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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1185, 21 September 1882, Page 3

RIFLE MATCH. A WFiB match was fired yesterday at Carterton between the Becond class shota of the Carlr-vton Volunteers and a similar team from '•lnstorton, and after a very good conl st was won by the Masterton men by 27 points. The following are the icorOS : UARTERTON. W. Ria;nc; 47 J. Tooker 43 T.Willoston 47 E, Gnodin ... , 29 P. Sbeerin 55 H. Harrison ... 29 J. Boys 41 • D. -Beid 48 E. Styles ... 38 A.King 26 W. Moore ■ ... 37 MASTERTON. Sergl. Williams 44 „ Dixon 50 Vol. J. Tidswe'll 46 „ R. MeKenzie 37 ;.,; W. Peacock 46 „ C. Hoffiens ..." ... 45 „ , Jas. Ben'leyf 43 ~' A- Moore ... ... 43 „ C. Schultz ... ... 28 ~ G.Blaine ■ ... ... 46 „ T.James ... ... 39 Total ...467 The highest score. for Carterton was made by Vol. P. Sheerin, who totalled 55 points; while Sergt. D. Dixon carried off the honors for Masterton with a score nf V 60 points. t - AN EXPLANATION. (To the Editor.) TVildfell, Sept 14,1882. Sib—l notice a paragraph in the Masterton Highway Board report of your issue of the 4th instant, which I shall feel obliged by your contradiotine:.—" The loss lo No G Ward Arose through the action of -its representative, Mr Moore, who. was finally asked to resign by the ratepayers," &o, I am, unaware tbat I lanctioned any such appropriation. I moat certainly was never requested to real 7 was Mr Cameron. • ■'_" I'am'&c," " ~ ■■'.. JohnMoobe... £j|B*stidh" 6t"the day is ft.loan is really- necessary ,for Masterton, One tbing'wo know* is now necessary, that is that the public should know where.to .purchase, the best and cheapest- Clothing, Boot 9 and Shoes, Ironmongery, and Grocery, and tbat is Bapp&KareVEmporirim..—Advi. • The Duke of 'Hamilton has deolined Lord Rosefcery's offer, of £1,000,000' for the Island of Arran, on which Hamilton' Palace is situated. The island is near the mouth of the Clyde. 'lt'is about twohty' wiles long by eight to 'eleven broad, and contains a superficial areV »f 165 square miles,. 105,814 acres, of wliiiilFab'dut . 15(000 are cultivated; : It is a tugged, mountainous island.. ■,-.:., '•;' •'•■ There has lately been -exhibited: in the Botanical Garden of Berlin, the biggest flower in the world—the great flower of Arnoldi, and peculiar'* tfl':Jdva' r and Suiriatra. 'iih wmittWMdj tefi'faet "in 1 circumference and more than three in iliamenter. Sir Stamford Raffles and Drfrbtß tb*7 disoovorod this ch&mpion punt.