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tm ii f OUR SHORT STO RY. 11 r CLÅR; s.ANCE. :Ir ?r?< i :1 By DOROTHEA CONYERS. JI I —I m————— IT would mean everything to mo, ? and- Clarence Graham looked M round his ceil, smiled biUürl,v, and put his hand to his wet eyes. J& A young fellow, with a weak, handsome face, blue-eyed, auburn- haired, thin from anxiety. I You didn't do it, Clarrie. Oh, you didn't? No. girlie—not this time. When d ark comes, he clears me-until then— The girl who looked at the prisoner •\ as so like him as to show- she was his t ill. But Nature, frolicking, had made tiie boy. handsome, the girl plain. Her features lacked the clear cutting; she was big for a woman, square-shouldered, honest-eved, a worker where the boy had slacked; quietly aware of her lack of charm—her plainness. Clarence lifted up the letter ho had been reading. He had cabled to his sister, and she had come to him as fast as the Hail Tetania engines could bring her. He was in prison for suspected murder; the only man who could prove the alibi he trusted to was out of Jsew York. The letter was in crabbed legal hand- writing. It stated that Sir Henry s'tanley, Mr. Graham's uncle, finding himself in failing health, wished to gather all his nephews about him. He intended to leave money to some or all of them, and this visit was, in fact, in the nature of a test. My mother was his favourite sister. He wouldn't forget me if 1 went," Clarence broke into sudden feeble soh- bing. If I had my chance, Clarice. If only I had my chance. There are Eva and the child. I dare not speak of them." The girl drew herself up, looking down at the boy—he was little more. He had wasted a good fortune; she had worked since she was seventeen. We are so like," she said, thought- fully, flushing. If lie-T-in,-Ic, Henry-hears of this, it is the end." Clarence said. My record is not so good before—that of a spend- thrift and a gambler. Now, when I would work for Eva's sake, when I'd live straight if I had a little money—I am repaid. If I had my chance—my one chance." You'll have it." Clarice put her hand on her brother's shoulder; her voice rang. I am very like you, Clarence. Your clothes will fit me. I will go to the Moate instead of you." "You!" he almost gasped. You, Clarice! And do my best to get you your legacy," she said, simply. I must go at once—I'll cable. Than") I money. Say you'll com? by the next boat" But—your liairr" Clarence said. Clarice's face whitened. Her one beauty —the shining, waving mass of auburn; brown in the shade, red-gold in the sun- fine as silk. It must go," she said, quietly, but trying to hide her eyes now. For you shall have your chance, brother The party at the Moate were not hilarious; the s hadow of coming death hung over them. They had been sum- moned by a failing man. a man who knew his days were numbered. Five nephews, trying not to seem anxious, to be natural ,1,1 at their ease; Dorek and James Stanley, who did not want money, and consequently wildly eager for a legacy; Dick Evertcn, a young farmer, wanting it sorely Neil Francis, a soldier. These tour looked covertly at each other, watched for' each half-hour spent with their uncle; were spasmodically pleaant J when together, moody and thoughtful when alone. The Stanleys dreamt of new motors, of trips abroad, and a few more luxuries; the farmer boy of fresh stock and im- provements; the soldier knew two horses which he wanted badly for the winter. One only, Hugh Danby, a big, quiet man. seemed to feel no ftfixiety. Old Sir Henry's favourite, he knew that the place and most of the money was to be his. Clarence would make the sixth of the competitors "I scarcely hoped for his coming, Hugh." Old Sir Harry took a letter from his pocket-book. I had heard tale* whispers." Big Hugh looked at the fire. He had heard more. "And he is.Clarice's sen," went on Sir Henry. "There's a girl. is there not?" Hugh Danby asked. A sister? A big, Tumping girl—yes. I have left her £ 500. She has some job on a paper, writes, and does well-a clever girl, but very plain. She has her mother's fortune, too." "So if he comes," Hugh Dunhy said; if he does. Uncle." Mr. Graham, Sir Henry." He has come," muttered Hugh, in astounded tone* Broad-shou 1 dered, honest-eyed, terribly afraid, Ciarico came in, held out a hand too small for a man, but brown and strong. Clarence, I am glad you've come/w Old Sir Henry pulled her near him, looked into the blushing face. You've enang>ed," he said, shortly, and for the better, Clarence." The shifting look old Sir Henry had hated was not there. This boy was tear- less, clean-looking, meeting the