_______ These are drawn on one sheet, about 35 by 30 in., mounted on linen, to a scale of 200 ft. to 1 in. 3. A Map of Swansea District, on a scale of 6 in. to one mile, showing the outcrops of the coal seams. A limi ed number of the above are for sale, and may be obtained from (E) Ammanford. (F) Loughor Valley. (G) Gwendraeth District. (H) Gwendraeth District. The Secretary, The South Wales Institute of Engineers, CARDIFF. Price Is., Postage Extra. •* The South Wales Coalfielu,” Part I., by Mr. H. K. Jordan, published in 1908, price £2 2s , dealt with the eastern half of the Coalfield, and may be obtained from the Secretary. OF ALL KINDS AND FOR ALL PURPOSES. On Admiralty List of Contractors. COLLIERY OWNERS MANUFACTURING BRICKS SHOULD SUBSCRIBE TO THE BRITISH CLAY-WORKER The Organ of the Brick and Tile Trades. . Published Monthly. Subscription: 8s. per annum, post free. Send for Specimen Copy to the Publisher, The BRITISH CLAY-WORKER, 43, Essex-St, LONDON, W.C. 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WIRE SCREENS WIRE screens! -I ALL ■ MESHES OF ANY GAUGE ■ OF E WIRE ALEX.COUSLHND o-SON 3.MITCHELL ST, GLASGOW Purchasers’ Guide to Advertisers’ Specialities—(continued). PIPE Joint Paste — Kitts fur Rohrvsrbindungsn —Enduit pour accouplements Hopkinson, J., and Co. Ld., Huddersfield Hudson, John, & Co.’s Successors, Mansell-st., E. Taylor, S. T., and Sons, Scotswood-on-Tyne Theedam, E. C., Ld., Dudley Pipes (Steam and Water)—Dampf- und Wasser- rbhre—Tuyaux d vapeur et a eau Daglish, Robert, and Co. Ld., St. Helens, Lancs. Fairbanks, Morse & Co. Ld., 87, Southwark-st., S.E. Isca Foundry Co. Ld., Newport, Mon. Lewis, Edwin, and Sons, Wolverhampton Pulsometer Engineering Co. Ld., Beading Bussell, John, ® Co. Ld., Alma Tube Wks., Walsall Scottish Tube Co. Ld., 34, Robertson-st., Glasgow Stewarts and Lloyds La., Birmingham Piston Rings Standard Piston Bing and Engineering Co. Ld., Don-road, Sheffield Trist, Ronald, and Co. Ld., 4, Lloyds-avenue, E.C. PISTONS—Kolbenstdnge—Pistons Daglish, Robert, and Co. Ld., St. Helens, Lancs. Mat]tier and Platt Ld., Manchester PI8T0N Springs — Kolbenfeder — Ressorts pour pistons Mather and Platt Ld., Manchester Pit Pony Eye and Head Guard—und Kopfechutxvorrichtung fur Grubenpferdo — Coiffure protectrice pour cheveaux d’attelage Legard and Son, Leather Merchants, Barnsley Pit-prop Sharpening Machine Oxley, F., and Co., Baxterley, Atherstone PIT PROPS (Steel) — Stdhlerne Grubenstempel — Etangons en acier Atlas Mining Outfit Co., Willenhall, Staffs. Bute Works Supply Co. Ld., Bute Docks, Cardiff Firth, William, Ld., Leeds Henderson and Glass, Liverpool Lewis, Edwin, and Sons, Wolverhampton Benton, B. M., and Co., Market-place Buildings, Sheffield Scottish Tube Co. Ld., 34, Robertson-st., Glasgow Scott, Walter, Ld., Leeds Steel Works, Leeds Shelton Iron, Steel, & Coal Co. Ld., Stoke-on-Trent Spencer, John,Ld.,Globe TubeW orks, W ednesbury Ward, Thos. W., Ld., Albion Works, Sheffield Wright’s Forge and Engineering Co. Ld., Tipton Pit Props (Supporters and Liberators) Green, James, 40a, Belle Green-lane, Ince, Wigan Pit Props (Wood) —Grubenholzer—Etahqons de bois Baird, J. W., and Co., West Hartlepool Forslind, C. A., and Son, West Hartlepool Osbeck and Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne