November 24, 1916. THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN. 1023 New Boiler Feed Pumps (Neu-ere Kesselspeifeepumpen). —.-Bruman. “ Z. Dainpfk. Betr.,” Oct. 13, p. 321; illus. New Furnaces for Solid Fuels (Neuerungen an Feuer- ungsanlagen fur feste Brennstoffe). —. Pradel. “ Feuerungstechn.Oct. 15, p. 17; illus. XXVI.—Compressed Air. Compressed Air. “ Pract. Engin.,” Nov. 2, p. 207; 2 fig. High-Pressure Air Compressors. J. M. Ford. “ Eng.,” Nov. 3, p. 448; Nov. 10, p. 471; Nov. 17, p. 480; illus. (Paper read before the Greenock Assoc, of Shipbldrs. and Engin.) Recent Improvements in Air Compressors. “ Mine and Quarry,” Oct., p. 930; 5 fig. XXVII.—Electricity. Economic Application of Electricity to Mining. J. H. Pease. ” Queensld. Govt. Min. JI.,” Sept. 15, p. 434. (Paper read before the Ipswich and District Min. Inst.) Power Stations and their Coal Supplies. “ Iron Coal Tr. Rev.,” Nov. 17, p. 610. (From pres. addr. to the Inst. Electr. Engin., Manchester section, by Mr. A. E. McKenzie.) The Use of Steel Conductors for Transmission Lines. H. B. Dwight. “Can. Engin.,” Oct. 12, p. 297. (From paper read before Assoc, of Iron and Steel Electr. Engin., Chicago.) The Problem of the Small Station. “ Eng. Rev.,” Nov. 15, p. 141. Ekctiicity in Coal Mining. G. B. Davis. ” Coal Age,” Oct. 14, p. 633. Stray Currents from Overhead Pit Wines, and their Influence on Safety (Die beim Betriebe elektrischer Grubenbahn mit Oberleitung auftretenden Streu- stromei und die Frage Hirer Gefahrlichkeit fur die Sicherheit des Grubenbetriebes). K. Alvensleben. Gluckauf,” Oct. 28, p. 925. Electric Plant at the Vereinigte Welheim Colliery (Die elektrischen Anlagen der Gewerkschaft “ Vereinigte Welheim ”). —. Steiner. “ E. T. Z.,” Oct. 5, p. 537; Oct. 19, p. 565; illus. XXVIII.—Surface Transport and Storage. Motor Truck Development. W. B. Clapp. “ Min. JI.,” Oct. 28, p. 718. (From paper read before Amer. Soc. Meeh. Engin.) Aerial Ropeways for Coke Oven Plants. “ Gas Wld.” (Coking Section), Nov. 4, p. 18; 4 fig. Appliances for Handling Materials at Ports. Sir J. P. Griffith. “ Engin.,” Nov. 3, p. 389. (James Fotrest Lecture, Inst, of Civ. Engin.) Coke Handling Plant at Wallsend. A. B. Walker. “ Gas,” Nov. 1, p. 219; 1 fig. Bucket Elevators, Bucket Conveyors, Suction Con- veyors. R. Trautschold. “ Eng. Mag., Nov., p. 231; 25 charts. Coal and Shipping—IX. : Coaling at the Panama Canal —Balboa. “ Colliery Guard.,” Nov. 10, p. 899; 5 fig. XXIX. —Sanitation, Diseases, etc. Dust Allaying in Rand Mines. A. Cooper Key. “ Queensld. Govt. Min. JI.,” Sept. 15, p. 423. (brom “ Eng. and Min. JI.”) XXX. —Mining Laws, Royalties. Old Mining Laws. ” Sc. Art Min.,” Nov. 18, p. 181. CONTRACTS OPEN FOR COAL AND COKE. For Contracts Advertised in this issue received too late for inclusion in this column, see Leader and Last White pages. Abstracts of Contracts Open. Chester, November 28.—Slack (six or 12 months) for Chester Waterworks Company. Tenders to the secretary, 15, Newgate-street, Chester. Edinburgh, December 16.—Coal for Royal Hospital for Sick Children. Forms from the matron. Long Lawford (Rugby), November 27.—£30 worth of good coal, delivered to cottages. Tenders to E. Wright, clerk to the United Charities of Sir Edward Boughton and others. Lowestoft, November 28.—70 tons of house coal, in lots. Tenders to the clerk to the Kirkley Poor’s Land Estate, 8, Gro&venor-road, Lowestoft. Middlesbrough, December 8.—Steam coal (six and 12 months) for the Tees Conservancy Commissioners. Tenders to the general manager, Middlesbrough. Nottingham, November 30.—Coal for the Works and Ways Committee. Forms from the city engineer, Guildhall, Nottingham. Paddington, December 5.—Coal and coke (three months) for Paddington Board of Guardians., Forms from the clerk, 313, Harrow-road. Portsmouth, November 27.—Steam coal and coke (six months) for the Corporation. Forms from the borough engineer, Town Hall. Warrington, November 27—Coal (six months) for the Sanitary Works Committee. Tenders to the chairman of committee, Town Hall. The date given is the latest upon which tenders can be received. COMTRACTS OPEN FOR ENGINEERING, IRON AND STEEL WORK, Ac. Dublin, November 27. — Stores. — Castings, iron bars, galvanised sheets, pitch, tar, rivets, wheelbarrows, etc. (12 months), for Grand Canal Company. Forms from Offices, James-street Harbour. Dublin, December 5.