1939 Who's Who In Engineering: Name S

Note: This is a sub-section of 1939 Who's Who in Engineering

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SABINE, H. W. T. C. A.M.I.E.E., A.M.Inst.C.E. District Engr. for the North of England, The Tudor Accumulator Co. Ltd., 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.1. Private Address: The Beeches, Upton Park, Chester. Age: 53. Career: Dover Coll., 6 years; 1901-4, City and Guilds; 1904-5, North Met. Elec. Supply Co., in sub-stations at Wood Green, Hendon, Finchley and Edmonton, on tramway car tests, cables, etc., then Asst. Engr. for all sub-stations; 1906 to date, Tudor Accumulator Co.

SADD, Major J. A. O.B.E., B.Sc., A.C.G.I., A.M.I.E.E. The War Office Experimental Station, Porton, Wilts.

SADLER, E. H. A.M.I.E.E. Assist. Engr., Construction Dept., North-Eastern Elect. Supply Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne. Private Address: 8 South Croft, Forest Hall, Northumberland.

SADLER, G. V. A.M.I.E.E. Chief Elect. Engr., The Vaughan Crane Co. Ltd., Openshaw, Manchester, 11. Private Address: 10, Crossfield Road, Hale, Altrincham, Ches.

SADLER, H. P. A.M.Inst.C.E., M.I.Mun. & Cy. E., M. R.San. I., F.I.A.A. Reg. Arch. Deputy Borough Engr. and Surveyor, Widnes. Private Address: 198 Birchfield Road, Widnes. Age: 46.

SADLER, R. W. A.M.I.Mech.E. Inspector, India Store Dept., Office of High Commr. for India. Private Address: 42 Ranmoor Cliffe Road, Sheffield, 10. Age: 59. Career: Apprent. James Watt & Co., and Tangyes Ltd.; Marine Engr., B.O.T. Cert.; during war, with M. of M., Manchester Tool Wks.; Chief Inspector, I.S.D., Sheffield District, for past 19 years.

SAINSBURY, G. W. M.C., B.Sc. (Eng.) A.M.Inst.C.E., A.M.I.E.E. Works Manager, Henry Hope & Sons, Ltd., Smethwick, Birmingham. Private Address: Merrow Down, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. Age: 44. Career: 1910-13, Univ. of London; 1913-14, Apprent. Siemens Bros. Dyn-. amo Works, Stafford; 1914-19, Military Service, Royal Artillery; 1920-24, Asst. Engr., Birmingham Corp. Refuse Disposal Dept.; 1925 to date, Henry Hope & Sons.

ST. JOHN-KNELLER, Oliver A. G. M. Inst.C. E. Assistant Civil Engineer-in-Chief, Admiralty, Whitehall, London, S.W.1.

ST. JOHNSTON, T. A. A.M.I.E.E. Asst. Works Manager, Micanite & Insulator Co., Ltd., Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow, E.17. Private Address: "Normandale," Little Hallingbury, Essex. Age: 54. Career: Training at B.T.H. Co., Rugby; West Ham Corp. Elect. Dept.; Marylebone Elect. Dept.; Associated Equipment Co.; Member J.I.E. and R.S.G.B.

SALMON, Ernest H. D.Sc. (Eng.), M.Inst.C.E. Address: 11 Victoria Street, S.W.1.

SALMON, J. B. M.I.E.E. Exec. Engr., P.O. Eng. Dept. Private Address: 211 Kimbolton Road, Bedford. Age: 57. Prior to entering P.O. Eng. Dept., was with National Telephone Co., Ltd.

SALMON, M. W. Captain, late R.E., A.M.I.Mech.E. Asst. Engr., Linoleum Mfg. Co., Ltd., Staines. Private Address: The Mill House, Stqines, Mddx. Age: 47. Adjutant 1st Divisional Engrs., 1918.

SALMON, William H. Assoc. Met., M.I. Brit. F. Foundry Metallurgist, Hadfields, Ltd., East Hecla Works, Sheffield. Private Address: 38 Glebe Road, Crookesmoor, Sheffield, 10. Age: 41. Career: Sheffield Univ.; research work under Dr. R. J. Sarjant, D.Sc., at Hadfields, Ltd.; Asst. to Physical Testing Mgr. and Research Asst., Hadfields; Mem. Sheffield Eng. & Met. Soc.; Mem. Council, Sheffield Foundry Trades Tech. Soc.

SALTER, Tom. A.M.I.Mar.E. Engr., Heenan & Froude, Ltd., Worcester. Private Address: Lotgrove, Nr. Cheltenham, Glos. Age: 30. Career: Apprent. Vickers-Armstrong, Ltd., Barrow; Tech. Educ., Barrow Tech. Coll.; Holder of Higher National Cert. of Inst. of Mech. Engrs. with distinction in electro-technology; Employed with the B.T.H. Co., Ltd., Rugby; The Orient Steam Navigation Co.; Petters, Ltd., Yeovil.

SAMBROOK, K. H. B.Sc.Tech., A.M. I.Mech. E With Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., Fuel Oil Genl. Tech. Dept., St. Helens Court, Gt. St. Helens, E.C. 3.

SAMMONS, G. H. A.M.I.E.E. Chief Asst. Elect. Engr., Blackburn Corp. Elect. Undertaking, Town Hall, Blackburn. Private Address: 27 Billinge Avenue, Blackburn. Career: Bridge Trust School, Handsworth; Birmingham Tech. Coll. Training: City of Birmingham Elect. Eng. Asst., Hampstead Elec. Lighting C'tee; Sectional Mains Engr., Manchester Corp. Elect. Dept.; Distribn. Engr., Grimsby Corp. Elect. Dept.; 4 yrs war service, Infantry and Transport; C'tee Member, N.W. Centre of I.E.E.

SAMPSON, John H. A.M.Inst.C.E., A.M.I.N.A. Director and Wks. Mgr., Firth Vickers Stainless Steels, Ltd., Staybrite Works, Sheffield, 9. Private Address: Beltwood, Fulwood Road, Sheffield. Formerly Asst. Engine Works Mgr., John Brown & Co., Clydebank.

SAMS, J. G. B. A.M.Inst.N.A., A. M. Inst. Mech. E., M. Inst. Loco. E., (Eng.) Lt.-Commdr., R;N. (Retd.). Engr., The Monarch Controller Co., Ltd., 7 Victoria Street, London, S.W.1. Age: 56. Career: Private and Public Schools; Crewe Works; Manchester Univ.; Asst. Divisional Supt. of Operation, G.E. Rly.; Loco. Asst., Jamaica Govt. Rly.; Loco. Supt., Kenya and Uganda Rly. Author of "The Locomotive Running Department" (in the press).

SAMUEL, Hugh. B. Eng. (Hons..) (Liverpool), Assoc. M. I nst. C. E. Eng. Asst., Denbighshire County Council. Private Address: 7 Soutley Road, Wrexham. Formerly Executive Engr., P.W.D., Nigeria (1927-35).

SAMUELSON, Sir Francis, Bt. M.I. & S.I. (Past President). Chairman, Tees Conservancy Commission. Private Address: Breckenbrough Hall, Thirsk. Age: 77. Ed.: Rugby and Balliol Coll., Oxford. Formerly Chairman of Sir B. Samuelson & Co., Ltd., Middlesbrough, Samuelson & Co., Ltd., Bunbury, and a Director of Dorman, Long & Co., Ltd.

SAMUELSON, Frederick. M.I.Mech.E., M.I.E.E. Director, Chief Engr. and Manager, Turbine Factory, B.T.H. Co., Rugby. Private Address: 44 Hillmorton Road, Rugby. Career: Ten years with Vickers, Ltd., London; forty-one years with B.T.H. Co.

SANDBERG, Christer P. C.B.E., Com. of Chinese Order of Chia Ho (3rd Class), Corn. of Siamese Order of the White Elephant, M.Inst.C.E., M.I. & S.I. Consulting Engr. to Chinese Government Railways and Royal State Railways of Siam. Business Address: 40 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.1. Private Address: Crockham Hill, Edenbridge, Kent.

SANDBERG, Oscar F. A. O.B.E., M.Inst.C.E. Partner in the firm of Messrs. Sandberg, Consulting Engrs., 40 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.1. Private Address: 3 Cadogan Place, S.W.1.

SANDEMAN, Edward. M.Sc., M.Cons. E., M.Inst.C.E., F.R.Met.Soc. Consulting Engr., 15 Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W.1. Private Address: 12 Gloucester Place, W.1. Career: Water Engr., Plymouth, 1891-1900; Chief Engr., Derwent Valley Water Board, 1900-12; Consulting Engr., Westminster, since 1912.

SANDEMAN, E. K. Ph.D., B.Sc. (Eng.), A.C.G.I., A.M.I.E.E. Research Engr., B.B.C. Private Address: The Vicarage, Totteridge, N.20. Age: 41. Career: Malvern Sch.; City & Guilds; 1916-19, Regular Commsn R.E.; 1921-28, Communication Eng., International Standard Elect. Corp.; 1929-32, International Telephone & Telegraph Labs.; 1932-36, Standard Telephones. Author of "Sound Economy" (Rider).

SANDERS, Frederick John. B.Sc. (Eng.) London (Hons.), A.M.Inst.C.E., A.C. G. I., A.M. Inst.W. Senior Eng. Asst., Ilford Borough Council, Town Hall, Ilford. Private Address: 1 Sandringham Road, Barking, Essex. Age: 27. Career: City & Guilds (Eng.) Coll.; Asst. to Mr. W. Lionel Jenkins, O.B.E., M.A., M.Inst. C.E., on River Lee (Flood Relief) Scheme, and Stratford High Street Improvement Scheme; Eng. Asst. Middlesex C.C.

SANDERS, H. C. M.I.E.E. Chairman and Jt. Managing Director, Santon, Ltd., Somerton Works, Newport, Mon. Private Address: 29 Ridgway, Newport, Mon.

SANDERS, P. A. O.B.E., P.C.C., A.M. I. Mech. E. Director, Davey, Paxman & Co. (Colchester) Ltd., Standard Ironworks, Colchester; also Chairman of E. H. Mason & Sons, Ltd., Arclight Works, Colchester. Private Address: Lexden Park, Colchester. Age: 57. Career: Educ. Felsted School, and U.S.A.; served time with Davey, Paxman, then went to U.S.A. General Electric Co.; later with British Westinghouse Co., Ltd., Manchester, and since 1913 with D. P. & Co.

SANDERS, Thomas Henry. M.I.Mech. E., M.I. & S.I., M.I.Loco.E. Director & Tech. Engr., Jonas Woodhead & Sons, Ltd., Leeds. Private Address: 16 Park Crescent, Roundhay, Leeds. Age: 54. Career: Served with the late George Cawley, M.I.Mech.E.; Cons. Engr. for the Japanese Railways for many years; Spring Shop Manager, Brown Bayleys Steel Works, Ltd., Sheffield; Works Manager, Owen & Dyson's Wheel & Axle Works, Rotherham; Since 1923 with Jonas Woodhead & Sons, Ltd., specializing in spring production, spring design, and rolling stock suspension. Numerous. patents relative to springs. Books: "Laminated Springs," "Springs and Suspension," "Springs—a Miscellany" (The Locomotive Publishing Co., Ltd.).

SANDERS, W. G. M.B.E., R.C.N.C., M. I.N. A. Asst. Director of Naval Construction, Admiralty. Private Address: 8 Beaufort Road, Ealing, W.S. Trained: R.N. Eng. Coll., Devonport; R.N. Coll., Greenwich.

SANDERSON, E. R. A.M.Inst.C.E., A.M.I.E.E. Asst. Elect. Engr., The Chloride Elect. Storage Co., Ltd., 137 Victoria Street, S.W.1. (Head Office, Clifton Junc.). Specialist in the application of storage batteries, design of battery control plant (in particular the Keepalite emergency lighting system) and associated subjects.

SANDFORD, H. A. M.A., F.G.S., A.M.I.Mech.E., A.M.I.E.E. Consulting Engr. (Chartered Mech. Engr., Chartered Elect. Engr.), Office. Address: 23 Bush Lane, London, E.C.4. Career: Since 1922 in practice as Consulting Engr., in mech. and elect. equipment of buildings, with special reference to hospitals. Is Consulting Engr. to Middlesex Hospital; Royal Northern Hospital; Royal Eye Hospital; Royal Cancer Hospital; Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital; Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital; Metropolitan Hospital; Lancing Coll.; London Orphan Schools, Watford; College Hall (Univ. of London); and many other Hospitals, Institutions, and Schools in London and the Provinces. Mem. Newcom en Soc.; Mem. Cornish Inst. of Engrs.

SANDIFER, Douglas Albert Neville. M.Sc., B.Sc., Wh.Sch., A.C.G4I., D.I.C., A.M.Inst.C.E., A.M. I. Mech. E. Lecturer in Mech. Eng., Birmingham Univ., Edgbaston, Birmingham, 15. Private Address: 22 Littleover Ave., Hall Green, Birmingham, 28. Age: 36. Career: City & Guilds Eng. Coll., London, 1921-24; Asst. Engr. to Mr. F. F. Fergusson, A.M.Inst.C.E., HydroElect. Dept., Messrs. J. Blakeborough & Sons, Ltd., 1924-27.

SANDILANDS, George. A.M.I.Mar.E. Draughtsman, Wm. Denny & Bros., Ltd., Engine Works, Dumbarton. Private Address: "Margha," Stirling Road, Dumbarton. Served in France with R.F.C. & R.A.F., 1915-18; 1929-32, Chief Draughtsman, Garden Reach Workshops, Calcutta.

SANER, J. A. V.D., J.P., M.Inst.C.E., M. Inst.T. Consulting Civil Engr., Weaver Navigation Trustees, and in private practice. Private Address: Sandiway Heyes, Nr. Northwich, Cheshire. Age: 74. Career: Engr. to Weaver Navigation, Ches., 1889-1934, and Gen. Mgr., 1919-34; Hon. Col. (retd.), T.F.; Dep. Lieut. and J.P., County Palatine of Chester.

SANFORD, Dudley William. B.A. (Hons.), Mech. Sc., Cambridge, A.M. Inst. C. E., M. I.Loco. E. Development Asst., C.M.E. Dept., Derby, L.M. & S. Rly. Private Address: Glyde House, Littleover Hollow, Derby. Age: 48. Career: Camb. Univ.; Pupil with Midland Railway, Derby. Served in various capacities with Midland & L.M.S. Railways.

SANGSTER, W. P. C.S.I., C.I.E., A. R.I. E.C., M. Inst.C. E. Private Address: Woodcroft, Davidsons Mains, Midlothian. Age: 66. Career: Blairlodge Sch., Scotland; R.I.E. Coll., Cooper's Hill; appointed to Indian P.W.D., 1894; various appointments, Irrigation branch, Punjab & N.W. Frontier; finally Chief Engr. and Sec.

SANITER, Frank Henry. B.Eng. Sheffield, M. I. & S. I. Alloy Steel Specialist, Samuel Fox & Co., Ltd., Stocksbridge Works, Nr. Sheffield. Private Address: 22 Moorgate, Rotherham. Age: 32. Formerly with Steel, Peech & Tozer, Ltd., 1926-30.

SANKEY, G. H. B.S (Eng.), A. M. I. E. E. Consumers' Engr., Scottish Southern Elect. Supply Company, Limited. Address: 39 Bridge Street, Galashiels. Career: English Elect. Co., Ltd., Stafford; Bruce, Peebles & Co., Ltd., Edinburgh; Crompton, Parkinson, Ltd., Chelmsford; Elect. Supply Corp., Ltd., Chelmsford & London.

SANKEY, G. R. M.A., A.M.I.E.E. Director, Joseph Sankey & Sons, Ltd., Manor Sheet Iron Works, Wolverhampton.

SANSBURY, L. A. A.M.I.E.E. Elect. Engr., Admiralty Service. Private Address: "Woodside," Leatherhead Road, Ashtead, Surrey. Age: 31. Career: Whitworth Scholar, 1926; Kitchener Scholar, 1926; City and Guilds, 1926-27; R.N. Coll., Greenwich, 1927-30; present post, 1930.

SANSON, L. Stewart. B.Sc., A.M.Inst. C.E. Manager, Elastic Rail Spike Co., Ltd., Cory Buildings, 117 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3. Private Address: 194 Grange Loan, Edinburgh. Career: Edinburgh Univ. Training: Engr's Dept., L. & N.E. Rly., Edinburgh; Personal Asst. to Engr. (Scotland), L. N. E. R

SARGINSON, Thomas. Editor, "Mine and Quarry Engineering," Electrical Press, Ltd., 13-16 Fisher Street, Southampton Row, London, W.C.1. Career: The Cramlington Coal Co., Ltd.; Vieille Montagne Zinc Co.

SARJANT, Reginald Josiah. D.Sc., A.R.C.S., D.I.C. Local Director, Hadfields, Ltd., Sheffield. Private Address: 80 Totley Brook Road, Totley Rise, Sheffield. Career: Royal Masonic School; Royal Scholar at Royal Coll. of Sc. and Imperial Coll. Specialized in Fuel Technology; Research Asst., Dept. of Chem. Tech.: Imperial Coll. of Sc. and Tech. Past Pres., Sheffield Metallurgical Assoc.; Member of Research Committees (I.S.R.C., etc.) relating to metallurgical and eng. subjects.

SAUNDERS, A. E. A.M.I.E.E. Charge Engr., Southern Rly. Co. Private Address: "Hillside," Park Road, Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent. Age: 41. Educ. privately. Apprent. British Westinghouse Elect. Co., Manchester; Manchester Sch. of Techn.

SAUNDERS, Ed. C. M.I.H.V.E., M.R. San. I. Consulting Engr., The London Sanitary Protection Assoc., Ltd., 4 Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster, S.W.1. Private Address: 51 Tivoli Crescent, Brighton, Sussex. Age: 55.

SAUNDERS, Henry Hume. M.B.E. (Mil.), O.B.E., M.I.Loco.E., M.I. Mech. E. Genl. Mgr., Vulcan Foundry, Ltd., Newton le Willows, Lancs. Private Address: Rossett, London Road, Appleton. Age: 50. Career: Tonbridge Sch.; 5 years apprent. G.W.R., Wolverhampton; joined Indian State Rlys.; 1913, posted N.W. Rly.; served with Indian Exp. Force in E. Africa 1915-20 (Capt. R.E.); Supt. of Loco. and Carriage Workshops, 1928; transferred to E. Indian Rly. and Dep. Chief Mech. Engr., 1930; retired from State Rly. service, 1935.

SAUNDERS, H. S. A.M.I.E.E. Elect. Engr.; Proprietor, Manor Elect. Co., Manor Road, Yeovil. Private Address: "Ridgemont," West Coker Road, Yeovil, Somerset. Age: 65.

SAUNDERS, P. K. Chairman, Saunders Valve Co., Ltd., Drayton Street, Wolverhampton. Private Address: Good Hope, Wrottesley Road, Tettenhall. Career: 1912-20, Royal Navy; 1921-28, Engr., South African Gold Mines; 1929-37, Inventor Saunders Valve and Chairman of Company exploiting the invention.

SAUNDERS, S. Mc.I. M.I.H.V.E., B.Sc., A. M. I. Mech. E. Chairman and Director, Saunders & Taylor, Ltd., Praed Road, Trafford Park, Manchester. Private Address: Davenport Hayes, Henbury, Macclesfield. Educ.: Manchester School of Tech. and Victoria Univ., Manchester.

SAUTTER, John J. M.I.Mech.E. Managing Director, Philip & Son, Ltd.; Sandquay & Noss, Ship-building & Eng. Works, Dartmouth, Devon. Private Address: Dart Bank, Dartmouth, Devon.

SAVAGE, G. H. A.M.I.Mech.E., M. S. A. E. Works Director, Rover Co., Ltd., New Motor Works, Coventry.

SAVAGE, H. M.I.E.E. Private Address: Melbourne, Wilton Road, Folkestone. Age: 64. Career: Royal Arsenal Sch.; East London Coll.; Univ. Coll., London; Tech. Officer and Wks. Mgr., Henleys Telegraph Works Co., Woolwich, for 40 years; Cable expert; now retired.

SAVAGE, William. M. I. Mech. E. Chief Engr., Ruston-Bucyrus, Ltd., Excavator Works, Lincoln. Private Address: Field House, 457 Newark Road, Lincoln.

SAVIDGE, J. E. A.M.I.Mech.E. Civil & Mech. Engr., Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., London. Private Address: The Bungalow, Little Baddow, Chelmsford. Age: 55. Career: Pupil Civil Eng., 4 years; Eng. Asst., British East Africa Co.; Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.; L.C.C. (Works); Lloyd & Davis, Ltd.; J. Lyons & Co., Ltd.; Admiralty; City & Guilds Eng. Coll.; Univ. Coll., London (Works); Samuel Cutler & Sons; Senior Engr. Valuer, Leopold Farmer & Sons (Plant and Machinery); Professional Valuer (Plant and Machinery) for leading firms; ,Eng. Drawing by Course lessons; Lecturer and Instructor, City and Guilds of London Eng. Coll.; L.C.C.; Croydon Poly., etc.; Medallist, Eng. Arts and Crafts, London.

SAVILE, Sir Leopold H. K.C.B., M.Cons.E., M.Inst.C.E., A.I.N.A. Consulting Engr.; Partner in Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners, Queen Anne's Lodge, London, S.W.1. Private Address: 23 Pelham Crescent, London, S.W.7. Career: Pupilage with Sir John Wolfe Barry and H. M. Brunel; wide experience in harbour, docks and railway eng. 1904-19, Deputy Chief Engr., Bombay Port Trust; 1919-32, Civil Engr.-in-Chief, Admiralty. Member of Council, Inst.C.E.; Member of International Consultative Committee, Suez Canal; Member of Permanent International Commission of Navigation Congresses. Fellow of King's Coll., London.

SAWDEN, Harold Fisher. M.I.Mech.E., A.M.I.W.E., B.O.T. Certificate, Marine Engr. Water Engr., Portishead & District Water Co., Middle Bridge, Portishead, Bristol. Private Address: Riverton, Portishead, Bristol. Age: 64. Career: Scholarship, East London Tech. Coll.; 5 years in Works; Contractors' Engr. for Waterworks, England, Africa, Argentina, Jamaica; Asst. Mech. Engr., Kimberley Waterworks, South Africa; Mech.E., Province of Buenos Aires Waterworks, Argentina; Tech. Asst., Ministry of Munitions; Present appointment, 1919.

SAWYER, W. H. A.M.I.Mech.E., A.I.I.A. Gen. Manager, Dartmouth Auto Castings, Ltd., Dartmouth Road, Smethwick, Birmingham. Private Address: 2 Hamilton Avenue, Harborne, Birmingham, 17. Age: 38. Career: Emanuel Sch.; Northampton Polytechnic; London Sch. of Economics; training, Clement Talbot, Ltd., London; Junior Demonstrator, Mech. Eng., Northampton Poly. Inst.; Flying Officer, R.A.F.; Senior Tech. Asst., Aerodynamical Labs., Boulton & Paul, Ltd., Norwich; Tech. Engr., J. W. Johnson, Ltd., Manchester; Sales Rep., Pendergast Bros.; Works Accountant and Works Mgr., Prentis, Ltd. Editor, "The Metal Industry," etc.

SAXELBY, Fred Albert. M.I.Mech.E. Chairman and Managing Director, Saxess Chairs, Ltd., Sax Works, Coventry. Private Address: 41 Radford Road, Coventry. Career: Training at Herbert Morris, Ltd., Loughborough, and later in charge of their Admiralty and Government Dept.; on munitions during war at Bluemel Bros., Ltd., Wolston, near Coventry; started present business, 1919.

SAXON, George A. M.I.Mech.E. Managing Director, Geo. Saxon, Ltd., Openshaw Eng. Works, Manchester. Private Address: Moss Cottage, Manchester Road, Audenshaw, Manchester.

SAY, M. G. Ph. D., M.Sc., A.C.G.I., D.I.C., M.I.E.E., F.R.S.E. Professor of Elect. Eng., Heriot-Watt Coll., Edinburgh, 1. Age: 36. Career: City & Guilds (Eng.) Coll.; B.T.H. Co.; Elect. Traction Research at Royal Tech. Coll., Glasgow; Consulting designer, loco, Ltd. Author of "Performance and Design of A.C. Machinery" (Pitman); "Elect. Eng. Design Class Mantial" (Oxford); papers in tech. press.

SAYE, Major E. N. D.S.O., A.M.I. Mech.E. Works Manager, Thermega, Ltd., Leatherhead, and 51/3 Victoria Street, London, S.W.1. Private Address: Harriott Cottage, Harriotts Lane, Ashtead, Surrey. Age: 57. Career: Repton Sch.; apprent. Hathorn, Davey & Co., Leeds; Engr., South Met. Elec. Tramways & Lighting Co.; Station Supervisor, Elec. Power Station, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth; various Eng. appointments in Malay States during war, 1914-20; Engr., Sudan Plantation Syndicate; Partner, Sydney Smith & Blythe, paint machinery mfrs.

SAYER, C. E. B.Sc., A.K.C., A.M.Inst. C.E., A.M.I.E.E. Senior Asst. Engr., McLellan & Partners, Ltd., 32, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W.1. Private Address: 202 Howard House, Dolphin Square, S.W.1.

SAYERS, D. P. B.Sc. (1st Class Hons.), M.I.E.E. Distribution Engr., Sheffield Corp. Elec. Dept. Business Address: Commercial Street, Sheffield, 1. Age: 37. Career: 1919-23, Birmingham Univ.; 1924-25, British Insulated Cables, Ltd. (Asst. Engr.); 1925-27, Mains Construction Engr., Blackburn Corp.; 1928-30, Senior Asst. with G. V. Twiss and Partners (Consulting Engrs.); 1930-36, Asst. Engr. with Kennedy & Donkin (Cons. Engrs.) in charge of the Constructional work of the Northern Ireland Elect. Scheme.

SAYERS, Henry M. M.I.E.E., M. Cons.E., M.Inst.T. Consulting Engr., 149 Copers Cope Road, Beckenham, Kent. Career: Engaged in electricity supply and traction since 1882 in Portugal, Spain, Brazil, as well as Great Britain. Books: "Brakes for Tramway Cars," "Electricity Supply Costs and Charges."

SAYERS, J. O.B.E., M.Inst.C.E., M.I.E.E., M.I.Rly.S.E. (Past Pres.). Private Address: Calder Bank, Avenue Road, Duffield, Derbyshire. Born: 1868. Career: After full training in Elect. Eng., including 2 years with Sir Wm. Preece, entered service of Midland Rly.; Erecting and Designing Power Plant; Telegraph Supt., M.Rly., and eventually for the whole L.M.S. system, 1923-29; 1929-34, preparing report for Sir Josiah Stamp on Main Line electrification; retired 1934.

SAYWOOD, H. T. A.M.I.Mech.E. Workshop Director-in-Charge, Cardiff Tech. Coll., Cardiff. Age: 48. Educ. Woolwich Polytechnic; Trained, Shops and D.O., Royal Gun Factory.

SCADDING, Gilbert. M.I.N.A. Chief Draughtsman, Engine Dept. (15 years), J. Samuel White & Co., Ltd., Cowes, I. of Wight. Private Address: "Carlton," Newport Road, Cowes, I. of Wight.

SCAIFE, F. U. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I.E.E. Private Address: 50 Lansdowne Road, London, N.3. Born 1898. Career: Apprent. New Switchgear Construction Co.; War service, R.F.C. and R.A.F., 1917-20; Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd., and associated companies, as Engr. and Executive, 1923-38.

SCAIFE, Joseph Dyson M.I.Mech.E. Founder M.Inst.P.E. (Past Pres.). Gen. Manager, John Lund, Machine Tool Mfre., Eastburn Works, Crossvv hills, Yorks. Private Address: Wheatlands, Crosshiils. Age: 54. Career: Colne Tech. Sch.; Manchester Tech. Sch.; training, Robins & Scaife, Ltd., Textile Machy. and Small Tool Makers; Chief Equipment Engr., Alfred Herbert, Ltd.; Works Manager, Ransome & Marles, Ltd.; Aero Engine Dept. Manager, Vickers, Ltd., Crayford; Works Manager, Gnome & La Rhone Engines Co., Ltd.; Dept. Manager, Singer Mfg. Co., Ltd.; Specialist in Precision Mfg., and latterly Precision Grinding.

SCANES, John J. M.I.Mar.E., Marine & Mech. Eng. Certs., 1st Class B.O.T. Research Office, British Coal Utilisation Research Assn., 54 Victoria Street, S.W.1. Private Address: "Sonning," 69 Malden Hill, Malden, Surrey. Age: 45. Career: Tech. Staff; G. N. Haden & Sons, Ltd.; late Met. Asylums Board; Surrey C. C. Patentee "Warm Glow" Automatic Stoker and Fuel Economiser; Joint Patentee with employers on an Oil-Burner Control, etc.

SCANTLEBURY, L. F. Whit. Sch., A.C.G.I., D.I.C., A.M.I.E.E. Executive Engr., P.O. Eng. Dept. Private Address: 25 Caiystane Crescent, Fairmilehead, Edinburgh, 10.

SCHERMAN, E. A.M.I.E.E. Elect. Engr., Parry & Elmquist, Ltd., Cons. Engrs., Canberra Bldgs., High Street, Scunthorpe, Lincs. Age: 41. Career: 1917, Battersea Polytechnic Diploma; 1917-23, B.T.H. Co., Ltd., in Testing Dept.; 1923-28, Charge Engr. and Asst. Station Sup., Halifax Corp. Elect. Dept.; 1928-38, i/c Elect. Dept., Parry & Elmquist, Ltd., Cons. Engrs., for design and construction of latest design Cement Works and similar plants.

SCHETLER, G. A. A.M.I.Mech.E. Chief Mech. Engr. and Tech. Director, Turner Tanning Machy. Co., Ltd., Bramley, Leeds. Age: 56. Career: Educ. and tech. training in Germany; First appointment, 1900, Hide and Leather Machy. Expert, The Vaughn Machine Co., Peabody, Mass., U.S.A.; Works Manager, The Turner Tanning Machy. Co., Leicester; Chief Engr., The Turner Tanning Machy. Co., Ltd., in Bramley since 1911.

SCHOFIELD, Herbert. A.M.I.Mech.E. Director and Chief Engr., Charles Ainsworth & Co., Ltd., Holcombe Brook, Bury, Lancs. Age: 60.

SCHOFIELD, Dr. Herbert. M.B.E., Ph.D. (London), B.Sc., A.R.C.Sc. (Mechanics and Mathematics), A.M. Inst.C.E., M.I.Struct.E., M.I.Mech.E., M.Inst.F. Principal, Loughborough Coll. Private Address: Iffley, Ashby Road, Loughborough. Wh. Ex.; Carnegie Eng. Scholar; Royal Exhibitioner; Member of the Junior Inst. of Engrs.; M.Ae. Inst. of Great Britain; prominent in the management and direction of technical institutions and educational bodies; consultative member of the National Trade Advisory Committee for Engineering and Shipbuilding; Past-Chairman of the Council of Assoc. of Principals of Technical Institutions; Hon. Sec. of the Assoc. of Technical Institutions; Past-Chairman of the Council and Hon. Treas. of the Assoc. for the Advancement of Education in Industry and Commerce; Member of the Council and Chairman of the Examinations Committee of the East Midland Educational Union; Past Chairman, East Midland Branch and Past-Member of the Council of Inst. of Mech.E.; Past-Member of the Council, Inst. of Struct.E.; Member of the Inst. of Prod. Engrs.; Pres. of the Inst. of Linguists; Member of the Consultative Committee of the Board of Ethic. Author of " Technical Education and its Relation to the Engineering Industry," and other technical works.

