TOWN ILLUMINATED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18585, 20 December 1934, Page 4

TOWN ILLUMINATED

BRILLIANT EFFECT FESTOONS OF LIGHTS TOWN CLOCK PROMINENT The full effect of the illuminations in Gisborne for the visit of His Royal Highness the Duke of Ooucester were noted last night. The scheme is simple yet effective, and follows much the same lines as that for the Christmas period last year, except that a more brilliant effect has been produced. The arcliway at the intersection of Gladstone road and Peel street was not completed last night, and only this morning was the greenery attached to it, but to-night the lighting scheme should show it up in a remarkable manner.

The Robinson Memorial ■ town clock was most striking last night. The full benefit of the flood-lighting was noted, and the tower stood out in bold relief like a white sentinel among a myriad of colored lights. The floodlighting arrangements are now complete, the two floodlights standing on pillars at either end.

The daylight effect of the clock tower is also the subject of much admiration. The red, white and blue streamers have been strikingly arranged in a wide sweep From the bell platform to the buildings on either side of the road, and down the face of the tower on the western, side the word “Welcome” is worked iTiy silver letters, which should shine tively in the flood-lighting at night..

VIEW FROM KAITI HILL From the top of Kaiti Hill a strange effect is provided by the many lights, and a number of Gisborne people have motored to the top of the hill to see the town by night. The main road can be picked out by the colored lights, and these blend with the white of the motor car headlamps as they pierce the blackness.

The lighting effects should add to the gaiety of the crowd during to-night’s celebrations. It is proposed to leave the illuminations in their present positions until after the New Year, so that the town will bear the effect of the carnival spirit for about a fortnight. In addition to the public display undertaken by the entertainment committee, many of the business houses have arranged remarkably good illuminative efforts. One of the well-known firms has a crown worked in lights, and this has produced a most pleasing effect. Other firms also have very attractive displays, and the light from these places, blending with that from the festoons across the road and the usual brilliant or twinkling trade signs, have all helped to add to the splendor of the occasion.