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Otago Witness, Issue 3868, 1 May 1928, Page 52

A New Plymouth motorist found himself in temporary difficulties the other night as the result, no doubt, of what the perpetrator thought quite a good joke. He had parked his car in one of the side streets, and on his return everything appeared to be in order, but when the car had been backed out to the middle of the road the engine suddenlj- stopped, and before the cause was discovered traffic both ways was being held up. Investigations revealed the fact that the bonnet had been lifted and the benzine supply shut off. It is foolish to interfere with cars, as an accident might very easily result.

Last year 6000 candidates sat for matriculation, but onlj- about 1000 passed, stated Dr Uttley, in an address in Masterton recently (states the Wairarapa Age). The examination was based on a syllabus outlined by the university authorities, and he thought that such a result showed that something was radically wrong. Each entrant paid a two-guineas’ entrance fee. Did the university recognise this fee as a means of finance? asked Dr Uttley. Allowing for about 800 partial passes in addition to the thousand successful candidates, Dr Uttley said the facts presented by these figures should call for an investigation.