SCHOOL DISTURBED.
SUNDAY TWO-UP PARTY.
By Telegraph—Press Association,
FEILDING, April 7. A police raid on a two-up school was fully described before Mr J. L Stout S.M. to-day. It was stated that the raid took place on a Sunday, the school being situated on the bank of the Oroua river opposite to Johnson Park. Constables McCall and Pyke hid themselves in the vicinity at 6.30 a.m. and waited till 1.30 p.m., when the school began to assemble. They watched for an hour, then approached. They were, only fifteen yards away when seen, and the players bolted. The accused were mostly freezing and were fined £3 each.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 8 April 1927, Page 8
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106SCHOOL DISTURBED. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 8 April 1927, Page 8
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