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Hokitika Guardian, 8 April 1920, Page 1

Disorderly scenes wore witnessed sit the Auckland railway station on Thursday evening prior to the departure of the two expresses for "W oliington, reports the “New Zoaliad Herald.” At seven o’clock several hu.'idrou I ooj lo had assembled at the entrance gates, and those who intended travelling by the first express were pushing and struggling to oe admitted to the platform. As every seat on the train had been booked only reserved ticket holders wero allowed througa the gates. They had great difficulty in making their way through the crowd, ard the scramble the women fared bao.v, and a. number were on the verge of colI lapse. The crowd became even more excited when ihe gates were opened to admit passengers for the second express. The asphalt had by this time become very slippery, owing to num crons bags of fruit having been droppe<l to in tfcc «*, <*• *;» fruit having lieen trodden > crowd. Tn consequence, it « * d«cult matter to stand up m tlie suig ng w ,i Many seats on the tiain lm been reserved, including 80 for party Mormons and 40 for university stutis Tbo majority of the waiting crowd bad not reserved seats, and when r.Pov were refused admittance to the

platform they hooted v.gorously A number of extra carriages were put m , and eventually everyone secured seating or standing accommodation on tl train. The train did not leave until 8.10 p.m., half an hour after schedule time.