Moments in Flat Slabs

IN making a preliminary survey of a chosen site, before the foundation work is arranged, it is often necessary to explore t,he ground for an appreciable depth to ascertain as closely as possible, the carrying capacity available. A. Hiley

DUNKIRK HARBOUR is one of the principal transit points between England and France. Its position, moreover, is remarkable; seawards, its entrance channel opens on a bay crossed by international steamship lines, landwards, it is connecfed with France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and other countries by a system of railway lines and canals all converging towards it. L.P. Brice