NATIONAL DEFENCE LEAGUE.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 12942, 6 December 1909, Page 3

NATIONAL DEFENCE LEAGUE.

CADET RIFUE CHAMPIONSHIP.

Splendid Shooting by Onehunga Boy.

Woodville Wins the Shield.

The first competition by primary school cadets for the challenge belt, shield and trophies presented by the Wanganui branch of the National Defence League was concluded on Saturday. Twenty-six teams competed, 14 from the North Island and 12 from the South Island. The conditions were: Ten counting shots with a sighting shot at 200 yards at a target 4ft. by 4it., a bull's eye lft. ; inner 24in., magpie 36iu., outer remainder of target. The possible score was 30. All cadets up to and including Standard VI. were eligible to fire for both trophies for the champion team shield and medals. Each team was constituted of eight cadets. The original score-sheets will come to Wanganui by post, but bare results were telegraphed on Saturday. The date selected for the competition, unfortunately was not convenient for a number of the schools, but there is every reason, to belie.ye that there will be a much larger entry next year. Although there arc still five results to come in," it is not very likely that any of the results will be affected, as the leading scores so far are very fine ones, and would take a lot of beating. CHAMPION BELT AND MEDAL. The results so far to hand show Cadet John Morgan, with the possible, as a probable winner. The leading, scores are: — ' Cadet John Morgan (Onelmnga) . . 50 Corporal Spurdle (Wanganui) 48 Cadet Campbell (Geraldine) 48 i Cadet Wooding (Geraldine) 48 ! Cadet Macdonald (Ashburton) 48 Cadet (Woodville) 47 Sergt. Sonntag (Dunedin) 47 Cadet Fountain (Pt. ChalmcTs) 47 j Cadet Leach (N. Canterbury) 46 Sergt. Gowan (Nelson) 46 CHAMPION SHIELD. H. School (Woodrille), champion team -, 3-j4 H. School (Geraldine) 346 P. School (Onehunga) 340 D.H. School (Kaikorai, Dunedin) .. 337 D.H. School (Port Chalmers) 330 North School (Dannovirke) 320 Waltham School (N. Canterbury) . . 321 Boys' School (Nelson) 207 Parnell School (Auckland) 29-1 Waikiwi School (N. Invercargill) . . 274 D.H. School (Wanganui) 2CI South School (Inveicargill) 200 D.H. School (Masterton) 294 South School (Oamaru) 237 H. School (Palmerston South) 207 ■H. School (Balclutha) 2t)', Hamilton West School (Hamilton) 189 Results yet to come in from Feilding. N.E.V., Dunedin, Maori Hill, Dunedin, Taumariimii, and Ellerslie, Auckland. The individual scores of the Wanganui . District High School were as follows : — Sergt. Spurdle 48 Pte. Parket ! 41 Corporal Maj no 31 Corporal Dustin 32 Pte. Allen ;*•_> Pto. Cannon 32 Pte. Riggs 29 Pte. Barkman 13 Total 261 Tho executive council of tho local men's branch of the National Defence League will meet in the mayor's room (Borough Council Chambers) on Thursday next at 8 o'clock. Business is of urgent ijiytbrtance, arid a full attendance is required.