NEWS OF THE DAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26982, 18 January 1949, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Cement by Spray v An unusual method of facing a building with cement was watched wit* interest by a knot of spectators at Edinburgh House on the corner of Crawford and Water streets yesterday afternoon. The operation, which was a test carried out for the Public Works Department by a contracting firm, involved the spraying of cement through a gun by means of compressed air. The sand and cement were mixed together in a dry state and as the mixture reached the nozzle of the gun. water was added. This method of applying cement has been found highly successful on dams, retaining walls and similar jobs, but on buildings and in confined spaces the task is more difficult, and the result not so effective.

Record Collection The record collection of £lOlO 7s lid f or an Adventist, meeting in the South Island was given as an offering for medical missionary work by the Seventh Day Adventists who attended a missionary rally on Saturday afternoon at the camp meeting of the South Island conference held on the Addington Showgrounds. Christchurch. The children present gave 3360 pennies. A large rug held by four young ministers was filled as the children came to the front of a large marquee and gave their special offering. Cyclist’s Dilemma Disaster speedily overtook a young man who. on a recent afternoon, was cycling along Lichfield street, near the Colombo street intersection in Christchurch. He was not wearing, trouser clips. The cuff of his right trouser leg became mixed up in the chain, which ripped the material at the knee, then split the trousers up the back seam and tore them off across the seat. Clad in his underpants and the remains of his trousers, the young man broke all records in disentangling himself from the bicycle, and dived precipitately into a right-of-way. Crowds of people watched the incident with delight. German Company for Edinburgh The Dusseldorf Theatre, with Gustaf Grundgens, has accepted an invitation to produce Goethe's “Faust” at the Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama next year on the occasion of the bi-centenary of the author's birth. Mr Rudolf Bing, artistic director of the festival, which is to be held from August 21 to September 11. has just returned from a special visit to Dusseldorf, where he completed arrangements for the appearance of this famous German company. “ Faust ” will be presented for one week at the Royal Lyceum Theatre. Gas Pressure Low The gas pressure in Dunedin was low yesterday, particularly during lasf evening, as a result of the preparations being made at the Gasworks for the reconditioning of the carbonising plant. While this reconditioning work is in progress, the daily production of gas will be reduced from 1,100.000 to 450,000 cubic feet, and it is likely that the supply of gas will be completely shut off for a number of hours each day until the end of April. The chairman of the City Council Gas Committee, Cr R. F. Barr, told the Daily Times last Thursday that a decision' about the shutting-off of gas would be made this week, but it was learned yesterday that no decision had yet been made. After Forty Years “ I would not have known him if I had just met him in the street.” In these" words Mrs S. H. Prescott, of Blackpool. England, described her first meeting for 43 years with her brother, Mr A. Allred, North Beach, Christchurch. The two met at a prearranged place in Cathedral Square on Friday afternoon. Mr Allred, who last saw his sister when he left England over 40 years ago, lived, before moving to North Beach, at Methven. where he was the first photographer in that district. Mrs' Prescott, who has lived in Blackpool for about 25 years, made the trip specially to see her brother. She and her daughter intend returning to England as soon as they can obtain bookings back. A £5 Note

Two Taranaki women travelling by train recently became friendly, and when the train- stopped at a station one went out to get two cups of tea. She left her handbag on the seat. When she returned she missed a £5 note from it. She was suspicious, and when her companion left her seat for a moment she had a look inside the other’s handbag. . On top of other articles was a £5 note. Her suspicions confirmed, she took the note. The other woman returned, Opened her bag, and fell silent, and the atmosphere became chilly When the woman who had the £5 note telephoned her husband that evening to tell him that she had arrived, he told her that she had left,a £5 note behind. Improved Train Lighting Passengers travelling at night, in gaslit railway carriages on suburban and local trains will soon be able to read and sew in comfort again after experiencing a partial “dim-out” over a long period. For some time past the proper mantles have been very scarce, but the arrival before Christmas of a consignment of the correct pattern will make it possible to re-equip practically all vehicles with their full complement of mantles, and it is expected that this will be completed within the next week or so. The extent of the job may be appreciated when it is realised that a.s many as 725 passenger cars were affected, ranging from 194 vehicles on the Auckland section to 10 on the isolated Nelson line. Liquor Price Order A price order which came into effect yesterday stipulates that where the "purchaser of any drink containing spirits requests a split-sized bottle of aerated water or cordial to be served with the drink, the maximum price that may be charged for the bottle shall be 3d if served in the lounge or dining room of licensed premises, and 2d if served elsewhere. Where beer is sold for consumption in a lounge or a dining room, the maximum price shall be Is. irrespective of the capacity of the container, the price order states The maximum price of any drink containing a full standard measure or more, other than French brandy, is Is for each measure, when the drink is sold for consumption in the lounge or dining room. The maximum price of a drink containing less than a standard measure is 9d. The order defines a standard measure as five-eighths of a fluid ounce.