VOLUNTEER NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 7, 9 January 1903, Page 2

VOLUNTEER NOTES.

TARVNAKI GUARDS v. STRATFORD -] RIFLKS. : t This match was fired at Stratford oa * Thursday afternoon, and resulted ia a. win for the Guards by a small margin t of three points. The shooting all round i j was rather poor, owing to their biing * variety of weather, the shootista being reated to ho less than five distinct f hacges of wind during the mitch. ( This makes the Guards tbird win in ( . the Union's matches. Scores:— ( TABANAKI GUARDS. , 200 600 800 660 Toyds yds mag yds til. < Private AT. McEwsn 27 28 26 16 97 Corpora' Oliver ... 30 19 18 19 86 ' Sergeant Short ... 26 27 17 It 83 I Oapt.-Adjt. Tau .ton 25 25 6 24 80 | Lieutenant Mesjeager 27 22 13 17 79 Private Griffiths ... 22 11 23 IK 72 P.iv-te Booi 30 16 4 17 66 Private Chileott ... 20 16 8 4 48 1 ] 208 163 115 125 611 , STBATFOItD RIFLES. Private D# Launey ... 29' 17 19 18 83 1 Li-.ufcenant Whitlock 21 21 22 17 81 Sergeant Thsmas ... 29 22 15 14 8 ) Corporal Wils n ... 24 24 14 17 78 Private Joues 21 13 23 19. 76 [Corporal Hal o ... 23 15 20 13 71 I Private Wa lace ... 18 21 12 20 71 I Private Blaokett ... 23 21 18 6 68 188 153 143 124 608 WAITARA RIFLES t. TARANAKI RIFLES. This ma k eh was fire Jat the Frankley roid ranges on Thursday afternoon, resuming in a win for the home teim by 112 points. JTbe following are the 1 soeree : TAHANAKI RIFLES. 200 500 500 600 Toyds yds mag yds tal. 1 Sergeant Lister ... 28 23 25 22 98 Major Okey./, ... 31 30 17 25 103 Bugler Ssrgt. Hopkins 31 23 14 14 82 Private Taylor ... 21 28 22 25 106 , Serge\nt Kendall ... 21 25 14 18 78 . Corporal Armitage ... 30 IS 9 25 83 1 Mr A. Humphries ... 23 23 19 »0 95 Col. Scrgt. Lever ... 23 25 13 23 84 729 i WAITARA RIFLES. ; 200 600 600 600 Toyds yds mag yds tal. ' Corporal Gollop ... 21 24 15 22 32 Private C. Sampson... 23 20 24 20 87 ■ Private W.Sampson... 23 34 18 22 15 ' Private Andrews ... 25 11 0 8 44 Private Jihnson ... 28 21 10 27 86 . Captain Gray ... 29 20 16 21 88 . 001. Seret. Millar ... 2i 17 6 12 57 I Private Jennings ... 27 24 19 20 99 617 ) | Welling-os, January 8. Colonel Porter will probably succeed i Colonel Newall .as offiesr commanding ' the Wellington volunteer d's rict. Among the officers of tbe Defence £ Department who have been retired ia D Colonel Sommerville of Wanganui. 3 The Commandant, who is supported 1 by the Admiral on the Australian Station, has recommended that the * mine fields at Lyttelton and Fort ° Chalmers be discontinued, as they are ' not waatel. Oaly one submarine ® officer is now required.