The ironbark, splendid timber in itself, was almost hopeless as a material for hand-sawing.

Brian Cassells' theory about morbid publicity being good publicity had proved incorrect and the average Edinbourgeois was too affronted by the title alone to consider seeing the show.

The C.P.R. favours that old favourite of American railways, Tuscan red.

So far we had had reason to rejoice in the escape of our longboat, which had received no damage from any of the huge seas which had come on board.