PEACE ILLUMINATIONS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12699, 22 July 1919, Page 5

PEACE ILLUMINATIONS.

REMAIN TILL THURSDAY.

The electrical loading for the Peace celebration illuminations was 230 kilo, watts, of wliich 118 kilowatts were used by private firms and others, and 112 by the Illuminations Committee. These Special illuminations were used for twelve hours, the total number of units consumed being 27CU. The Illuminations Sub-committee in. tends to keep its illuminations going until 11 p.m. on Thursday, and. it is estimated that the total cost to the committee for current will be £75. TV hether or not any special illuminations will be retained until Admiral Jelhcoe s visit the committee has not yet decided.

Mr E. E Stark, City Electrical Engin l eer ’ speaking to a representative of the Star/’ said that nil the arrangements for peace illuminations bad run very well. It was in hia plans to have one of the arches with indirect illumination, so as to give a more novel effect, but on account of the short notice the pmstorers would have been unable to complete the scheme as laid out. It was the endeavour of the Illuminations Sub-committee to give as much variety as possible. The effect on the Cathedral Square arches was assisted by the method of plastering. The surface not being absolutely smooth assisted in halting the effect from each lamp, and was particularly pleasing with the amber-coloured lamps, giving the whole a mottled marbleised effect.