Station Now Largest in World Using Only Diesel Engines The sixth unit of the French Tramways Power Station on Avenue Dubail, formally was set into motion 3.30 pam. on Wednesday in the presence of a large number: of friends from the Concession and the In addition to the French Consul~ general (M. Naggiar), there were Present also Admiral' Stotz, and his staff from the French Cruiser Jules Michelet, the Bel-ian Consul-General, the Commander and Officers of the French Defence Forces, members of the French Municipal Counetl, representatives from the French Muni: cipal Services, several French Fathers from Siccawei and the Foreign Missions, the directors and managers of many leading French firms in Shanghai, The Diesel engine is of 4,800 H. P. consists of eight cylinders, is two: stroke and of 3,600 K. W. It is understood that the station, by the addition of this, unit, now is the largest in the world," using only Diesel engines.
Laffargue, General Manager lof the company, now on his hi-annual visit to Shanghai, and who officially opened the new unit, said, in speaking of the progress of the company and its future welfare, Mr, Consul-General, gentlemen, I beg to be excused for again tak: ing your precious time on an occasion which is beginning to become rather too frequent. In fact within five years, this is the fifth generating group which this Company is inaugurating before you.
Thanking you for your presence here, I shall add that the present Kroup which you see here is one of the largest in existence. Under the point of view of its tiza and the total of energy it ix able to generate per annum, this Power Station is: the largest' Diesel-equipped station, in the world.
If in 1920, at the time that the Company decided to replace its old steam-generating station of 1,500- kilowatts only, by a new Diesel Station, had anyone prophesied that it would to-day contain units amount= ing to a oral of 12,000 kilowatts. soon to reach the 16,000 mark— doubtless, that man would have been considered presumptuous.
However, it is now a real fact, and this has been primarily due to the remarkable development of the French Concession; but besides this, allow me to add that it is also due to the Company's foresight which made it not only accompany the present needs of the plice but fore stall them, This policy devoted to the public utility services entrusted to us such og electricity, water supply, tram= ways and motor-bures, have led us to invest in Shanghai during the last seven years no less than Tls. 6,000,000 without the need of floating any loan locally, while we were ving sundry rates" and taxes amounting to about Tls. 150,000 per annum, It is thus that the Company feels happy in having been fable to contribute #0 largely to the progress of the French Concession.
For the general welfare of the place and perhaps also above all for that of China as well, of which Shanghai is an indispensable organ, the Company expects that the reign of security and order will allow it to continue its efforts, M. Nagtiar, Consul-General for France, said, in reply, that the company had always exerted itself to-Sania veupolying the Wert: Dosetbie. service, and with the addition of the present engine he was con-vineed that the Concession's wants adequately were taken care of for years to come.
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