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"TARANA KIAN.'' CONTENTS.

Agriculture Notes Annual Sports Births Boxing Notes Cadet Notes Concert Notes Cricket Notes Deaths Editorial Engagements Exchanges Football Notes Gymnasium Fund House Notes In a Canadian Lumber Camp Library Notes Marriages Moascar Cup Matches Notice to Subscribers Obituary Old Boys' Annual Report Old Boys' Annual Meeting Old Boys' Association Old Boys' Cricket Club Old Boys' Football Club Old Boys' Notes Preparatory Notes Re-Union at Auckland School Notes Shooting Steeplechase Subscriptions

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SCHOOL INSTITUT IONS. THIRD TERM, 1923.

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BOARD OF GOVER NORS: L. A. NOLAN, EsQ . ( Chairmau.)

S. G. SMITH , M.P.

DR. E . F. FOOKES. H. R BILLING, EsQ. F \V. ATKINSON , ESQ. L. C. SLADDEN. EsQ .

E. P . WEBSTER , ESQ .

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S. S. MEDLEY, ESQ .

H. J . EAVEs, ESQ. A. E. WASH EH, ESQ. Secretary a n d Treasurer : E. LASH.

~±a££ : PRINCIPAL : W . H . MOYES, M.A .. B.Sc.

R. H. RocKEL, M.A. A. G. JoHNSON, M Se. C . G. BoTTRILL, M.A.

ASSISTANT MASTERS : G. BERTRAND, (C Certi ficate).

A . W. D IPROSE, M .A.

V. E. KERR, :S.A. W. G. WILKIE. (Univ. Cert.)

T. M . MCDONALD , M .A.

A. J . PAPPS, B.A.

M. FoW LER. B.Sc. AGRICULTURE: J . W. CONNELL. C OMMERCIAL : F . J . EGGLETON. PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT ;

G. H. PoPE, MISS K. CAMPBELL, MISS E. CAMPBELL.

DRAWING:

A. M . BRADBURY (Part Time Ma ster).

Music:

RESIDENT MUSIC MASTER VISITING:

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DoBSO:\' , L.T .C.L.

MISS DOWLING (Violin).

MISS YOU:\'G (Piano).

F. W. G. McLEOD (\ 'V ood and Bras ").

PREFECTS. Head Boy.-H. W. Br own.

Boarders.-J. D. Mack ay, W . E. Alexander, H . M. I. Mcl vor , J. K Eaves, A. D . Guy, B. B. Mah r a j, L . Christ ie, H . P . Mit ca1fe, M. Heycock.

Day Boys.-S. F. l<'ookes (Head Day Boy) , J. T. Shaw, G. E. L oma. , A. L. Herdm an.

COMMITTEES, Football Committee.-Mr . P apps (chairman ), H. W. Br own (captain F irst XV. ), J . E . Eaves, Y.l . E. Alexander , L . Christ ie, J. D. Mackay, J . A. P ater son (secretary).

Cricket Committee.-Mr. Bottr ill (chairma n ) , H. W. Brown (capta in First XI.) , Vi,T . E. Alexander, J . D. Mackay, K Je tfries, J . Palmer, B. B. Mahra j (secretar y) .

Swimming Committee.-Mr . Eggleton (chairma n) , A. L. H erdman, L . Christie, E. Gibson, C. Tate, H. vY. Brown (secretary).

Library Committee.-Mr . McDonald (chairman) , L . Christie, 0 .

W. R ainger, M. Heycock, J. F. Lysaght, H . .1:'. Mitca tfe, C. 8axton, 8. F. Fookes, R. M. Dolby, H . Bellr inger, H . lVl. I. Mcivor (secretary).

Shooting Committee.-Mr. Bert rand (chairm an ), J . D . Mackay, J. E . Eaves, L . Christie, H . M. I. Mcl vor, A. D . Guy; VI' . .!!...

Alexander and H . P. Mitcalfe (j oint secre taries).

Finance Committee.-H . W. Brown (chair man) , B. B. Mah r a j, W .

-E. Alexander, J . D. :Mackay, H . M. I. Mclvor .

Concert Committee.-Mr. Dobson (chairman ), \V. E . Alexander, A. Brodie, E. J effries, H . M . I. Mclvor , D. O' H a llor an, G. K Lo mas (secretary) .

Magazine Committee.-Mr. \Vi lkie (chairman ), R. M. Dolby, H. W. Brown, H . M. I. Mcivor, W. E. Alexander, J. D . Mackay, H. P. Mitcalfe, M. Heycock, J . F . Lysaght, S. F. Fookes, H. Bellr inger, A. Brodie, P . Kidson .

Tennis Commi ttee.-Mr. Johnson (chairman), H. M. I. Mclvor, L. Christie, J . E. Eaves, H . P . Mitcalfe (secretary).

Sports Committee.- Mr. Diprose (chair man) , H. Vl . Brown , A. D. Guy, H. A. H Insull, J . T. Shaw, 8. F. Fookes; J . K Eaves and J. P ater son (joint secretaries).

Poundkeepe rs.-0. "VV. Ra,inger, J . Pease.

SCHOOL CADET CONTINGENT. Officer Commanding.-Captain A. J. Papps.

Compa!JY Sergt.路Major.-Sergi;.-Major H. Brown.

Contingent Q.M.S.-Q.M. Sergt. W. Alexander.

Assistant Q.M.S.-Corporal D. <Jrant Orderly Room Corporai.-Corporn l G. E. Lamas.

Physical Drill lnstructor.-Lieut. F. J . Eggleto n .

No. 1 Platoon.

Platoon Commander.-Lient. <1 . Ber t rand .

Platoon Sergeant.-Sergt. J . D. :J'拢n ck u~路.

Section Commanders.-Corpor uls J. E. Eaves, J. Pnter son , .l:l.

1\>Ja hraj , D. P. Mcl;eun.

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No. 2 Platoon.

Platoon Commander,-Mr. E. Y. K err.

Platoon Sergeant.-Sergt. H. P. Mitca lfe.

Section Commanders.-Corpo ruls C. Saxton, C. Stro mbom , 1'. KJd. son , ,V. A. Brodie.

No. 3 Platoon.

Platoon Commander.-Mr. 1\1. Fowler.

Platoon Sergeant.-Ser gt. S. F. Fookes.

Section Commanders.-Corporals M. D. Bree, B. Lash, J. Lysaght, J. L. Simcock.

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No. 4 Platoon.

Platoon Commander.-Oaptain A. W. Diprose.

Platoon Sergeant.-Sergt. J. T. Shaw.

Section Commanders.-Corporal s H. M. I. Mcivor, M. Robertso n, G. R. Webb, D. Wilson.

No. 5 Platoon.

Platoon Commander.-Mr . G. John son.

Platoon Sergeant.-Sergt. L. Ohristie.

Section Commanders.-Oorporals H. A. H. Insull, M. Lysons, A. L. H erdman, N. Lovegrove.

No. 6 Platoon.

Platoon Commander.-Mr. 1' . M. McDonald.

Platoon Sergeant.-Sergt. A. D . Guy. Sectio-n Commanders.-Corporals M. Heycock, B. Blundell.

Drummers.-E. Jeffries, H . McNe1ll, C. Gilmour.

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Subscribe rs w ill please notify any change of address.

EDITORIAL. (R. M . Dolby.)

UR system of edu cation is at the present time undergoing ch anges more n umerous than at any other. 'l'h e proposed abolition of the examination syst em, the institution of Junior High Schools and the amalgamation of t he technical and High Schools, are all factors in this altera.tion.

With regard to the latter there are many opinions both for and against the union. In one of the smaller centres such as New Plymouth only one large institution for secondary education is n ecessary .

Under the present system where high sch ools and t r chnical schools are s epaJ.路ate establishments, there is n ecessarily much overlapping.

Technical schools were originally instituted with t h e chief purpose of providing night classes for accmmtants , clerks a.n d craftsmen to advance themselves in their particular calling . Soon day classes were also h eld , and these were extended to cover all branch es of t echnical education .

In doing this it was t hought advisable to be able to prepare pupils for the matriculation examination. It j. h ere t h at the worst overlapping lies . In order to cnmply with the demand of parents for a more practical and less professional course of training the secondary schools also extended their limits of work.

The result of this was that the high schools included in their subjects commercial a.nd agricultural instruction .

In this way the present state of aff~i r s was reached. The proposed solut ion i.路 the amalgamation of the technical and high schools .

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On examination such a union appears to offer ma.ny adYantaO'es the chief of which is the elimination of the deplorable ;ve;.lapping just mentioned. As the technical schools n.re equipped for vocational training it is obvious that they l'annot efficiently teach the professional side. To do this it would be necessary to have a large .staff of competent instructors in eaeh of these branches, which is of course out of t he question. Again the high schools cannot hope to give instruction in the m ore practical side without being equipped with the necessary workshops and apparatus . It is, morea er , de irable that even a boy who is about to- enter a prol'cssion should have so-me manual training which would un doubtedly prove useful. This training cannot be given by mo t econdar;y •schools .

Many boys h ave a.n aptitude for practical work s uch as earpentering or engineering. In an ordinary secondaJ.'Y school these pursuits could not be continued. A boy would thus be ('Ompell ecl either to t ake a completely professional course or, if he was determined to follow the more practical vocation , to confine himself to a purely technical course. This disndvantao·e would be obviated by the combined technical and high schools. Again an advant age would be that by the education of coming professional men and craftsmen a.t the ,;ame . chool t h e feeling would be r emoved that is ha.r boured by ome professional men who consider themselves superior tn men who engage in a trade.

Another point is that each school would be able to Many ntilize the facilities now possessed by the other. technical schools do not ha.v e access to very extensive playing fields while almost all high schooJ.s have adequate grounds fo r considerably more than the numb er of boys making use of them. Th.ese grounds could advantageou sly be used for Again the technica.l schools have t he combined school s. workshops which are necessary the them with connected A large for instruction in engineering and handicrafts. number of boys who aJ.·e taking engineering courses do so .,t n high school in m·de1' to facilitate the continuance of their studies at a later st age at a. university. It is most desirable that these should have a certain amount of training in the practical work which the technical -school provides. A third item is the fact tha.t many high schools are equipped with boarding acqommodat ion which would be made available for pupils attending the technical schools.

Another of the chief arguments in favour of the amalgam ation is the economy which would be brought about in the costs of organization . At present both the technical and

EDITORIAL.

7 · Thi . ce scien in instruction give to equipped are high schools necessitates the provision of fully equipped laboratories in each institution and consequently much unnecessary expense Again greater efficien cy would be gained is entailed . specially in subjects at present studied by only a few puplls, for the larger classes would enable a master to devote more Thus a reduction in of his time to that particular branch. the necessary staffing and consequent saving would also be effect ed.

To counter-ba.lan ce these good points there are several very distinct d~sadvantag es. One of the chief of these is the fact that in most ca>Bes the buildings of the two schools are situated at •s ome distance apart. This would cause considerable inconvenien ce and loss of time until the buildings were Another difficulty is t hat all provided on the same site . many technical schools are mixed schools, although this diffic ulty could be solved fairly satisfactorily by t ra.nsferrino the girls to the girls' high . chool and the boys to the boys high school. There would also be at first some considerabl e difficulties in the organization of the combined schools .

T'he result of this would be that when a pupil left the primary school h e would have a wide choice of courses thrown open to him. If on h aving enter ed upon this course he were to find that another was more suited to his abilities h e would he able much more easil y than at present to transfer himself to t h e desired branch. A mistaken choice at the beginning is an all too common happening and if it cannot be r ectifi ed it may cause the whole of the boy's future prospects to be blighted. It is the a.im of modern education to prevent such occurrences and send forth every s tudent well equipped for the profession for which h e is most fitted.

SCHOOL NOTES. (H . B ellringer . ) The second term commenced on Tuesday, May 29. This was a very broken term, and because of the amount of illness prevalent it was decided to abandon the usual term examinations . School commenced for the third a.nd last term of the year on September 10, and there is every indication that this term will b e almost uninterrupte d tmtil the examination s.

It is our pleasant duty to welcome Mr. V. E. Kerr, B.A., of the staff o.f Ne1soll College, a.nd to express a hope that his sojourn with us will be a long and pleasant one.

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Two additional class rooms have been er ected to cope with the ever-increasing demand for more space that must The ever accompany a growing institution>like the School. room on the top floor is occupied by Form IV c., while that on the ground floor is temporarily used for the Library.

Owing t o the prevalen ce of influenza towards the end of the second t erm it was found impossible to hold the usual Although it was a mild fo•r m of the usual examinations. seasonal influenza, so many boy's were affected by it that chool-work was suspended for a. week. This epidemic came most inopportunely, since the ma.tch against Auckland Grammar School for the Moascar Cup was only a few days off. The team was kept in strict quarantine at Mr. Papps' r esidence, and although several o.f the members were slightly affect ed they were able to travel when the time came.

To aid the New Plymouth Beautifying Society in its ben efi cial work a. number of boys have volunteered to work on Saturday afternoons if they are fr ee . Afternoon tea is provided at Marsland View and a very enjoyable time is pent in cleaning up the glen s and banks of the Huatoki ·tream. l t is, of course , almost unnecessaJ.·y to add that the afternoon t ea forms the main attraction.

At the beginning of Octob er a photograph of the masc The ters and scholar s was taken with a panoramic camera. dim en ions of the :fini bed article ar e 46in. by 24in., and a copy of it is, we underst and , to be sent to the Empire Exhibition . while yet another is to be presented to the Tara naki Club.

It is very gratifying to bear the ncouraging comments made on tho work of the School Orch estra . They have given a number of it m s at functions outside the school and h a.ve been received \\·ith comforting response on all occasions. 1\. ~· i s it "·as parcl to the Public Hospital to cheer up Bill Foote , \\'ho is an inmate there at present , while , besides performing <lt the concer ts of the W est End Publi · School, an enjoyable e\ening was spent at t he Savage Club . This is very pleasin g to the members of the Orchestra, since they give much of their spare time in practice, and we express the hope that future School orchestras will uphold the fine reputation that the present one has attained.

To comply with the n ew regulations of the Imperi.a.l Challenge Shield Competition it has been necessary for every cadet to shoot . This has entailed a great amount of toil for JVIr. B ertrand and the Shooting Committee, who are to be

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complim.ented on the results they have obtained . . Selected teams are now practising for the Weekly Press Sh1eld Competition, while the matches fo~· th~ Lady Godley Cups, t~e Hamblyn Cup, and the Ma.cDraJ.'mid B elt are to be held m a short time.

The annual contest bet ween 8 chool and W anganui College occasioned a great deal of interest throughout we 'l'aranaki and Wanganui districts. 'l 'he whole School journeyed to Ha.wera., where they "·ere entertained by the generous citizens of the town at a sumptuous luncheon and tea. The "am e was hard fought from beginning to end, and was a ~on test between the h eavy W anganui forwards and the fa.st backs of the School team . Up to half-time it was doubtful whether the ash es would go north or south, but in the second spell the quick passing rush es of the backs won the clay with the score at 22 to 13 . Before the ma.t ch the Winter Show proved to be a grea.t attraction both because of our success in the SecondaJ.·y Schools' E ssay Competition a.nd of the fine display of "British-made goods" that wer e on exhibition .

P erhaps the most successful football season in the hisThe team jourtory of the School h as but lately closed. neyed to Auckland a.nd, although severa.l m embers went on the :field while they were still suffering from the effects of the influenza., brought back with them the Moascar Challenge Cup. Later , during the second term holidays , they . uccessfully defended it against Te Aute College and Palmerston :North Boys' High School. The Maori Agricultur e CollE\ge meanwhile ch allenged us, but the New Zealand Rugby Union, follovving the decision of the Director of Edu('ation, declared them in eligible on the grounds that they were not a secondru·y school, and , after reversing this decision twice, awru·ded the cup to School.

W e take tllis opportunity of con gr atulating H . W .

Brown, who played with such conspicuous success as a Taranaki rep., and was nominated for the North Island team.

The experience thus ga.i ned should be of immense value to him after he hBJs left School.

The annual Steeplechase was held on September 27 at the :.Igamotu golf links, which the club very kindly placed at our disposal. The conditions under which it was run were admirable both from the point of view of the spect ators and that of the cornpetitors, and contributed largely to the very A remarkable feat was accomfine performance put up. pli. bed by D. Wilson, who lowered the r ecord by over three

SCHOOL NOTES. 10 minutes. Many people naturally believed the timekeepers to be mistaken, but the course was measured and found t o be only 3 miles 55 cha.ins in length, which proves that the B esides, the amount of t ime taken woo not impossible. training done by the competitors this season far exceeds anything clone in previous years, while the •several compulsory paper-chases that wer e held before t he Steeplechase afforded an excellent opportunity for cross-country running.

The junior race was won by S . Parkin; Bow en won the senior event, while D. Wilson, a scratch man, finished econd.

Much of the spare ground in the rear of th e boarding - tablishments has been converted into gmss t ennis courts .

Tennis, for some considerable time past, h as been seriously h amper cl through the lack of a sufficient number of court.and it i · to be hoped that the additional space thus provided will greatly facilitate the P,rogres · o.f the game in future.

Cricket has again t:ommenced, and once more sma ll parties of boys are seen diligently parting the long gr ass an d probing furze bu h es on the hill- side, while a solitary master pensively regards the lonely stumps. It ,s too early in the season a yet for the competition matches to have started, but the Old Boys defeated the School in the annual match.

It is not often that a W elshman i · taken unawares, but the exception to the rule "·as made when a master asked ··Are you a ·Welshman?" " Xo, sir ," was the thoughtles,; reply, "but my mother is . " "Have you ever slept in a b d that wa not made"?'· asked the exasperat ed masLer. "Yes, sir," was the rep ly .

"Still asleep ," the master retol'tecl hopelessly .

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(W . A. Brodie.)

In order to cr eat e a favourable impression on Anzac D ay we were given a good deal of route marching, so that by the Captain time it arrived we were back to our old form.

Papps being inclispo. eel, the compaJJ.y was in cha~·ge of Lieuten ant Bertrand-. We assembled at the School and marched to the Post Office, wh ere we joined tine procession to Pukekura Pa.r k. After the march past the usual impressive memorial service was held . We wer e plea.sed to have n fine day so that we wer e not forced to h ave t he despised ' 'overcoat'' paracil.e.

CADET NOTES.

11 During the second· term drill was much interfered witL b.)' bad weather and the prevalent influenza epidemic. Owing to the soft condition of the cricket ground work had to be conducted on the road, so that not much progress r esulted.

Mr. Calcler h as left , so No. 2 Platoon is under the command of Mr. Kerr.

The commencement of the third term saw us back to the t:ricket ground again amid .subdued cheers from all interested, as it is much easier to work there than on the road . As a r esult of this there h as been a marked improvement in the drill.

An N .C.O .'s class, under Sergt.-Major Bell, h as been ·onductecl as usual, and one drill day each week is devote<! to squad drill m which each section leader has complete control of his section.

Company drill has been start ed and even in a short t ime has reached a very satisfactory standard .

Wet weather as usual has interfered with physical drill We were forced to drill on the road with boots, so there was not much scope for improvement. As the weather improves we hop e to reach last year's standard.

Class-firing has commenced and boys over 17 fir e with .303 rifles and those under that age with .22. It is to be hoped that the company obtains satisfactory averages. What 11·ould otherwise be a. proceeding void of interest h as been brightened by competition for the Lady Godley Cups, which ure awarded to the highest scores in this firing.

Since our la t issue the following promotions have been Illude to r eplace boys leaving :-Corporal L . Christie to be .-crgeant; Cadets McLean, Kidson, Brodie, and Simcock to be lance-corpor als.

AGRICUL TORE NOTES. (C. Saxton.)

As there is always difficulty in selectin g a good mixture of grass seed for a cricket ground , it was decided to try to form a s uccessful lawn on the plots. The mixture selected consisted mainly of Brown Top with Chewings' Fescue and Crested Dogstail. The lawn is quite successful so far, but it has yet to withstand the hot summer weather and continual mowing and rolling.

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A number of boys who had plots in connection with the Boys- and Girls', Agriculture Club, ent~red the ~est samples or roots obtained by the results of their efforts m the 'I'arauaki Aaricultural and Pastoral Show. G. H. Simons and M . McLean gained first and second prizes for their samples of roots . A. Washer gained first prize in the Plo-t Competi-. tion.

Au experiment to find the best depth for planting broad beans i now in progress on the experimental plots.

The first ro\Y wa · planted two inches deep and the succeeding rows t"·o inches deeper than the preceding one until a depth of sixteen inches was obtained .

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(B. Mahraj.)

Ou acuount of the bad weather conditions and the approaching athletic .s ports, it has not yet been possible to indulge in much cricket, although the annual match aga.I~~t the Old Boys had to be played. 'l'he result, as was antiCIpated, was that Old Boys secured. a substantial win. . '~'he inauguratiOn of two-da.y matches m the semor competitiOn will, no doubt, vastly improve the standard of the game.

The following are the detailed scores of the Old Boys· DJatch, which was decided on the first innings:SCHOOL. l\lahraj, B. B ., b. Mr. Bottrill .....................

Palm er, J ., JJ Mr. Eggleton . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . .. .

Mason, E. B., b. Mr. J!.:gglet.on ......... ............

Brown, H. W. , c. Willis, b. Mr. Kerr .. ..........

Lash, B., c. Jeffries, b. Mr. Osborne ... ... .... .. _Fookes, K., b. Mr. Osborne ... .. ......... ..........

Mackay, J. D., l.b. w ., b. Mr. Palmer ............

Hammerton, c. Mr. Gr einer, o. Mr. Osborne . . .

Strombom, C., b. Mr. Osborne .....................

Stevenson, H. Y., c. Mr. Willis, b. Mr. Greiner Christie, L., not out . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. .. .. .. . . . .

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ln another plot t>To mws of radish, t-urnip, peas, beans and par ·nip. \\· er e planted. One row _of ~a:ch vegetable consisted of large and the other of smallmdividual seeds.

B:y this method we hope to find which is the better seed to plant, la.rge or small.

As there is often a uoutrovers;y w:> to the best individual ··seed" potato to be planted, one row of each of the foJ.lowina samples has been planted :-Average sprouted potato, potato eyes, sprouted potatoes c·ut in halves , small spr outt-. and large sprouted potatoes.

Dmina April the experimental plots from which pota toes had b;en dug were worked up and crops of White Lupin Crimson Clover, mustard and oats were planted.

Tht crops were dug in during Augus,t and Se_Ptembe~· in preparation for root erO] s . Results: rhe White Lupm made CX · c·ellent arowth and instead of being dug in it is to be kepi tor . eecl. The Blue Lupin was an absolute failure, due partly to a fungus disease called lupir: wilt. .The Crin~son lover was oming on well when dug m, but It made httl c growth during tbe winter. The mustard was a. failure o_\Y· ing to bad germination.

The oats wer a aood crop \nth plenty of bulk.

In the main plot the following cl'Op rotation has been pra ·tised . Old pasture land was ploughed in ~nd a crop o~ areen oats taken off.

The ground then lay m fallow fm ~ome months and later a crop of po·t atoes was produced on the plot. Green manuring crops were then followed by c;hallow rooted vegetables.

We are indebted to J. L. Simeoclr for taking the photographs of the experimental plots.

CRICKET NOTES.

3 21 4 13 4 0 6 14 0 4 0 3

'l'otal . ... . .. .. . . . . . ... .. . . .. .. . ... ... ... .. ... . .. ... .. 72 Bowling.-l\lr. Osborne, 4 for 5 runs; Mr. Eggleton, 2 for 11 runs.

OLD BOYS. Mr. Bottrill, e; . .Lash, b. Strombom . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . 28 Mr. Palmer, c. Lash, b. Strombom . . .. . ... . . . .... 34 Mr. Kerr, b. 1\Iackay . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Mr. Jeffrie ·, l.b.w. , b. Strombom ...............

0 Mr. Lash , c. Lash , b. Strombom .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. ..

1 Mr. Taylor , b. St.rombom . . .. .... .. . .... . .. . ... . ....

4 Mr . Lloyd, u. Fookes, b. Mackay ............. .... .

0 Mr. Os borne, b . Mackay . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . .

5 iJ:r. Greiner, b. Mackay . . .. . .. . .. . . . . ....... .. .......

4 Mr . Willis, not out . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. .... ......... . .....

7 lVIr. Eggleton, b. Macka.y . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. .. . . 15 Extras ... ... . ...... .................. .... ..........

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LIBRARY NOTES.

T'he Library has again been shifted, and is now esconseu in one of the new rooms which is easily the best room that has ever been set apart for the Library. The Library Comm ittee has been fortunate in securing the help of Mr. McDonald as chairman.

