20 APRIL 1962, Page 9

Blinding I hear a pleasant story about Mr. Christopher Kearton,

the deputy chairman of Courtaulds, a mighty administrator who was not much in .the public eye until the battle broke. Casually meet- ing some junior scientist walking down Foleshill Road in Coventry, he'll say: 'Ah, Smith. I noticed on p. 17 of your report of 23rd January on Seraceta PSJ that you say the material made from batch 4827B of pulp was better in water absorption by 0.23 per cent. than that from batch 4823C. Have you seen Jones's report of 3rd March last year, surveying the conditions of manufacture of batches 4821 to 4937D?'