SCHOFIELD, Percy. M.I.Mech.E., M.I. & S.I. Joint Governing Director of Davis, Turnbull & Co., Ltd., Progress Tool Works, Sheffield. Private Address: " Bleak House," Stephen Hill Road, Crosspool, Sheffield. Career: 1902-11, Thomas Firth & Sons, Ltd., Sheffield; 1911-19, Arthur Balfour & Co., Ltd., Sheffield; 1919 to date, Director of Davis, Turnbull & Co., Ltd.; 1932-35, Chairman, King, Taudevin & Gregson, Ltd., Cons. Engrsi., Sheffield. Chairman of Sub-Committee, B.S.I., engaged in compiling a Glossary of Nomenclature and Definitions of Coal Burning Appliances of Furnaces, Ovens and Kilns; Gen. Editor of the Armourers and Braziers Journal (published by a Joint Committee of the Univ. of Sheffield, the Armourers and Braziers Company of London, and the Cutlers' Company of Hallamshire, in Sheffield). Mem. Sheffield Soc. of Engrs. and Metallurgists; Sheffield Trades Tech. Soc.; Past Pres., File Trades Tech. Soc.

SCHOLEFIELD, S. A.M.I.E.E. Elec. Engr. and Manager, Stone U.D.C. Private Address: 6 York Street, Stone, Staffs. Age: 39. Career: Leeds Tech. Coll.; Yorks. Eng. & Switchgear Co.; Leeds Corpn.

SCHOLES, George Ernest. M.B.E., M. Sc., M. I. Mech. E., M. I. A. E. Harrison Professor of Mech. Eng., Liverpool Univ. Private Address: The Pines, Cavendish Drive, Rock Ferry, Cheshire. Educ.: Owen's Coll., Manchester; Trevithic Sch., 1903-05.

SCHUSTER, L. W. M.A., M.I.Mech.E., M.I.E.E. Research Engr., British Engine, Boiler and Elect. Insce. Co., 24 Fennel Street, Manchester. Private Address: Holmwood, Lisson Grove, Hale, Altrincharn, Cheshire.

SCIVER, A. B.Sc. (Lond.), F. I.C., F. I. S. E. Consulting Chemist and Bacteriologist, Ridene, Ridene & Sciver, 28 Victoria Street, S.W.1. Private Address: Albany Lodge, Tadworth, Surrey. Age: 35. Ed.: Univ. Coll., London. Present Appointments: Consulting Bacteriologist to Crown Agents for Colonies; Lecturer in Bacteriology and on Chemistry of Sewage, Battersea Polytechnic; Official Analyst to London Provision Exchange. Member of Westminster City Council for St. Margaret's Ward.

SCLAR, I. A.M.I.E.E. Partner, Messrs. James Scott & Co., Chapel Street, Dunfermline, Fife.

SCORER, W. V. S. A.M.I.E.E. District Engr., Mid-Lincolnshire Elect. Supply Co., Ltd., Grantham. Private Address: 15 North Street, Bourne, Lincs.

SCOTLAND, William Archibald. M.I. Mar.E. Private Address: 13 Portland Crescent East, Stanmore, Middx.

SCOTSON, G. R. F. M.A., A.M.I.E.E. Consultant, 0. W. Roskill, Industl. Consultants, Westminster. Private Address: The Moorings, Burgess Wood Road, Beaconsfield, Bucks. Age: 29. Career: Eastbourne Coll.; Peterhouse, Cambridge (1st Class Mech.Sc. Tripos); 1931-33, New Oscilloscope Co., and British Water Conditioners, Ltd.; 1933-37, G.E.C. Research Labs., Wembley.

SCOTT, C. V. G. M.A., B.A.T., M.Inst. C.E. Private Address: 12 Westbourne Court, Poole Road, Bournemouth. Age: 66. Career: Ed. Trinity Coll., Dublin; Asst. Res. Engr., Tidal Section, Manchester Ship Canal, 1898-1900; Asst. Engr., also Executive and finally Superintending Engr., Indian Service of Engrs., Punjab Province, 1901-27 (Irrigtn. River Training and Land Reclam.).

SCOTT, Claude Worthington. A.M. Inst.C.E., B.Sc., 1st Class Hons. (Manch.). Civil Engr., I.C.I., Ltd., Billingham. Private Address: Upsall Grange, Nunthorpe, Yorks. Age: 31. Career: Pupil, Mott, Hay & Anderson; Res. Engr. for Mott, Hay & Anderson on Underground Rly. Work and Survey Work for Tees (Newport) Bridge.

SCOTT, Ernest Kilburn. M.I.E.E., .Assoc.M.Inst..C.E., Hon. M.Assoc.Min. E. E. Consulting Engr. and Lecturer. Private Address: 38 Claremont Square, London, N.1. Born 1868. Career: After full tech. training, Asst. Dynamo Designer, Brush Elec. Eng. Co.; Chief Asst. Engr., Johnson & Phillips; Chief Inspecting Engr. to Robert Hammond; Manager in U.K. and Colonies for International Elect. Eng. Co., Liege; Advisory Engr. to Harper Bros. on Bath Tramways, etc.; for some years, Tech. Expert and Univ. Lecturer in Australia; Lecturer, Northampton Eng. Coll., London; Expert Witness, Lecturer, Consultant, and Patentee on Atmospheric Nitrates; During war, with M. of M.; expedited shell production; developed 3-phase Furnace for Atmospheric Nitrates. Books: "Electric Power in Workshops," "Matthew Murray—Pioneer Engineer," etc.

SCOTT, G. S. M.I.E.E. Power Development Officer, County of London Elect. Supply Co., Ltd., County House, New Broad Street, E.C.2. Private Address: Athol House, • Maple Road, Surbiton. Age: 65. Career: Apprent., Cowans, Sheldon & Co., Carlisle; Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne; Works Manager, Westmacott, Stewart & Co., St. Helens, I.O.W.; County of London Elect. Supply.

SCOTT, Gilbert S. M.Sc., F.C.I.S. Secretary of the Institute of Metals, 4 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.1. Private Address: Inglestone, Ashtead, Surrey. Age: 54. Career: 1902-7, Birmingham Univ.; First Student to take Birmingham degree B.Sc. (Met.), 1906; Bowen Research Scholar, 1906-7. In 1908, appointed Secretary of the newly-formed Institute of Metals and editor of the Institute's Journal, 1908 to date; Secretary, Corrosion Research C'tee, 1910-30; Eng. Correspondent, "Daily Telegraph," 1912-18. A Pioneer Motorist, having driven since August, 1898.

SCOTT, James Bissett. B.Sc., Diploma Royal Tech. Coll., Glasgow (Dipl. R. I. C. ), Assoc. M. Inst. C. E. Eng. Asst., Burgh Surveyor, Burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw. Private Address: 19 Hillview Terrace, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, 12. Age: 29. Training: Royal Tech. Coll., Glasgow; Burgh Engr's Office, Motherwell; Messrs. Blyth & Blyth, M.M.Inst.C.E., Edinburgh.

SCOTT, Capt. R. B. A.M.I.Mech.E.. R. A. S. C. Proprietor, Scott Machine Tool Cu., Albion Works, Keighley, and Green Lane Eng. Works, Halifax; Age: 40. Career: Machine Gun Corps, Great War, 1915-21; Metallurgy, Sheffield Univ.; A/Adjt., Cambridge Univ. Officers' Tech. Training Courses; Scott Machine Tool Co., 1921 to date; Commanding 31st A.A. Grp. Coy., R.A.S.C. (T.); Capt. Reg. Army Res., R.A.S.C. Member Inst. of R.E.

SCOTT, T. R. D.F.C., B.Sc., M.I.E.E. Chief Engr., Power Cable Division, Standard Telephones & Cables, Ltd., North Woolwich, London, E.16. Private Address: Ardee, Old Church Lane, Stanmore, Middx. Age: 42. Career: Edinburgh Univ., 1914-21; War Service, E. Yorks. Regt. and R.F.C., 1915-19; Western Elect. Co., 1921-22; W. F. Mitchell, Consulting Engr., 1922-23; Western Elect. Co. (now Standard T. & C.), 1923 to date.

SCOTT, W. A.M.I.Mech.E. Junior Partner, Newton, Bean & Mitchell, Dudley Hill, Bradford.

SCOTT, W. A. A.M.I.Mech.E. Power Station Supt., North Tees Power Station, North-Eastern Elect. Supply Co., Ltd., Haverton Hill, Billingham, Co. Durham. Age: 50. Career: Scotch Church Sch.; Apprent., J. H. Holmes & Co., Ltd., Newcastleon-Tyne; North-Eastern Elect. Supply Co.; progressive appointments including P.S. Supt., Alnwick, P.S. Supt., Hebburn-on-Tyne, and ShiftCharge Engr., Carvell P.S. Chairman of N.E.S. Co., Southern Recreation Club.

SCOTT, W. L. M.Inst.C.E. Consulting Engr., Artillery House, Artillery Row, Victoria Street, S.W.1 Author of "Reinforced Concrete Bridges"; "Handbook on Reinforced Concrete Code of Practice" (PartAuthor).

SCOTT, W. M. B.Eng. (Sheffield), A.M.Inst.C.E., A.M.Inst.M. & Cy.E. Senior Eng. Asst., Rotherham Corporation, Borough Engrs Dept., Municipal Offices, Rotherham. Private Address: 2 Barrowby Road, Rotherham. Age: 28. Formerly Junior Asst., Rotherham C.B.; Senior Eng. Asst., Tynemouth.

SCOTT, William A. M.I.E.E., M.I. Mech.E., M.Cons.E. Consulting Engr., Partner in William Angus Scott & Partners, 102 St. Mary Street, Cardiff. Private Address: Arniston, Whitchurch, Glam. Career: Training with Ernest Scott and Mountain, Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne; Consulting Engr. since 1906 to colliery and mining companies in Great Britain and abroad.

SCOTT HILL, Engr. Rear Admiral Walter. M. I. Mech.E., M. I.N. A., M.I.Mar.E., M.Cons.E. Partner, Sir J. H. Biles & Co., Naval Architects, 40 Broadway, Westminster, London, S.W.1. Private Address: 7 Lancaster Gate, W.2. Career: Educ.: King's School, Peterborough; R.N. Coll., Devonport. Entered R.N. 1889; lent to Egyptian Army for service with Sudan Government steamers, 1904-14; Great War, 1914-19; Engr. Capt., 1920; Engr. Rear-Admiral (retired), 1927.

SCOTT OF ORCHARD, Brevet-Major Keith S. M. M.B.E. (Mil.), B.Sc., F.C.M.S. (M. of Council), M.I.N.A., M.B.E. S. A., M. N.E. C. Inst. Milburn House, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Private Address: 111 Osborne Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Age: 53. Career: Educ. Llandovery and Durham Univ. Trained, Wallsend Slipway & Eng. Co., Wallsend-on-Tyne; Asst. to Dock Manager, Repair Dept., Wallsend Slipway & Eng. Co., 1905-7; Jos. R. Scott & Son, Cons. Engrs. and Naval Archs., 1907; Partner, 1912; now sole member of firm; Patentee of Scott's Slide Rule for calculating weights of material.

SCOTT-TAGGART, William. Consulting Engr. Private Address: Kingwood, Kingwood Avenue, Bolton, Lancs. Career: Apprent., Dobson & Barlow, Bolton. Travelled extensively as Consultant on Continent of Europe and India. Fellow of the Textile Inst.; Full Member of Inst. of Mech. Engrs. since 1900. Has acted as Inspector of Tech. Schools for the Board of Education; late Examiner of spinning for City and Guilds; late Examiner in spinning, weaving and design to the West Riding of Yorkshire; Member of Council, Textile Inst. Author of standard text-books on Textile Machinery and Mill Management (Macmillans), translated into many languages, including Chinese.

SCROGGIE, M. G. B.Sc. (Eng.), A.M.I.E.E. Consulting Radio Engr., private practice, Elstree Hill Laboratory, Bromley, Kent. Private Address: 14a Warren Avenue, Bromley, Kent. Age: 37. Career: Edinburgh Univ.; Bruce, Peebles & Co.; Creed & Co., Croydon; Chief Engr., Burndept Wireless till 1931; Consultant since 1931. Author of "Television" (Blackie); "Radio Laboratory Handbook" (Iliffe).

SCRUBY, R. A.M.I.E.E. Consulting Engr., R. Scruby, Collingham, Notts. and London. Private Address: Collingham, Newark, Notts. Age: 59. Career: King Edward VI Sch.; Finsbury Coll.; Director, Telephone & Microphone Co., Ltd., and Simms Motor Units, Ltd.; Gen. Manager, Nottingham National Shell Factory; Works Manager, Ericcson Telephones, Ltd.; Western Electric Co., New York and Chicago; National Cash Register Co., Dayton, Ohio; Brown & Sharpe, Providence, Rhode Island; Elliott Bros., Lewisham; H.M. Telephone and Telegraph Works, Holloway.

SCUDAMORE, C. J. M.Inst.C.E., M. Inst. M. & Cy. E., M. Inst.W.E. City Surveyor and Water Engr., Gloucester Corp., 21 Eastgate Street, Gloucester. Age: 44. Career: Dean Close Memorial School, Cheltenham Asst. City Surveyor and Waterworks Engr. (1919); Acting City Surveyor and Waterworks Engr. (1922); City Surveyor and Water Engr., Gloucester (to date).

SEABROOK, A. Hugh. M.I.E.E., M. I. Mech. E. Consultant (private practice). Private Address: Wyllyotts Manor, Potters Bar, Mddx. Career: Electric Supply, Consulting and Advisory Engr. Books: "Management of Public Electric Sup ply Undertakings" (twenty years after publication, translated and published in Japan).

SEAGER, F. P. A.M.I.E.E. Sub-Station Engr., Manchester Corpn. Private Address: 4 South Meade, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester.

SEAMAN, Arthur George. A.C.I.G.L., M. I.E.E. Acting Sectional Secretary (Electrical Eng. Sections), British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers Association, 36 Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Private Address: 87 Warwick Road, Earl's Court, S.W.S. Career: Educ.: Christ's Hospital, followed by two years in North Germany; Central Tech. Coll., 1888-91, A.C.G.I. Institute Scholar, Electric Light Dept., G.P.O.; Chief Engr., Smithfield Electric Lighting Station, London; Simplex Electric Tramway Conduit System; Director, Electric Tested Lamp Co., Ltd.; Engr., New Transport Co., Ltd. (co-inventor with A. W. Gattie of the Gattie-Seaman system for automatically sorting goods); Manager, British Schuckert Electric and Mfg. Co., Ltd.; British Westinghouse and Electric Mfg. Co., Ltd. (1904-18). Publications: "Modern Electric Practice," etc.

SEAMAN, Charles Joseph. M.B.E., A.M.Inst.C.E., M.I.Mech.E., M.I.Chem. E., F.S.E. Address: The Portland Nursing Home, Buxton, Derbyshire. Career: Apprent. Thomas Whitwell, Esq. (inventor of Hot Blast Stoves), in drawing office, fitting shop, pattern shop, rolling mills, blast furnace, etc.; founded Seaman & Co., Ltd., Engineering Material; became Managing Director, Stockton Forge; sold to Head, Wrightson & Co., whose services he entered; became General Manager of Heenan & Froude; on its becoming a limited company, became Joint Managing Director of Heenan & Froude, Ltd., with Mr. Heenan; resigned, and bought Brinjes & Goodwin; converted the firm to limited company and became the Managing Director; Chairman for forty-eight years of John Stones, Ltd., Engineers, of Ulverston.

SEARS, A. H. M.I.E.E. Asst. Engr., Chief Engr's Dept., L.C.C., London. Private Address: 36a Lee Park, S.E.3.

SEARS, John E., Junr. C.B.E., M.A., M.I.Mech.E., F.Inst. P. Supt. Metrology Dept., National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middx. Private Address: The Grey House, St. James Avenue, Hampton Hill, Middx. Age: 55. Career: Mill Hill Sch.; St. John's Coll., Cambridge (1st Class Maths. and Mech. Sciences Triposes). Apprent. Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Walker-on-Tyne; later Principal Asst.; 1921-31, Dep. Warden of the Standards to Board of Trade; Member of the International C'tee of Weights and Measures.

SEATON, T. H. M.Inst.C.E., F.S.I. Asst. to the Engr. for New Works, L. & N.E. Rly. (Southern Area), King's Cross Station, N.1. Age: 51. Career: Served with Lancs. and Yorks. Rly.; Great Central Rly.; G.E. Rly. During Great War, with R.E. Has been Dist. Engr., Leeds and Stratford. Is a member of Research Sub-C'tee on Earth Pressures of the Inst.C.E.

SECCOMBE, Engr.-Commander Arthur Eyre Smythe, R.N. M.I.Mech.E. Admiralty Engr. Overseer at Works of Cammell, Laird & Co., Ltd., Birkenhead. Address: c/o Engr.-in-Chief's Dept., Admiralty, London. Age: 49. Career: Trained at Keyham R.N. Eng. Coll., and Devonport Dockyard. Served on H.M. Ships: " Dreadnought," "Africa," "London," "Ark Royal," "Eagle," "Lucia," " Rod ney"; also service on Submarines and at Admiralty, Malta Dockyard, and Devonport Dockyard.

SECKHAM, C. P. A.M.I.E.E. Mains Supt., City of Wakefield Elec. Supply Dept. Private Address: 32 Chevet Lane, Sandal, Wakefield. Age: 50. Career: Rosslyn High Sch.; pupilage, Northampton Elec. Light and Power Co.; Sub-Station attent. Coatbridge Elec. Supply Co., Ltd.; Test Dept., B.T.H. Co., Rugby; Testroom Supt., Southampton Corp. Elec. Dept.; City of Wakefield from 1914. Patentee, Lead Box Protection Covers; Cable Stripping Machine, etc.

SEDDON, J. A.M.I.Mech.E. Engr., Proprietor, Oakes Bros., Agric. and General Engrs., Hungerford, Berk. Private Address: The Croft, Hungerford, Berks. Career: Apprent., Richard Evans & Co.; Asst. Engr., Pilkington Bros., Ltd., 1901-11; Tech. Teacher, Machine Construction, Earlstown, 1901-11; Asst. Mech. Engr., Irish Lighthouses, Dublin, 1911-20. 1914-19, Service with Infantry and R.E. Proprietor, Oakes Bros., 1922 to date.

SEDDON, John Hugh. B.Sc. (Birm.), Assoc.M. Inst.C. E., A.M.Inst.M. & Cy.E. Divisional Surveyor, Wilts C.C., Wilts. C.C. Depot, Stratton, Nr. Swindon. Private Address: 288 Marlborough Road, Swindon. Age: 29. Career: 1930-33, Junr. Eng. Asst., Staffs. C.C.; 1933-35, Eng. Asst., Staffs. C.C.; 1935-38, Dist. Surveyor, Staffs. C.C.

SEDGWICK, W. A.M.I.Mech.E. Production Manager, The British Tool and Eng. Co., Wolverhampton. Private Address: 56 Mount Road, Penn, Wolverhampton. Formerly Production Engr., Webley & Scott, Ltd., Birmingham.

SEELEY, C. G. A.M. Inst.C.E. With British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., Crown House, Aldwych, W.C.2.

SELF, Sidney Arthur. M. R. S. I., F.I.S.E. Chairman and Managing Director, Self Eng. Co., Ltd., Walworth Works, London, S.E.17. Private Address: "Glenmore", Beer, Devon. PastChairman and Hon. Treas. of Institution of Sanitary Engrs. Inventions: "Triple-life" Screw-down Taps. "Auto" Waste-preventing Valves, etc.

SELIGMAN, Richard. Ph.Nat.D., F. I.M., F. C. G. I. Chairman, Aluminium Plant and Vessel Co., Ltd., Point Pleasant, Wandsworth. Private Address: Lincoln House, Parkside, Wimbledon Common. Age: 60. Career: Central Tech. Coll., London; Heidelberg Univ.; Zurich Polytechnic; British Uralite Co. (Chemist); United States Line Co., Pueblo, Colorado (Chief Chemist); British Aluminium Co., Ltd., Chief Chemist. Member, Chemical Soc.; Soc. of Chem. Industry; Inst. of Metals; Iron and Steel Inst., etc., etc. Past-Pres., Inst. of Metals; N n Past-Chairman, British Chemical Plant Mfrs. Assocn.; Member of Council, British Non-Ferrous Metals Research Assocn., Mem. of Board, Natl. Inst. for Research in Dairying; Mem. of several Government Metallurgical Committees. Many inventions, mainly • concerned with foodstuff preparation.

SELL, R. G. B.Sc., A.C.G.I., D.I.C., A.M.I.E.E. Rectifier Engr., The Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co., Rly. Signal Works, Chippenham, Wilts. Age: 30.

SELLERS, Francis John. M.I.Mech.E., F.R.A.S. Retired as Engr., now Sec. of British Astronomical Assocn. and Director of Solar Section of that Assocn. Private Address: 42 Church Crescent, Muswell Hill, N.10. Age: 63. Career: City and Guilds; Apprent., Tangyes, Ltd., Birmingham. Draughtsman, Designer, Manager, and finally Director, of Capel & Co., Ltd., Gas and Oil Engine Mfrs.

SELLS, Martin Perronet. O.B.E.(Mil.), M.I.Mech.E., M.Inst.T., M.I.Loco.E. Chief Mech. Engr., Rhodesia Rlys, Ltd., P.O. Box 703, Bulawayo. Age: 50. Career: Univ. Coll., London; N. Brit. Loco. Co., Ltd., Glasgow; R. Tech. Coll., Glasgow; Training, L. & S.W. Rly. and Lancs. & Yorks. Rly. Asst. Dist. Loco. Supt., Lancs. & Yorks. Rly., Wakefield; Dist. Loco. Supt., Tanganyika Territory Rlys.; Chief Mech. Engr., Gold Coast Rly.; Chief Mech. Engr., Nigerian Rly. Author of "The Locomotive—How it Works and Why".

SELVES, H. S. A.M.I.E.E. Deputy Gen. Manager, North Met. Elect. Power Supply Co., Cannon Hill, Southgate. Private Address: 44 Athenaeum Road, Whetstone, N.20. Age: 54. Career: Faraday House; Westinghouse Elect. and Mfg. Co. (Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A.); Worcester Corp. Elect. Dept.; N.M.E.P.S. Co., Shift Engr., Willesden; Res. Engr., Southgate; Res. Engr., Hertford; R.F.C. and R.A.F.; N.M.E.P.S. Co., Res. Engr., Brimsdown; Supt., Outside Dept.; Deputy Chief Engr.; Chief Engr.

SEMPHILL, The Rt. Hon. Lord (Colonel William Francis Forbes-Semphill). A.F.C., F.R.Ae.S., Order of the Crown of Italy; 3rd Order of the Rising Sun; Special Medal of the Impl. Aero Soc. of Japan. Address: Holland Building, 120 Pall Mall, London, S.W.1. Born: 1893. Career: Apprent. in Eng. Shops; 1914-19, R.F.C., R.N.A.S. and R.A.F.; Lt.-Col., 1918; Special Tech. Mission to U.S.A., 1918; Representative of Air Ministry on Advis. C'tees for Aeronautics, Advis. Council of D.S.I.R., Civil Aerial Transport C'tee, B.E.S.A., etc.; requested by Imperial Japanese Navy to undertake the organisation, equipment and training of Japanese Naval Air Service, 1921; Lectured before German Aero. Soc. in Berlin, 1925 and 1928; competed in King's Cup Air Race, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930; visited Athens at the request of Greek Govmt. to report on re-organisation of Greek Naval Air Service, Jan., 1926. Former Chairman and Past-Pres., Royal Aeronautical Soc.; Past-Pres., British Gliding Assocn.; former Vice-Pres., International Comm. for the Study of Motorless Flight; former Dep.-Chairman and Chairman, London Ch. of Corn. Past.-Pres., Inst. Prod. E. Publications: "Wanderings along a Future Commercial Air Route", "Aero Engine Fuels of To-day and Tomorrow", "The Air and the Plain Man" (1931), etc.

SEMPLE, David M. M.I.E. & S., M. I.Mech.E., M. I. Brit. F., M. Am. S.M. E. Managing Director, Mirrlees Bickerton & Day and The Mirrlees Watson Co., Ltd., 45 Scotland Street, Glasgow. Private Address: 85 Maxwell Drive, Glasgow. Career: 1921-24, General Manager, Philippine Sugar Centrals Agency of Philippine National Bank; from 1924 with The Mirrlees Watson Co., Ltd., and latterly with The Associated Mirrlees Companies as Managing Director. In 1929-30, appointed as a Commissioner to the West Indies with the Oliver Commission (Sugar Industry).

SEMPLE, L. G. B.Sc., A.M.I.E.E. Supt. Engr., P.O., Eng. Dept., S. Midland Dist., Reading. Age: 39. Career: Flight Sub-Lt., R.N.A.S., and Flight Lt., R.A.F., 1917-20; Northampton Eng. Coll., 1920-24; City and Guilds Silver Medallist, Electro-Met.; Asst. Engr., P.O., Eng. Dept., 1925-33; Sect. Engr., 1933-35; Asst. Supt. Engr. (Organisation and Efficiency), Eng.-in-Chief's Office, 1935-38; present position, 1938.

SENNETT, H. H. M.I.E.E. Works Elect. Engr., Mech. Engr.'s Dept., Southern Rly. Carriage and Wagon Works, Eastleigh, Hants.

SEPHTON, N. F. M.I.E.E. Sectional Engr., G.P.O., Nottingham. Age: 35.

SERCOMBE, D. J. A.M.I.E.E. Asst. Mains Supt. and Tech. Asst., Southport Corp. Elect. Dept. Private Address: 50 Montrose Drive, Southport, Lancs. Age: 32. Formerly Mains Asst., Torquay Corp. Elect. Dept.

SERVICE, Thomas M. M.I. & S.I. Armour Manager and Metallurgist, William Beardmore & Co., Ltd., Parkhead Forge, Glasgow. Private Address: Southfield, Uddingston, Lanarkshire. Career: Studied chemistry with City Analysts (Tatlock and Readman), and at Glasgow Tech. Coll.; Junior Chemist, then Asst. Manager since commencement of armour manufacture at Parkhead Forge; finally appointed manager.

SETTLE, T. Ph.D., M.I.E.E. With G.E.C., Ltd., London. Private Address: Sonningdene, Sonning, Reading, Berks.

SEXTON, F. P. A.R.C.S., A.C.P., A.Inst.P., A.M.I.E.E. Managing Director, Thames Elect. Co., Ltd., Kingston-on-Thames. Private Address: "Offley", Kingsdown Road, Surbiton, Surrey. Age: 56. Career: Private Schs.; Royal Coll. of Sc.; City and Guilds; Engr., Elect. Tested Lamp Co.; Lecturer, Woolwich Polytechnic, King's Coll. Sch., Central Tech. Schs. for Cornwall, Battersea Polytechnic; various research work, including the Determination of the Variation of the Boiling Point of Sulphur (N.P.L.) Author of "Definitions and Formulae, Elect. Installation Work", etc.

SEXSTONE, A. J. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I. Mech.E., R.A.O.C. Lieut. (Ordnance Mech. Engr.), Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Private Address: Kirriermuir. Worlds End Lane, Chelsfield, Kent. Age: 29. Career: Mech. Eng. training, Royal Ordnance Factories; Tech. Asst. to Chief Mech. Engr., Royal Arsenal, 1932-36; Tech. Adviser, Directorate of Contracts, War Office, 1936-38; appointed to a Commission as Ordnance Mech. Engr., R.A.O.C., Apr., 1938.

SEYMOUR, Kenneth. A.M.Inst.C.E., P.A.S.I., A.M.T.P.I. Senr. Eng. Asst., County Borough West Ham, Stratford, E.15. Private Address: 39 Warwick Road, Wanstead, E.11. Age: 32. Articled, Newport B. & W. Engr.; service with Borough of Southgate, C.B. of Southend, Borough of Twickenham and Min. of Transport.

SEYMOUR, Reuben William. M.I. Mech.E. Extra 1st Cl. B.O.T. Cert. Chief Boiler Engr., The Vulcan Boiler and General Insurance Co., Ltd., 67 King Street, Manchester. Private Address: 32 St. Leonard's Drive, Timperley, Cheshire. Age: 55. Ed.: Borough Road and Battersea Polytechnics, London.

SHACKLETON, H. M.Sc., A.M.I.E.E. Asst. to the Chief Electro Tech. Engr., Manchester Corp. Elect. Dept. Private Address: 36 Brookleigh Road, Withington, Manchester.

SHACKLETON, J. M. M.I.E.E. Director, Robert Abraham, Ltd., Liverpool. Private Address: Ballitore, Cranes Lane, Ormskirk, Lancs. Age: 64. Career: Newtown Sch., Waterford; Sidcot Sch., Somerset; Training, Edmundsons, Ltd., Dublin; entered National Tel. Co. as Inspector; on absorption of the company by G.P.O., in 1912, appointed Asst. Supt. Engr., London, and later, Supt. Engr., N.W. Dist. Retired from G.P.O., 1925.

SHADDOCK, William Torrie. B.Sc. (Dunelm), Assoc.M.Inst.C.E. (Miller Prizeman), Member of the Institute of Public Administration. Asst. Engr., Ministry of Transport, Metropole Buildings, Northumberland Avenue, W.C.2. Career: Articled to County Engr. of Durham; Asst. Engr. on harbour works and river training in Dorset; Senr. Asst. Engr., County Surveyor of Devon (N.W. Div.); Engr., Min. of Transport (Gen. Eng., Traffic, and Experimental Branches); Asst. Engr., Min. of Transport (London Div.). Is German Abstractor to the Inst. of Civil Engrs.

SHANKS, James Kirkwood M.B.E., J.P., Ex-Provost of Denny and Dunipace, M.Inst.E. & S., M.Inst. Patentees. Managing Director, Cruikshank & Co., Ltd., Denny Iron Works, Denny. Private Address: Beechfield House, Denny. Age: 68. Training: Moulding Shop; Machine Shop; Marine Eng. Chief's Certificate. Patentee of Heating Stoves, Automatic Drinking Troughs for Cattle, etc.

SHANKSTER, G. C. A.M.I.E.E. Consulting Elect. Engr. in private practice, 222 Victoria Street, Grimsby, Lincs. Private Address: 409 Heneage Road, Grimsby. Age: 61. Career: St. James Coll., Grimsby; Pupil Elect. Engr., United Hardware Co., Ltd., Grimsby; Asst. Elect. Engr., Earles Shipbuilding and Eng. Co., Ltd., Hull (8 years); Operating Engr., Hull Corp. Elect. Dept., to 1923.

SHANN, Charles Douglas. M.A. (Cantab.), A.M. Inst. C.E. Asst. Distributing Engr., The Gas, Light & Coke Co., London, S.W.1. Private Address: 3 Southwell Gardens, London, S.W.7. Age: 31.

SHANNON, William Boyd. A.M.Inst. C.E., M. I.Mech.E., M. Amer. Soc.M.E Chief Asst. Constructional Engr. (Mech.), London Power Co., Ltd., Ergon House, Horseferry Road, London, S.W.1. Private Address: Upton, 53 Parkside Way, N. Harrow, Middx. Ed.: Royal Tech. Coll., Glasgow.

SHAPIRO, G. A.M.I.E.E. Engr. in London Office, The Palestine Elect. Corp., Ltd. Private Address: 145 Park Road, Hendon, N.W.4. Age: 49. Career: Grad. in Maths., Odessa Univ.; Grad. in Elect. Eng., Inst. Electrotechn. Montefiore, Liege; Switchgear design, Ferranti, Ltd., Park Royal Eng. Works, Ltd., and B.T.H. Co., Ltd.; Consulting Engr., Arcos, Ltd.