Since the last issue of the magazine very few books have been added, but "" is expected that a large number of new ones will ue bought next yea.r. 'l'he new books are as follows:-' · Beltane the Smith," ·'Black Bartlemy's Treasure, " " Martin Conisby 's Vengeance," by J effery Farnol; "Peter J ackson, Lligar Merchant," by Gilbert Frankau; and a small edition of Prescott's "Conquest of Mexico."

A very pleasing feature in connection with the Library Comis the marked increase in the day boy subscribers. pared with last year the number of subscribers has been increased by sixty new members. This is very gratifying, considering that pr eviously the boarders have been practically the only supporters .

PREPARATORY N OTES. ··Prep .'' has broken up its camp on the racecourse, and Is once more domiciled at School. We find the change a Our rooms have been painted and very agreeable on e. r enovated, and we arc out for the prize for the tidiest room.

We Our football season was a very successful one. wer e runners-up for the Primary Schools' Championship, besides which we were unbeaten in all inter-form n1atches.

Sev ·ral of our play -rs were selected in the North Taranaki primary reps ., " ·bile 1{. Fletcher was elected captain of the Taranaki r eps.

The annual steeplechase was a very enjoyable event, a coincidence being that Don. Wilson finished second in the seniors (incidentally establishing a :::lchool record) , while his brother Ern. Wilson, in Lower Prep., came second in the junior division.

Cricket has not yet seriously started, but Prep. will be playing for the rrimary School Shield, matches for which will begin shortly.

Some of the " duds " were rather grateful to "Influenza." He 's a great personage! He is the fellow who said "No term examination"; but now we are working assiduously, and every boy in Form II. hopes, and hopes very much. to gain his proficiency certificate.

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Since la;st writing, the following new boys have been admitted to the " Prep: " School :- Mercer, J ., Hempton, K , Bartlett, R. , Madgwwk, V., Stauford, F., Andrews, R.

T HE

ANNUAL

STEEPLECHASE.

(H. A. Insull.) 'l'he annual steplechase was held on Thursday aftel·noon , Septemb ~r 27, at the Waiwakaiho golf links, on the Several paper-chases ~ame course as m the past few years. were held before the steeplephase, and the results attained prove that they c~id much towards making this year's race t~e most suc~essful yet held. Of course other things contnbuted to this end , for the weather was ideal and the track hard and fas~, '1·hile the sand for the 600 yards along the beach was qmte firm . Even when all these favourable conditions are taken into account Ql'ea.t credit is due to Don. Wilson , who suc.:ceedecl in low~ring by 3min. 21sec. the rec~rd for the se~ior course, established last year by E. G. Smith. As the distance is 3 miles 55 chains, Wilson's time :ZOmin. 59sec., is an average of 5min. 41 3-5sec. per mile ~ ' record which should be hard to break. 'l'HE JUNIOR

EVEN1~.

, ., I?- ~he Junior Steeplechase there were 59 competitors. .lhe lnmt boys started at 2.30, and the scratch competitors l ?f minutes later. When the leaders came into view, it was seen that Parkin was in advance, with E. Wilson and Olson clos~ at .his h eels, while R.ogei:s, L. Barlow and Field (last year s winner) were followmg m a bunch. Wilson made an effort to catch Parkin, but Parkin finished just ahead of him The rest followed in a with the others not far behind. steady stream at very short intervals. The fastest time was ~11 ade by D . Parkin and M. Rogers, who covered the course m 13 minutes. The following were the first ten:D . Parkin (10sec.), 13 minutes .................... .

E . Wilson (40sec.), 13min. 31sec. .. ... .. ...........

H. Olson (30sec.), 13min. 22sec. .. . .. .. .. .... .. .. .

M. Rogers (scr.) , 13 minutes .. ......................

L . Barlow (scr.), 13min. 10sec. ... .. .. ..............

A. Field (scr.), 13min. llsec. .. .. .. .. ... . .. .. . .. . .. ..

R. Ba.rtlett (10sec) , 13min. 22sec. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .

H. Gruszning (10sec.) , 13min. 23sec. .. . .. . .. .. ..

T. W. Rawson (40sec.) , 13min. 54sec . ............

H . Law (40sec.), 14min. 6sec .......... ............

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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THE ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE.

'l'he next in order were: -C. Griffiths ( scr.) , 13min 27sec.; 0. Clark (scr.), 13min. 28sec.; A. Hetherington (40sec.), 13min. 39sec.; R. Hudson (lOsec.), 13min. 40sec.; S. Alhusen (scr .), 13min. 35.sec.; R. Cresswell (20sec.), 13min. 56sec.; S . Batger (scr.), 13min. 37sec.; B. Cooke a.nd W. Carter (both scr.) , 13min. 38sec.; H. Thomson, 14min. 25sec.; Beamish, 13min. 47sec.; Sampson, 13min.

50sec. 'l'HE SENIOR EVENT. Over 250 boys started in the Senior Steeplechase.

About a mile from home Morey, D. Wilson, Telford and J. Penman were leading, but when about half a mile from the finishing post Bow<3n took the lead. Don. Wilson then made a great effort, and al 路hough he succeeded in passing Morey on the fiat a.n d reducing Bowen 's lead, he was unable to overhaul the leader himself. Bowen finished just ahead of Wi1son, with Morey, Penman, Brewster and Pa.lmer following in quick succession. All the starters finished. Details are :E. Bow en (80sec.), 22min. 18sec. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 1 D. Wilson (scr.), 20min. 59sec. ........... ..... . . ... 2 G. Morey (20sec .), 21min. 50sec . ............... .. . ;; J. Penman (80sec.), 23min. 10sec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 W. Brewster (60sec.), 23min . .. ...... ....... .. ... . 5 J. Palm er (20sec .), 22min . 28sec . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . 6 E . Jackson (90sec.) , 23min. 41sec. ..... .. .. .. .. .. '7 ':'C. Hodge (150sec.), 24min. 47sec. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 8 C. Hill (40sec. ) , 22min . 58sec .... .. .... . .... . ... .. 9 L. Tuffery (50s ec .), 23min. 20sec. . ....... ....... 10 The next in order were :-R. Brown (100sec .), 24min.

13sec.; D. Rohertson (scr. ), 22min . 45sec.; E. Jeffries ( 30sec.) , 23min. 16sec. ; J. Prideaux (60sec.) , 23min.

50sec.; T. Bellringer (80sec.), 24min. llsec . ; B. Lash (60sec .) , 23min . 56sec. ; *R. Baxter (90sec.) , 24min.

30sec.; J. Mackay (scr.), 23min. 2sec.; *M. Ford (80sec.), 24min. 23sec.; P. Grover (60sec.), 24min. 10sec.; J. Hutchinson (50sec.), 24min. 2sec. ; *R. List (90sec.) , 24min. 43scc. ; *H. George (100sec.), 24min. 53sec. ; *S. Spiers (70sec.), 24min . 23sec.; *R. Bree (80sec.), 24min .

35sec.; D. Crawford (scr.), 23min. 16sec.; W. A~exander (20sec.) , 23min. 37sec.; *W. Sarten (lOOsec.), 24min .

58sec.; C. Benjamin (50sec.), 24min . 14sec . ; *J. Telford (90sec.) , 25min.

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Following came : H. Knuckey (30sec.), 24min. 1sec. ; W. A. Brodie (20sec.), 23min. 58sec.; W. R. Raw,son, C. Strange, D. Johns, H. Fookes, R. Forsyth, A. L. Herdman .

R. Mabraj, L . Christie (20sec.), 24min. 19sec. ; J . Gray , E. Mason, S. Billing, J . Lysaght, W. Griffiths , M . Bree , V. Betts, J. T . Shaw, R. Buick, J. Ewart. *All the above except those marked with an asterisk and those whose times are not given put up times faster than .!:'~. J. Smith's record of 24min. 20sec.

CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS. The points gained by the competitors in the respective 路hampionships were as follows:Senior Championship.-J. Mackay 5, D. Crawford 3, H. A. Insull 1.

Junior. Championship.-R. Brewster 5, P . Graver 3, C. Holmes 1.

Under 14 Championship. -M. Rogers 5, L. Barlow 3, 0. Clarke 1.

Under 12 Championship.-E. Wilson 5, H. Law 3, H. '.rhomson 1.

Under 10 Championship.-G. Saunders 5, T. Thomson 3, A. Lile 1.

HOUSE

NOTES.

(H. M. I. Mcivor und J. D. Mackay.)

Since the last i;:sue went to print Mr. V. E. Kerr, B.A., late of Nelson College, has joined the staff as a resident house master. To路him we extend a hearty welcom e and hope his stay with us will be a long and enjoyable one.

At the end of last t erm the following boarders left us:A. M. Moyes, J. M . McCallum , D. L. See, R. Hastie, N. Sherwood and S. Peyton. The following boys have joined us: T. Revell, L . Roche, C. Holmes , A. Cotterill , J. Mercer. D Bartlett, V. Madgwick, and K. Hempton. 路 It was with deep regret that we learnt of the serious indisposition of W. Foote, necessitating his removal to the Public Hospital. His leg, which was poisoned badly, had to be operated upon several times ; but now he is well on the road to recovery. It will , however, be. some time before he will be about again.

HOUSE NOTES.

HOUSE NOTES.

Near th e end o£ the second term we, like many other boarding schools, were stricken by the r avages of the infl uenza epidemic. As this was but a week before the match with Auckland Grammar School th e authorities decided to lose the school for a few days a.nd quaxantine the boarders . o that the infection would not spread. At first the hospital was able to ~;ope with th e patients, whose isolation, for a time, stopped the spread of the 'flu amongst us . At length , however, in spite of the precautions of gar gling a.nd isolation , th e number of cases increased to s uch an ext ent that first one dormitory and then anoth er had to be turned into isolation wards with a. trained nurse in charge. The influenza itself was fortunately of a mild type, so ther e wer e n o serious cases amongst us.

Amongst the inmates of the "New House" there is at least one noted sonambulist. One night this particular boy had the misfortune to find himself , not in hi£ bed, but cosily tucked into one of the rifle cases in the basement. The astonishment this boy experienced upon his awakening can be better imagined than described .

At the close of the football season keen disappointment was felt in Rugby circles wh en it became known that the annual match between the D ay Boys and Boarders would not eventuate.

As we h ave ten representatives in the School fifteen we wer e confidently looking forwru·d to upholding the sporting traditions of t he boarding school. The Day Boys, however, wer e equally confident of upsetting the already long series of B oarders' successes, more especially as some of th eir ranks ar e noted for their pugilistic attainments·.

As th e outbreak of th e 'flu epidemic was so near to the :Hoa ·car Cup match with Auckland Grammar School it was decided that all the fifteen should be quarantined at th e School. Thus we had the pleasure of entertaining the day boy m embers of the t eam at our lowly board.

The week prior to the departure for Auckland was spent in strenuous training. Several long tramps were made, and one, supposed to be six miles, but later found · to be about eleven miles, had dire effect s on several, for, on their return, they fo und their feet covered with large bHsters .

In the evenings circlos was played in the Assembly Hall and community sings were conducted in the orchestra room.

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It is confidentially r eported that the musical air-s eman ating from the precincts of the orchestra room on Saturday nights have been disturbing the slumber of one of the duskier inmates of No. 5 dormitory. After intel'cessions on behalf of our friend by one of the h ouse masters the m atter has been seriously considered and it has n ow been deemed advisable that the orchestra should stop its melodious refrain at an eal'lier hour so that our dark friend's sleep m ay not be interrupted.

It is rumoured that at least one matric. student " wotted" sincerely for his term examinations. In preparation for the Algebra exam. this particular boy studied until the ea1·ly hours of the mm·nina and was up aga.in 'ere the crow of the rooster. Sad to relate, in spite of his a·s siduou. toil, his Algebra paper failed to produce a double figure percentage.

Although many a boy has been the victim of the unseemly behaviour c f the califont, it is very seldom tha.t a master is concerned in its violent eruptions. One day a terrifi c explosion burst forth from the sanctuary of the master' s bath-room, a.nd on investigation t h e unfortunate victim wa. discovered recup erating his shattered nerves, with the doorpost as a support.

It is certainly rather early in the year fm: the swimming . eason to begin, but many have already tested the temperature of Te Henui. Some who found it rather cooler than was expected must have thought that the South Pole h ad been shifted, but a brisk rub-down soon restored their circulation . Owing to the coldness of the river at present, it has been deemed advisable to prevent boys from bathing until further notice is given that the water h a-s become slightly warmer.

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This n ew game, called circlos, was introduced during the second term . One morning a demonstra-tion was given by the travelling r epresentative of the game. It is a. specie of quoit tennis, played over a net five feet in h eight on a court m arked out either on grass or on an indoor floor. Intead of balls, elastic rubb er circlets al'e used. As alertn ess nnd speed are essential the game is excellent for training purposes. Many c,f the boys acquired great efficiency and on»equently strenuous games were often contested .

The ever inventive mind of certain of the boarders devised a set of quoits with which to while away their leisure hours. The quoits were construct ed of strands of fencing wire and served th.oir purpose admirably. As much practice was indulged in several boys soon became well-nigh experts and rumour bath it that the " Darkie" combination was for some time invincible. Shortly after the production of the original set numerous replicas were to be seen among the sm aller fry .

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NOTES,

On June 4 the boarders were allowed to go to the pictures, where the "Queen of Sheba" was screened.

A number of us had the pleasure of being present at the pianoforte recital given by M. Andre Skalski, the celebrated Polish pianist. All enjoyed the performance, which was of outstanding merit .

This year our aancing class was under the able control of the Misses Bedfu·r d and Humphries.

The introduction of the one-step ancl fox-trot was evidently the chief attr action (apart from the fair maidens) for an unusually large crowd of youths wa.s to be seen each Friday evening striving to master the intricacies of jazz-steps and endeavouring to keep off their partners' toes as much as was possible. Owing to the closing of the School at the end of the second term the long night dance ha·s not yet been held.

During the winter three grass tennis courts were laid down in the section adjoining the laundry block at the rear of the New House . They a~·e now covered with a good sward of grass , which augur.· well for the forthcoming tennis season.

6 Three rather youthful boarders had a unique experience whilst they were hunting for crabs one Sunday afternoon at the East End beach One of the number was in the act of catching a huge crab when he perceived a small octopus under a neaTby rock This produced in him a sensation of uneasiness and necessitated a retreat. As there is strength in numbers the party cmnbined and with the aiel of a spear and stones returned, undaunted to the attack, which t urned out quite successfully for they captured their quarry, which was proudly displayed to all and sundry at the pavilion. The tentacles of this monster of the deep measured 2 feet 9 inches in length, so no wonder these boy,s had the "wind up'' at first.

It ha.ppened that a certain master wa.s remonstrating with a particular -sixth form boy for his ·s lowness in answering que tions in class. This sluggi-shness became more pronounced as the period progressed until, at last, in desperation the master asked the boy if he had ever seen a 1snail.

"Yes, sir, " replied the unsuspecting lad·. "Well," was the witty reply, "you must have met it , for you could never have caught up to it."

One dark winter morning a particular prefect, who was on duty for the day , awoke at an early hour, when hE;J visited a neie-hbouring dormitory to ascertain the time , but as he did not have the "sleep out of hi•s eyes" he mistook the hour for 6.10 a .m ., when in rea.lity it waiS only 5.10 a..m . There-

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upon he proceeded to have a shower and dressed hin1.s~lf, but thinking it seemed still rather dark he again betook himself to the watch, which, much to his di.s comfiture, registered the hour of 5.30 a.m. Thinking it was "rather" early to eaU the boys he sadly r eturned to ''bunk.''

Many day boys may consider the life of a boarder as one of pleasure, but a certain member of their ranks who sampled the boarding-life for a few weeks has evidently learnt that it can also oe one of misery, especially for the first night. 'l'his particular boy was the butt of many a joke on the first evening of his sojourn, which , however, h e suffered quite bravely and now is none the wome for his ordeal and is one of the "happy initia.t ed. " Some of the small fry evidently t ake a delight in scaring their smaller friends with ghost sto路ries, but they aJ.'e not always successful.

The memb ers of one dormitory were telling a rather ''nervous'' boy that ghosts were accustomed to prowl round the precincts of the house, when suddenly one of their members , garbed in white sheets, appeaTed at the doors. A gym. shoe, well directed at the ghost uy the supposedly nervous boy, had the desired effect of exterminating ghost(S. This ghost no longer indulges in "ghostly " pranks.

Fishing for eels seems to have become rather a popular pastime with some and so it is not an uncommon sight to see several boys enjoying a nice fat "tuna" for breakfast.

Some also are expert anglers, but although other.s have even ventured as br as the Stony River for a day' s fishing it seems that they have not yet met with any success.

With designs upon the lives o.f a. few of the many birds which frequent the School property, many boy's constructed shanghais from odd pieces of rubber. As the ranks of the feather kind were not depleted, these marksmen turned their talent ( ?) tn chalk combats in class-rooms. The sequel to these fights was the confiscation of all ,shangha.is.

It is said that there is a.t least one budding genius who is seeking a scholarship this year, for during an ~nglish period one morning in " the dizzy heights" a little "rapid fire" wa.s being indulged in by the form master, who asked this particular genius to complete the proverb: "You can take a horse . . . '' ''By the fetlock,'' was the astounding answer. A few minutes later this same boy was asked to complete another one, this time: " Man proposes . . . " " Woman accepts," came the reply, this time amidst roars of laughter.

The victim blushingly said that this was not }lis own personal experience.

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CONCERT NOTES. (A. L. Kidson .} Prepamtions and practices for the usual end-of-term concert were in full progress when the untimely visitation of our old enemy, the 'flu, intervened to nullify all our efforts.

The customary '' long-night'' dance which marks the termination of the dancing classes wa.s, for the same rea.son , abandoned. After much vacillation and its consequent disappointment, the date for this all-important function was fixed at October 20, on th e Saturday preceding the third term exeat.

On the Monday aftemoou prior to the conclusion of the ·econd t erm , a party from the School. visited the New Plymouth Public Hospital for the purpose of entertaining the patient . '):he rumour attributing this visit to· the fact that the inmates of the institution were effecting too speedy recoveries, is strongly denied.

Songs were contributed by Alexander, Ander on, Banks, Davies and Peyton.

These, together with a. pianoforte solo by Mr. Dobson, a violin duet

by Me::\ eill and Brodie, and several. selectiOns by the Orchestra, wer e enthu iastically r eceived by the numerou: patients .

The West End ocb.ool ttgain secured the services of our School Orchestra for their annual concert . This year, however , in addition to t he rendering of the usual selections , they were r equil·ed to fumish accompaniments for many songs and dances . This concert appears to be increasingly popular. for on both nights of this year's performance th e capacity of the Empire Theatre was taxed to its utmost.

With antiuipation not unmixed with misgiving on behalf of the smaller m ember s of the Orchestra , our concert party awaited th e advent of September 6; for on that night they \Yerc to provide entertainment a.t a k01·ero of the local oavagc Club. 'I'h e entire absence of war-paint and weapons from the equipage of the formidable Savages, however , eliminated any uneasines. Eelt by the more imaginative of t he party. Indeed, the atmosph er e of wit and good humour ''hich charact erised the whole proced.me was found quite r efreshing. The School Orche tra O]Jened the evening with the National Anthem and continued with selections. These l'verc inter persed with songs by Anderson and Alexander, :~ recitation by Davies, and piano solos by D. Guy and Mr .

Dobson. A st1·inged quartette, consisting of Thomson (violon cello ) , Cottier and Me~ eill (violins) and Lamas (piano) , also gave an item, w·hile a violin solo wa.s played by Broclie

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On Monday, October 22, the New Plymouth L.adi_es' Life-saving Club organised a musical evening in connect10n with their Art Exhibition. Our Concert Club was on this occasion asked to fmnish a complete progran1m e, which was as follows:-National Anthem; march, ·'Under the Double Eagle, ·' Orchestra; song, ' 'Plymouth Hoe, '' Alexander ; selection, "Sweet Jasmine, " Orchestra; song, ·' Yaaka Hula .Hicka Doola,' ' Banks; selection, '''I'b.e Diverti-sement ,' · Orchestra; violin solo, "Serenade,'· McNeill; song, ''Let the rest of the world go by," Anderson; selection, "Everybody calls me Honey,'' Orchestra; pianoforte solo, "L'Automne," Guy; finale, ·' Mimi," Orchestra.

Let the necessity again be urged for new boys of talent or accomplishment to fill up the ever-depleting ranks of · ingers and players; for with con cert work, a.s with every other School institution, efficiency and success are won only by the expense of time and en ergy and by the acquisition of experience and practice.

As the hand of Time will this year r emove from among us our orchestral leader, Geo . E. Lamas, it may not be out of place to m ention the work of our colleague who, since the departure of Mr. Day several years ago, has wielded the baton with marked success. It will be r eadily agreed that his undertaking was no sinecure and that his successor will have his energies taxed to emulate the performance of the present conductor.

FOOTBALL NOTES. (H. W. Brown.) lt is with much pleas ure and some degree of pride that we r ecord the School's success on the football fi eld during the 1923 season. Starting with only six of last year's team, which was regarded as the best team that the School h ad bad up till that time, we were very dubious of attaining the standard reached last year, but fortunately we had the two five-eighths and centre three-quarter of last year back at School, and around this nucleus wa.s built a team which h as gained the distinction of being the cleverest side the School has yet produced. The success has been gained too under some severe handicaps. In the first place the team is the lightest the School ha s had for ome years; secondly , every member was seriously enough hurt to require medical attention som e time or other dming the season; and thirdly , the influenza ep'i demic played havoc with the team. That the fifteen triumphed over all these obstacles is greatly to its credit.

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FOOTBALL NbTES.

FOOTBALL NOTES.

We again entered the First Fifteen for the Tara.naki Junior Championship, which we am1exed for the first time last year. By the time the middle of the second round had arrived the t eam was much disorganised by injuries and influenza, and so, although we h eld a commanding lead in the Northern Division, >r e withdrew from the competition in order ' to gain some respite before the Moascar Cup matches commenced. During this period we played W anganui Collegiate School , and after what was generally considered the most brilliant crame yet seen between the two schooLs, we emercred victorious by a margin of seven points .

Shortly befor~ the date set down for our trip to Auckland, influenza aot a grip of the School , and we were doubtful right up to the last whether we could get a team away . Fortune smiled , however , and we were enabled to send up almos~ our best team. Needless to say everyone thoroughly enJoyed t~e trip and the good game that ensued. Mr. Drummond,. h1s ma·s ters and boys, did all they could to make our stay enJOYable, while many Old Boys were pr e ent to cheer the team on. R eturning with the Moascar Cup we had a bare fort niaht to prepare for the 'l' e Aute and Pa.lmerston matches , l)ut during that time the team improved in every respect, and in these two games, by giving its best exhibitions of the season, wa · successful in maintaining its hold of the cup .

The strenath of the t eam lay in the scoring capacity or the backs . The inner backs showed initiative and clevernes, · throuahout the season , and enabled the extremely fast threeo line to get into action and sco -~ most of' t h e pom . t» quarter gain ed by the t eam. 'l'he forward · 1mproved. gradual.l_y throughout the year and although always outw8lghte~ ellspl ayed a dogge~n e s which often ~ound them supenor , t o their oppon ent» m the lust fifte en 1m.n'!tes of a match. 'l~e hookers, too , were successful in gammg more than then· share of the ball in all the match es ex ·ept that in Auckland .

'I'his of cour. e was partly due t o the way in which the rest of the scrum used their weight. The defen ce of the t eam 11·as onl y fair in th e early part of the season , but at the end was admirable as in the three Moascar Cup matches played it had its line ' crossed only once, although for long periods in all these match s it line wa being hotly attacked.

Fifteen and give it worthy opposition in practic~s.

The Third Fifteen was well up to the standard of prevwus years and put up some splendid performances . The combination of the backs in this team augurs well for the future football of the School. It won the fourth grade championship of the Northern Division, but was defeated in the final by a Stratford team. The Fourth Fifteen were runners-up to the thirds in th e northern end of the fourth grade.

The junior t eams have al o had a good season.

The Second Fifteen as usual was scarcely ever at full strength owing to members being required to fill vacancies in the firsts, but it put up good fights in all its matches, and w?at is more important, was always able to stand up to the F1rst

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A new method of dealing with the football of the remainder of the School was adopted this y ear. For the first half of the season it was divided into· groups of thirty with a. master in charge of each group , which had two practices n week. These practices were conducted on the ·s ame lines ns those on which the First Fifteen were coached , with the result that we have adopted a similar style of football throughout the School , and with most pleasing results.

During the la.t.ter ha.lf of the season, teams of fifteen were picked and competitions started , but the influenza epidemic prevented these being completed.

