LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22346, 18 February 1936, Page 10

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Collapse In Court An elderly man who quietly collapsed at the back of the Court during the hearing of the Mareo case yesterday morning was caught by those about him and was carried out by two constables.* The man soon recovered and was able to go to his home. Stowaway on the Monowai

A young man, a New Zealander. stowed away on board the Monowai at Sydney and he was discovered among the passengers the morning after the vessel sailed for Auckland. After the vessel arrived last evening he was taken into custody by the wharf police.

The Ship Joseph Conrad The 146-ton full-rigged ship Joseph Conrad, which is expected to arrive from Melbourne at an early date, was not sighted by the Monowai, which arrived from Sydney last evening. The Monowai experienced in the Tasman Sea moderate northerly winds which would delay the sailing ship until after she rounded Cape Maria Van Diemen. Afterward the wind would be in her favour. ,

Public Inspection of Drawings A collection of more than 100 drawings and photographs of domestic and church buildings and other phases of architecture, compiled by the New Zealand Institute of Archtects from all parts of the Dominion, was opened to public inspection at Auckland University College yesterday. The collection, in which a high standard of craftsmanship is displayed, will remain on exhibition until Friday.

City Rating Objections Objections to Auckland City rating valuations have shown a considerable fall in recent years. To date the city valuer, Mr. P. F. Notley, has received only 390, affecting 899 assessments. The total figures for the past three years are: —1935, 797 objections to 2253 assessments; 1934, 1200 and 3670; 1933, 1954 and 6034. This year's objections, unless settled by negotiation between the objectors and the city valuer, will be heard in due course by the Assessment Court. Motors and Perambulators The scope of the motor regulation which requires a vehicle to be able to pull up in half the distance of the visibility ahead was raised in the Supreme Court yesterday in a case arising from a motor-cycle accident. Counsel asked plaintiff if he was aware of the regulation, and plaintiff asked if it applied to motor-cycles, or only to motor-cars. "It applies to perambulators, I should think," interjected Mr. Justice Blair. His Honor added that he thought the regulation would apply to all vehicles.

Jurymen's Eagerness Some amusement was caused among those awaiting the opening of the Mareo trial at the Supreme Court yesterday when six of those summoned lor jury service, without awaiting directions, came forward and took their places in the jury seats. They were unaware that their action had given the impression of unusual eagerness to serve on a particularly prolonged and exacting case. A word from the Court usher soon convinced them that their move had been somewhat premature, and the jury benches were quickly vacated again.

Architects' Competition In future the council of the New Zealand Institute of Architects will decline to send to England fewer than three entries for the Royal Institute of British Architects' annual gold medal competition. This decision was made at the annual meeting of the council held in Auckland yesterday. If no award is made in one year, the drawings will be eligible for competition the following year. As only two entries were received last year, the council decided not to submit any, it being considered that this small number would not be a true indication of the amount of work being carried out in the Dominion.

Pedestrian's Narrow Escape To see the heavy end of a trolley pole from a tramcar hurtle just past his head was the experience yesterday morning; of a man who was walking across Wellesley Street at its intersection with Queen Street. The tramcar was turning from Wellesley Street when the trolley pole slipped from the overhead wire and as it did so the heavy end bearing the wheel which provides contact with the wire became detached and was catapulted downward Vith terrific force. It struck the ground only a few feet from the pedestrian. The accident to the tramcar did not cause any serious delay in traffic. Criticism ol Universities

" The university has gradually changed from an" institution which educated for education's sake to an institution where a scramble for degrees takes place," said Professor S. E. Lamb in an address on "Education For Our Industries," delivered at the Auckland University College last night. During the development of the university, additional degrees had been added, he declared, some with very prescribed courses. Ho supposed this would continue until the system became too unwieldy, when possibly some simpler form, such as a common degree involving a large number of optional subjects, might take its place. 'University Anniversary

If the members of the Auckland University College Council had decided to meet to-morrow instead of yesterday, they would have had tho unusual distinction of meeting on the same date as did the members of the first council 53 years ago. Sir G. M. O'Rorke was elected chairman at the first meeting, which took placo in the old district courthouse, Eden Street, on February 19, 1883. It, was reported to that meeting that tho salaries of the first four professors had been fixed at £7OO a year with a passage allowance of £l5O, and tho council decided to call for applications for tho position of registrar at a salary of £IOO.

Experienced Overseas Angler Keen interest in tho fishing, both river and big-game, was displayed by Mr. H. M. Ernst, a member of the New York Stock Exchange, who arrived on a visit to tho Dominion yesterday by the Aorangi, accompanied by his wife. Mr. Ernst will fish in the Bay of Islands and later at Taupo. He has had very wide experience of tho principal rivers of Canada, Newfoundland and the United States, and has been successful in catching tho rare Timagami speckled trout, a survival of tho ice ago, in Northern Canadian waters. For tho past few summers ho has fished tho streams of the Gaspe Peninsula and Newfoundland, mainly for Atlantic salmon. He is particularly anxious to discover the reason for the great growth of introduced fish in New Zealand rivers.