SHAPLEY, P. C. A.M.I.Mech.E. Works Manager, West's Gas Improvement Co., Ltd., Albion Iron Works, Miles Platting, Manchester. Age: 52.

SHARP, A. M. A.M.Inst.M. & Cy.E. (Testamur, 1928). Borough Surveyor and Engr., Borough of Tewkesbury, Station Street, Tewkesbury. Private Address: "Elmleigh", Tewkesbury. Age: 32. Career: Articled to Borough Surveyor, Basingstoke; Eng. Asst., Stockport C.B., and Borough of Bromley; Chief Eng. Asst., Bromley; Asst. Surveyor, Borough of Willesden.

SHARP, E. E. M.I.E.E. Director, Venner Time Switches, Ltd., New Malden, Surrey. Private Address: 1 Thurleigh Avenue, S.W.12. Age: 59. Past-Member of Council and Member of Overseas Activities Committee, I.E.E.; Pres. (1938), Elect. Industries Benevolent Assoc.

SHARP, Guy D. M.I.E.E., M.Cons.E. Partner, Buchan & Partners, 16 Young Street, Edinburgh. Private Address: 40 Ormidale Terrace, Edinburgh. Career: Entered the Navy in 1904; in command of submarines throughout the war; wounded in 1918 and invalided out in 1919 as Lieut.Comdr.; since promoted to Comdr. on retired list. On retirement, entered eng. profession, became partner in 1923, and sole partner in 1926, of Buchan & Partners, Consulting Engrs. Responsible for the eng. work in connection with the Lanarkshire HydroElectric Scheme for the Clyde Valley Power Co., the Kirkcudbrightshire elect. distribution scheme for the County Council, and numerous other elect. and hydro-elect. installations for public bodies, companies and individuals.

SHARP, H. G. M.I.E.E. General Manager, Reliance Elect. Co., Ltd., Erith & London. Private Address: 41 North Park, S.E.9. Age: 50. Career: Woolwich Polytechnic; Goldsmiths Coll.; Chief Designer (Willesden Branch), Lancashire Dynamo & Crypto Ltd.

SHARPE, F. H. B.Sc., M.I.E.E. Engr., Merz & McLellan, 32 Victoria St., London S.W.1. Age: 37. Career: County Sch.; apprent. Barry Rly. Co., (now G.W.R.); Univ. Coll., S. Wales; Progress. Engr., 'Waygood Lift Co., present position since 1925. Author of "Fire Risks & their Elimination".

SHARPLES, George B. O.B.E., M.Sc., M.Inst.C.E. Private Address: Thanes House, Shaftesbury, Dorset. Engaged on private research work.

SHARPLES, J. T. B.Sc.Tech.(Hons). A.M.I.E.E. Heating Element Engr., MetropolitanVickers Elec. Co., Ltd., Trafford Park, Manchester. Private Address: 85 Manor Road. Stretford, Manchester. Age: 30. Career: Manchester Central High Sch.; Manchester Univ.; Four years apprent. Met. Vick. prior to receiving a Manchester & District Armaments Scholarship in Eng. in 1927, tenable for three years; Special Trainee at Met.-,Vick., 1930-32; present appointment.

SHARPLEY, G. R. Managing Director, Ruston & Hornsby Ltd., Sheaf Ironworks, Lincoln. Private Address: "Eastfield," Lincoln.

SHAUGHNESSY, E. H. O.B.E., M.I. E.E. Private Address: Hillmorton, Langley Ave., Surbiton, Surrey. Career: Spent over 35 years in the Eng. Dept. of the G.P.O. and as Chief Radio Engr. was responsible for the erection of The Rugby Radio Station and the Trans-Atlantic Telephony Service; Retired from the P.O. Eng. Dept. as Asst. Engineer-in-Chief in 1936 since when has acted as Consulting Engr.

SHAW, A. W. A.M.I.Mech.E. Asst. Engr., Natl. Boiler & Genl. Insce. Co., Ltd., St. Mary's Parsonage, Manchester. Age: 41. Tech. educ.; Robert Gordon's Tech. Coll., Aberdeen. Marine and Mech. 1st B.O.T. (steam and diesel) certificates.

SHAW, C. M. M.I.E.E., F.I.F. City Elect. Engr., Electricity Works, Hylton Rd., Worcester. Age: 62. Career: Early training with Blakey, Emmott of Halifax, and Fairbairn, Naylor and McPherson, Toolmakers of Leeds; Educ. Victoria Univ.; Electric Supply Dept., Dewsbury, 1894-97, Leeds, 1897-1902 as Senior Mains Engr., Wakefield, 1902-05 as City Elect. Eng., and Worcester, 1905 to present date, as City Elec. Eng.

SHAW, C. S. A.M.I.Mech.E., A.M.I. A.E. Manager and Chief Designer, Crane Dept., T. C. Jones & Co., Ltd., at Associated Company's Coborn Works, Letchworth. Private Address: 80 Cowslip Hill, Letchworth, Herts. Age: 34. Career: Ashville Coll., Harrogate; Lincoln Tech. Coll.; Derby Tech. Coll.; Training, Ruston & Hornsby Ltd., Lincoln; Asst. then Chief Draughtsman Henry J. Coles, Ltd., of Derby; Short period with Vaughan Crane Co., Ltd., Manchester; then 7 and a half years as Chief Designing Engr. to R. H. Neal & Co., Ltd., Ealing; Present appointment since May, 1938.

SHAW, E. M.C., M.Sc.Tech., C.E., M.Inst M. & Cy.E., F.S.I. Borough Engr., Municipal Buildings, Halifax Road. Dewsbury. Age: 48. Career: Victoria Univ., Manchester; Deputy Borough Engr., Newark, 191920; Special Eng. Asst., Stockport, 1920-25; Deputy Borough Engr. Dewsbury, 1925-30; Borough Engr. & Surveyor, Dewsbury, 1930 to date.

SHAW, F. Private Address: 96 Sunny Bank, Epsom. Career: Retired from position of Principal of Government Tech. Institute, Insein, Burma; Now evening lecturer on Eng. subjects at Woolwich Polytechnic.

SHAW, Francis Blewett. O.B.E. (Military), Order of the White Elephant of Siam, late M.Inst.C.E. and M.I.E.E. Chief Technical Adviser, H.M.S. Vernon Portsmouth. Private Address: Min' gay, Bedhampton, Havant. Career: Ten years Siamese Government service, 1905-14, during which he received the Order of the White Elephant. 1914-15, Armoured Cars (France); 1916-18, In charge of Design Sect. (Tanks); 1919 onwards, present position.

SHAW, J. E. M.Sc., A.M.I.E.E., F.Inst.P. Scientific Officer, The Admiralty Eng. Laboratory, West Drayton, Mddx. Age: 36. Ed.: Royal Belfast Academical Institution & Queen's Univ. Belfast.

SHAW, Engineer-Capt., James Fraser R.N. (retd.). Chief Engr., Fuel Research Station, Dept., of Scientific and Industrial Research, River Way, East Greenwich. Private Address: 13 Lower Camden, Chislehurst, Kent. Career: King William Coll. Isle of Man. 1893-98, R.N.E. Coll.; from 1898, usual service steps till 1st June, 1915, promoted (special) to Engr. Commander; Engr. Captain, 1923.

SHAW, John. B.Sc., A.C.G.I., Assoc. M.Inst.C.E., A.M.I.Struct.E. Scientific Officer, Dept. of Scientific & Industrial Research Building Research Station, Garston, Nr. Watford, Herts. Private Address: Albecq, King Harry Lane, St. Albans, Herts. Career: City & Guilds; Asst. Dock Extension Works, Southampton.

SHAW, Comdr. Sir John J. K., Bart., R.N.(retd.). Organising Secretary of The Church Union, 238 Abbey House, Victoria St., S.W.1. Private Address: The White House, Fawkham, Kent. Age: 43. Career: Cheam Sch.; R.N. Coils., Osborne and Dartmouth; Served in Mediterranean and Grand Fleets during War; Eng. course, R.N.E. Coll., Keyham, 1919-20; in Dept. of Chf. Insptr. Naval Ordnance at Sheffield & Woolwich, 1925-37; Retired 1937 to take up present appointment.

SHAW, Morris. T. B.Sc.Eng.(Lond). A.M.Inst.C.E., A.M.I.Struct.E., I.Gas.E. D.C.R.E., Arborfield R.E. Office, Arborfield Cross, Berks. Private Address: Marigold, Heath End, Farnham, Surrey. Career: Pupilage under Jas. D. Smith, M. Inst.C. E., M. I.Gas.E.; Tech. Asst. Belfast Corp. Gas Dept.; Structural Engr., Ministry of Finance, Belfast.

SHAW, Robert James. A.M.C.T., M.I.Brit.F., (Past Pres. London Section). Consultant, Croydon Fdy. Ltd., 66 Purley Way, Croydon. Private Address: 45 Park View, Hastings. Career: Manchester Tech. Sch.; Foundry manager, Ferranti Ltd.; Director Ealing Park Foundry; Fdy. Manager, H. Watsons N/C on Tyne; C. A. Parsons, Ltd., Heaton Works NBC; Singer Car Co., Coventry; Derby Castings Co., Derby, etc.

SHAW, S. K. B.Sc., (lstCl.Hons.) A.M. I.E.E. Asst. Testing Officer, Mines Dept. Board of Trade. Private Address: 9 Compton Rd., Burbage, Buxton, Derbyshire. Age: 34. Career: Royal Academical Inst., Belfast; Queen's Univ., Belfast; Training: Metropolitan-Vickers Elec. Co., Ltd., and Lancs. Dynamo & Motor Co., Ltd.; Physicist, Elect. Research Assoc.

SHAW, Stephen. A.M.I.E.E. Consumers' Engineer's Asst., City of Carlisle Elec. Undertaking. Private Address: 20 Croft Rd., Stanwix, Carlisle. Age: 32. Career: Halifax Tech. Coll.; Training, British Thomson Houston Co., Ltd., Birmingham; B.T.H. Co., Ltd., Rugby; Met.-Vickers; English Elec. Co., Ltd., Bradford; 1933-34, Bradford Corp. Elec. Dept. 1934-37, Middleton Corp. Elect. Dept.

SHAW, Thomas Raynor. M.I.Mech.E. Chief Designer, The Churchill Machine Tool Co., Ltd., Broadheath, near Manchester. Private Address: Brae Top, Hartley Road, Altrincham, Ches. Educ.: Pendleton Higher Grade Sch. and Royal Tech. Inst., Salford, Lancs. For many years was Special Lecturer on Machine Tools at Royal Tech.Inst. Books: "Design and Construction of Machine Tools," "The Mechanisms of Machine Tools." "Precision Grinding Machines," etc.

SHAW, W. Bolton M.Sc., M.I.E.E., M.I.Min.E. Consulting and Inspecting Engr. Private Address: 3 Birch Polygon, Manchester, 14. Career: Lancaster Royal Gramm. Sch. and Manchester Univ.; Training, C. A. Parsons & Co., Ltd. Experience of mining equipment and operation and power production as Elect. Engr. to Hulton Colliery Co., Ltd.; steam turbine design and planning of steam and elect. projects with John Musgrave & Sons Ltd.; Consulting and Inspecting Engr. since 1910; practice chiefly concerned with steam, elect. and mech. equipment of mining, engineering, industrial and commercial undertakings, public buildings, and institutions in Great Britain, India, Canada, South America, Iran, etc.; Three years Lecturer on Mining Elect. Engr. at Wigan Mining & Tech. Coll.; Member of Council of Assocn. of Mining Elect. Engrs. since its foundation.

SHAW, W. C. A.M.I.Mech.E. Director, J. Shaw, Son & Greenhalgh, Ltd., Albert Works, Huddersfield. Age: 57. Career: Educ. at Huddersfield Coll. and Huddersfield Tech. Coll.; All business life with the present firm.

SHAW, W. H. A.M.I.E.E. Mains Engr., London Power Co., Ergon House, Horseferry Rd., S.W.1. Private Address: 53 Foxley Lane, Purley, Surrey. Age: 47. Tech. training, Faraday House.

SHAW, Sir W. Napier, D.Sc., F.R.S., Hon. F. Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge, Hon. M. I.H. &V.E. Private Address: 10 Morton Gdns., 171.Old Brompton Rd., London, S.W. Age: 84. Career: Formerly Professor of Meteorology; Imperial Coll. of Sc. & Technology, S. Kensington, (1920-24); Director, Meteorological Office, 1905-20; Mem. Meteorological Council, 1897-1905; Reported to Local Government Bd. on Ventilation and Warming of Poor Law Schs., 1898, Stock Exchange Ventilation, 1901; House of Commons Ventilation, 1903, etc., etc. Mem. of the P.M.'s Advisory C'tee on Aeronautics,1909; Pres. International Meteorological C'tee, 190723; Author of numerous works, including, "The Smoke Problem of Great Cities" (Constable), "Text Book of Practical Physics," etc., etc.

SHAWCROSS, George N. M.B.E., M.I.Mech.E. Private Address: Dean Wood, Rivington, near Bolton. Career: Loco. Works Manager, Horwich, to 1922, then Mech. Engr., Loco. Works, L.M. &S. Railway, Horwich, Lancs.; retired 1937. Major, R.E., Engr. Staff Corps, to 1937 (retired). Member of Council Inst. Mech.E. and Chairman, N.W. Branch, 1934-35.

SHEARER, Andrew. M.I.N.A. Ship Overseer (Admiralty), Warship. Production Supt., 14 Crown Terrace Downhill, Glasgow. Private Address: Edgehill, Drumchapel, Glasgow. Career: Apprent., Ship Constructor on Clyde; 1908-14, Asst. Shipyard Mgr. Cantiere Navale Triestine Monafalcone; 1914, Drydocks Manager, Turkish Arsenal, Constantinople. (Had to leave on the outbreak of the Great War); one year Night Works Mgr. Jarrow Yard of Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co., Ltd.; 1917, Asst. Mgr. Caton Eng. Co., Ltd., (Armstrong Vickers), Lancaster, manufacturing torpedoes; 1918, jt. asst. to Gen. Mgr. of Canadian Vickers, Ltd., Montreal, (hastening construction of trawlers and drifters for British Government); 1919, Works Mgr. of the Halifax Shipyards, Ltd., Nova Scotia; following great explosion, laid out and started up new yard, adjacent to existing Dry Dock; 1920, Mgr., Turkish Arsenal and Dry Docks on the Golden Horn, controlled by Armstrong Vickers group, carrying out refits to the British, French, Italian and American Black Sea Fleets; 1930, Shipyard Mgr. Low Walker Shipyard of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co.; 1937, present occupation.

SHEERS, W. D. A.M.I.E.E. Engineer, Metropolitan-Vickers Elect. Co., Ltd., Manchester and Sheffield. Private Address: 44 Westboume Rd., Sheffield, 10. Age: 53.

SHELDON, R. A. M.Sc., A.M.I.E.E. Lecturer in charge of Elect. Eng. Dept.. Aston Tech. Coll., Birmingham. Private Address: 727 Chester Rd., Erdington, Birmingham. Career: Royal Academical Inst., Belfast; The Owens Coll.; Apprent. Mather & Platt Ltd.; Senior Lecturer on Elect. Eng. Univ. Coll., Nottingham, 1907-17; since 1919 at Aston.

SHELLEY, G. A.M.I.Mech.E. Private Address: Priory Rd., Hardway. Gosport, Hants. Born, 1889 Career: Marlborough Coll.; Trinity Hall, Cambridge; trained, Eng. Labs. Cambridge, and Dick Kerr & Co., Production Engr., Gwynnes, Ltd.; Wks. Mgr., J. & F. Howard, Bedford.

SHELLEY, H. J. B.Sc., A.M.I.E.E., H.M. Inspector of Tech. Schools, etc. Board of Education. Private Address: "Ryecroft," Manor Rd., Cheadle Hulme Stockport. Age: 43. Career: Manchester Univ., 1913-16; War Service 1916-19; Senior Lecturer in Elec. Eng. Loughborough Coll. 1919-20; Asst. Lecturer in Elec. Eng. Coll. of Technology, Univ. of Manchester 1920-27; H.M. Inspector of Technical Schools etc., 1927 to date. Author of " Elementary Elect. Eng." (Longman).

SHELTON, A. M.I.E.E. Director and Branch Manager, Messrs. Berry's Elect. Co., Ltd. Office Address: 3 & 5 Deansgate, Manchester. Age: 60. Career: Ed. Birmingham; Scholarship,to Birmingham Mun. Tech. Coll.; training, Belliss & Morcom, Ltd. and Veritys, Ltd.; later with Dorman & Smith, Elec. Construction Co. and finally, Berry's Elec. Co.

SHENNAN, James H. B.A. 1st Cl. Hons. (Cantab.), Assoc.M.Inst.C.E. Partner, Carter & Wilson, C.E., 51 Queen Street, Edinburgh, 5. Private Address: 41 Sterling Rd., Edinburgh, 5. Age: 35.

SHEPHARD, H. A.M.I.Mech.E. Commercial Director, S. & F. Tools Ltd., Coventry. Private Address: 8 Crackley Crescent, Kenilworth. Age: 55. Career: Trained as Toolmaker; held positions as Jig & Tool Designer, etc. with Daimler Car Co. & Clayton & Shuttleworth; later Works accountant and asst. Works Mgr. with Siddeleys, Coventry; War activities, Engr. to Liverpool Munition C'tee; Mgr. Natl. Cartridge Factories, Liverpool and Waterford; from 1919, commercial Experience as Sales Engr,

SHEPHERD, Percy Edward. O.B.E., M.Inst. C.E. Director of Works and Chief Inspector of Railways, Government of Northern Ireland. Business Address: Ministry of Finance, May Street, Belfast. Private Address: Knockmore Park, Bangor, Co. Down. Career: 18961912, Railway Engineering; 1912-14, private practice; 1915-19, war service (R.E., retd. rank Major); 1919-20, Chief Engr. National Shipyards; 192021 Chief Tech. Adviser to High Commissioner of Danzig; 1922, present position.

SHEPPARD, J. A. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M. I.E.E., A.M.I.R.E. Research Engr., British Post Office. Private Address: 1 Francklyn Gardens, Edgware, Middx.

SHEPPEE, Francis Henry. B.A., (Cantab.) M.I.Mech.E. Director of National Glass Wks. (York) Ltd.; Sheppee Motor & Eng. Co., Ltd; Exchange Telegraph Co., Ltd. Private Address: Holly Spring, Bracknell, Berks. Age: 64. Trained, James Simpson & Co., Ltd.

SHERBORNE, F. N. A.M.I.E.E. Distribution Asst., Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich. Private Address: 18 Broad Lawn, Eltham, S.E.9. Age: 35. Career: Apprent. R. & H. Green and Silley Weir, London, 1919-24; Johnson Phillips, Charlton, 1924-26, Transformer Test & D.O.; Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich 1926 to date. Visiting teacher Woolwich Polytechnic Evening Inst. 1928-38.

SHILLINGTON, Arthur H. F. M.I. Mech.E. Managing Director, Musgrave & Co., Ltd., St. Ann's Iron Works, Belfast. Private Address: Sanda, Helen's Bay, Co. Down, N. Ireland.

SHILSON, Major B. W., O.B.E., F.R.Ae.S., M.I.Mech.E.,. I.A.E., F. R.G.S. Asst. Director of Aeronautical Production, Air Ministry, Adastral House, Kingsway, W.C.2. Private Address: BM/BORG. London, W.C.1.

SHILSTON, T. P. B.Sc., A.M.I.E.E. Tech. Engr. Victoria Falls & Transvaal Power Co., Ltd. 2 London Wall Buildings, E.C.2. Age: 59. Career: Durham Coll. of Science, Newcastleon-Tyne; apprent. Wallsend Slipway & Eng, Co., Ltd.; British Westinghouse E. & M. Co., Ltd., Manchester, 1902-9, and London 1909-15; 1915-24, Westinghouse Elec. Export Co.; 1924, Victoria Falls & T. P. Co.

SHILSTONE, F. W. A.C.G.I., M.Inst. C.E., M.I.E.E. Managing Director, Town and Factories Development Co., Ltd., 72 Victoria Street London, S.W.1. Private Address: 145 Hopton Rd., Streatham, S.W.16. Age: 46. Career: City & Guilds; during war, Officer in R.G.A., also Asst. Supt. of Designs, Trench Warfare Dept.; with Kennedy & Donkin, Cons. Engrs. 15 years, prior to present appointment.

SHIMMIN, Walter McNeil. A.M.Inst. C.E., F.R.San.I., M.Inst.W.E., M.Inst. M &.Cy.E. City Surveyor & Waterworks Engr., Hereford City. Private Address: Afcott Hafod Rd., Hereford. Career: Anfield, Liverpool; Blackburn Sch. of Tech.; Manchester Grammar School; Asst. Nelson Boro. Engr. & Surveyor, Failsworth; Boro' Engr. & Surveyor, Middleton.

SHIPMAN, Edwin Malcolm. B.Sc. A.M. Inst.C.E., A.M. I nst.P. T., A.C.G.I. Eng. Manager, John Perkins & Son Ltd., Upper York Street, Bristol, 2. Private Address: Fairleigh, Woodstock Rd., Redland, Bristol 6. Age: 38. Ed.: Imperial Coll. of Sc. & Tech.

SHOOSMITH, Harry. A.C.G.I., M. Inst.C.E., M.I.Mech.E., Wh. Sch. Consulting Engr. (coaling plants and power stations), 37 Brunswick Square, Hove, Sussex. Career: Director, Plenty & Son, Ltd., Newbury. Earlier appointments: Works Engr. and Manager, Kynoch's, Ltd., Birmingham; Manager Priestman Bros., Ltd., Hull; Principal Engr. William Cory & Son, Ltd., London.

SHORT, L. H. M.C., A.M.I.E.E., A.M.Inst.T. With English Electric Co., Ltd., London. Private Address: "Fallowfield," Meadway, Epsom.

SHORTER, A. E. M.B.E., M.I. Mech. E., Managing Director, Shorter Process Co., Ltd.; (associated with The British Oxygen Co., Ltd.) Celtic Works, Savile Street East, Sheffield, 4. Private Address: ?endene, Ringinglow Rd., Sheffield, 11. Career: Apprent. Engr. Darlington Rly. Plant and Foundry Co., Ltd.; Permanent Way Engr., North Eastern Rly.; Engr. and Director, Scholey Construction Co., Ltd.; Past Pres. Inst. of Welding and Mem. of Council; Special Studies: Metallurgy and hardening; Inventor of "Shorter" Process, etc.

SHORTER, Leo Joseph M.I.A.E. (Council), M. S A. E Chief Engr. Singer Motors, Ltd., Coventry. Private A ddress: Colinton House, Stoke Park, Coventry. Career: Draughtsman, Humber, Ltd., 1907-13; Chief Draughtsman, Sunbeam (Aero Engines), 1914-19; ArrolJohnston (Aero Engines), 1919-20; Chief Designer, Humber, Ltd., 1920-24 (Automobiles); Calcott, Chief Engr. 1924-26; Villiers, 1926-28. Consulting till 1932, when took up present appointment.

SHOTTON, George R. M.I.Brit. F., M.W.M.A. Works Mgr., Shotton Bros., Ltd. Manchester St. Foundry, Oldbury. 45 Vicarage Rd., Smethwick. Age: 30. Tech. Ed., Birmingham Central Tech. Sch.; 5 years as Journeyman Moulder. 1st. class in "Iron & Steel Mfture", City and Guilds.

SHREWSBURY, F. G. A.M.I.E.E. Private Address: The Chestnuts, Elmers End, Beckenham, Kent. Age: 67. Retired.

SHUFFREY, L. B. B.Sc., A.C.G.I., D.I.C., A.M.I.E.E., C.P.A. Mgr. Patent Dept., Messrs. A. C. Cossor Ltd., Highbury Grove, N.S. Age: 32. Career: 1919-25, Christ's Hospital; 1925-28, City and Guilds; 1928-31, B.T.H. Student Apprent., Rugby; 1931-35, Patent Dept. B.T.H.; 1935-36, General Patent Agency practice; 1936, present appointment.

SHUTTLEWORTH, C. I. M.I.E.E. Chief Engr. Kingston-upon-Hull Corp. Elec. Dept. Private Address: 57 Victoria Avenue, Hull, Yorks. Age: 59 Career: Leeds Tech. Inst.; Yorkshire Coll.; Hull Tech. Coll. (Bronze Medallist, Elec. Lt. & Power Distrib.); articled F. & W. Dickenson & Co., Elec. Engrs.; Improver, Barrow-inFurness Elec. Wks.; appointed Charge engr., Hull Corp. Elec. Wks. in 1900; subsequently Sub-Station engr. Distribn. engr. and Dep. City Elec. Engr.

SIDDALL, Robert John. A.M. Inst. C.E., A.M.I.Struct.E. Consulting Engr., 17 Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W.1. Private Address: 39 Barnfield Wood Road, Beckenham, Kent. Career: City & Guild; R.N.A.S. Airship Pilot; Messrs. Lewis & Lewis, Consulting Engrs.; Underground Rly. Co. (L.P.T.B.); Southern Rly. Co.; Messrs. Rendel, Palmer & Tritton, Consulting Engrs.; Consulting Engr. to Earls Court Ltd., during and following the construction of the Exhibition.

SIDDANS, Wilfred Arthur. B.Sc. Eng.(Lond.), Assoc.M.Inst. C.E., M. Inst.Mun.&Cy.E., M.Inst.H.E Divisional Surveyor, Kesteven County Council, County Offices, Sleaford, Lincs. Age: 40. Career: Univ. Coll., Notts.; Jnr. Engr. Kesteven C.C.; Clerk of Works, Soke of P'brough C.C.; Res. Engr. Northants C.C., Div. Surveyor, Notts. C.C.

SIEVEKING, Herbert Alfred. M.Sc. (Eng.) (London), A.M.Inst.C.E., (Joule Medallist), A.M.I.E.E., Barrister at Law (Middle Temple). Asst. Engr., Central Elect. Board, Trafalgar Buildings, 1 Charing Cross, S.W.1. Private Address: 23F Belsize Park Gardens, N.W.3. Career: 1925, apprent. B.T.H. Co., Rugby; entered their Switchgear Dept. in 1928; left them to study hydro-electric practice in Germany; Hydro-electric Adviser, London, for three years; joined the C.E.B. in 1933.

SIKES, H. L. C.B.E., B.A., M.Inst. C.E., F. G. S. "Lamwia", Conisboro Ave., Caversham Heights, Reading. Age: 56. Career: Bootham Sch.; Queen's Coll., Cork; trained, Messrs. Middleton, Hunter & Duff, C.E.; 1905-7, Asst. engr., G.W.Rly.; 1907-11, Asst. engr., P.W.D. British East Africa; 1911-12, Res. engr. Mombasa Waterworks; 1913-15, Engr. ifc. Magadi Waterworks; 1915, Res. engr. Magadi Rly.; 1915-18, Military Service, (Capt.); 1919-21, Hydraulic engr. Kenya Gov mt.; 1921-2, Dep. Director, 1923-36, Director, P.W.D. Kenya. Author of "Modern Water Legislation," "The Underground Water Resources of Kenya," etc.

SIKES, Robert Cherry. B.A., B.E., M, Inst.0.E. Private Address: The Hollies, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton. Career: 188990, articled to Messrs. Wells Owen & Elwes, M.M.Inst.C.E.; 1890-93, Asst. on Rly. Work in Yorkshire and with G.N.Rly. on work at King's Cross; from about 1893 to 1932, G.W. Rly. Eng. Staff, as Res. Engr. on various contracts, and subsequently Div. Engr. at Shrewsbury, and later at Wolverhampton; now retired.

SILCOCK, Edward John. M.Inst.C.E., M.Cons.E., Member of Council Chartered Surveyors' Inst. Consulting Engr., 25 Victoria Street, S.W.1., and 10 Park Row, Leeds. Private Address: Old Park Road, Roundhay, Leeds, 8. Career: Pupil to City Engr., Leeds and engaged as a Municipal Engr. 1879-98; in practice as Consulting Civil Engr. specialising in municipal eng. particularly waterworks, sewerage and sewage disposal, land drainage, etc. Books: "Sanitary Engineering" (Moore and Silcock); Kempe's Engrs'. Year Book Section on "Sewerage and Drainage."

SILLS, G. F. M.I.E.E., M. Amer. I.E.E. Mgr. Northern Territory, English Elect. Co., Ltd., Manchester. 196 Deansgate, Manchester.

SILVERS, C. O. M.I.E.E., M.Inst.T. General Mgr. and Engr., Wolverhampton Corp, Transport Dept., Cleveland Rd., Wolverhampton. Past Pres. Municipal Tramways and Transport Assoc.

SIMMIE, W. S. B.Sc., A.M.I.E.E., Welding Engr., Pressed Steel Co., Ltd., Cowley Oxford. Private Address: 279A Iffley Rd., Oxford. Age: 36. Career: Edinburgh Univ.; three years Al Elect. Welding Co., Inverness; three years Production Engr., Elect. Welding and Mfg. Co., Naihati, Bengal; two years Plant Engr. Synthetic Ammonia & Nitrates Ltd., Billingham; eight years with Pressed Steel Co.,

SIMMONDS, W. G. B.Sc.(Eng.)Hons., D.I.C., A. C. G.I., Wh. Ex., A.M. I.Mech. E., A.M.I.N.A. Head of Mech. Eng. & Building Depts., L.C.C. South East London Tech. Inst., Lewisham High Rd., S.E.4. Age: 41. Career: 1912-22, apprent. and subsequent Professional experience with The Admiralty in H.M. Dockyards and on H.M. Warships; 1922-33, Chief. Lecturer in Eng. at various Tech. Coils.; 1933-36, Head of Mech. and Civil Eng. and Building Depts.; The Coll. of Technology, Rotherham.

SIMMONS, George Stanley. M.I. Mech.E., M.I.Loco.E. Engr. Sir Douglas Fox & Partners, Broadway Buildings, Westminster, S. W.1. Private Address: "Arlington," The Fairway, New Barnet, Herts. Career: Battersea Polytechnic; Lancs. & Yorks Rly.; Loco. Supt., Togoland, Mil. Rlys; Asst. Loco. Supt., Dist. Loco. Supt., Asst. Chief Mech. Eng. Chief Mech. E., Gold Coast Rly.

SIMMONS, T. A.M.I.E.E., A.M.I. Min.E. Private Address: 38 Wellington Rd., Handsworth Wood, Birmingham. Career: Since Sept. 1917 to present, an evening Lecturer on Elect. Eng., Elementary and Advanced; Elect. Installation work, (Theory and Calculations), Grades 1, 11 & 111., at the Handsworth Tech, Coll.; Aston Tech. Coll.; Dudley and Staffs. Tech. Coll.; First ten years of the above date,. Lectured on Advanced Mining Elect. Eng. A.C. & D.C., Staffs. Mining and Eng. Coll.; Five years Hon. Sec. and Treas., Warwickshire and S. Staffs., branch, Assoc. of Min. Elec. Engrs. of which he holds 1st. Class Cert.; Author of "Earthing and Testing Mining Elec. Apparatus," etc. etc.

SIMON, Sir Ernest Darwin. Kt., M.A. Governing Director, Henry Simon, Ltd., Chairman, Simon-Carves, Ltd. Business Address: Cheadle Heath, Stockport. Private Address: Broomcroft, Didsbury, Manchester. M.P. (Liberal), Withington Division, Manchester, 1923-24, 1929-31; Parliamentary Secretary to Ministry of Health, 1931; Member, Manchester City Council, 1911-25; Lord Mayor of Manchester, 1921. Books: "The Physical Science of Flour Milling"; "How to Abolish the Slums"; "The Anti Slum Campaign." etc.

