ZUM4906307: Jan. 01, 1954 - Demonstration Of Qualities Of Secondite: A demonstration of the exceptional qualities of Secondite to resist fire and acids and as an insulting material; when used as a building material, as a filter to separate light oils from water, in the protection of tanks against explosion; and to dispense with a patrol pump or carburator in the standard petrol engine, was held today at Marylebone Goods Station. -Secondite, which was invented by Angelo Secundi, an Italian, is a name which has been given to rice hulls after they have been treated by a patent process. After this treatment, Secondite is an inorganic of a very high silica content / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4906251: Jan. 01, 1954 - Courage and Faith Beat the Sea in The Miracle of Canven. Shunichi Kase, the first post-war Japanese Ambassador to the Wast German Federal Republic, Recently presented his oredential to Professor Heuss, the President of the Federal Republic, in a caremony at Bonn. Shamichi Kase has been in the diplomatic aerivice since 1921, and has been adviser at the Japanese Embassy in Beriin beteween 1940 and 1942, Keystone Photo Shows: - Professor Heuss, on right, chatting with Shunichi Kase, after the ceremony in born / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4903446: Jan. 01, 1954 - DEATH ROLL RISES IN SWISS AVALANCHES: The death roll has risen to 25 in the avalanches in the Swiss mountains, and helicopters are being used for rescue work. Keystone Photo Shows: - Rescue workers seen searching the snow, near Oberrieden after the avalanches / Bridgeman Images