LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23425, 15 August 1939, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Road Lighting Menace The opinion that some of the lighting systems in use on roads were a potential danger to every motorist was expressed by Mr, J. Park at a meeting of the Auckland Electric-Power Board yesterday. Mr. Park said the position was particularly bad on wet nights and there were occasions on which a complete black-out of the lights was preferable. Witness Faints In Court A woman witness fainted in the Police Court presided over by Mr. J. Morling, S.M., yesterday morning. The witness had completed lier evidence, and it was while the typewritten depositions were being read over to her that she fainted. Sho was carried from the courtroom by two constables who were standing near the witness box, and quickly recovered. Cruise Ship Returning A message from the Union Company's passenger steamer Maunganui states that she will return to Auckland from her second cruise to the South Pacific at seven * o'clock to-morrow morning. The Maunganui, which left Auckland on July 28 and Wellington on July 31, has visited Nukualofa, Vavau, Apia, Levuka and Suva. She' will berth at Central Wharf and sail to-morrow night for Wellington. An Indefinite Term When referring to the public reception of the Auckland Transport Board's consolidated redemption loan at a meeting of the board yesterday the chairman, Mr. W. H. Naglc, said: "What has been particularly pleasing has been the response of the small investor." "The workers," interjected Mr. J. Sayegli. "I hope we are all workers," Mr. Naglo replied. "I do not quite know where that term ends and where it begins." Judge and Insurance When a claim against nn insurance company was being heard in the Supreme Court at Hamilton yesterday, I Mr. Justice Blair said the fact that he was a policyholder of the company concerned might give him a certain amount of personal interest in the case. One of the counsel, Mr. G. P. Finlay, stated, however, that that aspect of the case had been discussed by both counsel and that neither wished to raise any objection on that score.

Work lor Crippled Boys A suggestion that crippled boys would be well fitted for appointments as apprentices in the splint-making depaitment of tho Auckland Hospital as made to the Hospital Board last night by the New Zealand Crippled Children Society. The opinion was expressed that a boy' who himself had suffered from crippling disease would bo very interested in the work and very sympathetic toward the patients. On the motion of Mr. G. T. Parvin the suggestion was referred to the Finance Committee for favourable consideration.

Two Dutch Ships Commissioned less than six months ago, the Dutch motor-tanker Gorilla, of 8096 tons gross, arrived at Auckland yesterday morning from Singapore after a voyage of 19 days. Sho berthed at Western Wharf to discharge a full cargo of petrol. The Corilla, which is commanded by Captain Anker, was built at Schiedam, Holland, and is registered at The Hague. For the first time for many months tho flag of Holland was carried by two ships at Auckland yesterday. In addition to tho Corilla, the South Pacific Line motorship Maetsuycker also was in port. Orderlies' First-aid

The enthusiasm' and ability of orderlies on the staff of tho Auckland Hospital who received a course of instruction in first-aid was mentioned by the medical superintendent, Dr. J. W. Craven, in a report to the Hospital Board last night. He said that of the 26 orderlies who sat the examination following instruction, 23 were successful. This reflected great credit on the men, and he wished to express his appreciation of the efforts of tho whole class. It was hoped to start another course shortly to enable those who were unable to attend the last class to bocome qualified.

Rough Conditions Of! Ooast Very rough conditions in the South Pacific are again delaying the arrival at Auckland of overseas ships. Tho steamer Hurunui, which arrived yesterday morning from Liverpool, via Panama, reported boisterous weather on Hearing the New Zealand coast. The British motor-tanker Edward F. Johnson, of 10,000 tons, advised yesterday that rough weather was delaying her arrival from San Francisco and that she could not indicate until to-day when sho would reach port. Unfavourable weather is also affecting the steamer City of Delhi, due from Montreal tomorrow morning.

Training College Tourney Hakas and songs by men and women students of tho Auckland Teachers' Training Collego added gaiety to the scene at tho main departure platform at tho railway station yesterday afternoon, when a party of 100 students left for tho south for tho annual tournamont with tho Wellington Teachers' Training College. The party consisted of teams representing tho collego at Rugby, Association football, hockey, basketball, drama, debating, tennis and boxing. The students will return to Auckland next Sunday morning. Teams from tho Wellington Teachers! Training Collego Auckland last year. £585 for School Fund It is seldom* that a financial appeal is considerably over-subscribed, yet this_ was the result of the queen carnival hold by tho Dominion Road School in aid of funds to provide a dental clinic and a swimming pool. Tho sum which tho organisers aimed to raise was £2OO, but this was almost trebled, the amount contributed by generous parents and friends being £585. A meeting of parents is to bo held to decido what should bo done with tho surplus. It has been suggested that it might bo used to orcct an assembly hall and gymnasium. The winner of the carnival was Pat Greig, representing Standards 111. and IV.

Magistrate and Milk Ooolors "I have iieard a lot about niijk coolers, but this is the first timo I have seon one," said Mr. W. 31. McKean, S.AI., in tlie Otalnihu Magistrate's Court yesterday, when one of ; tho appliances was produced. After its use had been explained to him,. Air. , McKean said ,ho thought tho efficiency of the cooler in ensuring that water did not leak into the milk tray could bo improved by . extending •the metal inlets by abofit 10 inches. From what he gathered from witnesses that would carry the hose connection beyond the edge of the milk tray. "I do not think I will seek to patent the idea though," ho added, when witnesses agreed with tho suggestion.