SIMON, E. W. A.M.I.E.E. Second Mains asst., St. Pancras Corp. Elec. Dept., 9 Georgiana St., Camden Town, N.W.1. 39 Dartmouth Pk. Ave., London, N.W.S. Age: 33. Career: three years, Birmingham Cent. Tech. Coll.; 1925-30, Jr. Dist. Mains Engr., Birmingham Elec. Supply Dept.; 1930-34, Mains asst. engr. Battersea Elec. Dept.

SIMON, H. F. A.C.G.I., M.I.E.E. Managing Director, Electricity Services Ltd., 86 Cannon St., London, E.C.4. Age: 69. Career: City & Guilds 1887-90; Chief Engr. and Asst. Engr., various Electrical Companies; 1906 founded Electrical Installations Ltd. Chairman Man. Dir. until 1925: 1925 Founded Electricity Services, Ltd.

SIMON, S. A. M.A., M.I.E.E. Hon, Consulting Elec. Engr., Consett Iron Co., Ltd., Consett. Private Address: The Delves House, Consett, Co. Durham. Age: 65. Career: Open Science Scholarship Corpus Christi Coll., Oxford 1891; 1st. class Hons. Natural Sc. Finals, Oxford Univ. 1895; Clayton Foundry (Elec. Dept.) 18951897; A.E.G-Berlin 1898-1901; The Elect. Co., Ltd., London, Mgr. of Power Dept. 1901-08; A.E.G. English Elec. c.o., and Branch Mgr. Glasgow 1908/6; Consett Iron Co., Ltd., Chief Elect. Engr. 1915-38; Pres. N. of England branch, Assoc. of MM. Elec. Engrs., 1923-25, and Hon. Sec. 1925 to date.

SIMPKIN, Frank Henry. M.I.Mech.E. M. Sheffield Soc. Engrs. and Metallurgists. Private Address: Claremont, 57 Trap Lane, Sheffield. Career: Machine Shop Foreman, Cravens, Ltd., Sheffield, 1886-98; Press Shop Mgr., Ashbury's Carriage and Wagon Co., Ltd., Manchester, 1898 to 1902; Maintenance Engr., Cammell Laird & Co., Ltd., Sheffield, 1902-08'; Tech. Representative, Simpkin & Co., Sheffield, 1908-35.

SIMPSON, Alwyn E. A.M.Inst.C.E., M. Inst.M. &Cy. E., A.M. Inst. W. E. Eng. & Survyeor, Cockermouth Rural Dis. Council, Grecian Villa, Cockermouth, Cumberland. Private Address: Normanby, Brigham Road, Cockermouth. Career: 1910-13, Articled Borough Surveyor & Water Engr., Newark; 1913-15, Asst. Borough Surveyor, Newark; 1915-19, Service in R.E.s'; 1919-23, 1st. Eng. Asst. Doncaster Corp.; 1923-28, Dept. Eng. and Surveyor, Eston U.D.C., present appointment, 1928.

SIMPSON, Christopher. M.Inst.W.E., P.A. S. I., F. I. S. E., M. R. San. Inst. Member of the firm of Consulting Engrs., Silcock & Simpson, 25 Victoria St., London, S.W.1. & 10 Park Row, Leeds 1. Private Address: 99 Gledhow Lane, Oakwood, Leeds, 8. Age: 49. Career: Articled to E. J. Silcock and trained as a Sewerage & Water Engr.; Civil Engr. Canadian Northern Rly.; Cadastrial Surveyor under the Nigerian Govmt. Hon. Sec. Yorkshire Branch, Chartered Surveyors' Institution.

SIMPSON, E. N. M.Sc., B.Sc.(Eng.) Hons. (London), A.M. I.Mech. E. Costing Engr., I.C.I. (General Chemicals), Ltd., Liverpool. Private Address: Fairbourne, Weston Crescent, Weston, Runcorn. Age: 31. Career: County Scholarship to Birmingham Univ. 1926; joined I.C.I. Tech. Dept. Staff after training as Workshops Organiser.

SIMPSON, Frank. A.M.I. Mech,E. Asst. Director & Branch Mgr., G. N. Haden & Sons, Ltd., Midland Bank Chambers, Lincoln. Tel: 993. Private Address: Rosebery, Egerton Rd., Lincoln. Tel: 647. Age: 48. Career: Lincoln. Tech. Coll.; Clayton & Shuttleworth Ltd., Lincoln; Chief Dr. G. N. Haden & Sons Ltd.

SIMPSON, Colonel Sir Frank Robert, Bart. T.D., D.L., J.P., lit.G.St. J., M. I nst. M. E., M. Inst. C. E. Bradley Hall, Wylam, Northumberland. Mg. Director, The Stella Coal Co., Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne. age: 74. Career: Rugby Sch.; Durham Physical Coll.; Mining Apprent. to The late John Bell Simpson, Townley and Stella Collieries; The late George May, Harton Coal Co., Ltd.; The late. G. Weeks,; The Bedlington Coal Co., Ltd.; Mining Surveyor and Under Mgr. Cannock Chase Coal Co.; Mgr. of Pelsall Colliery, Staffs. Great War 1914-18. Commanding 2/9th Batn, The Durham Light Infantry (T.A.) British Salonika Force. Present appointments, Mg. Director of the Stella Coal Co., Ltd.; Principal of John Bell Simpson and Sons, Mining Engrs.; Director of The Throckley Coal Co., Ltd.; Elswick Coal Co., Ltd., and Wallsend and Hebburn Coal Co., Ltd.; Deputy Chairman The Tyne Improvement Commission; Chairman, The Newcastle and Dist. Elec. Lighting Co., Ltd.: Waste Heat and Gas Elec. Generating Stations, Ltd. and Battle Hill Estate Co., Ltd.; Chairman, Territorial Army and Air Force Assoc. of the County of Durham. Formerly Pres. North of England Inst. of MM. and Mech. Engrs., 1921 and 1935; High Sheriff for the County Palatine of Durham, 1935.

SIMPSON, J. A.M.I.E.E. Asst. Engr. Commercial Dept., The Central Elect. Board. 1 Charing Cross, S. W.1. Age: 35. Career: 1918-28, with the English Elect. Co., for five years as apprent.; three years Asst. Commcl. Engr., Manchester; two years, Asst. Commcl. Engr. Melbourne, Australia; 1928-30, Charge Engr. Lancs. Elect. Power Co.; 1930-36; Senior Control Engr., C.E.B., Manchester & London; 1936, present post.

SIMPSON, J. F. M.I.E.E., M.I.Mech.E. 91 Mayfield Road, St. Annes on Sea, Lancs. Retired. Age: 69. Career: Manchester Tech. Sch.; Pupil, Manchester, Edison Swan Co., Ltd.; Tramways Engr. and Manager, Preston Corp., 1905-23; Borough Elect. Engr., Preston, 1923-34.

SIMPSON, James Keay. Assoc.M.Inst. C.E. Asst. Civil Engr., H.M. Dockyard, Chatham. Private Address: 30 Balmoral Road, Gillingham, Kent. Age: 29. Formerly Civil Engr. with Dundee Harbour Trust.

SIMPSON, James W. B.Eng., Assoc.M. Inst.C.E., Assoc.M.Inst.M. & Cy.E. Asst. Engr., County Surveyor's Office, Hertfordshire. Age: 37. Ed.: Wallasey Grammar Sch. and Univ. of Liverpool.

SIMPSON, Sir Maurice G. Kt., C.S.I., M. I. E.E. Director, W. T. Henley's Telegraph Works Co., Ltd. Private Address: 30 Lansdowne Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Career: Coopers' Hill Eng. Coll.; Indian Telegraph Dept., commenced 1887; Elect. Engr.-in-Chief, 1906; 1915, joined Indo-European Telegraph Dept., India Office; Director-in-Chief, 1922-31.

SIMPSON, N. G. A.C.G.I., A.M.I.E.E. Senr. Asst. Engr., Overhead Design Dept., Callender's Cable and Construction Co., London and Erith. Private Address: Station Road, Watercroft, Halstead, Sevenoaks, Kent. Age: 37. Career: City and Guilds, 1921-24; Tech. Asst., Sir Douglas Fox & Partners, Civil and Elect. Consulting Engrs., 1924-28; Asst. Engr., Kennedy & Donkin, Elect. Consulting Engrs. (C.E.B. and N. Ireland Distribution Scheme), 1928-33; County of London E.S. Corp., Admin. Asst. to Man. Engr.; Sevenoaks Dist. Elect. Co., 1933-38; also part-time Lecturer to Elect. Eng., Woolwich Polytechnic.

SIMS, Lionel G. A D.Sc., Ph.D., M.Sc., M.I.E.E. Head of Elect. Eng. Dept., Northampton Polytechnic, St. John Street, London, E.C.1. Born: 1898. Career: King Edward VI. Sch., Burton-onTrent; Birmingham Univ.; training, Daimler Co., Ltd., A. G. BrownBoveri et Cie., Baden and Maschinenfabrik Oerliken, Zurich; on staff Research Labs., G.E.C.; on staff Elect. Eng. Dept., and Lecturer and Examiner, Faculty of Science, Birmingham Univ.; then present appointment and Recognised Teacher and Examiner, Faculty of Eng., London Univ.; lately Mem. Court of Governors, and Chairman Bd. of Eng. Studies, Birmingham Univ.; Mem. Committee of I.E.E. (S. Midland Centre); Chairman, B.S.I. Committee on Incremental Magnetisation; Mem. Bd. of Eng. Studies, London Univ.

SIMS, Robert Frank B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M. Inst. C. E., A.M. Inst.E.E. Transformer Designer, The British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., Rugby. Private Address: 17 Alexandra Road, Rugby. Age: 31. Ed.: Plymouth Tech. Coll.; Apprent., B.T.-H. Co., Ltd.

SINCLAIR, Alexr. J. Managing Editor, "The Engineer and Iron Trades Advertiser", 27A Cadogan Street, Glasgow, C.2.

SINCLAIR, D. A.M.I.E.E. Elect. and Mech. Engr. in private practice, 87 Regent Street, London, W.1. Private Address: "Red Hatch", Gerrard's Cross, Bucks.

SINCLAIR, D. A. F. B.Sc. (Glasgow), A.M. Inst. C.E. Director, Wright, Anderson & Co., Ltd., Structural Engrs., Gateshead-on Tyne. Private Address: Greystoke, Grainger Park Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

SINCLAIR, G. F. M.I.E.E., A.M.I. Mech.E. Rolling Stock Engr., Trams and Trolley Buses, L.P.T.B., London. Private Address: 12 Arthur Road, Wimbledon Park, S.W.19. Age: 41. Career: Robert Gordon's Tech. Coll., Aberdeen; Manchester Tech.; Works training, Dick, Kerr & Co.; Gen. Manager, Kilmarnock Eng. Co.; Rolling Stock Eng., L.C.C. Tramways; Rolling Stock Engr., Trams and Trolley Buses, L.P.T.B.

SINCLAIR, Ian J. A.R.G.C., A.M.I. Mech.E. Works Manager, J. Harrison Carter, Ltd., Dunstable. Age: 32. Career: Robert Gordon's Tech. Coll., Aberdeen; Univ. of Aberdeen. Five years apprent. Jas. Abernethy & Co., Ltd., Aberdeen; C. F. Wilson & Co., Ltd., Aberdeen; Tech. Asst. with Drysdale & Co., Ltd., Glasgow; Contract Engrs., Howden & Co., Ltd., Glasgow.

SINCLAIR, W. A.M.I.E.E. A.I.Mech.E. Charge Engr., Bristol Corp. Elect. Dept. Private Address: 3 Branscombe Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, 9.

SINGER, M. W. M.Sc.Tech., A.M.I.E.E. Elect. and Allied Mfrs.' Agent, (British and Foreign). Private Address: 37 Portman Road, King's Heath, Birmingham, 14. Age: 44. Ed.: Univ. of Manchester.

SINGFIELD, R. A. A.M.Inst.C.E. Engr. to Contract for re-constructing District Rly. at Aldgate, Mitchell Bros., Sons & Co., 167 Victoria Street, S.W.1. Private Address: 1 Poplar Court, East Twickenham. Age: 33. Career: Regent Street Polytechnic; Asst. Engr., Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons; Engr., John Mowlem & Co.

SINGH, K. D.F.H.(Hons.), F.R.S.A., A.M.I.E.E. Chief Engr. (since 1932), Beethoven Elect. Equipment, Ltd., Chase Road, North Acton, N.W.10. Private Address: 53 Mount Pleasant, South Ruislip, Middlx. Age: 31. Career: Univ. Training and Educ; (First Hons. Diploma in Elect. and Mech. Eng); Asst. Chief Engr., British Talking Pictures, Ltd., 1930-31.

SINGLETON-GREEN, J. M.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons.), A.M.I.Mech.E., M.I.Struct.E., M.I.Q., M.Am.C.I. Manager, Tech. Dept., G. & T. Earle, Ltd., Hull. Private Address: 34 Victoria Avenue, Hull. Career: Manchester Univ., 1914-17, 1919-20, 1921-22; five years as Draughtsman and Designer with Reinforced Concrete Specialist Companies; one year as Engr. with a Concrete Products Co.; one year as Borough Surveyor and Water Engr. at Hythe, Kent; Consulting work in connection with swimming baths, cinemas, warehouses, bridges, water towers, and aggregate plant. During Great War served in France, Lieut., R. E. 150 lectures on Cement and Concrete. Chairman, Lancs. and Ches. Branch, Inst. of Struct. Engrs., 1929-30, and at present Chairman of the Yorks. Branch. Pres., Hull Guild of Building. Author of "Reinforced Concrete Roads" and "Concrete Eng." (two volumes); 250 technical articles on concrete.

SINGTON, Gerald Henry Adolphus. M.I.Mech.E. Director, Platt Bros. & Co., Ltd.; Textile Machinery Makers Ltd.; Taylor Wordsworth & Co., Ltd. Business Address: Hartford Works, Oldham, Lancs. Private Address: Hill End, Bowden, Cheshire. Career: Educ. St. Paul's Sch., London. Seven years apprent. Platt Bros. & Co., Ltd., Oldham; joined the firm of Adolphus Sington & Co., Manchester agents for Platt Bros.; 1914-18, served as R.E. officer in H.M. Forces; in 1931, invited to join Board of Directors of Platt Bros. & Co., Ltd.

SINNATT, Frank S. C.B., M.B.E., D.Sc., M.Sc. (Tech.), F. I. C., F. Inst. P., F. R. S. Director of Research, Fuel Research Station, Blackwall Lane, East Greenwich, London, S.E.10. Career: Head of Fuel Section, Coll. of Tech.; Lecturer in Fuels, Manchester Univ.; Asst. Director of Fuel Research, 192431; present appointment from 1931; participated in formation of Lancs. and Ches. Coal Research Assocn. Member, Safety in Mines Research Board; Research Council, British Iron and Steel Fed.; Council, Collieries Owners' Research Assocn.; Council, British Coal Utilisation Research Assocn.; Member of Council, I.Min.E., Inst. of Fuel.

SINNOTT, Col. E. S. C.M.G., V.D., T.D., D.L., J.P. (County of Gloucester), M. Inst.C. E., M. Inst.M. & Cy.E., M. Inst. T. Tuffley Grange, Gloucester. Born: 1868. Career: Clifton Coll.; trained at Port of Bristol, under Chief Engr.; engaged in Dock and Rly. Construction, 1889-1907; County Surveyor for Gloucestershire, 1907-35. Commissioned, 2nd Glouc. R.E. (V.), 1885; Colonel, T.A., 1918; served in South African War and in Great War, 1914-19. Hon. Member, County Surveyors' Soc., and Pres., 1925-26; Road Transport Gold Medallist.

SINNOTT, J. O.B.E., M.I.E.E. Struan Villa, East End Road, London, N.2. Age: 71. Career: In Post Office Eng. Dept., to Asst. Engr.-in-Chief, now retired. Silver Medallist, Inst. P.O.E.E.

SISSON, Henry Thomas. M.I.Mech.E., Wh. Ex. Chairman and Managing Director, W. Sisson & Co., Ltd., Elmbridge Road, Gloucester. Private Address: Greystones, 3 Tivoli Road, Cheltenham. Career: Apprent., William Doxford & Sons; Washington Chemical Co.; W. Sisson & Co., Ltd.

SIVIOUR, S. R. M.I.E.E. Mains Construction Supt., The Yorks. Elect. Power Co., 36 Park Place, Leeds, 1. Private Address: Croindene, Whinbrook Gardens, King Lane, Leeds. Age: 55. Career: Early training with Croydon Corp. and Callender's Cable and Constr. Co., Ltd., with the latter on many large contracts, mains, sub-station and traction; Y.E.P. Co. in 1911, and attained present position, 1922. Past-Chairman, North Midland Centre I.E.E., and Chairman of Transmission Section. Member of Committees of B.S.I. and E.R.A.

SIZER, N. M.C., M.B.E., A.M.I.E.E. Engr., H.M. Office of Works, Storey's Gate, Westminster, S.W.1.

SKELSEY, Francis H. M.I.Mech.E. Principal, Wansbrough and Skelsey, 73-74 Exchange Buildings, New Street, Birmingham. Private Address: Hollin Brow, Knowle, Warwickshire. Career: Educ., Shrewsbury Sch. and Liverpool Univ. Held staff appointments with Mather & Platt, Ltd., General Electric Co., Ltd., and Ruston & Hornsby, Ltd.; previous to entering into partnership with W. D. Wansbrough, Works Manager, Robey & Co., Lincoln. Is connected with several well-known engineering companies.

SKELTON, H. A. A.K.C., A.M.I.E.E. Res. Engr. and Manager, British Aluminium Co., Foyers, Inverness. Age: 59. Educ.: Bromsgrove Sch. and King's Coll., London.

SKELTON, Engr. Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald W. K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., F. R. G. S., M. I.Mech. E., M. I.N. A. Director, Messrs. J. I. Thornycroft & Co., Ltd., Smith Square, London, S.W.1.; Director, Foster, Wheeler, Ltd. Private Address: Meadow Cottage, Aldingbourne, Chichester. Career: Joined Keyham Coll. as naval engr. student, 1887. 1900, Supt. of the building of the "Discovery" for the Antarctic expedition; 1901-04, Chief Engr. on the "Discovery"; submarine service, 1905; Chief Engr., H.M.S. "Superb". War: Chief Engr., H.M.S. "Agincourt", 1914-16, Battle of Jutland; submarines, 1916-18; Archangel, 1919; Constantinople, 1920. Appointed Engr. Rear-Admiral, 1923; Engr. Vice-Admiral, 1928; Engr-in-Chief of the Fleet, 1928-32.

SKETCH, F. G. M.Inst.C.E. Director, Royal Sovereign Pencil Co., Neasden, N.W.10. Private Address: Roslyn, Royston Park Road, Hatch End, Middx. Age: 63. Career: South African Rlys.; S. American Rlys.; Chief Engr., Entre Rios Rlys., 1914-20; Chief Engr., United Rlys. of Havana, 1920-25; Asst. General Manager, United Rlys. of Havana, 1925-30.

SKINNER, C. H. W. B.Sc.(Eng.) (Hons.), A.M.I.E.E. Hydro-Electric Sales Engr., English Electric Co., Ltd., Stafford. Private Address: "Eastleigh," 23 Eastlands, Stafford. Age: 30. Career: 1919-29, Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, Bristol, and Bristol Univ.; 1929-31, Apprent. Metropolitan-Vickers, Trafford Park; 1931-33, Transformer Designer with Metropolitan-Vickers and English Electric; 1933present appointment.

SKINNER, Leslie. F.N.E.C.Inst., M.I.N.A. Director, Bill Quay Shipyard, Pelaw, Co. Durham. Private Address: Westoe, South Shields.

SKINNER, W. R. T. B.Sc. (Eng.), A.K.C., A.M.I.Mech.E., A.M.I.E.E. With Yorkshire Electric Power Co. Address: 36 Park Place, Leeds, 1.

SKIPSEY, J. F. B.Sc., A.M.I.E.E. With North-Eastern Electric Supply Co., Ltd., Power Dept., Carliol House, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1.

SLADE, W. C. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I.E.E. Elect. Engr., Standard Telephones & Cables, Ltd., North Woolwich, London. Private Address: 17 The View, Abbey Wood, S. E.2. Age: 36. Career: Northampton Polytechnic Inst.; In Eng. Dept., Standard Telephones & Cables, Ltd., from 1919 onwards, responsibilities including A.C. Cable testing and designing; later, design and maintenance of apparatus for testing cables and associated products. Part-time lecturer in Maths. and Eng. at several technical institutes (Erith, Dagenham, East Ham).

SLATER, Captain Alexander. Order of the Rafidain (Iraq), A.M.Inst.C.E., A.M.Inst.R.E. Deputy Commander Royal Engrs., Shorncliffe, Kent. Private Address: Brackenhurst, Aldington, Kent. Age: 50. Career: Univ. of Edin.; Pupil, Bailey-Denton & Co., Westminster; Asst. Engr., P.W.D., Travancore, India; A.D.W.O. Military and Public Works, Mesopotamia; Executive Engr. and Inspr. of Works, P.W.D., Iraq.

SLATER, Ian G. B.Sc. (Hons.) (Met.), M.Sc., Ph.D., M.I. & S.I., M.Inst.Met., M. I. Brit. F. Senior Scientific Officer (Metallurgist), H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth. Private Address: The Drift, Park Crescent, Emsworth. Age: 35. Career: Dept. of Metallurgy, Univ. of Birmingham, 1922-26; Chief Chemist and Metallurgist, Bean Cars, Ltd., 1926-29; Research Investigator, British Non-Ferrous Metals Research Assocn., 1929-36.

SLATTER, Alfred. M.I.E.E. Chairman, Adamant Eng. Co., Ltd., Luton. Private Address: Leacroft, Harpenden Road, St. Albans. Age: 84.

SLEIGHT, F. C. A.M.I.Mech.E. Maintenance Engr., "Pancreol," Ltd., Chemical Mfrs., Marfleet. Private Address: 9 Coleridge Street, Westcott Street, Hull. Age: 35. Career: 190716, St. Marks Council School, Hull; 1917-26, Continuation Evening Classes at the Hull Mun. Tech. Coll.; 1923-27, Millwright at various Local Eng. firms; 1927-30, Junior Engr., J. V. Coonan Co., Ltd., Hull; 1930present position.

SLOAN, R. P. C.B.E., M.I.E.E. "Sutton Mead," Moretonhampstead, Devon. Member of Central Elec. Board; Director, N.E. Electric Supply Co., Ltd. (Chairman); Director, Edmundson's Electricity Corpn., and other companies.

SLOCOMBE, Frank E. O.B.E., M.I. Mech.E. Local Director, Pilkington Bros., Ltd., Doncaster. Private Address: Sandall Grove, Kirk Sandall, near Doncaster.

SMALE, J. A. B.Sc., A.M.I.E.E., A.F.C. Asst. Engr.-in-Chief, Cable & Wireless, Ltd., Electra House, Victoria Embankment, W.C.2. Private Address: 32 Warley Hill, Brentwood, Essex. Age: 43. Career: Wycliffe Coll.; Bristol Univ.; 1914-19, R.N.A.S., R.A.F.; 1919, Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., Ltd.; 1929, Imperial & International Communications, Ltd.; 1934present appointment.

SMALL, A. J. B.Sc., Ph.D., A.M.I.E.E. Lecturer in Elect. Eng., Elect. Eng. Dept., Univ., Glasgow, W.2.

SMALLMAN, Spencer. A.M.I.Mech.E. Proprietor of Robert Brown & Co., Engrs., 119 Oakley Street, London, S.E.1. Career: Eastbourne Coll.; Birmingham Univ.; Staff pupil, Gas Light & Coke Co., London; Director and Manager of John Spencer, Ltd., Tube Mfrs., Wednesbury.

SMALLMAN-TEW, Richard. A.R.S.M., B.Sc. (Eng.Met.) (Lond.), M. Inst. I. &S., M.Inst.W. Asst. to Tech. Manager, The QuasiArc-Co., Ltd., 15 Grosvenor Gardens, S.W.1. Private Address: "Okenbury," Farnham Royal, Bucks. Age: 33. Career: 1919-23, Trent Coll., Derbyshire; 1924-28, Royal School of Mines (Imperial Coll.); joined the Quasi Arc Co. in 1928.

SMART, Lewis A. M.I.Mech.E., M.I.E.E., M.I.E.S. Consulting Engr., 24 Southwark Street, London, S.E.1. Career: Hamilton Acad.; Glasgow and W. of Scotland Tech. Coll.; Glasgow Univ. (1st prize Lord Kelvin's Elec. Labs., etc.); apprent. Robt. Napier & Sons, Ltd. Works Engr., Wm. Denny & Bros.; Eng. Manager, Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.; Manager (South England and Wales), D. Selby Bigge & Co., Elect. Power Engrs., Newcastle; 35 years in practice as Consulting Engr. Pioneer of application of Diesel Engines to Marine propulsion. Member, Colonial Office Committee on Oil Palm Products (1923); gave evidence before W. African Land Laws Comm. (1912) and Edible Oil Seeds Comm. (1915), etc. First Director Comcl. Intell., Gold Coast, 1924-25; is Vice-President Royal African Soc. Has travelled extensively in Colonies, Far East, Tropics, etc.

SMART, P. M.Inst.C.E., M.Inst.M. & Cy.E., F.R.S.A., Registered Architect, Capt. R.E. (retd.). Borough Engr. and Surveyor, Southwark, London, S.E.17. Private Address: 139 Albemarle Road, Beckenham, Kent.

SMART, R. W. A.M.I.Mech.E. Director, Smart Bros. & Wadkin, Ltd., Cameron Street, Sherwood, Nottingham. Private Address: Egerton Road, Woodthorpe, Nottingham. Age: 57. Director, Smart & Brown, Ltd., Nottingham; English and U.S.A. experience designing Machine Tools and Jigs.

SMEETON, John Alfred. M.I.Mech.E., M. I. & S. I., M.I.Mar.E. Chairman and Managing-Director, John A. Smeeton, Ltd., formed in 1916 as Foundry Experts and Advisers and Agents, 17 Victoria Street, London, S.W.1. Private Address: 76 Auckland Road, Upper Norwood, London, S.E.19. Career: Pupil, Crossley Bros. and Beyer Peacock, Manchester; three years Engr., P. & O. Steamship Co.; London Manager, Richardsons, Westgarth & Co., Hartlepool and Middlesbrough; later Managing Director, Fusion Welded Metals, Ltd., and British Perlit Iron Co.; formed John A. Smeeton, Ltd., 1916; during war, London Director of Marshall, Sons & Co., Ltd., Gainsborough, for supplies, munitions of war. Now British Agent for Maschinenfabric Sack, Dusseldorf, rolling mill experts; Wilhelm Schwier, of Dusseldorf, steel melting expert; Ateliers Detombay, Marcinelle-Charleroi, for blast furnace and coke oven machinery; Bochumer Verein, Bochum; Marichal, Ketin, of Liege, for mill rolls.

SMELLIE, A. A.M.I.E.E. Director, Tools & Machinery Supplies, Ltd., 54-55 Fetter Lane, E.C.4. Private Address: "Belton View," 91 Thames Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.

SMELLIE, George. A.M.Inst.C.E., A.M.Inst.M. & Cy. E. Shrubbery, Thurso, Caithness. Surveyor, Dept. of Agriculture for Scotland, 64 Princes Street, Thurso, Caithness. Age: 33. Hillhead High Sch. and R. Tech. Coll., Glasgow; with Wigtownshire C.C. _on GlasgowEdinburgh Arterial Road Construction; with Government of Uganda.

SMELLIE, John. M.I.N.A. "Rockland," Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire. Age: 70. Career: Allan Glens Sch.; Glasgow Univ.; Apprent. Wm. Denny & Bros., and later Chief of their Scientific and Designing Depts.; Managing Director, Dublin Dockyard, Ltd., and of D.D. War Munitions Co., Ltd., Dublin. Author, "Shipbuilding and Repairing in Dublin, 1901-23".

SMETHURST, William. M. I.Mech.E. Private Address: Annasley, 6 Heathfield Road, Heaton Chapel, Stockport. Career: 1865, apprent. Sharp, Stewart & Co., Ltd., Manchester; 1872-96, Nasmyth, Wilson & Co.; 1896 onwards, Consulting Engr. in private practice, operating in all parts of the world, in locomotive and railway plant, hydraulic plant, cotton-pressing and packing machinery, machine tools, etc.

SMILES, C. A. A.M.I.E.E. Branch Manager, South Wales, The English Electric Co., Ltd. Private Address: "Pendinas," Cyncoed Road, Penylan, Cardiff.

SMILLIE, J. B.Sc., Dipl. R.T.C., A.M.I.E.E. Senior Asst. Engr., The Miners' Welfare Committee, Romney House, Marsham Street, London, S.W.1. Age: 37. Career: Royal Tech. Coll., Glasgow, 1919-23; Harland & Wolff, Ltd., London, 1927-33; joined staff of Miners' Welfare Committee, 1933; concerned with the installation of Boilers, Hot and Cold Water services and ventilating plant in Pithead Baths.

SMITH, Alfred Cecil G. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M. I.Mech. E. Asst. Engr., British Drug Houses, Ltd., Wharf Road, City Road, N.1. Private Address: "Braemar," 66 St. Mark's Road, Maidenhead, Berks. Age: 34. Career: Sir William Borlase's Sch., Marlow; Portsmouth Mun. Coll.; apprent. Reavell & Co., Ltd., Ipswich; Tech. Sales Engr., G. D. Peters & Co., Ltd., Slough; Estimating Engr., Power Plant Co., Ltd.; Tech. Sales Manager, Varley Pumps & Eng., Ltd., North Acton. Part-time teacher in Eng. drawing, Northampton Polytechnic, London. President's prize, Portsmouth Mun. Coll. Eng. Soc. for paper.

SMITH, Arthur Eric. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.Inst.C.E., A.M.I.E.E. Director, Harry Astbury, Ltd., Mech. and Elect. Engrs., Abbey House, 63 Hockley Hill, Birmingham. Private Address: Elmdon, Newfield Road, West Hagley, Worcs. Age: 51. Career: Trained, Belliss & Morcom, Ltd., Birmingham; 1911-14, Asst. Engr., The Frontino & Bolivia Gold Mining Co., Colombia, South America; 191420, War service, 9th South Staffs. Regt. (Pioneers) and Special Brigade R.E.; joined present firm in 1920.

SMITH, B. S. O.B.E., M.I.E.E., F. Inst. P. Suptg. Scientist, H.M. A/S Establishment. Private Address: Portland, Dorset. Age: 51. Career: Bedford Sch.; Finsbury Tech. Coll.; Asst. to S. G. Brown, Esq., F.R.S.

SMITH, Charles. M.I.A.E. Consulting Engr. Address: 24 Cavendish Avenue, Eastbourne.

SMITH, C. B. B.Sc., A.M.I.Mech.E., G.I.A.E. Asst. to Chief Engr., The Briton Brush Co., Ltd., Wymondham, Norfolk. Private Address: Green Gate, Cantley Lane, Cringleford. Age: 29. Apprent. 1926-29, Daimler Co., Ltd., Coventry, followed by three years at Univ. Coll., London; present position since 1932.

