Contrary to the practice in most other cities, a calorific standard hi been adopted in Shanghai in place of the usual illuminating standa this has been rendered necessary by the steadily increasing demand for} for domestic heating purposes, melting furnaces, vulcanization of rubber and manufacture of glass and electric bulbs, 'The most modern methods have been adopted for dealing with the residual products of gas; coke, tar, pitch, sulphate of ammonia ' and good' quality disinfectants being obtained therefrom.
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