GLASS ON THE BAY SANDS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17775, 11 October 1927, Page 4

GLASS ON THE BAY SANDS.

To the Editor of the “Timaru Herald.” Sir.—Per medium of your paper I would like to comment upon the glass menace that exists within tho immediate precincts of the old bathing machines on the Bay. While many of we older swimming identities will view with regret the removal of these old land-marks, all of us, for appearance sake, must consider them well begone. I’ve lately heard that these machines have always been let during the winter months (at a rental of 5s each), to those cold-pluugo participants, whose immunity from colds and heart afflictions makes me envious. Yet not so much so perhaps as my advanced years cause me to those other daredevil sheiks whoso brain-wave propensities (when confronted by wet nights and tlieir disadvantages) enable them to sum up the situation and deliberately burst open tho ricketty machine doors, and what an inviting rendezvous these burst open machines offer for many' other imbibing and bottle-break-ing gladiators. With the passing of these'huts, it will be interesting to see what provision tho Council makes to clear the sand of the glass menace. Only a casual glance under any one of them will bring to view fragments of glass, varying in size from a bean to almost complete bottles. _ May I suggest that the money received from the sale be utilised to provide the labour to shovel into drays for removal (and to a depth of at least two feet), all that sand within close proximity' to these machines. Unless some such careful provision is made to guard against the likelihood of bad cuts, it is certain that more than one visitor will leave Timaru with “deep” rather than pleasant impressions of our splendid Bay.—l am, etc., OBSERVER.