1935 The Taranakian Vol. 24 No. 2 December

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DITED by the Boys of the -···· - · -· :J{ew Plymouth :JJoys' High School and Pub lished twice a year. ~~~.~~~

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THE

"T ARANAKIAN."

CONTENTS

Agriculture Notes

43

Annual Sports

24

Boxing Notes

(il

Cadet Notes

53

Chapel Notes

34

Contemporaries

88

Editorial

9

Football Notes

13

House Notes

36

Old Boys' Section

65

Orchestra Notes

39

Salvete

38

School Notes

-.J.9

Steeplechase Notes

30

Subscriptions

88

Valete

54

TECHNICAL BRANCH: [ ESTABLISHED

1882.)

ENGINEERING :H. H. SKELTON. A.L Mech. E. (London), Reg. Eng., N.Z. H. C. GATLAND, Grad. I.E. E . (London), A.A.LE.E. ('' C" Cert.)

. BOARD OF GOVERNORS

\VoOD\VORK : D . MENZIES, F. Co iL H.

H. R BILLING, ESQ . (C/urirmnn.)

MISS C. A. DO UGLAS DR. E. F. FOOKES. MISS E. ANDREWS G. S. CLARKE, EsQ. L. A. NOLAN, !<.SQ. P. J. H . WHITE, ESQ. \V. H. JoNES, ESQ. L. G. ANDREWS, ESQ. P. E. V. STAINTON, ESQ. Secretary and Treasurer : E . LASH, ESQ.

R. J. HoimiLL 1st Class Cert. (Final) Carpentry and Joinery , City and Guilds. London.

(Final Cert. N.Z. Technological Examination in Carpentry and Joinery).

PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT: A. H . BLUNDELL. SCHOOL CHAPLAIN : REV. J. M. TEMPLAR. MUSIC: RESIDENT MUSIC i\IASTER : ). DoBSON. LA. B ., L.T.C.L.

~ta:ff: PmNCIPAL: W. H . MOVES, M.A .. B.Sc.

VIS ITING: MISS DOWLING, Victor Harri s Gold Medallist (V ioli n, Viola and Cello).

DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION :

Miss Ross, L.A.u., L.T.C.L .

A. L. MOORE , M.A. (1st Class Honours and S il ver Meda lli st, C ity a nd Guild s of London).

ASSISTANT MASTERS : A G. J oHNSON, M Se. A. \V. D IPRoSE, M.A. C. G. BOTTRILL, M.A. , D iploma in Social Scieuce. .-\. J. PAPPS, B.A.

V. E. KEHR, M.A .

G. F. BERTRAND, (" C" Cert..

B.A. Cert. in Latin and Hi story).

R . C . WILSON, M.A., R.Sc. \V. G. \ VILKIE (B .A. Cert. in

Hist0ry and Economics.

City and Gui lds Diploma in Electrical Engin eering).

V路/ . L SHR IMPTON, M.A .

W . E. ALEXANDER, B.A. J. D. RoULSToN ('' B" Cert., B.A. Cert. in Latin , English , Hi story , Education and Economics).

AGRICULTURE: A. S. NAsH, B.Agr. Se. COMMERCIAL : E. R. McKEON (Professional Accountant by Exam).

F. ) . EGGLETON, F.C.S .. (N.Z.) DRAWING: W. F. TETT (1st Class Honours Diploma. Beckenham School of Art, Eng.) (B.A. Cert. in E ng li sh 11. and History !1) .

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SCHOOL

INSTITUTIONS

CADET BATTALION.

THIRD TERM, 1935.

Officer Commanding.-Major V. E. Kerr.

Second in Command.-Captain R. C . Wilson.

Battalion Sergeant-Major.-M. P. Donnelly.

Head Boy.-M. P. Donnelly.

Quartermaster-Sergeant.-A. G . Rundle .

Head Day Boy.-T. C. Larkin.

School Prefects.-M. P. Donnelly, T. C. l,arkin, G. H. Terry, R. J. Cm路ki!l, N. C. Waters, A. G . Mclntyre, M. 0 . Ekdahl, I. B. Paris, R. Urry, J. L. Batten.

House Prefects.--school: M. P . Donnelly (head), M. 0. Ekdahl, A. G . Mclntyre, I. B. Faris, E. A. Morris, T. F . Fenton, J. Steven.

Carrington:-J. L. Batten (head), P . R. Fenton, W . 0. Evans,

Battalion Band Sergeant.-C. Nodder.

A COMPANY. Officer in Command.-Gaptain R. C. Wilson .

Lieutenants W. F . Tett and W. E. Alexander.

Company Sergeant-Major.-A. G. Mclntyre.

No. 1 Platoon.

H. T. Kershaw, B. H. Thomas.

Magazine Committee.-Mr. Shrimp ton (Chairman), M . 0 . Ekdahl (General Editor), A. G. Mclntyre (Sports Editor) , G. H. Terry

Platoon Sergeant.-F. Robinson.

Corporals.-H. T . K ersh aw, J. C. Blundell, D . R. Purse r .

(Literary Editor) .

No. 2 Platoon.

Cricket Committee.-Mr. Bot trill (Chairman), M . P. Donnelly, T. C. Larkin, N. C. Waters, I. B. Faris, J . Steven.

Football

Committee.-Mr.

Papps

(Chairman),

A.

G.

Mclntyre

(Secretary), A. G. Rundle (Assistant Se<:retary), M . 0. Ekdahl, M. P. Donnelly, N. C. Waters, G. H. Terry, T. C. Larkin, J. L.

Platoon Sergeant.-M. 0. Ekdahl.

Corporals.-R. Urry, W. 0. Evans.

No. 3 Pla toon.

Platoon Sergeant.-T. C. Larkin.

Batten.

Corporals.--'C. J . Grace, R . Maclean.

Library Committee.-Mr. Tett (Chairman), E. A. Morris (Secretary), I . B. Faris, H. T. Kershaw, W . 0. Evans, J. Steven.

Boxing Committee.-Mr. Egg'eton (Chairman), J. S teven (Secretary), F. Robinson, B. M. Wicksteed, A. G. Mclntyre, R. C. Hamerton.

Swimming Committee.-Mt路. Eggleton (Chairman), M. P . Donnelly (Secretary), A. G. Mclntyre, E. A. Morris, A. G. Rundle, A: A. Keller, B. H. Thomas, R. J. Corkhill, J . Steven.

No. 4 Platoon.

Platoon Sergeant.-G. H. T err y.

Corporals.-J. Austin, G. Rawson .

B COMPANY. Officer Commanding路.-Lieutenant W . I. Shrimp ton.

Second in Command.-Lieutenant J. D . Roulston.

Tennis Committee.-Mr. Johnson (Chairman), M . P . Donnelly, I. B . Faris, C. Nodder, W. 0. Evans, H. T. Kershaw, J. L . Batten.

Sports Committee.-Mt路. Diprose (Chairman), J. L. Batten and M. 0 . Ekdahl (Joint S ecretaries), G . H. Terry, T . C . Larkin, A. G . Mclntyre, M. P . Donnelly, N. C. Waters.

Company Sergeant-Major.-J. L. Batten.

No. 5 Platoon.

Platoon Sergeant.-N. C. Waters.

Corporals.-c. H. Wallace, E. H. F erry.

No. 6 Platoon .

Platoon Sergean t.- !. B. Faris.

Corpora ls.-J. N. Bethell , D. I . Menzies .

No. 7 Platoon.

Platoon Sergea nt.-P. R. Fenton.

Corpor aL-M. J. Gilmer.

No. 8 Platoon .

Plato<m Sergean t.-A. A. Keller.

Corpor als.-!. D. Auld, A. R. Maclea n.

C COMPA NY. Officer in Coman d.-Lieu tenant E. R. McKeo n.

Lieuten ants A. H. Blundel l and A. S . Nash.

Compan y Sergean t-Major.-R. J. Corkill.

No. 9 Platoon .

Platoon Sergea nt.-!. W. Davies.

Corpor als.-H. H. Francis , W . Squire.

No. 10 Platoon .

Platoon Sergea nt.-J. Steven.

Corpor als.-D. F . Fluker, S. Crone.

No. 11 Platoon .

Platoon Sergean t.-B. E. Conway .

Corpor als.-!. H. Duff, M. Ulenbu rg.

No. 12 Platoon .

Platoon Sergea nt.-E. A. Morris.

Corpor als.-H. F. Barnitt , J. R. Bloxam .

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EDITORIA L THE KING'S JUBILEE. (G. H . Terr y.) ,.-l~HE

twenty-fifth anniversary of the ascension of His Majesty K ing George V. to the throne of England has not passed without fitting celebrations. These celebrations are significant not only as tributes of the loyalty and affection which the people bear their monarch, but also as a means of increasing the solidarity of the Empire and the co-operation between the individual countries.

During his reign the King has had an important influence on the affairs of the nation. When he came to the throne he was almost immediately faced with a const itutional cliffic'nlt~' 路 The Liberal Government was end eavourin g to limit the power of the House of Lords, who nnturally r efused to pass the Bill. Realising that the Government was expressing the wishes of the people, the King intervened and threatened to create sufficient

EDITORIAL

10 peers to pass the Biil. Again, on the eve of the Great "\r...Tar , Ireland was on the point of rebellion over the question of Home Rule, Germany was ready to assist her with arms, but Parliament was divided.

Under the King's influence, however , the first Home

l~ule Bill was passed and a schism prevented. But it was

cfuring the Great War that his influence was felt the most. By his visits to the trenches of France and by his unselfish work at home h e showec1 that he was not a mere figureh eadJ but an active leader of a united people.

His noble example inspired his subjects to greater efforts; h e was a visible symbol of country anc1 Empire.

The position of king in England to-<lay is, in theory, still of unlimited powers, but in actual practice these powers are very strictly limited. 'rhe King still retains his prerogative s but, generally speaking, they are clispensed by his Ministers. Although the King can assemble or dissolve Parliament, his own position ~s dependent on an Act of l:'arliament, for the House of Windsor holds its authority by virtue of the Act of Settlement, 1701. The position of the King is much more difficult than t hat of an absolute monarch. While submitting to the will of his Parliament and people h e must still retain his dignity and power. .F'or so long has kingship been an essential feature of our .n ational lif e that it has almost b ecome an in::;tinct among us. No Englishman would think of questioning the rights or power of the throne. .Although in the pa::;t we hav e rebelled against kings, we have never r ebelled again::;t kingship . A worthy king has the wholehearted support of the British race. Representin g the traditions of country and Empire, h e is a unifying and ::;teaclying force in times of change anc1 1.mrest. . While England has retained h er limited monarchy, dynasties in other countries hav e fa1len. The varying tPmjl(•ramcnts of d ifferent nationalities may in some way acconnt for thiR . Tn some r espects the Englishman is rather stolid, opposea to radical change:, and ruled by tradition and conv ention. On the other hand some Contin ental peoples are emotional, easily excited, and

EDITOT~IAL

allow themselves to be l . forceful personalitv 'l'~ ommatecl by a ~rinciple or by 11 a . . .; . us we see the nse of l. t s ups m Europe It . d b f a c lC a torl could be swaye~l an ;s . obu. t .ul whether a British crowd c su JUgated by a Me r . soap-box orators of H cl p '] , . ISSO llll. The S'bl l' . y e ar r, I epresentmo· ev 1 e po 1tiCal creed, have failed to achie b h.ery P?Sthe unresponsiv e British bl' ve anyt mg W1th tries have der)osecl th . . kl:u 1C. Although some coune1r -mo·s th h with men whose IJO\\'ei' . b ey ave replaced them 1S more absol t A 1· has many points in its f . c ICtatorship . avour when uthee. r1g·ht p1es the position ' but it f a1.ls t . man occuo o·lve the t bT monarchy, which is essential to bt cl s a 1 Ity. of a progress. s ea Y and contmued .

Naturally the King . m the Empire but G of. Eno-lancl V b . 1S a popular figure ' eorge ments hi · · 1 larity. Althouo·h s smgu b IlOt surroun. d eel b , ·fi ar popusplendour, which is often consider dy m~gm cence and he is a true kino· In e a kmgly attribute . b· every sense of the cl . ' first gentleman of the land cl l' wor lS he the the best type of the Er ·l' ·l ' an 1Ves the normal life of . cl . . lg IS 1 upper class He h tl l an affect10n of the whol t' " · . as 1e ove self in all its aifa· . .te na 1011, for he mterests him. .c c li S-1 S o·overnment 't . . work and Its relio·ion H' . btt . . ' not 1 s sport, 1ts o .

1S a ent10n lS fi one class One clay . . . .

1le lS m the midst f tl con ned to asluon at Ascot and the . . o f .t nex t h e IS m the slle world f of Cl y opening some buildino· t , . ums o the for the lower class In alol l ~ provide better conditions · us work h h b supported by his family. Durin . e as een nobly Prince of vV ales has t lg the a ... en over morepast clfew years the .f ather's duties. In addition to . an more of his mterest in the welfare of th ~lus he has taken special All the princes have toured e oys o~ the poor classes.

Empire. These royal visits some distant part of the they not only allo\v th ~r.e of great importance for . . e v1s1tor to bt · ' land mformation about th l'ff , o am. some first1 Emr)ire b t tl e c 1 er ent sect10ns f th ' u ley also increase tl 1 e ancl the affection for th l ]le oyalt.y to the throne · · e 1ome and.

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.. _Bot~l .the King and Queen h . . family llvmo· the full l'f f av.e ll1S1Stecl on their o 1 e o the orclmary British citizen.

FOO TBA LL EDI TOR IAL

dren to feel that they 'l'hey hav e not allo wed thei r chil Prin ce Hen ry 'vas sen t ar c diff eren t from othe r peo ple. l h e was old eno ugh to to Eto n, whe re he "fag ged " unti ing scho ol they hav e hav e a "fag " of his own. On leav the arm y or nav y. as such all take n up some prof essi on, wise for, to be very n bee Und oub tedl y this poli cy has t und erst and his peo ple. ::;ucces::;ful thes e day s, a king mus the Em pire bee n But how has the soli dari ty of five yea rs? 'l'he Gre at affe cted durin.g the pas t twe ntythe bon ds of com mon \Va r app lied the ::;upreme test , but mph ant. Muc h to the orig in and fello wsh ip pro ved triu hast ene d, one and all, to Ger man s' surp rise , the colo nies the Dom inio ns hav e then e Binc as::;Ist the lllot ller Lan d. equ ality with .B}ngland. been plac ed alm ost on term s of disi nteg rati on of the Borne fear that this will mar k the aris e with no-o ne as .l<.jmpn·e, ror cLomestlC trou bles will Hnt ish Uov ernm ent felt lleutl of tne hou se. How eve r, the siste d ot rree Hnt lsh that , as mos t or tne colo mes con equ ality wrth .B}ngland. peo ple, tney nacl a ngn t to c1a1m not bou nd to tlle Mot ner Leg ally , tnen , tne JJomuuon::; are is stro nge r than man -ma de law s.

Goun~r.r, but sent ime nt are peo pled by .B}nglish '1'11e cou ntne s ot tlle Em pire , who hav e a stro ng enugrant::; anu tnen · desc end ants then · yea rs of abse nce love tor tneu · hom elan d. Dur ing s of .l!.ingland and orie tuey nav e che rish ed the mem be.e n bor n in the has alth oug h the pres ent gen erat ion n for her. Eng ctio affe colonies it inhe rits an inst inct ive hist ory of thei r cou nlr::;hmen trea sure the trad itio ns and ts of pas t gen eramen ieve try and are thri lled by the ach b of the gloriou::; tom the is tion::;. ·w estm inst er .Ab bey edra l, but the Kin g is dea d, Bt. Pau l's is the nati on's cath s into one gre at race . a livi ng bein g, unit ing his sub ject sign ifica nce of the Conside red in the ligh t of the to its futu re. 'l'he as bt mon arch y, ther e can be no dou ed his dese rved earn ady alre pres ent Prin ce of \Va les has and whe n the on nati the to pop ular ity by his serv ices esso r to the thro ne of time comes he will be a wor thy succ Eng land .

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LIFE. sky Wh en I bel10lcl the rain bow in the ing· high , pass s ioud :m-c stor the Wh en I beh old der roll , ~hen I can 1,1 ea r the clrfltant thun to pole ; pole from h ~~e hgh tnm g s tear mg flas , and erst und rly clea I 'Its .the n by thes e Cre ator 's han d. .Alm ight y h es the pow er in our day s are lono· Wh en flow ers bloo m and sum merst into sonO' b> bur sh thru and lark een And uns ng wav b) A~d radi ant butt erfl ies, on flut teri •' y; swa to ew ey-d Ah~ht upo n .the. hon bee the es dron dow mea m sJly ;w:hile drow God 's !!ift. " '·, I see. 'l'Is then the won drou s bea uty of less bea t .·;vh en I ]Jerceive the oce an's end r rock y feet . thei at ble crum s cliff ch whr ~rom ' g her f>m·o·e lhos e a~gry .w aves that ever hi b .' ' · l· '''ai· r· the1· n 'C moa (IJJ'O its o Jn spir c d -wm · \VIl " o ''J:' . 'le1 wlldI kno w, as even unto man .1s t 1~11 . n f>pan. can ftllfil th en.. ' give T.JJk e lllm the·'r onlv ·' -F .R. (VI. B.)

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FOOTBALL NOTES (II. Kerf>haw.) one of 1hc mos t Th~ ]9;i:) foot ball f>cason haf> been .

Sch ool has h~rl the that ttcr estm g- aml mos t succ essf ul -the Fift een rea~hed< a has onl.Y .or sev:J·al seaf>ons . Not to be com pare d with s~anclm cl of play that rend ers it fitbut also, thro u"'h the s, ~ .e. best tramf> of form er ~rear Un ion, it has be:n able mitr atrv e ~f the 'l'ar~naki Rug by lead ing f>chools of the to mee t foJ the fir.·t tJme two of the h Boyf>' Ilio·]J Sch ool Sou th If>lancl, nam ely, Cbri::;tchmc ool. 'l'he Sec ond ary Schools ' ~,nd _Otago Boy s 'High. Sch 1,· t·l 'l' Plv·.mou th by New arra,nge d m . . 1 e aran a,Ja Iom·bnamUent . ; was > Rno ee celebrationf .V n.on as par t of tts JUb il 0' , " and a soci al poin t of ing play a from both esf> succ ,., ~ eat sed indeed to mak e plea very e wer we vrew . Fo~· our par t n ther scho ols w ith tl1 · . the acq uam tanc e· of the two sou erel y hdp e· that ~:~ we l.~nfi ~nd pro ud reco rds, ~nd 'l'heysinc ed us "'Oocl foot show n. aga~ solonfi mee t them o ip. ].laJail anc ansh ne spo rtsm

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NOTES

With some nine of last season's fifteen back at School, it was confiden tly anticipa ted 路 that the team would r each a high standard . Early in the season, however, we lost t wo of last year's backs, Simpson and J ohns, and later on Mclntyr e suffered a severe injury which k ept him out of action for a long p eriod. In spite of this, by the time the fifteen was called upon to play its first inter-col legiat e game ag ainst St. Patrick 's College it had develope d into a good side, and a comforta ble win over our Silverstr eam opponen ts augured well for the rest of the seas on. Soon afterwar ds, how ever, the t eam app ear ed to lose form, wh ich it did not properly recover unt il th e last two games of the season. Stalenes s, a lack of dash and of co-opera tion b etween backs and forwards at critical moments , reduced the effective ness of our effor ts . At the end, however , the team came back into its own again, and the brilliant exhibitio n given against Otago will lon g be remembe red by those privilege d to see it. Out of six inter-sch ool gam es we won fiv e, and lost one by a narrow margin. 'l'h e School enter ed a team for a seven-a-s ide tournam ent played at Okato, anrl emerged victoriou s after giving a fin e display.

The rest of the School teams hav e played as usual in th e lo cal Saturday comp etitions. Of these, t h e Fifth Fifteen was most su ccessful in winning the Taranak i fifth gTade champio n ship . A pleasant gam e was played with Stratford High School in an und er 16 competit ion.

