TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 February 1923, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

t * BY TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATIOp] DUCK SHOOTING. USE OF AUTOMATIC GUNS. WELLINGTON, Feb. S Provision was made last year prohibiting the use of automatic or autoloading guns in the taking or killing of imported or native game. Owing to representations made, ii was decided to permit the use of the guns, provided they were converted into ordinary guns capable of firing two shots. The matter was brought up at a meeting of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society. A letter was read from the Department of Internal Affairs staling that it had now neon decided that ample opportunity had been given |o owners of automatic guns to have them converted. The Department therefore asked the Society to call the attention of sportsmen to the new regulation. “The thing to lie borne in mind,” said a member, "is that we are a hotly of sportsmen, and we go out to exercise our skill, and not to kill. I think we should set outfaces against the automatic gun altogether.” It was decided to advertise in accordance wiili tile .Department’s suggestion. (•■.i trrMjtfcvktvrsr?WARSHIPS FDR SALE. (Received this day :it 11.30 a.m.) LONDON. February 11. The “Daily .Mail’s” Moscow correspondent reports the Russian Admiral •Stark is holding a bargain sale of ship:, in which he left Yladivostiek. when the Reds entered the city. Stark lias disposed of a gunboat to Japan for sixteen hundred sterling, also 3 ships. two | thousand rides and twelve cannon,* lour thousand hand grenades, for fourteen thousand sterling. He In s other lots for disposal and all going at alarming sacrifice. The Soviet declares it will not recognise a single sale, lmt' it has no chance of getting the fleet hark since it has no money to pay with. I