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In Queen's Building there, is now It is difficult to believe that only 10 open to the public a most interesting years ago, in order to take a highly|- exhibition of the latest scientific in- magnified photograph of a germ or struments, such as microscope, ophthal- some other microscopical subject, malogical instruments etc. which to bellows type camera, had to be fixed on those with a scientific turn of mind, top of the microscope by means of a will well repay a visit....
special tripod. A fast exposure being As an indication of the immense necessary ordinary daylight was strides Amader in the scientific field of use and consequently an electric bulb recent years, this exhibition speaks elo-was used, its light being directed quently.
through a condensor into the micros-
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LOCAL DOLLAR London Silver Prices
The demand rate of the Kong dollar this morning 1/2-5/8.
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Later on an improvement was made by means of the optical bench' an ap Hong
paratus in which the source of light, was the microscope and camera, were
ranged horizontally behind each other "Spot" silver was quoted at 19. on an iron rail. This crude apparatus 15/16. and "forward," at 20.
although an improvement on the form- er, was still a long way behind perfec- The London on New York cross-tion as the adjustment was intricate rate was quoted at £-U.S:$4:94% and stability was still a long way from cross-great, magnification were most difficult the desired objective; clear pictures of
and the New York on London rate at £U.S.$4.941⁄2.
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Yesterday's Baseball
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New York, To-day. The following were the results games in the Major Leagues:— AMERICAN LEAGUE
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