TRAFFIC HELD UP

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 291, 4 September 1931, Page 9

TRAFFIC HELD UP

Astonishing Scenes in Illuminated London A CROWD OF 1,000,000 By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. (Rec. September 8, 0.15 p.m.) London, September 3. The astonishing scenes in the West End In connection with the illuminating of buildings continued until midnight It is estimated that there were 1,000,000 people in the streets on Tuesday night, and 375,000 on Wednesday night Though the police turned Whitehall into a one-way traffic street, the crush of motor-cars and pedestrians caused the utmost confusion. The congestion was so great that it may necessitate the police ordering the dropping of some of the illuminations. The magnitude of the experiment may be gauged by the fact that 36 projectors, each producing a beam of 250,000 candlepower, are required to illuminate the tower of Big Ben alone. The delegates to the Illumination Congress last night attended a remarkable display of night flying at the Croydon aerodrome under the glare of 1,000,000-candle power flood-lighting. SIGHTSEERS* INFLUX Large Throngs on Bridges LIGHTS ACT AS MAGNET (Rec. September 8, 5.5 p.m.) Official Wireless. Rugby, September 2. When London buildings were flood[iehted last night, immense crowds paraded the streets, and, with the large influx of motor-cars carrying sightseers, completely disorganised traffic for several hours. The Thames bridges were thronged with people during the special displays on the river. The cost of the demonstrations, which will continue for a fortnight, and the object of which is to show the development of the science of illumination, <s being met entirely by the electrical and gas industries. . , , „ , More than 200 foreign delegates trom 20 different countries are attending the congress. The Michael Faraday celebrations include an exhibition in the Royal Albert Hall, which will be opened on September 21 by General Smuts, this year » president of the British Association, and will illustrate the basic principle of Faraday's work and its modern development such as broadcasting, radio- telephony, and television.

BRITAIN’S BIG FAIR Space Being Taken Rapidly (Rec. September 3, 5.5 p.m.) Official Wireless. Rugby, September 2. According to the general manager of the British Industries Fair In Birmingham and London, the week beginning August 23 was one of the best weeks in the history of the fair for space bookings. The space taken for the Birmingham section, containing exhibits of hardware, engineering, electrical, and heavy industries, amounted to more than 10,000 square feet, A total of 200,000 square feet Is now definitely booked, leaving unlet only about 40,000 square feet of which part Is provisionally reserved.