THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN. August 7, 1914 344 MACHINERY. illott’s Improved “ Gillott and Copley ” Rotary COAL-CUTTING MACHINES. See Illustrated Adver- tisement fortnightly. Sole Makers: JOHN GILLOTT * SON, Barnsley. For Sale, New Steel Lancashire Boilers, ready for immediate deliveryOther sizes in progress. 30 ft. long by 8 ft. diameter, for 1001b. working pressure. 30 ft. „ 8 ft. „ 1601b. „ 30 ft. „ 8 ft. 6 in., ,, 1201b. M ■PURR, INMAN & CO. LTD., Calder Vale Boiler Works, Wakefield. JL1J 250 tons of good Relayable Steel Flange, about 741b. per yard, also « quantity from 14 lb. upwards. Quantity of Bull Head BAILS, all suitable for sidings; all accessories to suit. B. M. BBNTON A CO., Midland Works, Savile-street, Sheffield. TXTanted, a good pair of Second-hand ▼ V WINDING ENGINES, 20 in. cylinder, 3 ft. 6 in. stroke, 9 ft. 6 in. drum, to work at 1001b. steam pressure.—Apply, Box 5688, Collier?. Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. Two Beiliss Engines, each 216-b.h.p,, makers standard size, E.C. 10, fitted with piston valves, steam separator, 360 r.p.m. GEO. V. PERRY, Gloucester-place. Swansea. ^7R(Y-kw. Turbo Generator Sets (two), S by Willans-Parsons, 440 volts, 3-phase, 25 periods, equal to new; 100-kw. Generating Set, 220-240 volts, modern and faultless condition; Economic Boiler, by Davey Paxman, 13 ft. long, 8 ft. diameter, insured 1601b. working pressure; 240-h.p. Horizontal Compound Tandem Engine, by Browett, Lindley & Co , cylinders 13 in. and 19 in., suitable for direct coupling; every description of high-class plant in stock for immediate delivery.—HARRY H. GARDAM & CO. LTD,, Staines. A Rickaby, Bloomfield Engine Works, • Sunderland. Three-throw PUMPS, 4, 7, 8 rams. Comp. Vert. ENGINES, 5i-9J by 6. Pairs 13 and 14 Link Reversing ENGIN BS. 12-h.p. DYNAMOS, 220 v. 35-h.p. GENERATING SET, 130 volts. 10-h.p. MOTORS, 220 v. Cables and Electrical Sundries. 1 .P. Beiliss Vertical Com- JLjV-/ vy Vy pound ENGINE, enclosed type, forced lubrication, pressure 125 to 1601b.; only in use for a short time, faultless condition; accept very low price for a quick sale.—HARRY H. GARDAM A CO. LTD., Staines ngine, Steam, High-speed Bumsted and Chandler. Self-contained, 50-h.p., 350 r.p.m. £40, f.o.b. London.—WOODLEY, Crawley, Sussex. TXTanted, Haulage Engine, 18 in. or V ▼ 20in. cylinders, 501b. sq. in. pressure, 5 to 1 gear; must be of modern design and in good working order.—State price and where it can be seen, to ALLERDALE COAL CO. LTD., Great Clifton, nr. Workington. For Sale, one 4-roll Coal Breaker, by Babcock & Wilcox Ltd., capacity approximately 40 tons of run of-the- mine coal per hour; will break to pieces about 2% in. cube ; reference 03074; blue print on application. THO8. W. WARD LTD., Silvertown, London, E. Price 6d. 100 pages. Ventilation Made Easy. Written for th e use of Mining Students, Deputies, Firemen, Under-managers, anc all Colliery Officials. By W. FAIRLEY, F.G.S. The work treats especially of the Properties of Air and Gases, the principles affecting the Circulation of Air in Underground Workings and the use of Ventilating Appliances, with practical notes on Colliery Explosions and other matters relating to the safe and healthy condition of mines. Contents Facts, Rules and Maxims relating to Air, Gases, Colliery Explosions and Ventilation of Mines—Explanation of Terms used in the subject of Mine Ventilation—Requirements of the Coal Mines Act, 1887— Useful Tables—Exercises on the subject of Ventilation—Practical Notes nr Coaldust. Opinions of the Press.—“The treatise covers the whole of the subject of the Ventilation of Mines. . . A glance at the contents will satisfy the miner of its value and comprehensiveness. . . The work is well written, nicely printed and bound, and its price places it within the reach of the poorest pitman who desires to become a master of his craft.” THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN CO. LTD., 30 & 31, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C. FOR SALE. 50 tons of New Perfect Steel Bridge Rails, 16 lb. per yard, 6 ft. lengths, punched for nails. 800 tons Relayable Steel B.H. Rails, 80/85 lb. per yard, with all accessories. 150 tons New Perfect Steel Flange Rails, 14, 16, 18, and 201b. per yard, with Fishplates (delivery ex stock) 50 tons of capital second-hand Steel Bridge Rails, 100 lb. per yard. 4,000 good second-hand Creosoted Railway Sleepers. 9 ft. by 10 in. by 5 in.; also large quantity, of ditto Crossing Timbers. 