NO. 1 TUNNEL APPROACHES COMPLETION.

Shannon News, 23 February 1923, Page 3

NO. 1 TUNNEL APPROACHES COMPLETION.

ONLY HUNDRED FEET TO BE' • . PIERCED. | NOTES FROM MANGAHAO. * tProm Our Own Coiiespondeut.j |. An additional overseer, iii- the per ' son oL Mr Hinton, late ol Otira, took | up' duties at Arapeti last week. ■ , Building operations a'ifi in progress , ior housihg . Overseers MeDona'ld and | l-lintou; ; j There is' under ,one hundred, leet ' left to complete the piercing oi' the J No. X Tunnel. j A very necessary - and convenient | shelter shed has been erected at the Top Camp, lor. the reception oi paru:els and papers. A fly-proof stjle has .also been provided lor the* custody of meat. This camp is comprised entirely) of tents; and there are some twenty children, including several '’infants. ■ A snooker tournament is at present l?eig' played off in the Y.M.C.A. re-, creation, hut, and is an interesting attraction in 'thevednip. ♦Several'., closely Contestedi and games have’ been witnessed. The latest form- of recreation .is/to. •take the form of tug-of-war. A 'subcommittee has been formed, and it is anticipated that .'several, teams will compete. Eight a. side and maximum weight of 96 stone'with I a' - 14-feet pull are file main stipulations. .