RIFLE SHOOTING.

Otago Witness, Issue 3475, 19 October 1920, Page 43

RIFLE SHOOTING.

BEND-OPS' TO NEW ZEALAND TEAM. WELLINGTON, October 13. A send-off arranged'by the New Zealand '-Rifle Olub Executive was given this afternoon to Major "V. Dunne (commander) and members of the New Zealand, rifle team, who will leave by the Moana to-morrow for Sydney in order to take part in the New South Wales and Victorian rifle

The Chairman said he thought that arrangements should be made for members to give outings to inmates of the orphanages and homes of the oity.—A committee consisting, of Messrs F. Carter, J. Walters, A. Gibb, H. Halliday, and P. Brent was appointed to look after the matter. It was decided, on the motion of Mr Lough, that the club entertain Sir Keith Smith during his visit to Dunedin.

Mr H. Halliday reported on the conference which he attended between the Taxidrivers' Association and Cr Douglas, and proposed that the City Council be asked to straighten a bad bend in the road. —Mr Stevenson moved as an amendment that the council be asked to shift the tram terminus. —The amendment was 1 carried.

Twenty new memßers were elected,

It was decided that the city engineer be written to in respect of bad crossings in Stafford street.

meetings. At the latter meeting, on November 6, th<j team will participate in the Empire Eifle Match with British and Australian teams. The members of the team are as follow:—Kiflemen E. J. King COpakl), P. Bolton (Opaki), D. Guney (Petone), E. 0. Eankle (Wellington Suburbs), £>. Boots (Hatrera), W. Williams (Ohura), and W. N. Masefield (Marlborough), Eifleman H. V. Croxton (Karori) and W. West (Blenheim), who have been competing at the Bisley meeting, will join the team when it arrives in Australia. BBITISH BIBLE TEAM. BEISBANE, October 14. The British rifle team defeated a Queensland team at Enoggero, at a special meeting, the Bcores being 1173 to 1114. The Britishers averaged 97.75. October 15. Major Garrord, of the British rifle team, topped the list with 100 out of 105 in the Eichardson Match, the scores of which count for the first stages of the King's Brjze.