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THE CHINA" MAIL," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1955.
Swedes Move A UNDERGROUND CAR PARK
£500,000 Workers'
Town Bodily
By Muriel Penn
Porjus, Swedish Lapland, Oct. 41-
A workers' town which cost 7,000,000 crowns (nearly £500,000) to build some ten years ago, is being moved bodily from Porjus, the small town in Lapland which has become famous as one of Sweden's big hydro-electric power centres.
For here at Porjus and downstream on the Great Lulea river, three successive dams in less than 20 kilometres (about 12 miles) today provide power which
Stockholm, is sent south to Gothenburg and Halsingborg, and north Kiruna, where it provides current for the famous open cast iron mines.
tol
The story of Porjus itself Some rows of houses are still goes back to the
War II, with geraniums and other ately precedient World Weedi-fully occupied. There are bright neros flowers in the windows and on when a dan was bullt
the purches. In the garden bo- hind these, there are still swinge for the children, and washing on the line.
the Great Lulea river to harness Tumultuous waterfall and utilise the waters which tumble of If not propald a booking fee down from the mountains of 60 conte le charged.
POSITIONS VACANT
Lapland, to produce power for the surrounding viDages
and
In contrast, are those already forsaken. Their erotwhile ten- Kinma, zame 100 miles to the fonts have loft to find new north. Behind that dam today is
Joh and they have the 2013 n Juke which stretches ten
cared for, deserted look of an empty house.
ACCOUNTANCY, BOOK-KEEPING, Swedish miles
Cure (For
(60 English
Company Secretaryship, Cominen miles) back into the mountains. "Intenso Method"
De Ansociate Dr Milling the broad valley whh Award of Diplom Follow) will Ang you to high water us far as eye can see. atatua and botter salary, lateresting After World War II, came a spare-time Postal Study with expert
second for
dam. harnessing the Сошес tutors: Guaranteed
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miglety Harspranget waterfall, of London 1.8.A., naitute of Commerce, etc.
I wo
was for the workers on this writa Now: Booklet, For Froe
power station, built almost en- London School of Accountancy, 07, Mormouth Street, London, W... tirely underground in the years
1945-52.
the workers town was crocled.
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That
Finally, there is the smuller, Ligga project which key just completed and where the water from the same river is ullised to drive turbines for the third time in a distance of about 12 (miles.
HOME COMFORTS
Because the site was lonely. the climate severe,
and they from ony centare were miles which could provide the ameni- Lies for relaxation and amuse-
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has led people to expect as right, the workers' down Porjus was provided with everything the planners think of.
In addition
could
*
io a good range of well stocked shops, it had its own schools-two of them-its own Post Office, a church, cottage hospital. a cinema, community centre for dancing, playing cards, Indoor games and on, canteens, a laundry and even Finnish steam baths..
REINDEER BACK
But when all is done, it will not be long before the scurs ore healed. The forest of dwarf Artle pines and the first 151 which the settlement was buik, will again fake over and in the winter, the reindeer herds be longing to the Lapps in the area will again scratch
the away show in scorch of the special moss which is their sole food.
This year,
there are more chan reindeer
usual left in the forest. The winter Avas
they were unable severe that to reach their moss and of the animals were too weak when spring
40 migrate PRINC
with into the high mountains the muln herds.
had
50
marry
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Latost weapon scheduled to appear in the armoury of the US Marine Corps is the Ontos, pictured above, a lightly armoured anti-tank vehicle. six 106 mm, rocaillass rifios. Ontos, incidentally, is a Greek word meaning "The Thing."-Daily Express Photo,
Servants Scarce
In Spain
Madrid Oct. 4. The shortage of domestic ser- vants in Spain is increasing, according to newspaper reports Пете
Soviet Refused The Brenner ProgrammeTime Pass Widened
By Jap Radio
The
Nippon
Tokyo, Oct. 4.