50 tons New Perfect Steel Flange Rails, 28 lb. per yard, and 50 tons of ditto ditto, but 241b. per yard, with Fishplates for both sections. ' 12 tons of splendid second-hand Steel Flange Rails, 14 lb. per yard, punched for nails. 25 tons of splendid second-hand Steel Bridge Rails, 14 lb. per yard, 4 ft. lengths, punched for nails. 1,500 yards second-hand 14 lb. Portable Railway, 24 in gauge, with Points and Crossings. Right - angle Crossings, Turntables, and 2/3rd yard Side and End- tipping Wagons to match, all equal t > new. 200 tons of nearly new 65 lb. Steel Flange Rails, with Fishplates and Dogspikes to suit. Also 20 capital second-hand Crane Tipping Skeps, and 6 good second-hand Contractors’ Hand Carts. Inspection invited of all Material offered. Cash Buyers of Machinery, Plant, old Iron and Steel Scrap, Metals, Indiarubber, &c., New and Second-hand Bails, and all Accessories, Sleepers, &c. MARPLE & GILLOTT LTD., SHEFFIELD. FOR SALB. Sixteen High-class Lancashire Boilers, each 30ft. by 8ft., built by Beeley & Sons, of Hyde, in 1901, 1902, and 1905, and passed by the National Boiler Insurance Go. for 160 lb. working pressure, with fittings and mountings ; five boilers have Crosthwaite’s patent furnace attachments, and two have superheaters; no cross tubes in flues. All the high-class solid-drawn Weldless STEAM PIPING and VALVES that have worked with above boilers. One Green’s patent FUEL ECONOMISER of 576 pipes, with scrapers and scraper gearing, new in 1906, and constructed for 180 lb. pressure. Two Wright’s patent “ Excelsior ” DUPLEX HEATERS and FILTERS combined, about 15 ft. 6 in. high by 3 ft. 6 in. diameter. A nearly new Steel GAS MAIN, 2ft. diameter by about 550ft. long, with branch pipes, &c., thickness J in. bare. fjATALOGUE of stock MACHINERY, 2-3,000 LOTS, free on application. Inspection invited. THO? W. WARD LIMITED, ALBION WORKS, 1 Tel.—“Forward, Sheffield.” SHEFFIELD. MAOHINERY-contlnueiL PLANT WANTED AND FOR SALE. rphe Bute Works Supply Co. Ltd., Cardiff. Telegrams—** Gething, Cardiff.” Telephone No. 2645 (4 lines). (Established 1888). FOR SALE. STEEL RAILS with fastenings when required. RAILWAY WAGONS, all kinds. LOCOMOTIVES, standard gauge. SALES. BEDMINSTER, EASTON, KING8WOOD, AND PARKFIELD COLLIERIES LTD. Sale of the VALUABLE and WELL-KNOWN COLLIERIES of the above Company GEO. NICHOLS, YOUNG, HUNT & CO. will SELL by AUCTION on THURSDAY, AUGUST 13th, at 3 o’clock, at the GRAND HOTEL, BROAD STREET, BRISTOL, the following EXTENSIVE COLLIERY UNDERTAKING, viz. • KINGS WOOD—Including Speedwell Collieries, with Belgium Shaft, and the Deep Pit Collierv, together with the extensive FREEHOLD MINERALS, ABOUT 1,600 ACRES IN AREA, with Buildings and VALUABLE FIXED MACHINERY. PUCKLECHURCH—The valuable Parkfield Collieries, with its Buildings and valuable FIXED MACHINERY and UP-TO-DATE PLANT. Also the Plant, Land, and Effects of South Pit, with numerous Cottages attached. HANHAM.—The interest in the valuable Pit, known as Hanham Colliery (leasehold mineral area 1,400 acres), with its equipment. Also, the interest in those at Easton and Be^minster Collieries. Detailed Plans, Particulars, and Conditions of Sale may be obtained from The AUCTIONEERS, Demerira House, Colston-avenue, Bristol; of Messrs. GIBSON & ASHFORD, 39, Waterloo-street, Birmingham; of Messrs. JOHNSON & CO., Solicitors. 36, Waterloo-street, Birming ham; or of G. C. RALLISON, Solicitor, 2, Bristol Chambers, Nicholas- street, Bristol. EDUCATION. Universal Mining School. Lessons by Post. Thorough preparation for all Mining Exams. Syllabus fret T. A. SOUTHERN and H. W. HALBAUM, The U.M.S., 215, Cardiff THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD. MINING DEPARTMENT. The Matriculation Examination for the degree in Mining will be held on September 8th, 1914. For information apply to the Registrar before August 22nd The Mining Diploma’(Day) Course commences on October 1st, 1914. The Certificate (Saturday afternoon) Course commences on September 19th; and the Mining Teachers’ Course on September 26th. The Courses in Electricity Applied to Mining commence on September 19th. For particulars apply to W. M. GIBBONS, Registrar. THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS. 