LIGHT FAILS.
SQUARE IN* DARKNESS. Feeder trouble afc the- Ciu-istdbun* City Council's electricity dapwtmnfc last evening was responsible for ©» cutting-off of power from buildings ia the viuuiily- of Cathedral squareA fox minutes after nine o'clock th* Square was plunged in darkness, th» only lights visible being those o« motor cars and bicycles. Tho truo* stood motionless, and the streets «ml buildings remained in darknw* for* just over live minutes. Only *1» «»• circuit was affected, bat for those ©a»cerned it was an. important hold-sp of work. , . , I'suallv tliis ttoublft is caused b? damage to tbo wires from Lata CW«~ ridge, but last evening's mishap occurred in tho City.
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18525, 29 October 1925, Page 9
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