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CHEAlISTItY A N D ISDUSTRT 131 thc iloily problciiis conccriiiiig actual mnnufncturing, otlicr prol)lciiis arc tlo\vii for study, sucli ns : tlic sclcctioii of pliiiits iiiitl tlicir utilimtioii ; tlic study of nll tlic raw iiintcrids iicccssa,v, iiot only for tlic iiiniiufnctiirc of pulp, hut iilso for p;q)eT making ; tlic best utiliziitioii of by-products ; tlic co-orcliiintioii of iiirii1ytic:il iiirtliotls ; bi11liogriipIiic:il synthcsis ; thc iirniiiiiig of tlic tccliiiiciil stun.
To tlic i-iirious sciciitific cxpcriniciitnl rcscnrcli clcpiirtiiiciits Iins I)ccii ndtletl II ivorkiiig scctioii with semi-intlustrinl cqiiipiiiciit. 'I'his cqiiipiiiciit, lins becii clcsigiicd with n vicw to its hciiig msily rciiiovcd, replaced riiitl coiiiplctctl with iicw iii:itcri:il iii course of study. Aiiioiigst thc work ciirrictl oii by the Laboratory for tlic cstrnctioii of pulp froiii iicw plniits inciition must bc inndc of tlic cspcriiiiciits iii:irlc on tohiicco stciiis, sorgliuiii stciiis, flex st rnw, clicstiiiit I'rcctl froin ASSOCIATION OF taiiiiin, bcccli niitl piiic wootls, 11s wcll ns on brooiii plnut wustc. Vcgctnblc cssciic'es froiii tlic ICiiipirc arc also bciug wry closely stutlied niid iiiiprovciiiciits arc bciiig thought out iii tlic processes alrcndy i i i iisc for the cstractioii of pulp froiii lociil cssciiccs niitl n:itioiinl straws.
Thc I,:iborntory is now eiig:igctl on rcscnrclics into thc iiiost proftnblc iiti1iz:itioii of sulpliitc anstc liquor niid iiatioiinl kaolin, 11s ~rcll :is tlic sciirch for IICW products to rcpl:icc colophoiiy, tlic iiiiport .of which cost Italy 40 iiiillioiis iii I937 niitl 2s illillions in 1938.
I t is iiot tlcsirctl to crentc substitutes of doubtful quality, hit typiciil proilucts, better if possiiblc thiin tliosc nlrcntly existing, with rnw materials procurnl,lc in Itnly or iii tlic lhiipirc. Espcriiiiciits iii tlic pulp ficltl oftcii lcntl to thc iiiost tlircrse I)r:iiichcs of scieiicc. Evcii wlicii IL process of cstriictioii or iitilizntioii of n givcii ninterinl is coniplctcly solvcil iii itself, otlicr frcsli prol)lciiis iiiiincdintcly call for solution, siicli :is that of tlic :ivnilnlilc supply of tlic sclcctctl pIn11t.