In conclu sion, we wish to thank the masters who have organised our games and devoted much time to the coaching of their teams; Dr. Fookes and Dr. Milroy, who helped us in every possible way throughout the season; and the Board of Governors for the m essage of congratulation on winning th e Moascar Cup.

FIRST FIFTEEN, The First Fifteen open ed the season with two strenuous practice match es . On Saturda.y, April 14, we played Old Boys ' Seniors and defeated them by 18 to 11.

The match was played in fine weather and proved a great struggle. For School, Paterson , Shaw, Moyes and Brown scored, the latter converting three. Sykes, Atkinson and Bayly scored for Old Boys and Doile converted one.

On the following Saturday ·SchooJ. were matched against T'ukapa , who were the winners of last year's senior grade.

This match was pla.yed in the Recreation Grounds, and although the School forwards were up against great weight they played well and stuck to it until the end. The weight however had its effect towards the end of the game and T'ukapa were victorious by 14 points to 10. Mackay and Brown scored for School and the latter converted two, while Stohr, Ennis, Hooker and Johnson scored for Tukapa and Morrison converted one.

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FOOTBALL NOTES.

FOOTBALL NOTES.

COMPETITION MATCHES.

V. OLD BOYS .

(June 30-Won 32 to nil.)

This match was played on the Racecomse in very wet weather, which of course prevented good football. Mackay nnd Paterson scored two tries, Moyes, Morey, Jeffries , Fookes and Brown one each. The latter converted one and. kicked a penalty. v. RAHOTU. (July 14-Won 19 to 14.)

The Schoql team did not play at all well. The defence was very weak and the ~ackling poor. However, we managed to win by 5 points . ,Paterson, Mackay and Goldin r scm;ed tries . Brown scored two and converted two.

On April 28 we journeyed to W aitara and played our first competition match against Clifton. The weather was fine, but the play was som ewhat ragged.

However, we managed to win by 17 to 3. Mackay, Moyes and Fookes scored tri es路, while Brown converted one. v. TUKAPA. (May 5-Won 23 to 3.) 'l'he game was played in the Recreation Ground and The backs threw the proved an easy victory for School. ball about and time aft er time pier ced the opposition's defence. Moyes scored two tries, Mackay and Paterson one.

Brown converted fom and kicked a penalty. v. LEPPERTON. (June 2-Draw, 3 all) We went to Lepperton and played on a very greas ground. Alexander, who was on the s ick list, was replaced The

by Jeffries, while Mason played behind the scrum.

Eorwards played a great game, but the backs were below form . Brown scor ed for School.

V. STAR. (June 9-Won 14 to 3.)

Star entered th field with a trong team, with the r esult that the game was very strenuous . The School tearn were without Petty , who was suffering from a sore knee, and Guy t~ok his place at full-back. For School, Moyes scored two tnes, Macka.y and Fookes one, and Brown converted one. v. CLIFTON .

(June 16-Won 34 to 4.)

This marked the beginning of the second round and proved to oe th e best game the School team had played up to date. The match was played in the Recreation Ground in fine weatl;ler . The forwads , who were at full strength , played dashing football, and aJthough up against !ITeat weight the hookers obtained the leath er with commendabl ' regularity , which enabled the backs to flash towards the line with unerring precision, to scor e many brilliant tries. li'Iack ay and Brown each scored three tries , Fookes and Shaw one. Brown converted five.

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v. LEPPERTON. (July 21-Won 18 to nil.)

Again S hool put up a very poor exhibition . 'I'he team seemed to oe stale , as everyone was slow and lazy .

The team w_as weakened _by Mackay being tmable to play. Guy filled h1s place at wmg three-quarter. Out of the eighteen P?ints there was only one try. S~aw ,s cored, lv1ason drop kwkcd n goal. and Brown drop-kicked two and kicked a penalty. v. STAR. (July 28-Lost 11 to 6.)

Owing to the Auckland trip coming off in a week's time, nncl as . everal members w:ere on the sick list, the School team was very weak. Golding, Ennis and Christie were ab:-:rnt from the forwards and Alexander and Brown from the backs . Paterson played first five-eighth, Petty centre and Guy full-back Fookes had to retire owing to a severe cut on the head. Mackay and Fookes scored for School .

WANGANUI COLLEGE MATCH!.

On July 7, in a special train, the whole School journeyed to Hawera to witness the annual match aaainst \Vanganui.

As expected the game was very even掳 and strenuous, a.n d it was not until the latter stages of the game that School were , uperior . It was a matter of fitness th11-t won the game, more than scientific play. We are indebted to the Taranaki Herald for the following account:The teams were : Wanganui College (white). - Full-back, W. H. McKenzie; three-quarters, E. E. Carroll, A. W. Jull, A. R. Ormond; five-eighths , J . Scanlan, H. D. Blyth; half-back ,

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J. A. Duncan ; forwards, W. R. Gaddum , F. B . Tatham , H . G. Hare (captain), K. G. Fairbrother, W. G. L evin, .f .

H . Young, A. Bremner, D . W . Lance (rover) .

High Scho.ol (black and white) .-Full-back, PettY. ; three-quarters, Moyes, Brown (ca-p tain), Mackay; five eighths, Alexander, Shaw ; half, J effries; forwards, Eaves , Christie, Golding, McCallum , S. Fookes, Gibson, Ennis , Paterson (rover). ,. 'rhough possessing the advantage of a. slight breeze blowing down field, High School had to contend with a troublesome sun in the first -spell. The School scrummagers immediately gayo the ball to the half-back, J effries , but h e was smothered quick as lightning by Hare. Penned on the left wing in his own twenty-five, Moyes, High School 's winger, r an into the ruck , and Can·oll,· who swerving in from his wing position received from. Blyth and raced unsup ported up the side-line. He was blocked, and with a penalty kick Brown lined at half-way. J effries was getting the ball regularly from the pack , but the Wanganui forwards gave him little peace, smothering his pass to Alexander time and again. Duncan \Yhipped up the ball from his forwards , and Ormond , flashing in from the wing, sprinted away , only t o slip when endeavouring to avoid Ma ckay . T'he football was very fast, and Wnnganui forwards were greatly helping the backs by getting amongst the High School backs. Duncan eff ectually blocked a movement by Alexander, and Fairllrother worked through the scrum and was almost over under the posts \Yhen Alexander recovered and whipped the leather to Brown , who kicked high down field. McKenzie recovered and lined. A splendid individual effort was made

by Duncan from the throw-in, but being unsupported a. good opportunity was lost t o \Vanganui.

High School being penali.·ed 'I'a tha.m took a shot at goal, but was short.

Wanganui were h aving much the bet ter of the game at thi s stage. The High School backs were handling very poorly though their play was keen . With a splendid kick down the line and a fast follow-up which put his side out of danger.

Brown was upon McKenzie before h e could clear. W anganui wer e alised for off-side play, but Brown's shot at goal did no rise.

Mackay fielded the return and came acr6ss . Moves returned infield to Brown, who kicked low.

Receiving •s1nartly from the scrummage Jeffries gave a bad pass to Moyes, and High School's first opportunity was lost.

Alexander fumbled from the line-out which followed, but Brown, dashing in from the rear, caught the ball on his toe.,

L"lRST FlF'l'EEN, 1923.

Oakley Studio. \Yinne r s of Moa scar Cup-. nac l; H.ow: L. Cl>ri sti e, E .."J cffl'i es. S. F. Fool;es, J. M. McCallum , H. A. In s ull, E. H. Goldill l!'. W . B. Dav ies, J. E. Eaves.

Middl e How: E . Gibson, \V . E. Alrxa nd er , J. A. Pate >路so n (vi ce-ca p t.). H . w. Br路own (capt). :1. D. >Ia ckay , J路. T . Sh a w , L. Ennis.

Tn Fro nt : A. P etty , G. ~J o t路e y.

Al>se nt : A. 'f. 'roy e, .

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and fielding a favourable bounce, was in by the post for an unexpected try, which h e converted .

High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 \Vanganui .. ... ...... . .... ... . ... .. .... .. .....

0 Play was very hard.

Lance and Bremner burst through the scrumm agers at half-way, supported by Hare and Young, and the crowd rose in expectation, but Alexander marked Young' s kick and found touch again at halfway. CmToll dashed off dmvn the touch line, passed Moyes rather easily, but coming to Brown passed in to the forwards. The oall went awry, but Hare r ecovered . A pass to Bremner and another well in to Tatham and the la.stnamed was over, diving near the past as h e was tackled by Brown. \Vith his own kick 'ratham levelled t h e scores : High School . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 Wanganui . . .. . . .. . . . .. .. ... .. .. ... ... . ...... .

5 Intense excitement prevailed on the stands as Mackay sped dmvn the to uch line o field a high ball, which h e took at top speed , only to be grassed by Ormond ten yards ' short of the line. For a while n either side 路wa路s in the ascendant .

Smart following up by the School pack brought trouble t o McKenzie, but the College forwards quickly suppressed J effries' attempt to set hi s backs in motion.

McKenzie made few mistakes , however, and h e effectually dea"t with Moyes when a little later this speedy winger, skirting touch , Rtreaked for. the line . Cutting in nicely, Shaw let Brown through supported by Moyes, only to be grabb ed, ball and all, in a practically open field, by Carroll. Wanganui immediately r etaliated , 'latham thrusting through with Hare into School quarters. Petty got Hare and Can 路oll getting the pass was jammed into touch wh en almost over. After '.r atham had touched down a long kick from Mackay, Bremner made a beautiful opening, but lost a gr eat opportunity by holding on instead of handing on to H are, who supported hina. Half-time arrived soon after, the 路Scores still 5 all.

When the teams returned play was veu faster than in the first spell. School backs opened out immediately and Brown, punting high , . treaked up the line a.fter Ta.t ham, who, effecting a brilliant .-ave , touched clown in the corner just as Brown was upon him. At half-way Alexander cut in. Scanlan stopped him and Duncan streaked around th e scrum to get in 11 good run before passing to Young to s core from a fin e piece d ploy. Tatham was unable t o improve, the try.

Wanganui ...... .. ............. ... ... .........

8 High School .. .. .. . .. . .. . . . .. .. .. . . . .. . .. . . . .

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Wanganui 's play was impressive, and with the assistance of a slight wind it appeared as though they had taken the lead for good. The sun, however, was more troublesome to them. It was not long '6efore the School pack gave it again to Jeffries. It went through the five -eighths to Brown like a flash, and almost as quickly, following a great run in , he dived past two opponents to score neaJ.' the posts.

H is kick was a poster.

Wanganui ....... .... .. ... ....... ........ .....

High School .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .

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Instantly, from a pena.lty in School 's quarters , 'I'a.tham sent the ball over the bar with a splendid kick from near th e touch line at quarter-way.

Wanganui ... .. ...... .. ...... ...... .... .......

High School . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .

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Hard, strenuous play followed. T~e School b~cks wer e showing improved form and indulged m. some capital p~-ss­ ing rushes , which Wanganui stopped w1th deadly tacklmg , which became even more so as the game advan ced. Goldinab> Eaves and Paterson broke through the defence, but Eaves elected to pass when he should have gone on, an d Ormond returned play to School's twenty-five, where the White forwards set up a determined attack, from which High School managed to escape, after a most brilliant exhibition of sound tacklina from both sides.

Soon after Alexander, who r eceived abna.sty blow on the leg early which Jrad affected his pla.v throughout, retired and Morey came on behind the scrum,· J effries taking Alexander's position at five -eighths.

Carroll and Jull mon;.er;tarily ~hr~atened School's line, but a fine tackle by Chnstie put hu; side out of danger. Later Brown made rather a poor attempt to pot and W anganui forwards booted hard down field to full back Petty who, swinging across the field fast from halfway, nearly r an through Wanganui's defence, being th:ov:n into touch near the corner. His effort put School Withm striking distance and from a scrummag ~ Morey lost no time in sending the ball out. J effries sent it to Shaw, who· made a fine straight run and drawing the men whipped it on to Brown, whose terrific speed carried him over by the posts, in spite o.f opposition , to score a great try , which he converted.

High School . .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 13 Wanganui ..... .. . ... .. .... ...... . .. .. . ..... .. 11

31 Had W anganui continued at the pace they had set they would have m aintained their lead.

Though they pressed hard on occasions their forw ards had lost a good deal of their sting; aLso the h alf was much too inclined to solo efforts and practically st arved his men in the dying stages.

On the other hand High School showed no sigoo of t iring and if anything were infusing gr eat er dash into their game.

Blyth, Wanganui's first five-eighth, went off and B. Scanlan filled the vacancy. With only two points' difference between t he teams the game was still in doubt and W anganui set up a determined onslaught in an endeavour to again lead.

Shaw, Paterson and Morey cleared to half-way, where the teams lined out. Taking the ball from Paterson, McCallum burst through, supported by Golding. Sprinting down the touch line, Paterson drew up with Gelding in time to take his pass when h e was collared and streaked off for the corner, diving for the try a•s Onnond , who moved in very fast , fell on him. It was a fin e piece of forward play and the combination was a treat. With a good kick Brown added the extra points.

H igh School .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .

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Wanganui . ...... .. ............... . ... ........

11

From this on School h ad the better of the game, the hange in the backs h aving improved the combination, whilst the forwards never once eased up. Brown and Shaw made some fine runs, but the W anganui lads' defence was very solid , and though in a race for the ball they were once compelled to force, the game ended without alt eration to th e scoreHigh School .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ..

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Wanganui ........... ................. . ... ....

11

Mr. A. H . Guy was referee.

RECORD OF MATCHES. 1920: 1921: 1922: 1923:

Wanganui won, 11-3.

Wanga.nui won, 13-8.

High School won, 9-6.

High School won, 18-11 .

W anganui: Two matches, 41 points.

High School: Two matches , 38 points.

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MOASCAR CUP MAT'C HES.

:N.P.H.S. (6) v. \.UCKLAN D GRAMMA R SCHOOL (0) .

Our first match for the Moascar Cup was against Auckland Grammar School, who won it last year. 'l'h e match was fixed for Saturday, August 11, and on Thursday, 9th, the First Fifteen, together with a large number of Old Boys , caught the Rara.wa for Auckland .

After the match we were entertaine d at a dinner, and enjoyed our.-elves to the utmost. We take this opportunit y of thanking nll those people who \Yere re pon ibl e for giving us such an enjoyable time.

The following r epresented t he School in Auckland :Backs: Petty, Moyes, Brown, Mackay, Shaw, Alexander , Jeffries, Morey.

Forwal'ds: Ennis, Gibson, McAlh~m , Golding, Fookes, Christie, Eaves, Paterson, Insull , D av1es , Ba.nks.

W e thank the Taranaki Daily News for the following account of the match:The New Plymouth High School team to-day won the Moascm.· Cup , defeating Auckland Grammar School by six points (two unconvert ed tries) to nil. The New Plymouth boys well deserved their victory, though the losers are to be congratula ted on the plucky fight they put up. The game was interesting throughou t, though the play was hardly as spect acular as inter-collegia.t e m atch es usually are. The School pack was somewhat disorganis ed by the absence of McAllum (lock) and Paterson (rover), and they also ap peared to be suffering from the effects of recent illness, not aetting properly into their stride till the second spell. Then t he School bacll!s threw the ball about in good style, but they were confronted by a solid wall in the Grammar defence .

School at once attacked, but the tackling was solid.

Butterfield h eaded Gramma.r in wh at looked a dangerous movement , but Petty gatlaer ed up and kicked well down field. Again Grammar forwards pressed hotly and their backs also opened out, but the bout broke down. Now School made the pace willing, but found the t.a clding very solid, the fast tactics of the home team brea.king down their passing. E aves came through, ball at foot, and aided by Brown , Alexander and Mackay, took play to Grammar'•s twenty-fiv e. where Matheson (the local full-back) lined beautifully .

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Then follow ed some exhiliratin g bouts on both sides.

Finaily McLaren broke through and started a reverse pass move that looked dangerous , but it was .spoilt by a pass forward . Twice School infringed and McLaren had resultless shots. H er e Colgan was injured, Johnstone taking his place.

Grammar continued to h ave the better of play, McLaren being prominent . T'hen Shaw, Brown and Mackay set up a passing movement , which Christie a.nd Eaves carried on at the h ead of a. forward rush, that culminated in a scrum, from which Fookes forced his way over. Brown 's 's hot just missed.

School were now playing up better, but like a flash Grammar turned defence into attack. Sure collaring kept Grammar out, and the defen ce stood the strain. Finally Petty , who was playing a fine game, kicked high, and School, following up fast, wer e again attacking. B ack came Grammar to School's line, but the defence stood the strain, and play worked back to midfield. Grammar were securing from the scrums, and concerted play by Olson a.nd McLaren had Grammar attacking hotly again. The School backs failed badly to pick up and Grammar swept right to the line, wh ere Brown was very lucky to save oy kiching to touch just on h alf-time. The spell ended : High School .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. ..

3 Grammar School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0 tichool opened by atta cking hotly, J effries setting Alexander and Brown 1noving, and they got to within striking distance before an infringem ent stopp ed the advance. Grammar were kept busy, but th e defence was very solid, and penalties let Grammar clear. T'hen Brown was temporaril y put out of action. Then Hutchinso n h ad another shot, which just failed, and from the kick-out School assumed the upper h and , but the t reach erous nature o-f the ground , aided by good tackling, spoilt th eir passing bouts. Bright passing enabled th e School backs to attack again, and Grammar were forced. Again the ball travelled nicely through all th e backs, and J\Ia ckay was just pushed out.

Grammar t emporarily broke through , but. School, who were now well into their stride, cam e back again, Insull getting clear , but his pass went wide. After more spectacular play by th e School backs the Grammar forwards removed play to half-way. This was the scen e of play for som e time, though occasional ly School invaded Grammar 's territory . Both teams now appeared to be tiring, and play was of a scrambling n ature. Suddenly Jeffries shot the

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leather to Brown, who cut in bea~tifully, beat a couple of men, and handed the ball at the nght moment to M,ackay , who ran over and scored in a ha.ndy place. J?rown s shot failed . There was just time for resultless passmg bouts on each side before time was called, with the score: High School ..... ............ ..... ... ....... . 6 Gramma r School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0 Mr. Hall refereed.

Later the Moascar Cup was presente d to Brown, captain of the l:lchool team, in front of the grandst~nd by Mr. I. Arneil, presiden t of the Auckland Rugby Umon.

N.P.B..l:l. (18) v. 'l'E AUTE (8).

After returning from Auckland we had little time in which to prepare for the 'fe Aute match.

The 'fe Au~e team arrived on Friday night, August 24, and from then· appearan ce looked a very s olid combinat ion.

Saturday turned out to be a perfect day,. much to the d.eliaht of the School team. The game, whiCh started at 1.30 was a curtain-ra~ser to the TaJ:anak i-Hawke 's Bay mat~h, and proved to be a stirring contest.

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3$

well. Holding their ground, the visitors were · awarded a free kick near the twenty-fi ve line, and W anoa drew first blood with a well-placed goal after the game had been in progress three minutes.

Te Aute ............ .......... ............ .....

New Plymout h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Near half-wa.y Alexande r set the New Plymout h backs in action for the first time, a bright passage ending when Aranga lined near the twenty-fi ve flag. The High School back· were not yet into their .s tride, however, knocks-on L>ringing promisin g bouts to nought. Te Aute were tackling ,,·ell, this further spoiling New Plymout h's back play. Re(jeiving the ball from a lightning heel-out, J effries whipped it out to his backs, and Brown made a dash through, but _llackay bilod to accept the pass out. The Te Aute twentyfive wa · the scene of a lively passing bout by High School, a ··pot·' by Brown failing to rise . From loose play the ball was thrown clear out to Moyes, who raced for the line, cut in past Aranga, ancl dived over near the corner flag. Brown's sbot at goal turned in flight ancl rebounde d from the post. 'le Aute .... ... ............ ............ . .... ...

New Plymout h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

'l'he following account of the match appea.red in the 'laranaki Daily News:-

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The teams were : 'fe Aute (red and black).-F ull-back , yYa Ar~nga; three-qua rters, Ruru, Smith, G. Leach; .fi:~e-e1ghths, Nuku , Araru; half-back, Potaka; rover, Waretm1 ; for:vards, Ru~­ wai, J. Leach, vVanoa , Kereopa, 'Iibble (ca.ptam) , Ereuti.

Ivlackey.

New I>lymouth (black and whitc)_.-J<'ull-back, Petty ; three-qu arters, Moyes , Brown. (captam) '...Mackay; five· ighths, Alexande r , Shaw ; half:ba:ck : Jeffr~es; rover, Pat· erson ; forwal'ds, Eaves , Chnshe, Goldmg, McAllum , Fookes, Ennis, Gwson.

l:lnapping up ·t he ball smartly, Paterson made a good run, but passed forward, and a free kick was awarded 'I'e Auto just outside the twenty-fi ve, but Wanoa could not goal. :Fast up and clown play followed, both sets of backs throwing the leather round in grand style. One minute Kereopa and Leach, leading a 'l'e Aute rush , had New Plymout h in clanger, and the next Mackay ancl Paterson were following up a long kick Dy Bwwn, two Te Aute m en being caught with th e ball a couple of yards from the line. A scrum was followed by n fr e kiC'k to New Plymout h, Brown trying to goal but missif), by n narrow margin , and Te Aute forced.

Te Aute came away with a burst from the ~ck-off, ~he backs quickly jumping into their stride, and a bnght P'1SSlD!?; rush, which was ended by a knock-on by G. L each, brou~ht play well into New Plymout h's ter~·itory.

A fr;e kiCk brought the home t eam temporar y rehef, but the 'Ie A~te forwards were cha.rging down in splendid style, Shaw savmg

The 'l'c Aute forwards were doing excellent spoiling but the :\ ow Plymout h backs slipped through their hancl. on ,·overnl occa:ion. to delight the crowd with spirited pas: ing ru. hes. But the trend of the game was far from being one-sided . Te Aute, with Kereopa and Ruru in the Yell. stormed New Plymout h's goal.

A scrum followed, ancl l'rom the loose Smith gathered up, threading his way 11·01-k

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t hrough the ~pposing team to dash over between t h e posts.

Waretini had no difficulty in converting.

Te Aute ...... ...... .. .. .. .... .. ........ .... ...

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New Plymouth .. .. .... ........ ..............

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Uarrying play into Te Aute's h alf, New Plymouth seb up a counter- a,ttack, Sha.w cutting in brilliantly and sending B rown off, with Mackay in attendance, in a slashing run for the com er, but h e trod on the side-line. Missing the ball, Potaka allowed Paterson to burst through, a bright effort falling short of its ob] ective by a few yards only. Brown and Mackay were once again allied in a, brisk passing bout, wh en Te Aute swept down in a forward rush , only to be driven back aga.in. Potaka clear ed in good style , and vi:moa kicked hard downfield , a. mark by l'etty giving timely relief. Tibble was caugh t with the ball, and New P lymouth attacked again. Backs and forwards combined in an irresistible passing rush, Golding crossing near the posts , and B rown evened t h e scores with a good kick.

Te Aute New Plymouth .... .. . . . .......... . ... ...... .

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Cutting in brilliantly, Shaw sent Brown and Mackay away on anGfiher gallop , which took play well into Te Aute's twenty-five. From a scrum New Plymouth hooked the oall, Sh a.w gath erin g in a difficult pass and again made an openmg for Brown, who shot straight through , scoring by t he po ts and convertmg his own try.

New Plymouth .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .

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'l'e Aute ..... ... .... .... .... .......... . ...... ..

8

Having lost their lead, Te Aute made desperate efforts to regain it, la.unching an attack on New Plymouth's goal.

The Maori backs were showing up well till Shaw c ut t hrough, handing on to Brown, who , like a flash, streaked half the length of the field and ran across , but the referee ruled t h at Brown was off-side wh en he took Shaw 's pass :md a try was n ot allowed . Immediately after half-tim e sounded , with the score : New Plymouth Te Aute .. .. ............. ......... ........... ..

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A m erry pa0e was set by Te Aute, who resumed in t h e ,;e<; ond spell full o-f vigour. But New P lymouth defended soundly, and a sensational lone-hand effort by P a terson turned defence into attack. Potaka was caught near the line with the b all, and a. scrum was ordered, vn e New Plymouth men hookmg the ball , which J effries passed straight back to Brown, but his attempt to "pot" a goal went astray . A dash through by Ruru was backed up by l 1 otaka, L each and ~reuti, who indulged in a passing rush , out too much h esitation was shown, sh attering the succes,; of their work . .Potaka. retrieved a mistake in fi elding the ball by d everly evading a couple of opponents who were beariug down upon him . N ew Plymouth, however, were hammering attack upon attack , and T'e Aute were hard pressed to keep the invaders out. Fookes, Christie and P at erson led New P lymouth into Te Aute '. twenty-five, where a Maori lad kicked t h e ball into Brown's h ands . 'l'he )i ew P lymouth captain fl ashed t h e ball out to Moyes, who, with a great burst of speed, raced for the corner flag and plunged a.cross to score his second try . Brown's kick was from a ditlicult a ngle , but h e pl aced a splendid goal. ~ e w .L

tym outh .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .

