LEFT ON THE FIELD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12931, 29 July 1905, Page 2 (Supplement)

LEFT ON THE FIELD.

HOLIDAY-MAKERS' SILK HATS, BOOTS, AND BABIES.

The averago Londoner is a serenely careless person when engaged in celebrating Bank Holiday. A few of the finds recorded at some of the railway terminal stations and popular resorts form a striking tribute to his absence of mind.

Gleanings from Hampstead Heath in the early hours of a recent morning would have started a respectable store. The principal articles were umbrellas, hats, walking-sticks, tics, collars, overcoats, a small quantity of silver and copper, and nine children of various ages, all perfectly happy.

At Alexandra Park a complete picnic outfit, including a kettle, stove, cups, saucers, knives, plates, teapot, and various* luxuries, had been abandoned. The usual stock of wearing apparel and other articles was found in the park, and the numbei of motherless babies readied fifteen.

Dozens of bracelets, broodies, pins, studs, bags, umbrellas, shawls, etc., were found at Liverpool-street station. There is a note of tragedy in the discovery of seven firstclass return tickets to Yarmouth.

The same story is told at all the railway stations. A goiter's outfit was found in a London and North-Western train, and a pair of riding boots and spurs had been forgotten in. a Midland train. Eleven feedingbottles were left in the South London electric tramcars, and an immaculate silk hat was found at the Tower.