A report on tosts of the so-called "white spirit" petrol substitute, which is claimed to be non-inflam: mable in temperatures below 85 [degrees Fahrenheit, was read by th ent. M. Dumanoir, before the riy of Science today,—MIN. Dumanoir claimed that it was pos sible to apply @ match to the spirit without setting fire to it, and said that aeroplane experiments showed that the new spirit was superior to petrol at 9,000 feet though inferior Jat ground level from the point of view of maximum engine revolations—Reuter,
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