EXCITING EXPERIENCE.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 225, 22 September 1931, Page 10

EXCITING EXPERIENCE.

N.Z. Woman Saw Revolt in Spain. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, September 21. The experience of being in Spain during the revolution and having to take shelter from rifle fire in the streets was the lot of two New Zealanders, Misses 11. G. Jones (Christchurch) and G. D. Seifert (Palmerston North), who returned by the Makura to-day from a world tour. The travellers were concluding a three weeks’ tour of Spain when they arrived at Valencia on the day prior to the overthrow of the Monarchy. Everybody in the town was very excited and it was impossible for them to get accurate information about what was happening. On the evening of the elections they were in the streets when there was a disturbance. Rifle shots were fired and, in company with others, they sheltered in a cafe. When they ventured out there was another disturbance. The streets were cleared and, with a number of citizens, they were locked in the cafe for a number of hours. They did not experience any difficulty in leaving for Barcelona.

Both Miss Jones and Miss Seifert did a considerable amount of walking on the tour, particularly in Brittany and the South of England. “The popularity of hiking in Austria and Germany is astonishing,” said Miss Seifert, “One sees whole families on the road. Excursions are not made by young people only.”