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J<'ollowing fumbling among the 're Aute forwards, Pooaka , with a splendid solo effort, thrust his way through iuto New Plymouth 's half , th e Te Aute backs handling we ll uud making grea t efforts to break down the defence . Set going by Aranga, W anoa , W aretini and Leach combined well till Shaw took New Plymouth back, a free kick toTe Aute iu their own twenty -five giving a m easure of r elief. K ereo-pa and Smith broke through in a. counter- assault, a run by the la tter being a fin e piece of work. Wanoa tried a kick from hnlf-\\路ay, but h e shot was blocked.

Both t eams wer infusing splendid dash into the play. 'l'c Aute wer e getting their full sh are of the ball from the ,;<.:rum 路, but r ep eat ed knocks-on spoiled their back play . New .l:'lymouth seem ed content to h ang on to their ten-po-int lead and , though play ran ged up and down with numerous flash es of orillian cy, the terrific pace set earlier in the game was h aving its toll . Shaw t ried to " pot" a. goal for New Plymouth , but the ball was charged down , and a similar a tt~mpt .by ~m1 un (Te Aute) went astray . Making use of the1r werght m the forwards , Te Aute carried play close t o New Plymouth's line, where Ruawai and Ruru came near

FOOTBALL NOTES. 38 to scoring. But Kew Plymouth still had some energy in re ·erve, Chri tie, Pa.terson and Golding leading the home team back to 'l'e Aute's line, where Pota.k a again proved th e . aviour of his side. Kereopa broke through unsup port ed when Aranga set th e Maori backs in action once more , cl verly beating three men in the effort . Alexander ll'fl. injured uy a hard tackle, but was able to resume.

A bright r ally initiated by Kereopa gained considerablL· ground , Wanoa taking a penalty kick but being wide of t llL' mark with the shot.

Te Aute dominated the sit ua.tion in th e dying stages , the Maori forwards making strenuous and sustained efforts to wear New P lymouth down. Aranga s tarted a passing bout with half his team in line, and a try never looked more· t·ertain , but after th e ball had passed quickly from man to man Ereuti's transfer to- Waretini was fumbled. Again a pas ing bout was launched , 'I'ibble, G. Leach and Nukn being prominent, and later Leach and Potaka shone out in R . plendid effnrt.

Success did not sm ile on their efforts. however , Ruru on one occasion knocking on when a score After a long spell of solid defence , seemed imminent.

Moyes put in a good run for New Plymouth, amusing enthu siaf\m by a sprint to half-way , just as full tim e sounded with the score: New Plymouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Te Aute .......................................

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1\ll'. A . H. Guy r efer eed. Prior to leaving the field tlw Maori t eam lined up and treated the big crowd to a h aka and war-cry, which were heartily applauded .

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nmg ; fm:wards, Aim , Kells , Conway Annison D avis , Tremewan, Di ederich. ' ' New .Plymouth (black and white) .-Full-back, Petty ; :hree:quarters, Moyes , Br?wn, Mackay; five- eighths, Alex·;nd et, Sha:' ;_ half, J effn es; rover , Paterson; forwards.

Enves, Chnstte , Golding, McAllum, Fookes, Ennis, Gibson : Bursting through from Brown's lnck-off, the New P lymouth forwards packeu. round the ba.U, and from an en suinrr sc~·um hooked _the leather out, but Palmerston were p en~ n lJ ~ecl fo r off-side play, and Brown tried a kick from just Hlfncle half-way. The shot was charaed down and f li. _ --k k b o ' 0 OW mg up a -Ic y Aim, the visitors burst through to tn e 1 ,,.r,nt,. -five I me , where Moyes fumbled a pass from J:'etty cmcl t;haw s~ved a_n ugl_y situation. ~ttemi?t~ by New P ly: mouth to hml back the-m vaders met with spmtecl r esistanc .

The fir ·t thrill o£ the match was provided by Palmer ',vho_I?ter cepted a pass and rac~cl d~wn the touch-line, being 'ffec tl vely tackled by Brown nght m the corner . Exciting pl~yecl followed on th e h?me team's line, Evans flashing thtough, but Paterson reh~ved.

'I'his gave the New Plymo~th br.:cks the oppor~uruty to swing into action, though pom pass_mg robb ed then· bouts of interest, and the visitors profited m cor:sequence. D eadly tackling kept the Pal mer. ton backs m check, and aided by two penalties for off:;lcl pla_y! New Plymouth worked their way into an atta ck~ng positwn for the fi~·st. time. It was only a temporary a~_van~age, for Gl~ndinnmg and Kells, with a splendid club_blmg rush , earn ed play once more into New Plymouth tern tory.

Having defeated 'l'e Aute, we were called upon five days later to defend the Cup against Palm erston North Boys ' High SchooL This was th e last Moascar Cup match forth ,.;eason . Palmerston North came up in full forc e. On the night preceding the match the team arrived, and was met at the station by the School fifteen and members of the Rugby Union. On the day of the ma.t ch a special train arrived, bringing pupils , old boys and parents of the school.

A huge crowd gath ered at the Recreation Ground to witness the game. The teams were:-

Over-anxiety marred New Plymouth 's back work d whereas the challengers played confidently fielding ret~rning high kicks in good s tyle, and neve{· letting upa~n the~r- efforts to penetraue the defence. Followina another ex01tmg passage, Glenclinning was all but over and a second lat er h e was smother ed with the ball in tryi:n'g to force h ' way a_c~oss . New P_lymouth sought relief by long kicks b I~ the YI!Itors, r eturnmg well, gave the defenders no- p~ac~ .

Barlm" sent Bennett away on a slashing run to the line ,,·h r re Parey clashed up to accept a pass and cross n ear th; posts , and a try _wa-s being hail ed when the referee recalled plny for an off-side pass.

Palmerston North (white and blue) .-Full-back, Barling; three-qua.r ters, M' Sweeney, Bennett, Palmer; fiv eeighths , Pacey , Eva.ns; half , Williamson ; rover, Glep.din-

A quarter of an hour had ela-p sed durina which Palm er ton , almost con stantly on the attadk , had "had the better of the game. Play swung from the New Plymouth line

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to half-way, but rarely penetrated further. The visitors were booking t he ball well , giving t he m en behind them every chance. Picking up from t h e loose, Pacey had a "pot " at goa l, a splendid attempt failing by the barest_ of margins . Aided by a forward rush, followed by a, good lnck b Shaw, New Plymouth thrust through and looKed dangerous. t ill Pacey, with another great dash , carried play back. 'l'h e complex ion of the gam e changed r apidly, Sha:w, IYith a clever cut in , rousing cheers from the crowd, when ralm er. with a retaliating move, regained Palmerston's lost ground. _\. minute later Palmer gave Shaw the ball again , nnd he headed fo r the line, losing the ball wh en diving acros . Palmerston swept play back to New Plymouth's twenty-five , and Davis and Bennett both tried strenuously to :core, but were w ell tackled .

ling, b ut he had only to fa.U across to scor e. His kick at goal again missed by a narrow m argin , and immediately after half-tim e sounded with the score:

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'l"ben came t h e outstanding incident of the match . New Plymouth were penned in their own twenty-five when Sh_a,v picked up the oall and flashed through the loose. runnmg parallel with th e touch-~ir:-e . Seeing; his way blocked h e swerved acros · field , bnll1antly beatmg several men, and o1·cr half-way shot the leather out to Mackay, who was c;oming up fast on the oth er wing. The latter put in a great run fended off a couple of opponents, and, after a fut;y yard:' ,.:print, dashed over n ear the corner amid great en'thu ·ia: m. It was a magn ificent effort and well deserved ,; ucue s . Brown·. l\:i ck from a wide angle was a good atnempt , but failed.

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Sweeping down field again, Palmerston ~~sumed the off ensive, Pacey dcing good work for the VISitors . 'fhe Taranaki backs wer e getting t he ball from the scr um , but good spoiling work by _the visitors , in which Bennett proved nn adept at interceptmg, frustrated the attempts to open out. Caught with the ball, Ba.rling let New .Plymouth through , but Glendinning led play pa t -half-way, wh er ·everal tight , indecisive scrummages took place . At last , from one of th ese, J effries sent the ball through Alexander to Shaw·. wh o beat thr ee m en, and whipped t h e leather to Brown . The New Plymouth captain, with determination written on his face, raced for the line, with Moyes close atha.nd. Swerving in sh arply, Brown was partly h eld by Bar-

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'l'he second spell opened with Palmerston in the as c-endant , t ill Eav e , Christie and Paterson broke through to the tw enty-five flag, bustling Barling, who fail ed to stop a rolling ball , and New Plymouth settled down to the attack Mackay sent Brown flying through the loose , but having no one to pass to, a good scoring opportunity wa;; lost. Pacey was t he thorn in the side of the New PlyPremout~ backs, who could not open out effectively. ~e ntly the Palmerston forwards charged t hrough in a. loose rush, only to be driven back by a long kick by Brown, as Bennett and Pacey were waiting to start a passing bout.

It was anyon e 's game, both team s changing defence into atta.cl<: , only to be swept back. Both sets of forward;; wer e doing particularly good work. One instant Fookes and Cfolcling wer e leading a dangerous New Plymouth rush, and t he n ext Glcndinning was nearly over from a counter-rush.

Pulm erston were trying to keep the game to the forwards. while ~ cw Plymouth were making equally keen endeavours to set th eir backs going. A mull by BUI·ling had the visitor s in pel'll. but Pacey , with a good run and a long kick, savrd the ;;ituation , and in the ensuing play Petty r ecorded t h r first force down of the m at ch .

Bright flashes of play on both sides resulted in honours even, but Palmerston's spoiling work was robbing the game of inuch of its s pectacular features. Once Diederi ch and Glendinning shone out, an off-side pass nipping the effort in the bucl. Evans and Palmer were responsible for a pretty piece of play, which drove deep into the defence. Brown returnerl with a long kick, and Mackay , who followed up fast, was in time to block Baring's kick Pa.terson rushed in after t he ball, but right underneath the posts he was h Paten by t h e bounce, and Eva.n s snapped it up to line .

Lobbed passes spoiled the work of the New Plymout!l backs , who- were not pla.ying with their accustomed crisp· Catching Palmer with the ball, P aterson put New ness.

Plymouth dangerously on the attack Then P almer burst

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through. transfening to Pacey, v'lho spurted down field ?efore sen.d ing a wide pass to Conway. A try looked certam , but Petty cam e in with a fin e tackle and New .Plymouth forced.

Playing with splendid da.s h , th~ visitors made valiant efforts to .·core, and it looked as rf they would succeed.

Good work by Golding gave relief , and Shaw made an ~pen­ ina for Brown , who shot the ball out to Mackay . Wrth a m~o·nificent burst of speed h e raced for the corner and ran rou~d to score between the posts . Brown succeeded witlt an 'asy kick.

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That sounded the death-knell on J. almer 'ton 's hop es of lifting the Cup, but, undaunted,_ the visitors ~et a t~rnfi u pace during the remaining five mmutes. Anmson tne~ a penalty kick from a little inside half~w!l'y, the ball be~ng charged down , and a minute later a thnllmg game ended· New J:1ymouth .. ... ...... ... ·· ... ... · · Palmerston North .................. ... · · · Mr. A. H. Guy r efer eed.

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SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNAMENTS. On March 31 a seven-a-side t ea m , t:onsisting of Ma~ka3:­ t:lhaw , Alexander , P etty, Brown , P a.t erson an~ _Ea.ves JOurneyed to Kaponga. to t ake part in th eir competltwn. In t~~ first round we played Kaponga ~ and defeat ed them by. oints to 3, after 11 bright and fa st game. Macl>:~,y •scm e~l p4 t .· . Sha.w 1 and Brown 1. The latter converted fom. u es,second rot.md we were de f eatecl b y J oll' s bY a narro"· • In the W e wish h er e to thank Mr. ~nd · -" 3 points to nil. ' h _th ey t rea t ecl us .dunn OL margrn . ,o· for the kind way in wh rc . Moss Mrs time. better a for ecl wrsh have not our short stay . W e could On June 4 School entered two t eams for t he Dewar Shield seven-a-side tournament. The A t eam_, who wc:n the hield last year, were defeated by Star by 5 pomts t o 3 m the first round.

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'l'he B team. consisting of Mason (captain), Guy, Morey, :B'letch er , S. Fookes, Golding and Newell are to be The;y congratulated on the fin e p erformance they put up. defeated two t eams befor e being beaten by Stratford, who were the runners-up. In the first round they defeated Old Boys ' A t eam by 3 to nil. Guy scored a. good try from an opening made by Fletcher. The second match, against Star B , proved an exciting contest . When time was called ther e was no score, so an extra ·spell had to be played , in which Morey scored and Newell converted. The gam e ended with the scores: School 5, Star 3. School played their last match against St-ratford A, who were too heavy and fast. Had it not been for the deadly tackling of Fookes and Golding th score would have been bigger. At this stage the rain came on, which stopped the School backs from getting into action.

An extra spell had to be played in this game too, and Stratford forced their way across, and thus put School out of th e tournament.

SECOND FIFT'E EN. V . STAR. (April 28-Lost 25 to 0. ) Thi match was played at Pukekura Park, and School had a very weak t eam , owing to illness in the Firs t Fifteen.

V . URENUI. (June 2-Drew, 3 all. ) T'he gam e was played at Ur enui and r esulted in a dra\1' N ewell kicked a penalty goal and after a stirring game. ,;cored a tl'y . v . TUKAPA. (June 9-Lost 5 to 3. ) The game was pla.y ed on the Racecourse in wet weath er .

J:3anks scored for School.

v . I NGLEWOOD. (Jun e 16-Lost 17 to 0. ) T'he Second Fifteen journeyed to Inglewood and r eceived n ·evere licking, but the score did not indicat e the difference in th e teams . v. A FIFTEEN FROM S .S. DEVO N .

(June 12- Won 56 to 0. ) School en ered the field with a strong t eam and gave a aood display. The following scored for School :-Guy 4.

Fookes 4, Blea.kley 2, Mitcalfe 2, Mason , Revell, Webb.

Wil son 1. Mason converted two a.nd Ba.nks and Petty on e.

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'l'ECHNICAL COLLEGE. (July 25-Won 9 to 3.) 'l'liis proved to be a poor exhibition. W ebb scored two tri e 路 and Mason kicked a penalty .

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THIRD FIFT'EEN. v. CLIFTON .

(May 28-Won 32 to 6. ) This match took plac e on th e Racecourse in a strong "路incl. B ellringer and H eycock scored two tries and O'Halloran, Simcock, Mcivor, Murdoch, K. Fookes and Hutchen :::corBel one each . :l?ease converted one.

V. STAR .

(June 2-Won 34 to 3.)

Crawford scored 3 tries, and Pease, Simcock and K. Fookes 2 each . Crawford kicked a penalty and converted two . v. OLD BOYS. (June 9-Won 16 to 0. ) K. Fookes, P ease, Cattier and Murdoch scor ed . Pease converted two. v . CLIFTON .

June 16-Won 12 to 6. ) School journeyed to Waitara., where, after a hard and close game, they defeated the home team. Crawford, Simrock and Hutchen scored . Pease kicked a goal.

v . HIGH SCHOOL D. (June 21-Won 17 to 5.)

Crawford scored two tries and Hutchen and Heyco c]~: one each. Crawford converted one and kicked a penalty. v . HIGH SCHOOL D. (June 28-Won 13 to 3.)

Bellringer scored two tries and Crawford one. nnd Cr awford converted a try each .

Pease

v. TECHNICAL COLLEGE A. (July 13-Won 16 t o 0.)

T . Fooke , TVIurdoch and Peyton scored. Crawford converted two and kicked a penalty.

Technical College B forfeited .

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(July 21-Won 53 to 0.)

Although this match was played in the mud , Schuol handled the ball well and easily managed to defeat Star. T. Fookes scored four tries, Crawford three, Hutchen, Pease, Tiplady and M. Fletcher one.

Crawford converted three and Grant one. v. OLD BOYS. July 28- Won 26 to 5.)

Crawford scored three tries, K. Fookes two and Tiplady, Hutchen and Heycock one each. Grant converted one.

ST'R ATFORD. (Lost 6 to 0.)

For this match, which was the semi-final for the North路ern Division , School journeyed to Stratford. After a close and exciting gam e S ratford won the game by two unconverted tries.

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FOURTH FIFTEEN. V . STAR. (May 20-Lost 6 to 5.)

Cmwford scored and P eyton converted.

v. CLIFTON. (June 2-Draw, 6 all. ) Herdman and Holmes scored. v . TUKAPA. (June 9-Won 5 to 3.)

Law scored and McLean converted. v. STAR. (June 16-Won 9 to 5.)

Tiplady scored two tries and Woodham one . v. HIGH SCHOOL C June 21-Lost 17 to 5.)

Catt ier scored and Peyton converted . v . HIGH SCHOOL C. (June 28-Lost 13 to 3. ) Robertson scored.

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v . TEC HNI CAL COL LEG E B. (July 13-W on 20 to 0.)

Woo dham , T. Eaves, Herd man and McL 'l"he latter converted two . S. Catti er potte d ean scored. a goal. v. 'I'EC HNI CAL COL LEG E A. (July 14-W on 8 to 6.)

Woo dham and McL ean scored. McL ean conv

erted one.

v. CLIF TON .

(July 21- Won 9 to 3.)

Catti er :;cor ed two tries and McL ean one. v . TUK APA .

(July 28-W on 3 to 0.)

Catti er scored.

IN A CAN ADI AN LUM BE R CAM P. (By F. Kelly . ) 'rhe nam e Cana da is almo st s ure to call to mind whea.t eover ed prair ie and fores ts, the latte r infes ted by moos e, lumb erjacks and oth er wild or semi -tam ed visiti ng Cana da on e expe cts to ·ee tl~em crea_tures: \Yhen , b"l!t IS qmte hkely to aet no closer acqu ainta nce than 1s poss ible throu gh the wi;d ow of a railw ay carri age . The only thing to say good -bye to the citie : and go forth_ to do is firml y in old cloth es , seeki ng spots wher e Natu re h a. been less distu rbed .

Anyo ne who \\'an ts a peaceful holid mend ed to ao into a lumb er camp ; that ~y. ~~a.J: be r ecomIs If 1t IS the same camp as thebwr itcr explo red in south -wes tern O~tario . ·with out any wish to set up idea. of lumb er~ those deriv ed from novels, it may be :;mden differ e?-t from was, if anyt hin g, more decorous than the that this camp school of the clays of one's yout h. A stay aver age Sund ay of tw? or th~ ee weeks in it mi.o·ht almo st be guar ante ed to r esult m noth mg more harm ful ih::m the learn ing of one or two new comb inations of words. 'rhat isn't sa;yin g anything abou t wha.t th e same m en may do when away from the camp and amus ing t hem selve : m town . howe ver.

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4/ 'l''he place wher e the train left those who were going to \York for the Shevlin-C larke Coy. woul d not have been a place a.t all if no one had set y~ lumb er bour·hood. The only real btuld mg was camp~ in the n~igh­ the rmlw ay statw n; '"ha d been pain ted. But its colou r was noth ing muc h to be prou d of in comp arison with the flam ing ~utumn tint of the map les scatt er ed throu gh the surro undm g The near est of the lumb er camp s was 20 mile for est. others of the doze n or so camp s owne d by s away and the scatt ered up and clown the shores of two the comp any were lakes of quite consider able area, thou gh of no impo rtance amon of lakes in the Dom inion . \Vith other lakes g the hundr~ds and conn ectm g river s they form ed a wate rway of some hund red•s of miles by whic h logs wer e t aken to t he mills.

A road led from the railw a.y to No. 1 Cam bum ped over it-t he bum ps were cons ider p and the m en lorry whic h woul d cont inue to run back able -in a moto rward and forw ard, carry ing stor es, until the comi ng o.f the hors es and sledges. As yet there: h ad beensnow calle d for trees , think ing of shed ding their leaves, had no snow. The first mad e them beau tiful with every imag inab le shad e of brow n, yellow and r ed. T'he beau ty of the north ern autu mn mg to one from t his land of the evergreen was almost amaz. ·rher e were two kind s of m en in t he and Anglo- Saxon,., the form er being emig ca.mp -boh unks wher e nam es ar e m ade unpr onun ceab le rants from land·s by a defic iency of vowels and an overp lus of y's, z's and othe r diffic ult consona nts. They all lived toget her in a huge log cabin , built on the " if wint er come s" plan ; that is , neat ly fitted that the warm air insid e andwith the parts so had not the least chan ce of mixi ng. The the cold outsi de rived t hen , but the bunk house was kept wellcold had n ot arclose d up, with a fire going. To on e used to fr esh air, each nigh t m eant semi-suffocati on.

Exce pt for 10 haUl's ' work each week -day, the men had all their time to them selves, so t hey were very lucky, as the surro undi ngs were ideal for an open -air holid was situa ted betw een two lakes, surro unde ay . The camp st udde d with islets . On Sund ays one could d by fores t an(1 bath e and aft erward !'< idle und er the trees whil e the unab ashed squi rrels and their first cous ins. the chipm unks (if that is is spelt ) gath er ed a wint er store of food, how their nam e nimb ly and with m uch chat terin g. When the snow had come and the lakes had froze n over there woul d be no more bath ing, henc e no more wash ing beyond faces and hand s.

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inducement to wa.it ilnd sec what the bunkhouse would be like to sleep in then !

the running of the Invitation Jtace, which was won by l.Vl. Gray (Hawera Technical High School) .

Saturday, ~ovember 3, under almost ideal weath er conditiOns, the r emaining events were decided .

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Meal-times were really the b est times in the; camp for nnyone able to eat heartily . The amount and vanet;y: of the food was surprising. In the middle of the day a qmte elaborate dinner would be sent out by boat to the lake-sh o:re n ear where work was proc eeding. There wo ul~ be meat , two or three vegetables and gravy, also some kmd of tart and a liberal supply of bread and butter and cakes to fill _up odd s paces . Dinner in camp would be more e~ a.borate st1ll.

At every m eal doughnuts and calces were prov1ded; us~all y there was some stewed fruit; and at breakfast porndge, wheat-cakes and meat or bacon.

A stranae custom stnctly observed, was that there 0 ) l - h ou_se. should be no talking at t he m• eal-tables in the coo~ 'rhe most that could .be ventur ed was to ask for somethmg not within r each . The cook- ees (or cook's assistants) darted nimbly about seeing tha.t all dishes on the tables :we~· e kept supplied. What would happen if some_one _spoke JOVwlly to the cook was not discovered ; no one tned It on!

The country h ere was not h eavily timbered ,. ~ut , like hundreds o.f .square miles in Canada east of the prmn es, _bore trees that were little better than stunted. Comparatively few would be above 18 inches in diameter.

T'he land was undulating and rock- strewn , unsuitable f~r cultivation and apparently destined to, be useful fm· no~hmg but the growina ol' trees for timb er and paper-malnng.

But for the lu~ber camps there was no settlement . The only road was that made by the lumber company between the railway and the lakes . To get anywhere else one had to tal{e train.

Many o£ us do not r ealise how la.rge a part of Ca?ad_a ·~ 3,000,000 square m iles will not serve man beyond y1eldm a him timbe1· and minerals. But it is rich in th ese.

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The Annual Athletic Sports were commenced on tl:!r School grounds on Saturday, October 2~ •. and the_ morning events were run off; but weather condttwns, whiCh were, unfortunately, decidedly unpropitious , necessitated a post ponement of the events set down for th e afternoon. . A slight break in the weath er early in the afternoon penmttecl

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T'he outstanding featme of the meeting was the pertOlman ·e of J. D. l.Vlackay, wiimer of the Senior Championship , who established four n ew r ecords. In the Long Jump the previous r ecord of 19ft. 4~ in. was eclipsed by five inches; the t ime for the 880 yards wp.s lower ed from 2min. 12sec. to :Jmin . 11 3-5sec. ; the record for the 440 yards, previousl;y i55 1-5sec., was low er ed to 54 1-5sec. ; and the t ime for the 120 Yards Hurdles was lowered from 17-sec. to 16 4-5sec.

Ju the 440 Yard~:; Junior C. Holmes , winner of the Junior Champion hip , lowered the time from 59 2-5sec. to 58 4-5sec., while iu the 50 yards and 100 yards (under 12) H . '£homson equalled the previou. records of 7sec . and l3 2-5sec. r pectively .