—Stores.—Iron castings, carriage bolts, wagon covers, oils, etc. (12 months or less), for the Dublin and South-Eastern Railway. Forms (6d.) from the secretary, Westland-row Station. Durban, January 3.—Steam Turbine, etc.—3,000kw. steam durbine, alternator, and condensing plant, for the Corporation. Forms from the borough electrical engineer, Municipal Buildings, Durban. Enniskillen, December 1. — Stores. — Copper plates, tubes, iron castings, spelter, edge tools, galvanised sheets, screws, pressure gauges, springs, etc., for the Sligo, Leitrim and the Northern Counties Railway. Forms (Is. each) from the secretary, Enniskillen. King’s Lynn, November 27.—Stores.—Castings for the Corporation. Forms from the borough surveyor. Ryhope.—Stores.—Castings, brass, wire ropes, brattice cloth, etc. (12 months), for Ryhope Coal Company Limited. Forms from the Offices, Ryhope. South Hetton, December 2.—Stores.—English timber, castings, iron, etc. (six months). Forms from J. R. Lam- bert, South Hetton Sunderland. Trimdon Grange, December 3.—Stores.—Iron, steel, castings, brattice cloth, electric fittings, pit props, etc. (six months). Forms from the storekeeper, Trimdon Grange Colliery, Durham. MINING AND OTHER NOTES. The late Mr. M. T. Scott, director of the Leeds Steel Works, left estate valued at £130,484. The Edinburgh Geological Society notifies removal to Synod Hali-buildings, Castle-terrace, Edinburgh. The Order of the White Elephant (Third Class) has been bestowed by the Kyig upon Mr. J. H. Heal, Inspector- General of the Siamese Department of Mines and Geology. Reports are published to the effect that peat deposits, from which 115,000,000 tons of fuel can be obtained, have been discovered in Canada. Large deposits exist in Montreal and Ontario. Estate of the gross value of £733,290 was left by the late Sir Arthur Markham, M.P. In his will, Sir Arthur requested hig widow to make presents to friends in the constituency, and to the poor of Mansfield, out of the Parlia- mentary salary which he might have invested. It is announced, however, that he applied this fund while alive towards relieving the lot of prisoners of war belonging to the Sherwood Foresters, and of Russian prisoners. Recently 2,000 miners struck work at Blaina, Montana, U.S.A., as a protest against the lamps in use. They demanded electric lamps. Firms interested may consult at the Commercial Intelli- gence Branch of the Board of Trade a statistical record of the coke industry of New South Wales, with chemical analyses of coals used, coke produced, and ash contents, together with crushing strain tests, and a short epitome of the by-products question. The number of coke ovens in New South Wales is stated to be 952, and the amount of coke produced in 1915 was 258,769 tons. The Government of Venezuela has granted .a 27 years’ concession to Senor A. Soto Bracho, of Maracaibo, for work- ing four coal mineg and some petroleum deposits in the State of Merida. Dr. J. Blair has been appointed certifying surgeon under the Factory and Workshops Act for St. Anne’s-on-the-Sea; and Dr. H. J. Robinson for the Kirkoswald district. Vacancies/are notified in the case of Hathersage (Derbyshire), Ringwood (Hants), Ballyhaise (Cavan), and the City of London. The following appointments of certifying surgeons have been made under the Factory and Workshops Act :—Dr. R. V. Howell, Clacton-on-Sea district; and Dr. T. O’Driscoll, Valentia district. The position of certifying surgeon in Tipperary is vacant. In the 1917 Session of Parliament, application will be made for leave' to bring in a Bill enabling the Mansfield Railway Company to raise additional capital. Another Bill proposes to confer further powers upon the Gas Light and Coke Company concerning ships, lighters, etc. The Seaham Harbour Dock Company seek an amendment of the Act of 1898 relative to the charges and dues of the harbour. About 2,000 coal miners belonging to the Liege area have been deported by the Germans. It is reported that a workable seam of coal has been struck near Calais. Stone Dusting of Underground Workings.