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EXPERIMENTS IN PRODUCTION OF LEAF PROTEIN

THERE is new hope for people living in countries where protein deficiency in diet is a serious problem countries where protein badly needed to correct malnutrition is present in many forms, even in the leaves of trees, but is unavailable be- cause there are no means of turning it into food. Lack of protein in underdeveloped countries in Asia, Africa and elsewhere has frequently been the chief cause of malnutrition and of the deaths of countless millions of human beings,

emment, which ha' for long had serious malnutrition prob- lena on its hands, is particular- ly interested There

increasing number of negotia tions in progress for establishing the plant under licenca In many countries.

The vast natural resources of protein could not be topped uni scientists had worked out in their laboratories mcona be whereby the protein could extracted and blended with

fouls other

to make ( balanced diel It war not enough to do this experimental- ly. It had to be proved that protein could be extracted from Faw material on a large scale and at a cost which was not prohibitive.

It also had to 4ostc good for otherwise, however desperate their situah own use. tion, people would be unlikely to eat it.

YEARS OF WORK

Sustained work on the pro-

It has taken a hundred years advance from the for man to

knowing stage of

that nji materinl contains

vegetable protein to the stage of being eble to extract that protela for

Portable Metal

duction of leaf protein in bulk Flaw Detector

has been going on in Britain since 1948 at the Rothamsted Experiment Station for Agricul- tural Research, Harpenden. England, The basic mhcline in the unit here is a pulher-the

result of continuous experiment

A

NEW aircraft inspection tool, an eddy current flaw detector, for carrying out fatigue exominations on light alloy aircraft struc- tures, has been introduced by Bristol Aircraft, Ltd. It or simplifies 10m0

major inspection and saves are being designed os anal time and labour costs "village units" to deal with crops on the spot, the residue

and as it is essential that the greenery to be used must freshly cropped, young and in good condition, adaptallons the machines 1 Hothamsted

types

of

most examinations con be

of crops and even weeds any mode without dismantling

where in the world where there

the

the structure.

is power to run the machines, This project is being supported in the United Kingdom by grunts from the Agricultural main Research Counell and Rockefeller Foundation,

Now a Arm in Britain claims to have perfectedl

after seven 'years' work B commercial machine for the same purpose. Called the "Impulse

Process

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1959.

Weekly Survey Of American Economy

INDUSTRIAL LAYOFFS RISE Almost Matches Number Canada's

Of Idle Steel Workers

New York, Nov. 8.

Industrial layoffs almost matched the half million idle steel

workers in numbers as the record walkout dragged into its seventeenth week last week.

In Detroit and other motor industry centres layoffs passed the 200,000 mark, playing havoc with production and making the new car tharket the tightest since the Korean war.

The Labour Department said The total as two per cent abort-lived dockers strike on Печем Ingolfy mounted at 0 above last Jane's monthly im- Geober 1 whatever the reason, rale of between €0,000 and ports record. Commerce De the September imports chocell- 80,000 a week, some 90 per partment ofcials noted, how-of out the rise in U. &. exports cent of them in manufacturing ever, that the September Im- for, the same month. Both im- that industries and of that total ports total was swollen by ship- ports and exporta for almost half accounted for by ments anticipation of the month wore about equal-UPI. nutomobile mamifacturers,

Deadlock

The continued deadlock in the steel strike further depress- ed not only production but busi- nc:s Inventorica, construction and other metal production entegories, such as aluminium. Yet, optimistic talk persisted about n coming new record Christmas shopping season.

con-

Ford, American Motors and Studebaker-Packard so far have nni laid off any workery but shortened

weeks Work siderably. All the car industry's layoffs were accounted for by General Motors practically idle now and Chrysler. The Layons — actual car makers' and those put into effect last week tolalled 204,350,

Labour Department statistics

were two weeks be on layoffs

the hind. The latest figure for third week of October was 377.- 000 and the low figure of growth was 60,000 a week bringing the estimate for this past week up to half a million

ant matching the total of idle steciworkers for the Arst time.

