Mr. Joseph Weightman, of Awnlitiri, Palmerston North, Jims died, ag|ed 90. Tim late Mr. Weightman was horn in Nottinghamshire, England, in 1844. Ho oamo to Now Zealand in 1877, and settled in Awaliuri as a farmer. Shortly afterward lie devoted himself to nursery work and fruit-growing. Tho “small-boy nuisance” made its appearance to a minor degree during the progress of llio Hawk o’.s Bay-1 “overt v Hay interprovipeiul Rugby match in Napier on Saturday afternoon. On at least one occasion, during a stoppage in the game caused by an injury to a player, a number of boys rushed on to the field of play to investigate the trouble, and had to be driven away by a Rugby Union oilieial. In addition, several dogs invaded the area in front of the old stand and completely ignored the attempts of an official to drive them away, apparently mistaking his efforts for a now kind of game.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18203, 26 September 1933, Page 6
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