BANK HOLIDAY

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 265, 5 August 1937, Page 11

BANK HOLIDAY

Huge Crowds bn Move in Britain \ (British Official Wireless.) (Received August 4, 5.5 p.m.) Rugby, August 3. Summer weather during the weekend 1 , extending over practically the whole of the British Isles, helped considerably toward giving the population one of the most satisfactory Bank Holidays for some years. All seaside resorts were crowded, and seasonable sporting events had record attendances. Railways had unusually heavy holiday bookings, and last night cars returning to London were passing points on. the main roads at the rate of 3500 an.hour. The Automobile Association reports that, considering the extent of road traffic, vej y few accidents occurred, and these were of a minor character, the standard of driving showing improvement on that set at the previous holiday time. The King and Queen spent the weekend at Windsor Castle. Yesterday 12,000 people passed through the State apartments. Though Londoners left the capital, thousands of visitors came from the provinces to see the sights. Fine weather promises to continue. The Cowes regatta opened to-day, and was attended by a phenomenal number of small craft—an indication of the revived popularity of sailing shown during the last few years.

HOLIDAY EXPENDITURE

Annual Total Put at £30,000,000 (British Official Wireless.) s (Received August 4, 5.5 p.m. ) Rugby, August 3. The monthly review published by the Midland Bank contains an article analysing holiday expenditure. The writer estimates that about 20,000,000 people in Great Britain take an annual holiday, which, for the majority, is probably of a week’s duration, and he calculates the amount spent at £30,000,000 at least. An interesting point made in the article is that, under collective agreements or other arrangements, nearly 2,000,000 workpeople receive a week’s holiday with pay. t