DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1925, Page 1

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by telegbaph—rsEsa ahsn , copyright. MAORI’S’ CARIOUS ACT. Cl J R ISTCiiUBCii, August If). Taupaoa Whitau, a Maori, was charged with having presented a loaded revolver at a man on the Addington racecourse. Witnesses evidenced that the accused had approached the man and asked him to make up a ticket. After a race the accused drew a revolver and said, “ If you try any funny business, I'll shoot you.’’ Tito police then intervened. The Maori was fined X.Z. TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS. CHRISTCHURCH. August 19. ft has now been decided that the New Zouianu) Tennis Championships thict year will be played in Christchurch and not Dunedin. BEQUEST'S TO ORGANISATIONS. AUCKLAND, August ID. Under the will of the late .Robert Woodside, the Jubilee .Institute for the Blind received £I.OOO, the New Zealand Presbyterian Lett Church £SOO, tiie plying Angel .Mission (Auckland) £2OO. funds for the benefit of Blind Soldiers £2OO, the Anglican Childrens Home (Auckland) freehold and leasehold property. EMPIRE PRESS DELEGATES. AT ROTORha. ROTORUA, August 19. Tim Empire Press Delegates visited Whakarewarcwa, this morning. and were received by the. Arawas at their model Pa with speeches of welcome, haka.s and poi dances. Sir F. Xewiies and Air Woods (Canada) responded in appreciator.y terms, stressing the fa that the wonders they Imd seen were splendid, and evidence of the .Maori virility would be scut to the ends of tin earth. The enthusiasm was very great Groups formed all round the Pa, and cameras were constantly going, hundreds of poses being taken while the parties were visiting the thermal region. l'oliuLii made a magnificent prolonged display, and the glorious .sunshine turned the steam into sheets of silver. The visitors were delighted, freely expressing their intense admiration of the scene. The party mingled with the Maori villagers, and tasted the product of the Maori cooking places, asking shrewd questions of racial matters and domestic preparations. In t lie afternoon the party visited the forests and local thermal sights. PAINE DECLARATION. DAM A HIT, August 19. At flic Magistrate’s Court this morning Patrick McLean pleaded guilty to making a false declaration concerning the old age pension. .The registrar did not seek a penalty and the .Magistrate entered a conviction. WORLD'S BUTTER CHAMPIONSHIP AUCKLAND. August 10. The world’s butler championship compel i i ion, promoted by the Auckland Winter Exhibit ion. resulted: Ita ngi waliia-H uabine Dairy Company, !_'•">() and gold medal. DIP points, lirsf. Onklcv Dairy Company. Queensland, L'J!) and gold medal. 9ii points, second. Gulden Bay Dairy Coy, lakaka. Nelson, 920 and gold medal, 95.) points, i hir'd. 'I here were entries Irom all over the world. The report of the judges was as follows:-. “ A.- was to be expected, the quality of the butters Irom the dilleretil countries varied considerably. Similar characteristic-, in tin* Inti let's from ti e same country were noticeable. Hall the entries in the class came from oversea-;. and many were of good quality, although till the butlers were held ill cool storage for practically the same lime before judging. This condition militated against some ol the countries. which are not accustomed to make hill ter for long storage. Althniigh some pleasing exhibits were received Irom these countries, the first prize butter, shown by a New Zealand factory, was of very high quality, and was chiselv billowed by a very line entry Irom Queensland. 1 hrcc New Zealand entries came nexi in order ol merit, and were billowed liy a very nice entry ol I risli Inti let*. The body and texture of a number ol tln* exhibits were, hardly up to lh<* standard of a world's championship, and the colour ill some en.-es was streaky. KA I A POI WOOLLEN COMPANY, CHRISTCHURCH. August 19. The Kaiapoi Woollen I <*y has had another unsatisfactory year, and alter the annual meeting to he held next week, a special meeting will he held to consider a proposal put forward by the directors to cancel part of the paid-up capital. The directors recommend that a six per cent dividend he paid on the preference shares (cumulative prelerenco as to dividend only) Irom the general reserve, absorbing £l.OOl Ms. also that the debit balance on the Profit and Loss Account of IffiU.i'l Os Kill he met bv taking the balance of the general reserve £23,281 Us Bid, and writing down all the shares by three shillings per share (-150,000 at Os equalling C 07.500), making a total of £90.781. \