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Show Save Freight Costs A representative of the Australian dairy industry has been making a tour of the world in the interests of the Australian business men. He Is imw in this country moving tln-ntigh thp We5:t and on his w:iy to ('anadn. While in England he tor.U the opportunity oppor-tunity to confer with English business v men about the feasibility of shipping butter to that country minus its water content. This yUm, U adopted, will mean that the Australians will save more than 51,000.000 in freight costs during a year. The price of the butter but-ter could be lowered and the marko would be increased. With the water extracted the butter would be even less apt to acquire bacteria of a harm t'ul nature, he said. Australia ships 40.000 tons of but t ei to England and consumes SO.ilOO tuns herself. Butter manufacturing is one of the large industries of the country Standard Time The United Stales Naval observatory observa-tory has three standard clocks run ning In constant temperature vaults. f lectri.-ally woiinil anil sealed to keep the air pressure consianl. Meridian circle observations of selected stars are taken regularly on clear nights md from these obsor-jn ions the er rot of stamhiril clocks are deier mined The ohserv atory semis oui lime signals I'o :ort time Is givei over radio netvo.l;s as wdvcr.'s ing device. |