Heavy Road Toll
A total of 188 persons were killed and 4035 were injured in road accidents in New Zealand last year. Part of the tragedy of so many road acidents lay in the fact that they could have been avoided by the use of just a little caution, said the Commissioner of Transport, Mr G. L. Laurenson, commenting on the' figures. People should be made to realise that every time they were tempted to take a risk, they were risking their own lives as well as the lives of others. Tourists Return to Hawaii “In Honolulu, American energy and initiative have pased the way for the revival of the fabulous prewar tourist trade,” said Mr R. T. Simpson, of Christchurch, who has just returned from a visit to the United States. “I arrived in time for the reopening of the famous Royal Hawaiian Hotel, a brilliant affair, wonderfully organised ' and attended by many of the best-known people in America. If money speaks all languages, then the dollar is an excellent linguist—particularly in Hawaii,” continued Mr Simpson. “The dollar bill opens all doors and obtains all things on this lovely island.”
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 2, 5 March 1947, Page 8
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191Heavy Road Toll Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 2, 5 March 1947, Page 8
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