This issue follows closely in time on the previous number reviewed in Vol. 2, No. 16, 1954, of this Journal. Of the longer articles (Abhandlungen) purely glaciological subjects predominate: H. Körner writes on glacier mechanics and flow; H. Hoinkes on the influence of glacier wind on ablation; G. Heinsheimer on hydrology and glaciology in Argentina; H. Paschinger on glacierization in Spain.

Among the many shorter articles (Mitteillungen, Berichte) an unusual note appears dealing with firn conditions in Corsica. The Editor summarizes the results of the fluctuation measurements in the Eastern Alps and Prof. R. Finsterwalder writes on the 1953 Alpine Research Course at the Gepatschhaus.

In the excellent review section covering a wide range of recently appeared works there is a carefully prepared list of contents in recent issues of the Journal of Glaciology. These are divided into headings—Snow research, Ice research, Glacier research (general) and Glacier research divided into regions (the Arctic, the Antarctic, North America, Europe, etc.) occupying three and a half pages.