Conservative

That was a conservative esti

view of the Labour mate Department's warning that the weekly rate of growth of layoffs might triple and even quadruple | In November.

Irregular Gains

On Wall Street

During Past Week

New York, Nov. 8.

Stocks scored an irregular gain during the past week with Wall Street apparently discount ing an early return of the steelworkers to their jobs.

New York Cotton Review

con-Cotton

of

of Heavy construction tracts In the first week November araounted to nearly $252 milton, bringing the total for the year up to $17.6 million, some four per cent above 1958.

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New York, Nov. 8.

futures ended holiday-shortened week of note four sessions on a of firmness.

Position

In Wheat

Market

Ottawa, Nov. 8. Canada's position in world whent markets has im- proved in recent weeks despite a gloomy outlook for most other exporting nations, It was learned today.

Government officials predicted Canada should meet the 300,000,000 bustiel export fgure quoted recently by trade Minis- ter Gordon Churchill,

Canada's when!. picture was brightened by h series of developments including a big scale to South Africa, drought conditions in Borre European wheat-growing areas and the to possiblity of selling wheat Algerie.

TARIFF

The prospects weren't nearly as encouraging a month or so Zgo when Canada faced the tary bar- possibility of shift riers by the European common market countries. Increased

"give-away" programmes by the United States, and mounting surpluses by all major wheat

exporters.

ok

The

outlook general

for world wheat exporters in a re- and Friday cent United Nations Food The market closed with burst of strength that Agriculture Organisation report involved railroad shares which was a gloomy ane. The report since said surpluses could be con- mado their best gain August 20 Railroads have sidered a "chronle" feature been hardest hit outside of in- the present world grain situa- dustries by the steel strike. tion and that give-away, pro- to reduce these sur. They estimate their total loss grammes

become may at $600 million dollars or more pluses

to the than they earned in all of last permanent” and add

marketing difficulties of LX- year.

porting countries,

London Market

Closes On Firm Undertone.

London, Nov. 8. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Derick Heathcont Amory delivered a lecture on the facts of economics existence to Parliament in mid-week which acted as a douche of cold water on the stock market.

The week started with

Industrial

apvestors are beginning to show tremendous burst of activity an interest in Wall Street stocks with the Financial Times Index but for the most part this past of industrial ordinary shares at week they prosented a mixed a new all-time peak of 302,6 and appearance. || 29,059 bargains recorded. BY

raight equities the end of the week the index was down to 290.2 and bargains have straightened out

10,000 less and the than they did last week except,

quoia af. good smallest since two days before for the daily the elections,

company news which consisted undertone of of first class results covering af However, the

wide range of British industry. STEELS FIRM

wero

stock markets rematar very ALTD. Profitalian profes sional speculations boboen well absorbed and buying in terest is still la evidence,

GILTS STEADY

recovery.

for higher

more

Notable have been the rừ sull of Courtaulds, Beechams) Standard Triumph Motors

Wigging Morphy-Hichards d

Courtaulds were so ime

BOYXQ

up

to

Teape Gill-edged have been steady |pressive that a wide range ofį

200ved upward last week. The turnover in the equities

high

Steels stood and response. market

remains

well this week has been some very although there

the profit-taking

institutions small selling and closed on a

very firm note. interested again have become

forTM After being neglected and there WOO

Wecka Investors in the Although the search yields goes on amongst holders search for higher yields turned market and gold the switch

to the kamr of equities equities to gilts has not become mining shares came in for some large and most of the switching selective buying.

The olla continuod very quiet has been amongst

and pricem tended to rsg. themselves,

Rubber shares continued very Foreign

bonds have

firm and the strongth of this Greeks which qulet`except for

market is due in no small part rose on hopes of a debt settle to the amazing firmness of the ment but they reacted Friday | commodity in the face of stock......

U.K. on profit-taking.

in- | pdlo sales. ---UPI.

