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are that the term ' brandy ' is applicable to a potable spirit manu- 

 factured from fermented grape juice and from no other materials, 

 but that the compounded spirit long recognized by the name of 

 British brandy is entitled still to be so named and sold as * Bri- 

 tish brandy,' and that the determination, however, of the applic- 

 ation of the term * brandy ' in Great Britain can not be controlled 

 by the nature of the apparatus or process used in the distillation 

 of the sptrit. 



The definition of rum as a spirit distilled direct from sugar 

 cane products in sugar cane growing countries, is considered fairly 

 representing the nature of the spirit which a purchaser would expect 

 to obtain when he asks for ' rum.' The Customs already recognize 

 the distinction between ' rum,' ' rum from Jamaica,' and ' imitation 

 rum,' which should be continued. 



Geneva, gin, liqueurs, and other spirits were also taken into 

 account by the Commission. In the absence of information as to 

 the nature of the materials employed, it expressed no opinion on 

 the wholesomeness or otherwise of particular compounds; stating, 

 however, that no evidence was received about any spirits of this 

 nature (with the exception of absinthe) having a specially toxic 

 action. 



Bonding, labelling in bond, and questions concerned with trade 

 in potable spirits under the British Food and Drugs Acts are also 

 considered. 



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Cane sugar and Beet sugar industries. -- Other sugar indu- 

 stries. -- Industries of starch and glucose. 



British School of Sugar Refinery. - La Sucrerie indigene et 

 coloniale. No. 23, June yth, 1910. p. 541). 



A circular issued by the West Indian Commission announces 

 the foundation of a Sugar Refinery School in Glasgow, as an annex 

 to the Technical College, for the training of chemists and engi- 

 neers for cane sugar refineries. 