Broadcasting Company, one of Japan's major Reasons for this, it is claimed, commercial stations, has refused are that 592,000 more women i to sell any of its radio time to ad- are at work in industry than inverties Soviet publications and
and that 1940,
the averge gramophone records. of number
children in the Spanish family dropped from 4.04 in 1990 to 3.08 in 1950.
Brennero, North Italy, Oct. 4. Work has begun on the road through the Brenner Pass, one of the main highways across the Alps from Italy to Austria and Germany, to ease a worsening traffle problem.
motor
Paris Firms Compete For Big Prize
By James Norris
Paris, Oct. 4.
About 50 French constructional engineering firms are taking part in * 16,200,000-franc (£16,200) prize competition aimed at finding the best plans for nine underground car parks in various parts of the city of Paris.
The Paris City Council announced "the competition at the end of July 1955, and invited entries by September 1.
About 50 entries had been received by the closing date.
The competition was restricted The City Council envisages to architects and engineers of another 30 underground car French nationality.
parks in the Paris area if the During its autumn session, the|irst nine prove a success. Sites special commission which con of the first nine will be: tols the competition will draw
do
the
up a short list of competitors, (1) The Carrousel Gardens---
Are little based on financial references and beneath the other records supplied at the Triomphe, at the eastern end of
the them of entry.
magnificent vista stretching trom the Etolle along The first prize for each of the Champs Elysons, through the nino car park plans Will Fince de la Concorde and the 1,000,000 francs (about £1,000); Tuileries Gardens to the Louvre the second prim will be
500,000
Painco The City Counell sag- francs (about £600), and the third prize 300,000 francs (about csts three floors to hold a total £300). The winner of the first of 1,830 cars. prize for each car park plan wül
The (2)
Square Louvois- not, however, receive the prize close to the Paris Bourse and money unless the City Council the Bibliotheque Nationale, with fails to award him the building ave floors to hold 600 cars. contract within two years of of the announcing the result competition,
SCALE MAP
(3) Square Emile Chautemps off the busy Boulevard -just off Sebastopol which runs from the Seine to the Gare du Nord. A 5-floor
for garage on this site could
about 945 cOTS.
Those on the short list will
(4) Squaro du Temple-a tule receive, later this year, a 1st to the cast of the Square Emile ui the sites chosen for the nine Chutemps with four floors to underground car parkte, a scale hold 1,660 cars, (1:500) map of each site, showing (6) Saint Merri-at the june- existing installations above and tion of three roads near the below the surface, and detalls Hotel de Ville (the City Hall), of traffle density in the area with five floors to hold 1,600 They will also receive a copy of the contract
With completion of the second road, treffle will be split into two one-way lanes to cut jams A distributor
ever-increasing Soviet among of By the time they covered,
publications a Tokyo was turned truffle from the north. the ice on the rivers hud melted and the
down when he applied for a 33 melting snow trad so swollen
A similar doubling is expected programinė featuring minute the that they streams
could not
to Britain and other European |Soviet muste and advertising the to begin shortly on the Austrian make with the City Colinpil storey car-park beneath the cross them to rejoin their herd. nations where domestic help is magazine "Soviet Union." side of the pass-China -China Mall Special.
scarce.--China Mail Speciai, China Mail Special.
Special.
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Mnty servants, too, emigrate
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YOUR HOW'D YOU GET IN T
Street upon street of small one-family houseo went up. some in brick, but most of em, with an eye to the future, in wood,
For these timber houses which Bro very popular, CS- sma) OWNCT- pecially among builders in Sweden, are largely
pre-fabricated. Wals. 1001s
interior partitions etcetera are delivered ready for erection. All the purchaser has to do is to put them in position, lock them together firmly and paint them.
to
They have the added advant- jage that if the owner has
move, he can literally take his house with him,
So now, at Porjus, the homes which have housed some -1,000 workers are being dismantled and taken away. Those which belong to the workers are going along with them-indeed, many have already gone-to their next place of works.