This season there has b een a r earrangement of th e masters taking groups. Messrs. Kerr and Wilson have had charge of the first group, Messrs. McKeon and Shrimpto n of t he second, M1路. Bhmdell the third, and Mr. T ett the fourth, while th e other masters have again done good work wit h the low er groups. Mr. P apps, who retired from the position of coach of t h e first fift een at the end of 1934, h as exer c ised a general control over the School football, while Mr. Alexand er, probably t h e b est first five-eigh th s the School h as ever produced, who r ecently joinecl the staff of his old School, has r endered valuable service by playing witl! the first group.

W e . wish to thank those parents and friends who kindly billeted visitin g boys, and Mr. and Mr.路. Moyes for their hospitali ty t o t he visitors and the School _: ;!)'ift~en,

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SCHOOL v . ST . PATRIC K 'S COLLEG E. (Play ed at Haw era , June 29th. Won by School, 17-3 .)

T he first points of t he game went to St. Pat. 's when Burk e kick ed a penalt~r . (0-3 .)

School then cam e on attack and from a scrum on t he line Donn elly darted over to r::;cor e a good try . Ekdahl converte d. School r emain ed on attack but w ere gradu ally forc ed back. Th ey wer e still in their twenty-f ive w hen half-time sound ed . (5 -3.)

Soon after the commenc em ent of the sec ond spell Larkin potted a goal. (9 -3 .)

St. P at. 's forced their way b ack to School 's twentyfiv e, From a scrum Donnelly stab-kick ed, Ekdahl bustled Durke, Donnelly kick ed th e ball and 'l'homas from the scramble score d. Ekd ahl con verted . (14-3 .)

St. Pat. 's were then pressing h ard , but Brought on r elieved th e situation by a good kick . Th e forwar ds th en hacl a passing rush, bu t off-side play sp o~ l t it. From a scrum on the twenty-five the ball travelled to Bloxam, who cut in and hancl ed to Ekclahl, who scored. (17-3 .) 'l'h er e was no further scor e.

SCHOOL v. TE AUTE COLLEG E . ( Pl a~r ecl at New Plymout h, July 27t h . Won by School, 19-6.)

Th e fir.t th r ]l of th e match came wh en Fl'an cis (Te Autr) brok e away from his own twenty-f ive to b e chased and brought down by Ekclahl within ten yard s of the School lin e. How ever, f r om the resulting lin e-out Fran cis open ed Te An te's account with a good t r y . (0-3.)

Sch ool's first try cam e from a back moveme nt, which end ed in Ekd ahl sco rin g after a powerfu l run.

(3-3). Not long afterwar ds the School captain scor ed again. ( 6-3. ) Soon after the b eginnin g of the second spell, f rom a scrum on the Te Ante lin e, Steven ran round to score.

Donnelly converte d. (11-3.) 'l' e Ante r etali at ed with spirited dashes, but d id not incr ease t he scor e. After a go od passing rush Crone

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.) Almo st (Scho ol) cross ed, for Lark in to goal. (16-3 anoth er stron g imm ediat ely after ward s Ekda hl put in d. (19-3.) run and hand ed on to 'l'hom as, who score scm路jng. 'l'e Ante came back in a ru~; L , with Kum eroa d. ange unch score e h t (19-6.) The game ende d wit h SCHOOL .

SCHOOL v . WAN GAN UI COL LEG IATE School, 13-0. ) (Play ed at Wan ganu i, Augu st 7th. Won by

away From the kick- off the School fo r ward s 'vent scrum A line. the路 on up in a good rush, but were held as, who cut in took place and the ball came out to Thom this play was r Afte (5-0.) . erted conv to score. Lark in the ball, but centr ed in midfield. Scho ol wer e book ing n. Price Steve g W anga nui bi.'eakaways were smot herin both of but play, de had two attem pts at goal for off-si ty-fiv e. twen ol's Scho t abou still these failed . Play was an unhad nui) anga (W er Denm time Just befor e halfsucce ssful pot at goal. secon d Wan ganu i attac ked from the start "in the after Soon . ment move spell , but bad hand ling spoil t the giate Colle e insid just from Brou ghto n kicke d a goal in ee mel a from came ts poin next The half-way. (8-0.) as, Thom to the midd le of the field. 'fh e ball came out .) Wan ga(13-0 . erted conv in Lark . score to in who cut d efenc e the e pierc nui attac ked solid ly, but could not . score er furth and the game ende d with out THE

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part of its This year the Tara naki Rugb y Unio n as tourn alar angu r quad a ged Jubi lee Celeb ratio ns arran rch stchu Chri ol, Scho mar Gram ment betw een Auck land New and ol Scho High ' Boys o Otag ol, Boys ' High Scho playe d at Plym outh Boys ' High Scho ol. Matc hes were st 28, Augu on era New Plym outh on Augu st 24, at Haw atourn The 30. st and at New P lymo uth again on Augu some of e uctiv prod was and ment prov ed a gr eat succe ss of the vario us very fine footb a ll. Follo wing are acco unts !nat ches ;-

Swainson's , N .P.

FIFTH GRADE " A" TEAM. ( Winn ers c.f t h e T a r a naki Fifth Grad e Championship.)

Back R ow.- D. F l uk er , G. Middl e Row. - M. M a r s de n, F r ont Row. - F. Novak, R. Absent.- !. Kerr,

You ngs, L. S. W ay, R. Po r ter, B. K. H ellier,

Gu lli ve r, R. Kas par , Farn ell , J . Kurta, A. Hayton.

Falk (v ice-captain ), V. Moorhea d (capta in ), J. Darn ey, W. Squire, M . Berg.

J. Couchman .

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August 24-CHRISTCHURCH B.H.S. v . OTAGO B.H.S. (Won by Otago, 22- 16). 'l'lti: wa:; an exceed ingly bright, open game, botL sides tLrowing t he ball about in fine sty le. Scorer s for Otago were Chandler (3), Ruff, Moore and Gi'Jary.

Chapman converted two. For Christchurch Saundercock (2) ana Osment (2) scored, Menzies converting two.

SCHOOL v . AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL. (Won by Auckl and, 13- 11.)

From t he k ick-off School b acks attacked, but failed .

Grammar worked back. From a penalty Passmore failed with -an easy k ick. School again attacked, but were ffectively r epulsed. From a scrum the ball came to Gilmore, who beat Lark in and Broughton to score. Passmore converted (0-5) . School attacked, but gradually lo t oTotmd and just b efore half-time Passmore goaled (0-8).

From the k ick -off School attacked, but failed, and Grammar came back with a rush that ended in a score

by Gilmore. Passmore converted (0-13). School again attack ed and after a good rush Corkill . corecl, Larkin onve rting (5-13). Bloxam had to r etire hurt an d was rcplacecl by Mcintyr e. Soon after a fr ee-kick of Donnclly's hit the crossbar. School still attack ed an d from fl scrum th e ba ll went to Crone, who inpassed to 'f h omas, who scor ed (8-13) . School still attacked, but a penalty relieved Grammar. Soon after from a scrum the ba ll came to Ekdahl, who b eat two men to Rcore (11-13). 'l'h ere was no furth er score.

August 280TAGO BOYS ' HIGH SCHOOL v . AUCKLAND GRAMMAR. (Won by Auckland, 3-0.)

Th e c1a~r was very windy and most of the pl ay waR in the fo r wards. Th e Otago forwards were good in t h e loo: e rush es, but t h ey were unable to fini sh t h em off.

The only po int. in the game were from a r un away t ry by Coughlan (Grammar).

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H BOYS' HIGH -SCHOOL SCHOOL v. CHRISTCHURC

(W on by Sch ool , 9-6 .) ant age of a st ron g win d Alt hou gh Sch ool had the adv and ed to ma ke f ull u se of it in t he firs t qua rte r t hey fail re. the sp ell end ed wit h n o sco h ou gh aga in st the win d, In th e sec ond qua rte r, alt Fro m a scr um the bac ks Sch ool we nt mu ch bet ter. to thr ou gh to t h e lin e, pas .'ed receiv ed and Tho mas cut eraft ly ort Sh . sco red (3 -0) Eva ns. to Ke rsh aw, wh o ) nar row ly mis sed f r om two rch chu rist (Ch war(!<; Me nzi es and re now atta cki ng h otly , pen alti es. Ch rist chu rch we 3). nzi es wa s suc cessfu l (3fro m ano the r pen alty Me ch set up a stro ng atta ck, Aft er hal f-ti m e Chr istc bur scr um Sch ool ba cks we nt a m but fail ed to sco re. Fro 3). aw ay and Cro n e sco red (6and Sch ool imm edi ately Sid es we re the n cha nge d 3). ano the r try for Cro n e (9- , ll atta cke d, the res ult bei ng tba foo e fin e som g gin d, sta e Chr istc hur ch the n atta cke som do to ton wa s cal led on wit h the r esu lt tha t Bro ugh Sch ool we re p ena lise d for ly fr equ en t sav ing . Ev ent ual fine Me nzi es k ick ed ano the r and ent gem rin inf a scr um e. r fur the r sco goa l (9- 6) . Th ere wa s no Au gus t 30 -

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.)

(W on by Chr istc bur ch, 9-7 hur ch for wa rds bea t the In this gam e the Chr istc . e the ir backs- a goo d cha nce re opp osi ng pac k and thu s gav we ks d, but on atta ck the bac a Gra mm ar def enc e wa s goo rist chu rch Me nzi es kic ked Ch r Fo not pen etr atin g. mGra r Fo . red sco e Cad rco ck and p e n~lty and Sau nde l.

Gil mo re pot ted a fiel d goa ~ar Jnv ar sco red and

' HIGH SCHOOL. SCHOOL v. OTAGO BOYS (W on by Sch ool , 20 -11 .) tch . Bo th pac ks fou ght Thi s wa s a ver y goo d ma and bac ks we re alw ays rea dy wit h gre at hea rt and the abo ut. wil ling to thr ow the bal l

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19 m fr·o s wa tch ma a scr um The firs t t hr ill. of t h e f ·tl bal l cam e out to Cro ne e Th . ff o l cklo the · tel a s 101 Y run ' rt of th e lin e aft er a o·oocl who wa s col lar ed jus t sho m: oth he t on and Ek dah l sco red Tl_Je bal l wa~ lJ eel ecl bac k h rus rd wa for e ted wit h a fin . · WI~g (3- 0). O~ago r et aliasco Ot ) ( · rino 3- 3 · ago stil1 "' whiCh r esu lted m Sm ith · o· · 1 aw ay Ek dah l aom ke bro ks bac ol o n Sch ' atta ? red . but . . s sco rmo"'· (6- 3) · S ch oo1 aga m atta cke d. Tw o mo vem ent , ll b th um scr to a m out e fro e a cam · bro ke clown and t hen an d p assecl t.o cen tre and win o· o Mc inty re, wh o clre w the ' · m · Fro t l1e r ei'mIt mo C w h o t ouc h erl the cor ner flao.-,. ,._ . ) -3 (11 ted ]' ron e, ver nne lly con me-ont Ter ry sco r ed . Do p en ali:;;ed and Cha pF~om the kic k-o ff Sch ool we re n aft er Sch ool stao·ed (11 -6) . Soo :" · ma~ ln ck ed a pen altyent . C rou e sco nno lecl m "nc wh ich vem mo k bac '· a( goo d t~ ano the r atta ck wh icl~ ied 14-- 6) . Sch ool the n Ret up kin wa s the nex t .

Lar sco rer, b~r Ek dah l. anotl~er try f mo vem ent (20 -6) . cro ssmg- rom a blinc1-sid e a n at t he atta ck anrl aft er , Ota go now to_ok a tur Cl on the lm e Ru ff RCOl'ed · 1apma.n con ver ted <;rl am ble , re.

(90 - ] 1 ) sco er th fur no - · Th cJ e WaR ,-

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DA Y BOYS v. BOARDERS

tem ber 27.)

(Pl a~' eel at Rac eco urs e, Sep e firs t to atta ck, but a free re ki l' ~he Boarc1ers we re th we but d cke ers aga in atta c ' sen t the m bac k. Bo ard hr alty . Th ey we re 'no t ·to pen a bv d elle one~ mo re r ep s ent vem mo k bac of es i a ser dem ed, how eve r, and aft er ,l dab Ek g· for Ek dah l to sco re Mc int yre m::Jd e an ope nin lf .ha ut abo Pla~r n ow cen tred c . -wa y. con ver t eel (5-i0).

T1Jen Tho ma s, n t erc ep t ecl and ma d e his wa v for the lin e Ek dah l 's kic k . mis' sed · Th e to sco re as he wa s tactklef d. · two th D av Bo ys, in , e n ex rw mm ute s we re aw ard ed • . ed. fail ts mp atte 's n hto pen alti es, but bot h Bro ugthe in the sec ond sp ell but B ~11e Da y Bo ys rall iede. Th e rem ain der of 'the "'am oan ers ' def enc e was_ saf e doing its shm~ o~ ;;;,~ac;inl~~rd tnRsle wit h eac h sid

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OKATO SEVEN- A-SIDE TOURNAMENT .

A J un ior T our nament was h eld at Okato on Ju ne 3. Two teams were entered from Sch ool an cl t h e "A" team is t o be congr at ulated on its success in winn in g t he to urnamen t. 'rh c r esults were as follow: :First Rouncl .-Schoo l A 20 v . Rah otu A nil (tries by lVIcintyr e, Waters, 'rh omas and Donnelly . E k dahl converte d bvo and Donnelly one). Sch ool B 9 Y . Okato D 8 (Bl oxam and Davies scorecl. Steven kicked a pen alty).

Second Round.- Okato A 5 v . Sch ool B n il. Sch ool A 10 v . U r enui nil (1\.fcintyre and Larkin scorecl . Waters and E k dahl conver ted).

Semi-fin aL-Scho ol A 18 v. Opun ake 3 (Lark in , Ekdah l conYcrtecl two Wate rs, McTntyr e (2) scored. and Donnelly one) .

F inaL-Sc hool A 13 v. Okato A 5 (Ekclah l (2) and scored. Ekclahl converte d two). omas 'l'h At a dance held at Okato on the followin g night t h e Sch ool team was presente d with the Dunn Shirl(l an cl sr ven cu ps.

FIRST FIFTEE N (Compet ition Games) .

May 6th.-v. Tukap11; lost 9- 1:1:. Tr ies by Ekcln hl , T homas and Larkin.

May 11th .- v. Clifton; won 8-5. 'l'ry by Waters.

Conversi on by Ekdahl. Penalty by Ekclah l.

Jun e 1st.-v. Old Boys; cl r awn 11-11. TriPs by 'l'er ry and Thomas. Conv ersion by Ekdabl.

June 8th .-v. Urenui; won 17-3. 'rries by Grace, Mcin tyre (2) and Ekclahl (2) . Conversi on by E k dahl.

June 15th.-v . Star; won 17-3. 'rr ies by Grace (2), Th oma:, B roughton , Ekdahl. Conversi on by Ekdahl.

June 22ncl .- v. 'rukapa; won 6- 3. Tries by Ekdah l. 'rries by July 6th.- v. Tmangi ; won 35- nil.

Ekdahl (4), Donnelly (2), Bloxam (2), Steven . Conver.路ions b ~- Ekcla hl (3), Thomas (1) .

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17-11 on w July 13t h.-v. Clifton; (2), 'l'eny, Kcll er, 'l'homas. Conversi ons by Ekdahl.

Try by July 20tb .- v. Old Boys; drew 6-6. on.

Brought by enalty P .

Bioxam August 3rd.-v. Star; won 53-5. 'l'ries by Bloxam (2), Batten (2), Terry, Mclntyre , Donnelly, Th omas (2), 'hatfield, Steven, Keller, Kershaw . Conversi ons by Larkin ( 4), Steven, Donnelly and Br ou gh ton.

SECOND FIFTEE N (Compet ition Games).

May 6th.-Y. Clifton; won by default.

June 1st.-v. Tukapa A; won 16-6. 'l'ri e~ by Stevcn, Bloxam (2), P . Fen ton. Conversion~ by Steven (2).

JLme 8th.-v. Urenui; won 28-8. Tries by Hunter (2), Rundle, P. Fen ton, Bloxam, Ulenberg (2), Auld. 'onver.-iom; by Stevens (2).

J1me 15th. -v. Tukapa B; l ost 3-6. 'l'ry by Bloxam .

June 23rd.-v . Lepperto n; lost 0-9.

July 6th .- v. Old Boys; won 16-5. 'l'ries by P. Fenton, 路ulenberg , R. Crone, Au. "tin. Conver~ions by Chatfiell (2) . 路 July 13th.- v . 'l'ukapa A; lost 8-9 . Trie~ by A.uld ' Rundlc. Conven; ion by Cbatfield .

July 20th .-v . Star; lost 3-8. 'l'q by A uld.

Augn~t 3rd.-v. 'l'ukapa A; lost, forfeited .

FOURTH GRADE " A " TEAM. May 6th.-v. Star; won 19-7. Tries by D unn (2), Boulton, Julian, Casey. Conversi ons by Old (2).

June 1.'t.- Y. 'l'ukapa; won 6-5. 'l'r~r by Boulton.

Penalty by Old. Jnne 1lth.-v. School B; won 29-3.

June 12th.- v. School B; won 8-3. 'onver.:ion and penalty by Old.

'l'ry by Casey .

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June 15th.- v. Star; won 12-3.

Luscombe, Juli an and Miller.

Tries by Casey,

June 13th.-v. School "C"; won 25-5. Tries by Farnell (2), Darney, Couch man, Kaspar, Way and Hellier. Conversionl:i by Fluker (2).

Tries by Julian

June 15th.-v. Star; won 23-3. Tries by Farnell (2) and Darney (2). Conversion by Falk. Penalties by Falk (3).

June 22nc1.-v. Tukapa; lost 3-11. 'l'ry by Farnell.

July 2ncl.-v. School "B"; won 26-0. 'l'ries by Farnell (2), Darney (2), Youngs and Moorhead. Conversion by Fluker. Penalties by Fluker (2).

August 3rd.-v. Star; won 20-3 . 'l'ries by Casey, Cook, Mohi, D. Dunne, Smith (2), Old. Conversion by Old. August 17th.-v. 'l'ukapa; lost 0-17.

FOURTH GRADE " B " TEAM. May 6th.-v. 'l'ukapa; lost 0-41.

June 1st.-v. Star; lost 5-20. Try by Miller. Conversion by Nodder.

June llth.-v . School A; lost 3-29. Try by Faris.

June 12th.-v. School A; lol:it 3-8. 'l'ry by Dowding.

June 15th.-v . Tukapa; lost 0-33.

June 22nc1.-v . Star; drawn 6-6.

Penalty by Miller.

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Try by Julian.

July 12th.- v. Tukapa; lost 0-19.

July 17th.-v. School B; won 6-0. and Smith.

June ht.-v. Tukapa; won 9-8. and Darney. Penalty by Falk.

June 4th .-v. School "B"; won 18-0. Tries by Farnell (2), Darney (2), Hayton and Moorhead.

June 22nd.-v. Tukapa; lost 0-6.

J uly 5th.-v. Star ; drawn 6-6.

Penalty by Old.

NOTES

July 13th.-v. Star; won 17-0. 'l'ries by Way, Darney, Farnell, Falk and Squire. Conversion by Darney.

July 20th.-v. 'l'ukapa; won 10-3. 'l'ries by Darney and Marsden. Field goal by Marsden.

July 30tb.-v. School "B"'; won 34-0. 'l'ries by Famell (3), Darney (3), Gulliver and Young. Conversion路 by Moorhead (3). Field goal by Marsden.

FIFTH GRADE " B" TEAM. 'l'ry by Nodder.

July 6th.-v. 'l'ukapa; lol:it 0-41.

July 13th.-v. Star; lost 5-17. 'l'ry by Mohi. version by Miller.

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July 17th.-v. School A; lost 0-6.

FIFTH GRADE " A " TEAM. (Winners 'l'aranaki Fifth Grade Championi:ihip.)

May 6tl!.-v. Star; won 24-0. 'l'ries by Farnell (3), Darney, IIell ier, Way. Conversions by Fluker (3) .

May 28tb.-v. School " C"; won 28-0. Tri es by Farnell (2), Darney (2), Way, Kurta, Payne and YoungConversions by Fluker (2).

May llth.-v . Star; won 12-3.

(2), Squire and McDonalcl.

Tries by IIannan

June 1st.-v. School "C"; lost 8-9 . Tries by Squire and Adams. Conversion by Edwards.

