At the conclusion of mass all again formed up in processional order and proceeded via Smith and Stuart streets, the Octagon, Princes and Water streets to the Victoria Hall in Cumberland street, where communion breakfast was partaken of. The procession through the streets provided quite an imposing spectacle and attracted the attention of numerous interested onlookers lining the sidewalks while the school colours (black and green) were generally displayed.
Those composing each section had pinned to their coat lapels distinctive coloured badges upon which were inscribed the period they represented. At the front of the procession was held aloft the jubilee banner, while each section had at its head a shield appropriately indicating, in colouring and lettering, its own particular identity. The young boys marched at the rear of the procession and a number of motor cars, adding a touch of modernity, finished off the display.
Pardon?
‘‘A cable [telegram] can be despatched at any time,’’ says Professor Fleming, ‘‘and can lie on the table of a business man until he arrives at his office; but with telephony the man must be at the other end before you can speak to him, so that there must be a serious limitation of the time during which business men can carry on a conversation.’’ Even if this limitation did not exist, the need for absolute certainty that what is said in a conversation is correctly heard
is likely to militate against the commercial use of long-distance telephony. Those who have occasion to employ the telephone for the longest distances for which it is in use in New Zealand know that the blurring of words is not an uncommon occurrence and that satisfactory results depend very largely upon the existence of favourable atmospheric conditions. — editorial
Tyre pride non-puncturable
It has been left to Mr Ernest Hibbert, of Goulburn (New South Wales), to invent what he claims to be a non-skid and non-puncturable tyre, which is at the same time resilient. The Hibbert tyre has the same appearance as the ordinary tyres now procurable, but eliminates the need for a tube, as the inside is tilled up with layers of rubber containing pockets of compressed air. The layers fit closely, and give the cushion effect when the tyre is in use. The principle of getting rid of the inner tube can reasonably be supported, and Mr Hibbert’s patent is worth consideration, due to the fact that even if a nail went through one of the pockets, it would not interfere much with the riding comfort of the car. A demonstration was given, and although at 15 miles an hour it was not easy riding, as soon as the car developed the ordinary touring speed of 25 miles an hour, it was quite comfortable. The patentee states that a guarantee of 15,000 miles will be given with each tyre. — ODT, 5.4.1926
