The Engineer 1940 Jan-Jun: Index

The Engineer 1940 Jan-Jun: Index.

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A

ACHELOOS Hydro-electric Power Scheme, Turkey, (279)
Achelous River Hydro-electric Plant, Greece, (303)
Ackeret, J., and C. Keller, Hot Air Power Plant, 373
Adamson Alliance Co., Ltd., Forging Manipulator, 383
Airsales Broadcasting Co., Erection of a 220ft. Wireless Mast, 532, 536
Akroyd Stuart Award Paper, 1938-39, (511)
All-American Canal, 12
Allegheny Steel Corporation, " Pluramelt " Steel-making Process, (242)
Allen, W. H., Sons and Co., Ltd., An Unattended Power Plant, 130
Allen, W., and R. Fitzmaurice, Sound Transmission in Buildings, 467
Alston Memorial Prize, (485)
Aluminum Company of America, Largo Testing Machine, (327)
American Car and Foundry Co., New Six-coach Streamlined Trains, (303)
Amsler, A. J., Obituary, 438
Anderson Electrically-driven Scraping Machine, Gaston E. Marbaix, Ltd., 483
Andrews, W., Some Observations on Metallic Arc Fluxes, 224
Anglo-American Oil Co., Ltd., Oil Prospecting Licences, (24)
Argentine-Bolivian Railway, Proposed, 429
Argentine Railway Improvements Programme, (231)
Armour Institute of Technology, Experimental Foundry, (39); The Antarctic " Snow Cruiser," 413
Armstrong Whitworth Securities Co., Ltd., Kadenacy Oil Engine Research Laboratory, 232, 235
Asbestos Corporation of Canada Ltd., Sinking Large Line Shaft, (86)
Ashbridge, Sir Noel, Long-distance Broadcasting, 415, 444
Ashfield, Lord, Appointed to Railway Executive Committee, (445)
Ashworth, Ross and Co., Ltd., Semi-self-indicating Weighing Machine, 73
Associated Electrical Industries, Ltd., Annual Meeting, 317
Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., Railcars of 1939, 44; " Unit-Construction " Trolleybus, 440; Railcars for the Great Western Railway, 452, 473
Aswan Low Dam Hydro-electric Power, (13), (39)
Attwood, E. L., Obituary, 37
Atwell, J. W., The Measurement of Rail Movement, (553)
Augustin-Normand, A., Pencil Portrait No. 23 (February 16th, 1940)
Austin, Lord, Retirement from Shadow Aero Engine Committee, (495)
Australian Government Railways, 4-8—4 Passenger Locomotives, (87)
Auto-Klean Strainers, Ltd., Motor-driven Strainers, 168
Auto-Route de l'Ouest, 276, 280
Automatic Coil Winder and Electrical Co., Ltd., "Avo" Bonding Meter, Milliohmmeter and Test Bridge. 356
Automatic Telephone and Electric Co., Ltd., Remote Supervisory Control on the Wirral Railway, 102, 126, (134)
Aveling Barford, Ltd., " Invicta " Road Line Marker, 167

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BACHER, G., New Form of Steel Budding, 502
"Badouinville," Belgian Motor Liner, 20
Baghdad Bridges, 30
Bailey, A. S., Obituary, 163
Baillieu, Sir Clive, Export Groups in War Time, 377
Bakelite, Ltd., Substitute for Tung Oil, (417)
Baker, J. F., Structures under Air Attack, (135)
Baldry, H. O., Obituary, 498
Baldwin, O. H., Obituary, 188
Ball, E. Bruce, The Development of Irrigation (I. Mech. E. Pres. Address), 179; Diploma Honorary Membership of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 409;
Ball. J. D. W., Not Sectional Area of Tension Members, 251; Dynamic Effect of Incendiary Bombs on Roofs, 459
Barclay, Andrew, Sons and Co., Ltd., Oil-engineed Locomotives,+45
Barnby, Lord, Appointed to Central Electricity Board, (135)
Barnes, G. N., Obituary, 405
Barnes, M. F., Strength of Beams, 379
Baton Rouge Bridge, U.S.A., (535)
Battersea Power Station, Fuel Supply, (279)
Beare, Sir T. Hudson. Obituary, 539
Beaudreu-Bergeron, Improved Efficiency of Dredger Pumps, 502
Beharrell, J. C., Business Training and National Service, 115
Beira, Port of, Extensions, Pauling and Co., Ltd, 411. 418
Bell, W. D., Obituary, (207)
Belliss and Morcom, Ltd., Gas-mixing Valve, 239; High-pressure Hose Coupling, 311
B.E.N. Patents, Ltd., Shell Fuse Testing, 166
Bengal-Dooars Railway, Purchase of, (455)
Bethlehem Steel Co., Powerful Towing Vessels for U.S. Navy Department, (397)
Beyer, Peacock and Co., Ltd., Beyer-Garratt Metre-gauge Locomotives for Uganda, 3; Bengal-Nagptir Railway Locomotive, 4 (Supplement, January 5th, 1940)
Bex-Gryon-Chesieres Railway. Modernisation, (327)
Binkerd, R. S., American Railway Locomotive Requirements, (375)
Binnie, Deacon and Gourley, Water Supply of Rangoon, Burma, 488, 496, 508
Binnie, W. J. E., Diploma of Honorary Membership of American Society of Civil Engineers, 409
Birmingham Electric Furnaces. Ltd., Arc Melting Furnace for South Africa. 328, 333 Birmingham Water Supply, 269
Blackadder, W., Obituary, 478
Blackburn Aircraft, Ltd., " Roe " Fleet Air Arm Two-seater Fighter, 6 (Supplement, January 5th, 1940)
Blackpool, Derby Baths, Electrical Equipment, Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., 352, 359
Bletchley Train Accident, L.M.S. Railway, 173
Blood, General Sir Bindon, Obituary, (475)
Bolsover Colliery Co., Ltd., Coal Export Trade, 197
Boulton Paul Aircraft, Ltd., " Defiant " Two seater Fighter, 6 (Supplement, January 5th, 1940), (475)
Bousfield, Peter, Importation of Machinery and Parts, 210
Boussiron, Entreprises, Aeroplane Hangar, 443
Bragg, W. L., A. J. Bradley, and C. Sykes, Researches into the Structure of Alloys, 434
Branly, Edouard, Obituary, 317
Bredenbeck, R., Cast Iron Dies, (552)
Bridges, F. W., Obituary, 269
Brighton Centenary Railway Exhibition, 447 Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., " Beaufort "
Bomber, 6 (Supplement, January 5th, 1940), (475)
British Columbia Plywoods, Ltd., Mill Expansion, 169
British Corporation Register, Jubilee, (231)
British Electric Transformer Co., Ltd., Transformers for the C.E.B., 240
British Electrical and Allied Industries Research Association. Surge Filter and Differential Amplifier. 320; Wire Skin Factor Apparatus, 321
British Electrical Development Association, Luncheon, 269
British Insulated Cables, Ltd., Resignation of Mr. G. H. Nisbett, (571)
British Overseas Airways Corporation, 317
British Power Boat Co., Ltd., New High-speed Launch, (279)
British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., Turbo-alternators of 1939, 7 (Supplement, January 5th, 1940); Transformer Work in 1939, 8; Switchgear Work in 1939, 9; Steel Works Electrical Equipment, 40. 49; Rectifier Work in 1939, 49; Portable Oil Testing Set, 97; Electrically Operated Soot-blowing Equipment, 191; Engineer Training, 335; Electrical Equipment for Luton Sewage Disposal Plant, 424; Transformer with Non-inflammable Liquid Dielectric ("Permitol"), 424; Fractional H.P. Motors, 676
Broadway Engineering Co., Ltd., " Vernon " Vertical Miller and Borer, 576
Bronx-Whitestone Bride, New York, 30 Brooklyn Bridge, New York, (39)
Broom and Wade, Ltd., Lorry-mounted Air Compressor, 383
Brown Bayley's Steel Works, Ltd., Short- centre Rope Drive, 336
Brown Boveri and Co., 50,000-volt D.C. Transmission, 240; Large. Mine Hoist in France. 423
Brown, David, and Sons (Hudd), Ltd, Helical Gearing for a Mine Winder, 167
Brown, David, Tractors. Ltd., Track-layer Tractor. 240; Power Take-off and Pulley Unit, 483; Lubrication Chart, (568)
Brown, T. A., War Inventions, 519
Bruce, A. K., Oil-engine Cylinder Wear, (571)
Bruce, A. K. and T. Hornbuckle, Herbert Akroyd Stuart and the Development of the Heavy-oil Engine. 72, (86); (Leading Article, 89)
Bruce Peebles and Co., Ltd., Transformer Work in 1939, 48
Brush Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd., Turbo-alternators of 1939. 7; Mobile Transformers, 8; Improved Gas Producer, 74; Small Homogeniser, 215; Electricity Supply at a Gloucester Works, 335; Improvements in the " Brush- Koela " Gas Producer. 395
Brussels International Industries Fair, (39)
Buchanan, Sir George, Obituary, 365
Budapest Power Station, (255)
Burntisland Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, Annual Meeting. 565
Burrell Engines, R. H. Clark. 104

