ILLUSTRATIONS 



FACE PAGE 



NEWCASTLE BRIDGE GATESHEAD ARCH . . . 16 



QUEBEC BRIDGE 17 



SEVERN TUNNEL, WELSH ENTRANCE ... 32 



CONSTRUCTING THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. . 33 



A SMALL PROVINCIAL TELEPHONE EXCHANGE . 64 



A TELEPHONE CALL Box 65 



RACING MOTOR BOATS AT FULL SPEED . . 80 



ONE OF THE LATEST TYPES OF SPEED BOAT . . 81 



R.M.S. "MAURETANIA" 96 



THE ENGINES OF M.V. "BRITANNIC" ... 97 



DIESEL ENGINE 112 



A MARINE TYPE OIL ENGINE . . . .113 



THE GAILLARD CUT, PANAMA CANAL ... 144 



THE CRISTOBAL TERMINAL DOCKS, PANAMA CANAL. 145 



A LOCOMOTIVE CRANE 160 



PICKING UP THE MAILS 161 



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