June 8th.-v. Star; lost 3-9.

'l'ry by Gulliver.

June llth.-v. School "A"; lost 0-18.

July 2ncl.-v. School "A"; lost 0-26. . July 4th.:-"路 School "C"; won 8-0. 'l'ries by Gul路 lrver and Mam. Conversion by Kjestrup.

July 6th.-v. 'l'ukapa; lost 3-22. Try by Philpott.

May 6th.-v. 'l'ukapa; lost 0-24.

July 30th.-v. School "A"; lost 0-34.

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August 1st.- \i. School "C"; won 19- 0. 'l'ries by Farnell ( 3), Way and Hayton. Conversions by Moorhead (2).

FIFTH GRADE "C" TEAM. May 6th.-v. Tukapa; lost 4-17.

Evetts.

May llth.-v. Star; lost 0-30.

June 13th.-v. School "A"; lost Beale. Conversion by Broome.

Field goal by

5-~5.

Try by

June 15th.-v. Tukapa; lost 0-18.

July 6th.-v . Star; lost 0-13.

August 6th.-v. School "A"; lost 0-19.

August 12th.-v. Star; won 19-9. 'l'ries by Kjestrup (2), Roberts (2) and Novae. Conversions by Kje trup and McDonald.

Swainson's, N.P.

SECOND FIFTEEN, 1935.

Back Row.- T. Fenton, A. McLean, R. Urry, M. H unter, D. Purser, T. Crone, N. Chatfield.

Middle Row.-I. Auld, E. Morris, P. Fenton (capta in ), A . Rund le, W. Dav ies .

In Front.- E. Ferry, J. Austin, F. McBr ide, G. Grace.

WAITOMO.

Fifty million fixed gleamers Through the grot a glow diffused. \楼J1at a sig ht for drowsy dreamers!

Who is not with awe enthused.

Dripping, dripping, nothing shifting Save us, ~:;lippin g through the gloam, While t he myriads lit our drifting' From the low and eerie dome.

NotLing intricate or clumsy, Nothin g sheer or nothing deep; Bu1路 a chamber soft and slumb 'ry, Where old Time has drop 't asleep.

-A.H. (V.A. )

ANNUAL SPORTS (J. C. Blundell.)

Though the WPathcr for this year's sl)Orts' Day, Saturda.v, November 2 was fine, t he track was heavy after a week's rain. Notwithstanding this the meeting was the most succes::;ful fo 1路 some years. 'l'hree records

Peart Stud<o, N.P.

THIRD FIFTEEN, 1935.

Uack Row .- R. Maclean, F. Ha lpin, G. Gotz , S. Julian , C. Mohi, M. Gilrner.

Midd le Row.- J. Challis, J . Casey, H . Duff (capta in), J. Gardiner, W. Cook.

In Fron t .- R. Johnston, W. Mart.

Absent.-D. Old, H. Smith, D. Dunn, B . Robb, N. Payne.

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were broken and two equalled. Ekdahl won the Senior · Championship for th e third time in succession and succeeded in br ea king tll e 120 yards hmdles record of 16 seco nds, which h e equa ll ed last :.·ea r , with a time of 15 3-5 ·e ·onds. He a l,; o c1·eatecl a new senior long jump record of 21ft. 1ill. 'l'amati, tlle r'n nner-up, in the Junior Championship, also broke the ex isting junior long jump record of 10ft . 3~in. with a jump of 19ft. Sin., and equalled the junior 100 yards r ecord of 11 1-5 seconds. The record of 58 seconds in the 440 yards junior event was equalled by 1;. ,T. Beale.

I. P. Donn elly threw tl1e cricket ball104~r ds Oft 3in, tlm · br eaking A. C. Shepherc1's record of 101ycls. 1ft.. 101 in. established in 1928.

Ir. H. L. 'l'homson's Cup for th e b est aggregate in the field events was won by A. G. l\Icintyre with 13 points.

RESULTS OF CHAMPIONSHIPS. Senior.- 1\I. 0. Ekclabl (22 points ) 1, M . P. Donn ell y (21 11oints) 2, L. R Dowclin g (10 points) 3, A. G. :\fcTntyre (9 points) -t Jnnio1·.- JJ. ,J. Beale (22 points) 1, l\I. P. Tamati (20 points) 2, C. Adams (9 points ) 3.

Under 14.-C. Kjestrup (16 points) 1, B. M. Ca lman (1-1: points) 2, S. G. Faris and l\I. C. Kibby (3 points each) 3.

SENTOR CHAl\IPIONSHIP EVENTS. 100 Yards.-First h eat (cl1amp. ) : Ekdahl 1, l\IcJnt.vr e 2, Donn ell y 3; t ime 10 3-5sec. Second heat: P. Fen ton 1, l\IcBricle 2; time, 11sec. Third h eat : Thomas 1, Woolle~- 2; time, 10 4-5sec. Fourth h eat: K. Payne 1, Bloxam 2; time. 11 1-5sec. Fifth h eat : I . B. F aris 1, Corkill 2; tim e, 11 1-5sec. Sixth h eat: J. Steven 1, I. W. Davies 2; time, 10 3-5sec. Fin a1 : Steven 1, Davies 2, Thomas 3; time, 10 4-5sec.

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· 1 0 ) Dowdino· 1, 880 Yards (Mason Mem?na up . " Donnelly 2, Rundle 3 ; time 2mm. 21 4-5sec.

75 Yarcls.-First heat (champ.) : Kjestrup 1, Calman 2, K ibby 3; time, 9 1-5sec. Second heat: Seldon 1, Cadman 2; t ime, 9 3-5sec. Third h eat : George 1, Humphries 2; tim e, 9 2-5sec. Fourth h eat: Gilbert 1, R. Taylor 2, Brown 3; t ime, 10sec. Fi1ial: George 1, Kjestrup 2, Galman 3; time, 9 1-5sec.

120 Yards Hurdles (Mr. Noakes' ~up).-Champ. heat: Donnelly 1, Ekdahl 2, Mcintyre 3 ~ tn;ek;:h;-~::t Final: Ekdahl 1, Do~nelly_ ~' Fenton . ·ecord.

Donnelly by inches wlth a tlme of 15 3-5sec., a r High Jump.-A. Keller (scr.)' 5~t. 5in., 1; D?nnel~y . ) 5ft 2in. 2. Terry (2in.)' 5ft. 2m., 3. ChamplOnsh p ( scr. ' . ' Donnelly ' placings were: 1, Ekdahl 2' M c.I n t yr. e 3.

1· 1 R Crone Long Jump.-Ekdahl (scr.), 21 f t . m ., ; · . . ) 1nft S~in 2· A. G. Mcintyre (scr.), 19ft. 6t~n.? 3.

(12 m. , ;, · ~ .. , . ' · b. k the ex1stmg Ekdahl with lns Jump of 21ft. 1m:, ro e Ekdahl 1 record by 1tin. Championship placmgs were: ; < ' Mcintyre 2, Donnelly 3.

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. . ( h Mr E Beckbessin100 Yards.-Fn·st heat c amp., · .· er's Cu ) . Tamati 1, Beale 2, T. Crone 3; tlme, 11 1-~sec. ~equal r~c~rd). Second heat: Hall 1,, ~Vo_oc~war~; k~~~~: 11 4-5sec. Third heat: Calman 1, M?hl 2' tm1~~ec Fifth Fourth heat: Skeet 1, Youn_gs 2; tnne, 11 1-S. th heat: heat: Moran 1, Elliot 2; time, 11 1-5sec. lX erts Millar 1, Cadman 2; time, 11sec. SeveJ?-th heat: R~b 1, Philpott 2; time, 11sec. Final: Mlllar 1, Moran ' Cadman 3 ; time, 11 2-5sec. .

440 Yards (Mr. Bothamley's Cup) .-Beale 1, TamatJ 2, Julian 3; time, 58sec. , equalling the record .

100 Yards.-First heat (champ.): Kjestrup 1, Galman 2, Kibby 3; time, 12 1-5sec. Second heat: George 1, E. Anderson 2, Rob erts 3; time, 12 3-5sec. Third heat: Selclon 1, 1\furray 2, A. \f..l. Smith 3; time, 12 2-5sec.

Fourth h eat: R. 'fa,vlor 1, Cad man 2, Reichelmann 3; time,-12 4-5sec. Final: Kj estrup 1, Seldon 2; time, 11 4-5 sec.

220 Yards.-First heat (champ.): Kjestrup 1, Galman 2, Kibby 3; time , 27 3-5sec. Second beat: Seldon 1, Brown 2, J\Iurray 3; time, 29 3-5sec. Third heat: Cadnum 1, Taylor 2, \N ebster 3; time, 30 2-5sec. Final : Kjestrup 1, Calm an 2, Seldon 3; time, 28 4-5sec.

OPEN EVENTS.

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880 Yards (Mr. Gilmour's Cup).-Tamati 1, Adams 2, Beale 3 ; time, 2min. 20 3-5sec.

120 Yards Hurdles.-First heat (champ.): Beale 1, Adams 2, Tamati 3; time, 19 3-5sec. Second heat: Law 1, .

20 1-5sec Final· Law 1, Adams 2, Alexan d er 2 ; t nne, · · Alexander 3; time, 19 4-5sec.

High Jump.-Mora~ (2tin.), 5ft. ~-!in., 1; J.Jewis (3in.), 4ft. 1Hin., 2; Juhan (scr.), 4ft. 9m., 3.

Lon()' Jump .-Tamati, 19ft. Sin., 1; Beal~, ~9ft. 3Mn., . Mohi "17ft. 11in., 3. Tamati broke the exlstmg record

2 of' 19ft. '3!in.

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1 GO Yards (1\Ir. A. J. Ward's Cup ) .- First heat: B. \V. Kj estrup J ; time , 17 1-5sec. Second beat: Skeet 1; 1imc, 16 1-5sec. Third h eat : Rob erts 1; time, 17 2-5sec.

Fourth h eat : Hntchinson 1; time, 16 4-5sec. Fifth heat: \V oolley 1; time, 16 1-5sec. Sixth h eat : Bloxam 1; time, J6 3-5sec. Seventh h eat : I. W. Davies 1; time, 16 1-5sec.

Eighth h eat : A. Keller 1; time, 17sec. Ninth heat: J. Steven 1; time, 16 2-5sec. Tenth h eat: Hoskin 1; time, 17 2-5sec. Final : Steven 1, Davies 2, Bloxam 3; time, J 6 1-5sec.

220 Yards (Herbert Smith Cup) .-First heat: \¥ oolley 1, P. Fen ton 2; time, 26sec. Second heat: Philpott 1, Grace 2; time, 27sec. Third heat: Auld 1, Farnell 2; time, 26sec. Fourth h eat : White 1, K. Payne 2; time, 27sec. lj'ifth h eat : Bloxam 1, Millar 2; time, 26 4-5sec.

Sixth heat: T. B . Faris 1, I. W. Davies 2; time, 25 1-5sec.

Final: Davies 1, J ennins 2, Millar 3; time, 25 1-5sec.

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ANNUAL SPORTS

ANNUAL SPORTS

HANDIC AP EVENTS .

Potato Race (under 14) . -First h eat : Lilley 1, Brown 2. Second h eat : Florence 1, N. Leighton 2. Third heat: Brightw ell 1, Howes 2. Fourth heat: Faris 1, Taylor 2. Final: N. Leighton 1, Lilley 2, Faris 3.

One Mile, Senior (Dr. E . F. Fookes' Cup) .-A. H .

Ryan (scr.) 1, L. '1'. Ryau (35y cls.) 2, l\1. Ulenberg (scr.)

3; time, 5min. 3sec.

One Mile, Junior (Mr. B. W . Grieve's Cup).-C hapman (20yds.) 1, A. Thompso n (30yds.) 2, C. G. 'l'aylor (25?c1s.) 3; time, 5min. 21sec.

880 Yards, Senior.- J. Steven (20yds.) 1, Purser (J 5yds.) 2, A. H. Ryan (scr.) 3 ; time, 2min. 12 4-5sec.

880 Yards, Jnnior.- Self (35yds.) 1, Chapman 2, Ca lnum (J 5?c1S.) 3; time, 2min. 20 2-5sec.

440 Yards, Senior.-F amell (10yc1s.) 1, Bethell (15 ~' cls.) 2, P urser (lOyds.) 3; time, 57 1-5sec.

440 Yards , Junior.- Cadman (35yds.) 1, Self (25yds.) 2, Skeet (20yds.) 3; time, 56 4-5sec.

100 Yards (under 15) .-First heat: Alexand er 1, Pearson 2; t ime, 11 2-5sec. Second h eat : Self 1, Millar 2; time, 11 3-5sec. Third heat: Baxter 1, Brereton 2; time, 12 3-5sec. Fourth h eat: Israel 1, Kibby 2; t ime, 12 2-5sec.

Pifth heat: Simpkiss 1, C. G. Taylor 2; t ime, 12sec. Six th h eat: Tamati 1, Smith 2; time, 11 1-5sec. Final: Self 1, J\ 1exander 2, Smith 3; time, 11 3-5sec.

75 Yards (under 13).-R. Brown 1, R. F. Keller 2, Sutherla nd 3; time, 10 4-5sec.

Old Boys' Race (100 yards, P ridham Cup) .- D. Rlackley 1, J. H. Boon 2, A. S. Nash 3.

Sack Race (75 yards) .-First heat : R. Kaspar 1, K. 0 . J ones 2. Second h eat : F lorence 1, Froggat t 2. Third heat: Blyde 1, L . •T. Ryan 2. Fourth heat: Evetts 1, Baxter 2. Fifth h eat : Gilb ert 1, Adlam 2. Sixth h eat : H .

D. Moss 1, Harper 2. Final: Moss 1, Harper 2, Kaspar 3.

Three-le gged Race.-F irst heat: Baxter and Baldwin 1. Second heat: Morgan and Cadman 1. Third heat: F. E . Bamham and A very 1. Fourth h eat : S. G. Faris and A. N . Thompso n 1. Fifth h eat : Beale and Roberts 1.

Sixth heat: Dun can and Mander 1. Final: J-1. B. Beale and R. Roberts 1, S. Faris and Thomson 2,

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Potato Race (over 14) .-First h eat: Alexand er 1.

Second heat: D. Gulliv er 1. 'l 'hird h eat : Bowen 1.

F'ourth heat: Stepheus 1. li'ifth heat: Hall 1. Sixth heat: Chatfield 1. Seventh h eat: H . Moss 1. li'inal: Chatfield 1, Moss 2, Gulliv er 3.

Throwin g the Cricket BalL-M . P. Donnelly (104yds. · Oft. 3in.), 1 (a record) .

Pi.1tting the Shot.-A . G. 1\IIcintyre, 34ft. 5in., 1 (a record); A. Keller 2, G. H . Terry 3. 'l'hrowin g the Discus.- A. R. l\'[aclean, 82ft. 8iin. (a record ), 1; A. G. Mcinty r e 2, G. H. Terry 3.

Throwin g the Javelin. -A. G. 1\iicintyre, 116ft., 1; M. P. Donnelly 2, A. R. McLean 3.

DAY DREAMS. Learned . men t ell us that we are the only living creatures which day-dream. Some call it self-hypn otism.

I know from experien ce t hat cats, although they may .· em to have a. far-away look in their eyes, can always be through a fence and home before a brick marks wh ere they were sitting on a neighbo ur's flovvers. With me, however , I never wake up until a . chalk-du ster or a borrow ed Latin book has hit me.

W e l:ad just b een doing. a sum on. horses and sheep . ~ n ~lge b1 a a~Jcl l was nmmn g my mmrl over different on the mCidcnb,; wlu ch happem'cl wh il e I - was stavino· " b . I had f orty-fou r miles from Gisborne t . , .

"Rh . a Ul s atwn, JU. t r eaclled t~ e stage where the horse bolted-w hen J hear.d a vot?e m familiar tones, "You can do two sums for InattentiO n! ''

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STEE PLEC HAS E

NOT ES

n seem to go Nex t perio d was Latin . Enn ui and Lati to do some ed start had hand in hand . Afte r some one liar hills fami the and me over t trans latio n ennu i crep . My view ly into with their ~<;cars and stum ps came slow six mere a of uncl e had died and I was the own er 'l'he . stock liveof ead h thou~and acres , twel ve thou sand ed fifty thou sand mon ey worr ied me most , but, as I r eceiv fied. satis less or poun ds, I was more the requ iWhe n l had boug ht enou gh cars and built grou nd flat of piece a ~ite num ber of o·arages I had Beec hg okin dy-lo spee The . rome level led for an :erod first the was rted impo craf t Spor ts 'plan e whic h 1 had nst agai ded thud er dust a· aero plan e in that dist rict- here deten a take can u "Yo me. to on ped the wall and drop er. mast irate the ed tion on Frid ay after noon !" roar d, but ennu i Chem istry came. 1 attem pted to atten air was to? y sultr the of t effec agaip_ stole over me; the dere d and I wan ghts thou My . brain tired my muc h for lly, howe ver, 1 had not the pow er to stop them . Fina two tyran nous the g shin puni on te entra beo·a n to conc of flyin g, so d drea al m:.<sters. 'l'hey both have a mort why not -. this plea sant 'l'h e bell rang . l retu rned to earth at . over was ol scho that ed ejoic r :sound and -R.G . (V.A .)

STEEPLECHASE NOTES (J. C. Blun dell) . held on The annu al Scho ol steeplecha ses were Link s.

Golf aiho wak Wai the at 18, Frid ay, Octo ber r and orde llent exce in Thot wh the cour.-e gene rally was stiff a as test, hard a was race e h t the ,;eat her cool g alon and out run bree ze hand icap ped the nmn ers on the the beac h. ses saw close The senio r and inter med iate steep lecha y. A. Ryan , easil won was t even r finishes, whil e the junio scra tch to gain the winn er of the senio r, ran well from faste st time .

NOT ES

'l'he resu lts wer e:JUN IOR .

G. Davi dson (60se c.), llmi n. 1sec.

R. Wey (50se c.), llmi n. 8sec.

D. Jone s (10se c.), llmi n. 35sec.

J. MmT ay (50se c.), llmi n. 16sec. . .

C. Reic helm ann ( 60sec.), llmi n. 31sec.

J. Geor ge ( 50se c.), llmi n. 24sec. . . l\l. Calm an (scr. ), 10m in. 37sec.

N. Corb ett ( 60sec.), llmi n. 38sec.

D. Frog gatt (50se c.), llmi n. 31sec.

J. Wei r (100sec.), 12m in. 27sec.

A. Thom pson (10se c.), llmi n.

S. Faris (scr. ), 10m in. 51sec.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

h, A. Kasp ar 'l'hen follo wed : D. Jack son, A. W. Smit Scot t and D: 0.

R. , trup Kjes K. Cadm an, R. Brow n, C. Mus k er.

F AST ES'l' TIM ES. 1 M. Calm an (scr. ), 10m in. 37sec.

2 S. Fari s (scr.)., 10m in. 51sec.

3 A. Thom pson (10se c.), llmi n.

4 G. Dav idso n ( 60sec.), llmi n. 1sec.

5 C. Kjes trup (scr. ), llmi n. 5sec.

6 R. E. Wey (50se c.), llmi n. 8sec.

7 J. Mur ray (50se c.), llmi n. 16sec.

C. S. A. C. C. P. J. A. F. D. L J.

INTE RlVI EDIA TE. G. Tayl or (60se c.), 15m in. llsec .

Kett le (100sec.), 15m in. 52sec. . .

Adla m ( 90sec.), 15m in. 42sec. . .

R. A dam s ( 40se c.), 15m in. 10sec.

J. Cliff ( 40se c.), 15m in. llsec . . .

Han nan ( 50se c.), 15m in. 22sec. . .

W. Darn ey (30se c.), 15m in. 14sec.

H. Bax ter (70se c.), 15m in. 54sec.

W . Chap man (40se c.), 15m in. 32sec.

S. Step toe ( 40se c.), 15m in. 35sec.

G. Calm an (40se c.), 15m in. 36sec.

Kerr ( 50se c.), 15m in. 56sec.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

New ton, C. , Then follo wed: J.' D. Alex ande r, D. W. , C. All en idge Oldr B. C. ds, J. Colson, A. J ..M os.·, A. Woo · and R. S. Flem mg.

