GLARE FROM A NEW SOURCE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3564, 28 August 1920, Page 3

GLARE FROM A NEW SOURCE.

. iIOTO BIST NARROWLY AVERTS. ACCIDENT. A mo'.orist driving across Grafton Bridge (Auckland) as fast as lie could safety venture to go, so as to get to ;lie Domain in time for Saturday afternoon football, suddenly experienced a binding vision—or perhaps a dazzling loss of vision would be the more truthful term. No'f wishing to dash into a pedestrian, hej acted with admirable prompt! ude and clapped on the brakes, much to the concern of another motor driver immediately behind him. Wi.hou" apparent reason the bright beam of light that had so suddenly occasioned a temporary loss of his eyesight swivelled away, and he amazed motorist saw a laughing girl manipulating a hand-mirror from a near-by balcony. It is now set on •record) that the 'laughing lass with her innocently mean amusement very nearly caused at least one accident at the Park end of the Grafton Bridge ' hat aft°rnoon. Nor were the pedestrans themselves exempt fjrom her illuminating attentions a", a 'iime when one required full power of sight to keep away from passing vehicles.