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MR. CLYNES'S - CAR CHASED.

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London, Jan. 5.

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The "special" train, believed of: Mr. J. R. Clynes, Home Secre-novelists of 20 years ago, and at tary, and head of the country's ono time the fastest means of get police forces, was motoring. to ting from place to place, is no Brighton on Saturday when bla longer in great demand,

car:

Collided with a "baby" car; Was chased by a Rolls-Royce car for several miles:

Had to index number taken; Was held up by a constable near Crawley.

Mr. Clynes, describing his venture to a New-Chroniclo presentative last night, said: was motoring to Brighton with my wife and sister, Mrs. Parker.

Wa

The air "taxi and the modern motor-car have combined to save time on a long journey, and the s9V- ing. of time was almost invariably the the sole justification for "special."

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Before modern transport had reached the singe of really high ad-speed the

train was the fastest vehicle in the world and the Harley- street specialist with a distant urgent case, the business man with big deal to carry out, the land- owner taking a party for a shooting week-end, and others who wanted to miat was quite thick, when theget from place to place as quickly

as possible, all turned to the rall

were, I think, somewhere on the Londen side of Crawley, where the

accident occurred,

to-

Representatives of the railway companies state that there has boen!

"Just as my chauffeur was passay companies to carry them. sing a small car a lorry appeared Through the mist, travelling wards 115. My chauffeur forced to edge in towards the near practically no demand of late for the private "special" Special side of the road, and there WAS apparently a very alight collision newspaper trains, travelling post offices, beef "specials" from Scot between us and the small car. land. turkey "specials" from Nor- "specials," banana "It was so light that no one in folk, circus my car realised that a collision "apecials" all were being occurred, and we went on. The marketing demanded rapid and paintwork on my car was not even cheap transport. | seratched.

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The charge for a "special" in the "It appears that the driver of same on all railways-10s. a mile, the small car stopped and another single journey; 16s. a mile, double motorist, who why behind, scemed journey; with a minimum charge of to have thought that we, too, should £6, plus first-class fare for every have stopped.

passenger with a minimum of eight, Companies' Views

"He must have followed us, passed na and given information to

follow:

the first police officer he saw. Near Statements from representatives the outskirts of Crawley we were of the different railways are as stopped by a constable, who after taking particulara of the accident, allowed us to proceed."

Constable's Courtesy.

"He did not know who I was, but he was perfectly courteous to my chauffeur. I belleve he was later told that I was in the car.

Southern-In these days of fast motor-cars, aeroplanes and better ordinary train services, the need for the special train does not arise so frequently.

London, Midland and Scottish- One of the principal reasons for the falling off in demand for "I wa much impressed by the''specials" is the fact that the or-

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courtesy of the constable and also dinary train services are more fre- THERAPION No. 3 the efficient manner in which he jquent than they used to be.. dealt with the information he re- colved from the other motorist.

London and North-Eastern--

occasional The incident also showed how While we still get an public-spirited motorists can assist order for a special train the demand the police to deal with happeninge has fallen. The King and Queen, on the road when no policeman is of course, still have their "special," and we occasionally arrange special present.

trains for parties. Occasionally "I certainly do not mind being wealthy foreign visitors like to be stopped. Both the officer and the able to say that they chartered a motorist who gave information to special train. We can marshal a him were only doing their duty." "special" to order in less than a

quarter of an hour.

Mr. Clynes added that the con- stable was not a member of the

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