SMITH, C. F. D.Sc., M.Sc.Tech., Whitworth Sch., M.I.E.E., M.I.Mech.E. H.M. Inspector of Schools (retd.). Private Address: 61 Reddings Road, Moseley, Birmingham. Author of several text-books, etc.

SMITH, Air Commodore Charles Gainer R.A.F., C.B.E., M.I.Mech.E. Private Address: Shepherds Cottage, Little Ann, Andover, Career: Apprent. Stothert & Pitt, Bath. Young Bros., Bath, Ironfounders; Buyer, Electric Crane & Hoist Co., Glasgow; Asst. Factory Manager, British American Tobacco Co.; R.F.C. and R.A.F.

SMITH, C. H. M.I.E.E., A.M.I.Mech.E. Supervising Elect. Engr., British Engine Boiler & Elect. Insce Co., Ltd., Address: 98 West George Street, Glasgow, C.2. Age: 43.

SMITH, Charles Henry. A.M.I.Mech.E. Tech. Manager, The Hoffmann Mfg. Co., Ltd., New Street, Chelmsford, Essex. Private Address: Brockham, Danbury, Chelmsford, Essex.

SMITH, Charles Hubert M.I.H.V.E., A.M.I.E.E. Joint Managing Director, Heatrae, Ltd., Norwich. Private Address: Trees, Eaton Chase, Norwich. Age: 55. Career: Regent Street Polytechnic; Westminster Eng. Co., Westminster, and London Elect. Corp., Deptford (Training); Asst. Mains Engr. and later Constructional Engr., St. Marylebone Elect. Supply; Works Manager, Belling & Co., Edmonton. Specialist in Electric Water, Oil and Air Heating.

SMITH, Cyril Randolph. B.A. (Cantab), A.M.Inst.C.E., Assoc.Inst. Highway Engrs. Asst. Resident Engr., Ministry of Transport, Taynuilt, Argyll. Private Address: Ornsay, Connel, Argyll. Age: 27. Formerly Eng. Asst., G. Wimpey & Co., Ltd., and Yorkshire Road Tar Binders, Ltd.; 1936-37. Surveying Asst., W. Riding C.C.

SMITH, C. R. N. A.M.I.Mech.E., F.R.S.A., A.I.E.E. Division Chief, Camarasa-San Lorenzo, Barcelona Light Power & Traction Co., Ltd. Business Address: 3 London Wall Buildings, E.C.2. Age: 45. Career: Hydro Elect. Eng., Bradford Grammar Sch., Bradford Tech. Coll.; Apprent. Bradford Gas & Oil Engine Co., Ltd., Smith Dock Co., Phoenix Dynamo Co., Ltd., Bradford, and Riegos y Fuera Del Ebro, Spain; Construction Engr., Mech. and Elect., 1910-14; Division Chief to present date. War service, W. & C. Yeomanry, 1914-16, and R.A.F.

SMITH, Charles St. Vincent. A.M.I. Mech.E. Engineer and Chief Draughtsman, Richard Garrett Eng. Works, Ltd., Leiston, Suffolk. Private Address: The Works House, Leiston. Career: Apprent. Kerr, Stuart & Co., Ltd., Stoke on Trent; 1913-32, Vickers, Ltd., London and Sheffield, Tech. Asst.

SMITH, Miss D. A.M.I.E.E., M.W.E.S. Designer, Metropolitan-Vickers Elect. Co., Ltd., Trafford Park. Private Address: 448 Flixton Road, Flixton, Manchester.

SMITH, Dempster. M.B.E., M.Sc. Tech., M.I.Mech.E. Professor of Mech. Eng., Coll. of Technology, Manchester Univ. Private Address: 108 Mile End Lane, Stockport, Cheshire. Member of Council, I.Mech.E. Books: "Lathe Design," "Engineers' Costs and Economical Workshop Production."

SMITH, E. A.M.I.E.E. Asst. Dist. Mains Engr., City of Birmingham Elect. Supply Dept. Private Address: 27 Witherford Croft, Blossomfield, Solihull, Nr. Birmingham. Age: 31. Ed.: Central Secondary Sch., Birmingham; Central Tech. Coll., Birmingham.

SMITH, E. A. A.M.I.Mech.E. Chief Engr., Maguire & Paterson (Belfast), Ltd., Donegall Road, Belfast. Age: 44. Apprent. Vickers, Ltd., Erith.

SMITH, Ernest Woodhouse. C.B.E., D.Sc., F.I.C., M.I.Chem.E., M.I.Gas E. Tech. Director, The Woodall Duckham Companies, 150 Victoria Street, S.W. Career: Educ.: Arnold School, Blackpool; Victoria Univ., Manchester; Univ. of Leeds. Chief Chemist, City of Birmingham Gas Dept.; present position from 1920.

SMITH, Ewen H. M.I.Mech.E., M.Inst. N.A. Chief Draughtsman, Central Marine Engine Works, William Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool. Private Address: Blencarn, Elm Grove, West Hartlepool. Age: 42. Career: The Tech. Coll., Hull; Apprent. Earle's Shipbd. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Hull; Workman, Clark, Ltd. (1919-35), from Tech. Asst. to Eng. Manager.

SMITH, F. M.I.E.E. Works Manager, The M.O. Valve Co., Ltd., Osram Works, Hammersmith. Private Address: Wyck Cottage, Oakhill Avenue, Paines Lane, Pinner, Middx. Age: 53. Trained at Faraday House Elect. Eng. Coll.

SMITH, F. C. A.M.I.E.E., A.M.I.H.V.E. Heating Engr., General Elect. Co., Ltd., Magnet House Kingsway, W.C.2. Private Address: 36 Deanscroft Avenue, Kingsbury, N.W.9. Age: 37. Author of "Warming Buildings by Electricity," "Hot Water and Steam Supply by Electricity," etc.

SMITH, F. D. D.Sc. (Wales), M.I.E.E., A.M.I.M.E. Principal Scientific Officer, A/S Establishment, Naval Base, Portland. Age: 38. Career: Univ. of Wales; Admiralty Research Lab., Teddington, 1921-35; Admiralty Eng. Lab., West Drayton, 1935-38.

SMITH, Sir Frank Edward. K.C.B., C. B.E., D.Sc., LL.D., F. R. S Secretary, Committee of Privy Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, and Secretary of Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, 16 Old Queen Street, Westminster, S.W.1. Private Address: Old Manor Cottage, Park Road, Teddington. Career: Educ.: Royal Coll. of Science. Formerly Supt., Electrical Dept., National Physical Laboratory; lately Director of Scientific Research, Admiralty; Secretary of Royal Society since 1929.

SMITH, Frederick George. M.I.Mech.E., King's Prizeman, Machine Design. Director and Chief Engr., Wellman Smith Owen Eng. Corporation, Ltd., Victoria Station House, Victoria Street, London, S.W.1. Private Address: 122 Foxley Lane, Purley.

SMITH, Frederick Hugh. M.I.Mech.E. With Babcock & Wilcox, Ltd., Babcock House, Farringdon Street, London. Private Address: Morton Lodge, Radlett, Herts. Career: Pupil at Maudslay, Sons & Field, Marine Engrs.; two years with Riley, Ltd., Brewers' Engrs.; thirty-nine years with Babcock & Wilcox, Ltd. Has served on several committees of the B.S.I.

SMITH, F. W. A.M.I.E.E. Designs Engr., Joseph Lucas, Ltd., Great King's Street, Birmingham. Private Address: 18 Stamford Road, Handsworth, Birmingham.

SMITH, H. A.M.I.E.E. Meter Supt., Rotherham Corp. Elect. Supply Dept. Private Address: 100 Gilberthorpe Street, Rotherham. Age: 57.

SMITH, H. A.M.I.Mech.E. Works Engr., Renold & Coventry Chain Co., Ltd., Renold Works, Didsbury, Manchester. Age: 45. Career: Sheffield Univ. (Special Prize Winner Eng.); Pupil apprent., Cammell, Laird & Co.; Chief Engr's Asst., Priestman Collieries, Ltd. Author of "Individual Driving of Machines," "Problems of Works Engineer," "Economic Operation of Boiler Plants."

SMITH, Harold Cecil. A.M.I.Mech.E., A.F.R.Ac.S. Senior Tech. Asst., Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers), Ltd. Private Address: 15 St. Aubins Avenue, Sholing, Southampton. Age: 35. Ed.: Peter Symonds School, Winchester; Univ. Coll., Southampton.

SMITH, Harold C. A.M.Inst.C.E., A.M.Inst.W.E. Eng. Asst., Aberdeen County Council. 25 Union Terrace, Aberdeen. Private Address: 97 Irvine Place, Aberdeen. Age: 31. Ed.: Aberdeen Univ.; Apprent. Henderson & Nicol, Aberdeen.

SMITH, Harold Charles. M.Inst.C.E., M.Inst.Gas E., M.Inst.Water E. Chief Engr., Tottenham and District Gas Co., Woodall House, 658 Lordship Lane, Wood Green, N.22. Private Address: 2 Culloden Road, Enfield. Career: Training with City of Birmingham Gas Dept. Appointed Works Supt., Swan Village Gas Works, 1912, and (with the exception of the war period, during which he served in the R.F.A.) occupied this position until 1920, when appointed Works Supt. at Tottenham Gas Works; Chief Engr. at Tottenham in 1922. Past-Pres. of the Eastern Counties Gas Managers' Assoc. and of Southern Assoc. of Gas Engrs. and Managers; for several years Chairman of Board of Examiners of The Inst. of Gas E.; President, Inst. of Gas E., 1937.

SMITH, H. Horton. A.M.I.E.E. Chairman and Managing Director, Abell & Smith's Elect. Co., Ltd., Worcester. Private Address: "Radbrook," Battenhall Road, Worcester. Age: 54. Career: Apprent. B.T.H. Co.; Station Supt., Worcester Corp. Elec. Works; with Abell & Smith's Co. since formation of company in 1919; took control on retirement of Mr. Abell in 1936.

SMITH, H. J. M.I.E.E. District Manager, Beds., Cambs. and Hunts. Elect. Co., Electricity Offices, St. Neots. Private Address: Arbroath House, Avenue Road, St. Neots, Hunts. Age: 63. Career: 1898-1908, Engr. and Mine Manager, S. Africa; two years Boer War (Medal and 7 clasps); 1908-10, Shift Engr. i/c Plant, North Met. Elect. Supply Co., St. Albans; 1911-17, Engr., Ascuncian, Paraguay, Electrification of Tramways; returned home on completion of contract and appointed i/c No. 8 Armotol Filling Factory, Hayes; 1918-20, Chief Engr., to take over Chillian Tramway, Light & Power Co.; 1920-25, Res. Manager, Northmet Elec. Power Supply Co., Hertford; present appointment from 1925.

SMITH, Harold J. A.C.G.I., A.M.Inst. C.E. Tech. Asst., L.P.T.B., 55 Broadway, Westminster, S.W.1. Private Address: 80 Upland Road, Sutton, Surrey. Educ.: Hurstpierpoint Coll., Sussex; Imperial Coll. of Sc. and Technology. Career: Civil Eng. Asst., Buenos Aires and Pacific Rly. Co., Ltd.; on staff of Sir Harley H. Dalrymple-Hay; Borough of Sutton and Cheam; L.C.C. Main Drainage.

SMITH, H. K. A.M.I.Mech.E. Res. Engr., Canterbury Gas & Water Co., Castle Street, Canterbury. Age: 54. Career: Apprent. Robey & Co.; 12 years Marine Engr. (Merchant Service); 10 years Supt. Engr., Grimsby Waterworks Co.; 11 years Res. Engr., Canterbury Gas & Water Co.

SMITH, J. M.Eng. (1st Class Hons.), B.Sc. (Econ.) Lond., A.M.I.E.E. Lecturer in Elect. Eng., County Tech. Coll., Dartford. Private Address: 81 Shepherds Lane, Dartford, Kent. Age: 36. Career: Liverpool Univ., 1919-22; Western Elect. Co. (now Standard T. & C.), 1922-24; Specialised in Tele-communications; Siemens Bros., 1924-25; Automatic Telephone and Elec. Co. (Development Labs.), 1925-36; present appointment, 1936.

SMITH, J. F. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I.E.E. Consumers Engr., South Wales Electric Power Co., 27 Newport Road, Cardiff. Private Address: "Gwynfrad," Vaughan Avenue, Llandaff, Glam. Age: 36. Career: Univ. Coll. of Wales; S. Wales and Mon. Sch. of Mines; Penritsyber Navigation Coll., and Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co., Ltd.; Tech. Asst. Kane & David, Cons. Engrs., Cardiff; Consumers Engr., S. Wales Elect. Power Co.

SMITH, James Frederick. A.M.Inst. C.E. Private Address: 33 Church Street, Shirley, Southampton. Age: 77. Career: Architecture with John Honeyman, F.R.I.B.A.; Wharrie, Colledge & Brand, C.E.; West of Scotland Tech. Coll., Glasgow; Bateman, Parsons & Bateman, Civil Engrs., on City of Buenos Aires sanitation; Buenos Aires and Pacific Rly., Eng. Dept.: Central Argentine Rly., Dist. Engr.

SMITH, James R. Fyfe. M.I.E.S. Director, Smith & Wellstood, Ltd., Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.

SMITH, J. R. P. A.M.I.E.E. Asst. Engr., Sutton Coldfield Corp. Elect. Dept. Private Address: "Britecote," Hill Village Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham.

SMITH, J. W. E. M.C., B.Sc., A.M.I. Mech.E., M.I.Loco.E. In C.M.E.'s Dept., L.M. & S. Rly., London Road Office, Derby. Age: 43. Career: Derby School; 2nd Lieut. and Lieut., 3rd and 10/11th Highland Light Infantry, 1915-19; Glasgow Univ., 1919-22; Derby C. & W. Works, Midland Rly., 1919-23; Oil Gas Works Inspector, L.M.S.R., 1923-27; Asst. Works Manager, Newton Heath C. & W. Works, L.M.S.R., 1927-32; Asst. to Works Supt., Derby C. & W., L.M.S.R., 1932.

SMITH, John Noel. A.M.Inst.C.E. Asst. Engr., Ministry of Transport, Metropole Buildings, Northumberland Avenue, W.C.2. Private Address: 15 Castlebar Road, Ealing, W.S. Age: 31. Career: Nottingham Univ.; Artd. pupil, Asst. Eng. and Divisional Surveyor, Notts. C.C.

SMITH, L. A.M.I.E.E. Senior Design and Tech. Engr. (192838), British Electric Transformer Co., Ltd., Hayes, Middx. Private Address: Wentworth Crescent, Harlington, Middx. Age: 34. Career: With Johnson & Phillips, 1920-28, on manufacture of apparatus; present appointment since 1928. Visiting Lecturer in Elect. Eng., Woolwich Polytechnic, 1930-37. Penfold Gold Medallist; Higher National Cert. and endorsement with four distinctions; Durham Bursar, J.Inst.E.

SMITH, Launcelot Eustace. C.B.E. Chairman and Managing Director, Smith's Dock Co., Ltd., North Shields, Northumberland. Private Address: Piper Close, Corbridge, Northumberland. Career: Went abroad for two years after leaving Rugby; apprent. Marine Engr. with Wigham Richardson & Co., and then joined Smith's Dock Co., Ltd., the family business.

SMITH, L. V. B.Sc., A.M.I.Mech.E. Works Manager and Director, Macklow Smith, Ltd., York Mansions, Westminster, S.W.1. Private Address: Oak Hall, Stock, Ingatestone, Essex. Age: 50. Career: King's Sch., Birmingham; Univ. of Birmingham; 1910-12, James Simpson & Co., engaged in installation and running of waterworks pumping machinery; 1912-14, Asst. Mech. Engr., S. Staffs. Waterworks Co.; 1914 to date, with Macklow .Smith, Ltd.

SMITH, Sir Louis William. Kt., M.P., M. I.Mech.E. Chairman, Clarke's Crank and Forge Co., Ltd., Lincoln; Chairman, Farrar Boilerworks, Ltd., Newark. Addresses: 36 Marsham Court, Westminster, S.W.1.; Carlton Scroop Hall, near Grantham. Career: Works Manager, R. Garrett & Sons, Suffolk (five years, to 1909); Managing Director and (later) Chairman, Clarke's Crank and Forge Co. and Farrar Boilerworks, Ltd. (twenty-five years); Chairman of Cox & Co., Ltd., Falmouth (for three years, to 1919); M.P. for Hallam Div. of Sheffield since 1928. Kt. Batchelor, 1938.

SMITH, Martin B. M.I.San.E. Chief Engr. and Clerk of Works, Epsom Coll., Epsom. Private Address: South Lodge, Epsom Coll. Age: 53. Career: Archbp. Abbott's Sch., Guildford; Sch. of Military Eng., Chatham; Staff appointments R.E., 1914-26.

SMITH, Percy William. O.B.E., late Capt. R. A. F., M. I. A. E., A. F. R. Ae.S. Chief Inspector of Engines, Aeronautical Inspection Directorate, Air Ministry, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Private Address: Solihull, Sweetcroft Lane, Hillingden, Middx. Age: 52. Career: City and Guilds; training, various eng. firms; Lecturer and Demonstrator in Mech. Eng., Northampton Polytechnic.

SMITH, R. A. A.M.I.E.E. Inspecting Engr., London County Council. Private Address: 45 Chestnut Avenue, Kingston Road, Ewell, Surrey. Training, Faraday House Elect. Eng. Coll.

SMITH, Robert Arthur. Consulting Engr., 14 Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W.1. Private Address: 3 Highbury Road, Wimbledon, London, S.W.19. Career: Born in Melbourne, Victoria. Studied, Sydney Univ. and Lant Carpenter's Sch. of Eng., London. With the Gulcher Co. on the Lighting of Wellington, New Zealand; practised as Consulting Engr. in Westminster since 1898. Has travelled much in Europe and America professionally; also in West Africa and the East Indies as Expert in Oil-Palm Machinery.

SMITH, Roger T. B.Sc., M.Inst.C.E., M.I.Mech.E., Past-Pres. M.I.E.E., Past-Pres. M.Inst.T. Partner, Highfield and Roger Smith, Consulting Engrs., 36 Victoria Street, London, S.W.1. Private Address: 7 Gloucester Chambers, 65 George Street, Portman Square, London, W.1. Career: Served time with Hathorn Davey, Leeds, pump-makers. Erecting waterworks pumping machinery in India for Easton & Anderson, Ltd.; Tech. Manager, Societe Hydro-Electrique Anversoise; Asst. Kennedy & Jenkin, Consulting Engrs.; Elect. Engr., G.W.R.; Partner with Mr. John S. Highfield as Consulting Engr.

SMITH, S. C. A.M.I.E.E. Telephone Engr., Siemens Bros. & Co., Ltd., Woolwich, S.E.18. Private Address: 22 Oakwood Road, Wylde Green, Birmingham. Age: 40. Educ.: Battersea Grammar Sch.; Regent Street Polytechnic School of Eng.

SMITH, S. Livingston. D.Sc.(Eng.) (London), M.I.Mech.E., A.C.G.I., Reader in Mech. Eng., Univ. of London. Asst. Professor in Mech. Eng. at the Imperial Coll. of Sc. and Tech., South Kensington. Private Address: The Dell, Beech Drive, Kingswood, Surrey. Career: Three years, City and Guilds; Asst. to the late W. Duddell, Esq., F.R.S.; Asst. Engr., Thames Ironworks; Inspecting Engr., Crown Agents for the Colonies; Lieut., R.A.F.; Lecturer, and later Asst. Professor in the Mech. Eng. Dept. at the City and Guilds Coll.; Examiner in Eng. for Univ., London.

SMITH, Sidney John. A.M.I.Mar.E. Head of Dredger Dept., Priestman Bros., Ltd., Holderness Foundry, Hull. Private Address: 82 Ormonde Avenue, Hull. Age: 48. Career: Devizes Grammar Sch.; Devizes and Lowestoft Tech. Schools. War time service with J. I. Thornycoft, Ltd., Southampton; joined Priestman Bros., Ltd., in 1919. Patentee of special type of vessel for carrying creeper track excavators and other purposes so arranged that vessels can be asembled when afloat or dismantled without making or breaking any water-tight joints. Responsible for the design of many unusual and special types of grab dredgers.

SMITH, Stanley Parker. D.Sc., M.I.E.E., A.M.Inst.C.E. Professor of Elect. Eng., Royal Tech. Coll., Glasgow, C.1. Private Address: 23 Winton Drive, Glasgow, W.2. Career: Designer, Siemens, Stafford, 1907; Chief Designer, General Electric Co., 1909; Lecturer and Asst. Professor, City and Guilds Eng. Coll., 1912; Consulting Engr, Vickers, 1916. Books: "Electrical Equipment of Automobiles", "Problems in Electrical Engineering", "Laboratory and Design Manuals".

SMITH, Sydney. M.I.Mech.E., M.I. & S.I. Managing Director of The Wellman Seaver Rolling Mill Co., Ltd., also Works General Manager for The Wellman Smith Owen Eng. Corp., Ltd., Victoria Station House, London, S.W.1, and Darlaston, South Staffordshire. Age: 52.

SMITH, Colonel Sydney E. C.B.E, J.P., M.Inst.T., M.I.A.E. Director, Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., and West Gloucestershire Water Co., Clare Street House, Bristol.

SMITH, Sydney W. C.B.E., A.R.S.M., D.Sc:, M.Inst.M. & M., F.I.C., F.C.S. Chief Assayer, The Royal Mint, London, E.C.3. Career: 1889-1902, Asst. to Sir William Roberts-Austen at the Royal Mint; 1902-26, Asst. Assayer; 1926, present appointment. PastPres., Inst.M. & M.

SMITH, W. B. M.Sc.(Eng.) (Lond.), M.Inst.C.E. Borough Engr. and Surveyor, Dover. Address: Maison Dieu House, Dover.

SMITH, W. F. B.Sc.(Eng.). A.C.G.I., A.M.I.E.E.E. Regional Engineer, G.P.O., Telephone Building, Basinghall Street, Leeds. Age: 40. Career: Elect. Fitter Apprent., H.M. Dockyard, Sheerness; City and Guilds Eng. Coll.; Asst. Engr., G.P.O., Radio Branch, London; Asst. Officer in Charge, Leafield Wireless Station; Asst. Engr., Radio Branch, G.P.O.; Power Engr., Sect. Engr., G.P.O., Newcastle-on-Tyne; Regional Engr., Regional Director's Office, Leeds.

SMITH, W. J. M.B.E., A.M.I.Mech.E., M. Inst.T., M. R. S. T. Private Address: 124 Rose Hill Street, Derby. Age: 67. Career: St. James' H.G. Sch., Derby; Derby Tech. Coll.; trained, C. & W. Dept., Midland Rly., 1884-91; draughtsman, Workshop and Plant Office, 1891, and Chief, 1903-15; Workshop Asst., 1915-19; Asst. Works Manager, 1919-23; Works Manager, 1923; Supt., 1924-31; Examiner, Rail Carriage Building, C. & G. Inst., 1925-32.

SMITH, William S. M.I.Mar.E., A.M.I.Mech.E., Extra 1st Cl., B.O.T. (Motor). Asst. Marine Surveyor, Hong Kong Government, Harbour Office, Hong Kong. Private Address: 11 Warwick Road, South Shields. Age: 36. Career: Sunderland Tech. Coll.; Apprent., John Readhead & Son; training, Sulzer Bros., Switzerland, and B.O.T., Surveyor's Dept.; Chief Engr., Butterfield & Co., Hong Kong.

SMITH-CLARKE, George Thomas. M.I.A.E., M.S.A.E., M.S.I.A. Director and Chief Engr., Alvis Ltd., Coventry, Holyhead Road, Coventry. Private Address: "Shenandoah", Stoneleigh Road, Coventry. Age: 54. Career: London Polytechnic; G.W. Rly., Eng. and Motor Car Depts.; Chief Draughtsman, G.W. Rly., Motor Car Dept.; Capt., R.A.F., Officer-inCharge, A.I.D., Coventry Dist., Engines; Asst. Works Manager, The Daimler Co., Ltd.; Chief Engr. and Works Manager, Alvis Car and Eng. Co., Ltd. Has obtained upwards of 100 patents for inventions in connection with automobiles, aircraft engines and radio apparatus.

SMITHER, W. J. A.M.I.E.E. Borough Elect. Engr., Electricity Works, Dorchester. Age: 53. Educ.: training and previous appointment in Toronto.

SMITH-ROSE, R. L. D.Sc., Ph.D., D.I.C., A.R.C.S., M.I.E.E. Head of Radio Dept., National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middx. Age: 44. Career: 1912-15, Imperial Coll.; Royal Coll. of Sc.; City and Guilds; 1915-19, Telephone Engr., Siemens Bros.; 1919, Scientific Officer, Elect. Dept., N.P.L.; 1934, Principal Scientific Officer, Radio Dept., N.P.L. Author of various papers, official and otherwise.

SMOUT, D. T. A.M.I.E.E., M.I.W.E. Managing Director, A. C. Welding Co., Ltd., 105-9 Grange Road, Plaistow, E.12. Age: 45. Career: Manchester Gramm. Sch.; Municipal Tech. Coll., West Ham; Apprent., The Thames Ironworks, Shipbuilding and Eng. Co., Ltd., London (4 years); Inspector and Tester of Telephone Switchboards, Western Elect. Co., Ltd., N. Woolwich (2 years); Asst. Engr. for Installation of Elect. and Hydraulic Lifts, B. & P. Steven, Ltd., London (1 year); Draughtsman and Designer, Plant Installation, Elect. D.O., William Beardmore & Co., Ltd., Glasgow (5 years); Asst. Engr., Chief Engr. and Managing Director, A.C. Cutting and Welding Co., Ltd., and A.C. Welding Co., Ltd. (18 years).

SMYTH, J. M. M.Inst.C.E., M.I. Mech.E., M.I.E.E. Consulting Engr. Invergarry, Reigate, Surrey. Age: 69. Career: Queen Elizabeth's Gramm. Sch., Barnet; Univ. Coll., London; training in Glasgow and Electrical Works, London; Asst. Engr., Metropolitan Elect. Supply Co., London; Chief Asst. Elect. Engr., Borough Elect. Works, Blackburn; Chief Elect. Engr., Keighley, Yorks.; Admiralty Elect. Inspector, Portsmouth, Rosyth, etc.; Chief Elect. Engr., Pernambuco, Brazil; Consulting Engr. in London. Designed and carried out Hydro-Elect. Power plant for Tin Mines, Nigeria, W. Africa, etc.

SMYTH, Sir Philip Weyland Bower. Bart., M.I.E.E. Capt., Royal Navy, 70 Elizabeth Street, Eaton Square, S.W.1. Age: 44. Career: Naval Officer. Specialised in Wireless; Wireless Officer in Grand Fleet, 1916-18; Fleet W./T. Officer, Australian Navy, 1919-21; Experimental Staff, Signal Sch., 1921-23; Wireless Officer, Battle Cruiser Squad., 1923-25; Chief W./T. Instructor, Signal Sch., 1925-27; Fleet Wireless Officer, Mediterranean Fleet, 1927-29.

SNEDDEN, William Paterson. M.I. & S.I. Rolling Mill Engr. and Steel Works Plant Specialist, British Timken, Ltd., Cheston Road, Aston, Birmingham. Private Address: 357 Gravelly Lane, Erdington, Birmingham. Age: 40. Career: Coatbridge Tech. Coll.; Royal Coll., Glasgow; Rolling Mill Specialist, Dorman, Long & Co., Ltd., and The Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal Co., Ltd.; Steel Works Plant Designer, Lamberton & Co., Ltd. Designer of the Timken Calculator adapted to Timken Tapered Roller Bearing equipped roll neck applications.

SNELL, Sir John Francis C. Kt., G.B.E., M.Inst.C.E., M.I.E.E. Chairman of the Elect. Commission, Savoy Court, Strand, London, W.C.2. Private Address: Daglands, Fowey, Cornwall. Formerly Consulting Engr., Westminster; Past-Pres., I.E.E., and Past Vice-Pres., Inst.C.E.; Chairman of Committee on Electroculture, Ministry of Agriculture, and Chairman of Committee on Water Power Resources, B.O.T.; formerly Member of Advisory Council, D.S.I.R. Books: "Power House Design" (Longman's).

SNELL, M. S. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I.E.E. Engr., Sangamo-Weston, Ltd., Enfield. Private Address: Stoney Dene, Shendish, King's Langley, Herts Age: 36. Career: Tiffin Sch., Kingston; Battersea Polytechnic; 14 years, Standard Telephones and Cables, research work; 1 year, Sangamo-Weston, research work.

SNOW, Leonard G. Assoc.M.Inst.C.E., M.Inst.B.E., Special Certificate in Highway and County Eng. of the Institute of Municipal and County Engrs. Director, Norcon, Ltd., Concrete Pipe Manufacturers, 351 Brixton Road, London, S.W.9. Private Address: 49 Dorchester Court, London, S.E.24. Career: King's Sch., Rochester; Eng. Asst., Kent C.C. (following Articles); Senr. Asst., E. Sussex C.C.; Asst. Engr., Gillingham. Is frequently consulted with regard to the lay-out and construction of roads and sewers on housing estates.

SOLLIS, Leonard. M.I.Mech.E. Managing Director, Highfield Gear and Eng. Co., Ltd., Karrier Works, Huddersfield. Private Address: 35 Springdale Avenue, Huddersfield. Career: Huddersfield Tech. Coll.; Apprent., David Brown & Sons (Hfd.) Ltd., Huddersfield; Works Manager, Karrier Motors, Ltd., Huddersfield; Consultant and Re-organiser to J. Burn & Co., Ltd., London and Esher.

SOLOMON, H. G. A.C.G.I., M.I.E.E., M.Cons.E. Consulting Elect. Engr., 271 Grove End Gardens, Grove End Road, N.W.8. Age: 66. Career: Educ., Sydney, N.S. Wales; Hanover, N. Germany; City and Guilds, London (Dipl. and Works' premium); trained, Siemens Bros. & Co., Ltd.; Elect. Designer and Draughtsman, and Lecturer, Northampton Inst.; Head of Meter Dept. and Estimating Engr., The Electrical Co.; Estimating Engr., Ladmeyer Co., London, and Johnson & Phillips, Charlton; Asst. Res. Engr., Brompton and Kens. Elect. Supply Co.; Editor of "Science Abstracts" for thirteen years; Cons. Elect. Engr.. Author of "Electricity Meters" and "Electric Meter Practice" (Chas. Griffin); "Domestic Electric Heating" (Crosby Lockwood); Transl. of Wilhelm Borcher's "Electric Furnaces" (Longman, Green & Co.); contrib. to "Dictionary of Elect. Eng." (Gresham Publ. Co.).

SOLOMON, J. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.C.G.I., A.M.I.E.E. Asst. Engr., Switchgear Eng. Dept., Metropolitan-Vickers Elect. Co., Ltd., Trafford Park, Manchester. Age: 35. Career: City and Guilds, 1919-22; College Apprent., subsequently Asst. Engr. with Metropolitan-Vickers Co. Published Translation of Kesselring's "Elements of Switchgear Design".

SOLOMON, Major T. H. R.E. (retd.), B. Sc., A. C. G. I., A.M. I. E. E. Tech. Supt., Claude-General Neon Lights, Ltd., Wembley Hill, Middx. Private Address: 10 Allen House, Allen Street, London, W.B. Age: 47. Career: St. Paul's Sch., London; City and Guilds; Cable Electrician, C.S.S., Silvertown; Osram Lamp and Valve Works. War service with R.N.D. Engrs. and R.E.