The Committee desires to ake this opportunity of t hanking the judges , timekeepers, marksm en and other officials, who performed their duties so efficiently.

The thanks of the Comn1ittee are aJso due to Mrs . Moyes and the ladies who disp ensed a-f ternoon tea in the Assembly Hall 1o the accompaniment of orchestral music.

The r esults are : 150 Yards Op en. - First h eat: 'I.' . J:;'ookes (5yds.) 1 ; time, 17sec.

Second h ea t: J. Eaves (2yds. ) 1; time , 18s c. Third h eat: '1'. Jones (8yd.s .) 1; t ime, 17 1-5sec. li'ourth heat: H. Stevenson (6yds.) 1; time, 17.sec.

Fifth heat: J. P at erson (4ycls.) 1; time, 18sec . Sixth heat: Guy (4ycls .) and Blunclell (8yds.) 1; time, 17sec.

Seventh heat: S . Cattier (5yds.) 1 ; time, 16 4-5sec. E ighth heat: Petty (5yds. ) 1 ; time, 17sec. Ninth h eat : Black (8yds. ) 1; time , 17sec . Final: T. Fookes (5yds.) 1, S. Cattier ( 5yds .) 2, H. Y. Stevenson (6yds.) 3; time, 15 4-5.sec.

100 Yarclt; (under 15).-First heat : Taylor (7ycls .) 1, Wells (6yds.) 2, T•ickey (lyd. ) 3; t ime, 12sec.

Second heat: Grover (sc;r. ) 1, R 1VIahraj (2yds.) 2, Gem·ge (7yds .)

3; time, 11 4-5sec. Third h eat : Warner (scr .) 1, G. Mac: Diarmicl ( 5yds.) 2, Hard wick (7yds .) 3; time, 11 4-5sec .

Fourth h eat: Pepper (8yds .) 1, R Sampson (4yds. ) 2.

Betts (6yds.) 3; time, 12 2-5sec.

Fifth heat: Hodge (6yds.) 1, Alllmsen (2yds .) 2; time, 12 2-5sec .

Final: Taylor (7yds. ) l. W arner (scr.) 2, Graver (scr .) 3; time, 11 2-5see.

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lOO Yards (Senior Cup ).-Firs t heat (ch ampionship h eat) : Mackay 1, Insull 2, Brown 3; time, 11sec . Second heat: T . Fo?kes (4yds .) 1, Gilmour (1yd.) 2, D. McLean (5yd·s.) }; t ime, 11sec. Third heat ; H. Stevens on (5yds .)

1, E. C.:nbson (5yds.) 2, B. MahraJ (3yds.) 3 ; time, 11 1-5sec. Fourth heat: S: Cottier (4yds.) 1, J onas ( 5yds .) 2.

Alexand er (3yds.) 3; tnne , 11 1-5sec. Fifth heat : Wood ~am (5yds.) 1, E . Jackson (5yds.) 2, Rainger (4yds.) 3; t1me, .11 2-5sec. Final: Gilmour (1yd.) 1, T. Fooke. (4yds.)

2, Ramgel" (4yds.) 3; time, 10 ·4-5sec.

1?0 Yards (Junior CuJ? ).-Firs t h eat (champi onship heat) . C. Holmes 1, S. Cottier 2, J. Medley 3 ; time, 12sec .

Second heat: Black_ (3yds.) 1, Cm·kill (3yds .) and R. MahraJ (2yds.) 2; time, 11 4-5sec. Third heat: Garner (8yds .) 1, F. Rogers (9yds.) 2 ; time, 12sec. Fourth heat: Taylor (8yds .) 1, Warner (3yds .) 2; time, 11 4-5sec. Fifth heat: Rob? (3yds.~ 1, D. Roberts on (4yds.) 2; time, 1:2 1-_5s~c. Sixth heat: R. Fletche r (1yd.) 1, Roebuc k (7yds .)

2, ti:Ue, 12 1-5sec: Seventh he~.t: Galbrai th (3yds.) 1, ~elfmd (4yds.) 2; tlme, 12sec . Fmal: W arner 1, Taylor 2· time, 11sec. · ' Long Jump (Senior Cup ) .-Mack ay (scr.), 19ft. 9;hn ., 1; Insull (scr.), 19ft. 6in. , 2 ; Crawfor d (scr.) , 18ft. 7-~in ..

3-a record. . Lon~ Jump (Junior Cup) .-S .. Cottier (scr.), 18ft.

O~m., 1 , C. Holme (scr.), 17ft. 4~m. 2 · Grover ( er ) 17ft. 3in. , 3.

- ' ' · · · ' 75 Yal'd~ (under 13) .-0. Clarke (2yds.) 1, J . Davi es (3yds.) 2, Field (2yd . ) 3; time, 10 1-5sec. . . 880 Yards (Senior Cup ) .-Mack ay (scr.), 1, B rown (s~r.) 2, H. Knucke y (30yds.) 3. Time, 2min . 11 3-5sec. a record. ) 880 Yards (!unior Cup).-F . Davis (10yds.) 1, w.

1 enman (15yds.) 2, Anderson (20yds.) n~d Hoebu k (20yds.) 3. Time, 2min. 21 1-5sec . · 100 Yards (under 14 Cup) .-First h eat (champi onship h eat): Allhuse n 1, M. Rogers 2, L . Bm·low 3 . time 12 4-5sec:. Second hea.~ : Field (3yds.) 1, York (5yds. ), 2, Cottenl l (3yds.) ~; t1me, 13 4-5sec. Third heat : Gruszni ng (3lds .) 1, .Hardww k (2yds.) 2, Reakes (5yds.) 3; time 13 1-osec. Fmal: Allhuse n 1, Gruszni ng 2 M . Roaers 3. ti~e 12 2-5sec. ' " , ·

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220 Yards Open.-F irst heat : Rainger (5yds .) 1, Blundell (Syds.) 2; time, 27sec.

Second heat: J. Pa.terson ( 4yds .) 1, E. Gibs on (6yds.) 2; time, 27 1-5sec.

Third heat: Fox (10yds.) 1, J. Eaves (scr.) 2; time, 26 3-5sec.

Fourth heat: Gilmour (scr. ) 1, Bleakley (6yds.) 2; time, 25 2-5sec. Fifth h eat: D. McLean (7yds.) 1, Erlandson (1yd .) 2; time, 26 1-5sec. Sixth heat: S. Fookes (4yds. ) 1, J . L. Shaw (3yds.) 2; time, 26 2-5sec. Seventh h eat~ C. Tate (3yds .) 1, Crawfor d (•s cr.) 2; time, 26 2-5sec Final: Gilmour 1, R ain ger 2, D. McLean 3; time , 25 4-5se .

High Jump (Junior Cup) .-Collin (lin.), '4ft. 101;in ..

L ; Roch e (3in .) and Hard wick (6in.) , 4ft. 9in., 2.

50 Yards (under 10) .-T. Thomso n (scr .) 1, G. Saml· rlers (.cr.) 2, Lile (scr .) 3; time, 8sec.

440 Yards (Senior Cup) .-Mack ay (scr.) 1, Brown ( cr. ) 2, Insult s r.) 3. 'l'ime, 54 1-5sec- a record.

440 Yards (Senior Handica p ) .-Gilmour (5yds. ) 1, H. Knucke y (20yd . . ) and N . ·MacDia rmid (30yds .) 2. 'l'im e, . 6 1-5sec.

440 Yards (Junior Cup ). - C. Holmes (scr.) 1, S. Uot· tier (scr.) 2, Grover (scr. ) 3. 'I'ime, 58 4-5sec. -a r ecord .

440 Yards (Junior H a.ndicap ) .-'relfo rd (25yds.) l , 'Narner (5yds.) 2, F. Davis (5yds .) 3. Time , 56 1-5sec.

75 Yards (under 14 Cup) .- F irst heat (champi onship heat) : Allhuse n 1, M. Rogers 2, S. Batger 3; time, 9 1-5se Second h eat : W yv . J ohnson ( 5yds.) and A. Hetheri ngton (3yds .) 1, D. Jackson (4yds .) 3; t ime, 10 1-5sec.

Third heat: H ard wick (2yds.) 1, Reakes (4yds.) 2, R. O'Dea ( 4yds.) 3; time, 10sec . Final : Allhuse n l. M. Rogers 2.

Hardwi ck 3; time, 9 3-5sec.

50 Yards (under 11 ).-R. Thomso n (s ·r. ) 1. W e t ern (6ycls .) 2. 'l'ime, 7 1-5sec.

Three-legged Race (75yds) .- F irst heat : B lundell and Saxton 1, Calvert and Hammo nds 2.

Se ond heat: Galbra.ith and D. Johns 1, A. Read and W ells 2. Third h eat : B illing and E lder 1, Moverle y and Ogle 2. Fourth heat: D. Knucke y and Watts 1, W. Jones and Pepper 2. F ift h heat: F. Read uncl H. Knuckey 1 , Ford and Wills 2 . Sixth h ea.t: Gorringe und Gruszni ng 1, Crudis and Hodgc 2.

Seventh h eat: Honeyfi eld and Betts 1, B. Pease and Easton 2. Final: F. R.ead and H. Knuckey 1. Moverley and Ogle :.l

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High Jump (Senior Cup) .-H. Insull (scr.), 5ft. Oiin. , 1 ; Crawfo rd (ser .) and Kidson (2in.), 2.

100 Yards (under 12 Cup ).-H . 'Ihoms on (scr.) 1, J. Davies (ser .) 2, G . Walker (scr .) 3.

Time, 13 2-5sec. equal to record.

Potato R ace (over 14) .-Firs t h ea.t : Ogle 1, Baunto n :2. t) econd h eat: Carma n 1, D . Knucke y 2. 'fhird heat: Lealand 1, Roebuck 2. Fourth heat: N. MacDi armid 1, Bowen :3. Fifth ~eat: Honeyf ield 1, P ankhur st 2. Sixth heat: J. Law 1, Jones 2. Sevent h heat : li.. Ma.h raj 1 , Meredi th 2.

Bighth h eat: Grant 1, B ensley 2. Final: Ogle 1, L ealand 2 .

Potato Race (under 14) .-Firs t h eat: tl . Batger 1, J:>ar rott 2, A. Hutch en 3. Sc...;ond h eat: B. Cooke 1, J. Holme, ; :2 , B eamish 3. Final: S. Batger 1 , J. Holme s 2, B. Cookc 3.

Invitat ion Haee (10Uyd s.) .-l\I. Gray 1 , Uilmou r 2 , :iVIackay 3. Time, llsec.

75 Yards (under 10 Cup ) .-U. t)aunders and 'l'. 'l'hornson 1, Lile 3. Time, 11 3-5sec .

50 Yards (under 12 Cup) .- .First heat (champ ionship heat): H. Thoms on 1, J. D avies 2, G. Walker 3; time, 7ser:.

- equal to record . Second heat: Wyn. J ohnson (3yds .) 1, Nolan (2yds .) 2 , C. Kenny (2yds .) 3: time, 7 4-5sec. Final: H . Thomson 1, G. \Valker 2 , J. Davie: 3 ; time, 7sec. - equal to record.

Sack ltace (75yds .)-Fir st heat: C . Griffith s (10yds .)

1, Moverl ey (10yds. ) 2.

Seeond heat: J. Hether ington (20yds. ) 1, Roch e ( 5yds.) 2. 'l''hird h eat : 'f. Bellrin ger (10yds . ) 1, N. MacDi armid (s â&#x20AC;˘r .) 2 . Fourth h eat: D. H etherin gton (15yds .) 1 , L. Burgess (15ycls .) 2.

Fifth heat: A. Hutch n (:cr. ) 1, Cartwr ight (5yds .) 2.

Sixth heat: Tiplady (5yds.) 1, ]~ . L eech (10yds .) 2. Final: J. and D H etherin gton (deaQ. h eat) L L. Burges s 3 .

100 Yards (under 10 Cup ) .-G. Saunde rs (ser .) 1, 'l'. 'l'homs on (scr .) 2 , L ile (scr. ) 3. Tim e, 15sec .

150 Yard (under 12 Cup) .-H. Thoms on (scr. ) 1 . .J .

Dnvies (scr.) 2 , G. Walker (scr . 3. Tim e, 20 l-5sec.

Old Boys' R ace (100yc1.-.) .-L. B . W ebster (14yds. ) 1 , C. H. W ynyarcl (Gyds .) 2. Time, llsec.

WINNE RS OF ATHLE TIC CHAMP IONSH IPS, 1923.

S. Allhusen (Und er 14 Champ .)

G. B . Saund ers (Under 10 Champ .)

L . c. H olmes (Junior Champ.)

J. D . Mackay (Senior Champ.)

H . L. Thom~on (Under 12 Champ.)

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120 Yards Hurdles (Senior Cup) .-J?irst heat ( championship heat) .- Mackay 1, Brown 2, Insull 3; time, 16 4-5sec .-a record. Second heat: S. Fookes (scr. ) 1, A braham (scr.) 2, Haw kins (scr.) 3 ; time, 18sec.

Final : Mackay (owe 7yds. ) 1, Brown (owe 7yds .) 2, S. Fookes (scr.) 3. Time, 17sec.

12U Yards Hurdles (Junior Cup ), champion.;hip points taken fr om final.-First heat : B eaven (owe 7yds .) 1, Brell·,-ter ( O\I' O 7yds .) 2; time, 21 1-5sec. Second h eat: S. Cottier (owe 7yds .) 1, Graver (owe 7yds.) 2; time, 20 '±-5sel:.

Third heat: Collins (owe 3yds .) 1; time, 19 4-5sec. Fourth heat: J. P ease (owe 3yds .) 1; time , 21sec. Final: Coluns 1. S. Cattier 2, J. P ease 3 ; tim e. 20 1-5sec .

220 Yards (under 14 Cup ) .- First h eat (championship h eat ) : Allhusen 1, M. Rogers 2, Beamish 3; time , 29sec.

Second h eat: Gruszning ( 5yds. ) 1, Hard wick (4yds.) 2, A. Hutchen (3yds .) 3 ; time , 29 1-5sec. Final: Gruszning 1, Allhu ·en 2, Rogers 3 ; time, 29 2-5sec.

One mile (S enior) .-D . Wilson (scr. ) 1, M. (40yds .) 2, Maclray (scr. ) 3. 'l'im e, 5min. 2sec.

Bree

On ' Mil e (Junior ) .-Tuffery (20yds .) 1, Hoebuck (50yds .) 2, Spier (20yds .) 3. 'I'im e, 5min . 18 1-5sec .

Throwing Cricket B all (Senior ) .- J . D. Mackay 1, D Ct·a,'dord 2. Di . tance : 82yd. ·. 1ft. 3in . 'l'hrowing Cri ·ket Ball (Junior ) .-\V. Brewster 1, U. Strombom 2. Distance: 74yds . ' 1ft . 6in .

CHAMPION SHIP POIN'l'S . ::ienior Championship (m aximum points 1:35 ) .-J. D. l\Iacka;y (31 points) 1, H. Insull (14 points) 2, H . W. Brown (10 points) 3, D . Crawford (7 points) 4.

Juni or Championship (m aximum points 35) .-L. C. Holmes (23 points) 1, S. Cattier (20 points) 2 , vV. Brewster (6 point.·) and Murdoch (6 points) 3.

Under 14 Championship (ma:Aimum points 20) .-S. Allhusen (15 points) ] , M . R ogers (14 points) 2, L. Barlow (4 points) 3.

Under 12 Championship (maxim um points 20) .-H. L. 'l'homson (16 point ) 1. J. Davies (9 points) 2 , E. Wilson ( 5 points) 3.

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r uder 10 Champi onsh ip (ma.xim um points 20) .-U. t>a unders (17 points) 1, '1' Tb omson (15 points) 2 , A. Lil c (4 point J 3.

CUP WINNE RS .

Cup.路 ha Ye been won as follow :Mason Memori al Cup (880 yards :;enior) .-J. D. Maclray.

Mr. B eckb es:;inger 路 s Cup (100 yards junior ) .-L . C. Holmes.

Old B oys' Shield ( 440 yards senior champio nship ) .J. D. Mackay .

Mrs . Botham ley 's Cup (440 yards junior championship ) .-L. C. H olmes .

Nir. Harman ' : Cup (440 yards junior h andicap ) .J. Telford . :Mr. Pridham ' Cup (100 Yards Old Boys' Race) .-L. B. W ebster.

Mr. Noakes' Cup (120 yards senior hurdles) . - J. D. Mackay .

Dr. Foolre:;' Cup (mile senior ) .-D. M . \Vilson.

Senior Steeplech ase Cup .-Bowe n. Bryce Cup (fastest time) : D. M . Wil son. .Junior Steeplec hase Cup .-D. P arkin.

SHOO TING. (W. E. Alexand er. ) During the sewnd t erm all activities were eonfined to the eoachin g of the Imperia l Challen ge Shield teams , and in :;pite of the adverse conditio ns under which the ompetit ion was conduct ed the results obtaine d were very gratifyin g. \. total number of thirty-s ix t eams were fir ed , compared to eight t eam s of last year, and althoug h the scores ar e lo"l\路er on account of the smaller targets , yet the r esults obtained compare favo urabl y with those of former years. 'rhe greater part of the shooting was done on the lower ra.nge, which had been ext ended for the purpose, but later,

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when the afternoo n light becam e weaker, we found it necessary to commis sion the top range. The final ma.t ches were conduct ed during school , and as it took some consider able time. it wa:; necessa ry to fir e as many a five t eams in one clay. . These matche~:> were ably supervis ed b:r: Lieut.

Andrew , V. C., and Lieut. Smith, and we take th1s opportunity of thankin g t hem. These match es were commen ced on April 30, the A t eam of No . 3 Platoon , 24th Compan y, :;hooting first , and then followed B, C, D and E teams in that order.

The total results for the whole School were:Number of boy 路 fired .... ......... ... .. ........ .

Numb er o.f t eam s fir ed ........... .... .. .. .. .... ..

'Iotal points gained .. ........... .. ... ..... ..... ..

Average fo r School ..... .. .. .. ... ........ ... .... .

316 36 24,305 76.914

1'he higl1est praise is due to Mr. Bertran d, by who!!e efforts the teams have r each ed this high standar d , and we are very grateful to him for all the assistan ce h e h as giv en us in our shooting .

In the Senior Compet ition the total re ults wer e : Number of boys fir ed ........... ........ ... ... ..

Number of teams ..... .. ........... ...... .. ...... .

Points sco1'ecl ....... ... ... ......... ........... .... ..

Average scor e ..... .... .. .. ...... ........... .. ... .

191 21 14,939 78 .178

'Ihe best team averages wer e: B T'eam, No. 1 Platoon A 'I eam , No . 1 Pla-toon C Team. No. 1 Platoon

91.875 90.2 88 .37

The hiah est individu al . cores were:J . Ogle ......... .. ..... .. .. ..... ..

W. Alexand er

H . Stevens on S. B ellringer 0. Rainger

98 97 96 96 96

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'I'he followin g are th · detailed scores of th e tlenior Comp etit ion: ~o.

1 PLA'l'OOr;. i'\o. 24 COl\11-'ANY-A TEAM.

Name.

Age.

Q..iVLi::l . IY . .K Alexander Ser gt. J". D. Mackay . .....

Sergt. H . P. Mitcalfe Cpl. L . Cllristie ...

Cpl. H. M. I. Mci vor ....

Cpl. M. Lysons . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CJill. M. D. Bree . . . . . . . . . . .. ' .

Cadet H. Stevenson Ca det D. c. O'Halloran Urnnd 'fotal

17yr s.

17yrs.

17yr s.

17yrs. l7yrs. l5yrs.

16yrs. l7yrs. l5yrs.

2mtLs. 7mth s.

2mth ..

5mth s.

2mths.

8mths. llmths.

2mths. llmth s.

Delib.

(50) 47 49 46 "13 ,11 48 40 48 43

H.ttpid (50) 50 ,12 ,17 45 40 47 45 48 43

. ............. ..

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~0 .

Name.

Cpl. S. Bellriu ger Cadet V . Fooke Cadet 1r. Foote Cadet w. Ritter Cadet R. Fletcher ..

Cadet N. MacDiarmicl Cadet E. Faucbelle ..

Cadet R Buick .... ....

l6yrs. l7yr s.

15yrs. . .. 16yrs.

15yrs. l6yr s.

15yrs.

15yrs.

7mths.

6mths. llmth ..

3mths.

Omths.

5mths.

4mths.

4mth s.

81\l

ltapid (50) 49 48

'l'ota l (lOO) 96

..J7

45

"16 43 ,15 4o ,17

,16 48 43 45 47

9:1 92 91 88 90 94

9~

735

Average age of team, l6yrs. Omths .

Aver age score, 91.875.

1 PLATOOK. No . 24 COMPA;\iY-C TEAM

~a me.

Cpl. M. H eycock ····· ··· ··· · Cadet W. Brodie ····· · ·· ···· Cadet J. Ogle Cadet C. Robb ...

Cadet 0 . W . Rainger ......

Age. 17yrs. 3mths.

16yrs. lmth . l6yrs. Omths.

15yrs. 1mth.

17y:rs. lmth.

Delib .

(50) 46 49 49 49 49

H.a.pitl (50) 39 46 49 44 47

41 30 42

80 74 86 707

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Name .

Cpl. J". ];a ves ... .. .

Cpl. J". McCallum Cadet D. Lee .. .. ..... ...... ...

Cadet c. Wills ·· · ·· ·· · ···· · ·· Cadet D. Crawford ..... ....

Cadet J. Pease . ..

Cadet P. Sladden .... .. ..... .

Ca det D. Grant ... ... .

'l'otal (100) 85 95 98 93 96

Delib.

Rapid

Total

(50) 40 47 43 43 45 32 47 46

(50) 45 43 44 43 42 35 45 46

(lOO) 85 90 87 86 87 67 92 92

.. . .... . . . . . . . .

. Urnod 'Iotn l

.Uelib.

(50) 47 4..J

Ura nd Total

39 44 44

Aver age age of te am, 16yr s. 4mths .

Average score, 88.37 .

24 COMPANY-B 'l''EAM. Age.

16yrs. 3mths.

16y:rs. 9mths.

16yrs . 2mths.

Grand Total Total (lOO) 97 91 93 88 81 95 85 96 86

Average age of team, l6yr . llmtL s.

Average score, 90.2.

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Cadet M. Fletche r Cadet E. J effries Cadet H. H awkin s

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Avera ge age of team, 15yrs. 9mths.

Average . cor e, 85.75 . ~o. ~

PLATOO-:\.

Name.

Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cndet Cadet Cadet Cadet Ca det

R. M unlock

T. S?me . .....

J". Hutchinso nE . Ma son K. Rampto n \'IT. Brewster A. Walker J". Miller R Hnstie P enny .............

L. Burgess D. Somerville Grand Totnl

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24 COMPANY-A 'IEAM .

Age.

J 5yr s. 2mths.

16yr s. lOmths.

16yrs. lOmths.

15yrs. llmth s.

15yrs. llmths.

14yrs. llmths.

15yrs. lOmths.

14yr s. '10mths.

17yrs. 3mths.

15yr s. Omths.

15yrs. 2mth s.

15yr s. 4mths. .. ......................

_-\.verage age of team, 16yrs, 9mths.

Average score, 84.75 .

Delib.

(50) 45 47 40 38 46 43 46 42 45 34 38 39

Rapid (50) 46 44 41 35 42 45 47 42 39 47 44 42

Total (100) 91 91 81 73 88 88 93 84 84 81 82 81 1017

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2 PLA'IOON , No. 24 COMPANY-B 'l'EAM. .Age.

Name.

Sergt. J. Shaw ········· · ·· Cpl. J. Pa.t erson . ....

Cadet V. Barak Cadet G. Shute . ..... . ..... .

Cadet A. Woodham ........

Cadet B. Davies Cadet P . Carman ······ ······ Cadet Forsyth

17yrs.

16yrs.

14yrs.

15yrs.

16yrs.

17yrs.

15yrs.

15y:rs.

4mths. llmths. lOmths.

5mths.

4mths.

Omths. lmth.

9mths.

Delib .

(50) 43 42 42 34 41 46 40 46

Rapid Total ~100) (50) 85 42 80 38 86 44 77 <13 77 36 94 48 82 42 86 <10 667

Grand To·t al Average age of tea.m, 16yrs. lmtl1.

Average score, 83.375.

The rem.ainder of the r esults were as follow:No. 2 PLATOON, No. 24 COMPANY-C T'EAM. Average age .... .. .. .... .. . 15yrs. 9mths .

Total score . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 653 Average •score .. . .. .. .. . .. 8l. 625 ~o . 2 PLA'rOON, No. 24 COMPANY-D 'T'EAM .

