VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.
The Engineers held the final match on Saturday afternoon for prizes presented by the Company. The following were the
The following being the first to score the requisite number of points beeome the winners of the prizes set opposite their names:—Engineer Love, L 3 ; Corporal Lyders, L2 5 Engineer Inder, LI. In the third competition for the maiden prize took place on Saturday. The following
According to Mr O'Conor, M.H.R., there exists a regular mountain of coal at Mokihiuui, on the West Coast. The seam varies in thickness from 32ft to 10ft, and the coal is dull, containing little gas, but burning without any clinker, being, in fact, pure carbon. In quality it much resembles the Coalbrookdale. The place is easily accessible by railway, the grade being only 1 in 40. Alderman Young, who while Mayor of Sydney last year entertained the representative* of the civic bodies of most of the principal cities of Australia, is on a short visit to this City.
We have received from the Grown Lands Department the revised edition of the ' Crown Lands Guide,' which contains the completest information as to the modes of acquiring the public estate. Swiss honey, whioh was supposed to be pure and unadulterated, is now reported to be made of glycerine and pear juice, ..,
principal scores made :— 200 300 600 yds. V<l». rdo. Hep. Tl Corporal Lyelors 12 19 16 3 50 Engineer Inder . 15 12 17 8 47 Engineer Stables 14 11 17 8 45 CorporalJvncs 18 11 12 S 44 Engineer Growden 18 IS 11 scr. 42 Engineer Hunney 14 9 9 10 42
were the highest scores :— 200 300 400 yda. yis. yds. Tl. Volunteer Milne .. 21 17 22 - 60 Volunteer WiIboh .. 19 13 24 -56 Volunteer Breraoer .. .. 19 17 15- 51 The fourth competition for Mr Tennant's medal the following were the highest scorers: — Volunteer Jefferson .. .. 26 22 25 -73 Captain Milne ,. 23 19 26 — 7 ■ Lieutenant M'Indoe .. .. 23 22 21 — 66 Corporal Olisby .. .. 21 18 19-68 Sergeant Rennlfl .. IS 19 18 — 66 Color-sergeant Crosswell .. 23 10 21-64 Corporal Ronaldeon .. .. 23 12 16 — 60
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Evening Star, Issue 7160, 14 March 1887, Page 2
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350VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE. Evening Star, Issue 7160, 14 March 1887, Page 2
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