VOLUNTEER NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 32, 7 February 1902, Page 2

VOLUNTEER NEWS.

The Rifl s fired another competition for thfl •' clock " on Thursday, at 300 and 600 yards, seven shots at each. The scores were : yds yd». 300 600 hep. Tl. Privit9 Rogers 28 34 7 69 Col.-Snrgeant Okey 31 35 scr 66 Private Morgan 20 31 12 63 Priva'e B*con 27 24 10 61 Corporal Arinitage 28 28 3 59 Sergeant Lister 25 26 7 58 Captain Okey 26 31 scr 57 Sergeant Smith 21 26 19 57 Private Raed 10 18 15 43 The Guards also fired a match for ( trophies, at 300, 500, Jand 600 yards, sevea shots each. Principal tcorers were:— yda. yds. yds, ?00 500 600 hop. Tl Oipt. Tannton 28 33 34 scr 95 Corporal Short 28 28 31 8 95 Pri. T. McEwen 23 27 25 15 90 Private Oliver 23 32 29 5 89 Private Bennett 23 30 27 8 88 Ooiporal Mills 26, '26 26 8 86 Lieut. Holmes 22 25 14 20 81 Pri. Allsworth 23 }9 23 15, 8Q The balance were all under 75. At 600 yards Colour-Sergeant Qkey put up the possible, For seven oou--1 secutive shoots at this range, his scores have been 35, 34, 32, 32, 34, 34, 35, or ! an average of 33*7. At the same dis. : tanoe yesterday Private Rigei s, of the < Rifl"s made 49 out of a passible 50 for ' ten shots, Oiptain Tuunton, of the ] Guards hlso shot well, putting on 95 ' out of a possible 105 for the three \ rangas, 300, 500, and 600 yards. f NEW ZEALAND MILITIA PROMOTIONS. ! PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION' ' Wellington, February 6. t The following promotions have been * made in the Militia:—To be Brevet ' Colonels: Lieutenant-Colonels T. W !j Porter, S. Newall, 0.8., W, H, Webb, \ l L -

A. W. Kobin, C.8., E. H. Davies, O.B.; to be Lieutenant-Colonel: Major R. H. Owen; to be Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel: Major E. W. 0. Ohaytor; to be Majors: Captains A. G. E. Bingley and E. Bartlett.