THE BANK HOLIDAY.
ALL RECORDS BROKEN. MOTOR TRAFFIC IN BRITAIN. PEOPLE SPEND FREELY. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright (Received August 3, 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, August 2. All records were broken In the exodus from London and other towns for the Bank Holiday, a feature being the amazing increase In car travel. Twentythree thousand motors passed along the main coast roads from London on Sunday morning. The French holiday resorts were also crowded with English visitors. Trains and aeroplanes were loaded-to capacity. ■Generous spending was symptomatic of the widespread revival in trade. Eighty-three thousand bank holidaymakers attended the international ath-" letlc meeting at the White City, and 100,000 saw nine first-class cricket matches.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20262, 3 August 1937, Page 7
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112THE BANK HOLIDAY. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20262, 3 August 1937, Page 7
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