15yrs . 8mths.

Average age ..... 'fotal score .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . 649 Average score .. .. .. .. . .. . 81.125 No. 2 PLATOON, No. 24 COMPANY-E TEAM. Average age ..... .. ..... . .. 15yrs . 10mtbs.

Total score ...... .. ..... .. 1031 73.7 Average score No. 3 PLATOON, ~o. 24 COMPANY-A TEAM. Average age ...... ........ . 15yrs. 8mths.

Total score .. .. .. .. ..... .. 1093 84.1 Average score No. 3 PLATOON, No. 24 COMPANY-B TEAM. Average age .. . .. .... .. .. .. 15yrs . 8mths .

Total score .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . 602 75.25 Average score ~o. 3 PLATOON, No. 24 COMPANY-C TEAM .

Total scor e .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. ..

Average score ........................

645 80.375

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No. 3 PLA'l''OON , No. 24 COMPANY-D TEAM. 'I'otal score .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. 637 Average score .. .. .. .. .. .... .. . .. . .. .. 79.0 ~o .

3 PLATOON. ~o. 24 COMPANY-E TEAM. 'fotal score .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. ... . .. .. .. 613 Average score .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . 76.7 5

::-Jo . 3 PLtATOOK. :'-io . 24 COiVIPANY-F TEAM . 'l'otal ·cor e . .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 564 Average score .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. ... 70.5 No. 4 PLtA'l'OON, No. 24 COMPANY-A TEAM .

Total score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 970 Average score ........................ 74.3 ~o. 4 PLATOOK, No . 24 COMPANY-B TEAM. Total score .. .. .... . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . 574 Average score .. ... .. .... .. .... ...... . 71.3 ~o. 4 PLATOOX, No . 24 COMPANY-C TEAM. Total score .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 559 Average score . .... ............ .. .. ... 68.9 ~o. 4 PLATOON, No. 24 COMPANY-D TEAM. Total scor e .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. 613 Average .'Core .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 76.625 ~o . -1- PLATOON , No. 24 COMPANY-E TEAM .

Total scor e .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 502 Average score .. .. .... .. .... . .. .. ... .. 62.75 ~o. 4 PLATOON, No. 24 COMPANY-F TEAM .

T'otal score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606 Average scor e .. .. ....... ...... .. ..... 60.6 'l'he condition ... for the Junior Co!llpetition were ·lightly nltere.d, .so that their ~s ual slow practice on the second target \\'US hmited to two mmutes . The targets ·were the same a. last year . They c-ommenced to fir e on May 3, and their total reRults were:Number of boys fired ......................... .. 125 Number of team ... ....... ..... ....... .. .. ... ... . 15 Points scored ........ ....... ......... .............. . 9373 Average score .... ........ .......... ... ....... ... . 74.984 The highest team scores were:C Team . No. 1 Platoon .. ...... .. ............ .. 87.75 A Team , No. 1 Platoon .. .... .... ....... ..... .. 87 .1 B Team, No. 1 Platoon ....................... . 84.875

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The fo llowin g ar e the high est individual scor es :E. Wigg .. .. ... ..... . ..... .... . . 94 L . Wilson . ... .. .. ... ... ... .... .. . 94 H. Bree ..... . ... . .. .... . .. . .. .. .. . 94 J. Medley . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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Name.

~ame.

Cadet Cade t Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet

llO COJ\IJ:>ANY-A 'rEAM. Age.

P. Grover .. ..

E. \Vigg ······ ·· ······ · F. 8teffensen .

B. 8omerville .... .. ...

8. Bat ger J. Beaven 8. McCam1 8 . Anderson J. Medley ..

14yrs .

14yrs.

13yr s.

13yr s.

13yr s.

14yr s.

14yrs.

13yrs.

14yr s.

3mths.

5mths.

4mths.

6mth s.

7mths.

4mth s.

3mth .

8mtb s.

5mth s.

Delib.

(50) 42 50 39 46 44 t16 43 43 44

l'tapid (50) 44 44 39 43 38 39 43 48 49

Grand Total

Total (100) 86 94 78 89 82 85 86 91 93 I S.J.

Average age of t eam, 13yrs. llmt hs.

Average score, 87.1. ~o .

1 PLA'l'OOK ,

Name .

Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cn.det Cadet Cadet Ca.det

110 COMPAN Y-B 'l'EAM. Age.

L. Bru·lm1· w. Griffith .

8. Billing M. Hollings R. 0 'De:t .......... . ...

L. Wilson w. Carter J . Ewart Grand Total

~o.

13yr s.

14yr s.

13yr s.

14yr s.

13yr s.

14yr s.

13yr s.

14yr s.

5mth s.

5mth . llmtl1s.

6mth.

4mth s.

4mths.

3mth . .

2mth s.

· ·· ···· ·· · ··· · ·

Average age of team, 13yrs. llmths.

Average score, 84.875.

Delib.

(50) 37 46 44

47 41 49 42 40

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No. 1 PLATOON , No. llO COMPAN Y-C T'EAM.

T'he detailed r esults of :No. llO Company in the .Junior Comp etition wer e :~ o.

NOTES .

R.apid Tota l (50) (100) ,13 80 42 88 38 82 43 90 41 82 45 94 43 85 38 78 679

Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet

Delib. ~50)

R. Bree .. .... ... .. ... .

R. Lawrence ........ .

A. E. Read ... .. ... .

E. Buist .. ........ .. .. .

M. Pepper ..... ...... .

C. Tate ........ .. .. .. .

R. Martin ... .... ... . .

R. Noon an .... ... . . .

45 43 40 46 46 43 42

44

Rapid Total (50) (100) 49 94 44 87 47 87 44 90 45 91 43 86 41 83 40 84

Grand Total Average age of team 13yrs. llmth s.

Average score, 87.75. ~o.

3 PLATOON . No. llO COMPAN Y-A TEAM.

Name.

Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet

702

B. Pease C. Tait .

V. Betts . . . . . .. . .

H. Johns ...... .. .. .... .

H . George . . . . . . . . . . .

A. Hutohen ... ..... . ,V. Jones .. .... ... ...

A. West . . . . . . . . .. . . . .

8 . Hayton

Age. 14yrs.

14yrs.

14yrs.

13yrs.

13yrs.

13yrs.

12yrs.

14yrs.

12yrs.

llmths.

7mths.

1mth. llmths. llmths.

6mths.

6mths.

6mths. mths.

Delib.

(50) 41 26 40 36 37 36 27 37 37

Rapid (50) 45 34 35 43 37 37 27 40 34

Gra.nd Total Average age of team, 13yr s. lOmths.

Average score, 72.11.

Total (lOO) 86 60 75 79 74 73 54 77 7l

649

:No. 2 PLATOO N, :No. llO COMJ:>AN Y-A TEAM. Name.

Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet Cadet

G. 8imons J . Holmes J. Billiard 8. Wyborn G. Luoena D. Johns .. ...... ... .

B. Cooke ...... .. .. .. .. .

N . Burgess .. .... .. .. ..

0. Clnrke .... .

· Age. 13yrs.

13yr .

14yrs.

14yrs.

14yrs.

14yrs.

13yrs.

14yrs.

12yrs.

Grand Total Average age of team, 14yrs, Average score, 81,2.

7mths.

7mths.

6mth s.

9mths.

10mths.

7mths.

3mths.

6mths.

8mths.

Delib.

(50) 42 40 44 44 41 43 36 36 30

Rapid (50) 46 36 40 45 44 42 4o 41 35

Total (100) 88 76 84 89 85 85 8~

77 65 730

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SHOOT ING

~o. 2, PLAT OON, No. 110 COMP ANY- B TEAM .

Averag e age .. ........ ... .. 14yrs. 1mth. 'l'otal score .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 530 Averag e score . .. .. .. .. .. . 66.25 No. 2 PLAT OON, No. 110 COMP ANY- C 'J'EAM. Averag e age ......... ...... 14yrs . 2mths . 'rotal score . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 504 Averag e score .. .. .... .. .. 63 .0 No. 2 PLAT OON, No. 110 COMP ANY- D TEAM .

Total â&#x20AC;˘score .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. ..

Averag e score .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. . .. .. .

760 76 .

No. 3 PLAT OON , No . 110 COMP ANY- B TEAM .

Total score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568 Averag e scor e .. .. .... .. .... ...... .. .. 70.375 ~o. 3 PLAT OON, No. 110 COMP ANY- C TEA1 VI. Total score . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546 Averag e score .... .. ........ ...... .. .. 68.25 No. 3 PLAT OON , No. 110 COMP ANY- D TEAM .

Total score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580 Averag e score .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 71.7 5 No . 4 PLAT OON , No. 110 COMP ANY- A 'I'EAM .

Total score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625 Averag e score . .... .. ... .... .. ... .... . 78.0 No. 4 PLAT OON , No. 110 COMP ANY- B 'l'EAM .

Total score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586 Averag e score ........ ..... ......... .. 73 .25 ~ 0 . 4 PLAT OON , No . 110 COMP ANY- C TEAl\t J Total score . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591 Averag e score .... .... .. ......... .... . 73.875 In connec tion with the Imper ial Challe nge Shield Competitio ns the School champ ionshi ps are judged . The scores which count in the averag es for the champ ionshi ps are the best two t ests in practic e nnc1 the scol'e made in the finAl shoot .

NOTES .

63 The Searle Cup , which is for the Senior Champ ionshi p, resulte d:1st Test. 2nd Test . Final.

Average. (lOO) (100) ( 1100) 1st-W . E. Alexander ... 98 97 97 97.33 2nd-H . Y. Stevenson .. . 98 97 96 97.00 3rd-J. Ogle ............ .. . 88 89 98 95.00 4th-M . Lysons .....

98 90 95 94.33 T'he Hamb lyn Cup, for boys under 16 years of age, r esu ited: 1st Test. 2nd 'l'est. Final.

Average. (lOO) (lOO) ('lOO) 1st-M . Lysons 98 90 95 94.33 2nd-D . O'Halloran 98 97 86 93.66 3rd-R . Buick ... .

92 94 94 93.33 'Hh-W . Foote 96 89 92 92.33 W. Ritter 92 93 92 92.33

The Loved a.y Cup , for boys under 15 years of age, resulted :lstTes t. 2nd Test. Final.

Average. (lOO) (lOO) ('100) lst-J. Medley .. ....... ... 90 91 93 91.33 2nd-E. Wigg ......... .. . 90 t$0 94 89.00 3rd-P . Grover 88 91 86 88.33 4th-R . Bree .. ... . ........ 87 82 94 87.66 The McLeo d and Slade Cup. for boys under 14 years of age , resulted:1st Test. 2nd '.rest. Final.

Average. (lOO) (lOO) (100) lst-R. Lawrence 81 86 87 84.66 2nd-C . Tait .. .. .. . .. . .. .. 81 78 86 81.66 3rcl-Billing 82 85 72 79.66 In the third term twenty boys were selecte d for prac~i .:;e for the Weekl y Press Shield team and that numbe r has now been reduce d to twelve , from which the final team will b picked .

During this term also a number of boys hav e been practis ing for the long range compe titions which are held ht Rewa Rewa., but owing to the bad weath er only one prac ti ce has been held there. .

At the Area rifle meetin g held at R ewa R ewa on November 8 a numbe r of boys frorn School compe ted and succee ded in annexi ng a large portion of the prize-m oney.

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NOTES .

In the 'l'erritoria.l m at ches D. Guy obtained second place in application at 200yds. and first equal in application at 300 yards , while C. Saxton ·secured fourth place in a.pplication at 500 yards.

In the competition for Cadets over 17 years 0 . Rainger ·ucceeded in winning the aggregate with 96 points out of.

100.

Tn the matches for Cadets under 17 years the t)chool boys did remarkably well and secured most of the prizemoney. M. Lysons won the aggregate with the excellent score of 99 out of 100; C. Green wa.s second with 96 and 8.

Richardson was third with 93 points .

In addition many boys came well up in the prize list and carried off a consider abl e amount of money .

BOXING

NOTES.

(H. W . Brown. ) On 'fhursday, Novemb er 8, contr ary to expectations, <~ very large number of enthusiastic specators completely fill ed th e Assembly Hall, thus showing that School boxing is a very popular sport. This year the omp etitors trained earn estly , with the 1~es ult that m any int eresting bouts wer e witnessed. E ach bout consist ed of three two-minute round ~ and that the spectators appreciated the boxing was evinced by the hearty a.p plause they gaYc at t h e end of each round .

Vl e. h ave to thank h eartily our instructor , who gav e up every Thursday mornincr in coaching us, and who was responsible for a good deal of th e success of th e toumament .

On Wednesday night Mr . Thompson capably r efer eed th r semi-finals, while on Thursday night we were very fortunn tr in obtaining the services of Mr . T. TTac·ey a. r efer ee .

The officials wer e as follow :-Timekeeper , Mr. G. B er trand; announcer, Mr. A. J . Papps, final steward, Mr. J. W .

Connell ; glove stewards, Messrs . H. Pope and V. E. Kerr; official r ecorder, Mr . A. W. Diprose ; judges, Messrs. E. Whittle and E. Stagpoole; m edical examiner, Dr. Fookes ; seconds, W. E. Alexander , J . E. E avt?R. T. CbriRti e and D .

Guy.

BOXING

NOTES.

65 WEDNESDAY NIGHT-SEMI-FIN ALS .

Under lOst.-J. P at el'son (9.11 ) defeated D. McLean (9.1. ) ; W. Brodie (9.5) defea.ted S. Hutchen (9.7;; G. Bayl:y (9.4) defeat ed W . Brewster (9.8) .

Under 9st .-A. W alker (7.10) drew with S. Spiel'.'

(8.0); R. Fletcher (8.10) defea.t ed H. H awkins (8.13); C. Cm·kill (8.12) defeated J3. Cooke (8.10 ) . nder 8:;t . -J. B eaven (7.6 ) 'defea,t ed B. Sommerville ('7.0 ) ; F. Cl eland (7 .5) defeated J. L aw (7.10) ; J . B eaven (7.6) defeated T. York (7.10) .

Under Gst. - W. Carter (5.12) defeated W . Nolan (5.13).

Under ii ~t . -K. H empton (4.10) drew with T . W estern (4.10 ) ; V . Madgwi k (4.13) defeated T . B ariow (4.12). . vVe are indebted to the Taranaki H erald for the follow mg account of 'Ihursday night 's events :UNDEH FIVE STONE. ~eu1i-~nul. -'1'. W e: tern (4.10) defeat ed K. Hempton _( -±.10) . 'Ihese boy.· had fo ught a draw the previous evenmg an~ there w_a ~ again very little betw een them.

Both

made It very_ wilhng, but they showed no defen ce .

The : ~·owd was highly amused.

It wa s a ?ase of right, left, J 1ght, left_ m each round , both boys landmg alternately and both makmg for th e, fa0c, always leaving their bodies open to .att_a ck. vVest ern S blO\I'S we1·~ the better timed, particularly m the last l'OLmd , and he gam ed the verdict. . l•'inal.-V. Magwick (-±.13) defeated Western . Magw:ck drew the bJJ:.e in the semi-finals. The first round was ~a.n·~~ even; Wester~ u~ ed both ~and,;, but displa-y ed no defence. On th . othe1 hand Magw10k was more versatile and showed more JUd~nent.

Magwick had the best of the seco_nd round , a m ce left ea u~ing W est ern to change his Lactrcs _and. to make some attempt at cover.

W ester 1:u ·heel m w1th a w~irlwind o_f rights and lofts in the thir~ 10un~l , ·om e_of whiCh l\IagwiCk was able to guard , and h e retahat ed w1th a c-ouple of lefts which st eadied his aame opponent and h_e scored fr equentl y towards the close"' and gamed the verdict .

UNDE B SIX ::;TONE. ?'

F inal.-W. Carter (5.12) defeated A. Field (5.8) .

I 1eld opened well and kept Carter on the defen ce for a while ,

.BOXING NOTES.

BOXING NOTES.

but when they got to close quarters Carter was the better boy and the round ended in his favour. The second was a good round and there wa~ not much to choose between them.

Field was very nimble, but Carter wa.s always steady and was content to lead and then cover . Field scored up points in the third round and his blo\1·::; seemed to have more sting in them than did Carter'~. Field h ad evened up the points Field was the and an extra minute round was ordered. more aggressive , but wa · inclined to be erratic, thus givin.; Carter an opportunity of s ·oring up the points and being declared the winner.

UNDER SE\ EN STONE.

UNDER EIGHT STONE.

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Semi-finaL-A. Hutchen (6.7) defeated P. Chivers (6.3) . In the fir ·t round Hutchen h ad the best of the opening exchanges and did most of the leading, though Chivers got in some nice work occasionally with both hancls.-Hutchen's round . The second round opened very willing , but Hutchen knew more about the gam.e and was having th e best of the bout. In the third round Hutch en again proved too good for Chivers. landing rights and lefts to the face and winning the fight comfortably .

Semi-finaL-H. Fookes (6. 10) defeated S. Wybourn' (6.8). Wybournc was very aggressive at the outset , but Fookes covered \\·ell and made the best possible use of a good straight left, which frequently connected to the nose.Fookes' round. .Fookes again made great use of his left and was able to oreak through vVybourne's guard with apparent ease . In the third round Fooke fought Wybourne almost to a standstill , but h e was a plucky opponent and stood up to Fookes to the finish. Fookes won with a good margin of points to spare.

F inal.-Fookes lefeated Hutchen. Fooke varied hi~ style in this bout , again making u:e of his left and occasionally landing a right upp er- cut. H e also showed a good cl fence, Hutchen always finding it cliffwult to hit him. Fookcs scor ed with lefts and several upper-cuts in the first round. which ended in his favour. In the second round Hutchen rushed in, but Fookes was on the alert and had the best of the exchanges. The earlier pad of the third and final round was more even, but Hutchen began to tire and Fookes was again scoring up the points towards the finish. Fookes ' fight .

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Final.-J. Beaven. (7.6) defeated F. Cleland Cleland was the more aggressive right throuah b t h' (b71.5) . !" , u . IS ows were not well timed and B eaven . had no drffi.culty m count' cl t erina them B eav~n had ~~ t!Zctlionng h~mt~ :vith sh·traight rights and lefts. pom , 111 eac round.

UNDER NINE STONE. Semi-final -R l <'l t h . (8 O) ..1 . defeated U. UorkilJ Flet~her .a e c er (8.12).

Corkill in each of th~v~h: splendid display and outpointed rights and lefts whi'ch h·ee rounds. H~ landed with hard . . , owever, n1 11de httle · , .

Cork Ill, ImpressiOn ou who occasionally wa bl t b cl s a e o r eak through Fletchor 's auard In th . e secon round Fl t h · o beautiful rights and an occasional lefte :~t~ again l.anded Ff he nearly always managed to cover Corkill ' bl , much bet er ringcraft in the thirds . o~s. h etch er s.howed able to get in some effective worl:.oun , t ough Corlnll wa s .

Semi-final -S Spier . (8 O) cl f Walker , who \~a s flahtinasout. f h~ e~ted A. Walk~r (7.10). o th'Is c ass,. drew wrth Spiers the previous cveni;:{o· b~t doubt a .. to the b ett~r bo on S .Is occaswn there was no height and r each and l-epl.vv lJners had the advantage in :first round . In 'th . " d a 'er on the defensive in the . e secon round Sp' . , .Im s agam led, but ':"~lker ,,·as very elusive and . . .

Spwrs' f5uarcl and connected t~e~:raJ times ,got underneath e ace . The round, however, still saw Spiers holdino· he outcla ·sed Walker in the la:~~·o~~'d.ntage on points, and

. . . Final.-Pletcher defeated S ier ' PUlll::;hment in the :first ro d p 'tl s. l He u;tfhcted severe Spicrs, left eye . '1'11 e lattei~r~oor~hl lard rights , closing result of three or four riaht . " . e count ~or four as the 'l''he second and th' ·cl :' sclm qmck successwn to the J·aw. t n roun s were l"'l b no. very .strenuous , < etcher being content with h. round. Spiers was very aam IS .~ uhtstta~twl lead in the :first b 11 o he n ,oa cl f lll'Ouah 1 ·· · 'i'ls unn b1 e to penetr cate Flet c er s e ence.o ' owever, ut U NDER TEN S'I'ONE. , . '' Senu-:final.-W. Brodie (9 5) cl efeated G . . B~yly (9.4). lherc ':'as very little to choose .b r~und , Brodie having a sli aht ad~twee~ the boys m the :first Wlth several nice ]efts to th f antaoe .. Bayly connected e dache , Brodre retaliating with [efts and riahts to the f eart B . a· ace an . ~ Io Ie made good use of 1us ng~t in the second round . connect occaswnally with hi s left B:md~ Bha.yl.y .was able to , ro Ie avmg much the

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best of the encounter towards the close of the round and havina a good lead on points. Bayly attacked vigorously in the"' third round , but Brodie ·was equal to the occasion and more than held his own, this round also ending in his favour.

Final.-Brodie defeat ed J. P aterson (9.11). · Paterson Brodie was too good for had a bye in the semi-final.

Pat erson all t hrough. He had much the best of the opening round , and frequent ly scored with both bands to th e fa ce. In the second round Paterson fought with more vim, but Brodie again had the advantage on points, making better use of both bands. In th e third round Paterson was much mor e aggressive and h ad the advantage, but Brodie had est ablished too big a. lead in t he fir st two rounds and 11·on the fight.

UNDE R E LEVEN STONE. Final.-L. Ennis (10.4) defeat ed B. Davies (10.4) . 'l'bis was one of the best bouts of the evening. Each round D avies spoiled any was ch ar act erised by h ard hitting. for openings for J. looking by ad h have c·han ce he might righ t upp er- eut, which app eared t o be his favourite punch.

Ennis was m or e t han equal to the occasion, how ever , and in practically every instanc - t ook his oppon ent's blows on his glove, at th e sam e t ime frequ ently driving D avi es' head back with stingin g right,; . ]~ach round ended in fa vour ol' E nnis .

SE NIOR CHAMPIONSHIP .

E. Gibson (10. 3) defeated H . Brown (11 .4) . Brown early landed wit h seveta l h ard rights, Gibson findin g i t hard to conn ect, B rown having a big advant age in r each. Brown was only m aking use of -on e h and , however , wh ereas later Gibson used bot h h ands and drove home hard blows t o the ribs . He h ad a slight lead at the end of the fir st round. In the second round Brown again relied on his left , b ut Gibson guarded well and again landed t o th e body, and o ccasionall~ ­ Lo the face, with both hands . 'Ihis was also Gibson 's round .

Gibson landed thr ee well-tim ed rights in succession during an at tack by B rown in :,he third round , whereas Brown only G1bson fully once found his m ark during this exchange. held his own , and gained th e covet ed honour of School champion.

OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION

69

OFFICERS , 1923-1924.

President: C. H. Wynyard.

Vice-Presidents : H . R. Billing and Dr. E. F. Fookes.

Hon. T1·eas urer: H . W. Kirkby.

Hon. Auditor: F. ~ - Whitcombe.

Commit tee : R. H. George, A. M. MacDiarmid, A. B ew~ey, R. A. Blundell , J. D . Willis, R. G. Howell , C. D. Collins .

11-epresentative at th e Sehool: A. J. P apps .

Hon. Secr et aries : P. F. Atkinson. and Bracken Wilson.

J<Jditor Old B oys ' Column: Bracken W ils on, P.O. B ox 169 . ~ ew Plym outh .

TO OLD BOYS. Your ont emporaries would like to know something of yom· present whereabouts. P erhap you may h ave come int_o tou ch with other Old Boys recently who do not often wnte letters . Please send us something about yourself and about those Old B oys you h ave seen , and if you h ave ch an ged your address let us know your present wh er eabouts . If you will. do thi s i~ will add interest to the Old Boys' Column bes1dr,; l c,;~emn g th e t ask of the Editor .

GYMNASIUM FUND. ~~e As ocia tion is at pres~nt engaged upon the project of rmsm g funds for th e er ection of a. Gymnasium at the School. L_ast :y:e~ r by the m eans of a Gala Day they were snccessf_ul m nnsmg aJ:>out ~350 , but the Education D epartm e~lt w1ll n ot h elp this obJ ect unless there is more mone:y~ av ml ~bl e . At p1:e~ent the Association are going into the questiOn of orgamsmg some function t o r aise the balan ce r eIt is felt that perhaps th er e quired. som e £ 700 or £800. ar c some Old Boys_ and even p~r ents outside of New Plymouth who would hke to subscnb e to this fund and it h as hecn decided to op en a Subscription List for this purpose.

W e should be glad to receive any donations, which should be forwarded t o th e H on . Secr et ari es, P .O. Box 169, New Plymouth .

