CURRENT EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEHIND!

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13105, 2 May 1908, Page 9

CURRENT EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEHIND!

At the present juncture almost everyone is recalling email details of railway management, that, trivial enough at tho time, are now magnified into possible holocausts that fortunately were missed (says the Sydney "Daily Telegraph"). "On the night of Sunday 12th inst.," writes "On the Spot," "1 was standing on the Emu Plains railway station just before the mail train from Sydney came in. The train had been signalled from Penrith when the attention of the officer-in-chargo was drawn to the fact that the home signal, just at the other «nd of the platform, was not correctly set, and the officer had to walk down to tie signal and adjust it. Apparently, the officer had pulled the necessary lever some time previously, but the mechanism must hayo been in fault. It is not hard to imagine conditions at stations where the officer is the one living soul on the premises, when such a failure on tho part of the semaphore might easily precipitate a emasn. Again, while every allowance must be made during the holiday traffic for delays and discomfort, it is only to bo expected that a certain amount of specific knowledge of the whereabouts of trains should be made available, at least to tho officers in charge of stations. Passengers waiting on tho Stanrooro platform for tho six-twelve train to Sydney on Tuesday were informed that the train was rurining on the fast line, and they were requested to move over via the subway. They did so. Two minutes after tney were informed that it was all a mistake, and that the train would move from the ordinary platform. They' moved back. A loud

voice was subsequently heard at the station _ telephone earnestly enquiring which line the train was on. Eventually it came in on the fast line, and the paesengers had to make another hurried rush down the subway, making uncomplimentary remarks."

RESULT OF THE MOTOR CYCLE RELIABILITY TRIAL (OPEN CLASS). The motor cycle trial to Rakaia Gorge, via Rakaia, returning via Hororata, resulted, as was to be expected, in a sweeping victory for tie all-British Triumph motor cycle in the open class. The distance was 130 miles, and the course was specially selected to test the reliability of the motors. Twenty miles of the road was unformed, with numerous unbridged water raoes, with the steep cutting coming out of the Rakaia Gorge. S R. Stedman, 3i h.p. Triumph Ist F. Howarth, 3J n.p. Triumph ' ... 2nd G. B. Brown, 3J h.p. Triumph ... 3rd Further proof of the- reliability of tbe Triumph motor is evidenced by S. R. Stedman riding the same machine in the trial on which) he beat the express between Dunedin and Christehurch in the actual riding time of 8 hours 57 minutes. Triumph motors are undoubtedly the best andare BritLsh-made tliroughout. We can deliver them from stock. Sole agents, Adams, Ltd., 138 and 140 High street Christchurch. 6