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Otago Witness, Issue 3114, 19 November 1913, Page 38

The Foilding Star states that Captain Barltrop, of the Manchester Rifles, on the Bth made a record with the rifle which has not been equalled in the dominion. A email number of riflemen were on the range for a practice shoot. Captain Barltrop's sighter at 500 yards was a bull’s-eye, and the seven successive shots were also placed on the disc. Going to the 600yds range, he again placed every ball on the bull’s-eye, and at the 700yds' range ho once more placed seven bullVeyce. A score of 105 at the 500, 600, and 700 .yards ranges is unique in New Zealand, though it lias been done afc 200, 500, and 600 yards. Close to Levin tea vs a northern papci), a widow had been left with nine children, the eldest not much more than 12 years of a"-o. .She has to maintain herself and her family on 15 acres of land, and is at present milking five cows. 11l and weary, the other morning she slept until after 6 o clock, and was awakened by - the 12-year-old girl, who brought her a run of tea. r J ho mother asked her to drive the cows in. as it was time they were milked. “ Don t worry, mother, f finished milking about a quarter of an hour ago,” was the reply of the plucky childL