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NOTES

F .AS TEST TIMES.

c.

R. .A dams ( 40sec.), 15min. 10sec.

C. G. 'l'aylor (60sec.), 15min. llsec., and G. J. Cliff ( 40sec.), 15min. llsec., equal J. W. Darney (30sec.), 15min. 14sec.

P. Hannan ( 50sec.), 15min. 22sec. . .

F. W. Cltapman (40sec.), 15min. 32sec.

D. S. Steptoe (40sec.), 15min. 35~cc.

1 2 4 5 6 7

SENIOR.

A. H. Ryan (scr.), 17min. 35 3-5sec.

L . 'r. Ryan (30sec. ), 18min. 15sec.

H. D. Moss ( 60sec.), 18min. 46sec. . .

W. D. Squire (20sec .), 18min. 7sec. c. J. Nodder (30sec.), 18min. 17sec.

G. E. Rawson (20~ec.), 18min. llsec.

D. Purser (20sec.), 18min. 17sec.

L. R. Dowding (scr.), 17min. 58sec.

J. D. Bewley ( 40sec.), 18min. 48sec.

R. C. Hamerton (90~ec.), 19min. 43sec.

L. T. Gulliver ( 60sec.), 19min. 20sec.

J. E. George (50sec.), 19min. 16sec.

D. B. Menzies (20scc.), 18min. 49sec.

M . P. Donnelly ( scr.), 18min. 49sec.

R. R. Good win (20sec.), 19min. 10sec.

II. J. Keller ( 50sec.), 19min. 50sec.

B. E. Conway (30sec.), 19min. 38sec.

H. H. Francis (20sec .), 19min. 33sec.

C. D. Hellier ( 60scc.), 20min. 25sec.

II. A. Smith (20sec.), 19min. 46sec.

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.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

E. C r ago, P h otograp her, N.P .

SPORTS CHAMPIONS AND RECORD HOLDERS , 1935.

C. Kjestru p

(Under 14 ). M. Ekdahl (Sen'or), M. Ta m ati . ln set.路 - L. J . 13eale (Junior).

F .ASTEST TIMES. A. Ryan (scr.), 17min. 35 3-5sec.

L. 'R. Dowcling (scr.), 17min. 58scc.

W. Squire (20sec.), 18min. 7sec.

G. E. Rawson (20scc.), 18min. llsec.

L. T. Ryan ( 30sec.), 18min. 15sec . .

C. J. Nocldc l' (30sec.), 18min. J7sec. and D. Pnrser (20sec.), 18min. 17;;ec., equal II. D. Moss ( 60scc.), 18min. 46scc.

J. Bewley ( 40sec.), 18min. 48sec.

M. P. Donnelly (scr.), 18min. 49scc., and D. :Menzies (20sec.), 18min. 49sec., equal

1 :2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10

E. C r ago, P h otographer, N.P.

T HE START OF THE 440 YARDS SENIOR CUP.

STEEPU:CHASE

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CHAlVIPlONSHIP POINTS. Under 14 Championship.-B. M. Calman G, 3, C. Kjestrup 1.

S. G.

Fari~

Junior Champion~hip.-L. J. Beale 5, U. Adams 3, P. L . .i\Iorris 1.

Senior Championship .- L. R. Dowcliug G, M. P. Dounelly 3, M. 0. Ekdahl 1.

WAR. In looking back to ages past, To seek the wavering path of peace, The road is lost in war clouds grimMan's struggles neither :flag nor cease.

Ancl now the Gods in heaven laugh, To watch the League of Nations try \Vith word by complicated word, Peace covenants to ratify.

1'he people go about their toil Ancl keep the routine of their day, They do not heed the words of fate Spoken strangely far away.

But space nor ignorance can leash The unrelenting hounds of war, li'or :flying lead and drifting gas \Vill soon make havoc at the door.

Aucl in some quiet sanctuary J\ short, square man with piercing eyes,

Calls out in madness to his Gocl, "In \Var! In \Var! 1\Iy triumph lies."

Through his mind the words resound, He can neither h ea1路 nor see l\Iarchin g feet of tortured souls, Screams of men in agony.

C. A. (IV.A.)

CHAPEL NOTES

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35

year 26 in number, and were prepared by th e School Chaplain, the Rev. G. Templar.

The choir has acquitted itself well this term and vve will be ::;orry to see many of "the old familiar faces" leaving us. vYe are greatly indebted to l\Ir. Renaud for hi::; kinclne::;s in acting as organist at the 9.30 service. vVe also wish to thank him for coach in g us on several occa·ion::; in the sin gin g of the hymns.

SLEEP. Quietly the sun slid es over the horizon. 'l'b e bird::; cea::;e their gay chatter ing Ligh in the tree-tops. 'fbe gay · flowers grow ~:;ombre in the greying air, and their slim backs bend as the energy leaves their frail frames. 'l'hc green and brown of the bush becomes a misty blur, endle::;~:; and indi~:;tinct , and the green fields disappear in the dusk.

All is peace.

Our Chaplain, the Rev. G. Templar, has conducted tl1e 9.30 service at St. l\Iary's Church very efficiently thronghout the term, and has shown admirable interest in School affairs.

On several occasions Archdeacon Uavin and the l~ev . l\Ir. Starke addressed m; with much appreciated sermon·. Day-boys are still lamentably absent at our 9.30 services.

On one Slmday during the Second Term the cong regation was swelled by the 'fe Ante College football team, whose members (with their splendid voices) much improved the rendering of the hymn ·. The lessons were read by the captains of each team.

The annual Confirmation service was held in St. l\IIary ': Church on the night of August 21. Bishop Cherrington again confirmed the candidates, who were this

'l'he little feathered creatures in their snug nests huddle cosily together; presently they drink that cup of oblivion which only they know. The bush grows cold, silent, disappears, and is seen no more. 'l'he cows stand like .tatues by the looming forms of the high h edges, and (everlastingly chewing the contented cud), become silent ghosts of the night.

Everywhere is sleep.

In the nest, three inert little forms. Up at the barn, dignity forgotten, the old cock droops contentedly on his roost. Jn the house a little curly-headed boy, still as a log, lives through innumerable and wonderful adventures in Dreamland.· hi~;

All is peace, everywh ere is sleep.

Sleep is Peace.

R.G.:F'. (V.B.)

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HOUSE NOTES SCHOOL HOUSE. (E. A. lVIorris.)

With a hiss somevvhat resembling the football secr~ 颅 t<uy's ::;igh of relief, the last football has been deflated, drawing the curtain on . another succ~ssful seas?n of football. The House has taken a promment part m the School's football this year, five members gaining their caps out of the seven selected from the Ho~se iX: the recent tournament in which the School acqmtted 1tself so well.

In the Pease Cup match against the Day Boys, which the Boarders won easily in the face of determined opposition by eight-nil, no less than nine players came from School House.

In the realm of athletics the prowess of the House this year far supersedes that of any previous year. Out o.E the five r ecords broken this year, Ekdahl was responsible for the broad jump and hurdles, Donnelly for throwing the cricket ball, and 1\Iclntyre for the shot-p~tt. \V.e wish to con<>Tatulate Ekdahl, who won the semor championship f01~ the third year in s~ccession, an achievement which will probably stand a::; a record for many years to come. Our congratulat ions are due also to Donnelly, whose consistent gaining of points in each event brought him only one point behind Ekdahl in the senior championship, and to C. Kjestrup on his I~lerit~rious performance in winning the under 14 champ10nsh1p. 'ro use such stereotyped expressions as "King Willow i::; with us once more," or "bat and ball are here again" is a practice to be deplored in House Notes. But now that cricket has begun, we see again the picture of a dejectedlooking batsman with averted eyes returning to the unsympathetic pavilion. The ,Junior House team, which has led the comp etition for the last two seasons, is well to the for e now witlt all wins to its credit.

Sydney, Colombo, Port Said and the Suez are the ports at which our House 1\[aster, Mr. \Vilson, will call on his way to Engla~d and the Continent at the end

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of the year. lVIr. \Vilson has now been in the House for eleven years and has administered affairs with unwavering aml characteristic justice all through. Besides wishing h im a cordial bon voyage we wish to thank him for all lte has clone for ns while he has been here, and we hope that when he returns he will achieve such tranquillit~r as has existed in the past. vVe congratulate Ekdahl, who passed Terms in English, Latin and French, and Donnelly who passed in Economics. \Ne were pleased to have Mr. Alexander with us for last term, and, now that h e has taken up residence in town, we miss his cheery presence in the House very mnch: \Ve would like him to know that we particularly miss his early morning vocal refrains under the sho路wer. \Ve understand that lVIiss l\1. lVIoyes is to be married early in the New Year. V\T e would like to take this opportunity of thanking lVIiss lVIoyes for all she has done for us in the past and we all join in wishing her the very best of happiness and prosperity in the future.

At the end of the year many of us will be leaving.

To those retnrning, and to the new prefects, we wish a ~路 e1n路 of even' success.

CARRINGTON HOUSE. (W. 0. Evans.)

Once again a most successful and enjoyable year is drawing to a close and those who are leaving at the end of the year are already complaining of the nearness of their last days at school.

In school events the boys have acquitted themselves well. Four of the Prefects were successful in gaining a place in the First Fifteen , while six boys of the House, supplemented by boys of School House, were responsible for lowering the Da~r Boys' colours in the annual Day Bo~'S -Boa rders' match. \Vhat Scl1ool House lacked in skill the~' made up in bulk.

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SALVETE

During the year our head, H. G. ViThittington, and also V. Carroll, left us, and their positions have been admirably filled by .J. h Batten and B. A. Thomas.

Congratulation s are due to J\Ir. F . Tett for his success in the recent Terms examinations. \"A,Te must also congratulate A. 'rhompson for his r ealistic rendering of the role of a seasoned flapper in t h e play and also Slater for his fine singing.

In the social whirl certain members of the House have been prominent路. They have been engaged in a civil war and. sub rosa, we hear their wanderings invariably lead in the direction of the Public Hospital. vVe suspect the common ailment is heart disease.

Although complaints have been few, rumour has it that a certain Prefect who looks clown on his colleagues has been incessantly complaining. Apparently his dancing partners do 11ot rise to his own level or look him straight in the face . We are sure the cause is not his looks, as he is the proud possessor of a broad smile.

Experie11ce will help and we feel snre that in future he will stoop and conquer. 'rhe boys have obtained great pleasure from their gramophones, but strangely enough our masters do not share our enthusiasm for early morning music. However, as the boys do not wake with the lark at about 5 a.m., their hmes have not been abruptly interrupted so much sin ce the opening of the fishing season.

SALVETE. 'rhe following boys entered the School during the year :-L. Starke (V c.); W. A. Skeet (Ill. Classical); A. Slater (IJI. Engineering); J. Leslie (Vb.); B. Finch (IV a.).

Orchestra

Noles

(D. B l\Ienzies).

"The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils."

-Shakespeare.

Our amiual concert this year was held, as usual, on two nights, Friday and Saturday, November 1 and 2. Friday night's concert was chiefly for the benefit of the boys of the School. On both nights the hall was well filled with a very appreciative audience, and their applause was very generous.

1'he following report was taken from the Taranaki Herald: '"rhe programme opened with Hersom's Overture, played by the orchestra, which later presented Kreisler's Liebesfreucl and a bracket, a Bach Choral and Bouree by Handel.

All of these numbers were excep-

ORCHE STRA NOTES

40 tional ly well clone. The orche stra also accom panied a J olmsto n in a corn et solo , '0 Dry Those 'I' ears' ('reres inthis up took who pla.ver de l ltiego ) . For a young gave a fine per~tnnnent less than a year ago, Johus ton kable talent. remar ses posses e h that shows and nce fonna "D. l\Ienzi es, who has alread y earned a reputa tion as of a violin ist of note, gave a sweet and even rende ring .'

March rs' Drdla 's 'Seren ade' and Kreisl er's 'Toy Soldie line, ular partic his in ist A clever and accom plishe d violin IIame rton deligh ted the audien ce 路w ith his skilfu l presen 路ward and s Everis ).

(Bohm tuo' Perpe 'l\Ioto of tation (v iolins ), and Batten (p iano), gave two fine trios, 'Blue The L1agoon ' (Kreis ler ) and 'Rond o' (Baxt er Ross). and s player forte piano in talent Schoo l possesses much who , Batten by given were s mance perfor excell ent played Schnm ann's 'Aufsc hwung ,' and Nodde r and Martin and 1\Tancler, who presen ted 'Danse N egre' ( Cyril l Scott) , a compo sHion arrang ed for two pianos . Ekdah of n retatio interp and ring rende c gave <m artisti Debuss~r 's 'L Cath eclra le Englo utie.'

"One of the most enjoya bl e items of the evenin g was by a sopran o solo, '\V onder ing \Vhy' (Cl ar ke), sung tive attrac and Slater , who posses ses a voice of sweet eliquality . In his encore numbe r , 'The Lass 路with the D full gave he and ence confid more cate Air,' h e gained For justice to the numbe r. Two rollick ing songs, 'Devo n Said' Bosun d Me ' (Kah n ) and 'What the Red Haire (HalT hy), were sung well by a choir of senior boys.

"A sea scene "from l\!Iasefield was excell ently per'Sea forme d in a simple and effecti ve setting . The song, poems and Kerr E. V. Mr. Fever, ' was sung off-sta ge by R. were recite d by ,J. l\[axw ell ('Th e Vagab ond') and B. by s ballad and neer') Bucca Tarry ('The l\iand er ('Span Duff 'rhom as ('The Ball a cl of John Silver ') and H. which in cs,' spheri 'Atmo , ish \Vat ers') . i\ comed y sketch much T. Faris was conspi cuous, was well-d one and caused amuse ment.

"The one-ac t play staged this year was a somew hat is a more ambiti ous effort than in previo us years, and it they o路 trainin the tribut e to the talent of the bo,vs and

SPORTS DAY, 1935.

E . Cr ago, P h otog r ap he r , N.P .

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have received that the production was excellently done . and run through without a hitch, despite the limitations of space on the stage. The title of the play was 'Sel拢Made Man,' by Sydney Box, and the story briefly concerned the life of a newspaper seller in New York who had confidence and ambition in plenty. He rose to become a great financial power but the final scene saw him aO'ain with a bundle of papers beneath his arm. T. Fena ton played the part of Napoleon ' Toplady, the central :figure of the story, with skill, but the notable performance was that in a minor part of A.. Thomson, as Kitty Cochrane, a modern and sophisticated young woman. S. Faris made an excellent office girl. E. A.. Morris gave justice to the role of Huntley Cromer, a _financier. The other parts, which were well cast, were played by J. Steven (1\1 T~atvitoff ) . I. Faris (the President of the Unitrcl States) . M. 0. ~kclahl (the French Ambassador), N. Chatfield (Old Tom) , and C. Whittington and E. Law (two men in uniform)."

The orchestra was unfortunate in losing, at the end of the first term, S. l\'Iay er, 路who has been a member for over four years , and 路has play ed first violin for more than two years. \Ve have also lost Vv. Mart and G. Harre from the first violins, and D. V. Fitzpatrick from 'the perClissi on section, all va lnable players.

In the second term, however, we w ere pleased to welcome R. J ohnston (cornet) , whose efforts have help ed the orchestra consid erab]~r . He promises to become . a very fin e player.

THE ORCHESTRA..

First Violins: D. Menzies, R. Hamerton, A.. Mcintyre, J. Aburn, J. \Vard, E. Everiss.

Second Violins: L. A.very, R. Green, D. Huggett, B. Broome, R. A.rnold.

Bass: C. Nodder.

Flute : G. Rawson .

Piano: J. Batten and K. Diprose.

P ercussion Instruments: G. Youngs.

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REMIN DERS OF THE PAST.

It is commo n knowle dge that the history of the provin ce is insepa rably connec ted with l\Iaori lore and traditio n, but few people realise that the land compri sing the School block has its full share of histori cal narrati ve.

The diggin g of lead slugs and bullets from the bank at the head of the gu\ly used to r emind us that the pionee r days were not so very far behind us. Howev er, these relics of the past were not the results of any great battle. It is to be feared they had a more prosaic orig·in.

On returni ng from the day's scoutin g the soldier s station ed at Fort Niger used to fire their muske ts in the genera l directi on of the bank to make sure that their powde r had not been dampe ned by the evenin g dew.

A fine examp le of the Maori method s of cookin g was disclos ed when a l\Iaori oven comple te with stones and charre d wood was discov ered a few feet below the surface , within a few yards of where the School farm milkin g shed now stands. Anothe r link with the past is formed by an old track which can still be traced by studen ts of Native history . The track ran from Rewarewa, where a fortifie d pa occupi ed the cliff above the rifle ran ge, along the beach, and turned inland at the Te Henui Stream . It passed througl1 the School proper ty to turn toward s Brookl ands at that spot now called A very's Pool. This track is connec ted with much bloodshed in that it was used by Korohe ahea, of the Tarana ki tribe, when he attacke d ancl slaugh tered the inmate s of Rewar ewa.

It is fitting that even in such a short accoun t as this some mentio n should be made of Pari-H amore Pa. This pa, situate d close to the Te Henui and immed iately behind the Public Cemete ry, was famous for two things.

These were a titoki tree, the berries of which formed an 'l'roy had its Helen, but aromat ic oil, and Uru-K inak i. a maiden of high rank inaki, Pari-H amore had its Urn-I( and far-fam ed beauty . Among her many admire rs the Paris was discove red in the person of the eld erly Potaka , of an unfrien dly tribe. He besiege d the pa until, faced with starvat ion, the inmate s were forced to accede to his deman ds,

43 Uruof der surren the with d satisfie was.

P~taka Kanaln , who ultima tely became his wife. Many of their descenda~ts are still livin g. With these few details one can .r~ach!y realise the import ant part played by Native traditJO n 111 the history of the School block.

R. C. (VI.A.)

AGRI CULT URE NOTE S (C. vVhitti ngton and E. Kay.) And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground, where only one grew before would des:rve better of his country than the whole r~ce of -swi"ft. polltlCmns put together .

This year has seen continu ed progre ss in the deve. lopmen t ~f Agricu lture at the School , both in theory an cl practic e.

The School herd is rapidly becom ing a uniform herd of. purebr ed Jersey cows. 'l'hree calves are beino· r eared this s~as?n. The School has now joined the Herd"' Testin g · lt ure by th e A gncu are l·ept AssociatJOn, and the results ' · b oys.

I~ connec tion with the Anima l Husba ndry section e~ per~mental work has been carried on as usual. Th~ br eedmg e~:~e~ of the Jockey Club flock which the boys have the pnvile ge of manag mg were mated with Ryelan d and Sot:thd ow.n rams to. determ ine the best cross for fat lamb produc tJOn, but msuffic ient time has passed for there to be any noticea ble result. . As far as the pig section is concer ned, two litters of n:ne have been boug·ht and one of these litters has been lolled for bacone rs.

l\lh~. Cressw ell presen ted the School with a peel· th ,}g~ee which is doinO'5 very well . ..,.,r ire boar Berksh an 1 111111 vv e . h. f ed from expect is litter A tation. presen or r IS genero us

the Tamwo rth sow very soon. The feeding of the pigs has bee~1 capabl y carried out by the boys on a time-feeclinO'5 basis.

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A vet·y interesting stall was arran ged at the Wint er Show. This consisted of grasses, clovers, mode l pigge ry, concrete posts and farm utensils made by the intermediate boys.

During the term several impro veme nts were made on the fa rm, among them being a new troug h at the cowshed, and protections for the ball-cocks in the troug hs.

In addition to this twe!Ye new posts have been made .

This year we' . had our manrrolds enter ed in the root. b growmg compebtwn and our hay and ensila ge were also in the ~ompetitions . Although these entrie s did not win their clt.vtswns they were highly spoke n of by the judge , l\fr. EU10t.

A field day was held at Mr. Cloke's farm at Lepp er·ton. l\Ir. Grant also gave an intere sting talk on pigrearin g. We take this opportunity of thank ing Mr. and Mrs. Cloke for a very enjoyable aftern oon.

