DIGGING TRENCHES
SPORTS UNINTERRUPTED
(0.c.) HAMILTON, Monday "Bowlers, tennis players and cricketers could at least have helped to protect their women and children by digging trenches on Saturday afternoon, ' said the Mayor and Chief Warden of Hamilton, Mr. H. D. Caro, in a statement to-day concerning the response to his appeal for every able-bodied man to dig trenches in Hamilton on Saturday afternoons. He added that he could not help noticing that allsoutdoor sports were in progress as usual and it seemed likely that it would be necessary to invoke the compulsory clauses of the regulations in order to ensure that sufficient trenches were available in the case of need. "It mav interest members of tho Hamilton "Bowling Club to know that it might be considered necessary to dig up their playing greens for trenches." added Mr. Caro. Altogether 238 men participated in the digging of trenches close to the business area of the town. Mr. Caro said that it was worthy of note, as an example to local residents, that two visitors to Hamilton, who gave their names as F. G. Goueh and Gordon McLean, attended at the assembly place and offered their services. They did their full share in digging a trench.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24189, 3 February 1942, Page 4
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