DEFENCE RIFLE CLUBS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 119, 21 May 1914, Page 8

DEFENCE RIFLE CLUBS

Some interesting remarks relative to the usefulness of Defence Rifle Clubs were made by Colonel Wolfe, Inspector of Rifle Clubs, at the rifle clubs' parade at tho Drill Hall last evening. He said he thought that the public hardly realised what a valuable asset they possessed for defence in the Defence Rifle Clubs. Accurate shooting was tl^ main factor in modern warfare, and it did not matter how well troops were placed in tho field if they could not shoot, as then they would be useless. _ The advantage gained by the officers in taking up a -strong military position would be counteracted if the men, by being unable to shoot well, could not make the most of it. There could be Ho question that the rifle club men were first-class shots. Colonel Wolfe concluded by congratulating the men on the excellent manner in which they had gone through their drill that night.

The Governor and Countess of Liverpool, who will leave for Rarotonga- by the Willochra to-morrow afternoon, will be accompanied by Captains . Eastwood and llutton* A.D.CVs The Vice-Regal party will join the Tutanekai at "Raro--tonga next Sunday week, 31st May. Mr. W. G. Foster, managing director of the Wellington Meat Export Company, who has been visiting Gißborne, is expected to- return to Wellington by to-morrow's East Coast steamer. Mr. Walter Charlton, formerly of the literary staff of the Now Zealand Times, has received an appointment on the reporting staff of The World, tho daily paper which is to be published in Sydney in the interests of Labour. The first issue will be in November. Mr. Gil' bort, formerly of the Sydney Morning Herald staff, lias been appointed editor of tho new papefc The funeral took place at Lower Ilutt to-day of > the late Mr. J. H. N-. A. Burnes, for many years manager of tho local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company." Kcpresentatiyeß of various business houses in Wellington wore pre sent, and all the shipping offices in Wellington vVeve represented, besides the Wool-buyers' Association. Mr. .N. Galbraith, together with the local office •staff, and officers from, the liner Opawa and other steamers in port allo' attended. Floral tributes were received from the directbrs at Chmtcluu'clt 'ami fioin the company's branches all over the Do* minion. The service was conducted by the Rev. Father Lane, and tho chief mourner was Mr. Adam Burnes, eldest brother ot'the deceased gentleman. The death occuirod at OLaki today ot Mrs. Calluott. in hw 791 he year. Mrs. Callcott. who ai rived in Wellington in tho year 181'^, was a daughter ol tli{) late Joiia.s U'ncdvrartl, formerly Public Trustee, Wellington. Mtti. T. W. Kirk, wile of Hie Director of Orchards*, is a daughter of the lnte Mrs. Lallcott. The interment will take placo at Otaki tomorrow afternoon. The special medal for the most scientific display in *.he junior tournament at the amateur provincial championships of the Wellington Boxing Association, held in the Town Wall on Monday and Tuesday nights, was awarded to J. W. Oliver, of Cross Creek, who won Hie feather-weight championship. Having decided to go into the question of estimates' for the ensuing year at an early date, the Mayor (Mr.' 11. Baldwin) and the councilloi-? of Lower Ilutt will make a personal inspection of the borough on Saturday next. "We understand," toys the Public Ser vice Journal. "I hat the Public Service Commissioner has decided that allowances in lieu of salary for board and lodl>in<4 shall be included as salary, co that the officeis allcctod may be able to claim the full benefits under the Sup6rannua(ion Acls- The question of hodsi 1 allovtitiicc has been rofened to a committee for r-ejjoit to the Cummie-