London, Feb. 4.
For the first time, the actual figures of the number of buyers coming from leading countries to the British Industries Fair were di closed today. They show quite remarkable increases in many directions, including an impressive all-round rise of 600 buyers compared with this time last year.
The greatest increase to date is from Holland, which is sending 607 buyers as against 465 last year. The number who have accepted from Belgium is 293 as against 245; Eire 269 as against 207; Poland 164 as against 72; Czechoslovakia 154 as against 37; Hungary 110 as against 19; Denmark 105 as against 112; and Switzerland 96 as against 79.
So far the number of buyers announced from Italy is 61, from Germany 220, and from France 188.—Wireless through Reuter.
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