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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 656, 5 November 1909, Page 8

\A;ta recent mooting of-the .committee of the ■■ Canterbury Automobile' Association, a. letter "was? read .from.' Dr.' Marks regarding tlio decision of the..authorities to enforce the city VjyV law/ making. it tin Offence tp leave a motorear in tho strwt ■unattended for a. lofcger )ier:od thfttt: fivoniinutcs. ; Dr..Marks pointed oiit; : that' medical men' wlio were motorists would be: jjreatly ■ hampered, if ■ the- bv-law Avere 'rigidly:: :.eiiforcod. Dr; Simpson "'said the .Midi- • ; , cal.i'Associatio'n , ;had decMcd-to. take action as ; ian-jnssooiation,/ and 1 wotildrtifce tho Automobile Association to do tltefcsjjme. . It rt&s. decided to : instruct - the n'ssßbis'tion's honorary ■solicitor-".to; appear ■ and, ; iofond Dr. Mar&i ease. ' A deputation was appointed to wait"'on ; the City Council' and endeavour toget the by-law amended. . ... ; ; A smart rescue ,was effected on Wednesday . evening (writes- bur Auckland- correspbndont) by Motorinan Victor Hayden, who was. in charge; of-, tramcar No. bound .from. KinßSi land; into the eity. : At tlu> Victtiria-Street iivW teraction. of Queen Street, o man'cnmo in contact'' with . the car. The. motorman- in---' 1 stantly. grasped the situation,-.' and put on tlw> emergency. ..b'r(ike. ; -,TWs;. : ,-liowevor r -.--.was-. not q\il«i enough; to. avert, an - accident;' and leaned over the apron-of the'cm - ang jpculy. put armiTouridMhb^'ma^V^n^lc;': thusil saving him from injury. , The whole in- ' cjdes.t only lasted a few seconds, nnd the car had |;oue on before.most, of;those, who Vitriossed the affair realised what had happened: A similar felit .was.performetkby the same motorman. Jnst .Time at the Sl«i/tland Street corner of Queen Street. j ■ Visitors to- tho Palmerston Show -are--invited' l >11. Ml advertisement in this! Issue. .'to visit: tlio' ; auction rooms-of 'Mcbsro.- ilounsey-'arid-. Oo '■ n± ■■ tlic corner of Eangitiliei andQuecn 6trecls.'-^