Eltham.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12867, 24 May 1905, Page 3

Eltham.

\ From Our Own Corrflspordewit . J

.Mciv 22.— 0n Saturday t.'h<? B members of thy Rifles fired a eoimjpetitiion, tho icinqes being 200 anid 500 yai^d^, at»d the be.st scores were : Private Scfd 50, Prrvates J-lenn atvd Ifyde 17, Laiu c-( 'orp. Aifdrcws '15, and Private flayward Jl. The day was if not an ideal one for shooting hly an^ ni"an<. U'lt some, fairly good se.oriirg rewliilted. This (Monday) e-venin'g \ urn given to unvW\starwl (hat the School Committee hold a meeting ut which the nvrio nation of a nrastcr, LUr Chorllon, will be drstMi.-^cd. r Ph(»re ta^)|x*ars to be friction between t/he teachers, hence the u'siig-nalion. The wi-alher on Thursday was very !kwJ, mul co'nsf *s ion tiy tire. ICltdiam RiMeM-KapoTiga Club match haTT to be, postponed. The heavy gale a'i)K.l cold driving 1 raiii cut the grass somewhat, but the milking season has n-ow almost, reached its (4Vo, an:d in a few months will agn'in be in frill Jlow.

Sir Joseph Ward is e<.\»p<<etc'd to "he in Kltha-m next Thur«4lay, v hen ho will formally (/pen (he Post Oflice and a I -co miveil the Kklid lneuuoi'lal at Taumata. Park, will probably wind irj) the clay In ire with a political adidre.ss in Uhe e,v«niivg.

Thr /card game "Pit" J)as caught en here and it is played everywhere. 'I ho Fire Brigade intend holding- a tournament tit which 12 tables will be going, and t'ho babel s-ho'ulid result in a farir trade being done by tihe hotelkeepers in the neig*hl]|om^hbod. .