HOW TO TAP WIRES.
By means of a simple device proposed by Mr Charles A. Hartley, mntorists wthio get into trouble or meet with an accident cam have telephone: corA’Jecteon from any point in the ruira;! districts where there a«rw over*-Irn-yl tekphone wires, witinn two. minute;, without leaving the car. The device is also useful to pod'iceoMW. in pursuit of criminals. It. is rompored of a hand microphone cord. The cord and attachments’ are lifted to the wires by mean® of *, jointed aluminium rod. which ia* packed away in small compass when not in use. The clip with which t&e coTiraertion is made ocnstste of tw» strips of metal rivet ted together at the bottom and formed with slot* about the siz? of an ordinary wntsx tllies? strips open slightly at the tap for the purpose of receiving the telte-phon-9 wire. When pressed upwiaadß by the ahrminiuni rod with the teh>plione cor-d attached, the ware drofM into the slot- and the metal efipr closes on it. sustaining quite a consider a bio weight. "When he has finished talking the motorist diHaahes< the connection by a slight jerk forkward or backward. The moment tww oiird is pulled on at a sharp angle with the wire, the dip is pressed ojien and the attachment drops to the ground.
Danvers, b Milgrew 6 Beeves G., b Ryan 33 Newbegin, b Glansford I<* Mclvor. c and b Ryan Reeves 11.. b R>a:> 9 Dew, run out J Home. not vu' 9 Extras ’3 Total 107 Bowling Analysts.—Tyne 0 for 26. Milgrew 4 for IH. Glassford 2 for 15, Pepps ’> for H. Ryan 3 for 9. Mclntosh o for 7. RAILWAY. First Innings. Papps. •> Goggins 2i Brock, b Mahoney *" Ryan, b Danvers ;•> Tyne, c Mahoney, b Coggins.. •» Glassford, c Coggins 2 Milgrew. run out 6 Mclntosh, b Danvers 12 Dalton, b Newbegin ! Patten, not out 7 Hartley, run out 1 Stevens, b Newbegin . 0 Extras 7 Total be Bowling Analysis.—Napier 0 for 26, Mahoney 1 for 13. Coggins 3 for 19, Danvers 2 for 12, Newbegin 2 for 7. HASTINGS. Second Innings. Coggins, b Ryan 6 Napier, b Ryan 12 Mahoney, b Ryan «) Danvers, b Ryan •> Beeves G., not out 7 Newbegin, not out 7
Total for 4 wickets .... .’<3 Bowling Analysis.—Ryan 4 for 8.
RIFLE-SHOOTING.
The Maraekakaho Riffe Club met the Okawa Club in a friendly match on the Roy's Hill Range last Satur--day, conditions seven shots at 200, 500, and 600 yards, at the new regulation target, coloured green and pale blue, with kharki head and shoulders.
A tricky light wind puzzled the marksmen, and Rifleman McKay, of the Maraekakaho Club topped the list with a creditable score of 94. Makaekakaho won by 38 points. The following are the scores: —
MARAEKAKAHO CLUB.
HASTINGS RIFLES. The following are the results of the Hastings Rifles 3rd Handicap match, which was fired at Femhill range on Wednesday and Saturday last. 3rd HANDICAP MATCH.
DILLON CUP (Handicap). The above scores also count for the Dillon Cup. There is one more match to complete this serier, and the leading scores are : -
HUMPHRIES BELT. The position of the leading competitors in the Champion Belt aeries (six) is as follows :—
The following will represent the Hastings Rifles in their match with the Okawa Rifle Club. Wednesday team Colo.-Sgt. McLeod. Bglr. George. Pvts. Guthrie. Batt. Milne. Saturday team:- Sergts. Ryder. Tong. Corpl. Wright. Pvts. McCulloch. and Rivers. Emergency - Sgt. Ross. BILLIARDS. GRAY AND DIGGLE. London. Jan. 11. Gray has made 6667. with a break of 577 unfinished. Diggle has made 3814.
1 1 i = Rflm. N. McKay 34 30 30—94 Rflm. O. Clarkson 31 29 28—88 Rflm. Smith 31 29 27—87 Rflm. W. McFarlane 31 29 23—83 Rflm. Boss 29 21 31—81 Rflm. W. Mclllbraith 26 26 29-81 Trert. D. A. McLean 30 28 21—79 Rflm G. Leitch 30 19 26—75 Total 668 OKAWA CLUB. Rfl. B. C. McCormick 33 30 29—92 Fflm. R. Well wood 31 32 27—90 Preat. S. Heighway 30 27 26—83 Rflm. O'Sullivan 29 29 25—83 Rflm. McMillan 30 29 22—81 Rlhn. Beale 25 27 26—78 Rflm. Sinclair 25 24 13—62 Rflm. Egan 27 15 19—61 Total 630
200 500 600 Hp. Tl. Sgt. Tong 29 32 32 1-94 Qpl. Wright .. 30 32 30 1—93 Pvt. Milne 29 30 26 8—93 Pvt. C'ompton 26 23 26 18—93 Sgt. Ryder 33 31 29 scr —93 Pvt. Guthrie 33 31 26 scr—93 Col-St. McLeod 32 30 25 MT—87 Pvt. Batt 3u 21 28 7 8|
Sgt. Tong . 07 94 -191 Pvt. Guthrie . 95 93 IS* Corp!. Wright . 94 93--1ST Sgt. Ryder . *9 93-1*2
Sgt. Tong 95 90 9.1—278 Prt. Guthrie 05 99 93—277 Sgt. Ryder .. 99 94 93—276 Col-St. McLeod 92 94 87—273 Corp!. Wright 91 94 92—267
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 28, 16 January 1911, Page 7
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