918 CHEbUSTRY AND INDUSTRY S O Y .

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REVIEWS contlitious duriug tlic yeiir I d bccii wry IJiid nnd tlic
ROADS A S D ROAD COSSTRUCTIOS ~‘EAR-I~OOKA S D directors hrid done all tlicy could to coiiscrvc, and ns fiir
DII~ECTOIIP, 1930-31. \\‘itIi n forcword by Lt.-Col. as possi1)lcto iniprovc, t,liccnsli rcsoiirces of tlic company.
C. 1-1. U W S S C ~C.U.,
, C.B.E. Pp. 4SO. L O U ~ O ISirice~ : tdic bcginniiig of tlic year under rcvicw sclliiig
’ Tlic Carriers Publishing Co., Lttl. prices Iind been siil)st:int,iiillylowcr, but, in spitc of tliis,
In tlic preface i t is stritcd t,lint tlic ’‘ nini lins Iiccii tlriistic tint1 siiccessful niciisiircs lind bccn trikcn t o
to produce n Iiook of refcrcncc dealing with niorlcrii ciisitrc ns fiir :is possililc tlint t,lic compnny’s Irirgc
practice nnd n report of progress for tlic ycnr nntlcr profit,-ciiriiiiig cupiicity rcriiiiincd iininipiiirctl. It wiis
rcvicw. S o attempt lins beell niiitlc to teiicli rcnclcrs, ncccssnry tliiit tlic \.olwiic of triitlc slioi~ldIJC forth-
but rather to tell them wlint, is Iicing done.” It m y coming in ortlcr tlint. iiilviintngc niigbt. be tnkcn of tlic
IJC sqid a t oncc that tliis volunic is lit,tlc lcss tlinii iin large production ciipncity of tlic plnnt. ‘l‘lic coiiipaiiy
-encyclopicdin for t.hc Iiigliwny engineer, nnd will bc Iind been unfortiiniitc sincc this Inrgc pliiiit ci1p:icit.y.
wclcomcd by nll thosc for whom i t has 1)ccn conipilctl. on wliicli ncw cnpittil lintl IJecii cspcntlctl, Iicciiiiic avail-
The editor rind cout.ril)iitors, ninong whom nrc I h . P. E. ctblc, innsinucli :is generid trading contlit,ions liiitl
Spiclninnn, JIr. A. 1%.Scnrle, Alr. 11. A. Ityvcs, niitl grntluriily Iicconic niorc unfiivoiirriblc. A fitvoiiriilh:
Capt. I\’. J. I h r t y , arc to bc co1igriitiIl:itctl 011 nilinssing clinngc, Iioivcvcr, sccinctl to be taking plncc now.
so mucli vnlunl~lcdata. Iicccntly n Inrgc nntl progrcssivc nuinbcr of orders Iiiitl
bccn rcccivcd, rcprcscnting n Iiigo voliiine of l>iisincss,
CATALOGUE O F CIiEJIICAL A S D ISDUSTRIAL LADORATORY
to such nn cstcnt tlint tlic voluinc of orders w\‘nssuli-
A P P a R A T U s . d. Gallcnkainp fk co., Ltd., London.
stnnt.ially in csccss of wlint tlic conipnny 1i:iiI Iiiitl a t iiiiy
Nessrs. Gnllcnknmp’s Catalogue has novv bcconic ii prcrioiis time. Conscqucntly tlic prodiiction lintl to Iic
handsome quarto voluinc of ncnrly 1500 pages; i t is iiicrcnsccl in Octolicr nnd ~\-oultlliiivc to IIC iiicrciisctl to
wcll priuted on good paper nnd is profuscly illustrated. i i niucli Inrgcr cstcnt i n Novcnibcr iilitl I>ecciiil)cr.
It includes much more than nicrc cliemical apparatus Jlcnnwliile tlic coinpiny’s position in tlic iirtificiiil silk
and laborntory fittings ; its filtritt.ion dcpiirtmcnt intliistry in tliis country wns scciirc and \\-:is Iwing
includes strcnm-line filters and nictafiltcrs ; among tlic mciintnincd by tlic miinifold iicvclopmcnts whicli were
appnrntus for gas nnnlysis arc thosc for nit,rogcn dctcr- taking plncc in every dircctioii, in pnrt.icul:ir i n regird
mination, Bonc and \\Tliecler’s gus npparntus rind otlier to cost :tnd price and qunlity. Espcctntions of furtliw
wcll-known rarictics ; t,hcrc arc iunny Iinlnnccs nnd incrcnsc in business ivcrc supported Iiy tlic fiict tlint new
micro-bnlanccs, appnratus for tlic detcrminnt,ion of products wliicli tlic conipnny lintl dc\~clopetliind otlicrs
molcciilnr wciglits, colorimctcrs, much botiiniciil niitterial, which wcrc still Iwing dc\~clopcil\wrc bcing put on tlic.