—The Stanton Iron Works (Collieries) Limited have decided to adopt stone dusting at their Teversal Collieries, near Mansfield, Notts, and an order has been placed for a No. 1 stone dust mill with Messrs. Richard Scholefield, engineers, Burley Vale Works, Leeds. The capacity of the machine to be erected at Teversal is 10 cwt. of dust per day, of which 65 per cent, is to pass a screen of 100-mesh, and the whole of the dust delivered by the mill will pass a 30 by 30 mesh screen. Cheap Steam.—The list of monthly publications has received a recruit, entitled Cheap Steam, issued by Messrs. Ed. Bennis and Company Limited, 28, Victoria-street, West- minster, and Little Hulton, Bolton, as a special organ of boiler house practice. The new periodical evidently possesses some of the vitality which enables the founder of the busi- ness, Mr. Edward Bennis, to fulfil the duties of managing director at the age of 78. The first two issues deal with ‘‘Atmospheric Pollution,” “ Care of Mechanical Stokers,” “ Performance of Stokers on Fluctuating Loads,” “ Coal Crushers,” “ The Commercial Testing of Solid Fuel,” “ Steam Production and Machine Firing,” and other sub- jects of interest to all steam users. Railway Companies and Traders.—The railway companies are again calling the attention of traders to the necessity of making every effort to avoid the wastage of rolling stock. It is pointed out that the demand for railway wagons and sheets is extremely heavy, owing to the large amount of urgent Government traffic and material for the manufacture of munitions, which the railway companies are being called upon to handle specially. The companies therefore hope that they can rely upon the local co-operation of the traders in the country in assisting them to cope with the heavy traffic, which is being worked under exceptionally difficult conditions. It is suggested that trucks should not be loaded until consignees are known to be ready for delivery, and that unloading should be completed as quickly as possible. THE FREIGHT MARKET. The gale last week-end was responsible for the delay of much stemmed tonnage, especially so far as east coast ports were concerned, thereby adding to the dislocation of coal shipping business. By mid-week, this particular source of shipping shortage had ceased to affect the market—apart, of course, from the fact that numerous vessels had stranded, and will not be available for transport purposes for, at all events, many weeks to come (some, totally wrecked, are out of the reckoning for all time). At the north-east coast, the shortage of collier vessels made itself felt in an aggravated form once again towards the end of last week, and, owing to the storm, stultified most efforts at doing business until the present week was well advanced. At the time of writing, there is a much better show of shipping than for some days past, and business is proceeding fairly briskly. Rates in most “ unrestricted ” directions have advanced -to some extent. Coasting business, for example, is being done at from 14s. 6d. to 15s., Tyne to London, an increase of from 6d. to Is. on the week. The Baltic is rather stronger. Barcelona is 7s. 6d. dearer. French coke rates are unaltered in most directions, but 2s. higher for Rouen. At South Wales, tonnage shortage is forcing up figures. Gibraltar, from Cardiff, for example, is being done at an addition of 3s. 6d.; Lisbon is from 2s. 6d. to 5s. higher; Malta, from 3s. 9d. to 5s. advanced; and Valencia, for a small boat, has been fixed at from 7s. 6d. to 12s. 6d. more than the rates which ruled a week ago. Barcelona is stronger, and Algiers is steady. The River Plate is rather firmer. Thus far, the Norwegian war risks insurance difficulty remains unsettled, and, therefore, there has been no influx of Norwegian vessels to relieve the shortage in this country. Homewards, dearth of shipping restricts business. The River Plate is very weak, with 110s. offering for up-river loading—a decline of 10s. on the week—and down-river ports quoted at 100s., a fall of from 10s. to 15s. There is little demand at American ports for grain tonnage. Northern Range to France is quoted at 