582 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN March %3, 1917. COHTEHTS. Editorial Articles :— Reconstruction ...............__............. Specifications for Coal Contracts............. Articles:— Explosion at the Reserve Mine., Nanaimo, B.C. . Control of Chartering _______...................__ Industry and Education ................................ .......................... Collieries and Coking Plant at the Decazevilie Iron Works .................................................................. Refractory Materials........... Mining Employment Statistics................. Comparison of Electric Winding Systems ...... South Wales Mining Timber Trade ............ Mining Industry and Military Service ....'..... ................... Exhibition of Miners* Lamps.................. Coal Mining in New South Wales ............. Oil v. Electric Safety Lamps......................... ........................... Labour and Wages............................. Book Notices................................................... Open Contracts ______________:__________________ The Freight Market __________________________ Abstracts of Patent Specifications Recently Accepted.................................. New Patents Connected with the Coal and Iron Trades.............................................. Publications Received.............. Catalogues and Price Lists Received .... The Coal and Iron Trades...................... The London Coal Trade ____............ The By-Products Trade ............. The Tin-plate Trade __ __............ Parliamentary Intelligence ........... Current Science and Technology........ Indian and Colonial Notes __........... Notes from the Coal Fields __.......... Coal, Iron and Engineering Companies Stock and Share List............................ Miscellanea :— The War and Iron Ore Contracts—Paris Coal Prices—Scale “ Locators ** ................... Mining Resources of British Columbia.......... Miner s and Electoral Reform ................. Timber from Norway—Easter Holidays ........ Iron Ore Scheme—The Standardisation of Engi- neering Mat erials ..................................... Partnership Dissolved—Coal Exports—Scottish Miners* Executive ............................................ PAGE .. 583 .. 583 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 588 588 589 590 591 591 591 593 595 595 ... 596 ... 596 ... 596 584—588 ... 587 ... 587 ... ‘588 ... 588 ... 580 ... 591 ... 592 ... 593 ... 594 -579 587 590 591 595 596 _________________________________________________ Offices for ADVERTISEMENTS and PUBLICATION- 30 & 31, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C. 4. 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Orders, sent to _________________________________________________ Established 1866. PATENTS, DESIGNS, and TRADE MARKS. TT ARRIS AND MILLS, Chartered Patent Agents, 34 and 35, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, W.C. Telegraphic Address—** Privilege, London.” Tel. No.—Holborn 2763. __________________________________________________ Brattice Cloth.— Gentleman Wanted with influence amongst colliery managers and proprietors, to sell BRATTICE CLOTH on good commission onlv.—Address, FAIRCLOUGH & SONS, Bank-lane, Clayton, near Manchester. TUTine Secretary and Accountant, 22 H years’ experience South Africa and the East, would like position at home.—Box 6695, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival- street, Holborn, London, E.C. 4. TAT anted.—Manager for Colliery in South V V Wales. Must be accustomed to thin seams, and have a sound practical knowledge of electrical plant and appliances.—Write, giving com- plete record of training and experience, with testimonials (copies only) and recent references, stating age a >d salary exoected. to. « D. B. A.,” c/o J. W. VICKERS & CO. LTD., 5, Nicholas-lane, E.C. "A/rining Engineer, First-class (home) 1 Colliery Manager’s Certificate, REQUIRES POST in India immediately after the war (at present serving with his Majestv’g Forces). Age 38. Twelve years’ experience of mining in India.—Box 6702, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. 4. /Carbon.