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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5058, 8 March 1900, Page 2

A Chilling Expbribncb—The Press says: — The members of the Australian team hud quite a novel exporienoe during their visit to the Belfast) Fre» zing Works. The party had been split up into sections, and amongst those under the charge of Mr Waymouth were Messrs Ross, the general manager of the team, and Trumble, the well known cricketer. The different departments were visited in due course, and then the Secretary led the way into one in which the electric light showed up. " Step in, gentlemen," said Mr Waymouth, suavely. All unconscious of their doom, the little innocents stepped in to find themselves in the large frecx ng chamber with the frost glittering coldly on the walls. The door swung to, and with the temperature a little below zero, the boys were soon seen pulling up their coat collars and shrugging their shoulders a*i the unaccustomed temperature. Quite un. moved, the Secretary went on discoursing as to the number of sheep aad the output per annum, till at laatone of the team remarked, "It's a little chilly here ;" and then there was a general stampede for the open air. Even under the genial sun of Tuesday, it took our Australian friends some ljUfcle time fco fcb»W oi?t>.