No. 24-February 17, 1940 132. SPECIAL APPEALS FOR ASSISTANCE Sources of Supply of Chemicals-Under prcsciit coiitlitioris it is ol' coiisiclcriiI)lc iiiiportiiiice tliiit c r c r y rLssist:iiicc I)c givcii to iiiqiiircrs for siipplics of cliciiiiciils xiid iillictl products. Iiiqiiiries l'or protliicts i i i rcspcct of which the iisiii~l soiirces of inIbriliiitioi1 Iiirvc fiiilctl will I)c iiotifictl i i i tlic \'cckly I3ollctiii. \'ill niiy iiiciiil)cr iii:tkiiig or hioiiiijiy of (I uifiker of tlic followiiig, plc:isc :itlvisc tlic i. l3.C.N. ( I S soot1 u s Imssibl: : C ) i i ~~i o ~i i t l c -~~o s s i I ~l ~ ii copper iiisccticitlc. Ortlio tlielilorbcnsitliiic. 133. AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS British Standard A.R.P. Specifications.-'l'hc following Ilritisli Stiiiidiird iri tlic scrics of A1i.P. Specificatioiis his rcceiitly IJCCII piil)lislictl : I3S/A 111' 18 : Plilorcscclit lllltl L'llos)~llorcsccllt~ l'iiiiits for A.R.P. piirposcs. / h / d of Il'/~tle J., 1040, 144 (2353), 1.15. 135. CONTROL SCIIEMES Control of Non-Ferrous Metals.-Unclcr tlic Control of' Noii-Fcrroiis BIc~~ils (No. 5 ) Ortlcr, Direction Xo. 2 (Stiitiitory lliilcs iiiitl Ord~'rs, I!blO, No. 306, price Id. iict), tlic iiiiisiiiiiiiii priccs 0 1 coppcr, Iciid iuitl zinc Iiir~c Iiccii iiicrciisctl iii tlic ciist1 of tIcli\wics ol' lots less tliiiii l'our tons. 'I'licre is i i o cliiiiigc in tlic price of ziiic ositlc.
iicb) prohibits, csccpt uiiclcr licciice, iis froiii Blnrcli 3, I940, tlic iiiiporh of' piper iiiid Imirtl iniitlc from p i q ~c r piipcr hoiirtls ; corrugiitcil p ~p c r nut1 hoiirtl ; boscs, h g s , ciirtoiis, cnscs iiiitl otlicr siiiiiliir coiitniiicrs. .
Anglo-Turkish Trade and Payments Agreement.
-\'ith rcfcrciicc t o ltciiis 5? iiiitl 7 1 in \"My Uullct8iiis Nos. 20 ciiitl 21, blic clcririiig iirriliigciiiciits with Tiirkcy IIILIV now Irt!cri ciiil)otlictl in ii IICIY' dgrcciiiciit (Ciiid. 6171, 11.;\1. Stiitiniicry Ollicc, price 3tl. iict.) \vliich 1038, i i i i d Jii1iiitiry 8, I9.10, i i ~l the C S C ~I ~I I I ~C S ol' N O ~C S O P 1Jll1J1 otlicr tliliii strri\r Iionrtl ; coiiipositc 1)ilI)Cr iiiitl rcplr1ccs thc ..\p!cnlcnts of' Scptcliil,cr a, 1936, Allly 27, or i\ilgllsl 43, 19313 Illltl No'clltbcr 22, 1030. l'hc liqiiitlrtt,ioii of' triiiisiictioiis coiiiinciiccd iiii(Icr the old n r i w y i i i c i i t , s will coiit.iiiuc to IJC goveriictl l)y tlicir ~~ro'lslollsi. 'l'lic Agrcciiiciit coiiics into l'orct! on I!'cl)riiriry I!), 1940, niitl rill cscliiiiigcs of gootls will now bu t Iic siihjcct. ol' coiiipciisiit,ioii trniisiictions, esccpt tliosc iintlcr Clovcriiiiiciit iigrcciiiciits. Voi~ tlctiiils of' t h priyiiiciil.
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Tccliniciil Oils, .rJtd. 't'hcrc linvc been two rcsignittions, (n subsidinry of Coopcr BlcDoiigall S: ItoI)ert.~oii, Ltd.). Tlicrc was t,iius n nct incrciise of four, bringing the totiil ~iieiiibcrsliip 011 BIity 31, 1037, to 124. 'J'lie British Rond Tnr Associiition, of wliicli tlic gcncrnl iiiniin
ASSOClATlON OF BRITISH CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS. LORD MOULTON ON " KEY " INDUSTRIES. A\ lu~~clieo~i, wns given by tho d\ssocintioii of I3ritish Cheiiiicril J1:iniifncturcr~ on I\*'cbriinry 16, :it I'riiice's Hotel, \\'., iii Ironour of its president, the Rt. Hon. Lord Moiilton, for his services t o ch