MOONLIGHT BATHING

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 272, 7 February 1928, Page 16

MOONLIGHT BATHING

PT. CHEVALIER POPULAR THOUSANDS USE FULL TIDE The popularity of the Point Chevalier Beach —apd Incidentally its dangers at low tide—were emphasised on Sunday evening, when approximately 4,000 people utilised the facilities at the resort during the high evening tide, and spent a few pleasant hours in spotlight bathing Three ambulance cases resulting from injuries inflicted by broken bottles and other debris at low tide were reported during the day. The evening was Ideal for beach bathing .and the proprietors of the Dixieland bathing sheds entertained the big crowd with a panatrope, which was installed at the open window overlooking the shore, and which played the latest and most popular melodies for the edification of the bathers. Huge spotlights were used to give the water a real moonlight effect, and with the water at high mark, nothing more could have been desired. Over 2,000 people passed through the dressing sheds during the day. Perhaps the most forcible argument in favour of the baths at Point Chevalier was provided by three mishaps which occurred through people bathing at low tide during the day. Two girls and a boy were so severely cut about the feet and hands that they had to be medically attended. One girl suffered severe cuts in both feet through treading on broken bottles. This trouble is not encountered at high water, for the beach then is sandy and clean.