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his piety and the wonderful cures of diseases which he 

 effected, got abroad, and crowds of pilgrims came to him. 

 Amongst these was a certain Lord of the name of Loyesco, 

 who at that time held the Island of Sark. Magloire 

 healed him of a supposed incurable complaint, and in 

 return Loyesco gave him a considerable portion of the Island 

 of Sark, where he founded a school for missionaries. St. 

 Magloire died in Sark in 617, and was buried there. But his 

 body was removed to Jersey, lest the Danes should get hold 

 of it, about the commencement of the 9th century. In 857 it 

 was taken to Lehon, near Dinan, and finally, in the year 937, 

 to Paris, where it was deposited in the church which bears his 

 name. (This ancient and historic building, we are sorry to 

 say, no longer exists, having been destroyed by fire on March 

 26, 1915.) 



Bidding farewell to the relics of very early times, the 

 party turned their attention to the 20th century, and pro- 

 ceeded to inspect the Platte Fougere lighthouse station at 

 Fort Doyle, by kind permission of the Supervisor, Mr. Julius 

 Bishop, Here the installation was fully explained by Mr. E. 

 O. Catford, the engineer in charge, who devoted a consider- 

 able amount of time to pointing out all that was of interest in 

 the station. At his direction one of the great oil engines was 

 set in motion and commenced to force air into the cylinders, 

 which are constructed in the adjoining fort. When the air 

 pressure in these had reached a sufficiently high point, the 

 clock that regulates the valve which admits air into the syren 

 was set in motion. In a few minutes a buzzing sound was 

 heard. Then suddenly the syren gave tongue. The sound 

 was terrific and deafening. After a short pause it gave ano- 

 ther roar, and then was silent for 90 seconds, when it uttered 

 two more thrilling blasts. This was repeated half a dozen 

 times, the machinery was then disconnected, and the air shut 

 off from the syren. The demonstration was most interesting, 

 and Mr. Catford was heartily thanked for the valuable infor- 

 mation which he had given the party. 



A move was next made to the waiting motor-cars, and the 

 drive was resumed to the bungalows at L'Ancresse, where tea 

 was served. 



At six o'clock the party drove to Bordeaux, where those 

 who had studied the pools and their inhabitants on the 

 seashore were picked up, and the return journey was made. 

 There is nothing to report about the marine zoological class, 

 as very little could be done owing to the rapidly rising 

 tide. 



