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'1:, < The Royal Engineers Journal. PUBLISHED QUARTERLY. - , > i VOL. XXXVII. No. 2. JUNE, 1923. 0 ; -- X F. INSTITUTION OF RE OFFICE COPY .i All C'rrespi DO NOT REMOVE i MANAG T 1; lb, V____ ______________ I '( M[URALINVY " MURAPRIME" THE PERFECT WATER PAINT The PRIMING for MURALINE Sanitary, Artistic, and Durable. and all washable water paints and Requires only the addition of distempers. Also for use over wall water to make ready for use. paper to fix colours before applying In 40 shades. Sold in a dry powder. distemper, and to prevent absorption. "COVERIN E" THE CELEBRATED WHITE UNDERCOATING. One Coat transforms Black into White. Ready for use in five minutes. Can be second-coated in a few hours. USE CARSON'S 1 PURE PAINTS i Full particulars on application to i WALTER CARSON & SONS BATTERSEA, LONDON, S.W.1l Telephone: Battersea 1630 (2 lines), AND AT Bachelors' Walk, DUBLIN. 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(tMWi aSelw;u, (td5fQCa a,ee ^w^, S£c^/ ((.a.irn.&d fGo14dJ-f raie Scl i/t4AetltU. 7Wite~'6oa/ic ^/ .C --- '.\zr nrry.p'. , S&',.trforceInstitutes ;M,PERiAL COURT, UPPER KENNINGTON LANE, KI-N'NINGTON. S.E.II. OR 10 T1E AREA MANAGER. THE INSTITUTION OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. All communications for the Institution should be addressed to:- The Secretary, The Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham. CONTENTS. PAGE. r. THE ROYAL CHARTER. By Lieut.-Colonel W. A. J. O'Meara, C.M.G. ... 177 2. THE NECESSITY FOR ENGINEER INTELLIGENCE TO ENGINEER COMMIANDERS IN WAR, AND HOW IT MAY BiE OBTAINED. Second Essay, Cooper's Hill Memorial Prize, 1922. By Pontifex (Capt. and Bt. Major R. P. Pakenham-Walsh, M.c., R.E. ....... ... .. ... ... 182 3. ORGANIZATION OF ENGINEERING WORKS IN THE GREAT WAR. By Major- General Sir George K. Scott-Molicriefi, I<.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.I.E... ... 189 4. MODERN FORlMS OF CENTRAL HEATING; By Brig.-General W. Baker Brown, C.B... ... .. ... ... ........ ... 201 5. THE RAILWAY DISTRICT AS A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION. A Lecture delivered to Junior Officers of the North-Western Railway of India at Lahore, in November, 1922. By Captain G. Walton, O.B.E., R.E. (Lahore District Traffic Superintendent). ... .. ... .. 209 6. A SUGGESTION FOR ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNFIRE. By Lieut.-Colonel D. M. F. Hoysted, D.S.O., R.E. ... ... ... ... ... ... 221 7. LEAVES FROM AN OLD LETTER BOOK. Extracted by Colonel C. W. Davy, C.M.G. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 224 8. THE LIGHTER SIDE OF " I." By Lieut.-Colonel E. P. Le Breton, R.E. ... 234 9. MAP-READING FROM AEROPLANE PHOTOGRAPHS. A Lecture delivered at the S.M.E., Chatham, on 8th March, 1923, by Major M. N. MacI.eod, D,S.o., MI.C., R.E., Chief Instructor, Artillery School, Larkhill ... 242 IO. TIIE MADRAS SAPPERS AND MINERS. By the Commandant. (With Pholo) 257 1I. DESCRIPTION OF THE WAR M3EMORIAL ERECTED BY TIIE Q.V.O. MADRAS SAPPERS AND MINERS AT BANGALORE. (Furnished by the Com- mandant, Q.V.O. Madras Sappers and Miners.) (With Photos) ... 270 12. BORING IN PALESTINE. By F.E.G.S. .... .. ... 271 13. UNARMED DEFENCE. By Two Sapper Officers ... .. ... ... 274 14. HILSEA ORDNANCE DEP6T. By Colonel J. C. Matheson. (ll'ith Plate) ... 278 15. MODERN DIESEL ENGINE PRACTICE. By Capt. J. H. Dyer, AI.c., R.E. ... 280 16. TRAINING OF TERRITORIAL DIVISIONAL ENGINEERS. A Lecture by "A Chief Engineer of a Command." ... ... ... ... ...... 287 17. ADMINISTRATION OF ENGINEER SERVICES IN PEACE-TIME. By Colonel G. Walker, C.B.E., D.S.O. .. ... .......... ... 297 18. PROFESSIONAL NOTES ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 302 Method of making up a Wire Rope out of Telegraph Wire. The institution of Mechanical Engineers. Memorandum regarding admission to the Institution ol Officers engaged in or having passed through the E. and M. course. Report on the lHot-Water Apparatus erected at 28th Divisional Baths, Chanak Kale, on Capt. K. 13.S. Crawford, R.E.'s Principle for supplying Hot-Spray Baths for the troops. By Colonel P. T. Denis de Vitre, D.S.O. Slump Tests for Consistency of Concrete Mixtures. Apulian Aqueduct. *J CONTENTS. PAGE. I9. MEMOIRS .. .. ...... ... ... ......... .... 3I 3 Lieut.-General Sir Henry Hamilton Settle, X.C.B., D.S.O., Colonel- Commandant, R.E. (With Photo) Lieut.-Colonel Hugh Drummond Pearson, D.S.o., R.E. (With Photo) 20. BOOKS ..... ... ... ... ......... 319 The D.U. Technical Series. D.K.E. Siwa-The Oasis of Jupiter Ammon (C. Dalrymple Belgrave, with an Introduction by General Sir Reginald Wingate). J.E.E. A Chapter of Misfortunes (Major-General W. D. Bird, c.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.). Major H. N. Kermack, R.E. A Science of Infantry Tactics Simplified (Capt. B. H. Liddell Hart). Suspension Bridges (Dr. D. B. Steinman). E.F.T. Work of the R.E. in the European War, I914-19. Military Mining. Major-General R. N. Harvey, c.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. Multi-Wheel and Track Motor Vehicles (Major T. G. Tulloch, late R.A.). G.C.G. 2I. MAGAZINES ... .. ... .... .. ... .. ... 334 Revue Militaire Grlndrale. By Colonel A. R. Reynolds. Bulletin Beige des Sciences Mlilitaires, 1923. By Lieut.-Colonel W. A. J. O'Meara, C.M.G. Revue Mi!itaire Suiisse. By Lieut.-Colonel W. A. J. O'Meara, c.iM.G. Heerestechnik. By Colonel H. St. J. L. Winterbotham, c.x.G., D.S.O. Militdr IVocheiiblatt. By Lieut.-Colonel E. G. Wace, c.B., D.S.O., R.E. 22. CORRESPONDENCE ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 351 Authors alone are responsible for the statements mtade and the opinions expressed in their papers. COUNCIL OF THE INSTITUTION OF ROYAL ENGINEERS. (Incorporated by Royal Charter, 27th February, 1923.) Patron:--H.M1. THE KING. President. Maj.-Geu. Sir William A. Liddell, K.C.M.G., C. B. (D.F.: .): Vice-Presidents. Maj.-Gen. Sir George K. Scott-Moncerieff, s.C.B.. K.c.M.G., C.l.E. .1 K Ihu,,;; .1- C --.-f. IV C Af p \ Y', C'"·'U· \""'"'I· Elected. Ex-Oficio. Maj.-Gen. Bruce-Williams, Sir Hugh B., K.c B., Col. 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