VOLUNTEERING NEWS.
«■ The return match between 10 of the Mounted ' Rifle Corps No. 2 and 10 veterans took place ■ on Saturday at Pirongia, and resulted in » win for the veterans by 80 points. Ti* following are the scores:- •;' VETERANS. 300 100 500 '•'.' C. W. Hurstnouse ... #* fr ff> *8? ::: ;:; - 1 «■ u » p R. Cunningham ... 17 12 6 J}V A J Bertram 23 22 11 § W. H. Grant ... . 17 1? J X i- ?," e - - ... 212 9ft i Munro . ... 18 13 « ft. C. Alexander ... '." 21 M 14 J* Total ~. ' WAIKATO MOUNTED RIFLES. Captain Aubin ... 17 14 n -. Lieutenant Hodgson ... 13 10 2 23 Sergeant M. Singleton ... 10 10 7 « Sergeant Thorpe ... . 18 11 5 u Corpora] Rennie 16 16 6 » ■ Corporal Lewis .. 12 7 7 "J' Sergeant Wiles ... '.'.'. 23 14 7 44 Volunteer Dawson ... 17 15 4 35 Sergeant Partington ... 10 18 8 36 Volunteer Papesch ... 16 11 8 35 Total J . The Kihikihi detachment of volunteers appear to be determined to make tilings a little more lively than usual (writes out correspondent). A shooting match is being '■ arranged, to take place shortly, between % •■' team of volunteers and one composed of, -\ civilians. In reference .to our volunteers, • there is some discontent felt at the delay in serving out rifles.. When the local men left . tor the. Easter encampment they were partially armed with rifles borrowed from the Cambridge company.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11040, 18 April 1899, Page 6
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