Thirteen samples of coffee were ined of which only seven were entine. In four eases chicory was. the adulterant and in the remainder foreign seeds and. starch constituted the adulterant, The microscopy of seeds and rools of Chinese origin which might be used as adullerants has not yet been been attempted and offers a very useful field for fuLure research, Of the seven mustards submitted two only would pass foreign stand-
Shanghai, Mar, 4. The annual service in commemora-
St. David's Day was held in the Union Church by the St. Davig ester The service was con Society of Shanghai at 1045" a.m.
Gucted by Mr. F. W. Thomas, general secretary of the YM.C.A. with the British Forees in, Shanghai and hon. chaplain of the Society. The Testons were read by Mr. T, S. Powell, President of the Societ and Mr. 3. ones.
Several well-known Welsh were sung, including, a sow.
Mr. HM. H. Thomas, secretary of the Society.
'W. Thomas chose his ur Lofty Ho He said that the Welsh are a people of the mountains and derive some. charac teristics from them, and pointed out that mountains are regarded with awe by all Faees, some: described as sacred, "How Snowdon, or Ben Nevis or a Kuhn: isted of mustard admixed with ive amounts of starch, standards exist as yet for this cons dimen All the wine sunples of baking, powder tested contained a lable carbon di-oxide, Altogether 146 consignments lard "were tested all found genuine, due no doubt to the strict sion exercised on the factories The vast imajorily of Central China lard slight but persistent. positive Ko rancidity test in a dilution of on Since the rude lard may days before rendering, the rancidily is probably due to detect Sorage and over-exposure to Tight, The colour is always a slightly tinged lowish brown which is undoubted. ly due to overheating. Since all plants. in Shanghaly except one, use open coal fired boiler for render= itis very dificult to. regulate, ud temperatures ever 370°C. have been observed.
'A comprehensive survey of Shi hai locally manufactured eanned hoods hax been made and on the whole the products have been of good ity.
Welzht Comme:
Numerous foodstuffs have been submitted for weighing tests amount of short-weighted table, In" many cases the delinquents, An unusual adulterant of fresh fish What a source body and" spirit selmowsledue the Christian inheritance which has inspired the Welsh people ever since St. David, in the century, trod the amd vales. their pleasant land. "We thank God for hin and those who, followin hin through the centuries since, have kept alight the torch of God's truth in. ind, and not content with that, arried it over the seven sen,"
ided. Tle pointed out that Wales has provided: many' notable. sons in jao: spheres of human aetiity and adventurous service. Me dealt" with the exploits "of Welshmen at "uve South Pole aad in missionary enters prises in every continent, We come together al a time ut indescribable complexity. when move= ments are freely se tive which mu affect the proton continued Mr. moh that we 1 won at stent cost and ehevish deeply He threatened by tunpreeedented. violence, We rejoice at the intense sense of human values lo which we have referred has exhibited in recent weeks ing the Altmark incident when, amidst the bitterness of War, British seamen leaped overboard into the fey water a Norwegian flard to toteue. Ge of Toving one's enemies, May we not sailors, 9 manilicent expression
wee amic the news by print ant Faitio' of war, Ur Tit on eve 10 the hills cor some of the eternal was noted this year, namely the pumping of water into the fish to Increase the weight, Experiments are being carried out fat present on the identification of local fish by microscopic examination of their seales, Welshmen Celebrate
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