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OLD BOYS' AN NUAL REPORT.

OLD BOYS' ANNUAL REPORT. The seventh annual report of t h e New Plymouth High Sch ool Old Boys' Association for t h e year ended September 30, 1923, which was presented to members at the ann:uaJ aeneral meeting h eld in the Soldiers' Club Rooms , Kmg Street , l\ ew Plymouth, on Tuesday , October 16, 1923, at 7.30 p.m.

Your Executive has pleasure in pr esenting the seventh annual report of th e As ociation.

vV ar Memorial Gates. - At the t ime of the last ann:ual m eetina the Memorial Gates were in the course of er ectwn aud we~·e complet ed shortly after the beginnin~ of t h e year. t:lom e delay occurred in arran ging the unvetlmg cer emony owina to his Excellency the Governor-General. who h ad promised to be pr esent at the unveiling, b eing unable to away from Wellington. On Mar~h 21, 1923, the memor.wl wa: unv eiled by his Excelleney m the pr esen ce of a lrugc gathering of Old Boys, parents of Old Boys, schola~· s of thL' a chool and townspeople . Our t h anks are due to hts E xcellency for his kindness in b eing pr esent~ at th ~ cer emony.

Ther e is still a credit balance of £17 los 6d m the War Memorial A count and m embers will be asked at the annual mcetina0 in what manner this is to be exp end ed .

?c

Gymnasium Fund.-The amount to the .cr~dit of th_is fund amounts to £364 2s 7d, which amount 1s mvested _m the New P lymouth Savings Bank. _'l~1e Gala Day whiCh was h eld before the last annual m eetmg, on October 21 , 1922 , produced over £320 and t his amount would h ave been larger h ad the weath er condit ions b een more favo urab~c.

The thanks of the Asssociation are due to all those ladtes who so ably assisted with the work in co~ ection ~i th the Gala Day. While the Mini st er of E~u ~ahon ~as m to:vn r ecently a deputation from the Assoctatwn watt~d on hm1 with a proposal that if the D epartment w_ould provtde £1500. the Association would guarantee to ratse the balance r equired, approximately £500, for the erecti<?n of a Gymnasium . The Minister , while in sympathy wtth the proposal, stated that h e could promise nothing at the moment, but tha.t if the Association cam e to him with £1000 h e would then consider t h e proposal. In view of this decision ~t will be necessary for the Association to go i~to the que_s twn of raising the extra sum, £600 odd, an~ th1s m atter wtll com e up for discussion at the annual meetmg.

71 Annual Reunion 1922.-This was held at the conclusion of t h e annuai meeting on October 28, 1922, in the achool Dinin g Hall. Unfortunately there was not _a very large attendance, but t h ose present sp ent a very enJoya.ble even ing. Owing w t h e conduct of eertain Old Boys present ut th e reunion it has unfortunately becom e n ecessary to hold futur r eunions a\Yay from t h e School. It is not proposed Lo hold a r eunion this year, but a proposal is on h and to hold th e r eunion on E aster Saturday, to be follow ed by th e Old Boys' Ball on Easter Monday or Tuesday.

Thi was the sugge. tion made by Old Boys in Auckland, W ellington and oth er centres, and as it will enable Old Boys to b e present h er e for the East er h olidays the Committee are of th e opinion that the dates m ention ed would be better t han t ho e on which the functions h ave been previously h eld. Possib ly Old Boys in New P lymouth may not approve of t his, but the Committee feel that Old Boys from outside t h e town arc to b e considered a.nd think that the dates m entioned above arc the best times at which the functions could be h eld.

Ann ual Ball .-T1h e Annual Ball was t his year h eld on .July 6 and proved a great success, although there was a sub. stantial l os~;; to be met at the con clusion. The Committee nre extrem ely di sappointed " ·ith th e very poor s upport that Old Roy: give this function and fool that there should h avl' been a muc·h larger attendance of Old Boys at t h e ball . The mnttcr will c-ome up for di scussion at the annual meeting The loss on the ball \Vas born e bv the A.·sociation and b ' t h e Bn ll Comm ittee p er. onally . " · a port .-T'he Old Boys . Club s in town s till continue to prosper and arc n m,r all on a goocl basis and easily holding their own amon a the l oadin g club s in the various sports ·w ith th e large number of boys leaving School acb year their pos:ition . h ould be c:onsider ably strength en ed and we would m ge all Old Boys to give t h em all the support they can . W e wo uld like to . uggest to t h e various clubs that they should endeavour to arrange match es with Old Boys ' clubs from other schools . Whil e on the subj ect t h e Association wisheB to ext end to the School F irst Fifteen its congratulations on t h eir splend id performance in winning and holding the Moas r nr Cup for t h e sea on .

Fimmce.-From a perusal of the accounts it will be seen that there is a credit balance of £16 Ss 10d to the General Account , against a balance of £ 17 9s 4d at the end of last year . '.rhis reduction is brough t about by the loss on

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the Annual Ba.ll, of which the Committee decided the General Fund should bear a portion. The only source of revenue of the Association is from memb ers ' subscriptions , and as t hese are only payable by the boys leaving School , it will be seen t hat. all functions run by the Association must be self supporting as the funds will not permit the meeting of losses as has been done in previous years . We trust, therefore, that members will give the r eunion and Annual Ball more support than they h ave done in the pa•st.

Auckland Branch.-On the occasion of the High School versus Auckland Gr ammar School football match at Auckland on August 11 it was decided that it would be a fitt ing occasion on which to hold a reunion of Old Boys in Auckland. The president and secr etaries wer e in Auckland at t h e time of t he match and they organised a gathering of Old Boys on the evening of the match. It was indeed pleasing to see so m any Old Boys present, some 50 gathering together to discuss old times at the School. A very enjoyable evening wa spent and it augur · well for t he success of the branch in Au kland which it was decided should be formed t here. It i hoped next year that reunions will be held in W ellington and Auckland and possibly Dunedin.

Now that ther e i" "uch a large number nf Old Boys in these centres these r eunions are an excellent means of keeping them in touch with the work of the Association and t he old School.

Old Boys' Column.-'l'his column is still kept going il1 " The Taranakian" and provides n ews of the movements ot Old Boys in the Dominion and elsewhere.

Once again we must appeal to members to forward any nntes of interest they m ay have concerning Old Boys, as this would considera.bly lessen the work of the Editnr, besides providing further interest to the notes. 'l1lis r eport would not be complete if r eference were not made to the loss the Association and School have sustained in th e death of t he first president and prime mover in the formation of the Association, J. E. Wilson. The n ews of his d eath came as a great s hock to Old Boys, mor e especially as h e was present only shortly before a.t the r eunion of Old·Boys held in Auckland. R'e was president of the Association at its inception in 1912, and h as always taken a keen inter est in the wnrk of the Association and in any matters eonn ect ed with the School. The Associatio-n extends its deepest sympathy to his widow and family in the great los t hey have sustained .

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73 'l'he followina Old Boys have died during the past year, and we extend o~r sympathy to their r elatives in their loss : F. C. J. Bellringer , H. W . Broadmore, W. J. Stanton , tl.

O'CarroU, C. H . Paynter.

General.-'I'h e Executive h as m et on seven occasions and the attendance at all meetings has been good. In conclusion, we would urge Old Boys to keep more in touch with the Association. When it is considered that there are over 900 Old Boys of the School it will be realised what a bi& task it is to keep our r ecords up to date, and the work ot the Committee would be considerably lightened if Old Boys would notify the secretaries of any change of their address .

We would also urge Old Boys t o keep more in touch with t he School and t h e Association and to take a more lively mt erest in the doings of the old School.

T'hanks.-'l'h e thanks of the Association are due to the ladies ' committees who s o ably assisted at the Gala Day and the Annual Ball , and whose efforts were in no s mall measure r esponsible for the very great success of both these functions; to the President (Mr. Austin Bewley) for the use of his office fo r Committee meetings; and to Mr. and Mrs. Moyes and the m asters at the School for the very able assist ance they have given t h e Association at all times . It i indeed gnftifying to find the Asssociation and School are so intimate, a this condition is essential for the effective \Yorking t he Association .

RE-UNION AT AUCKLAND. A r eunion of Old Boys of t he New Plymouth Boys ' High t\chool was held in the Foresters' Hall, Auckland, on Saturday, August 11. 1923, when some 50 Old Boys of the School for egather ed . Hr . J . K Wilson (Auckland) pre·ided , and Mr. W. H. Moyes, headmaster of the School ; Mr. A. B ewley (New Plymouth) , president of the Old Boys Association, and Messrs. P. Atkinson and J. B. Wilson (sec· r etarics ) were amongst those present.

The toast of the evening , " The New Plymouth Boys ' High School, " was proposed b.y Mr. J. E. Wilson, who r efen·ecl to the growth of t h e School from its comm encement in 1881 to the present day, and congratulated the School Rugby team on its success in the match against Grammar School tba.t day .

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Mr . W. H. Moyes (headmaster ), in responding , briefly outlined the work of the School, and referred to the variou s achievements of the School in connection with football , crick et and shooting.

In the course of his remarks Mr. Moyes touch ed upon the fine record of successes Old Boy~ had seemed at the various universities and in other circles.

He al o mentioned the assistance t h at had been rendered to the School by the Old Boys' Association. H e con cluded by ext ending an invitation to the Old Boys to visit the School whenever they ,,·ere in Ne·w P lymouth, and stated that n hearty welcome would await them ·hould they do tiO. The toa st of the Old Boys· Association was proposed by Mr. Fred. P ear. on (Hamilton ), one of the original scholar:-; of the School in 1881.-Mr . Austin B ewley, in r eplyin g , briefly ummarised the work of the Old Boys' Association. ""l'he 8chool Fifteen·· was proposed b;y Mr. 0. Bayly. and in responding Mr. A. J. Papps (who was in charge ol· the team) thanked Old Bo;ys for their support that afternoon. H e said that the School would be defending the cup against Te Aute at New Plymouth on Saturday .

Dr. E. F. Fooke. (New Plymouth) proposed ··t;istcr Colleges. ' · Messr:-;. A. H . Hyder , on behalf of the Chri tchurch Boy: ' High School , and ~Ir. A. J. Papp. (Ne!. on College) r esponding.

The decitiion to form a branch of the lo(;al Old Boys· Association in Auckland was made during the evening, and a committee was appointed to go into the matter. 'l'he gathering t erminated with the singing of · · Auld Lang Syne. ·' 'l'ho ·e Old Boys who \Yerc present at the r eunion \\·ere : Airey .

J. Kingston , J. R evel! , J. D. Clemow , D. P enman. H . Symc.

C. Fair , G. McB. 8alt, L eo Horrock,; , J. 'l'erry, 0. W. Ba;yly, \.. J. H ealy , H. L. Calder, S. Allcmann, A . Buchanan.

A. Candy, E . Silson , E. ChiYcrs, L. Waller , R Sinclair , B. Boon, L. o·Hallornn , L . ~- Foote , F. H. Batten, D . Teed.

W. J. Syme (Auckland). J. M. Hinc ('l' c Kuiti) , A. D eath (Whangarei ), H. A. Pinitt (:Morrinsvill e), Fred. Pearson and F. William (Hamilton), W. Mackay (Mercer), H. Lucena (Christchurc h), E . B e kbessinger (Waitaru). R. Christie (Manaia ), A . Betts (Okaiawa) , \. . Bewley, Dr. E. F . Fookes, W. H. Moyes, A. J. Papps, N. F . Little . P . F. Atkinson and J. B. Wilson (New Plymouth). .J . E. Wilson, A. B.. Hyder, L. G. Hill, B. Noakes , k

OBITUARY.

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J. E. WILSON, S.M.

'l'he death took place at Auckland on Sunday of Mr. J. E. Wilson , S .lVI. , formerly of New Plymouth, where he was a very well-known citizen, having at one time occupied the position of Mayor of the borough. It was known here that Mr . \Vilson had been indisposed of late and that he had been grant ed leave of absence from his magisterial duties.

He underwent an operation during last week, and although the reports received here as to the r esult of that were not wholly reassuring , the news of his death came as a. shock both to his relatives and many friends in this district.

The late Mr. Wilson was a son of Captain Wilson, of New P lymouth. He was born at Urenui, and received his education in New Plymouth, being an Old Boy of the New Plymouth High School. He was a very promising student, and on leaving School adopted the law as his chosen profession.

He entered the office of Mr. J . B. Roy , and arter qualifying as a solicitor was taken into partnership by Mr. Hoy . Later h e commenced practice on his own account , and subsequently entered into partnership with Mr . George Grey, with whom he carried on business until his appointment to a Magistracy, in which capacity h e was stationed first at W estpo-rt and later at Auckland.

Mr. Wilson 's career marked hin1 out for distinction and h e was honoured by being appointed Chief Justice of Samoa. H e r esigned that appointmen t for domestic and health reasons, and on returning to New Zealand was again appointed to the Magisterial Bench in the Auckland district .

During hi residence in New Plymouth the late Mr. Wilson took a deep interest in local :1ffa.irs, being imbued with a keen ·en ·e of his civic r esponsibility . He ,s howed a fine public spirit and supported with enthusiasm every project which had for it· object the welfare and advancemen t of the town. He was a very warm supporter of his old t:l chool , servina on t h Board of Governors, of which for a period he was hairman. He was an active member of the vld Boys ' Association , and took a keen interest recently in ·he formation of a branch of the Association in Auckland among Old Bo-ys now resident in the northern city .

In municipal affairs h e took a leading part for many years and rendered exeellent service both o-n the Council and later as Mayor. It was during his occupancy of the position of Mayor that the tramway construction was commenced and

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t o him fell the honour of turning the firs t sod in connection w1th the Lmdertaking. 'l 'he late Mr. Wil ·on m arried a daughter of the late .i\lr.

L. A. Hamerton, of lnglewood.

He is survived by hi::; widow and a young family . In addition to his father, who i,: well-known in New Plymouth, Mr. Wilson also ha s a broth er (Mr. 1'. Wilson) and sist er (Miss A. Wilson) r esident in ~ew Plymouth .

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The annual m ee ting of the New Plymouth High ~d10 ol Old Boys' Association was held at th e Soldiers' Club on Tuesday evening , Octob er 16. 'I'her e was an attendance ot about thirty Old Boys and the President of the Association (Mr . Austin Bewley) o ·cupied th e cha.ir.

In moving the adoption of the r port , th e ehairmuu briefly commented upon the events and activities of th<.: year . H e ext ended t he Association 's congratulations t o the School Fifteen upon winning the Moascar Cup , expres ing t he pleasure which h ad been given Old Boys in wa.t chin g t heir fine performances . T'he chairman announced that a bran ch association, simil ar to that started in Auckland, had been formed in W ellington , and he was pleased to sec that u number of older Old Boys appeared among the otlicen ; elect ed. In conclusion h e ext ended his sincere thanks t o the ecr etaries (Messrs . J . J3. Wilson and P. Ji'. Atkinson ) and the executive for the splendid work and resu lt s that bacl been achieved during the year.

Mr. C. ll. W ynyard seconded the motion.

H' wu,.; pleased to see the active inter est displayed in the Association'· affair · by the younger Old Boys, w·hich was oYidcnced by the numb er pre ent that evening. Commentin g upon the Minist er of Education '· proposal that t he Old Boy,; .·hould fi nd £ 1000 befor e he would m ak a grant t o the gym nasium fund , 1Ir. W ynyard said the t ask ·et \\' uS a h ea,'.'· ono, but h e hoped they would n ot lose sight of ·heir obj <'I. It might not be possible to r a.ise the money this year. bu t they could still trivc for n ext year, wh en po,.s ibly ;.: onl< ' tangible recoanition might be received from t he dopartrn eut .

Continuing, Mr. Wynyard urged Old Boys to keep th e old School spirit alive by supporting all in titut ions r nd ~ p o rt ~ organisations conducted in the interests of Old Boys .

H was gratifying to see that the Association had a small credit THE LATE MR. J. E. WILSON , S.M. (Died September 2, 1923.)

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balan ee in hand , but h e cons idere d the Old Boys ' Ba.U de;;erve d bette r supp ort than it received. porte d this , their only social func tion, he If Old Boys supwas sure it could be mad e a finan cial success.

Mr . A. J . Papp s, in r eturn ing than ks latio ns exten ded to the School team , remafor the cong ratuthing possible was done to enco urag e boys rked that everyleavi ng the School to supp ort the Old Boys ' Association.

Officers for the ensu ing year were elect l>resident , Mr . C. H. Wyn yard ; vice- presi ed as follo ws:J3illing and Dr. E. F. :Fookes; hon. treas dents, Mr. H. R · Kirk by; joint hon . secre taries, Mess rs. urer, Mr . H. W. .P. :F. Atki nson ; hon. audi tor, Mr. F. W. J. B. Wils on and Whi tcom be; Committe e , Mess rs . A. J. Papp s (School repre l\Iac Dian nid, A. Bew ley. R. H . George, senta tive) , A. M. R. Blun dell, U. Colli ns , and J. D . Will is.

Afte r the completio n of the l\Iem orial Gate s, whic h were •rec:ted from subscript ions mad e by Old Boys , there re.mai ned a credi t balan ce of £17 15s 6d. appr opria te this amo unt for the purp oseIt was decid ed to of proc uring an hono urs boar d for the School, the desig n to be left to Mr. Moyes (prin cipal ).

For the purp ose of secur in g the assis tance of Old Boys li ving away from )<ew Plym outh in rega rd to raisi ng the amou nt aske d for by the Mini ster befor e he will consider giving a gran t towa rds the prov ision of a School, a r ecom mend ation was mad e to gym nasiu m at the the inco ming Commi.tt ec that a subscript ion list .·hou ld be circulat ed amon gst Old Boys out of the town . It was also considere d that the Old Boys .·houl d orga nise with a view to holdi.ng anot her gala day in ~ew Plym outh early in the New Year .

Heco mmendat ions were r eceiv ed from the Aucl dand and Well ingto n bran ches that the annu al reun ion and ball shou ld he held in ~ew Plym outh at East er .

It that this woul d en abl e man y Old Boys livinwas poin ted out to be prese nt. 'fhe matt er was left in g in othe r parts exec utive. No r eunio n will be held this the hand s of the year.

A suggestio n was mad e by Mr. How ell that some pro\·ision shou ld be mad e for the representa tion of Old Boys ' spor ts clubs on the exec utive . As matt ers clubs were repre sente d, but the time migh were at pres ent t woul d not be so and he cons idere d some arriv e when this prov ision shou ld be mad e in the rules for this conti ngen cy. to keep the matt er in view with the objec It was decid ed nece ssary alter ation s mad e at the next gene t of havi ng the ral meet ing.

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The annou nceme nt that a branc h associ ation had forme d in Welli ngton was conve yed in a letter receiv been ed from the secret ary of the newly -form ed branc h .

It was stated that the following officers were electe d :-Pat ron, H. Moye s; presid ent, Judge Raws on; vice-p Mr. W. reside nts, Messr s. Hemp ton , Hurst.house, Harle , Pope and Colonel Stand ish; Comm ittee , Messr s . Christ ie, Newel l, Foden .

Botha mley and Sutherland ; hon. secret ary and treasu rer .

Mr. E. G. Water son Greet ings were extend ed to t h e members of the paren t Assoc iation .-It was decide d to ackno wledge the letter , wishin g the branc h every succe ss in its future activi ties .

Votes of thank s to the chair and to the press termin ated the meeti ng.-' l'aran aki Heral d.

OLD BOY S' CRIC KET CLU B. ANNU AL MEET ING. The annua l meeti ng of the Club was h eld at the Soldie rs· Club on Septe mber 27 , a fair numb er of memb ers being presen t. The annua l report reads as follo ws:Gent leme n,-Yo ur comm ittee has much pleas ure Ill presen ting to you th e fourth annu al r eport of The New Pl;ymouth High School Old Boys' Crick et Club.

Unfor tunate ly it was only found possible to enter one team in the local compe titions last year , but it is expec ted that suffici ent young memb ers will be availa ble this season to p ermit o·f at least one junior t eam being enter ed.

The t eam was again captai ned by A. Osbor ne , and consideri ng the fact that som e little difficu lty was at times experi enced in gettin g a full eleven togeth er , did very being runners-up in the North 'l'aran aki competition, well. which was won by the New Plymo uth Club, to wh om we ext end our con gr atulations .

Towar ds the end of the season t h e club was able to b ase a quant ity of practi ce mater ial , but unfor tunate pmly it was little used. It is sugge sted that this season at least two nights in the week be d efinite ly set aside for practi ce, and that attend ance at su ch practi ce be regula r .

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79 The club is in a .sound financ ial positi on, despit e the fact that ·s ome small accou nts are owing from last yea1·. little gear will have to be bough t .t his season , so that Very at the end of the season it should be possib le for the club to have a substa ntial amou nt standi ng to its cr edit. ·we regret to state that one of our esteem ed vicepresid ents, the Rev. S. S. Os borne , h as for .some time past been suffer ing from ill-health , but we ar e glad to be able to report that h e is now conva lescen t.

Sinc.:e Pukek ura Park is the only groun d in New mouth at prese nt suitab le for practice, it is a. matte Plyr for regret that the comm ittee in contro l does not give mo-re attentio n to th e cricke t comm unity by provid ing a sufficient numb er of good practi ce wicke ts. Promi ses have been made towar ds rectify ing t his troubl e, but last season these promises were not fulfill ed as well as t h ey might have b een , the conse quen ce b eing that gr eat difT"icu lty was at times experien ced in gettin g even a r easona bly good strip of turf for the mattin g. P erhap s th e suppo rters of cricket on the board this season will give the m atter their consid eratio n. t3evera l of the club 's player s gained repres entati honou r.· during the season , and all acqui tted thems ve elves well. .

In conclu ·ion, your c:omm ittee would like to expres s th e cl ub 's appreciatio n to all those who have shown an intere st in our doings during the pa st year, and we trust that the c·lub wiil do even better t his season than it did in t h e 1922-2 0 !:'easOn. OFFI CERS . 'l'he following officer were electe d fo r the 1923-:M sea:;ou :.--Pre sident , Dr. E. F . Fooke s (re-ele cted ) ; vicef pre:;Jd ents , Me ·sr:. George, Benn ett, Moyes and Rev. Osborne (all re-eleet ed ) , and Messr s. G. W . Palme r and Frank Willis ; t reasur er , C. Lash (re-el ected ); secret ary , J. D. Willis (re-ele cted ) ; comm ittee, Messr s . l\Iont eath, Bottri ll Osbor n e and I . Palmer ; club c:a.p tain , C. G. Bottri ll ; gates to North 'l'aran aki Crick et A. sociation , Messr dele: s. Osborn e and B ewley .

It has been found pos ible to enter bot h a senior and a junior t eam for th e local compe titions , and despit e the fact Lhat nume rous Old Boys take up tennis and swimm ing when they leave school , we should be able to run at least three team s next season . It is pleasi ng to note that those Old Boys who do play r ricket invari ably join the Old Boys '

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BOYS' FOOTBALL CLUB. 80 Club . The dub has to thank the School authorities for numerous invitations being given to members to ta.k e part in various pra.ctice games at the School, both tl;lis season and last. The annual match with the School was, as usual , played at the commencement of the season, and resulted in a. win for Old Boys.

The following are the r esults of the matches to date:Annual match, Old Boys v. School: 103 (Bottrill 28 , Palmer 34) to 53 (Osborne four for 5, Eggleton two for 12) .

Western Park v. Old Boy· : 181 (Bottrill five for 70, Eggleton three for &6) to 100 (Osborne 38, Eggleton 20) and 45 (Eggleton 15 , Kerr 14).

High School v. Old Boys: 90 (Osborne four for 16 , Eggleton three for 22) and 67 (Osborne seven for 3) to 110 (Lash 37) and 134 (Lash 26, Kerr 25, Palmer 25).

OLD BOYS' FOOTBALL CLUB. The end of August brought to a conclusion another ver"J' tmccessful season in the club 's history. Although none of t he championships fell to OUl' teams this year, the position of the club has been greatly strengthened by a large influx of young players from the School and other secondary ·chools, and the m embership i · the highest on record. The only cause for regr et is the lack of interest s hown by older Old Boys in the club's affairs, as the club looks to them to come forward as coach es and managers for the teams.

The senior t eam , in comparison with the senior t eams or other club s, is a eomparatively young one, and contains ,;everal members of last year's School XV. The team as a whole h as played the right kind of football-bright , open. and full of dash ,-and prospects for next season appear ver y rosy.

D. Sykes r epr esented Taranaki throughout the season. and proved a good consistent full-back for the province.

Doil e was selected to tour with the Taranaki B representatives, whil e Drader played for North Taranaki in the repr esentative trials.