The Fourth Form boys have conti nued their fores try work and have planted out two-y ear-o ld pine trees on a rough corner of the farm and have also plant ed a shelt er belt in field ."12'' Last year's pin us insign is and eucal ypts have been lmed out, and a small plant ation of the latter wa s planted near the back of th e gymn asium .

THE FARM. The following account of the work on the Scho ol farm for the year W<ls written by our Agric ultur al Master, Mr. Nash :The past ~·ea r has been a year outst andin g for its unfavomable seasons, commencing with a very dry Summer, only to be followed by a wet '\Vint er and a partic ularly late Spr.ing. The dry spell in Janu ary and Febr uary, and then rams in Uarch, promoted a quick flush of succulent grass to which the stock were not accus tome d.

Over a large area of the North Islan d sheep were stricken with eczema and our sheep here were amon g those affected . Eczema is a skin troub le affec ting sheep chiefly ro.nncl the face and ears and is simil ar to rape ~ca lcl , wlnch sometimes breaks out on lamb s in the South

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NOTE S

lslancl. There is a failu re of the skin to funct ion prope rly which is in some way assoc iated with a deran ged condi tion of the liver. The liver is the large st gland in the body, and one of its funct ions is to manu factu re a secre tion called bile, whic h is poure d into the intes tines throu gh the bile duct. Bile aids in the diges tion of fats and also prom otes the intes tinal contr actio ns and expa nsions which are respo nsibl e for movi ng the food throu gh the alime ntary tract. Stopp age of the bile duct has been prove d by South Afric an exper imen ts to set up symp toms of eczem a. There is no doub t that eczem a is dietit ic in origin and altho ugh no post m01·tem exam inatio ns were made here, repor ts from the Stock Depa rtmen t on cows simila rly · afflicted point ed out a condi tion of cirrho sis of the liver. Both ewes and hogg ets here contr act ed the disease, and w e had sever al losses amon gst the killer s. 'rhose killer s which were badly attac ked h ave never properly recov ered. The ewes and hogg ets appe ar quite norm al again , but our la mbin g perce ntage was far below the norm al figure .

Two cows were lost with paral ysis after calvi ng, one in :May, and the other in t he early part of July, and the main cause was no doub t lowe red r esista nce due to the season. Othe r farm ers in the distri ct were less fortu nate.

Some with early calvers had many death s. Our troub les may have been great er and there is no doub t our adeq uate suppl ies of supp leme ntary food were respo nsibl e for main tainin g our stock in more than avera ge condi tion.

The rape and mille t in field 20; thoug h not a h eavy crop, was very usefu l in Janu ary, and the paspa lum padclocks, 17, 18 and 19, suppl ied the bulk of the Febr uary feed . At the end of lVIay the ensila ge pit whic h had been held over from the previ ous seaso n was opene d and came out in excel lent condi tion right clown to the botto m. Material at the botto m of a pit has a stron g odou r and is alway s darke r in colou r owin g to the seepa ge of solub le matte r, but when this ensila ge was made a quart er of an acre of grass was wilted for two clays b efore b eing put in.

Mr. Ellio tt judge d the pit and gave it the follow ing point s: Raw mate rial, 17-?i- (20); quali ty, 46 (50); waste ,

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24 (30). Swede turnips in field 26 were also used in May, but the crop was almost a complete failure owing to club root, weeds and White Butterfly. 'l'hey lasted a short period, but by June 12 it vv'as necessary to open up the oaten hay in 11. A well-built stack of high quality food, it was judged as follows: Material, 25 (25) ; building, 20 (25); quality, 47 (50).

Lack of turnips led to the earlier than usual use of our mangels. They were pulled at the beginning of June and some were used on the 21st; the majority, however, were stacked at the pig runs. The yield was 56.4 tons per acre, and they lasted until the end of August. They were fed to the cows in conjunctio n with the oaten hay, and later with the meadow hay rrom field 18. The latter was excellent hay, being one of the heaviest crops ever harvested here.

Field 18 has b een down in a manure trial for the last four years and at t he time of h arvesting the weights of green material were taken on the manure strips. Average yield of green material was 8! tons per acre, equal to approxim ately two tons of hay. The Crown slag strip was superior to all others, but difference s were not great enough to be significan t when results were examined statistical ly.

In August, with as yet no Spring growth in the grass, it was decided to open the reserve stack of ensilage in 19. Along with hay, it was fed out till the middle of Septembe r, when we were able to commence feedin g off . the young grass in fields 20 andll.

A r eserve of ensilage, which is suitable for wet stock, for use in the event of a late Spring, is the ideal policy for the dairy farmer. In view of th e foregoing paragraphs it seems hardly necessary to add that our stock came through a trying season in first-class condition.

The Herd .-Eight Jersey heifers were introduce d into the herd , and although three slipped their calves, due to contagiou s abortion, they are all producing well now.

This year we have thirty cows all under Group Herd Test. At present twenty-se ven are in milk , averaging 676lbs. milk, with a test of 4.2 for the month of October.

AGRICULT UHE

NOTES

Three calves have been k ept, one of them being a pedigree. ln passmg an eye over the herd, one now misses we quiet, contented face of that old veteran Bess, who was ctestroyed last year after attaining the ripe old age of twenty years. 'l'op-dress ing.- This year top-dressi ng was commenced earlier than usual, so that most of it was applied before the first term holidays. In all a total of 7 tons 16 cwt. was put on, no special trials being laid down, but the strips in 18 w ere repeated. Fieldl7, which is now shut up for hay, was top-dresse d with potash salts in addition to Superpho sphate befor e it was closed. l'astures. -The Spring growth is now in evidence and the pastures are in good condition, harrowing having been practised at intervals throughou t the year. There has been almost endless grubbing for the senior boys, but the farm is now clear of gorse, though several of the paddocks hav e a considerab le amount of blackberr y on them.

Field 20 was sown down in April and has establishe d well, particular ly the subterran ean clov er.. Fieldll was sown in l\Iarch and h eavy rains followed just after sowing. 'l'he sward is as yet very poor and open and there is a great deal of twitch still in evidence. However, there is good ryegrass there and a few year s in pastur e, with adequate top-dressi ng should eliminate this.

In October a new fence was erected between fields 25 and 26, and after grazing clown with the cows 25 was given a severe harrowing . Surface sowing with Hawke's Bay r yegrass and Montgom ery Red Clover was then tried, and the ewes and lambs were put on to trample in the seed. If there is sufficient improvem ent other poor pastures will be treated similarly next year, as renewing run-out' pastures by ploughing and re-sowing路 is an expensive practice.

Another innovation this year was the use of Italian Ryegrass sown with the oats for hay. The new certified strain of Giant Italian seed was used. Besides increasing 路 the hay crop, it should give valuable stubble feed after the oats is cut. Early sowing of oats would allow more time for grazing off and harrowing , when: Red Clover could be broadcast and harrowed in during October.

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NOTES

Ploughing lea land for crops in August is a weakness in our methods of cultivation, as the turf has to be disced down and has not sufficient time to rot. May, June and July are months when it is too wet to be able to plough and they are a busy time with the feeding out to be done. Ploughing up in May so as to have a Winter fallow for mangels has yet to be given a trial.

In conclusion I may state that our largest problem at the present time is to obtain sufficient stock to control our grass growth.

"NATURE'S PLEADi!'fG." Though other nations vaunt in pride Of their vast history's rolling tide, Whose heaving billows sweep t h e Main Of kings and conquerors, battle flame; Yet we across the sea may save Our country's treasured heritageNot that of bloodshed's reeking seas, But of our bush and native trees. lf in the early morn you walk,

.While the cool breeze comes sweepin g shrewd, List to the roaring river's talk.

Brush throug路h brown leaves which thickly strewed Th e fragrant earth, b efore your eye.

Hark to the soughing branch's sigh, See their great crests all heaving high.

Watch the cold sun, in steady shafts, Gleam on the storm-strucl c beech's smarts, Flash on the bluegum 's shiv 'ring leaves, Glance on the swaying lance-wood trees, Dance on the whole world's hazy brim, Fleck light into the shadows dim And lighten on the far hill's rim.

Then, after having roamed, if you Stand silent in the drenching dew, Think of our happy world bereft, Of all such scenes as y ou have left ; Oh! what than this could argue more Against the foul futility of wad -RA. Y. (IV.A.)

ENTRANCE TO MEMORIAL G ATES.

E. Cr ago, P hotographer, N.P.

SCHOOL NOTES

49

(G. H. 'l'err y). l::lince our la::;t publ icati on Mr. W. E. Alex ande r ha::; joine d the staff as senio r Engl ish mast er, a posi tion formerl y occu pied by lVIr. J. Legg at. An old boy of the Scho ol, l\Ir. Alex ande r was a prom inen t mem ber of the l\'Ioascar Cup XV. 's of 1923 and 1924 .

He also exce lled in crick et. Sinc e his appo intm ent he has ente red whol ehear tedly into all Scho ol activ ities , bein g only too read y to coac h footb all and crick et team s.

We also welc ome the Rev. Tem plar, anot her old boy, who has take n up the posit ion of Scho ol Chap lain.

Amo ng the All Blac ks now in Eng land are two _O ld Boy::; of the Scho ol, H. Brow n and J. Wyn yarc l. The form er, who was a mem ber of the Firs t Fifte en from 1925 to 1927, is the brot her of Hanc lley Brow n, of the lVIoascar Cup clays, who wen t Hom e with the 1924 All Blac ks. Afte r leav ing scho ol Hen ry play ed for Ingle wood senio rs for a num ber of year s.

He then mov ed to A.uck lancl and it was there that he first play ed repre sent ative footb all. Wyn yard left scho ol befo re he gain ed Firs t Fifte en hono urs, but his rise to repr esen tative stan dard was rapid . Alm ost imm edia tely he was play ing for Wai pa Sub- unio n, but duri ng the past few seaso ns, toge ther with his brot her, Bob, he has repre sent ed Wai kato . He is the youn gest, and also the talle st, mem ber of this year 's All Blac ks.

The new stair way near the Mem orial Gate s is now finis hed exce pt for such thing s as the pain ting of the woo dwo rk. Besi des bein g nece ssary as an extr a exit, it adds to the gene ral appe aran ce of the build ing, fillin g up a corn er whic h was once resp lend ent with a corru gate d iron wall . At pres ent it has a new appe aran ce, but when the conc rete has dried out more it will blen d with the rest of the build ing.

Duri ng the seco nd term we had the plea sure of liste ning to a num ber of inter estin g addr esses . lVIr. Teed gave an acco unt of his worl d trave ls, illus trati ng it with mov ing pictu res. Dr. Alle n spok e to us on post ure and

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the correct manne r of walkin g, illustra ting his points by mean::; of a skeleto n. Either the addres s or the treatm ent wa::; too much for the skeleto n, which gracefu lly collapsed at a critica l momen t. But to judge by the amoun t of high-::;tepping that was seen about the School during the next few days Dr. Allen had not spoken in vain. 路while he was in New Plymo uth, the sixth form had the privile ge of hearin g Dr. Kagaw a, the eminen t Japane se social worker . He showed what Christi anity and 路west ern civilisa tion had done for the Japane se race, especia lly for the women . "Japan ," he said, "must have colomes, for she is an overpo pulated countr y, and the popula tion is increas ing at the rate of two million a year." Thousa nds annual ly commi t suicide , feeling that their countr y has no use for them. His lecture enable d one to see Japan' s actions from the Japane se viewpo int as well as from a foreign er's. l\Ir. Barton , a New Zealan d missio nary who has spent a numbe r of years in Abyssi nia, gave us a very interes ting addres s on that country . \Vith him he had sample s of the natura l produc ts and of the work of the Ethiop ian craft::;man. To all tho::;e who were so good as to come and addres s us we tender our apprec iation and 11 earty thanks .

This year the School has experie nced anothe r successful sea. on at footbal l. The first XV. -produ ced good form to 'vin the firs.t inter-sc hool match of the year agains t St. Patrick 's College , Silvers tream, by 17-3, thus atoning to some extent for the defeats they have inflicte d upon us during the past four years. 'l'his early form was not mainta ined. Althou gh we beat 'l'e Ante and vVanganui College 19-6 ancl 13-0 respect ively, both games were disapp ointing exhibit ions.

The chief event of this footba ll season took place during the first week of the Augus t holiday s. 'rhis was the Second ary School 'rourna ment, held in connec tion with the jubilee of the Tarana ki Rugby Union. The participat ing teams were Auckla nd Gramm ar, Otago Boys' High, Christc lmrch Boys' High, and School. From the point of view of the type of footbal l played the tourna ment was a great success, all the games being of high

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51

standa rd. 'rhe match betwee n School and Otago was probab ly the best of the series; it was a thrillin g exlubitio n of second ary school Rugby . School succee ded in defeati ng both the South Island schools, but was beaten by Auckla nd Gramm ar, who, howeve r, lost to Christc hurch on the final day. 'rhe progra mme of entertainme nt was a comple te and varied one. On the Sunda y afterno on all the teams visited North Egmon t, where a pleasan t, if rather n erve-w racking , time was spent. The unwar y one who stirred abroad was likely to be ambus hed at any momen t and subjec ted to a fusillad e of snowb alls. On the 1\londa y night a very enjoya ble dance was held in the School Assem bly Hall. Other organi sed enterta inmen t include d an evenin g at the picture s and an afterno on at the races as guest,; of the Tarana ki Hunt Club.

The congra tulatio ns and thanks of the School are due to l\Ir. Kerr and l\Ir. \'Tilson, who have taken over the coachi ng of the first group this year.

It was intend ed to hold the annual steeple chases on Octobe r 4, but owing to illness in the School they were postpo ned a fortnig l1t. 'rhe annual sports held on Novembe r 2 were the most succes sful for a niimbe r of years. 'l'hree record s were broken and two equalle d. In addition to these, new record s were establi shed in throwi ng the cricket ball and putting the shot. These events were not held on Sports Day. Ekdah l's perform ance of breaking two record s and winnin g the senior champ ionship for the third year in success ion was outstan ding. Our congratula tions are clue to all record -break ers and to the winner s of the champi onship s. We take this opport unity of thanki ng Mr. H. L. Thomp son, who has again presen ted >1 cup for the compe titor who gains most points in the field events. \Ne also thank him and l\1r. C. Dough erty for coachi ng us in these events. It is pleasin g to note that the School has again been success ful in winnin g the Bayl:v l\Iemor ial Schola rship, the honour this year falling to T. Ken. 'l'here is a definite increas e of interes t in athleti cs at School. This is due to a large extent to the New Plymo uth Amate ur Athleti c Club, who allow boys from School to run at their weekly meetin gs as guests of the club.

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52

The second term generally sees the end of 8choo1 dances, but such was not the case this year. Early t his term the boarder~> of the Girls' High School entertained at a dance at "Scotlands. " \Ve thank them for a very pleasant time and hope that it will become an annual event. l\'Ir. Pm·die, the Shakespear ean actor, was with us again a few weeks ago. 'l'his time he pre~ented the trial ::;ce11e from the "l\Ierchant of Venice," and the Stephano, Triuculo and Calibau scene from "The Tempest."

The annual concert presented on Sports Night was of even higher standard than usual. The programme included orchestral, instrumenta l and vocal items, and a one-act play, "The Self-Made Man." "Atmospher ics," a clever broadcastin g burlesque, supplied the humour, while a dramatised presentation of John Masefield's poems was ali>o well received.

The following boys were succe~:;~:;ful in Victoria Coll ege Terms (all fir~:;t ~:;tage) : R. J. Corkill.-En glish, :B'rench, History.

1\I. 0. Ekdahl.-En glish, French, Latin.

D. B. Menzies.-E nglish, Economics, Con~:;titutional History.

It. R Goodwin.-E nglish, Mathematic s.

1\I. P. Donnelly.-E conomics.

At the end of the term Mr. R C. vVil~:;ou leaves ou a year's visit to England. During his absence his position will be occupied by 1\lr. T. Watt.

A BROKEN MELODY.

l

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through the dusk a pure white rose, A lovely thing.

I thought of my home where a like bloom blows.

Yet early in Spring.

And in that still Paradise, far from home, I kneeled on the ground; And a fairy gay, and then a wee gnome Both gathered around.

CADET

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\Ve talked there together, and time slid by, . While night birds still cried; My fairy sang songs, and the gnome told why His spirit had died.

He was years ago a mortal (he said) - I felt a wee tear, A breeze, a rustle-as if from the d ead And no one was near. ' Now often I think of an untold tale Of two little friends; ' Of a garden, a rose, the misty veil That the twilight send~1.

-R. G. F. (V.B.)

CADET

NOTES

(R. J. Corkill.)

. 'l'hough marred b~r wet weather om· military activities have conti_nued as regularly as possible. Considering the _frequent mclemencies of the weather the present efficient standard of the battalion shows the fine work of officers and N .C.O.'s at the beginning of the year. On Octob~r 30 the battalion was inspected by Lieut.-Colon el Stanc~JSll ,. who sncceeds Colonel Symons as commandan t of tlns drstrict. ~fter watching the different companie's at work he. comphment ed the battalion on its hiah standanl of_ e~c1ency. This praise is all the more apr)l'eciated · when It IS remembered that Colonel Standish is himself an old boy. of t!1e School. A new s~rstem has been instituted for Jndgmg the N.C.O. competition for the Sole Cnn. ~our N.C.O's were selected and given charge of the four platoons of A Compan:v. A special parade will be h;ld and the competition judged by one of the officers o;. New Zealand Rtaff Corps. The success of the N.C.O. "lll denend larg-elv on the performanc e of his platoon ~h~O' Relected. ~.n.O's were: Sergeant-Ma .ior Mcintyre: .Donnellv. Sera-eant Terry and Sergeant11'L~'~.10'e~ nt-Ma.lm _Gm·loll. m charge of Nos. 1 2. 3 and 4 1 t respecbvely .

J1 a oons

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54

THE THUND ERSTOR M. Away in the hazy distance The threaten ing storm-cl ouds lie, And many a peal of thun~er Rolls o'er the darkenm g sky.

Many a glaring lightning flash Illumes the dreary earth. 'l'he storm king bends th~ sap~ing trees As he shrieks aloud m mirth.

The rain comes on the wings o~ the ,~ind, Drenchin g the ground .as :t falls .

The cattle turn from its stmgmg wlllp, And somewhe re a wild duck calls. rrhe flash es pale, the growls grow dim, The walls of rain sweep by To yonder hills where th e rainbow 's arch Is reared against the sky. rrhe sun bursts through the. pall. above, To wai·m Earth's steammg s1de.

The dying wind ·waft~ a thrush's. song; The storm bas hvecl and dlecl.

Q. A. T . (TTT . A. )

VALETE . · o· the year : The followin g boys l eft cl urm, VIa.-R . T . A 1'tl·,en, V . L . . Can·oll ' A. F. Cunning . Hham, J G. E. Drake, D. V. Fitzpatn ck, S. C. D. 1\'Iayer , · · vVhittin gton.

VIb.-W .

G.

1\Iart, J. D. Walton.

Senior Agricul ture.-N. H . Arthur, J. P. Arthur, P. D. Brewer, D. C. Jordan.

Va.-C. \¥. Early, M. J. Hunter, N. F. Hutton , L. C. Jarman.

Vb.-N. R. Freeman .

VALETE

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Vc.-F. N. Brown, G. E. Crompto n, I-I. Eclwards , B. 1\I. Huggett , J. D. Webster .

V d.-C. S. Boulton, L. M. Emett, F. A. Fen ton, R. H. Hartley, K. V. J ohnston, S. W. Luscomb e, R. A. 1\Iorey, P. 1\IcKay, A. Sisson, E. J. Steffenso n, C. I-I. vVatson.

IVa.-B. Cou chman, G. 0. Hatfielcl, J. K. Ibbotson ,

G. Struther s.

IVb.-E. A. Anderso n, B. L. G. Cole, R. P. Knapma n, A. A. Street, F. N. Thomson .

IV c.-J. H. Couch man.

IV d.-R. Bennoch , R. Blanchet t, R. C. Bullot, vV. T. Clare, K. N. H elli er, W. H. I-Iatfield, G. S. Hibbercl, A. C. 1\Ioffett, N. V. Payne, B. H. Robb, D. A. Waldie, G. H. 1¥ alker, R. A. Whitham .

