IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4519, 6 March 1886, Page 2

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

THE IRISH QUESTION. A POSSIBLE COALITION. London, March 5. In the House of Commons to-night the Right Hon. W. H. Holmes, one of the members for Dublin University, brought forward the motion of which he had previously given notice to tho effect that the House would decline to vote supplies for the Government of Ireland without further information as to the intentions of the Government regarding that country. After considerable discussion a division was taken with the result that the motion was negatived. Mr Morgan, a Liberal member, who resigned his seat for Battersea as he had been concerned in Government contracts at the time of tho election, has been reelected for that constituency. Lord Randolph Churchill spoaking at Manchester last night said tho Conservative party would support a Liberal Coalition Government. COLONIAL PRIZE- FIRING. Wanganui, this day. The weather was beautifully fine yesterday with a freßh wind blowing across the range, but the Iwht was rather bad. The proceedings commenced with the West Coast match, confined to carbines, and at the Bhort i ango. Good shooting was made, but at 500 yards misses were by no means the exception. Lieut. Roas (Napier), who won the carbine lielt in Auckland in 1884, however, tiianagofl to keep on tho target, and made,- f a fair score of 85, n^ 1 . a cuiyd first prize in the match, and it als > avehi v the leading position for thech.-unpioiiahip, McKenzie (of Wellington) who finished up with 80 being six points behind. Parslow and Kuchen burst up at 500 yards, and lost the premier positions which they had held since the firing commenced. Shortly after lunch the Canterbury match, for rifles only, was finished, Lieut. Foster (Wanganui) securing first prize with an average score of 63. At tho 600 yards range in .this- match the shooting was wretchedly poor, and several of the competitors did not succeed in hitting the target at all, while there were many who only scored three or four out of 50. The Otago match, which was the last counting for the belts, was commenced at 2.30, and when filing ceased for the day two out of the three ranges had been got through. It will be finished this morning when it will decide the twenties who fire the final stage for the championship. Ib is expected the winners of the belts will be known about half-past three this afternoon, after which the civilians' match will be fired The general opinion is that Ross will win the carbine belt and Acheson the rifle belt. CANTERBURY MATCH. The following ia tho prize list in the Canterbury match, 300 and COO yards, for rifles only, and counting for the belts, 10 shots. Lieut Fostor (Wanganui) £10 — 68 Private Howell (Taranaki) ... 7— 68 Sergeant Leigh (Auckland) ... 6— 61 Lieutenant Wratt (Nelson) ... 5 — 60 Lieut. Cooper (Auckland) ... 4—59 Sergeafat Rose (Auckland) ... 3— 58 Private Ferguson (Marton) ... 3— 58 Captain Acheaon (Riverton) ... 2— 56 Lieutenant Griffiths (Blenheim)... 2— 56 There *ere ten other prizes of £1 each. The following are the highost aggregates ■at the conclusion of yesterday's firing : — THE RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP. Captain Acheson (Riverton Rifles) ... 398 Sergeant Leigh (Victoria Rifles) ... 390 Lieutenant Cooper (Victoria Rifles) ... 389 Sergfc. Remington (Wanganui Rifles) ... 385 .Lieut. Foster (Wangauui Rifles) ... 384 PrivatoMaddock (Blenheim Rifles) k ... 380 Private Giblin (=?toke Rifles) 379 Private Do wnie (Thames Rangers) ... 376 Sergeant Matthews (Masterton Rifles)... 374 Captain Lucas (Thames Rangers) ... 373 Sergeant Hay (Victoria Rifles) 373 Private Mann (South Dunedin Rifles)... 372 Private E. Howell (Taranaki Rifles) ... 370 Private Fredericks (Dunedin Rifles) ... 389 Private Mooseman( Wanganui City Rifles) 369 Sergeant Leigh (Auckland Rifles) ... 368 Sergt. Mooseman (Wanganui City Rifles) 368 Captaiu" Stevens (Riverton Rifles) ... 366 Private Mamaken (Waikari Rifles) ... 366 Private Greer (Kaiwarra Rifles) 366 Private Willocks (Clntha Rifles) ... 365 Sergt. Parka (Wanganui City Rifles).,. 365 Corporal Soatag (Waikari Rifles) ... 365 I THE CARBINE CHAMPIONSHIP. Lieutenant Ross (Napier Artillery) ... 432 Corp. McKenzie (Wellington Artilbry) 423 Private Webster(Auckland Artillery)... 415 Corporal Parslow (Auckland Artillery) 414 Trooper Perry (Alexandria Cavalry) ... 411 Sergeant Webb (Wellington Artillery) 410 Gunner Banting (Napier Artillery) ... 409 Sergeant Kuchen (Wellington Artillery) 408 Private Lloyd (Wanganui Artillery) ... 408 Petty Officer Turner (WanpanuiNavals) 407 Bugler Gill (Thames) 405 Gunner Midore (Queenstown) 39S Private Johns (Thames) 397 Sergeant Gey (Wellington Artillery)... 397 Seaman Weir (Thames Navals) ... 396 Gunner Williams (Napier Artillery)... 395 Gunner Driver (Port Chalmers Artillery) 394 Petty Officer Stitt ( Wanganui Navals) 393 Gunner Barnes (Port Chalmers Artillery) 392 Seaman Thorburn (Thames) 392 Trooper W. Watt (Alexandria Cavalry) 391 The last range of the Otago match completes the matches counting for the belts. The following are the highest prize-win-ners up to last evening :— Gunner Webster (Auckland) £24 Lieutenant Ross (Napier) .. ... 23 Sergeant Moo3eman (Wanganui) ... 16 Private Downie (Thames) ... ... 15 Trooper Craig (Wanganui) ... ... 11 Corporal J. Thomas (Thames) 11 Lieutenant Foster (Wanganui) 10 Seaman Mahoney (Wau«anui) ... ... 10 Private Howell (Taranaki) 10 Sergeant Matthews (Maaterton) ... 10 Captaiu Purnell (Wanganui) 10 Gunner Foster (Port Chalmers) 10 Bugler Gill : (Thames) 9 Seaman Lloyd (Wanganui) ... ... 9 Sergeant Kuchen (Wellington) ... ... 8 Corporal McKenzie (Wellington) ... 8 Sergeant Lee (Auckland) ... ... 8 Captain Acheaon (Riverton) 8 Later. The Championships will be fired at 3 this afteruoon. The Carbino Championship is considered a certainty for Ross and the Rifle for Acheson.