Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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ACCIDENTS in Factories, Large Proportion of Preventable Cases, 129
*ACCIDENTS in Factories, Large Proportion of Preventable Cases, 129
Acetic Acid from Cocoanut Shells, 559
*Acetic Acid from Cocoanut Shells, 559
Acetylene and Electric Welding, 546
*Acetylene and Electric Welding, 546
AERONAUTICS :
AERONAUTICS :
Aeronautical Engineering Professorship at Cambridge, 277
*- Aeronautical Engineering Professorship at Cambridge, 277
Aeroplane Government Service for South Africa, 249
*- Aeroplane Government Service for South Africa, 249
Aeroplane-making : Is it Engineering ?
*- Aeroplane-making : Is it Engineering ? Wolverhampton’s Decision, 532
    Wolverhampton’s Decision, 532
*- Airship Capable of Going to New York and Back without Stopping, 177
Airship Capable of Going to New York and Back without Stopping, 177
*- British Aeroplane’s Record Flight in Spain, 429
British Aeroplane’s Record Flight in Spain, 429
*- British Airship R 34, 533
British Airship R 34, 533
*- Chilian Air Service Started with British Naval Aeroplanes, 57
Chilian Air Service Started with British Naval Aeroplanes, 57
*- Costs of Aerial Transport per Ton-mile, 559
  Costs of Aerial Transport per Ton-mile, 559
*- Dominions Governments' Priority Claim in Allotment of Aeroplanes, 249
Dominions Governments' Priority Claim in Allotment of Aeroplanes, 249
*- Farman Aeroplane for Paris-London Service. Details of Capabilities, 105
Farman Aeroplane for Paris-London Service.
*- Italian Biplane’s Reported Speed of 162 Miles per Hour, 193
    Details of Capabilities, 105
*- Liberty Aero Engines, Large Number Built in America, 11
Italian Biplane’s Reported Speed of 162 Miles per Hour, 193
*- Lighter-than-Air Machines and Cheaper Helium Gas, 81
Liberty Aero Engines, Large Number Built in America, 1 I
*- Meteorological Expedition to Test Atmosphere over the Atlantic, 329
Lighter-than-Air Machines and Cheaper Helium Gas, 81
*- Norway, Aeroplane Exhibition at the Kjeller Aerodrome, 57
Meteorological Expedition to Test Atmosphere over the Atlantic, 329
*- Transport of Material by Aeroplane to the Interior of China, 105
Norway, Aeroplane Exhibition at the Kjeller Aerodrome, 57
*- Visibility of Aeroplanes, Experiments in U.S.A., 455
Transport of Material by Aeroplane to the Interior of China, 105
*AFRICAN Baobab Tree, Finest Paper-making Material, 533
Visibility of Aeroplanes, Experiments in U.S.A., 455
*Air Filters in Germany, Iron Replaces Wool, 11
AFRICAN Baobab Tree, Finest Paper-making Material, 533
*Alcohol, Industrial, Manufacture from Waste Sulphite Liquors of Pulp Mills in Canada, 225
Air Filters in Germany, Iron Replaces Wool, 11
*Alcohol in Mixtures as Fuel, Need of Research before Use, Dr. W. Ormandy, 11
Alcohol, Industrial, Manufacture from Waste
*Alcohol Motor Fuel, Research Programme, 292
  Sulphite Liquors of Pulp Mills in Canada, 225
*Alginic Acid and its Manifold Uses, 153
Alcohol in Mixtures as Fuel, Need of Research before Use, Dr. W. Ormandy, 11
*Alloy of Aluminium with Calcium Superior to Aluminium, 105
Alcohol Motor Fuel, Research Programme, 292
*Alloy, Metal Magnesium for Automobile and Aeroplane Construction, 57
Alginic Acid and its Manifold Uses, 153
*Alloys, Cost as an Estimate of Value, V. G. Stevens, 429
Alloy of Aluminium with Calcium Superior to Aluminium, 105
*Aluminium, Experiments on Purification of, 225
Alloy, Metal Magnesium for Automobile and Aeroplane Construction, 57
*Aluminium Overhead Lines Chart—see Electrical Matters
Alloys, Cost as an Estimate of Value, V. G. Stevens, 429
*Aluminium from Stone in Norway Hitherto Looked on as Worthless, 201
Aluminium, Experiments on Purification of, 225
*Aluminium Time Ball for Greenwich Obser- vatorv, Erected after Five Years’ Waiting, 631
Aluminium Overhead Lines Chart—see Electrical Matters
*Amalgamation of the Federation of British Industries and the British Manufacturers' Corporation, 190
Aluminium from Stone in Norway Hitherto Looked on as Worthless, 201
*Amalgamation of Harland and Wolff with David Colville and Sons, 129
Aluminium Time Ball for Greenwich Obser- vatorv, Erected after Five Years’ Waiting, 631
*Amalgamation of Important Electrical Companies, 47
Amalgamation of the Federation of British Industries and the British Manufacturers' Corporation, 190
*American Catalogues and Booklets, Two Standard Sizes Adopted, 129
Amalgamation of Harland and Wolff with David Colville and Sons, 129
*Amsterdam, Aircraft Exhibition, 533
Amalgamation of Important Electrical Companies, 47
*Antimony and Stibnite Deposts on Burma- Siam Frontier, 81
American Catalogues and Booklet®-, Two
*Apprenticeship Scheme for South Africa, 277
  Standard Sizes Adopted, 129
*Aqueduct Suspension Span in Wyoming, Twice Rebuilt in Six Weeks, 129
Amsterdam, Aircraft Exhibition, 533
*Argentina’s Great Falls at Igazu, Power Plant Erection to Solve Fuel Problem, 11
Antimony and Stibnite Depos.ts on Burma- Siam Frontier, 81
*Asbestos in the Lyden burg, Transvaal, 205
Apprenticeship Scheme for South Africa, 277
Aqueduct Suspension Span in Wyoming, Twice Rebuilt in Six Weeks, 129
Argentina’s Great Falls at Igazu, Power Plant Erection to Solve Fuel Problem, 11
Asbestos in the Lyden burg, Transvaal, 205
ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS & SOCIETIES:
ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS & SOCIETIES:
  ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS :
*- ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS :
Meeting for Formation of Association, 379, 566
*-- Meeting for Formation of Association, 379, 566
Successful Dinner, 566
*-- Successful Dinner, 566
  ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS, MANCHESTER :
*- ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS, MANCHESTER :
Design of Jigs and Tools, Effect on Rapid Production, G. H. Hey, 201
*-- Design of Jigs and Tools, Effect on Rapid Production, G. H. Hey, 201
Gold Medal Offered by Past-President, 355 Power Stations of the Future. S. L. Pearce, 201
*-- Gold Medal Offered by Past-President, 355  
  ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED MUNICIPAL :
*-- Power Stations of the Future. S. L. Pearce, 201
    Annual Convention at Felixstowe, 303
*- ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED MUNICIPAL :
ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL :
*- Annual Convention at Felixstowe, 303
Objections to Control of Electrical Supply by Proposed Ministry of Ways and Communications, 303
*- ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL :
  INSTITUTE, CONCRETE
*-- Objections to Control of Electrical Supply by Proposed Ministry of Ways and Communications, 303
Recommendations to Inspectors, &c., concerning the Execution of Concrete Works, Pamphlet and Specimen Diary, 249
*- INSTITUTE, CONCRETE
Sands for Concrete Making, P. G. H. Boswell, 583
*-- Recommendations to Inspectors, andc., concerning the Execution of Concrete Works, Pamphlet and Specimen Diary, 249
Structure Theories and General Stability, A. S. Spencer, 631
*-- Sands for Concrete Making, P. G. H. Boswell, 583
  INSTITUTE, IRON AND STEEL:
*-- Structure Theories and General Stability, A. S. Spencer, 631
    Annual and Autumn Meetings, 164
*- INSTITUTE, IRON AND STEEL:
  INSTITUTE OF METALS :
*-- Annual and Autumn Meetings, 164
Annual Meetings, Date, Report and Programme, 214
*- INSTITUTE OF METALS :
Autumn Meeting at Sheffield, 413
*-- Annual Meetings, Date, Report and Programme, 214
Radio-activity, Annual May Lecture, Professor F. Soddy, 413
*-- Autumn Meeting at Sheffield, 413
          BIRMINGHAM' SECTION :
*-- Radio-activity, Annual May Lecture, Professor F. Soddy, 413
Scientific Factory Management, Lectures on, 177
*- BIRMINGHAM SECTION :
  INSTITUTE, ROYAL SANITARY :
*-- Scientific Factory Management, Lectures on, 177
Conference on Post-war Developments relating to Public Health, Subjects and Speakers, 153, 248
*- INSTITUTE, ROYAL SANITARY :
Proposed Congress at Newcastle-upon- Tyne, 302, 546
*-- Conference on Post-war Developments relating to Public Health, Subjects and Speakers, 153, 248
*-- Proposed Congress at Newcastle-upon- Tyne, 302, 546
ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS & SOCIETIES (continued):
ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS & SOCIETIES (continued):
  INSTITUTION OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERS :
*- INSTITUTION OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERS :
Agreement with other Motor Societies as to Future Handling of Motor Industry Matters, 329
*-- Agreement with other Motor Societies as to Future Handling of Motor Industry Matters, 329
Information for Parents as to Openings in the Motor Industry, 328
*-- Information for Parents as to Openings in the Motor Industry, 328
Mr. Thomas Clarkson Elected President, 201
*-- Mr. Thomas Clarkson Elected President, 201
Olympia Motor Show, Special Session of the Institution, 481
*-- Olympia Motor Show, Special Session of the Institution, 481
Two-stroke Engines for Motor Cycles, E. Tilston, 507
*-- Two-stroke Engines for Motor Cycles, E. Tilston, 507
  INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS :
*- INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS :
Election of Honorary Members, Awards for Papers and Premiums, 450
*-- Election of Honorary Members, Awards for Papers and Premiums, 450
Election of War Leaders as Honorary Members, 129
*-- Election of War Leaders as Honorary Members, 129
Yarrow and William Lindley Scholarships Re-opened, 559
*-- Yarrow and William Lindley Scholarships Re-opened, 559
  INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS:
*- INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS:
    Conversazione and Uniform, 583
*-- Conversazione and Uniform, 583
Electrical Appointments Board, Register of Applicants for Employment, 214
*-- Electrical Appointments Board, Register of Applicants for Employment, 214
National Proving-house for the Electrical Trade, Proposed Establishment, 455
*-- National Proving-house for the Electrical Trade, Proposed Establishment, 455
Use of High-pressure and High-temperature Steam in Large Power Stations, J. H. Shaw, 105
*-- Use of High-pressure and High-temperature Steam in Large Power Stations, J. H. Shaw, 105
          DUBLIN SECTION :
*- DUBLIN SECTION :
Water Power Development in Ireland, G. Marshall Harriss, 260
*-- Water Power Development in Ireland, G. Marshall Harriss, 260
  INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, JUNIOR :
*- INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, JUNIOR :
Commercial Testing of Railway Materials, T. H. Sanders, 481
*-- Commercial Testing of Railway Materials, T. H. Sanders, 481
Improved Notation and Simplified Precision Instrument for Measuring British Binary Inch Fractions, A. Watkins, 559 MIDLAND SECTION :
*-- Improved Notation and Simplified Precision Instrument for Measuring British Binary Inch Fractions, A. Watkins, 559  
Heat Waste in United Kingdom, Small Electric Stations Advocated, A. E. A. Edwards, 355
*- MIDLAND SECTION :
INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS IN SCOTLAND :
*-- Heat Waste in United Kingdom, Small Electric Stations Advocated, A. E. A. Edwards, 355
Air Supply to Boiler-rooms, R. W. Alien’s Reply to Discussion, 153
*- INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS IN SCOTLAND :
INSTITUTION OF HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEERS :
*-- Air Supply to Boiler-rooms, R. W. Alien’s Reply to Discussion, 153
Durability of Heating Apparatus, Sectional and Saddle Boilers, C. R. Honiball, 201
*- INSTITUTION OF HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEERS :
  INSTITUTION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS :
*-- Durability of Heating Apparatus, Sectional and Saddle Boilers, C. R. Honiball, 201
Train Heating, Average Daily Coal Supply for, J. Carlier, 249
*- INSTITUTION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS :
          LEEDS CENTRE:
*-- Train Heating, Average Daily Coal Supply for, J. Carlier, 249
Locomotive Stays, Improved Method of Production by the North-Eastern Railway, 201
*- LEEDS CENTRE:
          MANCHESTER CENTRE :
*-- Locomotive Stays, Improved Method of Production by the North-Eastern Railway, 201
    Formation, 429
*- MANCHESTER CENTRE :
*-- Formation, 429
ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS & SOCIETIES (continued):
ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS & SOCIETIES (continued):
  INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS :
*- INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS :
Indian Members to Organise a Society^ of Indian Mechanical Engineers, 153
*-- Indian Members to Organise a Society of Indian Mechanical Engineers, 153
Projected Visit to French War Area, 516, 619
*-- Projected Visit to French War Area, 516, 619
Sir Robert Hadfield Prize, 316
*-- Sir Robert Hadfield Prize, 316
  INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS :
*- INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS :
    Annual Meeting, 118
*-- Annual Meeting, 118
Awards of Annual Gold Medal and of Premium, 300
*-- Awards of Annual Gold Medal and of Premium, 300
Dinner Given to Secretary of the United States Navy and Officers of Mission in England, 455
*-- Dinner Given to Secretary of the United States Navy and Officers of Mission in England, 455
    Programme, 260
*-- Programme, 260
INSTITUTION, NORTH-EAST COAST, OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS :
*- INSTITUTION, NORTH-EAST COAST, OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS :
Comparison of Deadweight in Steel and in Reinforced Concrete Ships, T. J. Querette, 225
*-- Comparison of Deadweight in Steel and in Reinforced Concrete Ships, T. J. Querette, 225
    Women’s Admission to Membership, 607
*-- Women’s Admission to Membership, 607
  INSTITUTION OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGISTS :
*- INSTITUTION OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGISTS :
Alcohol in Mixtures as Fuel, Research Necessary before Use, Dr. W. Ormandy, 11
*-- Alcohol in Mixtures as Fuel, Research Necessary before Use, Dr. W. Ormandy, 11
Capital Invested in Oil Enterprises, Montagu Summers, 201
*-- Capital Invested in Oil Enterprises, Montagu Summers, 201
Oil, Natural, World’s Production, Dr. Moll wo Perkin, 72
*-- Oil, Natural, World’s Production, Dr. Moll wo Perkin, 72
INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY SIGNAL ENGINEERS :
*- INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY SIGNAL ENGINEERS :
Renovation of Leclanche Porous Pots, &c., W. J. Thorrowgood, 455
*-- Renovation of Leclanche Porous Pots, andc., W. J. Thorrowgood, 455
  INSTITUTION, ROYAL :
*- INSTITUTION, ROYAL :
Explosion Time Calculations ; Use of Electrified Crystal, Sir J. J. Thomson, 403
*-- Explosion Time Calculations ; Use of Electrified Crystal, Sir J. J. Thomson, 403
Listening Under Water and Submarine Terror, Professor Bragg, 559
*-- Listening Under Water and Submarine Terror, Professor Bragg, 559
Meetings and Elections, 142, 231, 366, 470
*-- Meetings and Elections, 142, 231, 366, 470
Postponement of Professor Hele-Shaw’s Lecture on “ Clutches,” 232
*-- Postponement of Professor Hele-Shaw’s Lecture on “Clutches,” 232
Programme of Lectures, 390, 413
*-- Programme of Lectures, 390, 413
Two Lectures on “ Clutches,” Dr. H. S. Hele-Shaw, 413
*-- Two Lectures on “Clutches,” Dr. H. S. Hele-Shaw, 413
  SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING :
*- SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING :
          LIVERPOOL SECTION :
*- LIVERPOOL SECTION :
Pulverised Fuel, Lecture by Mr. A. Grounds, 329
*-- Pulverised Fuel, Lecture by Mr. A. Grounds, 329
  SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY :
*- SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY :
Inaugural Meeting of Chemical Engineering Group, 302
*-- Inaugural Meeting of Chemical Engineering Group, 302
  SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS :
*- SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS :
Association with Engineering Societies, 607 Bearing Power of Piles Driven in Clay Soil, A. S. E. Ackermann, 303
*-- Association with Engineering Societies, 607  
Crystal Palace Engineering Society, Papers and Awards, 413
*-- Bearing Power of Piles Driven in Clay Soil, A. S. E. Ackermann, 303
Modern Explosives, Professor J. Young, 481
*-- Crystal Palace Engineering Society, Papers and Awards, 413
Officers Desiring Engineering Appointments ; Permission Given for Use of Rooms and Attendance at Meetings, 456
*-- Modern Explosives, Professor J. Young, 481
ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS &
*-- Officers Desiring Engineering Appointments ; Permission Given for Use of Rooms and Attendance at Meetings, 456
  SOCIETIES (continued):
ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS & SOCIETIES (continued):
  SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS, SHEFFIELD :
*- SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS, SHEFFIELD :
Heat Treatment of Steel, C. O. Bannister, 583
*-- Heat Treatment of Steel, C. O. Bannister, 583
Powdered Fuel, J. S. Atkinson, 507
*-- Powdered Fuel, J. S. Atkinson, 507
  SOCIETIES, FARADAY AND RONTGEN :
*- SOCIETIES, FARADAY AND RONTGEN :
Examination of Materials by X-rays, General Discussion, Papers, &c., 416
*-- Examination of Materials by X-rays, General Discussion, Papers, andc., 416
  SOCIETY, JUNIOR MINING ENGINEERS’ :
*- SOCIETY, JUNIOR MINING ENGINEERS’ :
    First Meeting, 507
*-- First Meeting, 507
  SOCIETY, LIVERPOOL ENGINEERING :
*- SOCIETY, LIVERPOOL ENGINEERING :
Boiler Mountings : An Unbreakable Water Gauge, J. Purves, 355
*-- Boiler Mountings : An Unbreakable Water Gauge, J. Purves, 355
Refrigerating Machinery, Single Rather than Double-acting Compressors Preferable, B. Rathmell, 355
*-- Refrigerating Machinery, Single Rather than Double-acting Compressors Preferable, B. Rathmell, 355
Seay Ammonia Absorption Refrigerating Plant, B. Rathmell, 379
*-- Seay Ammonia Absorption Refrigerating Plant, B. Rathmell, 379
SOCIETY, MIDLAND JUNIOR MINING ENGINEERS :
*- SOCIETY, MIDLAND JUNIOR MINING ENGINEERS :
    Formation and Elections, 495
*- Formation and Elections, 495
  SOCIETY, OPTICAL :
*- SOCIETY, OPTICAL :
Moisture on Lenses in Optical Instruments, Mr. L. C. Martin and Mrs. C. H. Griffiths, 177
*-- Moisture on Lenses in Optical Instruments, Mr. L. C. Martin and Mrs. C. H. Griffiths, 177
Society’s New Address at South Kensington, 201
*-- Society’s New Address at South Kensington, 201
  SOCIETY, PHYSICAL :
*- SOCIETY, PHYSICAL :
Annual Meeting and Elections, 277 Lubrication, Paper by Principal S. Skinner, C. T. Thomsen, 177
*-- Annual Meeting and Elections, 277  
  SOCIETY, ROYAL :
*-- Lubrication, Paper by Principal S. Skinner, C. T. Thomsen, 177
Light Used for Transmission of Speech, Dr. A. (). Ran kino’s Exhibit at Conversazione, 631
*- SOCIETY, ROYAL :
  SOCIETY, ROYAL AGRICULTURAL :
*-- Light Used for Transmission of Speech, Dr. A. O. Rankine’s Exhibit at Conversazione, 631
    Show to be held at Cardiff, 164, 507
*- SOCIETY, ROYAL AGRICULTURAL :
  SOCIETY, ROYAL, OF ARTS :
*-- Show to be held at Cardiff, 164, 507
Albert Medal Awarded to Sir Oliver Lodge, 559
*- SOCIETY, ROYAL, OF ARTS :
Gas and Electricity for Heating, Lighting, and Power Comparison, Sir Dugald Clerk, 329 ; (Letter), 399, 436
*-- Albert Medal Awarded to Sir Oliver Lodge, 559
National Electricity Supply Scheme, W. A. Tookey, 249
*-- Gas and Electricity for Heating, Lighting, and Power Comparison, Sir Dugald Clerk, 329 ; (Letter), 399, 436
Supply of Electricity, J. S. Highfield, 507 Transformation, Direct, of Radiant Energy into Chemical or Electrical Energy, A. A. Campbell Swinton, 35
*-- National Electricity Supply Scheme, W. A. Tookey, 249
Water Power Development, Professor A. H. Gibson, 429
*-- Supply of Electricity, J. S. Highfield, 507  
Water Power Sites on the Saguenay River, Canada, Professor J. C. McLennan, 329
*-- Transformation, Direct, of Radiant Energy into Chemical or Electrical Energy, A. A. Campbell Swinton, 35
AUSTIN Motor Works Sale of Munitions Plant, Big Prices Secured, 249
*-- Water Power Development, Professor A. H. Gibson, 429
Australia, Site of Reservoir for Regulating the Murray River, 481
*-- Water Power Sites on the Saguenay River, Canada, Professor J. C. McLennan, 329
Australian Engineering Standardisation Committee Proposed, 455
*AUSTIN Motor Works Sale of Munitions Plant, Big Prices Secured, 249
Australian Hard Woods for Sleepers, Preference Asked for and Refused, 603
*Australia, Site of Reservoir for Regulating the Murray River, 481
*Australian Engineering Standardisation Committee Proposed, 455
*Australian Hard Woods for Sleepers, Preference Asked for and Refused, 603
 
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BANK, The British Overseas, Limited, for Promotion of Foreign Trade, 201
*BANK, The British Overseas, Limited, for Promotion of Foreign Trade, 201
Barge Canal Bulletin Ceases Publication, 277
*Barge Canal Bulletin Ceases Publication, 277
Basic Slag Manufacturers’ Proposed Association, 177
*Basic Slag Manufacturers’ Proposed Association, 177
Bavarian Water Power, Proposed Utilisation, 429
*Bavarian Water Power, Proposed Utilisation, 429
Bayonet, New Rolled Type, United States Manufacture, 105
*Bayonet, New Rolled Type, United States Manufacture, 105
Belgian Blast-furnace, First Re-lighted After German Destruction, 583
*Belgian Blast-furnace, First Re-lighted After German Destruction, 583
Belgian Industries Reconstruction, British Special Commissioner Appointed to Assist, 455
*Belgian Industries Reconstruction, British Special Commissioner Appointed to Assist, 455
Bengal Smoke Nuisance Commission, 129
*Bengal Smoke Nuisance Commission, 129
Benzole, Annual Production of, 303
*Benzole, Annual Production of, 303
Benzole, Home-produced, Suspension of Tax, 57
*Benzole, Home-produced, Suspension of Tax, 57
Benzole Output of Gasworks and Great D< mand for Motor Spirit, 11
*Benzole Output of Gasworks and Great D< mand for Motor Spirit, 11
Benzole and Petrol, Economy in Use of Benzole for Motor Vehicles, Stenson Cooke, 607
*Benzole and Petrol, Economy in Use of Benzole for Motor Vehicles, Stenson Cooke, 607
Benzole as well as Petrol Available for Motor Fuel, 35
*Benzole as well as Petrol Available for Motor Fuel, 35
Birmingham Commercial Library, 340
*Birmingham Commercial Library, 340
Birmingham’s Projected Wide Roads and Tramways with Metals on Sleepers, 153
*Birmingham’s Projected Wide Roads and Tramways with Metals on Sleepers, 153
Birmingham Transport Communication, Question of Canal Navigation, 533
*Birmingham Transport Communication, Question of Canal Navigation, 533
Blast-furnace Slags in Concrete, Dr. J. E. Stead, 481
*Blast-furnace Slags in Concrete, Dr. J. E. Stead, 481
Blind Men, Hoped-for Success in Teaching them to Make Cores, 129
*Blind Men, Hoped-for Success in Teaching them to Make Cores, 129
Board of Trade Takes Over War Trade Department, 355
*Board of Trade Takes Over War Trade Department, 355
Boiler Compounds and Water Treatment, 580
*Boiler Compounds and Water Treatment, 580
Boiler Feed-water Purification System Described by J. P. Dijxhoom, 105
*Boiler Feed-water Purification System Described by J. P. Dijxhoom, 105
Boiler Scale and Heat Loss of Fuel, 379
*Boiler Scale and Heat Loss of Fuel, 379
Boiler Scale Removal by Graphite and Kerosene, 559
*Boiler Scale Removal by Graphite and Kerosene, 559
Boilers Costing £450 Realise £1350 to £1475, 249
*Boilers Costing £450 Realise £1350 to £1475, 249
Boilers, Salved from Wreck, Transported bv Rolling, 481
*Boilers, Salved from Wreck, Transported by Rolling, 481
Boilers, Sectional and Saddle, Durability, C. R.
*Boilers, Sectional and Saddle, Durability, C. R. Honiball, 201
  Honiball, 201
*Borehole in Cornwall, Record Depth for United Kingdom, 379
Borehole in Cornwall, Record Depth for United Kingdom, 379
*Brass, Copper and Allied Industries Proposed Industrial Council, 355
Brass, Copper and Allied Industries Proposed Industrial Council, 355
*Brazil and Federation of British Industries, 277
Brazil and Federation of British Industries, 277
*Brazil and Great Britain ; Federation of British Industries’ Invitation to Brazil Business Men, 177
Brazil and Great Britain ; Federation of British Industries’ Invitation to Brazil Business Men, 177
*Brazil, Reafforestation Schemes to Overcome Fuel Shortage, 177
Brazil, Reafforestation Schemes to Overcome Fuel Shortage, 177
*Brazil, Unused Water Power, 403
Brazil, Unused Water Power, 403
*Brazilian Budget, Imports Free and Taxed, 403
Brazilian Budget, Imports Free and Taxed, 403
*Brickmaking in the Peterborough District, 583
Brickmaking in the Peterborough District, 583
*Bricks from Crushed Slag, System of Hardening, 533
Bricks from Crushed Slag, System of Hardening, 533 ’ _
*Bricks, Heat Conducting Properties of, Effect of Porosity, Dr. J. W. Mellor. 403
Bricks, Heat Conducting Properties of, Effect of Porosity, Dr. J. W. Mellor. 403
*Bridge, Ohio River, New Simple Truss Span, Record Length and Weight, 583
Bridge, Ohio River, New Simple Truss Span, Record Length and Weight, 583
*Bridge, Proposed, at Minneapolis, Record Length of Concrete Arch, 455
Bridge, Proposed, at Minneapolis, Record
*Bridge, Quebec, 164
  Length of Concrete Arch, 455
*Bristol University, B.Sc. Degree, Additional Subjects Required for Qualification, 329
Bridge, Quebec, 164
*British Association Fuel Economy Committee, Continued Investigations, 303
Bristol University, B.Sc. Degree, Additional Subjects Required for Qualification, 329
*British Commercial Mission for Baltic Provinces, London Address, 63 1
British Association Fuel Economy Committee, Continued Investigations, 303
*British Industrial Exhibition for Athens, 390
British Commercial Mission for Baltic Provinces, London Address, 63 1
*British Industries Fair, Increased Number of Exhibitors, 201
British Industrial Exhibition for Athens, 390
*British Industries Fair in 1920, to be Held in Various Towns Simultaneously, 468
British Industries Fair, Increased Number of Exhibitors, 201
*British Manufacturers’ Corporation, 190
British Industries Fair in 1920, to be Held in Various Towns Simultaneously, 468
*British Motor and Allied Manufacturers’ Association. Investigation of Eastern Markets, 225
British Manufacturers’ Corporation, 190
*British Science Guild Journal, E'ghth Number Obtainable, 481
British Motor and Allied Manufacturers’ Association. Investigation of Eastern Markets, 225
*British Scientific Products Exhibition, King as President, 225
British Science Guild Journal, E'ghth Number Obtainable, 481
*British Scientific Product s Exhibit ion, Further Particulars, 379, 559
British Scientific Products Exhibition, King as President, 225
 
