District News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 March 1914, Page 2

District News

IS SHAAAON. oui iiesidenl liepreseiiUitivej. Ujc i ntiiolic Concert which lakes place m the (iillamlia liall on hiesday promises to eclipse all previous periornianees. Except.onally good vocal and instrumental selections will be rendered ; tin 1 promoters having secured tho ■iid (d skilled performers from Aellington, Palmerston Xorth, \\ anganui and New Plymouth. A dastardly act was committed ■' i the liDwcr show by some evildisposed persons. The reins of i-'wral of the horses, whose owners were amending' ilie show, were found io he cut to pieces when the tunc io return homo came. No loubi the police will .soon be on the 1 racks of tho perpetrators. FABEAVELL TO MB E. -T. IvINCT. Mr IC. -T. King, the popular sce.ciaiy of (he Miranui Gun Club.

' ■!d an enthusiastic sporiman, is (Hii pel led io leave Shannon and •oiisnlt' a specialist in Ryunev owing ic ill-health. The Druids net :n llieir hall on Friday night. \-'lion a la rye amount of business was Ir.insaoted uiule]' the nresiI'MICN (iC A.D. Bro. J. 11. E>Til(bio new member was proposed. During ilie evening '•J*-Bro. • Murray pre'■•iiied P.A. Bro. E. J. King wiili i handsome. cast; of pipes, safely razor and a tobacco pouch as a farewell gift from tho lodge find a ai.uk o| the esieoni of his fellow members. Mr Murray said that Mr King had been a true sport, 'along a keen interest in all sporti,g clubs: ho had also-been a true Druid. Mr Murray expressed ! hc hope thai Mr King might ; oon refurn to Shannon. The neeling then closed for harmony when Bro. Clayton's recitation vas one of tho gems of tho ovoting ,which was concluded by the -inging of "Auld Lang Syne-.".

3NTTT? A "NTT GUN CLUB. The Miranui Gun Club had a shoot on Saturday afternoon. Folio-,vine: are the scores for Mr A If. -Tii(ld's trophy and tlio one d'Mifitod by Mr A. Thompson. Thompson's Tudd's

Mr J. P>ultcr\vorth was declared the winner of Mr -ludd's trophy. Messrs Kilminster and T. ! )alziell shot off for Mr Thompson's trophy, the former •rentleiiiin suo:-eedin<r in wiiiiiin.tr. During the afternoon Mr E. J. 'vine? was presented with a haud--I'lnr writing ease from ike mem*>ers of the club. Mr B. A. Keys made- the presentation and r Kitm - suitably responded. The event of the afternoon was Ihe el iih's championship shoot fur a very handsome g-old donated by 'Mr Yickers for the best first barrel score. All the competitors were on the lovd. mark, and it was a2l bird shoot. Following are the scores: T. E. Warrington IR, (.'. Olsen 17, .T. Kilininsler 1;"), T. Dalziell 14, J. Bulterworth LS.' A. .Tndd 1 -», H. Olsen 12. Messrs "Warring-ton and .T. Buttenvorth shot oft' for the final with the result that the former was successful. A sweepstake shoot followed, which was won by Mr P. Olsen. There was a la rye attendance of lady visitors from Shannon, and afternoon tea was dispensed bv Mrs T\ T : irrinyton. T'TFLE OLFB. '

< >wi11 1>- to other aftractions only five members of the (dub fired on the long' range on Saturday for tlie Bisley Cup and other prizes. ! lie conditions were seven shots at each distance. 000 1000 tl Tj. Ingram f,l .'W 01 AY. Ingram 28 20 -">7 P. Law 2o 2(5 ol FFallam 21 24 48 W. Law 11 21 o2 The next shoot will be the "first compel itu.ii for the -Fob Vile silver cup, on March 21sf : seven allots at 200, r.nn and 000 yards. It Is remarkable the advance that lias been made in the quality and lit of (be Ready-made Suit of fo-d ay eoi i red with the sail of even a vr.; 1 ■ Fargher ;iik< Co., |he die, v s . are at present sll> ■'I: •>■ •' "ne'e of <uils that are an educatieri . ; ;his 'i specL Advt.

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