17 JUNE 1905, Page 25

The Shipbuilding Industry. By David Pollock. (Methuen and Co.. 2s.

6d. net.)—" Shipbuilding as an art," writes Mr. Pollock, " has long become subordinate to the science involved in the industry." The varieties of ships required are largely increased; the propelling powers are various, oil, gas, and electricity being added to sails and steam. All this increases the usefulness of such a handbook as the volume now before us.