BILLIARDS.

Grey River Argus, 10 December 1928, Page 7

BILLIARDS.

LINDRUM v SMITH. LONDON. December 8. Lindrum’s form is improving. but Smith daily outpoints him. The lattei to-day took an unfinished break of 1000 to 1041, besides breaks of 808 and 113. Lindrum made five Hire" figure breaks*

The discolouration of water received at the filtration plant at Titirangi from Nihipotu dam is not caused so much by sediment. ?s is popularly be oeved, as by root, dye, which princi Daily comes from kauris (says the Auckland Star). A process of filtraiou. through sand, both coarse and fine, the medium and corase gravel, however removes 96 per cent of th° decoli. and the water, when released to, the Auckland mains, is as clear is crystal. The retaining tanks are cleansed by means of compression, which agi fates the filter bed, stirring up tho waste, which is discharged by fresh \vate r being poured into the tank*.

’lt lias been decided by the New Zealand Federated Sawmillers ’ Association to have suitable samples of the native timbers prepared lor distribution to al! secondary and technical schools in the Dominion with a view to future timber users gaining a reil knovle<fee of the appearance and qualities of New Zealand timbers. When the trade outlook was being discussed at an executive meeting, it was stated (says the Evening Post) that only a very slight improvement was being shown, but hopes were expressed that early in the new year there would bu xevival in the industry.