1.
'MAGIC MINERAL' FOUND ON ISLAND
have
made it
the absorbent qualities GEOLOGISTS searching in dried-up, bed of an ancient lake in a especially suitable for use in filtering desolato valley in the mountainous liquid especially kerosene. Hebridean bland of Skye have dise covered vast deposits of a minerál used for the preparation of certain types of high explosives.
"The newly discovered Skye de- posits give promise of being of ex- treme value to Britain," said Pro- fesar A. E. Trueman. D.Sc., Pro- fessor of Geology at the University of Glasgow.
Their discovery regarded as one of outstanding importance to Britain, since, at the moment, she is almost entirely dependent for supplies of the ful minerals," he went on. mineral on Germany and forela Rources.
"Diatomile is one of our most use. "Found in other the beds of some ancient lakes, it con- sists of the debris and skeletons of untold millions of minute and primi- tive plants generally mixed with proportion of mud and sund.
In 1930, Britain imported a mere 1170 tons of this minetul, which is called diatomite.
These primitive plant bodies were derives its in-known as diatoms, and is from The them that the mineral
same.
Last year, so greatly had the in- dustrial demand Increased, that ports had risen to 70,000 tons. price of frat qually diatonite is in the region of £30 per ton.
"Because of the extreme age of the Until the discovery of the Skye deposits and their constituency, dia- Hield, Britain, in the event of war, temite can be reduced to powder of would have been entirely at the fineness which cannot be obtained mercy of foreign countries for tier from any other sources,"
diatomite supplies.
Germany, on the other hand, pos-
seisen huge stocks.
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Man Of 78
Gets 3 Years
As soon as selentists can carry out their final practical tests on the Skye, deposits, a large industry, of vital in- portance in the manufacture of
A MAN, aged 78, arrested the night plosives and scores of other materials, will be set up in this island valley before he was to have been married bringing steady employment to the
and by special licence, was at Wolver- Inhabitants poverty-stricken assuring a regular supply of diatomite hampton Quarter Sessions recently to British factories for years to come. Sentenced to three years' penal ser-
SATISFACTORY TESTS
The discovery was made after a geological search of the island last In over two years. Digging in the bed in the ancient lake of Guitar, acologists came upon rich deposit of the mineral. Samples were rushed to London, where analytical tests were made.
vitude.
of Coseley, near Isane Grainger, Wolverhampton, was found guilty on of obtaining by false five charges
£10 from Mr. Horuce pretences
to the Smith, and food and credit value of £8 14s, from the Victoriu Holel, Wolverhampton.
deported
It was alleged he posed as a doctor and sent telegrams to himself to sub- atantlate his claim.
onld Marsh These tests proved extremely satis
Detective-Sergeant factory. Nearly 200 bores were then Grainger left England many years made, over an area of 20 miles, and ago for the United States and had samples taken from these bores sub-lived a life of crime since 1921. After
the serving sentences he was stantiated the belief held by searchers that the diatomite deposits last October. were consistently spread over the area, and were of first-class quality Bird, a sister-in-law of Mr. Smith, by a story of a medical practice and It is estimated by experts that wealth in America that arrangements the newly discovered deposits will were made for them to get married supply at least 300,000 tons of the by special licence.
of pure substance, worth millions Poundin
all through.
In appearance, diatomite is a clay which can be reduced to an extremely fine powder. Because of its excep- tlonally widesprend value, It has justified the name of the "nagle mineral."
Diatomite is used extensively in such widely different industries as the making of explosives and cosmetics.
USED FOR FILTERS
It is also used extremely widely for glazing work of all kinds, while its
Grainger so influenced Miss Daisy
Penny Wise And Forgetful
San Diego, Cal.
An elderly man demonstrated the old axlom. "penny wise and pound he refused to foolish" here when
purchase after a make a 20-cent drugstore clerk asked him for a cent sales tax. The angry man stalked out of the store and left a doller on the counter.
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Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., oldest son of the American Ambassador to Great Britain, chooses Megan Taylor, young English world's champion figure skater, for his partner at St. Moritz, Switzerland. They have been seen much in each other's company recently, at the alpine resort where Miss Taylor is practicing for European contests.
