IN THE SUBURBS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11264, 3 February 1912, Page 7

IN THE SUBURBS.

GREAT INCOJNVENIENCu CAUSED.

CHIEFLY TO WORKERS,

From reports received at the Evcniug Post office, it is clear that the strike is infiictiug much inconveuionco and not a little liardship on many suburban dwellers, who complained audibly. They are mostly of tho worker persuasion, too. Those in tho uioi'e distant suburbs paid the heaviest toll. A gentleman residing at Karori said that the majority took the Kelburne cable car and tramped the remainder of the .-journey to the accompaniment of illsupprossed anathema. All sorts of improvised conveyances aro being used, but, of course, the traffic cannot bo coped with. Crowds of people were seen on many Karori roads this morning, many people having had to rise much earlier than thoir usual hour. Tho absence of the 7. I'd and 7.33 workers' cars was keenly fi It. This was particularly hard on workers who had to commence at 7.80 or S in the city or other suburbs. There were a lot of labourers at Karori, probably unionists, commented the Post's informant satirically, and they are not thinking too highly of their fellows for the inconvenience they were causing. An unfortunate featur , . , - is that there are some old workers, aged between HO and ISO. and some of these may prove quita. unable t:i face the long tramp in the hot sun and then commence a day's work, to be followed by such another tramp in tho evening. People have been seen on bicycles—veritable boneshakers in some instances —who would never have been suspected of such an accomplishment. WADESTOWN. A similar state of affairs prevails at AVadestown, the hilly suburb. "We are reduced." said a resident, "to our state of misery prior to the advent, of the trams. We had to walk then; wo have to walk now. Last night I met about twenty workmen who used the cars habitually at a penny per ride and they did not appear to bo enjoying their walk. This morning I saw the men engaged in pipe-laying liibouriously climbing the hill. They would bo tired before they started ! work." MIRAMAR AND SEATOUN. "There may be a novelty iv walking seven or eight miles, but it lias no charm for me." This was a declaration by a yeatoun resident to a Post reporter when asked how he and his neighbours were faring. "A large number," ho added, "have had to walk tne whole distance, and 1 can assure yon it has caused a great deal of heart-burning. This morning the majority of the usual tram passengers came by boat, but more steamers will have to be put on if the traffic is to be handled. A number tramped it in this morning." BACHELORS AT LYALL BAY. During the summer mouths many young men "bach" in houses at Lyall Bay, bat now there is consternation in the camps, and many have boon hurriedly broken up or deserted as they stand, and city acconmiodationhouses aro reaping tho benefit. Acute inconvenience has boon caused in this .su bnrb. BY THE BLUE SEA. Round Oriental Bay, at a very early hour, from the highways and byways of Roseueath and from even as far as Hataitai, tho people were tramping citywards. For ouce tho winds wore kind, and the long walk, iv the brilliant morning sunshine, beside the blue sparkling waters of the harbour, was both exhilarating and refreshing. Two summer-clad girls did not disdain a lift in a cariier's van, and evidently enjoyed the ride in what was, to them, a novel conveyance. Two small boys, very small boys they were, starting school for the first time, rode together on a sturdy pony, duly impressed with the seriousness of the occasion. Father rode alongside, carrying the schoolbags. Many quaint vehicles passed along the road, each with a human freight. Bicycles carried douole fare, and a motor-cycle and a basket chair wore called into requisition. One could have wished a lift tor an old lady, cityward bent. The humours of the strike would not appeal to her old bones. Paterfamilias also passed by, 1 armed with a string bag. with homo ' commissions to execute doubtless. WEARY TRAMP HOME. There was no marked advance in transit arrangements for suburban residents on Thursday (remarks the Dominion), and many had a recourse to "shanks' pony" to roach their homes after dark. Two or three drags turned out at ."> o'clock last evening to convey people to Now town and Karori, but those could only take a few of the nruiy who would gladly have paid the sixpence for a lift along the road to home. A few of tho expressmen provided ;hemselves with seats, and did a flourishing business between r> p.m. and (! p.m., and the irotor-cars and taxi-cabs secured a few of the "urgonts." Dwellers beyond the eastern hills availed themselves of the "short cut" home through the Mount Victoria [ tunnel, and the Kclburiie tramway did heavy business with Northland and Karon people, who, as a rule, take the electric cars home. Tho lift up to the higher level afforded by the Kolbnrne route is of the greatest value to dwellers beyond the western bills, and as the weather was "set fair," the walk to and from the city was not by any means unpleasant. I