25 YEARS AGO

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 305, 21 September 1936, Page 8

25 YEARS AGO

Wellington Congested Areas (From "The Itomlnlon,” Sept. 22, 181 X.) At a meeting of the Wellington City Council last night, Cr. Godber moved: “That this council take into immediate consideration the question of remodelling the congested areas of the city, and that a special committee (to be named the Congested Areas Committee) .be appointed to formulate a scheme to carry out the work, prepare any necessary legislation, and report to the council.” Cr. Fletcher seconded the motion, which was carried without dissent. The following were aie pointed members of the special committee: 'The Mayor, Crs. Frost, Trevor, Cameron, Shirtciiffo and Godber. Now that the winter season, and with it. the skating craze, is gone, Messrs. Fuller and Sous have decided to make their skating rink in Ingestre Street suitable for moving-picture shows. Last night they obtained the necessary permission from the city council. [lngestre Street is now called Vivian Street. During its life the building has been several times ti skating rink, a picture theatre, a furniture shop, and a motor-car showroom, being the last mentioned at present.] * * * The monster 45,000-ton 'White Star liner Olympic, the largest vessel in the world, has been seriously damaged in collision. While the Olympic was passing Cowes, outward bound from Southampton, for Cherbourg and New York, with 3000 passengers aboard, including 732 in the first class, among whom Were a dozen millionaires, the second-class cruiser Hawke (7500 tons) overtook her. After steaming alongside the Hawke slowed down to pass astern, but was apparently drawn by the suction and crashed into the Olympic’s starboard quarter. The Olympic returned to Southampton with a huge gap in her side. Forty feet of . the Olympic’s plates were torn, the cruiser’s stern penetrating the second-class cabins. The Hawke’s stern was smashed.