THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1904.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1032, 5 July 1904, Page 2

THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1904.

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We have learnt with a good daal of gratification that an electric plant will soon be installed at the Waihi School of Mines, the application of tho local Council to the Minister of Mines for a subsidy equal to two-thirds of tho coat having been favourably entertained by the honourable gentleman. We are informed that it i? intended to procure a four-horse power oil engine, which will drivo a dynamo of sullicient size to light the whole of the building. In all there will bo thirty to thirty-two sixteen candle power lamps. Besides ensuring bettor, more convenient and cliea per light, tho introduction of a dynamo will be of tho greatest service to the members of the oloctrical class, who will in the near futiu'b roceivo instruction of a most practical character in olectric lighting. % the addition to tho proposed plant of a small motor, the moans of practical instruction in the application of electricity as a motive power will bo afl'ordod. In many other ways, too, the plentiful supnly of electricity provided by the dynamo, will he of greater value for class illustration and for all kinds of experimental work, For example, demonstrations of the X rays, discovered by Kontgen, and of the oven man: wonderful Hertzian waves, em ployed by Marconi and others in the various systems of wireless telegraphy, can be conveniently given. A secondary battery can be charged, and potential electricity, looked up by cliomica! action in iln cells, carried round tho town in a cart or wheelbarrow, if desired. The application of electricity to metallurgy can bo shown with oaso—for oxamplo, the electrolytic deposition of gold from a cyanide solution, or tho production of electroplate copper or nickel, Finally, it may be mentionod bat tho oil engine may be used for or».r#duction purpose, aa it will b 0

Bnlliciontly powerful to drive a small crushing midline, oitkor directly, or by men" 0 ,>f a motor coupled with the dj...unu, a-. 1 in a similar manner roclc grinding apparatus, a miuo fun, or other machine may be set to work. Just as the nineteenth century was the ago of steam, ho undoubtedly the twentieth century will be the ago of electricity, and we an pleased to take this opportunity nf congratulating the Wailii School of Mines Council on their progressive spirit in providing the School with the means of adequately teaching at least (he elements of this comparatively new science. Wo have said enough, perhaps, to show that the proposed installation of electrical power will be of no small advantage to the students of our local School of Mines, and tha 1 its usefulness In the community will be siill further increased by this addition to ils equipment.