NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 551, 5 July 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(By Tetecrapb.- l'rtias AtsmiinUon.)

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~ ; Wanganui, July 3. At a' meoting of . tlio local brajich of . National Defence League, lafit evening, it was announced that the ' champion rifle "bolt, oiiu i gold ni<x]al for the winner of tho team ' ; shield, and a gold medal' for.each of tho winning team, had been decided upon. Theso arc open to be fired for annually' by priinaiy school boys throughout Now Zealand, up to . and including Standard VI. The trophies * selected are most, handsome,, and. equal 1 to anything of tho kind ever provided. in tho pust by senior riile associations. \ Tho expenses of the local 'branch for tho ensuing twelve months will be at least £250, the whole of which will be provided. by tha citizens of Wanganui. / v AMBULANCE SATURDAY. , Wanganui, jujy'4. i j- , , nco Saturday," instituted bytho : ladies branch of the, Defenco League, to procure funds for providihg a district nurao .and medical lectures free to women, is be"Jf. held -torday. Tho weather was bitterly . . cold and showery, and th«# canvassers' had - an uncomfortable time. The workers, howover, remained gallantly at their posts,' and\~' succeeded m collecting over £200, tho exact amount not being known yet. . POLICE COMMISSION. ; \ w ~ Chrlstchnrch, July 3. . j t?v ®' s ' l0 Pi S-M., who will co» duct tho Police Commission, - left . church for Dunedm to-day. Ho will,open the commission on Wednesday, at Invercarg'll, afterwards sitting at Dunedin,' and' V3l then , come back to Christchurch, but' r th6 ' date of the sitting hero cannot be fixed, ' as it is .not sure whether Wellington or tho .West Coast will be Tisitod 'after Christ- ' church. .i; ■ '■, • j FISHING SMACK IN THE STRAITS. • Wanganui, July 3. • Anxiety is felt for the safety of th« / fishing smack Louie, with two men on board, whwh left here last night for .Kaikoura, under motor power. The ■ boat, is a very .old one, and though tho weather was fine; .when she-left,, it, has become rough, and would probably try her severely. BOXING. July 3. 1 1 no Auckland provincial amateur boxing championships ivere commenced, torday, but i owing to the largo entry in each clas3, th« first 'rounds were not finished. In 'tho I light-weight, division, Craig b6at""Bfcsso % (Otago) in tho first round, and Trezise (Ashburton) beat Matthews in the ; feather" weights.. ■ - :TROUT OVA. > ;■■■ Dunedin, July 3." lie Otago Acclimatisation Society is sending three hundred thousand'-trout ova to Australasia. ; Altogether the society haa * received orders to the value of £300. Last year ova sent away realised £257. The rivem aro well stocked > this season,' and spawning is'very successful.