THE BISLEY MEETING

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2210, 24 July 1914, Page 7

THE BISLEY MEETING

SUCCESS OF AUSTRALIANS. By Telegraph Press Association—Copyright rL \r • London, July 22. At the National Rifle Association meeting at Bisley, M'Alister (Australia) won the Alexander Match (seven shots at 200 and 600 yards). Cross (Australia) won the "Daily Cjraphic > _ tie _ shoot-off, and takes the tecond prize in the Alexandra Match. THE KING'S PRIZE. m London, July 22. _ There are 1093 entries for tho King's Prize (first three stages—seven shots at 200, 500, and GOO yards). The wind was unsteady, .and the light uncertain during the shooting at the first range, but improved when tho men wero at the 600 yards range. J. M. Jamiesoh (Australia), with a soore of 102, won the Bronze Jledal. . The _ Australian team's individual scoros m the first stage of the King's Prizo were:—Jamieson, 34, 35, 33; M'Alister. 31, 35, 34; Halliday, 33, 33, 33 ; Harrison, 32, 32, 34; Hubbard, 33, 31, 34; Trenberts, 32, 34, 32; Cross, 33, 33, 31; Alston, 34, 33, 30; Long, 28, 32, 33; Timmens, 31, 31. 30; Ferguson, 31, 32, 29; Parsons, 32, 32, 28; Mcers, 30, 33, 28; Bagley,-32, 30, 28. The first eight havo qualified for tho second stage of the King's Prize. ' . ■

- WAR OFFICE PROPOSALS. ■ REJECTED BY COLONIALS. London, July 22. At_ the National Rifle Association; meeting, Colonel Merrett (commanding' the Australian team) declared that tho Australians would refuse to accept the War Office oroposals, because they moant the decadence of riflo clubs, upon which rested the Australians' second.line of defenco. No Australian Government would accept the War Oflice ultimatum at the bayonet's point. Colonel Rods, 'the Canadian commandant, said if the War Office persisted no Canadian team would visit Bis-: leyLord Cheylesmore, President of th'e. Association, agreed to convoy the colonials' views'to-the'War Office.

The colonials' stand against the new regulations is the general subjeot of camn conversation.

It was stated in a cable message published a day or'two ago that the interest at Bisley centres in the meeting of the War Office and the Rifle Association Council on Wednesday, when the scheme in ' regard to ' competitiohs temporarily withdrawn, and from which neither Hide intends to recede, will bo resubstitutod. The'majority of . the competitors, including tho Australians, object strongly to any change in. tho programme.

SUPPORT FROM NEW ZEALAND. (Roc. July 23, 9.30 p m.) London, July 23. The "Daily. Telegraph" says the concensus of opinion at Bisley is that the colonial riilo commandants' speeches were temperate and weighty and calculated to impress tho War Office. Colonel Merrett's (commanding the Australian team) and Colonel Ross's (Canadian Commandant) views have been greatly reinforced by the New Zealand Club's supporting cablegram.

FIRST FRUITS OF MILITARISM. "Times" and Sydney. "Sim" Services.' (Rcc. July 23, 5.15 p.m.) ■ London, July 22. • Hie "Pall Mall Gazette," commenting oil the success of tho Australians in winning the Kolapore Cup, says it appears to bo tho first fruits of the adoption of universal militarism in Australia. • .i