105s., net form. Savannah to Havre has paid 110s. net, whilst 21s. has been paid for New York-Portugal. Lumber business is firm, at 525s. to West Britain, and 540s. to East Coast, United Kingdom, advances of 25s. to 15s. respectively. Coal rates are based on about 102s. fid., Virginia to Mediterranean. Cotton business is mentioned at up to 300s. from Gulf to Havre on Form O. Eastern rates are very much harder this week. Saigon to France is listed at 215s., an advance of 15s.; Burmah to United Kingdom, 200s., a rise of 20s.; Kurrachee to United Kingdom, on scale, 135s., an increase of from 5s. to 10s • Madras, with kernels, 250s. to 260s., an improvement of ^s- ’ and Calcutta, on d.w., 230s., an advance of 30s. Mediterranean rates are firmer, in sympathy with Eastern, and Alexandria has been done at 120s. on 60 cu. ft to usual ports. Tyne to Barcelona, 2,500, 65s.; 2,000 , 70s.; Calais, 500, 41s. 6d., coke; 250, 42s. 6d., coke; Dunkirk, 300, 42s. fid. coke; 500, 41s. fid., coke; 250, 42s. 6d., coke; 350, 42s 6d ’ Gothenburg, 1,700 and 2,000, 30 kr.; Copenhagen’ 1,500, 34 kr.; Horsens, 500, 42 kr., sail; Lisbon, 3,000, 50s • London, 1,800, 14s.; 1,250, 15s.; 1,500, 14s. 6d.; North French Range, 600, 42s. 6d., coke; 400,*42s. 6d., coke; 450, 42s. 6d., coke; Passages, 1,650, 50s. coal, 60s. coke; Porto Ferrajo, 6,000 , 62s. 6d.; Rouen, 300, 46s., coke; 500, 45s., coke; 500, 44s., coke; 600, 46s., coke; River Plate, 3,400, 4os., 250; Stockholm, 1,800, 30 kr.; Seville, 500, 65s., coke- Tunis, 1,600, 63s. 6d.; Valencia, 1,300, 82s. 6d., coke. Cardiff to Algiers, 6,500, 48s. 6d., 500; Barcelona, 1,450 65s.; 2,500, 65s.; 2,800, 62s. 6d.; Gibraltar, 1,900, 55s.’, 500; 4,000, 52s. 6d., 500; 2,600, 55s., 500; 1,000, 56s., 400- Huelva, 3,800, 47s. 6d., 400; 2,000, 52s. 6d.; 3,400’, 52s. 6d., 400; Lag Palmas, 1,600, 60s.; Lisbon, 1,200^ 52s. 6d., 500; 3,000, 50s., 500; 1,900, 52s. 6d., 500; 3,400, 52s. 6d., 500; Monte Video, 4,000 , 42s. 6d.; 4,700, 42s 6d •’ Malta, 4,000, 72s. 6d.; 5,400, 71s. 3d.; Malaga, 1,400, 60s ’ Porto Ferrajo, 6,300, 62s. 6d.; Rosario, 5,000, 45s.; River Plate, 5,000 , 42s. 6d.; Seville, 1,400, 55s.; Valencia, 1,000 62s. 6d. ’ Swansea to Dublin, 300, 13s. 6d.; 330, 13s.; Corunna, 650, 42s. 6d.; Huelva, 2,000, 55s.; Barcelona, 1,700, 65s • Seville, 1,000, 55s. Newport to Huelva, 1,400, 52s. 6d.; 4,700, 47s. 6d • Gibraltar, 1,500 , 52s. 6d., 500. ’ Glasgow to Bordeaux, 37s.; Treport, 31s.; Rouen, 29s. 6d.; Gibraltar, 2,000, 47s. 6d. West Hartlepool to Tonsberg, 500, 32 kr.; Christiania, 500, 42 kr., coke. * Seaham Harbour to Bergen, 1,500, 32 kr., 300. Grimsby to Aarhuus, 450, 28 kr., sail. Wales to River Plate, 42s. 6d., end of November; 5,000, 42s. 6d., option Rosario, 45s. London to Boulogne, 300, £350, lump sum, timber. Hull to Figueria, 300, 50s., sail. Partington to WTest Italy, 1,100, 52s. 6d., Nov. 27. Blyth to Copenhagen or Korsoer, 1,700, 34 kr., 350. Partnership Dissolved.—The London Gazette announces dissolution of the partnership of F. and H. Baxter, trading as Baxters Screw and Rivet Works, Parade, Birmingham. The business will be continued by F. Baxter. North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Ship- builders.—The annual meeting of the institution will be held this evening (Friday) in the Lecture Treatre of the Literary and Philosophical Society, Newcastle. The discus- sion on the paper relating to “ Works Organisation ” will be resumed. At the Barnsley West Riding Police Court, the Old Silk- stone Colliery Company prosecuted Joseph Bottom, miner, of Silkstone, for breach of contract, and claimed £3 17s. damages for 11 days’ absence from work at the rate of 7s. per day. The Barrow- Haematite Steel Company claimed £4 damages from each of three miners, John Hunt, Walter Bennett, and John Hoyland Brown, who had each neglected their work for 10 days. The defendants had been dealt with by the colliery court, and fined, but this had not had the desired effect. Mr. Steel, manager of the Barrow^ Colliery, mentioned that during the month of October no few-er than 6,489 shifts were lost. For the w’eek ending November 15, the absences of miners were not less than 18-9 per cent., and trammers over 21 per cent.