Pit Prop WlTHDRAWERS — Stempelauszieher — Ex- tracteurs d’etanqons Davis, John, and Son (Derby) Ld., Derby Hardy Patent Pick Co. Ld., Sheffield Hodgson, E. W., & Co., 24, Norfolk-row, Sheffield PIT WATER Gauges—Grubenwasserstandsmesser— Indicateurs d’eau dans les puisards Davis, John, and Son (Derby) Ld., Derby Plates for Colliery Notices—Notizentaifein- Plaques d’affichage Davis, John, and Son (Derby) Ld., Derby Lawson, John, and Son, Sheffield Protector Lamp and Lighting Co. Ld., Eccles Theedam, E. C., Ld., Dudley Plates (Iron and Steel)—Eisenbiech u. stahi- blech—T6les en fer et en acier Chorley Railway Wagon Co. Ld., Chorley, Lancs Firth, Wm., Ld., Water-lane, Leeds LowmoorCo. Ld., Lowmoor Ironworks, Bradford Stewarts and Lloyds Ld., Birmingham & Glasgow Points and Crossings—wdchen und Gieiskrsus- ungsweichen—Aiguilles et eroisements de voie Bagnall, W. G., Ld., Stafford Du Croo & Brauns, 53, Victoria-st., London, S.W. Firth, William, Ld., Leeds Goodwin and Co., Queen-street, Sheffield Isca Foundry Co. Ld., Newport, Mon. Mining Appliances Co., 32, Church-st., Sheffield Benton, B. M., and Co., Midland Works, Sheffield Summerson, Thomas, and Sons Ld., Darlington Ward., Thos. W., Ld., Albion Works, Sheffield PORTABLE Railways — Tragbare Eisenbahnen — Chemins de fer transportables Allen, W. G., and Sons (Tipton) Ld., Tipton Bagnall, W. G., Ld., Stafford Bute Works Supply Co. Ld., Cardiff Du Croo & Brauns. 53, Victoria-st., London, S.W. Fairbanks, Morse & Co. Ld., 87, Southwark-st.,S.E. Firth, William, Ld., Leeds Hardy Patent Pick Co. Ld., Sheffield Renton, B. M., and Co., Midland Works, Sheffield Summerson, Thomas, and Sons Ld., Darlington Preparation for Exams. — Vorbereitung fur Examen—Preparation pour les examens Southern, T. A., Universal Mining School, Cardiff Thomas, Wm., Mining School, Porth, Glam. Preservative (for Plant) — Schntzanstrich— Enduit protecteur Wailes, Dove and. Co. Ld., Newcastle-on-Tyne Printing (for Coaland Iron Co’8.)—Druckereien —Imprimerxes Colliery Guardian Co. Ld., Holborn, E.C. Publications—Veriagsr—Editeurs Colliery Guardian Co. Ld., Holborn, E.C. Griffin, Charles, and Co. Ld., London, W.C. Southern, T. A., Universal Mining School, Cardiff PULLEY Blocks—Flaschenxuge—Palans Hardy Patent Pick Co. Ld., Sheffield Tangyes Ld., Cornwall Works, Birmingham Theedam, E. C., Ld., Dudley Youngs, Ryland-street Works, Birmingham Pulleys (Haulage and Shaft) — Seiischeiben— Poulies Bever, Dorling and Co. Ld., Bradford, Yorks. Bridge, David, & Co. Ld., Castleton, Manchester Daglish, Robert, and Co. Ld., St. Helens, Lancs. Fraser, Douglas, & Sons Ld., Arbroath, Scotland Frost, Albert, and Co., Sheffield Green, William, & Co. (Ecclesfield) Ld., Eccles* field, near Sheffield Humble. Steuben. 9. Victoria-st., London, S.W. Spencer and Co. Ld., Melksham, Wilts Thompson and Southwick Ld., Tamworth Walker Bros. (Wigan) Ld., Wigan Wood, John, & Sons Ld., Brook Foundry, Wigan Worsley Mesnes Ironworks Ld., Wigan PULLEYS (Pit Head)—Fbrderseilscheibemr-Molettes Bever, Dorling and Co. Ld., Bradford Daglish, Robert, and Co. Ld., St. Helens, Lancs. Fraser, Douglas, & Sons Ld., Arbroath, Scotland Green, William, & Co. (Ecclesfield) Ld., Eccles- field, near Sheffield Head, Wrightson and Co. Ld., Stockton-on-Tees