SHARP FROSTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24956, 27 July 1944, Page 4

SHARP FROSTS

AUCKLAND EXPERIENCE

BENEFIT TO GARDENS For the second morning in succession a comparatively heavy frost was experienced in Auckland yesterday, when three degrees was recorded in Albert Park. A frost of two degrees was registered on Tuesday. The heaviest frost this year was five degrees on July 7, and three degrees was recorded on a previous morning. Too early to affect potato and other crops, the planting of which has been delayed by unfavourable weather, the frosts are proving beneficial in breaking up and purifying tW soil. Warm sunshine following the frosts is drying water-logged ground. Frosts are recorded by taking the minimum temperature on the grass. Any such reading below freezing point, or 32 degrees, constitutes a frost, the oxtent of which is determined by how much below freezing point the grass temperature falls. For instance, yesterday morning's minimum grass temperature was 2!) degrees, making a frost of three degrees. Frosts are not registered by minimum atmosphere temperatures, which arc always much higher than the readings on the cold, dew-covered grass. A long period of wet weather in the Franklin district has been followed by three sharp frosts, the heaviest being experienced, yesterday morning. Early potato crops on Pukekohe Hill were not damaged. Owing to unfavourable weather, the planting of potatoes on low-lying areas was delayed, hut with improved conditions this work is now being proceeded with as quickly as possible, and there is much activity in most vegetable gardens. _ The welcome change in the weather will be beneficial to pastures and growing crops.

HEAVY IN THE WAIKATO READING OF 18 DEGREES (0.C.) HAMILTON, Wednesday Another very severe frost was recorded in the Waikato this morning, 18.1 degrees being registered at Ruakura. Hamilton was enveloped in fog until 10 o'clock, after which bright sunshine followed. DEATH FROM BURNS CHILD FALLS INTO FIRE ACCIDENT AT FRANKTON (0.C.) HAMILTON. Wednesday A child was fatally burned when she fell into an open firo at her home this morning. She was Ngaire Dawn McLeod, aged 3i, daughter of Mrs E. McLeod. Howden's Road, Frankton. The child's nightdress caught fire and the flames were extinguished by her mother, but the girl received severe burns and died soon after her admission to the Waikato Hospital. FALL INTO OPEN FIRE CHILD FATALLY INJURED (P.A.) DUNEDIN, Wednesday A boy aged three. Noel Miller, died in hospital tonight as a result of injuries received when he fell into an open fire at his home at North East Valley. He was admitted to hospital at 11 a.m. with severe burns on the head, face, arms and body, and his death occurred at 8.30 p.m. SEVERELY SCALDED TWO HOSPITAL PATIENTS As a result of being splashed by boiling water at his home yesterday morning, a four-year-old child, Robert Henry Candisli, son of Mrs E." Caddish, of 2 Craig Road, Milford, was extensively scalded about the arms and neck, lie was admitted to the Auckland Hospital and his condition last night was fairly serious.

Severe scalds on the body, arms and legs were suffered by Mrs Iris Ngaira Curtayne. aged 34, of 26 Duart Avenue, Mount Albert, when she upset a saucepan of hot water last evening. She was taken to the Auckland Hospital. INJURIES PROVE FATAL WOMAN STRUCK BY CAR An elderly woman who was injured when she was knocked down by a motorcar at the intersection of Richardson and New North Roads shortly after six o'clock on Tuesday evening died in the Auckland Hospital early yesterday morning. She was Miss Elizabeth Tring, aged 75, of 97 Owairaka Avenue, Sandringham. The condition of Miss Tring was so serious that she could not be removed from the casualty department at the hospital to a ward. THROWN FROM BICYCLE YOUTH SERIOUSLY HURT Severe concussion and other injuries wore suffered by Arthur George Yates, aged 15, son of Mr 13. Yates, ot 27 Amy Street, KUerslie, as a result of being thrown from his bicycle when the machine struck a kerb at tho intersection of Morrin Street and Ladies' Mile, Ellerslie, yesterday morning. He was admitted to the Green Lane Hospital in an unconscious condition and his identity was not established until shortly after 9 o'clock last night. His condition is very serious. RUN OVER BY CART A fractured spine and brokeji ribs were suffered by a driver, Mr Jack Winteringham. aged 53, married, of 2 Radnor Road, Mount Roskill, when he was run over bv a cart about midday yesterday. Mr Winteringham, who was delivering bread, was climbing into the cart when tho horse started off and he fell under one of the wheels of the moving vehicle. He was taken to the Auckland Hospital. His condition last night was fairly serious. BOTH LEGS BROKEN (0.C.) WHANGARKI, Wednesday ('aught b.v an elevator nt the Portland cement works, near Whangarei, a workman, Mr. Vernon Potcrwood, aged (}(), was admitted to the Whangarei Hospital (his morning suffering from fractures of both lega. J