SHOOTING AT PATEA

Taranaki Daily News, 18 February 1931, Page 10

SHOOTING AT PATEA

PALMER SCORES A POSSIBLE.

WHITE TROPHY COMPETITION

- Shooting took place on the Patea Club’s range on Saturday from the 500 yard mark for the White trophy. Although conditions were good and visibility perfect scores were not particularly high. President P. Palmer headed the card with a possible. The scores

DAY ON WAVERLEY RANGE. DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB MATCH. A shield match was fired off on the Waverley rifle range on Saturday. The weather was fine but very windy, nd with the changing light and varying wind conditions were detrimental to high scoring. Three ranges, 300, 500 and 600 yards, were fired over, and D. Johnston proved the winner. Following are the scores, including handicaps, excepting those of Mr. Arehie Williams, who fired off scratch: —■

The next shoot will be fired on February 28, the match being 10 shots fired at 900 yards. This will be the annual ladies’ day match.

HOSPITAL PATIENTS’ CONDITION.

EARTHQUAKE CASES AT HAWERA.

The Hawera Hospital Board issues the following bulletin with reference to the condition of earthquake patients at the hospital at ,9 a.m. yesterday. Serious.—James Pocock, aged 62 years, Old People’s Home, Napier. Satisfactory. —Mrs. Florence Ansell, 53, Napier; Miss, Freda Berry, 19, 84 McGrath Street, Napier; Albert Le Bas, 37, Winifred Street, Napier; Andrew' Drinnan, 44, 61 Melton Road, Napier; Frederick Leo Dunn, 56, 12 Harding Road, Port Ahuriri; Alfred Downey, 14, 8 Millar Street, Napier; Mrs. Rose Hill. 34, 49 Shakespeare Road, Napier; Mrs. Jean Hopkins, 37, 61 McDonald Street, Napier; Frederick King, 24, 53 Nelson Crescent, Napier; Frank McLernon, 65, freezing works, Hastings; Mrs. Mary McCormiek, 75, 97 Vigor Brown Street, Napier; Mrs. Dorothy M. Page, 28, London Private Hotel, Port Ahuriri; William Stephen Patmore, 31, Midland Hotel, Napier; John Henry Pockett, 17,. 7 Paradise Road, Napier; Miss Molly Roche, 21, 74 Munro Street, Napier; Mrs. Grace Reardon, 72, Carlton Private Hotel, Napier; jack Ryan, 30, Charlotte Crescent; Hastings; Miss Eileen Vance, 48,. 4 Enfield Road, Napier; Henry Watkins, 59, 26. Main Street, Napier.

Discharged.—Harry Abbott, 39*, 704 Karamu Road, Hastings.

INQUEST ADJOURNED.

INQUIRY INTO DEATH OF CHHIBA.

The statement that he had not visited his uncle, Nana Chhiba, who was killed at Hawera on February 2, on January 31 or February 1, was made by Hira Govind, ''when giving formal evidence of identification at the inquest yesterday into the circumstances surrounding Chhiba’s death. Witness, who is a Stratford resident, said his uncle had a wife and daughter in Bombay. After Govind’s evidence the coroner, Mr. R. S. Sage, adjourned the inquiry sine die. - .

LOSS THROUGH DEPRECIATION.

PATEA DISTRICT MEAT COMPANY.

Although no buying operations had been carried out, there had been a loss owing to depreciation in the value of consignments made in the previous year, stated the report submitted to the seventh annual meeting of the Patea District Meat Company, Ltd., a subsidiary to the company operating the Patea meat works, on Monday. The loss amounted to £453.

Mr. A. T. Christensen, chairman of directors, presided over a fair attendance of shareholders.

There was not much to say in reference to the company, said the chairman. It was recommended by the directors that certain adjustments of accounts be made with the parent, company and that a Iprry be sold. Owing to the very low price of stock it had been agreed to try to help the position iby buying some for freezing. The chairman added that the company had fulfilled its promise and intention to keep the works going and had benefited the district thereby. The main object was to carry on the industry, said Mr. C. Dickie. The loss all over the Dominion, he added, had been exceedingly heavy. Messrs. A. T. Christensen, B. C. Lysaght and E. F. Hemingway were reelected directors. Mr. S. R. Veitch was re-appointed auditor. PATEA PERSONALS. Mr. F. Rogers, Wellington, spent a short holiday at the Patea beach. Mr. C. O. Scott, Patea, has left for Wellington. Miss Jean McClay has left on transfer to Taihape. NORMANBY SHOW. CHILDREN’S PONY EVENTS. A special feature at the Normanby show on Wednesday next will be the school children’s pony events. These are all novelty items such as a potato race and an egg and spoon race, and no jumping or anything of a dangerous nature is being attempted. The society is fortunate in having the advice and assistance of Mr. E. R. Marshall, who has judged in many of the large agricultural shows in England such as Maddersfield, Evesham and the combined Worcester, Hereford and Leicester show, where in one class alone there were 105 entries of horses.

were:— p Palmer 50 —sc—50 S. McDonald ■ 43— 4—47 _T 35—1'2—47 40— 5—15 c Hji nspii • •.. ,40 —5 —45 A. Campbell C. Carey . 42—sc —42 J. Cunningham ..... 37—sc—37

300 500 600 Tl. yds yds yds D. Johnston .. 33 31 30 94 A. Williams (scr) 20 33 29 91 •S. Hone (pres.) .. .. 32 32 26 90 J. Edwards ...... .. 30 28 28 86 W. Irvine ........ .. 20 27 26 82 T. Johnston .. 26 31 21 76