Show NEW DIAMOND DIAl IS I ONE OF LEADERS Chicago Feb X Tho Tho new ne neu- neu blue blue- white diamond of karats karatH recently discovered In the Jas mine I In South Africa will take rank among tho the largo lars diamonds s of ot history Only Onh afew a afew afew few stones stone s of at greater reater size have Q been found roun outside o South Africa but a number number num num- ber her have hao been found there that wore much larger Tho The Excelsior which weighed karats In tho the rough was also taken from the mine It was cut Into ten gems tho the largest of or which was 68 karats and the smallest smallest small small- est 13 karats What hat the new diamond will wel weigh h when cut is still a problem Diamonds lose about 60 per cent of or UJ their lr weight In the tho ho cutting and polishing process If It tho new diamond Is cut Into InJo a single gem It will weigh perhaps karats karat Only a few cut gems In existence weigh h more than that I t I |