GERALDINE DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21559, 23 January 1940, Page 3

GERALDINE DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB

SCORES IMPROVE AT THIRD SHOOT A distinct improvement in shooting is accounted for in the third official shoot of the Geraldine Defence Rifle Club held on the range at “Waitui” on Saturday. New members are now beginning to understand the conditions which are faced in target shooting and Saturday’s conditions were rather difficult at times owing to the changing light. A slight wind blowing from the left gave little trouble. Results of the shoot which took mounds with seven counting shots and place from the 200 yard and 300 yard a possible of 35 in each shoot are as follows:

BOROUGH RATES Only £BO has been paid in rates to the Geraldine Borough Council this year to date out of a total of £3453/14'8 levied. At the same date last year, the amount paid in rates was £551/11/1. It is expected that there will be a rush to meet rates during the next three weeks because the Council has decided to impose 10 per cent penalty on rates unpaid after February 15. PERSONAL Mr and Mrs C. W. McKenzie. Miss Coleen McKenzie and Miss Shirley Watson, Geraldine, are visiting Central Otago on holiday. Miss Valerie Smail, Wellington, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs H. Ford, Geraldine. Miss W. Bird who has been visiting Timaru on holiday has resumed duty at the Geraldine District School Dental Clinic. Mr and Mrs J. C. Bowkett, Timaru, who have been the guests of Miss V.

; Pratt, Raukapuka, Geraldine, have rer turned home. 1 Mr D. Morgan, Geraldine, left yesterday for Wellington where he will. > take up a Public Service position. Flags were flown from the Geraldine Post Office and other business premises ; in Geraldine yesterday to commemorate ; the landing at Wellington of the first I settlers of the New Zealand Company. Mr G. Eathorne, who has been visit- , ing Wellington on holiday, has returned . to Geraldine.

200 300 yds. yds. Tl. W S Crotty .. 33 33 66 S. G. Sharman .. 32 33 65 J L. Greenall . . .. .. 34 31 65 R. Neutze .. 33 31 64 G. Charters .. .. .. 33 31 64 B. Lafrentz .... .. 26 33 59 F. Grayburn .. .. . . 27 27 54 R. E. Mcllwrick .. 26 27 53 C. Smith . . . 23 27 50 H Scott . . 20 27 47 L. Scott .. 21 25 46 C. Burrows .. 26 20 46 A. Titheridge .. .. . . 24 22 46 J. Scotney .. 26 19 45 H. Turner .. 23 20 43 A Templer .. 20 21 41 R. Pye .. 24 14 38