ARMISTICE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 131, 30 November 1933, Page 11

ARMISTICE DAY

TWO MINUTES' SILENCE

TRAMS CONTINUE TO RUN

Feeling reference to the fact that city trams in the vicinity of the Government Buildings continued to run during the silence period on Armistice Day was made by a prominent Wellington military officer in a letter received at last night's meeting of the executive Of the "Wellington Eeturned Soldiers' Association.

The writer stated that as far as the Government Buildings locality was concerned, th<? effect of the iwo minutes' silence was entirely ruined. Two trams passed the memorial, one going north and one going south, and both of ihem stopped at their respective stopping places by tho Government $suildings about half-way through tho ijilenee period. To his amazement they both, started again after a brief pause, and continued on their way. Motor drivers in tho vicinity, thinking the silence was over; started up their cars and moved off, too. The second signal, indicating that the period of silence had concluded, did not sound until later. <'Personally, I feel very strongly about it, and I hope tho E.S.A. will take up the matter in no uncertain manner with the civic authorities," stated the writer. He added that his statement could be corroborated if necessary.

. The chairman (Colonel A. Cowles) said that, coming from such a prominent military man, the matter appeared to him to be very serious. Mr. A-.. Treadwell said ho did not think that the guns indicating the commencement of the silence were loud enough. ..'' The' secretary (Mr. J. Spence) said that a similar thing happened in Coutionay Place. The Key. W. Bramwell Scott expressed the opinion that traffic officers should be stationed at strategic points in the city to stop the traffic.

After further discussion it was decided, on the motion of Mr. Treadwell, to send a copy of the letter to the Mayor, and to ask him to take the necessary steps to prevent a similar happening in the future.

Through falling off a bicycle yestmlay afternoon, Mfs. A. X Wardrop, of 16 Brunswick Street, Lower Hutt, fractured her left wrist. After being attended to by Dr. Nash, she was taken to the hospital hy the Pxee AmJmlance.