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G. & J. WEIR LTD. FEED PUMPS, CONDENSING PLANTS, EVAPORATORS, FEED WATER HEATERS, MARINE AUXILIARY. EQUIPMENT.

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CHINA MAIL

Established 1845-

MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1955.

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

It Would Be Billy Bunter's Paradise

The name Cadby Hall 'carries with it the faint suggestion of a ragged, 19th-century school somé- where in Yorkshire, of the kind Dickens wrote about. Yet Cadby Hall is in fact 30 acres of factory in Ken- sington. the largest food production plant in Britain, and

Every

By JOHN WATERMAN

day... 20 miles of swiss roll

:

and 3,000,000 ice-creams

duction line, "After tins of frozen eggs, flour, sugar and fats have beer tipped into a three-foot wide

Redman mixing vat,

amber-coloured the mixture. Then it joins conveyer-belt,

Success came immediately catering for the Glasgow Ex- kneads centrepiece world's largest food and ibition and the Great Fair in Paris. Soon the first teashop catering industry-J. Lyons was opened in Piccadilly. and Co.

the of the

One man's idea And the only possible con- nection with a school of ally kind is that it is a Billy Bunter's paradise. Here. 9,000 employees turn out every day 20 miles of swiss roll and three million por tions of ice-cream, every week they produce 14 million pounds of bread and steven million small cakes and buns, and every year 12 million pre-cooked frozen meals,

These fabulous statistics are the ultimate result of a single simple idea-and simple dilemma of a Mr Montague Gluckstein, back in 1887.

was p

partner

Mr Gluckstein- and traveller in the London tobacco Arm of Salmon and Gluckstein Going round the country he found if difficult get- ting light refreshment except in Why not, he licensed house. thought, go into the catering business himself?

put

300 teashops

Today there are nearly 300 teashops four Corner Houses. the Trocadero. Lyons's and assets total nearly £36 million. And today, although J. Lyons gave his name to become world- no longer a famous, there is Lyons in the company.

But on the board of 21 direc- tors there are six Salmons and six Glucksteins, all of whom started their way up by training in the kitchens of the Trocadero, With the catering grew the food factories to supply the tea- shops and restaurants, and also a huge retail trade,

is

At Greenford, Middlesex, the world's largest tea-packaging plant which also produces pure and instant coffee drinks and confectionery,

Cadby Hall, Kensington, Lo- day is the linchpin in the Lyons empire, applying the convoyer beit technique to mass food production

The whole idea seems quite He his idea to his part- remote from the mixing bowl Ders brother Isidore, and and wooden-spoon method of brother-in-law Barnett Salmon, the housewife's kitchen. But They agreed on the venture. Lyons's swiss-itchen principle

want it to bear their names because of the applied on a vast scale. tobacco business. So an aequain- tance, Joseph Lyons, agreed to give his name to the new

company.

A burly equivalent of the housewife is Henry Redman, who, white-coated, is on the beginning of the swiss-roll pro-

DEEP THOUGHT

Foreman dough maker, 57-year-old Charles Hazelwood, keeps a careful check on each batch of dough as it is turned out of the mixer. He has worked in Lyons's bakeries for 35 years.

The food scientist

Carrying out tests on olls and fats in the Cadby Hall laboratories. 21-year-old Cambridge graduate Miss. Lealey Dent, of Grimsby, inspecta a test-tube. In Lyons's food laboratories work 200 scientists, chemists and assistants. Besides testing the purity of all Lyons's-- products, they carry out, extensive researah..

Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GRINHAM for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-2 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong

at

"This is the start of the journey as part of Lyons's 20 miles of swiss roll a day--perhaps the most titillating statistle of all at Cadby Hall. On the belt it goes through a 70-ft, oven 500 degs. Fahrenheit, and a few at the minutes later emerges

an appetising other end as golden-brown sponge.

Then, like a great eatable

dis swiss roll escalater the appears to the next floor to be cut, the jam to be spread by packed. The process goes on for girls, and to be rolled and 24 hours continuously, with only three breaks of 15 minutes each throughout the day.

For aeroplanes

Newest development at Cadby Hall is Frood-frozen food Meals are cooked, then' deep- frozen and packed ready to be heated and served straight to the plate. This process was pioneered during the war.

***

Now, besides supplying the 300 tenshops, a great deal is sold on the retail market, and, also, packs are made up for airlines, the railways, and ocean liners.

In the Entree Kitchen expert chefs are grilling chops, fillets of sole, escalopes of veal, that in a minute or so will go down to the deep freezer and weeks hence will be eaten by airline passengers,

One of the cooks, Mr Bruce. Eastman, who started in one of the Lyons restaurants, is tending the chops. He handles nearly

DEEP-FREEZE

Mr Jack Whitley, of Marylebone, weara arctic clothing as he works in the deep-freeze at a temperature of minus four degrees Fahrenheit. He carries a tray of pre-cooked shepherd's pies, which have been frozen and will be despatched to Lyon's teashope.

THE, LONG LONG ROLL

The mixture that will become part of Lyons's 20 miles of swiss roll a day is poured out mechanically to begin its journey through the ovens, $2-year-old Victor Warlosz, a Pole, who has just mixed the eggs in, looks on.

