Tranquil Lowry

NZ Truth, Issue 1176, 14 June 1928, Page 6

Tranquil Lowry

TTHE! station platform la thronged; 1 there is bustle and excitement on all hands, for the express to the far south' is about to depart. But the least bustled man In all that seething pack of humanity is Harry JLowry, stationmaster at Christchurch. It takes more than the rush of a departing express to ruffle the tranquil calm Of Lowry, on whose shoulders

rests the responsiDmty or seeing that everything is in order ere the guard blows his whistle. Resplendent in the uniform of his office, Lowry strolls leisurely along the crowded platform, issuing an instruction .here, answering a hurried question therecalm, serene abpve all the clamor. But you cannot be In the railway service for 36 years without knowing something about trains-

and what Lowry has not learned about them during, his long service could be told' on a, postage stamp. Born in Christchurch, he joined the service as a cadet and has gradually worked his way up to his present im-. pprtant position. Almost . Chesterfleldian in his courtesy, Lowry's motto is: "Service to the public at all times."