British Scientific Product s Exhibit ion, Further Particulars, 379, 559
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*CALIFORNIA, Combined Reclamation and Irrigation System, 533
CALIFORNIA, Combined Reclamation and Irr’gation System, 533
*Cambridge University Appointments Board : Employment for Officer Graduates, 507
Cambridge University Appointments Board : Employment for Officer Graduates, 507
*Cambridge University, Goldsmiths’ Company’s Gift to Department of Metallurgy, 583
Cambridge University, Goldsmiths’ Company’s Gift to Department of Metallurgy, 583
*Cameroons Mineral Resources, 403
Cameroons Mineral Resources, 403
*Canadian Customs, Remission of Duty on Farm Traction Engines, 378
Canadian Customs, Remission of Duty on Farm
*Canadian Engineering Standards Association, Incorporation, 403
  Traction Engines, 378
*Canadian Mineral Output for 1918, Increase, 429
Canadian Engineering Standards Association, Incorporation, 403
*Canadian Reconstruction and Completion of the Welland Canal, 81 ; (Letter), 109
Canadian Mineral Output for 1918, Increase, 429
*Canadian Roads Department, Originally Founded at Quebec by Chainplain, 631
Canadian Reconstruction and Completion of the Welland Canal, 81 ; (Letter), 109
*Canadian Timber in Order of Value, 403
Canadian Roads Department, Originally
*Canal Committee’s Efforts to Facilitate Traffic Conveyance, 631
  Founded at Quebec by Chainplain, 631
*Canal to Connect Cherson with Danzig or Konigsberg, Ukrainian Government Plans, 201
Canadian Timber in Order of Value, 403
*Canal Connecting Rivers at Different Levels, German Invention for Improved Transport of Vessel, 81 ; (Letter), 109
Canal Committee’s Efforts to Facilitate Traffic
*Canal Development in the Midlands, Conference Suggested, to Ask for Government Assistance, 160
  Conveyance, 631
*Canal, Proposed, to Connect Mediterranean with Persian Gulf, 435
Canal to Connect Cherson with Danzig or Konigsberg, Ukrainian Government Plans, 20!
*Canals, New Handbook, with Maps, 81
Canal Connecting Rivers at Different Levels, German Invention for Improved Transport of Vessel, 81 ; (Letter), 109
*Caterpillar Tractors for Ore Haulage from Mine, 559
Canal Development in the Midlands, Conference Suggested, to Ask for Government Assistance, 160
*Caustic Soda and Hydro-chloric Acid Manufactured by Electrolysis of Common Salt, 201
Canal, Proposed, to Connect Mediterranean with Persian Gulf, 435
*Cement for Cast Iron Water Main Joints at Portland, Oregon, 481
Canals, New Handbook, with Maps, 81
*Cement-making with Blast-furnace Slag, andc., Research with regard to Chemical Reactions Resulting, 11
Caterpillar Tractors for Ore Haulage from Mine, 559
*Cement, Waterproofing by Oil, 201
Caustic Soda and Hydro-chloric Acid Manufactured by Electrolysis of Common Salt, 201
*Cements and Salts, Experiments, 81
Cement for Cast Iron Water Main Joints at Portland, Oregon, 481
*Ceylon, Discovery of Monazite Sand, 559
Cement-making with Blast-furnace Slag, &c., Research with regard to Chemical Reactions Resulting, 11
*Ceylon and Water Power Possibilities, 105
Cement, Waterproofing by Oil,"201
*Charcoal Blast-furnace near Lake Windermere, Renewal of Working, 249
Cements and Salts, Experiments, 81
*Chemistry, Pure, and Applied, Federal Council Formed, 153
Ceylon, Discovery of Monazite Sand, 559
*Chemistry, Widespread Utility in War Material, 11
Ceylon and Water Power Possibilities, 105
*Chemists Discharged from the Army as Temporary Members of Chemical Industry Club, 201
Charcoal Blast-furnace near Lake Windermere, Renewal of Working, 249
*Chimney Top Elevation over 1500ft. above Sea Level, 355
Chemistry, Pure, and Applied, Federal Council Formed, 153
*Chlorine in the Future, Probable Increase in Use, H. H. Hooker, 507
Chemistry, Widespread Utility in War Material, 11
*Christiania Port Authorities, Projected Improvements, 533
Chemists Discharged from the Army as Temporary Members of Chemical Industry Club, 201
*Chrysotile Beds in Natal to be Worked for Asbestos, 355
Chimney Top Elevation over 1500ft. above Sea Level, 355
*Cinematograph Film Development, New Portable Apparatus, 57
Chlorine in the Future, Probable Increase in Use, H. H. Hooker, 507
*Cleveland Ironstone Slag, High Value for Concrete Making, 533
Christiania Port Authorities, Projected Improvements, 533
Chrysotile Beds in Natal to be Worked for Asbestos, 355
Cinematograph Film Development, New Portable Apparatus, 57
Cleveland Ironstone Slag, High Value for Concrete Making, 533
COAL, COKE, AND COLLIERIES:
COAL, COKE, AND COLLIERIES:
Acting Controller of Coal Mines Appointed, 225
*- Acting Controller of Coal Mines Appointed, 225
Alfreton, Derbyshire, Coalfield Sinking
*- Alfreton, Derbyshire, Coalfield Sinking Schemes Stopped owing to Coal Trade Uncertainties, 533
Schemes Stopped owing to Coal Trade Uncertainties, 533
*- Ash Content of Coal, 533
  Ash Content of Coal, 533
*- Boiler Water Softening and Coal Saving, 559
  Boiler Water Softening and Coal Saving, 559
*- Bowen, North Queensland, and Dawson Valley Coal Mines, 455
  Bowen, North Queensland, and Dawson
*- Bunker Coal Cargoes for the Baltic and Norway, Controller’s Orders, 631
    Valley Coal Mines, 455
*- By-product Recovery from Waste of Coal Mines in the Transvaal and Natal, 379
Bunker Coal Cargoes for the Baltic and Norway, Controller’s Orders, 631
*- Coal Exports Committee, Dissolution, 225
By-product Recovery from Waste of Coal Mines in the Transvaal and Natal, 379
*- Coal Mining under Sydney Harbour, Nova Scotia, 57
  Coal Exports Committee, Dissolution, 225
*- Coal Resources of South Africa, 277
Coal Mining under Sydney Harbour, Nova Scotia, 57
*- Coal Saving by Railway Electrification, E. W. Rice, 11
Coal Resources of South Africa, 277
*- Coke Mixed with Coal for Water-tube Boilers, Economical Result, 129
Coal Saving by Railway Electrification, E. W. Rice, 11
*- Coke Ovens in New South Wales, Great Loss in By-products, 607
Coke Mixed with Coal for Water-tube Boilers, Economical Result, 129
*- Coke Supplies of France, Suggested Further Demands upon Germany, 303
Coke Ovens in New South Wales, Great Loss in By-products, 607
*- Controller of Coal Mines, Successor to Sir Guy Calthrop, 225
Coke Supplies of France, Suggested Further Demands upon Germany, 303
*- Deep Pits being Sunk near Doncaster, 329
Controller of Coal Mines, Successor to Sir Guy Calthrop, 225
*- Denmark, Coal Controller’s New Announcement, 57
Deep Pits being Sunk near Doncaster, 329
*- Denmark and Coal Supply from United Kingdom, Extension of Exemption from Surcharge, 129
Denmark, Coal Controller’s New Announcement, 57
*- Electrical Coal-cutting Machines, 81
Denmark and Coal Supply from United Kingdom, Extension of Exemption from Surcharge, 129
*- Export of Coal, 516
  Electrical Coal-cutting Machines, 81
*- Faversham Creek Improvement with View to Handling Kent Coal, 249
  Export of Coal, 516
*- Investigation into Properties of Coal, Company Formed in Essen, 455
Faversham Creek Improvement with View to Handling Kent Coal, 249
*- Italian Government and Coal I ndustry, 249
Investigation into Properties of Coal, Company Formed in Essen, 455
*- Mines Water-looged Between Tividale and Greets Green, 277
  Italian Government and Coal I ndustry, 249
COAL, COKE, AND COLLIERIES (continued) :
Mines Water-looged Between Tividale and Greets Green, 277
*- Newport Docks New Coaling Hoist, 249
COAL. COKE, AND COLLIERIES (continued) :
*- Nigeria, Coal of High Value being Mined by Government at Udi, 329
  Newport Docks New Coaling Hoist, 249
*- Pollington Colliery Closed on Account of Water Accumulation, 507
Nigeria, Coal of High Value being Mined by Government at Udi, 329
*- Pre-war Contracts and Export of Coal, 249
Pollington Colliery Closed on Account of Water Accumulation, 507
*- Pulverised Coal as Fuel, Good Results from Tests, 153
Pre-war Contracts and Export of Coal, 249
*- Rationing Coal, Gas and Electricity, 631
Pulverised Coal as Fuel, Good Results from Tests, 153
*- Russia, Coal Production in the Donetz District, 533
  Rationing Coal, Gas and Electricity, 631
*- Saving of Coal and Efficiency of Industrial Works, 277
Russia, Coal Production in the Donetz District, 533
*- Skip-stop System, Great Coal Saving by, 11
Saving of Coal and Efficiency of Industrial Works, 277
*- Spelter Manufacturers’ Oppout on to Nationalisation of Coal Mines, 607
  Skip-stop System, Great Coal Saving by, 11
*- Spitzbergen Coal Output, 225
Spelter Manufacturers’ Oppout on to Nationalisation of Coal Mines, 607
*- Sulphate of Ammonia and other By-products -of Coal, Production in South Africa, 355
Spitzbergen Coal Output, 225
*- Sumatra Coalfields and the Dutch Government, 583
Sulphate of Ammonia and other By-products -of Coal, Production in South Africa, 355
*- Sweden, Coal Deposits Discovered near Bellinge, 303
Sumatra Coalfields and the Dutch Government, 583
*- Tanganyika and Zambesi Coal Areas, Extensive Opening Up, 631
Sweden, Coal Deposits Discovered near Bellinge, 303
*- Tyne Shipping of Coal and Coke, Statistics, 303
Tanganyika and Zambesi Coal Areas, Extensive Opening Up, 631
*- United States Coal Mine Fatalities, 582
Tyne Shipping of Coal and Coke, Statistics, 303
*- United States Coal Shipment Figures, 249
United States Coal Mine Fatalities, 582
*- Unwatering of Pits in the Kent Coalfield, 253
United States Coal Shipment Figures, 249
*- Vanadium in Swedish Coal, 607
Unwatering of Pits in the Kent Coalfield, 253
*- Water-gas to Relieve Coal Shortage in Germany, 35
Vanadium in Swedish Coal, 607
*- Water-logged Coal Mines in Tipton District, 379
Water-gas to Relieve Coal Shortage in Germany, 35
*- Welsh Coal Compared with, that from other Countries, Sir Thomas Watson, 277
Water-logged Coal Mines in Tipton District, 379
*COLD Storage in France, Government Outlay on, 429
Welsh Coal Compared with, that from other Countries, Sir Thomas Watson, 277
*Columbia Basin Reclamation Project, 559
COLD Storage in France, Government Outlay on, 429
*Commercial Motor Users’ Association, Annual Luncheon, 355
Columbia Basin Reclamation Project, 559
*Concrete Floors, Hardening Solution to Prevent Dusting, 631
Commercial Motor Users’ Association, Annual Luncheon, 355
*Concrete, Monolithic, for House-building, W. Calway, 225
Concrete Floors, Hardening Solution to Prevent Dusting, 631
*Concrete Pipes Replace Wooden Piles in Wharf Construction in Tasmania, 607
Concrete, Monolithic, for House-building, W.
*Concrete Reinforcement with Wood, Needful Precautions, 607
  Cal way, 225
*Concrete Ships—see Ships
Concrete Pipes Replace Wooden Piles in Wharf Construction in Tasmania, 607
*Condenser Tubes, Novel Cleaning Method, 262
Concrete Reinforcement with Wood, Needful Precautions, 607
*Consolidated Goldfields Working Costs, Increase, 153
Concrete Ships—see Ships
*Consulting Engineers, Naval Architects and Marine Surveyors, Proposed Association, 379
Condenser Tubes, Novel Cleaning Method, 262
*Cooper, General A. S., New Appointment in Peru, War Services and Previous Work, 54, 125, 153
Consolidated Goldfields Working Costs, Increase, 153
*Copper Company’s Precautions with Electric Cables in Mine, 225
Consulting Engineers, Naval Architects and
*Copper Exports from Chili, Increase, 201
  Marine Surveyors, Proposed Association, 379
*Copper from Katanga to Antwerp, 249
Cooper, General A. S., New Appointment in Peru, War Services and Previous Work, 54, 125, 153
*Copper Mines in Australia, Nearly all Closed on Account of Accumulations, 481
Copper Company’s Precautions with Electric Cables in Mine, 225
*Copper Output from Katanga Mines, 277
Copper Exports from Chili, Increase, 201
*Cork Substitute from Acetylene Action on Copper and Nickel, 153, 403
Coppar from Katanga to Antwerp, 249
*Corn Yield Increased by Wolfryn Treatment, 559
Copper Mines in Australia, Nearly all Closed on Account of Accumulations, 481
*Corrugated Iron Huts on Sale by Ministry of Munitions, 631
Copper Output from Katanga Mines, 277
*Corundum Production, South Africa the Leading Country, 249
Cork Substitute from Acetylene Action on Copper and Nickel, 153, 403
*Cotton Production in Portuguese East Africa, Great Increase, 277
Corn Yield Increased by Wolfryn Treatment, 559
*Coventry, Proposed Technical Institute, 177
Corrugated Iron Huts on Sale by Ministry of Munitions, 631
*Coventry, Technical Institute and Instruction Funds, 225
Corundum Production, South Africa the Leading Country, 249
*Crystal Palace Engineering Society, Papers and Awards, 413
Cotton Production in Portuguese East Africa, Great Increase, 277
*Cutlery Supplies Remain Scanty Owing to Government Demands, 35
Coventry, Proposed Technical Institute, 177
*Cyanamide Factory Projected at Workington, 152
Coventry, Technical Institute and Instruction Funds, 225
 
Crystal Palace Engineering Society, Papers and Awards, 413
Cutlery Supplies Remain Scanty Owing to Government Demands, 35
Cyanamide Factory Projected at Workington, ' 152
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DACCA Waterworks Improvements, 105
*DACCA Waterworks Improvements, 105
Dartmoor, Hydro-electric Scheme, 329
*Dartmoor, Hydro-electric Scheme, 329
Dawson, Philip, Belgian Decoration Conferred for Services in Electrification of Belgian State Railways, 329
*Dawson, Philip, Belgian Decoration Conferred for Services in Electrification of Belgian State Railways, 329
Depth Charge Invention, Rival British and American Claims, 303
*Depth Charge Invention, Rival British and American Claims, 303
De-tinning Works at Llanelly, 379
*De-tinning Works at Llanelly, 379
Detonator, New Type, Manufacture in Norway, 57
*Detonator, New Type, Manufacture in Norway, 57
Diamond Dredging off South-west African Coast, 303
*Diamond Dredging off South-west African Coast, 303
Diamond Pipe of Great Extent in Brazil, 559
*Diamond Pipe of Great Extent in Brazil, 559
Drainage Machine for Marsh Land Wanted, 626
*Drainage Machine for Marsh Land Wanted, 626
Dredging on Large Scale at Sydney, 201
*Dredging on Large Scale at Sydney, 201
Dry Dock, Large, Opened at Portsmouth, Virginia, 153
*Dry Dock, Large, Opened at Portsmouth, Virginia, 153
Dry Docks, Government Relinquishes Control 455
*Dry Docks, Government Relinquishes Control 455
“ Drylock ” on the Neckar Danube Canal, German Invention, 81 ; (Letter), 109
*“Drylock” on the Neckar Danube Canal, German Invention, 81 ; (Letter), 109
Dust Extraction from Flue Gases in Sulphuric Acid Factory, 177
*Dust Extraction from Flue Gases in Sulphuric Acid Factory, 177
Dutch Coal Mines Output, 429
*Dutch Coal Mines Output, 429
 
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ELECTRICAL MATTERS:
ELECTRICAL MATTERS:
  Acetylene and Electric Welding, 546
*- Acetylene and Electric Welding, 546
Argentine’s Huge Falls, Possibilities of, to Relieve Fuel Scarcity in Electric Development, 11,249
*- Argentine’s Huge Falls, Possibilities of, to Relieve Fuel Scarcity in Electric Development, 11, 249
Birmingham Electrical Power Plant Load, Christmas Day Comparison, 81
*- Birmingham Electrical Power Plant Load, Christmas Day Comparison, 81
Birmingham New Power Station, Projected Completion, 81
*- Birmingham New Power Station, Projected Completion, 81
Birmingham’s Proposed Purchase of Land for Power Plant Station, 277
*- Birmingham’s Proposed Purchase of Land for Power Plant Station, 277
  Birmingham Sub-station at Bournville, 403
*- Birmingham Sub-station at Bournville, 403
Blackburn Corporation’s New Generating Station at Whitebirk, 429
*- Blackburn Corporation’s New Generating Station at Whitebirk, 429
Bolton Corporation and Lancashire Electric Power Company, Inter-connection of Supply Systems, 35
*- Bolton Corporation and Lancashire Electric Power Company, Inter-connection of Supply Systems, 35
ELECTRICAL MATTERS (continued):
ELECTRICAL MATTERS (continued):
Bombay, Andhra Scheme for Electric Power Supply, 559
*- Bombay, Andhra Scheme for Electric Power Supply, 559
Bradford Electricity Output Increase, Proposed Extension of Works, 303
*- Bradford Electricity Output Increase, Proposed Extension of Works, 303
Bradford’s Proposed Expenditure on Elec trical Work, 177
*- Bradford’s Proposed Expenditure on Elec trical Work, 177
Bury Electrical Power Plant Extensions, 201
*- Bury Electrical Power Plant Extensions, 201
Canadian Electric Power Stations, Horse-
*- Canadian Electric Power Stations, Horse-Power Percentage from Water, 201
    Power Percentage from Water, 201
*- Coal-cuttting Machines Electrically Driven, 81
Coal-cuttting Machines Electrically Driven,81
*- Copper Company’s Precautions in Mine in Use of Electrical Cables, 225
Copper Company’s Precautions in Mine in Use of Electrical Cables, 225
*- Cost of Power in Relation to Electric Furnace Development, 81
Cost of Power in Relation to Electric Furnace Development, 8]
*- Costs of Electric Lighting Installations, Present Day and Pre-war, 450
Costs of Electric Lighting Installations, Present Day and Pre-war, 450
*- Croydon New Power Station Plant, Application for Loan, 455
Croydon New Power Station Plant, Application for Loan, 455
*- Dartmoor Water Power, Suggested Utilisation for Cornwall Electricity Supply, 303
Dartmoor Water Power, Suggested Utilisation for Cornwall Electricity Supply, 303
*- Devon Electrical Supply Schemes, 403
Devon Electrical Supply Schemes, 403
*- Dewsbury’s Proposed Power Plant Extensions Abandoned, 177
Dewsbury’s Proposed Power Plant Extensions Abandoned, 177
*- Dynamos Driven by Wind Power, H. C. Vogt, 57
Dynamos Driven by Wind Power, H. C.
*- East Grinstead’s Contemplated Electricity Supply, 177
    Vogt, 57
*- Edinburgh to Adopt Overhead Trolley System for Tramways, 481
East Grinstead’s Contemplated Electricity Supply, 177
*- Edinburgh’s New Power Station at Portobello, 153
Edinburgh to Adopt Overhead Trolley System for Tramways, 481
*- Edinburgh Tramways Proposed Electrification. Committee to Report on London Conduit System, 303
Edinburgh’s New Power Station at Portobello, 153
*- Electricity, Experiments in Effect of. Alternating more Dangerous than Continuous Current, 403
Edinburgh Tramways Proposed Electrification. Committee to Report on London Conduit System, 303
*- Explosion Calculations and Electricity, Sir J. J. Thomson, 403
Electricity, Experiments in Effect of. Alternating more Dangerous than Continuous Current, 403
*- Extensions to Generating Stations and Plant, Limitation of, 150
Explosion Calculations and Electricity, Sir J. J. Thomson, 403
*- Fermoy and Electricity Proposals, 177
Extensions to Generating Stations and Plant, Limitation of, 150
*- Floating Power Stations, Suggested Use of Old Battleships, J. S. Highfield, 507
Fermoy and Electricity Proposals, 177
*- Generating Station, New, at Nechells, Birmingham, 533
Floating Power Stations, Suggested Use of Old Battleships, J. S. Highfield, 507
*- Gravesend’s New Generating Sets, 153
Generating Station, New, at Nechel’ls, Birmingham, 533
*- Heat Shrinking instead of Press Fitting Parts of Machines on to Shafts, 379
Gravesend’s New Generating Sets, 153
*- Holland, New Company for Supplying Electrical Energy to Public Bodies, 481
Heat Shrinking instead of Press Fitting Parts of Machines on to Shafts, 379
*- Hydro-electric Schemes—see also Hydroelectric
Holland, New Company for Supplying Electrical Energy to Public Bodies, 481
*- India and Power Supply, Bombay, Calcutta and Tata Companies, 277
Hydro-electric Schemes—see also Hydroelectric
*- Insulators and All-porcelain Articles for Installations, Increased Import Duty in Brazil, 403
India and Power Supply, Bombay, Calcutta and Tata Companies, 277
*- Iron Smelting, Electrical, in British Columbia, Possibilities of, 303
Insulators and All-porcelain Articles for Installations, Increased Import Duty in Brazil, 403
*- Iron and Zinc as Electrical Conductors, 225
Iron Smelting, Electrical, in’British Columbia, Possibilities of, 303
*- Japan’s Electrical Undertakings, 631
Iron and Zinc as Electrical Conductors, 225
*- Leeds Electricity Plant Extensions, 177
Japan’s Electrical Undertakings, 631
*- Lot’s-road New 15,000-Kilowatt Turboalternator, 303
Leeds Electricity Plant Extensions, 177
*- Manchester’s New Generating Station at Barton, 631
Lot’s-road New 15,000-Kilowatt Turboalternator, 303
*- Midland Electric Corporation Power Plant Extension, 355
Manchester’s New Generating Station at Barton, 631
*- Motor Culture Week, 164
Midland Electric Corporation Power Plant Extension, 355
*- Mysore State Electrical Power, Details of Amount, Cost, and Earning in 1917 18, 329
Motor Culture Week, 164
*- National Electricity Supply, Protest against Control by Ministry of Ways and Communications, 303
Mysore State Electrical Power, Details of Amount, Cost, and Earning< in 1917 18, 329
*- National Proving House for the Electrical Trade, Proposed Establishment, 455
National Electricity Supply, Protest against Control by Ministry of' Ways and Communications, 303
*- New Zealand Power Plant to be Used for Manufacture of Caustic Soda and Hydro chloric Acid, also for Steel Smelting, 201
National Proving House for the Electrical Trade, Proposed Establishment, 455
*- New Zealand Water Power Development Schemes, Cost and Coal Saving, 194
New Zealand Power Plant to be Used for Manufacture of Caustic Soda and Hydro chloric Acid, also for Steel Smelting, 201
*- Niagara Falls, Control of the Power Situation by Amalgamation of Companies, 11
New Zealand Water Power Development Schemes, Cost and Coal Saving, 194
*- Norway Water Power Utilisation for National Use, Commission Appointed to Investigate, 329
Niagara Falls, Control of the Power Situation by Amalgamation of Companies, 11
*- Nottingham Electricity Committee, Increase of Power Supply, 153
Norway Water Power Utilisation for National Use, Commission Appointed to Investigate, 329
*- Oldham’s Proposed Expenditure on Generating Plant and Mains, 201
Nottingham Electricity Committee, Increase of Power Supply, 153
*- Power Generation, Additional Supply from Water of Cauvery River, Mysore, 129
Oldham’s Proposed Expenditure on Generating Plant and Mains, 201
*- Power Stations of the Future, Problems of Transmission, S. L. Pearce, 201
Power Generation, Additional Supply from Water of Cauvery River, Mysore, 129
*- Record Motor at Stafford Works, 201
Power Stations of the Future, Problems of Transmission, S. L. Pearce, 201
*- Rotherham Corporation New Turbo-alternators, 379
  Record Motor at Stafford Works, 201
*- Shanghai Electrical Plant, Old and New, 429  
Rotherham Corporation New Turbo-alternators, 379
*- Sheffield’s New Electric Power Station, 1 77
Shanghai Electrical Plant, Old and New, 429 Sheffield’s New Electric Power Station, 1 77
*- Shipbuilding, Great Saving in Cost by Electric Welding instead of Riveting, 105
Shipbuilding, Great Saving in Cost by Electric Welding instead of Riveting, 105
*- Skip-stop System, Great Saving in Electricity, 11
Skip-stop System, Great Saving in Electricity, 11
*- Southport, Single-phase System to give way to Three-phase, 455
Southport, Single-phase System to give way to Three-phase, 455
*- Standards for Electricity Measurement, Instruments at National Physical Laboratory, 455
Standards for Electricity Measurement, Instruments at National Physical Laboratory, 455
*- Static Transformer, German, for Stepping -up from 6250 Volts to 110,000 Volts, 424
Static Transformer, German, for Stepping -up from 6250 Volts to 110,000 Volts, 424
*- Steam and Electric Railway Working. Mersey Railway as an Example, 559
Steam and Electric Railway Working.
*- Steel Furnace, Electric, in Spain, Particulars of, 105
    Mersey Railway as an Example, 559
*- Steel Furnaces, Method of Reducing Consumption of Electrodes in, 105
  Steel Furnace, Electric, in Spain, Particulars . of, 105
*- Stepney’s Proposed Temporary Sub-station Plant and Mains, 177
Steel Furnaces, Method of Reducing Consumption of Electrodes in, 105
*- Storage of Energy, Proposed Use of Electric Heaters, Mr. Partridge, 507
Stepney’s Proposed Temporary Sub-station Plant and Mains, 177
*- Stress Deflection Chart for Aluminium Overhead Lines, 470
Storage of Energy, Proposed Use of Electric Heaters, Mr. Partridge, 507
*- Sumatra Power Generation for Manufacture of Artificial Fertilisers, 583
Stress Deflection Chart for Aluminium Overhead Lines, 470
*- Supply of Electricity, J. S. Highfield, 507
Sumatra Power Generation for Manufacture of Artificial Fertilisers, 583
*- Teignmouth Debating Question of Electricity versus Gas for Lighting, 481
Supply of Electricity, J. S. Highfield, 507
*- Transmission Shafting in Berlin, Calculation of Losses, 35
Teignmouth Debating Question of Electricity versus Gas for Lighting, 481
*- Tungsten Arc Light, Properties of, 129
Transmission Shafting in Berlin, Calculation of Losses, 35
*- United States Electricity Supply, Report on, 559
  Tungsten Arc Light, Properties of, 129
*- Wallasey Electric Power Plant Extension, 153
United States Electricity Supply, Report on, 559
*- Water Power in France, Project for Union of all Private Undertakings and Utilisation for Railway Electrification, 402
Wallasey Electric Power Plant Extension, 153
*- Windmill, High-speed, for Driving Electric Generators, Monsieur P. Fayard, 379
Water Power in France, Project for Union of all Private Undertakings and Utilisation for Railway Electrification, 402
Windmill, High-speed, for Driving Electric Generators, Monsieur P. Fayard, 379
ELECTRICAL MATTERS (continued):
ELECTRICAL MATTERS (continued):
Wolverhampton, Walsall and Electricity Supply, RivabSchemes, 277
*- Wolverhampton, Walsall and Electricity Supply, RivabSchemes, 277
ENGINE, The “ Still,” Lubrication Experiments, 607
*ENGINE, The “Still,” Lubrication Experiments, 607
Engineering Golfing Society, 117
*Engineering Golfing Society, 117
Engineering Scholarships at Bristol for Sons of Officers Killed in the War, 249
*Engineering Scholarships at Bristol for Sons of Officers Killed in the War, 249
Engineering Scholarships Offered to Armstrong College, 277
*Engineering Scholarships Offered to Armstrong College, 277
Engineers Fallen in the War, Westminster Abbey Service, 583, 607
*Engineers Fallen in the War, Westminster Abbey Service, 583, 607
English Manufacturer and Foreign Customer, Cecil Walton, 201
*English Manufacturer and Foreign Customer, Cecil Walton, 201
Exhibition—see British Scientific Products
*Exhibition—see British Scientific Products
Explosions, Relative Merits of Different Classes,
*Explosions, Relative Merits of Different Classes, Professor J. Young, 455
  Professor J. Young, 455
*Explosive, New, in South Africa, 153
Explosive, New, in South Africa, 153
*Explosives Production, Organisation and Technical Training, by K. B. Quinan, 101
Explosives Production, Organisation and Technical Training, by K. B. Quinan, 101
*Explosives Supplied by Manchester, 35
Explosives Supplied by Manchester, 35
 
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FAIR, British Industries, in 1920, to be held Simultaneously in Various Towns, 468
*FAIR, British Industries, in 1920, to be held Simultaneously in Various Towns, 468
Fair, British Industries, Increased Number of Exhibitors, 201
*Fair, British Industries, Increased Number of Exhibitors, 201
Fall of 110ft. without Injury, 607
*Fall of 110ft. without Injury, 607
Federation of British Industries :
*Federation of British Industries :
  Anglo-French Conference in Paris, 236
*- Anglo-French Conference in Paris, 236
Commissioner Appointed for East Coast of South America, 455
*- Commissioner Appointed for East Coast of South America, 455
To Guard National Rolling Mill at Southampton from Foreign Acquisition. 329
*- To Guard National Rolling Mill at Southampton from Foreign Acquisition. 329
National Conference on Ways and Communications Bill, 607
*- National Conference on Ways and Communications Bill, 607
Representatives to Accompany Government Mission to Germany to Examine Engineering Developments, 329 —See also Brazil.
*- Representatives to Accompany Government Mission to Germany to Examine Engineering Developments, 329 —See also Brazil.
FERTILISER Factory at Johannesburg, 507
*FERTILISER Factory at Johannesburg, 507
Fire Engineers, Proposed Formation of Institute, 35
*Fire Engineers, Proposed Formation of Institute, 35
Fire at North-Eastern Marine Engineering Company's Wallsend Works, 533
*Fire at North-Eastern Marine Engineering Company's Wallsend Works, 533
Fishing Industry Development, Lewis Island and Fleetwood, Lord Leverhulme’s Scheme, 630
*Fishing Industry Development, Lewis Island and Fleetwood, Lord Leverhulme’s Scheme, 630
Flooding in Somerset, Projected Scheme for Prevention, 379
*Flooding in Somerset, Projected Scheme for Prevention, 379
Foochow, Improvements on the River Min, 403 Food Committee’s Report on Refrigerator Wagon Defects, 555
*Foochow, Improvements on the River Min, 403  
Ford Motor Company’s Assembling Plants in Spain and Denmark, 586
*Food Committee’s Report on Refrigerator Wagon Defects, 555
Ford Motor Company’s Change of President, 57
*Ford Motor Company’s Assembling Plants in Spain and Denmark, 586
Forest Fires in U.S.A., Suggested Use of Aeroplanes for Detection and Transport of Fire Fighters, 607
*Ford Motor Company’s Change of President, 57
Fouling of Gun Barrels, System of Overcoming, 533
*Forest Fires in U.S.A., Suggested Use of Aeroplanes for Detection and Transport of Fire Fighters, 607
Frangois Method of Stopping Underground Water Flow, 57
*Fouling of Gun Barrels, System of Overcoming, 533
French Crops and Unwanted Agricultural Machinery for Disposal, 583
*Frangois Method of Stopping Underground Water Flow, 57
Furnace Construction, Importance of Refractory Materials Employed, W. J. Rees, 153
*French Crops and Unwanted Agricultural Machinery for Disposal, 583
*Furnace Construction, Importance of Refractory Materials Employed, W. J. Rees, 153
 
G
G
GALENA in South Africa. Discovery of Rich Deposit, 533
*GALENA in South Africa. Discovery of Rich Deposit, 533
Gas and Electricity, Increased Allowances since Armistice, 35
*Gas and Electricity, Increased Allowances since Armistice, 35
Gas Light and Coke Company’s Share in Supply of War Material, 201
*Gas Light and Coke Company’s Share in Supply of War Material, 201
Gas Producer with Concrete Slabs instead of Steel Casing, 74
*Gas Producer with Concrete Slabs instead of Steel Casing, 74
Gas Producer Furnace, Richards, for Production of Realgar, 105
*Gas Producer Furnace, Richards, for Production of Realgar, 105
Gas Storage in Exhausted Natural Gas Wells Proposed, 153
*Gas Storage in Exhausted Natural Gas Wells Proposed, 153
Gas from Wheat Straw as Motor Car Fuel in British Columbia, 35
*Gas from Wheat Straw as Motor Car Fuel in British Columbia, 35
German Chemical and Dye Works Resuming Business, 105
*German Chemical and Dye Works Resuming Business, 105
German Machine Industry, Precarious Condition, 355
*German Machine Industry, Precarious Condition, 355
German Potash Industry and the Labour Question, 140
*German Potash Industry and the Labour Question, 140
German Raw Materials no Longer to be Used for Military Purposes, 35
*German Raw Materials no Longer to be Used for Military Purposes, 35
German Submarine Engines Landed in the United Kingdom, 533
*German Submarine Engines Landed in the United Kingdom, 533
German Works Closing Down in Luxemburg, 559
*German Works Closing Down in Luxemburg, 559
Germany’s Successful Discovery of Substitutes for Textile Requirements, 81
*Germany’s Successful Discovery of Substitutes for Textile Requirements, 81
Glass from Paddy Husks, Experiments in Burma, 403
*Glass from Paddy Husks, Experiments in Burma, 403
Glass Shortage in Europe, Various Substitutes, 140
*Glass Shortage in Europe, Various Substitutes, 140
Glasses for Protection of Eyes of Furnace Workers, 607
*Glasses for Protection of Eyes of Furnace Workers, 607
Glue, Proper Treatment for Joints, 358
*Glue, Proper Treatment for Joints, 358
Glued Joints, Tests of Strength with Various Glues, 583
*Glued Joints, Tests of Strength with Various Glues, 583
Gold Coast Palm Oil Tax, 105
*Gold Coast Palm Oil Tax, 105
Gold Deposits in the Belgian Congo, 455
*Gold Deposits in the Belgian Congo, 455
Goldfields in Belgian Congo, Increased Output
*Goldfields in Belgian Congo, Increased Output Expected from New Plant, 277
  Expected from New Plant, 277
*Gold Mine at Modderfontein, New Shaft to be Sunk, 355
Gold Mine at Modderfontein, New Shaft to be Sunk, 355
*Gold Output of the Empire, Reduction in Recent Years, 35
Gold Output of the Empire, Reduction in Recent Years, 35
*Gold Output of the Klondyke, 379
Gold Output of the Klondyke, 379
*Government Assistance for Housing, 340
Government Assistance for Housing, 340
*Graphite Deposits, Valuable, in Siberia, 177
Graphite Deposits, Valuable, in Siberia, 177
*Graphite as a Lubricant for Air Compressor Cylinders, and Otherwise, Its Great Advantage, 189
Graphite as a Lubricant for Air Compressor
*Grangemouth Reopened for Mercantile Shipping, 129
Cylinders, and Otherwise, Its Great Advantage, 189
*Greenwich Observatorv, New Aluminium Time Ball, 631
Grangemouth Reopened for Mercantile Shipping, 129
*Greenwich Record of Sunshine and Rainfall, 631
Greenwich Observatorv, New Aluminium Time Ball, 631
*Greenwich Record of Temperature and Air Movement, 631
Greenwich Record of Sunshine and Rainfall, 631
*Gregory, Professor Richard, Knighted, 429
Greenwich Record of Temperature and Air Movement, 631
*Groupe Inter-Universitaire Franco -Britannique, 494
Gregory, Professor Richard, Knighted, 429
*Guatemala and Mineral Deposits, 607
Groupe Inter-Universitaire Franco -Britannique, 494
*Gyratory Stone Crusher, Large, in America, 583
Guatemala and Mineral Deposits, 607
 