searching j look easily. I'm older," Clarice said. Her voice was a difficulty; she dropped it to a deep note, and dreaded' a mistake. Several pairs of socks had been necessary to make her feet large enough, and now she was here among them all, working for Clarence's chance, for his last chance in the wo.rld. She.K-new how poor he was. Hugh Danby watched her curiously, dramming his fingers on the marble mantel-shelf. Ho had never seen Clarence Graham, but this boy did not look like the fool who had gambled away his all and gone to scramble for work in America—who had done shady things more than once. Clarice's honesty was written on her face; she was capable, sturdy, keen- witted. The hounds are cubbing to-morrow," Hurrh said. Do you ride, Clarence?" Did she not?—hard and straight. Clarice had been companion for two years to a friend; slie had ridden then and drove a motor. Clarence was never much use on a horse," Sir Henry said, curtly. "But let him try," her honest laugh rang nllt. He is now, Uncle; he loves it. Only he's rather a heavy weigut." Again Hugh Danby looked at her. Sir Henry went away; they were left alone in the panelled room. What a ripping house," she said; a home. You had you forgotten it? he said. lightly, and saw her cheeks flush. One does forget." Ph e moved a Dreeden: figure- gently. I have not been here for t very long time, Cousin Hug-h." he said. "The bari-i,-ter" she asked, nervously. Clarice was a little nervous at dinner; ifae did not mi ss the looks of dislike which greeted -her. Once old Sir Henry, as he saw her re- fuse port, smiled. j Y ouare not unlike your mother," he said; there's a look, and then the hair— it's the same colour. It has darkened, Clarence. l'm glad I'm like her," she said, gently; but she was a beauty." she nushe(r and stopped. They laughed then, gaily, at her. Clarice was giad when she got to her room. She sat there trembling, wondering if she could carry it through—if weak, i handsome Clarence would get the chance he asked tor. he was afraid of big, keen-eyed Hugh Danby, afraid of some folly, some lapse. The dewy freshness of a September morning swept fear away: she rode astride, fearlessly and well. It was good to see the hounds working in the bracken-, goad to feci her horse stretch out beneath her, to swing on the flv fences when a cub broke away. She rode back with Hugh Danby, her eyes atire for the beauty of the country, for the hunting she was parted, from now. It was difficult, tired and happy, to re- number that she was Clarence the ne'er- do-well, the gambler, and living in New \ork. More than once she altered in her answers, grew white a.nd afraid as she pulled herself up. Someone suggested cards that evening. Clarice would not play. u I hate cards," her dear eyes flashed at the packs. I only play bezique." Once bittenh ? H Derek Stanley sneered nastily. T! then Clarice started. Yes, of course. I never play now." Honest, Clarence? Old Sir Henry' looked at her, and met a look straight as his own. Honestly, sir, Clarence will never play again So while they played she sat by the ifre, listening to Hugh Danby talking. He had been everywhere; it was good to sit there and hear tales of sport in other countries. And with the happiness of it came pain. He was so big and quiet, such keen humour in his eyes. What woman would have the right to love him -to see the grey eyes infien-to heat- a different note in the deep voice? Some- one good to look at. Someone who was nor square-shouldered and brown skinned, without even her long hair. A queer chap, that Clarence," the sol- j dier said, confemptuously. "Slips alter dinner, goes mooning with a book, lie overplays the reformation." Three days passed. Clarice was breath- ing more easily, and had written happily to Clarence. Then the old man sent for her. He was in the library, writing. Sit do" n. Clarencno. don't smoke A man ought to take his pipe. not cigar- ettes. -Box;, I'm glad you came." Yes," she said. her eyes alight. Whatever you may have done, you're straight now, Clarence. And no penny of my money would ever go to anyone crooked. There's honesty- in every line of your face. You wouldn't tell a lie, boy? Xo. but her head went down, for was she not telling one—worse, acting one-- now. But T might act one, Uncle," she! faltered. Not voii--nc,t with your mother's eyes. Clarence, this is my will, waiting for signature. It leaver you ten thousand pounds. Uncle! she gasped. She thought of Clarence: she believed he would take his chance.. He was out now, perhaps, waiting eagerly for her letters, living in his lodgings with his actress wife and the delicate child. He would come to England, he had told her: take a place somewhere: work on his farm, live a clean life: a.nd now it would be in his power. Oh. L ncle! she said again, her hands outstretched. But I don't want Clarence to have it soon," she said, so honestly that one could not mistake her. Well, boy," he said, you're to have the interest straight away. You're poor out there. So you can come iome and take up something—buy a farm, train your horses. You can ride. Something! There, steady. Clarence; don't cry! Does it mean so much to you ? So much! she whispered.