VOLUNTEERS.

North Otago Times, 23 May 1908, Page 1

VOLUNTEERS.

OAMARU RIFLES, BELT COMPETITIONS, FINAL MATCHES. , Tho Onmaru Rifles fired tho concluding mutches of their belt series on the beach rnngo on Thursday afternoon. Tho lirst match (7 shots at 500 and 600 yards) was won by Private Bennett (61), with Sergt. Smith (60) second, while Color-Sergeant Dcwar won tho rnngo prize with 57. In tho second match (7 shots at 700 yards) Corporal Lapslio came out oii top with 31, l'rivato Bonnett second with 26, and Color-Servant Dcwar thoirango piizo with 26, The weather on tho whole was good, but a thick haze from the beach mndo (he shooting rather difficult at 700 yards,

The nggrcgnte, 3 shoots at 20Q yards, 3 n t WW yards, 2 at COO yards, and 1 at 700 yards, was won by Col.Scrgt. Dcwar by three points from l'rivato Bennett, after n close competition right through the shoots. Tho winner's scoro (276), which is 24 over inners, is a vory good performance when tho conditions prevailing a) this time of the year are considered, Corpl. Labile, who secured third place, also shot consistently and well for a young shot, and with a little moro experience should.'develop into a lirst-class.shot. . ._.-..-■

The Company wish lo thank the following firms and gentlemen who donated trophies: Lieut.-Col. Headland, i'vt, Symori.?, N.Z. Express Company, ilr J, G. finch, Mr A. Lapslic, Mr

J. It. Milligan, Mr J. M, lirown, Mr J. 12. Hood, Messrs. Craig and Co., Mr ,\V. Mowbray, J.ano Medicine Company, Messrs C. and T. Young, and Messrs Ogilvio and Hon. Tlio following are tho scores in Thursday's matches and the aggregate:

Sixth Hatch.— 500 COO yds, yds, Hp. Tl. Pvt. Bennett 29 32 0-61 tjergt. Smith 2S 25 7-00 Corpl. Upslio 28 2b' 5-59 I'vt. Lambert 23 22 9-59 Col.-Sorgt, Dew 21) 25 0-57 Corpl. Symon 26 22 7-55 -Seventh Match.—

700 yds. Hp. Tl Corpl. JLapslio 29 2-31 Pvt. Bennett 26 0-26 Col.-Scrgt. Dewnr 26 0-26 Corpl. Svmon 21 4-2E Scrjjt, Smith 20 3-23 Pvt. Lambert 19 3-2:1

—Aggregate.— 1 200 500 600 700 yds. yds. yds yds. Tl, Col.-S. Dewar ... 30 35 31 32 28 33 31 30 26

04 98 58 26-276 I'vt, Bennett 32 35 31 31 25 31 30 32 2fi

91 00 57 26-273 jorpl. Lapslio ... 31 35 30 20 27 28 2S 26 29

80 92 53 29-263 Pvt. Vcrnor ... 81 81 15 25-235 Vpl- Symon} S3 90 41 21-235 Pvt. Lambert ... 66 80 48 28-222 Scrgt. Smith 60 S3 51 26-220

PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Tor Press Associatiqn, Duiiedin, May 21. The annual meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children was held to-day. The annual report stated that the number of cases dealt with was 111, as compared with' 90 last year, aud 107 in tho preceding year. The cases includo 10 of ill-usage and cruol neglect of children, 11 of runaway husbands, 19 of drunken busbands, ono drunken wife, and one drunken mother, somo cases of affiliation (settled mostly out of Court), whilst tho remainder woro divided amongst cases of'tmmanagablo daughters, petty thefts by girls, complaints re noglcct to pay for maintenance of children beforo tho Infant Lifo Protection Act como into forco, neglect o/ ch'ildrcn to provide for parents, and cases of urgent distress, The saddest wero cases of young girls, mothers under sixteen, for : whom no adequate redress could bo ' obtained owing to limitations of time'allowed .by the Act under which the proceedings could bo taken, Tho following resolution was carried: " That it. is highly desirable and necessary that female factory inspectors bo re-appointed, and that a deputation intorviow the Minister ol labor on tho matter."