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Waikato Times, Volume 98, Issue 15314, 15 August 1923, Page 6

Tlie cold conditions at Otira last week were particularly hard on men engaged in wiring, who had to handle the bare cable, states a Clu-istchurch Press correspondent. They frequently had no feeling in their hands and lingers. One linesman gave as an illustration of tiie intensity of the cold thai during last week he had seen a mail rolling a big copper drum wilii his gloved hands. The metal was so cold that the man's hands were stuck lo the ilium and he was rolled over the lop of it as it moved. \iiolher statement which was fairly supported by the men was that a -tin pipe burst and the water spouted upwards, touching a copper wire. After touching the wire Ihe water instantlv froze and formed an icicle which constanly grew as the water from the burst pipe poured upon ills v live lime Ihe break had been repaired the icicle had grown to huge proportions-