British Ship Adoption

The "Devon's" voyage 45 lasted from January to June, and was to Australian ports and back via the Cape, with calls for bunkers at Las Palmas, Cape Town and Durban. In Australia the ports of call were Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney outward, Beauty Point (Tasmania) and Melbourne homeward. The distance travelled was nearly 28,000 miles.

The outward cargo was all from Britain, loaded in fact at Newport. It consisted of 5,417 tons of the very mixed commodities which make up our exports, and in the cargo loading plan of china clay, coils of rope, drums of silicones, rolls of carpets, pallets of tiles, reels of cable, bales of peat, cartons of lawn mowers, boxes of brake linings, kegs of cobalt sulphate and a variety of items from wadding to tractors, one major and mysterious item being listed as "top hats steel". The homeward cargo was almost entirely of foodstuffs—fruit in enormous quantities, canned, dried and fresh; baby food, honey and meat extract. It was discharged at Antwerp, Hamburg and London.

A large parcel arrived at end of term and will form the basis of some interesting studies.

L.C.LeT.

PRINTING SOCIETY NOTES

The Society was initiated by the introduction of a platen press, kindly given by Herald Printers to whom we are most grateful. Although this press improves the standard of printed matter the time spent on a job is only reduced slightly as composing, correcting proofs, folding and all the other small parts which make up the commercial printing house still have to be done by hand.

In the past the presses have been treated with little regard for the next user but it is hoped that with a master-in-charge and a locked door that a check can be made on who uses the press and what it is used for. Before the introduction of the press the odd passer-by roughly printed an invitation or a membership card and left the equipment after the last copy had been pulled. Now casual enthusiasts will be discouraged and a more permanent group will attempt more ambitious productions to benefit School society.

I.D.C.S.