The King has awarded the bronze medal for gallantry in saving life at sea, to Robert Reynolds and Walter Harcourt Burgess,, of the Swansea steam trawler Dunraven Castle, for_ rescuing the crew of a sailing yacht which, while racing from Cowes to the Fastnet Rock, had to be abandoned in a violent gale. Much of the costly red, white, and pink coral - used for ornamental purposes is obtained from the coast of Italy. Men drag the rocky bottom of streams with wooden frames or nets, in which the coral becomes entangled. The delicate branches are crushed in this way, so the finest coral is obtained by diving.
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Evening Star, Issue 21006, 21 January 1932, Page 1
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107Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 Evening Star, Issue 21006, 21 January 1932, Page 1
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