The Archive · 1932

Success of the British Fair

London, Mar. 5.

More than 150,000 persons, the highest figure yet recorded, attended. the Birmingham section of the British Industries Fair which closed Vast night. There were 98,103 persons last year.

It is estimated that the business achieved at the White City section, which closes to-night, has been so good that £5,000,000 "worth of orders will have been taken, a figure approximately four times' as great, that of lust year.

It is now known that next veal textile section will contain twice many exhibitors.—Wireless through Reuter,

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