THE WEATHER

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 56, 30 November 1920, Page 6

THE WEATHER

FORECAST AND SUMMARY AT 4 PJfl. YESTERDAY. Present indications arc for westerly winds moderato to strong and Bqually at times, backing to south westerly. Changeable weather may be exnccted generally with passing showers in many parts and cooler condition? following. Barometer fallincr, but rißo everywhere soon. A temporary imnrovement on Saturday lias been followed by another wceterlv disturbance, which has accounted for fresli north-west winds and unaettVd conditions since Sunday. Rain has f;Vlen in districts with a westerly aspect. D. O. BATES. Meteorological Office. Wcllinnton. November 29, 1920. Under the agreement recently concluded ivitli J. C. Williamson, Ltd., Miss Mario Tempest, supported by Graham Browne and her entire company, will pay a farewell visit to New Zealand during December, January, and February next. The following plays have been chosen, for the New Zealand 'hur:—"The Great Adventure," by Arnold 1 Bennett; "The Duke of Killecrankie," by Captain Marshall: "At the Barn," by Antliony Wharton; "Cousin Kate," by Hubert Ilenry Davis; and "Mary Goes First," by Henry Arthur Jones. The tour will commonee at a 'matinee at; Wellington on Boxing Day, the opening play being "The Duke of Killecrankie." "The reputation of British machine tools has always been high, but in ;iho past the value of this asset has been diminished by the alleged conservatism ofi their makers and llie disinclination which they showed against radical departures in established design," says "The Engineer," in commenting'on an exhil'itlioii of machine tools in London. "i\o observant visitor to Olympia can liavo failed to notice that to-day the old spirit, if it ever really existed, has been exorcised. As a direst- result of the impetus produced by i'i!io war, possibly in part as a result of the enforced contact on a large scale with the ideas and products of machine tool makers of other countries, British designers now show praiseworthy initiative in adopting and developing new lines of thought. So far as we can see, there has been no deterioration in the quality or finish of the machines; the almost too high standard of former times is maintained. Superior quality is .now, however, no longer j the solo principal ideal. 1 Accompanying I it thero is an obvious desire to develop ■ and improve the nature and capacity of i the machine to the limits imposed by I practical considerations. In this respectl the remarkable progress made in I the application of electric driving, tho , development of worm and gear wheel , generating processes, and the attention ■ now being paid to the centralisation of j all controls at oho point! of tho machine j are noteworthy examples." | Cats' meat is scarce and dear. Queue.'' I of customers aro 6een at shops in South j London waiting for the meat to arrive. [