BY THE WAY

Southland Times, Issue 18965, 12 June 1923, Page 6

BY THE WAY

CONCERT PARTY EXPERIENCES. The concert* party which travelled to Gorge Road last night had some interesting experiences on the road home. After an enjoyable supper at Gorge Road the party left in the best of spirits for the home trip. All went well until an argument arose over a particular turning, and after a few yards on the wrong road had been covered, the driver realised the mistake and commenced to back down to the right road again. The comer was reached safely, and one of the party went out to inspect the amount of room the car had to work on behind. “You are about two inches from the bank,” he told the driver. The warning came too late, and the car gracefully slid down the bank without any fuM. The nose pointed skyward and the lights flashed into the inky void above, trying to discover a new road. The car had settled down at an angle of about 45 degrees. The party tumbled out and inspected the car. “We’ll never get out without horses,” said one. “There are some dogs barking to the right,” said another. “Let us go there and see if we can get horses.” However, help was found near at hand. A few yards along the road was a cluster of huts occupied by one of the Power Board gang. The men were knocked up, and they started one of the tractors which was hitched to the car. A steady pull and the car, was on the road again without even a scratch. All serene. The party clambered into the car again, but their troubles were not yet over. A few miles along the road another turn-' ing was missed, and the car had to return to the sign post again before it headed for home. Everything was now plain sailing, and the party arrived in Invercargill at 2 a.m. “I’ll have a shave when I get home,” said the optimist, “and that w’ill give me another half hour in bed in the morning.”