THE BIG RECORD
M A KIN G PREPA RAT 10 NS. By Telegraph—P Association) NINETY MILE BEACH, January 6. An important branch of the work at 90 mile, the testing of the timing apparatus, was onrried out to-day by Cuff, in charge of the work interrupted j 'Sterdav by the rising tide, which ueai ly caught Cuff’s car with the delicate instruments aboard. The car was surrounded by a wave but was pulled out before it sank deep in the sand. * The apparatus is the first of .the kind ever used outside of Europe or the States and is functioned bv the breaking of a beam light at the start and finish, the distances and period between the two being indicated on a ribbon paper written upon by three”electrically operated pens. Thus it is possible to convert the time into miles per hour. A cable is laid along the beach by the Postal Department, joining the time switches. Smith was not present on the beach to-day being confined to his bed with a yiold,* 'but it is not serious, and he wifi ’probably get up ill the afternoon.
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1932, Page 6
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