280 THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN February 8, 1918. CONTENTS. Editorial Articles :— Page Problems of Modern Industry................ 281 Trade Parliaments.......................... 281 Articles :— Underground Conveyors ........................ 273 Revised Directions as to the Sale of Coal.. 276 Mining Examinations: Successful Candidates ... 279 South Wales Mining Timber Trade ........... 285 Coal Tar and Chemicals .................... 285 The German Coal and Iron Trades............ 286 Labour and Wages..................:........ 287 Obituary-.............................. 287 Short Time Working in Welsh Collieries..... 290 The Freight Market ........................ 290 Open Contracts ............................ 290 Government Publications.................... 290 Abstracts of Patent Specifications Recently Accepted ................................ 290 New Patents Connected with the Coal and Iron Trades .................................... 292 Reports of Meetings:— Midland Institute of Mining, Civil and Mechanical Engineers ............................... 286 The Coal and Iron Trades ...................282—285 The Tin-plate Trade........................ 284 The London Coal Trades..................... 285 The By-Products Trade ..................... 285 Parliamentary Intelligence..................... 282 Notes from the Coal Fields..................... 288 Miscellanea :— Tar Oils : New Control Order................... 279 Middlesbrough Iron and Steel Shipments..... 282 Institution of Mechanical Engineers—Partner- ships Dissolved ........................... 284 Colliery Firemen and Non-Unionist Question. 285 Coal in County Cork........................ 286 Indian Coal—Revised Iron and Steel Prices ...... 287 Pitwood Cargo Dispute ..................... 290 Liability for Subsidence .................. 292 ADVERTISEMENTS. 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Offices for Advertisements and Publication :—30 and 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. 4. Telegrams—“ Colliery Guardian, Fleet, London?’ Telephone—1354 Holborn. Established 1866. PATENTS, DESIGNS, and TRADE MARKS. ARRIS AND MILLS, Chartered Patent Agents, 34 and 35, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, W.C. 1. Telegraphic Address—“ Privilege, London.” Tel. No.—Holborn 2763. 5/6 per Cwt. foyro„T WASTE PAPER Or Three Times the Price of Coal! We will pay you the above price, send you sacks and pay carriage. THE PAPER MILLS SUPPLY CO., Dept. “C.G.,” South Square, BOSTON, Lincs. The above is the MAXIMUM GOVERNMENT PRICE for UNSORTED WASTE, and no one is allowed to pay more. Prices for Sorted Grades and Account Books on Application. London Office: Anglin & Co., 68, Milton Street, London, E.C. 2. Telephone : Central 1706. lUfAPS of the British Coalfields. 1. Scotland. 2. North of England. 3. South Wales. 4. North Midlands. 5. South Midlands. 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SAFETY FIRST BELT RIGS: Cage Arresters and Detach Hook. Rope and Guide Cappies. A. MANLEY, Thirlmere, Sheffield. The U.M.S. LESSONS BY POST. Th® best Mining Education. Unapproachable Successes. 52 H.M. Inspectors are U.M.S. Men. — Syllabus free. — THE UNIVERSAL MINING SCHOOL W) 50, Connaught Road, Cardiff. Briquette Machinery Ltd Charmouth Street, LEEDS. Machinery for Briquetting Peat, Lignite, Coke, Coal, Iron, Copper, Nickel, Cement; Also Sawdust, Waste Cereals, Offals, Sewage. PATENT COAL DRIER. Electrical Machinery See Illustrated Advt. PEEBLES in Jan. 25th issue. BRUCE PEEBLES & Co. Ltd. Engineers. EDINBURGH. YEADONS’ LATEST PATENTED BRIQUETTE MACHINERY, For Coal, Coke, Iron and other Ores. YEADON, SON & CO., Engineers, LEEDS, Have a World-wide Reputation, and 40 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. 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Dixon & Co., 43, Castle Street, Liverpool, Auctioneers and Valuers, COLLIERIES, Brickworks & Mining Plant. D. Liewellin Evans, PROPRIETOR OF THE Cardiff Brattice Cloth Company 120, BUTE ST. CARDIFF. AGENT FOR ZTobel’s Explosives, LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE COLLIERY UNDER-MANAGERS’ ASSOCIATION. 6, Colin Street, Wigan Lane, Wigan (General Secretary: JAMES BUTLER). MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF COLLIERY UNDER-MANAGERS OF GREAT BRITAIN. he Council desire to make an earnest Appeal to all Under-Managers who are not yet members of any association to correspond with SECRETARY at the above Address, when Particulars of Membership will be forwarded, and Branches formed at Convenient Centres. Brattice Cloth. — Gentleman Wanted with influence amongst colliery managers and proprietors, to sell BRATTICE CLOTH on good commission only.