Town and Mauritius, in case of the closing of the Suez Canal

The Australian ports are fortified by the Colonies and equipped by England. The West Indian trade is protected by coaling illuminating gas from bituminous coal, 10 to 15 gals. per ton of coal. By distillation it yields a mixture of hydrocarbons, the first called gas-oil, used to enrich WATER GAS (q.v.), the second, light oils, which yield upon redistillation, benzene and toluene, used for the production of anilines; and dead-oil, used as an antiseptic and from which carbolic acid is obtained. Water-gas manufacture does not yield these products to any extent. stations in Jamaica and St. Lucia. Coal Tar. Distillate obtained in the manufacture of