A New Means of Telling the Time: An Accurate Machine Fitted with Chimes Two Hundred Feet Above the Ground: Work of British Firm When the new Customs House on, the Bund lifts a completed tower more than 200 feet above the pavement below, much of its magnificence will be due to the tower clock and beautiful Westminister chimes and cwt. Heavy bells are to be used the hours and for the chimes} in order that a deep, low melodious. ness may be assured. The Taylor "true harmonic" system, whereby the overtones or harmonies—are hour bell which will announce the: time throughout the waking hours, audibly, and silently between 9 p.m. and 7 am, for the benefit of those: who might find its faultless accuracy: trying during the night hours.
The clock is the product of the well known manufacturers of large tower clocks, Messrs. J. B, Joyce Ca,, La., Whitchurch, who have sup. plied the bulk of English railway locks, many of the largest clocks in America and the Customs House! clocks in Canton and Wuhu in this part of the world.
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