—Address, FAIRCLOUGH & SONS, Bank-lane, Clayton, near Manchester. Thirst - class Draughtsmen, with good 1 ' general experience, Wanted by large controlled firm in South York- shire.—Apply, giving full particulars of experience, and salary required (inclusive of war bonus), to Box 6886, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. 4. Wire Rope Works Foreman Wanted. One with a thorough experience of the manufacture of wire ropes, combined with a knowledge of engineering.—Apply by letter only, giving particulars of age, previous experience and salary expected, to W. B. BROWN & CO. (BANKHALL) LTD., Globe Works, Bankhall, Liverpool. Colliery Engineer or Engine wright Wanted immediately for small developing Colliery. Must be used to Engines, Ropes, Pumps, and take charge of all plant in connection with the colliery. Good opening for suitable man.—Applicants to state age, wages and full experience, to Box 6972, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival- street, Holborn, London, E.C. 4. Wanted, a capable Man for position of STATION OFFICER at one of the Rescue Stations.—Apply for full particulars to the CHIEF OFFICER, Durham and Northumber- land Collieries Fire and Rescue Brigade, 854, Scotswood-road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Wanted, Mechanical Engineer for group of Collieries in Lancashire; good electrical knowledge essential.— Apply, stating age, qualifications and references, to Box 6971, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. 4. Wanted, Erecting Engineer, with expe- rience in the erection of large coke oven plants, for firm in the Sheffield district.—Apply, giving full experience, salary required, etc., to Box 6970, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. 4. Good practical Mine Surveyor and DRAUGHTSMAN, above military age, DESIRES POST. Used to thick and thin seams. Excellent references, steady and willing.—Box 6973, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, W.C. 4. Wanted, Competent Surveyor for group of South Wales Collieries.—Apply, with copies only of testi- monials and stating salary required, to Box 6977, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. 4. Wanted, a Secretary for the Forest of Dean Colliery Owners’ Association and the Forest of Dean Indemnity Society. Applicants having practical experience in colliery working will be preferred. — State age, present occupation and salary required, enclosing copies of three recent testimonials, to “ SECRETARY,” Box 6976, Colliery Guardian. Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. 4. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH. ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT. The Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith invite applications from properly qualified men for the post of :— (a.) METER SUPERINTENDENT. Salary £160 per annfim rising by two annual increments of £7 10s • to £175 per annum, plus War Bonus of 20/- weekly. (&.) ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE. Salary £175 per annum rising by annual increments of £12 10s. to £200 per annum, plus War Bonus of 20/- weekly. The appointments will be subject to one week’s notice on either side, in each case. APPLICATIONS, stating experience and accompanied by copies of three recent testimonials, must be delivered to the Borough Electrical Engineer, Electricity Works, 85, Fulham Palace-road, Hammersmith, W. 6, not later than Thursday, February 21st. Candidates canvassing members of the Borough Council will be disqualified. Town Hall, Hammersmith, W. 6. LESLIE GORDON, 5th February, 1918. Town Clerk. TANKS FOR SALE. Steel Oil Tank, 60 ft. diam. by 25 ft. deep, about 430,000 gallons capacity, strong dome-shaped cover. FLAT-END BOILER TANKS. Two 8 ft. 0 in. diam. by 30 ft. long. One 7 ft. 6 in. diam. by 24 ft. long. One 7 ft. 0 in. diam. by 28 ft. long. One 7 ft. 0 in. diam. by 27 ft. long. EGG-END BOILER TANKS. One 5 ft. 6 in. diam. by 32 ft. long. Two 5 ft. 0 in. diam. by 28 ft. long. One 4 ft. 9 in. diam. by 30 ft. long. One 4 ft. 6 in. diam. by 20 ft. long. Many smaller sizes, also Rectangular and others. List on application. FIRTH BLAKELEY, SONS & CO. LTD., Church Fenton, via Leeds. FOR SALE. OK tons R.S. Joists, 6 in. by 3 in., from 7 ft. 6 in. to 20 ft. lengths ; 10 in. by 5 in., from 8 ft. 6 in. to 14 ft. lengths; 12 in. by 6 in., from 8 ft. 6 in. to 10 ft. lengths. Apply—JOSEPH OXLEY, Vicar-lane, Sheffield. For Sale, Small Coke Breeze, large quantity. What offers ? Apply—MANAGER, Gas Works, Colne, Lancs. I/or Sale, prompt delivery, 175 tons New 1* Perfect STEEL BRIDGE RAILS, 22 lb. per yard; 600 yards of New 1& diameter STEEL ROPE. GEO. V.'PERRY, Gloucester-place, Swansea.