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CADMAN, Lord, Appointed Adviser on Oil, Mines Department, (13)
Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd., Thickness Gauge for Steel Strip. Workshop Potentiometer, 297
Canadian General Electric Co., Ltd., Now Electric Furnace at Davenport Works, 169; Reactrol System of Control, 503
Canadian Hydro-electric Development, 374
Canadian Industries Ltd., New Chlorine Factory, 169
Canadian National Railways, New 4-8-4 Locomotives, (417)
Cape Town Electrical Project, 38
Cape Town Graving Dock. 349
Cape Town Water Supply, 1:33
Carburettors, Ltd., Calor Gas for Motor-car Fuel, (475)
Carpenter, Sir Harold, Honda Prize Award, (327)
Catalagzi Power Scheme, Turkey, 409
Catmur, T. S., The Scandal of the Idle Machines, 556
Catto, Lord, Ministry of Supply Appointment, (401)
Central Electricity Board, Annual Report, 401; Emergency Sub-stations, 441
Chadwick Prize and Gold Medal, (475)
Chalmers Technical High School. Gothenburg, New Ship Model Tank. (:363)
Chamber of Mines Steel Products, Ltd., Arc Melting Furnace, 328, 333
Chan. Monsieur, Recent Developments in Steam Locomotive Design in France, 522; (Leading Article, 477)
Channel Tunnel, (183)
Chicago Arc Welded River Tunnel, 190
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, New Construction, (207)
Child, E. R., and F. Flader, The Speed of Aeroplanes, (375)
Christie, A. G., Post-graduate Training, 113
Christie, S. P., Gas Power in War Time, 62
Chubuk Dam, Turkey, 12 (Supplement, January 5th, 1940)
Churia Tunnel, Nepal, 31
Clark, R. H., Some Early Burrell Engines, 104
Clark, V. E., Low Density Material for Aircraft Structures, 483
Clyde Engineering Co., Ltd., Streamline Diffusing Discharge Regulator, 97
Coble, H., Large American "Mallet" Locomotives, 127,153
Cochran and Co., Annan, Ltd., Large Four-furnace " Economic " Boiler, 310
Concrete, Ltd., Pneumatic Roofs for Army Huts, 240
Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co., Ltd., " Bicycle " Portable Electric Grinders, 73
Consumers Co-operative Refineries, Ltd., New Refining Plant, 86
Contractor, G. P. and F. C. Thompson, Damping Capacity of Steel and its Measurement. 434
Coopers Hill War Memorial Prize and Medal, (351)
Copper Development Association, New Classification of Commercial Coppers, 98
Cornish, W. E., and I. F. Morrison, Measurement of Earth Pressure, 504; (Letter, 556)
Cossor, A. C., Ltd, Photo-cell Relay Unit, 450; A.C. Impedance Bridge, Double-beam Oscillograph, 451; Pressure-recording Unit, 471; Cossor-Dodds Amplifier, Ganging Oscillator, and Electronic Indicating Equipment, 472
Craig, J., Nominated President, Iron and Steel Institute, (13); Presidential Address, 433
Craig, John, Obituary, 211
Craig, O., Effect of Coal Characteristics on Pulverised Coal Firing. 512
Critchley, G. R., The Salvage of H.M.S. " Thetis," 559. 508
Crompton D. C. Generator, Veteran, (39)
Crompton Parkinson, Ltd., A Portable Power Plant, 167; Electrical Equipment of Derby Baths, Blackpool, 352, 359; Automatic Supervisory Control for a Pumping Scheme, 385; Electrical Supply Equipment at a Wireless Works, 482
Crompton, R. E. B., Obituary, 187; (Letter, 234)
Crossley-Premier Engines, Ltd., Natural Gas Engine for Trinidad, W. A. Tookey, 551, 554, 575
Crypton Equipment Ltd., Non-Mercurial " Automatic Battery Cut-out, 263
Crystal Palace Water Towers, 565

