NARROW ESCAPE

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 101, 1 May 1930, Page 12

NARROW ESCAPE

(By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.") NEW PLYMOUTH, 30th April. A narrow escape from serious consequences was the feature of the plunge of a large sedan car 20 feet over a bank near Urenui in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The ear, which was driven by Mrs. G. Ferguson, of Ngaero, skidded in some soft clay. Had the car not.been ' caught by some willows, a fall of another 30 feet would have resulted. Mrs. Ferguson was driving through from Auckland. The car was only slightly damaged, while the passengers suffered no injury. • i

PAMPERING UNEMPLOYMENT

(To the Editor.) Sir,—lf "X.5.," of Nelson, catne to Wellington, he might be. wakened up to the fact that there are far too many unemployed honestly and genuinely looking for work, leaving no stone unturned to find the crabs. He could quite easily find hundreds of unemployed (not crabs) in Wellington who are perfectly genuine searchers for work. I wonder if "R.S." jever lived for weeks on soup kitchen tack, and slept out at night. I£ he did, he must realise what rot he talks when he suggests that men who are compelled to do these things arc looking for work and praying that they will not find it. However, I suppose it is too much to expect a "Sleepy Hollowito" to bo bright and suggestive until his yawn is completed.—l am, etc.. S.R.