IHE great inconvenience caused to residents of the Western areas by the inauguration of factories close to their homes following the hostilities of last year was emphasized by Dr. F. A. M. Noelting in his address yesterday evening at the first general meeting of the Western (Extra Settlement) Association, held at Messrs. Jardine's offices. Dr. Noelting cited various instances -of factories which were now proving a perfect nuisance to residents of the western district, and stated that having had some twelve years' experience as a chemical engineer in various countries of Europe and America, he could assure the meeting that the neighbourhood of any factory even in technically advanced countries, was extremely unpleasant for any kind of residential area.
Public authorities of most coun-better class residential neighbour-tries and cities had very wisely set hood, showed what happened through aside special locations for factories, industrialization. generally far away from residential Beginnings of Action areas. Even at a distance, factories caused trouble, either through bad Immediately upon hearing of a smells and poisonous gases being projected paper mill in the vicinity British Fighters Which Made Air History carried by the wind, or polluted of Tunsin Road, a few residents of waste waters killing fish, or being that area met together to discuss No. 111 (F) squadron, of the Royal Air Force at Northolt, comprises the new Hawker "Hurricane" obnoxious through smell, colour or what could be done to prevent it machines which were recently flown in formation from Edinburgh to Northolt in 48 minutes, salt contents, Such things as smoke, from materializing The Tunsin ut an average speed of 408 miles an hour. This was the fastest flight of its kind ever made. soot, smells, dust, factory whistles Road residents came to the conclu-"Digger," the squadron mascot, does not seem to be impressed. at all hours, smoke stacks, unsightly sion that individually they could do factory buildings, a considerable nothing, and that only through eomotor lorry traffic, as well as con-operative action could they get re-gestion of poor class Chinese, worksults. The SMC. was officially in men and their families, etc, were control of the roads outside, while
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