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DARCY Exploration Co., Ltd., Oil Prospecting Licences, (455)
Dartford and Purfleet Tunnel, 22
Davey, Paxman and Co. (Colchester), Ltd., Oil Engines for Rail Traction, 45
David, W. T., Combustion Turbulence, 250; Process of Combustion in Spark Ignition Engines, 509
Davidson and Co., Ltd., Portable Industrial Vacuum Cleaner, 542
Davidson. M. W., High-speed Locomotive Connecting-rods, (351)
Davies, D. G., The Haweswater Dam, 141
Dawtrey, H. L., Nut Tightness, 214
De Havilland Aircraft. Co., Ltd., Aircraft Manufacture in War Time, 173
Denny, Sir Maurice, Retirement as Chairman of British Corporation Technical Committee, 101
Desch, C. H., Retirement from N.P.L., (63)
Dick, R. and J., Ltd., Short-centre Rope Drive, 336
Dick, W. H., Obituary, (63), (87)
Dixon, S. M., Obituary, 337
Dixon, William, Ltd., Coke Oven Gas Supply for Glasgow, (562)
Dniepr-Niemen Waterway, (531)
"Dominion Monarch," Shaw Savill Motor Liner, 20 (Supplement, January 5th, 1940)
Doncaster, Daniel, and Sons, Ltd., Valve Production by the Extrusion Process, 494
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Otto Beit Bridge, 30
Downs, C. R., Calcium Chloride for Air Conditioning, (553)
Dowson. J. E., Obituary. 67
Drewry Car Co., Ltd., Railcars and Oil-engined Locomotives in 1939, 57
Duckham, Alexander Gift to R.A.F. Benevolent Fund, (279); Skin Troubles and Machine Tools. 501
Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., Window Protection and Blacking Out, (13)
Dunsheath, P., Emergency Jointing of Cables, (183)
Dutton Pumping Station, Biggleswade, 11 Durban Railway Station, 38
Dyson, R. A., and Co., Ltd., Trailer for 40-Ton Loads, 133

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Edge, S. F., Obituary, 149
Electro-mecanique, Cie., Pneumatic Tyres for Electric Trains, (87)
Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd., Current Transformer Testing Set and Optical Pyrometer, 298
Ellison, George, Ltd., " Shunt " Limit Switches, 121
Ellson, G., British Main Line Railways, (303)
ENGINEER, THE, Returns to London, 497
Engineers' Club, Manchester, Annual Meeting, (303)
English Electric Co., Ltd., Turbo-alternators in 1939. 7 (Supplement, January 5th. 1940); Switchgear Work in 1939, 10; Steel Works Electrical Equipment, 40, 49; Rectifier Work in 1939, 49; Trade Outlook for 1940, 50; Oil-electric Traction in 1939, 56; Overhead Bus-bar System for Machine Shops, 541
Escher, Wyss and Co, Hot Air Power Plant, 373
Esla Viaduct, Spain, 444
Ethyl Gasoline Corporation, Effect of Lead in Petrol on Crankcase Oils, (327)
Etzel Welded High-pressure Pipe Line, Switzerland, 118
Evans. U. R., Report on Corrosion Research Work at Cambridge University, 434
Everett, Edgcumbe and Co., Ltd., Wattmeter, 321; Photometer, 322
Every, W. S., Obituary, (397)
Express Lift Co., Ltd., Lift Worm Reduction Gear with Back Gearing. 312

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FAIRFIELD Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd., Mr. R. Strachan's Jubilee, (87)
Faraday Medal Awarded to Dr. A. Russell. (111), (375)
Fawssett, E., W. H. Grimmitt, G. F. Shotter and H. G. Taylor, Practical Aspects of Earthing, 182
Fereday, H. J., Obituary, 17
Ferranti, Ltd., Transformer Work in 1939, 7; High-voltage Indicator, 369
Fielding and Platt, Ltd., Electricity Supply at Gloucester Works, 335
Firminger and Gregory, Ltd., Protecting Blueprints (" Fex "), 424
Firth, Thomas, and John Brown, Ltd., Tool and Die Steels Treatment, (181)
Firth, Sir William. 389
Fitzmaurice. R., and W. Allen, Sound Transmission in Buildings, 467
Flader, F., and E. R. Child, The Speed of Aeroplanes, (375)
Fleming, A. P. M., Electricity as Applied to Metallurgy, 323
Fluid Transfer, Ltd., Intermittent Pressure Pumps, 540
Fokker, A. H. G., Obituary, 1
Ford, E. H., Coventry By-pass Road, (159)
Ford, H., and 0. A. Saunders, Heat Transfer in the F low of Gas through a Bed of Solid Particles, 4:14
Ford Motor Co., Ltd., Farm Tractor Output, 1397); Rolls-Royce Aero-engines, (5631
Fowler, John, and Co. (Leeds), Ltd., Oil-engined Shunting Locomotive, 82; Transportable Emergency Pumping Sets for A.R.P. Service, 143. (182); Pumping Sets for Oilfield Duty. 289; Oil-engined Rail Traction Transmission Systems, 360
Fowler, Professor A., Obituary, 565
Fraser, H. K., Obituary, 283
Freeman, S. B., Mechanical Engineering Problems in Marine Transport, 164
French National Railways, Locomotive with Velox Boiler. 5, 199
Fry, Lawford H., Vector Analysis and Locomotive Counterbalancing, 518

