BEAUTY AT NIGHT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21431, 4 September 1931, Page 9

BEAUTY AT NIGHT

LONDON'S GREAT BUILDINGS

FLOOD .LIGHTING DISPLAYS. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, September ■2, (.Received Sept; 3, at 5,5 p.m.) , A special police conference was held to-day to. consider measures for the better control of the large crowds which will congregate in the West End of London to-night to see the flood lighting effects on important buildings and monuments. . Last night was the first on which, there was a full display ■of flood lighting and immense crowds, with a large influx of motor cars carrying sightseers, completely disorganised the traffic for several hours. The Thames bridges were thronged with people during special displays on the river. The cost 'of demonstrations, which will be continued for a fortnight and the Object of which is to show the development of the science of illumination, is being met entirely by the electrical and gas industries. Over 200 foreign delegates from 20 different countries are attending the congress. PROBLEM FOR THE POLICE. CONGESTION IN STREETS. LONDON, September 3. (Received Sept. 3, at 11.30 p.m.) Astonishing scenes in the West End in connection with the illuminating of buildings continued till midnight. It is estmated that there were 1,000,000 people in the streets on Tuesday night, and 750,000 on Wednesday night. Though the police turned Whitehall into oneway 'traffic the crush, of motor cars and pedestrians caused the utmost confusion, and the congestion was so great that it may necessitate the police ordering the dropping of some of the illuminations. The magnitude of the experiment may be gauged from the fact that 36 projectors, each producing a beam of 250,000 candle-power, .are required to illuminate the Big Ben tower alone. The delegates to the Illumination Congress last night attended, a remarkable displaying of night flying at Croydon Aerodrome under the glare of 1,000,000 candle-power flood lighting.