ST. PAUL'S.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18302, 9 February 1925, Page 8

ST. PAUL'S.

SECURING THE DOME. A LABOUR OF HERCULES. ( B r cABL*--rKEss associatios-coitsight) (BEOTEB'S HUtGJUMS.) LONDON, February 6. Mr John Todd, City Corporation Surveyor, who served the dangerous structure notice the Dean and Chapter of St. IW*. outlined to pressfnen a scheme to 6avc St. Paul s, which ho said "w'U malvc you gasp." He said that £300,000 ww» absolutely useless. His scheme would ««*• £*2,000,000, and tako twelve years to carry out. He would hold the dome in its present position with temporary supports and take' down and rebuild the present rotten piers, which, owing to "Wren's inferior filling, carried thrice (lie weight that solid Portland stone should. Mr Todd said that lie would make a great round base of concrete <3V feet thick under the Cathedral. It was no boy's job, but another labour of Hercules.

"THE PRESS" FUND. As we.announced a few days ago. we have opened our columns to the publication of particulars of such contributions as may be sent by readers of "The Press" in aid of the fund for the carrying out of the work necessary to secure tho safety of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. This venerable and historic building, one of the giorics of London, and a precious possession of the Empire, is in serious danger, and repairs are urgently necessary. Onr readers are invited to assist in this good work. We have received the following for the fund:

TO TSU IiPITOB 0» "THE PRESS." Sir, —Your appeal touches me to the extent of 2s 6d, which I enclose. It would be interesting if silver and postal notes were to rain on you' to euch an extent that you had to report tho growth of your subscription column each morning by inches to save spaee. The many, rather than tho money, would talk in this case. A provincial competition Canterbury, ■ winning from Auckland in a neck-and-necK race on a many or a money basis, would bo exciting.—: Yours, etc., . PETER TROLOVE.

• £ S. d. Or A. F. J. and Mrs Mickle .. 1 1 0 H.AX). 0 3 0 H. H. Pitman o o 0 Christchurch British • Israel Association 2 15 0 Mr and Mrs Hastings Bridge 2 a 0 E.H. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Miss 13. Menziea .. ,, 1 0 0 Londoner .. 1: I 0 Tao ... 5 0 0 G,H 10 10 0 Cr. W. Bagrie, Auckland .„ 1 I 0 AV, Bower ... ... 1 0 0 E. A. and M. Bower 1 0 0 JoJ»n Montgomery 5 0 0 F. G. King. .4 ■ ,, 1 1 0 Peter Trolovo 0 o 6 J, Q, 0. Judd, Parfield 1 0 0 Captain and Mips Lavvrell.. o 2 0 Total to date £38 11 0