Word: london
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...tycoon came he. For last year, perhaps foreseeing the exit of the conservative ministry and the advent of England's present Labor cabinet, Lord Birkenhead resigned his government portfolio, looked over the many offers from corporations seeking his ability and his reputation, chose finally the chairmanship of Greater London & Counties Trust, Ltd. He became also a director of Imperial Chemicals, Ltd., Lord Melchett's British counterpart of I. G. Farbenindustrie...
Utilities, not chemicals, however, were Lord Birkenhead's major errand. Greater London & Counties Trust, Ltd., is a holding company for British light and power companies serving 95 cities in England and Scotland. Areas exclusively controlled comprise 9,300 square miles, including large manufacturing centres in the neighborhood of London, and with a population of more than 2,000,000. As electric service is increasing at double the rate in corresponding U. S. cities and towns, prosperous is Greater London & Counties Trust...
...despite its potency, Greater London & Counties Trust, Ltd., is not an independent company, is controlled by Harley Clarke's Utilities Power & Light Corp. of Chicago. Utilities Power & Light controls eight U. S. companies which supply electricity, also gas, to St. Louis, Indianapolis and 830 other U. S. cities and towns with a total population of more than 2,800,000. Counting its British subsidiary, Utilities Power & Light last year* showed a net of $5,999,168. Gross British revenues equalled about one-fourth of gross U. S. and British revenues combined...
British nudists, British dress reformers and advocates of a brighter London were startled and encouraged last week when peppery George Lansbury, white-whiskered First Commissioner of Public Works, announced himself in favor of nude sun bathing in London parks...
...spent last Monday going around the London Parks looking for suitable places where children may get all the sun they want. ... I hope to arrange for sun bathing by the time next summer comes round...