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Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13274, 1 May 1907, Page 7

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Ti.MARu CUT RIFLES. ■I'll? Timaru City Rifles met- last, even iny fur the aum'.al dl-.t-ribution of prizes. Lh. if ii :n!: lioulker presided, and Uieiv svav aiso present Sui-lf-Sergt. Major l;orlV, i.i. ut.iuint A- Boys, and about fifty nit-in bers. Ex-Capt. J. H. Moore* wrote a]. , 0lo r 'i'in"' for liis absence, and cungnitu-iaiin-f Corp. W. Boys on winning the H!.\lat presented by. liim. He wished the vvurv success in the future. After -• J uKing " had ix-en duly honoured, .the c-.iuyj.ui iuitiik in ..Hence to ilia memuiy !>i'lit. juL'j &tgu W. J- Bjrne. liic! pm«> won dcruig the year vrert then auii'ibuLcd. 'x>v«uly-Jiy<j- matches iiiu..t, sewn' at '/ouycis, ~ipc ut OooVtis, uiid &'Joy<i-s, one at oOUyUs, and live at 5400 ytis, ami mat/ prises were; won as fuiiow.s oi ill jjJ/iv.lU-n<.-U5/ . oorpi. J. Ja.. jettti».w i.aiicy-oorpx. I'luU) ; Vv'. iravers o. ilaiuntyiie tuia Uo.) ; Serge. L. i'uner (Mr Ji. i>. Ki'fK); Corp. J. ul. Packer (Air. R-. H. RhocUs) j. X'livate E. bmailiidgs Company i-rizej; L.-Coipi. A. Andivna (Air is. Anderson); i'liva.e -A. Lraceiield (Lieut. Jiouikerj; SsrgU J. D. Robertson Uir S. fcnutiisoii;; Private W. fainaliridge (Hon. Vv . Mail-J one?) ; .Private McCorjdadalsf. <Company - prize); Private *A. Poison (Mr vv'.. Penrose); Private W. Myer (Lieut..A. F. Buys)-; S-rgt. J. 'D. Robertson (Mr G. S. Cray), -Sergt. J. D. Rubertfon (Messrs J. i.lvc and 'Son);' Private G. McWhiuney (Wesiport Coal Company); Coh-Sargt-. A. Craigie (Wesipoit Coal -'Company}; Private G. McWhinney (Company prize);' Priate E. Travers (Company prize); Private R. Kilgour (Capt. Blunden) ; Private E. Smallridge (S.C. Woollen Company); Bvgler Egan (McGruer, TJavies and Co.) : Sergt. E. Port.r (HalJensteia Bros.); Bugler T. Egan (Company prize-). Second, prizes were won by the following:—Lieu. it. F. Boys (Mr J.' Lister); Corp. Packer,; (Mr'J. G. Cowan); Corp. W. Boys. (company prize) ; Corp. Packer ;Mr Y\ r . McUiatcliy); Pvte. •R. Pari-'.Mc?:.l-s Hawkey and Son); Bugler, Egan (.Mr A. Cojliiis); Corp.; Boys iConii»a«y ]ji i.:e) : Pvte.' BracefieMllVli- 3. N."vgt. A. Fiiinii.- (Mr J. McHutihin»:i:) ; Pvt.*. W. .Jones (Mr P. X'asker); W. Myers -(Mr J.' Radcliffe) j Pvte. I G. .Hr;t-lley (company prize); Color-Sergfc.-. A. Ciaigie illr G. Pearson); Pvte. SmalJridgi (Mr C; Warbur. on); Sergt. Porter (Messrs. Hole and Co.); Pvte. W. Jones (Tdessra KernoJian, McC'ahoii and Co.); Pvte. A.' Poison (Messrs G. and T. Young); Sergt. ,T. 1 I). Robertson (Mr A. Frdstrr); Pvte. D. McCorkindale (company ■ prize); Scigt. A. Fimiie (company ]ji.-:e! ; Pvte, G. Gibb (Mr F. J." Dunn); Pvte. Smallridge iPenro. e Brps.) ; Pvte. Budhy (Mr Jas. Shephc-rd^;. Pvte., A. Andrews ((Mi-A. E. Prosscr) : Corp. Boy ts. (Company prize). • Three recruit's matches wer held, Pvte. winning the first two (prizes presented' by Mr W. Perrier and Mr G. Watts) and Pvte. Dudley- the third (Mr Kingston's prize). 1 The«company's championship was decided on four matchss, one each at 200, y SCC, 600, and 700 yard?, and resulted rtr' follows.:—Sergt. J. D. Rcbsrtson 437 ' • £2; Corp. W. E. Boys, 433. 2nd, £1; lieu. A. P. Boys, 410, 3rd,: 15s ; Bugler T. Egan, 408, 4th, lCs; Lapce-Ccrp... A. Jones, 407, sth, ss. 