December 1. 1911.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



133 



the military authorities of Japan, as the first Japanese airship. 

 In 1905, it was used during the Russo-Japanese war for the pur- 

 pose of looking down upon the fortifications of Port Arthur. 



Subsequently taking up for his own account the construction of 

 airships, he turned out No. 1 in the summer of 1910, afterwards 



NIPPON ELECTRIC WIRE AND CABLE CO., LTD. 



The Japanese insulated wire and cable companies now number 

 five— The Yokohama Insulated Wire Works, a joint stock com 

 pany with a capital of $600,000. The Nippon Electric Wire and 

 Cable Co., a joint stock company, with a capital of $500,000; Tlie 



Nippon Electric Wire and Cable Co. 



Calender and Mixing Roller. 



devoting his attention to No. 2, which was completed by spring, 

 1911 ; its anticipated flight being, however, delayed by bad weather 

 until May. No. 3 was ready by the middle of July, 1911. 



The fabric of silk and rubber used in these airships, is made 

 by Mr. Yamada himself; being composed of Habutai (a kind of 

 silk cloth covered with a thin coating of rubber). Great resistance 

 to heat and absence of weight is claimed for this material, which 

 the inventor is proud to have originated. 



Nor has this new clcth been kept in the background. It oc- 

 cupied a prominent place at the recent International Rubber Ex- 



Fujikura Cable Works, a joint stock company, with a capital of 

 $500,000; The Sumitomo Electric Wire Department inOsaka; The 

 Tsuda Co., a limited partnership with a capital of $10,000 in 

 Kyoto — these factories yearly manufacture insulated wires and 

 cables (except submarine and underground), valued at $5,000,- 

 000. The value of imported submarine and underground cables 

 and all other wires and cables is about $1,700,000. The Nippon 

 Electric Wire and Cable Co. manufactures one-fourth of the esti- 

 mated Japanese production. This company was established at 

 Terashima, Minami-Kazushika-gun, Tokyo, iNIarch, 1907, pur- 



Small Braiding Machines. 



hibition in London, when two ten yard lengtlis were displayed 

 by the maker, as illustrating the products of his factory. No. 53 

 Takanawa-Kitamachi, Shiba. Tokyo, Japan. This co-operation 

 of the Far East was noted with much interest by European avi- 

 ators. 



The photograph reproduced shows the preparations for sailing 

 one of the airships. 



Large Braiding Machines. 



chasing Mr. T. Komori's electric wire works at the same 

 place. In June, 1910, after passing through financial and techni- 

 cal difficulties, the Furukawa Mining Co. came to its assistance, 

 and Mr. J. Oga took the post of managing director; Mr. T. Ko- 

 mori became manager, and Mr. S. Soki, from Yokohama Insulated 

 Wire Co., became sales agent, Mr. S. Kurozawa becoming 

 engineer-in-charge. It is said now that Mr. S. Kurozawa has im- 



