THE BISLEY RIFLE TEAM.

Evening Post, Volume LXIII, Issue 97, 24 April 1902, Page 6

THE BISLEY RIFLE TEAM.

Tho team which is to represent New Zealand at the groat rillo mooting at Bis- | ley, leaves for London by tho Paparoa this aiternoon, under the command of 'Liout.Colonel Sommervillc, Chairman of tho Now Zealand Riiie Association. It cot»sibts of W. 11. DaKinger, H. Hawthorne, and Private Eei.d (Wellington), Bandmaster King and *ur. M'Uiegor (Oainaru), Acting Lieut. \V. }1. Nelson, iMcsr.-i. \V*. and CI. Lovcday,(and J. (i. \\ il>*on (Wootlville), Corporal Winshide (Wa. ngumii), Mr. (4. Hydo ( t \lastorton), and Colour-Horgt. Okey (Now Plymouth). Tho Paparoa is timed to reach London on 7lh Juue, and Uio team expacts to have three weeks.' constant practice at Bisley bcioro the meeting begins on £\h July. Tho meetiug will extend over two weeks, and prize-money aggregating about £15,000 will bo offered. TLo New Zealanders will take part in most of tho matches, and aie confidont that they will give v good account of themselves. Major-Uencral Babmgton, Commandant of the Forces, was urmble to soo tho team away, but expressed to Lieut. -Colo-' nel Somorvillo this morning the hope tlmt it would meet with >ac greatest possible success while At Bisley, Tho amount apportioned to defray tho expenses of the trip is as follows: — Liont.-Coloncl Sommerville £150, each member of the te;iin £125. The members oi the team embarked on board tho Dtico :it 3 o'clock, nnd were taken olf io v tho Paparoa. Sir Arthur Douglas (Under-Secrotary for Defence), Lieut.-Coloncl Newiill. Lieut.-Colonel Collins, and Captain Lomas officially bade them farewell.

Tlfe Tri^iiji' Mutual Improvement Society, at its opening meeting for tho prosont feim, elected oflicers as follows : — President. Rev. G. liond , Vice-Presi-dents, Mr.s. Htirvcv, Mrs. Green, Messrs. J. Dankti and J. Hayes ; Secretary, Mr. (t. rnirdnld, 3xlll, ; Treasurer, Mr, J. Crewe*, jun. ; Auditor, Mr. S. Martin , Committee, Misses D. Jones and N. Hayes Messrs. C. Bott, G H. Frew. F. Crowes, S. Martin, with the President. Vice-Presidents, Secretary, and Trcasmer ex oflicio. rhe report stated that there was hist year a membership of 79, and already there m this year moro than that number on vhe ••oi!. Aflor Paying nil oxl)onses and volint; £5 tv tho Renovation Funn of tho Church there is 111 hand a credit Imlaiice of £2 4S4 S 6d. Tlio usual batch of summonses for '•a.tcs camo before the Stipendiary Magistrate this morning. On Thursday 111 1 usually happoiib that rate cases — mostly sottlo'd out of Court — amount to about one-third of the civil list. The Stipendiary Magistrate remarked tlu<3 morning thafc there was a certain amount of hardship entailed on v. seaman wiid'o alwencc x hrough drunknness owed Z'im to '.'o entered us a deserter in the -hip's log, -md to forfoif his ivugcs ; lit hero ~'<tn also hardship on UlO nt her side aiding oui ot s»uch conduct S-iili.is "ei'i th« favourites of . l ,he low — (i Mie Ooui'tH if ,iot of v ,ho 'egislatort/— rum ' rro treated moro iivlulgeutlv limn any other clrss. But they could not be allowed lo 111 11 away, get drunk, nnd i.tu'-e diliieu'ty iii ,|i« vwking of rhcivows'ls. Hu \Y«llln<uon correspondent of the IVmiH Gp.iidiar elegraphs Unit eh« member 'or 'he. distnot is trying to get the Pj.ilway l)ijj)!i\lment tn gfve snuvH" ennlivels \\v iilnek bivoh in diftemnl p.«ilM (>' dm JViduu! distiict, tor «lecpei^,, t'» ■e(r\>i« ,unl CJullo'i-ville ■•nineth <\'hn .ii " vunt of rmp'.oyment. He \s> aho urging .lie ?!j;ie.s lio|i;ulnient U« have the into expended for toad wu'k between Pit lot and the Uvuve Jlr. Justica Edwurds t «ft for Ci'*ljorn« to-day.

