BANK HOLIDAY
SCOTLAND. . (British Official Wireless.)
- .RUGBY, August 1. The feature of the ho lid <y traffic for the Bank Holiday this week-end is the boom-in travel to Scotland. Seven expresses are expected, to leave Boston and the London termini of the Lon-doh-Midiand-Sfcottish line for the north to-day. Over the week-end 3600 sleeping berths; were reserved and 100 motorcars were booked " for transport. All the railways report an increase in', the use of cheap rates for carriage of motors by people starting on road tours, who desire to get into the country as quickly as possible. Motoring organisations have issued warnings and suggestions to drivers for the prevention of accidents. The Auto, piobile Association has prepared “routes” for its members] representing 1,800,000 miles each day, and this new departure . means .tlie covering of 20,000 miles for; Holiday; flights.
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Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1931, Page 3
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138BANK HOLIDAY Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1931, Page 3
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