-unsteadily, that he could not understand. He sent her away. Walking on air, she went into the library to write to Clarence. To-morrow she would slip away, send herself a wire. She had fought and won-her heart thumped un- steadily A man got up out of ono of the deep chairs—Hag1! Danby. Something wiped out the flood of joy, made Clarice stand still, wondering. The joy was Clarence's. Her part to disappear. Hugh Danby held a letter in his hand— his face was very grave. You—did it well," he said, quietly. Legacy and castle in the air all tumbling about Clarice's ears. A. numb, sickening fear—her heart beating heavily, wildly. You mean? she said bravel v. I had read something in an American paper, so did not expect Clarence." he paidi. I had a friend out there, and cabled him. Your brother Clarence is only just out of prison, and you are hero for four days." v Yes," she said, numbly. "Well! ho is out—innocent! And you acted a lie here—deceived us. no's still weak Clarence—a gambler—a gaol -bird." Falsely* one' she flashed out, resent- ful at last. "Falsely! There was no truth in the accusation But if Uncle Henry knew," he said, gently. If he did! His legacy gone—Clarence's chance gone. There were double curtains on the doors —one rustled, but they did not hear. For you are Clarice, the twin," he went on His sister—the worker." She spoke then. Told her whole story. mply, bravely. Of Clarence, weak but never vicious. Of his false accusation; of the hopelessness of his coming over wh-n he was sent for. And then:— "I fought for his chance," she pleaded. "Leave it tc him. Before heaven he will take it. for Eva's sake, and the child's. He will buy a farm—work. And if you tell, what is there? Poverty—a living wage, perhaps not that: a little help from me—he's proud, and often won't take it. So he'll go down—down—down, always down, when with this he might have come up for the ro.Tt of his life." Hugh Danby stood silent, watching the eager face. The old man hates deceit," he said. If I could I'd tell him myself," she said; "but for Clarence's sake—my brother—I have acted this lie." And you carried it through." "I was always big and boylike," she! I said, and ugly. There was only my It air, and that-was easily cut off." "It was rather wonderful hair. so I have heard," be said, gently. A nõ-" I The curtain rustled again. S'r Henry l came iu. I listened," he said slowly. Don't start. Clarice, I know." "And—oh! Uncle—oh!" sho cried, piteously. There was silence in the big room. Sir Henry put his h.^nds ori her shoul- ders. loa ked in to her wet eves: 1. I will give Clarence his chance," said Sir Henry, for his sister's sake. My j will will stand, Clarice. Oh For Clarice's arms went round him; she kissed him eagerly, girlishly; hugged him her tears on his thin rheek. Dear me," said Sir Henry, going out You are very like my sister." And now-I can go. Good-bye! Suddenly ashamed of he1- clothes, sud- denly ehy, Clarice went slipping towards the door. Couij Hugh Danby called lik-r. What are you going to do? You work for some paper, don't you? | I've lost that coming her; there arej always other things, though. I have 11. i little money to go on with." He took her by the shoulders, looking into the honest face. And so you," he said, are you to have no chance—no benefit?" I am only fit for work," she said, a little bitterly. Without even my hair." Then Clarice, brave for so long, be,-an to cry openly; she felt unsexed, ashamed of Joier masquerading. She felt lonely- tired of life. I am a fraud," she muttered. I came here—— And you are not going away again." Hugh said, oooly. You are going to stay here always, with me—if you care to." here ,i l ways, with you lart « But-with a cropped head." stam- mered Clarice, foolishly. And I was never good-looking." j I guessed, I knew that you were a girl, from the beginning—the only girl I ever cared for," he said, gently. Sir Henry, coming back, beheld tho amazing spectacle of a young man in grey I tweed with his head on another young man's shoulder; but he went away un- heard, and said nothing.