—First-class Certified Colliery Manager DESIRES CHANGE; now acting over a group of mines. Experienced on the Notts, Derby and Yorkshire coal fields. Heavy outputs. Coal cutting. Highest references.—CARBON, Box 6704, Colliery Guardian Office, 30& 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. 4. ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE OWNERS OF RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK. Formed in 1891 for the Protection of the Bights and Interests of Private Owners. Applications for particulars and terms of membership may be sent to the SECRETARY. Clarence Chambers. Gloucester. The Oldest Diamond Drill Company. Established 1872. J^ORING for ____________ J^INERALS. speed and certainty, cylindrical “cores.” THE AQUEOUS WORKS AND DIAMOND ROCK-BORING Co Ltd. Guildford St., York Road, Lambeth, London, S.E. Besides numerous other Important Contracts, completed (in 1897) the Deepest Boring in the United Kingdom to 3,500 ft. Great Experience in Boring for WATER. The Cambrian School of Mines, CEMETERY ROAD, PORTH, GLAM. Principal: WILLIAM THOMAS, M.Inst M.E., F.G.S., M.R., Society of Arts. Tutors—Staff of Highly Qualified Instructors in all subjects. An University Training at Your Own Home. Instruction and Lessons by Post for Mine Managers, Surveyors, Electricians, and. Mine Inspectors. Since the coming into force of the New Mines Act 579 Students of this School have been qualified as First and Second-class Mine Managers. 87 students have passed, the Home Office Surveyors’ Exam.; 30 students are now Mines Inspectors. 40 passed. First-class Electrical Engineers. Candidates for the above write without delay for free Syllabus, and book of Previous Examination Questions. (Dept. G.) CAMBRIAN MINING SCHOOL, PORTH, Glam. Briquette Machinery Ltd., Charmovth Street, LEEDS. Machinery for Briquetting Peat, Lignite, Coke, Coal, Iron, Copper, Nickel, Cement; Also Sawdust, Waste Cereals, Offals, Sewage. PATENT COAL DRIER. The U.M.S. LESSONS BY POST. The best Mining Education. Unapproachable Successes. 52 H.M. Inspectors are U.M.S. Men. — Syllabus free. — THE UNIVERSAL MINING SCHOOL ») 50, Connaught Road, Cardiff. C.M.A. CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL (Founded by T. A O’DONAHUE, F.G.S., F.S.I.). Complete Courses of Postal Tuition suitable for Home Office Mining Exams. Free Syllabus from Secretary, C.M.A. SCHOOL, Leigh, Lancs. YEADONS’ LATEST PATENTED BRIQUETTE MACHINERY, For Coal, Coke, Iron and other Ores. ________________ YEADON, SON & CO., Engineers, LEEDS, Have a World-wide Reputation, and 38 Years’ Experience. They have supplied MORE BRIQUETTE PLANTS than any other firm in this country. RAILS RAILS ALL SECTIONS AND ACCESSORIES. Also quantity F.B. suitable for bearers. Sleepers. Timbers. Switches and Crossings. Buffer Stops. Locomotives. Cranes. Wagons. ARMYTAGE & JONES Ltd., Sheaf Street, Sheffield. STEEL Rails For COLLIERIES V V and WORKS. Roof Bars } THO® W. WARD Ltd., Pit PrOOS I Albion Works, " | SHEFFIELD. Arches J try us. — MARITIME COALING ADMINISTRATION _____________ Coal Bunkering Arrangements Parliament Mansions, Victoria Street, Westminster, England. “MINERAL DUTIES ON LAND VALUES.” By R. F. MacSwinney, Barrister-at-Law. ' Just issued, 4/2 post free. SWEET & MAXWELL LD., 3, Chancery=lane, W.C, 2. Situation Wanted as Engineer; previous position Colliery Engineer.—Box M 6697, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. 4. ILTanager Wanted for large Colliery in 1 v A Northumberland. Good experience essential in Coal cutting, Haulage and Electricity.—Apply, with full particulars, to Box 6696, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C.4. Coal-picking Table Wanted, second-handi in good condition.—State price, and where seen, to, •• TABLE,” WM. PORTBOUS A CO., Advertising Agents, Glasgow. Geo. N. Dixon & Co. 43, Castle Street, Liverpool, Auctioneers and Valuers, COLLIERIES, Brickworks & Mining Plant Auctioneers & Valuers to the Engineering Trades. KNIGHT & PARTNERS Ltd 27, Old Queen Street, Westminster, S.W. