Train Passenger’s Dilemma.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 June 1935, Page 4

Train Passenger’s Dilemma.

As the limited express was about to leave Auckland for Wellington on Wednesday evening a belated passenger, laden with rugs and handbags, rushed on to the platform. The gong announcing the departure of the train was already ringing, and the traveller jumped on to the last carriage. But it was the ViceRegal coach, and just as the man was about to enter the carriage he noticed Viscount Galway at the door. He left the carriage almost as quickly as he had boarded it, and, although the train had started to move, he succeeded in joining a sleeping car two coaches further up the train. However, even then his difficulties were not over, as in jumping off the Vice-Regal coach he had dropped his ticket. This was picked up by a Post and Telegraph employee and handed to the guard as the tram left.

Not On the Programme. An incident not on the programme disturbed the main street of Okato during the re-union luncheon yesterday. A “jumping” motor-car, prepared for use in the procession to-day, became out of hand when being put through its trials, and began leaping down the street in amazing fashion. All efforts to bring it to a standstill failed, and making straight for a motor-car parked on the side of the street it leapt cleanly on to the latter’s bonnet, coming to rest with a crash in a straddling position. Minor damage was done to the parked car and its fittings. The leaping automobile, which, for the benefit of the uninitiated, may be described as an ordinary car with its back axle brought' forward to the point of balance, was subsequently removed by man power from the bonnet of its victim.