WAR TROPHIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 July 1919, Page 5

WAR TROPHIES.

THE POSITION EXPLAINED. By Tthfnth.—Press Assn.-Copyr-ght. Wellington, Last Night. 'a number of New Zealand war trophies have been coming to hand during Pke war and have been allotted to districts, fcut the greater portion, comjrising a large quantity of material the military authorities have collected, has.been stored in London and iat**; (S) articles salvaged bv the in France; Palestine* and .fiypt; JSj interesting war material obHJKd Upm or allotted by the British KSffWeß for Dominion War Museum , PRpte-- • These trophies aTe now ar- . t^jwEe/f X the returning transports. Nw&ftny! tjie public are tiking keen interest in tEeir disposal. Each district will have its dse snare, but at present \ trll«)ie ,*s>n over Hie country. The DefjSee authorities, therefore, are taking ttttjje' of them, storing them at Trenand keeping an inventory of each •rwcle. In cases where tjjtj trophies fete identified m captures of units and fcranded as such,- care will be taken ilntt they gp to the districts of the pnits capturing them, j The New Zealand War Hec«ds Office has a complete list of all trophies, with an historical note to each tfbere available, and each has been branded with, a distinguishing number.' In this way every care has been taken to safeguard the units',claims to pariiealar .esvpttjres. The matter of alJowtlona -will be dealt with as speedily but final action cannot be takm uvfil all the mate™' comes to London, There should be Jft* iteeblftf-goafc to satisfy all ratson- . the auth- ,< BttUm for peace celebraw )atmt Iflft, the railway Ifltaatkm precludtji.thefpossibility of the Beapafeti of any trophies by rail at present, ,bnt local bodies desiring the loxn of for these celebrations fcre'being given this concessiin, on contrition that they make all arrangements for and return them to Wellington immediately afterwards. Whe» carriage cap-be affected by sea. Ira VrMeawr* being made to forward Immediately for this purpose guns that k» branded as special capture of the fliafetfcts so situated.