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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 214, 24 August 1927, Page 8

A fence gate is in use in Australia that, when struck by an automobile, lies flat for the car to pass over it, weighted pivots afterward restoring it to the erect position. • • • “Irrigation is doing its part m agriculture in Victoria. Within the next three years the Government expects to put into operation what will be the third largest reservoir in the world. Fed from the Murray River, this reservoir will have 8000 miles of channels covering 2,000 000 acre feet. This means that a depth of twelve inches can be poured over 2,000,000 acres. The cost of the work will be in the vicinity of £3,000,000.” Jo ascertain the effect of* outdoor life boys attending summer camp have their waistlines measured on arriving and leaving. A marked expansion is noted where the camp is located near an orchard or melon paten. In Paris tlifire is an active campaign against hard collars for men, and the leaders are looking for substantial support from America’s nen. The slogan is “Show Your Adam's Apple.”