Mining Appliances Co., 32, Church-st., Sheffield Spencer and Co. Ld., Melksham, Wilts 'Thompson and Co. Wigan Thompson and Southwick Ld., Tamworth Wood, John, & Sons Ld., Brook Foundry, Wigan Worsley Mesnes Ironworks Ld., Wigan Pump Buckets and Strips—Pumpenkoiben u. Zubehor—Pistons de pompes, et accessoires Daglish, Robert, and Co. Ld., St. Helens, Lancs. Pump Packing—Pumpenpackung—Etoupes pour les pompes United States Metallic Packing Co. Ld., Bradford Willcox, W. H., & Co. Ld.. 32, Southwark-st., S.E. Pumps and Pumping Machinery—Pwnp«n und Wasserhaltungsanlagen — Pompes st appareils d’ipuisement Bever, Dorling and Co. Ld., Bradford, Yorks. Bumsted and Chandler Ld., Hednesford, Staffs. Clarke, Chapman and Co. Ld., Gateshead-on-Tyne Daglish, Robert, and Co. Ld., St. Helens, Lancs. Davis, John, and Son (Derby) Ld., Derby Evans, Joseph, & Sons (Wol. Ld.), Wolverhampton Fairbanks, Morse & To. Ld., 87, Southwark-st.,S.E. Hathorn, Davey and Co. La., Leeds Isca Foundry Co. Ld., Newport, Mon. Lancaster and Tonge Ld., Pendleton, Manchester Lowmoor Co. Ld., Lowmoor Ironworks, Bradford Mather and Platt Ld., Manchester Middleton, Robert, Sheepscar Foundry, Leeds Pearn, Frank, & Co. Ld., West Gorton, Manchester Phillips, C. D., Newport, Mon. Pratchitt Bros. Ld., Carlisle Pulsometer Engineering Co. Ld., Beading Sandycroft Ld., Chester Shore, T., and Sons, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent Tangyes Ld., Cornwall Works, Birmingham Willcox, W. H., & Co. Ld.,32-38,Southwark-st.,S.E. Wood, John, & Sons Ld., Brook Foundry, Wigan Worsley Mesnes Ironworks Ld., Wigan PUMPS ( TURBINE) — Turbopumpen — Pompes d turbine Mather and Platt Ld., Manchester Pulsometer Engineering Co. Ld., Reading PUNCHING Bears—Lochstanxmaschinen—Perceuses Tangyes Ld., Cornwall Works, Birmingham Youngs, Byland-street, Birmingham RAIL Benders—Schienenbiegemaschinen—Machines d tint r er les rails Firth, William, Ld., Leeds Hardy Patent Pick Co. Ld., Sheffield Benton, B. M., and Co., Midland Works, Sheffield Tangyes Ld., Cornwall Works, Birmingham Theedam, E. C., Ld., Dudley Rail Sawing Machines—Schienens&ge—Sties pour rails Youngs, Byland-street Works, Birmingham Rails (Iron AND Steel)—Schienen aus Eisen u. Stahl—Rails en fer st sn acier Bagnall, W. G., Ld., Stafford Bute Works Supply Co. Ld., Cardiff Firth, William, Ld., Leeds Goodwin and Co., Queen-street, Sheffield Marple & Gillott La., Coronation Bldgs., Sheffield Benton, B. M., and Co., Midland Works, Sheffield Scott, Walter, Ld., Leeds Steel Works, Leeds Shelton Iron, Steel & Coal Co. Ld., Stoke-oti-Trent Summerson, Thomas, and Sons Ld., Darlington Ward, Thos. W., Ld., Albion Works, Sheffield Railway Carriages and Wagons—Eisenbahn- Wagen u.- Wagons—Voiturss st wagons ds chemins ds fer Allen, W. G., and Sons (Tipton) Ld., Tipton Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. Ld., Smethwick, Birmingham Bristol & S. Wales Railway Wagon Co. Ld., Bristol Cambrian Wagon Co. Ld., Cardiff Chorley Railway Wagon Co. Ld., Chorley Du Croo & Brauns, 53, Victoria-st., London, S.W. Hardy Patent Pick Co. Ld., Sheffield Head, Wrightson and Co. Ld., Stockton-on-Tees Lancashire & Yorkshire Wagon Co. Ld., Heywood Lincoln Wagon and Engine Co. Ld., Lincoln Locker’s Wagon Co. Ld., New Whittington, near