Amongst these is the story of two young ladies who were quick to perceive in election day the chance of a lifetime for a ride in a motor car.
They lived but one block away from the George street booth, but nevertheless made it known that they would not record their votes unless a motor car was sent for them.
The committee was slow to belief that they would not change their minds, and sent round a cab, but its aid was firmly declined.
Later on a waggonette drew up at their door, but it, too, was rejected with scorn.
In the end the obdurate ones scored their point, and were driven in a motor car to the nearest booth.
• An accident of a rather startling nature occurred at the intersections of High, Manchester, and Lichfield streets, Christchurch, about 5.30 p.m. on Monday.
One of the spar wires, that held up the tramway trolley wires, fell, and a cabman drove over it, although the constable on duty at the spot warned him that it was probably alive.
No sooner (says a Press Association telegram) had the cab horse stepped upon the wire than it fell writhing to the ground.
The constable jerked the reins and got the animal off the wire, sustaining a nasty shock himself.
The horse recovered quickly from the shock.
The constable had great difficulty in keeping the idly curious away from the wire, but the break was soon mended.
• Lyttelton was en fete to-day in honour of the departure of the Nimrod for the Antarctic to pick up Lieutenant Shackleton and the remainder of the shore party left at McMurdo Sound in February last.
All the shipping in port and most of the public and commercial buildings displayed flags, the flagship Powerful, H. M. S. Challenger, and H. M. S. Pegasus being gaily dressed with bunting in honour also of the Queen's birthday.
The whole of the Nimrod's company were in the highest spirits.
There is every possibility of the vessel returning to port some time during March or April next. - ODT, 2.12.1908.
