CYCLING.
There were elevpn starters for Hie Wnllli Cycling Club's twelve-mile road race, which resulted: — J. McNainarn (3.35} 1. .T. .Tenilincs (3.25) 2. R. Stamp (2.20) .",.
Tlip winner's time was 34.28, wliiie Stamp covered the journey in (lie fastest figures, 38.28.
The currant was formerly known as "niysyns of Corouns,' , from the French "raisins de Coriiithe." "Cprihtlie" became i'O] - nij)ted into "ourrant," and the word "raisins" was dropped.
The metal most difficult to melt is tungsten. The fusion point at which it melts is more than 5432 degrees Fahrenheit, or 3000 degrees Centigrade—3o times hotter than boiling water.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 253, 25 October 1932, Page 11
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98CYCLING. Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 253, 25 October 1932, Page 11
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