LOST CAR COMEDY

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1937, Page 6

LOST CAR COMEDY

DEPUTY-MAYOR’S DILEMMA. . MAN/TAKES AVRONG VEHICLE. NE\V PLYMOUTH, September 2fr s - An 'unavailing search- was made last' night for a motor-car belonging to the deputy-mayor of New Plymouth, ;Mr P. E. Stainton. The search failed /because the car was securely locked in the garage of another well-known man. The car had been left in the street while Mr Stainton w as-.engaged at a meeting in his office. When r*e cam© out the car was nowhere to lie seen and a walk round some of the town jy&rking areas failed to show any trace of it. - • The sequel to the occurrence, which' caused Mr Stain ton some inconvenience last night" and this morning, was not w ithout its humorous aspect. : An-, other New Plymouth : owner. M’Uo driven a car. of the sam^ colour ands--., moclef, 1 got into Air, Staipton’s, .car in mistake for his own, drove.it hopiq,garaged it, ami ..drove. to his. place of business Ains morning*’ without ing that, he' hadybeen driving a caf belonging to someone else. . i •; ifi* When the mistake was revealed ,tho. first .'thought wa? w hat might- have • become- of the car which matched that ’ 1 of Mr Stainton. It was found .standing Where’it had originally been park-, ed last night, next to the spot where Mr Stainton’s car had been Jtanding.