Tlic cightcenth clcction to tlic Bcit Fellowsliips for Scientific Research will tnkc plncc on or about July 14, 1931. Not niorc tlinn t h e c Pcllo\vships will hc nwarded. Forms of npplicntion, \vliicIi must IN rcccivcrl on or bcforc April 14, 1931, niny bc obtxiined, hy letter ody, froni tlic Rector, IiiiperinI Collcge, Soutli Kcnsington, L011do11, s.w.7.
Institute of Chemistry: London Section
Section of tlio Institutc of Cliciiiist,ry on I)ecenil)er 5 ;it Fullcr';i, Lttl., Rcgcnt Street. 'J'liis wis tlie ~~v e n t l i ~i n ~i ~~~i l d:incc!, nnd2 jiidgiiig I)y thc c ~i j o ~i i l ~l ~ chnrnctcr of tlic fuiictioii, it d l l i c follo\rctl l)y iiinny otlirrs.
The Sugar-Beet Industry
During Octohcr t.hc Iicct-srrpir fiictorics wccivctl froiii tlicir groivcrs 97 I , 1-10 tons of sugnr-l)cct, vnhicd nt f2,51.1,173. 1)iiriiig tlw p i r %n,ooo ncrcs of h c t Iia\7c I)ccii g r o w I)y : l ~J I J l l t , .10,000 growrs, this :icrc:igc 1)eiiig :iO";, Iiiglic~ t1i:iii tlint, of tlio 1mvious ?oar.
Future of the British Industries Fair
Aniong tlic rccoiiii~~ciitliitio~is of tlic Clieliiisfortl Coniniit~tce is the ncquisition of pcr~nnncnt. I~uiltlings for tho Ihir, nntl :I regulnr nniiunl grrint, from tlic Go~crnnicnt of f 11)o,noo niininiuni for p111)licit.y.
Oil-Electric Trains
Mr. C. J. I-Iydc Trirtcli, of tlic I)iesctl Elcctricd 'I'riictioii hpnrtmciit of Sir \'. C . iirl11stroIig, \'liit\vortli h Co., spcnking tit. 11 ~ncctiag of thc Tnstitutc of Trniisport in Lontlon on Dccciiiber S, conteiiclctl tlint iniiny ; i d n i ntngos, inclucling n snviiig of iiciirly f20,000,000 n yciir, \voultl bo c~btniiictl if British ruilwiiys aitloptctl tlic oilc h c t ric ciigiric in pliicc of t,lic stcniii loctoinotivc.