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GAEDE. G. C., The Earnings of Super Liner, (417)
Gas Producers (Bellay). Ltd., New Producer Gas Plant, 68
General Electric Co., Ltd., Turbo-alternators of 1939, 7, 14; Transformer Work in 1939. 8; Switchgear Work in 1939, 9; Steel Works Electrical Equipment, 40, 49; Rectifier Work in 1939. 49; Receiver for Daylight Testing Range, 298; Direct-coupled Roller Motors, 372; South African Broadcasting Equipment, 524
General Electric Co. of America. Small Permanent Magnets, (327); Electric Locomotives for Brazil, (327); Turbo-electric Tanker, (553)
Genissiat Dam and Power Station, 34
Gerard, G., Drying Out Flooded Electrical Machinery, 139
Gibb, Sir A., Quicker Decisions Required, 5l 7
Gillies, D. B., Precepts for Engineers, 561
Gilmour, Sir John, Obituary, 317
Glacier Metal Co., Ltd., Children's Allowance, (206)
Glendale Power Station. California, (455)
Gonser, B. W., and A. U. Seybolt. Copper-base Alloys for Die Casting, (417)
Goodenough, Sir F., Obituary, 67
Gordon, Lord Dudley. Nominated President of F.B.I., (63)
Graeme, N. S., Obituary, (375)
Great Western Railway War Services. (63), Carriage Body Lifting Cranes, 350; Lighting of Station Indicator Boards. (417); Railcars. Associated Equipment Co., Ltd., 452. 473
Green. G. W. A., Fuel Injection in Oil Engines, 423
Grimmitt, W. H., E. Fawssett, G. F. Shotter, and H. 0. Taylor, Practical Aspects of Earthing, 182
Guy, H. L., Some Researches on Steam Turbine Nozzle Efficiency (Parsons Memorial Lecture), 70. 94, 116; Parsons Memorial Modal Award, 507

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HABBANIYAH Flood-control Scheme, 33
Hackbridge Electric Construction Co., Ltd., Mercury Switch On-load Tap-changing Equipment, 131
Hague, F. T., and M. W. Smith. Study 01 Turbine Blades in Operation, (310)
Handley Page, Ltd., " Hampden " Bomber. (375)
Hardie, O. D., Obituary, (169)
Harvey. G. A., and Co. (London), Ltd., Dinner to Mr. E. R. Clarke, (39)
Hauser, E. A., Synthetic Mica, (111)
Haven, W. A., Manufacture of Pig Iron in America, 434
Haweswater Dam, D. G. Davies, 141
Hawker Aircraft, Ltd., " Hotspur " Two-seater Fighter, 6 (Supplement, January 5th, 1940)
Hawksley Lecture, Mechanical Engineering for Power Stations, Sir Leonard Pearce, 85. 108; (Leading Article, 89)
Hayward-Tyler and Co., Ltd., Largo Pipe Line Pump, 277
Heinkel He. 112 Fighter Monoplane, Armament of, (475), 489
Herbert. Sir Alfred, Road Accidents, (159) Herbert. Alfred, Ltd., Motor-driven. Vertical Milling Machine, 543
Hibberd, F. C., and Co., Ltd., " Planet " Type Shunting Locomotive, 58
Higgs Motors, Ltd., Fractional Horse-power, Single-phase Motors. 144
High Duty Alloy., Ltd., New Metallurgical Research Laboratories, 409, 436, 439
Highgate Railway Station, (279)
Hildage, H. T., Scope in Works Management, (74); The Measurement of Earth Pressure, 556
Hill, Professor A. V., Appointed Assistant Air Attache in Washington, (303)
Hill, D. Y., Bridge Calculation, 139
Hill. G. H., and Sons, Ladybower Dam, Derwent Valley, 10
Hill. J. NV., Lightweight Steam Plant, 234
Hodsdon, O. C., Graphic Method of Obtaining Mean Temperature Differences. 499
Hoffmann Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Annual Meeting, 317
Hogsmill Valley Drainage System. (375)
Holloway Brothers (London), Ltd., Baghdad Bridges. 30
Holloway, John, Obituary, 163
Holman Brothers. Ltd., Air Compressor Mounted on a Road Roller, (74)
Holmstrom, J. E., The Chemist and the Slop, 228
Hornbuckle. T., and A. K. Bruce, Herbert Akroyd Stuart and the Development of the Heavy Oil Engine, 72, (86); (Leading Article, 89)
Hotchkiss, D., Unusual Scheme for Salvaging Vessels, (231)
Houlder Line, Ltd., Shipping under War Conditions, 53
Howrah Bridge, Calcutta, 24 (Supplement, .Tan wiry 5th, 1940)
Hudswell, Clarke and Co., Ltd., Oil-engined Locomotives, 45
Hunslet Engine Co., Ltd., Oil-engined Locomotives, 56; Oil-engined Locomotive for Trinidad, 578
Hunter, Summers, Obituary, 66
Hurd, Sir Archibald, The Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing Industries After the War, 259
Hutt. E. T., Heavy G.W.R. Rail, (159)
Hydraulic Coupling and Engineering Co., Ltd., Vulcan-Sinclair Couplings for Railcars, 43

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ILE St. Louis Bridge, Paris, Collapse. 52
Imperial Dam, Colorado, 12
Incandescent Heat Co., Ltd., Gas-conditioning Units for Paint and Varnish Manufacture. 542
Incorporated Society of British Advertisers. Standard Sizes for Papers, (435)
Inspecting and Annealing Engineers, Ltd., Strength of Beams, 379
International Harvester Co., Oil-engined Crawler Tractors, 482
International Nickel., Annual Report, (350). (413)
Isere Valley, Grenoble, Draining of the, 150, 160

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Jackson, Sir Arthur, Obituary, 101
Jackson, A. V., J. H. Pearce, and L. R. E. Kennedy, A Problem in the Philosophy of Mathematics, 378
Jennings. J., Proportional Disc Losses in Pumps and Fans, 519
Jones, E. H. (Machine Tools), Ltd., Electric Pencil, 122; Geometric Jig Borer. 166; " Wicaco " Oil Grooving Machine. 264
Jones, Brig.-General H. A., Controller of Light Alloys, 429
Jouett, J. H., American Aircraft Production. 467
Joy, B. H., Obituary. 66