Gyratory Stone Crusher, Large, in America, 583
H
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HARTLEPOOL andWest Hartlepool Boroughs, Proposed Amalgamation, 355
*HARTLEPOOL andWest Hartlepool Boroughs, Proposed Amalgamation, 355
Health and Death-rate Statistics of England and Wales, 57
*Health and Death-rate Statistics of England and Wales, 57
Heat Conducting Properties of Bricks and Effect of Porosity, Dr. J. W. Mellor, 403
*Heat Conducting Properties of Bricks and Effect of Porosity, Dr. J. W. Mellor, 403
Heat Insulating and Filtering Kieselguhr Found in Ireland, D. A. MacCullum, 153
*Heat Insulating and Filtering Kieselguhr Found in Ireland, D. A. MacCullum, 153
Heat-insulating Material, Molera, Possible Use for Sound-proof Chambers. 11
*Heat-insulating Material, Molera, Possible Use for Sound-proof Chambers, 11
Heating of Houses by Open Fires, Economy by Reducing Ventilation, 129
*Heating of Houses by Open Fires, Economy by Reducing Ventilation, 129
Heysham as a Port of the Midland Railway, 429
*Heysham as a Port of the Midland Railway, 429
High Explosives, War Experiences with, Professor H. B. Dixon, 105
*High Explosives, War Experiences with, Professor H. B. Dixon, 105
Hong-Kong Plantation of Eucalyptus and Camphor Trees, 153
*Hong-Kong Plantation of Eucalyptus and Camphor Trees, 153
House-building in Monolithic Concrete, W. Cal way, 225
*House-building in Monolithic Concrete, W. Cal way, 225
House-building with Wooden Lath Netting in Norway, 249
*House-building with Wooden Lath Netting in Norway, 249
Hudson River Tunnel to Connect Manhattan with New Jersey, Large Money Vote, 249
*Hudson River Tunnel to Connect Manhattan with New Jersey, Large Money Vote, 249
Hydro-electric Possibilities in the Argentine, 11, 249
*Hydro-electric Possibilities in the Argentine, 11, 249
Hydro-electric Power Plant, Tavoy, Burma, 403
*Hydro-electric Power Plant, Tavoy, Burma, 403
Hydro-electric Scheme for Dartmoor, 329
*Hydro-electric Scheme for Dartmoor, 329
Hydro-electric Schemes in Ontario, 336
*Hydro-electric Schemes in Ontario, 336
 
I
I
ICELAND’S Plan to Combine Salt Production, Iron Industry and Electric Power, 35
*ICELAND’S Plan to Combine Salt Production, Iron Industry and Electric Power, 35
India, British, Statistics of Imports and Exports, Pre-war and Since, 631
*India, British, Statistics of Imports and Exports, Pre-war and Since, 631
Industrial Bank for South Africa, 403
*Industrial Bank for South Africa, 403
Industrial Classes, Increase in Students, 80
*Industrial Classes, Increase in Students, 80
Industrial Essay Competition, 546
*Industrial Essay Competition, 546
Industrial Reconstruction Committee for Zinc and Spelter Industry, to Assist Government in Future, 507
*Industrial Reconstruction Committee for Zinc and Spelter Industry, to Assist Government in Future, 507
Industrial Reconstruction Council, Fortnightly Conferences, 225
*Industrial Reconstruction Council, Fortnightly Conferences, 225
Industrial Reconstruction Council, Open-air Meetings for Advocation of Whitley Council Policy, 583
*Industrial Reconstruction Council, Open-air Meetings for Advocation of Whitley Council Policy, 583
Inland Waterways Scheme to Cost £80,000,000, 249
*Inland Waterways Scheme to Cost £80,000,000, 249
Insulator, Heat and Cold, from Waste Paper, Mr. L. Edwards’ Production, 129
*Insulator, Heat and Cold, from Waste Paper, Mr. L. Edwards’ Production, 129
IRON AND STEEL:
IRON AND STEEL:
Australia, Western, Conference of Steel Users in view of Deficient Supplies from British Factories Owing to Wai- Requirements, 329 Austrian Iron Industry, Lack of Coal and Iron Ore, 245
*- Australia, Western, Conference of Steel Users in view of Deficient Supplies from British Factories Owing to War Requirements, 329  
Barrow Hematite Steel Company Recommences Work, 507
*- Austrian Iron Industry, Lack of Coal and Iron Ore, 245
Blast-furnace and Steel Works in Ontario, Disputed Scheme, 177
*- Barrow Hematite Steel Company Recommences Work, 507
Blast-furnaces in United States, Reduced Iron Output, 303
*- Blast-furnace and Steel Works in Ontario, Disputed Scheme, 177
Buenos Aires Ironworks Closed Down Because of Strike, 249
*- Blast-furnaces in United States, Reduced Iron Output, 303
Celebes, Iron Ore in the Larona District, 559 Coal Saving by Softening Boiler Water, 559 Converter Steel without the Use of Pig Iron, Result of Experiments, 507
*- Buenos Aires Ironworks Closed Down Because of Strike, 249
Drainage Pipes, Comparative Value of Cast Iron, Wrought Iron and Steel, W. P. Gerhard, 329
*- Celebes, Iron Ore in the Larona District, 559  
Economics in Hand Drill Steel, H. A. Read, 583
*- Coal Saving by Softening Boiler Water, 559  
Electric Iron Smelting in British Columbia, Possibilities, 303
*- Converter Steel without the Use of Pig Iron, Result of Experiments, 507
Electric Steel Furnace in Spain, Particulars of, 105
*- Drainage Pipes, Comparative Value of Cast Iron, Wrought Iron and Steel, W. P. Gerhard, 329
Electrode Consumption in Electric Steel Furnaces, Method of Reduction, 105
*- Economics in Hand Drill Steel, H. A. Read, 583
Growth of Cast Iron, Method of Prevention, 225
*- Electric Iron Smelting in British Columbia, Possibilities, 303
Indian Iron and Steel Company’s Excellent Iron Ore, 153
*- Electric Steel Furnace in Spain, Particulars of, 105
Iron Coating with Aluminium, German Method, 277
*- Electrode Consumption in Electric Steel Furnaces, Method of Reduction, 105
Iron Immersion Experiments and Discoveries, 507
*- Growth of Cast Iron, Method of Prevention, 225
Iron Ore in the Midlands for Blast-furnace Work, 277
*- Indian Iron and Steel Company’s Excellent Iron Ore, 153
Iron as Substitute for' Wool in German Air Filters,'ll
*- Iron Coating with Aluminium, German Method, 277
  Iron and Zinc as Electrical Conductors, 225
*- Iron Immersion Experiments and Discoveries, 507
Japan’s Enormous Increase in Production, Consumption and Price of Steel during the War, 189
*- Iron Ore in the Midlands for Blast-furnace Work, 277
London Iron and Steel Exchange, Opening, 11, 57
*- Iron as Substitute for' Wool in German Air Filters, 11
Malleable Castings Without Shrinkage, 11
*- Iron and Zinc as Electrical Conductors, 225
Manganese Discoveries in Northern Brazil, 379
*- Japan’s Enormous Increase in Production, Consumption and Price of Steel during the War, 189
Manganese Orc on the Gold Coast, 379
*- London Iron and Steel Exchange, Opening, 11, 57
Manganese Ore from Mines of San Antonio, Ecuador, 455
*- Malleable Castings Without Shrinkage, 11
Manganese Ore, Native, in Use in Australia, 507
*- Manganese Discoveries in Northern Brazil, 379
Mexico, Famous Iron Mountain may Pass to Japanese Syndicate, 533
*- Manganese Orc on the Gold Coast, 379
Mild Steel Production Record for this Country, 481
*- Manganese Ore from Mines of San Antonio, Ecuador, 455
Miners’ Federation of Great Britain, Scanty Interest Shown in Election of President, 11 Newfoundland Iron Mines Developments. 428 Newfoundland and Spanish Iron Ore, Comparison in Cost of Delivery to United Kingdom, 329
*- Manganese Ore, Native, in Use in Australia, 507
Norwegian Steel Works at Hardanger, 583
* -Mexico, Famous Iron Mountain may Pass to Japanese Syndicate, 533
Ontario, Projected Steel Works at Goderich, 533
*- Mild Steel Production Record for this Country, 481
Painting Iron, Use of Sprayer, 429
*- Miners’ Federation of Great Britain, Scanty Interest Shown in Election of President, 11  
Pig Iron Made at Pretoria, 11
*- Newfoundland Iron Mines Developments, 428  
Pretoria Ironworks, New Blast-furnace, 533
*- Newfoundland and Spanish Iron Ore, Comparison in Cost of Delivery to United Kingdom, 329
Prevention of Columnar Crystallisation in Steel Ingots, L. B. Lindemuth, 559
*- Norwegian Steel Works at Hardanger, 583
Queensland State Steel and Ironworks, Unsuccessful Search for Site, 631
*- Ontario, Projected Steel Works at Goderich, 533
  Scheelite Ore Deposits in Canada, 429
*- Painting Iron, Use of Sprayer, 429
  Slag Wool and Rust on Steel, Tests by Dr.
*- Pig Iron Made at Pretoria, 11
    J. E. Stead, 481
*- Pretoria Ironworks, New Blast-furnace, 533
Solid and Liquid States of Steel, Cosmo Johns, 379
*- Prevention of Columnar Crystallisation in Steel Ingots, L. B. Lindemuth, 559
  Spain, Iron Ore Deposits, 455
*- Queensland State Steel and Ironworks, Unsuccessful Search for Site, 631
IRON AND STEEL (continued.) :
*- Scheelite Ore Deposits in Canada, 429
Stainless Steel Production, Increased Prices, 81
*- Slag Wool and Rust on Steel, Tests by Dr. J. E. Stead, 481
Steel Plate, Record Size, Rolled in U.S.A., 429
*- Solid and Liquid States of Steel, Cosmo Johns, 379
Steel Rods, Painted and Unpainted, for Reinforcement, 177
*- Spain, Iron Ore Deposits, 455
Tata Iron and Steel Works Extensions in India, Prospects, 379
IRON AND STEEL (continued) :
Tests on Steel Ingot and Increase of Density, 153
*- Stainless Steel Production, Increased Prices, 81
Tungsten Deposits in Canada, 429
*- Steel Plate, Record Size, Rolled in U.S.A., 429
Tungsten Ore Exports from the Federated Malay States, 81
*- Steel Rods, Painted and Unpainted, for Reinforcement, 177
Ukraine Iron Oro Production, 533
*- Tata Iron and Steel Works Extensions in India, Prospects, 379
Waratah, New South Wales, Steel Company’s Production of Railway Wheels, Tires, and Axles, 303
*- Tests on Steel Ingot and Increase of Density, 153
Wolfram Output, Great Increase Due to War, 533
*- Tungsten Deposits in Canada, 429
ITALIAN Motor Car Exports, Falling-off, 105
*- Tungsten Ore Exports from the Federated Malay States, 81
Italian Need of Machine Tools, Replacement of Former Supply from Germany, 140
*- Ukraine Iron Oro Production, 533
Italian Public Works during Transition from War to Peace, 88
*- Waratah, New South Wales, Steel Company’s Production of Railway Wheels, Tires, and Axles, 303
*- Wolfram Output, Great Increase Due to War, 533
*ITALIAN Motor Car Exports, Falling-off, 105
*Italian Need of Machine Tools, Replacement of Former Supply from Germany, 140
*Italian Public Works during Transition from War to Peace, 88
 
J
J
JAPAN, Cable Tramway Across Mountains, 153
*JAPAN, Cable Tramway Across Mountains, 153
Japan, Improved Harbour at Muroran, 153
*Japan, Improved Harbour at Muroran, 153
Japan, Two Portland Cement Factories to be
*Japan, Two Portland Cement Factories to be Set up at Kawasaki and Hokkaido. 129
  Set up at Kawasaki and Hokkaido. 129
*Japanese Tin-plate for Switzerland, 631
Japanese Tin-plate for Switzerland, 631
*Java, Engineering Congress Postponed, 607
Java, Engineering Congress Postponed, 607
*Java, Forthcoming Engineering Congress Proceedings to be in both English and Dutch, 481
Java, Forthcoming Engineering Congress Proceedings to be in both English and Dutch, 481
*Jig and Tool Design, Effect on Rapid Production in Engineering Work, G. H. Hey, 201
Jig and Tool Design, Effect on Rapid Production in Engineering Work, G. H. Hey, 201
*Johannesburg Foundry, Moulders’ Work, 105
Johannesburg Foundry, Moulders’ Work, 105
*Joints Made with Joiners’ Glue, 358
Joints Made with Joiners’ Glue, 358
 
K
K
KAFFIR Pick as a Cattle Call, Cecil Walton, 201
*KAFFIR Pick as a Cattle Call, Cecil Walton, 201
Kamnassie Irrigation Scheme, 355
*Kamnassie Irrigation Scheme, 355
Kitson-Emp:re Lighting Company, Patriotism and Foreign Goods, 29
*Kitson-Emp:re Lighting Company, Patriotism and Foreign Goods, 29
Krupp’s War-work Machines Used for Commercial Purposes, 481
*Krupp’s War-work Machines Used for Commercial Purposes, 481
 
L
L
LADYBIRDS in Cold Storage for Greenfly Destruction. 129
*LADYBIRDS in Cold Storage for Greenfly Destruction, 129
Land Acquisition for-Public Purposes, 57
*Land Acquisition for-Public Purposes, 57
Lapland, Valuable Deposit of Iron Pyrites said to have been Discovered, 129
*Lapland, Valuable Deposit of Iron Pyrites said to have been Discovered, 129
Lathe, All-geared, Prize Suggested, 105
*Lathe, All-geared, Prize Suggested, 105
Lead Discoveries near Loch Leven, 277
*Lead Discoveries near Loch Leven, 277
Lead Mines, Old, in Derbyshire to be Worked for Lead, Vanadium and Molybdenum, 303
*Lead Mines, Old, in Derbyshire to be Worked for Lead, Vanadium and Molybdenum, 303
Lead Mines, Old, in the Midlands, Re-opening, 379
*Lead Mines, Old, in the Midlands, Re-opening, 379
Leather, Experiments on Wearing Qualities, 455
*Leather, Experiments on Wearing Qualities, 455
Light Used for Transmission of Speech, Dr. A. O.
*Light Used for Transmission of Speech, Dr. A. O. Rankine, 631
  Rankine, 631
*Lignite Briquettes, Carbonised, Projected Canadian Industry, 105 : Delay of Scheme, 153
Lignite Briquettes, Carbonised, Projected Canadian Industry, 105 : Delay of Scheme, 153
*Lignite Mining and Yield of Oil, 507
Lignite Mining and Yield of Oil, 507
*Lille, Lamentable Condition Due to War British Chamber of Commerce Report, 105
Lille, Lamentable Condition Due to War
*Lloyd’s Register—see Ships
  British Chamber of Commerce Report, 105
*Lock-houses on the Thames, to be Rebuilt After 100 Years of Life, 631
Lloyd’s Register—see Ships
*Lodge, Sir Oliver, Resignation as Principal of Birmingham University, 225
Lock-houses on the Thames, to be Rebuilt After 100 Years of Life, 631
*London Cartage and Haulage Contractors’ Objection to Control of Roads and Railways by One Department, 303
Lodge, Sir Oliver, Resignation as Principal of Birmingham University, 225
*London Electrical Engineers, R.E. (T.F.), Dinner, 477
London Cartage and Haulage Contractors’ Objection to Control of Roads and Railways by One Department, 303
*London, Port of, Report Against Bill for Wharf Construction at Canvey Island, 429
London Electrical Engineers, R.E. (T.F.), Dinner, 477
*Lytham Wind Mill Burned Down, 225
London, Port of, Report Against Bill for Wharf Construction at Canvey Island, 429
 
Lytham Wind Mill Burned Down, 225
M
M
MACEDONIA, Abundant Deposits of Coal, 129
*MACEDONIA, Abundant Deposits of Coal, 129
Machine Tool and Engineering Association,.
*Machine Tool and Engineering Association, Dinner, 232
  Dinner, 232
*Madagascar, Mineral Wealth of, 403
Madagascar, Mineral Wealth of, 403
*Magnesia as Reagent for Neutralising Acid Mine Water, 105
Magnesia as Reagent for Neutralising Acid Mine Water, 105
*Magnetos, British Firms’ Output, 35
Magnetos, British Firms’ Output, 35
*Manchester Traincar Building Expenditure, 249
Manchester Traincar Building Expenditure, 249
*Manchester’s Contribution of High Explosives, 35
Manchester’s Contribution of High Explosives, 35
*Manganese—see Iron and Steel
Manganese—see Iron and Steel
*Manila Seismic Record, 631
Manila Seismic Record, 631
*Mechanical Haulage, Experiments on Comparative Cost of Steam, Petrol, and Electrical Vehicles, 481
Mechanical Haulage, Experiments on Comparative Cost of Steam, Petrol, and Electrical Vehicles, 481
*Mersey and Irwell Committee and Pollution of Rivers, 583
Mersey and Irwell Committee and Pollution of Rivers, 583
*Meso-thorium as Substitute for Radium, 225
Meso-thorium as Substitute for Radium, 225
*Metals Occluding both Oxygen and Hydrogen, 11
Metals Occluding both Oxygen and Hydrogen, 11
*Metals in Possession of the Ministry of Munitions, Monthly List to be Published, 153
Metals in Possession of the Ministry of Munitions, Monthly List to be Published, 153
*Metric System Enforced in Uruguay, 11
Metric System Enforced in Uruguay, 11
*Metric System of Weights and Measures, Harry Allcock, 177
Metric System of Weights and Measures, Harry
*Michell Thrust Block, Patent Extension, 288
  Allcock, 177
*Middlesbrough Chapel Premises, Conversion into Technical Institute, 355
Michell Thrust Block, Patent Extension, 288
*Mine Precautions by Copper Company in Use of Electric Cables, 225
Middlesbrough Chapel Premises, Conversion into Technical Institute, 355
*Mine Rescue Apparatus, Nose Clips, Dr. Henry Briggs, 474
Mine Precautions by Copper Company in Use of Electric Cables, 225
*Mines, Non-ferrous, in the Lake Country, Relations with Government, 631
Mine Rescue Apparatus, Nose Clips, Dr. Henry Briggs, 474
*Mines Rescue Apparatus, Army Respirator and Eeds Helmet Useless as Protection, 583
Mines, Non-ferrous, in the Lake Country, Relations with Government, 631
*Mineral Discoveries in Montenegro, 57
Mines Rescue Apparatus, Army Respirator and Eeds Helmet Useless as Protection, 583
*Moir, Sir Ernest, Presentation to him by Members of Ministry of Munitions, 236
Mineral Discoveries in Montenegro, 57
*“Molera” for Lagging Steam Pipes and Boilers, 11, 153
Moir, Sir Ernest, Presentation to him by Members of Ministry of Munitions, 236
*Montreal Harbour Improvement Scheme, 533
“ Molera ” for Lagging Steam Pipes and Boilers, 11, 153
*Mortar made Water-tight with Sugar, 481
Montreal Harbour Improvement Scheme, 533
*Motor Car Engine’s Fuel, Petrol and Town Gas Compared, 129
Mortar made Water-tight with Sugar, 481
*Motor Car Headlights and Proper Positioning of Filament, 81
Motor Car Engine’s Fuel, Petrol and Town Gas Compared, 129
*Motor Car 500-Mile Race at Indianapolis, 639
Motor Car Headlights and Proper Positioning of Filament, 81
*Motor Car Prices, Probable Increase in, 133
Motor Car 500-Mile Race at Indianapolis, 639
*Motor Cycles Sold by Government to ExDespatch Riders from Government Services, 607
Motor Car Prices, Probable Increase in. 133
*Motor Fuel, Alcohol, Research Programme, 292
Motor Cycles Sold by Government to ExDespatch Riders from Government Services, 607
*Motor Haulage Vehicles and Government Sales, 277
Motor Fuel, Alcohol, Research Programme, 292
*Motor Industry Matters, Agreement between Institution of Automobile Engineers and Two other Societies, 329
Motor Haulage Vehicles and Government Sales, 277
*Motor Industry, Proposed Import Dufy on Foreign Vehicles and Parts, 153
Motor Industry Matters, Agreement between Institution of Automobile Engineers and Two other Societies, 329
*Motor Plough Manufacture in Austria, 105
Motor Industry, Proposed Import Dufy on Foreign Vehicles and Parts, 153
*Motor Users and Legislation for Road Reconstruction, 81
Motor Plough Manufacture in Austria, 105
*Motor Vehicles and Economy by Use of Benzole in Preference to Petrol, Stenson Cooke, 607
Motor Users and Legislation for Road Reconstruction, 81
*Mud Jet for Extinction of Underground Fires, Monsieur Fayol’s Method, 177
Motor Vehicles and Economy by Use of Benzole in Preference to Petrol, Stenson Cooke, 607
*Munitions, Ministry’s Large Profits on Sale of Electric Hoists and Motors, 634
Mud Jet for Extinction of Underground Fires, Monsieur Fayol’s Method, 177
*Museum of Munitions to Facilitate Sale of Stores, 631
Munitions, Ministry’s Large Profits on Sale of Electric Hoists and Motors, 634
 
Museum of Munitions to Facilitate Sale of Stores, 631
N
NATIONAL Factory at Willesden for Sale, 607
*NATIONAL Factory at Willesden for Sale, 607
Natural Gas Borings in Hungary, 355
*Natural Gas Borings in Hungary, 355
Natural Gas Supplants Oil as Fuel for Steam- driven Plant, 57
*Natural Gas Supplants Oil as Fuel for Steam- driven Plant, 57
Newcastle’s Contemplated Wholesale Production from Conversion of Waste Products, 153 New Zealand Hydro-electric Scheme, 403 Niagara, New Water Power Plant, 81
*Newcastle’s Contemplated Wholesale Production from Conversion of Waste Products, 153  
Nickel, Over 77 per Cent, of World’s Supply
*New Zealand Hydro-electric Scheme, 403  
  Mined in the British Empire, 277
*Niagara, New Water Power Plant, 81
Nitric Acid from the Atmosphere, Japanese Factory, 57
*Nickel, Over 77 per Cent, of World’s Supply Mined in the British Empire, 277
Nitrogen Production in Germany Greatly Increased, 481
*Nitric Acid from the Atmosphere, Japanese Factory, 57
North Pole Storkerson Expedition Abandoned, Erroneous Theory of Ocean Currents, 303
*Nitrogen Production in Germany Greatly Increased, 481
Norway, Factory for Erection of Cheap Wooden Houses, 355
*North Pole Storkerson Expedition Abandoned, Erroneous Theory of Ocean Currents, 303
Norwegian Glycerine Refinery, 57
*Norway, Factory for Erection of Cheap Wooden Houses, 355
Nose-clips for Rescue Apparatus, Dr. Henry Briggs, 474
*Norwegian Glycerine Refinery, 57
Nova Scotia Hydro-electric Commission, 631
*Nose-clips for Rescue Apparatus, Dr. Henry Briggs, 474
o
*Nova Scotia Hydro-electric Commission, 631
OIL Drilling and Electrolysis Troubles, 559
 
Oil Extraction from Steam Engine Exhaust, 355
O
Oilfields in Papua, Exploratory Work by Australian Government, 379
*OIL Drilling and Electrolysis Troubles, 559
Oilfields and Rotary Drilling, 2
*Oil Extraction from Steam Engine Exhaust, 355
Oil from Kauri Gum, Production in New Zealand, 607
*Oilfields in Papua, Exploratory Work by Australian Government, 379
Oil, Mineral, Deposits in Northern Transvaal, 379
*Oilfields and Rotary Drilling, 2
Oil Prospects in Derbyshire, Favourable Indi- cations, 177
*Oil from Kauri Gum, Production in New Zealand, 607
Oil Prospects in Derbyshire, Pessimistic Prophecy, 153
*Oil, Mineral, Deposits in Northern Transvaal, 379
Oil Refinery near Swansea, 481
*Oil Prospects in Derbyshire, Favourable Indi- cations, 177
Oil Well in California, Record Speed in Sinking,
*Oil Prospects in Derbyshire, Pessimistic Prophecy, 153
Oil Wells in Galicia and Roumania, Flow Restored by Electrical Heating, 355
*Oil Refinery near Swansea, 481
Oils for Transformer Immersion, Comparison of Fixed and Straight Oils, 57
*Oil Well in California, Record Speed in Sinking, 2
Omnibus Fares in London, Home Secretary’s Inquiries, 481
*Oil Wells in Galicia and Roumania, Flow Restored by Electrical Heating, 355
Ontario, Hydro-electric Schemes, 336
*Oils for Transformer Immersion, Comparison of Fixed and Straight Oils, 57
Osaka Harbour, Japan, Cost of Improvements, 129
*Omnibus Fares in London, Home Secretary’s Inquiries, 481
Oxy-acetylene Cutting of Cast Iron, Special Precautions Necessary, 303
*Ontario, Hydro-electric Schemes, 336
p
*Osaka Harbour, Japan, Cost of Improvements, 129
PAINTS for Floors, Useful Hints, 11
*Oxy-acetylene Cutting of Cast Iron, Special Precautions Necessary, 303
Palmer Shipbuilding Employees’ Shares. 481
 
Papermaking Experiments, Unsuitability of
P
  Burma Rice Husks, 583
*PAINTS for Floors, Useful Hints, 11
Paper Manufacture and the African Baobab Tree, 533
*Palmer Shipbuilding Employees’ Shares, 481
Paper Pulp from Indian Bamboos and Grasses, Great Possibilities, W. Raitt, 105
*Papermaking Experiments, Unsuitability of Burma Rice Husks, 583
Papuan Oilfields, Imperial and Australian
*Paper Manufacture and the African Baobab Tree, 533
  Government Co-operation, 583
*Paper Pulp from Indian Bamboos and Grasses, Great Possibilities, W. Raitt, 105
Patent Extension, Michell Thrust Block, 288
*Papuan Oilfields, Imperial and Australian Government Co-operation, 583
Patent Laws Revision in Japan, 559
*Patent Extension, Michell Thrust Block, 288
Patent Office of India, New Type of Journal, 521
*Patent Laws Revision in Japan, 559
Patriotism and Foreign Goods, 29
*Patent Office of India, New Type of Journal, 521
Petrol Imports, British Increase in 1918, 105
*Patriotism and Foreign Goods, 29
Petrol Licences through the Royal Automobile
*Petrol Imports, British Increase in 1918, 105
  Club, 225
*Petrol Licences through the Royal Automobile Club, 225
Petrol Lorries’ Journey Across America, 429
*Petrol Lorries’ Journey Across America, 429
Petroleum Discovery at Bahia Blanca, South
*Petroleum Discovery at Bahia Blanca, South America, 129
  America, 129
*Photometer, New Light Measurer, 379
Photometer, New Light Measurer, 379
*Pigments from Various Minerals, 607
Pigments from Various Minerals, 607
*Pipes, Concrete, Replace Wooden Piles in Construction of Tasmanian Wharf, 607
Pipes, Concrete, Replace Wooden Piles in Construction of Tasmanian Wharf, 607
*Pitting, Abnormal, Observations of, Mr. O. P. Watts, 507
Pitting, Abnormal, Observations of, Mr. O. P. Watts, 507
*Platinum Discovered by Spain in Serrana Volcanic Mountains, 303
Platinum Discovered by Spain in Serrana
*Ploughs, Motor, Manufacture in Austria, 105
  Volcanic Mountains, 303
*Plymouth, Wembury Dock Scheme Revival, 533
Ploughs, Motor, Manufacture in Austria, 105
*Pneumatic Hammer of 65 lb. Weight, 455
Plymouth, Wembury Dock Scheme Revival, 533
*Polish Trade, Export Directory of British Firms in Course of Preparation, 303
Pneumatic Hammer of 65 lb. Weight, 455
*Portland Cement Factory at Singapore, 586
Polish Trade, Export Directory of British
*Portland Cement Industry in Ceylon, Investigations, 481
  Firms in Course of Preparation, 303
*Portuguese River Power Utilisation for Wolfram Mines, 455
Portland Cement Factory at Singapore, 586
*Pulp and Paper Industry in Canada, Statistics, 57
Portland Cement Industry in Ceylon, Investigations, 481
*Pumping Plant, Novel Set, Installed at Cornwall, Ontario, 631
Portuguese River Power Utilisation for Wolfram
 
  Mines, 455
Pulp and Paper Industry in Canada, Statistics, 57
Pumping Plant, Novel Set, Installed at Cornwall, Ontario, 631
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Q
QUEBEC Bridge, 164
*QUEBEC Bridge, 164
Queensland, Projected Deep-water Port and
*Queensland, Projected Deep-water Port and Railway Connections, 403
Railway Connections, 403
 
