THE TOWN HAIL CLOCK CHIMES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1761, 28 May 1913, Page 3

THE TOWN HAIL CLOCK CHIMES.

Sir,—An article in this morning's edi; tion on the subject of "Clock Chimes," apropos tlio Town Hall clock, brings out somo very shallow views of the writer concerning noise. In the closing paragraph tho question is asked, "How will it be possible to hold concerts and choral j performances iu either the Town Hall or Concert Chamber if a great clock is to 'pipe its lay' everv quarter of an hour? In tho first place, can "Sylvius" say what amount of noise—if any—is to disturb such concerts? Then, perhaps, ho will explain away how it is that those horribly difnoncerting trams havo not raised 'his pious horror when visiting the Concert Chamber? Hero we have a which resembles tho screeching of a hundred and one iron saws, as tho trams pass every few minutes! Apart from this, he asks, "How is it possiblei In a word, it is quito possible to have an electric clock with chimes, which said

dHmes could bo cut off for any given ■ time Then. 011 the important question 'of 00't, if Wellington cannot raise a tliou=and pounds or so for her magnificent Town Hall, let us continue to disgrace ourselves with the "woodon dials.' — 1 am> etC " CHIMES. "Wellington. May 27.