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Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1932, Page 6

A St. Bede’s -scholarship open for competition by any Catholic boy in New Zealand has just been decided, the winner being Jack Henderson son' of Mr Henderson of Lake Mahinapua Hotel.

The second! production of the farcical comedy '“Turned Up” hv St. Paul’s Amateur Society given at the princess Theatre last night proved another vei\y distinct suedess. As oh the previous heeasiim the principals gave a very fin© representation, tie full humour of the many eomicfil situations being well brought out, -and the appreciative audience 'present marked their approval in very pronounced manner, hearty applause being given time-and again a-s the humorous scenes wore Unfolded. On©'and all tb -

cipals were in good form and they are to be complmiehted on the distinct success of their efforts.

A most unfortunate and embarrassing incident occurred yesterday morning to th e pup Vs at present sitt-ng for the Matriculation examination at Hreymouth, the j-esult of a mistake made by the University authorities in the printing of the paper for yesterday morning’s suh-cct, vliici If-ippen-’-d to b e algebra. The time allowance printed on the. top of the examination papmwas three hours, commencing at 9.50 a.m. The pupils, therefore, as* is the usual .procedure, divided the time up to the best advantage dn the problems. At 11.10 a.in. the .Supervisor. Archdeacon .1. A. Jeru’vn, received, the following urgent telegram from the Registrar of the University, Wellington : “Time for algebra two hours.’’ The Supervisor -had no option but to inform the ‘Tiuw’U, who. to sav Hie least of it. were surprised and -shocked to find that they had to complete the paper in 20 minutes, when prior to the aiinoiinrement- they thought th'ot they had an hour and twenty minutes for the task.