III. Classical .-J. vV. Brereton , G. l\I. Harre, E. V. Malcolm .

HI. Enginee ring.-K. V. Bigwood , L. G. Carringt on, D. R. Crone, R. Falconer , G. Hobbs, 1\I. Ri01·dan, R. E. G. Vincent.

III. Commer ciaL-C. R. Geary.

TTI. Commer ciaL-D. Keenan , I. T. l\1illar, A. A. \Vilkinson.

ITI. Agricult ure and English Proficien cy.--A. Barlow, G. C. Benclall , IC. C. Lock, L. J. C. 1\Tedway , N. V. TatE'.

IN THE GLOOM. rrhe heavy murk bound a stillness to the wharves and the blurred silhouett es of ships and store-she ds had evil life through the cold dark of night.

Greasy air breathed a mixture of smells-a lternate ly tar and hemp rope, permeate d with a sickly odour of sea and oil.

The spasmod ic reign of silence was broken by groans and creaks of shipping or the sucking gulp of the rising tide swirling against the piles.

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'l'owarcls tl.Je end of the wharf a lamp threw a small circle of pale light, illuminating a life-belt and several well marked cases, but only served to make the gloom beyond deeper. 'l'he spirits of the night kept just beyond that circle muttering to themselves.

Suddenly quickly-movin g steps frightened the stillness.

The hidden shadows turned quickly with surprise, cenning their necks with curiosity to see the intruder. "vVho could he bef' their silent mouths asked the question.

And the newcomer, feeling their gaze upon him, instinctively clutched the lapel of his coat closer 11bout his throat and hurried on.

He was hardly visible, but his shadow, thro·w n in the light of the small lamp, grew longer and longer, showing the figure of a typical young man with hat puJled well down over his eyes; hands in pockets; shoulders hunched; and body bent as though pressing into n heavy wind.

The slouching figure was ghostly, for its body, together with its movements, was gl'otesquely magnified ancl exaggerated by the fog.

He hurried, jarring over cluttering pieces of sheet iron; stepping over logs of teak; looking neither right nor left.

All eyes followed him.

He

pa~sed.

The steps continued fading now as the distance leno·thened until the end of the wharf was reached.

Here the figure paused, stepping up slowly upon the raised piece of wood that marked the border between earth and sea-then was gone.

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Gone!

The huddled night folk crowded forward-their eyes wide with fear.

Renewed silence was almost a scream.

The numbing sound of the muffled splash softly whispered its tale. .For the brief second of falling the sudden terror of instinct-the last wild panic of the animal law of selfpreservation- froze Pearson's whole being.

The hopeless realisation that life was irrevocably placed behind him and that the agonies of death were about to engulf him, left his brain burning to such a mad panic that the ice-cold, black lapping waters were hardly felt.

The pawing hands threshed in vain, flailing in white circles. 'l'hen the water-logged clothes clutched his body· his limbs, like weeds of an evil s·wamp , drao-gin~ hugging b b . h 1m down-down- forever down.

Somehow his eyes caught a fleeting glimpse of the winking city lights, a last glimpse of life before the stinD" "' of salt closed them.

Then the despairing :fight for life began.

The wild treading for the bottom he knew he would The arms upstretched in hope, with fingers not find. working.

His lungs held the last breath until it burst itself free in great bubbles and lights danced before his clazin"' o mind.

Who could describe the horrible intake that followed that last deep breath of water stinging the soft tissues of the nose and throat-tearin g his body, but failing to satisfy the craving ache. 'l'he blue contorted face ·with black lips writhing.

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'fhe terror !

His body convulsed. 'l'he stomach violently repulsed the water, but his lungs, fighting for life and freedom from their agony, madly drew in more.

For some moments the ugly futile movements of the d eath-struggle contin1Iec1, violent and terrible each shuddering spasm twisting and weakening until at last the inevitable end was reached and the limbs lay still. . 'l'he roar in his ears was gone.

Softly from beyond rose sonorous strains of music, not of earth, but of the occult.

59 Now he recognised her, but that was all. He felt no closer reiationship. She was of the past and must be forgotten, just as at birth he. had forgotten all things previous to earthly life.

He felt the companionship of those flitting figures that he could not see.

And the hidden echo of their voices seemed to tell him softly that they lmew him; to welcome him with voices eager and restrained.

Soon! Oh, soon!

His very being yearned with expectant impatience.

'l'he brain dreamt, moving like that of an opium Hmoker in a new world of lazy incense and dreaming rest.

S"7iftly visions raced before his eyes. Strange sights and frightening scenes which are beyond life, wildly mixed with faces of old friends; obscure happenings long since forgotten; his work; his hates; days at the beach; pastoral hills; birds; beasts ; hands and feet, whirling faster and faster until they blurred and faded to a mist .

TI;tat rest reminded him of his mother and the deep content he had felt as a child when he had laid his head upon her lap and she had sung his favourite little songs until the weary eyelids drooped to sleep.

The sensuous rhythm of the music raced accelerating in its dance-{aster to a frenzied triumphant climax.

Down, down,· and forever down to the trump of

All sensations of cold and water were forgotten-lost in the eternity of those last moments, and the soul floated still and content, undisturbed by the elements and seemingly part of them.

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·w ondering, be heard her singing then, fresh as in his early youth, her voice borne clear as on a zephyr in the still of eventide; far away, but growing nearer; blending sweet with the Yibrant strain.

Slowly the visions of his brain were darkening; his body on its bier was being carried down-smoothly and undisturbed.

A face smiled at him.

His wife. He had married her such a short time ago -or was it years ? He could not tell-could not think.

He saw her laughing just as o.n the fir t day he had met her; when he had felt his hea~·t warm and leap to something nevv.

lllUSlC.

Shouts of glee were felt, not heard.

His searching eyes saw the mist parting.

As in a nightmare he ·was racing to a point. saw a face through the haze, bursting up to him.

He

He recognised it. vVhat was its name.

His soul cried for joy!

The mists were clearing-in a moment he would know. In a moment h e would b e in welcoming arms.

Then something touched him-breaking the dream.

Something flooding with memories of a world almost forgotten.

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'rhe melody was lost; the new-found friends vanished like thought into o~her things.

His peace was rudely ended.

Despair vaguely engulfed him, but was lost in the great flash in which his whole body dissolved and melted into a void of black.

The morning paper held the following briefly worded passage: John Ernest Pears on, the well-known barrister, was found floating in a state of exhaustion near to St. John's Wharf, by fishermen, at an early hol!r this morning. .All attempts at resucitation failed and the body was removed to the morgue at 7.30 a.m. .Available evidence points to suicide.

-.A. G. M. (V.B.)

ODE TO AN UMBRELLA.

Welcome my umbrella, Shame it is to see Odes to every fellow, Ne 'er a line to thee.

Thou stand'st inside the hall .A mass of broken stays And, trying to recall 'l'hose clear departed days. .An object of despair .Appear'st to critics' eyes.

But I shall leave you there Ne'er again to rise.

Thou hast borne me through rain .A comrade in the snow, Thou hast served me as a cane When o'er the moors I'd go.

0 stout and stalwart friend Be near me to the end.

-F.R.W. (V.A.)

BOXING NOTES (J. Steven.)

With the finish of the boxing championships on November 21 end ed another successful year for the boxing classes. 'rhis year Mr. Wallace and Mr. Kerr have again coached the boys in the finer points of boxing, weight-lifting and wrestling, and the results are most gratifying. Too much thanks cannot be given these two men who give their time to this instruction. We also wish to thank Mr. Eggleton for his work in connection with this sport. 'l'his year saw a happy revival in boxing, as shown by the entries in the championships.

Th e championsh;ps were very keenly contested ancl very Rcientific. Two nights were necessary to complete the bouts. The Boxing Committee wish to thank Dr .

Fookes for examining the contestants, Dr. Church for refereeing, Messrs. V. Pruden and E. Sowry for judging, and the masters who acted as officials, and the prefects who acted as seconds.

Th e Taranaki Boxing .Association are to be thanked for the loan of their ring.

Mr. Garcia presented the Taranaki .Association's Cnp fo1路 the mo~t scientific boxer to B. Wicksteed after the final bout. Mclntyre won t h e Ren iOI' c1Jf!l11piom;hip from Morris aftrr a bard-hitting bout . 'rhe results are as follows:PREPARATORY CHAMPIONSHIPS. LIGHTWEIGHT .

Brown drew with Sutherland. 'l'his was a very clever bout; both boys showed remarkable science for their age, and the decision was extremely popular.

MIDDLEWEIGHT .

Reickleman defeated Bonamy. This was agam very clever for small boys, the winner's left defeating Bonamy 's right.

HEAVYWEIGHT. C'. Kjrstmp defeated Scrymgeour after a good even bout.

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C. Kjestrup defeated Simpkiss. 'l'his bout proved a humorous interlude, the loser repeatedly picking Kjestrup up for a back-loop slam, only to be foiled by the referee .

Wh en , however, t hey did box, the winner proved too fast and scored wit h clean, far;t blows.

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Semi-final: Mur;ker defeated Cadman.

Final: Musker defeated Tayl or. In the first round Musk er attacked strongly, and although Taylor rallied in th e second round the third round saw him very tired, and the w!nner further increased his advantage .

UNDER 6st. 7lb.

Semi-finals: K . Tilley defeated Arden; Bridger defeat ed Gilbert.

Final: Tilley d efeated Bridger. Bridger took th e first round by a n arrow margin, but in the next rounds Tilley fought strongly back and, usin"' a fast left , r;cored well to take the decision.

UNDER 7st.

Bremer d efeated Parker. Both boys were willing to mix matterr; but Bremer attack ed more fr equently and won th e bout . The loser was not dir;graced, putting up a game showing .

UNDER 7st. 7lb.

First round : Q. Thomson defeated Slater; Hamerton defeated Webster; Moss defeated Burgess, on a t.k.o.; Adlam d efeat ed Newton.

Semi-finals: Hamerton defeated Q .Thomr;on; Adlam defeated Moss.

Final: Hamerton defeated Adlam. 'l'hir; vvas one of the best bouts.

Hamerton attacked throughout, but Adlam fought back with both hands. The winner was too fast, however, and took the first round, but in the r emainin g rounds the pace began to tell and the fight (lven ed up. Hamerton gain ed a w ell-earned decision.

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First round: Dickie defeated Sandford.

Semi-finals: Moorhead defeated Smith, on t.k.o.; Dickie defeated Philpott. l<'inal: Dickie cl efeated Moorh ead. This was the closest bout of the evening.

Moorhead attack;ed t hrough out, and often penned Dickie in the corners ''?th tigerish rush es. Th e winner, howeve~, used a beautif~1l straio路ht left which always r eached 1ts mark, and th1s no cl~ubt gave him t h e decision.

UNDER 8st. 7lb.

Wicksteed defeated Morris on a k.o. m the second round.

Fi~al : Wicksteed defeated L ogan. In both fights Wicksteed displayed remarkable science an_cl this, coupled with a h ard punch in both hands, made hun unbea~able.

Logan fought gamely, but could _not keep the wmner out who attacked throughout. WICksteed deserved and wo~ th e scientific cu p on his splendid sh owing.

UNDER 9st.

First round: Porter defeated Conway.

Semi-finals: Skeet defeated Calclwell ; Self d efeated Porter.

Final: Skeet defeated Self. 'l'hi: war; an interesting bout, with Skeet ur;ing his superior re~ch to a~van~age.

Se1f fo ught gamely, but could not avo1cl Skeet s sw;n_gs.

In t h e last stager; he guarded well, but could not onve any tellin g blows home.

UNDER 9st. 7lb.

Gulliver defeated Huxford. This was a solid, even bout. The first round was even, but in the second round Gulliver gained a r;light lead by using a solid r_io路ht. In the final ronnel the winner attacked and further m cr eased his lead.

UNDER llst.

Chatfi r ld defeated Robinson. This was a willing bout but the lo r;er was giving路 away too much weight and the r;olidcr punching of Chatfield kept him subdu ed.

Robinson attacked well at timeR, but Chatfi.elcl war; more agg l'essive and took the decision.

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SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Mcintyre defeated Morris on a t.k.o. m the final round. This was a hard-hitting bout, with the loser very game, but too light to be able to stand up to the terrific punishment he received. In the first round both boys attacked from the bell and stood toe to toe in a brilliant rally. Mcintyre connected with a heavy right cross and dropp ed Morris, who immediately rose and fought back.

Twice more Morris was dropped by clever punches, but each time rose quickly and fought back. In the second round Morris missed with several swings, and Mcintyre came in to drop him with some h eavy body blows. Morris was up at four, and for the rest of the round clung on, while Mcintyre was unable to drop him. In the third round Morris came out quickly and connected with a right swing to drop Mcintyre for three, but from then on Mcintyre was on top and thrice dropped Morris with telling blow.' to the head and body. The third time Morris went to the ground the referee stopped the bout and gave Mcintyre the decision. Both boys fought well, but Mcintyre waR too fast and clever for his opponent, who, however, stood up well and took a lot of heavy punishment.

TO-

Like the breath of the wooclR in Spring Was your presence to me, Like the calm of Summer's evening With moonlight on the sea.

Like the touch of the breeze at dawn Were your lips to me; Your voice like the shady stream's, Whispering so sweetly.

But the blossoming rose falls soonMy Love has now left me, And I keep but the flower's scent, A fragrant memory.

-G. H. T. (VI. A.)

Oak ley Studi os, N .P.

J. H. BOON,

President of the OJ.d Boys ' Association , 1935.

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During the fifty-three years of the School's existen ce thousands of pupils have become Old Boys, and thry are ~cattered over all parts of the world. The task of keeping trace with even a reasonable percentage of them is therefore a most difficult one, and the joint editors of the Old Boys' Section, S. G. Dinniss and C. '1'. Cave, earnestly appeal to all Old Boys, and particularly to those in centres away from 'l'aranaki, to give what assistance they can in maintaining the int er esting personal columns of this Magazine, by forwarding any news which they have as 'l'he engagements, ~won as they receive it. marriages, births and deaths lists have also proved of considerable interest, and Old Boys are requested to forward such particulars to the editors, prefe1路ably in the style used in this issue.

Many branches aee being formed in various parts of New Zealand and overseas, and the activitie. of these are always of sufficient interest to merit publication.

To those who, at any inconvenience to themselves, have assisted in the collection and cl i~semination of news of Old Boys, the editors exp ress their gratitude and thanks. While it would be an utter impossibility to record the doings of all. Old Boys, the editors desire to reach as close to that goal as possible, and in that ambition. endeavour they seek the aiel of all who haY e the love of their old School at heart.

GENERAL PERSONALS. J. Leach is now resident inspector for the Alliance Assurance Company for Wanganui and surrounding districts.

N. J. Cooper, who is advancing his engineering路 studies at the Hntt Valley railway workshops, h as joined the New Zealand Air Force Military Band as a bassoon player.

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R .C. Clayton and D. Hetherington of the Taranaki Daily News literary staff, have been t~·ans:ferred to the Hawera office, and rr. P. J\IIcLean has come from there to the head office at New Plymouth.

W. Mart has obtained a position at the New Plymouth Post Office.

D. A. Ste'~~u't has r eturned :from Australia, and is now on the ::;taff of the Stratford Evening Post.

Ror: Sh_aw is with Burgess, Fraser, Ltd., Hamilton.

L. Rea IS w1th the same firm.

R G. Harper and sheep-farming courses this year. R. H. Crush, also in his :final year a t

0. Rainger is head of Snow and Rainger, silk merchants, Auckland.

D. Somervme is with his :father in the chemist business at Taihape.

J. Bleazel has gone from the Bank of New Zealand, Rotorua, to Auckland.

A. Wood is a chemist at Taurang·a.

A. IIempton has b een reappointed Auditor-General for New Zealand.

. . H. J. ~Vhittington and A. Cunningham have both JOmed the literary staff of the 'l'aranaki H erald.

Ian Potts is working on a sheep station at J\!Iasterton.

F. W. Sheppard, formerly of the staff of the Bank of Australasia, New Plymouth, who was transferred to Dan~ev uk e, ha s now, after several years in his last appomtment, been transferred to the position of manag er of the bank's branch at Waverley.

V. L. Can·oll is farming with his uncle, J\!Ir. A. Anderson, of Ekatahuna.

D. V. Fitzpatrick is in the Hamilton warehouse of Sargood, Son and Ewen. ·

J. \V. l\'[urray is in the laboratory at the vVellinoton Hospital. "'

R. Mawson is working with a chemist in New Plymouth.

P. Finch is in the Land and Income Tax Department Wellington. · ' J. \Valton is in th e New Plymouth office of the Lands and Survey Department.

D. l\Iackay is teaching at Scots College, \Vellington.

L. W. Williams completed their at lVIassey Agricultural College who is studying dairy farming, is the college.

E. Harman is on the staff of the Commercial Bank at Nelson.

K . H. Cave has left the Kaupokonui Dairy Company's branch factory at Auroa to take up a position in the Huinga :factory.

S. Spiers, who for several years has been in the Awatuna dairy factory, is now on the staff of the area factory.

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T. Ryan is on a :farm at Omata. Other old boys in the same district are G. Duke and J. Bayly, both of whom are working for their :fathers.

H. Bayly is in the Bank of New Zealand at Waiuku.

C. Alien is in the Christchurch branch of the Lands and Survey D epartment.

H. J. Anthony has transferred from the Lands and Survey Office at Christchurch to Greymouth, where he is in charge of the Unemployment Board's gold prospecting scheme.

N.

Fookes I10an Wanganui.

Z e~ lanct

iR now branch cashier in the New ani! Mercantile Agency Company,

We rrgret to learn that Ralph Shaw, who waR in the Railway Department at J\!Iataroa, has b een incapacitate([ for over a year as the result of a serious motor ::tccident. We hope soon to h ear of his b eing about again.

Dr. T. F. Corkill has b een awarded th e OharlrR Hastings CFnical Prize for 1935. He is a prominent W rllington practitioner.

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HAWKE'S BAY.

J. Cotterill is with McGJasban and Company, Napier.

C. C. Dinniss is 路 in Dannevirke.

the Bank of Australasia,

J. Dill is with Murray, Roberts and Company, Napier.

P. Fairbrother is working for an electrical company in Hastings.

R. Falls is with the Guardian 'l'rust, Napier.

M. Ford is in the Deed.- Office, apier.

R. .T. IIarrison is on the , taff of th Na,pier Int mediate School.

.

R. Dingle is with M accountants, Dannevirke.

l'-

r. . Web! y and Ruby, public

1'. Jones is in the Bank of New Zealand, Hastings.

B. Lash is in Napier.

the Victoria In. nrance Company,

R. Le Pine is a solicitor in Napior, as also is C. W. Nash.

.

S. 1\Iillcr is with P ach an l ompany, IIastinO's.

G. Mnrdoch is with Dalg 1y and ompan~1, Napier.

Dr. J. 0 'Dea is station l at Pukeora Sai.Hltorium, W a ipukurau.

J. W. Palmer is in the Department of Agriculture, Hastings.

E. T. Simpson is with the New Zealand Insurance, I-Iastings. ,- w.,.

R. Smart is with Dalgety and Company, W aipukurau.

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OTAGO. J. Keeling, A. Lomas, D. Steven, E. P. Loten are all studying medicine at Otago University.

Dennis Allen, who was at Canterbu~路y_ College last do~ng the second-year medicme course at

.vear ' is now Otago University.

H Fookes also a medical student, has been selected a:; a 1~ember 'of the New Zealand Univ:rsities' Ru~by team for the tour of Japan during the Chnstmas vacatiOn. H. lJaW is a fourth-year medical student an~ wa~ a member of the Otago shooting team at the Umversity tournament at Easter.

J. Davies and J. Neville are first-year dent~l students at Otago. Davies recently won ~he heavyweight championship in the inter-faculty boxmg tournament.

J. Kerr is working with a Dunedin motor firm.

G. M'Kenzie is studying divinity at Knox College, Dunedin.

W. Geddes is an arts student at Otago University.

F. Stewart is working with one of the 路law firms m Dune din .

For the note路 from Dunedin we are indebted to B. Andrew. Bruce is taking a mining degree at Otago University. He saw a number of old boys at the intervarsity tournament at Easter. L. Watt and~ - Henders~n were representing Auckland, the latter bemg coxswam of the Auckland eight. P. Bowie, R. Edgely, and R. Simpson were among the Victoria College representativ_es.

