Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1884 — Exploration of New Guinea. [ARTICLE]

Exploration of New Guinea.

* * * i.jjj connection with the Waltham Watch Company, it may be stated that when the proprietors of The Age desired to present Mr. G. E. Morrison (the explorer of New Guinea) with a reliable chronometer, acting upon the advioe of Mr. R. L. J. Ellery, the Government Astronomer, two Waltbam watches were, however, procured for Mr. Morrison instead. These were kept at the Melbourne Observatory for a fortnight, and thoroughly and carefully tested, and were pronounced by Mr. Ellery, at the end of that time, to be better suited for Mr. Morrison’s requirements than any chronometer.”— Extract from, the Melbourne Age. Like slaked with a solution of salt in water, and then properly thjpned with skim milk from which all the cream has been taken, makes a permanent whitewash for outdoor work, and it is said renders the wood incombustible. It is an excellent wash for preserving wood and for all farm purposes