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RADIUM, Meso-thorium as Substitute, 225 Rafts for Ocean Transport of Timber, 533
*RADIUM, Meso-thorium as Substitute, 225  
*Rafts for Ocean Transport of Timber, 533
RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS :
RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS :
Accident, Disastrous, on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railroad, 153
*- Accident, Disastrous, on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railroad, 153
Accident Narrowly Averted on the Somerset and Dorset Line, 249
*- Accident Narrowly Averted on the Somerset and Dorset Line, 249
Accidents on April 1st Fewer than on other Dates, 455
*- Accidents on April 1st Fewer than on other Dates, 455
Accidents Blue-book Unissued, Board of Trade Reports Still Available, 631
*- Accidents Blue-book Unissued, Board of Trade Reports Still Available, 631
Accidents in February of Past Years, 153
*- Accidents in February of Past Years, 153
Accidents in January of Various Years, 35
*- Accidents in January of Various Years, 35
Accidents to Railway Servants, Committee of Inquiry, 201, 225
*- Accidents to Railway Servants, Committee of Inquiry, 201, 225
Accidents, Seven, Board of Trade Reports, 153
*- Accidents, Seven, Board of Trade Reports, 153
Ambulance Trains at Southampton Docks, Period of Greatest Stress, 559
*- Ambulance Trains at Southampton Docks, Period of Greatest Stress, 559
American Managers for English Railways, Great Eastern Appointment Sequel, 554
*- American Managers for English Railways, Great Eastern Appointment Sequel, 554
American Railways Coal Saving, 607
*- American Railways Coal Saving, 607
American Soldiers on French Railways, Plain Speaking as to Regard for Safety, 35
*- American Soldiers on French Railways, Plain Speaking as to Regard for Safety, 35
American War Locomotives and Cars, Huge Cost, 529
*- American War Locomotives and Cars, Huge Cost, 529
Appeal to Traders Poster by Railway Executive Committee, 11
*- Appeal to Traders Poster by Railway Executive Committee, 11
Appointments and Staff Changes, 11, 57, 105. 125, 153, 201, 225, 277, 379, 402, 155, 501, 507, 515, 559, 583, 631
*- Appointments and Staff Changes, 11, 57, 105, 125, 153, 201, 225, 277, 379, 402, 155, 501, 507, 515, 559, 583, 631
Assistant General Managers Appointed in View of Work Pressure, 276
*- Assistant General Managers Appointed in View of Work Pressure, 276
Australian Hard Woods for Sleepers, Preference Asked for, 603
*- Australian Hard Woods for Sleepers, Preference Asked for, 603
Automatic or Hand Couplers for British Railway Wagons, 611
*- Automatic or Hand Couplers for British Railway Wagons, 611
Baghdad Railway Taurus Mountain Section, Good Condition but Deficient Rolling Stock, 379
*- Baghdad Railway Taurus Mountain Section, Good Condition but Deficient Rolling Stock, 379
Bain, Mr. D., Retirement, Great Services in Safety Measures, 402, 455, 559
*- Bain, Mr. D., Retirement, Great Services in Safety Measures, 402, 455, 559
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Fiftythousandth Engine, 390
*- Baldwin Locomotive Works, Fiftythousandth Engine, 390
Barry Railway General Manager, 225
*- Barry Railway General Manager, 225
Basingstoke and Alton Railway, Reopening Uncertain, 303
*- Basingstoke and Alton Railway, Reopening Uncertain, 303
Belfast and County Down Railway, Loss nf Steamer Erin’s Isle, 355
*- Belfast and County Down Railway, Loss nf Steamer Erin’s Isle, 355
Belfast Shipyard Men and Workmen's Tickets, 303
*- Belfast Shipyard Men and Workmen's Tickets, 303
Belgian State Railways Electrification, Honour Conferred on Mr. Philip Dawson, 329
*- Belgian State Railways Electrification, Honour Conferred on Mr. Philip Dawson, 329
Birthday Honour for Mr. Church, 607
*- Birthday Honour for Mr. Church, 607
Board of Trade Replies to Questions on British Railway Matters, 379
*- Board of Trade Replies to Questions on British Railway Matters, 379
Bombay Harbour, Proposed Railway Under, 201
*- Bombay Harbour, Proposed Railway Under, 201
Brazilian Railways Proposed Electrification, 583
*- Brazilian Railways Proposed Electrification, 583
British Building of Engines and Machinery, Cape Newspaper's Tribute to, 455
*- British Building of Engines and Machinery, Cape Newspaper's Tribute to, 455
British Railway Locomotives and Wagons being Returned to England from France, 631
*- British Railway Locomotives and Wagons being Returned to England from France, 631
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railroad, Terrible Smash of an Electric Train, 153
*- Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railroad, Terrible Smash of an Electric Train, 153
Burma, Proposed Coast Line to Connect with India, 403
*- Burma, Proposed Coast Line to Connect with India, 403
Cabs Free Entry to Railway Stations, Question Unsettled, 396
*- Cabs Free Entry to Railway Stations, Question Unsettled, 396
Caledonian Railway Company’s Roll of Honour, 277
*- Caledonian Railway Company’s Roll of Honour, 277
Caledonian Railway, Locomotive Repairs, New Rolling Stock Needed. 249
*- Caledonian Railway, Locomotive Repairs, New Rolling Stock Needed. 249
Cambrian Railway Locomotive Superintendent Retires, 11
*- Cambrian Railway Locomotive Superintendent Retires, 11
Cambrian Railway’s Changes of Staff, 515
*- Cambrian Railway’s Changes of Staff, 515
Canada’s Fast Transcontinental Service. 559
*- Canada’s Fast Transcontinental Service. 559
Canada’s Gift of Food and Railway Transport, 153
*- Canada’s Gift of Food and Railway Transport, 153
Canadian Forestry Corps’ Gratitude to Station Master, Woburn Sands, London and North-Western Railway, 177
*- Canadian Forestry Corps’ Gratitude to Station Master, Woburn Sands, London and North-Western Railway, 177
Canadian Government Railways, Change of Control, 81
*- Canadian Government Railways, Change of Control, 81
Canadian Government’s Big Order for Steel Rails, 631
*- Canadian Government’s Big Order for Steel Rails, 631
Canal Training at Devizes, Sir Maurice Fitz- maurice’s Evidence, 81
*- Canal Training at Devizes, Sir Maurice Fitz- maurice’s Evidence, 81
Canvey Island Scheme, Bill Rejected, 533
*- Canvey Island Scheme, Bill Rejected, 533
Cape to Cairo Railway Extension, 631
*- Cape to Cairo Railway Extension, 631
Capital and Revenue Returns for United
*- Capital and Revenue Returns for United Kingdom Railways, Real and Fictitious, 57
    Kingdom Railways, Real and Fictitious, 57
*- Cheap Travelling Facilities Under Consideration, 225
Cheap Travelling Facilities Under Consideration, 225
*- Children’s School Treats, Cheap Trains for, 507
Children’s School Treats, Cheap Trains for, 507
*- Chinese Railways, Suggested Internationalisation, 105
Chinese Railways, Suggested Internationalisation, 105
*- Coal Saving by Railway Electrification, E. W. Rice, 11
Coal Saving by Railway Electrification, E. W. Rice, 11
*- Coastwise Steamer Trade and the Railways, 507, 583
Coastwise Steamer Trade and the Railways, 507, 583
*- Collision, Fatal, at Banff ur long Junction, Report Recommends Track-circuiting, 129  
  Collision, Fatal, at Banff ur long Junction, Report Recommends Track-circuiting, 129 Commercial Travellers and Week-end Facilities, 507
*- Commercial Travellers and Week-end Facilities, 507
Common User. Additional Vehicles Included in Arrangement, 583
*- Common User Additional Vehicles Included in Arrangement, 583
Concrete Rolling Stock in Holland, 559
*- Concrete Rolling Stock in Holland, 559
CongoNile Railway, Construction about to be Started, 631
*- CongoNile Railway, Construction about to be Started, 631
Control of Railways during the War, Comparison between Our Own and American Methods, 105
*- Control of Railways during the War, Comparison between Our Own and American Methods, 105
Control of Railways in the Future, 146
*- Control of Railways in the Future, 146
Cooper, General A. S., 54, 125, 153
*- Cooper, General A. S., 54, 125, 153
Cornish Railway, Burngullow to Falmouth, Projected, 524
*- Cornish Railway, Burngullow to Falmouth, Projected, 524
Cost of Living and War Wages, 481
*- Cost of Living and War Wages, 481
Craven Arms and Montgomery, New Railway Connection Wanted, 225
*- Craven Arms and Montgomery, New Railway Connection Wanted, 225
Crewe Works of London and North -Western Closed for a Week. 631
*- Crewe Works of London and North -Western Closed for a Week, 631
Cuffley and Stevenage Section of Enfield Loop Opened, 225
*- Cuffley and Stevenage Section of Enfield Loop Opened, 225
RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS (continued) :
RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS (continued) :
Cumberland Coast. Suggested Railway to Connect Silloth, Solway Firth, with Mary- port, 105
*- Cumberland Coast. Suggested Railway to Connect Silloth, Solway Firth, with Mary- port, 105
Death of Mr. G. Murray Smith, Midland Railway Company, 403
*- Death of Mr. G. Murray Smith, Midland Railway Company, 403
Death of Sir George Armytage, 249
*- Death of Sir George Armytage, 249
Death of Mr. VV. E. Blake, Superintendent of London Tube and District Railways, 481
*- Death of Mr. VV. E. Blake, Superintendent of London Tube and District Railways, 481
Death of Mr. W. H. Williams, Great Western Railway, 35
*- Death of Mr. W. H. Williams, Great Western Railway, 35
Death of Captain James Williamson. 277
*- Death of Captain James Williamson. 277
Deaths of Dr. Angus Sinclair and Mr. Walter V. Turner, 153
*- Deaths of Dr. Angus Sinclair and Mr. Walter V. Turner, 153
Denbighshire Rural Railway Facilities Scheme. 201
*- Denbighshire Rural Railway Facilities Scheme, 201
Devon’s Desire for Railway from Okehamp- ton to Moretonhampstead. 177
*- Devon’s Desire for Railway from Okehamp- ton to Moretonhampstead, 177
District Railway Broken Rail, Protection by Track Circuits, 105
*- District Railway Broken Rail, Protection by Track Circuits, 105
District Railway Overcrowding, 355
*- District Railway Overcrowding, 355
Dividends of Certain Railways, Increase in, 160, 225
*- Dividends of Certain Railways, Increase in, 160, 225
Dover and Folkestone Damaged Line, Proposed Temporary Replacement by Light Railway, 105
*- Dover and Folkestone Damaged Line, Proposed Temporary Replacement by Light Railway, 105
Druitt, Colonel E., Retirement of, from Railway Department. Board of Trade. 379
*- Druitt, Colonel E., Retirement of, from Railway Department. Board of Trade. 379
Dublin and South-Eastern Railway, Sea Encroachment and Talked-of Diversion of Line, 559
*- Dublin and South-Eastern Railway, Sea Encroachment and Talked-of Diversion of Line, 559
Durban. Railway V orkshops Extension. 355 East London Railway and Half-finished Tunnel Connection with Great Eastern, Completion bv Government Recommended, 201
*- Durban. Railway V orkshops Extension. 355 East London Railway and Half-finished Tunnel Connection with Great Eastern, Completion bv Government Recommended, 201
Easter, Question of Movements of Troops and Holidaymakers. 355
*- Easter, Question of Movements of Troops and Holidaymakers. 355
Electrification of Mountain Sections of Californian Railways, 403
*- Electrification of Mountain Sections of Californian Railways, 403
Empire Medal Award to Signalman, 105
*- Empire Medal Award to Signalman, 105
Engine-driver’s Long Service on Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, 35
*- Engine-driver’s Long Service on Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, 35
Entre Rios Railways New Chief Engineer, 11 Euston to Watford New Railway, Construction Work Recommenced, 177
*- Entre Rios Railways New Chief Engineer, 11  
Fares Increase Likely to Continue at Present, 355
*- Euston to Watford New Railway, Construction Work Recommenced, 177
Fares Increase and the National Union of Railwaymen, 631
*- Fares Increase Likely to Continue at Present, 355
Fay, Sir Sam, Return from Government Post to Great Central Railway, 201
*- Fares Increase and the National Union of Railwaymen, 631
Federated Malay States, Locomotives Ordered from America at Lower Cost and Quicker Delivery than in Britain, 249, 403 Fish Docks at Grimsby, Reported Renewal of Extension Work by Great Central Railway, 81
*- Fay, Sir Sam, Return from Government Post to Great Central Railway, 201
Food Waste for Lack of Railway Collection and Delivery, 607
*- Federated Malay States, Locomotives Ordered from America at Lower Cost and Quicker Delivery than in Britain, 249, 403  
Forty-seven-hour Week in Great Eastern Railway Workshops, 277
*- Fish Docks at Grimsby, Reported Renewal of Extension Work by Great Central Railway, 81
Forty-seven Hours on Various Railways, 11, 36*
*- Food Waste for Lack of Railway Collection and Delivery, 607
French Railway Electrification, Proposed Schemes, 303
*- Forty-seven-hour Week in Great Eastern Railway Workshops, 277
French Railways on American Lines, A Report, 11
*- Forty-seven Hours on Various Railways, 11, 35
Fuel Conservation Charts to Illustrate Waste in Irregular Firing of Locomotives, 455
*- French Railway Electrification, Proposed Schemes, 303
Furness Railway, Departmental Co-ordination, 225
*- French Railways on American Lines, A Report, 11
Furness Railway Purchases of Engines and Tenders, 303
*- Fuel Conservation Charts to Illustrate Waste in Irregular Firing of Locomotives, 455
Furness Railway Steamers, Sale of, 583
*- Furness Railway, Departmental Co-ordination, 225
Furness Railway’s All-Blue Carriages, 507
*- Furness Railway Purchases of Engines and Tenders, 303
Future of Railways, Government Questioned as to Cost and Losses, 201
*- Furness Railway Steamers, Sale of, 583
Gauge Difficulty in Australia, Numerous Unacceptable Devices, 81
*- Furness Railway’s All-Blue Carriages, 507
Geddes, Sir Eric, and the North-Eastern Railway, 177
*- Future of Railways, Government Questioned as to Cost and Losses, 201
Gibb, Sir George, and his Dual Activities, 631 Gibb, Sir George, and the Road Board, 583 Glasgow and South-Western Clyde Steamers
*- Gauge Difficulty in Australia, Numerous Unacceptable Devices, 81
  Still in Admiralty Employ, 277
*- Geddes, Sir Eric, and the North-Eastern Railway, 177
Glasgow and South-Western Railway, Collision at Elderslie, Colonel Pringle’s Report, 225
*- Gibb, Sir George, and his Dual Activities, 631  
Glasgow and South - Western Railway, Favourable Condition of Railway Material, 329
*- Gibb, Sir George, and the Road Board, 583  
Goods Brake Vans, While Hand-rails for Use of Guards at Night. 403
*- Glasgow and South-Western Clyde Steamers Still in Admiralty Employ, 277
Government Departments, Cost of Railway- Service to, 507
*- Glasgow and South-Western Railway, Collision at Elderslie, Colonel Pringle’s Report, 225
Government and Railway Superannuation Funds, 303
*- Glasgow and South - Western Railway, Favourable Condition of Railway Material, 329
Government Traffic Cost and Value, 303
*- Goods Brake Vans, While Hand-rails for Use of Guards at Night. 403
Great Central Main Line Viaducts Strengthened, 277
*- Government Departments, Cost of Railway- Service to, 507
Great Central Railway Locomotives, Mr. Robinson’s Design Chosen for Engines Ordered by War-office, 303
*- Government and Railway Superannuation Funds, 303
Great Eastern Railway, General Manager’s Temporary Dual Functions at an End, 631
*- Government Traffic Cost and Value, 303
Great Eastern Railway Manager on English Railways, 554
*- Great Central Main Line Viaducts Strengthened, 277
Great Eastern Railway Orders for Engines and Tenders, 329
*- Great Central Railway Locomotives, Mr. Robinson’s Design Chosen for Engines Ordered by War-office, 303
Great Eastern Railway Warehouses Destroyed by Fire, 35
*- Great Eastern Railway, General Manager’s Temporary Dual Functions at an End, 631
Great "Eastern Railway’s New Steamers, 262 Great Eastern Suburban Train Service,
*- Great Eastern Railway Manager on English Railways, 554
  Improvement in Late Trains, 57
*- Great Eastern Railway Orders for Engines and Tenders, 329
Great Indian Peninsula Railway, and Oilburning Locomotives, 355
*- Great Eastern Railway Warehouses Destroyed by Fire, 35
Great Northern, Great Eastern and Great Central Railways’ Pooling of Cartage and Resulting Economy, 329
*- Great "Eastern Railway’s New Steamers, 262  
Great Northern Railway, Opening of Cuffley and Stevenage Section of Enfield Loop. 225
*- Great Eastern Suburban Train Service, Improvement in Late Trains, 57
Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, Improved Service, 355
*- Great Indian Peninsula Railway, and Oilburning Locomotives, 355
Great Northern of Ireland, Permanent Way Relaying ; also Orders for Wagons. 379
*- Great Northern, Great Eastern and Great Central Railways’ Pooling of Cartage and Resulting Economy, 329
Great North of Scotland Educational Scheme as War Memorial, 329
*- Great Northern Railway, Opening of Cuffley and Stevenage Section of Enfield Loop, 225
Great North of Scotland Herring Fishery Traffic, 429
*- Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, Improved Service, 355
Great North of Scotland, Increase in Passengers and Revenue, 277
*- Great Northern of Ireland, Permanent Way Relaying ; also Orders for Wagons. 379
Great Southern and Western, Special Train for Irish Commander-in-Chief, 11
*- Great North of Scotland Educational Scheme as War Memorial, 329
Great Western Railway :
*- Great North of Scotland Herring Fishery Traffic, 429
Accident and Prompt Action of Driver and Signalman, 153
*- Great North of Scotland, Increase in Passengers and Revenue, 277
  Coal Supply, 303
*- Great Southern and Western, Special Train for Irish Commander-in-Chief, 11
  Engineering Department Changes, 583
*- Great Western Railway :
  Experiences, A Man and a Woman, 583
*-- Accident and Prompt Action of Driver and Signalman, 153
*-- Coal Supply, 303
*-- Engineering Department Changes, 583
*-- Experiences, A Man and a Woman, 583
RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS (continued) :
RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS (continued) :
Great Western Railway (continued):
*- Great Western Railway (continued):
Facilitate.s Exchanges of District between Members of Staff, 559
*-- Facilitates Exchanges of District between Members of Staff, 559
Goods Mileage and Receipts in 1900 and 1912, 429
*-- Goods Mileage and Receipts in 1900 and 1912, 429
  Roll of Honour, 177
*-- Roll of Honour, 177
Signals, Accumulators for Track Circuits, &c., 153
*-- Signals, Accumulators for Track Circuits, andc., 153
and the Treasury, Settlement Effected, 429
*-- and the Treasury, Settlement Effected, 429
  War Bonus Cost, 303
*-- War Bonus Cost, 303
  War Record in Passenger Trains, 277
*-- War Record in Passenger Trains, 277
  Working of Admiralty Coal Trains, 81
*-- Working of Admiralty Coal Trains, 81
Works Manager, Mr. C. B. Collett, Promoted, 501
*-- Works Manager, Mr. C. B. Collett, Promoted, 501
Highland Railway Expenditure and Need of Bank Loans Due to Government Traffic, Complaints, 303
*- Highland Railway Expenditure and Need of Bank Loans Due to Government Traffic, Complaints, 303
Honours for Bailway Men, 57, 455
*- Honours for Bailway Men, 57, 455
Increased Cost of Horse’s Keep and of Coals on the Midland Railway, 559
*- Increased Cost of Horse’s Keep and of Coals on the Midland Railway, 559
Indian Coalfields, Bokharo and South Karan pura, Survey for Railway to Connect, 249
*- Indian Coalfields, Bokharo and South Karan pura, Survey for Railway to Connect, 249
Indian Mails’ Renewed Transit Overland, 57
*- Indian Mails’ Renewed Transit Overland, 57
Indian Railway Board, Recognition of Patriotism of Staff, 379
*- Indian Railway Board, Recognition of Patriotism of Staff, 379
Indian Railway Working, Proposed Inquiry with View to Changes, 379
*- Indian Railway Working, Proposed Inquiry with View to Changes, 379
Indian State Rail ways, Expenditure in 1917— 1918, 303 . '
*- Indian State Rail ways, Expenditure in 1917— 1918, 303
Indian State Railways, Net Working Profit in 1917-1918, 303
*- Indian State Railways, Net Working Profit in 1917-1918, 303
Institutions, Locomotive and Railway—see Associations. Ac.
*- Institutions, Locomotive and Railway—see Associations, andc.
Irish Railway Shareholders’ Protection Association, 429
*- Irish Railway Shareholders’ Protection Association, 429
Isle of Wight Communication with the Mainland, Improvements Suggested, 559
*- Isle of Wight Communication with the Mainland, Improvements Suggested, 559
Italian Railwaymen’s Eight-hours Day, 507
*- Italian Railwaymen’s Eight-hours Day, 507
Jamaica’s Purchase of Railway Material in France, 11
*- Jamaica’s Purchase of Railway Material in France, 11
Jubilee of First American Transcontinental Railway, 607
*- Jubilee of First American Transcontinental Railway, 607
Labour Troubles on the Lancashire and Yorkshire and London, Brighton and South Coast Railways, 35
*- Labour Troubles on the Lancashire and Yorkshire and London, Brighton and South Coast Railways, 35
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, Annual Report, 147
*- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, Annual Report, 147
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway East Coast Fleet, Government Compensation for Vessels Lost in the War. 329
*- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway East Coast Fleet, Government Compensation for Vessels Lost in the War. 329
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Finance, Comparison between 1887 and 1913, 249
*- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Finance, Comparison between 1887 and 1913, 249
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Stockholders, 355
*- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Stockholders, 355
Laraiche-Alcazar Railway, Morocco. Tenders for Construction, 355
*- Laraiche-Alcazar Railway, Morocco. Tenders for Construction, 355
Lavatory Water Tanks on Railway Carriages, New System for Refilling, 402
*- Lavatory Water Tanks on Railway Carriages, New System for Refilling, 402
Light Railway Commissioners Orders Applied for and Confirmed. 225, 631
*- Light Railway Commissioners Orders Applied for and Confirmed. 225, 631
Light Railway and Motor Services for Scotland, 355
*- Light Railway and Motor Services for Scotland, 355
Light Railways for Isle of Lewis Development. 81
*- Light Railways for Isle of Lewis Development. 81
Light Railways in the West of England, Various Proposals, 303
*- Light Railways in the West of England, Various Proposals, 303
Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway Taken Over by Government to End Labour Troubles, 631
*- Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway Taken Over by Government to End Labour Troubles, 631
Locomotives, Latest, Very Large, on Virginia Railway, 277
*- Locomotives, Latest, Very Large, on Virginia Railway, 277
Locomotives, Return from France, 355
*- Locomotives, Return from France, 355
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Comparison of Stockholders’ Income in 1913’and 1918, 329
*- London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Comparison of Stockholders’ Income in 1913 and 1918, 329
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Expected Renewal of Newhaven and Dieppe Service, 249
*- London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Expected Renewal of Newhaven and Dieppe Service, 249
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Failure of Tunnel at Oxted, 455
*- London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Failure of Tunnel at Oxted, 455
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Increased Traffic and Revenue, 329
*- London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Increased Traffic and Revenue, 329
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, War Memorial to Fallen Men, at Victoria ami Elsewhere, 277
*- London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, War Memorial to Fallen Men, at Victoria and Elsewhere, 277
London, Chatham and Dover Railway’s Claim for Rent for Buildings Requisitioned by Government, 277
*- London, Chatham and Dover Railway’s Claim for Rent for Buildings Requisitioned by Government, 277
London. Chatham and Dover Railway’s Loss on Automatic Machine Rentals, 249
*- London, Chatham and Dover Railway’s Loss on Automatic Machine Rentals, 249
I.ondon Electric Railways, City and South London and Central London Railway Companies’ Working Arrangement, 177
*- London Electric Railways, City and South London and Central London Railway Companies’ Working Arrangement, 177
London Electric Railway Season Tickets and the Strike, 201
*- London Electric Railway Season Tickets and the Strike, 201
London and North-Western Railway, Insurance Society, 429
*- London and North-Western Railway, Insurance Society, 429
London and North-Western Railway’s Marine Superintendent, 507
*- London and North-Western Railway’s Marine Superintendent, 507
London and North-Western Railway Men’s Forty-seven-hour Week, 1 I
*- London and North-Western Railway Men’s Forty-seven-hour Week, 11
London and North-Western Railway, Narrow Escape of Serious Disaster, 639
*- London and North-Western Railway, Narrow Escape of Serious Disaster, 639
London and North-Western Railway’s New Steamers for Irish Service, 105
*- London and North-Western Railway’s New Steamers for Irish Service, 105
London and North-Western Railway, Roll of Honour, 177
*- London and North-Western Railway, Roll of Honour, 177
London and North-Western Railway, Steamer Run Down by American Destroyer, 303
*- London and North-Western Railway, Steamer Run Down by American Destroyer, 303
London and Paris, New Daily Service, 129
*- London and Paris, New Daily Service, 129
London, Port of. Authority, Opposition to
*- London, Port of. Authority, Opposition to Thames Ocean Wharf and Railway Bill, 533
  Thames Ocean Wharf and Railway Bill, 533
*- London and South-Western Railway, Capital Expenditure in 1918, 303
London and South-Western Railway, Capital Expenditure in 1918, 303
*- London and South-Western Railway, Change of General Manager’s Assistant, 559
London and South-Western Railway, Change of General Manager’s Assistant, 559
*- London and South-Western Railway. Signal and Telegraph Engineer Retires, 105
London and South-Western Railway. Signal and Telegraph Engineer Retires, 105
*- London and South-Western Suburban System Electrification, Passenger Increase, 583
London and South-Western Suburban System Electrification, Passenger Increase, 583
*- London Suburban Stations Closed during War. Reopening Improbable at Present, 249
London Suburban Stations Closed during War. Reopening Improbable at Present, 249
*- London Traffic Conditions and Difficulties, 481, 507, 533, 631
London Traffic Conditions and Difficulties, 481, 507, 533, 631
*- London Traffic and Supply of Rolling Stock, Priority Grant Unnecessary, 631
London Traffic and Supply of Rolling Stock, Priority Grant Unnecessary, 631
*- London Underground Traffic on Easter Monday, 129
London Underground Traffic on Easter Monday, 129
*- Long-distance Trains, Some Few, being Restored, 105
Long-distance Trains, Some Few, being Restored, 105
*- Loss on Railway Working, Heavy Estimate, 355
Loss on Railway Working, Heavy Estimate, 355
*- Madrid and France, Cost of New Railway, Electric Traction Proposed, 455
Madrid and France, Cost of New Railway, Electric Traction Proposed, 455
*- Manchester Tramway Passengers, Proposi tion for Tube Railway, 177
Manchester Tramway Passengers, Proposi tion for Tube Railway. 177
RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS (continued) :
RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS (continued) :
Mansfield Railway Connection with Colliery, Utility in War Service, 607
*- Mansfield Railway Connection with Colliery, Utility in War Service, 607
Maryport and Carlisle Railway Company, Adverse Conditions of Goods Engines Purchase, 533
*- Maryport and Carlisle Railway Company, Adverse Conditions of Goods Engines Purchase, 533
Melbourne Electric Railways Opened, 455, 559
*- Melbourne Electric Railways Opened, 455, 559
Memorial Services for Fallen Railway Men, 484
*- Memorial Services for Fallen Railway Men, 484
Mersey Railway, Comparison between Steam and Electric Working, 559
*- Mersey Railway, Comparison between Steam and Electric Working, 559
Metropolitan District Railway Company’s New Turbo-alternator at Lot’s-road, 303
*- Metropolitan District Railway Company’s New Turbo-alternator at Lot’s-road, 303
Metropolitan District Railway’s War Difficulties and Overcrowding, 177
*- Metropolitan District Railway’s War Difficulties and Overcrowding, 177
Metropolitan Railway Demobilisation Anticipations, Loss of Men Fallen in Service, 177
*- Metropolitan Railway Demobilisation Anticipations, Loss of Men Fallen in Service, 177
Metropolitan Railway’s Excellent Working, 607
*- Metropolitan Railway’s Excellent Working, 607
Metropolitan Railway’s New Passenger Coaches, 507
*- Metropolitan Railway’s New Passenger Coaches, 507
Metropolitan Railway Non-strikers, Company’s Appreciation of Loyalty, 403
*- Metropolitan Railway Non-strikers, Company’s Appreciation of Loyalty, 403
Metropolitan Railway War Memorial, 429
*- Metropolitan Railway War Memorial, 429
Mid-Flint Light Railways Scheme, 81
*- Mid-Flint Light Railways Scheme, 81
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway,
*- Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, Manager Appointed, 153
    Manager Appointed, 153
*- Midland Railway Appointments, 402
Midland Railway Appointments, 402
*- Midland Railwav Employees in 1914 and Now, 303
Midland Railwav Employees in 1914 and Now, 303
*- Midland Railway Punctuality, 559
Midland Railway Punctuality, 559
*- Midland Railway, Small Capital Expenditure, 355
Midland Railway, Small Capital Expenditure. 355
*- Midland Railwav Statistics in 1907 and 1913, 429
Midland Railwav Statistics in 1907 and 1913, 429
*- Midland and South-Western Junction Railway, Greatly Increased Cost of Working, 559
Midland and South-Western Junction Railway, Greatly Increased Cost of Working, 559
*- Motor Cars’ Competition with Railways in the United States, 559
Motor Cars’ Competition with Railways in the United States, 559
*- Motor Vehicles as Railway Feeders in Italy, 403
Motor Vehicles as Railway Feeders in Italy, 403
*- National Union of Railwaymen and its President, 35
National Union of Railwaymen and its President, 35
*- National Union of Railwaymen and Railway Executive Committee, 129, 277, 446, 631
National Union of Railwaymen and Railway Executive Committee, 129, 277, 446, 631
*- Nationalisation of Railways, Minerals and Lands, No Official Estimate Prepared, 225  
Nationalisation of Railways, Minerals and Lands, No Official Estimate Prepared, 225 New Transport Company. Limited, Refusal of Permission for Capital Increase, 201
*- New Transport Company. Limited, Refusal of Permission for Capital Increase, 201
New Year’s Honours for Railwaymen, 11
*- New Year’s Honours for Railwaymen, 11
New York Subway Extension System, Notable Electrical Railway Undertaking, 184
*- New York Subway Extension System, Notable Electrical Railway Undertaking, 184
New Zealand Government Railways Programme, 201
*- New Zealand Government Railways Programme, 201
New Zealand Government Railways War Balance Sheet, 177
*- New Zealand Government Railways War Balance Sheet, 177
New Zealand State Railways in 1918, Financial Results of Working, 328
*- New Zealand State Railways in 1918, Financial Results of Working, 328
New Zealand State Railways, Interrupted Extensions and Lack of Facilities, 303
*- New Zealand State Railways, Interrupted Extensions and Lack of Facilities, 303
North-Eastern Railway General Manager, Reported Change, 57
*- North-Eastern Railway General Manager, Reported Change, 57
North-Eastern Railway Passenger Increase, 391
*- North-Eastern Railway Passenger Increase, 391
North-Eastern Railway Policy?, War Record, 455
*- North-Eastern Railway Policy?, War Record, 455
North-Eastern Railway and Sir Eric Geddes, 177
*- North-Eastern Railway and Sir Eric Geddes, 177
North London Electric Service Improvement, 429
*- North London Electric Service Improvement, 429
Norway’s Order for Locomotives and Rolling Stock Parts from U.S.A., 455
*- Norway’s Order for Locomotives and Rolling Stock Parts from U.S.A., 455
Nottingham, Congestion of Traffic at, 631
*- Nottingham, Congestion of Traffic at, 631
Nyassaland, Projected Government Railwav, 129
*- Nyassaland, Projected Government Railwav, 129
Oakland, Antioch and Eastern Electric Railway, Benefit of Change in Trolley Wheels, 57
*- Oakland, Antioch and Eastern Electric Railway, Benefit of Change in Trolley Wheels, 57
Oil Fuel Burning on Railways, Results of Tests of Various Systems, 403
*- Oil Fuel Burning on Railways, Results of Tests of Various Systems, 403
Oil as Protection from Rust of Permanent Way Angle Bars and Bolts, 559
*- Oil as Protection from Rust of Permanent Way Angle Bars and Bolts, 559
Oxted Tunnel Closing, Temporary, 533
*- Oxted Tunnel Closing, Temporary, 533
Paris Underground Fares Increase, 507
*- Paris Underground Fares Increase, 507
Passenger Facilities, Improvement not yet Expected, 105
*- Passenger Facilities, Improvement not yet Expected, 105
Passenger Fares and Postage on Letters, Small Prospect of Return to Pre-war Rates, 249
*- Passenger Fares and Postage on Letters, Small Prospect of Return to Pre-war Rates, 249
Passenger Train and Heavy Goods Loads. 225
*- Passenger Train and Heavy Goods Loads 225
Passengers’ Roll of the" London Electric Railway Companies, 177
*- Passengers’ Roll of the" London Electric Railway Companies, 177
Perishable Goods, Design of Railway Wagons for, 351
*- Perishable Goods, Design of Railway Wagons for, 351
Post-offices for Service between Queenstown and Kingstown Harbour, 11
*- Post-offices for Service between Queenstown and Kingstown Harbour, 11
Potteries Railway, Failure of Application to Reconstruct, 329
*- Potteries Railway, Failure of Application to Reconstruct, 329
Preferential Treatment and Agricultural Produce, 533
*- Preferential Treatment and Agricultural Produce, 533
Pre-war Travelling Conditions, Gradual Efforts To wards Restoration, 303
*- Pre-war Travelling Conditions, Gradual Efforts To wards Restoration, 303
Profit, Railway, and Otherwise, a Vanishing Quantity, Mr. Lloyd George, 188
*- Profit, Railway, and Otherwise, a Vanishing Quantity, Mr. Lloyd George, 188
Proposal to Return Railways to Private Working with Guarantee of Minimum Rate of Return, 225
*- Proposal to Return Railways to Private Working with Guarantee of Minimum Rate of Return, 225
Queensland Commissioner of Railways, Retirement after Fifty Years’ Service. 277
*- Queensland Commissioner of Railways, Retirement after Fifty Years’ Service, 277
Race Meetings and Increased Fares, 591
*- Race Meetings and Increased Fares, 591
Rails and Sleepers from Temporary Railways in France, Question of Disposal. 533
*- Rails and Sleepers from Temporary Railways in France, Question of Disposal, 533
Railway Benevolent Institution, 225
*- Railway Benevolent Institution, 225
Railway Benevolent Institution, Presidentelect, 81
*- Railway Benevolent Institution, Presidentelect, 81
Railway Clerks’ Association Recognised, on Conditions, 153
*- Railway Clerks’ Association Recognised, on Conditions, 153
Railway Conditions as to Claims for Losses, as to Carriage, &c., 303
*- Railway Conditions as to Claims for Losses, as to Carriage, andc., 303
Railway Executive Committee and Privately- owned Wagons, 563
*- Railway Executive Committee and Privately- owned Wagons, 563
Railway Executive Committee, Offices and Staff from Railway Companies, No Cost to Board of Trade, 355
*- Railway Executive Committee, Offices and Staff from Railway Companies, No Cost to Board of Trade, 355
Railway Executive Committee, Poster Appeal, LI
*- Railway Executive Committee, Poster Appeal, 11
Railwav Executive Committee and Railwaymen, 129, 277, 446, 533, 631
*- Railway Executive Committee and Railwaymen, 129, 277, 446, 533, 631
Railway Material Exports Statistics, 57, 129, 455, 631
*- Railway Material Exports Statistics, 57, 129, 455, 631
Railwaymen and the Eight-hour Day, 129
*- Railwaymen and the Eight-hour Day, 129
Railwaymen’s Two Unions, Their After-war Programme. 35
*- Railwaymen’s Two Unions, Their After-war Programme, 35
Railway Officials Resume Work on Retire- ? ment from Government Positions, 455
*- Railway Officials Resume Work on Retirement from Government Positions, 455
RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS (con- tinued):
RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS (continued):
  Railway Servants and War Wages, 201
*- Railway Servants and War Wages, 201
  Rates for Goods and Running Costs, 583
*- Rates for Goods and Running Costs, 583
Rationing Holiday Traffic to and from Blackpool, 429
*- Rationing Holiday Traffic to and from Blackpool, 429
Refrigerator Wagons Defects, Report by Food Committee, 555
*- Refrigerator Wagons Defects, Report by Food Committee, 555
Restaurant Services Re-established on Great Northern Trains, 129
*- Restaurant Services Re-established on Great Northern Trains, 129
Rome and Constantinople, Proposed Direct Railway Communication, with Supplementary Ferry-boat Service, 105
*- Rome and Constantinople, Proposed Direct Railway Communication, with Supplementary Ferry-boat Service, 105
Roosevelt, Late President, and the United States Railways, 81
*- Roosevelt, Late President, and the United States Railways, 81
Royal Agricultural Society’s Cardill Show, Railway Facilities, 507
*- Royal Agricultural Society’s Cardill Show, Railway Facilities, 507
Sack, Railway-owned, Shortage in Scotland, Farmers’ Troubles, 249
*- Sack, Railway-owned, Shortage in Scotland, Farmers’ Troubles, 249
Safety First in the United States, 541, 583
*- Safety First in the United States, 541, 583
Scottish Labour Members’ Fares, 506
*- Scottish Labour Members’ Fares, 506
Shropshire and Montgomery Light Railway Company, 201
*- Shropshire and Montgomery Light Railway Company, 201
Signalman’s Gallantry during Air Raid, 607
*- Signalman’s Gallantry during Air Raid, 607
Signals, Coloured and Position, Comparison of, and Report on both Types, 451
*- Signals, Coloured and Position, Comparison of, and Report on both Types, 451
Singapore and Malay States, Causeway Across Johore Straits to Replace Train Ferry Connection, 81
*- Singapore and Malay States, Causeway Across Johore Straits to Replace Train Ferry Connection, 81
Skip-stop System for Street Railways, Fuel Economy of, 11
*- Skip-stop System for Street Railways, Fuel Economy of, 11
Sleeping Car Services between Paris and Alsace-Lorraine, 11
*- Sleeping Car Services between Paris and Alsace-Lorraine, 11
Snow Damage of Telegraph Wires and Much Delayed Trains, 35
*- Snow Damage of Telegraph Wires and Much Delayed Trains, 35
South Africa Adopts Eight-hours Day in Railway and Harbour Department, 607
*- South Africa Adopts Eight-hours Day in Railway and Harbour Department, 607
South African Passenger Fares and Goods Rates, Further Increase, 11
*- South African Passenger Fares and Goods Rates, Further Increase, 11
South African Railways Annual Reports, Change in Period Covered, 11
*- South African Railways Annual Reports, Change in Period Covered, 11
South Australian Government Railways Finance, 129
*- South Australian Government Railways Finance, 129
South Australian Locomotives, Largest yet Built in the Province, 129
*- South Australian Locomotives, Largest yet Built in the Province, 129
South-Eastern and Chatham Railway, Landslide and Empty Train Wreckage, 249
*- South-Eastern and Chatham Railway, Landslide and Empty Train Wreckage, 249
South-Eastern and Chatham Railway, Land*
*- South-Eastern and Chatham Railway, Land-slip Repair, 277
  - slip Repair, 277
*- South-Eastern and Chatham Railway’s New Steamer, 249
South-Eastern and Chatham Railway’s New Steamer, 249
*- South-Eastern Railway Wagon Shops Burned Down, 583
South-Eastern Railway Wagon Shops Burned Down, 583
*- South Manchuria Railway Improvements of Track and Rolling Stock, 201
South Manchuria Railway Improvements of Track and Rolling Stock, 201
*- Steam Locomotion and Wasted Fuel, 403
Steam Locomotion and Wasted Fuel, 403
*- Steel Rails in the United States, Reduced Output in 1918, 583
Steel Rails in the United States, Reduced
*- Straps on Railway Carriage Windows, 429
    Output in 1918, 583
*- Sturrock’s Steam Tender, 81—see Miscellaneous Index
Straps on Railway Carriage Windows, 429
*- Summer Time Dates Fixed, 225
Sturrock’s Steam Tender, 81—see Miscellaneous Index
*- Superannuation Allowance to Retired Railway Officers, Question of Increase, 507  
  Summer Time Dates Fixed, 225
*- Taff Vale Railway, Co-operation between Employers and Employed, 429
Superannuation Allowance to Retired Railway Officers, Question of Increase, 507 Taff Vale Railway, Co-operation between Employers and Employed, 429
*- Taff Vale Railway and the Eight Hours Day, 355
Taff Vale Railway and the Eight Hours Day, 355
*- Taff Vale Railway, Questions of Joint General Manager and Common User of Wagons, 355
Taff Vale Railway, Questions of Joint General Manager and Common User of Wagons, 355
*- Taff Vale Railway Roll of Honour, 177
Taff Vale Railway Roll of Honour, 177
*- Thomas, Mr. J. H., Health Visit to America, 506
Thomas, Mr. J. H., Health Visit to America, 506
*- Traffic and Railway Services, Further Increase Impossible, 481
Traffic and Railway Services, Further Increase Impossible, 481
*- Train Ferries on Entre Rios Railway as Precursor of the Richborough Cross-Channel Undertaking, 35
Train Ferries on Entre Rios Railway as Precursor of the Richborough Cross-Channel Undertaking, 35
*- Train Service Improvement, 429
Train Service Improvement, 429
*- Train Service Improvements, Restaurant Cars Again Running, 225
  Train Service Improvements, Restaurant Cars
*- Training, Free, for Junior Clerical Staff of Underground Railways and Omnibus Company after War Service, 277
    Again Running, 225
*- Transport Bill and New Works, 481
Training,* Free, for Junior Clerical Staff of Underground Railways and Omnibus Company after War Service, 277
*- Transport Committee and London Traffic, 607
Transport Bill and New Works, 481
*- Transport in India and East Africa, Inquiry, 429
Transport Committee and London Traffic, 607
*- Transport of Troops and Munitions, Statement of Cost, 399
Transport in India and East Africa, Inquiry, 429
*- Tube Railway Fares, Concessions as to Wages and Hours, 403
Transport of Troops and Munitions, Statement of Cost, 399
*- Tube Railways, London, Financial Problems, 607
Tube Railway Fares, Concessions as to Wages and Hours, 403
*- Tunnel to Connect Denmark and Sweden, 455
Tube Railways, London, Financial Problems, 607
*- UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION :
Tunnel to Connect Denmark and Sweden, 455
*-- Additional Precautions at Level Crossing?, 329
UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION :
*-- Armistice Stops Entrainment of 250,000 Men, Cancelled Arrangements and Efficient Handling, 403
Additional Precautions at Level Crossing?, 329
*-- Coal Contract Publicity, 533
Armistice Stops Entrainment of 250,000 Men, Cancelled Arrangements and Efficient Handling, 403
*-- Commissions on Contracts, Modification of Original Clause, 533
Coal Contract Publicity, 533
*-- Congress and Big Railway Deficit Vote, 607
Commissions on Contracts, Modification of Original Clause, 533
*-- Control of Railways, President Wilson’s Message, 507
Congress and Big Railway Deficit Vote, 607
*-- Director-General, Mr. McAdoo Succeeded by Mr. Walker D. Hines, 153
Control of Railways, President Wilson’s Message, 507
*-- Fuel Conservation Section’s Large Saving in Coal and Oil, 57
Director-General, Mr. McAdoo Succeeded by Mr. Walker D. Hines, 153
*-- Fuel Zone System, Great Saving in Transport, 11
Fuel Conservation Section’s Large Saving in Coal and Oil, 57
*-- Future of American Railways, Question of Finance, 481
Fuel Zone System, Great Saving in Transport, 11
*-- Increased Fares and Freight Rates Cause Reduction of Deficit, 57
Future of American Railways, Question of Finance, 481
*-- Interstate Commerce Commission Report and Bureau of Railway Economics, 379  
Increased Fares and Freight Rates Cause Reduction of Deficit, 57
*-- New Railway Works Programme Shelved for Lack of Funds, 411
Interstate Commerce Commission Report and Bureau of Railway Economics, 379 New Railway Works Programme Shelved for Lack of Funds, 411
*-- Routeing of Traffic on United States Railways, 481
Ron being of Traffic on United States Railways, 481
*-- Troops Traffic Statistics, 403
Troops Traffic Statistics, 403
*-- United States Railway System, Proposed New Federation Scheme, 11
United States Railway System, Proposed New Federation Scheme, 11
*-- United States Societies, Clubs, andc., Devoted to Railway Subjects, 328
United States Societies, Clubs, A c., Devoted to Railway Subjects, 328
*-- Wages Statistics during Administration Control, 607
Wages Statistics during Administration Control, 607
*-- Wages, Trainsmen’s Further Advance of 65,000,000 Dollars, 379
Wages, Trainsmen’s Further Advance of 65,000,000 Dollars, 379
*- Wages Increase of Miners, Railway and Transport Workers, 110 to 120 per Cent, since War Outbreak, 455
Wages Increase of Miners, Railway and Transport Workers, 110 to 120 per Cent, since War Outbreak, 455
*- Wages Statistics, 583
  Wages Statistics, 583
*- Wagon Repairs and Labour Shortage. 429
  Wagon Repairs and Labour Shortage. 429
*- Wagon Shortage and Delayed Ships, 583
  Wagon Shortage and Delayed Ships, 583
*- Wagons, British Wooden, Life of, 533
  Wagons, British Wooden, Life of, 533
*- Wagons on Indian Railways, Statistics, 35
  Wagons on Indian Railways, Statistics, 35
RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS (continued) :
RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS (continued) :
War-office Orders for Locomotives to Design of Mr. J. G. Robinson, 303
*- War-office Orders for Locomotives to Design of Mr. J. G. Robinson, 303
Waterloo, Escalators between Main Line Station and City Railway, 379
*- Waterloo, Escalators between Main Line Station and City Railway, 379
Waterloo Station Reconstruction Nearly Completed, 583
*- Waterloo Station Reconstruction Nearly Completed, 583
Waterloo Station, Slight Collision between Steam and Electric Trains, 303, 607
*- Waterloo Station, Slight Collision between Steam and Electric Trains, 303, 607
W’ater Power Utilisation in France for Electrification of Main Railways, 402
*- Water Power Utilisation in France for Electrification of Main Railways, 402
  Ways and Communications :
*- Ways and Communications :
    Finance Questions, 249
*-- Finance Questions, 249
Finance and Condition of Permanent Way and Rolling Stock, Sir F. Banbury, 379
*-- Finance and Condition of Permanent Way and Rolling Stock, Sir F. Banbury, 379
Opposition, 225
*-- Opposition, 225
    Statement by Mr. Bonar Law, 201
*-- Statement by Mr. Bonar Law, 201
Trade Associations not Represented, Delay Asked for, 481
*-- Trade Associations not Represented, Delay Asked for, 481
Wagons, Privately Owned, Inquiry as to Steps Taken, 533
*-- Wagons, Privately Owned, Inquiry as to Steps Taken, 533
White Paper Initials on Railway Working, 507
*- White Paper Initials on Railway Working, 507
Whit Monday Passengers on London Underground Lines, 631
*- Whit Monday Passengers on London Underground Lines, 631
Women Railway W’orkers, Donation on Discharge, 35
*- Women Railway W’orkers, Donation on Discharge, 35
Women’s War Wages Advance, Arbitration Decision, 177
*- Women’s War Wages Advance, Arbitration Decision, 177
Woolwich, Kearney Railway of ,|-Mile Length and One Minute’s Journey, Projected, 129
*- Woolwich, Kearney Railway of 0.75-Mile Length and One Minute’s Journey, Projected, 129
RAINFALL in Australia, Records, 403
*RAINFALL in Australia, Records, 403
Reafforestation in Great Britain to Replace
*Reafforestation in Great Britain to Replace Timber Cut Down during War, 240
  Timber Cut Down during War, 240
*Realgar, Successful Production with Richards Gas Producer Furnace, 105
Realgar, Successful Production with Richards Gas Producer Furnace, 105
*Reunion of Ex-British W’estinghouse Men, 190
Reunion of Ex-British W’estinghouse Men, 190
*Road Improvement, Government Grant of £10,000,000, 81, 480
Road Improvement, Government Grant of £10,000,000, 81, 480
*Roads and Road Transport and also Railways, Opposition to Proposed Unification of Government Control, 81, 277
Roads and Road Transport and also Railways, Opposition to Proposed Unification of Government Control, 81, 277’
*Roads and Transport Congress and Exhibition, 495
Roads and Transport Congress and Exhibition, 495
*Rolling Mill at Southampton, Steps by Federation of British Industries to Guard it from Foreign Acquisition, 329
Rolling Mill at Southampton, Steps by Federation of British Industries to Guard it from Foreign Acquisition, 329
*Rotary Engine, Isaac Smith’s, Working Drawing of, Placed in Science Museum, 201
Rotary Engine, Isaac Smith’s, Working Drawing of, Placed in Science Museum, 201
*Royal Automobile Club’s Opposition to Ways and Communications Bill, 225
Royal Automobile Club’s Opposition to Ways and Communications Bill, 225
*Royal Automobile Club’s Services to Overseas Officers during the War, Sir A. Stanley, 559
Royal Automobile Club’s Services to Overseas Officers during the War, Sir A. Stanley, 559
*Royal Dockyard Apprenticeship and Educational System, Successful Results, 277
Royal Dockyard Apprenticeship and Educational System, Successful Results, 277
*Rubber Association of Singapore, Standard Qualities Fixed, 583
Rubber Association of Singapore, Standard Qualities Fixe*’, 583
*Rubber, Synthetic, German Factory, 105
Rubber, Synthetic, German Factory, 105
*Russia’s Abundant Supplies of Timber, 153
Russia’s Abundant Supplies of Timber, 153
*Russian Industrial Undertakings and Workmen in 1914, 533
Russian Industrial Undertakings and Workmen in 1914, 533
*Russia’s Introduction of Metric Weights and Measures, 55, 177
Russia’s Introduction of Metric Weights and Measures, 55, 177
 
