SILVER BULLET CANNONADE

Nelson Evening Mail, 25 July 1916, Page 3

SILVER BULLET CANNONADE

POSITION' OF THE ARMIES. The position of the armies as shown on the Church Hill to-day, was as follows : Grenadiers 1 Lancers 2 "Rangers 3 Royal Marines 4 Flying Squadron 5 Bombardiers 6 Sharpshooters 7 Guards 8 Fusiliers 9 Knobby Gordons 10 THE BAROMETER. The Barometer has been advanced another £looo—to £14.000. DONATIONS. The following amounts have been donated or promised in connection with the Silver Bullet Cannonade : £ Mrs Ren wick 1000 J. H. Cock 500 J. W. Marsden £OO Anchor Shipping and Foundry Co. 500 Mrs H. R. Duncan 250 H. R. Duncan 250 Mrs (Dr. Bett) 200 W. W. Snodgrass 125 W. S. Snodgrass 125 Bond, Finney, and Co. 75 H. O. Dodger 60 Robert Allan (Ronaki) 50 Dudley R. Edwards 50 H. C. Cock 45 A. J. Glasgow 40 C. R. Harley 25 F. G. Gibbs 25 F. G. Edwards 25 Dr V. H. Ban- 25 Henry Baigent (Halifax-st) 25 G. Hoby 25 E. S. Cresswell 25 James Hooper (Wakefield) 50 Cecil Hooper (Wakefield) 20 A. J. Palmer (Foxhill) 50 Geo. Hunt (Wakefield) 25 R B. Jackson 50 C. J. Harley 50 Mrs Hunter Brown 25 Cable Bav, on account 40 Chas. Haggitt 25 Dr Stoney Johnston 25 J. S. Evans 42 E. J. Allen 25 I C. B. Pharazyn 500 E. Smallbone SO Newman Bros. 100 Hv. Challies (Appleby) 50 Geo. Eden (Ranzau) 50 Mrs Hudson (Tapawera) 50 G. Macmahon (Tapawera) 25 W. B. North (Kohatu) 2-5 H. G. Berryman (Kohatu) 25 Dr Lucas 25 R. Lucas and Son 100 C. A. Green 25 C. Milner 25 Commercial Garage Co. 25 A. H. Fletcher (Collingwood) 50 Edward Fletcher (Collingwood) 50 R. N. Fletcher (Colling--wood) 30 Raby Peter Riley (Collingwood) 25 JR. j. Riley (Collingwood) 20 J. Glasgow 40 A. P. AJlport 25 A. V. Allport 25 Stoke Horticultural Society 20 Mr and Mrs Dickenson 25 W. Devenish 30 W. Rout 25 Mr and Mrs S. Gorman 25 H. Baigent and Son (Wai-mea-street) 40 F. Greenslade and Co. 50 W. Rogers 25 A. Crawford 25 Edward Moore 250 Philip Moore 250 J. F. Frith 25 A. G. Maginnity 25 ; Harry [Manoy 75 I. Manoy 50 Deo. Manoy 50 C. Jenkins 50 William Pattie 50 Stilweli and Co., Ltd., and H. Buckeridge 35 Hugonin and Henderson 25 Horatio Everett ?£ Thos. Manson .(Takaka) 125 Kirk and Co. (Takaka) ' 45 J. J. Langridge and Co. (Takaka) 25 F. W. Falconer (Takaka) 40 D. Mcßae (Takaka) 25 Cable Bay (2nd donation) 45 H. O'Beirne (Wakapuaka) 25 Tasker and. Levien SO A. M'Kee 50 C. Richmond Fell 30 Thomas Brown, Port Nelson 25 F. Whitwell 25 J. C Mercer and Son 25 George Hogg 25 J. Porter Harris and Son 30 Lieut.-Col. Andrews 25 Langlev-Adams 25 M. P." Webster 25 W. H. Bryant (Bright-water) 25 W. W. Squires 25 Also the gift of a horse valued at £3O from Mr D. Boon, Wakapuaka. . Motor presented by Miss Marsden Half-acre section of land, at Tahunanui bv .Mrs H. Edwards.

Sectiou of land containing 25 acre.' situated near Reefton Railway Station by Mr George Walker of "Rocklands'' Station, Buller Valley. Handsome suite of furniture, valued at £4O by Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co 100 fully paid-up shares, Mt. BurnetT Coal Co., by Mr G. B. Watson, of Paka wau. ADDITIONAL DONATIONS. £ Geo. M. Rout 35 J. P. Hayes 40 Arthur Best (the Wood) 30 The Hamilton family 500 Dr. S. A. Gibbs 25 G. F. Hingston 25 CLOSING OF PADDY'S MARKET. Paddy's Market closed last evening, -when the Drill (Hall was densely packed. An auction sale was to have been held by Mr W. Lock, but as almost every article had been disposed of privately there was no need to call on Mr Lock's services. The Silver Bullet Pierrots put on a full programme, several of the items being encored. A procession of Territorials, Cadets, and' the two city Bands was held early in the evening. PRIZE-WINNERS. The art union winners yesterday were as follows :—Purse (8), Townsend ; purse (12), Mrs Cooke; cradle, Duffy; chocolates, JEstcourt; picture, G. Smith ; ( bowls, A. G. Betts ; brief bag, C. Barker ; coal, J. Harling. sen. ; picture (2), Mr Kerr; picture, Mrs A. Crawford; coins, Simmons; doll's pram, Cynthia Robertson ; hot water bottle, Captain Collins; grandfather's clock, Mrs Bockmann; vase, Miss O'lßrien ; oil painting. Stanley; table centre (A), Mrs Ratchelor; Indian dress. Mrs X; silver centrepiece, Miss E. Frost; canaries, A. G- Betts; ham, Miss Tibbie; tea set, Miss Rowling. TUG-OF-WAR. A large crowd- witnessed the tug-of-war contests. The results were : Mental 'Hospital beat Green's team (under protest). Fusiliers beat iKirkpatrick s. Woods' Great jpeppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colda, never fail*.

Bombardiers beat National Reserve Band.

Waimea 'Swimming Club a bye. In the ladies' tug-of-war, there were two exciting pulls, and the contestants were loudlv cheered.

Belgium "beat Grenadiers No. 1 team, jnd Fusiliers beat Grenadiers No. 2. The Port team drew a bye. The finals in both contests will take place to-night. The drawings for to-night are as follows :

Men : Fusiliers v. Mental Hospital,; Bombardiers v. Waimea Swimming Club; Green's team a bye (subject to iecision of protest). Ladies: Fusiliers v. Port; Belgium a jye-