for instnncc d i a t o m a d dcsmids and LL variety of innrkct. It wns cspectctl tliiit t,licsc new products
microscopicnl slides. Them arc scores of pages devotcd \voiild commnud n Inrgc siilc nnd coiitrilJutc vcry sitli-
to microscopes, clcctric fumnccs, atomic models, stniitiitlly to consolitliiting tlic gcncrnl siilcs position.
nuntoniicel nioclels, scientific test-books, buffer solutious, Tlic supcriority of tlic conipiiny’s nrticlcs liiid bcen ivcll
and biological stains. It mnkcs a very comprelicnsi\~a ninintriincd and tlicir suprciiic clunlity WIIS rccognisctl
.and useful volume. liy tlic triitlc in gcncml. For some tiinc prior to tlic
I I ~ s ~ i r v ci j~urm DIE I-ItsnsTlstLusr, USI) I r ~ t t \ v ~ s ~ int~rocluct,ion~ u s ~ of tlic Eiitlgct cncli yciir r i gcncriil slrickcning
DEN J ) i t u c r c ~ ~ ~ t u e s1Jy
. 1-1. llntlcrt. 2nd rcvisctl uf 1)usiiicss occurred in tlic nrt.ificiii1 silk indust,ry, crcritccl
edition. l’p. 21 1. IJcrliu : 0. JSlsncr \‘crlilgsgcs., Iiy i t fceliiig of iliiccrtiiiiity regairding possililc nltcrntions
1931. 7.50 111. to tlic cscisc tliity. ITortwiiitcly, i n view of tile ininiinctit
This book is n second, nlniost entirely re-written, prospects of thc itiipositioii of :t tiitiff, it would itppcnr
edition of tlie voluiiic pu1)lislicd in 1927 itntlcr tlic title tliiit this stiitc of iiffiiiw iniglit Iic rcincdictl rind tliiit tlic
Dic I>ruckfiirl~cnhcrstclliing. It contains :I grent flow of triitlc iniglit hc iillowctl to coiitiniic ivitliout
den1 of inforxiintion on t.lic coinpsition, prcpiirittion, iiitcrruptioii. ‘J’lic position of Lotli the Atiicriciin iiiitl
properties, nntl testing of tlic principnl pigments used Ciiniidiitn conipitiiies wis souid tint1 Iiotli coinprinics
in ‘rill cl:isses of printing, togctlier with nn cstciisivc \WW rciitly t o tiikc iitl\’iintll~cOf :iny iniprnveiiic!it~i n
list of colours itlid tlicir ((‘:criiinn) niiiniifacturcrs. t,rnding conditions ns iiiitl wlicn it occurrctl.
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‘l’hcrc nre 11 nunilicr of tii1)Ics tlenling with tlic coinpriti-

Lility of pigiiicnts iii illistiires ant1 with tlic ciiiiscs of UNIWVER, LTD., AND UNILEVER N.V.
and niwms .of rectifying troubles wliicli ririsc during Il’lic tlircctors of Uiiilcvcr, Iltd., i i n t l . U l l i l c \ w X.V.
printing. Of piirticulnr vnluc is tlie section on tlic Iirive tlcclrirctl nu interim tiivitlciitl on t,Iic ortliiiiiry
clioicc of coloiirs for speciitl piirposes, sucli its nniliiic shires, ivliicli, in tlic crise of tlic 1)utclI coIiipiiny, is
dyes for r i i l i l w r priiitiiig nnd coioiirs for printing oti 110 florins per sliiirc of 1000 florias, tlic siiine rritc :IS litst,
cclluloicl, cttllopIi:inc, rind nictiillic foil. ‘J’lic voliinic is ye“I ’r.
intendctl csscntirilly for the priicticnl xnnn, nncl slmltl J Iic f 1 slinrcs of tlic Ihglisli coiripiti1y Iiii\.c bccn tttkcli
1~ of use to r i l l concerned w i t h tlic niiiniifiicturc or ns cqiinl to 12 florins cricli, so tlitit; t,lic cqiiiviilciit tlivitlcntl
use of print,ing inks. JI. I?. C; I I . I , I I ~ ~ 0x1 tlicso slinrcs riinounts to IS I h t c l i ccnts per sliiirc.
‘Chis niiioiint,, \vhcn con\wtetl into sterling tit t lie olrrrclit.
COMPANY NEWS rnte of C S C I I ~ I I I ~ Cis, Is. pcr slitire, lcss tiis, l i n t 1 coinprires
BRITISH CELANESE, LTD. with 92~1.pcr slirirc, lcss trtx, wliicll ilic Etiglisli slirtrc-
‘I’hc twclftli ortliniiry gcncriii iiicctilig ~ i i sl~cltl 011 lioltlcr reccivctl Iwt ycrtr nntl wonltl l~rivcrcccivcd tllis
Octolm 30, Jlr. Jlcnry Drcyfiis Iircsidilig. ‘Yrriditlg ycnr but for t h e tlcl)re(’:irit,ioiiof tllo poi111(1.