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SAFETY Precautions for Transmission Machinery, Home-office Report, 464
*SAFETY Precautions for Transmission Machinery, Home-office Report, 464
Salcoats, Borehole Projected to Search for Minerals, 481
*Salcoats, Borehole Projected to Search for Minerals, 481
Saturday Holiday, Five Days’ Work at a London
*Saturday Holiday, Five Days’ Work at a London Works, 403
  Works, 403
*Scheelite—see Iron and Steel
Scheelite—see Iron and Steel
*Science, Application of, to Industry, C. M. Walter, 277
Science, Application of, to Industry, C. M.
*Scientific and Industrial Research, Expenditure, Sir F. Heath, 225
  Walter, 277
*Segnite, New Explosive in South Africa, 153
Scientific and Industrial Research, Expenditure, Sir F. Heath, 225
*Selenium and other Minerals and Production of Pigments, 607
Segnite, New Explosive in South Africa, 153
*Serbia, Government and Industrial Mission, 225
Selenium and other Mineral? and Production of
*Sewage Disposal and Pollution of Rivers, 583
  Pigments, 607
*Sewerage and Sewage Disposal Works near Bridgend, 428
Serbia, Government and Industrial Mission, 225
*Shaft-sinking in the Transvaal, World’s Record, 177
Sewage Disposal and Pollution of Rivers, 583
*Shale Oil in Brazil, Larger Percentage than from Scotch Shale, 129
Sewerage and Sewage Disposal Works near Bridgend, 428
*Sheep Losses by Blow-fly, Scientific Efforts at Prevention, 35
Shaft-sinking in the Transvaal, World’s Record, 177
Shale Oil in Brazil, Larger Percentage than from Scotch Shale, 129
Sheep Losses by Blow-fly, Scientific Efforts at Prevention, 35
SHIPS AND SHIPPING MATTERS :
SHIPS AND SHIPPING MATTERS :
American Destroyer Built in Seventy Days, 57
*- American Destroyer Built in Seventy Days, 57
American Shipbuilder’s Offer to the Shipping Board, 429
*- American Shipbuilder’s Offer to the Shipping Board, 429
American Shipping Board Orders Cancelled or Curtailed and Prices for Ships Lowered, 444
*- American Shipping Board Orders Cancelled or Curtailed and Prices for Ships Lowered, 444
American Wooden Steamers Converted as Tow Barges, 355
*- American Wooden Steamers Converted as Tow Barges, 355
Armistice, First British Concrete Steamship, Behaviour of, 177
*- Armistice, First British Concrete Steamship, Behaviour of, 177
Barnstaple Reinforced Concrete Shipbuilding Yard, Activities, 177
*- Barnstaple Reinforced Concrete Shipbuilding Yard, Activities, 177
Battleship Design in the Future, H. C. By water, 329
*- Battleship Design in the Future, H. C. By water, 329
Concrete Barges, Seaworthy Qualities Doubted, 303
*- Concrete Barges, Seaworthy Qualities Doubted, 303
Concrete Ferry-boat, Accident and Repair, 481
*- Concrete Ferry-boat, Accident and Repair, 481
Concrete, Reinforced, and Steel Vessels, Comparison of Deadweight, T. J. Querette, 225
*- Concrete, Reinforced, and Steel Vessels, Comparison of Deadweight, T. J. Querette, 225
Cromarty, Closing of Nava] Base, 533
*- Cromarty, Closing of Naval Base, 533
Cunard’s New Service of Steamers, 455
*- Cunard’s New Service of Steamers, 455
Dutch Companies Repairing British Ships, 105
*- Dutch Companies Repairing British Ships, 105
Electric Welding of Ship Joints, Great Saving in Cost Compared with Riveting, 105
*- Electric Welding of Ship Joints, Great Saving in Cost Compared with Riveting, 105
  First Steamship to Cross the Atlantic. 533
*- First Steamship to Cross the Atlantic. 533
  Great Eastern Railway’s New Steamers, 262
*- Great Eastern Railway’s New Steamers, 262
H.M. Destroyer Zubian, One Ship Reconstructed from Two, 429
*- H.M. Destroyer Zubian, One Ship Reconstructed from Two, 429
H.M.S. Truant, Ocean-going Torpedo-boat Destroyer. J. S. White and Co., 277
*- H.M.S. Truant, Ocean-going Torpedo-boat Destroyer. J. S. White and Co., 277
  Japanese Mercantile Marine, Details, 249
*- Japanese Mercantile Marine, Details, 249
Japanese New Cargo Boat Service from Yokohama to Calcutta, 607
*- Japanese New Cargo Boat Service from Yokohama to Calcutta, 607
Japanese Shipbuilding Programme. 249
*- Japanese Shipbuilding Programme, 249
Lloyd’s Register, Chairmen and Vice-chairman, Elections, 631
*- Lloyd’s Register, Chairmen and Vice-chairman, Elections, 631
London and North-Western Steamer Run Down by American Destroyer, 303
*- London and North-Western Steamer Run Down by American Destroyer, 303
SHIPS AND SHIPPING MATTERS (continued):
SHIPS AND SHIPPING MATTERS (continued):
Mauretania’s Record Trip from Halifax to New York, 533
*- Mauretania’s Record Trip from Halifax to New York, 533
Mercantile Marine Openings, Various, for Boys, 583
*- Mercantile Marine Openings, Various, for Boys, 583
Merchant Shipping Act, Lifeboats and Rafts for all, 105
*- Merchant Shipping Act, Lifeboats and Rafts for all, 105
Newhaven and Dieppe Steamship Service, Expected Reopening, 249
*- Newhaven and Dieppe Steamship Service, Expected Reopening, 249
Northumberland New Shipbuilding Combination, 201
*- Northumberland New Shipbuilding Combination, 201
  Osaka Shosen Kaisha and Shipbuilding, 607
*- Osaka Shosen Kaisha and Shipbuilding, 607
Reconstructed Vessels for Sale by Admiralty, 429
*- Reconstructed Vessels for Sale by Admiralty, 429
Repairs of Shipping, Announcement by Controller, 35
*- Repairs of Shipping, Announcement by Controller, 35
Salvage of the A. J. Fuller, Attempt to Raise the Ship, 177
*- Salvage of the A. J. Fuller, Attempt to Raise the Ship, 177
Salvage of Ships after the War, A Great Harvest Expected from them, 11
*- Salvage of Ships after the War, A Great Harvest Expected from them, 11
  Shipbuilding Yard at Ardencaple, 583
*- Shipbuilding Yard at Ardencaple, 583
  Ship Losses during the War, Twenty-five
*- Ship Losses during the War, Twenty-five Times as many British as American Vessels, 429
Times as many British as American Vessels, 429
*- Ship Plates for Australia, Cheaper from England than in Australia, 507
Ship Plates for Australia, Cheaper from England than in Australia, 507
*- South-Eastern and Chatham’s New Steamer Maid of Orleans, 249
South-Eastern and Chatham’s New Steamer Maid of Orleans, 249
*- Steamer Wrecked in 1840, Remains Exposed by Dredging, 533
Steamer Wrecked in 1840, Remains Exposed by Dredging, 533
*- Steam Yacht Carnegie’s Long Voyages, 507
  Steam Yacht Carnegie’s Long Voyages, 507
*- Submarines, and Under-water Listening, Professor Bragg, 559
Submarines, and Under-water Listening, Professor Bragg, 559
*- Submerged Submarines, French Invention for Locating, 201
Submerged Submarines, French Invention for Locating, 201
*- Swedish Mercantile Marine War Losses, 455
  Swedish Mercantile Marine War Losses, 455
*- Tyne Shipping, Increase in Output of Ships, 303
Tyne Shipping, Increase in Output of Ships, 303
*- United States Battleship Idaho and H.M.S. Dreadnought, Comparisons, 481
United States Battleship Idaho and H.M.S. Dreadnought, Comparisons, 481
*- 10,000-Ton Vessel Bisected to Pass through Locks on the Welland Canal, 403
10,000-Ton Vessel Bisected to Pass through Locks on the Welland Canal, 403
*- War Vessels Launched on the Tyne during the War, 355
War Vessels Launched on the Tyne during the War, 355
*- Whitshed, H.M.S., Ocean-going Torpedo- boat Destroyer Launched at Wallsend, 140
Whitshed, H.M.S., Ocean-going Torpedo- boat Destroyer Launched at Wallsend, 140
*- Wooden Ship, Sierra Npvada, Built in 1854 and Still Afloat, 429
Wooden Ship, Sierra Npvada, Built in 1854 and Still Afloat, 429
*- Wooden Shipbuilding at Quebec, Good Record, 481
Wooden Shipbuilding at Quebec, Good Record, 481
*- X-rays for Inspection of Concrete Ships, 403
X-rays for Inspection of Concrete Ships, 403
*- Yarrow-built Destroyer’s Record Speed, 303
Yarrow-built Destroyer’s Record Speed, 303
*SIBERIA, Northern, Harbour and Handling Facilities at Mouth of River Ob, 403
SIBERIA, Northern, Harbour and Handling Facilities at Mouth of River Ob, 403
*Slag for Concrete-making, 533
Slag for Concrete-making, 533
*Smoke Prevention, Condition of Sheffield, Sir R. Hadfield, 81
Smoke Prevention, Condition of Sheffield, Sir
*Soap-making from Petroleum in Germany, 429
  R. Hadfield, 81
*Soda near Pretoria, Valuable Deposits, 277
Soap-making from Petroleum in Germany, 429
*Solar Eclipse on May 29th, 1919, Experiments, 455
Soda near Pretoria, Valuable Deposits, 277
*South African Gold Mine, New Shaft being Sunk, 379
Solar Eclipse on May 29th,. 1919, Experiments, 455
*South African Institute of Electrical Engineers, President, 249
South African Gold Mine, New Shaft being Sunk, 379
*South African Mineral Output and Working Cost Statistics, 355
South African Institute of Electrical Engineers, President, 249
*South African Mining Improvements in Tube Mills, 379
South African Mineral Output and Working Cost Statistics, 355
*South African Societies’ Combined Exhibition of Machinery and Appliances, 355
South African Mining Improvements in Tube Mills, 379
*South Africa, Trade Conditions of, and Federation of British Industries, 277
South African Societies’ Combined Exhibition of Machinery and Appliances, 355
*Southampton’s Embarkation Work during the War, 249
South Africa, Trade Conditions of, and Federation of British Industries, 277
*Spain and Export of Machinery, 177
Southampton’s Embarkation Work during the War, 249
*Spanish Industries, Government Concessions, 481
Spain and Export of Machinery, 177
*Spelter Manufacturers and Nationalisation of Coal Mines, 607
Spanish Industries, Government Concessions, 481
*Spirit from Sulphite Waste of Pulp Mills, 583
Spelter Manufacturers and Nationalisation of Coal Mines, 607
*Spitzbergen, A Departure of Workers for the Northern Exploration Company, 507
Spirit from Sulphite Waste of Pulp Mills, 583
*Spitzbergen, A No Man’s Land, 455
Spitzbergen, A Departure of Workers for the
*Steam Engine Building in the Last Generation, Excellent Record, 177
  Northern Exploration Company, 507
*Steel—see Iron and Steel
Spitzbergen, A No Man’s Land, 455
*Stephenson, George, Interesting Maps and Papers belonging to him Presented to Newcastle, 153
Steam Engine Building in the Last Generation,
*“Still” Engine and Lubrication Experiments, 607
  Excellent Record, 177
*Strike for Less Pay, 177
Steel—see Iron and Steel
*Submarine Mine Exploders, Thousands for Sale by Disposal Board, 441
Stephenson, George, Interesting Maps and Papers belonging to him Presented to Newcastle, 153
*Sulphur Deposits in Texas, 455
“ Still ” Engine and Lubrication Experiments, 607
*Sulphur Waste in Fumes Round Nickel Mines in Ontario, 329
Strike for Less Pay, 177
*Superheating by Steam as Preventive of Rust in Iron, 355
Submarine Mine Exploders, Thousands for
*Surplus Government Stores, Profitable Sales, 583, 607, 634
  Sale by Disposal Board, 441
*Swedish Factory Started for Manufacture of Mica Insulating Materials from Native Mines, 129
Sulphur Deposits in Texas, 455
*Swedish Industries Fair at Gothenburg, 607
Sulphur Waste in Fumes Round Nickel Mines in Ontario, 329
*Sweden, Removal of Restrictions on Exports to, 646
Superheating by Steam as Preventive of Rust in Iron, 355
*Swiss Trade Exhibition, 355
Surplus Government Stores, Profitable Sales, 583, 607, 634
*Sydney Harbour Dredging, Material Removed Last Year, 201
Swedish Factory Started for Manufacture of Mica Insulating Materials from Native Mines, 129
*Sydney, Pyrmont Bridge Repaired Rapidly by Oxy-acetylene Welding, 429
Swedish Industries Fair at Gothenburg, 607
 
Sweden, Removal of Restrictions on Exports to, 646
Swiss Trade Exhibition, 355
Sydney Harbour Dredging, Material Removed Last Year, 201
Sydney, Pyrmont Bridge Repaired Rapidly by Oxy-acetylene Welding, 429
T
T
TAMPING Railway Sleepers in Canada, Advantage of Use of Pneumatic Tools, 533
*TAMPING Railway Sleepers in Canada, Advantage of Use of Pneumatic Tools, 533
“ Tanks ” Association, A New Society, 65
*“Tanks” Association, A New Society, 65
Tanks to be Broken Up, 81
*Tanks to be Broken Up, 81
Tasmania and Hydro-electric Development,
*Tasmania and Hydro-electric Development, 355, 481
  355, 481
*Telephone between Cawnpore and Lucknow, 559
Telephone between Cawnpore and Lucknow, 559
*Telephone Cables in London, Quick Repair of Extensive Damage, 153
Telephone Cables in London, Quick Repair of
*Telephone Exchanges, London, Cost of Scheme for Conversion to Automatic System, 329
  Extensive Damage, 153
*Telephone Statistics in United States, 355
Telephone Exchanges, London, Cost of Scheme for Conversion to Automatic System, 329
*Telephone System in Bolivia, Reputed to be the Highest in the World, 57
Telephone Statistics in United States, 355
*Telescope, Great Reflecting, near Victoria, B.C., Completed, 35
Telephone System in Bolivia, Reputed to be
*Ticker in Wireless Telegraphy, Other Applications Suggested, M. Goudet, 81
  the Highest in the World, 57
*Tidal Wave and Atmospheric Pressure, 249
Telescope, Great Reflecting, near Victoria, B.C., Completed, 35
*Timber of Canada, List of Trees Used, 403
Ticker in Wireless Telegraphy, Other Applications Suggested, M. Goudet, 81
*Timber Growth, Experiments in India, 355
Tidal Wave and Atmospheric Pressure, 249
*Timber Shortage Due to War and Reafforestation Scheme, 240
Timber of Canada, List of Trees Used, 403
*Timber Supplies, Rationing Abolished and Prices Reduced, 129
Timber Growth, Experiments in India, 355
*Timber Supply by Government at Reasonable Price, 507
Timber Shortage Due to War and Reafforestation Scheme, 240
Timber Supplies, Rationing Abolished and Prices Reduced, 129
Timber Supply by Government at Reasonable Price, 507
Timber Transport by Rafting Across the Atlantic, 533
Timber Transport by Rafting Across the Atlantic, 533
Time-keeping Accuracy of Country’s Principal Clocks, 631
*Time-keeping Accuracy of Country’s Principal Clocks, 631
Time Lost and Device for Prevention, 379
*Time Lost and Device for Prevention, 379
Tinfoil Manufacture in China, 129
*Tinfoil Manufacture in China, 129
Tin Mining in Cornwall, Question of Subsidising, 159
*Tin Mining in Cornwall, Question of Subsidising, 159
Tin Slimes Concentration, J. M. Buckland, 249
*Tin Slimes Concentration, J. M. Buckland, 249
Tramcars on Elevated Line from Tokyo, Trial Run, 481
*Tramcars on Elevated Line from Tokyo, Trial Run, 481
Tungsten—see Iron and Steel
*Tungsten—see Iron and Steel
Tunnel Below Sea at Moji, Japan, 481
*Tunnel Below Sea at Moji, Japan, 481
Tunnel, Railway, to Connect Denmark and Sweden, 455
*Tunnel, Railway, to Connect Denmark and Sweden, 455
Turbine Design and Problems of Distortion, 57
*Turbine Design and Problems of Distortion, 57
Turbines, Steam, Most Economical Size of Unit for, 225
*Turbines, Steam, Most Economical Size of Unit for, 225
Turpentine Oil and Rosin, New Source of Supply of, Found in India, 533
*Turpentine Oil and Rosin, New Source of Supply of, Found in India, 533
Tyne Improvement Commission’s Plant, Proposed Purchase of New Dredgers, 333
*Tyne Improvement Commission’s Plant, Proposed Purchase of New Dredgers, 333
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UNITED States and Need of Good Work, 212
Universities and British Industries, 541
Universities and Colleges Better Supported in the United States than in Great Britain, 481 University College and Hospital War Memorial, 594
University College, London, Annual Dinner, 570
University College, London, Annual Report, Decrease in Students and Revenue, 249
University Endowments in England and Wales, Analysis of Distribution, 481
VAN ADI UM in Swedish Coal, 607
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WALKER, James, and Co., New Arrangement of Working Hours, 403
Walter Scott and Middleton, Presentation, 213
Wangduni, New Zealand, Port Development Delayed, 429
War in its Dependence on Chemistry, 11
War “ Gases,” Serious Effects of Chloropicrin,
War Memorial, A. A. Jones and Shipman, Limited, 47
War Output of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., 436
Warehouse Accommodation, Great Extension by Mersey Docks and Harboi r Board, 57
W’ater, Colour Improvement Caused by Storage, 129
Water Power Committee’s Report on Capacity of British and German New Guinea, 507
W’ater Power Development in Europe and Japan, 429
W’ater Power Schemes in the Ghats, in Province of Bombay, 559
Water Powers of the Ukraine, 533
WATER SUPPLY:
Birmingham, Proposed New Pipe from the Elan Valley, 329
Bombay Water Supply from Powai Lake, 631
Cohoes, New York, W’ater Consumption, Pumps Cheaper than Water Meters, 429
  Dacca Waterworks Improvement, 105
  Electrolytic Corrosion, New Resistance
    Device for Water Pipes, 153
Hyderabad W’ater Supply, Completion of Oosman-Sagar Dam, 607
India, Waterworks Called for at Chandpur, 403
  Kawasaki, Cost of New Waterworks. 429
  Manchester Corporation’s Water Bill, 303
Manchester, Greatly Increased Consumption of Water, 129
Manchester’s Scheme for Water from Westmorland, 607
Midnapore, India, Water Supply, Further Grant Required for Cost, 129
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, W’ater Supply, Alternative Schemes, 533, 631
South Australia, New Schemes for Water Supply, 507
Sydney, New South Wales, Storage Incicase, 484
Sydney Water Supply, Cordeaux River Dam, 455
Uruguay, Projected W’ater Supply and Sewerage Works, 533
Water Consumption in Great Britain for Papermaking, Brewing, Railways, and Fire Extinction, 533
  Water Filtration Plant at Detroit, 429
W’ater Filtration Plant Sludge. Experiments, 455
Water Meter Test Results, F. B. Nelson, 403
WATER in Underground Fissures, Stoppage by Injection of Liquid Cement, 57
Wzater-gas to Relieve Coal Shortage in Germany, 35
Waterproofing of Drawings and Tracings for Use in Wet Places, 11
Waterways Lost and Regained by the British in Flanders in 1918, 129
Wraygood-Otis Foremen’s Dinner, 248
Ways and Communications Bill, Mr. Bonar
  Law on, 201 ; Opposition, 225 ; Finance
  Questions, 249—see als-j Railways
Ways and Means, Ernest Benn, 288
Weights and Measures, Metric and English
  Systems, Comparison of Use, Mr. Halsey, 507
Welding, Acetylene and Electric, 546
Wheat and Beans, Suggested Mixture of Crop as Protection from Storms, 129
Wheels for Road Vehicles, Steel and Wood, Comparison of Advantages for Overseas Service, 329
White Arsenic, Plant for Production to be Put Up in South Africa, 355
“ Whitley ” Plan as Applied to Brass and Copper Industries, 355
Wireless Communication by Telephone with Moving Omnibus, 559
Wolfram—.see Iron anti Steel


