Organic syntheses: An annual publication of satisfactory Methods for the preparation of organic chemicals. Editor-in-Chief, C. R. Noller. Vol. XV. Pp. v + 104. New York: J. Wiley & Sons; London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd., 1935. 8s. 6d

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1936
• Weight: 136 KB
• Volume: 55
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0368-4075
• DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5000550510

✦ Synopsis

tlic set,. Tlic reference nenil~crs of tlic ncw sIiccificntioiis nrc as follows : KO. G50-193G. Cnstor Oil ; S o . G51-193G. Crude Jliiizc Oil ; No. ti52--1!33ti. Crcttle Pnlrn licriicl Oil : Xo. G53-1' 33G. C'rrrtlc Soya U c m Oil ; No. 65&-193(i. Pcrillii Oil ; So. (i55-193(i. Refined Cottoii Peed Oil ; i i i d Xo. 65G-1936. Scs;inic Oil. Empire Exhibition in Johannesburg !Nic rapid development of South Africii \V:IS outliiied by Lord 1:ivcrd;ile of Sliclticltl, sl)enkinp 011 Jntlui1ry 23, under the nuspices of t,lic Urit,isli 1Snipirc Imqye, nt tlic I3ritish Eiiipirc Cliili. C:ipt,. 1). 1Sitan Wnllncc, N.C., 3I.P. (Sccret,nry of tlie Dcpnrtnicnt of Ovcrseiis Tr:idc), wns in t.lie chitir. Ris ninin siibjrct, lie snid, wiis t,lic Eniliirc Eshibition, ~vhich is to lrc opcncd in Jo1i:innesbnrg on September 15 this yc:ir, !jut before doing so he thouglit, it ~vould be useful to look :it tlie developnicnt *of South Africn i n gcneriil nnd Jolirinnes1)urg in piirticnlnr. Lnst yew tllurlicd tile t.wetit.y-fift,li iinnivers:iry of tlic Union of Soilt.11 dfricn, : i t d Lct\.ectl 1'310 iitltl 1935 the Europenn popnl:it.ion liiid iticrc;isctl hy over 50% nnd t.hc native poliuliit.ioti I)y over 40%. 'I'oday tlic Europc:iiis 1in1iibc!rctl sonic two niillicrtts iiticl the I ~O I I ~~' : U ~O ~I ~~~I I S ti4 nlillioiis. 'l'licse importnnt yenrs Iiiitl seen ii trenietidous increase in :igricuItur:il proditcts : ~n d niincrtil tlcvelopnicnt,. Conspicuous progress Itiitl Iicc~i tliiitlc in tlic fruit industry, t,lie vriliic of esports of fresh froit, I~i~ving riscri from i i n :iver:ige of fIf&WO per : i i i n i i m hi prc-war pe:irs t o f2,270,Oo0 in 193.1.

I n recent years riipid. iiic1iistri:d tlcvclo~)iiiciit l i d tiikeli ~ilncc ; prolxildy t,lic. most itiiprt:iiit, liiitl J>C'OII tlic est:il~lislinicnt of ii motlerii :itid coniplctc iron irntl stccl worlrs n t 1'rctori:i. 'l'lic fiictory output. of Soutli Afrirri, wliich iii 1911 1~11s only f17$ Iiiilliotis, hiid risen to f91 millions i n 1!)3:$ wlien tlic Iiist industrial cetistts \VW tiiketi. Ccrtiiitlly tlicrc hid h e n ii corisitlcrnl~le ilicreiisc siiicc t lirit. dnte.

South Africa \vns piissing tlirougli :I period of great, prosperity, 1);ised on tlic high ciirrency viilitc of gold. 'l'11~ Soutmll ilfricilt1 J31lclget for the yciir ctidcd Jliir~11 1935 sllo\vrd :I s n r ~~l u s of over f2,000,000. 'l'lic United Kitigdom w i s tlic Ijcst cust.oiiicr of tlic Vtiion unil illso her principd supplier ; tlierc w s iiotliing so souiitl 11s ii t.\vo-wiiy t,nide. A s 1111 csport Iiliirkct for Utiited Kingdoni goods South Africci rrinkcd sccond only to I3ritisli lndiii, unrl in 1'33.4