BELONG TO STATE
The great majority of them SUNDAY POST-HERALD here, however, belong ultimate- Врисе for commercially fo the State-since the advertising should be power stations were built by booked not Istor than the State electricity authority-- noon on Wednesdays. and these will be taken to an- other, similar site, where work is about to start, and re-trocted for the workers there.
For the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST and the CHINA MAIL, 48 hours before date of publication, Special Announcemonte and Classified Advertleo-ba monta ze usual.
WHO IS
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is
When the great removal over, all that will be left of the workers town of Porjus svill
about
200 permanent brick houses
uses which will be occupied by the men who are employed at one or other of the power stations. The 200 families hope that one of the schools, too. may be left for the bonet of their children, but that is not yet are
Meanwhile, already this "satellite town" is beginning to present a scene of desolation. In his once trim streets, thero are gaping holes where only the usual debris left in the wake of a removal Buttons uncertainly in the breeze. In axe coses.
the house once stood have been lovelled.
of HONG KONG? even the foundations on which
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WHO IS THE TOURIST?
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By Ernie Bushmiller
THAT'S MY nickel
PLAYING THE
JUKE BOX
➡ERNIE- BUSHMILLA GRAS
HEY---
WHAT'S
THE
IDEA
OPERA TOSCA PRODUCES AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT A SUPPOSED BLANK
| CARTRIDGE ISN'T A BLANK/
IF SHAP HAD BEEN SITTING HERE HE'D HAVE TAKEN THE SLUB RIGHT
IN THE CHEST/ACCIDENTS LIKE THIS
| PON'T HAPPEN THEY'RE PLANNED!
By Frank Robbins
SOMBBODY IN THIS COMPANY ISA BUG FÖR KEÁLİSMICHIVE LITERALLY
OUT TO "KILL. THE AUDIENCE/"
(0) Champs Elysees a two famous boulevant could hold
20Cars. which the prize- winner would be expected to
Mail for the construction and financial 1
exploitation of the car park.
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FROZEN PEAS TODAY
DAIRY BOX
MILK CHOCOLATE
.this situatio
San Miguel
car.
between tho
Pare Monceau-a small west-end park. A five-storey garages unde“ the's party! could hold 1,800 cars
(8) Place de la Trinste
Gare St Lazare and Pinco Pigalle,
with tour floves to becommodate 500 cary.
(0) Coute Albert Prémlek-a long two-noor car park beneath Que quays
the
between thʊ. Alma bridge and the Invalides bridge over the Soine could hold 1,500. cars.
Preliminary studies by geolo-" gists and engineers attached to the City Council established the provisional gures given in the List of sites.
:
OWN SURVEYS According to these studies,- the nine underground car park. could hold a total of 11,925. vehicles,
But competitors are: free to make their own surveys; and the final figures may well be very diferent. According the competition rules, the en tries will be judged on the basis of technica
aesthetic and financial
All prize-winning plans will be the exclusive property of the City Council, which will be free to modify them and to incor porate material from plans, sub- hiited by winners of scoond. and
third prizes Winners of frat
prizes will be bound to accept tho City Council's modifications to the plans which, they have submitted,
Compoiltors will be disited lo submit the following data to the Council's technical branch"
(1) A general plan on a noble of 1:200, showing the position of the parks and its entranties, and in horizontal and vertital boundaries.
(2) A plan on a scale vf. showing the underground floor or floors.
(3) Boctional plans across tho length and breadth of the ear
Details of access to the
park
(4) ehr-pack.
(8) Specifications of materiale to be used and the typo "ot mocharlam envinged for con- veying
the car between tho floor
(0) An estimate of the con structional works planned, and of the alterations to height bouring Instalations made necessary by the car park. An outline of measures required to restono the surfnen ko ita original formatters.
• -- the- car ・・・ parked as bullt,
beson
(7) Bxbiches and other Bus-
* "howing how "the cor park would- ·workersP
(0)
Written
"detalla of the
cluding an estimate of the tikra
parte completion of the CAT kero) Detalle or trailding.com, MA of cutimated
ponses, whieri the car park (18) completo.
dompany: With sumolent, capital
to
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andrito with the