WHY NOT SNG1 I
WHY NOT SNG1 Mr. Lloyd George's recent: speech 'has provoked a number of quips. Amongst them, The Bystander" says:-—" Immedi-j afely the newp came that whistlyig for taxi-cabs was to be prohibited after nino in the London streets, Mr. Lloyd George wfmt down to Wal, and raised the timely -%vc,n t dow  !Vhv 5 1 )olll(l -w(, not question. "Why should we not sing?" Why. indeed! But will the Wt.r Secret a rv indemnify us against penalties if we are had up for singing for a taxi ;C"
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.I
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. Ottawa, Thursday.—The commissioners! who have returned from their investiga- tion of the forest fires in northern Ontario it port that they are due to settlers light- ing fires to clear the land Nearly 700,000 acres have burned, 300 lives lost, tl,200,000 worth of timber and improved property to a great value de- stroyed. The fires are still smouldering in many places.—Renter.
A NOVEL SELF-RAISER. I
A NOVEL SELF-RAISER. Mr. Harold Brighouse, of "Hobson's Choice," tells an amusing yarn which he says is youched for by a SalfQrd doctor. An old woman went to the doctor? con- b):Ihn? room with an injured hand. That's a had hand yon'n> got," he said? what have you been doing to it ? I dropped some boiling oil on it," she re- plied, "and, I knew the thing to do was to put onron, but I used self-raising flour by mistake and it has raised a blister!
I DREAMLAND AND ROMANCE.!
DREAMLAND AND ROMANCE.! Here is tho story of a dream that came true. It was beiore the war, the scene the dining-room of an old chateau in Prance. The young daughter of the house told a dream of the night before. H I dreamt that this house was full of Eng- lish soldiers and that I was going to marry one of them." A year later the oiffcers of an English cavalry regiment were billetted in the cha- teau, and as one of them entered the house: mademoiselle eaid, There i6 the man of my dream." A few months later there was a happy sequel, and a junior ofnoer of one of our hnst-known regiments has contracted an alliance with an historic house of France. In plain English, they were married a month ago-,
IEISTEDDFOD WINNER. __I
I EISTEDDFOD WINNER. I Tho Amman Valley ehould be I proud of having such a brilliant elocutionist as Miss Millicent Rees, Bod- londeb. Penybank, Ammanford, who took the first prize in elocution in the National Eisteddfod of Wales at Aberyst- wyth out of 35 com- rtitors; also as being the first elocu- tionist in the Am- man Valley to trin the Juvenile recita- tion under 18 in a National FA s ted t h j. Not only has s he made herself promi- nent as one of Car- marl henehire's best reciters, hut now of Wales. She also possesses a good number of silver cups, chairs, medals, etc.. and is a winner of over 300 prizes. Slip niay wpll be complimented on obtaining such numerous prizes, she being only 13 years of age. Miss Rees is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. ReM, Penvbank. -——
I ARAB HATE OF TURKEY. I
I ARAB HATE OF TURKEY. Cairo, August 10.—Two thousand five hundred Turkish prisoners- were marched j through the streets of Cairo to Kasr-el-Nil| barracks on Sunday. There are a number j of Arabs among them, and they have not been clonv to express their thoughts and sentiments. The Turks." they said. have hanged most of our chiefs. They have not left alive one notable for fear that he might I influence his compatriots. One of the. great families of Beyrout has seen 40 of its members hanged. It ifs said that anionc the Turkish armies there are important Arab forces who could save Turkey if they wanted to. But perhaps you don't know that in the whole Turkish Army there is not a single I Arab who is armed. All the Arab sol- diers have been relieved of their arms— even to their knives—and they are em- ployed solely on lines of oomunications." i —Reuter.
