RIFLE CLUBS.
Hundreds of thousands of pounds are spent annually in the education of our children, and no one grudges itit is right it should be so; but when a man who seeks to educate himself to be able to offer an adequate defence in the protection of our hearths and homes is called upon to pay—and pay pretty heavily, too —it is ridiculous to talk of encouragement. To our view, to join a rifle chib should not cost a man one penny. That would be a proper kind of encouragement. If it were possible, let our whole manhood form into rifle-clubs; let every man learn to shoot. No doubt, having learned to shoot, many would go on to drill and attain to some degree of efficiency. Our Government are called upon to deal with this vital question in a much more liberal spirit than has yet been shown. The "Taranaki News" considers that there is no good reason why rifle-shooting should not become the national sport of the iand.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3017, 13 October 1908, Page 4
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170RIFLE CLUBS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3017, 13 October 1908, Page 4
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