INDUSTRIES FAIR
, HUGE EXHIBITION OPENED
BIGGEST IN BRITISH HISTORY
(LONDON, February 27.
“A Flirty miles long,” describes the British Industries Fair, which opened at Olympia, White City and Birmingham, yesterday. ; It is the biggest ex-position in British history. Olympia is occupying over twenty acres of floor-space, which includes Empire foodstuffs and products. There is a huge display of British light i manufactures at White City, showing textiles and clothes,, including a c-opy of the Prince- of Wales'’ new gabardine ,gol>f- jacket, -which is proof against wind and weather.
Birmingham has extended its -space by a -50,000*' feet house.
Over a thousand firms ere exhibiting heavy qnd oilier- metal manufactures, including giant blades cutting ships’ plates,'the world’s largest jingle unit incubator, with a capacity of 70,000 eggs, which electrically hatches 20;000 chicks weekly. Special transport carrying. visitors to the Fair include Diesel engine expresses between London -and Birmingham, and motor hui;-es driven by compressed coal-
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Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1933, Page 6
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154INDUSTRIES FAIR Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1933, Page 6
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