! When at the kinenia. doubtless patrons of the pictures have noticed ) the beam of light that shines over j their heads from a square aperture in a j box-like room behind them. The wail j is packed with asbestos, and is abso- ! luelv fireproof. At present what is j known as asbestos timber, a kind of firei proof wood, is being largely used for : this purpose. The same substance also J of tlie modern fireproof theatre curtain ' while it is proving a . valuable substitut • : for the ebony switchboard iused in elec. | trical installations.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17352, 17 May 1924, Page 20
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