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*UNITED States and Need of Good Work, 212
*Universities and British Industries, 541
*Universities and Colleges Better Supported in the United States than in Great Britain, 481
*University College and Hospital War Memorial, 594
*University College, London, Annual Dinner, 570
*University College, London, Annual Report, Decrease in Students and Revenue, 249
*University Endowments in England and Wales, Analysis of Distribution, 481


Wolfryn Electro-chemical Treatment of Seeds, 559
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Wolverhampton and Aeroplane Making, 532
*VANADIUM in Swedish Coal, 607
Wood as a Boiler Fuel, 533
Wood for Concrete Reinforcement, Precautions in Use, 607
Wood Distilling Works in Ontario, Growth in Twenty Years, 81
Wool Scarcity in Germany, Use of Iron for Air Filters, 11
Working Drawing of Isaac Smith’s Rotary Engine Placed in Science Museum, 201


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*WALKER, James, and Co., New Arrangement of Working Hours, 403
*Walter Scott and Middleton, Presentation, 213
*Wangduni, New Zealand, Port Development Delayed, 429
*War in its Dependence on Chemistry, 11
*War “Gases,” Serious Effects of Chloropicrin, 35
*War Memorial, A. A. Jones and Shipman, Limited, 47
*War Output of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., 436
*Warehouse Accommodation, Great Extension by Mersey Docks and Harboi r Board, 57
*Water, Colour Improvement Caused by Storage, 129
*Water Power Committee’s Report on Capacity of British and German New Guinea, 507
*Water Power Development in Europe and Japan, 429
*Water Power Schemes in the Ghats, in Province of Bombay, 559
*Water Powers of the Ukraine, 533
WATER SUPPLY:
*- Birmingham, Proposed New Pipe from the Elan Valley, 329
*- Bombay Water Supply from Powai Lake, 631
*- Cohoes, New York, W’ater Consumption, Pumps Cheaper than Water Meters, 429
*- Dacca Waterworks Improvement, 105
*- Electrolytic Corrosion, New Resistance Device for Water Pipes, 153
*- Hyderabad Water Supply, Completion of Oosman-Sagar Dam, 607
*- India, Waterworks Called for at Chandpur, 403
*- Kawasaki, Cost of New Waterworks, 429
*- Manchester Corporation’s Water Bill, 303
*- Manchester, Greatly Increased Consumption of Water, 129
*- Manchester’s Scheme for Water from Westmorland, 607
*- Midnapore, India, Water Supply, Further Grant Required for Cost, 129
*- Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, W’ater Supply, Alternative Schemes, 533, 631
*- South Australia, New Schemes for Water Supply, 507
*- Sydney, New South Wales, Storage Incicase, 484
*- Sydney Water Supply, Cordeaux River Dam, 455
*- Uruguay, Projected W’ater Supply and Sewerage Works, 533
*- Water Consumption in Great Britain for Papermaking, Brewing, Railways, and Fire Extinction, 533
*- Water Filtration Plant at Detroit, 429
*- Water Filtration Plant Sludge. Experiments, 455
*- Water Meter Test Results, F. B. Nelson, 403
*WATER in Underground Fissures, Stoppage by Injection of Liquid Cement, 57
*Wzater-gas to Relieve Coal Shortage in Germany, 35
*Waterproofing of Drawings and Tracings for Use in Wet Places, 11
*Waterways Lost and Regained by the British in Flanders in 1918, 129
*Wraygood-Otis Foremen’s Dinner, 248
*Ways and Communications Bill, Mr. Bonar Law on, 201 ; Opposition, 225 ; Finance Questions, 249—see also Railways
*Ways and Means, Ernest Benn, 288
*Weights and Measures, Metric and English Systems, Comparison of Use, Mr. Halsey, 507
*Welding, Acetylene and Electric, 546
*Wheat and Beans, Suggested Mixture of Crop as Protection from Storms, 129
*Wheels for Road Vehicles, Steel and Wood, Comparison of Advantages for Overseas Service, 329
*White Arsenic, Plant for Production to be Put Up in South Africa, 355
*“Whitley” Plan as Applied to Brass and Copper Industries, 355
*Wireless Communication by Telephone with Moving Omnibus, 559
*Wolfram—see Iron anti Steel
*Wolfryn Electro-chemical Treatment of Seeds, 559
*Wolverhampton and Aeroplane Making, 532
*Wood as a Boiler Fuel, 533
*Wood for Concrete Reinforcement, Precautions in Use, 607
*Wood Distilling Works in Ontario, Growth in Twenty Years, 81
*Wool Scarcity in Germany, Use of Iron for Air Filters, 11
*Working Drawing of Isaac Smith’s Rotary Engine Placed in Science Museum, 201


X
X
X-RAY Discussion at Faraday and Rontgen Societies’ Meeting, 416
*X-RAY Discussion at Faraday and Rontgen Societies’ Meeting, 416
X-Rays for Inspection of Concrete Ships, 403
*X-Rays for Inspection of Concrete Ships, 403
 
Y
Y
YARROW and Company’s Output to Increase in Vancouver but Diminish on the Clyde, 129
*YARROW and Company’s Output to Increase in Vancouver but Diminish on the Clyde, 129
Yellow Pine Shortage in United Kingdom, Government Measures for Supply and Price Regulation, 303, 507
*Yellow Pine Shortage in United Kingdom, Government Measures for Supply and Price Regulation, 303, 507
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ZINC and Lead Pipes, Corrosion, and Methods of Protection from, 631
Z
Zinc Production by Electrolytic Company of Australia, 201
*ZINC and Lead Pipes, Corrosion, and Methods of Protection from, 631
Zirconium Exports from Brazil, 559
*Zinc Production by Electrolytic Company of Australia, 201
*Zirconium Exports from Brazil, 559


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  • ACCIDENTS in Factories, Large Proportion of Preventable Cases, 129
  • Acetic Acid from Cocoanut Shells, 559
  • Acetylene and Electric Welding, 546

AERONAUTICS :

  • - Aeronautical Engineering Professorship at Cambridge, 277
  • - Aeroplane Government Service for South Africa, 249
  • - Aeroplane-making : Is it Engineering ? Wolverhampton’s Decision, 532
  • - Airship Capable of Going to New York and Back without Stopping, 177
  • - British Aeroplane’s Record Flight in Spain, 429
  • - British Airship R 34, 533
  • - Chilian Air Service Started with British Naval Aeroplanes, 57
  • - Costs of Aerial Transport per Ton-mile, 559
  • - Dominions Governments' Priority Claim in Allotment of Aeroplanes, 249
  • - Farman Aeroplane for Paris-London Service. Details of Capabilities, 105
  • - Italian Biplane’s Reported Speed of 162 Miles per Hour, 193
  • - Liberty Aero Engines, Large Number Built in America, 11
  • - Lighter-than-Air Machines and Cheaper Helium Gas, 81
  • - Meteorological Expedition to Test Atmosphere over the Atlantic, 329
  • - Norway, Aeroplane Exhibition at the Kjeller Aerodrome, 57
  • - Transport of Material by Aeroplane to the Interior of China, 105
  • - Visibility of Aeroplanes, Experiments in U.S.A., 455
  • AFRICAN Baobab Tree, Finest Paper-making Material, 533
  • Air Filters in Germany, Iron Replaces Wool, 11
  • Alcohol, Industrial, Manufacture from Waste Sulphite Liquors of Pulp Mills in Canada, 225
  • Alcohol in Mixtures as Fuel, Need of Research before Use, Dr. W. Ormandy, 11
  • Alcohol Motor Fuel, Research Programme, 292
  • Alginic Acid and its Manifold Uses, 153
  • Alloy of Aluminium with Calcium Superior to Aluminium, 105
  • Alloy, Metal Magnesium for Automobile and Aeroplane Construction, 57
  • Alloys, Cost as an Estimate of Value, V. G. Stevens, 429
  • Aluminium, Experiments on Purification of, 225
  • Aluminium Overhead Lines Chart—see Electrical Matters
  • Aluminium from Stone in Norway Hitherto Looked on as Worthless, 201
  • Aluminium Time Ball for Greenwich Obser- vatorv, Erected after Five Years’ Waiting, 631
  • Amalgamation of the Federation of British Industries and the British Manufacturers' Corporation, 190
  • Amalgamation of Harland and Wolff with David Colville and Sons, 129
  • Amalgamation of Important Electrical Companies, 47
  • American Catalogues and Booklets, Two Standard Sizes Adopted, 129
  • Amsterdam, Aircraft Exhibition, 533
  • Antimony and Stibnite Deposts on Burma- Siam Frontier, 81
  • Apprenticeship Scheme for South Africa, 277
  • Aqueduct Suspension Span in Wyoming, Twice Rebuilt in Six Weeks, 129
  • Argentina’s Great Falls at Igazu, Power Plant Erection to Solve Fuel Problem, 11
  • Asbestos in the Lyden burg, Transvaal, 205

ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS & SOCIETIES:

  • - ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS :
  • -- Meeting for Formation of Association, 379, 566
  • -- Successful Dinner, 566
  • - ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS, MANCHESTER :
  • -- Design of Jigs and Tools, Effect on Rapid Production, G. H. Hey, 201
  • -- Gold Medal Offered by Past-President, 355
  • -- Power Stations of the Future. S. L. Pearce, 201
  • - ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED MUNICIPAL :
  • - Annual Convention at Felixstowe, 303
  • - ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL :
  • -- Objections to Control of Electrical Supply by Proposed Ministry of Ways and Communications, 303
  • - INSTITUTE, CONCRETE
  • -- Recommendations to Inspectors, andc., concerning the Execution of Concrete Works, Pamphlet and Specimen Diary, 249
  • -- Sands for Concrete Making, P. G. H. Boswell, 583
  • -- Structure Theories and General Stability, A. S. Spencer, 631
  • - INSTITUTE, IRON AND STEEL:
  • -- Annual and Autumn Meetings, 164
  • - INSTITUTE OF METALS :
  • -- Annual Meetings, Date, Report and Programme, 214
  • -- Autumn Meeting at Sheffield, 413
  • -- Radio-activity, Annual May Lecture, Professor F. Soddy, 413
  • - BIRMINGHAM SECTION :
  • -- Scientific Factory Management, Lectures on, 177
  • - INSTITUTE, ROYAL SANITARY :
  • -- Conference on Post-war Developments relating to Public Health, Subjects and Speakers, 153, 248
  • -- Proposed Congress at Newcastle-upon- Tyne, 302, 546

ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS & SOCIETIES (continued):

  • - INSTITUTION OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERS :
  • -- Agreement with other Motor Societies as to Future Handling of Motor Industry Matters, 329
  • -- Information for Parents as to Openings in the Motor Industry, 328
  • -- Mr. Thomas Clarkson Elected President, 201
  • -- Olympia Motor Show, Special Session of the Institution, 481
  • -- Two-stroke Engines for Motor Cycles, E. Tilston, 507
  • - INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS :
  • -- Election of Honorary Members, Awards for Papers and Premiums, 450
  • -- Election of War Leaders as Honorary Members, 129
  • -- Yarrow and William Lindley Scholarships Re-opened, 559
  • - INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS:
  • -- Conversazione and Uniform, 583
  • -- Electrical Appointments Board, Register of Applicants for Employment, 214
  • -- National Proving-house for the Electrical Trade, Proposed Establishment, 455
  • -- Use of High-pressure and High-temperature Steam in Large Power Stations, J. H. Shaw, 105
  • - DUBLIN SECTION :
  • -- Water Power Development in Ireland, G. Marshall Harriss, 260
  • - INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, JUNIOR :
  • -- Commercial Testing of Railway Materials, T. H. Sanders, 481
  • -- Improved Notation and Simplified Precision Instrument for Measuring British Binary Inch Fractions, A. Watkins, 559
  • - MIDLAND SECTION :
  • -- Heat Waste in United Kingdom, Small Electric Stations Advocated, A. E. A. Edwards, 355
  • - INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS IN SCOTLAND :
  • -- Air Supply to Boiler-rooms, R. W. Alien’s Reply to Discussion, 153
  • - INSTITUTION OF HEATING AND VENTILATING ENGINEERS :
  • -- Durability of Heating Apparatus, Sectional and Saddle Boilers, C. R. Honiball, 201
  • - INSTITUTION OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS :
  • -- Train Heating, Average Daily Coal Supply for, J. Carlier, 249
  • - LEEDS CENTRE:
  • -- Locomotive Stays, Improved Method of Production by the North-Eastern Railway, 201
  • - MANCHESTER CENTRE :
  • -- Formation, 429

ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS & SOCIETIES (continued):

  • - INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS :
  • -- Indian Members to Organise a Society of Indian Mechanical Engineers, 153
  • -- Projected Visit to French War Area, 516, 619
  • -- Sir Robert Hadfield Prize, 316
  • - INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS :
  • -- Annual Meeting, 118
  • -- Awards of Annual Gold Medal and of Premium, 300
  • -- Dinner Given to Secretary of the United States Navy and Officers of Mission in England, 455
  • -- Programme, 260
  • - INSTITUTION, NORTH-EAST COAST, OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS :
  • -- Comparison of Deadweight in Steel and in Reinforced Concrete Ships, T. J. Querette, 225
  • -- Women’s Admission to Membership, 607
  • - INSTITUTION OF PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGISTS :
  • -- Alcohol in Mixtures as Fuel, Research Necessary before Use, Dr. W. Ormandy, 11
  • -- Capital Invested in Oil Enterprises, Montagu Summers, 201
  • -- Oil, Natural, World’s Production, Dr. Moll wo Perkin, 72
  • - INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY SIGNAL ENGINEERS :
  • -- Renovation of Leclanche Porous Pots, andc., W. J. Thorrowgood, 455
  • - INSTITUTION, ROYAL :
  • -- Explosion Time Calculations ; Use of Electrified Crystal, Sir J. J. Thomson, 403
  • -- Listening Under Water and Submarine Terror, Professor Bragg, 559
  • -- Meetings and Elections, 142, 231, 366, 470
  • -- Postponement of Professor Hele-Shaw’s Lecture on “Clutches,” 232
  • -- Programme of Lectures, 390, 413
  • -- Two Lectures on “Clutches,” Dr. H. S. Hele-Shaw, 413
  • - SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING :
  • - LIVERPOOL SECTION :
  • -- Pulverised Fuel, Lecture by Mr. A. Grounds, 329
  • - SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY :
  • -- Inaugural Meeting of Chemical Engineering Group, 302
  • - SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS :
  • -- Association with Engineering Societies, 607
  • -- Bearing Power of Piles Driven in Clay Soil, A. S. E. Ackermann, 303
  • -- Crystal Palace Engineering Society, Papers and Awards, 413
  • -- Modern Explosives, Professor J. Young, 481
  • -- Officers Desiring Engineering Appointments ; Permission Given for Use of Rooms and Attendance at Meetings, 456

ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS & SOCIETIES (continued):

  • - SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS, SHEFFIELD :
  • -- Heat Treatment of Steel, C. O. Bannister, 583
  • -- Powdered Fuel, J. S. Atkinson, 507
  • - SOCIETIES, FARADAY AND RONTGEN :
  • -- Examination of Materials by X-rays, General Discussion, Papers, andc., 416
  • - SOCIETY, JUNIOR MINING ENGINEERS’ :
  • -- First Meeting, 507
  • - SOCIETY, LIVERPOOL ENGINEERING :
  • -- Boiler Mountings : An Unbreakable Water Gauge, J. Purves, 355
  • -- Refrigerating Machinery, Single Rather than Double-acting Compressors Preferable, B. Rathmell, 355
  • -- Seay Ammonia Absorption Refrigerating Plant, B. Rathmell, 379
  • - SOCIETY, MIDLAND JUNIOR MINING ENGINEERS :
  • - Formation and Elections, 495
  • - SOCIETY, OPTICAL :
  • -- Moisture on Lenses in Optical Instruments, Mr. L. C. Martin and Mrs. C. H. Griffiths, 177
  • -- Society’s New Address at South Kensington, 201
  • - SOCIETY, PHYSICAL :
  • -- Annual Meeting and Elections, 277
  • -- Lubrication, Paper by Principal S. Skinner, C. T. Thomsen, 177
  • - SOCIETY, ROYAL :
  • -- Light Used for Transmission of Speech, Dr. A. O. Rankine’s Exhibit at Conversazione, 631
  • - SOCIETY, ROYAL AGRICULTURAL :
  • -- Show to be held at Cardiff, 164, 507
  • - SOCIETY, ROYAL, OF ARTS :
  • -- Albert Medal Awarded to Sir Oliver Lodge, 559
  • -- Gas and Electricity for Heating, Lighting, and Power Comparison, Sir Dugald Clerk, 329 ; (Letter), 399, 436
  • -- National Electricity Supply Scheme, W. A. Tookey, 249
  • -- Supply of Electricity, J. S. Highfield, 507
  • -- Transformation, Direct, of Radiant Energy into Chemical or Electrical Energy, A. A. Campbell Swinton, 35
  • -- Water Power Development, Professor A. H. Gibson, 429
  • -- Water Power Sites on the Saguenay River, Canada, Professor J. C. McLennan, 329
  • AUSTIN Motor Works Sale of Munitions Plant, Big Prices Secured, 249
  • Australia, Site of Reservoir for Regulating the Murray River, 481
  • Australian Engineering Standardisation Committee Proposed, 455
  • Australian Hard Woods for Sleepers, Preference Asked for and Refused, 603

B

  • BANK, The British Overseas, Limited, for Promotion of Foreign Trade, 201
  • Barge Canal Bulletin Ceases Publication, 277
  • Basic Slag Manufacturers’ Proposed Association, 177
  • Bavarian Water Power, Proposed Utilisation, 429
  • Bayonet, New Rolled Type, United States Manufacture, 105
  • Belgian Blast-furnace, First Re-lighted After German Destruction, 583
  • Belgian Industries Reconstruction, British Special Commissioner Appointed to Assist, 455
  • Bengal Smoke Nuisance Commission, 129
  • Benzole, Annual Production of, 303
  • Benzole, Home-produced, Suspension of Tax, 57
  • Benzole Output of Gasworks and Great D< mand for Motor Spirit, 11
  • Benzole and Petrol, Economy in Use of Benzole for Motor Vehicles, Stenson Cooke, 607
  • Benzole as well as Petrol Available for Motor Fuel, 35
  • Birmingham Commercial Library, 340
  • Birmingham’s Projected Wide Roads and Tramways with Metals on Sleepers, 153
  • Birmingham Transport Communication, Question of Canal Navigation, 533
  • Blast-furnace Slags in Concrete, Dr. J. E. Stead, 481
  • Blind Men, Hoped-for Success in Teaching them to Make Cores, 129
  • Board of Trade Takes Over War Trade Department, 355
  • Boiler Compounds and Water Treatment, 580
  • Boiler Feed-water Purification System Described by J. P. Dijxhoom, 105
  • Boiler Scale and Heat Loss of Fuel, 379
  • Boiler Scale Removal by Graphite and Kerosene, 559
  • Boilers Costing £450 Realise £1350 to £1475, 249
  • Boilers, Salved from Wreck, Transported by Rolling, 481
  • Boilers, Sectional and Saddle, Durability, C. R. Honiball, 201
  • Borehole in Cornwall, Record Depth for United Kingdom, 379
  • Brass, Copper and Allied Industries Proposed Industrial Council, 355
  • Brazil and Federation of British Industries, 277
  • Brazil and Great Britain ; Federation of British Industries’ Invitation to Brazil Business Men, 177
  • Brazil, Reafforestation Schemes to Overcome Fuel Shortage, 177
  • Brazil, Unused Water Power, 403
  • Brazilian Budget, Imports Free and Taxed, 403
  • Brickmaking in the Peterborough District, 583
  • Bricks from Crushed Slag, System of Hardening, 533
  • Bricks, Heat Conducting Properties of, Effect of Porosity, Dr. J. W. Mellor. 403
  • Bridge, Ohio River, New Simple Truss Span, Record Length and Weight, 583
  • Bridge, Proposed, at Minneapolis, Record Length of Concrete Arch, 455
  • Bridge, Quebec, 164
  • Bristol University, B.Sc. Degree, Additional Subjects Required for Qualification, 329
  • British Association Fuel Economy Committee, Continued Investigations, 303
  • British Commercial Mission for Baltic Provinces, London Address, 63 1
  • British Industrial Exhibition for Athens, 390
  • British Industries Fair, Increased Number of Exhibitors, 201
  • British Industries Fair in 1920, to be Held in Various Towns Simultaneously, 468
  • British Manufacturers’ Corporation, 190
  • British Motor and Allied Manufacturers’ Association. Investigation of Eastern Markets, 225
  • British Science Guild Journal, E'ghth Number Obtainable, 481
  • British Scientific Products Exhibition, King as President, 225
  • British Scientific Product s Exhibit ion, Further Particulars, 379, 559

C

  • CALIFORNIA, Combined Reclamation and Irrigation System, 533
  • Cambridge University Appointments Board : Employment for Officer Graduates, 507
  • Cambridge University, Goldsmiths’ Company’s Gift to Department of Metallurgy, 583
  • Cameroons Mineral Resources, 403
  • Canadian Customs, Remission of Duty on Farm Traction Engines, 378
  • Canadian Engineering Standards Association, Incorporation, 403
  • Canadian Mineral Output for 1918, Increase, 429
  • Canadian Reconstruction and Completion of the Welland Canal, 81 ; (Letter), 109
  • Canadian Roads Department, Originally Founded at Quebec by Chainplain, 631
  • Canadian Timber in Order of Value, 403
  • Canal Committee’s Efforts to Facilitate Traffic Conveyance, 631
  • Canal to Connect Cherson with Danzig or Konigsberg, Ukrainian Government Plans, 201
  • Canal Connecting Rivers at Different Levels, German Invention for Improved Transport of Vessel, 81 ; (Letter), 109
  • Canal Development in the Midlands, Conference Suggested, to Ask for Government Assistance, 160
  • Canal, Proposed, to Connect Mediterranean with Persian Gulf, 435
  • Canals, New Handbook, with Maps, 81
  • Caterpillar Tractors for Ore Haulage from Mine, 559
  • Caustic Soda and Hydro-chloric Acid Manufactured by Electrolysis of Common Salt, 201
  • Cement for Cast Iron Water Main Joints at Portland, Oregon, 481
  • Cement-making with Blast-furnace Slag, andc., Research with regard to Chemical Reactions Resulting, 11
  • Cement, Waterproofing by Oil, 201
  • Cements and Salts, Experiments, 81
  • Ceylon, Discovery of Monazite Sand, 559
  • Ceylon and Water Power Possibilities, 105
  • Charcoal Blast-furnace near Lake Windermere, Renewal of Working, 249
  • Chemistry, Pure, and Applied, Federal Council Formed, 153
  • Chemistry, Widespread Utility in War Material, 11
  • Chemists Discharged from the Army as Temporary Members of Chemical Industry Club, 201
  • Chimney Top Elevation over 1500ft. above Sea Level, 355
  • Chlorine in the Future, Probable Increase in Use, H. H. Hooker, 507
  • Christiania Port Authorities, Projected Improvements, 533
  • Chrysotile Beds in Natal to be Worked for Asbestos, 355
  • Cinematograph Film Development, New Portable Apparatus, 57
  • Cleveland Ironstone Slag, High Value for Concrete Making, 533

COAL, COKE, AND COLLIERIES:

  • - Acting Controller of Coal Mines Appointed, 225
  • - Alfreton, Derbyshire, Coalfield Sinking Schemes Stopped owing to Coal Trade Uncertainties, 533
  • - Ash Content of Coal, 533
  • - Boiler Water Softening and Coal Saving, 559
  • - Bowen, North Queensland, and Dawson Valley Coal Mines, 455
  • - Bunker Coal Cargoes for the Baltic and Norway, Controller’s Orders, 631
  • - By-product Recovery from Waste of Coal Mines in the Transvaal and Natal, 379
  • - Coal Exports Committee, Dissolution, 225
  • - Coal Mining under Sydney Harbour, Nova Scotia, 57
  • - Coal Resources of South Africa, 277
  • - Coal Saving by Railway Electrification, E. W. Rice, 11
  • - Coke Mixed with Coal for Water-tube Boilers, Economical Result, 129
  • - Coke Ovens in New South Wales, Great Loss in By-products, 607
  • - Coke Supplies of France, Suggested Further Demands upon Germany, 303
  • - Controller of Coal Mines, Successor to Sir Guy Calthrop, 225
  • - Deep Pits being Sunk near Doncaster, 329
  • - Denmark, Coal Controller’s New Announcement, 57
  • - Denmark and Coal Supply from United Kingdom, Extension of Exemption from Surcharge, 129
  • - Electrical Coal-cutting Machines, 81
  • - Export of Coal, 516
  • - Faversham Creek Improvement with View to Handling Kent Coal, 249
  • - Investigation into Properties of Coal, Company Formed in Essen, 455
  • - Italian Government and Coal I ndustry, 249
  • - Mines Water-looged Between Tividale and Greets Green, 277

COAL, COKE, AND COLLIERIES (continued) :

  • - Newport Docks New Coaling Hoist, 249
  • - Nigeria, Coal of High Value being Mined by Government at Udi, 329
  • - Pollington Colliery Closed on Account of Water Accumulation, 507
  • - Pre-war Contracts and Export of Coal, 249
  • - Pulverised Coal as Fuel, Good Results from Tests, 153
  • - Rationing Coal, Gas and Electricity, 631
  • - Russia, Coal Production in the Donetz District, 533
  • - Saving of Coal and Efficiency of Industrial Works, 277
  • - Skip-stop System, Great Coal Saving by, 11
  • - Spelter Manufacturers’ Oppout on to Nationalisation of Coal Mines, 607
  • - Spitzbergen Coal Output, 225
  • - Sulphate of Ammonia and other By-products -of Coal, Production in South Africa, 355
  • - Sumatra Coalfields and the Dutch Government, 583
  • - Sweden, Coal Deposits Discovered near Bellinge, 303
  • - Tanganyika and Zambesi Coal Areas, Extensive Opening Up, 631
  • - Tyne Shipping of Coal and Coke, Statistics, 303
  • - United States Coal Mine Fatalities, 582
  • - United States Coal Shipment Figures, 249
  • - Unwatering of Pits in the Kent Coalfield, 253
  • - Vanadium in Swedish Coal, 607
  • - Water-gas to Relieve Coal Shortage in Germany, 35
  • - Water-logged Coal Mines in Tipton District, 379
  • - Welsh Coal Compared with, that from other Countries, Sir Thomas Watson, 277
  • COLD Storage in France, Government Outlay on, 429
  • Columbia Basin Reclamation Project, 559
  • Commercial Motor Users’ Association, Annual Luncheon, 355
  • Concrete Floors, Hardening Solution to Prevent Dusting, 631
  • Concrete, Monolithic, for House-building, W. Calway, 225
  • Concrete Pipes Replace Wooden Piles in Wharf Construction in Tasmania, 607
  • Concrete Reinforcement with Wood, Needful Precautions, 607
  • Concrete Ships—see Ships
  • Condenser Tubes, Novel Cleaning Method, 262
  • Consolidated Goldfields Working Costs, Increase, 153
  • Consulting Engineers, Naval Architects and Marine Surveyors, Proposed Association, 379
  • Cooper, General A. S., New Appointment in Peru, War Services and Previous Work, 54, 125, 153
  • Copper Company’s Precautions with Electric Cables in Mine, 225
  • Copper Exports from Chili, Increase, 201
  • Copper from Katanga to Antwerp, 249
  • Copper Mines in Australia, Nearly all Closed on Account of Accumulations, 481
  • Copper Output from Katanga Mines, 277
  • Cork Substitute from Acetylene Action on Copper and Nickel, 153, 403
  • Corn Yield Increased by Wolfryn Treatment, 559
  • Corrugated Iron Huts on Sale by Ministry of Munitions, 631
  • Corundum Production, South Africa the Leading Country, 249
  • Cotton Production in Portuguese East Africa, Great Increase, 277
  • Coventry, Proposed Technical Institute, 177
  • Coventry, Technical Institute and Instruction Funds, 225
  • Crystal Palace Engineering Society, Papers and Awards, 413
  • Cutlery Supplies Remain Scanty Owing to Government Demands, 35
  • Cyanamide Factory Projected at Workington, 152

D

  • DACCA Waterworks Improvements, 105
  • Dartmoor, Hydro-electric Scheme, 329
  • Dawson, Philip, Belgian Decoration Conferred for Services in Electrification of Belgian State Railways, 329
  • Depth Charge Invention, Rival British and American Claims, 303
  • De-tinning Works at Llanelly, 379
  • Detonator, New Type, Manufacture in Norway, 57
  • Diamond Dredging off South-west African Coast, 303
  • Diamond Pipe of Great Extent in Brazil, 559
  • Drainage Machine for Marsh Land Wanted, 626
  • Dredging on Large Scale at Sydney, 201
  • Dry Dock, Large, Opened at Portsmouth, Virginia, 153
  • Dry Docks, Government Relinquishes Control 455
  • “Drylock” on the Neckar Danube Canal, German Invention, 81 ; (Letter), 109
  • Dust Extraction from Flue Gases in Sulphuric Acid Factory, 177
  • Dutch Coal Mines Output, 429

E ELECTRICAL MATTERS:

  • - Acetylene and Electric Welding, 546
  • - Argentine’s Huge Falls, Possibilities of, to Relieve Fuel Scarcity in Electric Development, 11, 249
  • - Birmingham Electrical Power Plant Load, Christmas Day Comparison, 81
  • - Birmingham New Power Station, Projected Completion, 81
  • - Birmingham’s Proposed Purchase of Land for Power Plant Station, 277
  • - Birmingham Sub-station at Bournville, 403
  • - Blackburn Corporation’s New Generating Station at Whitebirk, 429
  • - Bolton Corporation and Lancashire Electric Power Company, Inter-connection of Supply Systems, 35

ELECTRICAL MATTERS (continued):

