RAILWAY PICNICS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18926, 15 February 1927, Page 6

RAILWAY PICNICS.

A RECORD SEASON. l

-tone of 4ke railway .picnics this suninior lias ucen postponed owing to roiu,,,and.'an .extraordinarily successful ■ season, his been experienced,.,, About. 150. pepplo took., advantage of Ui'o fdcilttiql provided on Sniidky to visit the Burnhanr Gamp. Ji is-ther Department'* jnWtio'n to run * train to Burnhara again next Sunday, in addition to the excur.sionto Otira, which leajss'at 8 a.m. On Sunday '..lh'o : wTrVay employees atEitingficld and' Arthur's Pass held ihoir. annual outing at Gle'ntunne), 250 people attending.' ....... ■ The Sanders Cup trial was responsible for heavy bookings, to .Lyttelton on Saturday, the . actual number being 2430. Sunday's bookings totalled 1850. The following railway picnics, with the estimated numbor to attend- each, will Le held • this week :—».■■ AVcdnesday—■Sydenham School, to KaiapM, 900; Sumner District High School, to Duneandol, 1200;, New Brighton' School, to Motukardra, 950. . V Thursday—Linwood School; -to ■Amberlej, 030; • Baugiora High School, "to Lyttelton, 050; Tcmuka District High School, to Tiuiaru, 360. Friday—Burwood School, to Leeslon, 200; Cashmere. School, to Motukarara, 300. Saturday—Sargood, Son, and Ewen's employees, -to . Lyttelton, 140: Moorhouai avenuo Church, of, Christ .Bible School, to Stewart's' Gully, 150; Canterbury Drirers' Union, to Sbuthbridge, 650:. Wookton Tanneries Employees, -to Xtittle lllver, 850; Messrs Andrews and Beaven's employees, to Motukarara, .90; Christohurch Clothing Company's employees, to Mohikarara, 200; Fairfield Freezing Works employees, to Timafu, 1130.