BRITAIN’S RAPID RECOVERY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20492, 10 August 1936, Page 7

BRITAIN’S RAPID RECOVERY

MONEY FOR RAILWAY EXTENSIONS IMPROVED POSITION OF WORKERS British Official Wireless (Received August 9, 6.30 p.m.) RUGBY, August 7. Next year’s construction programme of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company, involving an expenditure of £3.250,000 will bring big orders to many British industries. The programme provides for 105 locomotives, including several of the “Princess Royal” type (the most powerful engines on the system), 210 locomotive boilers, 751 carriages, 12,105 waggons. Including the present programme the company will have spent £66,000,000 on rolling stock in 13 years, since its formation. INDUSTRIAL VITALITY INCREASE IN WAGES PAID IN BRITAIN United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received August 9. 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 7. Striking evidence of Britain’s industrial vitality is afforded by figures showing an increase of £275,000 weekly in full-time wages paid to two million British workers during the first six months of 1936. The “Daily Telegraph” says that there has not been a similar record for consistent improvement for twelve years. It is computed that the total wage increases for the year will exceed £35,000,000. VALUE OF INDUSTRIES FAIR British Official Wireless (Received August 9, 6.30 p.m.) RUGBY, August 8. Arrangements have been made again for free passports and visas to be given to overseas buyers intending to visit the British Industries Fair at London and Birmingham in February. The concession will be valid for months from the date of issue and will be extended to include the wives of buyers and children under 18 years of age, even if they travel on separate passports. IMPROVING ’PHONE SERVICES AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE IN LONDON British Official Wireless (Received August 9, 6.30 p.m.) RUGBY, August 8. With the opening to-morrow of the 99th automatic exchange in the London telephone area, the development of the automatic system is carried to a stage where roughly half of all London area subscribers will be served by this method. The change over is at the Royal Exchange, serving the busy commercial area cn the south-east boundary. The city traffic passing through the exchange, which has provision for 9,400 lines that reach about 17,000 calls hourly at the busiest part of the day.