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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 8, 198

THE ENGLISH-AR

Two Points Of View On The Question

Are we English unsociable?, asks the "Daily Herald.”

Leading for the "Ayes" is M. Stephan, chief lec- turer in French to the B.B.C., who spoke at the John Ruskin School, Croydon, prize-giving.

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MANY SCHEMES FOR BOMB-PROOF CAR PARKS

"When I first came to this coun try to study English I boarded a train at Southampton, and during the whole journey to Waterloo not a word was spoken by anyone in the carriage," said M. Stephan.

"I came to the conclusion that the English language was made to be written and not spoken.”

Eh bien! Merci mille fois, mon

Strong support comes from a well-known author, who discussed M. Stephan's complaint with a re-

Construction of bomb-proof un-cher M. Stephan. derground car parks in some Lon- don squares and open spaces may commence in the summer if Gov ernment approval can be secured for a number of schemes being worked out by various borough councils, and groups of private ex- perts and architects.

porter.

DR. A. J. CRONIN

"Stephan is absolutely right. Listen to one wh think we are extremely unsociable.writer It arises from our infernal self- consciousness.

Holborn Borough Council has already approved in principle of a plan for a car park under Russell-

"Some continental nations have square, which would be impregna kind of spontaneous gaiety which able from air attack. The park

is lacking in our case. would be 60ft. underground and would have reinforced concrete and

steel covering.

MISS REBI "We are worse "I have just n abroad for the Br turing to clubs "We are not good mixers. M.

often very remot Stephan, in his railway carriage, number of people was in the worst possible environ-who spoke Englis The appropriate authorities, in-

ment in which to meet the English.

"Many of them cluding the Home Office, whose There is nothing an Englishman had met English sanction must be obtained before detests so much as someone open- not speak the la construction can begin, are expecting the door of his railway car country. They ha ed to give their decisions shortly. riage and getting in.

them only to be Finsbury Borough Council

"Even abroad the English ap- had under consideration the con- pear antagonistic to their own peo-There seems to t struction of similar shelter and car park under Finsbury-square.

has

The L.C.C. has had two schemes

"We have very

rule in England: "I am not saying anything dero- but not to strang

Their

ple.

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for dual-purpose Air Raid shelters gatory about the English. placed before it by a group of Lon- unsociability is not a vice, but a don experts. These would be built product of this self-consciousness." 15 feet below ground level in Lei- cester-square and in Arnold-circus, Bethnal Green, the centre of an extensive housing estate.

BOMB AND GAS PROOF

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Apparently women as well as men unsociable. think the English åre

The structures would be proof thority and financial aid. Estimates against splinters and against gas, of cost vary from £500,000 to incendiary and "medium wejght" $3,000,000 for those under review high explosive bombs. The Leices-in London at present, but it is stat- ter-square park would hold 372 cars ed that by using them as car parks or 3,720 people and the Arnold- the shelters could be made to pay circus site 340 cars or 8,400 people. for themselves.

Both schemes are likely to be They would take about nine approved in principle by the L.C.C., months each to complete. Entrances which is considering the question would be by means of ramps or cir- cular runways. Open spaces like with the Home Office.

Several other detailed plans have Kensington-square, in which 50 been worked out, but nothing can cars can now be parked, could ac-

done without Government au-'commodate 370.cars.

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