The C.ibinet iius just issued another cucul.ir lv the ell'eLt that all Civil Servant's who make applications to Ministers through Member* of Parliuinenc will be liable to instant dismissal. We learn from the SSccielary for Agricultuie, who has just lelurned from a visit to the di.-triets between Chiistchutch and Ashhurlou, that tho recent bau weather has done an immense amount of damage to the cereal crops in that part of the colony. Wo have been asked to contradict tho statement of a contemporary, quoted in our issue of last evening to the effect that tho Uanuevirkc s-awmillera werfe closing their mills on Saturday on account of the decision of the Conciliation Board that 46 hours should constitute a week's work. The reason for tno cessation of Saturday work is, wo are informeu, that all the country and town mills are at present overstocked with timber, in consequence of a considerable falling off in the consumption during the past few months. It was therefore decided to curtail tho output for a few weeks, but as soon as trade revives the mills win work full time again. Troopers F. Coley, of Foxton, and Gerald Cope, lato of the Civil Service Rifles, who left in the Devon with tho Ninth Contingent, have been promoted to the rank of Lance-Corporal. At a meeting of "Clarionettes," held in the Druids' Hall on Tuesday night, Mr. B. O'Shea presiding, it was decided to resume active work for the coining winter in connection with the Clarion Fellowship, the aim of which is to promote the spirit of Fellowship, taking as its motto "Fellowship h life; lack of Fellowship is death" (Morns). The methods of the society will be those employed by the fellowship at ITome, namely, you .1 unions, literary and debating clubs, field clubs, handicraft guiius, etc., etc. A handicraft guild has been tormed by Mr. Griffiths, late of the Liverpool Guild, nnd members are now being enrolled. Mr. Monro has undertaken to form a literary and debating circle for the study of social problems. "Socials" will be held monthly during the winter, and the annual "social" will bo in conjunction with the Socialist Party in Wellington. The latest bulletin lo the Ilealth Department from Queensland with regard to tho plague states that on Saturday, 12th j inst., there were 13 cases remaining under treatment. Two patients died during tho week, seven lecovered, and four new cases were admitted to treatment. On tho sth April there were id cases under treatment. Tho total number of cases to date is given us 42, as a lesult of which thoro have been 13 deaths and 16 recoveries. The number of persons isolated since tho outbreak is 258. From this number only 4 have since developed the disease, and ono, an alien, died. Of the cases treated 40 came from Brisbane, and one each from Rosewood and Townt-ville. The body which was washed ashore at Oriental Bny yesterday moriiing, and which was identified by Thomns Pearce, foieman in the employ of Mr. Carmichael, as that of Andrew Spittal, is the subject oc a Coroner's inquest that is proceeding as we go to prcs. Deceased was v. carter, and had been m the employ of Mr. Carmichael for nbout ten years. He was last seen at 6.30 p.m. on tho 9th inst., and ho was a short time ap;o reported as mr^incf, and Ins description published. Ho was n single man, and lodged in Molesworih-slrcet. For some time he had been troubled with a bronchial affection. A post-mortem examination was held this morning. • Mr. Hogben, Secretary of the Education Department, left for Wangnnui today, and will inspect *tho secondary schools there before ho loaves with Mr. Pope, Inspector of. Native Schools, for the site of tho proposed Government school village on the Wanganu' River. A slip of earth on tho railway lino near Mauriceville yesterday delayed two of the locai trains for about 45 minutes, but was cleared away in time to prevent delay to the north and south expicss trains. As the result nf the joint deputation representing the Harbour Board, Cily Council, and Chamber of Commerce which recently waited upon thb jcremiei on the subject oi tho proposed site io- Customhouse, a letter has been received from the Marino Department mating .hat Jib Government f. ill retain /ho laud ana pay o tho Harbour Board .no ,o* u o, r,he reclamation. Tho Chanmuu of the Haibmir Board .ivatcd this atternooa ;hat JUe did not chink theie wa- ..ny :ikolihooa of the Government giving Avay or» iue Question. A meeting of creditors in ;he estate of Cyri! William Tiuinei was set dovm for to-day, but only ono ci editor attended. It was Agreed to give bankrupt unti. 12tU May to make an offer. At Naseby, the price of oread has risen to 8d cash and 9d booked. An Anglo-American syndicate is icported to have acquired upwards of 3000 shares in tho Gellivare Company (Ltd.). The purchase is most important, as it gives the syndicate a controlling voice in the Lapland iron-ore fields, the present output of which is about three mil-* lion tons per annum. The American Steel Trust is probably largely interested in tho affair, Tho German plan of lifting artificial manures in vineyards is being followed in South Australia, with tho result that a leading vignei on had a crop of grapes equal to 35 tons per acre oIF one patch. Thero is reported to be a good allround demand for horses in South Australia, and more attention is being devoted to the breding of suitable animals. Messrs. Sidey, Mocch and Co. ndvorliso a salo of boots and shoes and blankots by auction to-inarrow without resorvo at thoir rooms, Mannors-strcot. Messrs. Macdonald, Wilson nnd Co. will soil to-morrow, ..t their rooms, commencing at 1 30 o'clock, tho contents of a sixroomed hcnu>o, also other lines of houaehokl furniture, uto. They will also .sell at tho Bamo timo four good pianos and a 801 l orgniH Tho full details of the goodß, which are described ns hcnifc of a y<- J order, aro inserted Hi tho ndvortisoment in our auction column. Tho firm also announces thn salo for Wednesday next, at 1 o'clock, at the farm of Mr. J. R. CoUlo, Taita, of dairy cows, ewes, lambs, heifers, bv.lls, poultry, two spring carts, horses, eto.