IN PLACE OF "FLARE-UPS."

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 4

IN PLACE OF "FLARE-UPS."

... 'A.'.'dembhstratioh.;:pf ;tl» Talue; of ,8 f; new;acetylene - light/foryU^;;onv ! shipa;;: was-'given. last'; nighfr'.oh; Compahy's,;;Pukaki,/.;wheni;MessMsJ; :E; '■■). W. MillsVand Co..;arrahged-to- : ha've'the:;', /holds" lighted •:■ with;; a;::. new';-. inventions; known ; as : "Imperial'lights.":'. Mr. ; . J. iS.V--; Keith,' of Mills; ahdlCo.; 1 in'/chafge'l': of .the' hghtSj-'.and- Captaih,St<)tt,;Max-;v ins" Superintendent;;of IJhipnKGomr-:;; pany,- ! ■■■■Mr.. -M'Miiriay,': superintendent.;, engineer,.'and several .others-':were'ypre?/. •■Mint.'■•■;'■'■'■■'■.;. L '-' ; v:' '.:' ; "H;-:^v''^'"n l : : /S? : :''*-Y;

..Theapparatus consists:of a.geherator.V' .';': '(about '■ the" size '.of; J-: •three burners: aiid-;pipihg'-to 'carry;, the';-,;;;; 'gas. empty',/and' 1861b;.-Iwhen/fuUy; "• It" : may 1 be ivy; minutes; only'or' forf 12; hours. and;it; ; ; generates 2500 ; candle power;-''- which may V;. - ■; be: distributedlover;' threb' : ::burnersV.orl•';,;,; but one,:ih; whichjlatter^case.the is..of-course:more <Jpowerful.;: The?con-J;-.;:■'-;; . sumption, of carbidV-is 2Jlb. .per - hour,- 'X ; .' and the cost of forking is':giyeh at-sJdr'!~:: , per^hour^V/Althou&h;'a there issaid- '.'■ with it,"as.'.there,:is,';no ;sparkj-and;iVis; ;; ■; safe.in/the:'hold : ;bf \ a-ship.i^lts-greaf/;7' - advantages are. ; that. ; the. : burners':are;so;.- .>.: does';/Ci not. require';such v frefluent -'asy.\l-;: kerosene'lamps, aji ;..the ; Imperial'light' 7 .; ; :; : :will ; : bum"; continuously ft for;;;; .twelve:;/;;;; hbursft' ; Captaih:;Stb%;ihf6nhed::.a re-;'.;-';;•: porter -last night that where, tvro, burn- ;t. -; ! ; ; ers were workhig}.;they- Arere;domg-.th«;:'vP work of sis: or' eight"; ;flare-ups. ;ft «.■;;;-• ;;.