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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1958.
History In Reverse
Man who went forward with others
ihry rode back
He
Into history is Mr P. L. Becomie, of Cobham, Surrey. entered his 1899 Beeston-lumber trieyete for the 16th Plencer Motor Cycle Bun (for historie vehicles only) from Epsom. Survey, to Brighton, Sussex. The tricycle (seen here) was made in Queen Victoria's me and is described as a period
Aurface piece. It has coll ignilton, rid Forks and
burettor.Reuterphoto,
car-
British 'Prefabs' A Popular Export To Tropical Countries
London, Mar. 30.
British prefabricated houses, designed for export
Biggest Building In Western Europe To Be
Opened In Rotterdam
.:
Rotterdam, Mar. 30.
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands is expected shortly to open what is claimed to be the biggest building in Western Europe-Botterdam's Whole- sale Centre.
This building, where cars and lorries drive along three floors and 155 firms are already in- stalled, is unique. It is, indeed, a town within a town..
A
There are restaurants abie fo hold up to 3,500 people s sitting, retall' shops, an under- ground garage for 400 cars, a bank, post office, hair. Ldressing saloons, permanent
exhibitions and a contraj
for- wording bureau,
It contains store rooms and warehouses, show rooms,
sales
staffs and many other depart- ments belonging to each parll- cipating firm.
There js 4
Freedom
Of The
Press
splendid roof London Paper Backs
"Times Of India"
garden Elving a wide view over Rotterdam's harbeur, one of the busfest in Europe, and as for ay The Hague 24 kilometres (about 15 miles) away.
It is nearly six years since the
Set pile was driven Into the grounid May 18, 1947, and the ambitious structure began to rise in Rotterdam's war- shattered centre.
London, Mar. 30.
TO-DAY
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AT 2.30, 5.15. 7,20 9,30 P.M.
THE SUPER ROMANTIC MUSICAL!
THE IMMORTAL. LIFE STORY OF NICOLO PAGANINI
"THE MAGIC BOW"
starring
Stowart GRANGER Jean KENT
CAPITUL PRINCESS
The right wing Evening TO-MORROW:
Standard of London wrote editorially today that be- tween the outlook of the Chief Minister of Bombay Since then, 3,100 more piles, as shown in the controversy totalling
60 kilometres tabout lover Government advertise- 32 miles) if placed end to end,
ments in the Times of India, have been driven into to sup- port an eleven-storey structure and which is 220 metres (about 715 () long, 85 metres (abotit 276
ft. wide and 40 metres inhout
130 ft.) high.
DURING WAR
Forty passenger and goods lifts have been installed, and ultimately about 7.000 people will go to work in this great concrete block every day.
the determination of the Press to be free "there can be no compromise”.
The Evening Standard said that the Bombay Government advertisements in the Times of India had recently ceased.
"The reason of this cessation," it sak, is not being concealed. Mr Morari Ceerl, the Chief Minister, da being quite freak about it. He dislikes the tone of the Times of India's editorials.
Plans for constructing this huge buliding were born in the work “hunger winter" of 1944. The western Netherlands were on the brink of starvation, the centre He said that Government ad- of Rotterdam was flattened by vertising is in the nature of Hitler's bombs, trade and indus- patronage and that no one can try were victually paralysed.
be blumet for not patronising But even in those days a-nun-his critics,"
to tropical climates, are becoming increasingly popular.ber of wholesalers got together at
The Evening Standard com- Now overseas housing experts are being invited to a Chamber of Commerce meeting visit London to inspect Britain's "packaged houses". here and talked of reconstruction, mented:
They had lost their offices and "If the State wishes to nd- covering 400,000 vertise it will do so, so far 13 Plans and photographs are on view at an exhibition staged warehouses,
square metres, in the catastrophic the newspapers are concerned, by the Housing Centre, in London,
air raid of May 14, 1940.
on the same terms as all ad- Discussing rebuilding atter vertisers...from the- news- the war, one of their number, paper's point of view 11 will Mr F. Pot, suddenly bronched 'à accept the advertiser
on tha
The shortage of accommoda- tion, particularly in the Middle. and For East-where the search for now oilfields continues-as well as in Africa, Canada and New Zealand, presents a major problem to Iccal. authorities, Prefabricated houses may pro- vide the answer,
Made of light metal, and filled with labour-saving equipinent, rach house is constructed to sult the specifle requirements of the country for which it is declined. But certain aspects of design -are-common-to-thein-all-
"Puckaged houses" must, for example, be light in weight and small in bulk. They must, moreover, be easy to handle so as to lessen the risk of damage In, transit. And ease of erection is other important factor, especially in remote districts.
skilled where Hitle
labour is available.
