SPECIAL TRAINS

Evening Star, Issue 19229, 21 April 1926, Page 4

SPECIAL TRAINS

TO CLOSE OF EXHIBITlOf!

ARRANGEMENTS FOR NEXT TEN DAYS

19,000 PEOPLE COMING,

Including to-day’s excursion train bringing to Dunedin GOO children from Lawrence no less than 18,000 to 19,000 people are duo to arrive in Dunedin, by excursion trains before tho Exhibition closes. Tho details are as follows ;

Thursday, April 22.—Tomuka Oddfellows, 700, Friday, 23rd. —'Waikaka branch dairy factories, 950. Saturday, 21th. —Christchurch excursionists (night train], returning Saturday, 11 p.m.), 500; Gatlins River branch, 950; Waikaka-Waropa, 900; Tuatapore-Rivcrton, 950; Timaru Scottish societies, 900; Pareora and Smithfield Freezing Works, 900; Palmerston tradesmen, 500; Ashburton Friendly Societies, 750. Wednesday, 28th. Gore Allied Trades Unions, 800. Thursday, 29th.—Wciraato Trades Unions, 1,000; Waimca Plains branch, 950.

Saturday, May I.—Christchurch excursionists (night train), returning Saturday night, probably two trains, 1,000; Timaru-Pukeuri, 1,000; Oam-arn-Hampdcn, 1,000; Palmerston-Wai-tati, 300; Edendale-Mataura Trades Unions, 950; Southland Operative Butchers, 800; Invercargill excursionists, 800; Balclutha-Allanton, 600; Outram branch, 300. Total, 18,300. Tho special train departure times after tho closo of the Exhibition on May 1 are as under ; Christchurch, 11.50 p.m., Saturday; Timaru-Pukeuri, 12.10 a.m., Sunday; Oamaru-Hampden, _ 12.50a.m., Sunday; Palmerston-Waitati, 1.10 a.m., Sunday; Edendale-Mataura, 12.15 a.m., Sunday; Invercargill (Southland operative butchers), 11.55 p.m., Saturday; Invercargill excursionists, 12.35 a.m., Sunday; Balclutha, 12.50 a.m,, Sunday; Outram, 11.43 p.m., Saturday; Peart Chalmers, 12.15 a.m., Sunday; Mosgiel, 12.1 a.m., Sunday.