VOLUNTEERING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11539, 26 November 1900, Page 6

VOLUNTEERING NEWS.

SHOOTING MATCH AT PAEROA. [Br TELEGRAPH.— correspondent.] Paeroa, Saturday. A vert interesting shooting match took place on the Paeroa Range this afternoon for two silver flasks, presented to the Ohinemuri Rifles (No. 1) by the Oampboll-Ehrenfried Company, one flask to be awarded to the highest scorer among, the first-class shots, and the other for the second-class marksmen. Sergeant Shaw succeeded in carrying off the prize among the first-class competitors, whilst Private Moore registered the highest score among the second-class shots. The following were thefivo highest marksmen in the two classes: — I ,n? irst ' class: Sergeant Shaw (scratch), 25 at 300 yds, 26 at 500 yds, 29 at 600 yds: total, SO. Private Roach (6 points), 24, 25, and 21: total, 76. Private Finch (6 points), 26, 24, and 20: total, 76. Private Jackson (3 points), 26, 22, and 23: total, 75. Sergeant Littlejohn (6 points), 21, 19, and 29: total, 75. Second-class: Private Moore (6 points), 24 at 200 yds, 28 at 500 yds, 17 at 600 yds: total, 75. Private Cochrane (scratch), 17, 28, and 23: total, 68. Private Dennerly (scratch), 18, 27, and 22: total, 67. Private Wilson (10 points), 23, 22, and 12: total, 67. Private Fitness (8 points), 20, 22, nil: total, 50. THE HAURAKI RIFLES COMPETITION. [by telegraph.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Saturday. The Hauraki Rifles fired the second of three matches for the aggregate prizes at the Parawai Range this afternoon. The ranges were, 00yds, 500 yds, and 600 yds, and the scores wore: Sergeant Patterson, 77; Sergeant Clark, 69; Private Long, 63; Private Clark, 65; Lance-Corporal Crosbie, 64; Corporal Finlayson, 58; Private Thompson, 57; Private Lindsay, 36; Private Quarterman, 53; Sergeant L'efevre, 50; Private Billing, 50j. Private Morris, 46; Corporal Kerr, 43; Bugler Edwards, 42. The Auckland Naval Artillery, who are under canvas for 16 days at ■'' Devonport, paraded at the Bastion Forts on Saturday afternoon, under Lieutenant-Commander Clemens and Lieutenants Salmon and Endean, and were put through a course of drill at the 6in guns, and acquitted themselves satisfactorily.