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LIGHTING LONDON 



HAVE you ever thought of the problem 

 and the solution of it which is involved in 

 the lighting of London? Not only must 

 there be light for all when night closes in, 

 but the hours when fog blocks out the day- 

 light in London really add many more 

 nights to the 365 of the normal year. Apart 

 from gas and candles and the former still 

 plays a very great part in lighting the 

 poorer homes there are many great power 

 stations scattered in and around the metrop- 

 olis which must always keep efficient, 

 whose breakdown, if only for a few minutes, 

 involves the users of the current in great 

 losses. 



At the moment the greatest of the power 

 stations around London is that which has 



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