SOMERS, T. P. M. C.B.E., M.Inst.C.E., M.T. P. I., M. I nst.M. & Cy. E. (PastPres.), F. R. San. I. Master of Works and City Engrs., Glasgow Corporation. Private Address: 43 Lubnaig Road, Newlands, Glasgow. Age: 61. Career: Pupilage, 1893-98, Glasgow Corporation; Asst. Engr., 1898-1908; Chief Engr., 1908-23; present appointment, 1924.

SOMERS, W. L. C. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I.Mech.E. Research Engr., Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., Filton, Bristol. Private Address: 64 Kenmore Crescent, Northville, Bristol, 7, Somerset. Age: 38. Career: St. Paul's Sch., 1914-17; City and Guilds, 1917722; training, Aster Eng. Co., 1922-24; Research Asst., Ricardo & Co., Ltd., 1925-28; Tech. Lecturer, Shell-Mex, Ltd., 1928-31; Apprent. Supervisor, Riley Coventry, Ltd., 1932-36; present post, 1936. War service, 1918, Hydrophone Operator, R.N.V.R.

SOMERS, Walter Lionel Osborne. B.A. Oxford (Hons. Chem.). Director (Asst. Managing), W. Somers, Ltd., Haywood Forge, Halesowen, Nr. Birmingham. Private Address: Rowley House, Stratford-on-Avon. Age: 35.

SOMERSET, J. A. A.M.I.E.E. Proprietor, J. A. Somerset & Co. Private Address: 1 Bank Street, Hulme, Manchester. Age: 56. Career: 2 years Mech. Engr., Manchester Sch. of Tech.; 2-4 years Contracting, Drake & Gorham; 5 years, Manchester Corpn.; 11 years, National Boiler Insur., Elect. Surveyors; 2 years, War time, Admiralty; 19 years in present business.

SOMERVILLE, T. B.Sc., A.M.I.E.E. Research Engr., British Broadcasting Corpn., Research Station, Nightingale Square, S.W.12. Age: 33. Career: Glasgow Univ.; Elect. Control, Ltd., Glasgow; B.B.C.

SOMERVILLE, T. B. B.Sc., A.M.I.E.E. Automatic Regulation Engr., Metropolitan Vickers Elect. Co., Ltd., Trafford Park. Private Address: 11 Entwistle Avenue, Davyhulme, Urmston, Manchester. Age: 39. Career: Carlisle Gramm. Sch.; Armstrong Coll. (Durham Univ.); served with H.M. Forces in France as 2nd Lieut. in charge of "A.N." Cable Section, R.E.; two years apprent., Metropolitan Vickers, 1920, afterwards successively Productive Engr., Meter Engr., and Automatic Regulation Engr.

SOMMER, Albert Henry. A.I.Loco.E. Works Director, D. Wickham & Co., Ltd., Rail Car Engrs., Ware, Herts. Private Address: Willow House, Crane Road, Ware.

SOPER, R. E. S. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M. I.E.E. Chief Cable Engr., Telephone Dept., Pirelli General Cable Works, Ltd., Southampton. Private Address: 84 Orchards Way, Southampton.

SOUTHERN, Herbert. A.M.I.Mech.E., M.Am.Soc.M.E., F.Inst.F. Director, G. P. Wincott, Ltd., 180 Atterciffe Road, Sheffield, 4. Private Address: 76 Knowle Lane, Ecclesall, Sheffield, 11.

SOUTHWELL, R. V. M.A.(Oxon.), M.A. (Cantab.), F. R.S., M. I.Mech.E., F. R.Ae. S. Professor of Eng. Sc., Univ. of Oxford. Business Address: Eng. Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford. Private Address: 9 Lathbury Road, Oxford. Career: Educ., Norwich Sch. and Trinity Coll., Cambridge. 1914-20, Fellow and Lecturer in Mech. Sciences, Trinity Coll.; 1914-15, R.A.S.C., 1915-18, R.N.V.R., 1918-19, R.A.F.; 1920-25, Supt., Aerodynamics Dept., Nat. Physical Lab.; 1925-29, Univ. Lecturer in Maths.; present appointment, 1929. Pres., Section G.(Eng.), British Assoc., 1938. Books: "Introduction to the Theory of Elasticity for Engrs and Physicists" (Oxford Univ. Press, 1936).

SOWARD, H. W. F. A.M.I.Mech.E., M.I. & S.I. Engr. and Outside Manager, Wellman Smith Owen Eng. Corpn., Ltd., Victoria Station House, Victoria Street, S.W.1. Career: Tottenham and Northampton Polytechnics; Babcock & Wilcox; T. Sugden, Ltd.; H. A. Humphrey; South Staffs. Mond Gas Co.; Wellman Smith Owen Eng. Corpn., Ltd.

SOWREY, Group Captain John. R.A.F., A.F.C., M.I.Ae.E., F. R.Met. Soc. Serving Officer, Air Ministry, Adastral House, Kingsway, W.C.2. Private Address: Yeoveney Manor Lodge, Staines, Middx. Age: 46. Career: King's Coll., London; Queen's Coll., Cambridge; Imperial Coll. of Sc. and Tech.; several tech. appointments in the R.A.F.

SOWTER, R. J. B.Sc., (1st Cl. Hons.) A.R.C.S., M.I.E.E. Barrister-at-Law (Middle Temple), Retired Civil Servant (Admiralty and B.O.T.). Private Address: 88 Pettits Lane, Romford, Essex.

SPAGNOLETTI, J. E. M.I.E.E., M.Inst.T. Private Address: Fairhaven, Westward Ho, N. Devon. Age: 77. Career: Pupil to Loco. Eng. under Mr. W. Dean, G.W. Rly.; Elect. and Mech. Engr.; now retired.

SPALDING, E. W. M.C., Wh.Ex., A.M. I.Mech.E. Sales Manager, Ruston & Hornsby, Ltd., Sheaf Iron Works, Lincoln. Age: 57. Career: Perse Sch., Cambridge; Apprent., Ruston, Proctor & Co., Ltd., Lincoln; continued tech. training at Manchester Sch. of Tech; returned to Ruston, Proctor & Co. (now Ruston & Hornsby) in 1904; has travelled as their Overseas representative practically all over the world. War service: R.A., in France.

SPANNER, Edward Frank Consulting Naval Architect, R.C.N.C. (Retd.), M.I.N.A., M. I.Mar.E., F.C.M.S., etc. Managing Director, Spanner Thimble Tube Boilers, Ltd., 9 Billiter Square, London, E.C.3. Private Address: 13 Shooters Hill Road, Blackheath, London, S.E.3. Career: R.N. Colls., Keyham and Greenwich; Admiralty, 1911-18; Naval Archt. and Asst. Gen. Manager, R. H. Green & Silley Weir, Ltd., 1918-24. Inventor of Duct Keel System of Ship Construction; Spanner Thimble Tube Boilers, etc., etc. Naval Archt. Assessor, B.O.T.; Liveryman of Worshipful Co. of Shipwrights. Author of "The Fireproof Ship" and several books dealing with Aircraft and Sea Power.

SPARK, Joseph D. M.I.E.E. Elect. Engr. and Manager, Willesden Corpn. Elect. Undertaking, Willesden Lane, N.W.2. Private Address: 3 Alverstone Road, Willesden, N.W.2. Age: 58. Career: Apprent., Alex. Spark, Aberdeen; Junr. Asst., Corpn. Elect. Dept., Aberdeen, 2+ years; Asst., Northampton Elect. Light and Power Co., 1+ years; Asst. Distribution Engr., Croydon Corpn., 9 years; Distribution Engr., Swansea Corpn., 2 years; Distribution Engr., Walsall Corpn., 5 years; Deputy Elect. Engr., Willesden Corpn., 14 years. Hon. Sec., A.M.E.E. (Greater London Centre).

SPEAKMAN, J. E. D. B.Sc.(Eng.) (Lond.), K. C.L. (Dipl.), A.M. I.E.E., A.I.Min.Eng. Chief Sales and Contracting Engr., Colliery Eng., Ltd., 46 Rutland Park, Sheffield, 10.

SPEEDY, P. A.M.I.E.E. Foreman Partner, Speedy & Eynon, Ltd. Business Address: 22 Essex Strand, W.C.2. Age: 64. Career: Elect. Engr., Univ. Coll. Sch.; Crystal Palace, Eng. Sch.; Pupil, Laurence Scott & Co., Ltd., Norwich. Managing Director, Julius Sax & Co.. Ltd., London (retired), Burdette & Co.. Ltd., London (retired).

SPEEDY, W. H. A.M.I.E.E. Sub-Station Inspector, L P. T. B., London. Private Address: 35 Whitton Drive, Horsenden Wood, Greenford, Middx. Age: 37. Career: Doctor, Challoner's Gramm. School., Amersham; Regent Street Polytechnic; Apprent., Metropolitan Rly., Neasden, and subsequently S.-S. Attendant; 1926, Newport (Mon.) Corpn., Junr. Asst. Engr.; 1929, Darwen (Lancs.) Corpn., Shift Engr.; 1932, London Elect. Rly., operation of sub-controlstations; 1935, L.P.T.B., Sub.-Stn. Inspr. Asst. Hon. Sec., London Control Section, E.T.E.A.

SPEIGHT, J. W. A.M.I.E.E. Deputy Elect. Engr. and Manager, Leyton Corpn. Elect. Works, Cathall Road, Leytonstone, E.11.

SPEIR, K. R. N. Lt.-Col. (Retd.), D.S.O., A.M.I.E.E., M.Inst.T. Overseas and Continental Traffic Manager, L.M.S. Rly. Co., Euston House, Seymour Street, N.W.1. Age: 61. Career: Ed., Radley & Pembroke Coll., Cambridge; 10 years, Loco. and Elect. Depts., Midland Rly.; SecretaryGeneral, Egyptian State Rlys., 1905-08; Supt. of Operation, Midland Rly., 1914; Supt., London and Tilbury Section, L.M.S. Rly., 1919; Continental Representative, L.M.S. Rly., Paris, 1925; Asst. to The Overseas and Continental Traffic Manager, 1927. S. African War, 1900-01; Great War, 1914-19, mentioned three times despatches, D.S.O., and Chevalier French Legion of Honour.

SPEIR, Michael Adrian. A.M.Inst.C.E. Senr. Engr., Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners, Queen Anne's Lodge, Westminster, London, S.W.1. Private Address: The Abbey, North Berwick, Scotland. Age: 30. Career: Apprent and subsequent career with Sir Alex. Gibb & Partners; Res. Engr. on Galloway Water Power Scheme, and on Cliff Quay Extension, Ipswich Dock.

SPEIRS, C. W. J.P., M.I.E.E., F. Inst.P. Director, The Morgan Crucible Co., Ltd., Battersea Works, S.W.11. Private Address: The Chesters, Traps Lane, New Malden, Surrey. Pupil, C. A. Parsons & Co., and "Central Tech."

SPENCE, William G. F.N.E.C.Inst. Private Address: The Shielding, Highlands Road, Barton-on-Sea, Hants. Career: Manager, fourteen years, Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Neptune Eng. Works, Walker, Newcastle-on-Tyne; twenty years Director and General Manager, George Clark, Ltd., Sunderland; now retired.

SPENCER, C. J. O.B.E., M.I.E.E. Res. Director, North Metropolitan Elect. Supply Co., Northmet House, Southgate, N.14. Age: 62. Career: Harris Institute, Preston; Sc. and Art Inst., Walsall; pupilage with Blackpool Elect. Tramways Co.; Electn., S. Staffs. Tramways Co.; Gen. Manager, Bradford Corpn. Tramways; Gen. Manager, Metropolitan Elect. Tramways Co., London United Tramways Co., and South Metropolitan Elect. Lighting and Tramways Co. Authority on Railless Trolley, on which he has written numerous papers.

SPENCER, H. Wilmot M.I.Mech.E., M.A.S.M.E., M.Inst.Fuel, M.Cer.Soc. Managing Director of Liptak Furnace Arches, Ltd.; Chairman and Managing Director of Steam Plant Accessories, Ltd., 59 Palace Street, Victoria Street, London, S.W.1.

SPENCER, Kelvin Tallent. M. C., B.Sc., A.C.G.I., A.M.Inst.C.E. Principal Tech. Officer, Air Ministry, London, W.C.2. Private Address: Cliffords Inn, London, E.C.4. Age: 40.

SPENS, Colin Hope. A.C.G.I., A.M. Inst.C.E., A.M. Inst. W.E., F.G.S. Chief Asst. Engr., Messrs. Rofe & Raffety, 208 Abbey House, Victoria Street, Westminster. Private Address: Hyde Park Court, Inverness Terrace, W.2. Age: 32. Career: Lancing Coll.; City and Guilds; Pupil, and later Asst. Res. Engr., Sir Alex. Binnie, Son & Deacon; Chief Asst. Res. Eng., Herbert Lapworth & Partners; Senr. Eng. Asst., Howard Humphreys & Sons (Tel Aviv & Jaffa); Personal Eng. Asst., Mr. Thos. Hawksley.

SPICER, F. P. M.I.E.E. Manager, Eng. Dept., Pyrene Co., Ltd., Great West Road, Brentford, Middx. Private Address: 45 Roehampton Close, S.W.15. Age: 59. Career: Bury Gramm. Sch.; Apprent., Mather & Platt, Ltd.; Asst. to Tech. Engr., and later to Comcl. Engr., M. & P., Ltd.; Managing Director, Charlens & Co., Ltd.; Sales Manager, Southern Dist., Mather & Platt, Ltd., then Manager, Calcutta Office, and General Manager for India; Director, Independent Spindles, Ltd.; present post.

SPIERS, E. A.M.I.Mech.E. Director, W. Spiers, Ltd., Walnut Street, Leicester. Age: 47.

SPINKS, J. H. C. A.M.I.E.E. Elect. Engr., Metropolitan Vickers Elect., Co., Ltd., Trafford Park, Manchester. Private Address: "Naldera", Barnfield Crescent, Ashton on Mersey, Sale.

SPITTLE, John Trevor. O.B.E., M.A., A.M.Inst.C.E. Univ. Lecturer in Mech. Scs., Pembroke College, Cambridge. Private Address: 7 Herschel Road, Cambridge. Age: 52. Ed.: Rugby and Pembroke Coll., Cambridge; training, Vickers, Ltd., Sheffield.

SPOONER, Henry J. C.E., M.I.Mech. E., F. R. A. S., F.G.S., A.M. I nst. C. E., Hon.M. J.Inst.E., etc., etc. Consulting Efficiency and Mech. Engr., 5 St. George's Terrace, Regent's Park, London, N.W.1. Career: Trained, civil and mech. eng.; two years practical experience in marine eng. with Day & Summers, Southampton; experience in high-pressure steam work under Loftus Perkins; Manager of eng. works; engaged in designing floating docks and canal lifts with Clarke & Stansfield. Lectured weekly on eng. to staffs and workers of Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield, and Waltham Abbey Powder Mills, 1879-87; Principal Lecturer, Director and Professor of Mech. and Civil Eng., The Polytechnic, Regent Street, London, 1882-1922; organised pioneer courses in motor car eng., 1895, and aeronautical eng., 1908. Consulting Efficiency and Mech. Engr. since 1884. Has been a member of many important Committees, Boards, etc., dealing with scientific management, industrial fatigue, and kindred subjects. Member of Eng. Jury, International Exhibition, 1884; Institution of Mech. Engrs.' Delegate, Imperial Educ. Conference, 1911; Gretna Public Lectures, Gretna, 1917, Blackburn, 1921; Hon. Tech. Adviser to the Union of S. Africa's Military Hospital, Richmond Park, during the War; Member of World Power Conference, 1924; Pioneer of Noise Abatement Movement. Inventor of clearing tunnels of smoke and steam; improved combined steam and explosion engines; sound reflectors and absorbers; noise-excluding windows, etc. Books: (Magnum opus) "Machine Design, Construction and Drawing", 1908 (many new editions and revised impressions), and sixteen other publications, including "Wealth from Waste".

SPOONER, W. W. M.A., M.Inst.C.E. Managing Director, Spooner Dryer and Eng. Co., Ltd., Ilkley, Yorks. Private Address: Ashbrook, Ilkley, Yorks. Age: 56. Career: Charterhouse Sch.; Cambridge (Hon. degree, Eng.); Apprent., British Westinghouse Co., Ltd.; Improver, Willans & Robinson & Co., Ltd., and W. H. Allen, Son & Co.; Director of Cole, Marchent & Morley, Ltd., and Spooner Dryer and Eng. Co., Ltd.

SPRY, William James. M.I.H.V.E. Founder and Senr. Partner, Spry & Holman, Melrose Avenue, Clifton, Bristol, 8. Private Address: 6 Cotham Terrace, Bristol, 2. Ed.: Merchant Venturers' Sch., Bristol. Directly connected with Heating Profession over forty-five years.

SPRY, William R. M.I.A.E., M.Inst. Brit.Cge. & Auto Mfrs. Director, Worcester Windshield an Casements, Ltd., Barbourne, Worcester, and Worcester Sheet Metal, Ltd., St. Johns, Worcester. Private Address: Cremyll, Hallow Road, Worcester. Age: 55. Career: Woolwich and Regent Street Polytechnics; 6 years apprent., Carriage Building; 3 years Etabl., Million-Guiet; 16 years, Auster, Ltd.

SPURLING, G. T. H. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I.Mech.E. Manager, Eng. Estimating Dept., The Brush Elect. Eng. Co., Ltd., Loughborough. Private Address: 27 Colgrove Road, Loughborough. Age: 38. Career: Queen Elizabeth Sch., Barnet; The Northampton Eng. Coll.; J. Tylor & Sons, New Southgate Auto Eng. Shops; Brown Boveri & Cie., Baden, Publicity, Steam Turbine Test, Design and Sales; Reavell & Co., Ltd., Ipswich, D.O.; Drayton Regulator and Instrument Co., Ltd., Estimator.

SPURR, R. D. A.M.I.E.E. Deputy Elect. Engr., Sunderland Corpn., Elect. Undertaking. Private Address: 23 Holmlands, Park North, Sunderland. Age: 60. Career: High Grade Sch., Hull; Sea-Going Engr.; Exec. Engr., British Westinghouse Co.; with Derbyshire and Notts. Elect. Power Co.; Bradford Corpn.

SQUIRE, Cecil Edward. M.I.Mech.E., M.I.A.E., M. I.Loco.E., M. I. & S. I., M.J.I.E. Managing Director, Willford & Co., Ltd., Park House Works, Sheffield. Private Address: 133 Ringinglow Road, Sheffield. Career: Christ's Hospital, London; Sheffield Univ.; Apprent., A. Shardlow, Ltd., Sheffield; with Willford & Co., Ltd., since 1900.

STABLER, G. V. B.Sc., A.M.I.Mech.E. Workshop Instructor, Northampton Polytechnic, St. John Street, London, E.C.1. Private Address: 30 Girton Avenue, Kingsbury, N.W.9. Age: 37. Career: Apprent., Robt. Stephenson & Co., Ltd., Darlington, 1916-24; King's Coll., Univ. of Durham, 1924-27; Asst. Engr., Indian Stores Dept., Govt. of India, 1927-32.

STABLES, E. R. B.Sc.(Eng.) (Lond.), A.M.Inst.C.E., A.M.I.Mech.E., A.F.R.Ae.S. Lecturer in Mech. and Aeronautical Eng., Portsmouth Municipal Coll., Crossways, Miswell Lane, Tring. Age: 32. Formerly with J. & E. Hall, Ltd., Dartford, Tech. Development Dept.

STACKHOUSE, Edwin Stanley A.R.I. B.A., M.Inst.M. & Cy.E. Deputy Borough Eng. and Surveyor, County Borough of Burnley. Private Address: 18 Brunel Street, Burnley. Career: Municipal Coll. and Sch. of Art, Burnley; Articled to Peter Pickup, Esq., Cons. Engr., Burnley; Archl. Asst., Borough of Nelson, 7 years. Formerly Lecturer in Ad. vanced Building Construction and Building Equipment, Municipal Coll., Burnley.

STAFFORD, R. L. A.M.I.Mech.E., A.M.I.A.E., M.S.A.E. With W. H. Dorman & Co., Ltd., Foregate Street, Stafford.

STAINBANK, Edward Lloyd. Assoc.M. Inst.C.E. Surveyor, Kent Rivers CatchmentBd., Constitutional Chambers, Spital Street, Dartford, Kent. Private Street: South Lawn, Tonbridge, Kent. Career: Crystal Palace Sch of Eng.; Pupil, Colne Valley and Halstead Rly., and Cambrian Rly. Asst. Engr., Tata Hydro-Elect. Scheme, India. War service, Sept. 1914-21; Asst. Engr., Uganda Rly., Kenya; Rly. Construction and Survey in Spain; Survey for Flood Protection and Irrigation in Greece.

STAINCLIFFE, John. M.I.Mar.E., City and Guilds (1st Cl. Dipl.), 1st Cl., B.O.T., Nat. Cert.; M.E.S.A. Engr. Surveyor, The Vulcan Boiler and Gen. Insur. Co., Ltd., 67 King Street, Manchester. Private Address: 22 Cromwell Terrace, Halifax, Yorks. Age: 34. Career: W. Hartlepool Tech. Coll., 7 years; 1 year with Prof. Cullen, S. Shields; 5 years apprent., Wm. Gray & Co., W. Hartlepool; Sea-going Engr., 4f years, up to 2nd Engr., Ellerman and Hull Lines; Maintenance Engr., Abadan Refinery, Anglo-Persian Oil Co.

STALLWORTHY, William Lawrence. B.A. (Cantab.), Assoc.M. I nst.C.E., Assoc. M. Inst. Str. E. Senr. Asst. Engr., River Severn Catchment Board, The Lodge, Sansome Walk, Worcester. Private Address: 65 Timberdine Ave., Worcester. Age: 36. Formerly Asst. Engr., Sir Robt. McAlpine & Sons; Irrigation Engr, Irrigation Dept., Ceylon.

STAMER, Arthur C. C.B.E., NI.I. Mech.E., NI.1.Loco.E. Private Address: Faverdale Hall, Darlington. Formerly Asst. Chief Mech. Engr., L. & N.E. Rly.

STAMFORD, Lieut.-Colonel Alfred Richard D.S.O., M.I.Mech.E., Wh.Ex. Private Address: 20 Masons Hill, Bromley, Kent. Age: 56. Career: Woolwich Polytechnic; Birkbeck Coll.; Goldsmiths' Inst.; Woolwich Arsenal; Military Coll. of Sc.; Ordnance Mech. Engr. at Chatham, Dublin and Malta; Senr. O.M.E. during War in 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Armies, Tigris Corps, also in Alexandria and Turkey; C.O.M.E., Western, Southern and Eastern Commands; 0.C., R.A.O.C., Tank Workshops; C.O.M.E., Hong Kong, and Egypt. Now retired.

STAMFORD, N. C. M.Sc.Tech., A.M.I.E.E., M.I.R.E. Lecturer in Elect. Eng., College of Technology, Victoria Univ., Manchester, 1. Age: 30. Career: City and Guilds, 1925-29; Asst. Engr., Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., Chelmsford, 1929-33; Asst. Lecturer, Manchester Coll. of Technology, 1933-38; Lecturer, 1938 to date.

STANDEN, Hugh Wyatt. A.K.C., A.M.Inst.C.E. Director, Phillips Telescopic Taps, Ltd., 62 Pall Mall, London, S.W.1. Private Address: Westways, Sevenoaks, Kent. Career:.Marlborough Coll.; King's Coll., London; Pupil of James Simpson & Co., Ltd. Asst. to Reade, Reilly & Jackson, London, Constr Engrs.; Asst. Engr., Baker Street and Waterloo Rly.; Asst. Engr., Surrey Commercial Dock Co.; appointed Res. Engr., Surrey Commercial Docks, P.L.A.

STANFIELD, G. M.Eng., B.Sc., M.I. & S.I., M.I.Mech.E. Metallurgist, Thos. Firth & John Brown, Ltd., Brown-Firth Research Laboratories, Princess Street, Sheffield. Private Address: 12 Dalewood Drive, Sheffield. Career: Lecturer, Sheffield Univ., 1910-15; Thos. Firth's, 191516; Brown-Firth Research Laboratories, 1916-38.

STANFIELD, Major J. R. M. R.E., A.M.I.Mech.E., M.I.P.E. Barnfield, Weston, Southampton. Retired May, 1938, as Chairman and Managing Director, Weir Precision Eng. Co., Ltd.

STANFIELD, Richard. A.R.S.M., M. Inst. C.E., M.I.Mech.E., F. R.S.E. Formerly Professor of Mech. Eng., Heriot-Watt Coll., Edinburgh. Private Address: 24 Mayfield Gardens, Edinburgh. Career: Manchester Grammar Sch.; Royal Sch. of Mines. Senr. Wh. Sch.; Nat. Sc. Sch.; Bessemer Medallist. Professor of Eng., 1889 to 1929; Consulting Eng. to the Highland and Agricul. Soc. of Scotland, 1906 to 1936. Past-Pres., Royal Scottish Soc. of Arts. During war: Engr. and Sec., S.E. Scotland Munitions Committee. Jt. Inventor, Clarkson-Stanfield Centrifugal Ore Concentrator.

STANIER, D. D. M.Inst.C.E., B.Sc. (Eng.). Brine and Water Supplies Engr., I.C.I. (Alkali) Ltd., Northwich, Ches. Private Address: The Poplars, Winnington Park, Northwich, Ches.

STANLEY, C. D. A.M.I.E.E. Director of Associated Companies, British Elect. Traction Co., Ltd., 88 Kingsway, London, W.C.2.

STANLEY, J. F. B.Sc., A.C.G.I., A.M.I.E.E. Elect. Asst., British Standards Institution, also Asst. Sec. of the British National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission. Private Address: "Dunottar", Namton Drive, Galpins Road, Thornton Heath, Croydon, Surrey.

STANSFIELD, L. Donald. M.B.E., R.C.N.C., M.I.N.A., Wh.Ex. Asst. Director of Naval Construction, The Admiralty, Whitehall, London, S.W.1. Age: 58. Entered R.C. of N.C., 1904.

STANTON, F. W. S. M.Inst.C.E., M.Cons.E. Consulting Engr., 6 Victoria Street, Westminster, London, S.W.1. Private Address: Holmwood, Maidstone Road, Chatham. Career: Sir Joseph Williamson's Sch., Rochester; Caterham High Sch.; Articled to Borough Surveyor, Chatham. Asst. on staff of the late Mr. James Mansergh, F.R.S., PastPres., Inst.C.E., from 1899 to 1906; in practice since 1906; designed and carried out waterworks of Camborne and Sheerness, and main drainage of Sheerness, Newton Abbot, Herne and Reculver, Minster-in-Sheppey, and other towns; in the present year designing main drainage of Teignmouth, Sturry and District, and Bideford.

STANTON, Sidney G. M.Inst.C.E., M.I.M. & Cy.E., M.Inst.T., Chartered Civil Engr. Borough Engr. and Surveyor, Borough Council of Southampton, Civic Centre, Southampton. Private Address; Fairways, Hadrian Way, Bassett, Southampton.

STAPLETON, S. J. A.C.G.I., A.M. I.E.E. On the staff of C. A. Parsons & Co., Ltd., London. "Cheadle", Lyonsdown Road, New Barnet, Herts.

STARLING, F. H. M.I.E.E. Chairman and Managing Director, Blackburn, Starling & Co., Ltd., Gresham Works, Nottingham. Private Address: The Oaks, Beeston, Nottinghamshire. Age: 69.

STARR, A. T. M.A.,Ph.D., A.M.I.E.E. Research and Development Engr., Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., Chelmsford. Private Address: 3 Coral Avenue, Chelmsford. Age: 33. Career: Corpus Christi, Cambridge, 1924-28; Standard Telephones and Cables, 192831; Faraday House (Lecturer), 193138; Callender's Cables (Consulting Research Engr.), 1931-38; Marconi's, from 1938. Author of "Electric Circuits and Wave Filters" and "Elect. Power" (Pitman).

STARR, T. R. A.M.I.E.E. District Development Officer, The South London Electric Supply Corpn., Ltd., Bengeworth Road, Loughborough Junction, S.E.5.

STATTER, J. G. M.Inst.C.E., M.I.E.E. Chairman and Jt. Managing Director of J. G. Statter & Co., Ltd., Switchgear Specialists, 82 Victoria Street, S.W.1, and Amersham Common, Bucks. Educ.: Sandringham Sch., Southport, and Univ. of Leeds (Yorks. Coll.); 3 years training, R. E. Crompton & Co., Ltd., Chelmsford, and afterwards started in business on own account, first as maker of Dynamos, Transformers and Switchgear, later Switchgear Mfr. Keith Medalist for paper on Telpher and Electric Railways.

STAZICKER, Edmund. B.Sc.(Eng). A.M.Inst.C.E., A.M.I.M. & Cy.E. Chief Engr. Asst., Borough Engr. & Surveyor, Chesterfield. Private Address: Ventnor, 241 Newbold Rd., Chesterfield. Age: 28. Formerly Jnr. Eng. Asst. Blackburn, C.B.; Eng. Asst., Preston C.B.; Second Eng. Asst. Doncaster C.B.; Senior Eng. Asst., Nottingham City.

STEAD, Charles Slater. M.I.Mech.E. Works Mgr., The Rly. & General Eng. Co., Ltd., Midland Works, Meadow Lane, Nottingham, Private Address: 63 Henry Rd., West Bridgford. Career: Leeds Tech. Sch.; Appr. Yorkshire Machine Tool Co., Ltd.; Works Supt., Nottm. Ordnance and Projectile Factory; Cammell, Laird & Co., Sheffield; Mountain & Gibson, Ltd.; Dick, Kerr & Co., Ltd.; Kitson & Co., Ltd., Leeds.

STEADMAN, J. H. B.A., M.A.I. M.Inst.C.E. Dunlewy, Parkfield Rd., Worthing. Age: 76. Career: Trinity Coll., Dublin (Maths. Scholarship, 1st. Hons. Maths. & Physics, Lloyd Exh., Gold Medallist, Brooke prizeman, Special Certs.); pupilage, with Mr. Jas. Price; 188892, Dist. Engr., Northern Extension, Central Uruguay Rly.; 1893-95, Sligo Harbour Works; 1895-97, Contractor's Engr., Bradford Corp. Waterworks, Gouthwaite; 1898-1933, County Surveyor, Co. Donegal.

STEDMAN, Hugh John Henry. 0.13. E., M.Inst.C.E. Hyde Barton, Winchester, Hants. Career: Ed. Weymouth; trained, R.N. Depot. Portland, 1903-5; Asst. engr. P.W.D. British East Africa, 1905; Exec. Engr. Kisumu, Mombasa, Nairobi, etc., 1907-15; i/c. Thika Rly., Survey and Construction, 1910-11; Seconded 3rd Batt., King's African Rifles, 1915; Exec. Engr. Kenya Colony, 1917; D.P.W. Zanzibar 192533. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, O.B.E. and Brilliant Star of Zanzibar.

STEEL, A. F. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I.E.E. Inspecting Engr., London County Council. Private Address: "Renarth," Station Rd., Normandy, Guildford. Age: 39.

STEEL, J. E. M.I.H.V.E. Chairman & Mg. Director, Steel & Co., Ltd., Paley St., Sunderland. Private Address: Ashcroft, Sunderland. Age: 31.

STEEL, R. W. A.M.I.E.E. 11 Branksome Close, Eaton, Norwich. Dep. City Elec. Engr., Norwich Corp. Elec. Dept., Duke St., Norwich. Age: 38. Career: Marconi Co's. Training Sch.; Wolverhampton & Hanley Tech. Schs.; N. Staffs. Tech. Coll.; Marconi Co., Wireless operator, 1918-20; Pupil Electric Constr. Co.; Electrician i/c., British Gas Lt. Co., Stoke-on-Trent; Mains Asst., Stoke Elec. Dept.; Mains Engr. Newcastle & Dist. E. Lighting Co.; Tech. Asst. and Chf. Tech. Asst., Norwich Corp.