4,000 a day in the salamanders- four-foot long grillers.

daily dismembered and sent for freezing.

THE MAN WHO MADE

THE QUEEN'S CAKE

Chief cake ornamenter, Frank Jacobs, puts the finishing touch to a wedding cake. Mr Jacobs's biggest job was designing the 150lb. three-tier cake for the Queen's

wedding.

They cook 4,000 chops

Cooks William Bradley (left) and Bruce Eastman prepare 4oz. chops for grilling. 4,000 a day are cooked. These will be frozen and packed for despatch to airlines.

JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK

DAVID'S

TALK between David and)

T

DARE

From Our Files

100 Years

Ago

It may be remembered that some! time..go (China Mail, March 8, No, 525,) - a coNTES- pandent under the algzature of Paternus, expressed his hearty approval of the proposed School, and now he gives the best proof of the

of Els good sincerity wishes.com

To the Editor of the

"China Mail,”

Hongkong, 4th April, 1955, Sir, it is with mauch pleasurë I hear that the School, first advocated by you--the first thing done in the Colony for educa- tional purposes for children not Chinese--has already commenced.

as I fts, hope, most useful career. I had no opportunity of subscrib- ing towards it, and several of my intends who would most willingly have contributed

to such a praiseworthy * object, compilin that the opportunity WHY DO given them.

However, as the work has commenced, I beg to forward tö (you herewith £10, as a small gift towards laying the foundation of the institutions in whatever senso you may take the phrase.

I shall, as I hear others have done, ensure a subscription for " a number of years as soon as I' know a Mehle more about the matter--Meanwhile, I remain yours respectfully,

PATERNUS.

FELT HURT

The Ten Pounds accompanying this letter we have received and paid over to the Treasurts of the School, and in the name of the Director beg to thank Paternus for bis spontaneous contribution. It is the more commendable, as the writer evidently feels hurt at having been overlooked, for that seems to be the inferencn to be drawn, from what he says about having had no opportunity of subscribing, and as we happen to know that others have made

a similer complaint, we must

what again explain,

we have formerly attempted, but it would seem have talled, to make clear, that there has been no wish on the part of the Directors, "OF any one of them, to be exclusive in any respect. But before ther could be constituted, it was indis- pensable to ascertain if the scheme would be adequately supported, and its projector undertook the duty of his own accord, and without corrert, as an essential preliminary.

This by

was speedily executed,

B

round or rather line of calle between the top of the Lower Bazzar and the Club-house

"I'm all right," David said.Though some were about, and

Going to look others strangely overlooked,

tho his friends had turned " going out.

round shops. Is there any amount thes subscribed, exceeded to shoplifting. It was, at thing you want?"

the estimated expenses for one first, a purely academic dis-

"You going to look at the

and rendered further ap cussion, for those taking shops?" part were all strangers to Tisn't a crime, is 7" David crime. But, as time wore he heard what he had said.

asked, and swayed a little when on; and the men warmed to their arguments and theories, honour became in.

volved..

A PIECE OF CAKE

as

plication unnecessary, imtit a Committee was appointed. The subscribers were therefore speedily as possible called to gether by circular, and 'as they alone were, entitled to determine the disposal of their own WRETCHEDLY, he went on no others were invited to the his way. He turned into a meeting the proceedings of big store near his home. Round which were Łowever speedily To his amazement, David and round he walked, trying to mnade public and except that found himself saying, the Welsh plunk up courage to steal. Then fact the School www projected Lilt in his voice lending feree to be helped himself to a tin of by the editor of a newspaper, his words: "I tell you, man, shoplifting's a piece of cake, for anyone who's a mind to do it.”

"You'd never have the nerve to do it, Davle boy," someone saldı

"Because I'm not a "thiet"

FLL SHOW YOU PECAUSE you wouldn't

dare."..

•

crab. No one sald him, nay. He which, as in duty bound, other pocketed two forches. Sill, no papers cavil nt, we have, nos one acted to stop him.

heard an objection, either to the nl or to the mode, in which It was a piece of cake, after it is proposed to be carried out,,

all.

the

IN CIRCULATION" Now there was no stopping David Eleven törch batteries bei

The Subscription Paper was on that comic banded, ever is to b took, a fis

of lobster, two Treasurer, and we understand is pockets of tea.

now in the course of general ciru culation The amount at the time There was

at the meeting has since been in cressed one-third, and we trust will soon be 'dostaled.... – None-od, the original subscriptions were less this, 125, which was made the limit of the qualification to vote at general meetings; but there is no limit to the suns which the Committee will. gladly receive,

After being mixed, the ice- christening cakes and Christmas | cream goes through stainless cakes.

In charge is In another room 6,000lb. of sicel pipes to be frozen, then

* 50-year-old,

a swagger in his cooked chicken and birds are alors conveyer befits, to be crate moustacher six-footer, Frank The gauntlet was down, David walk as he left the store. But a

ot ed with chocolate in the case

He is Lyons's chief picket it up Jacobs.

