IN TOWN AND OUT

Southland Times, Issue 21362, 7 April 1931, Page 6

IN TOWN AND OUT

NEWS OF THE DAY. A Motor Collision, About 10.45 o’clock yesterday morning a collision occurred at the intersection of Kelvin and Yarrow streets between two motor cars driven by Victor Murray, of Invercargill, and L. P, S. Parmenter, of Otautau, respectively. Though both vehicles were slightly damaged, the drivers were fortunate enough to escape unscathed. » * » * Miss Paterson’s Solo Flight. During the week-end Miss Dorothy Paterson, of Invercargill, and a member of the Otago Aero Club, made the first solo flight by a woman trained in Otago or Southland. Miss Paterson, who is a daughter of Mr N. Paterson, of Dunedin, commenced her training in Invercargill and completed it last week, under Flight-Lieutenant Olsen, the Otago Aero Club’s pilot-instructor. * * * * Little Girl Injured. A nasty accident yesterday befel Elizabeth McGillivray, aged 18 months, who resides with her parents at Wyndham. She w*as playing in a loft when, by some mischance, she slipped and fell to the ground. She was admitted to the Southland Public Hospital at 2 p.m. suffering from a slight scalp wound. At a late hour last night her condition was reported to be quite satisfactory. ♦ ft # * Ideal Holiday Weather. Invercargill was again favoured with ideal weather conditions yesterday and large crowds of picnickers spent the day either at Oreti Beach, Bluff or nearby pleasure resorts. Holiday-makers began to return in the early evening from Stewart Island and Queenstown, while motor cars brought campers back to the city from the various parts of the province and further afield where the Easter vacation had been enjoyably passed. * * * * Enthusiastic Cyclists. A party of six cyclists, members of the St. John’s Rovers Troop, in command of Scoutmasters A. Smillie and J. Green, returned to Invercargill by the express last evening after having spent an enjoyable few days on a tour around Dunedin anti the outlying districts. They went north Dy Friday’s express as far as Milton from which town they cycled to Dunedin, where thev spent a couple of days in sightseeing. While there they made their home at the Boy Scout headquarters in Princes street, shakedowns being especially provided for the southern visitors, who were loud in their praise of the hospitality showered upon them by all. After a ride towards Palmerston South, the party returned to Dunedin yesterday in time to catch the south express. » * *

Holiday Traffic On Railways. Although the volume of traffic on the railways this Easter is not expected to reach the figures for the corresponding holidays last year, all the trains to and from Invercargill were fully loaded. On Saturday some 480 excursionists availed themselves of the one-day trip to Queenstown where tho popular regatta was held. The Riverton races claimed 380 patrons who travelled by rail, while the expresses to Christchurch all carried a large number of passengers. Yesterday 314 racegoers travelled to Riverton, while the afternoon express to Dunedin had a full complement of carriages, over 230 holiday-makers travelling homewards. All the trains under the circumstances ran fairly well up to time, though the express usually arriving in Invercargill at 1.10 p.m. did not reach here until 1.45 p.m. yesterday - * * * Police Not Wanted.

Something approaching consternation reigned at a meeting of the unemployed in the Trades Hall on Saturday night when it was discovered, after proceedings had been in progress for an hour, that a policeman was standing in the doorway. Ono man immediately asked if it was not the rule that the police should not be present at such meetings. This drew attention to the constable and there were “boos’ and cries of “Chuck him out.” The chairman (Mr E. Parlane) said that, he did not think there was any need for the police to bo present. Someone moved that the police be allowed to remain, but this only caused laughter. Mr S. Fournier, who had taken a leading part in the discussion, moved that the police be asked to remove out of earshot and announced that he would convey the decision of the meeting to the constable. At this juncture it. was discovered that two detectives were also in the hall, and Mr Fournier ordered them to depart. This they would not do till the matter had been put to the meeting. So the question was put and the meeting was quite unanimous that the police should leave. Upon the detectives preparing to go away, one or two of those present escorted them to the doors. There were requests that the doors be closed, but the chairman refused to allow this. Someone began to make disparaging remarks concerning the police, but tho chairman said that they had complied with the request to leave and so the matter should end. It was rumoured that there was a skirmish between a police. officer and one of the unemployed outside tha hall, but nothing more was heard inside.— Christchurch Times.