Shipowners have discovered that ships painted certain colours attract clinging barnacles more than do others. As the crustaceans slow the speed of liners, experiments are being conducted at a laboratory at Cuxhavon. on the' North See. to determine the .colour with the lonst. Casoi'nutiou ..-for- the . barnacle.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11828, 9 January 1933, Page 6
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47Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11828, 9 January 1933, Page 6
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