Chesterfield Marple & Gillott Ld., Coronation-bldgs., Sheffield Midland Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. Ld., Midland Works, Birmingham Moy, Thomas, Ld., Bail way Works. Peterboro’ North Central Wagon Co. Ld., Rotherham Bigley, Wm., Bulwell. Nottingham Railway Carriages and Wagons-—Continued. Bolling Stock Co., Darlington Wigan Wagon Co. Ld., Springs Branch, Wigan RAILWAY PLANT — Eisenbahnanlagen — Equipage pour chemins de fer Avonside Engine Co. Ld., Bristol Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. Ld., Smethwick, Birmingham Bute Works Supply Co. Ld. Bute Docks, Cardiff Du Croo & Brauns, 53, V ctoria-st., London. S W Firth, William, Ld., Leeds Hardy Patent Pick Co. Ld., Sheffield Head, Wrightson and Co. Ld., Stockton-on-TeM Isca Foundry Co. Ld., Newport, Mon. Marple & Gillott Ld., Coronation-bldgs., Sheffield Midland Railway Carriage and Wagon Co. Ld., Midland Works, Birmingham Renton, B. M.,and Co., Midland Works, Sheffield Shelton, Iron, Steel & Coal Co. Ld., Stoke-on-Trent Summerson, Thomas, and Sons Ld., Darlington Thompson and Co., Wigan Ward, Thos. W., Ld., Albion Works, Sheffield Youngs, Byland-street Works, Birmingham Railway Plant (Electrical)—Eiektrischc Eisen- bahnanlagen—Equipage pour voice ^erries ilee- triques Mather and Platt Ld., Manchester RAILWAY Wagon AS80ClATI0N8Yeretn«EtS»nbahn wagonbesitzer—Associations dos propriitairss de material roulant Association of Private Owners of Railway Rollin* Stock, Clarence-chambers, Gloucester Chorley Bailway Wagon Co. Ld., Chorley, Railway Wagon Financiers — Eisenbahnwago* Vermieter — Foumisssurs - louers ds matiria roulant Bristol & S. Wales Railway Wagon Co. Ld., Bristol Chorley Bailway Wagon Co. La., Chorley, Lanes. Lincoln Wagon and Engine Co. Ld., Lincoln Locker’s Wagon Co. Ld., New Whittington, near Chesterfield North Central Wagon Co. Ld., Rotherham Railway Wagon Repairers — Eisenbahnwagon reparaturwerkstatte—Reparation de wagons Birmingham Bail way Carriage and Wagon Co. Ld.. Smethwick, near Birmingham Bute Works Supply Co. Ld., Cardiff Chorley Railway Wagon Co. Ld., Chorley Lancashire & Yorkshire Wagon Co. Ld., Heywood Lincoln Wagon and Engine Co. Ld., Lincoln Locker’s Wagon Co. La., New Whittongton, neat Chesterfield Moy, Thomas. Ld., Bailway Works, Peterborough North Central Wagon Co. Ld., Botherham Bigley, Wm., Bulwell, Nottingham Railway Wagons (Tipping)—Kippwagono—Wagons basculants Allen, W. G., and Sons (Tipton) Ld.. Tinton Bagnall, W. G., Ld., Stafford. Bute Works Supply Co. Ld., Bute Docks, Cardiff Chorley Railway Wagon Co. Ld., Chorley, Lancs Du Croo & Brauns, 53, Victoria-st., London, S.W Goodwin and Co., Queen-street, Sheffield RAKES (Pit)—Kratxen—Raclss Baker, John, and Son, Bilston, Staffs REDUCING Gear—Zentratorkupplungon—Engrenages d reduction de vitesss Bridge, David, & Co. Ld., Castleton, Manchester Brown, David, and Sons (Hudd.) Ld., Huddersfield Coventry Chain Co. Ld., Coventry Reducing Valves (Full Bore, Standard, Ac.) —Reduktionsventile—Detsndeurs Auld, D., and Sons, Whitevale Foundry, Glasgow Baldwin, James, and Co., Keighley, Yorks Hopkinson, J., and Co. Ld., Huddersfield Boyles Ld., Irlam, Manchester Refrigerators — KWmaschinen—Appareiis fri- gorifiques Pulsometer Engineering Co. Ld., Beading