THE NEW YEAR.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5222, 4 January 1928, Page 2

THE NEW YEAR.

USHERED IN AT PAEROA.

FINE WEATHER PREVAILS.

Matters on the whole were fairly quiet during the New Year, and fortunatelj’ no accidents, locally, to mar the pleasure have been reported. The principal streets were fairly busy up to about mid-day on Satur-

day, when the business prem’ses closed for the year. Frpm then onward the only excitement in the town itself was the fascinating pastime of watching motor-cars, heavily laden with passengers .and bundles strapped on, either buzzing through the town, leaving a cloud of dust, or else pro-

ceeding cautiously lest a kerbside petrol pump or motor garage should be passed. Followers of bowls and tennis had an ideal .afternoon for. their, pastime,

and both, green and courts .were fully availed of during the day. On Saturday night the only local attraction was the pictures, where no doubt many young persons went —the easier to put in the time until the bewitching hour of midnight. The passing of 1927 was marked by the customary noise of banging of tins and sounding of music and decidedly unmusical Instruments. Even the firebell was pealed a couple of dongs, but no one took the ring as an alarm. Following the customary noises and felicitations which appear to be ever associated with a New Year, it is rather a pity that the more unruly portion of the population of the, town resorted to .acts of hooliganism. The t'me-honoured stunts of -removing gates from their hinges and turning, garden seats 'Upside, down are accepted with good spirit, but when it comes to blocking a main road with a couple of overturned wheel-barrows, placing other obstructions in the way of vehicular traffic in the, main streets, and tampering with private motorcars parked in the street the fitness of things is lost and the perpetrators get into bad odour.

Fortunately the. weather held fine for the holidays until late on Monday night, when there was a slight shower or two. Yesterday there were a couple of showers during the early moning, but not sufficient to lay the dust, and the day was very warm, although’ the sky was overcast.