BOWLING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 69, 20 February 1932, Page 8

BOWLING.

On the Oroua Bowling Club’s green on Thursday the holders of the Reid Gup Bridge, Desmond, Telford, Hicks (skip) went down to a challenge from a rink comprising Buckman, R. Campbell, Entwisle, Aitken (skip), after sustaining several other challenges. lhe games for this cup (16 heads) have excited keen interest on the .green. The Feilding Club’s rink—Way, Lawson, Ramsay, AVenham (skip)—retained the Harford Tikis by 28 points to 18 against a challenge from an Oroua rink —Stewart, Andrews, J. P. Petne, Shrimpton (skip). NOTES. At the Wellington provincial croquet tourney held at Lower Hutt, Mrs C. B. Aitken, of the Oroua club, was runner-up in the levels competition and Mrs Jensen, an ex-Oroua player came second in the B grade competition. , ~ Two specimens of the white butterfly (nieris rapae), which has been causing liavoc in the Hawke s Ray vegetable gardens, were found in Feilding this week, both butterflies being caught on cabbage plants. . Rev. Canon Petrie and Mr AV. H. McLean left Feilding yesterday for Rotorua where they will take part in the bowling tournament. . They expect to be away for a fortnight. CHELTENHAM DAIRY COMPANY. DIRECTORS’ REPORT. The monthly report of the directors of the Cheltenham Dairy Company states:—“The directors have reconsidered the matter of holding a field day next month, and, in view of the prevailing . drought conditions, and also on account of other general circumstances, have decided not to hold a field day this season. “It is hardly necessary to state that the current production is showing a substantial decrease as compared with last year’s manufacture. The manufacture for January, 1932, was 283 J tons, as compared with 300 i tons for January, 1931. The decrease of 17 tons is, of course, wholly due to the dry weather. „ , “The past month has-been full or interest in so far as the butter markets are concerned. Probably, the chief point of interest has been the British tariff proposals. It is exceedingly gratifying to learn that the British Government. has seen its way to impose a tariff on foreign importations and to give a free entry to Empire products. In resjpeot to butter, a tariff duty of 10 per cent, has been imposed on foreign imports, whilst the Dominions’ produce has been given a free entry. Although ther§ may not be any immediate benefit, ultimately the proposed British duty must tend to help the consumption of Empire produce in place of the foreign imports. . , “The action of the New Zealand Government in issuing an Order-in-Council restricting a free market for London exchange has also been a matter of great interest, but unfortunately the effect of this measure would be to stop competition for export exchange, and of preventing exchange from reaching its own proper level. It is claimed, by thoee who are in a: position to know, that without the restricting influence in the rate ■ of exchange which would have been of direct benefit to ..farmers for the reason the return on produoe sold would have gone up accordingly. The views of primary producing interests have been emphatically placed in the right quarters, and one company lias been associated in deputations and interviews protesting against the pegging of exchange .below its proper level to the disadvantage of producers, and urging that it be allowed to operate according to trade .conditions. “The most refreshing event in the butter market, however, is the latest London quotation, which suddenly jumped from 104 s to 112 s. The London market reached a low level of 94-97 s for the week ended 22nd January., 1932. The" following week showed an increase to 99-102s.—AVeek ended sth February, 1932, 100-102 s; week ended 12th February, 1931, 101-104 a; latest report, 110-112 s.