Jungle remark not discussed
The management committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union was in no mood last evening to discuss the remark made last week by one of its members, Mr B. J. Drake, that the sooner the black people of Africa went back to the jungle the betler. A letter was received from the Marist club dissociating itself from the remark and describing it as not only ill-mannered, hut a discredit to rugby.
Mr Drake said he had been led to believe b\ th* chairman (Mr €. 11. .1 Rhodes) that the matter would not be reopened. He had not been (old about (he letter. Mr Rhodes said the matter had been aired full' last week and there was no point in any further discussion. It was decided that the letter be simply received.
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