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Harry and Arthur Burrows, twins, aged twenty-three, Bradford, who were charged before the stipendiary magistrate with being absentees, were handed over iV) the military authorities.
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CABBAGE AND TUR\fHP r iDISEASE.I…
CABBAGE AND TUR\fHP r i DISEASE. 1 I HOW TO DISCOVER AND PREVENT j CASUAL ORGANISM-Ps. CAMPESTRIS This wilt, commonly known as Black Rot of Cabbage and sometimes as Brown Rot, is a very bad disease and causes much loss to the kitchen gardener. It is found attacking many cruciferous plants, j including cabbage, cauliflower, eollards, Kohl rabi, kale, brussels sprouts, broc- coli, rutn bagas, turnips, wild radish, and mustard, the latter, unfortunately, onlyj to a very slight extent. It is wideiy distributed. occurring throughout Canada, United Stateg, Great I Britain, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Austria, France, Switzerland and other countries. The specific cause of the disease was first ascertained by Pammela, of Anus College, Iowa, in 1895, when on investi- gating a bad outbreak of a black rot of rutabagas he isolated a germ which he named B. canipestris, grew it on various culture media, and, by inoculating healthy plants with the cultures so obtained, pro- duced in them the disease and from these plants reisolated the germ. (Bulletin 17, Iowa College Experiment Station, 1895.) Erwin Smith, in 1896 (see Centralblafct fur Bakteriologie, II Abte., Vol. 3, 1897), on investigating a brown rot of turnips and a black rot of cabbages, infected mate- rial of which was forwarded to his labora- itoi-v, isolated a. germ which proved to be identical with that isolated by Pammela the year before from rutabagas. He con- ducted numerous inoculation experiments; and established the germ as being the specific cause of the wilt of many cruci- ferous plants which is so common in moist. weather, and which causes heavy losses to market gardeners. APPEARANCE OF THE DISEASE. I In the growing cabbage plant the disease manifests itself as a yellowing or brown- ing of the leaves. This yellowing occurs in j irregular areas sharply denned, which gradually enlarge until the whole jeaf be- comes browned, wilted and shrivelled. Jt the plant be attacked by the disease when young it will not develop normally. but will be dwarfed, and will present a pale, sickly appearance, and often no head will be produced in the case of a cabbage, and no bottom produced in the case of a turnip or rutabaga. The browning and wilting of the leaves is d-ue to the supply of sap being cut off in the veins and midribs that are situated near or within the brown areas. if the midrib of a diseased leaf or the veins leading from a diseased part of a leaf be cut it will be noticed that the vas- cular bundles or fibres are black or dark brown instead of yellow or white. This discolouration is duo to the presence and action of immense numbers of the disease- producing bacteria within the veins or fibro-vascular bundles. Here they feed on the sap, multiply rapidly, and choke up the passages so that the supply of sap is cut off from the surrounding tissue, thus I causing it to yellow, wilt and die. If the whole head of cabbage be yellow, sickly, and wilted, or if several leaves of a cabbage present such an appearance, a. section of the stalk, either cross or longi- tudinal, will almost invariably reveal the disease in the blackened vascular bundle? forming the vascular ring, the woody por- tion of the stem. In such a case the germ? will ha.ve spread almost throughout the entire vascular system of the plant, pass- ing down the veins of one leaf into the stem where they would pass both up and down the veins of the stem to veins of other leaves until the whole plant became I affected and worthless. MEANS OF INFECTION. Infection is most common at the water pores around the margin of the leaf. In the early morning, especially in moist v/eather, dewdrop-Hkd beads of water may be noticed around the leaf margins of growing cabbages. This ds usually water of transpiration given off by the plant through the water pores. If the atmas- phere were dry this water would not be ') found ith6re as it would eva-porate as soon as it came to the surface of the plant. But when the atmosphere is moist this evaporation does not take place, and