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KADENACY Oil Engine Research Laboratory. Armstrong-Whitworth Securities Co., Ltd., 232. 235
Keith Blackman, Ltd., Ventilation and Anti- gas Filtration Plants, 120
Keller, C., and J. Ackeret, Hot Air Power Plant, 373
Kennedy, L. R. E., J. H. Pearce, and A. V. Jackson, A Problem in the Philosophy of Mathematics. 378
Kent, George. Ltd., " Multelec " Potentiometer, 403
Kent, R. W., What the General Manager Thinks About, 523
Kern and Co., Ltd., Super-Stroboscope. 402
Kerr, W., J. F. Shannon, and It. N. Arnold, Singing Propellers. 389, 391
Kingston Power Station, (455)
Knox. J. R., Propaganda. 62
Koch. W. R., and E. J. Wyrostek, The Strength of Laminated Glass. (397)
Komppa, O., Extraction of Oil from Peat. (351)
Kootenay River Developments, 503

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LAFARGE Aluminous Cement Co., Ltd., Tube Mill for Cement Grinding, 136, 140
Lancashire Electric Light and Power Co., Ltd., General Meeting. 197
Lane, H. C., Press Shearing through an Oblique Plane, 205
Langley, M., Refuelling in Flight, 358. 365
Larks. Sir William. Industry through War to Peace, 62
Laurence Scott and Electromotors, Ltd., Memorial to W. H. Scott. (417)
le Maistre, C., Machine Tool Tests and Alignments, 420
Lee, R. C., American Shipbuilding, (13)
Letchworth Training Centre, Ministry of Labour, 470, 476
Lewis, W. Yorath, and S. A. Robertson, The Lewis Boiler, 249, 260
Leyland Motors, Ltd., Railcar Work in 1939, 83
Light Production, Ltd., Liquid Level Alarm, 385
Lima Locomotive Works, 2-8-8-4 Articulated Locomotives for Southern Pacific Railroad. (39)
Lincoln Electric Co., Are Welded River Tunnel for Chicago, 190; Oil Engine Driven Arc Welder, 336
Lincoln, J. F., Arc Welding Foundation, Arc Welding and Progress. (39)
Lindberg Engineering Co., Cooling System for Quenching Oil, 577
Lingard. H., Factory Lighting. (494)
Little. A. D., Inc., Powdered Iron, 25; Gear Powders, 230
Livesay, Edward H., Colonel Crompton. 234 Turbine Locomotive Experiences, 366. 390. 410, 430; (Letter, 499)
Ljunggren, O. W. L., Method of Selero-grating, 434
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Appointments, (553), (571)
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, New Transport Machine, (255)
London Electric Wire Co and Smiths, Ltd., Glass-insulated Electric Wire (" Sewco glass "), (475)
London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Centenaries in 1940, (13); Derailment at Market Harborough. (39); New Time Table. (39); Appointments. (87), (255). (475); Freight Traffic Statistics, (87); Remote Supervisory Control on Wirral Lines, 102, 126, (134); New Rolling Stock for the Liverpool and Southport Electrified Lines, 109. 112; Lighting for Provincial Electric Trains, (111); Landslip at Watford, (135); Herbert, Jackson Prize, (159); Rea ling Lights. (159); Bletchley Train Accident Report. 173; Sentinel Steam Coach, (183); Suggestions, (207); New Turntables, (231); Signal. box for Road Traffic, (255); " Jones Goods " Locomotive Withdrawn, (351); " Precursor" Locomotives 1Vithdrawn, (351); Hillington Station, (375); Glasgow Central Station Extensions, (397); turbine Locomotive Experiences. E. H. Livesay. 366, 390, 410, 430; (Letter, 499); Anti-waste Campaign. (417); "Coronation Scot " to be Exhibited at World's Fair, New York, (435); Atherstone Derailment, (435); Haggerston Station Closed, (433); " War Veteran " Engines. (441); Derby Works Centenary, 447; Clyde Steamer Services, (515); Salvage Campaign. (515). (571)
London and North Eastern Railway, Manchester-Sheffield Electrification, (39); Collision at Ware, (63); Electrification Schemes. (135)
London Power Co. Annual General Meeting. 149
Lorant and Co., Ltd., " Rindis " Filing Machine. 577
Love, A. E. H., Obituary, 539
Low Temperature Carbonisation, Ltd., Progress, (159)
Luton Sewage Disposal Plant, Electrical Equipment, British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., 424