'Hie -championship prizes wjre found by. the company. For tho Byrne Mtmori;:! medal, eighteen members of the company comi>eted. at 500, 600 and 700 yards, and the prizes resulted •as follows (fight' prizes presented by the ocmpany) : —S-i'gt. J. D. Robertson, ' 91, Byrnj. medal; Corp. Vi r . Beys, 89. £1; Sergt. D. Brown, 82, 15s; Fv e. W. Jnne-, 80, 10s ; Sergt. P. Fort?r, 77,105; Pvte. E. Travers. 77; 7s 6d: Corp. J. H. dale,- 73, ss; Lieu. A.- Beys, 73, ss. The Timari Fire Brigade's medal was won by Pvt-j. A. Bra-celi&ld, with a score of 176. the ranges for 'this match- being 200, 50:. 600 and 700 yards. Pvte. W. Jones with 169, took Mr D-_ nrize, and Sergt. Robertscn v.'ith 168, ihe B&lford Mills prize. Ex-Capt. Mooxv's medal was competed for by forty-two men at' 200, 300, 500, 600 and 700 yards, and was won by Corp., W. Boys with the score o-f 1013. Ten cash prizes were presented by the company and were won by:—Serp-t.. Robertson, ICI2, £1; Pvte.' E. Xravers, 957. 15s; LanceCorp. A. Jcius. lCs; Bugler Egan, 915, 10s; Lieu. A. Boys, 882, 7s 6d; Pvte.' Mveis, 865. 7s 6d,Curp. fl acker, 803, ss;' Pv ei McWhinriey, 7/4,. ss; Sergt. A. Craigie, ,772, 2s 6d; Sergt. A. Finnie, 744, 2s 6d. ' " , ; • Th? following, toasts,, vrcro honoured: " I'he Fri?e-Givers," " The Shooting Coai-mitt-ens". replied -'to by Sergt. Finnie; " Th-a Batti'.lion Staff," replied to by S?rgt;-Ma-jor Porte-r; "The Company," replied to" bv Lieut. Boys; "The Xon-Coms.," . re-pii.-d to bv Col. Craigie; "The Officers/' replied to by Lieat. Houlker; and •"The Press." During the eyer.ing songs .wera contributed by Lieut. A. F. Boyc, Lance-Corpl Anlrew, Col.-S3igt. Craigie, Sergt.-Major Portar, Pte. ! Smail, Pte. 2vilgour, Pte. SrnaUridgV Bugler Egan and Mr Hathaway. Mr Heap officiated at the piano. , SHOOTING AXD DRILL IN SCHOOLS. i Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, April 30. The question of making instruction in markmauship and military drill compulsory in universities and public secondary schools, and Government assistance towards the establishment of miniature rifle ranges throughout the colony, was urged on the. lion. G. Fowlds, Minister of Education, by a deputation ,from the. National Defence League of New Zealand this afternoon. It was also suggested tliat tin Government should include' instruction in ii2e shooting as one of the subjects, under the Manual and Technical Education Act. It was pointed out- that as the 303 .Tifle was being- discarded at Home, it would be a good opportunity for the New Zealand Government- to purchase, say, 150,000 of the old issve for usa in this colony. In replying, Mr Fowlds -said that some of tlii questions raised did not come within the scope of lus department, but he would be very pleased to put tTie matters befora til? Minuter concerned. He thought it <■> good thing that the youth of the colony should be taught, to islioot. but ha looked askance at any compulsory proposal, believing that better results could be got from a volunteer than a pressed man. He felt favourably disposed towards placing miniature ranges within the reach of everybody. The question of including rifle j-hocting as a subject under the Manual and IVelinical Education Act was one oil winch he was not prepared to. commit himself at- once. All flu representation.--: made woald be carefully enn-iiei'.d by the Cabinet.