so the water extruded from the pores forms little beads. Should the disease germs by any chance get into these drops oi water it is very easy for them to enter the vascular sys- tem of the plant through the open pores. Thousands of cases where such has beeD i.he means of entrance of the germs to a plant have been observed. The.question remains: How do the tjerms got into the drop of water r This may occur in several ways. Slugs and caterpillars crawling around after feed- ing on or crawling over a diseased? plant may carry and deposit the germs wherever they crawl on, the healthy plants. The cultivator in passing along the rows may brush against and wound a diseased plant, and some of the germs thus get into the cultivator and 60 be carried along and brushed off on* healthy plants. In trans- planting, the hands of the workman may become contaminated from handling a diseased plant, and plants subsequently handled have the germs deposited on them from the harid- of the workman. Even should the plant be dry at the time it is so contaminated, the germs may remain alive on the plant for days until the right conditions occur, that is, sufficient moisture be present. in the atmosphere and in the soil to allow of the formation, of water drops at the water pores when in- fection would take place. Again, biting insects, caterpillars, slugs, and other forms of animal life which feed on growing sabbages, may, after feeding on a diseased plant, inoculate directly a healthy plant by biting through one of the small leaf veins and depositing there ,omf,of the germs adhering to .their mouth parts after their visit to fjie diseased pia-nt. Such means of inoculation have been observed again and again. Caterpil- lars and slugs feeding on diseased leaves have been transferred by hand to healthy plants, and in a large percentage of cases the disease has subsequently developed in the healthy plants at the point "where th ecaterpillar was placed. Infection through contaani nated seed may occur. By a series of experiments conducted at the New York Experiment Station, it has been proven that the germ can live on dry seed for longer than nine months. Such- contaminated seed when germinating is liable to infect the young plant, and 'cases of such infection may occur in seed beds. Again, seed beds are often badly con- taminated with the germ by spreading on them material from the manure pile or compost heap where diseased plants have been deposited to rot. And while it is very doubtful that the germ enters the plant through the root hairs, any injury to the root, or leaves that are near the ground, may result in the inoculation of the plant with the disease. Caterpillars and slugs crawling over such soil would be very liable to inoculate'the plants grow- ing there by crawling over and feeding in them. I CONTROL OF THE DISEASE. The br.st way to keep the disease under I control is to prevent its development. It was proven at the Geneva station that g-ermson the seed may be killed without any injury to the seed by soaking it for fifteen minutes either in a corrosive aublimate solution or in formalin. If corrosive sublmate is used, the strength of the solution should be one part corrosive sublinmte to one thousand parts of water. The most convenient method of preparing this solution is to use 'the corrosive sublimate tablets sold by druggists for making disinfecting solu- tions. One tablet is sufficient to make a pit of solution, which is about tho quantity required to treat one pound of seed. The seed should be soaked in thig solution fifteen minutes and then spread out to dry. If formalin is used the strength of the solution should be one part formalin (t0 per cent. formaldehyde) to 210 parts of water, and the seed soaked for fifteen minutes. A convenient- method of treating the seed is to place it in a small bag made of any loose cloth readily penetrated by water and suspend the bag in the disin- fecting solution for the required length of time. The seed should be dried without delay in the shade. HANDLING DISEASED PLANTS. I Should the disease be noticed among seedlings in the. seed bed, the diseased plants should be removed and burned. If they are not burned the germs within them are liable in many ways to get transferred to the healthy stock, and so the disease be spread instead of being checked. Seedlings that show