RIFLE SHOOTING

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 March 1916, Page 3

RIFLE SHOOTING

LEVIN DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB. Oiliy five ruoniibcr.s 01 the Levin -Uefoucc Rifle Olii'b l'ace-d tlic wind at me Levin range on Saturday. The win i was very gusty and toon a lot o. watching. The trophies -we're kincuy doiiatedi by Riflemen o. Rubherioru and Mackenzie. •Dill. 11)1) help. tl. Mlnin. D. S. Mackenzie 28 22 I*l bi Rtlmn. J. llimro 32 25 — 57' Rtlmn.' I'. Jones 32 25 — oi ItUrnn. J. Rutheiiordi 27 21 4 55 RHmu. S. Butt. 25 21 7 53 Aggregates. J. Muirro 05 ttti 55 57 'i ta I'. Jones 04 or ol) 57_ J. Rutherford '>7 0.: oi 55 -Hi a. Butt 04 t>o 0-4 53 y/Mj D. S. Mackenzie 51 <jo 40 04 ai:» 'llie final shoot for tihe competition will take place next .Saturday, the ranges being 300 and 000 yards.

The first case of infantile paralysis in Levin, wns reported this morning;, the victim being the two-yen,r-okl dhilcl of Hcroniia, a Maori residing in lork-stroet. As several other children of tlio family are attending school ..10 school has been closed for a. week as a precautionary measure, and will •be disinfected thoroughly' to-morrow. The iSohool Committee sonio weeks ago gave instructions that special measures lvrrf to be taken in cleaning the school and the floors have been covered with disitifeeiod sawdust every morning before being swept. The liiiilmng nfls-o has been disinfeoted regularly. The Health Inspector. visited Levin this morning m connection with the outbreak.