RIFLE MATCH.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 283, 30 November 1874, Page 2

RIFLE MATCH.

A match between the Waimea and Stoke Rifles was fired at Stoke on Saturday. The scores made by the former were scarcely such as might have beeu expected of a company that has hitherto been able to hold ita ground agaiust all comers, while those of the latter, with two exceptions, were remarkably good. The day was fine, with a Bteady breeze and clear sky. The following are the scores : —

A notice, signed William 'i homson, Harbormaster, appears in the Dunedin papers, cautioning sailors against carrying their Bbeath knives io towns or public places in the province of Otago — the same bein^ construed an "offensive weapon" under the Town and Country Police Ordinance ; penalty for iafriogment not txceediuo £20. The tender of Mr Etevenaux, of Westport, . for the construction of a bridge over the Nile, for £1418, has been accepted, and also tbe tender of Messrs M'Gaw, Forsylh, and Simpson, for a road to the site of the lighthouse, to bo erected at Cape Foulwind, for £569.— Charleston Herald. A young reprobate — an English mill-girl, lately imported — was before the Resident Magistrate's Court, in Dunediu, a few days ago. Her name was Rebecca Steward, and she was charged with having no visible means of support. She at first indignantly denied the statement made concerniug her by the detective; but as the case proceeded, her real character beg.-in to disclose itself. His Worship, in a tone of voice plainly implyiog that he considered the money bndly spent, told her that she probably had cost the colony £15 or £16 to bring her out, nnd that she ought to go to service. The woman, however, thought differently, for sho emphatically replied that it was not her intention to go to service any more. She hud tried it ouce, and the result was not satisfactory, us her mistress bad not paid her her wages, and she was aleo told that she was not worth her meat. She could work in a mill, and was informed before leaving home that there were plenty of mills here ; — but no more service for her. She also gave it as her opinion that there was not such n thing as a good mistress in the colooy. A Deep Level Prospecting Association with a capital of £10,000 in 40,000 shares of 5d eac l >, and calls of one half-penny per month, is being formed at Bendigo, Otago. The object is to dtive a low level tunnel trom Bendigo Gully into the Range, which h traversed by the Lurknow, Aurora, and other noted reefs, with a view of intercepting tbe main lode. Thirtyfour thousand shares were taken on the spot. A Weeleyan Minister — the Rev. Mr Ingham, of Ballarat, Victeria— was lately accused of preaching as his own a sermon by Mr Talmage, ao American clergyman, the discovery having been made by some young men who were practising shorthand by taking down Mr Ingham's discourse to his flock one Suuday. The charge was investigated by the Wesleyan ministers at their late district meeting at Ballarat, and wee found proved. They recommended to Conference that Mr Ingham should lose a year's standing in consequence.

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fcTOKH BIFLES. HOOyda. 400jds. sCOf<ls. TI. Corpl. Bradley ... 344*2 43431 32433 49 ' apt Barnett ...2444+ 43243 32333 48 Pvt Best 43334 24434 43302 46 Lieut Paynter ... 33223 33323 33244 43 FergtDoidge ... 20342 44444 32303 42 Corpl Tondell ... 33034 20334 40442 39 C*pt Martin ... 34252 33k32 04331 39 Pvt Parker ... 32432 82403 00342 35 Pvt Doidge ... 00330 32022 00202 19 Sergt Ching ... 30000 20. r') 02030 12 Total 372 Waimea Riflh.s. SOOvda. 400\ds. 500vdg. Tl. Pvt Hunter ... 43333 24440 02340 39 Sub Lieut Ford ... 30442 K4304 33422 38 Pvt Fnwler 30314 24340 o*oo3 32 Captßiigent ... 04330 04302 '20423 30 Pvt F. Tomlinson 43232 00233 20004. 2S Sergt Hall ... 33223 303i>3 20003 27 PvtNewth ... 32423 03023 0002 i 28 Pvt Arnold .., 03423 03220 02003 24 Sergt Tomlinson... 20223 03243 2aOOO ?3 Pvtßuss ... R3J23 420^0 20000 20 Total 287