'Professor—John Goodman, M I C.E., M.I.M.T . CIVIL MECHANICAL Lecturer in Civil Engineering—James Gilchrist AND ELECTRICAL « Lecturer'and Head of Electrical Engineering ENGINEERING Department-G. D. A. Parr, M.Sc.,M.I.E.E , I A.MI.M.E. 2^btallurgy w. Cobb, b.so. MINING............... Professor—Ernest L. Hummel, B.Sc. The Work of these Departments is carried on in separate blocks of buildings specially equipped for thorough systematic instruction. The courses of study are arranged t meet the requirements of students preparing for the Degrees and Diplomas of the University in any of the above subjects. The next session, 1914 15, commences on Monday, October 5th. Further particulars may be obtained on application to the SECRETARY. SOUTH WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE SCHOOL OF MINES. JOINT DIPLOMA MINING COURSE. rr'he Second Session of the Joint Diploma M Mining Course, in association with the University College, Cardiff, will commence on Tuesday, 6th October, 1914. The entrance examination for this course will be held on Tuesday, 22nd September, 1914, at the School of Mines, Treforest. Special part-time courses for Colliery Managers, Surveyors, Chemists, Mechanics and Electricians will commence at Treforest on 6th October, 1914, and at Crumlin on 2nd November, 1914. For particulars, aoply to The PRINCIPAL, School of Mines, Treforest HERIOT-WATT COLLEGE, EDINBURGH. Principal—A. P. LAURIE, M.A., D.Sc., (Sometime Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge). The Diploma Course in Mining extends over three years, and is recognised by the Home Office as equivalent to part of the underground training required for the Colliery Managers’ Certificate. The Courses in Mining are also recognised by the University of London for the B.Sc. Degree in Mining. Inclusive fee for the three years’ Diploma Course is £66. An entrance bursary of £25 per annum is offered for competition on the 29ch September. PETER MAONAUGHTON, S.S.O. Heriot Trust Offices, Clerk. 20, York-place, Edinburgh, 15th July, 1914. “ THOMPSON ” DISH ENDED BOILERS. We have in stock ready for immediate delivery, 2 DISH END BOILERS, 30 ft. by 9 ft. 3 in., 160 w.p. 3 „ „ 30ft. by 8ft. 3in., 160 w.p. 1 „ „ 30ft. by 8 ft. 3in., 100 w.p. 20 other sizes and pressures. JOHN THOMPSON, Wolverhampton, Eng. Tank Locomotives. Speeifleation & Workmanship equal to Main Line Engines. R. A W. HAWTHORN, LESLIE & CO., LTD., NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. —- Locomotives always in stock or in progress. — Tmlmgbams—“ Looom otivm.” Workmanship and Material of the Highest Quality Built to any Specification or Gauge PECKETT & SONS LTD., ATLAS LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, BRISTOL. I Situations Vacant A Wanted, Charge (which must be prepaid): One Penny per word; minimum, 2s. 6d. A gents calling Collieries wanted on -JZjL. commission for POPE’S “RED LOTION,” an invaluable prepara- tion for sore shoulders, cuts and wounds in horses; most remarkable healer extant (pr;ce 21s. dozen bottles, sixty cures in a bottle > and other specialities; easily introduced, satisfied repeats certain.—POPE & CO., Macdonald- street, Birmingham. Wmted, Correspondent Clerk, with sound knowledge of accountancy for mining engineers’ estate office. State age, past experience, salary required and copies of recent testimonials. —Apply, Box 5749, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn. London, EC. yXTanted for a large West Yorkshire ▼ V Colliery a good head working ELECTRICIAN to take complete charge of extensive plant, inc uding turbines, A C work. Apply stating age, experience, salary, and when at liberty to Box 5751, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31. Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. /Colliery Engineer is open to take duties of Engineer away on holidays or illness; mechanical and electrical A C. and D.C. turbines, Ac.—Address, Box 5759, Colliery Guardian Office,. 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. Mine Manager or Assistant Manager (colliery manager’s certificate) desires engagement home or abroad ; coal or metal, latter preferred; experienced and capable, good references ; fluent Spanish.—Box 5763, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnivabstreet. Holborn, London, E.C. (Colliery Enginewright needed to take charge of brickworks near London; a good job and for lifetime.— Applications to WM. E. BENTON, 18, Emanuel-avenue, Friars Park,. London, W. Tplectrical Engineer with wide experience A J heavy electric power plants and steam engines, desires appointment in similar capacity, preferably with important colliery undertaking.—Write, Box 5762, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival street, Holborn, London, E.C. A pplicants are informed that the position -aTV. as Under-manager recently advertised as vacant at the Ibstock Collieries Ltd., uear Leicester, has now been tilled. VYTanted, Mining Surveyor.