From Durban the ship proceeded to Lourengo Marques and thence to Beira, where discharge was completed. She then sailed for Port Pine in ballast, the passage lasting from 17th February to 5th March. After loading zinc concentrates there, she went on for more cargo to Sydney and Brisbane. Capt. Graham was expecting to leave Brisbane for British and Continental ports on 26th March, and the homeward passage was to be via Panama. Thus the "Clan Stewart" will have circumnavigated the world. The following account of Port Pirie, S. Australia, may be of interest : "We arrived here last Sunday morning after a fine weather passage from Beira. The notorious Bight was in good temper and we made excellent time all the way. Being an empty ship we could not go at full speed owing to the vibration, but despite that we made 16.6 knots for the passage. "We have been in this port for six days now, and it seems we will have another three days before loading is completed. This time we are loading concentrates, and what mucky stuff it is. The loading takes longer as it has to be trimmed level so that the cargo can be loaded on it. "It started raining last night, the first rain for about three months in Port Pirie. You will realise how pleased the locals are as everything was dry and dusty and the ground like a piece of iron. I went out for a car trip last Wednesday, about 70 miles. All the country was parched and it was like going through a dust-storm. At times we had to stop to allow the dust to settle when another car passed. There is still a slight drizzle this morning, so I am hoping that loading will not be held up. To add to our troubles, the large chimneys of the smelting works belch forth sulphur fumes for most of the day. It is not too bad when the wind is blowing away from the ship."
CAREERS A considerable volume of careers information has reached the School this term, and there follow details of the most interesting schemes. Fuller details can, of course, be found in the Careers Room. The Government of Northern Rhodesia has announced a new appointment to the post of Learner District Assistant in the Provincial Administration. Candidates must normally be between the ages of 18 and 21 years, be physically fit, and are required to have obtained one or two "A" level subjects. Entrants would be required to assist District Officers in their administration of town and country districts, dealing with social, economic and political development. At the end of a three-year tour of service the Assistant is considered for appointment as a District Assistant, a permanent and pensionable post. This grade forms the normal level of entry for graduates of British 35
