TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7871, 5 January 1904, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

DEATH FROM BUENS. * (Per Press Association). AUCKLAND, Jviuacy 4L. a Jdhn E,vans ; ' a settler whose dwel^H ling was destroyed by five , on Nwj^H Yoar'-s Day, died at Raglan from shoo^H caused > /by burns received while ca^H deavt>uriug'to save some of his- poods, RIFLE SHOOTING. *' At tJio Auckland- Rifle Association meeting the central nratob, which, carried with it the Star cup, was won by Sei-gt. Bryne, of the Thames. Tfc« Ctaurtpionship of Auoklamd (awarded to competitors making the highest ags- ; gregalei scores at 300, 500, 600; and 4 iBOO y»i«ds) was won by Sergeant ]£aingay, of the Pioko Mounted Rifles with. r162r 162 points;. Sergeant Brown, of , Thmncp, with a score of 159 points*' was seuond, and Sergeant Clarke, at Waihi, (ISTpis), third. Private Cox (Victoria Rifles) won the rapidity . ; matQh., and Private Moore (H*wer&> ■ th<? unknown # ranges match. Private; Montsson (Weihi) won the .Southern) - mutch, and Sergeant Armatage (TcuKr* naki) the Northern match. • A SCOW WRECKED. The scow Waitemata was tot&lly! wrecked cm the reef off Mofcapouri Bay on the northern coast. T&e vessel was loaded with logs for Auckland. Shecame out of tho bay with, a lair 1 wind r which suddenly dropped to a calm. On© anjohor was let go, but the cable ' | par-ted and on the second being dropped that cable also parted. A kodge was got out, but *h« scow was carried by a strousr tide on," to the reef wheve sh»br«k« up inside an hour.