LIMITED HOLIDAY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 April 1942, Page 4

LIMITED HOLIDAY

ENJOYED BY LONDONERS CROWDS ON EASTER MONDAY. SOME SEVERE RESTRICTIONS. (By Telegraph—j Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 1.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 6. Londoners, after loyally obeying the injunction to work during most of Eastertide, took a day off on Easter Monday. Central London was nearly as crowded as in pre-war days, but the crowds were markedly different, being composed of elderly people, vast numbers under twenty and many mothers with little children, who have not been seen in the streets in such numbers since before the blitz. There were long queues outside the picture theatres and other amusement centres. All the gardens were filled with people. Uniformed soldiers, including New Zealanders, Australians. Canadians, Americans, Poles and Norwegians showed up among the sombre-clad civilians. Only one problem faced the holidaymakers —namely feeding. The restaurants had only normal supplies, resulting in many going without their midday meal. No cars full of joyriders were to be seen, owing to the petrol restrictions. The railway stations were deserted, following on an official injunction against travelling.