TELEGRAMS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 July 1913, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

fPBR PRIHI AJBOCIATIQN ] SCHOOLS OF THE EMPIRE. WELLINGTON, This Day. The New Zealand Secretary of the Schools of the Empire shootifng competition has beon advised that Auckland Onammar School cadet team won tho Natal Shield (or as it is generally known, tho Schools of the Empire junior match), with an .aggregate score of -177, being an average of 59.(52 per man for the two ranges. The best individual scorei> wore Private Evans. Sergeant Jory, and Private Dnvey. The senior competition was Avail by Durban High School, with a score of 50G, the nearest New Zealand team being Wangnnui Collegiate School, which was fifteenth with a score of 181. An enjoyable dance was hekl in Levin last night by the old boys of Levin Public School. Amongst the participants were members of Parata's Native Team of Rugby Footballers. The music supplied by Professor Kcarsley lent an added zest to the spirits of the dancers, «ik! everything moved .along merrily. Messrs Xepia Winiata and Jack Johnson werv. the M's. (_'., and the supper was dispensed Ly Mcsdanie-s Anstice and Heslop.

.Following is the report on Levin Municipal gasworks submitted to the Borough CouHieil on. Monday night by Mr A. Burrell, gasworks manager:--''! have the honour to submit for your information my report on the working of the gas works department for tho month ending 2Gth June. 1913. During tlio month matters in coninection with tho department show a steady incroase. Since my las report the gas main has been laid along C'oinbridgc street, and fivo connections completed. lam pleased to isny that tho work was carried out well within tho estimate In other parts of the town several consumers have been added and three, cookers installed. Our by-products continue to , meet with a ready sale, especially the coko, which finds a ready markol <ns soon as manufactured. During tho month the plant has kept in Rood working ordor, giving little or no trouble."