Elusive Death-ray Will Kill Insects
Auckland.
February 23, 1939.
'Scotch' Must Be Scotch
New York.
In
MERICA'S vast liquor
A dastry. threatened with
great losara on lin contracts with Scottish distilleries by an attempt to popularise a blend of Irish and Scatch whiskies, is relieved Liat a legal decision given in the District of Columbla, and valid In all States, has prevented any whisky but puro Scatch bearing the label "Scotch,"
It was feared that the proposed Scotch-Irish blend would open the
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The ordinary American drinking public, unable yet to distinguish be-
inferior
Comprising
tween fine whisky and an expected Skirt, Short Sleeve Jum-
brand, would naturally be
to buy a cheaper brand.
per and Long Sleeve
Investments involving millions of dollars would therefore be imperilled. Coat.
One importer said: "We tee that
the country of origin should positive standards of identity. we are a hundred per cent, in favour of excluding Irish grains in blends.
'WE ARE AFRAID
set
and
Scotch In
Angora finish. colours of
Brown, Wine, Green, etc.
Navy.
"We are frankly afraid that if the market were opened to cheaper Irish grains it would result in a general Blooding with loss not only to porters of better grades but to sumers' palotes.
im- con-
"We realise, of course, that Irish distillers have as much at stake, but the fact remains that there is only
for
an
IL
a comparatively small demand Irish whisky. Some time ago
to introduce attempt was made blend of Irish grains with American ryes.
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that
Other importers painted out nothing can be done until British court decisions are known.
"Meanwhile the Irish-Scotch variety may nol br sold anywhere in America.
THD claim that he has invented a machine of an elusive death-
ray type, which kills Insects at a distance of one yard, is tudekers. To-day Scotch is the favoured
by a South Island radio electrician,
He says that by concentrating this
the i ray on the inatet, he can cause insect to explode, disintegrating com- pletely.
It is light ray but dues not rely on heat to kill the insects,
The inventor is confident that with further experiments he can take the ray effective ut greater distances.
He says other living things besides Inserts can be killed when the ray a turned on them,
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Lovely Leni Riefenstahl, German m queen, about to leave New York to return home. She went to America to promote the 8lms she made of the Olymple Games, in 1936, bit she said Holly- wood cut her dead. Aside from those in the film industry she had
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JUTLAND FIGHTER
IS THE NEW DEFENCE CHIEF
ADMIRAL of the Fleet Lord Chatfield, the new De- fence Minister who replaces Sir Thomas Inskip, is known as the Silent Man of the Service.
But from time to time the Silent Man has spoken One of his memorable phrases was: "If the British Navy had intervened, the Italo-Abyssinian war would have been over in a few months."
the Jutland actions.
Son of an admiral, Lord Chat- | He fought at Beatty's_side_throug feld's career has been bound up the Dogger Bank, the Heligoland and
few with the Newy until a
It was to him that Beatty said, in "Chatfield. months ago. He was a star cadet
the crisis of Jutland:
with H.M.S. Britannia, which he there seems something wrong Steer to-day.
two our ships entered at the age of 13.
By 1900 he was a captain and was points nearer the enemy."
It was Chatfield's prompt obedience elected to take command of the 2, and O. liner Medina when she was of that prompt command that re-
perllous altuation ressed into service to take King trieved a George V. and Queen Mary to ne enabled the British Fleet to emerge with honours easy from that doubtful Delhi Durbar,
held.
and
He was Rear-Admiral at 47, Vize-
He is the fourth seaman to be Admiral of 53. Admiral at 57. He has commanded tee Atlantic and the awarded the Order of Merit: the second to receive the accolade of Mediterranean Ficcts, has served #nighthood before achieving Flag- Fourth and Thlid Sea Lord au well rank; the only Naval Officer to be granted a peerage while still serving and the country was at peace.
43 Virnt.
DINED WITH DUCE
with dined Lord Chatfield has
declared he Signor Mussolini, has believes ilerr Hitler's word and be- Heves a new spirit is abroad la Ger-| many.
He was sent to India to draw plans for making the Indian Army more
cicient at less cost. And the Navy is nccustomed to thinking in terins of the air az well on the sea.
He has had more than a taste of
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