The industrial transition in Japan

摘要

Maurice Holland, Director of the Division of Engineering and Industrial Research of the National Research Council, has just brought out a small edition de luxe giving in condense form a report of his investigation of the industrial situation in Japan while attending the Pan Pacific Science Congress as a representative of the United States Government, the National Research Council, and other national bodies. The book is of pocket size, and contains 52 pages of printed matter descriptive of pearl culture, Japanese fisheries, Japanese industrial research, civil aviation in Japan, the silk industry, general impressions and conclusions and an industrial map of Japan in interesting though concise form. Mr. Holland's work is sponsored by the Japan Society as well as the Research Council. The book is available through the publishers, the Federal Printing Company, New York, N. Y.