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Macartney, W. C., Obituary, 282
Macbeth, C., Rubber and Railways, (63)
Machinery Manufacturing Co., " Vernon " Vertical Miller and Borer, 516
Madero Dam. Mexico, 54, 64
Manganese Bronze and Brass Co., Ltd., Machine for Planing Marine Propellers. 456, 462
Marbaix, Gaston E., Ltd., Electrical-driven Scraping Machine, 483
Marconi Memorial at the Needles, 341. (375)
Martin, Glen L., Co., Zinc Melting, (455)
Massey, W. H., Obituary, 478
Mather and Platt, Ltd., Hydraulic Pumping Machinery for Mersey Docks, (417); British Canning Plant, 520. 528
"Mauretania." Cunard White Star Liner, 19 (Supplement, January 5th, 1940)
McDonald, G. G., A Vortex Casing for an Experimental Fan. 379 Mechanical Efficiencies of Similar Fans and Pumps. 458; Proportional Disc Losses in Pumps and Fans, 574
McDonald, J. A. R., Federation of Manufacturers and Producers of Great Britain, Ltd., 29. (87)
McKinnon, E. C., Trolleybus Storage Batteries. (111)
McKinnon Industries, Ltd., New Foundry, 134
McLeod, R. C., Lightweight. Steam Plants, 163, 302
McMurtrie, F., Naval Construction in 1939. 2. 35 (Supplement, January 5th. 1940)
Meik and Halcrow, Extensions to the Port of Beira, 411. 418
Mellanby, A. L., Fifty Years of Marine Engineering (Lowe Gray Lecture), 270, 307
Melmoth, F. A., The Electric Furnace it the Steel Foundry. 404
Melvin, James, Railings and Scrap. 479
Menai Suspension Bridge Reconstruction, 22
Mersey Railway Co., Annual Meeting, (279)
[[Metal Box Co|Metal Box Co., Ltd.], British Canning Plant. 520, 528
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd., Turbo-alternators in 1939, 7, 14 (Supplement. January 615. 1940); Transformer Work in 1939, 9; Switchgear Work in 1939, 10 Steelworks Electrical Equipment, 49; Rural Oil Circuit Breaker, 73; Coil Tester, 432 Metropolitan Water Board. New Laboratories, 344; Review of Work. 447
Meuse Tunnel, Rotterdam, 23
Meyer Mechanical Laboratories. Geometric Jig Borer, 166
Midland Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Accident Prevention, (213)
Miller, R. C., Appointed Electrical Engineer, Southampton Docks, (422)
Missouri Pacific Railway, Auxiliary Water Tank Cars for Goods Trains. (535)
Mitchell, K. C., Indian Roads. (279)
Mobility. Ltd., Tubular Steel Trucks. 312
Molloy, F. G., Obituary. (455)
Monitor Patent Safety Devices, Ltd., New Pressure Alarm. 192
Mono Basin Project, Los Angeles, 548. 566, 572
Montreal Locomotive Works, Ltd., New 4-8-4 Locomotives for C.N.R., (417)
Moraine Products, Powder Metallurgy and Gear Manufacture, (564)
Morrison, I. K. and W. E. Cornish, Measurement of Earth Pressure, 504; (Letter, 556)
Mossfield Colliery. Longton, Explosion. (327)
Mountstuart Dry Docks, Ltd., Tredegar Dry Dock Reopened. (87)
Mullard Wireless Service Co., Ltd., Cathode Ray Oscillograph, 422; Dynamic Vibration Detector and Electron Switch, 422
Myddleton Cup (Inst. C.E.) Presented to American Society of Civil Engineers. (63)

N

NALDER Brothers and Thompson, Ltd., Wattmeters, 368
Nasmyth Relics, (495)
National Physical Laboratory. Retirement of C. H. Desch, (63); Annual Report. 429; Staff Changes. (375)
National Steel Car Corporation. Ltd., Steel Plant Expansion in Canada, 483
Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Mij, Shipyard Extension, (13)
Nelson. C. H., Trade Out look for 1940, 50
Negretti and Zambra, Multi-point Recording Thermometer. 371
Neill, James, and Co. (Sheffield). Ltd., "Eclipse" Automatic Centre Punch, 265
Neuilly Bridge Over the Seine, 23
New York Municipal Airport, 174, 184, 198, 208
Newell, Ernest, and Co., Ltd., Tube Mill for Cement Grinding. 136, 140
Newell, W. C., Estimation of Hydrogen in Steel and Other Metals, 434
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Ltd., The U.S. Liner " America," 166
Niagara Falls Bridge. (13). (327). (475)
Niagara Falls Power Plant Plans, 51
Nisbett, G. H., Resignation from British Insulated Cables, Ltd., (571)
Nock, O. S., Turbine Locomotive Performances, 499
North British Locomotive Co., Ltd., 4-6-4 Tank Engines for Sao Paulo, 5
North Wales Power Co., Supply Interruption. (159)
Norwegian Air Force, 389
Nuffield. Lord. Lead in War Effort, (505)
Nunn. H. E., and Co., Ltd., Portable Power Plant. 167
Nuswift Engineering Co., Ltd., Extinguishing Incendiary Bombs, (455)

O

ONTARIO Power Station, Drying Out Flooded Electrical Machinery. 78, 88; (Letters, 139. 186)
"Oranje," Netherlands Motor Liner. 20
Ormerod Shapers. Ltd., Heavy-duty Slotting Machines. 543
Oswald. T. D., Unusual Pump Casing Repair. (571)
Ottaway, E. C., Motor Transport, 236. 253, 286
Otto Bait Bridge, Zambesi River, 30

P

Panama Canal Improvement Project, (327)
Panama Canal Locks, 108, (475)
Paris Trade Fair, 282, 526
Parker, E. B., Automatic Train Control, 186
Parker, T. W., and J. Spalding. Air-conditioning Plant at Deep Gold Mine, (159)
Parsons, C. A., and Co., Ltd., Turbo-alternator Works in 1939, 6, 14; Transformer Work in 1939. 8
Parsons Engineering Co., Ltd., Gas Booster Plant, 122; Water Circulation Indicator, 384 Parsons Memorial Lecture, Some Researches on Steam Turbine Nozzle Efficiency, H. L. Guy, 70, 94, 116
Parsons, R. H., Graphic Method Obtaining Logarithmic Mean Temperature Differences, 458
Partridge, G. W., Obituary, 438
Paterson Engineering Co., Ltd., Commercial Ozone, A. E. Williams, 557
Paterson, J. H., The Corrosion of Ship Structures, (375), 463
Pauling and Co., Ltd., St. Saviour's Dam, Guernsey, 11 (Supplement, January 5th, 1940), 300. 304; Extensions to the Port of Beira, 411, 418
Pearce, J. H., A. V. Jackson, and L. R. E. Kennedy, A Problem in the Philosophy of Mathematics, 378
Pearce, Sir Leonard, Mechanical Engineering for Power Stations (Hawksley Lecture), 85, 108; (Leading Article, 89); Appointed Electricity Commissioner, (515)
Peirson, J. Gordon, Early History of the Submarine, 202
Penarth Dock, (351)
Pennsylvania Railroad. Express Locomotive, 4 (Supplement, January 5th, 1940)
Penzance Harbour Improvements, (2117)
Petch-Elliott Current Transformer Testing Set, Elliott Brothers (London), Ltd., 299
Philippe, C. D., Synthetic Materials for Mill Bearings, 119
Philips Lamps, Ltd., Spot Welding of Light Alloys, 189
Pick, F., Retirement from L.P.T.B., (351)
Pigott, Sir Stephen, Gold Medal of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, (553)
Plessey Co., Electrical Supply Equipment at Wireless Works, 482
Pollard, E., and Co., Ltd., New Form of Steel Building, 502
Pollard, E. F., Obituary, (417)
Pollitt, A., Development in Design of Boilers and Boiler-house Auxiliaries, 381, 405, 425
Port Elizabeth's Big Dam, 239
Portsmouth Power Station Extensions, (39)
Potomac River Bridge, Ludlow Ferry, Caisson, (45)
Poulter, T. C., The Antarctic " Snow Cruiser," 413
Poultney, E. C., Heavy Passenger Engines, South African Railways, 222, 240
"Pretoria Castle," Union-Castle Motor Liner. 19 (Supplement, January 5th, 1940)
Pretoria Steel Works, 192
Princes Pier, Greenock, Closing. (327)
Print Sales Co., Ltd., New Method Paying Discounts (War Savings), (475)
Proctor, C. F., Obituary, 438
Provincial Paper, Ltd., Modern Coating Machine, 241
Pulsometer Engineering Co., Ltd., Fire-fighting Pumping Plant, 97

