LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22086, 16 April 1935, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Holiday Season The Herald will not be published on Good Friday. For the convenience of advertisers the Queen Street office will be open on Thursday until 10 p.m. and on Friday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. At His Own Peril During a discussion in the Arbitration Court at New Plymouth the question of employees taking unnecessary risks in the course of their work was being considered. Mr. Justice Frazer said that if a workman slid on the banister instead of coming down the stairs that would be at his own peril. New Zealand Polo Players

"The New Zealand polo players who went to Australia did very well, especially since they had not played for several seasons," said Mr. James H. Ashton, of New South Wales, a member of the famous Ashton Brothers polo team, in an interview in Christchurch. Mr. Ashton praised the playing of Mr. D. W. J. Gould, who, he said, would hold his own anywhere.

Newspapers Praised A compliment was paid to the newspapers of New Zealand by the Rev. Charles W. Gordon (Ralph Connor) during a lecture in Timaru. " I must congratulate you on the get-up of your newspapers," he said. " I like their style. They do not try to frighten us and win our support by making . our hearts suffer. Th<jy appeal to our intelligence."

Launches for New Plymouth Two Auckland fishing launches, the Elsie and the Rodney, have been sold to New Plymouth buyers. Both launches were taken to Onehunga by motor-truck and refloated on the Manukau Harbour. They were anchored at the Manukau Heads last evening waiting for favourable weather to enable them to proceed to the west coast fishing grounds in the vicinity of New Plymouth:

Large Girders lor Building Two steel girders, each weighing about ten tons, were brought from Freeman's Bay to Queen Street last night on a heavy trailer. Constructed by the Steel Construction Company, Limited, of Sale Street, for the new Woolworth's (N.Z.), Limited, building, the girders were transported at night in oi'der to cause a minimum of congestion to traffic. Two trips were made from Freeman's Bay, each journey occupying only about ten minutes.

Sequel to Burglary Advice that the Audit Office would not take exception to the proposal of the Waitemata Electric-Power Board to write off £7 2s 8d of its money, which was taken with other sums by burglars from the New Lynn Borough Council's safe recently, was received by the board yesterday. The board had previously decided to bear the loss, at the request of the New Lynn Council, on condition that the Audit Office did not object to the arrangement.J

Speed Through Townships "Motorists must learn to drive within the regulation speeds in townships," remarked Mr.R.B.Todd, J.P., in theOtahuhu Magistrate's Court yesterday when a number of motorists was charged with dangerous driving. Mr. Todd said it had to be remembered that the maximum speed in townships was limited to 25 miles an hour under the regulations. "To reduce speed for a few seconds when passing through these areas would not make any great difference at the end of a motorist's journey," added the Bench.

Theatrical Company Delayed The J. C. Williamson Company, which has been playing " The.- Wind and the Rain " throughout the Dominion, was more than interested in those elements during the recent heavy storms in Hawke's Bay. The scenery had gone on five hours ahead ready for a three-night run at Gisborne, and was held up by the storm at Wairoa at which point the company caught it up. There they were delayed by the weather with the result that they arrived in Gisborne only in time to fulfil two nights of their engagement.

Difficulty in Berthing Liner Some difficulty was experienced yesterday in berthing the Royal Mail liner Niagara on her arrival at Auckland from Vancouver. The vessel came up the harbour at about 11 o'clock and the tide was practically dead low when she turned into her berth at Central Wharf, a berth not commonly used by trans-Pacific liners. Although the tug Te Awhina was on the Niagara's starboard bow, the vessel touched the corner of the M'harf amidships and it was some time before she could be coaxed ill to her berth. The driving of her propellers left a large expanse of muddy water off the end of the wharf. New Zealand Coastal Survey The work of correcting and completing the coastal survey of New Zealand is likely to bo und6rtaken next year. There has been no survey of the coast of the Dominion for some years, but it was stated yesterday by the Minister of Marine, Hon. J. G. Cobbe, that there was every likelihood of an Imperial surveying ship starting the work in 1936. This would be a huge undertaking and would occupy at least ten years. Mr. Cobbe said that the estimated cost to the New Zealand Government was £IB,OOO a year. The remaining charges on the ship, which might bo about £30,000 a year, would be borne by the Imperial Government.

Supreme Court Library The new library building at the Auckland Supreme Court should be ready for use by the end of March next year, according to an announcement mado yesterday by the Minister of Justice, the Hon. J. G. Cobbe. The Minister said that the plans were now almost completed and it was expected that tenders for the new building would be called by the end of this month, returnable by the end of May. It was anticipated that the contractor would commence work about July 1 and as nine months were allowed in the specifications for the completion of the structure it was hoped that it would be available for occupation by the end of next March.

Capping Ceremony Some variations in the usual order of procedure at the annual University graduation ceremony to be held in the Town Hall on May 10 were decided upon by the Auckland .University College Council at jts meeting yesterday. The order of the academic procession is to be reversed and on this occasion the president, Mr. K. Mackenzie will enter last. The procession will be purely academic. The newly appointed Chancellor of the University of New Zealand, the Hon. J. A. Hanan, M.L.C., is to be invited to confer the degrees. If he should be unable to be present he will be asked to nominate the president of the council, Mr. K. Mackenzie, to act in hi§ place.