CANTERBURY RIFLE ASSOCIATION

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21324, 17 November 1934, Page 26

CANTERBURY RIFLE ASSOCIATION

• ♦ _ • .-*?, ANNUAL MEETING S&i The annual meeting of the bury Rifle Association was held Thursday evening. Major J. P. Q&&>< the president, occupied the- chair,: ansi, also present were the deputy-praa<\ dent, Mr W. S. Wharton, Messrs J\~ F. Ke,ir. E. Truman, J. Craig, W.Cocfcj roft, F. Hodge, J. McCarthy, H. nolds. A. Hullett, A. Edwards, S.SOP'. den, and the secretary, Mr R. H. N|fflfe. The clubs represented were Ashburton, Christchurch, Katep*,:. Sydenham, and Culverden. ' JSt The president thanked the aflHiMßg', clubs for their support given dunnfj the previous year, which had enapw* the executive to again pay putj.ujfi: prize-list in full at the annual Chan*' pionship meeting. " The secretary read from the Minister, for Defence WW the request for a better and later cw» of ammunition for the forthcoming meeting. The Minister assured S*K association that all ammunition M*- 1 been reclassified, and that found lara* ■ for use had been withdrawn,Wg whatever the date of issue, only serviceable ammunition would be issiw»>« /for the meeting. - ~J$ It was decided again to hold m». Canterbury championships on Becon»,: Day. Last year's programme with » few minor alterations was adopted. Mr Alex. McKenzie, a *»**?'. .New Zealand representative at Wri ley, and an old rifleman, cup won in Christchurch at the <?**>, hibition meeting in 1907 to the ag»?j ciation for annual competition. "W* allotted at the meeting to the hignes* scorer in the champion teams' mron-. ?• The election of officers resulted ». follows:—Patron, Lieutenant-Colonel*./ C. P. Nicholls; vice-patrons, the Hog, Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, M.L.C., Mr » Mcintosh; . president, Major J. £• Oakes; deputy rpresident, Mr W. ■» Wharton; vice-presidents, Lieutenant Colonel F. B. Creswell, Colonel James Murphy, Major W. I. K. Jenning ■ Lieutenant F. L. Davies, Messrs R. ** Ballantyne, L. F. Tisdall, A. Webb, ?• Jack, W. L. Mehrtens, N. Wood, A Bryden, C. Craw, F. Porter. R. A »■ - Kingsbury, jj. Buschl, W. Duncan, «j*> Reynolds, Ji Craig; chief range officer,, Lieutenant-Colonel F. B. Creswty | deputy range officer, Mr E. F. Saß* ford; executive committee, Major * P. Oakes (chairman). Messrs W.. », Wharton. F. Hodge, J. Craig, J- »£ Carthy, W. Cockroft, H. Reynold** i F. Keir, E. Truman, H. Harries, J. fWI den, H. Edwards, J. S. Cook, C. gutters; honorary auditor. Mr A. C. BJ»' I lett; honorary secretary and treasury, Mr R. H. Neill; handicappers, Mftg* J. Bryden, H. Harries, and F. Hodgfe „ The Jack Shield competition WJJ fixed to take place at Redcliffs,-" 1 ; Saturday, February 2, 1934.