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COQUELIN 147 CORAL the British Museum and four on demand of the Company of Stationers for four other libraries. Copyright may be se- cured in France by a foreigner by de- positing two copies of the publication at the Ministry of the Interior at Paris. No fee or entry title required. To se- cure copyright in Belgium a foreigner may register his work at the Depart- ment of Agriculture, Industry and Pub- lic Works, at Brussels. In Switzerland, register of title at the Department of Commerce and Industry at Berne is op- tional, not obligatory; fee, 2 francs. If registered, deposit of one copy is re- quired. Copyright in Canada is to be registered with the Minister of Agricul- ture at Ottawa; fee, $1 for registry and 50 cents for certificate, and the work to be published in Canada and two copies deposited. In Greece the period during which an author can hold a copyright is restricted to 15 years. The Swiss grant copyright during the life of the author or his heirs during 30 years from the date of publication of his work. In Brazil the author enjoys a copyright for life, and it is extended for 10 years after his death. In Venezuela the copyright endures for the life of the author and 14 years after his death. In Holland and Belgium the copyright lasts during the life of the author and during 20 years after his death. In Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Portugal copy- right endures during the life of the au- thor and during 30 years after his death. The duration of cop3n:Ight in Italy is regulated in a peculiar manner. It en- dures for the life of the author and 40 years after his death, or for 80 years after the publication of the work, the term of years being divided into two pe- riods of 40 years each. If the author dies within the first period of 40 years the remainder of the term is enjoyed by his heirs or assigns. The second period of 40 years begins at the death of the author, if he has died after the first pe- riod of 40 years has elapsed; or if he has died before them, at the end of the first period of 40 years. During the sec- ond period any one is at liberty to re- publish the work on payment to the owner of the copyright of a royalty of 5 per cent, on the price which must be marked on the book. France, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark accord a copy- right during the life of the author and 50 years after his death. The law of Spain accords a copyright during the life of the author and for 80 years there- after. COQUELIN, BENOIT CONSTANT, a French actor; bom in Boulogne, Jan. 23, 1841; was admitted to the Conservatoire in 1859; and having gained the second prize for comedy, made his debut at the Comedie Fran^ais, Dec. 7, 1860, as Gros- Rene in the "Amorous Vexation." For over twenty-two years he played with un- broken success at the Theatre Fran?ais, both in classical pieces and in roles created by himself; in the broader aspects of com- edy, standing without a rival. He left the Theatre Frangais in 1836, and ap- peared in 1887 in London, in 1888 in South America and the United States. He wrote (with Coquelin the younger) "The Art of Monologue." He died Jan. 26, 1909. COQUELIN, ERNEST ALEXANDRE EONORE, a French actor; brother of Benoit; born in Boulogne, May 16, 1848. He has played important parts on the stage of the Theatre Frangais. He has written monologues, including "The Horse," "The Art of Monologue" (with the elder Coquelin), etc. He died Feb. 8, 1909. COQUILLA NUT, the seed of the piassava or piacaba palm, one of the cocoanut group, a native of Brazil. The nuts are 3 or 4 inches long, oval, of a rich brown color and very hard, and are used in turnery for making umbrella handles, etc. COQUIMBO, also called La Serena, capital of the Chilean province of the same name ; near the mouth of the river Coquimbo, on three terraces. It is a handsome town, with a new cathedral, seminary, lyceum, and hospital. The port of Coquimbo is on a bay. It ex- ports copper, silver, and manganese ores, wool, cattle, hay, and cobalt. The prov- ince of Coquimbo occupies the entire breadth of uie country from the sea to the Andes, Its area is 13,457 square miles; pop., province, about 200,000; town, about 13,000. In the S. some farming is carried on. The main occu- pation is mining of copper, as also silver and gold. STAR CORAL — REEF CORAL TYPE IN LIVING CONDITION CORAL, the name applied to the cal- careous stony structures secreted by