NATIONAL MEETING

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 August 1930, Page 5

NATIONAL MEETING

• FIRST DAY’S RESULTS AURORA BOREALIS WINS [per press association.] CHRISTCHURCH, August 12. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s Grand National Meeting’ opened at Riccarton to-day in dull weather. There’ is a large attendance, and .the track is in good order. Results: — HUNTERS’ HURDLES, 1:? miles — (2) Barrington .. ..1 (5) Star Stranger II; .. -.2 (4) Gold Mint 3 Also started—Airforce, Akbar, Bladon and Peterette. Won by a neck. Time 3.27 2-5. TRIAL HURDLES, miles—(l) Llyn Dhu 1 (3) Paris • • • • .. 2 (4) Gay Fashion .. • • 3 Also started—Zippor, Deluge, Exide and Rigoletto. Won by half a length. Timo 3.24 4-5. CASHMERE PLATE, G furlongs.— (4) Rasouli 1 (5) Air Laddie ■■ •• 2 (1) Charmeuse • • •• 3 Also started—Golden Pennant, Miss Bradbury. Swiftray, Appeal, Brumal. Gustavo, Ka.kara, Lambent, Painkiller, Riri, Shatter and Sleipner. Won by two lengths. Time 1.17 3-5. JUMPERS’ FLAT RACE. 11 miles.— (3) West Dome . • • 1 (4) Aberfeldy • • • • 2 (6) Membo .. •• ..3 Also started—King’s Jest, Carinthia, Fine Acre, Troilus, and Shipshape. Won by two lengths. Time 2.45 3-5.

GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE

of 1600 sovs.; 31 miles.—

(1) Aurora Borealis .. ..1 (?) Corneroff .. • • " % (4) Omeo .. • • • ■ 3 • Scr.—Lord. Ranald. Won by five lengths. Time 7.24. i

BOOKMAKERS CONVICTED.

AUCKLAND, August 12. Described as having one of the largest gaming businesses in Auckland, and being one of the hardest men in Auckland to catch, Harry Clifton Sallery, 39, had his premises raided this morning by detectives. Subsequently, he was fined'£loo for keeping the premises as a common gaming house. He had been previously fined three times.

Two more men appeared at the Police Court later in the morning on gaming charges. John Prenter and Raymond Lewis were eash fined £lOO for keeping a common gaming house. The police said that at the time of the raid, only two races had been run at Riccarton, but £69 was found in cash, in the accused’s premises.

Singapore base. There was little chance for an isolated State to-day, when nations were grouping themselves together.

Mi- Sullivan said New Zealand should 'send to the conference a message of support for the ideal of world peace, rather than support for expenditure on defence. He expressed regret that the Prime Minister had not seen fit to consult producers on the subject of bulk purchase of produce. It appeared that the Dominion’s attitude on that subject at the conference would be colourless. Within proper limits, especially avoiding prejudice, and local industries, he favoured the utmost preference being given to the Old Country. Mr Stewart said he did not attach much importance to the suggestion for changing the title of the conference, for India was not a self-governing dominion. If party representation was given, the conference would bear garden and the reaching of important decisions be stultified. He urged Mr Forbes to get the best constitutional advice before agreeing to the recommendation of the Expert Committee set up by the last Imperial Conference that the Dominions should have power to pass legislation having extra-terri-torial jurisdiction, as it might give rise to controversy particularly in the matter of shipping laws. Mr Nash made a plba for the establishment of an importing board in Britain to stabilise prices foi' New Zealand produce, and guarantee a permanent market. Mr Fletcher said Mr Forbes was going to the conference in a nebulous state of mind, and he did not expect New Zealand would gain much from his attendance. - Mr Jones said that Labour’s idea of buying in bulk was to buy wherever they could get the goods cheapest. New Zealand delegates should follow the lines laid down at the previous Conferences, instead of embarking on such dangerous lines as bulk purchase.

Mr Polson said the farmers must have a stable market. The idea of bulk purchase had come from the British Labour Party. If it would make for stability, it would be worthy of consideration.

Mr Dickie said that any effort towards price stability would be welcomed by New Zealand producers. Replying to the debate, Mr Forbes said that. Singapore base was more urgent than ever to New Zealand, in view of the reduced number of war vessels in the Pacific. Regarding the bulk purchase proposal, he said no details had been supplied by the British Government, and it was difficult to form a definite decision. Whatever happened there must be a small beginning, after a thorough investigation, He did not see how. at present Britain could buy all Now Zealand’s produce. “Britain had given New Zealand the opportunity to work out our own destiny, and whatever we could do in support of the King was to be for the benefit of the Empire as n whole.” He would not speak at the Conference for any one party, but io try and do his best to represent the whole Dominion.