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. SALES conducted in all parts of the Kingdom, ____________________________________________________________ COAL, IRON & STEEL SHARES, WILLIAM CHAPMAN & COMPANY Stockbrokers. (established since 1851). Cavendish Buildings, Wheeler Gate, NOTTINGHAM. Special Business in Coal, Iron and Steel Shares. Lists, reports, &c., will be forwarded regularly on application. __________________________________________ FOR SALE. One Motor-driven Quadruple - acting PUMP. Rams 10 in. diam., stroke 1ft. 6 in. Capacity 750 galls, p.m. Makers—MILLS & CO. LTD. One STEAM FIRE ENGINE, complete with suction hose ; suitable for Works or Small Town. Makers—FIRE APPLIANCE CO. One Worthington STEAM-DRIVEN PUMP, 7^ in. by 10| in. by 10 in. One SIMPLEX PUMP, steam driven, 8 in. by 12 in. by 10 in. Makers—BLAKE MFG. Co. MURRAY, McVINNIE & CO. LTD. Head Office:, Mavisbank Quay, Glasgow. Stores: Moss-road, Glasgow. _________________________________________ STOUR WOOD, WRABNESS, ESSEX (about 15 minutes from G.E.R. Wrabness Station). ANNUAL SALE OF TIMBER AND UNDERWOOD. Chest Poles (a fine lot, very • suitable for pit props). z . 1 200 SOFT POLES. 180 BUNDLES THATCHING RODS. ' 3,000 BAVINS. 20 LOADS BATLINS. 26 OAK TREES (good, clean trees). 4 CHEST TREES. _____ Messrs. W. SALTER & CALVER are favoured with instructions from A. N. Garland, Esq., to SELL by AUCTION, on THURSDAY, March 29th, 1917. the above fall of Timber and Underwood, in convenient lots to suit purchasers. All lots to be paid for previous to removal. SALE TO COMMENCE AT 12 O’CLOCK. Auctioneers’ Office: Market-place, Harwich. COAL MINE IN FRANCE. Tpxcellent House and Coking Coal. For H J sale outright, or fixed royalty per ton and half purchase price. Splendid property.—Box 6699, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival- street, Holborn, London, E.C. 4. STEAM WINCHES, BTC. Jix Steam Winches, 7 in. cylinders, first- J class condition: £60 each. Two Horizontal Windlasses, 6 in. cylinders; £50 each. One Harfield Patent Steam Windlass. 9 in. cylinders: price £100. JOHN FREDK. WAKE, DARLINGTON. a.c. Generating Set for Sale, x-Z ■ * triple expansion, 135 lb., speed 330 revolutions, rope-driven exciter.—HELLEWELL & CO., Royal Exchange, Manchester. STEAM ENGINES. ■jV/Todern Horizontal Cross - compound 1V 1 Engine, by Hayward Tyler, cylinders 16 in. and 26 in. bv 32 in. stroke, complete governor and flywheel, in good condition; price £350. Horizontal single cylinder Engine, by Hick Hargreaves, cylinder 18 in. dia., 36 in. stroke, Corliss valve; price £275. Horizontal single cylinder Engine, by Midland Railway Co., cylinder 18in. dia., 26 in. stroke, heavy At wheel; price £120. JOHN FREDK. WAKE. DARLINGTON. VXTanted.—Two Second-hand Lancashire . V I or CORNISH BOILERS,' suitable for steam receivers.—State particulars and price to, DENBY IRONWORKS, Derby. « YXTagons.—Wanted, on simple Hire over V V six/twelve months, 300 ten or twelve ton COAL WAGONS, in good running order.—Reply, Box 6705, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. 4. KfAri-kw. Generating Set for Sale, Vz Vz d.c. 500-550 volts, 135 lb., speed 240, compound engine. HELLEWELL & CO., Royal Exchange, Manchester. ELECTRIC PLANT. Two Very Fine Turbo - alternators, 700-kw. each; particulars on application. 250-kw. Generator, by G.E.O., 500 volts d.c., 120 r.p.m.; low price. Two 50/75 coupled Generators, by Armstrong Whitworth, 230 volts d.c., Compound-wound; price £350. High speed Engine and Generator, on one bedplate, by Westinghouse Co., 30 kw. six pole dynamo, 125 volts, 350 r.p.m.; price £135. One 50-kw. Generating Set, h'eh-speed Aliev & McLellan engine, coupled to Phoenix dynamo, four pole, shunt wound, 220 volts d.c. i JOHN PREDK. WAKE, DARLINGTON. For Disposal.—About 50 tons Good Second-hand FLANGED HUTCH WHEELS and AXLES, wheels 8^ in. diam., axles l$in. to suit 24 in gauge.—Reply, BARNES & BELL, 79, St. George’s-place, Glasgow. For Disposal, Two Steel Shafts, 20 ft. 61 in. over-all length, and 12in. dia. at centre and 8^in. at ends; also one Double Arm Belt FLY. WHEEL (in halves), 15ft. dia. and 2 ft. 10jin. width of face; and one ditto wheel 5 ft. dia. and 2 ft. lOiin. width.—Box 6701, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival- st., Holborn, London. E.C. 4. COAL WAGONS. O New Specification 10-ton Wagons, with O Hidedoono^ DARLINGTON.