HIS LAST BUS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 11044, 18 February 1933, Page 2

HIS LAST BUS

END OF A VERY FINE SIO&K,' ■ . A bus does not often take, part )& a funeral procession, but then' ifa’ buses have lived the life of chargeii'i' If a ffcld-marshal’s horse followstto-/ master to the grave so may a drk> er’s bus. >-■ ■ The bus that replaced a began life in the streets of ; London, served across the Chandjfp and during the war was known/to, soldiers as Old Bill. The driver was London though his parents were When war was declared Harry Hftfe ner decided to fight for Engliittlli; The authorities gave him lorries «J- : buses to drive, and he had, sdS?‘ amazing adventures with them. 1 Once the bus was buried by ,'aldkrect hit. Once his lorry was btoMiT over an embankment by an explbstos.,' And once he found himself catsf' by the German ranks, and drew right through them. It would, been safer to surrender,-hut neWi: er driver nor lorry wanted to en prisoners, and they tore through,Bringing up supplies was geous business, but Old BUI, Driver Hubner came through unhurt; the driver has Just endedjfc ■ days in the London be loved-. rCW ’ Bill, very fittingly, followed himlto , the grave, .