"Oh, so Fd not moment later his legs nearly choc-ices, wrapped and packed cake ornamenter. He has been dare, eh?" he said. "Well, folded under him, as a store into cartons by girls like 18- 28 years in the bakeries, and woule, too. I'll show you. I'm detective came up.. In the deep-freezer work men year-old Anne Crawford, who to him fell the task of designing off work tomorrow. I'll show like 92-year-old Jack Whitley, handles several thousand choc- the 6ft-high, three-tler cake He has worked

here for six ices a day and admits she still for the Queen's then Frincess you any fool can steal from a years in a temperature of minus likes them...

four degrees Fahrenheit. He wears a leather helmet, thick gloves, boots and corduroy suit

Colds? Never!

Another big Cadby Hall opera tion is-bread baking,

Elizabeth wedding,

of

store."

eise

"Eet you." someone said, and mentioned a sum "Bet you that mich you đôn').

"Done," David cried.'

DEVILMENT

T the Clerkenwell

The Schöol is now open, under tha

of Me Taylor, No.

charten Street, Oscar the books

che should be strut-out from the School of (account of the; expense;

A David, a county court, With great pride he shows a colour photograph of it. It was

locking man of 57, pleaded ordered by lat mail are received. the biggest he had ever design-

guilty to stealing and listened not be brought into fall operation, Ansetting of “Directors Floir is hopperad through ed, and weighed 1501b., decor

while Mr Frank Powell, theen Saturday last, attended by all at them excest one, dxad the fee for Into mechanical mixers to

his beated with a blue wedgwood

magistrate, was told OF He awoke next morning at his honourable working life, that a quarter, Aritimede Hell

and Writing at: One Dollar Beading "You soon get acclimatised to made into dough. One of these design. the work,"

home, and stretched and thought had started in the pits, when he Dollar the purpose betag, that no says Whitley and is a massive high-speed dough there is even an odd advantage mixer. Driven by a 30 horse But that is not the only how fine a thing it was to have was 12. about hardling · Frood

He began to "It was, just a bit of devil- in the power motor it mixes 3001b of royal cake Jacobs has been day's holiday. cold-room-workers there hard dough in 44 minutes concerned with: He also design plan how he should spend the ment, this," he said. "I've had ly ever catch cold.

ed the cakes for the Duchess of long, delightful, idle hours, Foreman dough-maker, 57 Kent's and the Duchess Another section of Cadby Hal year-old Charles Hazelwood, in Gloucester's weddings and

REMEMBRANCE where aretle clothing is worn is white hat and coat looks on, and Princess Margaret's 21st birth-THEN he remembered the bet in the refrigerating section of when the dough is ejected into day

BOARD he had taken the night the pre-cream plant. A large a bowl," tests it for consistency part of Cathy Hall putput is and temperature.

This

was a thirty-pound cake before, and a cold sweat started David said, bristling,

He was fined £5. represented-by: Ice-cream. More

with pink icing, decorated with an his forehead. For he rÊ- Several floors down from the roses and talaties. A beautiful membered, how his honour was at the rate of To 40-year-old Mr section contrast of Cadby Hall, In a personally to Balmoral and pre- became so, he could not quite

"Accepted"

said the magi- minds of Faterous' and cher friend Benson, manager of the section

Is life's work and corner work even men who sented. Il to Frincess Marga et recall All he knew was that strate. "But don't

do this have been overlooked, but who, Ice-cream is

He has been involved. have nothing to do with

he would have to ko through again or you'll go to prison trust, will accept our Lizance, Buka Sulh 1 tur Lyons for 18 years, production whatsoever in

And the comment of this with the terrifying task he bad without the option than pure was 1920) mention i gliher

"I'll not be here again," David A for the few who mak

allah de encende, way, pre of them. For him, loe-cream making on world of conveyer belts, they craftsman in the biggest mass-st the big scale also has its prob the survivors from an age production food plant in Britain himself

said with certainty, and he complaint but Palzarent lems. One of the bigge says of hand craftsmanship.

am lucky," he says, "I think "You don't seem very bright burried away, to work out just its jugar wel perhape that the Mr Benson, is keeping équip These are men who I've got the best job in the this morning, dear," his wife what to say when next the withhold their counten D OF

porti- and meltbierto, perkably, wou ornament wedding cakes, factory

Į said brightly, at breakfast, fortida discussion, group mat, ment isterile,

"day

but should the bp any children whose parents are so 900, 14 Dot to clem life, but there was this be able to affordan sormella slum is for seximportant an object, pestampe bet, you see

such a comes will the best left, ins

Quite all right, thank you," education is to be taught gratations “Are you all, right in the individuat benevalencepot At? anys head?" the magistrate asked,...

rate, it has home defermined, "We Kuinka gisely, that no branch of ly, and the Directors have enjothed ment of the small does toperative.

and "at any rate, wil dietbome 156

Can I pay open the teacher to make DESPRE.

than 1,000 people work here bread section comes the greas cake," says Jacobs. This he took involved, though bow it had asked as a geek?" he These explanations may be task

with

the

mass

to the scheme (who:anspose: thayo