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WILLUNGA.
(From our own Corresriondent. I
AVillunca, September 24.
Since my Iant I have to report that the blight has again attacked the wheat in many localities, in some instances doing considerable damage, in others merely commencing its baneful effects:
still, tlie majority of the crops are looking promising. A few days since I took a ride with a friend to inspect the clearing and (crabbing of the new line of road to Port Elliot, .and I am pleased to report most favourably, not only of the progress made in the work by the contractor, but of the vast iuA Movement the new lino will be over the old oni^ hotli as to (jraihents ami Bhortnesg of distance'. AVJicn. completed it will lie a great boon to tho neighbourhood. Yesterday a friendly rifle match took place l»e tween four of the privates of the Willunga com pany and the four officers, the former most auda ciously challenging the latter. The shooting was rep- food on both sides, with one exception, which is to be attributed to the late severe illness of the party, and consequently his total want of practice, rhe shooting shows a marked improvement at the ongrangea, attributable to the Wessons gained at the late southern rifle matches. The following are the scores ; 10 rounds each man at 500 and GOO yards : ? Officers 600 Yards. Ttl. Captain Atkinson ? 0 2 1 a 1 0 1 1 1 1 K Lieutenant Snoswell ... 1 r 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Sergeant Malcomb ? 1112111111 li Sergeant Martin ? 0 0 On I 0 0 1 1 0 .') Privates. 33 J. Humphris ? 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 H. Malpas ? 211 n 101111 9 J- Allen ? 11110 0110 1 7 J. Jackson ? 0112 212 111 12 35 Officers. 600 Yards. Captain Atkinson ...... 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 7 Lieutenant Snoswell ... 1111102101 9 bergeant Malcomb ? 1100111111 8 bergeant Martin ? QIOIObObIO 3 x wPriva^?' & J. Humphna ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 B 1 1 6 H- Jfalpas ? 111112 1111 11 J. Allen ? 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 » 1 8 J. Jackson ? 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 B 0 0 4 Xotal Potatfr-Officew, 69JPriTat-* -% '. *U