—Apply by V T letter, stating age, wages, experience, and full particulars, to BAKER A SON, Byron Chambers, Market-place, Nottingham. YYranted, appointment as Assistant to y ▼ Manager or Surveyor, or any place of trust, Yorkshire preferred fir't class certificate, age 34, good references.—Apply, Box 5764, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival street, Holborn, London, E.C. Experienced Traveller in London Coal trade, requires position as REPRESENTATIVE or MANAGER; practical knowledge of steam and house coal; highest references given.— Apply, “ B.A.O.T.,” Box 5602, Colliery Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival- street, Holborn, London, E.C. Position required as Coal Traveller; able salesman or retail depot manager; some years’ experience.—Apply,. “ B.A.C.T.,’* Box 5416, Collierv Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. Y\7 anted, Resident Agent for Marine y V colliery; applicants must have served apprenticeship as mining engineer, and be about 30 years of age.—Apply, with full part’culars, marking covers, “ Resident Asrent.” to the SECRETARY, Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal Co. Ltd., Ebbw Vale. Y\7anted, smart Engineer as Traveller ▼ V for South Wales by manufacturers of mining machinery, rock drills, &c.; good salary and commission.—Apply, with references, to Box 5761, Coiiirrt Guardian Office, 30 & 31, Furnival-st. Holborn, London, E.C. Brattice Cloth. — Gentleman Wanted with influence amongst colliery managers and proprietors, to sell BRATTICE CLOTH on good commission only.—Address, FAI BO LOUGH A SONS, Bank-lane, Clayton, near Manchester. FINANCE. Post offered capable man with £200-300, assist shops, office, or travelling; knowledge engineering, second- hand machinery dealing useful; money absolutely secured, Midlands.—Box 5765, Colliery Gw action Office. 30 & 31, Furnival-st.. Holborn, London, E.C. THIRD EDITION. Croun 8oo., sloth, lettered. 114 pp. Pries 2s. Colliery Ventilation. By J. Stanley James, M.E. The chief object of this small treatise is to afford some asaist- nce to candidates for Colliery Managers’ Certificates of Competency, both irst and second class. The principles involved have been first worked out n a general form, and afterwards numerical examples have been taken, the calculations of which have been fully worked out so as to make them intel- 1 gible to those who may not possess much knowledge of algebra. THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN CO. LTD., 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. Price 2s. 209 pages. Fifth Edition. /■'lolliery Manager’s Calculator, containing Practical Rules and Tables for the Solution of the various Questions connected with Mining. Written for the use of Colliery Managers, Mining Students, Mine and Mineral Agents, &c. By W. FAIRLEY, F.G.S., &c., Ac. The present edition has been, thoroughly revised and much extended, several entirely new chapters being added. Contents :—Mensuration—Surveying—On Work—Calculations on Friction —Specific Gravity—Calculations relating to Steam Engines, Ac.—Properties 'f Atmospheric Air—Timber Measure—The Produce of Coal Seams, Coal Heaps, Ac.—Rating Mines and Quarries—Land and Mineral Estates—Acci- dents in Collieries—Ventilation Notes—Useful Rules and Memoranda — Tables of Weights and Measures. THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN CO. LTD., 30 A 31, Furnival Street, Holborn. London. E.C. Price 2s. •’Useful alike to the Student and Practical Man.** /Colliery Manager’s Catechism, containing Practical and Scientific Information for the use of Students. By W. FAIRLEY, F.G.S. The author conveys his information by means of more than 670 questions and answers, under the following chapter headings:— The Coal Minos Regulation Act, 1887 — Geology—Ventilation—Gases— Varieties of Coal and other Fuel—Steam, Boilers and Engines—Practical Mining—Mathematics—Land and Mine Surveying — Applied Mechanics- Statistics—Electricity—Miscellaneous Subjects — Appendix (Text of the Mines Regulation Act, 1887). THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN CO. LTD., 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London, E.C. Price 10s, (10s. 7d. post free). RECORD OF THE British Coal Dust Experiments, 128 Illustrations, consisting of Coloured Plates, Photographs, &c. THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN CO. LTD., 30 & 31, Furnival-street, Holborn, London E.C. For later Advertisements and Scale of Charges see F&ge 316 (Leader Page). Printed and Ptit>li»hed by the Proprietors, Tn Colubbt Gdabdiam Compamt Limited, 80 A 81. Furnivsl Street, Holborn, London, E.C. Friday, Auovst 7. 1914.