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
to ensure
Finally,
a design that will give permanent satis faction, detailed knowledge of tocol climate is essential.
overseas.
The
AG-
France To Cut sensational and fantastit pien basis of a comineriat contract,
Imports
Paris, Mar. 30. France today decided to cut imports during the next six months by US$84.- her un- 000,000 to meet favourable balance of pay- ments position.
The Minister of Economie Affairs, Robert Buron, told reporters that France will only Import SS110,000,000 worth of goods ezeli monih for the next six months compared with US$130,- 000,000 worth per month in the previous half yearly period. Reuter.
Mr. Adlai
Stevenson
In Singapore
Singapore, Mar. 31.
Why should each wholesaler selling him full value and the rebuild his own warehouse and space and circulation he pays offices? Why not erect one for, but not a share in editorial gigantic building, collective policy". one, to house them all?
"On the occasions, and they A SYNDICATE
have been rure,
when So, with credits from public ordinary advertiser hos sought funds and the Reconstruction to exert undue Influence, Bank and with capital raised British Press has known how themselves, the "antas to assert its independence, and among lic" scheme came to life.
less done so, none of Holland's largest con- declsively, because of the tractors combined to form a excellent and friendly relations
which normally exist.
has
the
ад
the
concluded.**.
Five
u syndicate.
Each firm took a section or a "In India too, the Press will floor, and when it was finished land firm. It may even in hue Immediately switched to help courte appear that the Bombay other firms on unfinished parts. Government has more need of Altogether, about 1,500 men the Times of India than the were engaged on the job, rising Times of the Bombay Govern-
the peak two years ment," the peper to 2,000 ago,
The basement, ground floor and first floor have great one- way ramps for trucks and lorries. Prnclically all the omce, showroom and warehouse space, has been taken up by different firms, each of which was offered a basement warehouse in direct lift communication with its up- stairs offices,
"Prefab" manufacturers must have all the information they require about temperatures,
This city has taken the mighty humidity, hurrienne risks onl
Wholesalers' Centre to its heart insect control, before they can
Adlai Stevenson, Democratie as a symbol of reconstruction, decide on the materini to be used in a house destined for end.dat: at last year's United and followed its building with States presidential elections, close Interest, They dubbed the
of scheme exporting rivit in Singapore by air from architect, Mr H. A. Manskant. on a fur-Henry Concrete. Of this genial houses was launched only a year Manita thly morning
man, it is said that he not only ther stage of his round-the- ago and is still in the exper!-
builds in con:rete but also thinks mental stage. But its popularity world trip.
in concrete. The former Illinois Governor has already been proved, and a considerable increase in orders at the airport: "I am very for "packaged houses" is ex-happy to have the opportunity for the first time in my life to pected as a result of the exhibi-
visit this vast and important tion.
section of the world."
will
Mr Stevenson said: "The United States is intensely in- terested in Malayn's struggle
The oficial opening was to and Queen Juliano was expected have taken place early in March. But the to turn the key.
February floods upset these plans and its daauguration had to be postponed-Reuter.
The First Ever
Lisbon, Mar. 31.
Talpel, Mar. 30, Portugal and Indonesia have
will stay in Thalland and Nationalist China tighed the first commercint
overnight before pro- will exchange notes tomorrow to agreement between the countries, Portugal
ceeding to Saigon for a seven-officially extend Sinc-Siamese He provisional air accord for on- port lead slate (lead pencils), day visit to Indo-China,
six months. Nationalist wines, canned goods, cork and will later spend six days in other manufactured products. She will Indonesia and then return to China has such aviation agree- provisional with Test tobacco, Singapore. for a seven-day stayments-all - Import rubber,
Thailand Singapore and Malaya Korea,
and spices and skins from Indonesia. in -United Press.
Reuter.
Philippines-United Press.
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