MISCELLANY

THE GOOD SAMARITAN

In these days of the ubiquitous bottled drinking water, the following news item published recently in the ‘Hindu’ made me blink:

From a Railway Board circular of 1956 directing “Authorities of all railway stations in the country to look out for philanthropic gentlemen in their respective localities who will volunteer to supply drinking water during summer to passengers travelling by trains. The railway authorities will supply them with utensils for the purpose.”

ILL WIND

From a newspaper report:

The Dutch police have confiscated the saxophone of a busker who played so badly his audience complained. He performed at the railway station at Leiden, and had been reportedly told to leave.