Later in the year C. W eston and B. All en were down w1th the Canterbury College football team.

AUCKLAND.

G. W. Sutton is in the Bank of New South Wales, Napier.

J. B. Wilson is an accountant at Ha. tin~>' . .

Dr. C. G. Wright is in practice in th same town.

Dr. G. C. MacDiarmid has been practising at Putaruru since last October.

K. Musk er is managing his father's farm near Tirau.

G. C. W oodhouse is on the staff of the Putaruru branch of the Bank of New Zealand.

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B. Renton is at the Whangarei office of D. McL. Wall ace, Ltd., after a term at Matamata. His last cricket l:leason at Matamata was a particularly good one.

F. G. Sneddon il:l editor-manager of the Putaruru Prel:ls.

L. N. Astley il-l becoming equipped with an enviable knowledge of the leather world after a number of years with Astley 'i:i, Ltd., of Auckland.

L. Chamber s is on the Auckland i:itaff of Sargood, Son and Ewen, Ltd. R. Monteath, who wal:l with the Deeds Office at New Plymouth for a number of years, has been transferred to Auckland.

W. E. Parrott, who for about eighteen months was on the staff of the Christchurch Sun, has ~-Jecured a poi:iition on the literary ::;taff of the New Zealand Herald.

II. C. Newell is a ::;ub-editor on the same paper.

WELLINGTON, Recent arrivals at 路W ellington include 'l'. R. Ryan, who is working in the Lands and Survey Department, R. S. Street, R. N. Andrews, P. E. Aldous (Department of External Affairs), B. H. Billing (Public Trust Office), J. Cochrane (Government Printing Office), G. EversSwindeil, H. H. Gordon (Singleton Signs Ltd.), R. Lewis (\N. D. and H. 0 . \V ills), A. Miller (Education Department), and J. Macauley ( Carlton-Carruthers) .

K. J. Staunton, who for seven years was on the literary staff of the rraranaki Herald, is now a sub-editor on New Zealand Sporting Life, Wellington. 'l'he following Old Boy::; are attending Victoria Univerl:lity College :-

R. C. Bradshaw is sitting for M. Com. this year. He is president of the Victoria University College Students' Association.

J. S. Hatherly, who teaches at Wellesley College, is studying to complete B.A. this year.

P. 'l'. Bowie is on the final year of his B. Com. course.

He is the present holder of the New Zealand 120 yards hurdles championship.

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N. Hull is studying to complete his B.A. this year.

D. Blackley is taking the first section of his B. Ag. Se. degree.

R. C. Cooper is studying accountancy.

N. Clare is now on the l:ltaff of Victoria University College as demonstrator in chemistry. He hopes to further his studie::; overseas next year.

M. Hick::; is studying for his B. Com. degree. 'l'. R. C. Muir is studying for a science degree.

J. F. Wilson is now well advanced towards his LL.B. degree.

R. S. V. Simpson is al::;o studying for his law degree.

The following Old Boys are resident at Weir House: N. Hull, <I路 S. Hathei:ly, D. L . Blackley, P. T. Bowie, R. C. Cooper and R. S. V. Simpson.

OLD BOYS ABROAD.

S. Pillay is still in business at Lautoka, Fiji.

J. Wright, who has been attending Oxford University, has recently been appointed to the staff of Queen's Royal College, Ti,inidad. The appointment is for two year s to begin with, and counts as part of the Colonial Service.

A. Wash er is now an instructor and test pilot with the Bristol Aeroplane Company. He says that a movement is afoot to form a branch of the Old Boys' Association in Lonclon.

J. McLean is doing well in the Air Force, and is stationed at Biggin Hill, Kent. Other Old Boys he meets at times are Reg. Cook, W. Hooper, and A. Washer.

Dr. E. W. B. Griffiths is stationed at the "Eye, Ear, Nose and 1'hroat Hospital,'' Bradford, Yorkshire.

H. Morey, New Plymouth, has taken a business position in London to gain further experience, and expects to be away for two or three years.

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N. J. Webster and 'l'. Bellringe r are touring Britain and seeing all the All Black games.

Dr. G. F. Walker was admitted to the degrees of 1\f.A., M.B., and B.Chr. at a Congregation of the Senate at Cambri dge University on June 1. Dr. Walker has since returne d home and is in practice with his father, Dr. E. A . Walker, New Plymouth.

R. B. Horner, who ha been surveyin g in the Malay States for the past eight years, is at present in New Zealand on furlough. He was recently awarde d the King's Jubilee Medal for services in connect ion with his departm ent, and has also been elected a Fellow of the Hoyal Geographical Society as a result of a paper which he wrote on "RiYers and Waters heds-th e Evils of Defores tation," for the Empire Surveyo rs' Confer ence, which is held in London every four 路y ears. He takes a great interest in military matters, being a lieutena nt in the J ahore Volunteer Engineers.

MILITARY SUCCESS. Colonel I. T. Standish, C.M.G., D.S.O ., R.N.Z.A ., relinqui shed the appointment of Adjutan t-Gener al, G.H .Q., according to a Gazette notice, in May this year, and was appointed Officer Commanding the Central Militar y Command.

Colonel Standish is an old boy who has had a distingu ished military career, and our congrat ulations go out to him on his latest promotion and appoint ment. He saw service in South Africa in 1902 with the New Zealand Conting ent, and on his return became a cadet with the R.N.Z.A . He rose to the command of a brigade of arjjiller y with the New Zealand Expedit ionary Force in France during the Great War, and since then has held various appointments in New Zealand.

In the course of an inspection of the comman d this year, Colonel Standish visited the School. He e~om颅 mented on the high standard of the military training of the boys and expressed himself very pleased with their turn-ou t on parade.

JOHN BRODIE ,

Author of "The Little Country."

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-A NEW ZEALAND NOVELIST. SPLENDID ACHIEVEME N'r BY JOHN BRODIE. Old Boys and School combine in offering heartiest congratulation s to John Brodie, who under the pen name of "John Guthrie" has succeeded in producing '"l'he Little Country," which is hailed by critics as one of the most remarkable and successful first novels ever produced, with New Zealand as its setting. The author's achievement becomes all the more wonderful when vve remember that much of the book was conceived and written when he was suffering from great physical affliction. 路 We w<;mld like Jack to know that both School and Old Boys are immensely proud, 路 not only of his literary triumph, but also of the indomitable courage and unfailing optimism which he has displayed in such difficult circumstances.

Brodie is one of the School's most prominent Old Boys since the war. For three years he was a leading member of the First XV., and he was actually selected as Taranakr 's representative half-back while still at school. He was half-back for the 1922 School team which won the Moascar Cup . He was also a good cricketer and played for the High School First XI. for several seasons. lie was prominently identified with most other sports, including boxing, swimming, shooting, and tennis.

At Canterbury College he also had a notable athletic career. He captained the College Senior XV., and in 1924 was chosen as half-back for the Canterbury represntative team. In 1925 he toured Australia with the New Zealand Univ ersity Rugby team. He was editor of the "Canterbury College Review," and was a member of the Students' Association.

His scholastic record is equally good. At School he won a 'L'aranaki Scholarship, and at University he gained his B. A. Degree and Diploma of J ournalisin.

His excellent combination of scholastic and athletic attainments resulted in his being the Canterbury nominee for the Rhodes Scholarship in 1926.

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It was while touring with the Canterbu ry represen tative team in 1926 that he received the injury which resulted in his being l aid up for months in hospital and at home. During this period he turned to writing, producin g many successfu l short stories and finally ''The Little Country. " The latter has received a great reception from the public. L. A. G. Strong in his comments on the book says: "This full, copious novel introduce s us to a scene unfamili ar to most British reader~;. In spite of Katherin e Mansfiel d we know little about life in New Zealand. By the time we have finished "The Little Country " we know a good deal; in fact, much of it seems as if we had known it all our lives. 'l'he cross-sec tion with which Mr. Guthrie has presente d us includes many activities from petty politics and real estate to mountain eering. He uses a big stage and a large cast of characte rs. This remarka ble fii路st novel is the most ambitiou s we have publishe d, and one of the most successful. We think its author will be heard of again.

He is a patriot and a hard hitter; he understa nds human beings; and he can write. '' We wish Jack every success in the future, and await with pleasure further novels from his pen.

STAFF CHANGES.

'l'here has been one change in the staf-f of the School during the past year, and we now have a well-kno wn Old Boy teaching up there. He is W. E. Alexand er, of football fame in the School's greatest Rugby years. "Wit" has been appointe d to fill the vacancy caused by the resignati on of Mr. J. Leggatt, on his appointm ent to a position at Hastings .

Next year there will be another tempora ry change, for Mr . R. C. Wilson, science master, has been granted leave of absence. It is Mr. Wilson's intention to visit England and Emope, and he will be away from New Zealand for about a year. During that time another Old Boy, T. N. Watt,. of Opunake , will take up the duties of relieving master. Tom has complete d his M.Sc. degree at Otago Universi ty, and this year attended the Aucklan d 'l'raining College, where he was the presiden t of the College Students ' Associat ion.

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W e publish with due apologies for any omission s the follo w ing list of successfu l Old Boys in t he various College 'l'erms Examin ations:-

English -Stage I.: A. F. Cunning ham. Stage II.: L .

W . Riley.

Latin-S tage I.: A. F. Cunning ham, E. L . Evans, R. S. V. Simpson .

French- Stage Ill.: J. S. Hatherly , L . S. Watt.

Commer cial French- R. M. Rogers.

P ur e Mathem atics-St age I.: T. R. C. Muir. Stage II.: E. R.. Dearnley, A. H. Maunder , B. H. Barnitt.

Applied Mathema tics.-Sta ge I.: E. R. Dearnley .

Geology -Stage Ill.: D. A. Brown.

Histor y-Stage I.: A. J. L. Wells. Stage III.: W. F. 'l'ett.

Chemistr y-Stage III.: W. Wright, A. W. Holland, D. A. Brown.

Econom ics-Stag e I.: D. M. Hatherle y, C. J. 0 'Dea, W. F. Tett, L. W. Riley, M. J. Jenkin.

Advance d Economi cs for B.Com.- P . T. Bowie.

Economi c H istory (B.Com .)-A. J. L . Wells, P. T. Bowie, W. I. Shrimpto n, R. M. Rogers, A. McGrego r.

Economi c Geograp hy (B.Com .)-R. M. Rogers, A. McGr eg路or, W. I. Shrimpto n, M. H icks, F. C. 'l'uck.

Statistic al Method (B.Com.) -A. J. L. Wells.

Psycholo gy-H. R. Dingle, R. J. Smith, L. W. Riley.

J urisprud ence-F. O'Reilly , G. C. We:;ton.

Criminal Law-R. W. Edgely, C. S. Evans. 'l'orts.-R . W . Edgely, D. O'Dea, C. S. Evans. . Ev idence- J. F . Wilson, D. G. McGill, E. Henders on, A. D. McGrego r.

Procedu re-D. G. McGill.

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Company Law and Bankruptcy -R. W . .Edgely.

Roman Law-G. C. W eston, R. W. Edgely.

made their appearance at the enthusiastic a1ly welcomed.

Property Contracts-G . C. W eston.

Mr. J. D. Willis, president of the branch, was in the chair. After the loyal toast had been honoured the chairman proposed ''The School,'' which was responded to by Mr. D. Blackley. During the evening items were given by Messrs. $. Anderson and J . S. Hatherly, and those present joined in singing "Forty Years On." An invitation was issued to various old boys present to give reminiscenc es of their years at school.

International Law-G. L. Ewart.

Conflict of Laws-G. L. Ewart.

Contract-D. 0 'Dea. 1'rust and Wills-C. S. Evans, J. W. 'l'ate.

Architecture -A. K. Catl路an (Constructi on); A. W. Wylcle Browne (Structural Steel Specificatio ns Studio.

Building Law); J. Fairbrother (Studio); M. l Outred (Studio ); M. J. Jenkin (Studio) .

Diploma in Education- D. A. Smith (Principles of Teaching, History of Education, Experiment al Pedao-ogy 6 ' Professional Study).

Engineering. . G. P. Keller (Cal. I., Applied Mathematic s I., Physics I., Pure Mathematics, Inorganic Chemistry).

R. J. Smaill (Physics I., Pure Mathematic s I., Inorganic Chemistry).

M. J. Outred (Structural Mechanics Strength ' Materials).

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J. Fairbrother (Structural Mechanics Strength of ' Materials).

A. K. Catran (Practical Mathematic s).

WELLINGTON ACTIVITIE S.

During the past six months two gatherings of the Wellington branch have been held.

1'he first, which took the form of an informal smoke concert, was arranged for the purpose of entertainino old boys visiting Wellington for the final trial match prior to the selection of the All Black team to tour Britain. Four old boys, H. M. Brown, J. G. Wynyard, G. Harrison and A. H. Andrews, took part in the match, and when the first two, who were selected for the tour,

'l'he annual dinner took place on September 28, over Mr. Mr. Willis presided.

60 old boys being present.

Moyes, Mr. Moore, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Dobson came from New Plymouth to attend the reunion. Among the apologies for absence was one from the Hon. S. G. Smith and one from Mr. J. H. Boon, president of the parent body.

The toast hst was as follows :-''The King''; ''The School" (Mr. J .D. Willis-Mess rs. W. H. Moyes and A .

L. Moore); "Other Schools" (Mr. D. Blackley-M essrs.

Moore, Nelson College, Bird, Otago Boys' High School, R. Bews, Waitaki Boys' High School, and F. Willis, Wanganui Collegiate School) ; "The Masters," (Mr. R. T. Suthel'lancl- Mr. R. C. Wilson); ancl "The Parent Association" (Mr. R. E. Pope-Mr. C. Harris).

In the course of his speech Mr. Moyes gave an outline of recent activitie. at the school, his remarks being Among supplement ed by Messrs. Moore and Wilson. other things Mr. Moyes referr~cl to his desire for a new library at the school and sought the aid of old boys towards this end. H e also mentioned the recent publication of a New Zealand riovel, "The Little Country," written

by J. Brodie, an old boy, commendin g the author for his fine achievem ent and speaking highly of the book itself.

During the evening the school song was sung by Mr. J. S. Hatherly, those present joining in the chorus. Mr. IIatherly also gave a violin solo, and the assembled comp:my sang ''Fort? Years On.'' Opportunity was also taken to bid von voyage to Mr. \Vilson on the eve of his departure on a trip to England.

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Prior to the dinner the football match between the branch and the Wellington branch of the Nelson College Old Boy::;' A::;sociation was played at Kaiwarra, New Plymouth winning by 24 points to 18. The match was remarkable for it::; fast play and the combination shown by teams whose members were unused to playing together. 'l'he Neh;on backs worked with greater precision than did New Plymouth, but the vi1:ility of the latter's forwards and excellent backing-up proved winning factors. 'l'he goal-kicking on both sides was outstanding, Anden;on for New Plymouth gaining 12 points with his boot. Treclray kicked nine points for Nelson, and by scoring two tries was responsible for 15 of the team's 18 points. Th'Ose who scored tries for New Plymouth were Bell (2), Andrews and Tarrant, and for Nelson Tredray (2) and Bnrnett.

TO ENGLAND TO JOIN THE AIR FORCE. Camm·on Turner, who recently went to England and who has been successful in entering the Royal Air Force, writes very interestingly of his voyage Home via Cape Horn. \Ve publish the following extracts from his letters:we got to Monte Video on Friday mocrning (September 20) at about 8 a.m. First we sig·hted two isLands resembling battleships and then the coast of Uruguay which is a line of sheer cliffs; the water is fresh from the Rio de la Plata and is a dirty brown colour.

We steamed up the river parallel to the town , but several miles out- the other bank is over the horizon-and there picked up the pilot, who took us in the narrow channel. Being a river, the water consists of shallows and mud-banks except for the marked channel. we entered the inner harbour, which is situated between two bottleneck breakwaters. There was much shipping there-vessels coming and going all day-Germans, Americans, Italians, Dutch, etc.

We refuelled from a Shell-Mex. tanker which came alongside.

The language is Spanish and we were pestered by native Uruguay dagos in small boats vending tangarines-a sort of orange and very sweet-eggs, · belts, shoes, chocolate, etc. They speak broken English and throw up lines with a bucket attached in which we deposit tins of jam, pickles, records , old clothes, etc. They are very crafty and invariably get the best of the deal, but it is fun to see the lads leaning over the rail haggling· with the rogues in the boats below. When a bargain is reached a line is thrown up and the deal is completed via buckets. Often they would break off during a deal and hold a heated argument with a rival in a J1ei~hbouring boat accompanied by wild gesticulations, etc., when the

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deal would be completed after this amusing interlude, lasting often five minutes. They are very temperamental, being a mixture of Spanish and Mexican.

Monte Video is on the north bank of the Rio de la Plata in Uruguay, and Buenos Ayres on the south bank in Argentina. . They are about 150 miles apart, or about nine hours by boat. Wh1le we were there a large two-engined fiying-boat took off from the harbour close to us, bound for Buenos Ayres, which it reaches in one ho~r.

This is a regular air service and is much quicker than the sea tnp.

The city is· a very modern looking one from the harbour. Huge buildings, skyscrapers, etc., make a very modern skyline, and the town extends for miles up the river bank. Prominent is Swift's Meat Works, a vast factory and abattoirs on the water's edge. This deals with the frozen meat industry of Uruguay.

The city derives its name from Mount Video, a symmetrical mountain resembling Rangitoto right on the edge of the building area and reaching down to the sea front. It has a signal station on top and is a very pretty sight.

I wish I could have got ashore to see something of the modern part of the city. The spires, towers and intricate architecture of the build.ings are somewhat intriguing.

September 24.-The last three days have been ones of heavy rain, fog· and humid atmosphere. We have been pestered to-day with butterflies, moths and small birds blown off the coast of Brazil hundreds of miles away.

Some of the moths are six inches in wing span and beautifully coloured.

September 29.-Yesterday afternoon we passed within half a mile of the "Schwaberland," formerly "Westfalia," with a big twoengined flying-boat on the aft deck. This ship cruises around here and services the flying-boats between South America and Africa.

To-day at 10.35 we sighted the Graf Zeppelin flying low over the ocean about on the Equator on its route between South America and Germany-a wonderful sight it is-a long, silver cigar.

October 7.-At 8 a.m. yesterday we sighted Teneriffe, which is just a huge p·eak poking up out of the sea. It is a tremendous height and is peopled by Portuguese. Sighted Las Palmas, rounded the island and tied up at the concrete breakwater next to H .M.S. "Achilles," a new destroyer with a Hawker Osprey all ready to launch on a catapult.. Las Palmas is just a mountain projecting up, and all the population is on the plains between the barren ridges around the base, and almost on the water line. All the buildings are stone and of square flat-topped desig·n with palms and greenery around them. In the afternoon I went ashore. The city is several miles from the port, so we mounted a prehistoric type of bus and travelled along narrow streets running between stone houses whose main colour scheme is red and green. The main attraction is the park of beautiful green palms with refreshment cafes, tables in the shade,

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etc., right on the sea-shore. The currency problem was a nu!san we had only English money, but my linguistic efforts and e~~ a~e.ssive gestures did the trick. The Hotel Metropole is the buildin plpere the millionaires stay when on vacation. The "St. Louis, ~ ~e.rnburg American boat, was in with a load of tourists at 'the sarne time.

The girls are extremely beautiful, but never appear unchaperoned. It is noticeable that when they reach the age of about twenty-five they become obese and prematurely old. The climate is perfect-a wonderful pleasure resort. . . . .

The streets are cobbled and many motors, ancient and U!traodern, drive about the island on the right -hand side of the road. It li1 a wonderfully picturesque place, with its cafes, palms, quaint hoUses :nd temperate climate.

October 12.-Sighted Beachy Head with its white chalk cliffs this and also Isle of Wight earlier. We steamed up to Dungeness JJ1nd picked up our first pilot. It Is now 2.30 p.m. and there are abiPS everywhere-! have never seen so many before, and the white \jjrs of Dover are straight ahead. The French coast Is visible on ~]1e horizon. . . . At 9.30 p.m. we picked up the second pilot t Gravesend. Full moon wa.s out and the river made a weird sight ~n t]1e gloom, with ships everywhere and factories ablaze with light 1 11 tne banks. We reached the docks at 12 midnight, but did not ~ie up at the Royal Albert Dock till 2.30 a .m. on Sunday.