STEELE, E. W. A.M.I.E.E. Works Supt., Metropolitan-Vickers, El. Co., Ltd., Trafford Park, Manchester. Private Address: "The Rowans," Hill Top, Hale, Altrincham, Ches. Age: 52. Career: Durham Univ.; St. Bees Sch.; Apprent. J. H. Holmes & Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne; Asst. Designing Engr. J. H. Holmes & Co., 1907-12; Chief Elec. Engr., The Electric & Ordnance Accessories Co., (Vickers Ltd.), Birmingham 191219; Supt. Motor Dept., Metropolitan-Vickers, 1919 to date.

STEIN, Col. Alan. M.C., T.D., D.L. Chairman, John G. Stein & Co., Ltd., Firebrick Mfrs., Bonnybridge, Scotland. Private Address: Millfield, Polmont, Scotland. Age: 50.

STENT, Arthur John. Mem.Inst. Auto.Engr., Mem. Diesel Eng. Users Assocn. Engaged on Private Research & Consulting Work. Address: The Thatch Woodlands, Southampton. Career: Studied Maths. Mechanics, Heat Engines, etc. at London Polytechnic; six years, Internal Combustion Engine Expert Buenos Aires Great Southern Rly., Co., Ltd. in Argentine; twelve years, Rolls Royce as Personal Asst. to Late Sir Henry Royce; two years, British War Mission to U.S.A. on Aero Engine Contracts, and others.

STENT, D. Hepburn. M.Inst.C.E., M. I.Struct.E. Managing Director, Stent Precast Concrete Ltd., & assoc. Coys., 2 Central Buildings, S.W.1. Private Address: "Lashams," Witley, Surrey. Born: 1886. Career: Served fourt een years as District Engr. on Indian Rly.; three years as Consulting Engr., Delhi, and three years London; subsequently commercially developing Precast Concrete Products.

STEPHEN, Alexander Murray. M.C., 1st Class Honours Eng. Tripos, Cambridge. Chairman, Alexander Stephen & Son, Ltd., Linthouse, Govan, Glasgow. Private Address: Cleughearn Lodge, East Kilbride. Major, R.G.A., during war.

STEPHENS, J. H. A.M.I.E.E. Managing Director, Stephens, Smith & Co., Ltd., 40 Cuba St., Millwall, London, E.14. Private Address: 64 Derby Rd., South Woodford, E.18. Age: 68. Career: Ardwyn Sch., Aberystwyth; three years course in Physical Dept., City & Guilds; Research work on Elect. Accumulators and Electricity Meters with the late Mr. Anthony Reckenzaun; Joined firm of Stephens, Smith & Co., Ltd., General and Elect. Engrs. as Elect. Engr. and remained with them ever since.

STEPHENSON, E. C. A.M.I.Mech.E. Engr. Draughtsman, The Sheepbridge Coal & Iron Co., Ltd., Chesterfield. Private Address: 175 Hunloke Ave., Chesterfield.

STERN, W. Dr.Ing., A.M.I.E,E. Director, Londex Ltd., Elec. Engrs., Brettenham House, Strand, London, W.C.2. Private Address: 209 Kent House Rd., Beckenham, Kent. Career: Univ. Ed; worked with the A.E.G., Aron Works, Heliowatt Works, etc; Designer of Electric Remote Control Measurement; Inventor of system "Telewatt," "Londex" Power Factor Regulator and Automatic Liquid Level Control System, etc. Book dealing with Elec. Remote Measurement; various publications in English, German and Swiss journals, on Remote Control.

STEVENS, Clement Henry. C.B.E., 1I.I.Mech.E., M.I.N.A. Consulting Engr., Lincoln House, 296-302 High Holborn, W.C.1. Private Address: Beech Hill, The Avenue, Farnham Common, Bucks. Career: General Eng.; Controller, Gun Ammunition, Ministry of Munitions.

STEVENS, Herbert Lawrence. O.B.E. B.A., F.R.Ae.S. Supt. of Scientific Research, Royal Aircraft Establishment, S. Farnborough, Hants. Private Address: "Hawthorns," Menin Way, Farnham, Surrey, Age: 46. Career: Bradfield Coll.; Downing Coll. Cambridge, Mech.Sc's. Trip os; Senior Scientific Officer, Aerodynamic Dept. R.A.E.; Chief Tech. Officer, A& A.E.E., R.A.F., Martlesham Heath; Head of Airworthiness Dept., R.A.E.

STEVENS, Theodore. B.Met., Min.E., M.Inst.C.E., F.Am.I.E.E. Consulting Engr., 11 Dence Park, Herne Bay, Kent. Career: Educ. in U.S.A.; 1887, Research, Cowles Aluminium Co., N. York, developing process; 1889, with Metal Reduction Synd., Patricroft, Lancs., operating Hall Aluminium process; 1892-98. Electric machine design, J. E. & H. Gwynne, Easton & Anderson and Thames Iron Works; 1898-1912 Rly. electrification for B.T.H. Co. on C.L. Pp Rly., G.N.& C.Rly. etc.; from 1912, Consulting work, South America, Egypt, Palestine, Spain, etc., etc. Jt. Author of "Steam Turbine Engineering," etc. etc.

STEVENS, W. C. M.A., A.M.I.Mech. E., Scientific Officer, D.S.I.R., Forest Products Research Laboratory, Princes Risborough. Age: 35. Career: Uppingham, 1916-21; King's Coll., Cambridge 1921-24; apprent. Plenty & Sons, Newbury and Beyer Peacock, Manchester, 1925-27; Present appointment 1928.

STEVENSON, Allan. M.I.N.A., M.I. E.& S. (Vice-President). Director, David Rowan & Co., Ltd., Marine Engineers, 231 Elliot Street, Glasgow, C.3. Private Address: 1 Kingsborough Gardens, Glasgow, W.2. Career: Apprent. A. & W. Smith & Co., Ltd., Glasgow; afterwards David Rowan & Co., Ltd. Menber of Committee of the British Corp. Register of Shipping and Aircraft; Governor, Royal Tech. Coll., Glasgow.

STEVENSON, A. B. B.Sc., A.M.I.E.E. Research Tech. Asst., I.C.I.(alkali), Ltd., Northwich, Cheshire. Private Address: Allatrin House, Kings Rd., Sale, Ches. Age: 31. Career: Dumfries Academy; Glasgow Univ.; Scholarships, Nivison and Lorimer (Maths.); apprent. Metro-Vick. (Switchgear and Protective gear); Tech. asst., I.C.I. (Alkali), Ltd., Automatic Control development.

STEVENSON, A. F. A.I.M.E.E. Scottish Representative, Crompton, Parkinson, Ltd., (Paper Cable Dept.). Private Address: Glenburn, Sheepburn, Rd., Uddingston, Glasgow. Age: 65. Career: Manchester Tech. Sch.; Owen's Coll. Manchester; General Electric Co., (Test Room); W. T. Glover & Co., Test Room and Contract Dept; St. Helens Cable Co., Ltd; Macintosh Cable Co., Ltd.; Derby Cables Ltd., now part of Crompton Parkinson.

STEVENSON, E. F.R.S.E., B.Sc., A.M.I.Mech.E. Lecturer in Engineering, Univ. of Edinburgh. Private Address: 7 Beauchamp Rd., Liberton, Edinburgh, 9. Age: 32. Career: Royal High Sch.; Edinburgh Univ.; Brown Bros. & Co-., Ltd., Rosebank, Edinburgh.

STEVENSON, Walter W. A.Met. (Sheffield) A.I.C., M.I.&S.I. Secretary, South Yorkshire Section of Inst. of Chemistry. Chief Chemist, Central Research Dept., The United Steel Co's., Ltd., Stockbridge, Sheffield. Private Address: 39 Norton Lane, Sheffield 8. Educ.: Chesterfield Gramm. Sch. and Sheffield Univ. Formerly Chief Chemist, Brown-Firth Research Laboratories, Sheffield. Books: "The Chemical Analysis of Metals and Alloys" in collaboration with E. Gregory, (Published by Blackie & Son).

STEVENSON, William. C.I.M.E., M. Inst.P.I. Managing Director, Marine & Factory Suppliers, Ltd., Albert Engine Works, Greenland Street, Liverpoo1,1. Private Address: "Inceville," 64 College Rd., North, Blundellsands, Lancs. Inventor of: The "Marfac" Patent Non-closable Jaw Shackle.

STEWARD, H. R. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M. I.Mech.E. Asst. Chief Engr., The Proprietors of Hays Wharf Ltd., Tooley St., S.E.1. Private Address: 29a Russell Road, Kensington, W.14. Age: 34. Educ: Felsted Sch.; King's Coll., London; Member of Council, Inst.Mech.E. 193437. O.M.E. Lond.Div.R.A.O.C. (T.A.).

STEWART, Charles. B.Sc., M.I.E.E. Deputy Managing Director, Johnson & Phillips, Ltd., Charlton, London, S.E.7. Private Address: Blantyre, Beaconsfield Rd., Blackheath, S.E.3.

STEWART, Major Charles John, O.B.E., Wh.Ex., F.R.Ae.S., M.I.Mech. E. Director of Civil Research and Production, Air Ministry. Business Address: Ariel House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Private Address: The Warren, Runfold, Farnham, Surrey. Career: Royal Coll. of Science; Asst. Examiner, H.M. Patents Office, Board of Trade; H.M. Inspector of Engg. Schs., Board of Educ. R.E., 1914-18; R.A.F., 1918-19; Principal Scientific Officer, Air Ministry 1931; Supt. Tech. Development, Air Ministry,' R.A.E., S. Farnborough; present appointment. Books: "Aircraft Instruments" (Chapman & Hall); contributing author to "Handbook of Aeronautics," etc.

STEWART, C. L. E. M.I.E.E., M.Cons. E Consulting Elect. Engr., "Elgin," Newchurch Rd., Higher Cloughfold, Rossendale. Age: 60. Career: Finsbury Coll. London; apprent. (Mech.) H.M. Govmt. Workshops, (elec). Johnson & Phillips, Ltd.; asst. engg. Clerk of Works (constr. of Liverpool P.O.), later Charge Engr.; Chief asst. Elec. engr., Rochdale Corp., eight years; Borough Elec. engr. and Tramways Mgr., Rawtenstall Corp. twenty-two years; since 1930. Cons. Engr. for numerous public authorities and large industrial firms. War service, Org. Sec. to M. of M. for Shell factories in Rawtenstall Dist. 1929-30. Chairman, Engrs. C'tee of Mid.-Lancs. Elec. Advisory Board. Author of "The organisation and Administration of The Electricity Undertakings," (Pitmans Munpl. Series.)

STEWART, C. R. H. B.Sc., A.R.C. Sc.I., A.M.I.E.E., A.M.I.C.E.I. Industrial Power Engr. (Consumers,) Electricity Supply Board, Ireland. Private Address: 72 Home Farm Rd., Drumcondra, Dublin. Age: 43. Career: Wesley Coll.; The High Sch., Dublin; Apprent. Marine Engr., Workman Clark & Co., Ltd., Belfast 1910-14; served in Royal Engrs., 1914-18; Res. Engr.,.Collinstown Aerodrome 1918-20; Royal Coll. of Science for Ireland 1921-26; Mgr. Elect. Contracting 1926-29; Electricity Supply Board Ireland 1929 to date.

STEWART, Frederick Robert. B.Sc. (Eng.) A.M.Inst.C.E. Lecturer in Civil Engg. at Robert Gordon's Colls., Aberdeen. Private Address: 7 Rubislaw Den South, Aberdeen. Born: 3rd Sept., 1881. Career: Glasgow Univ., four years; Apprent. James Deas C.E., Glasgow two years; Engr. Robert McAlpine & Sons, two years; two years Demonstrator in Eng. Dept. Glasgow Univ., thereafter to present appointment.

STEWART, H. A. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M. I.E.E. Asst. Elec. Engr., "British Engine" Insce. Co., Ltd., 98 West George St., Glasgow. Career: Kelvinside Academy Glasgow; Apprent. McKie & Baxter, Govan, Glasgow; Asst. Mains Dist. Engr., Glasgow Corp.; Elec. Engr., R. & W. Watson, Paper Mills; Asst. Wks. Mgr., McKie & Baxter; Asst. Elec. Engr., "British Engine" Insce. Co.

STEWART, J. J. M.A., B.Sc., M. I.E.E. 48 Well Walk, Hampstead, N.W.3. Born: 1861. Career: Islington Propty. Sch.; Univ. Coll. London; Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge; pupilage, Chas. Lean, M.Inst.C.E.; Demonstr. in Physics, Univ. Coll. London, 1887-90; Lecturer in Physics, Univ. Coll. Notts, 1896-8; Head of Newport Tech. Inst., 1898-1915. Voluntary work at B.O.T. during war; thereafter a consultant on voluntary panel of engrs., Ministry of Labour.

STEWART, John Edwin .M.Inst. C.E., M.I.E.E. Address: 196 Copse Hill, Wimbledon, London, S.W.20. Career: City and Guilds; Edison Co.,; Woodhouse and Rawson. Asst. Engr. and Manager Derby Corp.; Asst. to Bramsell and Harris; Res. Engr., Kincaird, Waller and Manelli, on the electrification of the Anglo-Argentine Tramway Co., Buenos Aires; Elect. Engr. and Mgr., Llanelly Electric Power Co.; Asst. to Kennedy and Donkin on grid installations; now retired and occupied with inventing.

STEWART, Patrick Archibald. M.I. A.E. Member of the Guild of "Master Motorists." Consulting Engr. to The Automobile Assocn. and the Leading Insurance Offices in Ireland. Business Address: 32 Nassan Street, Dublin. Private Address: Arden, Dundrum, Dublin. Age: 54. Career: Practical and theoretical experience gained at Argylle, Daimler and Fiat Factories. Mgr. Director the Bombay Motor Car Co., Ltd., India; Representing Engr. to H.M. The late Amir of Afghanistan; Engr. in charge of The Queen Mary Tech. Inst. for wounded Soldiers,. during the War. Introduced and obtained the largest order for Commercial Vehicles from Afghanistan and other Indian Potentates.

STEWART, W. M. A.M.I.Mech.E. (Life) Designer, Tate & Lyle, Ltd., Plaistow Wharf, London, E.16. Private Address: 104 Broadwalk, Kidbrooke, S.E.3. Age: 40. Career: Queens Park Sch.; Royal Tech. Coll., Glasgow; five years apprent. James Howden & Co., Ltd., Govan; Draughtsman, Campbell Binnie Reid, Burnbank, and Blantyre Eng. Co., Lanarksh., 1920-26; under the late Sir Arthur Duckham, in design dept., WoodallDuckham Comps., 1926-33.

STICKLAND, Albert Edward. F.S.I., M. Inst. M. &Cy. E. M. Inst. R A. Deputy Engr. & Surveyor, Dagenham U.D.C. Civic Centre, Dagenham, Essx. Age: 43.

STILEMAN, Francis William Harold. M. Inst. C. E., M. Inst. W. E. Chief Engr., The Dredging and Construction Co., Ltd., Artillery House, Westminster, S.W.1. Private Address: Worbarrow, Weybridge Park, Weybridge. 1925-31, Engineer-in-Chief, Public Works Dept., West Australia.

STILEMAN, J. W. H. M.A., A.M. I.Mech.E., M.Inst.Mar.E. Ship and Engine Surveyor, Lloyds Register of Shipping, 71 Fenchurch Street, E.C.3. Age: 42. Career: Weymouth Coll.; War service, Pte., Cpl. & L/Sgt., 3/15th London Regt. and Lieut. Welsh Regt.; Jesus Coll., Cambridge; apprent. Fitter, David Rollo & Sons, Liverpool; Steam and Diesel experience, Blue Funnel Line; 1928 to date, Lloyds Register, Manchester, Liverpool and London.

STILGOE, Henry Edward. C.B.E., M.Inst.C.E., (Telford Premium). PastPresident Inst. Water Engineers, PastPresident Inst. Municipal and County Engineers, Past-President Town Planing Inst. Late Chief Engr., Metropolitan Water Board. Private Address: Braemar, Kersfield Rd., Putney, S.W. 15. Career: Borough and Water Engr. Dover, 1895-1906; City Engr., Birmingham, 1906-19; Chief Engr. Metropolitan Water Board, 1919-33.

STILL, G. E. A.M.I.Mech.E., A.M. I.A.E., NI.I.P.E. Production Control Supt., Assocd. Equipment Co., Ltd., Southall, Mddx. Age: 44. Also Lecturer "Workshop Management" Classes, Acton Tech. Coll. and Southall Tech. Coll. Previously with Citroen Cars Ltd.; Vauxhall Motors Ltd.; De Dion Bouton, Ltd.; Royal Aircraft Factory, etc.

STILL, P. M.I.E.E. Private Address: 1 York Mansions, Earl's Court Rd., S.W.S. Age: 71. Career: Finsbury Tech. Coll.; apprent. works of G. E. Belliss & Co. (Belliss & Morcom); with Chamberlain & Hookham, Ltd.; Mgr. Midland Elec. Lt. & Power Co., Leamington, 1890; Engr., Chelsea Elec. Supply Co. 1892; subsequently Mgr. for 45 years; retired 1937.

STIRK, Greenwood. M.I.Mech.E. Director, John Stirk & Sons, Ltd., Ovenden Road, Halifax. Private Address: Ovenden Hall, Halifax.

STIRRUP, T. L. A.M.I.Mech.E. Chief Engr., William Park & Co., Clarington Forge, Wigan. Age: 50. Career: Municipal Tech. Sch., Bolton; apprent. J. Musgrave & Sons, Bolton; two years Walker Bros., Wigan; three years Worsleys Mesnes Ironworks, Wigan; three years Ince Forge Wigan; nineteen years Wm. Park & Co.

STOBIE, P. A.M.I.Mech.E. Consulting Engr., Baltic Chambers, 50 Wellington Street, Glasgow.

STOBIE, Victor. Past-Pres. I.Brit.F., M.I.E.E. Managing Director, The Stobie Steel Co., Ltd., Dunston House, Harrogate. Private Address: Selbourne, Harrogate. Ed: Sheffield Univ.; many Metallurgical, elect. and optical patents; First British designer of Electric SteelMelting equipment.

STOCKBRIDGE, N. F. M.I.Mech.E., M.I.Auto.E., M.Am.S.Auto.E. Managing Director, The A.C. Sphinx Sparking Plug Co., Ltd., Dunstable, Beds. Private Address: Sheldon, St. Stephen's Hill, St. Albans, Herts. Career: Captain, R.A.F.; Asst. General Mgr., Assocd. British Machine Toolmakers, Ltd., London.

STOCKER, William Reginald. B.Sc. (Eng.) Glas., A.M. I.Mech. E. Works Mgr., R. & A. Main, Ltd., Gothic Works, Edmonton, London, N.18. Private Address: 28 Yew Tree Court, Bridge Lane, Golders Green, N.W.11. Age: 35. Apprent. Hugh Smith & Co., Ltd., Glasgow, 1920-25; Tool Draughtsman and Designer, Barr & Stroud Ltd., Glasgow, 1926-28; Engr. Colombo Commercial Co., Ltd., Engineers and Contractors, Ceylon, 1928-35; Babcock & Wilcox Ltd., Renfrew, Scotland 1935-38; Asst. Chief Ratifier, Asst. Buyer.

STOCKLEY, David Dudgeon. B.Sc. (Eng., Lond., 1st Class Hons.); A.M. I.Mech.E. Principal, Aston Tech. Coll., Birmingham, 6. Private Address: 354 Walsall Rd., Birmingham, 20. Age: 37. Career: Sunderland Tech. Coll., 1917-21; Apprent. and further training, Wm. Doxford & Sons Ltd., Sunderland; Hick Hargreaves & Co., Ltd., Bolton; Peter Hooker Ltd., Walthamstow; Huddersfield Tech., Coll.; Sunderland Tech. Coll.; L.C.C. Sch. of Engg. and Navigation; The Borough Polytechnic. Inventions in connection with heavy-oil engines.

STOCKS, Charles H. M.Sc., A.F.C., M.I.N.A. Surveyor, Lloyds Register of Shipping, 71 Fenchurch St. London, Private Address: Broadlands, Chaldon Way, Coulsdon, Surrey.

STOKOE, Charles Leslie. A.M.I.Mech. E Extra Chief Engr. Cert., B.O.T. Managing Director, "Monitor" Patent Safety Devices, Ltd., "Monitor" Works, Kings Road, Wallsend-on-Tyne. Born: 1881. Career: Bede Collegiate Sch.; Sunderland; Tech. Coll., Sunderland, Durham Coll. of Sc.; Asst. Engr., National Boiler and General Insce. Co., Ltd., Manchester; also experience in S. African Gold Mines. Patentee and Proprietor of the "Monitor" safety devices for safeguarding flow, pressure, temperature, etc., also "Monitor" Flow Meters.

STONE, G. E. M. A.M.I.E.E., M.Inst. Met. Private Address: 81 Selwyn Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 16. Born: 1874. Career: City and Guilds (Hons., Elect. Eng.); Sheffield Tech. Sch.; 1897-1909, in business with his father as A. F. Stone & Son, Elect. Engrs.; 1909-17, Supt., Pyrometric Section, Brown-Firth Research Labs.; 1917-20, Supt., Pyrometric Dept., Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., and their Consultant in Pyrometry, 1920 to date; also Pyrometric Adviser to Midland Laboratory Guild, Ltd., 1918 to date; Man. Dir. and Sec., R. F. Hamilton & Co., Ltd., Scientific Instrument Makers, 1920-25; Consultant and Supt. of Elect. Lab., Henry Wiggin & Co., Ltd., 1925-31; Consultant and Lab. Supt., Incandescent Heat Co., 1934, to present.

STONE, Leonard Mansell. A.M.I. Mech.E. Tech. Asst., Chief Engr.'s Dept., L.C.C. Private Address: 8 Timbercroft, Ewell, Surrey. Age: 37. Career: Eng. Apprent., Royal Arsenal, Woolwich; Planning Engr., Vickers, Armstrong; Work's Engr., Corehera Espatiola, S.A., Spain; Senr. Draughtsman, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich.

STONELAKE, W. H. B.Sc., A.C.G.I., Wh.Sch., A.M.I.E.E., A.M.I.Mech.E. Asst. Design Engr., Traction Control Gear Design Dept., English Elect. Co., Ltd., Bradford. Born: 1906. Career: Devonport High Sch.; H.M. Dockyard and Dockyard Sch., training and apprent., 1923-8; Plymouth Tech. Coll., 1927-28; City and Guilds, 192831; joined G.E.C., 1931.

STONER, C. R. B.Sc. (Eng. Hons.), Lond., A.M.I.E.E. Lecturer in Elect. Eng., Queen Mary Coll. (Lond. Univ.), Mile End Road, E.1. Private Address: 216 Hayes Lane, Hayes, Kent. Age: 37. Career: 192327, H.M. Signal Sch., Portsmouth, on development of anti-submarine devices; 1927-29, Research Dept., Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., and Instructor, Marconi's Wireless Sch.; 1929, Lecturer, Q.M. Coll. Jt. author, "Short Wave Wireless Communication" (Chapman and Hall).

STONES, W. A.M. I.Mech.E. Mech. Engr., Boiler Insce. Section (retd.), National Boiler and General Insce. Co., Ltd., St. Mary's Parsonage, Manchester. Private Address: 33 Tewkesbury Drive, Sedgeley, Sedgeley Park, Prestwich, Lancs. Age: 66. Educ.: Leeds Modern Sch.; Leeds Sch. of Sc. and Art; Manchester Coll. of Tech.; trained, Manning, Wardle & Co., Loco. Builders, Hunslet.

STONEY, George Gerald. M.A.I.(Dublin), D.Sc.(Durham), M.Inst.C.E., M.I. E.E., M.I.Mech.E., F.R.S. Address: Oakley, 250 Heaton Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 6. Career: Trinity Coll., Dublin (Second Senr. Moderator and Gold Medallist in Experimental Sc.). Gained experience with the late Bindon B. Stoney, F.R.S., at the Port and Docks Board, Dublin; 1888-1912, with C. A. Parsons & Co., Newcastleon-Tyne; intimately associated with the development of steam turbine; 1914-17, Joint Sec. of the TynesideIrish Battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers; 1917-26, Professor of Mech. Eng., Coll. of Tech. and Victoria Univ., Manchester; 1926-30, Director of Research at C. A. Parsons & Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne.

STOPHER, Harold Edward. M.Sc. (Eng.)Lond. (1st Cl. Hons.), Assoc.M. Inst.C.E., P.A.S.I., A.M.Inst.M. & Cy.E. Chief Eng. Asst., Bexhill Corporation. Private Address: 8 Willingdon Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. Age: 27. Career: Univ. Coll., London (Edwin Chadwick medal and prize); Junr. Eng. Asst., Sutton & Cheam; Second Eng.. Asst., Tunbridge Wells.

STORER, George E. M.I.Mech.E. Chief Developments Engr., National Smelting Co., Ltd., Avonmouth, Bristol. Private Address: Myrtle Hall, Shirehampton, Bristol. Career: Leeds Univ; Chief Designer, Steam and Power Section, Wetcarbonization Co., Dumfries; Chief Draughtsman, British Dyestuff Corpn., Huddersfield Works. Pres. of Bristol Assocn. of Engrs., 1936-37; Corp. Member of the Colston Research Society; Member of Chem. Eng. Group, Society of Chem. Industry.

STOREY, Harold M.C., B.Sc.(Mining), M.I.Min.E. Editor, "Colliery Eng." and "Coal Carbonisation", The St. Margaret's Tech. Press, Ltd., 33 Tothill Street, Westminster, London, S.W.1. Career: Graduated in Mining, Armstrong Coll., Univ. of Durham. Practical experience with Vieille Montagne Zinc Co., The Consett Iron Co., Ltd., and Plenmeller Collieries, Ltd. Certified colliery manager.

STORIE, R. P. A.M.I.E.E. Elect. Engr., The British Thomson Houston Co., Ltd., 53 Pitt Street, Glasgow, C.2. Age: 30. Career: Heriot-Watt Coll., Edinburgh (Assoc.); • Training, Lochgelly Iron and Coal Co., Ltd., Fife, and B.T.H. Co., Rugby, as Student Apprent.

STORK, S. G. B.Sc.(Eng.)Lond., A.R.C.S., Wh.Sch., M.I.Mech.E., M. Inst.C.E. Private Address: St. Ives, Shooters Hill, S.E.18. Age: 46.

STORRAR, J. H. A.M.I.E.E. Engr., Calico Printers' Assocn., Ltd., Birch Vale Print Works, near Stockport. Private Address: "Hall Bank", Birch Vale, Stockport. Career: Wolverhampton and Staffs. Tech. Coll.; with Rees Roturbo Mfg. Co., Ltd., Wolverhampton (5 years apprent.), Chief Outside Engr., 1928-33, Works Manager and Engr., 1933-35. Served R.A.F. during Great War. Member, Wolverhampton Eng. Soc.

STOTT, B. E. A.M.C.T., A.M.I.E.E., M.I. Brit. F. Director and General Manager, Ferrous Light Castings, Ltd., Stafford Road, Warrington, Lancs. Private Address: 63 Chester. Road, Latchford Without, Warrington. Age: 52. Career: Leigh Gramm. Sch.; Coll. of Tech., Manchester (Dipl. in Elect. Eng.); Wm. Cramp, D.Sc., M.I.E.E. (Consulting Engr.); Henry Simon, Ltd.; Simon Carves, Ltd.; 1913, Harland Eng. Co., Head Office Manager; 1928, Contracts Manager, Harland Eng. Co., Alloa; 1933, General Manager, Ferrous Light Castings, Ltd., and 1935, Director.

STOTT, J. C. A.M.I.E.E., B.Sc.Tech. Meter Eng., Central Electricity Board, S.W.E. and S.W. Area, Bristol. Private Address: "Falinge", Falcondale Road, Westbury, Bristol. Age: 37. Career: Rochdale Secondary Sch.; Marconi Wireless Telegraphist, 1918-20; P.M.G. 1st Cl. Cert. and U.S. Radio Operator's 1st Cl. Licence (Baltimore, 1919); Manchester Univ., 1921-26; Ferranti, Ltd., Hollinwood, 1925-30; Metro.Vickers, Trafford Park, 1930-31; West Gloucestershire Power Co., 1931-33.

STOTT, J. F. A.M.I.Mech.E. Asst. Works Manager, Dawson, Payne & Elliott, Ltd., Otley, Yorks. Private Address: Hill Acres, Riversdale Road, Otley, Yorks. Age: 32. Educ.: Woodhouse Grove Sch., Apperley Bridge, and Leeds Tech. Coll.

STOVOLD, Lieut.-Col. H. W. O.B.E., V.D., A.M. I.E.E. Address: The Jun. Army and Navy Club, Horseguards Avenue, Whitehall, S.W.1. Age: 59. Formerly Chief Elect. Engr., British India Steam Navigation Co., and P. & 0. Co., Calcutta — 33 years' service. Educ.: Farnham, Surrey, and City and Guilds.

STOWERS, Arthur. B.Sc.(Eng.)Lond., A.M. Inst.C.E., A.M.I.Mech.E., A. C.G. I. Asst. Keeper, Eng. Div., The Sc. Museum, London, S.W.7. Private Address: 15 The Highway, Sutton, Surrey. Career: Educ., Haileybury, and City and Guilds; pupilage, W. H. Allen, Sons & Co., Ltd., Bedford. Inspecting Engr. for Crown Agents for the Colonies; Estimating Engineer, Reavell & Co., Ipswich, and Ruth's Steam Storage, Ltd., London; Asst. Fuel Oil Supervisor, Shell-Mex, Ltd., London; present appointment since 1930. Jt. Hon. Sec., The Newcomen Society.

STRADLING, Reginald Edward. C.B., M.C., D.Sc.(Bristol), Ph.D.(Birmingham), M.Inst.C.E., M. I. Struct.E., Hon. A. R.I.B.A. Director of Building and Road Research, D.S.I.R., Building Research Station, Garston, near Watford, Herts. Career: Bristol Gramm. Sch. and Univ. Various eng. posts; Great War, 191418; Lecturer in Civil Eng., Birmingham Univ.; Head of Dept. of Civil Eng., Architecture and Building, Bradford Tech. Coll.

STRANGE, J. P. A.M.I.E.E. Showroom Manager, Sevenoaks and District Elect. Co., Ltd. (Assoc. Co. of Cty. of London Elect. Supply Co., Ltd.). Age: 58.

STRAW, J. G. B.Sc. (Eng.), A.M.I.E.E. Area Engr., London Telecommunication Region, G.P.O. Private Address: 25 Great Thrift, Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent. Age: 33. Educ.: Univ. Coll., Nottingham.

STRAW, Leslie. Assoc.M.Inst.C.E., M.Inst.M. & Cy. E. City Engr. and Surveyor, Lichfield City Council, The Guildhall, Lichfield. Private Address: The Poplars, Stowe Street, Lichfield. Age: 40. Formerly at Carlton, Brighouse, and Loughborough.

STREATFEILD, Rev. R. H. Hon.C.F., M.I.E.E., A.M.Inst.C.E. Address: Hoseyrigge, Westerham, Kent. Age: 66. Career: Ed. Marlborough; Pupilage, Laing, Wharton & Down, at that time English representatives of Thomson Houston Co.; thereafter much experience in Lighting, Elect. Tramways, Light Rlys. and Tube Rlys., at home and abroad. Ordained 1908; Curate at Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne, Rector of Kingsworthy, Chevening & Ightman, now retired; served as Chaplain in France, during War.

