THE STEELE-PAYNE BELLRINGERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 115, 13 May 1903, Page 2

THE STEELE-PAYNE BELLRINGERS.

, i This comhination, which appears at; the C Theatre il yal lommenciug a two night Eo sm on Moulay next, May 18tb, c comes with a r. putation of long-siand- t ' iug, for the P.iyne Family is vi-ry widely and favourably known in Ausfr.iiifi. Six m-.mbew - four ladies and 0 two g n lornon - onstitute the com- ® pany, and bet vesn them easily manage j to pros -tit a b 1! of wi i i diversity aud si a&e tha 1 ; is uniformly cc ptable. Mirs P L'zz'.o P.yau (now Jlw S:eele), scores ? .n wall as ovi-r sV.o did, and hsr efforts Alone iruko th.) company's en'ertain- a menti one of groat versatility, while liar i .ilover sisroc, Misi Mauda Paj-n», i> •uie of a heari.y welcooao back to No v c< 'j'3»lat;d. Miss Agnes Rabilly is a tew al (p : r.int for puhlio favour. Ste h»> uoved heisjlf au cxceliont docutioaiit, ro inxer and playi r. Mwa Katie Maher It icq'iits li'r.-elf no less effectively. Mr 01 Ss.)fck is q'nte a host in hima-jlf, li is ijiidowe.l with a lioeval sunsfl of I mra-'Ur and the ability to repieswnt.[ .-.i HiiriAU' in word «':. d |»»sl«ro, iU j'i' Wi7';o.-ns, b.-siriea bain},' a bell•iugcr, is a bass diuger well wortij leiriog, j in

| VOLUNTEER NEWB- - Riflee, Guards, and Band held a ! parade on Tuesd y evening in the Drill 1 Hall. Captain-Adjutant IVunton put; the companies through a few of the | movements of the new drill, Some time was aleo spent in physical drill to music by the band. After the Kifles 1 and Band were dismissed, tie Guards put in half an hour's very useful work 1 under Lieu', en Hit Mtesenger in the 1 firing (zeroises. A cumber cf men ' i were picked fordu'y in connection with I the Hawera Mountel Rides Tournament on Thursday, in which the local | companiesaro takingakcon interest, Lieutenant Carter, of Eitham, has 1 received intimation from Adjutant Taunton that 26 railway passes have j bren applied for for nest Thurslay'n t shooting match at Eitham. This doss ) uot include the men who will compete iVora Patee, Hawera, and Eitham, to j hat it miy be re>sonably expectad that - 40 men will bj in atleadaLca on the grouad. ) These c mpa'itiois are for gold, 1 silver and brenz i med ils, presented by 1 .he Government. The conlicion? for tin coropititions ? ii.c'uSte the foil wing: > hird-clafs target; 500 yardp, sec>nd class ta'gat,; 700 yardf, first-class tars get. Tin shots at e cli ra"ge. The 1 match will comm nc3 at 9.30 a.m. ■ Thi ma'ch botwee-i the H-uveiu and ' Tarar.akt Rifl.-s starts at Frankley-road to-day a*; 12.30, the vNiwrs arriving by , 4hß 11 o'clock t'ain. Lthl compa itois ( will don th;ir blue uniform ins eul of khaki. Tho continued wot weithsr his pee 1 ventei the H.we-a Mounted Rifles from getting in much fi Id work. Dar- , iog Frid»y morning cimp was shifted ! to the grandstand, whore tho men will - ba iu dry and comfort ible qua't.'rs, , Entrle? for- the Tournuneut on r Thursday indicate that it will be a moßt 8 interesting entirtainm-n-, a; d it is to ' t be hoped that the weather will c'< ar in s time to secure the enj lymcntof sp.cfcators and competitors. j The final competiti >n for the Taunton n Challenge Shield, fired on Thursday and Saturday last, res iked as fol'o.v.: 500 000 hp. U. „ Rvfc. Ohilcjtt ~ 37 47 scr 81 Oorp. Hirtnell .. 38 37 8 83 £ Sergfc. Short ~ 44 38 scr 82 B Oorp. Bjon ~ 31 37 8 76 a Pvt. McEwen, P.G. 43 32 scr 75 - Pvf.MeE'ven, A.VV. 29 27 8 74 r Oorp. Oiiver .. 35 32 5 72 s Pvt. Griffith?, P. ~ 30 23 6 59