British Industries Fair, 1929
The British Industries Fair will again be held in London and Bir-bingham—simultaneously from February 18 to March 1, 1929. Full information in regard' to the Pair, as well as cards of admission for prospective buyers may be obtained on application to the Commercial Secretary, British Con-solate-General, Shanghai. This year's fair, which was held in London and Birmingham from February 20 to March 2, appears to have been a notable success and it is confidently anticipated that next year's fair will again set up a record both as regards the number and quality of the exhibits and the attendance of buyers from all parts of the world. The following figures. in regard to the 1928 fair may be of interest. Number of firms exhibitceived a very nie figure for the story he had to sell, and one will certainly expect an infinitely more instructive and entertaining series of chapters fromthe great British statesman. Apart, however, from the sources of profit we have described, it can hardly be said that in the majority of cases the making Of books is a profitable matter. While fr. A. 8. M-Hutchinson is suid to have reaped about £36,000 from sort of freak which happens every now and again, and unless the author is a constant producer of best sellers, literature—whether fiction or otherwise—does not offer the easiest rad to fortune. To which may be added the reflection that the best seller seldom: comes within the category of literature, ing'2,121. Area occupied by the Fair "in London (White City) 267,000 square feet, in Birmingham (Castle Bromwich Aerodrome) 177,000 square feet. Attendance of buyers in London 103,811: in Birmingham 103,000. Of the 1958 buyers from Overseas who visited the London fair "305 came from Germany, 240 from Holland, 176 from the United States of America, 46 from Japan and 14 from China There is every reason to hope that China will be able to send a larger contingent next year. Vistors from China will probably be chiefly in-
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