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Prices dipped on Monday in In addition to the export line with the normal reaction problems. Canadian wheat before a holiday. It was closed

growers were fold that the for election day Tuesday and 1950-80 crop year in this colin- gaine added try will result in a harvest of after that daily

estimated

421 mementum until on Friday the

million Industrials showed a 3.35 point | bushels, up 13 per cent over rise and rails 2.49 points,

last year's crop.

AVERAGE

COMPETITION

the list At Friday's close But although public construc- ruled nine to 23 points-15 tion was equal to previous weeks, cents to $1.15 a bale-higher

Increased Trading again averaged more

competition from the private construction sector

than the preceding wealt,

than three million shares a day some western European coun- suffered n alump. This week

but was under the previous tries, particularly France and construction contracts Covering in the December

week, private

Sales for the four days Western Germany was indicat- to barely over $100 delivery, anticipating first notice letalicd

dally ; od in their bumper harvests of д 19,833,970 amounted

23-acted of the smalles: day-November million totals for any week so far this shape the market trend, aloog average of 3,470,992 shares. In fine quality wheat

the previous week-five days

totalled 19,104,810 year. Nevertheless, this level with the increasingly favourable the sales is still a full 20 per cent ahead ports from the drygoods trude shares, daily average of and the absence of important hedge seiling.

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And increased production by WITH ANY OF OUR DISTRIBUTING AGENTS

IN THE AREAS LISTED BELOW HONG KONG

Inspection by corventional methods on a unit such as

spar

boom-the basic structure Around which the wing Is built could, on a large air- craft, toke hundreds of man- hours. With the flaw detector, the job can be done effectively in as little ng four man-hairs.

Under the traditional system it is stated to produce protein a spar boom, inspection, being major operation, can In an acceptable form, keeping itself a

undesirable matter out of 1.only be reonomically undertaken The research and development at the time of a major overhaul. department of the firm in ques-There is no possibility of rapid, tlon British Glues and Chemi- but thorough, Intermediate ins cals

Ltd., Imperial Hours,pections, and so the overhaul life Kingsway, London, W.C.2, un-hes 10 be conservatively der the direction of Mr I. H. estimated. The flaw detector, Chaizen found it desirable to on the other hand, allows a separate the Ingredients of regular check to be made on the vegetable hatter-fibre, carbo-condition of the spar boom, and

Business inventories tell again overhaul can be postponed until

Anllelpation of a smaller gov- hydrates, oils and proteins.

In September, It

down some $400 | erament crop estimate on Mon- Therefore, while lear material it is shown to be necessary,

million from August. The Sep day November -und a belief and alkaline water Instead of is estimated that the overhaul

tember level was $85,200,000,000, that the crop may have suffered ordinary water are fed through life of a spar boom enn, by this

stpi $3.9 billion above a year additional losses since Novem- | 0.40; utility 87.06 of 0.41 and Australia the fame opening on the Impulse means, be trebled.

ago. Process, a vibrating

ber 1, were other steadying in-

65 stocks 218.46. up 0.58. In зерагався the Abre, which falls

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, futners.

the previous week the Indus reduce is surplus stocks. The points total surplus in these countries into

a washing tank, is

Average guess of 30 members trials had gained 19.53 one of the major castern ear- developed

at more thun by

was estimated York Cotton Ex- squeezed to take out the water. Bristol Aircraft Lid, for fatigue Tiers, reported October loadings of the Now

while rails lost 2.45 points.

2,000,000,000 bushels with HAPPY VALLEY- November comes out as a material investigations on

change indicated a a full 1,000 daily units less than the Bristol

The market is now up 34.47 Canada's share some 500,000,000 which is useful as raw material Freighter, the equipment is now

a year ago. October is usually 1 government report of around for paper and manufacturing being ordered for similar work

one of the busiest freight traffic

14,027,000 boles compared with points in the industrial average bushels.

low on Although the European com boards,

last month this

the previous official estimate for from the September

not While

on other types of aircraft, both months but this is going on,

mon market kituniiori was that reprsents a loadings railroad's

The highest the decline. the British and foreign.

14,092,000 babes. It is also

no im- clear, there was member protein solution passes along attracting the attention of allied only 7.365 cars daily.