Q

QUARENDON, R., Glass Fibre Electrical Insulation, 538
"Queen Elizabeth," Cunard White Star Liner, Sent to New York, 256, 258
Queen's Midtown Tunnel, New York, 491, 512, 516, 530

R

RADIATION, Ltd., Canteen Kitchen Equipment, 239
Raine, A. J., Obituary, (265)
Rangoon, Burma, Water Supply, 488. 496, 508
Ravenshaw, H. W., Obituary, (135)
Restler, J. D. K., Sixty Years Ago: London's Water Supply, 499
Reyrolle, A., and Co., Ltd., Annual Meeting, 341; Transformer Work in 1939, 8
Rhodes, Ernest, Road over River Mersey at Stockport, 284
Rhodes, H. F. T., The Use of Methane, (87)
Rhodesia's Copper Output, 544
Richards, Charles, and Sons, Lighting in a Nut and Bolt Factory, 312
Robertson, S. A., and W. Yorath Lewis, The Lewis Boiler, 249, 260
Richmond Bridge Reconstruction, 22
Rochelle-Pallice Mole, 243
Rogaleki, S., Aerial Warfare in the Polish-German Campaign, 396
Rogers, F. H., Presidential Address, Institution of Chemical Engineers, 377 (Leading Article)
Rood, K., Supplies of Drill Steel in South Africa, 544
Rooksby, H. P., X-Ray Investigation in the Structure of Matter, (80)
Rowell, P. F., Obituary. 365
Royal Institute of British Architects, Research Board, 467
Russell, Dr. A., Faraday Medal A ward, (111), (375)
Ruston-Bucyrus, Ltd., A " Walking " Drag-line, 462

S

SAINT-CLOUD Bridge, Paris, 339
St. Lawrence Development Plan, 301
St. Lawrence Paper Mills Co., Ltd., Heat from Sulphur Dioxide, 191
Saint Louis Bridge, Paris, Collapse. (13)
St. Saviour's Darn, Guernsey, Pauling and Co., 11, 300, 304 (Supplement. January fth, 1940)
Salinillas Hydro-electric Plant and Madero Dam, Mexico, 54, 64
Sangamo Weston, Ltd., Current Transformer, 357
Sankey, J. H., and Son, Ltd., New Acid-resisting Cement, (543)
Santee River Power Project, California, (535)
Saunders, O. A., and H. Ford, Heat Transfer in the Flow of Gas through a Bed of Solid Particles, 434
Scott, R. G., Obituary, (279)
Scott, W. H., Memorial at Gothic Works, Norwich, (417)
Severn Catchment Board, 429
Seybolt, A. U., and B. W. Gonser, Copper Base Alloys for Die Casting, (417)
Shannon, J. F., W. Kerr, and R. N. Arnold, Singing Propellers, 389, 391
Shasta Dam, Bolt Conveyor. 562
Shaw, J. R., Coal Dust, Suppression by Water Sprays, (63)
Short and Mason, Ltd., Time Schedule Controller, and Dial Thermometer, 370
Shorter Process Co., Ltd., Now Gear Tooth Hardening Machine, 384
Shotter, G. F., W. H. Grimmitt, E. Fawssett, and H. G. Taylor, Practical Aspects of Earthing. 182
Sidwell, E. E., Obituary. (374)
Sillcox, L. K., Mastering Momentum in Transport, 461, 480. 500, 510
Simons, H. S., Super-Stroboscope, 402
Sloane Square Underground Station Improvements. (327)
Smart, Ralph E., Ltd., Floatless Pump Control (" Antila "), 192
Smith, B. H., A Locomotive Query, 401
Smith, D. M., Quantitative Spectrographic Analysis, (350)
Smith, Fred., Obituary, 478
Smith, M. W., and F. T. Hague, Study of Turbine Blades in Operation, (310)
Smith, Roger, Obituary, 420
Sneeden, J. B. O., Steam Propulsion of Cargo Ships. (327)
Snowy River, Australia. Power Project, (39)
"Sobieski," Gdynia-America Liner, 20
South African Airways, Lockheed Planes Ordered. 544
South African Iron and Steel Industrial Corporation, Plant Increase, 38; Workshops Moved on Skids, 238; Pretoria Steel Works, 192. 440
South African Railways, Heavy Passenger Engines, E. C. Poultney, 222, 246
Southampton Docks, Mr. R. C. Miller's Appointment, (422)
Southern Railway, Appointments, (39); Cliftonville Tunnel Mishap, (231); Railway Electrification, 293; Mobile Railway Workshops, 313; Fire-fighting Train, (571)
Spalding, J., and T. W. Parker, Air-conditioning Plant at Deep Gold Mine, (159)
Standard Telephones and Cables, Ltd., Feedback Transmission Measuring Set, 369; Test Trolley Equipment, High-frequency Distortion Factor Meter, 370
Steel Company of Canada, Ltd., Plant Extensions, 503
Stewarts and Lloyds, Ltd., Erection of a 220ft. Wireless Mast, 532, 536
Stout W. B., The Motor Car of the Future, (475)
Strachan, Robert, Jubilee with Fairfield Company, (87)
Suez Canal Shipping, (87)
Suits, C. G., Arcing in Mercury Switches, (385)
Sulzer Brothers, Ltd., Etzel Welded High-pressure Pipe Line, Switzerland, 118; Heat Measurement in Large Buildings, (435); Heating by Air Drawn from the Earth, (435); Oil Engine Outputs in 1939, (Ill)
Summers, John, and Sons, Ltd., Automatic Supervisory Control for a Pumping Scheme, 385; Ventilation of Electrical. Machinery at a Steel Rolling Mill, 376, 380
Sykes, C., A. J. Bradley, and W. L. Bragg. Researches into the Structure of Alloys, 434
Sykes, F. J., Automatic Train Control, 234

