KARORI RIFLE CLUB

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9044, 15 May 1915, Page 2

KARORI RIFLE CLUB

ANNUAL SOCIAL GATUEUINU.

The annual 'smoke concert of Hie Karon Rule club was held last evening ru uouber s rooms, and was largely intended. 'Lite president tMr D. Marshall) was xi: the chair, and among those present were Colonel 11. J. CulUus, chief executive officer ot ino Dominion Run' Association', 'ana' -Major. W. tUmm; officer commanding the alb rtcgiiiicnt .. . The. toast of ' DUicr Lranciics ol Dm Service—A Huy, Navy, ami Territorials, was . proposed by J, .ilcnmn N , F, )'■ IJluugUby. in -responding, 'Major Sinim referred to Urn hiipoilaiice <ii rille shootami bLited LiiaL ho had always hold lluil "u good shot could learn lus drill .ittcnvaids. He praised the rapid process which meinbers of the Rifle Reserve •liorps had made in: their drill-. Major Sinim ,’ilso paid a tribute to the voluucere anil territorials who. had offered .choir. livCs 'to their country in the attack on -UioDardanelles;' they had proved Heir Illness to take_ their, place ul.on»s'do tile- regular .soldiers, , in proposiugi “Club Mem hers on A ctive •service,” the president, said that many, reeling they had ties which prevented teem from going io the war, had joined ■he -dill) at 1110 beginning of the l season. \ number had since enlisted, or were, .on tjlic;.waiting list. ' The club was doing; ii viihuiblo service, in training men for the 1 front:""

Mr J. Burns, in proposing the toast of •‘The Dominion Rifle • Association,’ , suggested that, a team of export , rifle shots ..hould lie organised for military service, .imne offer'should be made by the Rifle vsnoeiniinu whereby such a company Hi mild be juv/vided. ■ <ithev (oasis, wore "Club Champions,

’ Donors 'of Prizes,” “The Press, 'Hull’s ’l’lye" “Ladies,” and “Kindred Clubs.-’-' ,

Colonel Collins presented tho prizes von by" members during the >a.ir, and :u doing to gave some interesting .eiial reiiiinisccnces. 14 was a haj">, ■■ oincidpnce, he stated, Unit that day May 14th, was Hie foi ty-scvciith anniver--avy of bis winning the second district prize of the Taranaki disirict, Tiult vas his start in rifle shooting; tho fact c winning the prize gave 'him u kind of impetus to go on.with rifle shoptiiip;. ami lie continued from 18G8 until he left the .Wellington .City. Rifles. For 'many years he was a member. of the “Taranaki Eight,/' which did good work. Later■ tie was in the City Rifles, and look a

great interest in the shooting, ami was in the A clas.-i for many years, , lie look up. (he,, position 'of- ..chief ■ executive ■officer rif lin' Dominion Rillo -\osneial,so;-. and had been associated with it ever since *1879, Colonel Collins added thal he .fell Hie fclliie energy as he did—.went,v years ago, a.hil he, yvuntrd fo see rifle shooting go ahead.