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"A minute observation of detail . . . characterises the whole work." -Iron and Coal Trades Review. “Mr. Popplewell gives a clear exposition of the results of specialisation in production, of the development of ore-handling machinery, and of the general use of the charging machine, features that characterise American practice. He shows, too, that the colossal blast-furnace with huge yield due to high-blast pressure, regardless of consumption of steam and boiler coal, is giving place to a blast furnace of more modest dimensions. 34, Cross Street, Manchester SHERRATT & HUGHES MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS. ECONOMIC SERIES. "The impression derived from reading Mr. Popplewell's report is that many of the most striking developments, admirable as they are, were designed to meet special wants, and are not necessarily applicable in Great Britain."-Nature. The book has its interest for the educationist as well as for the manufacturer."-Scotsman. 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SHERRATT & HUGHES MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS. ECONOMIC SERIES. (GARTSIDE REPORT, No. 4.) DYEING IN GERMANY AND AMERICA. By SYDNEY H. HIGGINS, M.Sc., Gartside Scholar. Demy 8vo, pp. xiii. 112. 1s. net. (Publication No. 24, 1907.) "The book will make a valuable addition to the technical litera ture of this country."-Tribune. "The work is one which . should receive the attention of those who desire a general view of the German and American dyeing industries."-Textile Manufacturer. "A perusal of the work leads us to the conclusion that much useful work is being done by the Gartside scholars, which will give these young men an excellent insight into the working conditions of various industries."-Textile Recorder. No. VII. THE HOUSING PROBLEM IN ENGLAND. By ERNEST RITSON DEWSNUP, M.A., Professor of Railway Economics in the University of Chicago. Demy 8vo, pp. vii. 327. 5s. net. (Publication No. 25, 1907.) 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Demy 8vo, pp. xxvi 779. 8s. 6d. net. (Publication No. 29, 1907.) 66 This work is largely based on an enquiry made by past and present Students of the Educational Department of the University of Manchester. Chapters on Continuation Schools in the German Empire, Switzerland, Denmark, and France, have been contributed by other writers. gives a record of what the principal nations are doing in the prolongation of school work. It is invaluable as a corpus of material from which to estimate the present position of the world-so far as its analogies touch Britain-in further education,' as the phrase is." -The Outlook. 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