The junior teams also had a very s uccessful season. particularly the third and fourth grade teams.

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Results of matches are as follows :SENIORS. v. Okato, at Okato; won, 14-3. This was a good fast game in which Old Boys, both backs and fo rwards , showed up well. Okato played h ard in t h e early stages, but t h e fitter t eam won. v. lnglew ood, at Inglewood; lost, 3- 9. The opposing pack were much heavier than Old Boys and consequently carri ed most of the scrums, and the Old Boys' backs did not get many chan ces .

For Old Boys, Doile kicked a penalty goal. v. Stratford, at Pukekura Park; lost, 3-5. This was a splendid game and very strenuously fought out. Old Boys had h ard luck in not winning, as they had slightly the better of the game. Near the call of timeR. Wilson made a brilliant run down the touch-line, but unfortunately lost th e ball as he fell over Stratford's line. v. Star; lost, 6-11 . This was a poor and rather ragged gam e, in which the whole team showed the effects of the previous h ard match. v . 'Iukapa; lost, 3-8.

Another splendid game, in which t h e honours were very even. Old Boys, both backs nnd forward s, played a bright and open game and kept 'f'ulmpa very busy . 'lukapa got the winning try near the end of the second spell. . v. Clifton, at Pukekura Park; lost, 3-16. A great name, in which Old Boys fully ext ended the Taranaki Zh ampions. Old Boys scored fir st, Doile kicking a good goal, nnd they kept Clifton busily defending for the greater part of the first spell. In t he last spell , however, the weighty Clifton pack were too h eavy, and they piled up the scor e. v. Okato , at Pukekura Park; won , 9-3 . Play in t hi s gam e was fnst and exciting, out Old Boys were s up erim· both ba ck and forward , and won fairly comfortably . \·. Inglcwood , a t the Shm1·crrotmch; d1·a,vn, no scor e. A h:ud , 0aru~l· li·naon<Yume in th e rain and mucl. Old Boys crossed , ln glewood 's line twice , but eac-h tim e the shppery ball mannged to evade the eager forwards. v. Stratford , at Stratford; lo:t, 13-8. Old Boys on l ~' had a weak team, but put up a very good display and were unlucky in not winning this game. Old Boys only played 14 men in the second spell , a. Wilson retired injured.

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v . star , at Pukekur a P ark ; won, 10--6. Old B~y s· back played nice op~n football, and sc~red two pretty tnes: and Taylor , at fiv e -mg~th s, potted 3: mce goal. Old Boys for ward outpl ayed then· opponent s 111 the scrums . v . Clifton , at W aitar a; lost , 18-3. O"·in g to injuries several m embers of the seniors could not travel , and th e vacancies were fill ed with juniors, wh o acquitted them selves very creditably . Clifton wer e too h eavy and experien ced .

The first juniors were considera bly weaken ed by numer·· · ous call s on their num bers t o fill vacan cies in t he senior t eam , and consequently only won on e m atch , drew two, and lost five .

The second juniors played nin e m atch es, of which th e,· won seven and lost two. Th ey cam e third in th e ompetit ion. P oints for , 128 ; against , 38.

The third juniors played nine gam es . 1v inning five . drawing on e, and losing three

OLD BOYS' NOTES .

P. J . O 'Carrol. wh o i · in t h e B ank of New Zeal and at Whangar ei , was in town r ecently . H e reports that ther are t wo ot h er Ol d B oys in \¥ h an gar ei.

Thom son and E. K. Good.

L ansley W aller, who is with the South British Insman ce Company in Auckland , wa s in New Plym outh recent ly on holidays .

A . G . Knuck ey is farming at Eltham.

Owen K eith is working in an office at Waitara .

E. J. Insull , who left School at th e end of is working in an office in town.

l::~ s t

t erm.

J . W . Thompso n is farming on the Fraser Road.

H awera .

R. H . Christie is in a pharmac y a.t Manaia.

He was in Auckland for the Gramma r-School match and was' present at the reunion held there.

Lionel Asher is now advertisi ng manager in th e firm of Bond and Bond in Auckland .

Eric Chivers is with L . D. Nathan iilld Co. , Auckland .

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W. E. Monk is on the staff of the National Bank at Wellingto n.

Irwin J. Howell is on t h e staff of the Di-strict R ailway Engineer in Auckland .

Arthur H empton , who r eturned from England in J uly, i::; nmv m anager of the Bank of New Zealand at W ellington .

At the m eeting of 01u Boys h eld in W ellington h e was elect ed a vice-pres ident of t h e W ellingt on branch.

L eslie Hill is accounta n t in the office of Wynyard and Wilson , solicitors, Au ckland .

H e was instrumental in an an ging the r eunion in Au ckland and the success was largely due t o his effor ts .

W e have r ecently r eceived a n ote from R ay L e Pine, wh o i::; m an aging clerk in t h e fi rm of D olan and B.ogers, soli citors, at Napier .

E ric Cole , who h as until r ecently been working in H awer u,, h as written us from Narranders (N.s .w ·.) , where he is 1v orking in a ch emist 's business . H e h ad a fortnight in Sydney before going t o his present position and seems very enthusia stic on that city.

T cd Boulton, wh o h a· been attending lectmes at Duncdin , i.: now on the staff of Nelson Boys' College . H e state th at h e knows of n o Old Boy in Nelson with th e exception of H. Y. Sea rl c, \\'b o i.· also teaching at t h e College.

Edgar Colem an is attending lectures at t h e Auckland 1Tniversi ty and 'l'r aining College .

H arold Grigg , wh o is farming at Ngaroto, in the Wai kat o, was present at t h e Auckland Grammar-School match nt A ucldancl.

Gordon Salt, who is lecturing at Auckland Universi ty , wa.· in Ne1v Plym outh r ecently . H e h as lat ely joined the ranks of the " ben edicts . ·' T\: n. Gran t i. n ow working on a farm at Shannon .

Owen Bayly, who is man ager of th e New Zealand Corresponde nce Schools, was present at t h e r eunion in Auckland. H e is very keen on the old School and states that h e has n budding t hree-q u arter for the School t eam about 1935.

Cm·thew Non·is is a part n er in th e firm of Non·is and Meldrum , solicitors, in Hamilton .

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NOTES.

Bill Noakes is on the staff of the National Insurance Company in Auckland. He was a great help in arranging the reunion at Auckland recently.

Charles Fair is on the staff of otanton, Johnston and Bpence, solicitors, Auckland . He was present at the r eunion held in Auckland. in August.

Dave Penman is on the staff of J. J. Craig, Ltd. , in Auckland.

Bill Silson is working with Robertson Bros. , shipping agents, in Auckland . N. Skelton is on the staff of the New Zealand H erald, Auckland. Trevor Simpson, who is on the ,;taff of the New Zealand Herald, was reporting at the recent sessions of Parliamen t.

Jim R evell is on the staff of the Bank of New Zealand in Auckland.

Harry Calder is on the staff of the Auckland Grammar School and was present a.t the reunion recently held in Auckland.

Keith Ward i 路 now working with George Court , Ltd., Auckland. :Frank Williams, who is now working in the Publi<路 Trust Office at Hamilton, was in Auckland for the Grammar match. In a letter received from him recently h e states that be has seen th e following Old Boys in Hamilton r ecently :-Bill Mackay, Harold Grigg, Harold Clarke, Norrr~an Day, 1-'at Fagan, G01路don W yborn, Alan Candy , and Denis Bell.

Harry Mason, who is on the staff of the school at Pihama, supplies us with the following notes of Old Boys down the Coast :-Ken. Mauri is working on his father's farm at Opunake. Jack BUl'ton is junior clerk in the Ban], of New Zealand at Opunake. M arcus Sutton is working in a sawmill at 'fe Kiri. G01路don and Bert Brunette are bacl' in Opunake once more, after being down in the South Island for some time. H. Sinclair is teaching a.t the Opunake School.

Harold Clarke is teaching at Otakeho.

Ken .

Robinson is farming at Otal<eho. Howard Putt is workin .!! on his father's farm at Otakeho. Sefton Herbert and R eg . .n.ubrey are both working on farms near Manfli<t .

A1ex.

Clarke is engineerin g at Pibamll.

CEDRIC MASON AVERY (Died February 25, 192.3; aged 18 years).

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Jim H on eyfi eld, who is farming at 'l'ataraimaka, supplies u::; \vith the following list of Old Boys in the Okato <llstri ct , all of whom are engaged in the farming industry:.Percy and John Smith, Llyn. Evans, Ernest Aish , L en. \\T ebster, K en. Honeyfi eld and Bill Thomas . H e also states that Bill 'l'homas and P ercy Smith played football for the Okato Club last year.

Monte B arak, ;vh o i ::; attending ledures at Canterbury Gollege, supplie::; u with the following notes of Old Boys in Ghristchurch :-D . G. Maekie has secured a position in Sydney in the .l'-i ational Electrical Company. ··weed " Hamblyn is taking B. Se. in Agriculture at Lincoln College anti kept t erms in Chemistry and Physics this year.

Harry Lucena is completing his Associa.teship in Civil Engineerng.

Eric Smart is working in the Lands and Survey Department and this year sits for hi s F irst Professional in J:LK John, Hrodie kept t erms in four pass subject s for B.A. , Latin, .l!..nglish, Fren ch and History; while Alec . of the same family kept t erms in the following pass subj ects for B. Se. and Engineering Entrance : Pure and Applied Mathem atics, Chemistry and Physic ·. F r eddy Davis is working in an office in town and played i ootball for Merivale. Charlie B arnett is in the Public 'l'rust Office and kept t erms in Pure and Applied Mathema ti c~ for B . Se . Mick Hughson kept t erms in four subj ect s for B . Se . Ch emistry (Advanced I.) , Pure ::VIa them atic::;, Physics and Geology . John Brodie and .bric Smart have been doing well at fo otball this year, bo-th b eing m emb ers oE the College enior team , which wer e runnersup in the competition,. Both r epresented Canterbury Col lege in th e Ne w Zealand 'Varsity t eam which visited Syd ney and gave a good account of them ·elves while ther e .

Monte has omitt ed t o give paTticular s of his own performances , but we are informed t hat h e kept t erms in Advan ced Chemistry , Advanced Physics and Applied M athematics . c·arrying off the Coll ege prizes in these last two- subj ects .

Basil Grayling, wh o is fa rming at Brixton and who r er·e ntly o-btained his lieutenant 's commission , supplies us with the followin g notes of Old Boys in the W aitara district :- " F armer " Fus ells (3) and Gordon Colson ar e farming at L epperton. Hugh Mace and H erman Honnor arc on farm s at Huirangi. Doug. Purdie is in the Bank of N e'il· Zealand at W aitara. R eg. Allen , who is s tudying pharmacy, is in the employ of E . Gaw, ch emist, Waita.r a.

Harry Mads cn is r eporting on th e Waitara Evening Mail. Ernie B eckb essinger has a grocery business in Wa.itara .

Billy J oll and K en. Lye are farming at Tikorangi. Ivan Vickery

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recently underwent an opera.tion and we ar e pleased to h ear Alan Little is in the firm of ne i:s progressing favourably.

L ittle and Co ., flour millers, Sentry Hill. N . Skelton is running a car service from Uruti to New Plymouth .

Ken. Meuli, who is farming at Tariki, supplies us with Lhe following notes :-Fred. O'Sullivan is farming n ear "'J:>onty" Jones is studying engineering and i · ~apier . working at tltratford P ercy Meuli ("Dollop") is studying law and is working in Stratford. E . H. Meuli is ·farming at All t he above were members of the 1'aril'i football 'l'ariki. team.

Jimm;y Uallander , who is with H . Farquhar , engineer and surveyor, at Palmerston , was successful in passing the li censed surveyors' exam.ination last year . He states that Chm·lie Yates, who i:s w·ith the Mortgage Loan and Agency Company at Longburn , was successful in completin g his profi;:;"ional accountant's examination th.is year . 'v\T c hav e r ecently r eceived a letter from Owen .l\lo ::;~.

11·ho is with the Phoenix Assurance Co. at Stratford. H t; has undertaken to act as Old Boys' representative in tha t town, and supplies us with the following notes :-E. \'.

Smith (1922) is now on his father 's farm at Toko. E. Cop plestone, who h as been fa rming at Toko, h as r ecently gonl' to Eltham. · ' Jimmy" Jack ·on is working on Callim; ' Eann nt Toko. W alter Bros . ("'Spuds ") are farming at Dougla:s : big " Spud " played footba ll ior tltratford last. easo n. Harry Bird , vvho until r cently was in Cock and Co. 's at New Pl);· ~>nouth , is now on a farm at Douglas. Stevvart J ackson, who return ell from England this year , after being over there for years , i::; now working on a farm at Tuna. TommY lhr Malt. who is with the rublic Works Department, has bee;l tran sferred to Kaponga . Noel Fookes is in the local office of the Public W arks Department. The Sangster B rother" are farming at vVharehuia. Tommy Penn is in his fath er.;:; office in town. " Punch " Brown , who is farming near E ltham , visited here r ecently, looking very well. Claud c Kyngdon h as been r elieving here in the Bank of Au ·tra lasia. and ha" now been transferr ed to H awera . I saw " Ting ' · Scown in Hawera a few weeks ago; he i working on his father 's fa rm at Manutahi. Dudley Spen ce, who is fann ing in the \Naikato, was in T'ar anaki recently a.ttending s om ~· pedigree Jersey sale. E. Golding, who left School this year. i. working in Mcinnes' Pharmacy. Geoff. Newton and Pontc J ones ar e both at the Tariki electric scheme. Jack Gib son .

Reg. Burke and - . Campbell are all working on fa rms ut

87 Eltham. Hoss Riley is working in a solicitor 's office at Hawera. P ercy Johnson, lat e o.f the Herald st aff at New Plymouth, is cheese punching at the Ngaer e factory. ·'Mike ..

Chon g is working in the factory at 'foko.

As mentioned in another part of these notes, a branch of the Association has recently been formed in W ellington.

At a meeting h eld there on October 13, at which the following Old Boys were present: Walter Rawson , Arthm H empton, T. Harle, W. Monk, G. Newell, E. Pope, D an Rawson, Arthur Christie, Jack Henderson, Bob Bothamley, T'ed Foden, L. Dinniss, Ray Mm-ray, Colin Smart, Malcolm Sutherland, 1'ed R eeves and Grange W aterson. The following offieers were appointed at this meeting:-Patron, W. H. :Moyes; president, Walter R awson ; vice-presidents , Arthur Hempton, E. Hursthouse, 1'. H arle, I an Standish and E. Pope; committee, Arthur Christie, G. Newell , Ted Foden, s ecr etary and Bob Bothamley and Malcolm Sutherland; > 1'he branch ar e holding a treasurer, Grange Waterson . smoke concert in Wellington on November 17 , but as these notes will be in print before that da.t e a report will appear in the n ext issue. The formation of this branch will be of gr eat assistance to the Association , and we wish it the best of luck Any Old Boy in Wellington who ha-s not joined the branch should get in touch with the secretary, Grange Waterson, who may be fo und at the office of the Gear Meat Company.

At n m eeting of the Committee held at the beginning of the month it was decided that the Annual Re-union Dinner should be held on Easter Saturday, instead of Sports Day night , as previously. It has also been decided to hold the Annual Ball on either Easter Monday or Tuesday (the day will depend on the boat arrangements with Auckland) .

The Committee feel s ure that this news will be welcomed

by Old Boys away from New Plymouth , and it is hoped that they will give both functions all the support they can. It has been suggested that a large number of Old Boys could be billeted among Old Boys in town , but furth er particulars of this Th-ill b.e forwarded to members early in the New Year.

Gm·don Wybourne, our ever-faithful r epresentative in the W aikato, supplies us with the following notes of Old Boys in his district :-J. Holdsworth , one of the older Old Boys, is at Te Aroha, and is foreman of the Post and Telegraph Department there; h e was selector of the Piako reps. in 1922. Barney Burkhardt h as a farm at Wharepa; he played for the Thames r eps. this year. B asil Hooper was in Thames recently as emergen cy for the W an.g anui team .

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Keith and Doug. Fox ar e farming at Turua; they recently wer e unfortunate enough to be burnt out; Keith played for the Hauraki reps. Cedric Zinsli, who has been engineer in the New Zealand Dairy Co.'s factory at Manawaru , has rec路en tly gone to the Raglan factory in a ,s imilar position. Allan Candy is on his father's farm at Nga.rua; he was in Auckland for the Grammar School match in August.

The many fri ends of Dr . Jack S. Dockrill will be interested to learn t hat, after spending two years in doing postgraduate work in the London hospitals , and otherwise im proving himself for his profession , has now bought a practice in London.

Roy Lealand, who until recently was on the dental staff of the Christch urch Public Hospital , is now practising a.s a dentist at New Plymouth.

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Hector Holden, who left School last year, is in the offi ce of Norman Bellringer , another Old Boy, in town .

Frank James is in the office of Nolan and Co. J . S . Connett has recently been appointed chairman of directors of the 'Iaranaki Farmers' Mea-t Co. , which has been re-started.

Waldyve King , who is fa rming in town, is on a visit to Australia.

Ne路wham Cornwall, who is one of the two R.N .R. Aides to the King, has been appointed to Portsmouth , to take hi" ,;enior officer's course.

John Mander, who is engineer of the R.M.S. Tahiti, was in town on leave recently.

Strathie Ewing has recently purchased a farm at Urenui.

Harold J ohnson, who is with Govett , Quilliam and Hutuhen, solicitors, recently underwent an operation for appendicitis, but has, we ar e glad to say, quite r ecovered. Don. Grant has also been an inmate of the h ospital, but is once more at work again.

Norman Little, who for the past few year-s h as been on the taff of W eston and Billing in town, has moved to Auckland, wh ere he has, in conjunction with another Old Boy, Owen Bayly , comm enced practice a a barrister and solicitor.

Russel Matthews is now clerk of work for th e Ellersli e Road Board at Auckland.

Frank Mace is now on th e Stratfo-rd staff of th e National Bank.

Gilbert Ellis, who formerly held a position in the local office of the Union Steamship Co., and was recently assistant-purser on the s.s . Arahura, has been transferred to a similar position on the inter-colonial steam er Manuka .

Ken. B rokenshire, who was successful in completing his doctor' s degree last year , is now r esid ent doctor at the Auckland Hospital.

We have recently received a letter from Derek DennyBrown, who is this year sitting for his final in Medicine. H e supplies us with the following notes of Old Boys in Dunedin: -Ken. C. Roberts, who got hi s B.Sc. last year, and the Senior Scholarship in Physics, i doing resear ch and honours work. Ted Boulton, who got his B.A. last yea1路, is now tea.ching at Nelson College. H enry Calder , who also obtained his B.A . last year, is now teaching at the Auckland Rob. Rockel is studying for W est Grammar School.

P eter Griffi.ths is in his second Anatomy and Physiology. year in the Medical Course. Murray Nicholson is in th e second year of the D ental Course . Newton and B . Sturtcvant are in their third years . Brian Johns is in his fourth year , and has been playing for the 'Varsity B team this year R. G. B . Sinclair (Jimmy) is sitting for his final; h e h as been playing great football, and was full-back in the Al l Black t eam which played New South Wales this year .

Gerald Chong, who is in the Friendly Societies ' Dis'pensary in town , was this year champion of the New P lymouth Golf Club.

Phil Grey, who is in practice as a barrister and solicitor in town, was one of t he amat eurs to qualify for the New Zealand Ama.teur Golf Championship , h eld at Wan ganui , this year .

Alf . Honnor has recently purchased a farm at Ngapaenga, n ear Te Kuiti.

A. C. Ma Dim路mid h as r ecently been appointed chief engineer at the W aingawa free zing works . near Masterton .

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MARRIAGES.

H . W . Hickard is ·working in the Land and Survey Department in Wellington, and has r ecently been in Auckland.

He was playing three-quarter for the Old Boys' senior team in W ellin&ton this s eas~n, and, stat~s that h e played against the followmg Old Boys m the Varsity team recently: R. 0 .

Marks, lVIalcolm Sutherland and Colin Smart .

Don. MacDougalJ , who left School at the end of last year, is now attending the Palmerston North School.

F r ank Kelly, who has r ecently returned after an absence of nearly two years in England , Europe ancl Canada., is now on the staff of the Tar anaki H erald. W e are indebted t o him for an article appearing in this issue.

BIRTHS. BER'l'RAND .-At New Plymouth, on November 3, 1923, to Mr. a.ncl Mrs. G. Bertrancl, a son.

FARIS.-At Inglewood , on September 6, 1923, to Dr. E. L. ancl Mrs . Faris , a daughter.

CONNELL.-At New P lymouth, on Augu t Mr. and ·Mrs . J. Connell, a son.

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STANDISH.-At New Plymouth, on August 15, 1923, t o Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Standish, a son.

BAYLY.-At Auckland, on July 26, 1923, to Mr. and Mrs . · 0. Bayly, a son.

MARRIAGES. WES'f-BO UTTELL .-At New Plymouth on November 5 1923, Victor Onslow, eldest son of 'Mr . J. West, of New Plymouth, to B irdie Zoe Bouttell , of Brighton.

England.

CUT'FIEJ_,D-GAIR.-At Marton, on September 4 1923 George Eric, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Cut: field, of Auckland, to Marie, third daughter of Mrs. and the late J ames Gair , of Marton.

KING-PEACH.-At New Plymouth, on September 8 1923, Newton Walclyve, second son of Mr. and Mrs: Newton King, of New Plymouth, to Mary Francis. eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs . Conyers Peach , of New Plymouth.

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ENGAGEMENTS. Th e engagement is announced of Arthur Osborne to 1\lit;s Winifred Harp er, of New Plymouth.

Th e engagement is announced of John Wybourn to Miss Dorothy Johnson, of Te Aroha.

DEATH. l)AYN'.l'ER.-On July 6, 1923, killed in th e Main Trunk accident, Charles H. , second son of Mr. and Mrs . ]'aynter , of New P lymouth; aged 58 years .

PAYNTER. It is with deep regret that we have to record the death of Charles Paynter, one of the original pupils of the School. l\Ir. Paynter was one of those passengers on that ill-fat ed train which was wrecked at Ongarue early in July and was killed in the accident. He entered the School in 1881, and at. the dat e of his death was fanning in the Cambridge distnct. We extend our heartfelt sympathv t o his relatives in " their loss.

SUBSCRIPTIONS. The Business Manager acknowledges with thanks the reeeipt of the following subscriptions :-F . Grant, ·~o ; A. ::l t evenson , '23; A. J. Curtiss, '23; A. Healy , '23; D. Sykes , :&1- '24; R Syme, '23; E. R. Knuckey, '23; .L' . Clarke, ~3; L. B. Horrocks, '23; C. Johnston, '23; H . L . Cook, '23; S. H. Tait.' '23; H. Clarke, '23; J. Willis, '23; J. lhbson, '23; C. Collms, '23; W . Northern , '23; R. 0. Sinclair, '23- ~4 · E. H. Brokenshire, '23; R. Wells, '23 ; L. Pease, '23; K: 11a uri , '23; R W . Burke, '23; Miss Dowling, '23 ; · C. Morey , '23; D . Ward, '23; C. S . Wood, '~3-'::!5; C. veale, '23; ·w. Moyes, '23; C. Kyngdon , '22-'24; P. Atkinson , '23; A. Bewley, '23-'25; H. Kirkby, '23 ; F. M. Standish, '23 ; 0. \V. Hayly , '21-'23; A. J. R. H astie, '22-'25 · D. Doile, '23; H. Morey , '23; E. Day , '23; S. Smith, ' 23~'29 ; H. C. Moss, '23; Dr. MacDiarmid , '23; C. A. McKinney , '23; P Gtey , '23; H. Avery, '23 ; H. Billing, '23-'24 · S Cattier, '23; J. Cliff, '23; S. Grayling, '24; A. Gilb ert, '•23; R. Greiner, '22- '23 ; R. How ell , '22- '23 ; V. Kirkby, '23; J .

Knapman, '23; C. Lynch, '23; A. Osborne, '23; A. Shaw , '23; C. Foo,kes , '24- '25; A. W alter , '23; A. M . Sutton, '23 ; E. Johns, 23; L. Abbott , '23; C. Mills. '23; C. L. MacDiarmid, '22-'23 ; H. J. M. Wells, '23; H. B. Gibson , '23- '30; R Blundell , '23 ; Mrs. Kelly, '23- '24; A. Grant , '23; G. B. Hooker, '23-'25 ; L. Sampson, '22-'24; K. C. Roberts, '23 ; J . H. Kendall, '23; A. Wheeler, '23 ; N. Quilliam , '22-'23; L. Pease, '24; G. Morey , '22-'23 ; A. R.

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