SHOOTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 84, 28 March 1908, Page 6

SHOOTING.

11ANG0REI v. TARATA. A shooting match between the abo\e teams took place on the Jlangorei riile range last Saturday. The day was rather rough for shooters, a south-east wind blowing, with cold sleet at times. The shooting, all the same, was very creditable. The visitors were entertained at luncheon on the ground. >lailgorci won the match by 12 points. Scores:—

IIAXGOREI. 200 5W 000 yds yds yd-> Tl. M. -I. Harsh 28 33 29—01 IS. James 29 32 2S-89 G. Barker 31 32 20—81) A. Marsh 29 30 28—Si J. A. Batten 27 2!) 29—tf A. Richardson 28 31 24—53 T. Robinson 31 20 18 —7a E. J. Smith 29 21 24—74 11. Allen 29 20 19-74 Lowest for absentee... H Grand total 821 TARATA. A. lSisheU 32 28 30-90 ,1. Patterson 32 32 20—MO P. M. Standish 20 33 29—88 A. Goveniock 32 29 20—87 .1. Drumuiond 29 3022."45 —."4 S. Kennington 20 20 30—82

O, Baxter 29 27 19 —75 E. Bisfiell 29 24 20-73 H. Cameron 28 24 20—72 W. l'ennington 26 22 20—OS Grand lota] 809 The annual meeting of the Mangorei Club was held on Tuesday evening, 2Ach March, in the range shelter-shed. The balance-sheet disclosed a very prosperous year, and showed a substantial balanco after an expenditure of nearly £SO. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr. J. L Ibbotson; secretary and treasurer, Mr. 11. J. March; liandicapp:'.r, Mr. A. Marsh; management committee, Messrs. G. Barker, T. Robinson, J. Simpson, and the president and secretary; selector of teams, Mr. M. J. Marsh; auditor, Mr. I<\ G. Dewhurst. It was decided to obtain quotations for club uniforms, to be placed before the members at a later date.

The club will hold a picnic on 2d* April (Easter Monday),

THE UNITED STATES OF TO-DAY. A vivid picture of the conditions of life in th« United States is painted by I Mr. H. J. Robertson, of Hnrriaburg (Pa.), in a recent letter to the Saturday Roview. We quote the following from this remarkable communication:—The cost of living has been going up by leaps and bounds. All the necessaries of life are in the control of the trusts and combines. We have a trust to control everything, iront milk to honey and from treacle to timber. In every city people who own houses to rent have a combine to keep up the rents. The American is ushered into this world by the doctors' trust, he is fed by the meat trust and the flour trust, his light and heat are supplied by the oil trust and the coal trust, and when ho "shuffles off this mortal coll" he does so by the aid of the drug trust, and finally is buried by the coliin trust. Our. papers arc prompt at directing attention to the tyranny of the Czar of Russia, but when the Governor of Nevada calls for troops to shoot down peaceful strikers at Goldfield (Nevada) they have not a word to say in condemnation.

These trust-controlled papers are very fond of giving advice to foreign Governments as to ][Ow to deal with the unemployed masses. They arc now in a position where they can take some. Starvation is staring the masses in the faoe. The organised charitable institutions are utterly inadequate to deal with the situation already. The depre?. sion that began in 1893 lasted through 1894 and 1805 and 1896. If the trusts, as they did in' 1803, leave the people to starve until the products iu the storebouse have been used up or destroyed they will find themselves confronted by a political crisis as well as an industrial one. It was the depression of 1894, 1895, and 1896 that started the Socialist agitation in this country. If the depression detinues the Socialist propaganda will sweep the country like a prairie fire.