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Otago Witness, Issue 3860, 6 March 1928, Page 69

The average motorist will endorse the statement that children on the streets are a source of constant anxiety (remarks the Wanganui Herald). The children appear to have largely lost their fear of motors, without, in too many eases, acquiring road sense. Some children will stand with the apparent intention of seeing how close they can get to a car without being knocked over; others will hold a stick on the road surface for the wheels to pass over, and not infrequently something will be tossed at short range at a passing car. At Wanganui a small boy threw a piece of wood at an oncoming ear, with the result that the windshield was smashed to pieces, fortunately no injury being done to the driver or his passenger. The boy was caught, and a claim for damages will be made on his guardians.

Enthusiastic followers of the sport of amateur athletics do not fear hard work in participation of their favourite game. Instances were given at the sports meeting in Napier the other night by the appearance on the track of K. Dailey, the Waipawa runner, and W. R. Schrodski, the Napier cyclist. Both boys . appeared earlier in the day at the sports' at Takapau, where Dailey won the 100yds and 220yds flat races, and Schrodski captured the mile and two-mile cycle. Immediately that, meeting was over both left for Napier, arriving in time for Dailey to put in a fine run .in a furlong flat race, and Schrodski to ride brilliantly in the .mile and three-mile cycle events, though neither could secure a place.