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THE CHINA MAIL,
SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1928.
The Marchandles Mart of Chicago, Twice the Site of the World's Largest Business Bulldling to Cost $50,000,000.
The main entrance of the building will face the river and the drive.
Chicago, is to have a gigantle This great Mart, which will house Merchandise Mart housed in its anles quarters and merchandise
The Merchandise Mart will have. own building,, which will be twice displays of several hundred of the
a total floor space of about 4,000,- the size of the largest business country's foremost manufacturers,000 square feet as compared with bullding In the world. This wholesalers and importers, will be slightly less than 2,000,000 aquare mammoth structure, two city located in the rapidly developing feet, which is the floor area of the blocks in length. 18 to 2 storeya new river district, and will occupy Furniture Mart, the next largest high, is planned for the service 2 distinctly conspicuous position building. Each of the eighteen and convenienes of merchandise
main floors will have an area more buyers, of the world. It will cost
than 200,000 square feet. $30,000,000. Construction will begin immediately.
Within the walls of this huge, edifice the retail merchants of the United States, Canada and foreign countries will be able to see, under one roof, hundreds of lines of the world's best merchandise.
The project will be the largest single development of "air rights" -the privilege of building over railroad tracks.. The property of the new building for, caissons, be- gins 23 feet above "dutum.*
just across the river from Wacker Drive at Wella Street, where the southern facade of the structure will be visible for blocks. The site was formerly that of the Chicago and Northwestern Rail- way Company's passenger station. The building will extend 724 feet on Kinzio Street, 577 feet on the river front and 324 feet on Wells Street, with a diagonal frontage facing
Orleans and Franklin Streets. It will be set back from the river about 30 feet to accom- módate a broad upper level drive extending from Wells' to Erankin.
The manufacturers' exhibits will include textiles, ready-to-wear, 'toys, laces, gloves, corsets, millinery, silverware, glass, rugs, knit goods, hosiery, shoes, men's wear, fancy goods, sports goods, art and anti- ques, jewellery, trunks, toilet articles, house furnishings, office equipment and scores of' other merchandlae displays. Among the largest tenants will be, the whole- sale and manufacturing sales de- partments of Marshall Field & Company.
ONE DOESN'T. MIND, if the other does. A scene from
"Cradle Snatchers," a William Fox attraction.
SIR H. CUNLIFFE OWEN'S “TELSTEAD," winner of the Derby. In this picture T. Weston is mounted. Wragg rode the horse in the classic event. (Sport and Gen- eral).
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Jack Dempsey-believed by millions to be the greatest ring champion of all time, and certainly of the "fightingnet" Eghters that ever drew breath-gives hand- some gifts to his beautiful wife, Estello Taylor, the movie star, famed for her worl- in "Ton Juan" with John Barrymore, and in many other notable screens mucocamos.
Certainly be never gave her anymore "powerful "/giftTM than ̄ ̄ the ̄ ̄100-horsepower Chrysler Imperial "80"' Two-Seater which he recently, bought for her, nor mything, on wheels that so well exemplifies his own lithe grace, speed and rugged driving power. At the left, the great fighter and Men Dempsey are seen, in a composite pic- tgre, while below is a snapshot of the Lappy couple in front of their charm- tag Hollywood home,
AN AIR LINER. The aeroplane "Caletta," built for com- mercial purposes, the first of her kind, with accommodation for fifteen passengers and-provision for meals.-(Wah Keung Po.)
FOR THE FUTURE-An aeroplane-motor-car of the "future, with propeller on top and wings folded back, to be used with equal facility either in the air or on the road.— (Wah Keung Po.)
JACKIE HAS IT DONE.The Coogan star in "Get Your
HAIR CUT."
GLORIA SWANSON
LATEST SUMMER FROCKS AND PABASOLS FOR THE GREAT ASCOT RACE
MEETING. The brilliant May sunshino has created a demand for parasols, so the
newest designs are being displayed at a West End, London store. These three de-..
lightful" frocks show the trend of floral and patterned chiffons for the Ascot Races
with the ostrich feather bos once more in favour, while their accompanying para-
sols depict the very latest designs. Note the embroidered bird on parasol on left-
an effective finish to a dainty toilette. Sport and General)."
THE BRITISH GAIN WORLD'S AIR SPEED RECORD Capt. H. S, Broad, with his de Haviland Napier Hound (the first of a series built for the Air Ministry, fitted with a 550 h.p. Napler Lion engine) beat the speed record for over 100. kilometres by attaining an average speed of 160.861 milen per hour, with a load of about one ton dead weight.—(Sport
and General);
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amusing scene from "Cradle