18,300,000 recovery of 56 per sent of the yet guce WIS

41.65 point Joss and the lowest 14,250,000. bales.

from the Swediate. indication the forma- faced with` sirailar

August 3 high to September 22. ilon of the trading area would REPULSE BAY

restrict Canada'w wheat exports as was erst feared,

and

screen PROBLEMS

then Originally

into a precipitation tank, and industries

then into

an

ปี

of last year's sale.

averages

Warning

waned

that

EXPANSION

3,820,983 shares.

At the close of the week, the Dow Jones Industrial average stood at 650.92 4.32 points on the week; rall 154.10

LAD

un

Industrials have gained in | nine of the 10 latest sessions, while rails have lost in six of these sessions.

Act.

Australia after some poor sea- sons, heralded the down under country's retum to the export market.

Do the credit ride, however, Canada was the only one of the ABERDEEN four major exporting countries,

the United States CAUSEWAY BAY Including

and Argentiem,

SOVIET THREAT

to

balance of

NORTH POINT

WANGHAI

„Mok Yoet, 11-A Tung Shing Road, 2nd

Floor.

Pantins Store, Causeway Bay Mansion,

Paterson Street.

Sunnyside Company, 127 Leighton Road King's Store, 16 King's Road

Shing Cheong Blare, 23 Sing Woo Road. Tack Shine Store, 47 Sing Woo Road: Las Ching Store, 935 King's Road, North Point Lam Koe Store, 328 King's

Road.

Shanghai Blore, 336 King's Road. Winter House, 310-316 King's Road Lang Trung 3 Syria Garden Lane,

Ground Floor.

„Tiny Store, 7 Morrison Rui Road,

Tin Yai Blore, 03-A Waterloo Road Asia Prem Kad., 69-Ä Waterloo Road. „Kwong - Cheong 'Stoer, 11-C Grampian

Road.

Las Canteen, Ede Road,

Shum Kee Cheung, 1-B Bomerset Road. Gay Store & Cafe Lânited, 184-A Prines

Edward Road.

a high-speed-centri- kinds of metal fatigue problems. fuge. After a further operation in a basket-type centrifuge, it

There is nothing new in tho Car makers

Textile markets sent in con- arrives at a tank for separating principle of crack detection by closed assembly lines will re-

tinuing reports of a rapidly ex- solvents. From one end of this means of an eddy current, Inquire a month to six weeks to tauk comes pure protein, and this

panding rate of sales on a wide process.

alternating reopen from the date first new from the other end material current is passed through the

Japan appears as Canada's KOWLOON steci shipments arrive. This variety of constructions, with

UNCERTAIN

most promising market. Al- containing chlorophyll, hormones, metal under examination, and only confirmed early news of some mills resting on their best a developing tight market in gest orter backlog in any sterols and vitamins. Nothing of the presence of a crack in the

Trading was somewhat un- the amount balance of wheat

though Japan only buys hairHOMANTIN

use is wasted.

metal causes a change in the new cars in fact that tighest yearK.

certain until Friday with mar- current flow, which is indicated

Britain imports from this coun. İKOWLOON CITY since the Korean War. In ad- In view of the mill activity, BY-PRODUCE

on the meter.

dition, used car dealers, too, consumption of raw cotton was ket men awaiting the Supreme try, its improved

sup-believed to be running consider Court decision on the coming payments situation and end. KOWLOON TONG,Kam With Store, 128 Waterloo Rood. A rather different operation

were getting hungry as Bristol's achievement has been piles dwindled.

Somotionality of the Taft-Hartley ing economy using ground nuts and water to embody this principle, for the

and population ably ahead of last year.

make it a better prospect, produces protein, meals for first time, in a handy and port-

All these developments had milimen indicated consumption cattle-food, and various cits.

third for the fourth quarter will effect on

The Trade Leadership of the market

and Commerce a depressing able form of equipment, capable

Wall Department spokesman carnings. A survey of prove to be the mrgest of the settled on issues which

said | MONGKOK The prototype of the plant of being adapted to a variety of qu which carries out these opera- uses. The detector is energised National City

783 corporations by the First year.

