IDEAL DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 178, 29 July 1940, Page 5

IDEAL DAY.

GOOD WINTER SUNDAY. WORK STARTS ON SMALL CRAFT. Yesterday was the ideal winter's day. Admittedly, there was a keen breeze, but in eneltered portions of the city there was enough warmth in the sun to satisfy the most exacting. That the spirit of youth was moved jy the first real indication of the approach of spring wae shown by the fact that work was commenced yeste.rday on small craft around the bays. That is a definite symptom of a short winter, as the work is not usually commenced until come time in August. Also indicative of the warmth of the sun was the number of young people around the waterfront in the morning who were content with pullovers, shorts and bare legs. In spite of the excellent day there were few cars out. Perhaps the cause was the. shortage of petrol. After all it is getting near the end of the month and coupons are scarce, or perhaps the average householder was seizing the opportunity to do some heavy gardening while the weather was ideal. Certainly, jrardeners were busy and thousands of hedges and lawns around the town received a haircut and a trim. But very rarely have so many pedestrians been seen on a Sunday. In addition, the ferries carried hundreds of trippers to the JJorth Shore. It may be a while before there is such another Sunday.