  • - Bombay, Andhra Scheme for Electric Power Supply, 559
  • - Bradford Electricity Output Increase, Proposed Extension of Works, 303
  • - Bradford’s Proposed Expenditure on Elec trical Work, 177
  • - Bury Electrical Power Plant Extensions, 201
  • - Canadian Electric Power Stations, Horse-Power Percentage from Water, 201
  • - Coal-cuttting Machines Electrically Driven, 81
  • - Copper Company’s Precautions in Mine in Use of Electrical Cables, 225
  • - Cost of Power in Relation to Electric Furnace Development, 81
  • - Costs of Electric Lighting Installations, Present Day and Pre-war, 450
  • - Croydon New Power Station Plant, Application for Loan, 455
  • - Dartmoor Water Power, Suggested Utilisation for Cornwall Electricity Supply, 303
  • - Devon Electrical Supply Schemes, 403
  • - Dewsbury’s Proposed Power Plant Extensions Abandoned, 177
  • - Dynamos Driven by Wind Power, H. C. Vogt, 57
  • - East Grinstead’s Contemplated Electricity Supply, 177
  • - Edinburgh to Adopt Overhead Trolley System for Tramways, 481
  • - Edinburgh’s New Power Station at Portobello, 153
  • - Edinburgh Tramways Proposed Electrification. Committee to Report on London Conduit System, 303
  • - Electricity, Experiments in Effect of. Alternating more Dangerous than Continuous Current, 403
  • - Explosion Calculations and Electricity, Sir J. J. Thomson, 403
  • - Extensions to Generating Stations and Plant, Limitation of, 150
  • - Fermoy and Electricity Proposals, 177
  • - Floating Power Stations, Suggested Use of Old Battleships, J. S. Highfield, 507
  • - Generating Station, New, at Nechells, Birmingham, 533
  • - Gravesend’s New Generating Sets, 153
  • - Heat Shrinking instead of Press Fitting Parts of Machines on to Shafts, 379
  • - Holland, New Company for Supplying Electrical Energy to Public Bodies, 481
  • - Hydro-electric Schemes—see also Hydroelectric
  • - India and Power Supply, Bombay, Calcutta and Tata Companies, 277
  • - Insulators and All-porcelain Articles for Installations, Increased Import Duty in Brazil, 403
  • - Iron Smelting, Electrical, in British Columbia, Possibilities of, 303
  • - Iron and Zinc as Electrical Conductors, 225
  • - Japan’s Electrical Undertakings, 631
  • - Leeds Electricity Plant Extensions, 177
  • - Lot’s-road New 15,000-Kilowatt Turboalternator, 303
  • - Manchester’s New Generating Station at Barton, 631
  • - Midland Electric Corporation Power Plant Extension, 355
  • - Motor Culture Week, 164
  • - Mysore State Electrical Power, Details of Amount, Cost, and Earning in 1917 18, 329
  • - National Electricity Supply, Protest against Control by Ministry of Ways and Communications, 303
  • - National Proving House for the Electrical Trade, Proposed Establishment, 455
  • - New Zealand Power Plant to be Used for Manufacture of Caustic Soda and Hydro chloric Acid, also for Steel Smelting, 201
  • - New Zealand Water Power Development Schemes, Cost and Coal Saving, 194
  • - Niagara Falls, Control of the Power Situation by Amalgamation of Companies, 11
  • - Norway Water Power Utilisation for National Use, Commission Appointed to Investigate, 329
  • - Nottingham Electricity Committee, Increase of Power Supply, 153
  • - Oldham’s Proposed Expenditure on Generating Plant and Mains, 201
  • - Power Generation, Additional Supply from Water of Cauvery River, Mysore, 129
  • - Power Stations of the Future, Problems of Transmission, S. L. Pearce, 201
  • - Record Motor at Stafford Works, 201
  • - Rotherham Corporation New Turbo-alternators, 379
  • - Shanghai Electrical Plant, Old and New, 429
  • - Sheffield’s New Electric Power Station, 1 77
  • - Shipbuilding, Great Saving in Cost by Electric Welding instead of Riveting, 105
  • - Skip-stop System, Great Saving in Electricity, 11
  • - Southport, Single-phase System to give way to Three-phase, 455
  • - Standards for Electricity Measurement, Instruments at National Physical Laboratory, 455
  • - Static Transformer, German, for Stepping -up from 6250 Volts to 110,000 Volts, 424
  • - Steam and Electric Railway Working. Mersey Railway as an Example, 559
  • - Steel Furnace, Electric, in Spain, Particulars of, 105
  • - Steel Furnaces, Method of Reducing Consumption of Electrodes in, 105
  • - Stepney’s Proposed Temporary Sub-station Plant and Mains, 177
  • - Storage of Energy, Proposed Use of Electric Heaters, Mr. Partridge, 507
  • - Stress Deflection Chart for Aluminium Overhead Lines, 470
  • - Sumatra Power Generation for Manufacture of Artificial Fertilisers, 583
  • - Supply of Electricity, J. S. Highfield, 507
  • - Teignmouth Debating Question of Electricity versus Gas for Lighting, 481
  • - Transmission Shafting in Berlin, Calculation of Losses, 35
  • - Tungsten Arc Light, Properties of, 129
  • - United States Electricity Supply, Report on, 559
  • - Wallasey Electric Power Plant Extension, 153
  • - Water Power in France, Project for Union of all Private Undertakings and Utilisation for Railway Electrification, 402
  • - Windmill, High-speed, for Driving Electric Generators, Monsieur P. Fayard, 379

ELECTRICAL MATTERS (continued):

  • - Wolverhampton, Walsall and Electricity Supply, RivabSchemes, 277
  • ENGINE, The “Still,” Lubrication Experiments, 607
  • Engineering Golfing Society, 117
  • Engineering Scholarships at Bristol for Sons of Officers Killed in the War, 249
  • Engineering Scholarships Offered to Armstrong College, 277
  • Engineers Fallen in the War, Westminster Abbey Service, 583, 607
  • English Manufacturer and Foreign Customer, Cecil Walton, 201
  • Exhibition—see British Scientific Products
  • Explosions, Relative Merits of Different Classes, Professor J. Young, 455
  • Explosive, New, in South Africa, 153
  • Explosives Production, Organisation and Technical Training, by K. B. Quinan, 101
  • Explosives Supplied by Manchester, 35

F

  • FAIR, British Industries, in 1920, to be held Simultaneously in Various Towns, 468
  • Fair, British Industries, Increased Number of Exhibitors, 201
  • Fall of 110ft. without Injury, 607
  • Federation of British Industries :
  • - Anglo-French Conference in Paris, 236
  • - Commissioner Appointed for East Coast of South America, 455
  • - To Guard National Rolling Mill at Southampton from Foreign Acquisition. 329
  • - National Conference on Ways and Communications Bill, 607
  • - Representatives to Accompany Government Mission to Germany to Examine Engineering Developments, 329 —See also Brazil.
  • FERTILISER Factory at Johannesburg, 507
  • Fire Engineers, Proposed Formation of Institute, 35
  • Fire at North-Eastern Marine Engineering Company's Wallsend Works, 533
  • Fishing Industry Development, Lewis Island and Fleetwood, Lord Leverhulme’s Scheme, 630
  • Flooding in Somerset, Projected Scheme for Prevention, 379
  • Foochow, Improvements on the River Min, 403
  • Food Committee’s Report on Refrigerator Wagon Defects, 555
  • Ford Motor Company’s Assembling Plants in Spain and Denmark, 586
  • Ford Motor Company’s Change of President, 57
  • Forest Fires in U.S.A., Suggested Use of Aeroplanes for Detection and Transport of Fire Fighters, 607
  • Fouling of Gun Barrels, System of Overcoming, 533
  • Frangois Method of Stopping Underground Water Flow, 57
  • French Crops and Unwanted Agricultural Machinery for Disposal, 583
  • Furnace Construction, Importance of Refractory Materials Employed, W. J. Rees, 153

G

  • GALENA in South Africa. Discovery of Rich Deposit, 533
  • Gas and Electricity, Increased Allowances since Armistice, 35
  • Gas Light and Coke Company’s Share in Supply of War Material, 201
  • Gas Producer with Concrete Slabs instead of Steel Casing, 74
  • Gas Producer Furnace, Richards, for Production of Realgar, 105
  • Gas Storage in Exhausted Natural Gas Wells Proposed, 153
  • Gas from Wheat Straw as Motor Car Fuel in British Columbia, 35
  • German Chemical and Dye Works Resuming Business, 105
  • German Machine Industry, Precarious Condition, 355
  • German Potash Industry and the Labour Question, 140
  • German Raw Materials no Longer to be Used for Military Purposes, 35
  • German Submarine Engines Landed in the United Kingdom, 533
  • German Works Closing Down in Luxemburg, 559
  • Germany’s Successful Discovery of Substitutes for Textile Requirements, 81
  • Glass from Paddy Husks, Experiments in Burma, 403
  • Glass Shortage in Europe, Various Substitutes, 140
  • Glasses for Protection of Eyes of Furnace Workers, 607
  • Glue, Proper Treatment for Joints, 358
  • Glued Joints, Tests of Strength with Various Glues, 583
  • Gold Coast Palm Oil Tax, 105
  • Gold Deposits in the Belgian Congo, 455
  • Goldfields in Belgian Congo, Increased Output Expected from New Plant, 277
  • Gold Mine at Modderfontein, New Shaft to be Sunk, 355
  • Gold Output of the Empire, Reduction in Recent Years, 35
  • Gold Output of the Klondyke, 379
  • Government Assistance for Housing, 340
  • Graphite Deposits, Valuable, in Siberia, 177
  • Graphite as a Lubricant for Air Compressor Cylinders, and Otherwise, Its Great Advantage, 189
  • Grangemouth Reopened for Mercantile Shipping, 129
  • Greenwich Observatorv, New Aluminium Time Ball, 631
  • Greenwich Record of Sunshine and Rainfall, 631
  • Greenwich Record of Temperature and Air Movement, 631
  • Gregory, Professor Richard, Knighted, 429
  • Groupe Inter-Universitaire Franco -Britannique, 494
  • Guatemala and Mineral Deposits, 607
  • Gyratory Stone Crusher, Large, in America, 583

H

  • HARTLEPOOL andWest Hartlepool Boroughs, Proposed Amalgamation, 355
  • Health and Death-rate Statistics of England and Wales, 57
  • Heat Conducting Properties of Bricks and Effect of Porosity, Dr. J. W. Mellor, 403
  • Heat Insulating and Filtering Kieselguhr Found in Ireland, D. A. MacCullum, 153
  • Heat-insulating Material, Molera, Possible Use for Sound-proof Chambers, 11
  • Heating of Houses by Open Fires, Economy by Reducing Ventilation, 129
  • Heysham as a Port of the Midland Railway, 429
  • High Explosives, War Experiences with, Professor H. B. Dixon, 105
  • Hong-Kong Plantation of Eucalyptus and Camphor Trees, 153
  • House-building in Monolithic Concrete, W. Cal way, 225
  • House-building with Wooden Lath Netting in Norway, 249
  • Hudson River Tunnel to Connect Manhattan with New Jersey, Large Money Vote, 249
  • Hydro-electric Possibilities in the Argentine, 11, 249
  • Hydro-electric Power Plant, Tavoy, Burma, 403
  • Hydro-electric Scheme for Dartmoor, 329
  • Hydro-electric Schemes in Ontario, 336

I

  • ICELAND’S Plan to Combine Salt Production, Iron Industry and Electric Power, 35
  • India, British, Statistics of Imports and Exports, Pre-war and Since, 631
  • Industrial Bank for South Africa, 403
  • Industrial Classes, Increase in Students, 80
  • Industrial Essay Competition, 546
  • Industrial Reconstruction Committee for Zinc and Spelter Industry, to Assist Government in Future, 507
  • Industrial Reconstruction Council, Fortnightly Conferences, 225
  • Industrial Reconstruction Council, Open-air Meetings for Advocation of Whitley Council Policy, 583
  • Inland Waterways Scheme to Cost £80,000,000, 249
  • Insulator, Heat and Cold, from Waste Paper, Mr. L. Edwards’ Production, 129

IRON AND STEEL:

  • - Australia, Western, Conference of Steel Users in view of Deficient Supplies from British Factories Owing to War Requirements, 329
  • - Austrian Iron Industry, Lack of Coal and Iron Ore, 245
  • - Barrow Hematite Steel Company Recommences Work, 507
  • - Blast-furnace and Steel Works in Ontario, Disputed Scheme, 177
  • - Blast-furnaces in United States, Reduced Iron Output, 303
  • - Buenos Aires Ironworks Closed Down Because of Strike, 249
  • - Celebes, Iron Ore in the Larona District, 559
  • - Coal Saving by Softening Boiler Water, 559
  • - Converter Steel without the Use of Pig Iron, Result of Experiments, 507
  • - Drainage Pipes, Comparative Value of Cast Iron, Wrought Iron and Steel, W. P. Gerhard, 329
  • - Economics in Hand Drill Steel, H. A. Read, 583
  • - Electric Iron Smelting in British Columbia, Possibilities, 303
  • - Electric Steel Furnace in Spain, Particulars of, 105
  • - Electrode Consumption in Electric Steel Furnaces, Method of Reduction, 105
  • - Growth of Cast Iron, Method of Prevention, 225
  • - Indian Iron and Steel Company’s Excellent Iron Ore, 153
  • - Iron Coating with Aluminium, German Method, 277
  • - Iron Immersion Experiments and Discoveries, 507
  • - Iron Ore in the Midlands for Blast-furnace Work, 277
  • - Iron as Substitute for' Wool in German Air Filters, 11
  • - Iron and Zinc as Electrical Conductors, 225
  • - Japan’s Enormous Increase in Production, Consumption and Price of Steel during the War, 189
  • - London Iron and Steel Exchange, Opening, 11, 57
  • - Malleable Castings Without Shrinkage, 11
  • - Manganese Discoveries in Northern Brazil, 379
  • - Manganese Orc on the Gold Coast, 379
  • - Manganese Ore from Mines of San Antonio, Ecuador, 455
  • - Manganese Ore, Native, in Use in Australia, 507
  • -Mexico, Famous Iron Mountain may Pass to Japanese Syndicate, 533
  • - Mild Steel Production Record for this Country, 481
  • - Miners’ Federation of Great Britain, Scanty Interest Shown in Election of President, 11
  • - Newfoundland Iron Mines Developments, 428
  • - Newfoundland and Spanish Iron Ore, Comparison in Cost of Delivery to United Kingdom, 329
  • - Norwegian Steel Works at Hardanger, 583
  • - Ontario, Projected Steel Works at Goderich, 533
  • - Painting Iron, Use of Sprayer, 429
  • - Pig Iron Made at Pretoria, 11
  • - Pretoria Ironworks, New Blast-furnace, 533
  • - Prevention of Columnar Crystallisation in Steel Ingots, L. B. Lindemuth, 559
  • - Queensland State Steel and Ironworks, Unsuccessful Search for Site, 631
  • - Scheelite Ore Deposits in Canada, 429
  • - Slag Wool and Rust on Steel, Tests by Dr. J. E. Stead, 481
  • - Solid and Liquid States of Steel, Cosmo Johns, 379
  • - Spain, Iron Ore Deposits, 455

IRON AND STEEL (continued) :

  • - Stainless Steel Production, Increased Prices, 81
  • - Steel Plate, Record Size, Rolled in U.S.A., 429
  • - Steel Rods, Painted and Unpainted, for Reinforcement, 177
  • - Tata Iron and Steel Works Extensions in India, Prospects, 379
  • - Tests on Steel Ingot and Increase of Density, 153
  • - Tungsten Deposits in Canada, 429
  • - Tungsten Ore Exports from the Federated Malay States, 81
  • - Ukraine Iron Oro Production, 533
  • - Waratah, New South Wales, Steel Company’s Production of Railway Wheels, Tires, and Axles, 303
  • - Wolfram Output, Great Increase Due to War, 533
  • ITALIAN Motor Car Exports, Falling-off, 105
  • Italian Need of Machine Tools, Replacement of Former Supply from Germany, 140
  • Italian Public Works during Transition from War to Peace, 88

J

  • JAPAN, Cable Tramway Across Mountains, 153
  • Japan, Improved Harbour at Muroran, 153
  • Japan, Two Portland Cement Factories to be Set up at Kawasaki and Hokkaido. 129
  • Japanese Tin-plate for Switzerland, 631
  • Java, Engineering Congress Postponed, 607
  • Java, Forthcoming Engineering Congress Proceedings to be in both English and Dutch, 481
  • Jig and Tool Design, Effect on Rapid Production in Engineering Work, G. H. Hey, 201
  • Johannesburg Foundry, Moulders’ Work, 105
  • Joints Made with Joiners’ Glue, 358

K

  • KAFFIR Pick as a Cattle Call, Cecil Walton, 201
  • Kamnassie Irrigation Scheme, 355
  • Kitson-Emp:re Lighting Company, Patriotism and Foreign Goods, 29
  • Krupp’s War-work Machines Used for Commercial Purposes, 481

L

  • LADYBIRDS in Cold Storage for Greenfly Destruction, 129
  • Land Acquisition for-Public Purposes, 57
  • Lapland, Valuable Deposit of Iron Pyrites said to have been Discovered, 129
  • Lathe, All-geared, Prize Suggested, 105
  • Lead Discoveries near Loch Leven, 277
  • Lead Mines, Old, in Derbyshire to be Worked for Lead, Vanadium and Molybdenum, 303
  • Lead Mines, Old, in the Midlands, Re-opening, 379
  • Leather, Experiments on Wearing Qualities, 455
  • Light Used for Transmission of Speech, Dr. A. O. Rankine, 631
  • Lignite Briquettes, Carbonised, Projected Canadian Industry, 105 : Delay of Scheme, 153
  • Lignite Mining and Yield of Oil, 507
  • Lille, Lamentable Condition Due to War British Chamber of Commerce Report, 105
  • Lloyd’s Register—see Ships
  • Lock-houses on the Thames, to be Rebuilt After 100 Years of Life, 631
  • Lodge, Sir Oliver, Resignation as Principal of Birmingham University, 225
  • London Cartage and Haulage Contractors’ Objection to Control of Roads and Railways by One Department, 303
  • London Electrical Engineers, R.E. (T.F.), Dinner, 477
  • London, Port of, Report Against Bill for Wharf Construction at Canvey Island, 429
  • Lytham Wind Mill Burned Down, 225

M

  • MACEDONIA, Abundant Deposits of Coal, 129
  • Machine Tool and Engineering Association, Dinner, 232
  • Madagascar, Mineral Wealth of, 403
  • Magnesia as Reagent for Neutralising Acid Mine Water, 105
  • Magnetos, British Firms’ Output, 35
  • Manchester Traincar Building Expenditure, 249
  • Manchester’s Contribution of High Explosives, 35
  • Manganese—see Iron and Steel
  • Manila Seismic Record, 631
  • Mechanical Haulage, Experiments on Comparative Cost of Steam, Petrol, and Electrical Vehicles, 481
  • Mersey and Irwell Committee and Pollution of Rivers, 583
  • Meso-thorium as Substitute for Radium, 225
  • Metals Occluding both Oxygen and Hydrogen, 11
  • Metals in Possession of the Ministry of Munitions, Monthly List to be Published, 153
  • Metric System Enforced in Uruguay, 11
  • Metric System of Weights and Measures, Harry Allcock, 177
  • Michell Thrust Block, Patent Extension, 288
  • Middlesbrough Chapel Premises, Conversion into Technical Institute, 355
  • Mine Precautions by Copper Company in Use of Electric Cables, 225
  • Mine Rescue Apparatus, Nose Clips, Dr. Henry Briggs, 474
  • Mines, Non-ferrous, in the Lake Country, Relations with Government, 631
  • Mines Rescue Apparatus, Army Respirator and Eeds Helmet Useless as Protection, 583
  • Mineral Discoveries in Montenegro, 57
  • Moir, Sir Ernest, Presentation to him by Members of Ministry of Munitions, 236
  • “Molera” for Lagging Steam Pipes and Boilers, 11, 153
  • Montreal Harbour Improvement Scheme, 533
  • Mortar made Water-tight with Sugar, 481
  • Motor Car Engine’s Fuel, Petrol and Town Gas Compared, 129
  • Motor Car Headlights and Proper Positioning of Filament, 81
  • Motor Car 500-Mile Race at Indianapolis, 639
  • Motor Car Prices, Probable Increase in, 133
  • Motor Cycles Sold by Government to ExDespatch Riders from Government Services, 607
  • Motor Fuel, Alcohol, Research Programme, 292
  • Motor Haulage Vehicles and Government Sales, 277
  • Motor Industry Matters, Agreement between Institution of Automobile Engineers and Two other Societies, 329
  • Motor Industry, Proposed Import Dufy on Foreign Vehicles and Parts, 153
  • Motor Plough Manufacture in Austria, 105
  • Motor Users and Legislation for Road Reconstruction, 81
  • Motor Vehicles and Economy by Use of Benzole in Preference to Petrol, Stenson Cooke, 607
  • Mud Jet for Extinction of Underground Fires, Monsieur Fayol’s Method, 177
  • Munitions, Ministry’s Large Profits on Sale of Electric Hoists and Motors, 634
  • Museum of Munitions to Facilitate Sale of Stores, 631

N

  • NATIONAL Factory at Willesden for Sale, 607
  • Natural Gas Borings in Hungary, 355
  • Natural Gas Supplants Oil as Fuel for Steam- driven Plant, 57
  • Newcastle’s Contemplated Wholesale Production from Conversion of Waste Products, 153
  • New Zealand Hydro-electric Scheme, 403
  • Niagara, New Water Power Plant, 81
  • Nickel, Over 77 per Cent, of World’s Supply Mined in the British Empire, 277
  • Nitric Acid from the Atmosphere, Japanese Factory, 57
  • Nitrogen Production in Germany Greatly Increased, 481
  • North Pole Storkerson Expedition Abandoned, Erroneous Theory of Ocean Currents, 303
  • Norway, Factory for Erection of Cheap Wooden Houses, 355
  • Norwegian Glycerine Refinery, 57
  • Nose-clips for Rescue Apparatus, Dr. Henry Briggs, 474
  • Nova Scotia Hydro-electric Commission, 631

O

  • OIL Drilling and Electrolysis Troubles, 559
  • Oil Extraction from Steam Engine Exhaust, 355
  • Oilfields in Papua, Exploratory Work by Australian Government, 379
  • Oilfields and Rotary Drilling, 2
  • Oil from Kauri Gum, Production in New Zealand, 607
  • Oil, Mineral, Deposits in Northern Transvaal, 379
  • Oil Prospects in Derbyshire, Favourable Indi- cations, 177
  • Oil Prospects in Derbyshire, Pessimistic Prophecy, 153
  • Oil Refinery near Swansea, 481
  • Oil Well in California, Record Speed in Sinking, 2
  • Oil Wells in Galicia and Roumania, Flow Restored by Electrical Heating, 355
  • Oils for Transformer Immersion, Comparison of Fixed and Straight Oils, 57
  • Omnibus Fares in London, Home Secretary’s Inquiries, 481
  • Ontario, Hydro-electric Schemes, 336
  • Osaka Harbour, Japan, Cost of Improvements, 129
  • Oxy-acetylene Cutting of Cast Iron, Special Precautions Necessary, 303

P

  • PAINTS for Floors, Useful Hints, 11
  • Palmer Shipbuilding Employees’ Shares, 481
  • Papermaking Experiments, Unsuitability of Burma Rice Husks, 583
  • Paper Manufacture and the African Baobab Tree, 533
  • Paper Pulp from Indian Bamboos and Grasses, Great Possibilities, W. Raitt, 105
  • Papuan Oilfields, Imperial and Australian Government Co-operation, 583
  • Patent Extension, Michell Thrust Block, 288
  • Patent Laws Revision in Japan, 559
  • Patent Office of India, New Type of Journal, 521
  • Patriotism and Foreign Goods, 29
  • Petrol Imports, British Increase in 1918, 105
  • Petrol Licences through the Royal Automobile Club, 225
  • Petrol Lorries’ Journey Across America, 429
  • Petroleum Discovery at Bahia Blanca, South America, 129
  • Photometer, New Light Measurer, 379
  • Pigments from Various Minerals, 607
  • Pipes, Concrete, Replace Wooden Piles in Construction of Tasmanian Wharf, 607
  • Pitting, Abnormal, Observations of, Mr. O. P. Watts, 507
  • Platinum Discovered by Spain in Serrana Volcanic Mountains, 303
  • Ploughs, Motor, Manufacture in Austria, 105
  • Plymouth, Wembury Dock Scheme Revival, 533
  • Pneumatic Hammer of 65 lb. Weight, 455
  • Polish Trade, Export Directory of British Firms in Course of Preparation, 303
  • Portland Cement Factory at Singapore, 586
  • Portland Cement Industry in Ceylon, Investigations, 481
  • Portuguese River Power Utilisation for Wolfram Mines, 455
  • Pulp and Paper Industry in Canada, Statistics, 57
  • Pumping Plant, Novel Set, Installed at Cornwall, Ontario, 631

Q

  • QUEBEC Bridge, 164
  • Queensland, Projected Deep-water Port and Railway Connections, 403

R

  • RADIUM, Meso-thorium as Substitute, 225
  • Rafts for Ocean Transport of Timber, 533

RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS :

  • - Accident, Disastrous, on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railroad, 153
  • - Accident Narrowly Averted on the Somerset and Dorset Line, 249
  • - Accidents on April 1st Fewer than on other Dates, 455
  • - Accidents Blue-book Unissued, Board of Trade Reports Still Available, 631
  • - Accidents in February of Past Years, 153
  • - Accidents in January of Various Years, 35
  • - Accidents to Railway Servants, Committee of Inquiry, 201, 225
  • - Accidents, Seven, Board of Trade Reports, 153
  • - Ambulance Trains at Southampton Docks, Period of Greatest Stress, 559
  • - American Managers for English Railways, Great Eastern Appointment Sequel, 554
  • - American Railways Coal Saving, 607
  • - American Soldiers on French Railways, Plain Speaking as to Regard for Safety, 35
  • - American War Locomotives and Cars, Huge Cost, 529
  • - Appeal to Traders Poster by Railway Executive Committee, 11
  • - Appointments and Staff Changes, 11, 57, 105, 125, 153, 201, 225, 277, 379, 402, 155, 501, 507, 515, 559, 583, 631
  • - Assistant General Managers Appointed in View of Work Pressure, 276
  • - Australian Hard Woods for Sleepers, Preference Asked for, 603
  • - Automatic or Hand Couplers for British Railway Wagons, 611
  • - Baghdad Railway Taurus Mountain Section, Good Condition but Deficient Rolling Stock, 379
  • - Bain, Mr. D., Retirement, Great Services in Safety Measures, 402, 455, 559
  • - Baldwin Locomotive Works, Fiftythousandth Engine, 390
  • - Barry Railway General Manager, 225
  • - Basingstoke and Alton Railway, Reopening Uncertain, 303
  • - Belfast and County Down Railway, Loss nf Steamer Erin’s Isle, 355
  • - Belfast Shipyard Men and Workmen's Tickets, 303
  • - Belgian State Railways Electrification, Honour Conferred on Mr. Philip Dawson, 329
  • - Birthday Honour for Mr. Church, 607
  • - Board of Trade Replies to Questions on British Railway Matters, 379
  • - Bombay Harbour, Proposed Railway Under, 201
  • - Brazilian Railways Proposed Electrification, 583
  • - British Building of Engines and Machinery, Cape Newspaper's Tribute to, 455
  • - British Railway Locomotives and Wagons being Returned to England from France, 631
  • - Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railroad, Terrible Smash of an Electric Train, 153
  • - Burma, Proposed Coast Line to Connect with India, 403
  • - Cabs Free Entry to Railway Stations, Question Unsettled, 396
  • - Caledonian Railway Company’s Roll of Honour, 277
  • - Caledonian Railway, Locomotive Repairs, New Rolling Stock Needed. 249
  • - Cambrian Railway Locomotive Superintendent Retires, 11
  • - Cambrian Railway’s Changes of Staff, 515
  • - Canada’s Fast Transcontinental Service. 559
  • - Canada’s Gift of Food and Railway Transport, 153
  • - Canadian Forestry Corps’ Gratitude to Station Master, Woburn Sands, London and North-Western Railway, 177
  • - Canadian Government Railways, Change of Control, 81
  • - Canadian Government’s Big Order for Steel Rails, 631
  • - Canal Training at Devizes, Sir Maurice Fitz- maurice’s Evidence, 81
  • - Canvey Island Scheme, Bill Rejected, 533
  • - Cape to Cairo Railway Extension, 631
  • - Capital and Revenue Returns for United Kingdom Railways, Real and Fictitious, 57
  • - Cheap Travelling Facilities Under Consideration, 225
  • - Children’s School Treats, Cheap Trains for, 507
  • - Chinese Railways, Suggested Internationalisation, 105
  • - Coal Saving by Railway Electrification, E. W. Rice, 11
  • - Coastwise Steamer Trade and the Railways, 507, 583
  • - Collision, Fatal, at Banff ur long Junction, Report Recommends Track-circuiting, 129
  • - Commercial Travellers and Week-end Facilities, 507
  • - Common User Additional Vehicles Included in Arrangement, 583
  • - Concrete Rolling Stock in Holland, 559
  • - CongoNile Railway, Construction about to be Started, 631
  • - Control of Railways during the War, Comparison between Our Own and American Methods, 105
  • - Control of Railways in the Future, 146
  • - Cooper, General A. S., 54, 125, 153
  • - Cornish Railway, Burngullow to Falmouth, Projected, 524
  • - Cost of Living and War Wages, 481
  • - Craven Arms and Montgomery, New Railway Connection Wanted, 225
  • - Crewe Works of London and North -Western Closed for a Week, 631
  • - Cuffley and Stevenage Section of Enfield Loop Opened, 225

RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS (continued) :

  • - Cumberland Coast. Suggested Railway to Connect Silloth, Solway Firth, with Mary- port, 105
  • - Death of Mr. G. Murray Smith, Midland Railway Company, 403
  • - Death of Sir George Armytage, 249
  • - Death of Mr. VV. E. Blake, Superintendent of London Tube and District Railways, 481
  • - Death of Mr. W. H. Williams, Great Western Railway, 35
  • - Death of Captain James Williamson. 277
  • - Deaths of Dr. Angus Sinclair and Mr. Walter V. Turner, 153
  • - Denbighshire Rural Railway Facilities Scheme, 201
  • - Devon’s Desire for Railway from Okehamp- ton to Moretonhampstead, 177
  • - District Railway Broken Rail, Protection by Track Circuits, 105
  • - District Railway Overcrowding, 355
  • - Dividends of Certain Railways, Increase in, 160, 225
  • - Dover and Folkestone Damaged Line, Proposed Temporary Replacement by Light Railway, 105
  • - Druitt, Colonel E., Retirement of, from Railway Department. Board of Trade. 379
  • - Dublin and South-Eastern Railway, Sea Encroachment and Talked-of Diversion of Line, 559
  • - Durban. Railway V orkshops Extension. 355 East London Railway and Half-finished Tunnel Connection with Great Eastern, Completion bv Government Recommended, 201
  • - Easter, Question of Movements of Troops and Holidaymakers. 355
  • - Electrification of Mountain Sections of Californian Railways, 403
  • - Empire Medal Award to Signalman, 105
  • - Engine-driver’s Long Service on Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, 35
  • - Entre Rios Railways New Chief Engineer, 11
  • - Euston to Watford New Railway, Construction Work Recommenced, 177
  • - Fares Increase Likely to Continue at Present, 355
  • - Fares Increase and the National Union of Railwaymen, 631
  • - Fay, Sir Sam, Return from Government Post to Great Central Railway, 201
  • - Federated Malay States, Locomotives Ordered from America at Lower Cost and Quicker Delivery than in Britain, 249, 403
  • - Fish Docks at Grimsby, Reported Renewal of Extension Work by Great Central Railway, 81
  • - Food Waste for Lack of Railway Collection and Delivery, 607
  • - Forty-seven-hour Week in Great Eastern Railway Workshops, 277
  • - Forty-seven Hours on Various Railways, 11, 35
  • - French Railway Electrification, Proposed Schemes, 303
  • - French Railways on American Lines, A Report, 11
  • - Fuel Conservation Charts to Illustrate Waste in Irregular Firing of Locomotives, 455
  • - Furness Railway, Departmental Co-ordination, 225
  • - Furness Railway Purchases of Engines and Tenders, 303
  • - Furness Railway Steamers, Sale of, 583
  • - Furness Railway’s All-Blue Carriages, 507
  • - Future of Railways, Government Questioned as to Cost and Losses, 201
  • - Gauge Difficulty in Australia, Numerous Unacceptable Devices, 81
  • - Geddes, Sir Eric, and the North-Eastern Railway, 177
  • - Gibb, Sir George, and his Dual Activities, 631
  • - Gibb, Sir George, and the Road Board, 583
  • - Glasgow and South-Western Clyde Steamers Still in Admiralty Employ, 277
  • - Glasgow and South-Western Railway, Collision at Elderslie, Colonel Pringle’s Report, 225
  • - Glasgow and South - Western Railway, Favourable Condition of Railway Material, 329
  • - Goods Brake Vans, While Hand-rails for Use of Guards at Night. 403
  • - Government Departments, Cost of Railway- Service to, 507
  • - Government and Railway Superannuation Funds, 303
  • - Government Traffic Cost and Value, 303
  • - Great Central Main Line Viaducts Strengthened, 277
  • - Great Central Railway Locomotives, Mr. Robinson’s Design Chosen for Engines Ordered by War-office, 303
  • - Great Eastern Railway, General Manager’s Temporary Dual Functions at an End, 631
  • - Great Eastern Railway Manager on English Railways, 554
  • - Great Eastern Railway Orders for Engines and Tenders, 329
  • - Great Eastern Railway Warehouses Destroyed by Fire, 35
  • - Great "Eastern Railway’s New Steamers, 262
  • - Great Eastern Suburban Train Service, Improvement in Late Trains, 57
  • - Great Indian Peninsula Railway, and Oilburning Locomotives, 355
  • - Great Northern, Great Eastern and Great Central Railways’ Pooling of Cartage and Resulting Economy, 329
  • - Great Northern Railway, Opening of Cuffley and Stevenage Section of Enfield Loop, 225
  • - Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, Improved Service, 355
  • - Great Northern of Ireland, Permanent Way Relaying ; also Orders for Wagons. 379
  • - Great North of Scotland Educational Scheme as War Memorial, 329
  • - Great North of Scotland Herring Fishery Traffic, 429
  • - Great North of Scotland, Increase in Passengers and Revenue, 277
  • - Great Southern and Western, Special Train for Irish Commander-in-Chief, 11
  • - Great Western Railway :
  • -- Accident and Prompt Action of Driver and Signalman, 153
  • -- Coal Supply, 303
  • -- Engineering Department Changes, 583
  • -- Experiences, A Man and a Woman, 583

RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS (continued) :

  • - Great Western Railway (continued):
  • -- Facilitates Exchanges of District between Members of Staff, 559
  • -- Goods Mileage and Receipts in 1900 and 1912, 429
  • -- Roll of Honour, 177
  • -- Signals, Accumulators for Track Circuits, andc., 153
  • -- and the Treasury, Settlement Effected, 429
  • -- War Bonus Cost, 303
  • -- War Record in Passenger Trains, 277
  • -- Working of Admiralty Coal Trains, 81
  • -- Works Manager, Mr. C. B. Collett, Promoted, 501
  • - Highland Railway Expenditure and Need of Bank Loans Due to Government Traffic, Complaints, 303
  • - Honours for Bailway Men, 57, 455
  • - Increased Cost of Horse’s Keep and of Coals on the Midland Railway, 559
  • - Indian Coalfields, Bokharo and South Karan pura, Survey for Railway to Connect, 249
  • - Indian Mails’ Renewed Transit Overland, 57
  • - Indian Railway Board, Recognition of Patriotism of Staff, 379
  • - Indian Railway Working, Proposed Inquiry with View to Changes, 379
  • - Indian State Rail ways, Expenditure in 1917— 1918, 303
  • - Indian State Railways, Net Working Profit in 1917-1918, 303
  • - Institutions, Locomotive and Railway—see Associations, andc.
  • - Irish Railway Shareholders’ Protection Association, 429
  • - Isle of Wight Communication with the Mainland, Improvements Suggested, 559
  • - Italian Railwaymen’s Eight-hours Day, 507
  • - Jamaica’s Purchase of Railway Material in France, 11
  • - Jubilee of First American Transcontinental Railway, 607
  • - Labour Troubles on the Lancashire and Yorkshire and London, Brighton and South Coast Railways, 35
  • - Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, Annual Report, 147
  • - Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway East Coast Fleet, Government Compensation for Vessels Lost in the War. 329
  • - Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Finance, Comparison between 1887 and 1913, 249
  • - Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Stockholders, 355
  • - Laraiche-Alcazar Railway, Morocco. Tenders for Construction, 355
  • - Lavatory Water Tanks on Railway Carriages, New System for Refilling, 402
  • - Light Railway Commissioners Orders Applied for and Confirmed. 225, 631
  • - Light Railway and Motor Services for Scotland, 355
  • - Light Railways for Isle of Lewis Development. 81
  • - Light Railways in the West of England, Various Proposals, 303
  • - Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway Taken Over by Government to End Labour Troubles, 631
  • - Locomotives, Latest, Very Large, on Virginia Railway, 277
  • - Locomotives, Return from France, 355
  • - London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Comparison of Stockholders’ Income in 1913 and 1918, 329
  • - London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Expected Renewal of Newhaven and Dieppe Service, 249
  • - London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Failure of Tunnel at Oxted, 455
  • - London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, Increased Traffic and Revenue, 329
  • - London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, War Memorial to Fallen Men, at Victoria and Elsewhere, 277
  • - London, Chatham and Dover Railway’s Claim for Rent for Buildings Requisitioned by Government, 277
  • - London, Chatham and Dover Railway’s Loss on Automatic Machine Rentals, 249
  • - London Electric Railways, City and South London and Central London Railway Companies’ Working Arrangement, 177
  • - London Electric Railway Season Tickets and the Strike, 201
  • - London and North-Western Railway, Insurance Society, 429
  • - London and North-Western Railway’s Marine Superintendent, 507
  • - London and North-Western Railway Men’s Forty-seven-hour Week, 11
  • - London and North-Western Railway, Narrow Escape of Serious Disaster, 639
  • - London and North-Western Railway’s New Steamers for Irish Service, 105
  • - London and North-Western Railway, Roll of Honour, 177
  • - London and North-Western Railway, Steamer Run Down by American Destroyer, 303
  • - London and Paris, New Daily Service, 129
  • - London, Port of. Authority, Opposition to Thames Ocean Wharf and Railway Bill, 533
  • - London and South-Western Railway, Capital Expenditure in 1918, 303
  • - London and South-Western Railway, Change of General Manager’s Assistant, 559
  • - London and South-Western Railway. Signal and Telegraph Engineer Retires, 105
  • - London and South-Western Suburban System Electrification, Passenger Increase, 583
  • - London Suburban Stations Closed during War. Reopening Improbable at Present, 249
  • - London Traffic Conditions and Difficulties, 481, 507, 533, 631
  • - London Traffic and Supply of Rolling Stock, Priority Grant Unnecessary, 631
  • - London Underground Traffic on Easter Monday, 129
  • - Long-distance Trains, Some Few, being Restored, 105
  • - Loss on Railway Working, Heavy Estimate, 355
  • - Madrid and France, Cost of New Railway, Electric Traction Proposed, 455
  • - Manchester Tramway Passengers, Proposi tion for Tube Railway, 177

RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS (continued) :

  • - Mansfield Railway Connection with Colliery, Utility in War Service, 607
  • - Maryport and Carlisle Railway Company, Adverse Conditions of Goods Engines Purchase, 533
  • - Melbourne Electric Railways Opened, 455, 559
  • - Memorial Services for Fallen Railway Men, 484
  • - Mersey Railway, Comparison between Steam and Electric Working, 559
  • - Metropolitan District Railway Company’s New Turbo-alternator at Lot’s-road, 303
  • - Metropolitan District Railway’s War Difficulties and Overcrowding, 177
  • - Metropolitan Railway Demobilisation Anticipations, Loss of Men Fallen in Service, 177
  • - Metropolitan Railway’s Excellent Working, 607
  • - Metropolitan Railway’s New Passenger Coaches, 507
  • - Metropolitan Railway Non-strikers, Company’s Appreciation of Loyalty, 403
  • - Metropolitan Railway War Memorial, 429
  • - Mid-Flint Light Railways Scheme, 81
  • - Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, Manager Appointed, 153
  • - Midland Railway Appointments, 402
  • - Midland Railwav Employees in 1914 and Now, 303
  • - Midland Railway Punctuality, 559
  • - Midland Railway, Small Capital Expenditure, 355
  • - Midland Railwav Statistics in 1907 and 1913, 429
  • - Midland and South-Western Junction Railway, Greatly Increased Cost of Working, 559
  • - Motor Cars’ Competition with Railways in the United States, 559
  • - Motor Vehicles as Railway Feeders in Italy, 403
  • - National Union of Railwaymen and its President, 35
  • - National Union of Railwaymen and Railway Executive Committee, 129, 277, 446, 631
  • - Nationalisation of Railways, Minerals and Lands, No Official Estimate Prepared, 225
  • - New Transport Company. Limited, Refusal of Permission for Capital Increase, 201
  • - New Year’s Honours for Railwaymen, 11
  • - New York Subway Extension System, Notable Electrical Railway Undertaking, 184
  • - New Zealand Government Railways Programme, 201
  • - New Zealand Government Railways War Balance Sheet, 177
  • - New Zealand State Railways in 1918, Financial Results of Working, 328
  • - New Zealand State Railways, Interrupted Extensions and Lack of Facilities, 303
  • - North-Eastern Railway General Manager, Reported Change, 57
  • - North-Eastern Railway Passenger Increase, 391
  • - North-Eastern Railway Policy?, War Record, 455
  • - North-Eastern Railway and Sir Eric Geddes, 177
  • - North London Electric Service Improvement, 429
  • - Norway’s Order for Locomotives and Rolling Stock Parts from U.S.A., 455
  • - Nottingham, Congestion of Traffic at, 631
  • - Nyassaland, Projected Government Railwav, 129
  • - Oakland, Antioch and Eastern Electric Railway, Benefit of Change in Trolley Wheels, 57
  • - Oil Fuel Burning on Railways, Results of Tests of Various Systems, 403
  • - Oil as Protection from Rust of Permanent Way Angle Bars and Bolts, 559
  • - Oxted Tunnel Closing, Temporary, 533
  • - Paris Underground Fares Increase, 507
  • - Passenger Facilities, Improvement not yet Expected, 105
  • - Passenger Fares and Postage on Letters, Small Prospect of Return to Pre-war Rates, 249
  • - Passenger Train and Heavy Goods Loads 225
  • - Passengers’ Roll of the" London Electric Railway Companies, 177
  • - Perishable Goods, Design of Railway Wagons for, 351
  • - Post-offices for Service between Queenstown and Kingstown Harbour, 11
  • - Potteries Railway, Failure of Application to Reconstruct, 329
  • - Preferential Treatment and Agricultural Produce, 533
  • - Pre-war Travelling Conditions, Gradual Efforts To wards Restoration, 303
  • - Profit, Railway, and Otherwise, a Vanishing Quantity, Mr. Lloyd George, 188
  • - Proposal to Return Railways to Private Working with Guarantee of Minimum Rate of Return, 225
  • - Queensland Commissioner of Railways, Retirement after Fifty Years’ Service, 277
  • - Race Meetings and Increased Fares, 591
  • - Rails and Sleepers from Temporary Railways in France, Question of Disposal, 533
  • - Railway Benevolent Institution, 225
  • - Railway Benevolent Institution, Presidentelect, 81
  • - Railway Clerks’ Association Recognised, on Conditions, 153
  • - Railway Conditions as to Claims for Losses, as to Carriage, andc., 303
  • - Railway Executive Committee and Privately- owned Wagons, 563
  • - Railway Executive Committee, Offices and Staff from Railway Companies, No Cost to Board of Trade, 355
  • - Railway Executive Committee, Poster Appeal, 11
  • - Railway Executive Committee and Railwaymen, 129, 277, 446, 533, 631
  • - Railway Material Exports Statistics, 57, 129, 455, 631
  • - Railwaymen and the Eight-hour Day, 129
  • - Railwaymen’s Two Unions, Their After-war Programme, 35
  • - Railway Officials Resume Work on Retirement from Government Positions, 455

RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS (continued):

  • - Railway Servants and War Wages, 201
  • - Rates for Goods and Running Costs, 583
  • - Rationing Holiday Traffic to and from Blackpool, 429
  • - Refrigerator Wagons Defects, Report by Food Committee, 555
  • - Restaurant Services Re-established on Great Northern Trains, 129
  • - Rome and Constantinople, Proposed Direct Railway Communication, with Supplementary Ferry-boat Service, 105
  • - Roosevelt, Late President, and the United States Railways, 81
  • - Royal Agricultural Society’s Cardill Show, Railway Facilities, 507
  • - Sack, Railway-owned, Shortage in Scotland, Farmers’ Troubles, 249
  • - Safety First in the United States, 541, 583
  • - Scottish Labour Members’ Fares, 506
  • - Shropshire and Montgomery Light Railway Company, 201
  • - Signalman’s Gallantry during Air Raid, 607
  • - Signals, Coloured and Position, Comparison of, and Report on both Types, 451
  • - Singapore and Malay States, Causeway Across Johore Straits to Replace Train Ferry Connection, 81
  • - Skip-stop System for Street Railways, Fuel Economy of, 11
  • - Sleeping Car Services between Paris and Alsace-Lorraine, 11
  • - Snow Damage of Telegraph Wires and Much Delayed Trains, 35
  • - South Africa Adopts Eight-hours Day in Railway and Harbour Department, 607
  • - South African Passenger Fares and Goods Rates, Further Increase, 11
  • - South African Railways Annual Reports, Change in Period Covered, 11
  • - South Australian Government Railways Finance, 129
  • - South Australian Locomotives, Largest yet Built in the Province, 129
  • - South-Eastern and Chatham Railway, Landslide and Empty Train Wreckage, 249
  • - South-Eastern and Chatham Railway, Land-slip Repair, 277
  • - South-Eastern and Chatham Railway’s New Steamer, 249
  • - South-Eastern Railway Wagon Shops Burned Down, 583
  • - South Manchuria Railway Improvements of Track and Rolling Stock, 201
  • - Steam Locomotion and Wasted Fuel, 403
  • - Steel Rails in the United States, Reduced Output in 1918, 583
  • - Straps on Railway Carriage Windows, 429
  • - Sturrock’s Steam Tender, 81—see Miscellaneous Index
  • - Summer Time Dates Fixed, 225
  • - Superannuation Allowance to Retired Railway Officers, Question of Increase, 507
  • - Taff Vale Railway, Co-operation between Employers and Employed, 429
  • - Taff Vale Railway and the Eight Hours Day, 355
  • - Taff Vale Railway, Questions of Joint General Manager and Common User of Wagons, 355
  • - Taff Vale Railway Roll of Honour, 177
  • - Thomas, Mr. J. H., Health Visit to America, 506
  • - Traffic and Railway Services, Further Increase Impossible, 481
  • - Train Ferries on Entre Rios Railway as Precursor of the Richborough Cross-Channel Undertaking, 35
  • - Train Service Improvement, 429
  • - Train Service Improvements, Restaurant Cars Again Running, 225
  • - Training, Free, for Junior Clerical Staff of Underground Railways and Omnibus Company after War Service, 277
  • - Transport Bill and New Works, 481
  • - Transport Committee and London Traffic, 607
  • - Transport in India and East Africa, Inquiry, 429
  • - Transport of Troops and Munitions, Statement of Cost, 399
  • - Tube Railway Fares, Concessions as to Wages and Hours, 403
  • - Tube Railways, London, Financial Problems, 607
  • - Tunnel to Connect Denmark and Sweden, 455
  • - UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION :
  • -- Additional Precautions at Level Crossing?, 329
  • -- Armistice Stops Entrainment of 250,000 Men, Cancelled Arrangements and Efficient Handling, 403
  • -- Coal Contract Publicity, 533
  • -- Commissions on Contracts, Modification of Original Clause, 533
  • -- Congress and Big Railway Deficit Vote, 607
  • -- Control of Railways, President Wilson’s Message, 507
  • -- Director-General, Mr. McAdoo Succeeded by Mr. Walker D. Hines, 153
  • -- Fuel Conservation Section’s Large Saving in Coal and Oil, 57
  • -- Fuel Zone System, Great Saving in Transport, 11
  • -- Future of American Railways, Question of Finance, 481
  • -- Increased Fares and Freight Rates Cause Reduction of Deficit, 57
  • -- Interstate Commerce Commission Report and Bureau of Railway Economics, 379
  • -- New Railway Works Programme Shelved for Lack of Funds, 411
  • -- Routeing of Traffic on United States Railways, 481
  • -- Troops Traffic Statistics, 403
  • -- United States Railway System, Proposed New Federation Scheme, 11
  • -- United States Societies, Clubs, andc., Devoted to Railway Subjects, 328
  • -- Wages Statistics during Administration Control, 607
  • -- Wages, Trainsmen’s Further Advance of 65,000,000 Dollars, 379
  • - Wages Increase of Miners, Railway and Transport Workers, 110 to 120 per Cent, since War Outbreak, 455
  • - Wages Statistics, 583
  • - Wagon Repairs and Labour Shortage. 429
  • - Wagon Shortage and Delayed Ships, 583
  • - Wagons, British Wooden, Life of, 533
  • - Wagons on Indian Railways, Statistics, 35

RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS (continued) :

  • - War-office Orders for Locomotives to Design of Mr. J. G. Robinson, 303
  • - Waterloo, Escalators between Main Line Station and City Railway, 379
  • - Waterloo Station Reconstruction Nearly Completed, 583
  • - Waterloo Station, Slight Collision between Steam and Electric Trains, 303, 607
  • - Water Power Utilisation in France for Electrification of Main Railways, 402
  • - Ways and Communications :
  • -- Finance Questions, 249
  • -- Finance and Condition of Permanent Way and Rolling Stock, Sir F. Banbury, 379
  • -- Opposition, 225
  • -- Statement by Mr. Bonar Law, 201
  • -- Trade Associations not Represented, Delay Asked for, 481
  • -- Wagons, Privately Owned, Inquiry as to Steps Taken, 533
  • - White Paper Initials on Railway Working, 507
  • - Whit Monday Passengers on London Underground Lines, 631
  • - Women Railway W’orkers, Donation on Discharge, 35
  • - Women’s War Wages Advance, Arbitration Decision, 177
  • - Woolwich, Kearney Railway of 0.75-Mile Length and One Minute’s Journey, Projected, 129
  • RAINFALL in Australia, Records, 403
  • Reafforestation in Great Britain to Replace Timber Cut Down during War, 240
  • Realgar, Successful Production with Richards Gas Producer Furnace, 105
  • Reunion of Ex-British W’estinghouse Men, 190
  • Road Improvement, Government Grant of £10,000,000, 81, 480
  • Roads and Road Transport and also Railways, Opposition to Proposed Unification of Government Control, 81, 277
  • Roads and Transport Congress and Exhibition, 495
  • Rolling Mill at Southampton, Steps by Federation of British Industries to Guard it from Foreign Acquisition, 329
  • Rotary Engine, Isaac Smith’s, Working Drawing of, Placed in Science Museum, 201
  • Royal Automobile Club’s Opposition to Ways and Communications Bill, 225
  • Royal Automobile Club’s Services to Overseas Officers during the War, Sir A. Stanley, 559
  • Royal Dockyard Apprenticeship and Educational System, Successful Results, 277
  • Rubber Association of Singapore, Standard Qualities Fixed, 583
  • Rubber, Synthetic, German Factory, 105
  • Russia’s Abundant Supplies of Timber, 153
  • Russian Industrial Undertakings and Workmen in 1914, 533
  • Russia’s Introduction of Metric Weights and Measures, 55, 177

S

  • SAFETY Precautions for Transmission Machinery, Home-office Report, 464
  • Salcoats, Borehole Projected to Search for Minerals, 481
  • Saturday Holiday, Five Days’ Work at a London Works, 403
  • Scheelite—see Iron and Steel
  • Science, Application of, to Industry, C. M. Walter, 277
  • Scientific and Industrial Research, Expenditure, Sir F. Heath, 225
  • Segnite, New Explosive in South Africa, 153
  • Selenium and other Minerals and Production of Pigments, 607
  • Serbia, Government and Industrial Mission, 225
  • Sewage Disposal and Pollution of Rivers, 583
  • Sewerage and Sewage Disposal Works near Bridgend, 428
  • Shaft-sinking in the Transvaal, World’s Record, 177
  • Shale Oil in Brazil, Larger Percentage than from Scotch Shale, 129
  • Sheep Losses by Blow-fly, Scientific Efforts at Prevention, 35

SHIPS AND SHIPPING MATTERS :

  • - American Destroyer Built in Seventy Days, 57
  • - American Shipbuilder’s Offer to the Shipping Board, 429
  • - American Shipping Board Orders Cancelled or Curtailed and Prices for Ships Lowered, 444
  • - American Wooden Steamers Converted as Tow Barges, 355
  • - Armistice, First British Concrete Steamship, Behaviour of, 177
  • - Barnstaple Reinforced Concrete Shipbuilding Yard, Activities, 177
  • - Battleship Design in the Future, H. C. By water, 329
  • - Concrete Barges, Seaworthy Qualities Doubted, 303
  • - Concrete Ferry-boat, Accident and Repair, 481
  • - Concrete, Reinforced, and Steel Vessels, Comparison of Deadweight, T. J. Querette, 225
  • - Cromarty, Closing of Naval Base, 533
  • - Cunard’s New Service of Steamers, 455
  • - Dutch Companies Repairing British Ships, 105
  • - Electric Welding of Ship Joints, Great Saving in Cost Compared with Riveting, 105
  • - First Steamship to Cross the Atlantic. 533
  • - Great Eastern Railway’s New Steamers, 262
  • - H.M. Destroyer Zubian, One Ship Reconstructed from Two, 429
  • - H.M.S. Truant, Ocean-going Torpedo-boat Destroyer. J. S. White and Co., 277
  • - Japanese Mercantile Marine, Details, 249
  • - Japanese New Cargo Boat Service from Yokohama to Calcutta, 607
  • - Japanese Shipbuilding Programme, 249
  • - Lloyd’s Register, Chairmen and Vice-chairman, Elections, 631
  • - London and North-Western Steamer Run Down by American Destroyer, 303

SHIPS AND SHIPPING MATTERS (continued):

  • - Mauretania’s Record Trip from Halifax to New York, 533
  • - Mercantile Marine Openings, Various, for Boys, 583
  • - Merchant Shipping Act, Lifeboats and Rafts for all, 105
  • - Newhaven and Dieppe Steamship Service, Expected Reopening, 249
  • - Northumberland New Shipbuilding Combination, 201
  • - Osaka Shosen Kaisha and Shipbuilding, 607
  • - Reconstructed Vessels for Sale by Admiralty, 429
  • - Repairs of Shipping, Announcement by Controller, 35
  • - Salvage of the A. J. Fuller, Attempt to Raise the Ship, 177
  • - Salvage of Ships after the War, A Great Harvest Expected from them, 11
  • - Shipbuilding Yard at Ardencaple, 583
  • - Ship Losses during the War, Twenty-five Times as many British as American Vessels, 429
  • - Ship Plates for Australia, Cheaper from England than in Australia, 507
  • - South-Eastern and Chatham’s New Steamer Maid of Orleans, 249
  • - Steamer Wrecked in 1840, Remains Exposed by Dredging, 533
  • - Steam Yacht Carnegie’s Long Voyages, 507
  • - Submarines, and Under-water Listening, Professor Bragg, 559
  • - Submerged Submarines, French Invention for Locating, 201
  • - Swedish Mercantile Marine War Losses, 455
  • - Tyne Shipping, Increase in Output of Ships, 303
  • - United States Battleship Idaho and H.M.S. Dreadnought, Comparisons, 481
  • - 10,000-Ton Vessel Bisected to Pass through Locks on the Welland Canal, 403
  • - War Vessels Launched on the Tyne during the War, 355
  • - Whitshed, H.M.S., Ocean-going Torpedo- boat Destroyer Launched at Wallsend, 140
  • - Wooden Ship, Sierra Npvada, Built in 1854 and Still Afloat, 429
  • - Wooden Shipbuilding at Quebec, Good Record, 481
  • - X-rays for Inspection of Concrete Ships, 403
  • - Yarrow-built Destroyer’s Record Speed, 303
  • SIBERIA, Northern, Harbour and Handling Facilities at Mouth of River Ob, 403
  • Slag for Concrete-making, 533
  • Smoke Prevention, Condition of Sheffield, Sir R. Hadfield, 81
  • Soap-making from Petroleum in Germany, 429
  • Soda near Pretoria, Valuable Deposits, 277
  • Solar Eclipse on May 29th, 1919, Experiments, 455
  • South African Gold Mine, New Shaft being Sunk, 379
  • South African Institute of Electrical Engineers, President, 249
  • South African Mineral Output and Working Cost Statistics, 355
  • South African Mining Improvements in Tube Mills, 379
  • South African Societies’ Combined Exhibition of Machinery and Appliances, 355
  • South Africa, Trade Conditions of, and Federation of British Industries, 277
  • Southampton’s Embarkation Work during the War, 249
  • Spain and Export of Machinery, 177
  • Spanish Industries, Government Concessions, 481
  • Spelter Manufacturers and Nationalisation of Coal Mines, 607
  • Spirit from Sulphite Waste of Pulp Mills, 583
  • Spitzbergen, A Departure of Workers for the Northern Exploration Company, 507
  • Spitzbergen, A No Man’s Land, 455
  • Steam Engine Building in the Last Generation, Excellent Record, 177
  • Steel—see Iron and Steel
  • Stephenson, George, Interesting Maps and Papers belonging to him Presented to Newcastle, 153
  • “Still” Engine and Lubrication Experiments, 607
  • Strike for Less Pay, 177
  • Submarine Mine Exploders, Thousands for Sale by Disposal Board, 441
  • Sulphur Deposits in Texas, 455
  • Sulphur Waste in Fumes Round Nickel Mines in Ontario, 329
  • Superheating by Steam as Preventive of Rust in Iron, 355
  • Surplus Government Stores, Profitable Sales, 583, 607, 634
  • Swedish Factory Started for Manufacture of Mica Insulating Materials from Native Mines, 129
  • Swedish Industries Fair at Gothenburg, 607
  • Sweden, Removal of Restrictions on Exports to, 646
  • Swiss Trade Exhibition, 355
  • Sydney Harbour Dredging, Material Removed Last Year, 201
  • Sydney, Pyrmont Bridge Repaired Rapidly by Oxy-acetylene Welding, 429

T

  • TAMPING Railway Sleepers in Canada, Advantage of Use of Pneumatic Tools, 533
  • “Tanks” Association, A New Society, 65
  • Tanks to be Broken Up, 81
  • Tasmania and Hydro-electric Development, 355, 481
  • Telephone between Cawnpore and Lucknow, 559
  • Telephone Cables in London, Quick Repair of Extensive Damage, 153
  • Telephone Exchanges, London, Cost of Scheme for Conversion to Automatic System, 329
  • Telephone Statistics in United States, 355
  • Telephone System in Bolivia, Reputed to be the Highest in the World, 57
  • Telescope, Great Reflecting, near Victoria, B.C., Completed, 35
  • Ticker in Wireless Telegraphy, Other Applications Suggested, M. Goudet, 81
  • Tidal Wave and Atmospheric Pressure, 249
  • Timber of Canada, List of Trees Used, 403
  • Timber Growth, Experiments in India, 355
  • Timber Shortage Due to War and Reafforestation Scheme, 240
  • Timber Supplies, Rationing Abolished and Prices Reduced, 129
  • Timber Supply by Government at Reasonable Price, 507

Timber Transport by Rafting Across the Atlantic, 533

  • Time-keeping Accuracy of Country’s Principal Clocks, 631
  • Time Lost and Device for Prevention, 379
  • Tinfoil Manufacture in China, 129
  • Tin Mining in Cornwall, Question of Subsidising, 159
  • Tin Slimes Concentration, J. M. Buckland, 249
  • Tramcars on Elevated Line from Tokyo, Trial Run, 481
  • Tungsten—see Iron and Steel
  • Tunnel Below Sea at Moji, Japan, 481
  • Tunnel, Railway, to Connect Denmark and Sweden, 455
  • Turbine Design and Problems of Distortion, 57
  • Turbines, Steam, Most Economical Size of Unit for, 225
  • Turpentine Oil and Rosin, New Source of Supply of, Found in India, 533
  • Tyne Improvement Commission’s Plant, Proposed Purchase of New Dredgers, 333

U

  • UNITED States and Need of Good Work, 212
  • Universities and British Industries, 541
  • Universities and Colleges Better Supported in the United States than in Great Britain, 481
  • University College and Hospital War Memorial, 594
  • University College, London, Annual Dinner, 570
  • University College, London, Annual Report, Decrease in Students and Revenue, 249
  • University Endowments in England and Wales, Analysis of Distribution, 481

V

  • VANADIUM in Swedish Coal, 607

W

  • WALKER, James, and Co., New Arrangement of Working Hours, 403
  • Walter Scott and Middleton, Presentation, 213
  • Wangduni, New Zealand, Port Development Delayed, 429
  • War in its Dependence on Chemistry, 11
  • War “Gases,” Serious Effects of Chloropicrin, 35
  • War Memorial, A. A. Jones and Shipman, Limited, 47
  • War Output of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., 436
  • Warehouse Accommodation, Great Extension by Mersey Docks and Harboi r Board, 57
  • Water, Colour Improvement Caused by Storage, 129
  • Water Power Committee’s Report on Capacity of British and German New Guinea, 507
  • Water Power Development in Europe and Japan, 429
  • Water Power Schemes in the Ghats, in Province of Bombay, 559
  • Water Powers of the Ukraine, 533

WATER SUPPLY:

  • - Birmingham, Proposed New Pipe from the Elan Valley, 329
  • - Bombay Water Supply from Powai Lake, 631
  • - Cohoes, New York, W’ater Consumption, Pumps Cheaper than Water Meters, 429
  • - Dacca Waterworks Improvement, 105
  • - Electrolytic Corrosion, New Resistance Device for Water Pipes, 153
  • - Hyderabad Water Supply, Completion of Oosman-Sagar Dam, 607
  • - India, Waterworks Called for at Chandpur, 403
  • - Kawasaki, Cost of New Waterworks, 429
  • - Manchester Corporation’s Water Bill, 303
  • - Manchester, Greatly Increased Consumption of Water, 129
  • - Manchester’s Scheme for Water from Westmorland, 607
  • - Midnapore, India, Water Supply, Further Grant Required for Cost, 129
  • - Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, W’ater Supply, Alternative Schemes, 533, 631
  • - South Australia, New Schemes for Water Supply, 507
  • - Sydney, New South Wales, Storage Incicase, 484
  • - Sydney Water Supply, Cordeaux River Dam, 455
  • - Uruguay, Projected W’ater Supply and Sewerage Works, 533
  • - Water Consumption in Great Britain for Papermaking, Brewing, Railways, and Fire Extinction, 533
  • - Water Filtration Plant at Detroit, 429
  • - Water Filtration Plant Sludge. Experiments, 455
  • - Water Meter Test Results, F. B. Nelson, 403
  • WATER in Underground Fissures, Stoppage by Injection of Liquid Cement, 57
  • Wzater-gas to Relieve Coal Shortage in Germany, 35
  • Waterproofing of Drawings and Tracings for Use in Wet Places, 11
  • Waterways Lost and Regained by the British in Flanders in 1918, 129
  • Wraygood-Otis Foremen’s Dinner, 248
  • Ways and Communications Bill, Mr. Bonar Law on, 201 ; Opposition, 225 ; Finance Questions, 249—see also Railways
  • Ways and Means, Ernest Benn, 288
  • Weights and Measures, Metric and English Systems, Comparison of Use, Mr. Halsey, 507
  • Welding, Acetylene and Electric, 546
  • Wheat and Beans, Suggested Mixture of Crop as Protection from Storms, 129
  • Wheels for Road Vehicles, Steel and Wood, Comparison of Advantages for Overseas Service, 329
  • White Arsenic, Plant for Production to be Put Up in South Africa, 355
  • “Whitley” Plan as Applied to Brass and Copper Industries, 355
  • Wireless Communication by Telephone with Moving Omnibus, 559
  • Wolfram—see Iron anti Steel
  • Wolfryn Electro-chemical Treatment of Seeds, 559
  • Wolverhampton and Aeroplane Making, 532
  • Wood as a Boiler Fuel, 533
  • Wood for Concrete Reinforcement, Precautions in Use, 607
  • Wood Distilling Works in Ontario, Growth in Twenty Years, 81
  • Wool Scarcity in Germany, Use of Iron for Air Filters, 11
  • Working Drawing of Isaac Smith’s Rotary Engine Placed in Science Museum, 201

X

  • X-RAY Discussion at Faraday and Rontgen Societies’ Meeting, 416
  • X-Rays for Inspection of Concrete Ships, 403

Y

  • YARROW and Company’s Output to Increase in Vancouver but Diminish on the Clyde, 129
  • Yellow Pine Shortage in United Kingdom, Government Measures for Supply and Price Regulation, 303, 507

Z

  • ZINC and Lead Pipes, Corrosion, and Methods of Protection from, 631
  • Zinc Production by Electrolytic Company of Australia, 201
  • Zirconium Exports from Brazil, 559

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