SAFETY OF ST. PAUL’S.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2117, 27 June 1907, Page 3

SAFETY OF ST. PAUL’S.

LONDON ANXIOUS. London advices of 17th April state that signatures were then being freely attached to the petition asking tho Lord Mayor to convene a meeting at the Guildhall to protest against the County Council’s proposal to construct a sewer under St. Paul’s Cathedral, such sewer being a inenaco to the stability of tho cathedral. It is remarkable to wbat extent Londoners havo been aroused on this subject. People living ill the suburbs came, .anxious to sign, but fearing that the fact that they were not “freemen of the city” would disqualify them. They wero delighted to find that tho petition was open to the ditizens of Greater London. The correspondence involved in the organisation of tho petition is becoming voluminous. A, most intorpstiml letter was received from Mrs. Catherine Pigott (nee Wren-Hos-kyns) of 24, Clifton Gardens, I'olkstone’ who wrote that as the last descendant of Sir Christopher Wren bearing his name (her mother having been a daughter of Christopher R. Wren, of Wroxhall Abbey), she tv as very pleased to express the pleasure she felt at the efforts that were being ma'd© to promoto the safety of her ancestor’s great work-. ’ The Main Drainage Committeo of the London County CounciLis said to be anxious for the safety of the building, and as a consequence it is not eager to hurry forward tho construction of the sewer. A suggestion has been made that the sewer should be turned under Bridgo street and that the low level sewer nil Thames street should be enlarged to take the sewago from the middle sower; but this would entail tho building of a new pumping station at a point where the new sewer would resume its or-

• iAteS ) AN EXCITING TIME. j Press Association. | AUCKLAND, last night. I Tliroo fishoimen had an exciting time about 7.30 o’clock Inst night. They wore in the fishing boat Mine- j moil, and by somo moans got into a j pile, which it is stated was awash whore tlio railway wharf is being ex- . tended. The boat was smashod, and j tlio moil wero left in a cold squall, clinging to tlio ferro-concrete piles I lor about lialf-an-hour, until thoir shouting attracted the attention of Mr. Adams, night watchman on tlio ( Harbor Board’s dredge. Ho went ( out to their assistance ill a dingy, j Each man. had got a pile to himself, one being seated ofi top. By care- 1 fullv backing the dingy lie managed to rescue all three.