Himalayan Times (1959)

January II, 19..sj

LOITOON NEWS LETTER

BY B. B. RAY CHAUDHURI v

( Oar Leudon Correspondent )
Loudon Deoember 31

We are off to Berlin
next wank on a six-days
visit to Western Germany
at the invitation of the
West Qermiu Government.
The Bonn Government has
arraugod this trip speoially
to Berlin as this divided
city is very much in the
news, lhe West German
Government is anxious to
•how us the latest deve-
lopments that have taken
phot in the Western part
of the city. In Berlin
we shall be received by
Herr Brandt, the Lord
Mayor of Berlin. The
following London Corres-
pondents of Indian news-
pap-re have been invited
to join this tour> Mr. G. K.
Reddy of "The Times of
India"; Mr. Guntb'er Stein
' of "The Hindustan Times";
Mr. P T. Chandra of "The
Bombay Chronicle" Mr. D.
F. Byrne of "l he Hindu";
and your London Corres-
pondent. From Berlin we
shall proosed to Bonn
where .we hope to meet
Cabiret Ministers of the
Wo t German Government,
an 1 our Ambassador there.
From we shall go to Dns-
seldorf where vast indus-
trial developments have
taken plaoe and it has

now become the busiest
industrial oity in Western
Europe Tie Wast Ger-
man Government is anxi-
ous to have oloser cultural
and eoonomic oontacts
with India. Another baton
of London Correspondents
of Indian newspapers will
proceed to Western Ger-
many in mid January.

The Contractors Re-
cord, Ltd. have publi-
shed the seoond edition
of "Dictionary qf Civil
Engineering and Cons-
truction Machinery and
Equipment—Volume I:
Gorman—English." This
seoond edition of the first
volume (German-English)
of a Dictionary of Civil
Engineering terms is the
most comprehensive and
up-to-date of its kind
available. It covers a
wide range of subjeots
inoluding in particular
Highway Engineering,
Bridge Conitruotion, Con-
crete {Construction and Te-
chnology, Maritime and
Hydraulic Engineering,Se-
werage and Water Supply,
Earthworks, Tunnelling,
Soil Mechanics, etc. Its
chief merit is its exhaus-
tive terminology in respect
of plant and equipment

inoluding the latest types
of machinery used in
roadmaking and airfield
construction. The terse*
in current American ute
are given in addition to
those usually employed
in Berlin. Any Engineer
interested in mordent deve-
lopments in Civil Enginee-
ring where knowledge of
German terms is relevant
will find this dictionary
indispensable. The book
is published in a conven-
ient size and it is essen-
tial to those ^wishing to
elarify obscure or dubious
points when dealiig with
German tirms.

We are anticipating
a number of official and
unofficial delegations from
Western Europren coun-
tries to visit India in
the New Year. Many cul-
ture delegations will also
proceed from Esst and
Western Europe We may
shortly expect a top-level
envoy of General de Gaulle
to visit India, followed
by the Italian Premier,
Signor Fanfani. It ie also
being speoulatsd in Lon-
don that General Franco
may visit India. Mean-
while, the Commonwealth
Relations Office is busy
about the Royal visit of
H. R. H^the Duke of
Edinburgh.

SAMSONS ADRESSfiS

Agents : •
HIMALAYAN STORES,
KALIMPONG.