STREATFIELD, Edward Leslie B.Sc. (London), A. I.C. Chemical Engr., The Collie Valley Water Co., Aldenham Road, Watford, Herts. Private Address: 20 First Avenue, Bushey, Herts. Career: Educ., Dulwich Coll. and Univ. Coll., Univ. of London. Specialist in water purification, in particular, base exchange, softening, and filtration.

STREET, C. F. A.C.G.I., M.I.E.E., A.M. Inst. C.E. Managing Director, United Teleph"1.116rie Cables, Ltd., Cable Research House, Barter Street, W.C.1. Private Address: Ryckstones, Broom Water West, Teddington, Middx. Age: 53. Training, .1901, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich; 1902, Peter Brotherhood & Co.; 1903-06, Central Tech. Coll., S. Kens. Career: 1906, National Telephone Co.; 1912, G.P.O.; 1921, Johnson & Phillips, Ltd.; 1934, Sec., Telephone Cable Makers Assocn.; 1936, United Telephone Cables, Ltd.

STRETCH, W. Assoc.M.C.T., A.M.I. E.E. Asst. Suptg. Engr., P.O. Eng. Dept., South Lancs. Dist., Manchester. Private Address: "Hampstead", Highfield Road, Davenport, Stockport. Age: 39.

STRICK, R. B.Sc.(Eng.), M.Inst.C.E., M. I.E. (India). Partner, Messrs. Rendel, Palmer & Tritton, 55 Broadway, S.W.1. Age: 52. Career: Chief Engr., Port of Basra, 1918-25; Bridge Engr., Bengal Nagpur Rly., to March, 1937.

STRICKLAND, A. M. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I.E.E., A.I.Mech.E. Asst. Engr., Testing Dept., Manchester Corpn. Elect. Dept. Private Address: 20 Beever Street, Old Trafford, Manchester. Age: 42. Career: Queen Elizabeth Gramm. Sch., Penrith; Manchester Coll. Tech.; Salford Royal Tech. Coll., etc.; Brit. Westinghouse; Metropolitan Vickers Co.; Mining company in S. America, etc. M.S.M. in O.H.M.S., 1918; Signals, R.E.

STRINGER, H. A.M.I.Mech.E. Eng. Asst., West Riding C.C., North West Area Offices, Skipton. Private Address: West Bank, Embsay, Skipton. Age: 34. Career: Articled, The Bradford Dyers' Assocn., Bradford; Asst. Works Engr., Whitaker & Akyroyds, Leeds; Asst. Engr., Bridge Dept., West Riding C.C., before present post. Patentee, Automatic Coupling for Trailers, etc.

STRINGER, R. A.M.I.Mech.E., M.I.Pet.T. Oil Engr. and Managing Director, Record Oil and Grease Co., Ltd., Beresford Street, Failsworth, Manchester. Private Address: Grasmere, Bramhall, Cheshire. Age: 56. Career: General Eng. and Oil Specialisation. Ed.: Bradford Mun. Tech. Coll. (Scholarship); Cole, Marchent & Morley, Ltd., Engrs., Bradford (4i years Apprent.); Draughtsman and Designer, Dick, Kerr & Co., Ltd., and Davey, Paxman & Co., Ltd.; Tech. Oil Engr. (14 years), Vacuum Oil Co., in Gt. Britain, Australia, New Zealand, U.S.A.; Managing Director (17 years), Record Oil and Grease Co., Ltd.

STRIPP, Harold Edwin George. A.M. Inst.C.E., M.Inst.M. & Cy.E., P.A.S.I., Registered Architect. Deputy Borough Engr., Beddington and Wallington Corpn., Town Hall, Wallington, Surrey. Private Address: 3 The Newlands, Wallington. Age: 34. Career: Articled to Engr. and Surveyor, Tonbridge U.D.C.; Asst. Engr., Godstone R.D.C., Guildford R.D.C., and Broadstairs and St. Peter's U.D.C.

STRITZL, Peter Friedrich. D.Sc. (Tech.) (Vienna). Tech. Manager, A.E.G. Electric Co., Ltd., 131 Victoria Street, London, S.W.1. Private Address: 6 Brentfield Gardens, Hendon Way, London, N.W.2. Age: 40. Career: Tech. High Sch., Vienna; 1919, A.E.G. Union, Vienna; 1921-23, Siemens Schuckert, Berlin; 1924-30, A.E.G., Foreign Dept., Berlin. Author of "The Protection of Electric Plant" (Pitman); "The Protection of Electric Plant against Insurable Risks" (Lecture before Insur. Inst. of London); etc.

STRONG, A. E. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M. Inst.C.E., A.M.I.E.E. Chief Tech. Asst. of Distribution, Liverpool Corpn. Elect. Supply Dept. Private Address: "Lindan", 91 South Sudley Road, Liverpool, 19. Age: 36. Career: Steyning Gramm. Sch.; Brighton Tech. Coll.; training, Brighton Corpn. Tramways, 1922-24; Mains Asst., and later Dep. Mains Supt., Leicestershire and Warwickshire Elect. Power Co., 1925-35; Eng. and Distrib. Asst., Wolverhampton Corpn. Elect. Dept., 1935-Aug.,1938.

STRONG, Alfred G. M.I.Mech.E. Managing Director, H. 0. Strong & Sons, Ltd., Norfolk Works, St. Paul's, Bristol. Private Address: 26 Henleaze Gardens, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. Ex-City Councillor; Past Pres., Bristol Assocn. of Engrs; Member of Executive Bristol Assocn. of Eng. Fed.; Member of Executive Council of Foremen's Mutual Benefit Society.

STROTHER, Watson. Assoc.M.Inst. C. E., M. Inst.M. & Cy.E., P. A.S.I. Chief Eng. Asst., Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green, London, E.2. Private Address: 75 Bush Grove, Stanmore, Middx. Age: 36. Career: Rutherford Tech. Coll.; Private tuition, Alfred S. Dinning, Consulting Civil Engr., Newcastle-on-Tyne. 1917-24, with Alfred S. Dinning; 1924-28, Second Eng. Asst., Met. Borough of Bethnal Green.

STUART, J. M. B. C.I.E., B.A., B.A.I., M.Inst.C.E. Consulting Engr., Rendel, Palmer & Tritton, 55 Broadway, Westminster, S.W.1. Private Address: Glengorse, Ashenground Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex. Age: 56. Career: Portora Royal Sch.; Trinity Coll., Dublin; Burma P.W.D., Irrigation Branch, 1905-35; retired as Chief Engr. War service, 1915-19, with Indian Sappers and Miners, Mesopotamia, N.W. Frontier, Afghanistan. Author of "Old Burmese Irrigation Works", etc.

STUART, M. R. F. H. A.M.Inst.C.E., A.M. I.Mech. E. Commercial Manager, Davey Paxman & Co. (Colchester) Ltd., Colchester and London. Private Address: 177 Chiltern Court, Baker Street, N.W.1. Age: 47. Career: Preparatory Sch., Broadstairs; Heidelberg (Germany); Articled Pupil, Davey Paxman & Co., subsequently employed by them until 1914; served in Army, 1914-22, R.A.O.C. and InterAllied Commission of Control; Export Manager, A.G.E., Ltd.; London Manager, and later Commercial Manager, Davey Paxman & Co., Ltd.

STUBBINGS, G. W. B.Sc.(Eng.), F.Inst.P., A.M.I.E.E. Address: Grange Cottage, Over Wallop, Hants. Retired. Age: 51. Career: Finsbury Tech. Coll.; training, Walthamstow Elect. Works; Asst. Mains Engr., Walthamstow Corpn.; Senr. Test Room Asst. and Lecturer, Faraday House; Asst. Mains Engr., Croydon Corpn.; Electrotechnical Asst., L.C.C. Tramways, and L.P.T.B. Author of "Underground Cable Systems", etc., etc.

STUBBS, A. B.Sc., G.D.Comm., M.I.M.E., M.I.E.E., M.Inst.F. Engr., Metropolitan-Vickers Elect. Co., Ltd., Trafford Park, Manchester. Private Address: 27 St. John's Road, Knutsford, Cheshire. Age: 45. Ed.: Bourne Coll., Quinton; Birmingham Univ., 1910-15; Manchester Univ., 1919-20.

STUBBS, Rev. A. J. M.I.E.E. Address: 173 Coombe Road, Croydon. Age: 77. Career: Trained as architect with Habershon & Pite; P.O. service, successively Tech. Officer responsible for design of telegraph and telephone apparatus, Suptg. Engr., and in 1907, Asst. Engr.-in-Chief; on retirement, partner, Sir Charles Bright & Partners, Cons. Engrs.; Ordained 1931. Vice Chairman, Decimal Assocn. Author of "Manual of Telephony", jointly with late Sir Wm. Preece.

STUBBS, H. A.M.I.Mech.E. Address: Branscombe, Albert Road, Wolverhampton. Age: 66. Formerly, Consultant in Craftwork, Wolverhampton Educn. Authority.

STUBBS, Roy. Past Pres. I.B.F., Exec. Committee N. I. E. F., Pres. M. I. E. A., Member M.A.E., Old Mancunians' Assocn. Director, Joseph Stubbs, Ltd., Openshaw, Manchester, 11. Private Address: 36 Broadway, Cheadle, Cheshire. Ed.: Victoria Park Sch.; Manchester Gramm. Sch.; Manchester Coll. of Tech.

STURDEE, Arthur Hope. M.B.E., Wh.Ex., M.I.Mech.E. Works Director, Birmingham Aluminium Casting (1903) Co., Ltd., Birmid Works, Smethwick. Private Address: 52 Harborne Road, Edgbaston. Age: 57. Career: Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick (trainee); Armstrong Coll., Newcastle-on-Tyne; Works Manager, English Electric, Coventry and Stafford; Director, Ruston & Hornsby, Lincoln.

STURGESS, E. J. B.Sc., A.C.G.I., A.M.I.Mech.E. Asst. to Chief Engr., Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., St. Helen's Court, Great St. Helen's, E.C.3. Age: 36. Career: Charterhouse; City and Guilds; 192325, Marshall, Sons & Co., Ltd., Gainsborough; 1925-37, Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., Singapore, finally as Chief Engr.; 1937 to date, present appointment.

STURLEY, K. R. Ph.D., B.Sc., A.M.I.E.E. Engr. Instructor, Marconi College, Arbour Lane, Chelmsford, Essex. Age: 30. Career: George Dixon Sec. Sch., Birmingham, 1918-25; Birmingham Univ., 1925-30; Research Engr., Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., Chelmsford, 1930-32; Research Engr., Mazda Valve Laboratories, Cosmos Lamp Works, Enfield, 1932-36; Engr. Instructor, Marconi Sch. of Wireless Communication, 1936 to date.

STURMAN, S. W. A. A.M.I.E.E. Rolling Stock Supt., Sheffield Transport Dept. Private Address: 17 Endcliffe Rise Road, Sheffield, 11.

SUFFIELD, F. W. A.M.I.Mech.E., M.I.Struct.E. Consulting Engr., 126 Colmore Row, Birmingham, 3.

SUGDEN, E. W. B.Sc.Tech., A.M. I.E.E. Engr. and Director, Parmiter, Hope & Sugden, Ltd., Manchester. Private Address: 21 Cherington Road, Cheadle, Cheshire. Age: 32. Career: Manchester Univ.; B.T.H., Testing Depts., Rugby and Birmingham; Parmiter, Hope & Sugden, Ltd.

SUGDEN, F. A.M.I.Mech.E. Draughtsman and Designer, John Dickinson & Co., Ltd., Apsley Mills, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. Private Address: Pudds Orchard, Long Lane, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. Age: 31. Career: Whitcliffe Mount Gramm. Sch., Cleckheaton; Gainsborough Tech. Sch.; Lincoln Tech. Coll.; Apprent. and training, Rose Bros. (Gainsborough) Ltd. (makers of packing, wrapping, and labelling machinery).

SUGGATE, Lieut.-Colonel C. F. D. R.A.O.C., A.M.I.E.E., Senr. Ord. Mech. Engr. (Workshops), Ord. Depot, R.A.O.C., Hilsea, Portsmouth,• Hants.

SUMMERS, F. A.M.I.E.E. Asst. Engr., P.O. Eng. Dept., 9 Cathedral Road, Cardiff. Age: 33. Educ.: Royal Dockyard Sch., Portsmouth; Inspector, P.O. Eng. Dept., 1925, Asst. Engr., 1933.

SUMMERS, Thomas. C.I.E.E, D.Sc., M.Inst.C.E. Private Address: 17 Blacket Place, Edinburgh. Career: Educ., Edinburgh Univ., R.I.E. Coll. Bombay Public Works Dept.: Superintending Engr., Indus River Commission; Chief Engr. in Sind. Now retired. Books: "Development of Cotton in India".

SUMNER, F. A.M.I.Mech.E. Senr. Draughtsman, Vehicle Design Dept., War Office. Private Address: 78 Selwyn Crescent, Welling, Kent. Age: 42. Career: Apprent., works of Leyland Motors, Ltd.; Designer, Albion Motor Co., Glasgow, D. Napier & Son, London, Guy Motors, Ltd., Wolverhampton, Morris Commercial Cars, Birmingham, S.S. Motors, Maidstone, Crossley Motors, Manchester, Sunbeam Motors, Wolverhampton; Chief Designer, Vulcan Motor Co., Southport.

SUMNER, G. G. Wh.Ex., A.M.I. Mech.E. Address: 239 Dobcroft Road, Sheffield, 11. Age: 65. Career: Warwick Sch., 1887-92; Apprent., Wm. Glover & Sons, Ltd., Warwick, 1892-96; Fitter and Foreman, Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Ltd., Manchester, 1897-99; Works Manager, Royces, Ltd., Manchester, 1900-01; Consulting Engr., Manchester, 1902-05; H.M. Inspector of Factories, 1906-35 (Manchester, Dundee, Wigan, Wakefield, and Wolverhampton).

SUMNER, J. A. M.I.E.E., A.M.I. Mech.E., M.Inst.Fuel., F.R.Econ.S. Distribution Engr., W. Midlands J.E.A., Phoenix Buildings, Dudley Road, Wolverhampton. Age: 40. Career: Eng. Practice, Beck Works, Nottingham. Service with H.M. Forces, England and France, 1917-18; Nottingham Univ., 1919-22 (Assoc. and Eng. Dipl.); Tech. Asst. (Power Station and Mains), Derbyshire and Notts. Elect. Power Co., 1922-25; Chief Asst., Mid-Cheshire Elect. Supply Co., Northwich, 1925-30; present position since 1930.

SUMPNER, P. J. A.M.I.Mech.E. Plant Erecting Engr., Dow-Oliver Co., Ltd., Victoria Street, London, S.W.1. Private Address: 24 Holmside Road, Nightingale Lane, S. W.12.

SUMPNER, R. M. B.Sc.(Eng.), A. C. G. I., D. I. C., A. M. I. Mech. E. A.M.I.E.E. Asst. to the Chief Engr., and Dep. Works Manager, British Aluminium Co., Ltd., Kinlochleven. Private Address: Greymares, Kin.lochleven, Argyllshire. Age: 30. Career: Haileybury Coll.; City and Guilds; Apprent. and D.O. experience, with G.E.C., Ltd., Witton; 2 years works, and 2 years H.O., Anglo-American Oil Co.; present occupation since 1937.

SUMPNER, William Edward. D.Sc., Fellow Univ. Coll., London, Fellow City and Guilds of London Inst. Address: 34 Pitmaston Court, Goodby Road, Moseley, Birmingham. Career: 1887-93, Lecturer, City and Guilds Eng. Coll., Elect. Dept.; 1894, Head of Elect. Dept., Battersea Polytechnic; 1895-1930, Principal, Birmingham Tech. Coll.; retired 1930. Writer of many scientific papers.

SURFLEET, W. A. A.M.I.Mech.E., A.M.I.E.E., Lieut. R.A.O.C. (S.R.). Lecturer in Mech. and Elect. Eng., The Tech. Coll., Dover. Private Address: 76 Folkestone Road, Dover. Age: 34. Career: Sheffield Univ., Dept. of Applied Sc.; trained, Marshall, Sons & Co., Ltd., Gainsborough; 7 years, Walker & Greig, Ltd., Engrs., Ceylon; also served as Insptr. of Factories and Boilers for the Government of Ceylon, and as Elect. and Furnace Insptr. to Ceylon Fire Insce. Assocn.; Royal Arsenal, Woolwich; present post.

SURMAN, E. J. B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I. Mech.E., M.I.A.E. Director, Dyson & Co., Enfield (1919) Ltd., Ponders End, Middx. Private Address: 1 Brambledown, Crouch Hill, N.4 Age: 48. Career: London Univ.; Hong Kong Univ, Lecturer: various commercial appointments in China and London.

SUTCLIFFE, Edgar Rouse. Wh.Ex. Managing Director, Sutcliffe Speakman & Co., Ltd., Leigh, Lancs. Private Address: Sandfield Hall, Lowton, Warrington. Career: Trained at Leeds Univ.; served time at Fairbairn, Naylor, Macpherson & Co., Leeds. Specialises in brick and briquetting machinery. Invented processes for making activated carbon, now adopted and used by British and other governments for gas masks.

SUTCLIFFE, Joseph. B.Sc.Tech., Assoc.M.Inst.C.E., M.Inst.M. & Cy.E., M. Inst.W.E., F. R. San. I. Borough and Waterworks Engr., Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Private Address: 226 Cubbington Road, Leamington Spa. Age: 50. Career: Manchester Coll. of Tech; Asst. Boro' Surveyor, Shrewsbury, 1919-24; Dep. Boro' Engr., Huddersfield, 1924-31.

SUTCLIFFE, R. A. H. B.Sc., (Hons.) Vic. A.M.I.E.E. Head of Dept. of Elect. Eng., Physics and Maths., College of Technology and Art. Rotherham. Age: 37. Career: Lytham Coll., Fairhaven; Bristol Univ.; Victoria Univ., Manchester; Manchester Corpn. Elect. Dept.; Lancashire Dynamo and Motor Co.

SUTCLIFFE, W. D. A.M.C.T., A.M. I.E.E. Asst. Supt., Meter and Testing Dept., Lancashire Electric Power Co., Manchester. Private Address: 7 Grasmere Avenue, Stand, Whitefield. Age: 39. Career: Ducil Ave. Central Sch., Manchester; Manchester Coll. of Tech. (Dipl., Associateship and Hr. Natl. Cert., Elect. Eng.); trained, Manchester Corpn. Testing Dept. and Lancs. Elect. Power Co.

SUTHERLAND, Douglas G. B.Sc., A.M.Inst.C.E., A.M.I.E.E. Director, Mitchell Graham & Son, Ltd., 56 Burchurch Street, Edinburgh. Private Address: 4 Henokhead Grove, Edinburgh. Age: 31. Career: Edin. Univ. (Hons. Elect. Eng.); Bruce, Peebles & Co., Ltd. (trainee); Barr & Stroud, Ltd.

SUTTON, G. W. B.Sc., Ph.D., A.M. I.E.E. Engr.-in-Charge of General Laboratory, Siemens Brothers, Ltd., Woolwich. Private Address: 25 Cranleigh Road, Merton Park, S.W.19. Age: 42. Previously Lecturer in Elect. Eng., City and Guilds (Eng.) Coll.

SUTTON, Hubert. D.Sc., M.Sc., F. R. Ae.S. A Principal Scientific Officer, Royal Aircraft Establishment, S. Farnborough. Private Address: Greenway, St. John's Road, Farnborough, Hants. Age: 44. Tech. Educ.: Victoria Univ., Manchester.

SUTTON, J. F. M.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.I. Mech.E. Scientific Officer, S.R.E. Dept., Admiralty, S.W. Private Address: 41 Darby Crescent, Sunbury on Thames. Middx. Age: 37. Educ.: St. Olave's Gramm. Sch. and Univ. of London. Author of "Small Sailing Craft" (Pitman).

SUTTON, John William. Assoc.M.Inst. C.E., A.M.I.Mech.E. Engr., Dover Harbour Board, Slipway Passage, Dover. Private Address: 19 Norman Street, Dover. Age: 41. Career: Loughborough Coll.; Asst. Engr., C.E. Contracting Dept., Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co.; Asst. Engr., Shell-Mex, Ltd.

SWAINSON, R. A. A.M.I.Mech.E. Engr. (Sales), Burrell & Maurice, Ltd., 13 Summerhill Gardens, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Private Address: 10 Winchester Terrace, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 4. A.c:'e: 48.

SWAINSTON, W. H. M.I.N.A. With William Esplen, Son & Swainston, Ltd., 22 Billiter Street, London,.E.C.3.

SWALE, W. E. A.M.I.E.E. Elect. Engr., Manchester Corpn. Elect. Dept., Dickinson Street, Manchester.

SWALES, J. K. M.C., M.Inst.C.E. Gen. Manager and Engr., City of Sheffield, Waterworks Undertaking, Town Hall, Sheffield. Age: 59. Career: 1896-99, Articled, late Thomas Hewson, M.Inst.C.E., City and Waterworks Engr., Leeds.; 1900-03, Asst., Leeds Corpn. Waterworks; 1904-11, Res. Engr. for the Leighton reservoir and other works of the Ure Valley Water Supply Scheme; 1912-14, Chief Asst. Engr., Leeds Corpn. Waterworks; 1915-18, War service: Major, R.E. (M.C. and Order of the Crown, Roumania); 1919-30, Engr. and Manager, Bolton Corpn. Waterworks; 1930 to date, present position. Jubilee and Coronation Medals.

SWALLOW, M. G. S. M.I.E.E. Director and Res. Manager, Richardsons, Westgarth & Co., Ltd., Hartlepool, Land Plant Works, Co. Durham. Also Director, Richardsons, Westgarth-Brown Boveri, Ltd., Hartlepool.

SWAN, Andrew. B.Sc., A.M.Inst.C.E., A.F.R.Ae.Soc. Supt. of Tech. Development, Royal Aircraft Establishment, S. Farnborough, Hants.

SWAN, Percival. B.A.(Cantab.), M.I. Mech.E., A.M.Inst.C.E., Order of the Nile, 3rd Class. Address: The White House, Rye, Sussex. Career: Rugby; King's Coll., Cambridge; apprent., John Penn & Sons, Marine Engrs. Draughtsman, Pencoyd Ironworks, Pa., U.S.A., and American Bridge Co.; subsequently on bridge design with Rendel, Palmer & Tritton, London; then service with Egyptian Government Ministry of P.W., 1906-23, ending up as Director General of Mech. Dept.

SWAN, R. J. J. A.C.G.I., A.M.I.E.E. Engr. and Manager, Chesham Electric Light and Power Co., Ltd. Private Address: 114 Bellingdon Road, Chesham, Bucks. Age: 63. Career: City and Guilds of London Inst.; Asst. Engr., Reading Elect. Supply Co.; Bradford Corpn.; City and S. London Elect. Rly.; Barking Corpn., Elect. Dept.; Chesham Electric Light and Power Co., Ltd., as Engr. and Manager since 1905.

SWANN, Fred William. Assoc.M.C.T., A.M.I.Mech.E. Construction Engr., The Carborundum Co., Ltd., Trafford Park, Manchester. Private Address: Millington, Nr. Altrincham, Cheshire. Age: 36. Career: Manchester Coll. of Tech.; four years with H. Saville, Wire Mills Engr., Stretford.

SWANN, H. W. A.M.I.E.E. Senr. Elect. Inspector, Factory Dept., Home Office, Artillery House, Artillery Row, S.W.1. Age: 54. Career: Faraday House (training); Callenders; N. Met. Co.

SWARBRICK, F. A.M.I.E.E., A.M. I.Mech.E. Borough Elect. Engr. and Manager, Hove Corpn. Elect. Works, Davigdor Road, Hove, Brighton. Age: 53. Career: Blackpool Gramm. Sch.; Manchester Sch. of Tech. (Eng. Course); Training, Blackpool Corpn. Elect. and Tramways Dept. and Brush Elect. Eng. Co., Ltd.; Asst. Engr., Borough of Leigh Elect. Dept., 1904-11; Chief Engr. and Manager, Galway Elect. Co., Ltd., 1911-13; Managing Engr. and Sec., Minehead Elect. Supply Co., Ltd., 1913-17; Chief Elect. Engr. and Manager, Leek U.D.C., Elect. Dept., 1917-19; Borough Elect. Engr. and Manager, Basingstoke, 1919-31; Borough Elect. Engr. and Manager, Hove, 1931 to date. Elected Member of the Council of the I.M.E.A., June, 1938.

SWARSBRICK, J. J. A.M.I.E.E. Agent for Hewittic Electric Co., Ltd., and Hackbridge Electric Construction Co., Ltd., Walton-on-Thames, and The New Switchgear Construction Co., Ltd., Sutton. Private Address: Wigton Lodge, Harrogate Road, Moortown, Nr. Leeds.

SWEET, F. Seymour. M.I.H.V.E., M.R.San.I., F. R. S.A.A. I. S.E., A.F.A.S. Consulting Engr., 79A High Street, Erdington, Birmingham, 23. Private Address: 2 Highbridge Road, Wylde Green, Birmingham. Age: 44. Career: Regent Street and Northampton Polytechnics; Westminster Tech. Coll.; Univ. Coll.; City of London Coll.; Apprent., Richard Crittall & Co., Ltd.; Birmingham Manager, G. N. Haden & Sons, Ltd.; Chief Engr., Griffiths, Sons & Cromwell, Ltd.; Managing Director, Seymour, Sweet & Co., Ltd.; Lt., R.E., active service France and Belgium; Officer, i/c of construction, Brompton Barracks, Chatham.

SWIFT, H. B. A.M.I.E.E. Engr. and Chief Designer, The Equipment and Eng. Co., Ltd., 2 & 3 Norfolk Street, Strand, W.C.2. Private Address: 45 Ena Road, Norbury, S.W.16. Past-Pres., Radio Soc. of Gt. Britain. Author of "Practical Electric Welding", "Magnetic Steel Testing", etc. Editor, T. & R. Bulletin (R.S.G.B.).

SWIFT, Herbert Walker. M.A., D.Sc. (Eng.), M.I.Mech.E. (Thos. Hawksley Medalist), Manby Prizeman, Inst.C.E. Professor of Eng. and Dean of the Faculty of Eng. at the Univ. of Sheffield. Private Address: 7 Victoria Road, Sheffield, 10. Career: Christ's Hospital; St. John's Coll., Cambridge; War service, 1915-18; Chief Engr. to W. Hollins & Co.; Asst. Lecturer in Mech. Eng., Leeds Univ.; Head of Dept. of Mech. Eng., Bradford Tech. Coll.

SWINBURNE, Sir James. Bt., F.R.S., M.Cons. E., M. Inst. C. E., M. I. E.E. Consulting Engr., 19 Bramham Gardens, S.W.5. Career: Educ., Clifton College. Apprent., Black & Hawthorn, Gateshead. Elect. Engr., 1881-94. Past-Pres., I.E.E. and Faraday Soc. Books: "Population Pressure and the Social Question".

SWINDEN, Thomas. D.Met., F.R.Ae. S., M.I.A.E.,etc. Director of Research, United Steel Companies, Ltd., Stockbridge, Nr. Sheffield. Private Address: 12 Broad Elms Lane, Sheffield, 11. Age: 51. Career: Univs. of Sheffield, Stockholm and Upsala; Chief Chem., Metallurgist, and later Works Manager, Samuel Fox & Co., Ltd. Carnegie Gold Medallist, Iron and Steel Inst.

SWINDON, Norman. Founder Member I. Chem. E., A.M. I.Mech.E. Chairman, Managing Director and Founder of Nordac Ltd., Dukes Road, Western Avenue, W.3. Private Address: 7B Roxborough Park, Harrow-on-theHill, Middx. Age: 57. Career: Apprent., Rylands Elect. Eng. Co., Ltd., Stairford; Pupil of late Geo. E. Davis, Manchester, Chem. Eng. and Editor of "Chemical Trade Journal"; Chem. Engr., Lennox Foundry Co., Ltd., New Cross; Asst. to E. A. Ashcroft, Chem. Eng., Gas, Light and Coke Co., Beckton; Mgr., Safety Celluloid Co., Ltd., Park Royal; Engr., Chemical and Metallurgical Corpn., London. Invented method of lining plant on site with rubber.

SYKES, A. (B.Sc.Eng.), M.I.Mech.E., Wh.Ex., M.I.P.E. Tech. Director, David Brown & Sons (Huddersfield), Ltd., Park Works, Lockwood, Huddersfield. Private Address: Holly Bank, Moor Lane, Netherton, Huddersfield. Thirty-three years with David Brown & Sons, in various capacities; also Director, Ferguson Brown, Ltd.

SYKES, Alexander. A.M. I.Mech.E Assoc. I.Loco.E. Asst. Eng., Rendel, Palmer & Tritton, 55 Broadway, Westminster, S.W.1. Private Address: 12 Clive Road, Twickenham, Middx. Age: 34. Career: 1919-25, Premium Apprent., Alfred Herbert, Ltd., Coventry; Coventry Mun. Tech. Coll.; 1925-26, Draughtsman, Alfred Herbert, Ltd.; 1926-34, Tech. Asst., Alfred Herbert (India) Ltd., Bombay and Calcutta; 1934 to present date, with Rendel, Palmer & Tritton.

SYKES, J. A. M.I.E.E., M.I.M.E., M.Inst.Met. Director, The Yorkshire Copper Works, Ltd., Leeds. Age: 58. Career: Huddersfield Tech. Coll.; Clayton Elect. Co., Chief Draughtsman; Huddersfield Corp. Tramways, Junr. Engr.; Rhyl Elect. and Destructor Works, Shift Engr.; Mansfield Corp. Elect. and Destructor Works, Station Supt.; Heston and Isleworth Elect. Works, Engr. and Manager; Wm. Beardmore & Co., Ltd., Glasgow, Asst. Gen. Mgr. The Yorks. Copper Works, Ltd., Leeds, Director in charge of works.

SYMES, S. J. O.B.E. Chief Stores Supt., L.M. & S. Rly. Co., Euston House, Seymour Street, Euston, N.W.1. Private Address: Nascott Hotise, 48 The Avenue, Watford, Herts. Career: Training, G.S. & W. Rly., Inchicore, Dublin, and N.B. Loco. Co., Scotland. Chief Loco. Draughtsman, Midland Rly., Derby; Works Manager, Loco. Works, L.M.S., Derby; Personal Asst. to Chief Mech. Engr., L.M.S., Euston.

SYMONS, Angus Bryant. M.I.Mech.E. Proprietor, Bryant Symons & Co., Northumberland Park, N.17. Private Address: 112 Powys Lane, Palmer's Green, London, N.13.

SYMONS, H. D. M.I.E E. 29, Disraeli Gardens, Putney, S.W.15. Managing Director, Messrs. H. D. Symons & Co., Ltd., Park Works, Kingston Hill, Surrey.

SZLUMPER, Gilbert Savil. C.B.E. T.D., Commander Order of St. John. Gen. Manager, Southern Rly., Waterloo Station, London, S.E.1. Private Address: Southborough House, Surbiton. Career: Pupil, L. & S.W. Rly., 1901-05; Eng. Asst., L. & S.W. Rly., 1905-13; Asst. to Gen. Manager, L. & S.W. Rly., 1913-19; (Sec., Rly. Executive Committee, 1914-19); Docks and Marine Manager to L. & S.W. Rly. (Southern Rly. after 1923), 1919-25; Asst. Gen. Manager, Southern Rly., 1925 to 1937.

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