BY TRAM AND TRAIN.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19413, 12 September 1928, Page 13

BY TRAM AND TRAIN.

BIG LOADS FOR SOCKBUXN. ' "The early landing came rather *M S bolt from the blue, so the trams 46A not carry so mnuy passengera as would othonviso have done," said P. Thompson ; General Manager of Ohristchurch Tramways. "JXowtTOl we carried about 7000 passenger)." Mr Thompson added that the fycri wcro to be congratulated on their cauffi crossing, but the trams wool# ea*» ried many more passengers had th« pro gross of the flight been slower for jwjj reason, Thoy had worked on a sisgl* track out at Sockbnrn, and arraog»> monts had been considerably flurllitataS by tho judicious regulation of th« trafr fic at Sockburn landing-plaa*. Tit# special eorvico to tho Aerodrome begut at 8 o'clock, but tho later tnuas www. tho s ones which were crowded. Thompson was impressed titb rcadinoss of tho public, both ptdftrtrbUM and motorists, to obey all aflggafttaM given them by tho trafflo author!tin*

Special Train Too Lata. Unfortunately the special train frotf Timaru, bearing 400 passengers, ww too lato for the landing, arriving a$ Sockburn at 10.55 a.m. roar hundred passengers were carried on the nortftf line, and nearly 4000 people toek tk* train from Chrlstchnrch and wlmj to the Aerodrome.'

I CIVIC RECEPTION. a • ! ARRANGEMENTS ALTERED. r - , Instead of being held *s ovlgfanOlf U* tended in the City Council | the civic reception to the »imtß wtt , tftko place at noon to-day M OlWWeee: Square in order to give as msMj fo«pl* as possible the mumitiinljii >f f»»tVlh pating. The Mayor (Mr Jr. K. Anfecr); wi)l preside, and other speakers *g| M Sir R. Heaton Rhodes Government), Dr. Coleridge lift, W** * will speak on the value ot U|t from a seientiflo point at vjsw.Owtola J- I*. Findlay (officer inMgvTlf the wigram Aerodrome). *pd Jfr&ffe - Sullivan, M.P. (representing thft OpaMft* ,tion). Ap the citizens' lunehaoß' ml 9 be held shortly afterwards to tkf Wa» ter Garden, the speeshM »t Crliwf Square will probably not take moretlaua five minutes each to deliver., Th 9 M*Jtt stated yesterday. that he feppod ; ft grate crotfd Will, assemble aHm honour the airmen as their MfcUntaMat -' deserves. If wet, the fei • held in the King EdwajdßameStf At the lunoijeon the Mtfigjtfß £fp side and propose the, citstf which Mr J, & StWftMi the Canterbury Progress ftupw,, wfit propose the toast of v|swffc'* who, will respond, other sp«ak«SM Meg Mr Nortoij Francis, fetrting the Canterbury Aero Club, ani fif Mm Hoaton Rhodes (Government)* Xi lit event of Sirß. Hpato® Rhw#P 'Wii unable to attend, it i> expwiwwrtrtJßß place will bo taken by tt® pmMtr Rolleßton, . about 3DO 'oan b« V y> luiicheon, and prof**!{fcWflttali»{*&;.-fj that there' wilf be ■a nunt' for itHMfc * Vt which are, obtainablefrom <h4dl6t ZfigSi The, Ohflßtqhwcb tfajlkhk • As«ototioi» will hawxitfrt »Bpww& smoKo concert inthe (flptoOOßffiOT 9Mfcr. r f to-day. The shuir the >presi4ent (Mr f'will prraKHia:..t9l« i:'i Guests," wlueltwin of sfespttoAtJ-.c^ r S P W o of will prapo*^th^twigt dt a f a

FjvAiSS Foy CHARmr. BROUGHT BY SOUTHBKN CftOj& > <A tin container, warded 'from An«r*li* to Jlipister, wm Cfri * f ; i yesterday by '? It Is intended th»t '• centres. > With th« <*aQiMs "(I: Mm, ' Prime Minister, .tho flflettiaerf - handed by Squadron-Leader Etnafil Smith and Flifeht-Lfentenaat O.TS, R'- ' s?.a L^^iiSsra'« Charitable Aid Board, '«ia«6 Ifr ,Hi , G. Livingstone, who will r ,- Skin. I ! jsttb &i 3£3 of the container in Chriitchwrdi, ■* % remuinwz flag# iHB to' M#'' .".it Wellingt^for - The flags., whieb; Australian flag, the Tlntos^i' <*M EaVbSS i| Flight-lMeufcanant 0. T/ P, "fsf eomnjandflrs of th«'ffaQt&fß The .*rifEMtaNb er*. wdoraafby•WMssV -W E. Donafyl, secretary of th«

i tension i '"igj ■ (xivvsntis -|-r r -tn rr i -nnr ; ftf'' s\saiiM ' ] sWm "-Y' wj/ sroifEy, it\ r, r € Kftdio detail# of ft# . flight aw published lu ftJ! ttfejtfpift ' thJ# morning., The latwt ipewatft^.. Pears in one pewfpaper't f »*, ilttM f announcing that the airaenltad land, thereby relieving, trashm «rift , - causing * Reeling o< th« tttKWt f*tt* ' \j In the Intrepid nviatoffc Most of tno signals from tfc« - .'*£ ern Cross were if oak. With Sfi&tjf '*4 ' S static, but the main fact thus *H, M# well with the Mrmen by Sydney, Melbourne, laide, niid Queensland - : Astations, The flyers aleg cellent flying conditiena,—Aanwfc«i'->-.. r - Press Association. '/ „ ' *