BOYS' SHOOTING
SOUTH AFRICA WINS
THE KING'S TROPHY
NEW ZEALAND THIRD
United Press Association— Tis Electric Tele-
graph-Copyright. (Received April 1, noon.) LONDON, March 31. The National Rifle Association announces that South Africa won the King's Trophy for the highest musketry efficiency in the Imperial Shield competition, with an average for 3012 boys of 82.201 points out of a possible of 100. Great Britain was second with 77.937 points, and New Zealand third with 76.974. Canada, Australia, and India did not qualify. Over 26,000 boys competed.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 78, 1 April 1936, Page 11
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86BOYS' SHOOTING Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 78, 1 April 1936, Page 11
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