DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 June 1928, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. PRINCE OF AY ALES CUP. GISBORNE, Juno 11. At a meeting of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union this evening, a letter was received from the Y.AI.P. Club (.Maoris) complaining of the conditions in the Prince of Wales Cup, it being contended that the conditions made in a letter by the late Sir James Carroll to the Prince of Wales, when suggesting the trophy, were to the. effect that the Cup should be for Alaori Clubs only, and not for Maori Districts, as laid down by the Alaori Advisory Board. In furtherance of this contention attention was drawn to the fact that the inscription on the cup stated that it was for competition amongst Maori football clubs. After discussion, it was decided to forward the letter to the New Zealand Rugby Union, and also to ask for a copy of the rules relating to the cup.

BUTTER, AND CHEESE. GRADING FIGURES FOR AIAY. WELLINGTON, June 8. Figures supplied by. the Dairy. Division of the Department of Agriculture show that the salted butter graded for May 1928, totalled 3121 tons, and the unsalted 80 Jtons, a total of 3201 tons compared with 3195 tons salted and 55 tons unsalted, a total of 3250 tons, for ATay 1927, a decrease of 1 / per cent. For the ten months ended May, 1928, the respective quantities were 69,3*21 tons and 3908 tons, a total of 72,419 tons, compared with G 7,450 tons and 2248 tons, a total of 69,706 tons'for the corresponding period of the preceding season, an increase of 3.B'per cent. , .' Tlie cheese graded for Alay “1928, comprised, white 3212 tons, coloured 1556 tons, a total of 4760 tons, compared with 2549 tons white and 1499 tons coloured, a total of 4048 tons, for May, 1927, an increase of 17.7 per cent. ..The quantities for the ten months ended May, 1928, were: White 49,903 tons, coloured 25,502 tons, a total of 73,485 tons, compared with 49,545 tons white and 25,020 tons coloured, a total of 74,565 tons for the corresponding period of the preceding' season, a decrease of 1.4 per ceiit. Converting these figures into butter lat equivalent, there is an increase of 2.12 per cent in butter-fat production for the ten months as compared with •the corresponding period of the preceding season.

Stocks held in the various grading ports as at May 31st, 1928, were: flutter 4381 tons, cheese 4380 tons, as mmpared with 8710 tons of butter and 9431 tons of cheese held on May 31.,t, 1927.

CHRISTCHURCH CONTROVERSY. CHRISTCHURCH, June 11. The City Council discussed to-night at length a proposal to move" certain captured German guns from tlie city reserves. When the proposal came before the Council a few weeks ago. ’t was carried by an overwhelming Labour majority, tlie Mayor alone of the party voting against the proposal. The arguments at that time were that the guns, as emblems of war’s hate, should he removed from fclio places of public resort. An agitation wasvraised against the proposal by the R.S.A. and other citizens, and to-night ,wben the matter came up for final decision as to ..where the guns should be moved to, a petition was presented protesting against a removal. Two of the guns are actually in front of the Supremo Court on a piece of land which had previously been treated as city land, but which, since the controversy began, has been discovered to be Crown Land. Councillor Sullivan, M.P., proposed a compromise. This is that all of the guns lie. placed oil Crown Land and so removed from the City reserves. The effect of the resolution is that a few of the guns will be moved across the river, a distance of less than one hundred yards, and into a place of equal prominence, and one equally frequented by the public.

CONGRATULATIONS. CHRISTCHURCH, June 12. behalf of Canterbury' Progress League and Christchurch Aero Club, the following cable has been sent to Kingsford Smith—“ Congratulations on your splendid achievement. We are gratified'to learn of your intention to fly the Tasman. Canterbury cordially invites you to make for Christchurch, where special facilites exist - for your landing-place.” Mr S. F. Napier, of Christchurch, wtio is agent for Captain Kingsford Smith in New Zealand stated yesterday that he was practically certain that the aviators would make Christchurch" their landing-place at this end. He had sent a cablegram to Captain Smith at Sydney and was awaiting a reply.