THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1904.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1036, 9 July 1904, Page 2

THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1904.

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•IN scientific research during the post quarter of a century prominence lias been given to electricity, which may now bo said to occupy first place in the list of all tho powerproducing agencies of the world, But in spite of the progress that electricity has made, and in spite of the assurance of its advocates that it will give perfect results in whatever manner applied, whether for power, heating, lighting, or anything else, tho assurance as to its use and safety is not accepted with tho faith that is likely to make tho uso general. That is to say, at the present time the application of electricity is more or less feared, as tho result, for the most part, of want of knowledge on tlio subject. Properly harnessod, it is impossible to say what cannot bo achieved by electricity. The other day wo referred to the proposed installation of a eomoleto electrical plant at tho local School of Mines. The plant, when eomplotod, will be in jkarge of Mr E. G. Wright, the school leeturer in electricity. Mr Wright, who is heart and soul in his work,

is an expert in the science; anil in view of obtaining useful information on electricity— its manifold uses, and tho manner of its application—we would suggest that as littlo may bo known in Waihi on the subject, an invitation lo Mr Wright to deliver a public lecture on the system would bo of advantage to the community. Thero aro many terms used in connection with electricity which to the lay mind are incomprehensible, jußt as soma of the terms used in the metric system of weights and measures aro perplexing to all who are not acquainted with tho system. A lecture by Mr Wright, with a view principally of explaining the methods of the science and giving simple explanations of the terms referred to, would remove an objection to the practical uso of electricity. To an expert who has tho subject at his linger tips (his is an easy matter, and the task would be all the moro so to Mr Wright from the fact that he has tho faculty of making as plain as A B C the most difficult point in connection with tho science. Wo are sure that an address of the sort would be an education to the public, and wa anticipate that if re - quisitioneiljio would gladly accede to a request to deliver ono, We hope that our auygsjtion will h

taken up, ami that wo shall shortly hear that an invitation has been sent to Mr Wright to favour the community with a lecture that will clear up homo of the apparent mysteries of olectricity.