signs of the disease should not be planted out. It is not usually of much service simply to break a diseased leaf from what appears to be an otherwise healthy plant. If the disease is confined to the marginal areas of the leaf entirely, ,then breaking off the leaf would prevent the rest of the plant from, developing the disease. But. should the vascular bundles in tho midrib of the leaf at the point of its contact with the plant stalk be discoloured brown or black, we may take it for granted that the germs are already established in the vascular bundles of the stalk. So after breaking off a diseased leaf one should look to see if any discolouration of the vascular bundles exists, and should there be any, the whole plant should be destroyed. If an entire bed, or a considerable por- tion of a bed be badly attacked, all the plants should be pulled and burnt and theorokeu leaves, etc., raked up and burnt also. Cabbage or turnips should not be planted again on such ground for one or two years. Insects and caterpillars, slugs, etc., should be kept in check as they are noted carriers of the disease germ by feeding on diseased plants and then going to other plants. i_
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MINE MANAGERS AND SURVEYORS' EXAMINATION RESULTS. It will interest all mining and surveying students to know that at the last, Mine j Managers' and Home Office Surveyors' Ex- aminations the following results were re- corded in favour of the Cambrian Mining School, Porth:-At the first class mine managers (six centres) 25 students eat; of these 20 -were successful. At the second class 41 students eat, J4 of them passed; and at the Mine Purveyors' Examination 16 students yat, 13 gained their certifi- cates. Such a record speaks for itself of the coaching and preparation received personally and by correspondence from the Cambrian Mining School. Persons de- sirous of being successful at. euch exams, should communicate with the Principal, 31r William Thomas, M.I.M.E., F.G.S., has been instrumental in qualifying 579 persons as first and eocond class mine managers, 87 persons as mine surveyors under the Mines Act. and 3,343 as mine fire- men since the coming into force of the Mines' Act in 1912. A record the. t sur- passes all the mining echools and eolieeet in Great Britain put together.
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CHEMICALS AND METALS, Sir S. W. Royse and Co.'s Monthly Report. The report of Sir S. W. Royse and Co., Ltd., states that this lias been u slow month for business, the general principle being to confine purchases within the narrowest limits, especially for the home i. trade. There is now, however, more dis- position to consider business in a larger way, though there is so far little actual increase of inquiry. CHEMICALS. I Sulphate of copper eeems to have 1m. proved in sales until the shipments are quite good, 8s is also the case with sales and shipments of green copp-i^us, acetate of soda, litharge and red iead, pitch (es- pecially the home demand), and sulphau. of ammonia. Home trade users are responding well to th.¡j special terms recently arranged. Export trade is not so good, and quan- tities available for export appear likely to be reduced in the near future. MINERALS. Business in iron ore has been somewhat (Tlf.'Cked by advanced quotations. Imports continue heavy, and in July this year showed an increase of 144,755 tons over July, 1915. Brimstone is steady and in moderate inquiry. The import.s. last month were 1,950 tons, less than in July 1915. METALS. The position in the pig iron markets continues strong, and latterly thvVe is more confidence in the forward position, and more disposition to cover ahead. Copper has during the last month fluctu- ated within limits of £ t> to £7 per ton. Tin has only varied slightly, showing an advance of ahout ;).s. per ton, ar.d'i; now steady. Spelter fell considerably wiring the early days of this month, but has since recovered steadily, and is now firm at CS less than the priep a month ago. Pig lead has advanced strongly and steadily, being about £ 2 per ton during the month, and very firm at present. SUNDRIES. With regard to sundries, castor oil if dearer, and very firm. Olive oil has more inquiry. Turpentine has advanced £2 per ton during the month. and is steady,
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