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TABLE Bay Graving Dock, 238
Taylor, C. I., Awarded Ewing Medal, 507
Taylor, H. G., The Resistance of Copper to Soil Corrosion, 156, 176
Taylor, H. G., E. Fawssett, W. H. Grimmitt, and G. F. Shutter, Practical Aspects of Earthing, 182
Taylor, T. U., Instrument for the Measurement of Heel and Trim,:334
Taylor, Taylor and Hobson. Ltd., Precision Optical Apparatus, 92
Teesdale Water Power Scheme, Proposed. 409
Tennessee River improvement Works, (111), (535)
Thames Valley Land Drainage, 53
"Thetis," H.M. Submarine, Report of Inquiry. 3.17; (Leading Article, 353); The Salvage of, G. R. Critchley, 559, 568
Thomas, J. F. I., Obituary, (521)
Thompson, F. C., and G. P. Contractor, Damping Capacity of Steel and its Measurement, 434
Thornycroft, Sir John E., Pencil Portrait No. 24 (Supplement, April 19th, 1940)
Thornycroft, John I., and Co., Ltd., High-speed Motor Torpedo Boats, (183); Patrol Launches for Burma, (:397)
Thorpe, Sir Jocelyn F., Obituary, (535)
Tilling, Thomas, Ltd., Fuel for Omnibus Service, 173
Tookey, W. A., Natural Gas Engine for Trinidad, 551, 554, 575
Trades Union Congress, Annual Conference, 487
Transcontinental and Western Air Co., "Magnaflux " Testing for Non-ferrous Alloys, (553)
Tratman, E. L. R., Submerged Barriers for Shore Protection, 226
Trench, Louis, Obituary, 188
Tripp. G. W., The Selection of Apprentices, 441
Troughton, H. J., Flashes from Overhead Trolley-bus Equipment, (397)
Tyrrell, G. W., Coal Resources of the U.S.S.R., (475)

U

UNION-Castle Fleet Replacement Account, (475)
Union Pacific Railroad, High-speed 4-8-4 Freight Locomotives. 5; Turbo-electric Locomotive, 4 (Supplement, January 5th. 1940)
United Molasses Co., Ltd., Tanker Fleet, (375)
United States Rubber Co., Moulds made by Electro-deposition, (75)
Unwin Memorial Committee, 215
Usborne, Vice-Admiral C. V., Resignation from Censorship Bureau, 29

V

VAAL Dam, South Africa, 440
Vaal-Hartz Irrigation Scheme, 12
Vacuum Refrigeration, Ltd., New Industrial Heating Unit, 143
Vauclain, S. M., Obituary. 234
Velox Boiler Fitted to French Locomotive, 5. 199
Vigoureux, P., Quartz Oscillators, (183)
Villenueve-St. Georges Bridge, France. 212
Visco Engineering Co., Ltd., Ventilation of Electrical Machinery at a Steel Rolling Mill, 376, 380
Volk's Railway at Brighton. (207)
Vulcan Boiler and General Insurance Co., Ltd., Fusion-welded Steam Pressure Vessels, (147); Unusual Gasholder Explosion, (397)
Vulcan Foundry, Ltd., Oil-engined Railcars, 45

W

WADSWORTH, G. W., Measuring Personality, 206; (Loading Article, 209)
Wall, T. F., The Mechanism of Magnetisation, 273, 294, 318, 342
Walters and Dobson. Ltd., File Grinding Machines, 263
Wandsworth Bridge, 21
Ward, H. J., Obituary, 458
Ward, Thos., W., Ltd., H.M.S. "Caledonia" to be Broken Up. (327)
Warner, W. E., Preventing Gear Corrosion, (255)
Waterloo Bridge, London, Peter Lind, Ltd., 21 (Supplement, January 5th, 1940), (435)
Watford Training Centre, Ministry of Labour, 393, 398
Wauchope, H., Obituary, 211
Wellman Smith Owen Engineering Corporation, Ltd., Corby Coke-oven Plant, (34)
Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co., Ltd., Magnetic Vibrators. 355
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co., Turbine Blade Vibration, 514
Weymann's Motor Bodies, Ltd., " Unit-Construction " Trolleybus, 440
Wharton Crane and Hoist Co., Carriage Body Lifting Cranes for G.W.R., 350
Wheeler, H. V., and J. V. Elsden. Fuel in Science and Practice, 134
White, W. A., Obituary. 539
Wickham, D., and Co., Ltd., Railcar Work in 1939, 58
Wilbur Wright Memorial Lecture, R. Cox, (135)
Wilkinson, M., The Demolition of the " Mauretania." 442
Williams, A. E., Commercial Ozone, 557
Williams, C. G., Collected Researches on Cylinder Wear, (111)
Windeler, G. E., The Development of the Heavy-oil Engine, 306
Windred, G., Switchgear Contacts. 558, 567
Wirral Lines, Remote Supervisory Control, 102, 126, (134)
Witwatersrand Goldfield, 454
Woodall Duckham Co., Ltd., Pretoria Steel Works Extension. 192
Woodhouse, W. B., Obituary, 337
Woods. M. W., An Investigation of the High-speed Producer Gas Engine, 448, 468
Worthington, W. B., Obituary. 17
Wright, Sir Charles, Appointed Iron and Steel Controller, 29
Wyrostek, E. J., and W. R. Koch, The Strength of Laminated Glass, (397)

Y

YELLOW River, Changing of Course. (455)
Yunnan-Burma Railway, (135). (455)

Z

ZAVALA, F., Long-distance Transmission, 191

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