ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
Speaking in a debate in the House of Lords on road accidents, Lord Mottistone said he remembered being summoned by Queen Victoria to Osborn House during the South Africap War. At the moment he arrived there can a list 'of casualties, and he could not help seeing that the total was 23. The great lady turned, her eyes filled with tears, and said ‘‘How sad. Let a telegram be sent to every one of the families giving them my personal condolences.’’ If the King and Queen today sent telegrams to the families of all the people killed on the roads they would not have time to do anything else. The Archbishop of Canterbury had called the hearts and consciences of the people to a return to religion. He agreed with him and wished he would appeal to the people of this country to say “We will not have this killing of people on the roads any more. We can stop it and we will slop it.” It was not inevitable.. 1
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 89, 25 January 1938, Page 4
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