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1944
1944 - 1490.PDF
vi. Advertisements. FLIGHT JULY 2OTH, 1944 FUNDAMENTALS O F C THE UNITED rj S COMPANIES LTD Mercury of ancient mythology, was the courier of the gods flying with winged sandals to transmit their will to men. In the dim past, tribe spoke to tribe by means of smoke signals. Then came the flaring beacons—those flames on Skiddaw which " roused the burghers of Carlisle." In days of dire peril the news of Napoleon was Qashed along the coasts by semaphore. The invention of the telegraph, telephone and radio has quickened communication between the nations of the world. Civilisation extends through the propagation of experience, information and ideas to far distant lands. A vital part in all these complex methods of communication is played by steel. t THE UNITED STEEL COMPANIES LIMITED STEEL, PEECH & TOZER, SHEFFIELD SAMUEL FOX & CO. LTD., SHEFFIELD UNFED STRIP & BAR MILLS. SHEFFIELD APPLEBY-FRODINGHAM STEEL CO. LTD., SCUNTHORPE WORKINGTON IRON & STEEL CO.. WORKINGTON THE SHEFFIELD COAL CO. LTD. THE ROTHERVALE COLLIERIES. TREETON UNITED COKE & CHEMICALS CO. LTD. THOS. BUTLIN & CO..WELLINGBOROUGH © U.S.P 31
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