Bank of Now tions is now working in Lobby battery and can conse-

Mill interest in spot cotton Street holds inadequate for a Russia is not yel a strong threat world wheat markets Al- really strong market. Ameri- | 10. centred mainly

Soviet on can

this year's It can be used succesquently don.

Motors and Studebaker- thought Yok showed corporate profits in has been be used in the field. fully in any part of the world The detector kit is small and

lower guide Packard were in top place most wheat production will sataly TSIMSHATSUI the third quarter fell 29 per medium and

Until Scently, supplies of these of the ime but turned quieter domestic meedia and leave a where vegetable material compact, and weighs only 8% lb.

cent while iron, and steel com panies reported a third quarter were quite limited and prices late in the week after the stock little for export. avaliable. As well as providing

were obeve mill ideas in many concentrated protein för une in

It was thought that Russia defcit of $108 million in a

exchange canceled stop orders food, it provides new inchastries | standard test

However, as a re- as instances. group of 32 corporations block. This is

in American Motors just as it may try to sell some of this ruins in to handle the by-products,

late did in Studebaker not long ago. exportable wheat in Western made of light alloy and in it against a profit of $446 milion out of heavy

September and early October There

Innumerable "good" and "bad" bolt holes in the second quarter and are

The most active issues were Europe. Its traditional market In eastern European satellite varieties of raw material which | are made. Those enable the profit of $180 million in the more low grades are coming on

American Motors with. 58,700 can be treated by this procum, toeter to be calibrated in pre- | third quarter of 1958.

the market, truches 'nidi,--UPI.

shares, closing ce $884 up 8% countries will be much smaller because of Emproved but each variety has its owziparation for an inspection.

Pinta on the week; Studebaker this year peculiarliles involving modifica-

Packard, 508,500 shares closing production in those countries tion of the plant.

UPI. it $284, up 3%; Glen Alden, $68,300 shares, closing at $284. up 3: Lear 216.500 shares, closing at $20% off 2%; and Studebolper - Pickened. wh.ex Esmised stock, ♬ 215,400 closing at $19 up 1%..

Included in the kit

#

The detector fmetions by So there i

condition of still a great desi of work to probing into the be dene, investigating these bolt holes where, after the stress of years of flying. materials and seeing how best i they can be used to provide fatigue cracks may begin to food and as many by-producte adlate. To track down there

minute crocios

se possible.

by

ordinary

It has been estimated that inspection methode, it would the cost of establishing it would first be necessary to dismantle the structure. Using the new be under £1 sterling per hand tool, it is only necessary to withe of the population. Furthermore draw the bolts, so that the probe

it would only cost about two of the detector can be inserted pence a week a movida pas into the bolt holes, person with all the protein needed to keep him in peace) health.

Airwady" inquiring: how balinę reteived from many the world, The Thinn

Bank Of France Statement

Yet, earnings of all the ear- porations in the group for the first nine months at this year showed on the whole an in- crease of 39 per cent over the zame period of last year,

A Botnote in the US. business picture was added by latge September import figurés. Exports and iinports have been

mani for the weeks ended Oslo-·|- Tafernational Paper stood out of major condern lately

irabulanceber 23 reada as follows: America's continued

Paris, Nou,^â· The Bank of Franco, state-

la foreign trede brought wärn- Tetal gold holelines ings in some quarters that the fuel ther stranden Us might eventually becnie K. BIENE DENTA "have-zot” country,

After a short period of trains Imposta Azures fit Bestander (troin ing: whất! the detector, an showed a toll of 94 BUTTERS opRENOEGERS (lemediafaly up 17 par ent from. Atsirt and SIFONORITIER JU wædick on the state : 30′ pat '- csak from: ENG of the metal undir "Inspection.

in its group with a gain of $5%%%

Bank Of England

Statement

London, Morni points. Goodymur, nettedi. 434 The Bank of Klárak, indian kýrez. Baith Kine, & ment

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