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IN THE ROYAL . AIR FORCE.

Shortly after h e left school, C. Griffith 路 ( 191 9 -19~ ) joined th e Royal Air Force and l'ince th en his letter.

H er e are two of j101ne hav e always be en inte 1路esting. th em: H.M.S. Glorious, September 13.

IIere we are at sea again, this time on board the good ship Glorious, and to-night and for the next few days we are at moorTwelve days ago I had my last Sunday j!lgS in Alexandria Harbour. sail at Malta and the following afternoon we flew on board. The aJorious lS 22,500 tons, 100 tons less than the Eagle, but she Is a good deal larger and has two hangars instead of one. The flying cteck is 75 feet above the water. There are four squadrons on board _]'lo. 802 (Nimrods), No. 812 (Baffins), No. 823 (Seals), and No. 825 (Ill F's) . McDonald is in No. 802. He is a New Zealander and was witb me a t Digby in the aviation training school. we left Malta on September 3 and came straight to Alexandria, I arriving two days later, and stayed in harbour for three days. was standmg on the flying deck in the late afternoon when land fjrst came into sight. A low fiat coast-line, sandy beaches lined with occasional date palms, and inland nothing but desert, with a dull red ~low over t~e horizqn ,

H. 1\'l. BROWN,

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of On approac hing Alexand ria I was struck with the number harbour sailing boats. There must be at least a thousan d in the feet come alone, and it is a little surprisin g to see a boat of 40 or 50 sitting whistlin g past, the sole occupan t being an elderly Egypti-an and a dreamily in the stern sheets in a fiowing robe, a red fez, quite is ria Alexand ashore. went I evening In the turban. it mostly a large town or city and I was please d to find and clean and free from smells. The . main streets were well lighted The full of people of various national ities, all speaking at once. especiall y nativ.es talk pidgin English and wear wonderf ul clothes, a big and hands your clap you where clubs, and in the large hotels "Arabia n black man appears in front of you straight out of the Nights." at The next afternoo n we went for a swim and had a late tea The clubhou se is a fine stone the Royal Egyptian Yacht Club. gardens, building looking out over the harbour . In front are lawns, there and stei>s leading down to the water's edge. On the lawns and the set sun the watched and sat we where chairs and tables are sails and moon rise. The harbour was full of small white scurryin g Mediter in the backgro und ships at anchor, includin g most of the us took ranean fieet. On Sunday after divisions and service, six of went and sails) and masts two with boat -foot the captain' s gig (a 30 We outside the harbour · and almost five miles along the coast. were which palms date some under tea had and boat the beached to us and laden with fruit. A string of -camels filed past quite close then turned inland towards the desert.

H.M.S. Glorious , Septemb er 15. ria and went to Alexand left Glorious the morning Last Monday a target sea. Eve•·y day we fiew, mostly dive bombing practice on Bay not towed behind the ship, and each night anchore d in Aboukir battles. far from the spot where Nelson fought one of his famous Aboukir Early on Thursda y morning No. 812 squadro n fiew ashore to R.A.F. Aerodro me, where we had breakfas t in the mess-n ot the usual We spent mess in appearan ce, but r ather like an English country inn. lizards, green little chasing and sets radio our in tuning· the morning a meswhich, when caught, become very tame and friendly. At 2.30 tely, and sage came through ordering us back to the ship immedia Glorious within 20 minutes we were all in the air on our way to the ria 60 miles out to sea. On Friday evening we came back to Alexand down the and yesterda y a fternoon five of us took the ship's whaler beautifu l coast a bit further than our last sail and went ashore on a I have surf real first the in bathed and tea had We sandy beach. go to sea seen since leaving New Zealand . To-morr ow evening we to do a again, and seven of us fiy off to Aboukir for a couple of days ship for little night fiying and later on in the week back to the night deck landings . or At the present time it is unusual to know where we shall be more what we shall be doing a couple of days a head. It all depends or less on old Mussolin i.

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ENGAGEMENTS. COLSON-DOWSON .-Clarice Ethel, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Dowson, Kaiwaka, North Aucklancl, to William Henry, second son of Mrs. F. H. Blundell and the late Mr. W. B. Colson, Urenui.

DOLBY-REECE.-Leslie Katharine, only daughter of Mr. and the late Mrs. G. N. Reece, Southland, to Richard Malcolm, only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Dolby, New Plymouth.

GARDINER-KRU'l'Z.-Myrtle Krutz, daughter of Mrs. W. J. Knapman, New Plymouth, to Noel Frank, eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. Gardiner, New Plymouth.

GAY'l'ON-PETERS.-Grace Violet, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Peters, Km路ito, to Ralph Hugh, second son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Gayton, New Plymouth.

HOLMES-SIMPSON.-Kathleen, only daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. W. P. Simpson, New Plymouth, to Allen John, eld est son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Holmes, New Plymouth.

KENDRICK-COLLIE-Linda Mary, only daughter of Mr. ancl Mrs. A. L. Collie, Auckland, to Richard Samuel, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. L. 'l'. Kendrick, Waitara.

0 'DOWDA-DOUGLAS.-Lois, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Douglas, Invercargill, to Montague, second son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. O'Dowda, New Plymouth.

OXENHAM-SMITH.-Ruth Violet, third daughter of Mrs. W. P. Smith, New Plymouth, to Ernest, third son of Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Oxenham, Uruti.

SI-IEPHERD-MATHEWS.-Margery Cecelia, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Mathews, New Plymouth, to R:onald Orr, only son of Mrs. and t h e late Mr. 0. She,pherd, Ne1v Plymouth.

SMI'l'II-JORDAN.-Florence, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Jordan, Mangorei, to Eric Ern est, rldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Smith, Korito.

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WI-II'l'EHEAD - CHILDERSTONE. - Dorothy Una, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W . Childerstone, New Plymouth, to Keith Frederick, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. F . H. Whitehead, New Plymouth.

MARRIAGES. BELL-'l'OWNSEND.-At New Plymouth, Jean Townsend, niece of Mrs. E . Anderson, Midhirst, to Norman Stanley, second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. R. Bell, New Plymouth.

CHRISTIE-GIBB.-At Wanganui, Jessie, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Gibb, Wanganui, to Gm路don Leonard, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Hector Christie, Wanganui.

CLARK-BROWN.-At Hawera on September 30, 1935, Doreen Rosa, youngest daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. F. Brown, Hawera, to Clarence Charles, second son of Mr. and the late Mrs. W . H. Clark, Oakura.

COLEMAN-W ALKER.-At Eltham on September 12, 1935, Beatrice Harriett, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Walker, Eltham, to Stanley Cyril, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Coleman, Eltham.

COI_jLINS-COLLIER.-At Masterton on September 14, 1935, Mollie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Collier, Masterton, to Charles Devore, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. H. Collins, New Plymouth.

ELMES-'----ANGUS.-At New Plymouth on October 2, 1935 J oan third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Ang~1s, Ne>~ Plymouth, to Jack, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Elmes, New Plymouth.

FOOKES-BELL.-At New Plymouth on August 21, 1935, Alice Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs . R. J. Bell, Puniho, to Thomas Clifforcl, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Fookes, New Plymouth.

HOPKINS-WATSON.-At New Plymouth on June 1, 1935, Gertrude Marguerite (Rita), elder daughter ~f Ml'. ancl Mrs. J. D. Watson, New Plymouth, to CeCil William, eld est son of Mr. and Mrs. P . Hopkins, New Plymouth.

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.JEFFERJES-OLLIVER.-At New Plymouth on November 1, 1935, Hughina J oan, eldest daughter o.f Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Olliver, New Plymouth, to Gordon, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jefferies, New Plymouth.

BATES.-On October 6, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Bates, Kohuratahi, a daughter.

LOONEY-'l'IIOMAS.-At Christchurch, Cicely, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Thomas, Papanui, to Ronald, youngest son o.f Mrs. and the late Mr. T. E. Looney, New P lymouth.

BELLRINGER.- On August 23, 1935, to Mr . and Mrs .

N. B. Bellringer, a son.

McGUINNESS-HIGNETT.-At Auckland on September 4, 1935, Alice, youngest daughter o.f Mrs. and the late Mr . J. M. Hignett, Stratfonl, to Joy Brodie, second son o.f Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McGuinness, Mangatoki.

PENMAN- FOREMAN.-At New ber 4, 1935, Irene May, only th e late Mrs. H. A. Foreman, Jam es, elder son of Mr. and Waitara.

Plymouth on Novemdaughter of Mr. and Tikorangi, to John Mrs. H. V. Penman,

PURDIE- WILLS.-At New P lymouth on June 3, 1935, Rita J,illian, younger daughter of Mr. and MrR. G. E. Wills, Tikorangi, to Douglas Hugh, only Ron of MrR . and the late Mr. J. Purdie, Waitara.

RA WSON-AGOSTINELLI.-A t Mokoia on May 13, 1935, Do1路is May, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Ago:;;tin elli, Mokoia, to Arthur Roger, eldest son of Mr. and Mr R. A. E. Rawson, New Plymouth .

TYRRELL-GOODWIN.-At 'l'irau on October 9, 1935, Isa Mercy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J . R. Goodwin, Okoroire, to Clarence Vincent, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Tyrrell, Piarere.

WELLS-JONES.-At Nelson on May 23, 1935, J ean Cecelia, elder dau(}'hter of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. J ones.

Nelson, to George Le.fevre, elder son of Mr. and the late Mrs. H. J. M. Wells, W aitara.

WES'l'-ANDREWS.-At -New Plymouth on September 11, 1935, Phyllis Mona, eldest 路 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Andrews, New Plymouth, to Alfred, younge:;;t ROn of Mr. and Mrs. W. Wei'it, New P lymouth,

BIRTHS.

BELL. -On October 13, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Bell, New Plymouth, a daughter.

BOON.-On November 10, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Boon, New Plymouth, a son.

ULELAND.-On July 8, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Cleland, New Plymouth, a daughter.

ULELLAND.-On October 7, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Clelland, Stratford, a son.

DRADER.-On September 19, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Drader, Waitoito~, a son.

FOREMAN.-On November 15, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Foreman, Tikorangi, a son.

GABLE.-On August 14, 1935, to Mr. and Mi路s. A. Gable, New Plymouth, a daughter.

GODDERIDGE.-On September 24, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. E. Godderidge, New Plymouth, a daughter.

GRANT.-On September 16, to Mr. and Mrs. L. J. B. Grant, Taumarunui, a daughter.

HARVEY.-On May 23, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. G. Harvey, New P lymouth, a son.

HAYWARD.-On June 6, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. A. Hayw.ard, New Plymouth, a daughter.

LOGIE.-On September 9, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. '1'. M. Logie, New Plymouth, a son.

PET'l'Y.-On July 4, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Petty, New Plymouth, a daughter.

SAXTON.-On October 18, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. D. F. C. Saxton, New Plymouth, a son.

WELLS.-On October 15, 1935, to Mr. and Mrs. V. Wells, Pukearuhe, a son.

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WEST .-On November 8, 1935, to Mr. and Mr:;. K . '1\ We:;t, New Plymouth, a daughter.

WYNYARD.-On June 22, 1935, to Mr. and Mr s. C. H. Wynyard, New Plymouth, a daughter.

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Unlike Brown, Jim Wynyard could not make the grade to the School First Fifteen, but as soon as he left :;chool he put on weight rapidly and soon developed into a :;teding forward. H e is one of the youngest members of the present touring side, being only 20 years of age when the team sailed.

LYSAGH'l'.-In England, l~rank H. Ly:;aght, :;econd son of l'lir:;. and the late :Mr. H . '1'. Lysaght. Accidentally rlr路owned.

Wben the team was announced in Wellington after the last trial, the two School members were given a rousing reception by an Old Boys' branch smoke concert.

At New P lymouth, later, they were guests at an Old Boys' dinner and received presentations from Mr. W. H. Moyes on behalf of the Old Boys' Association.

MORINE.-On November 20, 1935, at Okaiawa, Lester Jame:;, second son of Mr:;. I. M. Marine, New Plymouth, aged 21 years.

CHRISTCHURCH NEWS .

FORD.-On June il, 1935, at New Plymouth, Henry Herbert, lw:;bancl of Mary l<...,ord, aged 64 year:;.

OLSON.-At Whakatane, on October 17, 1935, Percy George, hu:;band of Ellen Olson, aged 52 years.

ALL BLACK HONOURS, 1935.

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Although moves have been made to establish an A:;sociation branch in Christchurch, as yet no further progress has been made. Only a small number of Old Boys have been located, and the movement would be facilitated if Old Boys not mentioned in these notes would inform the editors of the Old Boys' Section of their whereabouts.

AND J. G. WYNYARD.

The School has been honoured by the selection of two more of the footballers, which it trained, as members of an All Black touring side, and up to the present both H enry Brown and Jim Wynyard have acquitted themselves well. Both played through the several trials and were marked down by the selectors as certainties for the tour. 'l'he fact that their football ability is classed among the be:;t in New Zealand is an honour to them and to the School which trained them.

Since Henry Brow;n first stepped out on sprigs at School he showed a good turn of speed combined with plenty of ''devil'' and a fi erce f end.

It vvas this last point which largely influenced the selectors, for in the last trial at Wellington in June he several times kept at bay one of the Dominion's best d efensive wingers.

Personals.

M. G. Niven, who ha:; been in residence at College House for the pa:;t two years, left in May for England, where h e will continue his veterinary course at Edinburgh.

Th e following are at College House: Niven, S. MacDia rmid and G. C. Weston. G. P . Keller is at RoUeston House, while R. Smaill and F. 'l'uck are attending lectures at Canterbury College.

L. Loveridge, a member of the 1924 Moascar Cup XV., has retired from active membership in the 'Varsity Football Club and is now coaching the 'Varsity thirds.

C. Allen is a member of the 'Varsity XV., and has been playing a sound game.

88 CONTEMPORARIES.

We beg to acknowl edge, with thanks, receipt of the followin g contemp oraries since last issue:New Zealand.- W anganui Collegian , Otago B.H.S. lVJ:agazine, Ch ristchurc h B.H.S. Magazin e, Christ's College Register , Nelsonia n, Waitakia n, Palmerst onian, Timaruv ian, Marlbur ian (Marlbo rough College, Blen(Whanga rei High h eim), Ashburto nian, Fideliter School), Index (Wangan ui 'l'echnica l College) , Canterbury Agricult ural College Magazin e, Albertia n (Mt. Albert Gramma r School, Aucklan d), New Plymout h Girls' H.S. Magazin e, St. Patrick 's College Magazin e, Knox Collegian .

England .-Clifto nian (2) ( Clifton College) , Mill Hill School Magazin e, Marlbur ian (Marlbor ough College), Reptonia n (Repton) , Meteor (2) (Rugby) .

Scotland .-Abercl een Gramma r School Magazin e, Fettesian (Fettes College, Edinbur gh), W atsonian Glasgow ( George W atson 's College, Edinbur gh), Academy Chron icle, Edinbur gh Academy Chronicl e (3).

Canada.- College Ttmes (Upper Canada College, Toronto) , Fort William College Magazin e (Fort William) .

South Africa.- Selborni an (Selborn e College, East London) .

Japan.-R ed and Grey (Canadia n Academy , Kobe).

Australia .-Melbu rian (Church of England Grammar School, Melbour ne), The Log (Hobart High School), Adelaide High School Magazin e.

United States.-M agazine of Biskiyou Union High School District (Californ ia ).

SUBSCR IPTION S.

The Business Manager , Mr. Shrimpto n, wishes to acknowl edge the followin g subscrip tions received since last issue. If your subscrip tion has been paid and your name does not appear please notify the Business Manager at once :-R. H. L. Goddin, '35; G. P. Keller, '35- '36; G. McKee, 35; W. I. Matthew s, '35; R. B. Johnston , '35;

J. G. WYNYAR D. All Black, 1935.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

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Miss Furlong, '33- '34; G. Best, '35 ; M. Ew art, '35 ; B. Barnitt, '35 ; C. W eston, '35 ; L . Mand er, '34- '35 ; M. Silby, '35; E. Warren, '35; C. Whittington, '35; J. S. Hatherly, '35; C. Curtis, '34-'35; A. H. Belliss, '35; W. Burchell, '35; W. W. Smith, '35-'36; T. Wright, '35; D. Doile, '35; J. Bennett, '35; J. Birch, '35; M. Lynch, '35; M. Lucas, '35; J. R. Miller, '34- '35; C. Little, '35; R. Smart, '35; R. J. Ford, '35; S. and G. Kerrisk, '35; I. '1'. Stanclish, '35; H . L . Garner, '35; T. Betts, '33- '35; R. English, '35; A. Gibson, '35- '36; K. Calvert, '35; G. Fraser, '35; W . G. Hughson, '35; N. W. Fookes, '34-'35; J. Willis, '35; R. S. V. Simpson, '35; R. Allen, '34- '35; E. J . Insull, '33-'36; D. A. Dunbar, '35; W. Griffiths, '34- '37; D. A. Jackson, '35; R. Buick, '35; F. Deighton, '35; E. R. Honeyfield, '35; J. D. Ekdahl, '35- '36; D. Prichard, '35; C. A. Verry, '34-'35; F. D. Matheson, '35; E. McCallum, '34-'35; F. G. Sneddon, '35.; A. J. Wells, '34- '36; L. Horrocks, '35; K. Duck er, '35 ; I. J. Ho well, '35- '36; W. S. 'l'homson, '35- '36; R. Greiner, '34-'35; J. D. Mackay, '34-'35; L. O'Halloran, '33-'35; S. Hughes, '35 ; A. R. Standish, '34- '35; A. McDiarmid, '34- '35; J. W. 'l'hompson, '34- '35; R. Mat thews, '33- '36; A. Lomas, '35; R. Dingle, '35; R. Stewart, '35; '1'. Muir, '35; L. Avann, '34-'35; D. Allen, '35; N. K. MacDiarmid, '35; H. West, '35 ; lVI. Evans, '35 ; E. Oldfield, '34- '36 ; N. B. Bellringer, '35; A. E. Sykes, '35; G. Hooker, '33-'35; D. Maciver, '34- '35; W. J. Geary, '33- '35; S. P. Sheen, '35-'36; D. N. Allen, '35; D. Blackley, '35; C. II. Strombom, '35; G. L. Wells, '35; A. Healey, '33- '35; J. Wynyarcl, '34-'35 ; R. H. Wynyard, '34-'35; G. S. Anderl:lOn, '35 ; D. Mackie, '35- '36 ; E. W. Snowdon, '33- '39 ; Mii:is I. Roch, '35; P. Stephenson, '35; C. and S. 'l'hynne, '35- '37; A. Os borne, '35; W. Monk, '35- '36; J. D. Anderl:lOn, '36; H. L. 'l'homson, '34-'35; S. Fookes, '35; A. Washer, '34-'35; B. M. Johns, '35; P. Neild, '35; G. S. Bayly, '34- '35; G. L. Shaw, '34-'35; R. B. Andrew, '35; G. Brabyn, '35. 'l'his list was made complete up to November 25, 1935. We have also received from Auckland a postal note (No . 301483) dated July 10, the sender of which did not enclose his name. Would the sender please communicate with the Business Manager as soon as possible 1

New Plymouth Boys' High School

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[ESTABLisHED 1882].

Fees (per term)Tuition Preparatory

£4, reducible to £3 10s. if paid within 30 days £4 10s. £4

Board

£21,

£19

Weekly } Boarders

£ 18 1Os.

£ 17

Dinner for Day Boys, £3 Music (including practice fee) --Seniors, £3 3s. juniors, £2 12s. 6d.

Boxing; 1OfDancing (Winter term only) 15/-

Subscriptions (per lerm)Games- Upper School, 4/Lower School, 2/Library

1/6

Magazine

I/-

Tennis

I/-

N.B.-In cases of removal, six weeks' notice must be given to the Secretary, otherwise parents are liable for half a term's fee.

School TermsThe school year is divided into three terms of thirteen weeks each. The terms this year are as follows :First Term- February 6th to May 1Oth. Second Term- May 28th to August 23rd.

Third T erm-September 17th to December 19th. rARANAKI HERA LD. PRINTERS.

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